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The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
TRIAL OF OFFICIALS.
For the Grade Crossing Accident Mt
Newark

For the Grade Crossing Accident Mt
Newark.
Newark, N. j., Sept. AT the trial
OF the officials of the New Jersey
Street Railway Company accused of
manslaughter in connection with the
Clifton avenue grade crossing acct
dent, Frederick Evans, former sec
rotary of Vice President Hobart. and
now secretary of the public service cor
poration, was called upon to produce
the books containing the bylaws of
the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany. From this the prosecutor read
selected sections on the duties of di-
rectors, and officials, showing how they
all are responsible for the carving
out of the rules of the company.
Mr.. Evans then referred to the COM
pany's books for the year preceding
the date of the accident to show that
the members of the committee under
indictment were at nearly all the
meetings. The books were admitted
in evidence.
w. K. McFarlane, former chief en-
glneer of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad, admitted that
ne had objected to the placing of a
deralllng switch at the Clifton avenue
crossing, because 1t would have held
up trains whenever a trolley car cross
ed the tracks.
Mr. Lindabury for the defense moved
that the court direct the Jury to find
a verdict of not guilty. Argument was
opened Immediately by Mr.. Linda bury
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03

Chicago, Sept. 1.-Two hundred bust
ness men from all parts of the country
listened to Secretary of the Treasury
at a banquet, given tonight at the Au-
ditorium Hotel by the National Asso-
citation of Merchants and Travellers. Ly-
man ]. Gage addressed the association
on the same subject just before his re-
tirement from the Treasury Depart
to the speech tonight Of the present
secretary.
In his discussion of the financial
question Secretary Shaw declared that
what was needed was not an elastic
dollar but some provisions by which,
automatically, the aggregate volume of
dollars should increase whenever and
wherever more dollars were needed
and would as promptly retire when not
needed. His speech was in part, as
follows:
I'VE are the most prosperous people
in the world because we both produce
and consume more than others. The
little that we sell abroad. about 10 per
cent. of our net production. and the
little we purchase abroad, 6 or T Der
cent. of our net consumption, constI-
lule no challenge to the statement that
our prosperity rests with ourselves
Ohless our factories and workshops
voluntarily close, or labor Voluntarily
refuses employment, or commerce vol
unfairly ceases its activity, there is no
occasion Tor alarm. Unless apprehen-
sion Incomes epidemic and ultracon-
servatism contagious, the immediate
future holds for us as much of real
good as the immediate past has show
cred upon us.
man is fool who sends his money
INTO hiding now. 1t is true that a very
respectable number of very good nao
pie and of that number I desire 70 h.,
classed' believe our financial system
sooQ as 1t is, might be improved nv
duulng an element of elasticity. 7 do
10. 10 LINK there exists any great num-
per who believe we should have anv
imitation, nave any
There is now no statutory nrobihi-
tlon against the well-nigh Inherent
IlEht OF banks to issue circulating
notes: This right exists throughout
the united States, but subject to
tdA OF III per cent. per annum This
laA Is prohlbltory. If l were given
authority to formulate a measure thai
would provide the requisite elasticity
70 our present currency system. 1 think
l should add an amendment PERMITTING
national banks, with the consent Of
Ihe controller of the currency. to is
sue volume of circulating notes
requaI TO so per cent of their bond-
secured circulation, at a tax Of g No.
cent, the same to be retired at win
or by direction of the controller, by the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
OFFICER GOT BUSY.
Killed One Crook, wounded An
other and Captured Two More.

Killed One Crook, wounded An
other and Captured Two More.
Baldwin, L. l., Sept. 2.-Deputy Sleriff
Louis j. Cook early to-day, shot and
killed one burglar probably fatally
wounded a second, and captured two
others.
He discovered them trying to break
into vacant house at Baldwins Park
near here, and desperate fight fol-
lowed. Cook escaped injury.
The men are supposed to have be-
longed to a gang which has been active
for several weeks in this section. and
the deputy had been on the watch for
them. The man who was killed had
attacked Cook with a corn knife, but
after a struggle the deputy managed to
draw his revolver and fire. the ball
piercing the mans side, killing him In
stantly.
After shooting the second man, Cook
was Joined by Charles Crowley. a res
ident, and they soon captured the two
lleeing men. The men are Italians.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
TWENTY-ONE COUNTIES
WANT THE CONVICTS

State, 1t Now Seems, VIII Have
About 1900 to Lease.
Atlanta, Sept. 2.-The list of counties
which have applied for convicts to
work on their public roads, has grown
to twenty-one, and the total number
Of convicts now asked for is sos. The
counties and the number they will re-
ceive are as follows: Walton. IS: Ell
bert, II; Monroe, IS; Oglethorpe, 10;
Jones, II; Jackson, 81; Clarke, 16;
Troup, 81; Lee, 8; Fulton, 105; Johnson,
TO- Jefferson, 16; Coffee, IA Bibb, 45;
Burke, q; Laurens. %; Floyd, 49, Rich
nond, At: Doughtery, IL; Morgan, 10;
Coweta 81.
This will cut the number of able
bodied convicts to be leased down to
I9OO or less, and will create active com
peution for them. Under these cir
cumstances the state, it is said, should
not receive for the convicts next time
less than 1925 per annum.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
FIRING AT SEA GRIT
TEAMS AT PRACTICE AND INDI-
VIDUAL MATCHES ON.
WEATHER HAS CLEARED
AFFORDING BETTER OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR THE RIFLEMEN.

New Jersey Riiemen TO Have Their
Contest First-Entries in All
Matches This Year Almost Double
Those of Last - Ninety Experts
want the Wimbledon Cup--AIsO
seeking to Win the Presidents
Match.
Sea Grit, N. j., Sept. 2.-Sunshine,
after many days of murky weather.
greeted the opening of the annual
meeting of the National Rifle Associa-
ton of America and gave the members
of the numerous teams a welcome OPP
portunity to engage in practice for the
various all individual matches, which
will not be concluded until the end
of the week.
The first event of interest in team
contests will take place tomorrow,
when the interstate regimental team
match, the Columbia trophy match,
and the New Jersey National Guard
team match will be shot. The Column
bia trophy and the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard team matches are open
only to Jerseymen.
To Push on the Matches.
Firing in connection with these two
competitions will begin at o'clock in
the morning. in order that the inter-
state regimental team match may be
completed during the afternoon. The
latter event is open to teams of six
men, each from the regimental battal-
ion and separate company organiza-
tons of the national guard and naval
reserve, the United States Army. navy
and marine corps, or any foreign gov
ernment.
Each man is required to fire ten shots
at 200 yards and ten shots at 500 yards.
The first prize consists of the inter-
state trophy, a medal to each member
of the winning team and 500 in cash,
with a second prize of $50, and a third
prize of S25. The entries for this con-
test are usually numerous. In fact,
the entries for all the competitions are
almost double in number what they
were year ago.
Teams selected to represent the cav
airy and infantry branches of the
United States Army in the competition
for the national trophy are now due to
arrive.
Many Experts Entered.
Ninety experts with the military rifle
are entered for the Wimbledon cup
match, twenty shots at 1000 yards, and
the Presidents match for the military
championship of the United States at
200, 300, 500, 800, 800 and 1000 yards,
seven shots at each distance. The
highest number of entries for any pre-
vious year was siXtytwo. The VIM
bledon cup match will be shot Sept.
4, and the Presidents match Sept. II.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
TOLD SECOND HAND,
An Interesting True Tale of Feeding


A bright woman of Coin, Iowa who
keeps her eyes open tells an interest
ing and true story of her chum's expert
ence with food.
She SAYS: "She had nervous dyspep-
STA for several years and when an at
tack came on she would go to a ply
stefan and get some relief up to the
last year when she had the Grip which
left her very weak and then her stom
ach collapsed and refused to retain
anything but the very simplest food
Soon she could not eat even those and
for seven days she had no nourish-
ment but raw egg and milk and she
was told by physician that change
of air and scene might restore her to
partial health but she would never
again be we'll and would probably die
of consumption of the bowels.
''She always complained of terrible
distress after eating which was soon fol-
lowed by vomiting yet she was 50
hungry all the time that she would try
to eat. one day she read an article
about Grape-Nuts and asked her Ia
Their to get some and he went out and
bought a package. She took table
spoonful moistened with a little milk
The taste was delicious and salts
fving and to every ones surprise there
was absolutely no pain or trouble in her
stomach after eating it.
after a couple Of hours she called
for some more Grape-Nuts and this
time the amount was doubled and soon
after eating it she fell into sound,
natural sleep. sleeping for several
hours. something she had not done
since her illness without the aid or
morphine. She continued to use Grape
Nuts alone for one week improving
randy all the time and then began TO
increase her diet as her returning
strength and appetite made this pos
sibe.
-Four months from the time she first
commenced the use Of Grape Nuts she
became "A comparatively healthy girl
outte strong and vigorous eating sleep
ING ana working much better than she
rad done for years. She and all OF her
friends feel that she owes her NE TO
The scientific food Grape Nuts. Name
given by Postum Co. Battle creek
Mich
Look ln each package for a copy 81
the famous little book. The Road 70
WeilYile."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
States Attorney Sentenced to Jail
and to Pay Fine.

States Attorney Sentenced to Jail
and to Pay Fine.
Chicago, Sept. 2.-In a habeas cor
pus case growing out of the arrest for
the second time of Walter B. Hoyt, on
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses in defiance of an order
of Judge Cavanaugh in the Criminal
Court, the latter ordered the arrest
for contempt of Assistant States At
torney Barnett and sentenced him to
ten days imprisonment and to pay a
fine of $50. Thomas ]. Howard. de-
tective, and officer Louis Houillion, of
Cincinnati, were also committed for
ten days.
States Attorney Barnett explained
that he had advised the arrest of Hoyt
upon the executive warrant
you assumed that the court did not
know what he was talking about and
advised the officers to act in defiance
of court exclaimed Judge CaVa-
naugh. with spirit. ''Mr. Barnett, al
though you are friend of mine, l can
make no exception in your case. 1 will
sentence you to Jail for ten days, and
to pay a fine in addition of $50"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
THREATS AGAINST PARRY.
He Says Those Attempting to Make
Good Will Die.

AS says muse attempting to Make
Good Will Die.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 2.-When
asked tonight as to the rumors that
he was receiving threatening letters
warning him to cease his attacks on
organized labor, President D. NJ. Parry
of the National Manufacturers Asso-
citation, said: "All 1 have to say is
that the man or men who enter my
premises to abduct any of my children
will leave the place dead, for that is
the order given the men at my home
Il get letters almost daily which
make that sort of a threat against
me.
There Is no telling what some fool
may do, so 1 have taken precautions
to place myself on equal terms in case
one of them breaks loose.
Il have never tried to detect who
the persons are who are directing
these letters to me, but think l know
some of them. However, it is but nat
ural to believe at least a part of them
were indited by some people who are
revengefully disposed toward me be-
cause of my labor views"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
BOUNDARY COMMISSION
Has the Arguments of the United
States and Great Britain.

London, Sept. 2.-The arguments of
the United States and Great Britain,
based on the cases and counter cases
in the Alaskan boundary arbitration
already filed, were submitted to-day b.
counsel of the two governments to the
Alaskan boundary commissioners.
One of the Canadian counsels said
after reading the American brief that
it was a strong document, but he
thought Great Britain had a fighting
chance.
1t is expected that the meeting of the
commissioners tomorrow will be brief
and merely for the purpose of organ
iZation.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
KILLED WITH AN AK.

w. G. Mecca Was the Victim of n
Negro.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept 2.-The re-
mains of w. G. Mecca, young man
well known in Birmingham and en-
ployed by contractors on the Seaboard
Air Lines new work, were brought
to Birmingham to-day. Mecca was
Killed Tuesday by a negro who used
an AK, fracturing McCoas skull.
The crime was committed near
Trussville. Mecca ordered the negro
to saddle a horse for him. The negro
was surly and a quarrel ensued, which
led to the killing. The negro escaped
and had not been found
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
GEORGIA SEA GIRT TEAM
NAMED IN AN ORDER,

Atlanta, Sept. 2.-Adjt. Gen. ]. w.
Robertson issued an order to-day ap-
pointing the Sea Girt rifle team from
Georgia, as already named by Col.
George T. Cam, inspector general of
rifle practice. The order provides for
requests for transportation and makes
the members of the team subject to the
orders of Col. Cam.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
A MADMAN'S WORK.
CavnnauEh Killed His Partner and
Then Himself.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 2.-Aloysius
Cavanaugh, &c years old, of Washing
ton Grove, Md, a patient in Saint
Agnes Sanitarium, near this city, shot
and instantly killed his business part
ner, NJ. H. Quincy, of Washington,
D. c., this evening, and turning the re-
Volver, which he had surreptitously
taken to his room in the institution,
shot and killed himself.
Cavanaugh was under treatment for
nervous trouble, and his partner was
in attendance upon him. The sisters IN
charge of the sanitarium could give no
explanation of the shooting.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
Monnstir Quieting Down.

Salonica, Sept. 2.-The revolutionary
movement in Monastir gives indica-
tions of extinguishment. Boris Sara
foff, who is now at the head of the two
sections Of the Macedonian General
Committee, has severely reproved the
Monastir Committee for it's inactivity
FIFTEEN Bulgarian villages have been
burned between Klissura and Kastoria.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
ROTHSCHILD SENTENCED

For Doing a Bit of Searching in His
Auto.
Paris. Sept 2.-Baron Henri De
Rothschild appeared in the Police
Court to answer the charge of auto
mobile scorching. The cuse came up
previously before the courts, but was
postponed. His defense was that he
had a permit from the ministry of the
interior, as a doctor, allowing him to
disregard the speed regulations He
was nevertheless, sentenced to one
days Imprisonment and a fine of ten
francs
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
The duties of German chamber of

IV UUtTVa UI Il VeIIlIdH UUdIHDeT OF
commerce are to further by every
means at its command the commercial
and Industrial interests of the district
in which it is situated. 1t takes the
initiative in examining any new enter
prise which may materially benefit the
district; it actively interests itself in
the building Of new railways, canals
and steamship lines and in the estab-
lishment of commercial museums or
sample rooms, and studies ways and
means of getting the same as advan-
tageously as possible before the COM
mercial world. The furtherance of
technical education is one Of the prime
features Of German chamber OF com
merce activity. A deep interest is TAX
en- in the welfare Of apprentices, and
much is done 70 elevate their morals
and habis.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03

horrors of hot weather. Many ladies'
have discovered that the depression of
hot weather and the rgors they have
been in the habit of attributing to
malaria, quickly disappear when they
use Peruna. This is why Peruna is so
popular with them. Peruna provides
clean mucous membranes. and the
clean mucous membranes do the rest.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
The Automobile Boats.

Paris, Sept. 2.-Twenty automobiles
completed the forty stage in the race
on the Seine from Paris to the sea,
covering the distance between Rouen
and Caudebes, of forty-one miles and
a half, in less than six hours. The
Mercedes and Flora were again first
and second respectively.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
Mrs. NJ. A. singIetnry, Barlow. Fla.

Barlow, Fla, Sept. 2.-With the pass
ing away of Mrs. Martha Ann Sin
gletary, one of the old pioneers of Polk
county went out from us. Her death
occurred on Thursday night, Aug. p,
after an illness Of about week from
congestion Of the brain. She was I3
years OF age. and had reared a large
family OF children. Her death occurred
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Lewis, al Fort Meade.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
Company VIII DissoIye.

New York, Sept. 1.-The stockholders
Of the New England Cotton Yarn
Company met to-day in Jersey City
and voted to dissolve the corporation
Albert r. Wall presided and said the
action Of the stockholders gave the di.
rectors the right to sell the assets OF
the company.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
Hartley commercInI Aeent.

Norfolk. Va. Sept. 2.-Enectlye Sept
!, 1908, Mr.. -. II Hartley is appointet
numerical agent 81 the Seaboard Ala
1Itne RAILWAY with headquarters az ri
--asl Say street, Charleston. s @.
ss1-'''eeRing Mr. ~. l. Noryell resigned
~ssoula Of 40 health.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03

Kalamazoo. Mich. Sept. Arthur
II. Dingley son Of the late Congress
man Nelson Dingley ~ Maine and one
Of the owners Of the Kalamazoo Even
ing Telegraph died in Denver last
night, aged 49, lie went West three
years ago Ga search Of health.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
FIRE Loss $I45,OOO.

Several Persons Were Injured at
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O.. Sept. 2.-Fire in the
five-story building at 204 to 20S Wal
nut street to-day caused a loss of $145,-
00O the serious injury of Charles Re-
gan, a fireman, and slight injuries to
several other persons by falling glass
and explosion Of chemicals. The fire
started from spontaneous combustion.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
NORFOLK NAVY YARDS
Have Estimates for Their Improve
ment Submitted.

AAaNNU A1SNIIIIsIItN TUT I HUT improves
ment Submitted.
Washington, Sept. 3.-The following
estimates for improvements and ex-
penditures have been submitted to the
chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks. the figures having been prepar-
ed by the civil engineers attached to
the yards:
Norfolw, Va, total, $2,51S,OO0 the
principal items being: For slips and
dry docks, $4O5. 900; two 1O.O00-ton coal
sheds, wharves, etc, $225, 0OO general
store house, $500, 900; remodelling build
ing No. 81, $125,OOO; p filters shop,
mould loft, pattern shop, etc, $500, 600;
office building, $110,0O0; launching
ways, 100000; power house, $150,0O0.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
BIBLE CONFERENCE MET.
Addresses Were Heard by the Gath
ering in Atlanta.

ering in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Sept. 2.-The John C. Mar
tin Bible conference met here to-day
and discussed topics of religious and
educational interest. The conference
was welcomed by Mayor Even P. How
ell, and w. B. Merritt, state school
commissioner, spoke on the Mature
and Use of True Education" The OBJ
iect of the conference was defined to
be to help colored preachers to be bet
ter leaders, and to secure the coop
GRAFTON of white ministers and Christ
ian lay workers of the South.
United States Senator Clay will adj
dress the conference tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
CO-RECEIVER WANTED
For the Hampton Roads Railway
and Light Company.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 2.-Proceedings
were instituted before Federal Judge
Waddill to-day in the form of an ap-
plication for a co-receiver for the
Hampton Roads Railway and Light
Company, recently placed in the hands
of r. 1. Mason, third vice president of
the Hampton Roads company, as re-
ceiver. In the absence of Attorney
R. G. Bickford of Newport News, who
asked for the appointment of Mr.. Ma
son as receiver, Judge Waddill declin-
ed to hear. w. ]. helms, whom the
course is asked to name as co-receiver,
is president of the Hampton Roads
company.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
JOINT CONFERENCE OVER.
AS Whole the Miners Seemed t.
Have the Better of 1t.

HAVE the Bettcr OF II,
Fort Smith, Ark, Sept. 1.-The Joint
conference of operators and miners OF
district No. 81, composed of Indian
Territory, Arkansas and Texas adj
journed to-day after a session of fif-
teen days. An agreement was reached
on all general propositions, except that
of shot firing, which, with number
of local matters, will be left to arbi-
tration.
AS a whole, the miners have the bet
ter of it. They have secured an in
crease of from rs to 80 cents a ton for
all classes of coal. Operators say that
the contract signed is a fair one, but
rather higher than the conditions war
rant,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
WnIthOur Beat Caldwell.

Providence, R. l.. Sept. Bobby
Walthour defeated Harry Caldwell by
one and a half laps to-night at the
Coliseum in one of the fastest twenty
mile motor paced races that has ever
been ridden on this track. The time
was 25:31
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
TUCKER is MISSING.

Stated That He Was short Half n
Million.
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 2.-William T.
Tucker, co-trustee with his mother of
the estate of his father, the Pate Wes-
ley A. Tucker is said to have disap-
peared from his home in this city It
is stated that upon the return from Eu-
rope recently of his mother, when she
had been summoned by relatives, a
shortage amounting to upwards of a
half million dollars was found in young
fuckers account. He is clfd to be in
Central America at present.
Tucker, who is about IS years old.
is member of several clubs In this
city 1t is said he had been dealing in
stocks for several months.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
PENALTY OF THE LAW.
was Paid by Negro who Had
Been Convicted of Assault.

Been Convicted of Assault.
Richmond, Va, Sept. Henderson
Finch, colored, was hanged at Boydton
Today for an attempt to assault Mrs.
- A. Geoghan, of Chase City. Doc Ba-
con- another negro, was condemned to
be hanged with Finch for completely in
me crime. but was reprieved by the
Governor to-day until Sept 4, so as TO
F'IInlt further examination into his
use. The two negroes narrowly es-
.aped lynching at the time the crime
was committed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-03
ENUMERATED KELLER.

He Had Nothing to Do With the De-
feat of Loud.
Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. AT the
evening session the National Associa-
ton of Letter Carriers Convention, by
a large vote, exonerated President j .
c. Keller of Cleveland. o., of any
wrong doing IN connection with the
defeat of Congressman Loud of Cali
fornia, and it is probable that Mr.
Keller will stand for reelection. The
report of the executive board was
adopted.