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New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

Much is said about the intentions Of various
managers to build theatres, or to renovate the
atres already built, and to produce Shakes
pearean or other good plays In them. Most OF
this is talk. by and by is easily said" Deeds.
meanwhile, more substantial than words,
and performance is richer &han promise One
intrepid actor. whose name has always been as
ISOLATED with high and worthy ambition and
endeavor enters the Shakespearean field now.
and gives an immediate and practical proof OF
fine purpose and Of generous faith. alike In the
dramatic art and tina public appreciation Miss
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
SERVES THEM RIGHT.

When q gold brick dealer or a speculator IN
erean goods is brought to justice and punished
for swindIing confding dupes right MINDED men
rejoice and applaud the act. These SHARKS
make living by giving base metal to people
who pay for gold. and strips of blank paper
and sawdust to those who think they are pur-
chasing first class counterfeit money. The con-
victions in these cases are too few, because IN
MANY Instances the victims are afraid or
ashamed to appear against the swindlers. When
thev do appear and succeed In having the crlml-
nails punished one always feels that, oesplte
the satisfactory outcome OF the aHalr, the WORK
has been only half done SO long as the man re-
mains unpunished who was ready to buy the
counterfeit bills the gold brick candestneiy
obtained. If, instead of a batch of worthless
paper and sawdust the speculator with an easy
conscience had received from the green goods
man a bundle of perfectly executed counterfeit
bills, he would have lost no time in circulating
them. The man who fancied he had become
tbe possessor of big lump of gold would have
been equally industrious In turning the bargain
into good money The fact that they were
sw.ndIed made them realize that they had
mined their faith to bad men, and they wept
because they had lost their money.
This fraternity of unpunished criminals has
another branch which came into public notice
a few days ago because one of its members had
been fooled his money taken and his pious
scheme to beat the races ruined. The
branch referred to is made up of men who
enter into conspiracy with people who have, or
pretend to have, facilities for tnterceptng tele-
graphic messages from the racetracks. In
most instances the wire tappers' are simply
smoothspoken sharps, who paint enticing pict-
ures of "sure thing betting and take from
their victims and keep the money with which
the trap for unsuspecting poolroom gamblers
was to have been baited. 1t Is only another
form of the green goods game, and the victim
IS entitled to the same amount of sympathy
an honest man would bestow on the purchaser
of counterfeit money.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
PERSONAL
In the year

~ A Moore of the Cornell Veterinary Col
iege will probably go to the University OF Canfor-
to dfractlv after commencement. but he fntenos 10
rs+rrn to ithaca for the work In the ran ne re-
Gently received an inquiry from President Wheeier
asking If he would accept an offer TO serve oh t7
summer and, though he has not ys1 aslHdst tovy -
President wheelers offer he Is wen ospo SoeTa e. at
ara II ano q, b SepaTment of baeterio1ogy and has
won Ia enyia reputation for orlglIisi Wot m lii
orpanze fhe work for investigating infe1tious as
eases of animals which the experIIlsi' pfL ''a'i0 -
the university is about to undertake
NJ cavaignae. whose name has been brought up
in connection with the latest phase OF tne
case is OF interesting French descent. He Is the
son Of the General Cavaignac who was chier OF
the State for short time In 1S4S. and was deIealeo
bv Prince Louis Napoleon Napoleon lid in the
election to the Presidency at the end Of that year
He was imprisoned for few months after the coup
issisnce to the empire He died 1857 at the age
of ffty-fve. He the son OF a regiclde n1shoeSr
OF tne for Years old hen his father died He
refused to receive a prize in Greek as scnoolooy
that che would not let himself be conplimented by
a gentleman whose father mad put MS talhei ia
prison"
n- Arthur Gordon webster, professor OF physics
at Clark University and president OF the american
PHYSICAL Society was elected a member OF the Ma
,tonsl Academy of Sciences at its recent session
at Washington An election to the National Acad-
envy is considered OF the highest honors tnat
be paid to an American sclents1 eytion. oy % Or
Webster Is the youngest member OF thls uisutI nInI
guished body The s61 s OF departments Of
science Foreign scientists to the nuroeF OF nity
may be elected associate members
DR. NJ. b. Emery Of St Louis has In his pos
session one OF the axes used by Abraham Lincoln
in splitting rails The was given to him by LIN
he
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
AmnsementS.

ACADEMY OF NUsTC-s:Jb-Miss Simplicity
AMERICAN THEATRE-S:1S-Eesurrec
BELASCo THES TRE-S-The Darling OF tne NooS
PIyoU THEATRE-S:i5-Nancy Brown -,s,-
BROADWAY THEA TRE-S-The Prince OF Palsen
CASINO TEEATRES15-The Runawsys
CIRCLE THEATRE-a:I5-s:l5Na vaudeville, ,,.-s
TEEATRE-S-3o-A Message
TIsEATRE-S-l5-AIy Lacy Peggy Goes !" A~
FrSF-S MT-SrF-2-s-The Worid in Wax. t- ,,-
FoURTEENTH STREET THEATRb-s-rNuh''e ~
Office.
GARDEN :Se-EveryInsr vr,u s+-e..
cappTr-rr -T5r- :Is-Skfpper Co. " al s'i'e-
HARLEM OPERA HOJsE-s:l5-.f.ip sss ra.," T5eegx
-rTTSS7 PLACE THEaTRE-S:2o-Die Selsh@-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Performance r,.,, Ens-5
E>IcE FRgoCKER THEATRE-s--Mr- b1e bT.oi ens Hs
NADTSoN SQUARE THEATRE-siS1'-A f0 ~
Money. ,-,-s q, 0z
~ATrSTTr EkTRE-s-Ths Nlzerq Q. 20 pau-ucket
$3.50 fSTTJ TTYFaTRE-2-s-She stoops 70 WI
>-rvy SAvCy-s:t5-Tne & vinegar Buyer
= ST-NP' P's-lcc--iuuous Perforf5s nee pa.b
--prsC-ro-7.e rrTTaTR RES-corueoy sno
1l--->--o1T. THE sTRE-s:IS-The Aocbo"eeA-
Sultan of Suiu-
---S- r-,cr rFyEATRr-s-An on ACcoo-- - -
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

Quotations for town and village Dohus me-
fairly be expected to advance, as Governor oue"
has wisely signed the bill permitting Sd'ins9 @
banks in this State to buy such securlueS-
large deposits in these institutions are pruaTh',y
administered, and the depositors have reSSo" y
feel confident that even in serious ef"e' 'ss"''
their money is safe.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

promoted captains would do as much TO tone
up the department now and prevent its de-
rnoralization by new Yorks and Sections IN the
future as a series of dismissals for neglect OF
4 lufV
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
tion of whether contractors will De pernitee' :"
utilize what they have purchased

Judging from occasional contributions TO nnai'
cial discussion. some great minds are incapaois
of distinguishing between elastic currency anu
rubber stamps.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

The coroners are with us yet Du' '-0' -,
alas! Some day they will go, and le"
accompany their xtinguishment
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

The automobile record for a mile mas pee"
beaten in Cleveland, and hospital Ists IN Iui"p7
and America prove that the autoinoone
for injuries to men, women ana chiNien -
-. -,,,t,, or tbsss vehicles at excessive speed
-. -,I,1o-s dr,,,ers are broken almost every day
in the year.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

The difficulties which heads Of housshoiuS %
struggling with in their attempts to Obtain SCI
wants who give satisfaction do not seem -
diminish in these days. although the iheoiiiilS
steamships bring into port swaTnls OF yo'"7
unmarried women seeking employment
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

Golf stfll holds it's own. Are there any visible
signs of the waning of the destinations OF orluse
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

The poolroom "grafters'' and the nahooooA
swfndIers and the policy thieves OF the A@
type have not been all driven OUT oi -
tan. even If Police Inspector Sciiiii.'
thinks they have. The head OF ths roAO0
partment and the chief OF the de.ec -,
80 sor,evbat less optimistic and cheerful than
cohr,tttbareer. Many a rascal is on the run
bouaver and that is a genuine GAIN
New-York tribune., 1903-05-11

In Democratic national politics Coionei Diy
is not only boiling within, but also ooiliiis
out Meanwhile with stately step ana SLOW. TN
Goliath of the Princeton Gath moves liiaJss.IC" 20
=. -. - hat,Ie with the little David OF VOL
fsrt.s Roost. who is lowering his tanks with
small sling
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
A Modern Question.

wonderful instrument, which, when
advantageously applied, lifts mort
cages, educates orphans, preserves the
family, cultivates saving habits, light
ems the load of care, keeps the wolf
from the door, gives repose to the
rich man, gives courage to the poor
man, builds a barrier to the aims
house, enables a man to live UP to
his income, supports the credit of
the business man, lays the foundations
of home and independence, encourages
the marriage of prudent men and wom-
en-, keeps embarrassed estates out of
the receivers hands certifies to a
mans affectionate regard for his
family, places the widow above the
need of marrying for a home, adds to
a mans years, by freeing him from
apprehension, hightens the esteem, in
which wife and children hold a man
and makes a man have more respect
for himself.
Such a wonderful power for good
is life insurance of the right sort.
The kind that is furnished by the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company, organized 1851. Remember,
that money alone will not buy it, There
are other necessary qualifications. In
vestigate before you take so important
a step. Write at once, give your age
and address and interesting Informal
ton will be sent you. Harry & Apple,
managers for Georgia, III Bay street,
east, Savannah, Ga.
Reliable agents Wated.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
P0TTER'S COUNSEL ASK
FOR A CONTINUANCE.

Are Obliged to Argue OliverOs Case
Before supreme Court on Oct. II.
At the request of counsel for the de-
Tense, the trial of William j. Potter
for the murder of Gugie Bourquin was
yesterday postponed until date to be
determined upon. The trial was to have
taken place Oct. 10, the first day of the
court, and much interest was felt in it.
The report that Solicitor General Os-
borne had the case postponed is erron-
eous. Judge Twiggs and Mr. Oliver,
two of Potter's leading counsel, are
obliged tic be in Atlanta on Oct. 49,
when the case of j. B. Oliveros comes
before the court, Much interest also
attaches to the outcome of that case
because of the peculiar circumstances
surrounding the withdrawal of the case
from the jury.
1t is not known on what date the
Potter trial will be held. Both counsel
for the state and for the defendant
have expressed themselves willing to
go to trial at the earliest possible date
1t is probable that the case will be as
signed when the court meets on the
10Th inst.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
MANY EAGER PASSENGERS.
Extra Cars Had to Be Employed to
Handle Crowd at the Fire.

Extra Cars Had to Be Employed to
Handle Crowd at the Fire.
The street railway had its hands full
in carrying the crowds to and from
the fire. The glow from the fire was
plainly discernible in every part of the
city, and thousands began to travel
toward it as soon as the alarm was
sounded. Many went afoot and some
took cabs. while others hurried in au-
tos or on bicycles, but a large per
cent. of the crowd went on the street
cars.
From o'clock until II o'clock near
ly all of the lines carried full cars.
and at one time, about 9: 80 o'clock. 1t
looked for a while as if travel would
longest in the immediate vicinity of
the fire. Extra cars were pressed into
service, however in the nick of time.
and the crowds were eXpeditelY ham
died, with little delay in the schedules
The Abercorn and Barnard street
cars and the cars on Duffy and East
and West Broad streets carried the
largest number of passengers. The
old saw anent the III wind proved
most true. for the Golfers of the street
railway company were apprecia bly,,
though unexpectedly swelled, as a re-
suit of the disastrous blaze.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
GREATER GEORGIA
EDITION OUT THIS WEEK.

Secretary Donlan of the Chamber of
Commerce received word that the
Greater Georgia edition of Harper's
Weekly will be forwarded to Savannah
the first of this week. Notices have
also been sent to the news dealers of
the city announcing that the special
edition of the magazine would be in
their hands by Saturday at the latest.
The magazine is devoted almost ex-
clusively to Georgia and is prepared
in the interests of the immigration to
the southeast.
Many inquiries are coming in to
Secretary DOMAINS office for copies of
the little booklet issued by the Cham
Der of Commerce setting forth the
available lands of this section and the
different products that can be raised
on them. This is an evidence of the
interest that is now being taken every
where in this particular section of the
country and it is extremely probable
that many of those inquiring for the
booklets will be induced to locate here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
Loss ScS00e ESTIMATED INSURANCE $4,000,
MARINE RAILWAY DESTROYED
Flames Threatened Gas Works and Entire Old
Fort-Tessart & Co.'S Coal Docks Damaged.
steamship New Orleans in Danger-Fire-
men Prevented Spread of Flames,
But We're PoWeress to
Save Iron Works

fire. The chief realized in a moment
that the fire was a serious one, and the
general alarm was sounded. hurry
call was sent to police headquarters
for a reserve squad of police to keep
the crowd back. The flames had gain
ed such Roadway that there was little
hope of saving the main buildings
OF the plant, and the attention of the
department was turned to keeping the
fire from spreading.
The Burning Buildings.
The plant of John Rourke & Sons
is at 6O2 to 656 Bay street east, cor
ner of East Broad with wharves on
the Savannah river. The buildings
were situated in a hollow, which add
ed to the danger of nearby houses,
which stood on every side. 1t was to
save these buildings and to prevent a
wide spread of the flames that the at
tention of the firemen was directed. The
Hart ladder pipe was used for the first
time. 1t was stationed on Bay street
directly in front of the main build
ing and an incessant stream was
poured into the roaring furnace to
stay the flames as much as possible,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04

John RourSe & sons iron works and
marine railway we're totally destroyed
by FIRE last night, entailing an estimat-
ed loss q Sl-&o.No. with insurance be-
tween s75.o0o and $4,000.
The fire. which ragged with undated
fury fo- two hours. was one of the
most disastrous that has Wis
tied savannah in several years.
1t had progressed to such a
stage when the fire department
reached the scene that the fight against
II was. from the start, a hopeless one.
When the first alarm was sounded, at
$50 o'clock. the sky was aglow with
the reflection of the flames that had
broken through the roof of the paint
shop, venomously licking their way to
places OF tenure. where they might feed
their way 10 the entire plant.
Twenty minutes after the first alarm
was sounded thousands of peo-
pie were hurrying to the scene.
Both ways. from the corner
of East Broad and Bay streets,
the crowd was banked along the curb
and sidewalk Down Bay street. as far
as Bull ard down East Broad, as far
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
JOHN ROURKE'S LIFE WORK.
The Burned Plant the Largest South Of Bal
timOre
tImOre.

The big Rourke plant, including foun-
dry, machine shops and marine rail-
way. is the result of years of steady
toll by its founder. Mr.. John Rourke,
who started in business at the scene
of the fire when a young man, and
built up the biggest boiler shop South
of Baltimore. He came from county
OF Cork, Ireland, when boy and soon
after located in Savannah. A short
time after locating here he founded
the business that has grown to large
proportions in the little building on the
east end of the property, and which
went up in flames. Mr.. Rourke al
ways pointed with pride to this build
ing, and regarded it as valued keep
sake.
Heavy Loss in Machinery.
The loss of machinery on the lower
floor of the main building, will figure
largely in the loss. The largest lathe
in the South was there, and other
costly machinery used for shipbuilding
and repairing was also there. In point
of modern equipment the plant classed
with any south of Baltimore
On the second or street floor of the
main building were the stock rooms, in
which were stored brass fittings, leath-
er betting and large lots of other costly
machine shop material. There were
also lathes and other machines on this
floor.
The Old Eagle Burned.
The American eagle, the hobby of
Mr.. Rourke whose love of patriotism
always provided a house at the shops
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04

for the national bird. persisted in the
flames. The eagle was in a big cage
near the door. Not long ago several
owls We're Gagged with the eagle There
was a monkey. dogs and other pets
all of which were lost except the dogs
that were loosed and could escape.
The boiler shop adjoined the wharf,
and was among the first buildings to
go. Alongside it was the marine rail-
way, which was built two years ago
and proved a great success. If not too
badly damaged this will furnish a basis
for the prompt resumption of opera
tons. The great difficulty about re-
Stunning will be the installing of the
necessary machinery and the amount
of this required will probably not be
known until it is found how much, if
any, of the old machinery can be saved
Temporary sheds would enable the
firm to carry on its business as soon
as the needed machinery can be in
stalled.
known on Two Continents.
The wide experience of Mr. Rourke
as a mechanic and builder, coupled with
his industry and indefatigable perse-
verance in the pursuit of his under
takings, is taken by his friends to mean
that no time will be lost in restoring
the plant sufficiently to take care of
the business.
Their work on steamships made
Rourke & Sons the widest known firm
in Savannah. A Savannahian who re-
Gently visited Bremen wrote back that
one of the first advertisements he saw
of Americans was that of the we'll
known Savannah foundryman.
Aggressive and untiring in his efforts,
Mr. Rourke built up a large business,
which was steadily increasing as the
port developed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04

and lessen the danger to nearby build
ings. A dozen streams played on the
main building from every side, and
watchful pipemen turned streams on
vulnerable points of other buildings
when there was the slightest indca-
tion of their catching fire.
Gas Works in Danger.
At one time the fire was raging so
f1ercely, and the heat was so intense
that it was feared that the plant of
the Gas Company just across Bay
street would take fire and the i'm
mense storage tanks explode The
fire fighting facilities of the gas plant
were brought into play and the en-
tire plant was drenched with water.
Between the burning buildings and
the large tank of the gas company
were collection of small wooden
buildings owned by Rourke & Sons,
used for storage purposes. These
buildings were closely watched, and
as the wind was blowing away from
them they did not burn.
Down nearer the water front the
work was confined to protecting the
property of Taggart & Co., whose
sheds and coal storage hunks ad-
join the foundry. The large amount
of coal stored there was in danger
several times, but heavy streams of
water from the tugs in the river play
ed on it and prevented it's catching
Tugs Were in Danger.
The tug Kinkora, of Savannah. was
on the ways close to the flames. and
was badly damaged. The superstruc-
ture was badly blstered and warped,
and it was necessary to play on it
with heavy streams OF water.
The tugs Maud. Kate Cannon, Juno
and Harold We're tied up at Taggart's
coal yards. The first three were put
adrift in the river and the Harold got
ND steam and towed them out of
danger.
At $3.50 o'clock the revenue steamer
Tybee steamed up to the Taggart coal
yard docks and commenced playing on
the coal which was smoking, and in
danger. The Juno and Cynthia Joined
in the work at $40 and the hunks
were deluged.
Discovery of the Fire.
George Munro. the watchman on
duty at the iron works, was seen by
Continued on Seventeenth Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-04
MORE CHILDREN
ADMITTED TO SCHOOLS.
stiu Others Can BE Accommodated in
Most of the Grades.

still Others Can BE Accommodated IN
Most of the Grades.
Superintendent of Public Schools
Ashmore has succeeded in reducing the
waiting list of children practically to
zero, with the exception of those who
belong in the first grade. The chill
dren who were waiting for admission
in other grades have practically all
been accommodated by judicious trans
fer systems and will be given seats IN
the different schools this week.
The FIRST grade, however, is still
ver-crOwded and there are enough
children on the waiting list in the Ca
thedral and Chatham schools to fill an
additional grade. An effort will be
made to provide for these children
but it viii necessarily be some time
before they can all be attended to and
seats given them. With the eXcep-
ton of this grade, however, all can
be accommodated. The fifth grade In
the Anderson street school is sun
slightly in excess, but this can easily
be remedied by the transfer system
that is being put into effect.
Quite a number of cards of admis-
sion were issued yesterday by Supt.
Ashmore. 1t is probable that there
are still other children who have not
applied for admission cards and the
school authorities are DESTROYS that
they should apply tomorrow in order
that the grades can be definitely ar
ranged. There is still room for several
more children in most of the grades
and those who apply will be accom-
modated at once.
AS usual, number of children APP
piled for seats in the schools who were
not residents of the city, and some
who did not even live in the state.
The first question asked a child ap-
plying for an admission card was as
to whether or not he or she was a
resident of the state, and those who
could not answer in the affirmative
were turned aside. The majority of
the nonresident children who applied
lived in South Carolina
Supt. Ashmore says there VIII be no
changes necessary in the way the
schools are planned. The principals
of each school having planned the seat
ing and grading almost perfectly. BY
the last of this week it is hoped that
all the children who are to be trans
ferred to different schools will be set
tied in the places and the work of the
year can go on without interruption.