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The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
MORGAN DENIES 1T.

New York. Dec. 30.-J. p. Morgan
denied that Il was intended 70 CONSOLE
date the Erie. Lehigh Valley and Read
ing Railroads. Mr.. Morgan said:
There Is not the slightest reason for
such a story. II Is altogether without
foundation"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
TO FIGHT THE TRUST.
Tobacco Growers Association Form
ing I'm Kentucky.

Lexington. Ky. Dec. 3O.-The State
Executive Committee of the Kentucky
Tobacco Growers Association met
here tonight and appointed a COM
mittee to draft articles of incorpora-
ton for approval at the next meeting
at Louisville. Jan. 20.
This association proposes to fight
the so-called tobacco trust, buying the
lear from the grower. Before incorpor-
alton IL Is necessary that 10000 grow
ers become members. 1t was stated
Tonight that this number would be
signed before the meeting on Jan. 29.
Organizations have been formed in
almost every county i'm the state, and
in many counties of Ohio and Indiana.
The association is a tri-state affair.
ana pertains TO the White Burnley dis
trict. The capital stock will be ST.
0OO OO0
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
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ETHICS OF PROFESSION.
How Advertising in Atlanta Affects
Specialists

Atlanta, Dec. 30.-The effort of
a dentist. who advertised. to secure an
office in one of the large office build
ings here. developed the fact that all
Of the modern office buildings of the
city are closed to specialists who adj
vertise their calling in the daily pa
pers.
The dentists office was in the Nor
cross Building, which was burned. and
he tried to get into the English Amer
lean. He was met with the state
ment that an office could not be fur
nished him.. because other patrons of
the building, who were professional
men, would refuse to retain their Of
fees IL advertising specialists were adj
mitted.
The same has been found to be true
In all of the new and modern office
buildings of the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
CASTRO'S ANSWER.
Has Not Yet Reached the Depart
ment at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 30.-President Cas-
tro's answer to the allies proposal to
arbitrate the Venezuelan troubles has
not been received. In fact, Secretary
Hay had nothing of Importance on the
Venezuelan situation to communicate
to the cabinet. There are, however,
under discussion such questions as
those relating to the best means of
terminating the blockade and other
matters touching the personnel of the
commission, which, it is expected, will
meet in Washington to lay down the
lines of the arbitration scheme.
1t is said to be the hope and ex-
pectation of the administration that
upon the receipt of President Castro's
reply to the arbitration proposition
the allies will agree to raise the block
ade established by them over Vene-
zuelan ports. Such action, in the view
of this government, would place the
questions in controversy in excellent
shape for arbitration.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
MAHER LEAVES SEAB0ARD.
Goes Back to Norfolk and Western
as General superintendent.

Roanoke, Va, Dec. 30.-General Su-
perintendent J. c. Cassell of the Nor
folk and Western Railway will be sue
ceeded in that Office on Jan. by Mich
olas D. Maher, who is at present gem
eral superintendent of the. Seaboard
Air Line.
Mr.. Cassell was compelled to retire
from the position on account of the
state of his health, and is now in
Florida. He will remain with the Nor
folk and Western, and when he returns
here he will become assistant to Vice
President and General Manager L. e.
Johnston.
Mr.. Maher was division superin-
tendent of the Norfolk and Western,
whep, two years ago, he left that
road to become general superintendent
of the Seaboard Air Line. He comes
back to the Norfolk and Western at a
salary of $4,000 per annum.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
SLOW WITH THEIR BONDS.
Chatham's Tax Collector fs Among
Those Mentioned.

Atlanta, Dec. 30.-About thirty tax
receivers and pretty nearly the same
number Of tax collectors have so far
failed to send in their bonds to Con-
troller General w. A. Wright. To-
morrow is the last day, and those who
fail to get them in by that time will
probably have to face a new election
in their counties. On Jan. 2, Con-
troller General Wright will report to
the Governor all those who have failed
to send in their bonds, and 1t then be-
comes the Governors duty to order
new elections in such counties. The
tax collector of Chatham county is
mentioned among those who have fall
ed 50 far to send in the bonds.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
GOULD GETS CONTROL.
He VIII be the Head of n Richmond
TracffoB system.

New York. Dec. so.-Announcement
was made here to-day that Frank F.
Gould had obtained control OF the
Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany. which operates a traction sys-
tenn IN Richmond, Va.
The company has ~ miles Of track
in Richmond, Manchester and Peters
burg, Including an electric line TWEEN
ty-tw0 miles long between Manchester
and Petersburg. The deal was con-
Fummated through the Merchants
Trust Company ~ this city. which IL
90 b. the fiscal agent and depository
~ lhN nnnnanY.a funlA.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
ADVISED TO CLEAR OUT.

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 30.-Foreign-
ers in the interior of Morocco have
been advised to make for the coast, as
provisions are scarce and communica-
tions are almost closed. The Pretender
himself is eported to be twenty miles
from Fee
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER.
Americans Whom the Rebels
Threaten in Morocco.

Kansas City, Dec. So.-Eights mis-
sionaries, who are working in Moroc-
co under the direction of the Gospel
Missionary Union, whose headquar-
tiers are in Kansas City, are said to
be in peril.
At Fee are stationed George c.
Reed of Kansas City, formerly of Me-
braska, secretary of the Morocco mis-
sion, and Mrs. Welliver of Minnesota;
Marie Carey of Emporia, Kan. Irene
Ward, Avoea, Ia. And Nellie Alison of
Alabema.
Another party nov at Mequinez is
composed of F. c. Enyart of Kansas
City and Victor Swanson of Nebraska.
This town is forty miles west of Fee.
Mr.. Fisher believes that Christian
missionaries would be slain if cap
ture1 by the fanatical rebels.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
DICKENS TOOK MORPHINE.
Dramatic Termination of Life mt
Fernnndina.

Fernandina, Fla Dec. 30.-S. j.
Dickens, local agent of the l.. b. Price
Mercantile Company Of Norfolk, Va.
died at O'Clock this morning from
the effects OF morphine taken with
suicidal intent.
He went into a saloon last evening
and called for drink OF whisky, say
ing he wished 10 take dose OF quiz
nine, After swallowing the mixture.
he announced that he had taken NOR
phine ana told al good bye.
Medical aid oonld not save him.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
KILLED HALF BROTHER.
Manly Patterson Shot Dixon I'm APP
ping County.

Waycross, Ca, Dec. 30.-In Appling
county, near Rocky creek ford, yester-
day, Manly Patterson "a white farm
err, shot and killed his half-brother,
"Bev" Dixon, at the home of the
former.
1t seems that the two men had been
on a protracted spree together, during
which time bad feeling had arisen be-
tween them, which ended in Dixon's
death. Patterson, 1t is said, claims that
he shot in self-defense. After being
shot, Dixon made seven Of eight steps
and fell, expiring Immediately.
Doubtless PatterEon's plea of self-de-
Tense is believed by the officers, as he
had not been arrested at last accounts.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
SPANISH POLICE PAID.
France Gave Them $1,000 for Catch
ing the Humberts.

Paris, Dec. 3O.-The Humberts con-
tinue TO absorb public attention here.
Minister of Justice Vale brought the
to-day, saying he had given $1,000 to
Spanish police for assisting in the ar
rest Of the principals in the famous
safe frauds. This is additional to the
So, 600 reward offered for their capture.
which has not yet been paid, owing
to conflicting claims.
1t is expected that the prosecution
Of the Humberts will not begin for
several days. TIL prisoners have so
far declined to name their lawyer, and
the court has designated Maitre Chenu
to appear in their behalf
The Humbert safe, which was al
legged to contain $4,000, 900. has been
removed to the Montmartre Theater.
where ii will be the chief attraction.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
VISITED THE TERMINALS.
Frisco of6-ials Figuring on Enter
ing New Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. 20.-President
Yokum OF the Frisco and W. H. Ly-
ford. counsel OF the Chicago and East
ern Illinois. spent 1he day in a tour
of the various terueinals of the road
entering this city. All the necessary
papers WIN be signed providing for the
entrance of the Frisco system into
New Orleans.
A high official of of the Frisco sys-
tenn also stated that his line would
have a trunk line from Minneapolis
and St. Paul into New Orleans before
the close of anothef year.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
COMBINE BIG ROADS.

Report of Merger of Erie, Lehfgh
and the Reading.
Chicago, Dec SO.-The Daily News
to-day says:
Early in the year ]. P. Morgan &
Co. will announce the consolidation Of
the Erie. Lehigh Valley and the Read
ing Railroads. The merger win be
planned after the manner of the
Northern Securities Company. the
stocks of the companies to be pooled
and held as a basis for the issuance Of
a large amount of common shares
which will take as their name the title
to be given the consolidated companies.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
ossIFIED WOMAN DIES.
She Was Eor Ten Years - wonder
to Physicians.

Rome, N. Y, Dec. 3O.-Miss Stella
Ewing, one Of the ossified women. who
for ten years have been living won
ders to physicians and scientists. died
to-day, aged 80 years. At an early
age she was afflicted With innamma-
tory rheumatism. which physicians
failed TO relieve. At the age OF Is she
lost the use Of her legs. and eminent
specialists said she was gradually
turning to stone. During the last ten
years Of her life Miss Ewing was to-
tally blind and unable 70 move a mus
Gle.
A sister. Mrs. Emma Ewing Pal
mer, ~ afflicted IN the same manner.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
LINE IT Will FOLLOW.
How .b. Frisco svsfem VIII Reach
New Orleans.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. sO.-The Star
says:
1t is believed here that New Or
leans will be reached by the Frisco
road by using a route by way of
Springfield, Mo-. to Hugo. l. T.. thence
to Hope. Ark, thence to Alexandria,
then 22s miles of line from Alexandria
to New Orleans over the Southern
Pacific tracks.
The Frisco began Dts movement to
the South by the purchase of the
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway,
small line with about 100 miles of track
in operation and about as much more
under construction. The line extends
from Hope, Ark, in the southern part
of the state, to Winfield, La. 1t has
under construction a<bout fifty miles Of
track from Winfield TO Alexandria, La.
At Alexandria branch of the South
ern Pacific Railway is encountered.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
LET DUTCH SHIP IN.
This Is Considered Discrimination
Against United States.

Caracas, Dec. 30.-United States Min
lister Bowen has received information
that the Dutch steamer Prins Maurits
has entered certain Venezuelan ports
blockaded by the British fleet and dis
charged her cargo. Special permission
for the Dutch steamer to do this was
obtained from Commodore Montgom-
erie of the British cruiser Charybdis.
The italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan
ordered the Prins Maurits away from
Port, but Commodore Montgomerie d.
rected that she continue to discharge
her cargo.
IN Caracas this is considered to be
a discrimination against American
steamers, and the British conmodores
action has been criticised.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
BIG FIRE m TEXAS.

wharton. TeS, Dee % Ffe to-dey
destroyed D block - fnme END brick
business houaaH. eaaflHa = ioas sffi-
mated ~ go fIfietl nfns we're
laf Dat ~ business.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
BAFFLED PHYSICIANS.
Dony Eneasement Grew and KILLED
Rev. DIR. Marks.

Rev. DIR. Marks.
New Decatur, Ala, Dec. 3O-Rev. DIR.
Marks. a retired Methodist clergyman.
aged so, died to-day near ShelbyviIle,
Tenn, from a disease which bafIied
the diagnosis of skilled physicians
from New York, Chicago and many
other cities. A thin sheet of cartilage
or bone, commencing its growth four
years ago, had encircled the mans
body from the peIvis to the chest, grad
ually suspending the functions of the
organs until death ensued.
The pressure of the carthilaginous
growth upon the heart and other or
gans Of respiration is believed to have
been the immediate cause of death.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
DIVIDEND or 100 PER CENT
Declared by the suffolk and Caro-
lima Railway Company.

Baltimore. Dec. 30.-The Suffolk and
Carolina Railway Company has declar-
ed a stock dividend of 100 per cent for
the year 1909. The present capital
stock Of the company is $500, 900. This
railroad rs entirely owned By Balti-
more capitalists and runs from guf-
folk, Va, to EdentOn. ~. c.. on the
chowap river, a tributary Of AlbemarIe
Sound. Ap extension now being built
wiz carry the road 70 Elizabeth CITY,
on the PasquotaDk river.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
PICNIC OF UNITED WoRKMEN
Gate City Wins Competitive Drill of
Degree Teams of WOrley
? Cup.

The competitive drill between fve Of the
degree teams of the Ancient Order Of the
United Workman, at the union picnic held
at Krug's park yesterday afternoon, was
won by Gate City lodge, No. sS. The prize
was the Worley cup and s25 in cash. This
CUP to become the property OF n team,
must be won three times in succession.
The contest was al interesting affair,
though the winners finished with a good
margin. Second prize. wes won by No. 80
OF North Omaha, and the third by No. SO
OF South Omaha. The other contesting
teams we're; No. .. Upehureh union. and
No. IT. Union Pacific. The last named
team will compete for the state cup at
Lincoln this week.
Notwithstanding the rain q large crowd
was In attendance and the day was thor
oughly enjoyed. At 2 O'Clock George A.
Magney delivered an address Of welcome
and introduced W. J. Bryan, who talked
along the lines Of the order. Various con-
tests had been arranged. but owing to the
rain these were not carried out.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31

Saturday morning and the department
made the run. There was no hre ana no
damage.
Mrs. Nellie Sage has returned from Mo
brara county, where she visited for a
time.
Miss edith Carpenter is back from a
months visit with friends In the north
west.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Eastman have moved
into their new home at Twenty-third ana
G streets.
Mrs. H.. B. Fleharty has returned from
Ogallala, where she spent SOM time Wis
iting relatives.
Mrs. Lyman Carpenter has returned from
Butte, Mont. where she visited her son.
C. w. Hill Is stil quite sick and It is
feared that he will have TO so TO a nos
pital for treatment.
Mrs. Charles Burch entertained the mem
beers OF the p. K. o. informally at her
home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. Sargent of Twenty.sixth and g
streets is entertaining her mother Mrs. II.
Herrin. of Deer Grove, Ill.
Charles A. Durham, assistant cashier Of
the Packers National bank, IL back from
a weeks tour through the western part OF
Nebraska.
There was a general meeting Of teachers
at the Central schoo yesterday, prepare
tory to the opening OF the schools on Tues
day next.
The property at Twenty-second and H
streets, formerly occupied by the late
Judge Ben Adams, has been sold to M.
Carl bmitn.
George Milo, formerly Of Armour's. ex-
poets 70 leave on Tuesday for Seattle,
Wash, where he will engage In business
for himself.
A union meeting of all the churches In
South Omaha will be held at a tent at
Twenty-third and M streets at 745 o'clock
this evening.
The ladies' Auxiliary. of the Young
Mems Christian association are planning
a fair and entertainment to be held the
latter part OF October.
The Kings Daughters of the Presby.
terrain church will meet at the home of
Mrs. McCoid, Twenty-eighth and IL streets,
on Friday, September 5.
]. j. Fitzgerald, city tax commissioner
Is home from a trip to Deadwood and Lead
City. He Is considerably improved In
health and greatly enjoyed his trip.
on account Of repairs being made TO the
church, no services will be held at the
First Methodist church today. All meet
ings, including the Sunday school, viii b,
M streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
BOWER GIRL STILL MISSING
Disappears from Home Third Time
and Police Find No
Trace of Her.

Bertha Bowyer has again run away from
her home at 380s Pacific street and her
parents. after a weeks search. have been
unable TO locate her. This time Bertha left
home Sunday morning. after having in
formed her parents hat she was going 70
Sunday school,. She failed to arrive at
Sunday school and she did not return home.
At the time she left hons Bertha wore a
red skirt, white and purple waist, new
low shoes and a sailor hat. She is Is years
Of age, The parents were informed that
one night the hrst Of the week Bertha
was seen at a music hall with an elderly
man and woman. but they have since found
no trace OF her.
On two former occasions Bertha had run
away from home and was located by the
police and returned TO her parents. II has
been about six weeks since she Was last
restored TO them. Her father said that
he had kept a coed watch on her since her
last e~scapade and promised the police that
if they locate her this time he will see TO
II that she spends the rest OF her girlhood
days under the parental roof. even n II
takes chains to keep her there. He said
Bertha had no reason TO leave home, az
she was 'haDpy and we'll treated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
PICNIC BY THE 0DDFELLoWS
Home Social Club ArrRBEes 20 Give q
BENEFIT for Home EndOw-
ment Funds.

The various lodges Of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows In Omaha, South
Omaha, Florence and Benson, Neb, inau-
gurated a plan to hold a picnic on August
23 for the purpose of donating the proceeds
therefrom to the trustees Of the home en-
dowment fund, but for some reason best
known to himself the grand master refused
to grant a dlspensatIon for the holding OF
the picnic under the auspices Of the order.
There have been social and dramatic
clubs in nearly, II not quite, all the lodges
in these districts, and they appointed COM
mittees TO meet as a Joint committee and
formulate a plan for the purpose of ma
terially assisting In swelling the home en-
dowment fund as much as possible. A per-
manent organization known as the Home
Social club was formed and the necessary
committees appointed to complete arrange
ments for holding the picnic. The picnic
will be held September s at Krug's park.
A fine program has been arranged and In
addition to all the regular attractions at
the park will afford the greatest amusement
for all lovers OF athletic contests. The
following Is the program and handsome
prizes have been secured for each event TO
be awarded 20 the successful competitors:
Base ball game, 2 p, M; burro race for
women, fifty yards; shooting match; foot
race, 100 yards, free to all; women's race,
nifty yards; mechanics race, 100 yards;
women's egg race. twenty-five yards; fat
mems race, over 200 pounds, 100 yards;
three-legged race. fifty yards; boys potato
picking race, twenty-five yards; girls race,
under Is years. fifty yards sack race. TWEEN
ty-fve yards; bowling contest; tug-of-war;
Lieutenant Colonel Louis Heimrod, starter.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
TO PARADE ON LABOR DAY
Union Pacific strikers VIII Make Big
Demonstration Monday
Morning.

The Union Pacific strikers are making
great preparations for their part in the
celebration Of Labor day. They will en-
gage in a parade. which will be the fea
tnre Of their participation. The parade will
form at Labor temple at . o'clock a. m.
and march through the principal business
tho~rOughfares. thence proceed 10 Conrtland
Beach. where the big picnic will be held.
The strikers have a band, composed from
their own ranks. which will furnish music
for this occasion. The band has had the
assistance OF George Green in rehearsing
and win be under the leadership OF Peter
Casey.
All unions taking part In this parade are
requested 10 assemble az Labor temple
promptly on time. 3 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they I'll
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrhcu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
Went to JAN Just the same.

Because OF his desire not to be taken TO
the police station last night W. T.. Slattery
OF New York was landed In jail with his
head and face cut up, and Patrol Conductor
lured hand Slattery was arrested on Doug
las street for being drunk and disorderly
tenth street box. The prisoner there as
saulted the policeman. who threw him
down and handed him over to the patrol
again caused trouble. managing to gel
Fahey's club away from him for q short
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
meath Under Thrsshsr Engine.

ABERDEEN. s. d.. Aug. sO.-(speeIal.)-
An unidentified man. while working with
a threshing rig near Andover. was scCl-
dentally run over BY the engine and In
stantly killed. The man was about AZ
years Of age. weight about 1Ss pounds,
5 feet 10 inches high and wore a sandy
mustaehs.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31

Mrs. Alderman, 1.-THE good woman was tear
fullv constrained to accept the minister's
view of the matter" The truth Is, q rep
resentatiye of the Woodmen of the World
said. four or Ave weeks before Mr.. Acker-
man died, he expressed a desire to be laid
to rest under the auspices OF the lodge, but
never did the deceased express such a de-
sire in my presence. Furthermore, l de-
clare that about ten days before his demise
Mr.. Alderman asked me to give him every
possible spiritual advice, take charge OF his
funeral and tell his friends Of the lodge
not 70 participate in lodge regalia, but as
individuals. He gave II as his opinion that
the lodge would not interfere, but leave
the decision Of the funeral ceremonies en-
tirely to himself and wife. And Mrs. Ack-
erman sustained the desire Of her husband.
After Mr.. Alderman passed away / met the
representatives OF the lodge and onered
about three or four times that the lodge
should take charge Of the funeral and l
would step aside. but they refused to DO IT,
for the reason that II was Mr.. Aekerman's
last desire to be laid to rest according to
the rite Of the Lutheran church, and that
Mrs. Ackerman was not willing to break
the last desire Of her husband. AS to the
members Of the lodge, I did not debar them
from the Iunefht cttNlCtf Jul AfAhS NAN
10 be present as individuals, but not as a
body with regalia and uniforms. giving as
my reasons that the principles OF lodges are
not In accord with the teachings OF the
bible, and that / could not for conscience
sake do otherwise. I offered TO show at a
suitable time that my position in regard to
lodges is sustained by the bible, but the
| oner was declined. During our discussion
not a harsh word was spoken, and, seem
ingly, we departed in the best spirits. But
our church had full control Of the funeral.
M. ADAM.
Pastor Of the Lutheran Zion Church, soutf
Omaha. Neb.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. Wake has returned from IN ex'
tended western trip.
b. A. Roberts OF Albion, Neb.. was 4
visitor in the city last week.
MyrOn II. Sherman Is still laid up with
severe attack Of rheumatism.
Miss Mary Mccall Of South Dakota 4
the guest OF Miss Fannie Sage.
Miss Cora Merrill Of Creston. Ia, Il
here visiting friends and relatives.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr
and Mrs. NJ. Mollnet, z4l5 Polk street.
Mrs. William Barclay has returned from
an extended visit with friends In Iowa.
Councilman Myles r. Welsh viii return
Monday morning from his southern trip.
Barrett & Co, undertakefs and embalm
ers. oath g. N SITS. Always open. Tel. 1t
Through a mistake Of the engineer ht tn
planning mill on Railroad venue tn
whistle blew the hre call At 1850 o'cloe