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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
SESSIONS BEGUN
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
More Than 1000 Delegates Repre-
sent Various Churches

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 22.-Over
1000 delegates were in attendance at
the opening session of the national con-
ference of Unitarian and other Chris
tian churches to-day. An address OF
welcome was made by Mayor F. P.
Stoy, and was responded to by Presi-
dent Carroll D. Wright. Rev. Thomas
r. Slicer, chairman of the council, fol-
lowed Mr.. Wright. The address by
Secretary Mrs. Emily Fitield of Dor
eheSter, Mass. was full of important
information and was attentively list
ened to- Another report which was of
much interest was that of Charles w.
Wendle of Boston, secretary of the In
ternational Council of Unitarians.
A deviation from the original pro-
gramme was made when thirty min
utes were devoted to the discussion OF
the negro educational question in the
South. 1t was participated in by w:
Benson of Kowaliga and ]. Taylor of
Tuskegee, the latter representing Book
err T. Washington.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
CITY BREVITIES.

Driver Bob Glass of the chemical en-
CINE at the Central Fire Station is back
on duty after a recent fall in which
he badly sprained his ankle.
Mr.. H. E. Hail. a member of the
committee which had in charge the
awarding of the automobile purchased
by Savannah merchants, requests the
Morning News to say that the first
and only announcement made was that
G. w. Beach. of No. 424 Duffy street,
west, had been given the automobile.
was the first to read the name and
no other name was announced"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

Norfolk, Va, Sept 22.-The steamer
Georgetown of Buffalo, N. Y, while
lying in the stream near Lambert's
Point, was run down to-day by the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
barge No. 5, lowed by the tug Sails
bury, and received damages to her
port bow that probably will amount
to $1,000
The Georgetown was placed In
berth at the pier where temporary re-
pairs are being made. The steamer VIII
continue her voyage as soon as the
repairs are completed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

won, with Dr. Stephens, to l, second.
and Louisville, to 1, third. Time
1:422-5.
Fourth Race-Mile and a sixteenth.
Frivol, to 1, won, with Dutch Carter,
IL to 1, second, and Carat, to 1. third.
Time 1:4S 2-5.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Cogno-
men, Is to i, won, with Don Domo, Z
to 1, second, and Cascine, to 1, third.
Time 1:143-
Sixth Race-Mile. Brush By s to s,
won, with Wainamonen, 4 to I, second.
and Birch Broom, to l, third. Time
1:41 3-5
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
MOTOR CAR WRECKED;
TWO MEN INJURED.
Wreck May Have Been Planned.
Superior Court Adjourned.

Moultrie. Ga, Sept. 22.-Supt. T.-w
Geer, of the Union Pinoplis Sawmills,
and w. E. Hale, electrician for the
Triton, Townsville and Gulf Road,
were seriously injured in the wreck
of motor car between Moultrie and
ODE, this morning. Geer had one leg
broken In several places and may be
fatally hurt Hale received painful
cuts and bruises, but will recover.
Some one had evidently planned to
wreck the passenger train near due.
for piece of scrap iron had been
spiked on the track. Geer and Hale,
who were going to ODE and running
at high speed. failed to see the OBJ
struction until too late. They were
picked up by a passenger train and
brought to their homes, where medi-
cal attention was promptly rendered.
Superior Court was adjourned here
this afternoon, Judge Mitchell having
been taken suddenly III.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
To Adance Postomces.

Washington, Sept. 22.-There will be
eighty-ive fourth class postoffices in
the United States advanced to the pres
idential class Oct. as follows:
Georgia: Ashburn, with salary at
$1,000; Boston, $1,100; Camilla. $1,000:
Lyle, $1,100; Millen, $1100; Shellman,
$1,1O0; Swainsboro, $1,100. and Talbot
ton, 81, 900.
Alabama; Clayton, $1,000, and &C.
neva, $1,000.
South Carolina: Huntsville, 81 200,
and Walhalla, S1.100
Louisiana-Bunkie, Kentwood, New
Roads.
Mississippi-New Albany.
Tennesse-Cookeville, Estill Springs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.


Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 22.-Mem-
phis won the first game of the post
season series after a hard fought
eleven inning contest by to 4 score
The pitching of Hale, and batting of
the champions at critical periods were
features. Little Rock. was weakened
by the absence of Catcher Lynch. and
First Baseman Wright. Score:
R.HE.
Little Rock o oOOO1O111o- IS 8
Memphis 49,. 20 0 0 0 0 0 l Is II 1
Batteries-Hale and Accorsini: Watt
and Clark.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
New Primary Law Tried.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 22.-The first
election under the new Democratic le-
galized primary plan was held here to-
day, candidates for the assembly from
Richmond being chosen. The vote was
very light. amounting to about SOOV
only, and the feature of the outcome
is the defeat of the two candidates
who were particularly regarded as rep
resenting the anti-liuuor element.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
SHERIFF WANTS GATLING.

Fulton county should own a big gat-
ling gun to be used in times of riot.
Such is the opinion of Sheriff helms
cleaned from his many years of expert
ence with lawlessness. The plan sug-
gested by the sheriff is to station the
gun at the Jail, and have trained horses
there which could be hitched to it at
a moments notice and go to the scene
of trouble Immediately. The gun would
be managed similar to fire apparatus.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
Claims Amount to 81, 200, 900.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 22.-Cred-
itors of the Southern Car and Foun-
dry Company met to-day in this city
and began an examination of the bank
rupt before Referee Grayson. Claims
were filed amounting to $1,900,000. Three
trustees were elected as follows
Thomas G. Bush of Birmingham
Thomas A. Gillispie of Orange, n. j."
and Orion Hurlbut of Chattanooga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
Cincinnati Broke Even.

Cincinnati, Sept. 22.-Cincinnati
again broke even in the double-header
with Philadelphia to-day. The feature
of the first game was Donlins terrific
batting. The second game was called
in the seventh inning on account of
darkness Score: R-H.E.
Cincinnati 80 0O21220 Oh 5
Philadelphia 81 0 2 20 Z 0--12 10 2
Batteries-Phillips and Foil; Duggle-
by and Doom.
Second Game R.H.E.
Cincinnati ........1 4 0 0--S 10 0
Philadelphia ........0 0 0 0 0 Ii 0
Batteries-Ewing and Peitz; Mitchell
and Doom. Attendance, 2,0S3.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
ROME TO THE GULF.

Maj. Andrews, government engineer,
is in Rome, to complete the authorized
survey of the Coosa river to the Gulf.
He estimates the work at 81, 500,O 900 for
a six-foot channel through the shoals.
This estimate will probab bly, secure an
appropriation. The last estimate was
about $20,000.000. The government
boats here will make an inspection of
the Oostanaula above Rome.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
DAMAGE TO ORANGES.

c. r. McClung of ST. Petersburg, who
is regarded as one of the best posted
men in the state on the orange crop.
has just returned from a business trip
through the state. Mr.. McClung esti-
mates the loss by storm much lower
than others. his opinion being that the
loss throughout the state will amount
to only Is per cent. DeSoto county, he
says, sustains a loss of % per cent,
the West Coast, per cent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
Cannon Bali" Killed Two.

Richmond, Va, Sept 22.-While re-
turning to Dutch Gap, Va, from Pc
tersburg to-day, a wagon containing
Mrs. Lozon, two sons and daughter
was struck by Norfolk and Western
cannon BALI train. Mrs. Lozon ana
one of the sons, aged five years, were
instantly killed and the daughter serl-
ously, and the second son slightly in
iured
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

United States District Attorney Strin-
ling, under the Sherman antitrust act
The answer to the suit will be filed bv
the associations attorney, on the next
rule day. Every member of the asso-
citation, including all of the wholesale
firms of Jacksonville, have been serv-
ed with subpoena to appear at the
office of the clerk of the United States
court on Oct. 8, that being the next rule
day
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
RESULTS AT HAWTHORNE.

Chicago Sept 22.-Rssults a. Haw-
fhoTnss
FIRST Rae lYe furl0ngf. Hoceo.
- !. won. with Lokaion. 70 I. second
sDd Miss NOBLE. 20 10 D. third. Time
; 20 5-5.
feooug Racs~EiE fBnongf. Ancke
~ Q. aFor, Nttb Orfeo > - o. Second
end Ahoia. % 90 D. fhird. Time
if1-b.
Thifa Isaoe-siie HsrEs. . % g.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

Columbus, MISC. Sept 22.-Louls II
Ackert, trainmaster OF the Southern
Railway. who was struck by train a Z
Greenyiile. Miss. last night. died to-
day. The deceased was n brother n
Charles ~. Ackert. general manager OF
the Southern Railway.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 22.-Clarke's
home run. which tied the score, was
the only feature. Pittsburg's new
players could not win. Score: R.H.E.
Pittsburg 80 0 Q 0 0 1 0 2 "a Il
Brooklyn 80 3 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 Is 10 0
Battelies-Thompson, Kennedy and
Carisch; Schmidt and Ritter. At
tendance 1.657.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
GROCERs TO ANSWER SUIT.

The Wholesale Merchants and Gro
GERS Association Of Jacksonville,
through their attorneys. is preparing
an answer TO the bill OF complaint
brought against the association by
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
detroit neat AFFLICTED.

Philadelphia, Sept. 22.-Henleys bad
inning and several costly errors by
the locals gave Detroit to-day's game.
Score; R.H.E.
Detroit ......O1O5O II 10 /
PHILADELPHIA % 0 0 20 / 1 2 o. Is 8
Batteries-Kitson and Buelow; Hen
ley, Fairbanks and Schreck. Attend
ance, 1906. LA
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

ST. Louis, Sept. 22.-Boston won
from st. Louis to-day in a one-sided
game. Score: R.H.E.
Boston .......3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 80 II
Batteries-Betts and Coveny: Pittin-
ger and Moran. Attendance, 1900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
weimer pitched Great Game.

Chicago. Sept. 22.-Weimer pitched
another great game against New York
to-day. allowing but six scattered hits
Score: RH.E
Chicago ......oO32 01Ox-6 II |
New York 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ii
Batteries-Weimer and Raub: Nc
Ginnity and Warner. Attendance, g.
I0O
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
st. Loui. Took Final Game.

Washington. Sept. 22.-St. Louis won
the final game of the series to-day.
Sudhoff pitched remarkable ball for six
innings, not allowing a single hit or
man to reach first. Score: R.H.E.
Washington 100 00011-2 S 2
st. Louis ...O 5 Q 0 0 0 0 o Is IL 2
Batteries Patten and Kitterdge;
Sudhoff and Kahoe. Attendance, 1,109.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
Cleveland Beat New York.

New York, Sept 22.-Cleveland again
beat New York to-day and put an end
to all hopes and aspirations of the To-
Gals. Score: R.H.E.
New York 40 OOOO3OO IA 8 1
Cleveland 80 0 0 o / l l 0 rs 10
Ba'tter!es-Tannehil and Beville;
Stovall and Abbott Attendance, $500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Boston. Sept 22.-The home teams
long string of successive wins was
broken by Chicago to-day. Atrock's
clever pitching was largely RESPONSE
BILE. Score: R.H.E.
Boston .......O 100000 % 4 /
Chicago .....3 101 0 0 OF 10 8
Batteries-Hughes and Farrell; AL
trock and Sullivan. Attendance, 1855.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
FOOTBALL LEADERS FOR 'o3.
Captains of the Leading College
Tennis.

Barring Yale, nearly every impor-
tant football team in the country has
elected captains for 1903 Who they
are and the positions they played last
season will interest those who follow
the great American College game
Team and Position Captain.
L. of Cincinnati-Fullback ...... Box
ST. Xavier College-Left half .....
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08
SEND US YOUR ORDER FOR
u FULL QUARTS OF @ 4
= 1O-YEAR-OLD RYE y u
EXPRESS PREPAID o
EXP RESS PREPAID, FOR

And w will send you, free o. charge, two sample bottles-one twelve, n ff-
teen-year-oId-Rye, a corkscrew n a goId-tipped whisky glass. We make this
offer simply to get you to try the goods. We also have this same brand eight
years old, which we will dispose of at $50 per gallon, in lots Of. two or more
gallons at n shipment. We also give sample bottles glass n COrkscreV
with these goods. All goods ire put up inf full quart bottles and sent express
prepaid. If goods aren lot satisfactory, return them atO r expense and we will
refund your money. 1t is almost impossible to get pure whisky from dealers.
These goods are shipped direct from the DistIHng Company, which guarantees
their purity IN saves mddemans profit. We are the only Registered Dis
tIers sin America selling to nsumers dieCt the entire product of Our Regstend
DEtenc" others who claim tO IRE only dealers buying and selling.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08
WORDS OF PRAISE

The Following Endorsements from
the Press, Financial Institutions
and Customers Prove Not only the
Great Merit of the KelIerstrRss
Whiskey, but the Company to BE
Greatest DistIIlinE Company in
the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08

DEMEkANEn-You must mail us thiSw whole page advertisement and you
letter NOT later than February 2Srd. Remember, it is from
The biggest Whisky House in America You know uS We have advertised
in this paper for years, but his offer viii never appear again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

apartments especially for the Presf-
dent and the guests of the nation.
The general waiting room, $50 feet
wide and 220 feet long. is to be COW
ed by a Roman barrel vault ninety
feet high, decorated with sunken cof-
fers or panels after the manner or the
Baths of Diocletian. 1t is lighted by
semi-circular window seventy-fve feet
in diameter at each end. and by fve
semi-circular windows of thirty feet
diameter on each side. The architects
sessed q hall of such proportions.
The station will have no large span
train sheds, since roo, Sufficient to
the most notable building in Wash
ington and would mar the beauty OF
the city. Ordinary platform sheds
have been adopted, which will over
lap the trains and afford sufficient pro-
lection from the weather.
One of the novelties of the new sta
ton will be an invalid's room. located
on the passenger concourse- 1t VIII
be Immediately accessible from the
trains and will be provided with every
convenience. A resident physician
will have his ofices there Several
mortuary chambers for the use of peo-
pie accompanying the remains OF rela-
tives or friends are so located that a
hearse or carriage can approach or
leave without coming in contact with
the public services.
For the convenience of business
men and tourists desiring to spend
only day in Washington comfortable
dressing-rooms with baths have been
provided, and in connection with them
Will be a Turkish bath and a swim
ming pool.
The cost of the entire improvement
will be about $4,000 900. The govern
ment gives So. 100000 as its contribu-
ton toward the expenses of abolishing
grade crossings, and. in addition,
! shares with the District of Columbia
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

My great, great grand-aunt. Tabitka.
stood out on the back doorstep shak-
ing the tablecloth after supper
She wasnt-no. mean 1 wasn't her
great, great grand-niece then
But 1 have that tablecIoth now,
carefully folded away in lavender, and
laid in the big linen chest, with which
it has descended from far-back an
cestors to me
How much longer things do last
than folks, 1t seems strange
But I think one reason may be be-
cause the things don't wear them
selves out with fret and worry, as
people do
That tablecloth was homespun and
wide and white and thick and strong
then, when Tabitha was shaking it
Now IL is somewhat thin and very yell
low with age Ii was big and broad
enough then TO cover the large table
in the great kitchen, where the meals
were spread for family that would
astonish if not appal most fathers of
families nowadays, if they had to pro-
vide for such
But / don't suppose the real cost of
providing for all of Tabitha's seven
brothers and sisters, with Tabitha
herself and father and mother incluG-
ed. was greater than that of many or
binary families of a quarter of that
lsize
And Tabitha's folks were called
good livers and well-to-do. for the
times. too.
They had no lack of good fare. GER
tainly; cold boiled sliced ham, cider
apple sauce. cooked over the back log
in the monster fireplace; and such In
dian meal and rye bread, and baked
beans and pumpkin pie, baked in the
deep brick oyens besides yellow but
ter and cream and cottage cheese,
That was the supper. spread over
the cloth. spun by herself-that Ia
bitha was shaking the crumbs from.
And such a healthy, happy lot of
brothers and sisters were seated
around that homely, home board,
We read in certain authentic, good
book. And there were giants in those
days
Certainly. these brothers and sis
tiers. too, were descended from those
giants. And though l never had the
pleasure of meeting those great, great
grand-relations of mine, / vet do well
recoIiect my grand-uncles
1 can testify to their great stature
and brawny muscle: there were eight
of them. with five fair. tall and
stately sisters. my grand aunts. Truly
q goodly bakers dozen
So. now. maybe you will find what
there is to be told about Tabitha and
her famous tablecloth easier to credit
For remember. please, that she was a
sister TO those descendants of giants
and do not forget, either, that the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Plans have been made public for
the union station of the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Washington This is the
station in which Congress took q
hand to solve a railway problem
which has long been a bugbear to
Washington Gen. washington's origi-
nal plan OF more than a century ago
concerning the system of radiating
avenues viii not be disturbed. and
the station will be located at the
center of these avenues
The new station will be the biggest
and most ornate in the world Ii will
be erected at the intersection of Della
ware and Massachusetts, avenues. The
natural advantage of the site as a
center of distribution has been greatly
enhanced by. the creation of a plaza
500 feet wide and 5000 feet long.
The station will face directly to-
ward the dome over the center of the
halls of Congress. half q mile distant,
and will be treated in an architectural
style in keeping with its character as
the vestfbuIe of the capital. The
architectural motives for the proposed
building have been drawn from the
triumphal arches of Rome The plaza,
sloping gently away from the station,
will be decorated with balustrades
and fountains. and terrace separat-
ing it from the fore-court. about 100
feet wide, will surround the building.
The station building proper will be
$50 feet long and from sixty-ive to 120
feet in height. 1t will be built of
white marble or granite The three
entrance arches, fifty feet in height.
will far exceed in scale their Roman
prototypes These central doorways
lead into vaulted open-air vestibule,
and thence into the main waiting
room. The forty-foot arches of the
end payilions are both carriage en-
frances
The one toward the east is for
official use, and leads to a suit OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
PYGMIES
BROUGHT

Du Chaillu brought home as incredible.
he was accused of having drawn
upon his Imagination for his dwarfs,
and he suffered for many years under
this injustice Fortunately he lived
long enough to see his good work
fully recognized and appreciated
New York Sun
Germany's Advancement
Berlin, Germany, will soon have an
e1ectric-distance-prin apparatus as
an adjunct to the telephone Through
the contract with the postofiice de-
partment, of which the telegraph and
telephone system is a part, the Fern
drucker Company is able to establish
a special service for subscribers in
Berlin and its suburbs, who can ex-
change communications in printed
type by way of the main telegraph Of
fee The apparatus is similar to a
typewriting machine After connection
is made. communication can be had
by simply manipulating the machine
like a typewriter, even If the address
see be absent, the printing goes on au-
tomatically on tape The text OF the
message is duplicated on the machine
of the sender, SO that a correct record
is kept and mistakes in transmission
are avoided The annual subscription
is $119
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Drawn into two close, hard knots
roses, blooming on the big rose tree
at the corner of the house
Suddenly, like a flash, she darted
down the steps, quickly unfolding and
spreading out the tablecloth as she
went; and with one deft movement of
her 1.-the. strong, young arms. she
swiftly and dexterously threw it over
some dark, skuIRing object, hiding
there under the spreading rose tree.
In trice Tabitha brought the ends
of the tablecloth up on the bias and
tied them tight over the head and
shoulders of the crouching prisoner.
who was so doubled up that arms and
hands and feet were all fettered with
in the folds of that stanch cloth,
which Tabitha, before her captive
could make use of his bewildered
senses, had drawn into two close
hard knots.
Then. how she did use her healthy
young lungs, calling to her aid her
big brothers. and all before the aston
ished savage prisoner could more than
protest with very smothered
"oghi"
But it was not one of Tabitha's big
brothers who first came in answer to
her cries for help, though one surely
as stalwart and ready to take up
her cause. as any one OF them
1t was that nearest neighbor. whom
but little while before Tabitha
seemed to expect-and was so dissat-
isfied because he failed to come
This was Capt lobe Lent, leader
of the small band of big. brave men.
who took it upon themselves to pro-
the scattered pioneer families. in
danger from attack by the hostile In
dams.
Though rather late in arriving. his
coming was most opportune. and vail
| ant Tabitha gladly delivered to him
her prisoner
| from s-durance vile.~ though stIll held
| firmly festered. he grunted out. Heap
brave squaw papoose, ugh, Heap
brave, ugh,"-looking at Tabitha with
| much wonder and admiration
I should say sol" laughed jolly Hi:
and Good for you. Taht" declared
zeb, her brothers all crowdfng around
her in loving pride, and her father
nodded his head approvingiy. And
Tabitha's usually unfiinching gaze fell
before the look of mingled admiration
and love that shone forth from the
clear blue eyes of brave Capt lobe
Then her father turned to the cring
ing culprit, demanding. sternly. --And
you what do you mean by skulkins
around my house in this way.-
Ugh. Big chief sent Wandao II
spy out white mans house.
-Whatg Is IL Wandoag- reproach
fully asked Tabitha's father.
Haven't 1 always been friendly ana
true to the red men, my brotherr
Wandoa bent his head in dec
thought. and when he looked up tn
lines of bitter hatred were gone iron
his dark face as he said
MY white brother Is true. and hz