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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
BATTLE SHOT REDMOND.
Men Had Some Misunderstanding
Over a Business Matter.

Americas, Ga, April is.-At Friend
ship, village ten miles west of Amer
icus, this afternoon, Robert Battle, a
farmer, shot Richard Redmond, a
white tenant. four or five times as the
result of some business misunderstood
ing. 1t is said that Redmond is in a
desperate condition tonight, and will
probably die of the gunshot wounds
inflicted.
Only meagre details of the tragedy
can be secured tonight, as Friendship
has neither telephone nor telegraph
communication. Battle is well known
in that community.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
ron NAVY YARD RAILWAY.
Contract For Charleston Work Let
TO New York Concern.

Washington. April 1s.--Bids were
opened at the Navy Department to-
day for the construction Of a railway
system for the Charleston navy yard.
and the contract was let TO the New
York Continental Jewel Filtration Com
pany. it's bid OF s32. 900 being the low
est Of the three bios submitted.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-19
MORE WONDERS OF RADIUM.
Terrific Force in a Tiny Particle of
the New characterized for Fabu-
IOus Prices.

IOuS Prices
Garrett P. Serviss in Golfers Weekly.
Radium is one of the rarest things
upon earth, and is never found in the
pure state. 1t must be dissociated
from the other substances with which
it is combined, by long, tedious and
costly chemical operations. 1t is OBJ.
tanned from a mineral called pitch
blende. found in Bohemia, and during
the two or three years that have
elapsed since its discovery by Madame
and Monsieur Curie of Paris they
have succeeded in separating out Of
tons and tons Of pitchblende less than
two pounds of radium. That is all
that exists, uncombined, in the world.
and even that is not the pure thing.
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sian and De la Brie dogs. During the
day they take their weII--arned rest in
comfortable loose boxes attached TO the
head station OF the police. But at 10
O'Clock their duties begin. and scarcely
has the hour chimed from the old beIfry
above their heads when they set up a
deafening chorus OF barks as II 10 show
their eagerness 70 get 70 work They are
on duty till the next morning. and DO
not seem at all fatigued by their long
hours
Each dog is given uniform. consist
ing Of a leather collar strongly bound
with steel and armed with sharp points
TO repel the alCacks which might be ex-
peCted from the enemies Of law aud or
der. From this collar hangs a medal
which bears the dogs name and address.
with the date of its birth. Just as the
policeman has his macintosh cape for
bad weather. so has his little four-footed
helper, neat. serviceable waterproof
coat being ready for him on stormy
nights The various chains. coats. and
collars all hang neatly on pegs beneath
the names of the wearers, in their dress
ing room. where a kind old lady-i is their
admiring waiting maid.
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tain for them a seat in the peanut
gallery Of some theater where blood
and-thunder ''meIIer draumer" or ''boir-
lesk~ show is TO be seen. This is the
type that demands the most attention
from the passers-By as they meet the
boys on the street.
This class Of newsboys is indigenous
TO all parts OF the city. but principally
to the downtown thoroughfares. where
most OF the newspaper purchasers are
to be met and served. The newsboy has
habits which are peculiar to him and
which have been practically copyrig ighted.
Those boys who sell both morning and
evening papers have a hard life. They
outrage their little systems and look
far older than they really are because
Of their dissipation in keeping all sorts
OF hours and not sufficiently naurishing
their bodies IN order 20 get the papers
fresh from the press, when the ink is
stiIl wet upon them. the little urchins
hide in some secluded corner in or near
the press room or in doorway contig-
nous to a newspaper Office and snatch
whatever sleep they can. They are
awakened by the sound OF the wheels OF
the ponderous presses which are grind
ing out their bread winners" and hur-
ny 10 the office. where they form In line.
First come. first served. always has
been and always will be the motto OF
the employees at the newspaper Offices
who furnish the youngsters with papers.
The little fellows we'll know this and
hurry in order 10 get their papers as
soon as possible and get rid Of them.
To one who paws any particular atten-
tion to the newsboy II IS a wonder why
he is in such a hurry. The quicker he
disposes Of his papers the longer he will
have 10 loaf and the more time he Will
have on his hands before the next edi-
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DOGS TRAINED TO ACT AS POLICEMEN

HE little town OF Client. in Bel
gium, can boast Of a number OF
efficient and we!l-trained four-footed
policemen For some time past dogs
have become recognt ntzed members Of the
regular town consta buIary. The dogs are
taught by means or dummy figures made
up as much as possible TO represent the
thieves and dangerous characters they
may be likely TO meet. They are taught
to seek, to attack. and 20 hold a man.
and 20 do so without seriously hurting
him
First or all a dummy is placed in
such position that IL represents a man
endeayOring to conceal himself The dog
soon understands that il is an enemy
whom he must hunt. and enters into
this part Of his lesson with zest. bat
il is not so easy to teach him not 20
iniure IT, The teacher then lowers the
figure 20 the ground and the dog learns
that. though he may not worry his
prey. he must not allow his fallen foe
to stir so much as a finger until ;he
order is given. after dummy a living
model is used. the man who feeds the
dogs Is chosen for this not alto
gether euviable post. The dog is at FIRST
muzZled. as should he enter into his
task with too much zeal or enthusiasm
the consequences would not be alto
gether pleasant.
Afterward the experience IS tried on
other membeTs OF the force. and in four
months the dogs education as a po-
iiceman is considered complete. and lie
takes his place with the rest. The ami
mails sre also taught to swim. 10 seize
their prey in the water. and to save
life from drowning; TO scale walls and
TO overcome all obstacles. so that any
enterPrising burglar who goes "a-burg-
ling in Client has a lively time Of 1t
IL he meets with one OF these four
footed boobies"
There are at present in this old town
sixteen OF these accomplished animals.
They all belong 10 the sheepoog breed
but besides Belgian there are also Rus
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great transatlantic trade should as
sumo large dimensions or not. The
American railways have been blocked by
an enormous interior traffic, and steam
srs have had TO come away with vacant
space. because the railways have been
unable to bring the cargo down. 1 hope
we will see a change in this unfortunate
state Of things All our ports are now
greatly dependent upon the American
trade. as you tthe directors) are aware. o.
Ships Sail Via Rio de Janeiro.
The New York service is triangular.
the ships going first 10 Rio Janeiro
where they unload cargoes OF manufac-
tured products from the factories and
foundries of the Manchester district.
then bringing TO New York loads OF
coffee and other tropical products. and
returning carry mixed cargOes OF hay
steel shafting. machinery, pig iron. COP
per. lead, steel. slate. Iubricating oil
glucose. rosin and lumber The Boston
line is handling d great amount OF grain
while from Canadian ports the Man
chester liners carry large numbers of
cattle and sheep. In the summer time
the ships use Montreal and Quebec as
ports. instead or the winter harbors OF
Halifax and St. John
In addition to the lines OF steamers
from the United States aud Canada. lines
Of steamers are now trading regularly
between Manchester and Australia. the
Persian Gulf. Bombay. Syria, Egypt and
all the principal ports of the continent
OF Europe.
There is a large consumption in Man
chester Of all kinds of produce. both
food, materials for manufacture and
manufactured articles, within a short
carting distance OF the Manchester
docks. The port is not however, de-
pendent alone on that local trafic. II
is a great distributing center The dis
trict nearer 70 Manchester than 10 any
other steamship port contains a popula-
tion of no less than 800 900 persons.
Manchester thus offers exceptional in
ducements for the distribution OF Amer
lean produce on large scale. For this
reason the American railway companies
which seek to increase their trans Allan
tic trade are one by one establishing
lines OF steamers TO this port.
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are more easily disposed OF than morn
ing editions. Despite this fact. every
day there are three or four boys who
invariably get stuck with large
number OF papers left on their hands
Then it is that they begin 10 think OF
some means OF getting even. Possibly
they may have gotten to the newspaper
Office a little late, or did not obtain a
good position In the line and conse-
queDtly were unable 10 obtain their pa
pers until most of the other boys had
gotten theirs. hut whatever may have
been the cause of their getting stuck. -
certain Il Is that they try hard 10 dis
pose OF them while the crowd IS on
the street and use trickery when the
streets are not thronged with ready
customers
keys Little Trick
There was one little fellow called
'Ikey." who. up 10 the time he was
taken in charge by the Board OF Chill
drens Guardians. used 20 get stuck"
every day, and with a large bundle OF
papers under his tiny arm would pro-
ceed 10 play upon the sympathies OF The
unsuspecting public. When pedestrian
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the direction OF Manchester Further
along the canal follows the bottom of
the Mersey and Irwin Rivers. and at its
terminus the wharves in Manchester are
grouped alongside of two arms Of an
artificial lake. Here the land has been
laid out TO accommodate the greatest
OF handling
Wharves at Convenient Points
There are eight wharves. ranging in
length from $50 TO 1850 feet. and in
width from 12O 10 go feet. A mammoth
new wharf Is now being built which Will
be 2 700 feet long and 2JO feet wide. and
which Will enable ten ships the size Of
the steamship New York 20 unload at
once alongside. The largest locks are GOO
feet long 50 that any ship not exceeding
this length. and thus including the ma
jority OF Atlantic liners. IS able TO use
the Manchester canal. II is estimated
that il the canal was utilized 10 it's full
est capacity it could care for 145 900 600
tons OF cargo in 300 working days of the
year. This is double that at present
handled on the wharves OF Liverpool
Sites for Manufacturing Plants.
The canal company purchased an
estate OF 2. 500 acres on the banks and at
the terminal OF the canal. which is now
being sold, parcel at a time. as sites
for manufacturing plants. Much land has
already been bought by large American
concerns. and here has been built the
British plant Of the Westinghouse electric
works. occupying several acres OF land.
Within immediate access Of the dock
are oil tanks. cattle yards and auction
rooms, grain elevator OF American
make. cold air storehOuses for frozen
meat. huge warehouses for storing cot
ton and other bulky commodities. dry
docks, oil tanks. and canal pontoons to
accommodate every character OF cargo.
The different parts OF wharfage property
are connected by a railroad system forty
miles in extent. so that freight may be
unloaded direct from the ship into cars
for interior points Consignmepts which
are 10 be sent to other seacoast towns
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A Nap Before Starting His Morning Route.

sell New Yorks" and engage in games
which are peculiar to the newsboy-
Pitching pennies 20 a line or matching
them are the principal pastimes for the
boys while waiting. Frequently some OF
them lose all the money which they
were saving TO purchase afternoon pa
pers with. a gambler IS a hard hearted
man. and the gambling newsbOy is a
hard hearted lad. The tears and en-
treaties Of the losers have no effect
whatever upon the winner. and money
lost can only be regalned through the
same medium by which it was lost In
order to evade the police. and keep out
Of the tolls OF the law. the lads usually
retire to some secluded nook in an al
ley and do their gambling. After pitch
ing pennies as long as their money
lasts. they then go back 10 the news
paper Office. The winners get more
papers than they expected TO get. while
the losers spend their time in begging
other boys 10 ''let them OUT for few
pennies unJil they can get on their
feet" Sometimes the gamblers are sue
cessfuI in borrowing the money while az
others those 10 whom they appeal turn
a deaf ear . them. but somehow or
other the losers are always in the ring
on the same day they were bankrupt be
cause OF their fonuness for gambling.
The Afternoon Sellers.
The afternoon news seller is some
what different from the boy who sells
both morning and evening. Those who
sell the evening papers usually get a
good nights sleep. attend school and
then purchase their papers. while the
regular" boys are dull and heavy and
out Of sorts because they have had
no real rest The afternoon sellers are
far more numerous than the morning
boys. This is easily accounted for. Bows
never have and IL is believed. never
will have, any great fondness for get
ting up early in the morning. and
especially before newspapers are print
ed
When the boys get their afternoon
papers they dart along the streets with
the large bundle under their arms and
CRY their wares at the top OF their
voices. Because OF the large number or
people on the street afternoon papers
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Oamins Of the Alleys Take
News Fresh From The Tele-
graph Wires Into Every
Home, Causing Tears Of
JOY and Of Distress in
Many Instances.

IIT ERE you are. mister, Wash
iugton Times. Extra New
York, Latest editions, All
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are unIoaded directly into coastwise
steamships mOored alongside.
The facilities for dispatching traffic
TO all parts OF England from the docks
direct by rail give Manchester great ad
vantage. Not only is there a consider
able monetary saving. but the handling
OF the cargo is reduced to a minimum
by being loaded direct from ship 10 rail
way truck when destined for interior
towns. Fresh meat and perishables es-
pecially are kept in better condition by
being dispatched direct from the docks
by rail. instead OF having 20 be carried
from ship TO railway station. as is the
case al Liverpool
II thus costs much less TO ship goods
TO the Manchester manufacturing dis
trict by way q Manchester than Liver
pool
Vast Increase in Tonnage
Since 1854. when the canal was opened.
It's traffic has increased from 925. .659 tons
to 341S.O5 tons In only the last six
months the traffic has shown half a mil
lion ton growth. The cotton industry.
which won for this district a world
wide prestige. but which in the face OF
American competition declined 20 an
alarming extent in the last quarter cen
tury. has been Quickened and prospered
Whole villages of empty houses have
been populated with incoming workmen
For the purpose OF accommodating this
growing commerce the canal company
Is now enIarging its docks and ware
houses The population OF Mancheste er
has grown from 200. 900 10 $40. .OOO
Although new steamship lines have
opened between Manchester and certain
ports OF Italy and Spain. and also be-
tween Manchester and Norwegian
points. nevertheless. il is TO America
that this English city looks for the bulk
OF its trade. John X. BythelI. the chair
man OF the board OF directors OF the
Ship Canal Company. for example. show
ed how greatly England has now come
to depend upon American commerce. by
saying in his last report:
"Our revenue during the current year
will largely depend upon whether the
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CT 7 ERE you are, mister, Wash
iugton Times. Extra New
York. Latest editions, All
de news oh de day fur cent. Extra.
Extra"
sach is the cry heard on the streets
OF Washington each hour OF each day in
the year from the throats Of the sturdy
ii;tle Arabs who bring good cheer,
though oftentimes distress. to those who
would have the daily news fresh from
the tele9 raph wires as it Is furnished
each day by The Washington Times.
Tips on de races. mister; yousc
can't lose If you has de right
tips, Ponies is picked right Off
dc reel. one cent copy. and sure
dat's like taking candy from a child.
Oh. gwan, Amt got a cent? Sure. you
can pay me de mex time youse see me-
1 don't need de money. / sells so many
Times Use buying me mudder a brick
house on de installnent pIan,"
Such is the plant Of the thrifty little
rascal who knows good thing when he
sees it. But all is not beer and skit-
ties with the little knights OF the
Street" for late in the evening as you
are leaving the theater. feeling full OF
good cheer. you will often be approached
by one OF these game little fellows with
the plant that he Is stuck
Say. mister. youse and de lady please
help feller out on his luck. Desc pa
pers is got a string tied to dem. and
I'm stuck on me New Yorks Only l
cent for a extra paper-tull account OF
de big murder. 1 can't 20 home till 1
sells out. or de old man would fix me
certain
And you help him out by buying out
his whole bunch and telling him to keep
the papers and go on home.
But does he go home? Not bit OF it.
You are hardly out OF sight before he is
repeating the same plant to another.
and still another whose heart he feels
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he can reach because Of the fact Of an
evening spent in amusement with ones
best girl"
Since newspapers began TO be circu-
lated the life OF a newsboy has necessa-
rily been a hard one and full OF tempta-
tiOus
Typical Newsboys.
Taking the typical npwsboy OF Wash
ington and studying him. we have a pc
culiar. eccentric. and interesting bit OF
humanity Of which too much cannot be
said There are some boys who sell the
morning papers. hang around a news
paper Office until the afternoon editions
are out, and secure enough money 70 OBJ
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lions are published. But nevertheless
they hurry, and frequently get int,
heated discussions. and in some casei
6stic encounters because of losing theil
places in the line which has beel
formed.
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NJ ow that the subject Of canals is
N Of active interest in this country
because OF the ratification by the Senate
OF the Panama Canal treaty. the
especial attention OF American capital
lists has been attracted 20 the recent
report OF the Manchester Ship Canal
Company. Of England. which shows a
growth Of business OF 400 per cent in
the last eight years. Indeed. one set
Of American fnapciers, known common
~ as the Morgan shipping combination.
and officially as the International Mer-
camille Marine Company. was so i'm
pressed with the development az Man
chester as a port that it has just es-
tabIished a direct line OF steamships
between that city and Boston. In a
few months the two ships Of Lamport
and Holt. now plying between New York
and Manchester, will have new vessels
added to them. so that the growing com
nerce OF this inland English city Will
soon make its influence felt the more
strongly upon many OF American export
and import houses.
A Boon to Manufacturers.
Twelve years ago Manchester was
practically suffering from lack Of com
munication with the outside world Its
merchants and manufacturers were
compelled TO ship their goods by the
way OF Liverpool, thirty-two miles dis
tant. and the wharf rates at this port
had grown so costly that they ate up
profits and compelled curtailment OF
wages. Manchester Is the center Of a
vast manufacturing district. where town
IS crowded against town and where
from a height the whole country. as
far as the horizon reaches, seems 70 be
spiked with the smoking chimneys OF
factories.
History Of the Canal
For years there had been talk about
building a ship canal that would extend
for thirty-fve miles from Manchester
10 the mouth OF the Mersey River.
There was water enough for a canal.
What was lacking was a strong man.
Meetings were held petitions were
signed; speeches were made. Then
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LITTLE NEWSBOY ARABS OF THE STREET AND HOW THEY LIVE
How the Little Fellows Spend
Their Time and the Money
They Earn by the Sale of
Daily and Sunday Papers,.
How They Oct Their Sleep.

lions are published. But nevertheless
they hurry. and frequently get into
heated discussions. and in some cases
hstic encounters because of losing their
places in the line which has been
formed.
Sleep in Any Place.
In the winter months the lads always
seek some place where they can sleep
and keep warm at the same time. Their
favorite haunts, when the wintry blasts
are blowing. are Office and public build
ings. When the new postomce. which
has a number OF steam heaters in il,
was first erected. the ooys hocked there,
crowded between the walls and the radi-
ator and went to sleep. There are
several watchmen at the Postofice. and
the frequent fights which the boys got
into over places behind the radiators
put the watchmen next" and the lads
were soon put out Another favorite
place where they can keep warm and
sleep Is over iron gratings in front OF
restaurants and hotels. and also in
corners OF Office buildings just over the
boiler rooms. When they are too tired
TO hunt mp place to sleep, which is
frequently the case, three or four OF
them huddle together. cover their heads
with their coats, go TO sleep, and are
soon free from the vicisitudes and cares
OF the world.
When the newsboy has obtained his
stock OF papers. he then begins to figure
on how to get rid OF them. and stroIIs
up some street together with a friend
or a puddle" as he calls the boy for
whom he entertains the most friendly
feeling. and who usually travels" with
him. Just about the time the Sunday
Times is published the milkmen and
breadmen are hurrying around the city
serving their customers with these
necessary commodities.
Tackle Business Men.
Those who sell papers on the street
do not begin TO get busy until the work
ing people begin to flock 10 their places
or business The boys take stands at
the street car transfer stations. where
they are sure to meet a number OF
people wEo wish TO find out what the
world has been doing while they we're
sleeping the sleep OF the just The
department clerks and Government OFF,
cials are all patrons OF the newsboys
A large number OF boys have taken
stands right at the main entrances Of
the Government Printing Office. War
Department. Treasury, Pension Office.
Census ONCE. and Postomee. These are
the most desirable places to dispose
Of papers and the newsbbys vic with
each other to obtain them.
After having disposed OF their wares.
the newsboys either go 10 their homes
or some street lunch room and appease
their hunger. but seldom do they ever
eat before having sold out After the
meal. which is usually an unsubstantiaI
one. they Immediately trot of 10 the
vicinity OF the newspaper Office and are
always on the qui yive. lest an extra
paper should be issued without their
knowledge. While waiting for some
thing to turn up. or for the evening
paper, they know not which. the boys