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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
SCHOOL FOR NEGROES
ASKED OF COMMISSIONERS BY
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
WANTS $4,000 OR PART OF 1T
AND REQUESTS THAT IMMEDIATE
ACTION BE TAKEN ON MATTER.

New Record for Attendance Estnb-
Iished in SchOOIs-Pupils Now
Number 9,I47, Increase of 90 Over
Former RecOrd-In City Increase
Country Among CoIOred-TakInE
of school Population Census Re-
ferred to Superintenden AshmOre
With Power to Act-BOard Meet
ings to Be Held for Next Four
Months in Afternoon.
At the May meeting of the Board Of
Education last night action was taken
looking toward securing another school
house for the colored children of the
city that may now be without school
accommodations.
The need for such accommodations
was discussed at length and was fin
ally settled by the following resolu-
ton, offered by Capt. Henry Blum,
and passed by the Board:
Resolved, that the commissioners of
Chatham county be requested to make
an appropriation at once for the erec-
ton of another public school for col
ored children, and if the commission
ers can not appropriate at this time
as much as the estimate heretofore
made, 100000, they will appropriate so
much of this amount as can be spar
ed at this time for this purpose"
The question of how to give school
accommodations to the number OF col
ored children now without those pr1Vi-
leges, because of lack of room, and who
are estimated to number about l,OOO, is
one that has repeatedly been brought
to the attention of the board. In the
report of this body made to the County
Commissioners in March, was lncluoeu
an estimate for another school for col
ored children, but the grand jury, at
it's meeting last week, made no recon-
mendation to the commissioners, and
so the board has again taken the mat
ter up in the form of the resolution
passed last night.
This matter was not the only inter-
esting one that came before the meet
ing for the report of Supt. Otis Ash
more, showed that the attendance in
the schools now is greater than ever
before in the history of the system, be-
ing 9,147, an increase OF ninety over
all previous RECORDS. Inc Increase III
the city schools has been chiefly of
white children, while colored children
form the greater part of the accessions
to the schools of the country.
The question of taking the census of
the school population, provided for
this year, was discussed and finally
left to Supt Ashmore with pow
er to act. The act providing for
it states that 1t must be taken during
June, July and August. Supt. Ashmore
will probably arrange to have it taken
early in June, as he wishes to have it
completed before the end of the school
term.
Col. George A. Mercer, president of
the board, stated that he had visited
the Massie School and had found
everything connected with it in salts
factory condition.. Those present at
the meeting, in addition to Col. Mer-
Ger, were Capt, Henry Blum, Mr.. P.
A. Stovall. Mr.. Herman Myers, Mr..
Lee Roy Myers. Judge S. B. Adams
and Mr.. I. r. Saussy.
Beginning with the next meeting and
continuing through July, August and
September the board will hold its
meeting in the afternoon beginning at
4 o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
TO VETERANS REUNION
Number of WnycrOss People win
GO-Other News.

Number of WaycrOss People win
GO-Other News.
Waycross Ca, May 11.-A large
number of Waycrcss people will attend
the Confederate Veterans reunion at
New Orleans next week, leaving here
at TAO o'clock Monday morning.
Among those who will attend are:
Judge ]. L. Sweat and Miss Lula
Sweat, Mrs Nichols and Miss Lillian
Nichols, DR.. and Mrs. T. S. Paine,
W. w. and Mrs. Sharpe, w. G. Taylor
and sister, Mr.. r. D. Harris, daughter
and niece, c. A. Sheldon, Clifford
Johnson, W. A. IDowber, P. N. Harley,
John NJ. Cox and J. L. Crawley.
Mr.. F. A. Bates has purchased the
vacant lot on Gilmore street directly
in front of Mr.. G.. G. Parkers resi-
dence, and in a short time will COM
mence the erection of a handsome
dwelling.
Mrs. Vickery, mother of Mrs. Char
ley johnson, is very i'll at her home
on Frances street. She has been un-
conscious for the past two days, and
her death is expected at any time.
Tom Blake, a negro, was lodged In
Jail here yesterday charged with the
murder of another negro near Bra
ganza last Saturday. Both negroes
We're employed at the crosstie camp
of Mr.. George P. Pollard. Witnesses
to the killing state that 1t was done IN
self defense. Blake voluntarily sur
rendered himself to Mr.. Pollard Sat
urday night, and was brought to jail.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
Letters TO Dead Walking Delegates.
From the New York Post

81 cannot be sorry that you are dead
If only because you have now found
out that unionism adds new terror to
death as well as life. Once safely en-
sconced in your coffin with its union
label you thought that your troubles
were over. They were only beginning
The gravediggers went on strike and
left your corpse unburied for several
days. Then the stonecutters quit work
1t was not that their gorge rose at hav-
ing to cut your lying epitaph, but that
it was non-union stone with which it
was expected that they should defile
their hands. Then the keepers of the
cemetery refused to handle the turf
which was to keep your grave green,
because a part of it had been cut after
the whistle blew. Next their arose a
bitter dispute between the Brother
hood of BodySnatchers and the Anal
gamated Ghoulds, as to which"
We regret to say that this fragment
of what appears to be a manuscript
by Andrew Lang ends here.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
IN GREAT DISTRESS
WERE IMMIGRANTS ABOARD THE
VERA CRUZ.
THEY DRANK SEA WATER.
u,,RNED CARGO AND BAGGAGE TO
CONDENSE 1T.

va.seI with the Portuguese Aboard
WINS Near the Massachusetts Coast
when storms Arose and Drove
Her to Sea-Passengers and Crew
An Dire Extremitics-Once Gave
I'D HOpe-They Are Now Receiving
Charity - Government Will Aid
with transportation.
Norfolk, Va, May 1.-THE 433 ship
wrecked Portuguese immigrants from
the barkentine Vera Cruz III, driven
ashore at Ocracoke Inlet, N. c., Sat
urday night, are still being cared for
on the coast to-day. A revenue cutter
will carry them to New Bedford,
Mass, whittier the barkentine was
bound when she anchored off the
North Carolina coast Friday for food
and water and was later wrecked. Of
the immigrants, 800 are men and thr-
ty-four are women. One man died
from starvation. The others are well.
The barkentine lies high and dry
and may yet be saved. Norfolk wreck
ers left for the scene to-day.
A most thrilling story of the expert
ence at sea of the barkentine came to
Norfolk to-day over the government
seacoast telegraph wire from Halter
as, N. c.
Had Almost Reached Port.
The Vera Cruz, with her 433 immi-
grants, bound from the Cape Verde
Islands to New Bedford, Mass, was
within 1876 miles of the Massachusetts
coast two weeks ago, when a terrific
storm carried away the vessels sails
and drove her far out to sea.
1t was thought the craft would foun-
der, and most of those aboard aban-
doned all hope of ever reaching shore
again. Jury sails were finally rugged,
but another storm carried them away.
The barkentine arrived off Ocracoke
helpless Friday afternoon, and the i'm
migrants aboard had been drinking sea
water for five days to prevent perish
ing from thirst Food of all kinds had
also given out. The immigrants bag
gage and portions of the ships deck
load had to be burned for a fire to
make as good condensation of salt wa
ter as possible.
Captain Had Had Enough.
The captain, upon arriving off the
North Carolina coast, declared he
would never put to sea again with his
human freight That night a bad
storme drove the ship ashore All of
the immigrants are destitute and de-
pending entirely on charity until the
government takes charge of them on
the revenue cutter Boutwell,.
The Merritt & Chapman Wrecking
Company first intended sending the
steamer Rescue to make an immediate
attempt to save the Vera Cruz, which
lies high and dry, but later this plan
was abandoned and Agent w. S. Took
er left this afternoon by rail to make
an inspection of the vessel for the pur-
pose of ascertaining if she is worth
saving.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
John A. miller, Atlanta.

Atlanta, May 11.-Capt. John A. Mil
Ter, one of Atlanta's best known and
most prominent citizens, died very sud-
denly at his home on Jackson street.
He had just walked up and was talking
with his wife about the twenty-eighth
anniversary of their wedding, which
was to-day. He had scarcely spoken of
it, when he fell back on the pillow, and
within two minutes, as the result of
a ruptured blood vessel, was dead.
Capt. Miller served in the war with
distinctic~, though quite young. He
has lived in Atlanta twenty-three
years and was practically at the head
of the live stock market here. He is
survived by his wife, three daughters
and one son,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12

Mobile May 11.-While the Norwe-
gian fruit steamer George Dmois was
proceeding down the river, bound for
Ceiba, Honduras, her steering gear
broke and the steamer sheered, rum
ming into four fishing smacks, damag-
ing them to the extent of $4,000. The
wharf was badly damaged also. One of
the smacks was the Fortuna of Gal
weston
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
TREAT MAKES ASSIGNMENT.
Cotton Manufacturer Was Driven to
the Wall.

Providence, r. l., May 11.-Robert B.
Treat of Warwick, cotton manufactur-
er and head of two coal companies,
each capitalized at $1,OOO,OOO with head
quarters in this city, made an assign
ment this afternoon for the benefit of
his creditors. John B. Allen is as
signee and the liabilities are estimated
at about $3.50, 900, with assets in three
times that sum. The poor condition of
the cotton cloth market and a desire
to avoid the sacrifice of valuable
properties are given as reasons for the
assignment.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
-S-S-
WALTHOUR BEAT ELKES.

Atlanta, May 11.-Bobby Walthour
won from Harry Elkes tonight, TAX
ing two out of three motor paced
five-mile heats Walthour won the
first heat by a quarter of a lap, in
1922 1-5. Elkes won the second by
three feet, in 1926 1-5. Walthour won
the third by two-fifths of lap in 1885.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
sunerior Comrt ut Lesup.

Jesup, Ca, May 11.-Superior Court
convened at this place to-day, Judge
T. A. Parker presiding, Solicitor John
w. Bennett representing the state.
The docket is heavy, and it is likely
that court will be in session the great
Ell part of the week. Col. w. E. Kay,
Judge Joseph w. Bennett and Judge
Sims of Brunswick, and Col. Leon A.
Wilson are among the visiting attor-
neyS.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
Schooner Went Aground.

wilmington, N c., May 1.-THE
schooner Gertrude l.. Trundy, Capt.
Rawlings, Carabella to Philadelphia,
timber-laden, and in leaking condition,
grounded on the shoals two miles from
Cape Fear bar Sunday night. was float
ed tonight and towed into Southport
with only partial loss of deck load.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
SANDERS KILLED LUTZ.

Charleston, S. c., May 11.-Toy San
ders, the son of a preacher, killed Will
liam Lutz in Barnwell county yester-
day and last night came to the court
house and surrendered to the sheriff.
He claims self-defense. Both are white
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12

Knoxville, Tenn. May 11.-Rev. j.
+. Spence, d. D., has rendered his
resignation as president Of the Ameri-
can University. at Hartman. Tenn.
IT IL Understood he viii be succeeded
by Prof. James A. Tate Of Nashville,
Tenn. DR.. Spence viii retire 10 priv
ate life on account OF his health.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
PAYMENT Is MADE
FOR THE CHRONICLE.

Augusta. May 1.-THE purchasers of
the Augusta Chronicle to-day paid
over the purchase money and the
property was decided to them. Mr.
Cabaniss is now installed as manager,
and Mr.. Loyless as editor.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12

Lexington, KY, May 11.-Curtis Jet,
in Jail at Winchester on the charge of
numbering ]. B. Marcum at Jackson,
to-day filed petition here, asking for
a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was
issued and made returnable Thursday
morning. A number of witnesses will
be brought from Jackson to the hear
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
-1ndulgent Father dining in restar

-Indulgent Father dining in restau-
ranD-"I presume, Horace, while you
were attending that foreign medical
college you formed the foolish and
reprehensible habit of drinking beer?"
Son-"Why, yes, father; l just had to
drink it occasionally. All the other
students did" Indulgent Father
Waiter, two beers!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12

-Patience-"Did you say she came
from fighting stock?" Patrice-"Yes;
her mother and father were both men,
bers@ of church choirs in their early
days. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Miss Olivia Witherington. daughter
OF J. T. NJ Witherington Of West Sa-
vannah, was dismissed from PARK
View Santarium a few days ago after
being successfully operated upon for
floating kidney.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
EXPLOSION ON A BOAT.
Fire Followed and Vessel Was
TOwcd Away.

New York. May 11.-An explosion fol-
lowed by fire occurred in a boat of the
Standard Oil Company at Long Island
City to-day. The vessel was towed into
the middle of East river. where the
flames were extinguished. John Quinn,
the mate of the boat, is thought to
have been killed.
A second explosion occurred while
the craft was being held in midstream
by tugs. No one was hurt, although
pieces of wreckage dropped upon the
tugs
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12
other Gannes.

Toronto, 10. Rochester, ?.
Buffalo, 7; Baltimore. ?.
Jersey city y; Providence D.
Newark. 4 Worcester, 3.
Harvard, 2; AndOVcr, Q.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12

He has been mentioned as can
didate for office very frequently"
yes" answered Farmer Corntossel;
"the only trouble is that eyerytime
anybody mentions him, the other fell
lers laugh ."-Washington Star.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-12

sofa throughout the World Sgaesis hssS M ~ .
s'ea, soe sosp. lae llepois l.gna9a' , 1871
y . 30. q Rae - IL ala Boston, !. hpum
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Dss ~. = ..nd far :, nbni and Blow Pu1iteaiinn
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
THE TOURIST AMI CAROLINE

The Caroline ran into the Tourist
at Port Royal Friday evening aud The
tourist was damaged in her stern,
but not so much as to prevent her
from leaving fredericksburg on
schedule time Monday. President
Carter of the Peoples Line said
that the Caroline cut out Port Con.
way, ran diagonally across the river
towards the Tourist while the Tour
ist was landing at Port ROYAL and
struck their boat.
Judge Edmund Waddill, of the
=. ). Circuit Court, has handed
down his opinion denying the pre-
IIIminary injunction asked for by the
Weems Steamboat Company, the OBJ.
lect of the desired injunction being
to prevent the Tourist from landino
freight and passengers at five
wharyes on the Rappahannock river
owned by the Weems Company, and
also to prevent the Tourist from
using eight other wharves which the
Weems Company have leased from
the owners with exclusive rights.
Ihe opinion rendered by Judge
Waddill deals only with the applica-
ton for a preliminary Injunction.
and the suit will go on only upon its
merit. Process was returnable to
June rules, and the case may not be
heard upon its merits for some time
to come.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
FISH NOTES.

Howard Smith, of Northumber.
land, caught sturgeon, the roe OF
which amounted to three bucket,
and brought $40.
Menhaden are beginning to show
up fairly well in the Chesapeake
About all the factory steamers ar,
out for the chase.
Hook-and-line fishing is opening
up. Tom Ashburn, of Weems, in
his catch had four-pound trout
which is quite large for line catch
The biggest shad ever caught in
the Delaware river, so far as the fish.
ermen's record goes, weighed IA
pounds when taken out of the net
near Washington Park, says the VIII
minton, Del Journal. A number
of Its companions were small sized
fish, and it looked large enough, as
1t wriggled and tapped about to get
back to the water, to be the mother
of the whole school. 1t was sent mn
to the Terminal market for exbi-
bltion carefully packed in crushed
ice and reached there alive, and was
finally disposed of to wealthy pisca-
torial enthusiast of this city for the
snug sum of $28.-Eshing Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
WICOMICO CHURCH.

this week.
Mrs. o. Conley is quite sick.
Mrs. Geo. Pitt spent last week
with relatives in this locality.
u. Settle and sister, Miss Della,
paid their aunt, Mrs. II. III. Black
well, a visit last week.
Miss Coles is visiting Mrs. p. o.
Lewis.
Capt. W. B. Clark has sold his
schooner, John A. Stevens. TO
Eu6ank q Bro. Capt. Clark left last
week for Baltimore, where he will
purchase larger vessel.
Capt. Robert Snow is building AN
addition to his dwelling.
Miss Rida Ashburn has been visit
ing at the home of J. Il. Davenport.
A schooner is loading with lum Der
at Tipers for Willie Beane this week
Wicomico Baptist Sunday school
last Sunday morning elected r. f.
Hunton, W. Ii. Rowe and W A
Rowe as delegates to attend the Sun
day School Convention.
burn.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
PROHIBITION DOES PROHIBIT

Under the Mann bill Just passed
IN the Legislature, Virginia has al
least 1900 less saloons, and stricter
restrictions on those allowed &c
continue.
Forty-six saloons were closed in
cleveland, Ohio, within twenty davs
Ihere are now 104 dry towns.
Under the Watts bill which goes
into effect July 1st,. in North Caro-.
lima, about 800 stills will be closed
and about all the country saloons.
Prohibition issweeping Texas, 1O4
counties out of 1876 are now drv and
1900 of the 5000 cities and towns
stand for prohibition.
Bristol, Va, City Council has
passed an ordinance to take effect on
May II, requiring all saloons to close
at 10 p. m, to remain closed during
the night. The saloon tax has been
increased from 5000 to $500 per
annum.
Kansas is prohibition State. II
has not single pauper, and AZ
counties were without a single crimi-
nal trial during the year. OHIO
iegalizes the traffic, and the State
records show 5000 idiots, ll.OOO
criminals, 10000 out door paupers,
and 5000 deaths annually through
drunkenness. 1t is claimed that the
saloons make business. They do
that kind of business.-S0uth Boston
NeaCs. 0''"''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
SIMPSONS WHARF.

Miss Rida Ashburn, of Baltimore
who has been visiting here, was called
home last Monday on account of the
sudden death of her father, which
occurred Saturday night.
Tommy Lunsford, of Baltimore
spent Monday aud Tuesday here
with his brother, @. Il. Lunsford.
Frank Perciful and Miss Media
McAllister visited Miss Maggie
Douglass, Of Lara, last Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Wayland Booth Wis
tied the lady's parents at Alfonso
Sunday last.
Mr.. Weldon and family, of Cam
oridge, Md, moved id the house OH
the Island last week. This large
family will add about sixteen to the
population of this place.
W. ii. Booth bought a new horse
at Heathsville court day.
That little tale Idlewild told last
week about the man that bought a
sack of Pratt's Food for -four reminds
me OF one of our neighbors who
eoughtand paid five dollars for what
he thought a barrel of flour. When
he got home and opened it he had a
line barrel of saw-dust.
On last Saturday, when all were
away from home except Mrs. Frank
Edwards, her kitchen caught fire.
and seeing she could mt sava tho
house she managed to save everything
In the house, so nothing was lost but
the buildings; a very had thing to
happen in these HARD TINES.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
FAIRPORT.

The marriage on May 10. 1908, OF
Mr.: William Swift and Miss Ada
McNeal at Heathsville by the Rev,
George w. Beale was followed bv
the returned of the bride and groom
to their future home with Mrs
Sarah Jacques, at Fairport. That
the clear day of this happening, with
harmony still existing in nature
producing a most beautiful night.
may be but the criterion of long
and blissful union of the Young
couple, is the ernest wish of a host
OF friends. Following the midday
marriage the serenade at night with
abundant collation. provided is evil
dence OF the high regard enjoyed by
the young couple in the estimation
OF their numerous friends in atten-
dance, whose congratulations with
vocal and instrumental music, the
brass band accompanying, marked
an epoch in the history of Fairport
long to be remembered.
The interest manifested by citizens
at Heathsvilie by anticipating and
supplying every want for the comfort
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22

ana success of Fairport Dramati c
Oino which exhibited at Heathsvill e
on the 10th lead them TO thus publicl v
express their sincere thanks to
friends for kind attention and to the
public generally for attendance and
consideration. Especially DO we wish
to thank mine host Shirley, proprietor
OF the Shirley house, for fine supper
ana perfect accommodation, and
herewith acknowledge with thanks
Mrs. Shirley's cash donation of 81 to
our church building fund.
Menhadeu fishing steamers propose
starting at work OF or soon after
May goth. Crews GO on wages on the
18th. Fhe trap fishing season will
now soon end, when large number
engaged will follow the menhaden.
Trap fishing has been only moderately
successful, no very large catches
having been reported. LENox.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22

1T is good move to see that our
towns and villages are better prepared
to resist fire. The West Point Incl
dent has spurred a number of the
nearby villages to take precautionary
steps. On this side of the Kappa
hammock are some villages that could
be almost wiped out by fire, so far as
coutiguity of buildings and lack Of
reSistive appliances are concerned.
1t behooyes these to prepare for con-
hagration. In our own village of
Irvington, with more than a tbous.
and people, conditions are more
favorable than in many places,
Hardly any two houses are located
close enough together to cause a
spread of fire. Each pater familias
is monarch of some acres-two to
ten-ahd is not usually worried with
the neighbors' chickens and such
like. A bucket brigade, however,
would not be bad idea here, as the
loss of a single house might some
time be prevented.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22

The best way to build up a town
Is to stand by every upright man in
town. ALL residents should be part
ners, not opponents. In all livelihoods
the more business your rival does
the more you may do. Every bust.
ness man who treats his customers
honestly, courteously and fairly will
get his share, and the more business
that can be secured by united efforts,
the better it will be for all. When
a town ceases to grow it begins to
die, and the more people try to kill
each other in their business the more
readily will utter ruin come to all.
Stand together for the advancement
of every citizen. If man shows
ability to prosper do not pull him
back through jealousy or weigh him
down through cold indifference
Advertiser.