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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
'KiCkAPoO CLUB
HAS A BANQUET,
Secretary of the Treasury. shaw
Discussed the Republican Party
and Trust .Rclnedies.

secretary of the Treasury shaw
Discussed the Republican Party
ana Trust Rcnneaies.
Peoria Ill, March sl.-The Eleventh
annual banquest OF the Kickapoo Club
was. held here tonight. Covers were
laid for $50 guests
The decorations were very elaborate,
and the list Of speakers included Hon.
Leslie NJ Shaw, Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and Hon. Charles Emory Sih8gI,tot
Pennsylvania Commissioner Ssenerai
of immigration Frank P. Sargent was
also present SIS
A large oil painting of President
Roosevelt Illuminated by incandescent
lights, caused spontaneous outburst
of applause. which lasted for some
minutes. Both Secretary Shaw and
Mr.. Smith We're given ovations. The
programme was as follows:
Invocation, by Bishop John Lancas-
ter Spalding, Peoria.
Address, sJhe Republican Party"
Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, Washington.
Address, Lincoln and illinois,"
Bishop Samuel Fallows, Chacigo.
Address, Our Republic the Worlds
Peacemaker" Hon Charles Emory
Smith, Philadelphia.
Address, Steps to Advance Our
Trade Congressman John Eseh, Wis
consin.
Secretary Shaw's address was his
tory of the Republican party from its
inception. He spoke, in part. as fol-
lows:
The Democratic demand for a re-
vision of the tariff as a remedy for
monopolies is not a new invention nor
recent discovery. Bills, amendments.
to bills and resolutions embodyfng this
thought have been offered without
number, certainly by the score, by
Democrats standing high and Demo-
Gratis standing low in the councils of
that party. The remedy, however, Is
on par with many others. The all i'm
portant question whether a given in
dustry is controlled by a monopoly
must needs be established before the
proposed remedy can be applied.
The present prohibitory law against
trusts has generally been found ade-
quate whenever the evidence attain
able has been sufficient to establish the
ultimate fact. Recent legislation does
not provide new remedies so much as
new methods of discovering and es-
tablishing facts and eXpediting judicial
Investigations.
/ would like to have our Democratic
friends, who are advocating this rem
edy, explain whether they would re-
move protection temporarily or perma-
nently from monopoly products. Shall
the protection be removed until the
alleged monopoly goes into bankruptcy,
and then be restored, or shall it be re-
moved permanently and our industries,
one by one, turned oevr to foreign
competition?
This remedy seems to me addressed
to those who are able to see the end
from the beginning. For whatever re-
tires a monopolistic corporation from
the field and. invites foreign competi-
ton to supply its place, not only rem
ders capital non-productive, but what
is vastly worse, it turns all laborers
employed in the street and their fami-
lies begging bread. A wise measure of
control is preferable to any measure
of destruction.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
CASHIER WAS COOL.
ABOUT A THEFT OF $4,000 OF HIS
BANKS FUNDS.
HE CALMLY ANNOUNCED IT.
TOLD HIS DIRECTORS HE DID IL
FOR REVENGE.

Cashier Hermann, After Being -
the MOney-WrathfuI Because He
Was Not Elected ~ DirectOr-Di-
rectOrs demonstrated, and He
Returned All but $6,25O-WorIsed
n Trick TO Keep That-Bank Is
Suing Him to Get 1t.
Berlin, March 31.-While the Board
of Directors of the Mayence Peoples
Bank was in session a few days ago,
the cashier, Hermann, who had been
with the bank for twenty-seven years,
entered the room and told them 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 employee had sudden
ly gone mad, asked him why he had
robbed the bank Hermann replied:
This is my revenge for not having
been elected a director in 1900, as was
promised"
The cashier added that he was will
ing to go to the penitentiary for life,
as he had inflicted life pangs on the
directors and stockholders" by TAX
ing the money.
The banks officers, dropping the high
tone which they had at first assumed
toward Hermann, begged him to re-
store the money and retain their es-
TEEN. Hermann slowly yielded, so
far as to say that if they would give
him $6,250 down and life pension of
5000 a year, he would return the stolen
money. 1t was daylight when the d.
rectors promised to give the cashier
SG,250 and a pension.
Hermann then went to the outer
office, brought in $4,000. counted out
$6S,75O and put $6,250 in his pocket. The
directors said that was not fair; that
he must return all the money, and that
then he would receive the $6,250 pro-
missed to him. Hermann, however, re-
fused, and the bank has now brought
legal proceedings to recover $3.50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
CRUM IS IN CHARGE.
Custom House Force Seems willing
to Serve Under Him.

to Serve Under Him.
CharleSton, S. c., March S1.-Dr. w.
D. Crum took the oath of Office as
collector of the port of Charleston
this morning, and Deputy Withers
turned the custom house over to him.
The'new collector went over the prem
Uses and announced that he would take
ny the regular routine of his work to-
morrow morning.
! S. E. Barnwell, one of the inspectors,
resigned some days ago because he
would not serve under a negro collec-
tor, but there were no other resigna-
lions recorded to-day.
1t is understood that the staff at the
custom house, from Deputy Withers
down, will remain in service.
Corporation Counsel Moffett was at
work to-day, consulting authorities as
to the illegality of the Crum appoint
ment, matter which was referred
to him yesterday by Mayor ]. Adger
Smyth. He has not yet submitted
his report to the Mayor.
Much interest is taken in this matter
here and elsewhere as we'll, judging
from the demands for specials regard
ing it from newspapers all over the
country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
EDWARD WILL VISIT
PRESIDENT LOUPET
EnGIand's Sovereign viii BE Re-
ceived by Frances President.

EnSIandis Sovereign Will BE Re-
ceived by Frances President.
Paris, March 31.--A statement was
secured from an authoritative quarter
to-day to the effect that official nego-
tiations now in progress make it prac-
tically certain that King Edward will
visit President Loubet, about the on
ly question remaining open being
whether the meeting will occur before
or after the Presidents Voyage to
Algeria.
Considerable significance is attached
to the meeting, owing to the recent
movement for reapproachement be-
tween Great Britain and France and
the parallel courses they pursued to-
wards Turkey and Morocco. It will
be the first meeting between a French
President and a British sovereign since
the late Queen Victoria was received
by the late President Faure on her
private car, while she was on her
way through Paris to the South of
France in 1897, after which the Boar
War severely strained Anglo French
relations.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
SHAMROCK is FLEET
THIRD OF HER NAME SHOWS
CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS
TO LIPToN'S FIRSTSHAMRoCK.
SHAMROCK III IS A FINE SMOOTH
WATER SAILER.

New Cup Challenger Was Given a
Trial Spin-ShOwed Herself SUI
periOr to Shamrock on All Points
of Sailing on Which She Was
Tested-ShamrOcI1I Beaten as New
er BefOre-New Boat Loses no
Time in Coming AbOut-Turns
Fast on Her Heel.
Gourck, Scotland, March 91.-The
Shamrock III had a trial spin to-day
Z and showed herself superior to the
Shamrock I on all the points of sail
ing on which she was tested
The yachts were out five hours, and
experts expressed Re opinion that the
new boat demonstrated that in fine
weather she is by far the fastest chal-
lenger yet sent out. The trial was en-
tirely in light winds and smooth water,
but under these conditions, the chal-
1enger beat the Shamrock 1, as the lat
ter never before was beaten, on either
side Of the Atlantic.
Out in Gourck bay the wind was so
light that the motion was more drift
ing than sailing. The Shamrock III
slipped through the water without
leaving a ripple and carrying her head
well up.
The first time the challenger broke
tack, it was apparent that by shorten
ing her fin Designer Fite had pro-
duced a boat which was fast on her
heel, even compared with cup racers.
She carried her way right through,
turning, and was off on her new course
while the older boats would have been
still looking at it, thus showing her
self free of the greatest weakness of
the Shamrock II.
The challenger showed herself to be
a little tender in SQUALLS, but she sailed
with her lee rail just clear of the
water.
Sir Thomas Upton, in an interview
after the trial of the challenger, said
he considered that he had every rea-
son for the utmost qualification at the
result Shamrock III had done al
that could be asked of her. He thought
that the trial proved her undoubtedly
to be. one of the chanengers In his
opinion she was the fastest boat afoat
in to-day's weather, and he looked
hopefully to see her do equally well IN
heavier weather.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
EXPLOSION AT FURNACE
Caused Death and Number of Fa-
tai Injuries.

Pittsburg, Pa. March S1.-An acct
dent at furnace I, of the Edgar Thomp-
son plant OF the Carnegie Steel Com
pany at Braddock, to-day, is expected
to prove one of the worst in the his
tory of the plant in the number of
deaths resulting. Twenty men were
injured, six of whom are dead. and
ten other injured went to their homes
and are suffering painful burns.
The dead are: John Smith, John
Belou, Andrew Barabae. Joseph Pelar
John Skotak, and John Pelar.
The seriously injured are: George
Kodok, Michael Steveko. Michael
Skungder. Andrew Berrits, Jos. Bohon,
Frank Sebula, Steven Bobona, ]. Sc
bula, Michael Miller, and Jos. Bube-
lena.
The accident was caused by hang
in the furnace dropping and forcing
large quantities of white hot dust
down a large pipe into where the men
were at work They were caught like
rats in a trap, without means of es-
cape, and all were burned and blister
ed over their entire bodies, and large
strips of flesh peeled off when they
were pulled out of the pit by fellow
workmen.
The cries of agony of the victims as
they writhed in the lava-like stuff,
from which they were vainly trying to
extricate themselves, could be heard
for nearly block. Hundreds of work.
men from other portions of the plant
rushed to the rescue of their fellows,
and as quickly as possible, pulled them
from the pit and carried them to the
emergency hospital.
Seven of the men were completely
nude when their bodies reached the
emergency hospital, and the others
had but few shreds of clothing upon
them. The bodies of the fatally burn
ed could scarcely be recognized as
such. They were blackened or shred
ded in strips by the white hot
down conner" dust that burned
into their flesh. Many of the men
had large blotches caused by large
splashes of molten iron that had struck
them ed burned through to the bone.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
ROOSEVELT WILL
TRAVEL IN STATE.
Magnificent Train Is Placed at
His Service.

Magnificent Train Is Placed at
His Service.
Washington, March 31-The special
train on which the President will leave
here tomorrow for his Western trip
will be furnished by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and will be one of the finest
ever run out of Washington. 1t has
been specially decorated and equipped
for the trip. 1t will consist of six
cars, manned by a picked crew, with
Conductor William Il. Johnson, VINO
has been with the President on
many trips, in charge
Spencer Murray will be in charge of
the Presidents car, which will be the
private car Elysian. 1t has a parlor
and observation compartment three
state sleeping rooms a dining room,
two sleeper sections, kitchen and
sleeping sections for servants.
The other cars of the train will be
the Texas, compartment sleeper; the
Senegal, a section sleeper; the st.
James, diner; the Atlantic, a COM
bination buffet and baggage car; and
a regular baggage car. The trip will
continue from April until June 5-nine
weeks and three days. During that
time the President will travel about
14,000 miles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
BULLET FOR WOMAN;
ANOTHER FOR HIMSELF.
Covert Was short in His Accounts
Several Thousand Dollars.


New York, March 31.-Newton
Schoonmaker, a mechanic, living in
Pine street, Brooklyn, on returning
home tonight found his wife, Leila,
lying unconscious, with a bullet in her
breast, and beside her Percival Covert,
young man living in Euclid avenue,
also unconscious, with a bullet in his
head, and revolver of which two
chambers were discharged, lying best lie
him.
The man and woman were taken to
the hospital, where Covert died, With
out regaining consciousness. Mrs.
Schoonmaker, who is Is years old, raj
lied sufficiently to say that Covert had
shot her and shot himself. She made
no explanation of the couse of the
tragedy, and her condition was such
that it was impossible to obtain any
further statement from her. Schoon-
maker himself was unable to throw
any light on the affair.
on the dead man the police found
two letters, one addressed to Covert's
mother Mrs. Emily Covert, of st.
Adams, VT, and the other to George
Carstairs. In these letters, the police
say, Covert admitted that he had EN-
bezzled several thousand dollars from
the Williamsburg Trust Company IN
whose branch Office in Brooklyn he
was employed, and that he had de-
termined to kill himself
Mrs. Schoonmaker is the mother of
two young children, who were asleep
in the room next to that in which the
shooting took place. There is little
hone for her recovery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
INSANITY THE PLEA
IN CRIBB'S DEFENSE
Desperate of Nichols Is on Trial
for His Life.

for His Life.
Waycross, Ca, March Silicon w.
Crib, who on Dec. terrorized the peo-
pie of Nichols and killed Emmett
White, a 13-year-old boy; Tom Holton,
town marshal, and a negro, was ar
raigned in Coffee Superior Court at
Douglas this morning on the charge Of
numbering Emmett White.
The prisoner was brought into the
court room, and the charge on which
he was to be tried for his life was read
to him and he plead not guilty. Crib
was attired in black suit, white shirt
and white tie. He was seated by his
attorneys, his brother and hi, father.
Across the aisle, to the prisoners left,
sat his wife, with her baby in her
arms. When her husband was brought
into the court room, Mrs. Crib wept
bitterly, but the prisoner himself SEEM
ed very unconcerned, and looked more
like a spectator, than a man that was
being placed on trial for his life.
Solicitor John w. Bennett for the
state was assisted by Coils Ward and
Roam of Douglas. and the defendant
was represented by Quincy e. Mcdonald
of Douglas and Leon A. Wilson of
Waycross. The entire morning was
consumed in selecting a jury, fifty-four
men being examined before the neces-
sary twelve were secured, when court
adjourned until 1870. At that hour
Judge Parker called the court to order
and the examination of the states wit
nesses began.
The state made out strong case
and proved beyond doubt that Leon
Cribp wifully murdered Emmett
White. From the beginning, it could
be plainly seen that the plea of the
defendants attorneys would be insan-
ity.
At 4 o'clock the state rested it's case
and witnesses for the defendant were
called. BY these witnesses, CRIBS at,
torneys are endeavoring to prove that
he has at times shown symptoms Of
insanity; that his grandmother and
two aunts were crazy.
The case will probably not be given
to the jury before tomorrow morning.
Crib was wounded while endeavoring
to shoot ]. O. Hart of Douglas, but has
recovered from his woundS
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
REESE AND MCPHERSON
ARE RECOMMENDED.
Lieutenants of Scouts May Get Reg
uIar Army Comm :ssions.

Lieutenants of Scouts May Get Reg
uIar Army Comm :ssions.
Manila, March S1.-Lieuts. Reese
and Nickerson, who commanded the
First a-4d Fourth companies. respect
lively, of Macabebe scouts when the
latter defeated the main body of San
Miguels' force, March 81, and killed
the Filipino leader, have been recon-
mended for commissions in the reglt-
lar army.
Lieut. Findlayson has been recon-
mended for promotion in the scouts.
Gov. Taft has recommended the con-
tinuance of the campaign in Rial
province. He is determined to dis
perse the remnants of the insurgents
and bandits who are still in the field.
The Governor is recovering from the
indisposition which prevented him
from going to Jolo. He will go to
Benguet, Northwest Luzon in a few
days. The other members of the
United States Commission will follow
him later. Gov. Taft plans to remain
at Banquet and direct the govern
ment from there during the hot sea-
son.
Five volunteers, who betrayed the
constabulary garrison at Dos, prov
ince Of Albay, have been sentenced to
death.
James Beahan, the defaulting
cashier of the Board of Health, who
was eNtradited from Shanghai, has
been sentenced to ten years. impris-
onment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
RATIFICATIoNS EXCHANGED.

Washington, March 31.-Ratifications
of the Cuban reciprocity were exchang-
ed at the State Department to-day by
Secretary Hay and Senior Quesada, the
Cuban minister
There was little formality about the
exchange. One copy of the treaty
served, and this was delivered to the
Cuban minister In addition Secretary
Hay and the Cuban minister signed a
protocol reciting the fact of the ex-
change.
The copy of the treaty signed to-
day will be sent to Cuba, and when
the other copy bearing President
Palma's signature is received here, it
will be. placed on file in the State De-
partment. The next step in order will
be the proclamation of the treaty, but
this cannot be done until the House
of Representatives acts on it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
ARTILLERYMEN CAUGHT
BENEATH A PIECE
Field Gum Turned over While in
Practice Drill.

Practice Drill.
Washington, March 31.-The oVerturn-
ing of heavy piece of artillery tester
day in the drill at Fort Myer, Va.% dur
ing the regular drill of the Fourth Sat
terry of field artillery, commanded by
Capt. Stephen NJ Foote, caused tie
death of a corporal and the injury OF
lhree other soldiers.
hliled; Corporal, Charles J. Slavin
%sed 70 years, of Washington
u: e., crushed beneath the wheels.
90 injured: Frank Reilly, England
20 Years of age, confusion and
ABRASION of the right groin, will
Elmer Wehn, Baltimore, 2e years
snght confusion 'af the back OF
60 Matthew E. Duncan. Brooklyn N. Y.
80 Years both leg bruised.
When the accident occurred the bat
.eIy detachment, consisting of four
ices was tearing at a gallop around
oiie urlll nail in column. AS the heavy
SIIs TOOK the turn at the corner, the
w., ~Aeels OF the leading piece struck a
~ Ge ohder the tan bark, and the entire
SI was turned upside down.
ana IN was the gunner of this piece,
of i4 ., was seated on the extreme right
~ ~ lAe lmber chest. He was hurled to
s go sr9und, the heavy ordnance falling
S;2hua[ely across his body. Four of his
III iii were broken. and he received ter
4iole internal injuries.
poii an the timber case with him were
1nor lily ana Marcus Shores. The for
ini+,re was severely, though not fatally,
harm. 0il"les escaped any
On the axle seats of the over+,,rned
Ne We Were Elmer Wehn and Jesse
b,,t M The latter escaped injury.
If Wshn was thrown beneath the axle
inriaa le overturned gun, receiving in
occnTie - his neck. Duncan, who also
riase l''s W. seat on the artillery car
rs was injured. but not seriously. .
the w. OF the accident was made to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
PROVOST WILL FIGHT.

Paris, March 31.-The Patrie says
the brother of Emma Touret, who yes
terday fired two shots from a revolver
at Marcel Provost, the well-known
novelist, as he was entering the Office
of the Society of Men of Letters, has
sent his second to NJ. Provost The
two men will fight duel with swords
tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
CHILD WAS KIDNAPPED.
Three Drove Up in n Buggy and
Took n Little Girl.

Omaha, Neb., March 31-Albert
Strohmeyer of Kansas, aided by his
wife and son, to-day kidnapped Lola
Young, the adopted 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Young,
prominent Omaha people. She is the
daughter of Strohmeyer by former
wife. The men made their escape with
the child in a buggy, but Mrs. Stroll
meyer was arrested as she was at
tempting to escape on a street car.
The child was kidnapped while play
ing near Monmouth Park. The three
drove up in buggy, forcibly placed
the girl in the vehicle, and after Mrs
Strohmeyer had alighted, drove away.
Later she said that the plan of the
kidnappers was adopted at the ad-
vice of Kansas City attorney, who
told them it was the only way to get
possession of the child.
The police are looking for the chile
and it's caDtors.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
On Peabody Fund.

New York, March 31.-A special COM
mittee of the trustees of the Peabody
Education Fund met to-day to consider
the relations of the fund with the Pea
body Normal College at Nashville,
Tenn. The members of the committee
presera were DR.. w. G. Gilman of Bal
timore, j. Pierpont Morgan, Richard
Olney, Hoke Smith and DR.. Samuel A.
Green of Boston.
After the meeting, DR.. Green, secre-
tary of the board of trustees, said that
the affairs of the college. were in a
satisfactory condition and that there
were no changes to announce. Ss
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
THEY WERE MASSACRED.

Revolutionary Band and Inhabi-
tants Were Slaughtered.
Sofia, Bulgaria, March 31.-The Mac
edonian Committees announces that
a revolutionary band of thirty-one
men and the inhabitants of the village
of Abilitche, near Istib, have been
nnassacred by Bashibazouks. The
band it is added was surrounded in
the village. artillery was brought up
and after ten hours fighting the viii
lage was completely RACED and burn
ed and all the inhabitants. without
distinction, were massaored. The Turk
ish losses are reported to have been
even greater than those of the other
side.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
PRICE OF IRON LOWERED.
Foreign Competition the Cause of
the Reduction.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March S1.-The
price of iron for future shipments has
been lowered 81 on ton for the high
grades and $3.50 on forge and notified
iron.
This announcement was made to-day
b yCapt. H. S. Chamberlain, president
of the Roam Iron Company, and one
of the best informed furnace men in
this city.
Capt. Chamberlain said that this
change in prices is the result of the
large importations that are being made
from foreign countries.
THE amount of ore shipped to this
country from Europe" he said, has
been constantly growing, and now, in
order to stop this encroachnnent Of for
eign capital. IL has become necessary
for this reduction in the cost of iron
to be made by the Southern manufac-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
MANCHESTER EXPLAINS
ABOUT THAT CHECK.

New York March 31.-The claim Of
Duveen Brothers for $780, against the
Duke of Manchester. for which the
Dukes trunks were attachedlast night,
was paid to-day, and the trunks re-
leased.
The Duke explained that wAen he
gave his check for forty-five Wounds
on his bankers in Ireland, he asked
that it be presented promptly. NThis
was not done. and in the meantime
he had transferred his account to New
York. He knew nothing Of the claim
until the trunks were attached.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
ATLANTA RAISES
The MONEY NEEDED.

Aeanta' March s1.-At the mass
, tas,a tonight at the Central Presby-
- -. 'an Church. the citizens fund for
AVE- ,,,e si'goo'ooo, university was completed.
~ s = the amount had reached sss. 500
s-s Dsorgia Railroad and Electric Co,
fbe the s9OO' running the total $500 above
'ne amount asked for.