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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
BADLY SHOCKED WHILE
STEALING LIVE WIRE.

For a long time the theft of a red
hot" stove by Tom Jenkins colored,
who is now serving his sentence for
the unusual offense, has been consid-
cred without a parallel, but that of
"Will o. the Wisp'' Malone, who will
face Judge Norwood in the City Court
Friday has the performance of Jen-
kins beaten a country mile.
Malone didn't do a thing but steal 300
pounds of feed wires charged with $50
volts of electricity. When apprehend-
ed a short time afterwards by Special
Officed Ed. O'Connor, and informed Of
the fact that he had been handling live
wires, the negro acknowledged his
guilt, saying that he knew something
was wrong, because when he pinched
down on the wire 1t lighted like sky
rocket, and knocked him backwards.
But" said he, Il cut 'em, anyhow"
The rail that the wire was cut on was
burned for about an inch.
The thieves, who are old offenders, were
run to cover in a hurry. In less than
two hours after the offense was COM
mitted, Officer Ed. O'Connor had both
of his men in tow. The other man
stood watch while Malone did the clip
ming.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
BICYCLE AND WAGON
IN BAD COLLISION.
Horses Attached to Ice Wagon
Struck w. T. Brannen.

Horses Attached to Ice Wagon
Struck w. T. Brannen.
An accident that has some ugly fea-
lures occurred yesterday on Broughton
street, opposite the place of J. d.
Weed & Co, and as a result Mr.. w.
T. Brannen, who resides at 321 Barnard
street is suffering considerably.
According to the story given by sew
eral witnesses Mr. Brannen was riding
along Barnard street at about 1880
o'clock and turned into Broughton
street A short distance from
the corner he swung out from
the right hand side of the
street TO pass one of the big three
horse wagons of the Knickerbocker Ice
When just opposite the front
of the wagon the negro driver is
said 10 have dashed the horses and
pulled them suddenly around to the
left The horse nearest 10 Mr.. Bran
men struck him and he was thrown
violently to the pavement, striking his
head. The bicycle was crushed and
broken by the heavy hoofs of the
horses.
As far as can be learned the driver
of the ice wagon made no attempt to
assist the man he had run down, but
drove away hurriedly. Mr.. Brannen
lay still in the street, having been
rendered unconscious by the fall.
Quite a little crowd gathered and at
the request of young medical stu
dent named Katzoff, the injured man
was taken into Weeds place and res
toratives applied. 1t was not until
an hour had passed that Mr.. Brannen
was restored to consciousness and was
then able to tell where he should be
sent. Previous TO this the people did
not even know his name. An eXamina-
ton seemed to prove that no bones
were broken. Mr.. Brannen was, how
ever, suffering considerably last night
with pains in the head and body and
it was thought that possibly some in
ternal injuries may have resulted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
WILL ORDER SUIT
BROUGHT AGAINST FRIPP.
Present Administrator VIII Be In
structed to Sue His Predecessor.

Present Administrator VIII Be In
structed to Sue His Predecessor.
No action was taken by Ordinary
McAlpin in the case of William c.
Fripp. former county administrator,
who admits a defalcation of $4,000, in
the Court of Ordinary yesterday. The
court is convinced that no criminal ac-
ton can be taken against Fripp, and
will. therefore. not take any steps to
that end.
An order will be issued to-day, in
structing the successor in office of the
defaulting official to bring civil suit
for the recovery of the amount due.
on the judgment issuing from the suit
a levy will be made on the property
of Fripp, and if the execution is then
unsatisfied, the property of the bonds
men will be attached.
This is the modus procendi in such
cases, but it is not probable that it
will be observed. 1t is rather probable
that the bondsmen will settle the claim
before suit is brought, and that The
ma tier will be satisfactorily settled
out of court, without criminal prose-
cutiOn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
YESTERDAY WAS HOT;
TEMPERATURE 81.

The weather, which has been be-
having properly for some time, got in
had humor yesterday and went up
into the nineties and made things very
uncomfortable. True there was fair
breeze blowing a good portion of the
day, but the sun was distinctly and
persistently hot whenever and where
ever it had a chance. The o'clock
temperature was encouraging, the
tube showing only 70 degrees, but this
was knocked out as soon as the sun
got full possession and at l o'clock
the mark showed "a degrees. 1t was
hot all of the afternoon and even last
night the temperature remained high
er than Savannahians appreciate. 1t
was 50 degrees at s o'clock and 81
at midnight. This was not cool, ex-
cept in comparison with st. Louis and
Kansas City, which sent in records for
s o'clock of 80 degrees.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

BURNING WASTE PAPER
BROUGHT OUT FIREMEN.

An alarm sent in from box II a few
minutes before midnight last night
caused all of the apparatus in the east
ern part of the city to be sent out to
the neighborhood of Wheaton street.
Dixon's store. to find that a piece of
paper had blazed and some enthusiast
ic hero had imagined the town was
burning. In a small frame house oc-
cupied by Mary Jenkins, on Liberty
lane, east of Wheaton street, a kero-
sene lamp ignited the lining of a CT
gar box. and that was thought suf-
ncient excuse for calling out the de-
firemen and tired horses that went
back to the stations after this unnec-
esSary run.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
The American spirit OF Fair Play


The American Spirit of Fair Play.
If there is any one thing the Ameri-
can loves, on a level with liberty, it
il fair-play.
To that robust and unassuming spirit
of righteousness is due much protec-
ton of life and property that the law
alone could not give.
The leaven of this spirit is visible in
such organizations as the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and
in that manly feeling in a crowd which
will not permit a big bully to beat
man half his size without running the
risk of being himself beaten by an on
locker as a sign of disapproval.
But, if such bully merits condem-
nation, what shall be said of the as
sassin and the incendiary, and of the
gossip-monger, who ruins regulations.
starts run" on banks, or poisons the
public mind against a worthy enter
prise, for the mere pleasure of gossip
ing, or the deeper design of injuring
another to his own profit.
Small ISLANDERS are smiled at, and
passed over lightly, because of the linn
tied amount of damage they can do,
but when they are of such a nature
and design as that against which the
notice of Buffalo corporation is TODAY
directed, in this paper, they assume
an importance which makes them i'm
pressive, and the reader indignant
that there is no law to reach the Of
tenders.
Fifty million packages of Force"
Food had been sold before it occurred
to some one to circulate a rumor that
it was drugged to promote appetite.
The absurdity of the rumor is ap-
parent when it is considered that there
is not a single case on record of these
fifty million packages having injured
a single individual.
Aside from this, the government in
spection of Foods, and the Health De-
partment of every city, would have
promptly put a stop to the sale of anv
food, sold in such quantities, which
contained any unwholesome ingredient
whatever.
That the Force" Company are fully
aware. of the insidious nature of such
rumor, and suspect an interested
origin, is shown by their offer of s5.-
600 reward for the conviction of it's
initiators or circulators.
Their further offer of s., 900 more for
proof that single package of the fif
ty millions sold contained any inhlrI-
Gus substance whatever, (being made
solely from whole wheat and barley,
seasoned with table salt), shows how
empty such rumors can be. and how
energetically the Force" COMPANY
follow up an attempt upon their mar.
ket.
The magnitude of the injustice done
is indicated by the fact that it has COST
the Force" Company over $50 900 n
refute the rumor in the newspap ers ~
the United States and Canada, excn-
sive of such injury as may have bee,
temporarily done to the sale of their
product. eii
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
TWO CHARTERS GRANTED.

Two New Companies Were Incorpo-
rated by Order of the Court.
Two interpretations were granted by
Judge Barrow in the Superior Court
yesterday.
Frederick and William Garrard and
Edward A. Bevan were incorporated
under the name and style of the Lon
don-Savannah Naval Stores Company.
The capital stock of the company is
$50, OOO
The Fidelity Investment Company
also sprang into corporate existence
with the stroke of Judge Barrow's pen.
The capital stock to be employed by
the new concern is $4,000, the incor-
porators being A. Mohr, Joseph Ferst,
Joseph w. Jackson, Max L. Byck, A.
L. We'll, A. J. Merkle, Edwin Frank,
G. A. Gregory, Henry Meinhard and
Edward B. Fitzgerald.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
HlGHWAYMAN KNOCKED
WOMAN DOWN.
Then RObber Seized Purse of Her
Communion.

Then RObber Seized Purse of Her
Companion.
A negro highwaymsn knocked down
one woman and robbed another at
Broughton lane and West Broad street
at 1890 o'clock last night, and made
his escape.
Mrs. A. NJ. Thomas lost her purse
containing between 81 and IS and her
companion was knocked to the pave
ment When the ladies reached the
corner of the lane a half-grown mulat-
to sprang from a dark spot and they
screamed. The highwayman knocked
one of the ladies down and their seized
Mrs Thomas purse.
The robber managed to get away
before assistance arrived. Mrs.
Thomas companion was only bruised
but both ladies' were badly frightened.
The hold-up was reported at police
headquarters shortly after it happened.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
REPORTS TO COUNCIL.

The Finance Committee and the
Committee on Opening Streets and City
Lots of City Council held a brief ses-
sion yesterday to prepare report to
be submitted al the meeting of Coun-
ell to be held this afternoon.
Council will agree to a plan for the
selling of such land on what is known
as the old waterworks tract as is
not wanted by the city. The land viii
be cut up into lots and in this manner
will be disposed Of The meeting this
afternoon was called for the purpose
of electing Mr.. w. H. Wright an alder
man to succeed Mr. W. J. Watson re-
signed. Alderman r. j. Davant is GER
tain TO be named as chairman Of the
Streets and Lanes Committee, the inn
portant post filled by Mr.. Wats
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
SAVANNAH COMPANY WON.
Jury Found for COOperage Company
in City Court.

The City Court was occupied
throughout yesterday by the trial of
the case of the Downing Company, of
Brunswick, against the Savannah
Cooperage Company. The court in
dict
This verdict was opened by agree
ment of counsel and consent of the
court, and it was ascertained that the
jury had found in favor of the defense
and against the claims of the plaintiff
The jury took but a minute to make
its decision. The amount sued for was
$780, alleged to have been due by ac-
count. The defendant was represented
by Adams E Adams.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
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AUTO OWNER WAS FINED.

At yesterdays session of Police
Court Mr. R. V. Connerat was fined IS
for running his automobile into a ham
som on Bull and Charlton streets, Fri
day evening. The evidence introduced
went to show that the driver of the
automobile was at fault A lady was
in the cab when the collision occurred,
but no one was injured
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

Our country customers have just
heard about the famous c. o. D. sale
at Byck's Shoe Store. About everybody
and his wife from Pooler to Guyton
and within a radius of fifty miles
around Savannah were in town yes
terday, getting shod. Byck is putting
in the hard work of his life, waiting
on the people, hungry for the cut priced
summer shoes. and works half the night
getting the store in shape for the next
morning.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
special California Excursion.

party will leave Atlanta at 6:1O
a. m. Aug. 6. having special Pullman
tourist sleeper Birmingham to Los
Angeles. Cost of ticket. including
berth. will be $3.50. Full information
furnished upon application to w. T..
Saunders, G. A., p. D., Frisco System.
Atlanta, Ga.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
X-RAY WILL BE USED ON
INJURED CAVALRYMAN.
Private SIbestOn Moved to Fort
Screven for Treatment.

SlDCBAOh ~
Screven for Treatment.
Private George w. Sibeston, the
young cavalryman who was injured in
the Cossack race at Camp Pulaski, has
been moved to Fort Screven, where he
is attended by DR.. Gilchrist, the fort
physician.
DR.. Gilchrist will use the big X-ray
machine on his patient The machine
is the largest in the United States.
The young man received many in
quiries from solicitous friends yester-
day A check for SO was received
from Col. Harry Slovenian of, Atlanta,
assistant quartermaster general, who
has been attending the encampment at
Camp Pulaski. Col. Silverman ex-
pressed his regret at the accident, and
asked that the money be devoted to
the fund which has been contributed
by those whose sympathies went out
TO the young cavalryman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
Personally Conducted Tours by Sea.

The Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company will, on August Is,
operate personally conducted tour to
Washington, D. c. at $500 and to
Blue Mountains, Md. at $500. Tick
cts include all necessary expenses
transportation, carriage drives, hotel
accommoda tions, etc. The trip con-
sumes seven and a half days. -Exten-
sion of return limit to fifteen days
from date of sale without extra cost.
Itinerary and further information can
be had through J. w. Smith, agent, 112
Bull Street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
JULY MEETING.

The July meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. The reports and rec
concentrations of the committees will
be presented and various matters will
be discussed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

$3.50 Round Trip. Savannah to
Washington. D. c.. and return, via At
lantic Coast Line. Tickets now ON
sale. limited to return Oct 81, 1903.
Passenger service uneXcelled.
Fur Pullman reservations, rates, ETC..
see Ticket Agents De Soto Hotel, both
phones 70, and Union Depot. Bell phone
2S5. Ga. phone Glad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
$3.50 round trip. savannah

$3.50 round trip, Savannah n
Washington. d. c., and return, via At
lantic Coast Line. Tickets now on
safe limited to return Oct 81. 1902
Passenger service unexcelled.
For Pullman reservations. rates. etc
see tickets agents, De Soto Hotel, both
phones IS, and Union Depot. Bell
phone, 2S5; Georgia phone. 9ll.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
One Dose Convfncea.

Mozley's Lemon Elixir promptly re-
Eeves constipation and all irregulari-
ties of the stomach and bowels. so
cents per bottle at all drug stores.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

$50. Savannah to New York ana 20
turn via Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk
and Old Dominion Steamship Company
See ticket agents for full information
-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
One Dose ConvfDces.

Mozley's Lemon Elixir promptly re-
lieves constipation and all irregulari-
ties of the stomach and bowels. so
cents per bottle at all drug stores.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

1872. Savannah to New York and re-
turn, via Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk
and Old Dominion Steamship Company
See ticket agents for full information
--ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

The game of Finch at Estilrs News
Depot, As Bull street, Savannah. Ca
ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

Call by City Ticket Agents
office, De Soto Hotel, Atlantic Coast
Line or Division Passenger Agents Of
ice on Liberty street, and get desk
blotter free of charged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
Fair To-day,

Strangers, your change of diet
and water will bring no bad ra.
suits if you arm yourself with
"Warburines." Take them 70,
a day and you'll feel their ben.
eft.
''Warburines" are little 81.
CARED tablets which NAV he
taken any time. They cura
biliousnesS and constipation
tone the inactive liver, and
drive out all traces of malaria.
They are to be had at this
drug store. The real are in red
boxes, IS cents the box. Avoid
all substitutes.
"Get II AT RowIinski's,"
/BrOughton\
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28
FIRE IN PERRY LANE WEST.

An alarm of fire sent in at 5:5S yes
terday afternoon sent the apparatus
over to West Broad street at lively
gait. The fire was in a small shop
back of the bakery of ]. w. Virgins,
on Perry lane near West Broad. The
building YVES burning rapidly when the
apparatus arrived and water was used
from a steamer and from the Chemical
No. /. The flames were quickly sub
dued and damages will be small. The
location of the fire was such as to
cause apprehension and the firemen
and horses had a hot run.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-28

Continued on Sixth Page.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-05
End of the 57th Congress.

The 57th Congress expired at
noon yesterday. This Congress has
failed to do some things that were
expected of it. Perhaps it is just as
well. Those things that are in gen
eral demand can easily be obtained,
if obtainable, for there will be no
one to oppose. Those things upon
which people differ are questionable
or there would be no difference of
opinion. When there are two sides
to question it is best that delibera-
ton, consideration, investigation be
had before they are accepted. This
Congressehas done some things that
in the Judgment of the assembled
statesmen were demanded, demand
ed because they were needed.
Among the legislation enacted or
furthered was the action looking to
the construction of an isthmian canal.
1t repealed the war taxes. 1t pro-
vided a civil government for the
Philippines and passed a currency
law for the peoples interest. 1t
passed the oleomargarine bill in the
interest of dairymen and their pa
irons. 1t made the Census Bureau
a permanent office. 1t extended the
Chinese exclusion act. 1t provided
for a war college; for the irrigation
of arid lands. 1t created an army
staff and provided for a better militia
organization. Considerable legisla-
ton was enacted with a view to
the better control of trusts. The
establishment of the Department of
Commerce was an import ant mat
ter. The appropriation bills were
passed, as a matter Of course, but
one extraordinary feature of these
bills was that making provision for
the building of three great battle
ships and several new cruisers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-05
Senators for Delaware.

The Republicans of Delaware
have come to their senses long
enough to elect two United States
senators. Monday the Union and
Regular Republicans agreed upon
a compromise which eliminated
Addicks as a candidate and 7. F.
Alice, Union Republican, and l..
H. Ball, Regular Republican, were
elected to the Senate, the former for
the long term ending in 1907 and
the latter for the short term ending
in 1905. The terms of these Sena-
tors commence March 4, 1903, con-
sequently they will be members of
the Senate called to convene in ex-
ira session to-day. Delaware has
been without representation in the
Senate for four years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-05
Vertical Writing.

Almost any fad persistently ad-
vertised will become popular. The
board of education of the city of
Milwaukee have finally adopted the
innovation of vertical writing. This
system is now largely in use in the
schools. 1t has it's opponents as
we'll as it's advocates.
It's advocates claim with reason
that vertical writing is more easily
read than the slant inasnuch as the
shape of the letter conforms more
TO that of printed text. The letters
consist of simple lines with no
hourishes, no superfuous lines.
The lines are complete. On the
other hand it may be seen that a
perpendicular line is made with
more constrained effort than
slant line. 1t is not the natural,
easy way of making lines. In school
the child is writing to write. He
is simply making marks from
copy of marks. That is his stunt.
The forming of lines in accordance
with a conventional copy absorbs
his whole attention. He is think
ing of nothing but the mechanical
operation. This is very different
thing from that of writing mainly
to express your thought-the object
of learning to write. But the advo-
cate of vertical writing will say
that the child has habituated him
self so far to forming his letters IN
vertical lines that when he comes
to write his thoughts he makes his
letters without thinking about them
as marks, the force of habit holds
and he forms his words upon the
vertical plan. But there is where
practice disproves a theory. He
unconscious1y falls into s1anting
his letters, proving that the slant
method is essential to speed and
ease. If the pupil has accepted
the theory of vertical writing as the
gospel of advanced education he
will consider it degenerate to slant
his letters to the right, and fighting
persistent1y against that old fogy
stvle. he soon finds himself slanting
his letters in the other direction
backwards.
Good writing comprehends legi-
bi1ity, rapidity and ease of execu-
ton. Ease of execution is the
main consideration in practice and
upon this largely depends the facil-
ity with which the letters can be
made, and the slant of the line will
be suggested to each individual
writer by the muscles of his arm
and fingers. Any constrained po-
sition is tiresome inasmuch as it IS
unnatural, and in writing is unnec-
essary. At what angle slant is tc
be made may properly be left to the
bent of the individual and will be
developed unconsciously. The
slant of the letter will be but an in
4 cident in its formation. No two
| persons develop the same hand
as writer's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-05

President Roosevelt informs Con
gress that the Isle of Pines belongs
to Cuba. The treaty between the
United States and Cuba provides
that the Isle of Pines shall be under
the control of Cuba until arrange
ments are made between the two
governments to decide upon its ulti-
mate disposition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-05


Politicians are working to have
the constitution amended so that
United States Senators may be elect
ed by popular vote. The constitu-
ton may be changed in one of two
ways. First by the submission by
Congress of a proposition to the
legislatures of the states. To make
this effective there must be two
thirds majority in Congress and be
ratified by the legislatures of three
fourths of the states. Second, when
the legislatures of two-thirds of the
states call on Congress to call a con-
vention for proposing amendments.
The amendments of this convention
must receive the ratification of three
fourths of the legislatures of the
states. There are two sides to this
question-as to whether it is better
that Senators be elected by the legis-
latures or by popular vote. Most
of the statesmen Of the country have
been and are favorable to the present
method. 1t has its advantages and
abuses.