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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
FEARFUL DEEDS OF A BOY.
Killed Father, Mother, Sister and
Finally Himself.

Frankfort, Ind, Feb 24-EarI
Woods, the 17-year-old son of a prom
inent farmer, seven miles west of this
city, this evening murdered his father.
shot and fatally wounded his mother
and sister, and then committed suicide.
The motive for the boys bloody
crime is not known. After the shoot
ing, the young man went to the home
of a neighbor and said that robbers
had entered his home and killed his
father, mother and sister and that he
escaped after a running battle with
the desperadoes.
He apparently was greatly excited
and said he was organizing posse to
pursue his fathers slayers. He stop
ped at another house and told the
same story. When he was questioned
concerning the shooting, he became
confused and resented the inquisItive-
ness of the men to whom he told the
story. He started away and disap-
peared behind barn, when a shot was
heard.
An investigation discovered the
youthful murderer dying with a bullet
through his breast.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
WORKMAN TO BE TRIED
AT PENSACOLA.
Personnel of the Court-Martial He
Will Face.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Secretary
Moody to-day ordered a general court
martial to convene at the navy yard
at Pensacola, Fla, on or about March
6 for the trial of Ward K. Workman
on the charge of neglect of duty, grow
ing out of the explosion in the eight
inch turret of the battleship Massa-
chusetts, which resulted in the death
of the nine members of the gun crew.
The Importance attached to the pro-
posed investigation is shown in the
high ranging personnel of the court,
which will be composed of the follow
ing members Rear Admiral William
c. Wise, commandant of the Pensaco-
la navy yard; Capt Edward d. Taus-
sig, captain of the Pensacola navy
yard; Commander w. H. Turner, COM
handing the cruiser Atlanta; Com
mander Frank A. Wilmer, stationed at
Pensacola; Lieut.. Commander William
L. Burdick of the Atlanta; Lieut.. B. B.
Bierer, commanding the Wasp, and
Lieut.. Harry E. Smith. attached to the
Atlanta, with Lieut.. Commander
Cameron MGR. Winslow of the Bureau
of Navigation, as judge advocate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
EARNINGS FELL OFF.

Truesdale Says Bituminous Inter
ests Incited the Strike.
New York, Feb. 24.-The STOCKHOLM
ers of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad held their annual
meeting here to-day. All the directors
and officers were reelected. The an
nual report shows a decrease in gross
earnings of 81, 10S,S69, or S.97 per cent.
and in net earnings a decrease of So. =
1912, or 21.60 per cent, due to losses
from the coal miners strike last sum
mer.
The report of President Truesdale
says certain circumstances attending
the inauguration of the strike, and
much that occurred during it's contin-
uance have since led to the conclusion
that 1t was melted by certain btu
mlnous interests, which are in direct
and active competition with the am
thracite industry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
ATLANTA POST SORE
BREAK is THREATENED IN The
II. T.. A.
DISCRIMINATION is CHARGED
AND DELEGATES NOT COMING To
SAVANNAH.

Atlanta Members viii Protest IN
the National Association Are
Crowded Out of the Secretary
ship. They Say other Places
Align Against Atlanta When IL
Comes to VOting-COmm VIII
Recommend That the Convention
he Ignored.
Atlanta, Feb. 24-It looks as If there
were going to be a split in the Travel
ers' Protective Association, caused by
the Atlanta Post pulling out and the
row going to the national association
for settlement.
The committee, which was appointed
by the Atlanta Post some time ago to
name delegates to attend the coming
convention in Savannah in April, has
formulated a report. in which it rec
ommends that no delegates be chosen,
and that the convention be entirely ig-
nored. The Atlanta members of the
association claim that they have been
ignored through the members of the
other posts of the state combining
against them and outvoting them on all
occasions. Ia
1t is said the trouble started two
years ago, when the convention was
held at Columbus. 1t is stated on that
occasion IT was agreed that Atlanta
should have the secretary of the assoc
citation and the headquarters at the
next convention. but that when the
convention was held in Atlanta the out
side posts again formed a combination
against Atlanta and refused to give
this city the secretaryship.
There are other details of the tro,,IIa
which will doubtless be aired later THE
Atlanta members says the Difficulty
is a subject for investigation by 1he
national association, and they want il
taken up. The post at the next meet
ing, 1t is said, will adopt the report
OF the committee by practically
unanimous vote
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
FOOLED THE PRIESTS.
Italians Took Them In as Wen n.
the Insurance Companies.

Italians Took Them I'm as Wen n.
the Insurance Companies.
New York. Feb. 24.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Krotel said to-day that
the parish books of the Roman Cath
Ole churches in the neighborhood
known as Little Italy win figure
largely in future developments in his
Investigation of the Italian insurance
fraud cases.
He said that the records Of the
Catholic churches will show that the
priests have been the victims of the
consplrators, as well as the Insurance.
companies, and have been duped into
administering the rites of the church
TO persons whose real identity was 9TH
er than the priests had been led to be-
ieve In one or two instances he has
found evidence that a priest has un-
Willingly given certificate for burial
I'm Calvary Cemetery in the name of a
man or woman not yet dead.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
PAID WITH HIS LIFE
MOB WREAKED ITS FURY UPoN A
NEGRO.
AFTER COURT HAD FINED HIM
WHITE MEN DECIDED TO VISIT
EXTREME PENALTY.

FambrO Was Shot and Killed
i'm His Home Near GriHn-About
Fifteen White Men Did the Work.
Efforts Will be Made to Bring
Them to Justice-Fambro's oGense
Had Been an Indecent Exposure.
Was Fined $40 49, Was working
Out Fine for Man Who Paid II.
Griffin, Ga, Feb. 24-win Fambro,
negro, was shot to death this morn
ing by party of unknown white men
at this home half a mile beyond
Spalding Mills.
The crime was one of the most un-
warranted in the annals of Spalding
county. About o'clock this morning
party of about Is men emerged from
the woods near the negro's home and
opened fire with shotguns and Win
chesters. shooting hundreds of holes
in the building.
They then advanced to the front
door and demanded admittance, which
was refused by the negro's wife. A
panel was broken out of the door, and
through this opening several guns
were thrust and fired into the room.
Evidently one of the first shots fired
struck Fambro in the right breast,
and he staggered across the room and
fell dead in the kitchen adjoining.
The men were unaware of the fact
that they had killed their victim. and
again demanded of his wife that she
get him out of the house, threatening
to set fire to the building in case she
refused to do so.
Tried to Save Him.
H. F. Thurman, on whose place the
tragedy occurred, hurried out near
the scene, but being unanned, he
was unable to prevent the killing. He
called to the crowd, but they paid no
attention to him until the woman was
told that help would soon reach her.
This frightened the mob, and 1t with
drew to the woods, keeping up a con-
tinual fire until lost to view.
1t was not until daylight that the
full extent of the damage done by the
mob was discovered, as the negroes
| AoiAiilJ ldll W dilOlAtT muse IOE SAFE
ty as soon as the party dispersed
| leaving the dead man in the house.
The crime for which the negro paid
such severe penalty was committed
early in January. He was at that
time driving a dray for the Spalding
Mills, and while drunk made an in
decent exposure.
Fined, but This Not Enough.
He was arrested and at the
January term of the Superior
Court pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to pay fine of $40. Mr. Thur
man paid the fine, and Fambro was
working it out.
There had been threats made against
the negro, but it was not thought
these would be carried out, as he
had evidently been sufficiently punish
ed for his crime.
Last nights violence is greatly re-
GREETED, and it is said that a deter
mined effort will be made to appre-
bend the guilty parties.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
JACKSON PAPERS ARE
GIVEN TO CONGRESS

Washington Feb. 24.-The collection
Of papers of President jackson, which
were in the possession Of Montgomery
Blair. Postmaster General I'm President
Lincoln's cabinet, and on his death
passed 10 his four children, have been
given 70 the library Of Congress. These
papers are very voluminous, comprising
thousands Of manuscripts and volumes.
They include not merely letters 70 and
from President Jackson, but muster
rolls, military reports and various
memoranda. They run back prior 20
the year Of 1900 and come down to the
time OF Jackson's death In 1916.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
WALKER KILLED
BY FALLING TREE.

Monroe, Ga, Feb. 24.-Charley
Walker, while working on his planta-
ton ON the line Of Walton and Morgan
counties yesterday, was instantly kill
ed by a falling tree. He had cut down
tree which lodged in another. AS he
cut down the second tree, the first
slipped out and fell with a crash,
striking him on the head and breaking
his neck.
Walker was the son of Hugh Walker,
and was a young farmer of much
promise, being only IS years old.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
THE BATTENHALL LOST
TWO OFFICERS.

Portland, England, Feb 24-The
British steamer Battenhall, Capt. WEEP
pener, from st. Simons, Ca, arrived
here to-day and reports that her chief
officer and boatswain were drowned
during the passage. The steamer also
lost boat and part of her deckload
and sustained other damage.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
SUNDRY CIVIL ITEMS
Are Both Cut Out of and Added to
the Bill by the Committee.


Washington, Feb. 24.-The Senate
Committee on Appropriations to-day
concluded its consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill The
committee recommends increase over
the appropriations made by the bill as
it passed the House amounting to 3d.
2797O1, bringing the total up to $780,
279,65O.
The committee struck out the APP
preparation of 100000 for the extern
sion of the Capitol, and that of $780,
900 for the construction of an office
building for the members of the House
of Representatives, together with the
provisions for the completion of these
works.
Provision is made for the payment
of 100000 to Queen Liliuokalani of
Hawaii.
For lighthouses. beacons and fog
signals, $1175,000 is provided, includ-
ing the following items: Cape Lookout
shoals light vessel. North Carolina,
100000: Mount Cornelia, Fla, to es-
tablish light station 100000; Cape
Romano, Fla, to establish light sta
ton, $35,o00; Head Bank light vessel,
Texas $4,000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
PULLED DOWN THE
NEGROES SHACKS.

Indiana Pa, Feb. 24.-Ten days ago
Sterling Aiken, negro, shot and
wounded Welton Thomas, bookkeeper
of Weburn. Aiken escaped, but the
Weburn residents ordered all the ne
groes in the town-about tWenty-to
leave the neighborhood.
Failing to comply after repeated re-
quests, the white residents yesterday
attacked the negroes shacks with
ropes and poles and pulled them down.
The negroes then took their belongings
and boarded a freight train for Vim
tondaIe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
IN VIOLENT ERUPTION.
Great Alarm Caused by the Volcano
of CoIima.

City of Mexico, Feb. 24.-The news of
violent eruption last Saturday of the
volcano of Colima is confirmed. This
volcano has often been in eruption dur
ing recent years.
The eruption of Saturday afternoon
was violent and startling, but not more
so than those of former years. Much
alarm was felt by those in the vicinity
at the time. At first ii was believed
that the top of the mountain had been
blown off. Stones of great size were
elected, and flames shot high into the
sky. When the first alarm was over,
there began to fall showers of ashes
and finely pulzerized rock. This alarm
ed the inhabitants of the district, who
feared being buried under the debris.
To-day's advices report the volcano
an inactive, but 1t is feared that it may
burst forth again. There are many
Americans in the vicinity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
ST. PlERRE'S SURVIVOR.

New York, Feb. 24-The man sup
posed to be the sole survivor of the st.
Pierre disaster was passenger by the
steamer Fontabelle, which arrived to-
day from the West Indies. He is Jo-
seph Sibarace, a negro, aged q years,
a native of Martinique. He was a
prisoner in the dungeon of ST. Pierre
when the Inflated city was destroyed
by the eruption of Mont Pelee.
He was taken to Ellis Island.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
MILLER SAYS PEACHES
WERE HARD HIT.

Rome, Ga, Feb. 24.-After a thorough
examination of peach trees, C. H. Mil
ler president of the North Georgia
Fruit Growers Association and inter-
ested in orchards aggregating over a
million trees, says the fruit is badly
injured
Two days after the freeze he said
that it was not hurt. To-day, he au-
thortatively stated that from 80 to 30
per cent. of the crops in this section
has been killed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
A $4,000 HOME IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Rome, Ga. Feb. 24.-The handsome
home Of Mrs. NJ. A. Allegood. at Trion
Cotton Mills. thirty-hve miles north Of
Rome. on the Central Railroad, was
burned 20 the ground az 3 o'clock this
morning. The family had a narrow
escape. The loss Is $4,000 thousand.
with Insurance Of $4,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
MUSTN'T SHAKE HANDS
AT MAZATLAN.

Mazatlan. Mex, Feb. 24.-There was
one death from the plague to-day, and
that at the lazaretto.
-Four soldiers Of the Eleventh In
fantry have been removed to the OBJ
servation station, having shown symp-
toms of the plague.
Signs have been placed in some Of
the business houses notifying the peo-
pie that handshaking Is 10 be stopped
during the prevalence Of the plague.
There VIII be no carnival here this
year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
CLOSING ON SAN MIGUEL.
Troops VIII Force a Fight or a
Surrender.

Manila, Feb. 24.-Gen. San Nnguel's
force of insurgent ladrones has aban-
doned Montalbank, sixteen miles from
here, and has probably fled to the Mo-
rong mountains.
Reports from Bozobozo indicate the
presence of ladrones in that vicinity.
Reinforcements for the government
troops reached Montalban too late and
failed to overtake the retreating la
drones. San Miguel has about 300 men
with him. 1t is not believed that they
can subsist for any length of time in
the mountains. The government is pre-
pairing to occupy the valleys and passes
and force San Miguel to fight or sur
render.
Detachments of constabulary and
scouts encountered bands of the enc
my on Saturday, and a series of Skin
mishes ensued The government forces
were victorious.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
BIG ERUPTION
THREATENS CITIES.

City of Mexico, Feb. 24-At SIS
O'Clock this afternoon the most violent
eruption of Colima volcano which has
occurred in years took place.
At 2:26 p. M, there was a severe
earthquake shock at Tuxpam and a
heavy pail of smoke hangs over the
entire vicinity.
Both Ciudad Cuzman and Tuxpam
are near the volcano.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
THROUGH A GLASS DOOR
Owenby Plunged on His Way TO
Liberty.

AsheviI1e, N. c., Feb. PA man
named Owenby, who was arrested In
Swain county, charged with stealing
cattle, and brought here for safekeep-
ing, escaped from Jail Sunday night.
When the jailor went to give Owenpy
his supper the man made a break for
liberty.
After getting out of his cell, Owenby
jumped through glass door and made
for the woods, carrying the door with
him. For several months past Owenby,
who is desperate character, had been
terrorizing the people Of Western North
Carolina.
A posse Is in pursuit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
ANTl-LIQU0R BILL
FOR NORTH CAROL INA.

Raleigh. N. c.. Feb. 24-The Watts
anti-liquor bill. prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of whisky in the coun-
try districts and allowing local option
in incorporated towns. passed the State
Senate to-day. 1t had previously pass
ed the House.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
BY AN EXPLOSION
White Man and Two Negroes Were
Killed.

Nashville. Tenn, Feb "a. K. Mar
tin, white man, and Joe Voutree and
William Bennett, negroes, were killed
at railroad camp in the Western out
skirts of this city to-day, by the &C
cidental explosion of two sticks OF
dynamite. The mems bodies are fear
fully mangled and are unacceptable.
The cause of the explosion is moi
known. The white man was hurled Isl
feet. Portions Of one of the negroes
body and fragments of his clothing
were found in tree 70 feet away.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
DR.. w. r.. II. Davis, "a Distinguished
Physician, Run Over.

Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 24-Dr. w.
f. b. Davis, one of the most prominent
physicians in the Southern states, was
run over by an Alabama Great South
ern passenger train at the Twenty
fourth street crossing to-day and in
stantly killed.
Dr. Davis was formerly president OF
the Tri-State Medical Association and
held other positions in the medical
world. He had a national reputation
as a surgeon
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
CAR WILL NAME

ArbitrntOrs to Give Preference
to Venezuelan Claims.
Washington, Feb. 24.-Nir. Bowen,
the Venezuelan plenipotentiary, has
proposed to the allied Powers that the
Gar of Russia be asked to name the
three arbitrator, who as The Hague
tribunal. shall decide the question of
preferential treatment The sugges-
ton has been, approved by the State
Department.
Mr.. Bowen to-day submitted to the
allies representatives copies of the
proposed protocols submitting the Ven
ezuelan case to The Hague tribunal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
GETS S400 FOR CAPTURE.

Raleigh. n. c., Feb. 24-Henry
Young. who is accused Of killing ]. II.
Williamson in barroom at Hamlet, N.
C.. Saturday night. was captured at
Monroe, n. c., tonight by the chief
Of police there, who will receive 500
reward.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
NEGRO Is LYNCHED.

Shreveport, La, Feb. 24.-Frank
Brown, negro, was lynched at Nc
Dade station near here early this morn
ing. Brown shot a man named Nc
Connell, but not fatally.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25

the government with its militant Pres
ident at it's head.
Soon after the conclusion of Senator
Carmack's speech, the Senate adj
journed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25

Washington. Feb. 24.-The Controller
of the Currency has declared a diyi-
dend IN favor Of the creditors OF the
Eufaula National Bank OF Eufaula.
Ala, of 30 per cent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-25
GIRLS COLLEGE BURNED.
Pretty Students Lost All but Thei,
Might Clothing

Night Clothing.
Meridian, Miss, Feb. 24.-Fire at q
O'Clock this morning totally destroyed
the main building and laundry of the
Mississippi Female College, the resi-
dence of Mrs. b. f. Ormond and two
dwelling houses. There were 200 girls
in the building, all of whom escaped.
Many lost all but their night cloth
Ing. The loss will be heavy. The col
lege Will continue its sessions in tenn
porary quarters.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
French Ambassador Model Husband

M. Jusserand, the French ambassa-
dor, and his wife are most devoted
couple They were married eight
years ago and since that time have
not been separated for twenty-four
hours at one time. Nine. Jusserand
was born abroad of American parents,
but never until her husband came to
his present post had she been on
American soil. Both the ambassador
and his wife are very democratic,
When they arrived in Washington
the servant staff at the embassy was
much depleted and the embassy itself
was barren. Without ado they set
to work themselves and jointly direct
ed the efforts of the few servants pro
durable. Much of the work of fitting
up the embassy they did with their
own hands. when no assistance was
available.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
Judaes Serve Long Terms.

Judge John ]. Jackson of the north
ern district of West Virginia, has
served the United States in judicial
capacity longer than any other Judge
in the country. He was appointed to
his present office on Aug. 8, 1861, and
will soon have served forty-two
years. This record has no equal.
Next to Judge Jackson in. point of long
service on the district bench are
Judges James w. Locke, southern
district of Florida, appointed Feb. l,
1872: Hoyt H. Wheeler of Vermont,
appointed March 16, 1877, and Moses
Hallett of Colorado, appointed Jan.
IL, 1877. Judge Eli S. Hammond OF
the western district of Tennessee
was appointed June II, 1878, and
Judge Romance Bum of the western
district of Wisconsin Oct. 80, 1877.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
BRONZE Statues Disfiqured.

For three years visitors to Wash
ington have seldom failed to remark
the fact that the statue OF Andrew
Jackson in Lafayette square. Wash
ington, just opposite the white house,
is discolored with verdigris. which
not only streaks the marble pedestal,
but notifies the charger upon which
"Old Hickory" sits, with his cooked
hat uplifted, as if acknowledging the
cheers of his soldiers. The verdigris
comes from the bronze Of the eques'
trian figure. The statue of Lafayette
on the southeast corner Of the square
is similarly discolored, although not
to the same extent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
A Veterans Story.

Bath, N. Y, April 13th.-The first
consideration of the Commandant and
Officers in the conduct of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home here is the health
of the Veterans. Kidney Troubles are
the most common cause of ailment,
very few of the old men escaping these
in some form or other.
OF course the comrades do as much
as possible for themselves, and one or
the most popular and useful remedies
employed is Dodd's Kidney Pills,
which seem to be almost infallible in
cases of Kidney arrangements. Indeed
there are among the veterans several
who claim to owe their lives to Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
For instance, A. E. Ayers, who came
to the home from Minneapolis. Mimi,
was given up by four doctors In that
city. He had Bright's Disease, and
never expected to live through it, but
his life was saved and his health re-
stored by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
His experience has made the remedy
very popular among the men, and no
one who has used Dodd's Kidney Pills
for any Kidney Trouble has been dis
appointed.