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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22

Roanoke, Va, Oct. 21.-A wreck oc-
CURED last night near Lowry, a sta
ton on the Norfolk and Western Rail
way, between Lynchburg and Roanoke,
in which cars loaded with coal were
derailed and smashed up. A sgro
youth named John Blair from Char
lotte, N. c., was found dead In the
wreck He was beating his way a'ong
with three white tramps. The latter
were slightly hurt
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22

Louisville. KY. Oct. 21-Before an
audience of 1000 people, Leslie M.
Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, to-
night delivered his third and last
speech in the Kentucky campaign. Mr.
Shaw paid special attention to the
money question and referred briefly to
a recent utterance of William ]. Bryan
indicating that the silver question
would have a prominent place In the
Democratic platform.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
BIG GRAFT IN LAND
,nWATION SOLD FROM Gov
J." EMINENT OFFICES
oe DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
.ns ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
THEN BOUGHT UP.

:. said That Extensive opera
aus Have Long Been Carried On.
oorators Enabled to Work With
..iD+y Through the Leakage
the Government Offices,
General Confirmation of the story
sooured at Washington.
por,land Ore. Oct. 21.-The Oregon
Ian to-day says:
The government has unearthed a
..,nendous land graft" ring that has
80, carving on a business in every
,.u timbered area on the Pacific slope.
This ring not only has acquired base"
,ss nv dummies" and every fraudu-
,.rt means, but has debauched state
49,, officials. making them hirelings or
,.rtners in the business; has maintain
= in the general land Office at Wash
,n.,on agents whose duties were to
a,eako information about proposed re-
ssrves and other profitable matters
and nv use of money, has Influenced
r,acing of reserved boundaries to its
own interest. e"
The central figures of that conspir-
.cv are said to be in San Francisco.
William ]. Burns. in the secret serv-
,cs Of the Treasury Department, and
p. Pugh, an assistant attorney to
,be Interior Department, were in Port
land last week gathering evidence that
will help the government in prosecut-
Ing the instigators of the conspiracy.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
IN THE FAR EAST,

Actions Taken by the Japanese
Look More Wnrlike.
isterial conferences. naval preparation
and. notably, the appointment of Vice
Admiral Toga, known as a lighting
admiral" to command the standing
squadron, have led to a renewal of the
anticipations of trouble.
Some decided development in the cri-
sis is expected shortly.
The steamship and railroad compa-
MES are reported to have been noti-
fed to be in readiness for emergen-
cies
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
THE CABINET OF ITALY
DECIDES TO RESIGN.

Rome, Oct. 21.-At a ministerial coun-
Gil to-day the cabinet unanimously de-
cided to tender it's resignation. This
action was taken after Premier Fan
ardelli had announced that he had
sent his resignation to the King in
consequence of falling health.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
LITTAUER ESCAPES ON
LIMITATIONS STATUTE.
Attorney General Decides He Can
not BE Prosecuted.

not BE Prosecuted.
Washington, Oct. 21.-The opinion Of
the Attorney General in the case Of
Representative Lucius N. Littauer of
New York, involving the charge of vio-
lation of the statute prohibiting any
member of Congress from making a
contract and supplying the government
with goods, was received at the War
Department to-day.
The opinion was not carefully con-
sidered by the War Department Of
ficials, but from a casual perusal it is
inferred that the Department of Justice
does not pass upon the guilt or inno-
cence of Littauer. but decides that I'M
der the statute of Limitations Littauer
is not subject to prosecution by the de-
partment
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
COMMENT IN LONDON.
Newspapers Support the Commits
sion in Its Findings.


London, Oct. 21-The comment of the
afternoon papers here on the Alaska
boundary decision is similar to that OF
the morning papers. Negotiable but
honorable" sums up the general tenor.
The st. James Gazette says it con-
siders the fact that Chief Justice AL
verstone signed the award to be proof
Of the correctness thereof and adds:
I'VE have the fullest confidence,
therefore, that the decision we deplore
was absolutely required by the justice
of the case"
The st. James Gazette regrets that
the Canadian commissioners publish ed
an explanation of their position, ap-
pearing to cast a reflection on their col
leagues, and the Pail Mall Gazette
comments on the lack of dignity and
self possession shown by the Canadian
commissioners in declining to sign the
decision and declaring the finding to
be an 'unjudicial one
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
RESCUED FOUR MEN
of the Crew of the Inflated Steam
err south Portland.

San Francisco, Oct. 21.-The steamer
Spokane, which arrived to-day from
Seattle, brought four Of the survivors
of the wrecked steamer South Portland.
They are Arthur Ravens, second officer;
F. Johnson, seaman: Charles Blow
berger, seaman, and Ole Gunde-sen,
seaman.
These men were taken from raft by
the Spokane yesterday seventeen miles
south OF Cape Blanco. The Spokane
crrlsed about for an hour in seafc CHI Of
another raft. finding only an empty
boat. The fog 81 ut down thick, d
she proceeded OH her journey to tniJ
city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION.
Have Somewhat I'm
proved at Laredo,

20, -l'euo' Tex. Oct. 21.-The yellow
Wv, .,u bulletin tonight shows a more
d.n '"Ole condition. There were to-
!. - "e" cases, 10; deaths, 4; total cases
tbo so'e 4S5; total deaths, 3S. The au-
ha~ ','les Of Fry and LaSalle counties
" 'a'sed their quarantine sufficient
oSci,P permit the passage of trains. An
Hatsa !, bulletin from Nuevo Laredo
picios s there We're twelve cases. six sus-
day. eases and four deaths yester-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
coiored Masona' Meeting.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 21.-The Su-
preme Council Scottish Rite of Colored
Masons finished it's sixteenth annual
conclave here to-day. Tonight the
Colored Mystic Shriners paraded the
streets with much red light and a live
camel in the procession, and after the
parade sat down to banquet.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
Meet mt Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Oct. 21.-The
Tennessee River improvement Assoc
ciation win meet here tomorrow:
About 300 delegates from the states OF
Tennessee, Alabama. Georgia, Missis-
sippi and Kentucky will be in at
tendance. This association was Or
ganized in Chattanooga in 1898.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
SHAREHOLDERS NOT PLEASED.
They Say They Would Have Adj
vanced Money Needed.

Mexico City, Oct. 21.-Leading share
holders of the suspended Internation-
al Bank and Trust Company have de-
cided to petition the court having the
matter in charge, averring that the
liquidation was effected without con-
sultation with the shareholders in gem
eral and resident shareholders in par
ticular.
A meeting Of all shareholders will be
held here next Monday. to discuss the
situation. A leading Mexican. who
owns 400 shares. says there was no
necessity of closing the bank as the
shareholders would have advanced
money to keep the concern going.
The suspension has not produced any
fears of a panic here.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
MET ON A SIDING.
Engineer Davis Was Slightly In
jured I'm Virginia Collision.

jured I'm a Virginia COLLATION..
Washington Oct. E1.-A collision &C.
Cured about 8 o'clock tonight at Ma
rumsco, about twenty miles below
Alexandria Va, between the south
bound Seaboard Air Line express No.
81 and northbound freight No. SOC, on
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad.
The northbound freight had taken a
siding TO give the right of way to the
northbound Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac express No. Sc. The
southbound Seaboard Air Line express
taking the siding for the same purpose,
resulting in a collision.
There We're no fatalities, Engineer r.
c. Davis OF Richmond. of the Seaboard
express, being but slightly injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
Na,,
"hied Huuhas Rao-sx

As Sup rork, Oct. 21.-Judge Amend, in
%SppoInted5 T Court of this city, to-day
S, recs lanes H. Hughes Of Dover,
;sank and V; ~ for the International
y take rust Company of America,
s'DorstiCorrs of the property of the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
Chilli May Sell to Japan.

Santiago de Chile. Oct. Pitt is re-
ported that the Chilian government is
treating with Japan for the sale of two
WarShips.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
SPECIAL TRIP TO BOSTON,.
via :
IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
account
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSO.
CATION ANNUAL CONVENTION.
i,Iu 9Th ~ 1o+h 1oNo
July 9th to 10th, 1908.


Arrangements have been made for
through chair car to leave Little
Rock at $40 p. NJ, July 1st to run
through to Albany, New York via De-
troit. From Albany the party will
take the magnificent trip in daylight
down the Hudson and after a short
visit in New York, the Sound Line
Steamer will be taken 10 Boston,
reaching there the morning of July
9Th; returning via same route, ex.
cept that one may take boat from
Buffalo to Detroit without extra nost.
This is the Official Route.
A splendid trip for teachers and
others.
RATES.
The rate. for this trip are given
below from principal points where the
party is being made up, and cover
cost of all tne privileges referred to-:
From Texarkana S41.20
Camden ............... 41.20
Arkadelphia ............. 40.45
Hot Springs ............. 40.1E
Little Rock .............. 3S.45
Pine Bluff ............. $3.50
Higginson .............. 37.10
Newport ............... $500
ST. Louis ................. $500
Rates slightly less via direct rail
route. Additional information per.
tanning to route, rates, etc, may be
obtained of ticket agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
NEGRO SUFFRAGE
WILL NOT BE CHAMplONED BY
TIE REPUBLICANS IN NEXT
ELECTION.
Death kneiI Of Party Would be
Sounded If Espoused Cause OF
Brother in Black

Washington July i2-Fhe eastern
press is discussing the possibility ef
lie question Of negro suffrage being
made an issue in the next campaign
I@rAs tn past few months. there
has b6ea great revival of discus
sIou un=lais tilae-Woln topic ca1Ised
largely II the increased number Of
tzueHiass zReeialy= III tie moth ant
..af \ I$aeAas as lar cast as lsl2-
ware. an attempted iynel4ing lnaar
~saeiagtieLa@lass.. ana tUe bloody rae
-. ~ Evansville 1@ye= eonspaed to
z#ss ga15 IS edtla9s. wise and other
Wise % IaIminate al length.
I'm Washington Post asserts that
als=5.55l= 70 max negro Suffrage an
Issue ia Hez pa.iueM campaign was
.3stIsaet - people IatFie1lI5 20 the
kepab.i6aaa paty. and says further
mere than ii the Republicans attempt
70 defend negro suffrage they viii
@oaHa Tie death knoll of their party.
fla= leading thinkers OF the country,
hafll republicans and democrats. unite
ia fHe opinion that The insertion of
the fifteenth amendment i'll the con-
atitution was fatal mistake In view
OF this auo with public opinion SO
much against negro suffrage. it is not
likely that the republicans will cham
pion the cause of the brother in black,
whom they have always used as an
unpaid tool to gain their own political
ends
The constitution of the southern
states that have disfranchised the ne
gro in one way and another are to
stand so far as the United States
supreme court is concerned The
court in deciding the Alabama case,
held that this mattf belonged to
the "political department" and would
not be entertained by the court. By
political department. was meant
congress. In view of this decision
and in view of the fact that the best
sentiment Of the country is that it
was a great mistake to enfranchise
the negro, it is believed that the Re-
pubicans will be slow to bring this
question forward as a campaign issue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY.
College Warden Drank Champagne,
Though Supposed to be on Deathbe-,.

A don of New College, in England,
tells a quaint story about Dr. Seven,
the late warden of the institution,
who was so seriously i'll two years
ago that it was thought he was near
his end Canon Spooner-who is now
spoken of as his probable successor
came and slept in the college for
night or two, in order to be at hand
should the old man have any last
injunctiOns to give to one of his Old
est friends Late on the night of
Christmas eve the canon was sum-
moned to the sick room. "SpoOner
said the warden. in faint voice, my
dear Spooner. | have just remember
ed that tomorrow is my birthday |
think | should like bottle of cham
pagne" 1t is pleasant to add that he
had his champagne and made Won
derful Though as it proved only COM
paratively temporary recovery OF
health and strength.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
AN OLD ADAGE VERIFIED.
One Instance, at Least, in Which
Fool Spoke the Truth.


There is more than grain of truth
in the old adage. Fools and children
speak the truth Evelyn Baldwin,
the arctic explorer, recently told a
. story to prove this fact.
Every Thursday evening" Mr.,
Baldwin said "all the children of the
town of Springfield gathered in the
SunGayschool room of the church
and heard there very dry sort of
religious lecture-the product of
John Sparge. local preacher.
we youngsters used to fall asleep
during the lecture. Sparge's voice
was so monotonous and low, and in
nothing that he said could We feel
interested.
One night we nearly all fell asleep.
Actually | believe that only one OF
the forty children in the building was
awake, and that one was an ldlot
child, Willie Patton, who always sat
on the front bench.
Mr.. Sparge looked at us and
awakened us sharply Then he re-
buked us.
.'How strange he said, that you
should all sleep while this poor idiot
no here on the front bench keeps
awake and attentive.
willie Patton. you could see, dldn !
like his inrfimity to be alluded to IN
that open way. He spoke up anu
said in a sQueaking and indignant
voice:
We'll. Nj. Sparge, guess Id have
been asleep, too if l hadn't been an
idiot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14

Memorial to Queen Victoria
In memory. Of their royal mistress
500 servants of the late Queen Vic
toria's household have endowed bed
IN Clever Convalescent Hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
TRICK COST HIM HIS JOB.
Edison Needed Rest and Planned Sue
cessfully to Set X.

Great inventors 90 not always make
success OF their first efforts 10 bene-
fit the world. Although Thomas A
Edison is now recognized as the fore
! most genius of his age, his begin
ming was marked by misfortune His
first Iabor-saying device cost him a
situation upon which he depended for
his daily bread.
This invention, forgotten by all
save 4 few old-time telegraph operat-
ors and the wizard himself. WAS
thought uat ia the days when Mr
Edison earned his daily bread operat.
ing tie Boston NeW Yorh night vine
at what is now the Western Union
Telegraph company.
The pay vas not particularly large
bu the work VIA light So 5igHt mat
New Nerk. IN e65er 10 make sure
t51at tHa m55tl=a "a g.#,=laa5 end of the
Wire was Attending 10 business. ar
ranged for him 20 call up every hour
after mdpf44t slve his Office call
aad si4a, i beins argued that fhis
would leeep him awake
Il aid keep Edison a~4kc=l6r few
weeks. Then he SET about utilizing
his spare time al a device which
wound beat the sfaart ones who
ruled tHq New York Office
1'he result vas all tDat could De
expected from Nh fdisons success
in later life il was an arrangement
of battery with clock and cir
cuit breaking instrument, which at
the proper time would give New
York the looked for signals.
For weeks it was the marvel Of
Mr.. Edison's friends that he got along
with 50 little sleep. Then the de-
nouement came in the form of a call
for Boston from New York with
very important message.
Though Boston had signaled but a
few moments before. it was found
impossible to raise" that city when
it was necessary to send the mes
sage. Nearly an hour later the New
York operator was pounding away
when the circuit was opened and the
sounder gave off "Bn. Ed O. X
Immediately the call for Boston was
renewed, but no call came for an
hou! when the magic signal was
again repeated. All night long the
wire was watched and when morning
came the manager at Boston was ask
ed to explain the mystery.
The manager, a canny Scot, knew
thing Of two. or at least he thought
he did, and, without saying a word
to anybody, examined the clock and
Edisons locker finding there the tell
tale wires and the mechanism.
That night when the future WIZ
zard" showed up for work he found
that the manager had decided to give
MN go" which in teleglaphers' talk
spells discharge.
Edison knew we'll enough what he
was discharged for, and SO left the
next day for New York and the ca
reer which has since made his name
household word the world over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
Found a New Disease,

Lord Charles, the famous Brltlsh
admiral recently on visit to thls
country. tells an amusing anecdote OF
Sir Frederick Traves, King Edward
favorite physician
Lord Charles fell i'll and Sir Freder-
ick was called to his bedside. 'lel@
NE" said Sir Frederick you'
symptoms.
The other said he had a pain mere
an ache there and stiffness some
whore else. And to each of these an
nouncements the physician exclaimed
chuckling delightedly:
Excellent
"Charming!'
"Splendid!'
When Lord Charles had concludeo
the enumeration of his troubles, Sir
Frederick slapped him heartily upon
the back and cried in bold gay
voice:
my dear fellow, let me congratu-
late Won. You have the rarest dis
ease of the century. You have, you
lucky dog. a disease that heretofore
was thought to be extinct.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14
CHOSEN FOR HIS GOOD LOOKS.
But Admiral Rodgers Orderly Was
An Unusually Stupid Fellow

Admiral Rodgers likes to have
good-looking men on his personal
staff and in choosing those with whom
he is 10 come into frequent contact
always selects the handsomest men
on board his flagship. 1t is recorded
that one day on the China station
while he was inspecting his flagship
the cruiser Brooklyn, his eye fell upon
a Wellbuilt young man who wore the
uniform of marine. He was we'll
set and his uniform was the acme
of cleanliness. At once the admiral
concluded he had found just the man
he wanted to act as his orderly, and
before the day had passed the marine
was assigned to that task.
But it TUNED out that the admiral
had selected raw recruit, true
son of Erin, who knew nothing OF
the sea Or ships. Pretty soon the ad-
miral summoned HIM and asked:
Has the mail come on board :
"Mail?3 echoed the orderly, look
ing thoughtful 4 dunno; III see,
sor.'
Fifteen minutes later he placed a
large dish OF steaming oatmeal be-
fore the admiral Saluting, he ex-
planned: IT'S all the male | could
lind on boardy sor;I and the cook
didn't want to give it to me-.
The admiral was SO surprised he
did not know what to say. Finally
he told the orderly to take it away.
Bring nay letters, letters; do YOU
understand?s he repeated.
Shure, sor, do said the orderly,
rubbing his head in a wandering way.
IN half an hour he returned with one
OF the small Jacobs ladders" and
paced 1t on the table before the ad-
miral.
lis the only ladder | could find,
sor," he said.
The admiral could stand it no lon
ger and called the executive officer,
lhen he learned that his mail had
neen given to the orderly more than
ah hour before So the orderly was
summoned once more and asked
"hat ne had done with the bundle of
papers. Immediately he went to one
VI the small gunracks and got the
package. When asked what he iuf
ahded to do with it he exclaimed:
"hen | had time was going to
open them and what did not want for
ny own reading l was going to give
TO the other fellows"
AND now the admiral has mentally
=" AIMED this maxim: when you are
ioohing for an orderly don't always
PICK the best looking man until you
AaVe had a chance to talk with him"
10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
lake Laxative Promo Ouinina Tablets
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-14

~ CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
.ahe Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
This signature
on every box. 2sc @MA,r-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-03-21
THE LEaIsLATURE.
Second Session of the Territorial Law
Making Body of 1908.
THE SENATE-TwENTY SEVENTH DAY
AFTERNOON SESsIONl

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report OF the Public Expen-
ditures committee came up for con-
sideration soon after reassemblinR
On motion of Dickey the report
with the experts reports were &c
copied, with instruction that they
be referred to the Attorney General
for action in cor sonance with the re-
commentators.
Some debate ensued on this as to
be printed so that Hawaiian men,
bsrs may know, but DIckey and
Baldwin wanted it at once sent to
the Attorney General for immedi-
ateouse, 90 it contained matters that
should be at once attended to. To
defer its reaching the Attorney
General at once would seriously i'm
pair matters,
Kalauokalani spoke strongly in
favor of translating and printing,
but upon q reconside ration it was
decided to have the same typewrit-
ten, and the original placed with the
Attorney General.
Baldwin introduced q new bill re.
lating to persons engaged in the in
surance business, and passed 6rst
reading.
Achi called up the item to repay
the Chamber of Commerce for the
$4,000 advanced for public improve
ments. The item was inserted by
unanimous consent.
Bill "a (the Atkinson billy, provid-
ing for the manufacture OF gas, was
tabled.
Bill 10l, to repeat ACT "a OF the
laws OF 1895, to prevent the bringing
actions against officers OF the Gov
eminent or others for acts done in
suppressiDg rebellion. passed th ird
reading by vote Of 6 to3.
Bill 81, relating to the Board OF
Health, was next considered to-
getLer with the committees report
recommending a salsry for the pre-
sident.
Dicksy offered an amendment
that the board be composed OF
four laymeD, two physicians and
the Attorney General. He felt that
to have more doctors on it would
create an unfortunate condition of
affairs, ss they always stayed tfs
gether. Others wanted only one
doctor.
Achi opposed. the idea OF the
Board electing it's president with
the express knowledge and con-
frmation OF the Governor and SEN
ate. Being q paid official, the Bo,rd
should not have a free hand. The
bill was referred back to the Judi
cisry committee to straighten out
matters.
Bill 45, the Winston railroad bill,
came up on second reading. A dis
cussion was created upon it. but
Was not disposed OF. While yet in
the middle of the discussion, Bald
win moved adjournment which was
promptly carried.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-03-21
Wasted Labor.
{ CONTINUED from LIST page)
$3.50 was drawn by B H Wright, and
$185 was drawn by Manuel Cook.

$3.50 was drawn by B H Wright, and
$1s5 was drawn by Manuel Cook.
1896
Further under this head OF incl
dentsls for the different Depart
ments OF the Government, l wish TO
call your attention to large expendi-
lures for legal services. In my
opinion, this is properly the work
of the Attorney Generals Depart
ment, and l believe that sufficient
appropriations are made to cover
these items.
Before closing this report upon
these items which l trust may be OF
service to your committee | wish to
call your attention to the fact that
up to the present time l have been
working without any written au-
'thority or instructions from you.
Upon investigation l find that /
am working along different lines
from what has been the custo., of
loImoE uCCOuuIdute ouplOJeu ny
the Legislature. II you desire that
I should ADOPT the usual methods
Of procedure by employing add
tionAl help to check the different
department books, will do 40, but
10 my opinion it would be, in most
inst ances, needless expenditure of
the public money. No doubt exists
in my mind but what a proper
voucher can be produced for each
and every expenditure. The time
is short in which to gain any IN
formation to be used for the pre-
ent session of the Legislature, and
il I might be allowed [ would res.
pectfully suggest that be called
to meet your committee and, that
you would indicate to me the
matters OF greatest Importance that
I might take up these matters FIRST,
thus gaining the best results for
the time and money expended.
All OF which is respectfully sub
mitted. LC ABLES,
Accountant.