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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28

The authorities of Randolph county,
Alabama, are confronted with a puz-
zling proposition. Two weeks ago Tom
Barth, colored, was hanged at Wedo-
wee, the county seat. After being pro-
nounced dead by physicians, Barth's
body was cut down and turned over to
his relatives to be buried. AS the body
lay Tin state" to be viewed by the
curious negro population, some hours
after the hanging, there were signs of
life. A physician was called, restora-
tives wre applied and consciousness
was restored in the hanged man. A
day or two ago it was reported that
he was able to sit up and would prob
ably be well in week or so. Now
the officials are in doubt as to his
status under the law. The official pa
pers, duly attested, show him to be a
dead man. Being legally dead, the Of
ficials doubt that they have a right to
rearrest and rehang him, and yet the
fact remains that he is alive, whereas
the law decreed his death.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28

A German writer on naval affairs
has reached the conclusion that the
American navy is not to be compared
with that of Germany; that its disci-
pline is at the lowest ebb of any navy
in existence, and that the difficulty of
manning ships is felt in the United
States even more than in Great Brit
ain. He has ascertained that the num-
Der of assertions from the American
navy averages 366 per month. Having
had at least two good shots at the
American navy since the recent Dewey
interview, it is to be, hoped our Ger
man friends feel better. Meanwhile
the navy goes on with it's evolutions
and target practice.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28
THUNDERBOLT LINE Especially
ity Market to Casino via Bolton Street

Junction.
Beginning at 5:45 a. M, cars leave City Mar
ket for Casino at Thunderbolt every Is minutes
until II 80 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction is minutes
after leaving time at City Market. ~f -~s
Beginning at 1858 q, M, cars leave Casino at
Thunderbolt every Is minutes until 1908 mid
night
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-28

+Connects at Sandf1y with parcel car for city.
tConnects at Sandfiy with parcel car for Isle
Of Hope.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
Daughter of Russian NObIeman
in Jail For Safe Keeping
at POCateIIo.
Especial 10 The HeraIdl

Pocatello. Ida. March 31.-Miss Won
vittinghoh. who is Of a noble Russian
family, and who, il is believed. is living
IN this country i'm exile, and who. &c is
further stated. receives regular remit
tances from her relatives I'm Russia, ex-
perienced a sudden attack of dementia
this morning. She became possessed OF
the idea that some one was about to
enter her room for the purpose Of tax
ing her life. So. to defend herself. she
locked the door and opened the window.
sat on the sin with a revolver IN one
OF her hands and a large knife In the
other. She fired a number Of shots in
the air and threatened 20 kill any one
who came near. The neighb0rs In the
vicinity were frightened and sent for
the chief Of police. He tried 10 quiet
her, but could not Finally she agreed
% see DR.. Steeley who was summoned
and entered her room. followed by the
chief OF police, who disarmed the W0-
man. She was placed ia jail for safety,
and Drs. Steeley and Wright win exam
Inc into her sanity ana report Go Judge
Johnson Of the probate court She fol-
lowed the profession OF a nurse and
made her residence at the home of p.
Woodmansee on North Hayes avenue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
NEW COMBINE
BEING FORMED
Morgan to Take Over All the
Telephone Companies.
THIS STATE is INCLUDED
PRESIDENT WALLACE SAYS
SUCH TALK is ToMMYRoT.

Anew YORK. March 3l.-Another
N bnlion-dollar trust forming by
Morgan was the inside Wall
street statement following the an
nouncement of an increase Of capital
of the American Telephone g. Tele-
graph company today. The new COM
bine is to take in all telephone COM
panies, including Utah. Shares in
American viii be exchanged for shares
in the Independents The latter viii
each have a representation on the gem
eral board of directors.
Gould and Mackay. for the telegraph
companies, denied that they would en-
ter the combine.
President B. c.. Hubbeu of the Com
solidated. which is the purchasing eX-
change Of all the independents, said.
THE time is about ripe for a COM
binauon" But he believed the indie
pendents now had the whip hand OF
the Bell company and might not be
easily cOerced into going into trust.
He declared such a combine was bound
20 come. II was ideal as 4 business
and financial proposition. The saving
would be tremendous. The capital
would have 90 Doe unlimited He be-
lieved there might be- danger for the
public ia possible Increased prices. The
capitalization of the trust would prob
ably be a billion dollars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01

be placed on trial here nor can his case
ever be judiciauy determined. Let us
be as fair. then. 10 the dead as the law
pTesumes us to be 10 the living. He
must be presumed innocent until proven
guilty.
Burdick Blameless.
"The finding of this court is that the
evidence does not sustain the theory
that Burdick had a woman in his den
that night nor has it disclosed a single
immoral act on his part
The report concludes: 1T pOrtrays
him as "a loving father, and more than
magnanimOus and fOrgiving husband.
Mrs. Payne and Miss Hutchinson,
whose mines have been unfortunately
brought into this case are. so far as this
inquest was able 10 determine, COM
pletely GENERATED
The actions of Mrs. Hull on that
morning and her testimony on the
stand have caused me much thought
and study. To my mind they are in
consistent with the perfect want OF
knowledge as To- what had actually oc-
CURED. So little apparent feeling for
the dead man, such am evident desire
% cover up the crime and no DISPOSE
ton whatever 90 aid the authorities in
plaiuable, but they have not been eX-
planned The opening of the windows
from the inside and no one having gone
through as indicated by the snow and
ice on the ledge, would indicate desire
on the part of some one "a. give ais
crime the appearance of "a burglars
work. This person who waited there to
wrap the head of his victim I'm that
blanket and pile pillows on his corpse
was not a burglar Nothing has been
missed from the house except Burdick's
watch
Her Punishment Great.
Much credit should be given DR. J.
r. Rowland for his refusal to entertain
the suggestion of suicide But for his
honesty we may never have known that
one Of the most clever and shocking
murders Of this or any age had been
committed at our very doors. This is
essentially a city of homes where the
marriage contract is looked upon as
the cornerstone of society and is sa-
Credly regarded by all. To make little
of if is TO forfeit the good win and re-
spect Of our people and 20 invite their
most severe Censure. To is our duty to
censure Mrs. Burdick. But great as her
wrong has been, great is her punish
meut."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
C0NVICTS AT LIBERTY
Two Notorious Criminals Escape
From Provincial Prison al
Vancouver.

Vancouver. B. c., March 5l.-TwO n0t0-
rious cOnvicts escaped from the provincial
pCniteutilTy today. Both were old Offend
ers. William Jones, who was serving three
cumulative sentences for theft. did the
work which made possible their escape,
although the other. Joe Clarke who has
several times escaped from prison. is be-
Heved To have planned the delivery. a
hole was cut through the tWo-iuch solid
wood cell door with some sharp instru-
meut, probably "a knife. The heavy Yale
lock I'm the bar of the door was. 0Deugd
by a key which must have been made for
the purpose
Jones, who was I'M cell No so. on get
ting out. unlocked the door of Clarke S
cell, which was No. a.. The two cOuyicts
followed along the corridor 90 the side
door and the small paddock which was
On IL was broken while the large one
which was on the outside grated door was
opened with q KEY
Both prisoners carried irons when they
got out and the only way these can be
taken off is by filing.
Warden Armstrong expresses surprise
that Jones and Clarke did not uberate
more of their fellow prisoners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
ALL KINDS OF CRIMES
Seattle City Officials Arrested
Yesterday and Released
on Bail,

Seattle Wash. March 31.-Six Of the
eighteen indictments returned by the
grand jury yesterday are still held Sc
cret. the warrants not having been
served Those who have delivered
themselves into custody and released
on bail are as follows.
Mayor T. j.. Humes, malfeasance in
office
Chief Of Police Sullivan, malfeasance
IN Office.
Police Judge George. failure to per-
form his sworn duty.
Justice ". II. Cannat, eXtortion and
perjury.
George IT,. Piper. perjury
Jacob Furth president Of the Seattle
Electric company. obtaining a valuable
property by fraud.
S. II. Shumeton. an electric company
employe. obtaining a valuable property
by fraud.
Walter 3. Fulton. representing at
torney. failure 10 perform his sworn
dut.
Charles +. Whlttlesey eX-county
treasurer. larceny by embezzlement.
p. p Padden, larceny By embezzle-
ment.
w Fl. Whittesey larceny by embez-
element
Samuel Rosenberg. renting premises
for immoral purposes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
corporal WAS KILLED ATTACK OF DEMENTIA
Accident During Artillery Drill
in the Hall at Fort
Myer.

Washington March 3.-Tho overturn-
ing OF a heavy piece of artillery Yesterday
lu the drill han at Fort Myer curing
the regular drill OF the Fourth battery OF
Held artillery, commanded by Captain
$. NJ. Foote. caused the death of "A cor
poral and the injury of three other sol
dieTs. The dead.
Corporal Charles j. Slavin, - years old.
OF Washington, crushed beneath the
wheels
The injured.
Frank W. Reilly OF Eng' nd. "a years
of age, COMMISSIONS. Elmer Wehn. BATH
more, rs years Old slight confusion. NJ r..
Duncan. Brooklyn, 2g years old, both legs
bruised
When the accident occurred the battery
detachment consisting of four pieces. wbr
tearing al a gallOp around the drill hall
In column. AS the heavy guns took the
turn at a corner the wheels OF the lead
ing piece struck a sat under the tan bark
and the entire piece was turned upside
down. Slayin was the gunner OF this
piece and was seated on the extreme
right of the timber chest. He was hurled
20 the ground. the heavy ordnance falling
squarely across his body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
.LEILICH IS IN CHARGE
Bishop CranStOn Refuses to Re-
move Him-MiniStsrs Say He
Exceeds Authority.

Altoona, Pa, March 3l.-Bishop Grams
ton. having received no official notice of
Bishop WaUeus action IN removing the
Rev. DIR. Leiuch, says he viii continue
the latter iu charge of the Utah mis-
sIOus.
The Methodist ministers express the be
lief that Bishop Craustou exceeded his
authority n taking the action indicated
by the above dispatch. They say they are
prepared To- make "a fight to Gust Dr..
Leiuch If he returns to salt Lake and
attempts TO assume charge.
Rev. l.. III. kOepsel secretary Of the
missionary jurisdicuou of the Methodist
church said he thought there must DE
some mistake Boo the matter adding that
Bishop Warren is the only one who has
authority % remove OF relnstdte Dr.
Leilich, and that Bishop Cranstou had no
power To take the action he has, While
Or. Lcilich was sent here from the Penn
sylvauia district. where Bishop CransJOn
presides. this. Mr.. kOepsel says, gives
him no authority TO resciud his removal
by Bishop Warren
In regard 20 the Washington special
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
VEGAS CONTROVERSY
IS FINALLY SETTLED

Washington. March u.-A cantr0yer-
81 that has been before the postoficc
department for six years was ended to-
day by the appointment of Fred o..
Blood 90 be- postmaster az Las Vegas,
n. 81. An order was simultaneously
made disseminating the old Las Vegas
ONCE. changing the name of the pres
ent East Las Vegas Office TO that OF Las
Vegas. ana extending the free delivery
service over the territory now supplied
bv the old town. which was formerly
supplied by the Las Vegas office The
changes wiz take effect tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
COLORADO STRIKE HAS
BEEN DECLARED OFF

= Colorado Springs. Colo. March =
= dl.-Ihe strike at Colorado CITY >
? which has been In progress since >
= Feb. 10. and the strike I'm the .
mines i'm the Cripple Greek district .
= shipping 90 the United States Re- .
= auction & Refining compauys ,
= plant, which was ordered as "a re- =
= suit Of the Colorado city strike. =
= was declared off by President Moy- >
= er of the Western Federation of =
= Miners this evening =
The action of the executive was .
taken after numerous conferences y
= with the officials of the federation, >
= and came iu the nature of a sur >
= prise to the advisory board APP =
= pointed by Governor Peabody >
, which has been eEertiug every i'm .
= nueuce i'm its power 90 bring the .
= principals iu the fight together y
= The only question al issue mas =
- been the time at which the strikers >
? should be reInstated. President .
= Meyer accepts the promise Of Man .
> ager MacNeil thar the men shall =
= AN be re-empi0yed by May u.s.. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
NOTHING MORE CAN
BE DONE AT PRESENT

Washington March M.-Raudcauons
OF the Cuban reciprocity treaty were
exchanged al the state department to-
day by Secretary Hay and Senior Que
sada. the Cuban minister. There was
little fOrmal-y about the exchange One
copy of the treaty served. and this was
delivered 90 the Cuban minister. In adj
dlti0u Secretary Hay and the Cuban
minister signed "a protocol recitIug the
fact of the exchange. The copy of the
treaty signed today viii be sent 20
Cuba, and when the other copy bearing
President Palma's signature is received
here DO viii De placed ON file iu the state
department The next step iu order
will be- the proclamation OF the treaty.
but this cannot bee done until the house
acts on 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
THOUGHT TO BE THE
FUGITIVE R0BBER

Toledo, o., March 3l-United States
Marshals Wayne and Winders and De-
tectiVes Robson and Mitchell arrested
a man at the Lake Shore depot last
night who is believed 90 Doe the r0bber
Who escaped after a battle with officers
az Bedford, o.. last Saturday morning.
lie was arrested shortly before the train
arrived which brought the remains of
Frank Adams, the burglar VINO was
killed. On the suspects person was
found a card of the undertaken 10 whom
Adams body was shipped. The remains
were accompanied by Mrs. Jennie viii
kinson, who claims 10 be a sister Of the
deceased. Nothing is known here OF
her or Adams. The man arrested re-
fused to give his name and was locked
up I'm jail. The woman declined to talk
and went to a hotel for the night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
DIRECTORS WERE BAMBOOZLED
Cashier Of German Bank Secured $3.50 Cash anda Life Pen
sion Of $500 by Running Des-
-p arats Bluff.

The bank officers, dropping the high
tone which they had al first assumed
toward Hermann, begged him 10 re-
store the money and retain their es-
TEEN. Hermann slowly yielded so taf
as 20 say that if they would give him
S6.250 down and a life pension of SsVu
year he would return the stolen
money.
1t was daylight when the directors
promised to give the cashier $3.50 ana
"A pension.
Hermann then went To the outer
office. brought i'm $4,000. counted cut
$50 aud put S6.250 in his pocket.
The directors said this was not fair
that ne must return all the money
and then he would receive the $3.50
promised 10 him. He, however, re-
fused. and the bank has now brought
legal proceedings to recover the $3.50.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
CARPENTERS WILL
co OUT ON STRIKE

Vancouver b. c., March 5l.-Nith con-
tracts on their hands TO" buildings ag-
erecatlng in value over 81 100000 the con-
tracing builders of Vancouver are face
to face with a serious strike. Unless
they agree before o'clock tomorrow
morning 90 grant the new schedule asked
bv the carpenters. "a strike. affecting all
che building trades win go al once into
effect. The carpenters demand an eight
hour day. 40 cents an hour and an agree
ment 10 the operation of the card sys-
tenn 10 Is said that the mill men are
backing up the building contractors In
resisting the demands of the men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
BEEF PACKERS WILL
PROBABLY PAY FINE

jefferson City. Mo-, March 3L-NO
motion for "a rehearing in the case Of
custer filed by the attorney general
against The five beef packing firms. Pc
Gently found guilty by The supreme
court of carrying 0u their business not
iu conformity with the state antitrust
laws. and the teu-day limit allowed by
the court has expired. This is taken
90 mean that the packers win abide by
the decision of tue court aud pay their
fines of $1,000 each by April u.s. the limit
fixed by the court. Non-paymeut of
those fines win result DO custer of the
state of such companies refusing 90
obey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01

President George Y. Wallace Of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany of this city says that he believes
that the statement that Morgan is att
tempting to form a gigantic combine
Of the telephone companies is all tom
myrOt There is no foundation for
such report" said Mr. Wallace. The
American Telephone d Telegraph COM
pany owns a controlling interest iu all
the telephone companies i'm the United
States, aggregating a value of $l3S. -
100000. and when IL already has a com
bine of that nature what would be
the motive i'm forming another COM
bine? OF course, / suppose Mr.. Morgan
could get hold of an the companies If
he decided 10. but ! do not believe there
is a grain of truth IN the report"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
GUSTAVUS F. SWIFT
PLACED IN THE TOMB

Chicago. March 3l.-Puhl.c services at
tending the burial of Gusravus h. swift
were conducted today al 81 James
church. Assisted by Rev Dr. W. d..
Holmes and Rev Harmon u. Glenden-
ming former pastors of Mr.. Swift Rev.
Daniel G.. CobuTn conducted the services.
A short prayer service al the home or
the decedent attended only by relatives
and close friends of the family preceded
the church service. The latter was ate
tended by hundreds of employees of the
dead packer the plant the stock yards
and the city offices Of the firm being
closed. Only immediate relatives were
present at the interment az Mount Hope
cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
AMERICAN COMPETITION IN THE.
IRON AND STEEL TRADE DISCUSSED

they desired to be abreast Of the times
Mr. Parks also spoke Of the necessity
fOg appointing business men as consuls,
as was done by the United States. and
advocated a reform Of the pres5n mt free
trade system and closer trade relations
within the empire as a means of meet
ing the American onslaught
A number Of papers were read by the
commissioners of the Iron Trade assO-
ciatiCu who We're sent to America. the
general trend of which was in effect
that the better part of the British iron
and steel industry occupied an unas-
sailable position. although pending the
developments OF the resource of Cam
ada and other colonies a period of seri-
Gus competition and invasion from the
United states was to be expected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
OFFICIAL RECEPTION
OF AMBASSADOR TOWER

Berlin. March 3L-AmbassadOr Tower
and Mrs Tower viii occupy their house
here Friday and that evening they viii
hold ana official reception, for which the
court officials viii issue 1850 invita-
lions.
The official Reicstauzeiger today prints
the following court notification.
''Iu accordance with the regulations
defending the forms observable toward
ambassadors. all gentlemen belonging 10
the august court. or who are presented
there. accompanied by their wives. have,
according 10 tradition. 90 make the first
visit. and that personally after the new
ambassador has been received by thelr
imperial majesJies and their royal high
nesses. the princes and princesses of tho
royal house. and this applies 10 all ladies'
belonging TO the august court
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01

London, March 3l-The British iron
trade and American competition were
the subjects of a conference of iron and
steel manufacturers held in London to-
day with the object Of considering now
best 20 meet the competition of the
United States. Ebenezer Parks. NJ p.
of Birmingham, who presided, said that
while in America he was much struck
by the number of Englishmen who were
occupying responsible positions IN
American factories. Many Of the best
inventions, he added, were the work Of
Englishmen, The reason England did
not adopt the labor-saving appliances
was the lack of surplus capital, but
the English manufacturers would have
TO make greater use thereof and
scrap old machinery more rapidly IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01

DERLIN, March 3l.-While the
Il board Of directors of the Mayence
Peoples bank was I'm session a
few davs ago the cashier. Hermann.
who had been with the bank twenty
seven years, told the directors he had
taken $4,000 of the banks funds. The
amazed directors, when they were
really convinced that this was true
and that the old emplOye had suddenly
gone mad, asked him why he had
robbed the bank, he replied.
This is my revenge for not having
been elected a director I'M 1900 as
was promised I had been preparing
this stroke for three years"
The cashier added that NE was will
ing 10 go 20 the penitentiary for iife
as he had got even by inficting life
pangs on the directors and stOckhOid-
ers" by taking the money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
EXPLOSION OF
GAS AND DUST
Six Men Killed in a Coal Mine at
SandoyaI, Ills.
FIVE WERE TERRIBLY BURNED
IMPERFECT VENTILATION WAS
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.

NENIRALIA, MS. March 31-An
l explosion of gas and coal dust in
The coal shaft at Sand0yal. uls,
Six miles out of this city. today resulted
~ the death of s.x men, Five others
We're terribly burned about the d ads
and chest
The dead. LATE LeaIy, Frank DIer0.
Joe Ihebasc0, John Giacciu0. Joe BIZ
anaco, Henry NeWh0use.
The seriously injured. Allen New
mousse, Henry Wheeler, Frank Day.
Charles r. Lewis William MCFadden.
The accident was due 90 an accumu-
lauon In the mine from imperfect ven
tllauon, and from coal dust which had
been allowed 90 gather 90 a depth OF
Two feet ln many places. The force of
The explosion wrecked the interior Of
The mine, destroying trap doors and
knocking down props.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
GUARD MISSING WITH
HIS TWO PRISONERS

Helena. Mont. March 3l.-Murder may
have been committed at Fort Harrison
this evening. William B. Wallace aged
p. and Fred Alexander. aged 30, Two
guard house prisoners who have been
confined for some time secured posses
sion of a rifle in some manner and either
by killing or removing Sentry @. b.
trace of anv of the three men. who ara
members of the TweuJy-t0urtl infantry.
smith was known 90 Doe uufricudly toward
the prisoners. and This leads the officials
10 believe that he was done away with
The CITY police and "a detachment of
soldiers are searching for the men. but
as yet no trace has been found of them.