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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09

terfere with the selection of the site
for the Atlanta public building"
1t appears that Mr.. Smith understood
that Mr.. Livingston was opposed to
the Baptist site. Thus the matter
stands pending the decision of Secre-
tary Shaw.
Home at Fitzgerald.
]. L. Mccarthy. an enterprising cit
lzen of Fitzgerald, Ga, is here BOOM
ing that town as an available site for
national home for war veterans.
Fitzgerald is the best town of it's size
in this country" said Mr.. Mccarthy
to-day, in discussing his project. THE
town has nearly 5000 inhabitants and
is growing rapidly every year. 1t is
only a few years old, and it's entire
business is devoted to the timber
trade. There are millions of dollars
worth of pine around the town for
miles, and the immense tracts now UNI
der development will not be exhausted
for years.
The town of Fitzgerald was found
ed by party of veterans of the Union
army, who came South for the benefit
of their health. They all suffered with
lung trouble and now they are all
well. The town has been suggested
as the proper place for a national
home for war veterans, to be free to
veterans of both the Union and Con-
federate armies. l think it a splendid
idea and the project has my support.
The old feeling between the blue and
the gray has long since vanished, and
l know there is no more suitable place
in the country so far as a healthful
location is concerned than the little
Southern town, Fitzgerald. When the
next Congress meets, the plan will be
placed before that body in proper
form, and already sufficient support
has been pledged to the measure
What pleasure it will be for declin-
ing veterans of the Union army to
come South, and enjoy their last days
recounting the exciting incidents of the
most dreadful war in modern times"
Mr.. Mccarthy was accompanied by
w. r. Bowen of the same town, and
both have been busy comforting with
members of Congress still in Washing
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
IN SERIOUS COLLISION
Two Steamships Met in the HarbOr
of New York.

New York, April S.-The Atlas
steamer Allegheny, from Port Limon,
Costa Rica, was badly damaged in the
harbor of New York to-day as the re-
suit of collision with the British
steamer Joseph Merriweather, bound
out for Baltimore and Cork, Ireland.
The Allegheny was struck on the
starboard side and a huge hole torn
in her. She took water rapidly and
soon her bow was under water. She
lay near Liberty Island.
The passengers, many of them in a
panic, were rescued by a passing tug
and brought to the city. The crew re-
manned on board, gathered at the stern,
which was not submerged.
The collision occurred during a thick
fog. and it is said the Allegheny was
anchored at the time, waiting for clear
er weather to make her way up the
harbor to her pier The ships water
tight compartments, six in number,
kept her from sinking entirely.
The Merriweather stood by until the
passengers had been rescued. Her stem
was stove in, and she anchored off the
Statue of Liberty until the extent of
her injuries could be ascertained. The
Allegheny was towed to Brooklyn.
The Allegheny sailed from Port Lii
mon on March 80 with thirty-four pas
sengers on board. She was built at
Glasgow in 1894. She was 80 feet long,
1872 feet beam and % feet deep. She
registered 1905 tons net.
The United Fruit Company, which
had a big cargo of bananas on the
Allegheny, sent a float to the vessel
to take off the bananas. There were
ten cars and 104 stevedores on the float.
1t had been alongside the Allegheny
about two hours when for some I'M
known reason it suddenly sank. About
one third of the stevedores were on the
float at the time and were dumped
into the water.
Accordingto Foreman w. F. Haake.
however, all got safely onto the Allie
ghany and later were taken off by an
other float sent by the United Fruit
Company IIaake declares that there
was not a single man lost.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09

plete and saving their lives. They
were injured. but will recover.
The House of John Mccoy was
wrecked, but he and his family escap-
ed with severe bruises.
The home of Henry Mccoy, son of
John Mccoy, received the worst inn
pact of the storm. His wife was Sc
verely injured, two of hic children are
still unconscious and may die, and he
and his babe and two other children
are dead.
The storm struck the house of C. c.
Oden. The trees in the yard were
twisted into gnarled shapes and even
the vegetables in the garden were torn
up by their roots. Mr.. Oden was killed
outright, as were his three daughters,
aged Is, II and years, respectively.
Mrs. Oden received injuries from
which she died later.
The home of Mrs. Henry Wharton
was wrecked, but Mrs. Wharton was
not badly injured.
The home of r. G. Quick went to
pieces, and he and his two children
were injured, but there were no fatali-
ties there.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
PARTRIDGE SAILS ON
HIS WAY TO zap.

Washington, April S-The Navy De-
partment is informed that the collier
Justin left Cavite yesterday for the
Island of zap in the Caroline group,
on her way to San Francisco.
The visit to zap is made for the pur-
pose of taking there Walter C. Hart
ridge, a lawyer from Savannah. who is
looking out for the interests of certain
residents of that city, who claim to be
heirs of the late King O'Keefe of zap,
who is said to have left valuable
estate. The claimants are the wife and
daughter of the alleged King. King
O'Keefe had dusky wives and children
in his kingdom, and they will undoubt-
eddy resist any attempt on the part Of
the American heirs to secure possess
sion of any part of his estate.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
MACHEN IS PRESIDENT
OF THE B. & B. RAILROAD
Hyde Sells, His Interests to the Mo-
hawk Steel Company.

Hyde Sells, His Interests to the Mo-
hawk Steel Company.
New York, April s.-Charles l..
Hyde, president of the Brunswick and
Birmingham Railroad Company, to-day
sold his interest to parties interested
in the Mohawk Valley Steel and Wire
Company, and e. C. Machem was cleo
ted to succeed him.
1t is understood that the plans of
the present owners contemplate ex-
tension of their line of completed road
to the coal and iron district of Ala
bama at an early date.
F. A. Umsted, president of the Mo
hawk Valley Steel and Wire Company.
was elected chairman of the Board of
Directors.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
WERE ACCESSORIES
TO BISHOPS MURDER
So Webster's Daughter and George
Philips Are Accused.

SO WebSter'S daughter anu UeoFSe
Philips Are Accused.
Columbus, Ga, April S.-The funeral
of ]. M. Bishop, the murdered marshal
of Girard, which took place this morn
ing, was probably the most largely
attended in the history of that town.
The City Council, Board of Education,
Odd Fellows, Masons and Twin City
Guards attended in a body. The re-
mains were buried at Crawford, twelve
miles out in the country, and a very
long .cortege followed the hearse to the
cemetery.
Ellen Webster, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of Ramsey Webster. who killed
Marshal Bishop, was arrested in Column
bus tonight by the police of this city
on a warrant charging her with being
an accessory to the murder. She was
stopping at the home of a relative in
tiIls city The young girl burst into
tears when taken in charge by the
police, and declared that she was in
nocent.
1t is claimed that when Marshal
Bishop went to Webster's house the
girl invited him in. and it is charged
that she was cognizant of the supposed
plot to kill the officer. The girl was
carried over to Alabama, and is now
in Girard Jail.
George Philips, a Girard citizen, was
also arrested tonight, charged with
being accessory to the crime. He is
the person who carried the message
to Marshal Bishop that Webster was
to go and protect her. He says that
he acted in good faith in carrying the
message.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
TERRIBLE TORNADO
KILLED TEN PERSONS.
Death and Destruction Visited
HOpeweII settlement.

Heath and Destruction Visited
HOpeweII settlement.
Birmingham, Ala, April S.-Without
word of warning the little hamlet of
hopewell forty miles north of this
city and one mile from Hanceville, was
swept away early this morning by a
cyclone, which cut a path of dissolution
d mile wide and two miles long, across
a prosperous farming section of Blount
county.
len persons were killed instantly
'lree or four fatally and a score seri-
ously injured. The dead:
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Griffin.
James Griffin.
Henry Mccoy and three children.
= C. OGvn, prominent planter.
MRS Norma Oden.
Hester Oden.
Miss Thelma Oden.
The injured: A son and niece of
Nathan Griffin. Mrs. Henry Mccoy
ana TWO children, r. G. Quick, Mrs. c.
y. eden, Dink Quick, family of Mccoy,
SSSFen persons; Mrs. Holstine Horton,
MISS lnez Horton, and Richard Griffin
II is believed that several of the in
Jured viii die.
ne storm Travelled in a northeast
cry direction, wrecking every thing in
us way. The section through which it
passed is fiat, on an elevated table
lahd in the hiIly section of Blount
county There was not the slightest in
LiIhation of its approach until the
houses We're being torn to pieces.
= one of the houses was that of Nathan
oIiLln: The house was demolished
anu Mr.. Griffin and his son, James.
, %sre Killed. Mrs. Griffin was so badly
injured that she died later. Anotbs,.
son and niece of Mr.. Griffin made a
tiIlraculous escape by running from the
-'oNSe before the demolition was COM
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS
OF CENTRAL'S COMMITTEE

Was Transacted Mt the Meeting
Hold in New York.
New York, April S.-A meeting of
the Executive Committee of the Cen
trail of Georgia Railway Company was
held here to-day, but officials state
that only routine business was trans
acted.
President Samuel Spencer of the
Central, would not admit, when seen,
that there was any friction between
chairman of the board, J. II. Hanson,
and the president, John NJ. Egan
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
SAYS NO CHANGE
IN THE MANAGEMENT.
steele Says There Is No Friction
between Hanson and Egan.

steele Says There Is No Friction
between Hanson and Egan.
Atlanta, April S.-The expected clash
between Maj. J. F. Hanson, chairman
of the board of directors, and Presi-
dent John NJ. Egan of the Central of
Georgia Railway Company does not
appear to have materialized.
Maj. Hanson has denied that there
was any foundation for the report. A
special from New York to the Consti-
tuition tonight, says:
New York April S-Charles Steele,
of j. P. Morgan & Co, said only routine
business was discussed at to-day's
meeting of the Georgia Central's Ex-
ecutive Committee. He denied that
there is any friction between Hanson
and Egan, and said there would be no
change in the management. Both of
the latter were present. Maj. Hanson
reiterated his denial of yesterday"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
BY A FURIOUS WIND
srvERAL TOWNS IN ARKANSAS
WE'RE SWEPT.
NINE KNOWN TO BE DEAD
,~D 1T Is FEARED THAT EVEN
MORE WERE KILLED.

rounties of White and CIeburn
Cought the Full Force of the
S+orm-ReDOrts Are Incomplete
uccause of the Lack of Commune
cation-List of the Killed and In
tnrcd-Feared the Town of Hi
ram Was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Many violent Storms.
little Rock, Ark, April S.-Specials
from several towns in White and Gle
b,,rn counties, Arkansas, tell of tor
nado which swept through that section
Tuesday night, leaving death and de-
struct,on in it's wake.
The major portion of the country
through which the storm ploughed its
v.sv is remote from railroads, tele-
qrsph or telephone lines. A special
correspondent wires from Searcy, Ark,
tonight that he had passed over a por-
zion Ct the track of the storm, and that
trees we're twisted from their trunks
and houses demolished.
Thus far it has been impossible to
ascertain where the storm began, but
is is known that it ragged in those TWO
counties and the list of casualties will.
from indications, mount much higher
than it now is, with nine dead, three
diving and thirteen others badly nmr-
Cd The towns of Little Red, AlbiNn.
Bradford, Heber and Pangburn have
heen heard from thus far. The dead:
The Dead and the Injured.
Jim Ieggett, Little Red.
Joe Leggett, Little Red.
Tom King and wife, Little Red.
Three King children.
Young lady school teacher, who was
boarding at Kings.
A. C. williams, near Heber.
The injured: Infant child OF the
King family; Mrs. A. c. Williams, near
Heber. not expected to live; Buck
Neeley, Searcy; Albert Killer, Ebert
Derrile, Walker Pollard, Little Red;
two of the Pollard family near Albion;
Mrs. Hoverton and child, Pangburn,
not expected to live; Miss Barkhousen,
Little Red, leg broken and skull frac-
tured; Walter Miller, Pangburn, leg
broken; Mrs. Henry Walls, injured in
ternally, fatally; unknown woman,
PangbHrn, both legs broken; Tom
Houston, near Heber, both aRTI1s
broken; unknown man at Bradford.
Bradford, which is on the Iron
Mountain road, was the first point
heard from. Several houses were
blown down there and one man badly
injured
The tornado came from the West
and had spent it's force by the time it
reached Bradford.
Town May Have Been Destroyed.
It is feared the little town of Hiram,
wiped off the map. 1t is near Heber
and in the storms track. Nothing has
been thus far heard from it.
1t will probably be several days be-
fore the names of all who were killed
by the tornado are known.
A special from Heber says:
In the tornado which swept across
this section last night A. c. Williams,
living ten miles south of Heber, was
killed. He was 20 years of age and
lived with his wife on top of the
mountains south of this town. His
house was caught up by the wind and
thrown down the mountain side, he
being killed, and his wife badly in
jured.
At Pangburn, six residences were
blown down. A large church near
Pangburn was blown half a mile.
Forty-three residences and sixteen
barns destroyed and other wreckage is
the record of the damage. reported up
to s o'clock tonight.
The tornado swept everything in its
path, mile in width.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
BOOKER'S WIFE is
NOW THE ATTRACTION.

Was a Guest of Honor Among Wo-
men in Massachusetts.
Boston, April S.-Booker T.. WASH
ington's wife was a guest of honor at
a meeting of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs held in Dorchester to-
day.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, honorary
president of the federation, also was
present. Mrs. Mary Alden Ward oc-
cupied the chair and addresses were
made by DR.. C. II. Henderson of
Concord and Prof. Sanford Bell of
Mount Holyoke.
The Washington woman also spoke
briefly.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
BERLIN T0BACCONISTS
ARISE IN WRATH

Berlin, April S.-The Dresdener CT
gartten Fabrik, the name under which
the American Tobacco Company oper-
ates in Germany, is being prosecuted
in the Berlin courts by a combination
Of dealers for alleged unfair COMPETE
ton in placarding that the company
cigarettes can be bought everywhere,
which the compliments aver is not
true. They ask for protection from
"the foreign concern with 1S0 900, 900
marks capital"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
JEROME MAKES CHARGES
AGAINST LAWYER K0HLER
Seeks to Have Him DishPrred for
Offering a Rribe.

SCC0S ~
Offering a Rribe.'
New York, April S.-District Attor-
ney Jerome has preferred charges be-
fore the Bar Association against Edgar
j. Kohler, who is interested in the ap-
peal of Albert T. Patrick against the
latter'S conviction for the murder of
William Marsh Rice. Mr.. Jerome
charges that Mr.. Kohler offered a
bride of 81 600 to Detective Sergeant
Brindley to make a certain affidavit,
and he seeks to have KOhler disbarred.
The affidavit was to deal with the
treatment of Valet Jones in a SANTA
rum, to show that Jones was prom
ised immunity and that several of his
confessions were untrue.
District Attorney Jerome also al
leges that Brindley was to be en-
ployed permanently by Kohler to de-
liver information regarding the Pat
rick case from the district attorneys
office.
Mr.. Kohler denies the charges and
says he has demanded an investiga-
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
TILLMAN NOT TRIED
CONTINUANCE GRANTED UNTIL
THE JULY TERM.
STATE WANTED ARRANGEMENT
BUT THE DEFENSE CLAIMED TWO
WITNESSES WERE ABSENT.

1t Had Been Expected That the
Trial Would Proceed Next Mon
DISQUALIFICATION of the Defend
ants Counsel Caused Surprise.
Anidavits Introduced to Indicate
the Line of Testimony of the Alb
sent Witnesses-State Was Ready
to Admit the Amdavits.
Columbia, S. c., April S.-James H.
Tillman, who shot and killed N. G.
Gonzales, the editor of the Columbia
State on, Jan. Is, last, was taken to
the Criminal Court here to-day for
the purpose of having him plead to
the indictment returned against him
last Monday for murder and carrying
concealed, or unlawful, arms, as they
are termed in this state. The arraign-
ment was not had, however, and the
proceedings, which it was thought
would be of a purely formal character,
turned out to be highly sensational.
The trial of the defendant had been
set for next Monday, and both sides
had caused the report to be circulated
that they We're ready for trial. Much
to the surprise of the spectators and
lawyers here, the defense to-day avail
ed themselves of the opportunity pre-
scented to secure a continuance on the
ground that it had been impossible to
secure the attendance of two material
witnesses, Capt. ]. A. White and Miss
Mary Julia Roper.
Senator TiIIman Concerned.
Tlllman, the defendant, was brought
into court shortly before the proceed
ings were convened. He was accom-
panied by his uncle, Senator Ben
Tillman, who appeared to be very
much more deeply concerned about the
proceedings than the prisoner himself.
Distinguished counsel appeared on
both sides. The people were repre-
scented by Col. Andrew Crawford and
Solicitor commonwealth attorney J.
William Thurmond,a and the defense by
Congressman George w. Croft, who
was at one time the defendants law
partner, and Patrick H. Nelson.
The prosecuting attorneys opened the
proceedings with a request for an ar
raignment. Counsel for the defense in
terrupted to enter motion for con-
tinuance on the ground of the alb
sence of the witnesses already named.
They presented affidavits from the two
witnesses, who in a measure indicated
what they would testify to.
Prosecution Was willing.
The prosecution promptly announced
that it was entirely willing to accept
these afidavits and strenuously OBJ
jected to any further delay in the case.
The point was made that the defense
had had ample time to prepare for the
trial, and that the affidavits were all
that was necessary in the defendants
behalf, so far as the witnesses in ques-
ton were concerned.
The prosecution urged that a rule
had been made recently to prevent con-
tinuanees under such circumstances
as were shown in this case, but the
court ruled against them and granted
a continuance until the July term on
an affidavit of counsel, stating that
it had been impossible to get witnesses
here in time for this term. The solicit
tor for the prosecution then urged that
the defendant be arraigned at this
time, but Judge Klugh declined to
accede to this request and the prisoner
was remanded, and the case continued
until the July term of court.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
WARDLAW ACQUITTED.
Charge Against Him for Whipping
Houston Did Not Hold.

Thomasville, Ga, April S.-Superin-
tendent of Public Schools ]. c. Ward
law whipped Louis Houston with what
his family claimed undue severity on
March 81. Mrs. Mary Houston, the
mother, charged Wardlaw with assault
and battery. The trial was held to-
day in the County Court. There was
spicy evidence, female teachers test-
flying. The decision by Judge Hansell
was as follows:
Because of harm it would do the
school system, and the encouragement
it would be to INSTRUMENTATION, could
not do otherwise than acquit the de-
PENDANT"
Harry Houston, brother of the boy,
attacked Wardlaw the day after the
whipping Luke Langford was impli
Gated in the attack. Both were charg-
ed with assault and battery.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
THEIR BOAT CAPSIzED
And william WaIdrip and PIedger
Barnes Were Drowned.

Gainesville, Ca, April S.-william
Waldrip, 80 years old. and Pledger
Barnes, 16, both white, were drowned
in the Chattahoochee river near Brows
bridge, about noon to-day.
They were stringing a trot-line across
the river and were in a boat. AS they
fastened it, the boat was capsized, and
both men were precipitated into the
deep water. AS neither could swim
and no help was near, they were
drowned. AS yet, their bodies have not
been recovered, though a number of
persons are dragging the river.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
ADLAI STEVENSON
A FIGHTER OF FIRE.
Lost His Hair and Mustache Trying
to Extinguish Flames.

to Extinguish Flames.
Bloomington, Ill, April 8.-Adlai E.
Stevenson, formerly Vice President of
the United States, lost his hair and
mustache and received painful burns
on his face, head and hands to-day,
while trying to extinguish a fire in his
home.
The fire started in a bedroom. When
Mr.. Stevenson rushed into the room
the curtains were in a blaze. Without
calling aid, he attacked the flames.
In a moment the hair on his head
went up in a puff of smoke. The fire
then seized his mustache and blistered
his face. Then Mr.. Stevenson called
for help He retreated before the
flames caught his clothing.
The loss to the house was $1,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
OVER TENNESSEE VALLEY
Rainfall Was General and Extreme
1y Heavy.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 8. - A
heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by
unusually violent wind, visited this city
early to-day and in half an hour the
rainfall at this point was more than
an inch. The velocity of the wind
reached thirty miles an hour.
kilograms from Charleston Tenn, a
point above here on the Tennessee riv-
er, state that the rainfall was 2.66
inches during the past twenty-four
hours. AT Clinton, Tenn, the rainfall
was $3.50 inches
The stotm covered the entire Ten
nessee valley, and the river is rising
rapidly, with a prediction that 1t will
reach within a few feet of the danger
line,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
PISTOLS WERE USED
ON OPELIKA STREET
One Man Was Wounded and An
other Was Killed.

Opelika, Ala, April SIN a street
fight here to-day ]. l.. Moon, deputy
sheriff, was shot through the arm, and
John Long, a wellknown citizen, was
instantly killed. Sheriff Hodge, who
fired the shot that killed Long, mar
rowly escaped death, several bullets go
ing within a foot of his body.
The firing began when the two
officers offered to shake hands with
Long and his companion. Instead of
accepting the proffered hands, Long
pulled his revolver and began firing at
Moon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09

Washington, April s.-The Board of
Ordnance and Fortifications will meet
In Washington on the 18th inst, and
go to Pensacola, Fla, to witness ex-
periments with the new fire control
system which has been placed in the
Notifications at that place.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
For an Insurance. Company.

Richmond, Va, April s-The South
ern Vehicle Association, in annual
convention to-day, set on foot a
movement to organize a mutual in
surance company.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
DESTROYED BY VOLCANO.
A SIumbering Terror AwOk to New
Activity.

New York, April S.-The steamer
Allegheny, which arrived to-day from
West Indian and Central American
ports, brought tidings of an erup-
ton of the old volcano Deltierna Firrna
in Colombia, near Galera Gamble, on
March o. The village of Tiojo was
destroyed and from sixty to one hun
dred persons were killed and wound
ed.
During the night of March "a flames
from the volcano were seen by pass
ing vessels at a distance of sixty miles.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
BIG GUNS FIRED INTO
MODS OF LAB0RERS.
Thirty Killed and 100 Wounded at
Nishni-NOvgorod.

NishnI-NOVgOrOd.
Berlin, April S.-A dispatch to the Lo-
kal Anzeiger from st. Petersburg,
dated yesterday. says thirty persons
have been killed and that 100 were in
jured during labor disturbances near
Nishni- Novgorod.
The disturbance occurred yesterday
at a large factory near Nishni-N Nov
gorod. The local civil authorities We're
unable to restore order. Troops were
called out, and artillery was brought
up, and fired pointblank into the midst
of the rioters. killing thirty men and
wounding a hundred.