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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
WAGNER GETS WARRANT
FOR S57,771.38.
Payments are Made to Charleston
Exposition Claimants.
BY r. NJ. Larner.

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Washington, March 9.-At last the
Treasury Department has commenced
to pay the claims growing out of the
Charleston Exposition, in accordance
with the terms of the act of Congress
appropriating 100000 for that pur-
pose. The principal claim was that of
Capt. F. w. Wagner. His claim
amounts to $14442S A partial pay
ment on 40 per cent. basis has been
faVorably acted upon. and a warrant
for SETTLES in his favor has been is
sued.
The claim of the German Artillery of
Charleston was 1890. One hundred and
hfty-six dollars of that amount has
been paid. A claim of f. w. Wagner
" Co. is $1l5.40. OF that amount $46I6
has been paid. There will be an ad-
Gftional adjustment of these claims.
which will pay not less than 20 Der
cent. on these three claims.
The master in chancery at Charles
ton has furnished the department with
a detailed list of all the other claims
against the exposition, which are now
being passed upon by the auditing Of
ficers of the Treasury. Before these
claims can be finally settled additional
evidence is necessary. The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day wrote to the
master in chancery, calling for this
additional testimony. and as soon as
II is forthcoming the claims will be
passed upon and paid. There were
several claims presented which were
rejected. The reasons given appear to
be sufficient and the recommended
tions of the master will be sustained
In settling the claims of Capt.
Wagner on the basis above mentioned,
the department was justified by the
thorough and complete statement made
by Capt. Wagner. The treasury Of
ficials, from Secretary Shaw down,
have been given a thorough under
standing of the circumstances and the
public spirit which prompted Capt
Wagner to become the largest claimant
in connection with the exposition, and
it was the knowledge that he had per-
sonally advanced nearly all the money
necessary to originate and carry on the
exposition which induced them to make
a partial settlement of his claim in ad-
vance of an adjustment of the other
claims.
At this writing it is difficult to antici-
pate the exact amount that each claim
ant will receive, but treasury officials
estimate that of the 100000 available
they will be able to pay not less than
60 per cent. of all the just claims sub
mitted by the master
The outcome of this matter must be
exceedingly gratifying to Capt. Wag-
ner and those of his associates who
personally sustained the financial bur-
dens of the exposition in the face of so
many discouraging and almost hope
less conditions
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
RECORD STAGE EXPECTED
FOR THE MISSISSIPPI.
Great Damage Looked for II II Is
Reached.

Memphis. March 9.-That the engin-
GERS are taking a grave view of the
flood in the Mississippi river is attested
by statements issued tonight by
them. Engineer Lucas, in charge of
the first and second districts of the
Mississippi river, says:
I'VE anticipate a serious overflow.
and, in conjunction with the local levee
boards, are taking measures to meet
it,"
A statement issued tonight by Pres
ident Killough and Chief Engineer
Pharr of the ST.. Francis Levee Board,
says:
1T is very evident that we are to
have a very dangerous stage of water.
The levees are in good shape and we
are confident of holding them against
the flood; still, there is no denying the
fact that a heavy rise is coming and
we are apprehenSive. The people should
know the truth. There is no cause for
unnecessary alarm. We merely want
the people to be on their guard"
The river at this point to-
night shows 34.6 feet, and is
rising. The weather bureau bull
1etin issued tonight states that the
river from Cairo to Helena will con-
tinue to rise at an increased rate, and
a stage here of 35 feet is expected with
in "a hours and 81 feet by March IA
1t further states that the present rise
probably will continue until a stage
of 80 feet or more is reported at Mem
Dhis.
Weather conditions are similar over
much of the vast area defined by the
Mississippi and it's tributaries from
the headwaters of the former to the
gulf, and reports from all points indi-
cate heavy rains and swollen streams
1t is upon this condition and the fact
that the levees built since the flood OF
1897 have very materially narrowed the
territory over which the river car
spread that the statement of the proba-
BILE stage of 3S feet is based.
The greatest stage ever recorded al
Memphis was 1913 feet, and it is thought
that a greater stage must cause much
damage in the lowlands. What would
occur from such a stage cannot be
foretold.
The levees on both the east and the
west sides of the Mississippi are being
strengthened at all weak points. There
is little anticipation of serious trouble
until the water approaches 81 feet.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
CLEVELAND SAYS HE'S
@ OUT OF POLITICS.

New York, March 9.-Ex-President
Grover Cleveland denied to-day that
he had come to New York city for
any political purpose, as was rumored
yesterday. He said:
81 came solely for the purpose of at
tending the Beecher memorial meeting
in Brooklyn last night. The reports
that 1 had a political talk with Ed
ward M. Shepard, William c.. Whit
ney and others are untrue.
II am not in politics. l am out for
good. l only saw Mr.. Shepard last
night for two minutes, and politics
did not figure in our converse ton.
Politics IS furthest from my thoughts
at present, although 1 am always ready
to act in an advisory capacity, if so
desired.
"As for taking any active part in
politics, that is not to be considered"
In an interview by a reporter of the
Times this question was submitted to
Mr.. Cleveland:
1--WE have a situation now in which
the Republicans are claiming to be
able to eliminate trust evils by pub
licity measures and by the enforce
ment of certain acts regulating COM
merce, while the Democrats and some
part of the Independent voters on the
other hand claim that the only ade-
quate remedy is the reform of the tar
iff, which gives to the trusts the mo-
nopoly they enjoy, and hence enables
them to endanger the prosperity of the
country. In view of this situation will
you state what part you think trusts
and tariff will play in the campaign
of 19O4?'
The eX-President said in reply:
You may say this for me-that Mr..
Cleveland gave it as his opinion that
the trust question would not be elm
mated from the next presidential cam
vass, and expressed himself as being
entirely unable to see how the ques-
ton could be wholly divorced from the
tariff ISSUE"
Then he added with emphasis-"To
say nothing of the absolute necessity
of a good old fashioned insistence
upon tariff reform for its own sake,
and what it would do for the people
of country"
Mr.. Cleveland was asked if he
thought silver would figure at all as
an issue within the Democratic party,
and he said:
II did not know that anyone
thought about silver nowadays
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
W0ULD-BE SUICIDE is
INDICTED FOR MURDER.

New Orleans, March 9.-The grand
jury to-day indicted Folger Green. for
murder. On Feb. IS, Green was found
wounded and Miss Ella Atkins, who
was known as his wife, dead in a room
in a local hotel.
Green made a statement that they
had agreed to die together. Both took
morphine. the woman dying from the
effects. Green, who was said to be adj
dicted to the use Of the drug, recover
ed. Green afterward stabbed himself
in a number of places. Before the
grand jury he admitted that he pre-
pared the poison for the woman. 1t is
believed the indictment was based on
this fact.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
NEPHEW OF LIVINGSTON
CUT UP A NEGRO.
IIad n Fight on the stems of the
Jn2nnese Legation.
By r. NJ. Larner.

Washington, March 9.-There was
lively melee on the front steps of the
japanese legation here this afternoon,
and as a result of it M. Barton Mer-
Ger, nephew of Repr sentative Liv-
ingston of Georgia, was arrested for
rather seriously stabbing a negro ror-
ter, with whom he had an alteration.
Mr.. Mercer is a. clerk in the War De-
partment and went to the japanese
legation to pay a personal call to one
of the secretaries. As he mounted the
steps, the negro accosted him and ask
cd him his business. Mercer replied,
calling the fellow 'nigger," and tell
ing him II he wanted TO know his
business he could inquire ii.
Mercer then rang the bell and one of
the attaches opened the door. The ne
gro persisted in his comment, and
Mercer applied the term "nigger" to
him again, whereupon the porter
struck Mercer.
A fight followed. Mercer was
thrown over the halustrade at the top
of the steps. He fell on picket fence.
BY the time the negro had bounded
down the steps to continue the fight,
Mr.. Mercer had drawn knife, with
which he cut the negro about the head.
The latters injuries were not severe.
but he was removed to d hospital.
Mercer was arrested on a charge of
assault. His uncle, Representative
Livingston, guara nteed his appearance
IN court tomorrow morning, but it is
understood the charge will not be
prosecuted.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
HAD PITCHED BATTLE
IN THE CHURCH.

Augusta, March 9.-At Mount Pleas
ant Baptist Church, six miles from
Johnston. S. c., two factions sprang
up in the church. One faction forbade
Rev. Kit Jones to preach last Sunday
night. The other faction insisted on
his preaching. and the minister went
into the pulpit. AS he announced the
hymn, the opposing faction entered the
church and fired upon him. Two OF
the preachers friends were In the pull
pit with him, and they returned the
FIRE. Joe Hammond was shot dead
and his three sons seriously wounded
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
BY r. NJ. Larner.

by Z. NJ. Larner.
Washington, March 9.-Some of the
political advisers of President Roose-
Welt are not entirely satisfied with the
repeated statements which have from
time to time come from important Re-
publican senator's and other party
leaders, that the President is cocksure
of a nomination by reclamation. They
suspect that there will be an effort to
get together on some candidate with
whom the President can be beaten.
They have made UP their minds at
least not to be thrown off their guard.
and are proceeding on the line that
there are important interests that will
like to see Roosevelt beaten, and they
are taking no chances. Every move
ment to put some other candidate for
ward is being watched closely.
The latest suspect as an anti-admin-
istration candidate is Senator Spooner
one had any thought that Senator
Spooner could be induced to allow the
use of his name. Now there is we'll
founded belief in administration cir
cles that Spooner is being backed by
capitalists who would like to see
Roosevelt put ION the shelf"
SpOOner Bids for the south.
The most recent story about Spoon
er is that his friends are about to
take advantage of the Southern stu
alton and will endeavor to make trou-
Bile for the administration in getting
delegates from the South for the senior
senator from Wisconsin.
On behalf of the President, it is said
that he will make no contest for the
Southern delegates. He will not enter
into any struggle for votes in the con-
vention from any of the Southern
states. He has said that if his nomina-
ton is to depend on delegates from
states which have never gone Repub-
lican and which are not even remotely
likely to go Republican because of the
Acknowledgement of the negroes, he will
not accept it.
He desires to be nominated, if he is
to be the standard-bearer in 1904, by
votes from Northern states, where
there is a fighting chance for Republi-
can electors. This is a notice to the
country that he will eliminate the
South in the convention, because he
thinks that only the states that give
Republican majorities should be al
lowed to name National candidates.
Race Convention Is a Stroke.
The report comes from Milwaukee
that friends of Senator Spooner have
organized movement to get the South
ern delegates for him. This movement
started in the Wisconsin Legislature,
where a resolution was passed, calling
for an interstate conference to discuss
the negro situation. This is said to be
a Spooner scheme.
Senator Spooner will naturally figure
in the canvass as the trust candidate,
because he has contended until the Su-
preme Court rendered it's decision in
the lottery cases, that the power of
Congress to regulate interstate COM
merce had been exhausted, and that the
only way in which further progress
could be made would be to have a con-
StitutiOnal amendment DaSsed
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
ORIGINAL UNCLE TOM
HAS PASSED AWAY.

Chicago. March 9.-Norman Argo
said TO have been the original "Uncle
Tom" is dead at Paint Lick, at the
reputed age OF Ill years, says a dis
patch to the Tribune from Lancaster.
Ky.
Argo was born a slave and belonged
70 Cen. Samuel Kennedy, a wealthy
planter OF Gerard county and a form
er member Of the Kentucky Legislature
Mrs. stowe Is said 10 have obtained
most OF the material for Uncle Toms
Cabin" from the Kennedy plantation.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
GEORGIA MAN A SUICIDE.
Ernest r.. Morrison Killed Himself
in MONTGOMERY.

Montgomery, Ala, March 9.-Ernest
R. Morrison's dead body lies at an I'M
dertaking shop here, awaiting orders
from his relatives in Georgia as to it's
disposition. 1t was found this morn
All the evidence goes to show that
he had committed suicide by taking
morphine. He made an effort at death
by that means once before while liv-
ing in Americas, Ga. He worked for
the sash, door and. blind factory.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
Bureau's River Bulletin.

Washington, March 9.-The weather
bureau tonight issued the following
special river bulletin:
The river situation tonight is not
materially different from that an
nounced in this mornings bulletin.
There have been rains in Tennessee,
Arkansas and Louisiana, but fair
weather has prevailed in the upper
Ohio basin. No material change is
indicated in the stages announced for
Cairo. 1t is expected that maximum
stage of 45-46 feet will be reached at
Paducah.' The Mississippi from Cairo
to Helena will continue to rise slowly
water is expected on the lower river
during the next three or four weeks.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
Levees in Zinc shane.

Vicksburg, Miss, March AT 9
o'clock tonight the river gauge regist-
cred AZ feet, a rise of two-tenths in
ten hours. The United States light
house tender Joseph Henry arrived
from points below this afternoon, and
her officers report that there is still
plenty of room between the water s
surface and the crown of the ievees
Capt. Leonard states that he has
never seen the levees in such excellent
shape.
Every boat arriving in port is crowd
ed with refugees and many others are
coming in on RATS and in skiffs
Railroad schedules are badly disar-
ranged.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
DEFENDANT is SHOT
AFTER HIS TRIAL,

Raleigh, N. c., March 9.-Edward
Hughes, a prominent young man of
La Grange, was shot and mortally
wounded by Jesse L. Kennedy at Kins-
ton to-day. In a fight at La Grange
some weeks ago Hughes struck viii
Kennedy, Jesse's son, over the head
with a billiard cue. The case was
tried to-day, Hughes submitting and
paying the cost.
After the trial the Hughes and Ken
needy families quarreled in front of the
Court House and the shooting fol-
lowed.
The doctors think Hughes cannot
live. Kennedy was arrested.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
THREE LITTLE CHILDREN
DROWN IN A STREAM.

Lake Charles, La, March 9.-While
on their way to school at Singer, rs
miles north of town, Inez Nichols, aged
6; Nathan Hyatt, aged s. and Joyce
Hyatt, aged 5, fell from foot bridge
across a little stream which flows
through the village, and were drowned.
The stream had been swollen by recent
rains, and no help was at hand. The
bodies were recovered.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
Fear Levee May be Cut.

Natchez, Miss, March 9-Anxiety
here is at a strong tension through fear
that the levees may not be allowed to
show their strength, as 1t is possible a
cut at some place will be made to save
property on the other side of the river.
This danger IS as much source of ap-
prehension as is the high stage of the
river and the water which is yet to
come.
The Mississippi at this point is 81
above the danger line and is rising
Heavy rains are of daily occurrence.
The ground is water-soaked and all Of
the water is going into the river.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
NEGRO WAS LYNCHED
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Caught by "A Posse of Citizens and
Hanged to n Tree.


Tampa, Fla, March 9.-Henry Thom-
as, colored, who attempted to criminally
assault the 1O-year-old daughter of Por-
ter Keene, Friday, was lynched near
Parish last night after being positively
identified by his victim and having ad-
mitted his guilt.
Thomas was captured yesterday aft
ernoon south of Parish, and after be-
ing taken to the scene of his crime, was
hanged to a tree.
Last Friday the 1O-year-old daughter
of Mr.. Keene was sent to the home of
a neighbor to purchase vegetables.
The neighbours home was a
half mile distant, and when she
arrived there, the neighbor sent her
to the garden to get the vegetables.
There the negro saw her, and imme-
diately followed. coming up with her
and attempting the assault when only
short distance from the farm.
The little girl, when she finally man
aged to escape, ran toward home and
the negro continued to run after her
Mrs. keene, frightened at her daugh-
ters long absence, went out to find
her, and Immediately after she left
the house, she saw her little daughter
running toward her, the negro follow
ing.
Mrs. Keene then proceeded to defend
her daughter, but the negro drew a
pistol on her and threatened to shoot
her. Naturally, the helpless woman was
badly frightened. but she returned to
the house at once and secured a Win
chester rifle. with which she returned
to kill the negro, who ran, however,
before she could get a shot at him.
The alarm was Immediately given,
and posses of citizens began a search
for the negro. He was located at sew
eral places, but managed to escape
each time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
Alarmed About Levees

Jackson, Miss. March 9.--News from
the Mississippi river front is that the
situation is alarming. The Iseyee
Board is in session at Clarksdale. and
word was received here to-day that an
overflow is certain. The levees are In
better shape, higher and stronger than
ever, except in one or two places, and
are there being carefully guarded. The
Levee Board is hiring all the labor
possible
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
HUNTERS HAVE ARRIVED.

New Orleans. March 9.-Dr. W. Cod
irey Hunter and his son arrived from
Guatemala tonight. They will leave
Tor Louisville tomorrow night and
from thence 70 Washington. They
state that the Guatemalan Supreme
curt confirmed the acquittal Of w.
S5soS.dtrey Hunter. Jr.. OF the murder Of
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
Families Have to Flee Before the
Rising Waters.

rHm1Ites nave 10 FAee beIOre the
Rising Waters.
st. Louis, March s-One hundred
families living below Alton, ILL.,, have
been rendered homeless and many have
lost their belongings as a result of
the rise in the Mississippi river. The
river also threatens to inundate the
fine farming lands on Missouri Point.
across the river, and farmers and
stockmen are preparing to move.
Hundreds of farmers living in the
lowlands about Harrisburg, ILL.,, have
been forced to move by the rising of
Saline and Bankston creeks, some
abandoning stock to the flood. For
miles the country Whereabouts is a vast
sheet of water.
Reports from Hannibal, Mo-, state
that the Mississippi is sending down
great volumes of water, and the river
is higher for this time of the season
than for years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10

of the flood in the Brazos river has
reached this point, and the town is
under water. Rail communication with
Houston has been cut off, and there
is no likelihood of it's restoration for
several days. Farms are under water
and some stock has been lost, but all
of the negroes have gotten out of the
bottoms. The water is going across
country to the gulf the regular chan
nels not being sufficient to carry It.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
Night az Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge, L.. March 9.-The
river az this point reached s43 feet
this evening, a rise Of 2 foot in the
past twenty-four hours. This 70 with
IN six feet 81 the highest water OF 1897.
The water IL now some inches above
the bass q the leYees Of Front street.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
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MORGAN GOES TO JEKYL.
Railway Presidents Meet Mt the
Famous Club.

Brunswick, Ga, March 81. Pier
pont Morgan, accompanied by a party
of friends, arrived here to-day in his
special car and left for Jekyl Island to
spend several days.
President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern Railway, President John
Shelton Williams of the Seaboard Air
Line and President r. G. Erwin OF the
Atlantic Coast Line are at present on
the island.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
REBELLION IN CHINA.
Advices are That IL Is Spreading
Seriously.

London, March 9.-The Daily Mali
correspondent at Shanghai telegraphs
that the rebellion IN the Kwang-si pro-
vince Is spreading seriously. Several
villages have been captured and au-
thority OF the government IN that pro-
vince II practically al an end. The
popular hatred for the Christians, adds
the correspondent, IL displayed IN the
Shan Tung province, by the destrue-
ton OF the churches.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10

Naples. March 9.--Vesuyius has
again become active. The volcano IL
throwing up ashes and explosive ip,s9ne
descent globes
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
PLAGUE CLAIMED ONE,
Student InnocuIated Himself with
the Disease.

Mazatlan, Mex, March 9.-There
was only one death from the plague
to-day, and that in the lazaretto.
Jose lie Avilala, a medical student,
while conducting an autopsy on the
body of patient who died of the
plague, innoculated himself and fell i'll
at once, but is now recovering.
The plague at Siqueros was caused
by people emigrating from this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
DIES OF HIS INJURIES.
J. &. Vests Hurts Received in
Wreck Proved FafaI

Birmingham. Ala, March 81 C.
West of Nashville, Tenn, railway
postal clerk on the Louisville and
Nashville passenger train which was
wrecked at Siluria last night. died to-
day from his wounds. He was fear
fully scalded. The other four injured
will recover.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
A SPOONER SCHEME
is THE PROPOSED CONVENTION ON
THE RACE QUESTION.
THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES
WANTED IN REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TION FOR WISCONSIN SENATOR.

RoOveveIt's Political Advisers Do
Not Accept 1t as Gospel That He
Will be Nominated by AccIama-
ton - Says SpOOner Is Making "A
Bid for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Not Working for the Southern
DELEGATIONS, Is the Way His
Friends Put 1t.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-02
SCIENCE IT.
Dandruf Is Caused by a Germ that
Saps the Hairs Vitality.

Dandruf Is Caused by a Germ that
Saps the Hairs Vitality.
1t is 10Y a settled fact that dandruff
is caused by a germ. Falling hair and
badness are the result of dandruf. DR..
E. ]. Beardsley, of Champaign, ILL.,, got
hold of the new hair preparation, New
bros Herpicide-the only one that kills
the dandruff germ. He says: Il used
Herpicide for my dandruff and falling
hair, and I am well satisfied with the
result" DR.. ]. T. Fugate, of Urbana,
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as well as the general public say so.
Sold by leading druggists. Send
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