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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
PROVED HIS DEATH
BISHOPS DAGGER WOUNDS MADE
HIM THE VICTIM
OF WEBSTER, WHOM HE SHOT.
BLOODY TRAGEDY AT GIRARD,
ALA, PROVED TO BE DUAL.

Police Suspected That the Array
Was the Result of Com
spiracy Formed Against Marshal
mshOp-RRmsey Webster's Wife
and Daughter Were Under Sur
VIGILANCE and Two Men Were
Arrested-It Is Believed Win
chester Was Fired at the Mar
shall.
Columbus. Ga, April IL. M
Bishop, marshal of Girard. who was
stabbed last night by Ramsey Web
ster, whom he in turn shot dead. after
a desperate struggle in the dark, died
from his wounds this afternoon. 1t
was seen from the first that his in
juries were fatal, as the long, keen
Spanish dagger was thrust several
times into the officers abdomen before
he could realize fully that he was being
attacked by the man who had in
weighed him to his home with the de-
liberate purpose it is believed, of muir
dering him.
Every store in Girard was closed
this afternoon and a deep gloom hangs
over the town. The funeral of Mar
shall Bishop takes place tomorrow
the interment taking place at Craw-
ford, Ala. He will be buried with Ma
sonic, Odd Fellow and military hon
ors, the Twin City Guards forming an
honorary escort to Crawford. Ramsey
Webster was buried in Girard Gene
terry this afternoon.
Public excitement in Girard has. beer
greatly intensified by a suspicion that
there was a conspiracy to murder Mar
shall Bishop. A mysterious feature Of
the affair is that while the marsha
was shooting his assassin with his pts.
toll, a Winchester rifle report rang out
in the same vicinity. The bullet die
not strike the marshal, but struck il
a yard not far away, and from it's range
it was conjectured that the person who
fired it stood just across the street
from the marshal.
Acting upon the theory that the
whole affair was a made-up plot t
entice the marshal to the house, anC
that the message to come and save
Mrs. Webster from mistreatment by
her drunken husband was part of the
plot, the authorities placed both Mrs
Webster and her 15-year-old daughter
under surveillance, while j. L. Turner
and Henry Ledbetter were arrested or
the suspicion of being implicated in
the affair. They have since been re-
leased, however, and the guard has
been removed, from about the Webster
residence.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
BUSINESS LOCALS.

j. L. Morrison & Co. are now show
ing an elegant line of new silks and
dress good trimmings to match; prices
lower than anywhere else.
j. & c. N. Thomas, watch inspectors
for the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Leaders of low prices on watches,
clocks and jewelry; reliable opticians.
120 Whitaker street.
The Savannah District Messenger
Company win make you special rates
on drayage, messenger service, furnf-
ture and pianos moved and stored. 81
Montgomery street.
Best bargains in city property by W
J. Miscally, Jr., 20 Bryan street. You
will consult your own interest by see-
ing him for fun particulars.
Garfunkel & Sons are showing a
rainy day skirt that is worth $500,
their price is $3.50, the styles are black,
oxford, brown and royal blue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
SWEEPING CHANGES
Ordered by the King of Servia in
Two PrOcIamntiOns.

Ordered by the King of Servia in
Two PrOcIamntiOns.
Belgrade, Servia, April king
Alexander to-day executed a coup
d'tat. He issued two proclamations,
the first decreeing a suspension of
the constitution adopted April 49, 1901,
repeating Objectionable laws passed
hereunder. retiring the senator's and
councillors of state, dissolving the
Skupshtina, and re-enacting the
laws as the existed previous
to the constitution of 1901. The
second proclamation restores this
constitution to it's former validity.
In the first proclamation the King
says the Senate and the Skupshtina,
created under the constitution granted
by him in 1901, passed laws which
proved impracticable. Affairs in the
Balkans the King adds, are very Sc
rious, and Servia needs order, unity
and peace.
The King then suspends the consti-
tuition of 1901 and declares the man
dates of the senators to be null end
void, and the proclamation goes on
to announce that the councillors of
state are retired, and that the
Skupshtina is dissolved. Several of
the laws, including the press law, the
communal law and the act governing
the electoral system are annulled and
replaced by laws previously existing.
Immediately after this proclamation
ordinances appointing new senators
and councillors of state were issued
and the King issued a second procla-
nation, by which the constitution of
April 10, 1901, was restored to its full
validity.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08

President Roosevelt Addressed Large Audience
at Fargo in North Dakota.

unteer scldiery to be organized with
all possible rapidity and efficiency in
time of war; and, furthermore, to
help in every way the national guard
in time of peace. The militia law en-
acted by the Congress marks the tlrst
long step ever taken in this direction
by the national government. The
general staff law is of immense i'm
portance and benefit to the regular
army. Individually, 1 would not adj
init that the American regular, either
officer or enlisted man, is inferior to
any other regular soldier in the
world. In fact, if it were worth while
to, boast, 1 should be tempted to say
that he was the best. But there
must be proper training, proper or
ganization and administration, in or
der to get the best service out of even
the best troops.
This is particularly the case with
such small army as ours, scattered
over so vast a country. We do not
need a large regular army, but we do
need to have our small regular army
the very best that can possibly be
produced. Under the WORKOUT and in
effective organization which has hith-
erto existed, a sudden strain is alb
solutely certain to produce the dislo-
cation and confusion we saw at the
outbreak of thS war with Spain; and
when such diSlocation and confusion
occurs it is easy and natural, but en-
tirely improper, to blame the men who
happen to be in Office, instead of the
system which is really responsible.
Under the law just enacted by Con-
gress this system will be changed i'm
mensely for the better, and every pa
triotic American ought to rejoice; for
when we come to the army and the
navy we deal with the honor and in
terests of all our people; and when
such is the case party lines are as
nothing, and we all stand shoulder to
shoulder as Americans, moved only by
pride in and love for our common
COuntrV"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
is a Leading PreIate.

st. Louis, April 7.-Archbishop Mont
gomery is about so years of age and
one of the leading American prelates
Two years ago, while Archbishop Kane
was in Rome, he had charge of the St
Louis diocese.
He is a son of United States Judge
Zachary Montgomery, who was on the
federal bench in Montana. Judge
Montgomery was devout Catholic and
held some very radical views on the
school question, which brought him in
to dsfavor with President Grant. His
son inherited from him the decision
of character and views, which he held
on many questions touching the rela-
tions between the church and state.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
STRIKE IN HOLLAND.
Some of the Employees of the Rail-
road Returned to Work

Amsterdam, April IA number of
employees of the Netherland Railroad
returned to work to-day, enabling the
continuance of a restricted service. All
the trains carry military escorts. Any
employees who do not return to work
by noon to-day will be dismissed.
The Workmen's Committee of De-
Tense has proclaimed a strike of the
bakers throughout the country, but the
master bakers hope to prevent it from
becoming general. The distribution of
bread. however, will be restricted.
Steamers have resumed sailing from
here for Hull
The proclamation issued by the rail-
road companies that strikers will be
dismissed and lose their pension rights
has caused the men to pause, and
many already have resumed work,
enabling the companies to make the
service more regular. There are other
indications that the strike is losing
ground.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
RIVER AT NEW ORLEANS.
1t Is Stationary, but There May BE
r. Further Rise.

New Orleans. April 1.-THE river
here continues to be stationary at 20.3,
with the local weather bureau still
predicting a slow rise if the Hymelia
crevasse is closed. At Vicksburg
there has been a slight fall and gem
orally at points below the water is at
a stand.
Backwater from the Hollybrook
break is causing a rapid rise in Brush
bayou, which divides Tallulah, La,
and residents in the west portion of
that town are erecting protection
levees to protect their property.
Planters and farmers in Tensas and
Madison parishes are moving their
stock to high ground. Red river is
falling, and no apprehension is felt
by people living along that stream.
Traffic over the Grand Isle Road is
ipterfered with by the Magnolia trou-
BILE below the city. Passengers have
to be transferred at the point until a
new line of track can be laid.
The work at Hymelia progressed
without interruption to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08

Houston, April Municipal cleo
tions were held throughout the state,
local issues being involved. At Austin,
the Democratic nominee for chief of
police was defeated. At Palestine the
faction which was opposed to assess
ing for municipal taxes all the rolling
stock of the International and Great
Northern Railroad, was elected by a
small majority. Mayor Wilkins of
Brennan was reelected for his twelfth
consecutive term of two years each.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
ALLIANCE IN CASE OF WAR.

Berlin, April THE object of En-
Peror Williams recent visit to Dem
marx according to Herr Krauss, edi-
'or in chief of Dutch, Warte was to
arrange with Denmark to fight on the
cue OF the triple alliance in the event
u u war with the dual alliance. Herr
N, INIduss III communicating this infor-
IlId.ion to the correspondent of the AS
eoclated Press affirmed that he had au-
,tnorltative information that Denmark
Iiau agreed to act with the triple alli-
ahee' should an emergency arise.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
BY HIS FATHER IN-LAW.

Fayette, Mo-, April flames Leach
was shot and killed on the public
square by Norman Smallwood, his faith
er-in-law. The men exchanged dozen
shots Leach was struck five times,
fell, got up and ran half square. wav-
ing his pistol. when he fell again, dy-
ing in few minutes. Leach had just
secured a divorce from his wife and
was leaving the Court House when he
met Smallwood and the shooting be-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
OBITUARY.
AdmirnI ReIknnn. U. S. n.

Washington, April IA dispatch was
received at the Navy Department to-
day from Key West, announcing the
death of Rear-Admiral George E. Bel
KNAPP, U. s. NJ. retired. Death occur
red from apoplexy. The deceased was
detailed for duty in the execution of
certain plans proposed by the gener-
al board for establishing a naval base.
He will be buried at Brookline, Mass.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
GIVEN UP AS LOST.

- san Francisco, April THE bark
iDecoudeie is practically given up as
iost Tor to-day Lloyd offered so per
lent to reinsure her. She is out 104
9ISys from San Francisco for Sydney.
bI.lshty per cent. reinsurance is also
9s.s oHered on the Prince George,
fi or -FOUR days out from Darien, Ca,
LOT Swansea, Wales.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
viii strike at Rome.

Rome, April THE meeting of
workmen called last evening, and
which lasted throughout the night, de-
cided to abandon for the present the
idea of inaugurating general strike.
Notwithstanding last nights decision,
possibly 10000 men will strike to-mor-
row. The success of the strike is
considered doubtful The government
has increased the garrison as a pre-
caution against trouble.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
EDUCATIONAL BILL
For LONDON Passed Its First Read
ing in the House.


London, April Sir William Arson.
Parliamentary Secretary of the Board
of Education, introduced the London
educational bill to-day in the House
of Commons, and it passed its first
reading
The proposed measure met with a
very mixed reception, the Liberal lead
er, Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman
characterizing it as contrary to COM
mon sense and public interest and an
offence to those believing in popular
government"
1t altogether abolshes the present
London school board and makes the
London County Council the supreme
authority in both elementary and Sec
ondary education. The County Coun-
Gil will be assisted by an educational
committee, numbering ninety-seven,
made up of members of the County
Council, borough councils, experts and
women.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08

Colorado Springs, Col, April T.
Judge James A. Orr of the Probate
Court to-day signed an order, author
izing the administrators of the Win
field S. Stratton estate to pay his
son, I. Harry Stratton, $3.50 900 in cash,
in consideration of the withdrawal of
his contest against the will. His
legacy, under the will, was $4,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
Hanged the Prisoner.

London, April 7.-Kloshowiski. alias
Chapman, the Southwark saloon keep
er, who murdered'by poison three wom-
en- who lived with him as his wives
in different parts of London, was hang
ed to-day in Wandsworth Jail. He was
in a state of complete collapse and
had to be supported by warders. He
protested his innocence to the end, de-
clared his real name was Chapman,
and said he was an American by birth.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
Brighton Was FIoated.

Atlantic City, N. j.. April THE
Norwegian steamship Brighton, from
Port Antonio for New York, which
went ashore off the city on the night
of March 80, was fioated at high tide
this morning. The Brighton was ap-
parently in good condition and a short
time after being pulled into deep water
she proceeded north under her own
steam
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

Are at Hand for Use Against the
strikers, If Necessary.
Rotterdam, April 1.-THE warship
Holland is moored off the town and
thousand soldiers have arrived here.
The river is being patrolled by steam
picket boats.
An attempt was made to wreck "A
passenger train, which left here during
the night. A tie was placed across
the line, but the wheels of the engine
threw it off, and the train remained
on the rails.
An international train service is be-
lieved to be assured.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
Won't Extend the Pool.

New York, April "A representative
of the firm of Talbot ]. Taylor & Co.
made the statement to-day that there
was no intention of extending the
Southern Pacific pool, which is to ex-
pire on Friday. The weakness of
Southern Pacific shares was a feature
of to-day's stock market.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
HOW STOCK is HELD.
This Was Shown at Meeting of the
Central Pacific Company.

Salt Lake, Utah, April beyond the
reelection Of the old board of direc-
tors. nothing was done at the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company in this
city to-day. The report of Secretary
Wilcot showed 677,722 shares of COM
mon and 10000 shares of preferred
stock of the corporation were repre-
scented in person or by proxy at the
meeting. e. II. Hartman and II. E.
Huntington own but one share each in
the Central Pacific, according to the
secretarys report. 1t was also shown
that the Southern Pacific Company
owns 672, 702 shares of common and 1885,
900 preferred shares, or all the pre-
ferred stock of the Central Pacific.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
WILL TRY HOWARD.
Again He Is to BE Charged With
GOebeFs Murder.

Frankfort. KY, April THE de-
Tense in the Howard murder case to-
day withdrew it's application for a
change of venue, and the case was
called for trial The commonwealth
answered ready, and the defense was
given Until tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock to answer.
Howard has been convicted of the
murder of Gov. William Goebel over
three years ago and sentenced to he
har ged. He was, on appeal. granted
a new trial, which is now pending.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
Lnckenhnch Overdue.

Philadelphia, April THE steamship
s. c. Luckenbach. which sailed March
p from Sabine Pass, Tex. for this
city, has not yet arrived. She is now
about a week overdue. The Lucken-
bach is loaded with crude OIL and is
commanded by Capt. Thompson.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08

Washington, April THE flood in
the lower Mississippi has not develop
ed any new features since Monday
night. The river at New Orleans is
stationary at 204 feet on the guage
while at Vicksburg the reading to-
night was 5O.4 feet. fall of OIL of a
foot.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
For Forging Checks.

Roanoke, Va. April Tin the Hust-
ings Court at Bristol, Va, to-day, j.
o. Fallestein was given two years in
the penitentiary for forging two
checks. amounting to 1913, on the South
ern Railway Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
Editors at Princeton.

Princeton. N j., April 7.-R. s. VIII
liams, 1904, of Baltimore. was an
nounced to-day as the managing edi-
tor of the literary magazine for the
ensuing year. NJ. S. Wightman, Char
lesion, S. c., is one of the editors.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08

Mexico City, April THE railways
have extended the low rates on wheat
from the United States to this country
until June 80, when it is thought the
government will again impose the for
mer duty on grain.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
NO BID WAS MADE FOR
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE.
NO One Cared to Pay as High as
$4,000 for the Paper.

F'U9VVO TUT tHtS "UVN'
Augusta, April THE Augusta
Chronicle was put up for sale at auc-
ton to-day, but with reserve bid of
$4,000. This, with $4,000 of bonds on
the building, made the upset price
equivalent to $4,000.
There was no bid at this price, and
Ihe property was withdrawn. 1t is un-
uerstood that Judge Gary, who is alb
sent Will be asked to order another
s sac two weeks hence, April p, without
the reserve bid to the highest bidder.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08

st. Louis. April IA cablegram was
received here tonight from President
Ramsey of the Wabash Railway Com
pany. who is now in Cairo, Egypt that
his daughter, Miss Anna, died to-day
day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-08
APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP.

Rome, April fright Rev. George
Montgomery, coadjutor archbishop OF
San Francisco, Ca. has been appoint
ed Archbishop of Manila.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
BUT LITTLE TIMBER.
Prominent Lumberman Tells
OF Condition in Michi-
gan.
FORESTRY COMMISSION
Is Doing Good Work, But 1t Will
Take Many Years Before Tim
ber VIII Grow Sufficiently.

Within the next three or four
years, according to the statement
made by prominent lumberman oi
Calumet, says the Hancock Evening
Journal, and one who has watched
the rise and fall OF the lumber in
dustry closely, there will be practi.
cally no timber left standing in
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw
counties at the end OF the next four
or five years, for anything large
enough to make log is cut, and as
a result the FORESTS of Upper Michi-
gan are being denuded.
Southern Michigan is just be-
ginning to feel the effects of the
United States forestry bureau, and
while it will be years before there
will be any timber there to speak Of,
still with increased attention, that
part Of the famous lumber state may
at some future date be made as
much q lumber district as it was
twenty or thirty years ago. The
woodmen's axes are also becoming
less numerous in the southern
counties of Northern Michigan.
Menominee county, which about
ten years ago, was the largest lum-
Der producing district in the world,
has lost its rank and now produces
scarcely a tenth of its former
amount. The mills which were
located there have been moved to
Louisiana and Washington, and lit
tie is left but the barren brush and
stump fields.
Baraga county has timber enough
to keep its mills running for few
years more, but like all other parts
of the state where numbering has
been carried on, its end is near.
Every season makes the timber
tracts Of Houghton county smaller,
and the outlook for the future is
certainly not OF the brightest. Con-
siderable damage has been done to
the forests by fires, and the timber
remaining will hardly last more
than few years.
The Michigan Forestry commits
sion has just about begun it's work
of preserving the forests under the
leadership of Edwin A. Wildey, and
it is expected that it will do much
toward conserving Michigan's great
timber tracts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
COVINGTON.
(Correspondence.J

Work has been begun on Main,
Center and Elm streets, and the
grading and clearing will be com.
pleted in about three weeks.
Christian Hekkenen has begun
work on his new store, which is to
be erected on Main street.
The farmers have lost much hay
by having it cut when the rainy
weather started.
Keeler Bros. are through with the
cut at Leo Siding, and will shut
down the mill for a few weeks.
John Lainen has purchased new
team Of horses for use on his farm.
A. Hutula is clearing land. The
noise of jerking stumps up by the
roots is continually heard.
Peter Foy, Sr., is reported con
valescent.
All who attended the ball game
at Sidnaw Sunday between the Gov
ington and Sidnaw mines report ,
good game, being the best they
have seen the local team play thi'
season. Art. Pcquette, who pitchet
for Sidnaw, was a new proposition
to the locals, and for the FIRST few
innings 1t was hard for them to fine
him. Both sides played hard. Fol
lowing is the score by innings:
Sidnaw I0OO1O o..
Covington 20 0 0 1 0 90 % o.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
oDANAH CAMP MEETING.
There VIII be Indians Present
Who Still Practice Indian
Beliefs and Customs.

The Chippewa assembly at
Odanah, Wis, August 19th-25th,
will be the largest Indian camp
meeting that has ever assembled
anywhere in the Lake Superior
region. Indians from all parts will
gather there, and most of the
Indian ministers and preachers OF
the Ojibway tribe are expected to
take part. Among those participat-
ing will be the Revs. John Clarke,
T. G. Thomas, D. F. Porter, Daniel
Asher, VIM. Owen, Moses Thomas.
Garritt Smith and others. The
white ministers who have consented
to go and speak are Rev. d. Casler
and Rev. Frederick Spence, OF
Michigan. There will be special
rates granted to the camp meeting
by the railroads. One feature Of
this camp meeting which will be
most interesting is that there will
be Indians there who are living aud
practicing Indian beliefs and GUS
toms, as well as Christian Indians.
Rev. T. @. Thomas, pastor of the
Odanah NJ. E. church, will superin-
tend the camp meeting.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-15
To Michigan Judges.

Gov. Bliss is forwarding to the
judges Of the various courts OF
record in Michigan an exhaustive
circular, embodying the provisions
of the latest act OF congress relative
to naturalization. Attention is es-
pecially called to the fact that cer-
tificate Of naturalization is null and
void unless it specifically recites the
requirement Of the act that the per-
son naturalized is not opposed to all
organized government, nor affiliated
with any organization SO opposed;
that he does not advocate the un.
lawful assaulting or killing Of officers
OF government, and has not violated
any Of the provisions Of said act,
and has complied with the terms ol
previous acts on the subject ol
naturalization.