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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
ARE HURLED TO DEATH
BY DYNAMITE.

Connellsvi1le, Pa, Feb. 23.-Two 1tal-
ians were killed, two fatally injured,
and a number of others slightly hurt
by an explosion of dynamite on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad double
tracking operations near lockwood, Pa.
The men were thawing dynamite,
when it exploded, scattering death and
destruction in all directions. The two
Italians killed were hurled into the
Castleman river, a distance of 100 feet,
and their bodies were horribly mutilat-
ed. The names of the killed and inJur-
ed cannot be learned, as they are known
only by their working numbers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
THE COURT UPHELD
FLORIDA OFFICIALS.

Washington. Feb 23.-The United
States Supreme Court to-day decided
the case Of James Torrance and others
against the state of Florida. The
charge was that of discriminating
against the negroes IN the. enforcement
gro Jurors IN criminal trials against
the appellants. The court decided that
there was no proof OF such discrimlna-
ton. and affirmed the decision of the
Supreme Court Of Florida, which up
held the Legality OF the proceedings In
the trial court,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
CHARGES AGAINST SWAYNE
Are 10 be Further Investigated by a
subcommittee.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The House
Committee on Judiciary this morning
heard the compliments who seek to
impeach Judge Swayne of Florida.
The case was not gone into at any
length. the committee deciding that
there should be full hearing before
a subcommittee, which Is TO meet to-
morrow. This subcommittee consists
OF Representatives Jenkins, Powers
overstreet. DeArmond. and Clayton
The subcommittee viii meet to-mor-
row morning and 80 into the charges
being made against Judge Swayne.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
WELL PAID FOR HIS FAST.
Negro Gets Damages Against the
Pullman Company.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 23.-In the
United States court here to-day jury
awarded $500 damages to Rev. Henry
P. Johnston of Camden, a negro, who
sued the Pullman Car Company for
$4,000.
Johnston is editor of the Christian
Advocate, and on March %, last, while
mond Va, and Washington, sought
service in the dining car. He alleged
that he was refused food by different
subterfuges, Notwithstanding he ap-
piled three times. Finally when all
the passengers had been served and
the employees were eating, he said, he
was offered food.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24

RICE PLANTERS
WIN THEIR DAMAGES,
Supreme Court Finds for Savannah
River Growers.

River Growers.
Washington Feb. 23.-Justice Brew
er to-day delivered the opinion of the
United States Supreme Court in the
case of the United States VS.. Arthur
Lyman, holding that in cases in which
the property of private individuals is
destroyed through government i'm
provements, the owners are entitled to
recover damages.
Lyman and Williams are the owners
of rice plantations on the Savannah
river, and which it is claimed have
been ruined by flooding on account of
the construction of a dam by the gov
eminent. They brought suit in the
federal Circuit Court of South Carroll
ma and were awarded $4,000. To-day's
opinion aftirms the opinion of the
South Carolina court.
The court held the destruction of
the land to be equivalent to taking il
for the purpose of making improve
ments. The chief justices and Justices
Harlan and White united in a dissent
ing opinion, which was delivered by
the last named.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
BACK TO VENEZUELA
The Gunboat RestauradOr is Given
by Gernanny.

Puerto Cabello, Feb. 23.-The Vene-
zuelan gunboat Restaurador, which
was captured by the Germans, was
handed over by them to the Venezue-
Ian authorities here to-day.
At II o'clock this morning Com
mander Chalbaud of this port, accom-
panied by an interpreter, and the Ger
man Commodore Sheder went on board
the Restaurador, which is now lying
in this harbor, in order to effect the
delivery Of the ship to Venezuela At
II: 80 O'Clock the German flag was low
cred, the German cruiser Vineta fir
ing a salute as the colors were brought
down. Az O'Clock this afternoon the
Restaurador hoisted the Venezuelan
flag and was then handed over to
Commander Chambaud by Commodore
Sheder.
The Vineta Immediately afterwards
steamed out of this port.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
BISHOP GETS FIVE YEARS.

Charlotte. N. c.. Feb. 2s-Arthur l..
Bishop. charged with the murder OF
Thomas Wilson, I'm this city last Octo-
Der, and who was yesterday convicted
of granddaughter, was to-day sentenced
10 serve five years IN the penitendary
Al hard labor. Bishop was travelling
salesman from Petersburg, Va.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24

Washington, Feb 23.-The following
cablegram was received to-day at the
State Department from United States
Consul General Lay at Barcelona,
Spain:
"No plague aboard the Iris. Malarial
fever Vessel will proceed to Marseilles
without communicating with Majorca."
The vessel referred to is a merchant
ship which cleared from an American
port under suspicion of being infected
The State Department followed her up
by cable with the result above noted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
FOREIGN STOCKS MAY
HAVE TAX ASSESSED.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-In an opinion
delivered by Justice Holmes, in the
casesof Kidd VS.. the State of Alabama.
the United States Supreme Court held
to-day that a state has the right 70
tax the stock OF railroads Incorporated
in another state which IS held by an
estate in the state seeking 10 exercise
the power The opinion affirmed tho
decision OF the Supreme Court OF the
State OF Alabama.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
FUNERALS, BUT NO BODIES.
Warrant sworn Out Against Ne
RrOes for Fraud.

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. Esquire A.
Buffatt of special investigating COM
mittee, to-day swore out warrant
against negroes charging fraud in OBJ
tanning appropriations for burials from
the Knoxville County Court. 1t is
claimed the committee visited the coun-
ty cemetery and exhumed a number of
collins or boxes in which it was claim
ed paupers had been buried. 1t is
charged also that of this number about
seventy boxes had no bodies in them.
1t is alleged by the committee that
the burials of empty boxes had been
practiced to get money from the coun-
ty for burying paupers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
ASKS FOR 100000
COrteIyOu Wants a Building to Cost
That Much.

Washington, Feb. ga scheme for
the organization of the new Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor has been
laid before Congress by Secretary Cor
telyou in the estimates TRANSMITTED to
that body to-day through the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. In addition to
the twelve branches of the public serV-
ice transferred to the new department
from other departments, which have
been appropriated for, Secretary Co.
telyou asks for appropriations for sal
aries aggregating s669,690. The sal
aries cover the secretarys office, the
bureaus of corporations and manufac-
lures and subordinate divisions.
Secretary Cortelyou asks 81 900, 600
for building for the department.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
RIOT ON A TRAIN.
Fatal Row Was started by White
Passengers.

Lake Charles, La, Feb. 23.-Passen-
gers on the incoming Kansas City
Southern train last night report that
terrible riot took place on the train, in
which a negro was shot to death and
three white men seriously injured, one
probably fatally.
A crowd Of white men, said to have
been intoxicated, boarded the train at
a saw mill town south of Leesville,
took forcible possession of the smoker
and then invaded the negro coach. In
stantly a fight was started, shots and
curses We're heard and the car was
almost wrecked.
When the train reached DeQuincy
the trainmen managed to eject six of
the worst disturbers. No arrests are
yet reported. 1t is thought that one of
the wounded white men will die. No
names are given.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
DON'T WANT HIM TO GO.
Mexican Papers Say LicenEa Can't
be Spared.

City of Mexico, Feb. 23.-The govern
aga as one of Mexicos delegates to
the international medical congress at
Madrid, to be held this spring The
newspapers say that this country can
hardly afford to allow DR.. Liceaga to
go abroad, now that the plague is at
MaZatlan, especially as he is president
Of the superior board of health, which
has jurisdiction all over the country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
He GRANTS REFORMS
SULTAN ACCEDES TO THE DE-
MANDS OF THE POWERS.
THE ABUSES IN MACEDONIA
WILL BE CORRECTED UNDER THE
SURVEILLANCE OF NATIONS.


ny the POwers-It Was Thought
the Turkish Government Would
Decline Acguiescence to Some.
Powers Were Determined.
Constantinople, Feb. 29.@Tewflk
Pasha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
notified the Austro- Hungarian and
Russian ambassadors to-day that the
Sultan had agreed to adopt the scheme
Tor reforms in Macedonia.
Constantinople, Feb. 22.-The identi-
cal note on the subject of reforms in
Macedonia, presented to the grand
vizier Saturday by the Austro- Hunga-
rian and Russian ambassadors, was
translated into Turkish and handed to
the Sultan the same evening.
The Powers recommend, in addition
to the appointment of an inspector
general of gendarmerie for three years,
with ample powers to act independent
ly and to requisition troops in case of
emergency, and the reorganization of
the gendarmerie and police under Eu-
ropean instructors, that Christians be
admitted into the gendarmerie, in num-
bers in proportion to the population,
without being required to read and
write the Turkish language. Amnesty
is also demanded for all persons who
have been arrested for political Of
ferses.
Local Expenses Must be Met.
The scheme for administration and
financial reforms in Macedonia, as pro-
posed by the Powers in the note. be-
sides planning a more equitable collec-
ton Of taxes provides that local ex-
penses shall be a first charge on the
revenues of each vilayet. In the event
of there being a surplus this may be
sent to Constantinople.
Measures are also demanded for
compelling the Albanians to respect
the laws
The power which it is proposed to
give to the inspector general of gend-
armerie, whose appointment or recall
and whose successor must be confirm
ed by the Powers, thus virtually de-
tached him from the direct control of
the authorities at Constantinople was
thought almost sure to encounter op-
position from the Turkish government.
1t was thought the latter would also
most likely object to the proposed
financial arrangements and to the ba-
sis on which it is planned to recruit
the gendarmerie, which, were the sug-
gestions of the Powers carried out,
would in several districts be practical
ly entirely composed of Christians,
owing to their predominance in certain
parts of Macedonia.
Were Ready to COerce.
1t was understood, however, that the
Powers were determined to admit of
no modification of the reform scheme.
that they demanded it's application
without delay and that they were pre-
pared to adopt coercive measures to
insure it's being scrupulously carried
out.
An imperial trade has been issued,
authorizing the Turkish Minister of
War to purchase ten additional Max
i'm rapid fire guns
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
ALLEN IS ARRESTED.
Held in New York on IA Charge Made
at WarrentOn.

New York, Feb. 23-Acting on re-
quest contained in a telegram from
Sheriff Brinkley of Warrenton Ga.
detectives tonight arrested at the Gill
sey House James f. Allen, rs years old,
of Warrenton. Allen claims to be
employed by the Western National
Bank of this city. Nothing is known
of the case at police headquarters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24

Constantinople, Feb. 23.-Tewfik
Pasha' the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
notified the Austro- Hungarian and
RUSSIAN ambassadors to-day that the
Sultan had agreed to adopt the scheme
for reforms in Macedonia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06

were lighted for regular old fashioned
smoke talk. Speeches were made by
the department commander, the visit
ing officers and members of the Post,
stories were told and experiences ex
changed in way that delighted every
one.
The following officers of the Depart
ment Of Maine were present: James
J.. Merrck, department commander,
Waterville; J. F. Foster, senior vice.
commander, Bangor; w. S. Oakman.
junior vice-commander. Togus; j. w.
McGregor, medical director, Mon
tague; A. NJ. Warren, assistant quar-
termaster general, Dover; Silas Adams.
assistant adjutant general, Water
vile: A. s. Bangs, chief of staff, Hal
lowell: George Harrington, special
aid. Gardiner; Lewis Selbing. special
aid, Augusta; A. w. McCausland, c..
of A, Gardiner; Thomas Hayes, aid de
camp. Togus; Lewis Macord, assist
ant inspector, Togus.
Brief speeches were made by all of
these and representatives of all the
posts represented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06

man. and through whose influence it is
held against the efforts of the best peo-
pie of the state. Those who wish to
know of the character and the good
judgement of Mr.. Tillman have but to
study his record in the United States
Senate and the record of his support
ers in his state.
IN what place in your town do you
want the license saloon? Does the
mother wish to have it next door open
ly haunting it's temptation to her son?
Does the merchant want it next to
his store catching the dimes and the
dollars of the working man which
should be spent in his store for the
comfort of his family instead of at the
saloon for that which brings degra-
dation and suffering to the home? Is
it wanted next to the church or next to
the schoolhouse? If it is not good to
be in these places it is not fit to be any
where. and L do not believe that the
people in Maine want the legalized sa-
loon within the bounds of the State.
Il am confident that the sentiment
CT the people is against resubmission,
and in closing | wish to make a spec
ial plea on behalf of the women and
children who suffer most through the
effects of intemperance and to state
what students of the temperance ques-
ton know to be true, that no law ever
enacted has proved so effectual in
overcoming the liquor traffic and the
results therefrom as has the prohib-
tory law"
Il need hardly call attention to the
large number of circumstances from
every section of the State which have
been presented nearly every day since
the resubmission resolve was intro
duced. These remonstrances repre-
sent the best people of the various
communities. The absence of petitions
in favor of the resolve has been con-
spicuous until yesterday, when petit
lions from several places, bearing in all
942 names We're presented. Notwith-
standing the steady stream of remon-
strances up to yesterday, we find that
to offset these ?42 petitioners of yes
terday, favoring the resolve, there
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from page So

know, is that liquor shall not be sold
on Sunday. If you were to be here
over Sunday l would take you around
and show YOU the licensed saloons open
on that day, although the law says
they shall be closed. The ministers
have united with a local committee and
we have done what we could, but seem
powerless. Another restriction, that
against selling to minors, is not at all
enforcible-that of selling to drunkards
is still harder to enforce
In reply to my question in regard
to blind tigers, or blind pigs, or dives
(referring to Illegal places of sale), he
said they had a good many OF them.
The conditions which existed there are
true in all license states. The amount
of effort required to enforce the pro-
hibtory features of Il license law would
secure good enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law as it exists in Maine or
any other prohibition state.
Then again, supposing the prohibi-
tory law of Maine is perfectly enforced,
what do we have? No sale of liquor
in the State for beverage purposes.
Surprising the license laws are perfect
ly enforced. what do they have?
large number of places where liquor
is legally sold, given certain degree
of responsibility because it has gov
ornamental authorization--they have
these legal saloons plus all of the IL
legal ones.
One of the stock arguments of anti
prohibition speakers and writer's is
'Prohibitory laws have existed in some
states for so years and they have been
violated over and again. therefore re-
peal them
How long have we had the laws
aginst murder, theft, arson and some
other crimes? Much longer than we
have had any law against the sale of
liquor. and these laws have been vio-
lated over and over again, but no
one on this ground asks for their re-
real. | presume, however, there are
some people who would like to have
them repealed, but their numbers are
very few. No doubt there are some
who believe the enactment of the Ten
Commandments n mistake. also. 1t
is sometimes argued that the prohib-
tory law makes hypocrites. This as
sertion would apply with equal force
to the law that protects our homes
from the burglar or the bank and bust
ness places from robbery, in fact it
would as reasonably apply to any law
aimed at any crime.
Atl'he prohbitory law against the
liquor traffic is often treated with I'M
fairness and With ingratitude. No
law .annihilates the evil against which
it is aimed. The conditions in Maine,
today, under prohibition are often COM
rared with what the conditions would
be were the liquor traffic annihilated,
instead of comparing them with what
they would be under any form of Ii
cense--high. low, dispensary or any
other.
lust a word in passing, about the
most subtle form of license law, the
dispensary which law l studied care
fully about year ago. spending two
or three weeks in South Carolina for
that purpose. That law was fastened
upon the state through the political
maneuvering of Senator B. r. Till
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County, SIS.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
CHENEY & Co, doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot
be cured by the use of HALE CATAARH
CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day of December.
A. D. 1886
Seal. A. w. GLEASON, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, FREQ.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O
Sold by all druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06
Daily kennebec journal

Cards of Thanks, obituary notices,
resolutions of respect, etc., will be
charged at the rate of ten cents per
line. No charges less than seventy
five cents.
All advertising announcements of en-.
tertainments, whose object is the
raising of money, will be charged at
the rate of fifteen cents line.
Advertising notices, news form, will be
excluded from our local columns, ex-
cept such as refer to advertisers oc-
cupyins space in our advertising
columns, and will be run under a
separate head on one of the local
pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer a favor
by notifying the office immediately,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06
COMMANDER MERRIck
rendered Delightful Reception by w.
S. Heath Post, G. A. r.

w. S. Heath Post, G. A. R., rendered
a reception of Department Commander
James L. Merrick and his staff in the
6. A. r. hall on Common street. Thurs
day evening, and the event will be one
that will be long remembered with
pleasure by all those present. A fine
supper was served in the hall at $50
and it was jolly party that gathered
around the board. After supper the
meeting was opened With due cere-
mony and then the pipes and cigars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06
presented Yesterday. so42 renonstrants

presented, yesterday, 3042 remonstrants
10 say nothing of several churches,
philanthropic societies, who by the
way, have been demonstrating all
along. How many ministers or churches
or philanthropic or educational So
cieties can the petition for resub-
mission report? None have been in
evidence, thus far.
Besides Mr. Davis, those speaking for
resubmissiOn We're Thomas n. Doutney
of New York. A. C. Stilphen of Farm
ingdale, and Rev. George F. Degen Of
Augusta.
Rev. A. S. Bisbee of Brunswick,
Charles Dunn, Jr., of Portland, two OF
the late Sheriff Pearson's deputy sher-
ifs in Cumberland county, and the lat
ter Pearson's successor, Rev. w. f.
Berry. former secretary of the Maine
Civic League, ex-Representative Ben
nett of Hollis, Rev. S. L. Hanscom of
Bar Harbor. who was the enforcement
candidate for sheriff in Hancock coun,
ty, supported Mrs. Stevens in her ar.
guments against resubmission.
The committee on legal affairs voted
Ct minor Importance. The bill relating
to shooting on Petit Manan point was
reassigned to Feb. L. The bill to es-
tablish the Waldo municipal court was
not supported by anybody, and it was
voted ought not to pass.
The committee on education discussed
Normal schools and the University of
Maine. yesterday afternoon. Several
propositions to establish normal
schools, which came down from the
last Legislature, and the act presented
at this session by Smith of Pressure
Isle, providing for such school there
We're under discussion. Then there was
the resolve appropriating 100000 for the
University of Maine.
The latter proposition was first con-
sidered. President Geo. E. Fellows
opening the case for the university.
President Fellows said that of a dozen
state universities in the West of which
he has personal knowledge, not one is
doing so much, considering the amount
of money expended, as is Maine. He
said the institution has now student
body of 500 and the appropriation is
grown their present quarters. he
spoke of the necessity of shop for the
engineering department, and that a
central steam heating plant was great
ly needed.
Trustees f. B. Winslow of Portland,
and L. H. Haskell of Saccarappa, also
spoke in favor of the resolution. as did
Hon. w. T. Haines of Waterville. The
matter was tabled.
The committee then took up the nor
NAL school question. Hon. Charles +.
Daggett of Presque Isle, presented the
case. He said the business men, farm
ers. the Grange as a body, and all in
terested in education in his section, are
thoroughly in earnest in requesting the
establishment of a normal school at
Presque Isle. Mrs. M. l.. T. White, SUI
perintendent of schools at Pressure Isle,
also spoke in favor of the proposition,
ard so did Rev. T. f. Chappell of the
same place. Herbert T. Powers of Fort
Fairfield. Peter Charles Keegan of Van
Buren,. s. S. Thornton of Ashland, Seth
Campbell of Island Falls, a. r. Irving.
| Edward Wiggin and Rev. G. NJ. Park
| of Pressure Isle. -
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The North vassaIboro Strike.

There was little change in the strike at
North Vassalboro, Thursday. The weav-
ers are still out. being unable to reach
any satisfactory agreement with the man
agement of the mill. Arrangements are
being made for organizing a union. A
room has been hired for headquarters for
the strikers. There are about 100 weavers
in the mill and all of these are out.
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special ten-days meeting will be
held in the Water Street Gospel Mission
beginning tonight at 1880 and continu-
ing every day at 80 and every even
ing at 1880. The meetings will be con-
Quoted by Rev. John Pennington, pas
rof the church of Emmanuel in Prov
idence. r. I. He is a man of much ex-
perience and great success as an evan
gelist as well as pastor