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The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
By r. M. Larner.

Washington, April 11.-"Uncle joe
Sibley has some original ideas on the
distribution of patronage which, he be-
lieves, if strictly followed, would re-
lieve two of the greatest officers in the
United States of their onerous burdens
without, in effect, depriving them of a
jot or title of their Importance or
power-the offices being those of the
President of the United States and
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives. Behind the smooth and smiling
countenance of Representative Sibley
are concealed a political astuteness
which equals his ability as a financier
a faculty for weighing and gauging
men and matters and a love of hui
manity in general which is scarcely
surpassed by his love of horse flesh
and the good things OF the world.
1.-THE presidency of the United
States" said Mr.. Sibley yesterday,
should be shorn of it's terrors. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is just at the age where
he can thoroughly enjoy, if such a
term is appropriate being President.
But even he, although he devotes con-
siderable time to exercise and recrea-
ton, is hampered by the same burden
which has dragged down all executives
and Slapped their vitality, especially in
the last forty years.
81 refer to that hydra-headed drag
on, known as the office-seeker AS a
common-sense proposition, why should
the President be compelled to select
men for minor offices? The United
States is such a great nation that it
should be run on strictly business prin-
ciples, the same as any other corpora
ton. Who, for instance, would APP
proach the President of a large rail-
road corporation with an application
for the post of station master, or train
master, or section foreman, or conduc-
tor, or any other position of similar
character? And yet that is almost pre-
cisely what is occurring every day with
the President of the United States. If
l were President 1 would put in force
a sort of civil service of my own When
/ came to make up my cabinet l would
call together men whom l considered
the ablest in my party to fill the posi-
tions to which l had assigned them.
would then say TO them; Gentlemen,
appoint to the subordinate positions
those men in whom you have the most
confidence and hold them responsible
for the men whom they in turn will
appoint, and l will hold you equally
responsible for the men whom you APP
point
Then, you see, when a senator or
member of Congress would come to
me in behalf of some man whom he
wanted appointed to the Treasury
Department, l could say to him, My
dear Senator, nothing would give me
greater pleasure than to oblige you
but as l am holding Secretary Shaw
to the strictest accountability for the
personnel of his department. l am NOR
ally bound to make no appointments
except on his recommendation, and
you will have to see Secretary Shaw ,
1t would not be very long before the
senators and members and others seek
ing official positions for themselves or
their constituents would understand
that the pl see to seek office was from
the head of the department under
which the office came. and thus the
great labor Of making the thousand Of
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
CHANGES IN THE ARMY.
Officers Advanced to BE Major Gem
erals and Then Retired.

Officers Advanced to BE Major Gem
erals and Then Retired.
Washington, April 11-Several i'm
portant changes in the army occurred
to-day. Mai Gen. Robert P Hughes,
having reached the age of "a years
which marks the limit of service on
the active list, was placed on the re-
tired list
The vacancy in the grade of major
general, caused by Gen. Hughes's re-
tirement. was TO-DAY filled by the
promotion of Brig. Gen. Joseph c.
Breckenridge, inspector general of the
army. That officer will be immediate
~ retired and Brig. Gen. Marshall I.
Ludington, quartermaster general of
the army, viii be promoted to the
rank of major general. Gen. Luding-
ton will in turn be retired, and the
vacancy thus created will be filled by
the appointment of Brig. Gen. James
F. Wade to the grade of major gener-
al.
The appointment of Gen. Wade will
be permanent until his statutory re-
tirement in April, 1907. Gen. Wade
is now in command of the depart
ment of Luzon. On the statutory re-
tirement of Maj. Gen. G. w. Davis,
IN july, next, zen. wade Will sue
coed to the command of the division of
the Philippines, which includes all the
military forces in those islands.
Col. Peter d. Vroom of the inspec-
tor generals department will be ap-
pointed inspector general, with the
rank of brigadier general, on the re-
tirement of Gen. Breckenridge Gen
Nroom will then be placed on the re-
tired list, and Col. George H Burton
will be appointed inspector general,
with the rank of brigadier general
and will retain that office until his
statutory retirement in January, 1907.
On the retirement of Gen Luding-
ton. Col. Charles F. Humphrey viii
be appointed quartermaster general of
the army, with the rank of brigadier
general
The promotion of Gen. Wade to the
rank of major general will result in
the successive promotions to the rank
of brigadier general of the following
named officers: Col. S. w. Groesbeck,
judge advocate; Col. Jared A. Smith,
corps OF engineers: Col. Albert E.
Woodson, Third Cavalry; Col l.. H.
Rucker, Eighth Cavalry: Col Theo-
dore a. Baldwin, Seventh Cavalry:
Col. j. r. Rawles artillery corps; Col.
John r. Myrick aetillery corps: Col
w. P. Rogers, Thirtieth Infantry All
OF the above named officers will be
successfully retired and the permanent
appointment Of brigadier general Civ
en- TO Gen. Peter c. Hams, corps of
engineers.
The changes already indicated will
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
THE CLEMSON BOYS
TOO MUCH FOR TECH.

Atlanta, April 1.-THE Clemson Col
lege ball team won from the Tech at
Brisbine Park this afternoon by a
score of 5 to 1. Clemson made one run
in the first, two in the second, one in
the fourth and one in the seventh in
ming. The Techs only run was made
in the first inning. and it was appar-
ent from then on that the Clemson
boys had things pretty much their own
way, but they worked hard, neverthe-
less. Sitton's pitching for Clemson
was the feature of the game. He
gave only three hits and struck out
eight men.
The Tech has some good material,
but has considerable picking up to do
to make a showing for the season.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
FOUGHT THREE DAYS
BEFORE THEY TOOK THE FORT
FROM THE MOROS.
ST0RMED BY AMERICANS
WHO HAD FIRST INVESTED AND
BOMBARDED THE FORT.

There Was Desperate Fighting In
side the Fort-MOat Was Crossed
by Americans on n bamboo Bridge
of Their own COnstructiOn-1Oe
MorOs Were Killed, But the Amer
lean Loss Was Only Eleven
Wounded-Gen. Davis COmmends
Capt. PershinE.
Manila, April 1.-THE investment of
Bacolod, Island of Mindanao which,
was captured by Capt. Pershing's
forces after a fight in which a hun
bred Moros were killed, occupied three
days The final assault was made at
noon Wednesday,.
Desperate fighting took place inside
the forts. Seven cannon were cap
tured and eleven Americans were
wounded, a few of them seriously. 1t
is probable that all the Americans will
recover
The column approached Bacolod
early on Monday and found new forts,
which had been year under construc-
ton, flying battlefags. The Moros
did not wait to be attacked, but fired
a volley which wounded two Ameri-
cans. Capt. Pershing then decided to
lombard the Notifications, and Nc
Nair's and Gatley's batteries took up
positions and sheled the forts and
works until Wednesday morning, the
infantry and cavalry supporting the
attack.
Many of the Moros left the forts
on Monday and Tuesday nights and
escaped in boats on the lake.
The assault on Wednesday was
carefully prepared. The column car
ried forward a bamboo bridge on
which the troops crossed the moat UNI
der fire and afterwards scaled the
walls The fighting inside the forts
was most desperate. Sixty dead Moros
were found inside the walls and forty
were killed in the trenches.
The whereabouts of the Sultan OF
Bacolod is not known. He is believed
to have escaped Monday night.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
SANITY OF ELLIS
Is Under investigation by New
York Commission.

Is Under InvestigatiOn by n New
York Commission.
New York, April 11.-William B. Ell
lis, who recently was taken from mis-
room at a hotel and committed to
Bellevue Insane Pavilion, was taken
before Justice Blanchard in the Su-
preme Court to-day. on an application
for an inquiry into his mental condi-
tics.
Counsel for Ellis declared that he
would harm no one, and asked that
Ellis be liberated, as two specialists
certified to his sanity.
Justice Blanchard said that he was
unwilling to free Ellis without expert
information as to his condition. A
friend was spoken of as a safe care
taker for Mr.. Ellis. but Lawyer George
G. Battle, who opposed freeing Ellis,
objected. A commission of lunacy was
ordered to examine Ellis at once.
Ellis is from Salem, n. c., where he
was tobacco merchant.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
TRIAL OF HOWARD.
Old Witnesses Again Tell About the
GOebeI Murder.

Frankfort, KY, April 1.-THE inter
rogation of the commemorative $. wit
nesses in the trial of James Howard
for the murder of Gov. William Goe-
bel was begun in the FRANKLIN Circuit
Court to-day. Eleven witnesses for
the commonwealth testified to-day
All had been on the stand at former
trials of the case, and their testimony
was offered to show the bringing OF
armed mountain men to Frankfort,
the shooting of William Goebel, his
death. the postmortem examination
and his funeral.
The trial will proceed Monday morn
ing, and the entire day probably will
be consumed in the examination OF
witnesses, who either have been on
the stand before or are not of great
Importance. Henry Youtsey will not
be called before Tuesday, and prob
ably later.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
NEW ISSUE OF STOCK.
VIII BE Made by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford.

New Haven, Conn, April 1.-THE fol-
lowing statement was given out at the
general offices of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany to-day:
At a meeting of the directors of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company held in New York
to-day. it was voted to increase the
capital stock of the company on Jan.
2, 1904, by the amount of 10 per cent.
of the number of shares outstanding
at the close of business the 18th of
May, 1903, for the purpose of taking up
maturing bonds of the company. to
pay for new equipment and rolling
stock and existing floating debt. The
stock will be offered to stockholders of
record at the close of business on said
18th day of May, 1903, for subscribers
at the rate of $l75 per share in the
proportion of one share of new stock
for each ten shares of stock held by
each stakeholder of that day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

Washington, April 11-United States
Consul Maxwell at Santo Domingo
City cabled the State Department, UNI
der yesterdays date, that the in
surgents had been driven into that
city on the 9th instant. and that their
batteries and infantry had then check
ed the advance of the government
forces. The firing continued through
out the day and until the following
morning. The consul adds that mis-
siles were flying over the city as the
cablegram was being written.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
PLACE OF YUNG LII.

VIII BE Difficult One For the Chi
nese Court to Fill.
PeRin, April 11.-Prince Ching, pres
ident of the foreign office, will prob
ably succeed the late Yung-Lu as
grand secretary. The power of that
office is merely nominal, and it is i'm
possible to predict who will fill Yung-
LUIS real place, that of premier of
the empire.
Ching is aging fast He is feeble
physically and lacks determination
and initiative. One of the strongest
men available is Yuan Shi Kai, but
his attempts to reform the admins
tration of this province arrayed
against him a powerful official clique,
which the Dowager Empress dare not
defy, even if she desired to do so.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
WILL BE SCHWAB AGAIN.
Not to BE SuppIanted as President
of the steel Corporation.

New York, April 1.-THE Evening
Post to-day quotes director of the
United States Steel Corporation to the
effect that Charles M. Schwab will
be reelected president at the annual
meeting this month. According to the
director quoted there was never any
idea of supplanting Mr.. Schwab.
Continuing, the Evening Post says
that there is well defined idea in
Wall street that Mr.. Schwab's work
will be considerably lightened, that he
will give his attention exclusively to
general supervision and act in more
of an advisory capacity in the future;
that the various vice-presidents will
in sense have more exclusive juris-
diction over their several departments,
although subject, of course, to Presi-
dent Schwab
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

Quitman. Ga, April 11.-Miss Pat
rick, young lady living a few miles
below here, was cleaning up the house
this morning and moved a rifle. It
fell and was discharged, the bullet
striking her in the foot and going
through it. One of the toes will prob
ably have to be amputated.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
PLANTERS STILL TRYING
To Stop the Flow Through the Hy-
meIfa CreVasse.

meIia Crevasse.
New Orleans, April lin the belief
that the maximum of the flood had
about reached the lower river, and
that with determined efforts there is
still chance of success remaining, a
conference of the interests affected by
the Hymelia crevasse was held here
to-day and after a full canvass of
the situa ton, it was decided to resume
work on Monday, the planters pledg-
ing a subscription of $4,000 to carry
forward the undertaking.
1t was learned from the crevasse to-
day that both wings of the cribbing
are still holding firmly, and that the
broken ends are no longer washing
This has encouraged the hope that
something can still be done to reduce
the duration and extent of the over
flow.
The river at New Orleans remained
stationary all day at 20 feet.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
MAY BE A STRIKE.
If Demands of Textile Workers Are
Not Met.

Philadelphia, April 11.-Union textile
workers of this city assembled in con-
vention to-day for the purpose of
formulating demands to be present
ed to the operators. The convention
adjourned tonight, after adopting a
resolution demanding a 55-hour week,
dating from June 1, leaving the wage
question for future considerat ton.
Time and half time will be asked for
all work done in excess of the So hours.
committee was appointed to pre-
sent the demands to the manufa ct
urers, who will also be informed that
a strike will follow their refusal to
accept the proposition.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
Rida WORD Onened.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 1.-THE
United States engineer in charge of
the government works on the Tennes-
see river opened bids to-day for the
improvements at Colbert Shoals, in
volving an expenditure of $545. 900 now
available and $4,000 more contingent
upon appropriation by the next Con-
greSS.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
ENDS THE REVOLUTION.
II News of Government Success. Is

II NEWS of n government Success Is
True.
Panama, Colombia, April 11.-An Of
fetal cable message received here from
Nicaragua says President Zelaya's
forces have recaptured Fort San Car
los at the Lake Nicaragua entrance
of the San Juan river, and also the
lake steamers seized by the revolu-
tionists. If this news is true, the rev.
olution in Nicaragua is practically
ended.
1t is believed here that the revo-
lutionists scarcely had a few rounds
of ammunition each when the move
ment against President Zelaya started.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
Declines NInnlIn Posi-.

Rome. April ll.-Rt. Rev. Montgom-
cry. coadjutor archbishop of San Fran
cisco, who recently was appointed
archbishop of Manila. has refused that
post. He prefers to stay in San Fran
cisco. where he expects % become
archbishop.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
Cation Fire Now Out.

St. Johns. n. F.. April 1.-THE fire
on the British steamer Crown Point.
Capt Wall, from Philadelphia for Lon
don with cotton, which arrived here
April 6, has finally been extinguished
and the vessel will resume her voyage
tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
Condition of Banks.

Washington. April 1.-THE Controller
of the Currency of the Treasury De-
partment has issued a call for the con-
dition of national banks at the close
of business Thursday, April ..
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

be followed by a large number of pro-
motions to the rank of colonel, and
in all the subordinate grades of the
army.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
SECURITIES COMPANY.
VIII File Notice of Appeal TO-mor-
row.

st. Paul, April 11.-Judge Young, at
torney here for the Northern Sc
curities Company, stated to-day that
the notice of appeal in the government
Injunction ea:o will not be filed until
Monday.
1t was expected that the appeal
would be filed to-day. but the delay
is said to mean nothing of Importance,
as the act of filing is merely perfume
tOlV
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
PERMANENT LEVEL
IN THE OVERLAND.

M. Il. Rain. returned last night
from thu Overland, In the Cable Cove
distrct, Of which property he 10
manager. Speaking Of the assessment
work now heiug done on the Cable
Cove district. Mr.. Balm says:
81 do not recall u time when there
wan ~ much activity, as for M tho do.
Ing os assessment work In this district
IL concsrned. Locators seem to think
that there IL somtehinR to II, aud
thsG s<a ss&er to finish the work be.
fore tho Arst ut the year"
Mr.. Dsin hss abandoned the shaft
ON ths Overland. . aud will start the per.
ma uent tevsl this week. This tunnel
will tap che i've veins Of the prop
rsty, aud give depth of 800 feet on
the ons Garthest away. Ono of these
leads was discovered by Mr.. Balm on
bis rsNsnt trip.
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HOIST At THE
MYERS GROUP

j. W. Messner, manager OF the
Prairie Diggings and also OF the
Myers group, operated by the Indiana
Copper company. was on the train
this morning returning from the lat
ter. property, where q. 5OO-foot depth
capacity hoist has just been install
led. The hoist, Mr.. Messner states,
will start operations this week.
Development operations are being
steadily prosecuted at the DiRgings.
The mill 10 now idle, but It is under
stood to be the purpose Of the com
pany to block out ore this winter and
start the mill up probably In the
spring, II not sooner.
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One To Be Located Near The
Baby Mckee In The
Spring. .' -.

will not pay to ship, but which can
DO prohtsbly treated on the ground,
both to the custom mill owner and to
the mine operator. Cable Cove has
boundless bodies of ore, which are
awaiting treatment on the ground
"Our people are willing to go
ahead with the enterprise, and will
construct one mill Of 100 tons capa-
city In the spring. Others, rs the
demand justifes, will follow"
Questioned as to the recent report
published In The Miner rs to rich
orc In the Last Chance shaft, Mr..
Lilley said:
1.-The report was substantially cor
rect. The entire shaft IL In vein
matter all highly mineralized and
there has been more change In the
last four feet that there was IN the
past fifty. There IL fourteen feet Of
vein matter and neither wall has been
reached. The fourteen feet
shows rich stringters averaging
from six inches to foot.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09

l.. q. Lillsy, superintendent Of
tho Baby Mckee, who Is also in
terestesi In The building Of custom
mills In the Cable Cove district, IL
In tho city today, aud states that
work will be started on one of these
mills In the spring beyond any ques-
tion Of doubt. Mr.. Lilley says:
There IL no question but that u
custom mill will be built near the
Baby Mckee in the spring. and the
matter of the others will be deter
mined later according to the de.
mand. Our people are willing to
finance tho proposition. and they
ara fully convinced that II IL not
only = paying venture to them.
selves, but that II will help greatly
In tho develovment of the mineral
RESOURCES Of the Cable Cove district.
Thw wcharacterizinR features Of the dis
trict are large bodies Of ore which
according to the present transporta-
ton rates, and smel'er charges 1t
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Wednesday. December 9, 1909

anything else accounts for my present
trip here.
Mr.. Robbins states that his company
will install q ten stamp mill on the
property in the early spring. The
buildings which were consumed by
fire some time ago have been re-
placed, and everything with the ex.
ception Of shortage Of men Is In
good working order. The shaft is
now down 900 feet and crosscut has
been started from the bottom. On
the first level big body Of ore car.
rying satisfactory values was opened
up recently. He will remain In the
city sevreal days.
The property is located in pro.
ductive mineral belt, 1856 miles from
the railroad.
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EASTERN OREGON MINERS ,.
AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS

&. A. Robbins, manager Of the
Travellers Gold Mining company,
operating at Atlantic City, wyom.
ing, formerly Of Robbins 4 Robbins,
assayers and metsllursists, Sumptsr.
arrived here yesterday to engage men
to work at bis mine. Mr.. Robbins
tinds that the class Of miners In the
section where be TO- operating Ia not
satisfactory. He says:
1T has been my experience that
the miners Of eastern Oregon are the
best to be found In the country every.
thing considered. The sheepherdinG
aud cowpunchinR assortment which
Wyoming furnishes IL not In any de.
gree satisfactory. My observation
has been that q miner, to be real
miner, must stick to this line aud
not try to shine ~ . cOwpuncher or
a sheepherder on the side. know
what the eastern Oregon miners are
l know that they pride themselves on
their ability and proficiency, and
that they are to be relied upon for
good honest service, which more than
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PEOPLE
WIN IMPORTANT SUIT

Attorneys StiIlman and Pierce won
their famous Victoria Island case.' A
decision was handed down yesterday
In the courts at Stockton, Cali
fornia, to that effect and Mr.. Pierce,
who was there at the time, immedia
tely teleRraphed the news to MIR.
Stillman. BY the decision handed
down yesterday the Victoria Island
property becomes worth half a million
dollars or more.
The suit was over an island In
the San Joaquin river In California.
The island contains $500 acres.
The original owner gave q mortgage
for s36, 200 on this property aud the
mortgage agreed to make certain i'm
provements on the property. This
he did not do and Mr.. Pierce and
associates made the improvements at =
cost Of several hundred thousand
dollars. The holder of the mortgage at
tempted to foieclose aud to Offset
the money claimed under the mort.
gage Mr.. Pierce and his company put
In bill for the improvements, which
they made and which should have
been made by the man who owned
the mortgage. This was what the
fight In the courts was about.
whether or not this bill for i'm
provements should be allowed to
stand against the original face value
Of the mortgage, and by the decision
handed down In the courts yesterday
the bill was allowed.
The case was very lengthy one
aud closely contested on both sides.
The answer fled by the defendants,
MIR. Pierce and associates, alone
contained 100 pages Of typewritten
manuscript and 1t required six weeks
of time In which to take the testi.
mopy. ,..
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce are now in
California, but will soon return to
eudleton-- -Pendletoh Tribune.
1t is reported here that J III. Rob-
bins has been In California looking
after this business, that he has be-
come interested In and will give bis
personal attention to the proposition.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09

Midway. MIR. Walker resigned to
take charge of the development of
certain coal deposits In the John Day
country In which he IL interested.
He will leave this week with force
of men to start operations. Mr..
Williams assumed charge of the
Midway yesterday.