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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17

General Bristow was made public to-
day. with the exception of the .exhib-
Its, which are withheld because Of the
pending criminal cases
The report reveals many new facts
brought out by the months of inves-
LEGATION, and not embodied in the Of
fetal abstract made public a fort
night ago.
The report speaks of profigate ex-
penditures for Bundy time recorders
1t states that Hugh Nick. Landon,
secretary of a pneumatic cancelling
machine company, testified during the
investigation that in this city in 1902,
where he came for orders, Beavers re-
ferred him to clerk named Clayton
Graft 'as the man to do business with"
and that in a personal conversation
Graft, said, you know none of us are
here for our health. The government
is not liberal in the matter of it's SAL
aries and 1t costs much to live in
Washington"
Edward s. Allen, now a clerk at the
Cleveland, o., postoffice, testified that
report he made on the merits of the
Hampden cancelling machine were not
satisfactory to First Assistant POST
master General Heath or to Beavers,
and says he was plainly advised that
1t was Mr.. Heaths desire that these
machines be installed, and the desire
of Mr.. Beavers and the General" that
he do less talking derogatory to the
machine.
The machines proved worthless. The
report says that H. ]. Truesdell OF
Binghamton, N. Y, of the Cancellng
Machine Company told the inspectors
that before the order was given for
100 Doremus cancelllng machines, 200
shares $4,000 WORTH of the stock Of
the company was transferred to First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
Heath promising to order not less than
300 machines at 1925 each. Truesdell
said that the stock was later bought
back from Heath. The evidence
against Heath was submitted to the
grand jury here. but the district at
torney decided that 1t was not suffi-
Gent to warrant the Indictment.
The report describes the efforts of
H. H. Rand of the Postmaster Gener-
ais Office to sell stock in mining
company to postoffice employees. and
gives evidence that Rand used GOV
eminent clerks in transacting private
business.
Regarding the sale of promotions
in New York city and Jersey City.
the report mentions Bayonne, N. J..
as also involved, and says that while
Otto F. Weis, the registry clerk at
New York, now dismissed. and an in
innate friend of Beavers, says he COL
lected from 5000 to $4,000 for the
Legislative fund" for the clerks, Weis
stated that he used about SO 900 of this
money for expenses and that the bal
ance, $1,000 or $1,000, he paid to Ben
jamin Parkhurst, "an intimate. friend
of Beavers"
These facts were submitted to the
grand jury here in May, but the dis
Continued on Eighth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17

treaty is that by its terms we are COM
PEELED to accept the $1O.0O0000 canal
payment in cash. We must, in some
way or other by subsequent negotia-
lions relieve ourselves of that require
ment. 1t is too much money for us
to undertake to handle; 1t is certain
to be wasted and misspent If it is
turned over in bulk to the govern
ment and in self-protection we must
devise some scheme whereby not more
than $2O00,000 in cash comes into our
hands for current use. The remainder
must be so invested and so secured
and held out of the country that it
VIII stand as revenue-producing as
set for the government, no matter
what changes may take place or who
may be in charge"
Their Unusual Position.
The spectacle of an independent ma
ton being afraid to assume respon-
sibility for the handling of such a sum
as $lO.OOO,000 in cash is doubtless
unique in the history of governments,
but 1t affords an accurate key to the
situation on the Isthmus of Panama.
Starting with that sum in it's treasury
having no funded debt, and but $780,
600 of a floating debt, with the taxes
at nominal figure, revenues sufficient
canal treaty, and the peace and integ-
rlty OF its domain assured by United
states protection, Panama is actually
helpless. Her helplessness is born of
an absence of patriotism; knowledge
among the more intelligent classes of
the corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS character
OF the majority of the people of all
Latin American countries. and of the
thoroughly mercenary motives. for her
own creation into a republic. Envy
and pity must, therefore, play equal
parts in any consideration of the state
of affairs on the isthmus. Envy for
the opportunity which stretches away
before q people whose independence
has been so easily won; pity for the
moral, physical and personal condi-
tions which combine to make it almost
impossible for this people to avail
themselves of their opportunity.
Any other people would, under such
circumstances, bring themselves very
quickly to the enjoyment of an indie
terminate season of prosperity and
dignity. Cuba, with fewer substantial
advantages than Panama enjoys, is
doing that very thing, while here in
Panama there is nothing more inspir-
ing or admirable than an alleged re-
public in which the leaders have no
more patriotic sentiment than a wish
to avoid responsibility and a. hope that
the United States may do for them that
which other people from the beginning
of time have gloried in doing for them
selves-secure and preserve their po-
litical independence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
Afraid of Too Much Money.

The Panamaians wish to be relieved
of responsibility for the integrity and
security of the republic they have ere
ated, and although the treaty is more
liberal in it's concessions to the United
States than was ever anticipated 1t
would be, the junta has not for mo-
ment considered such a thing as re-
jectIng it, or caviling over its terms
1--WE would have been entirely willing
to have signed our names to blank
paper" said a member of the Junta
last evening, land to have left it to
Secretary Hay to fill in over our sigma
lures whatever he wished to write,
STIMULATING only. upon our part, that
the covenant should contain a pledge
nv the United States to build the ca
nal" That statement exactly ex-
nresses the state of affairs in Panama
To-day, and in the hope that subse-
ouent negotiations with the United
states may result in that government
assuming even more responsibility than
II has assumed under the canal treaty,
the Panamaian revolutionists are pro-
ceeding with hating steps toward the
organization of the republic.
They are afraid of themselves, OF the
people with whom they will have to
deal and thoroughly suspicious OF their
own abilities. SenoI Espanoza, one OF
the members of the Junta, exposed the
nature of this trepidation yesterday.
when he said to your correspondent
that Panama has only one substantial
objection to the canal treaty.
I'VE are In a dilemma" said senior
Espanoza, because our revenues VIII
be reduced about three-hfths by that
clause OF the treaty which makes Colon
and Panama free ports, thereby cut
ting on the import taxes now collect-
ed, but our chief objection 70 the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17

Continued on Eighth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
FIRE AT VIENNA.

Vienna, Ga, Dec. 16.-Fire broke
out to-day in P. G. McDon-
AIDS block of six stores, val.
ued at $4,000; insurance, $4,000; dam
aged P. G. McDonalds merchandise,
Sc 900; insurance, $4,000; w. T. Nc
Donald Furniture Company, $3,000 in
surance, 81, 500; G. r. Matthews, market
and baker, $780, no insurance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
MEDAL OF HONOR.

VIII BE Presented to Deery for His
Bravery.
Washington, Dec. 16.-It was ascer-
tanned at the Navy Department to-
day that Secretary Moody. in addition
to a letter of commentator to Boat
swain Patrick Dreery of the Peoria,
who at great peril swan to the sub
marine boat Adder and attached a line
to her, will order that a medal Of honor
be presented to him as an evidence of
the departments appreciation of his
heroism.
Boatswain Deery's act of bravery
was strongly commended by Lieut..
England. commanding the Peoria, and
by Admiral Harrington, commandant
of the Portsmouth, Va, navy yard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
For Corean Waters.

Washington, Dec. 16.-At the request
of Minister Allen at Seoul, who re-
ports considerable uneasiness and riot
ing in Corea, the State Department
has suggested to the Navy Depart
ment that warship be sent to Corean
waters. 1t is probable the Wilmington
will be detailed for this purpose.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17

Former price $3.50. This lot Silk Embroid-
cred Vestings. Oxford, Madras, etc, elegant
Iy trimmed Crepe de Chine, daintily hem
stitched Peau de Sole and Tucked Taffetas,
valued to $500.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
For a colony in Cuba.

Mobile, Ala, Dec. ia party of
twenty from South Dakota, Iowa,
Michigan and Illinois have reached Mo-
bile. en- route to Cuba, where they
have purchased $4,000 acres of graz
ing land and $4,000 acres of timber
land in Puerto Principe province. They
will locate there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
Ma.onic ELECTION at Rome.

Rome, Ga, Dec. 16.-Cherokee Lodge
of Masons held it's annual election of
officers last night. Max Meyerhardt
was elected worshipful master for the
time and d. H. Wade was
elected secretary for the thirty-third
time. Mr.. Meyerhardt is also grand
master of Masons of Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
OK DRIVERS BRUTALITY
Charged to a NOn-COm. by n German
COurt-MartiaI.

COurt-MnrffaI.
Berlin, Dec. 16-Owing to his mis-
treatment of soldiers on 1880 counts
and abuse of authority on 100 counts,
non-commissioned officer, named
Franzki, of the Eighty-fifth Infantry,
has been sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment and dishonorable discharge
from the army by a court-martial at
Rendsburg. The court declared
Franzki had displayed the brutality
of an OK driver" and pronounced his
superior officers guiltless of negligent
oversight.
Franzki borrowed sums of money
from soldiers habitually and never re-
paid them, and beat his subordinates
with his fists and with clubs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
Green's August Flower

Is the most popular remedy on the
globe for the cure OF all stomach, di-
gestive. liver troubles and hapitual
constipation, with their miserable Ell
fects. We advertised as test IN 1850
newspapers all over the United states
for any case where August Flower
was used that did not give satisfac-
lion. only three cases OF failure IN
thousands OF letters; two Of these
were cancer OF the stomach. Price
rs and Is cents per bottle At all drug
Rists. knights Pharmacy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-17
WANTED FOR MURDER.

McManus Is Said to Have Killed in
Lancaster, S. G..
Palatka, Fla, Dec. ia white man,
giving his name as McManus, was ar
rested here last night as he was about
to board the steamer City of Jackson
Vile. McManus is wanted in Lancas-
ter, S. c., where he is charged with
murder. After his arrest he confessed
to the killing for which he was arrest
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
CHANGED HIS Mind.
JOE BUSH CONCLUDED HE
WOULD NOT ESCAPE
AFTER ALL.

Joe Bush, coiored, several months
ago had trouble ON the Tate Finley
farm, six miles from the city, with
Clarence Bertram, and cut the latter
several times, but not seriously. He
escaped, but was indicted by the grand
jury in April, and had since managed
to elude officers. Yesterday Deputy
Sheriff George Houser ascertained that
Bush was at his home in the county
and went after him. The negro was
arrested on bench warrant for mali
cious cutting and when he was al
lowed to go into the house to put on
his shoes bolted and tried to escape
through the back door, but was sur
prised to find the officer camping there
in waiting. He concluded he wouldn't
escape Just then and was lodged in
Jail in default of bond.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
Considerable Damage Reported
in This Section.
Crops DAMAGED, But No One Was
Hurt in the Storm So Far
as Is Known.
HOUSE UNRooFED AT BANDANA

The storm which passed over this
section of the country about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon did not last long,
and did little damage, so far az
known. The cloud was very threat
ening, out 1t proved to have less wind
than appearances indicated.
1t swept along the ridges that skirt
the river, and down about Bandana
was quite severe, tearing the roof of
Randolph Brothers hardware store.
Fences were torn down, trees uproot-
ed and crops damages, but so far as
known there was no serious damage,
and no one was hurt.
In Paducah fences were blown
down, houses shaken up, signs blown
down aud glasses broken, but no dam
age of a serious nature is reported.
The Dick Fowler met with quite .
squall down about Mound City and
had to lay up for half On hour or
more. No damage was reported to
the boat on the way up last night.
During the wind storm large win
dow over the stairway in Or. ]. u.
Brooks residence blew out, sash,
screen and all, and came humping
down the steps causing great crash
and frightening ali occupants in the
house. Several ladies had stopped in
for shelter during the storm and when
the wind started, they all vacated
thinking the house was being blown
away. Several other accidents SINH
lar to this are reported but no serious
damage was done here.
The storm did perhaps the most
damage in the InRleside and Bandana
districts. Several light frame build
ings were lifted Off the foundations
and trees were lifts1 out of the
ground. Ingleside did not suffer SO
badly although some little damage was
done.
The Cumberland Telephone wires
are down and the only city possible to
secure today is Nashville. Linemen
are out working on the lines and will
have everything in shape by night.
Little damage was done in the city to
telephone and telegraph wires. The
storm seemed TO travel in circuit in
this end of the state.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
The Pope Sends His Blessing
Through the Press.
A Tornado Damages Worlds Fair
Building and Kills One Man
at st. Louis.
1000 SEE \ HANGING
THE POPE'S BLRSSiNG.

Rome. August 6-The Associated
Press representative was received in
audience bv Pope Plus, being the first
journalist of any nationality to have
this honor. The pontiff graciously
granted the prayer of the correspondent
to send message TO the American
people. saying, word for word:
II love the Americans, who are the
blooming youth of Catholicism. Con
vey TO all of them how gladly i'm
part my apostolic blessing to the
whole country"
Pope Plus X. rose at $500 yesterday,
sSying that he did not wish to change
his habit. No decision has yet been
taken concerning the pontiff's ulti.
mate quarters, but it is already said
that he desires them to be extremely
modest.
At 7;l5 the pope said mass. assisted
oply::by Mgr. Bressan. his conclavist.
He Afterwards took breakfast, which
consisted Of only coffee, milk and a
roll.
Pope Plus wished 10 see personally
most OF the innumerable kilograms of
congrstulation received, giving in
structions for the answers to those
for which he cared most, and looked
at the copies, changing here and there
a word.
IL has been decided TO have the cor
onstion next Sunday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
Shown a Warrant He Himself
SwOre Ont for Jet.
He Declared on tie Stand He Did Not
Authorize It-l'rominent Evans
Vile Man Dead.
TOWN MARSHAL SHOT BY NEGRO
NEARING A CLOSE.

Cynthisns, Ky, Aug. 6-The com
monwealth sprung "a sensation in the
feud trial yesterday afternoon. Coun-
ty Judge James Hargis of Breathitt,
the leader Of the Hsrgis faction. had
taken the witness stand in defense OF
Jett and White and swore favorsbly
10 their alibi, also declaring their
innocence OF the murder OF Marcum as
hired asssssins. The commonwealth h
made but brief cross examination,
aud Judge Hargis went away smiling.
But yesterday aftcrn BON Judge Hargis
was suddenly recalled. and Common.
wealth Attorney Bird confronted him
with the warrant for the arrest Of
Curt Jett. charged with the murder
OF J. b. Maroum, sworn out by Judge
Hargis himself, when Jett was in Jail
at Winchester. Judge Hargis denied
that he haa sworn out the warrant,
but said he had talked TO Squire Ed
wards about it, He Was shown the
warrant, but denied that he had auth
orized IT,
At the time the warrant was sworn
out Hargis was msking an effort TO
get Jet out OF the Winchester Jail and
into the Jail under the jurisdiction of
the court at jackson.
Judge Black, one o. the attorneys
for the defense, said that the defense
had practically completed its case so
far as the main issues are concerned.
Sheriff Callahan OF Breathitt county
was another important witness yester-
day and testified that he was sitting
in Hargis's store facing the court
house door as Even and Marcum stop.
ped at the court house door. He saw
Marcum fall and Even running, and
said he started TO the court house, but
was stopped by Judge Hargis. He
then saw Jett on the sidewalk q few
seconds after the second shot.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
SUSPICIOUS CASE.
HEALTH OFFICER CALLED TO
INVESTIGATES.

A telephone message was received
at the city hall this afternoon request.
ing the services of the health officer
or city physician on West Harrison
street. near nth street, where . sus
picious case has been discovered.
Some think the case is smallpox.
Health Officer Graves will go out this
afternoon to investigate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
ALDERMEN MEETING
TONIGHT THE REGULAR SEES.
SION WILL BE. HELD.

The board of aldermen will meet to-
night in regular session with much
business to transact.
All the business before the lower
board Monday night will probably be
ratified but little new business is re
ported to come up. Solicitor Worten,
who has never rendered written re-
port on the matter of whether or not
the property owners can be made to
connect with the sewerages, will be
asked to write out his opinion for to-
nights meeting. There are several
other matters of minor interest the So
licitor will bring up.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
TORNADO N ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, August "a rain and
wind storm of brief duration swept
over st. Louis yesterday afternoon
and tore through the worlds fair
grounds, killing Theodore Richter a
florist, probably fatally injuring A..
X. Clark, a carpenter, and several Ia.
borers, besides causing damage to
worlds fair buildings and otner pro-
perty TO the extent OF $4,000. The
greatest fury Of the storm was felt at
the worlds fair grounds where the
wind was a miniature tornado. The
agricultural building stood in its path,
and six laboiers working on scaffold-
pig were hurled TO the ground.
Richter was running to shelter
when he was struck by q flying plank,
dying instantly.
The wind struck the machinery
building, and one of the two towers,
$50 feet high, was stripped of scaifold-
ing in a twinkling, and two workmen
were hurled to the ground.
On the administration building tow
ers, situated 40 feet apart, are two
flags. As the wind reached this build
ing il lifted ana passed between the
towers. One flag blew to the east and
the other to the west, and neither was
d,splscaJ nor niurad
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
10000 WITNESS HANGING.

Greenood, Miss. August Crank
Evans, coiored, was hung here today
for wife murder. Evans shot and
killed his wife June 3. 1908. Evans
bravely mounted the scafYold with a
lighted cigar IN his mouth. He made
clear and distinct statement and
didn't seem to fear death at all.
Some 10000 people, mostly negroes,
were present to witness the execution.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
CONTEST CASE.
CROWD WENT TO BENTON THIS
AFTERNOON TO DECIDE.

Chairman O. w. Morrison. Attor.
neg l.. X. Taylor and the attorneys in
the contest of Attorney Taylor against
Attorney John G.. Lovett for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for prosec uting At
torney, left for Benton this afternoon
to take up the contest again. Attor-
ney Taylor will now attempt to have
the primary set aside so fer as the
contest nomination for common.
wealth's attorney is concerned, but it
is not believed that he will do it, as
Chairman Edwards, OF the Democratic
committee of Marshall county, is said
to be for Lovett right o. wrong.
Miss Cora Richardson has returned
from q visit to Paris, Tenn.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
BIG LOUISVILLE BLAZE.

Louisville, Ky, August Fire
caused by lightning this evening de-
stroyed the Bourbon stock yards ard
two buildings adjoining. Four hun
dred and fifty head of sheep were
burned. The loss is about $3.50, 600
with insurance one. half. Captain
Eberhart Dilman and Pipeman Richard
Moore were injured by falling timbers
DR.. DOWIE NATURALIZED.
Chicago. August 6-John Alexand.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
The Powers Trial Is Getting
Under Roadway.
Bourbon stock Yards Badly Damaged
BY Fire at louisville Last
Night.
VIE is NATURALIZED

Georgetown, KY, august 1.-THE
one hundred veniremen summoned
from Bourbon county appeared in
court yesterday. The day was occu.
pied in the examination. The jury
accepted by the commonwealth is as
follows:
j. r. Wilson, A. s. Williams, Frank
Lakewood, Albert Mitchell, George
Estes. Clay Estes. Thomas Pagett,
John Doty, George Faulconer. Wesley
Higgins, Jack Howard and George W.
WYATT.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
LIBERTY DIDN'T LAST.

Jacksonville, KY, August 6-Garf
Tompkins, sentenced to hang for muir
der, and Titus Caldwell, charged with
burglary, colored, who escaped from
jail here overpowered Jailer S. W. Of
futt and took his his revolver. Both
were recaptured after few hours
search by Sheriff W. E. Ashby and
posse.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
A REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.

jacksonville, Aug. 6-The Republi-
cans of Hopkins county have nominal.
cd II. +. Porter TO make the race
against r. B. Bradley for representa-.
tive of Hopkins county in the next
legislature.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-06
BANKRUPTCY CASE
BALLARD COUNTY NAN FILED
PETITION TODAY.

Mr.. Harrison Hughes, OF Wickliffe,
Ballard county, filed petition in
bankruptcy in the Office of US. Clerk
J. r. Puryear this morning. His liz.
bilities are sl520.l3. He has no as
sets.