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The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
GEORGE WHEELER ARRESTED.
He Is Wanted at PaIatka-ValdOstn
News Notes.

Valdosta, Ga, June 5.-George
Wheeler, white man of about So, was
arrested by Chief of Police Dampier
to-day on a telegram from Sheriff
Howell of Palatka. Wheeler Is charged
with embezzlement and he admitted
when arrested that he was the man
wanted. He had been in this city
about a week and was working at a
barrel factory.
According to the story which the po-
lice have, Wheeler boarded with
lady at Paiatka who had some proper
ty, consisting of land, a watch and
other things. She desired to sell the
property and made Wheeler her agent.
He is said to have disposed of the
things and failed to turn the money
over to her. An officer from Palatka
will carry him back.
A brakeman on the Georgia Southern
road was knocked from a car this
morning at Howell station by mail
crane. The crane was near the track,
and as the train was going by the sta
ton the brakeman started to climb up
the side of a car. He was hanging too
far out, and the arm of the crane
struck him on the back of his head,
making a cash four inches long and
knocking him to the ground. A ply
stefan was summoned from this city
and the wounds were dressed. At last
accounts the wounded man was in a
serious, though not dangerous, condi-
ton.
The case of j. E. Lewis and two ne
groes from Nashville, charged with
illicit distilling, has been postponed un-
til next Wednesday. The trio is
charged with making liquor contrary to
law near Nashville. The liquor was
made on Lewis place. and he is said
to be accessory, if not one of the prln-
cipals, in the case. He was released
under 5000 bond, which he made to-
day. The two negroes are in Jail in
default of a bond.
The first bloom of sea island cotton
was received here this week two days
earlier than last season. 1t came from
a field at Lake Park and probably in
dicates how the crop compares this
year with last year.
Valdostans sent the Gainesville suf-
ferers about 500 yesterday and an or
ganized movement is to be made to
increase the amount by several hundred
dollars
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
UMSTED is NOW OUT.
Reported He Is no Longer in the
Brunswick and Birmingham.

Reported He Is no Longer In the
Brunswick and Birmingham.
Brunswick, Ca, June 5.-News was
received in this city this afternoon of
an election held in New York by the
directors of the Brunswick and Bir-
mingham Railroad, in which Banker
Fairbairn of New York was elected
president and E. H. Mason of this city,
vice president. Frank A. Umsted, the
steel plant man, who recently acquired
considerable stock in the road, it is
understood, is no longer connected with
the road in any way.
meeting of the directors of the
road will be held in this city to-mor-
row, and many rumors are af1oat as
to what will be done. One of them is
to the effect that deal win be made
with the Atlantic and Birmingham, and
the two roads will probably be COM
bined. A rumor of this kind has been
going the rounds for some time, but
officials of neither road had anything
to say on the subject. 1t is understood
that George Dole Wadley, president of
the Atlantic and Birmingham will be
in the city tomorrow with other Off
Gals of the road.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
INTO ONE ELEMENT
Sir William CrOOkes Seems to Think
Matter May he Reduced.

Matter May he Reduced.
Berlin, June 5.-Prof. Sir William
Crookes, before the International
Chemical Congress, to-day dealt with
the possibility of reducing all the ele-
ments of matter to a one and ultimate
by finding that each and every ele-
ment is receivable into a single form
of energy.
The subject was Modern Views on
Matter-the Realization of a Dream. "
Sir Williams said:
Probably masses of molecules dis
solve themselves into the ether waves
of the universe or into electrical en-
ergy. Thus we stand on the border
line where matter and force pass into
each other. In this borderland lie the
greatest scientific problems of the fu-
ture. Here lie the final realities wide
reaching and marvellous.
1.-The nineteenth century saw the
birth of new views regarding the ma
ture of atoms, electricity and ether.
While our views about the compost
ton of matter are generally. satisfac-
tory to-day, will that be the case at
the end of the twentieth century?
Will we be content to see matter dis
solving into a multitude of revolving
electrodes? Such a mysterious diSso-
luton of atoms appears to be universal.
Although the whole range of human
experience is too short to form a par
allax whereby we can foretel1 the dis
appearance of matter; nevertheless 1t
is possible that formless nebulae will
again prevail when the hour glass of
eternity has run out"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
LAW-MAKING OVER
FLORIDA sOLONs HAVE NOW SHUT
UP THE SHOP.
ADJOURNED AT TALLAHASSEE
SAT- UP LATE TO FINISH UP THEIR
WORK.

Both House and Senate stuck to II
Until Midnight-Yesterday at Noon
They Adjourned - Appropriations
the Principal COncern-JOint Com
mittee Reached ConcIusiOn-Nev
Measure Differed But Little From
That of the House SEEMING in
Lakes Allowed Owners.
Tallahassee. Fla, June 5.-The Flor
ida Legislature adjourned, sine die,
at noon to-day. Both branches held
sessions until after midnight last night.
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendments TO the appropria-
ton bill, and a joint committee was
appointed to prepare compromise
measure. This bill was presented this
morning and passed by a vote of As to
IS.
The measure differs very little from
the one as amended by the House. The
only change in the colleges appropria-
lions was that for the State Normal
and Industrial School for negro stu
dents located at Tallahassee. The SEN
ate recommended $4,000 for this in
stitution: the House pruned it down to
1000 and the Joint Committee Topped
off $4,000, which it tackled on to the
appropriation for the Deaf and Blind
Institute at St. Augustine. The other
college allowances are about the same
as announced in the Morning News.
Mr.. Rivers succeeded in lacking an
amendment to Bullock's bill, prevent
ing the SEEMING or trapping of fish in
the fresh water lakes of Florida. The
original measure prohibited any one
from taking fish from lakes on his own
land, except with hook and line.
Rivers amendment brought out an
extremely bitter and caustic debate
between the author and himself, but
was finally accepted. 1t provides that
nothing in the act shall prevent man
from SEEMING in lakes on land belong
ing to himself
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
JOHNS is ENUMERATED.
Charges Against Sheriff Not Sus-
tained-Starke News.

Charges Against Sher1n NOT SuS-
tained-Starke News.
Starke, Fla, June Sin reference to
the charges that had been preferred
against E. E. Johns, sheriff by the
County Commissioners with the Gov
ernor Mention of which was made in
the Morning News in March last, the
report of state agent, w. H. Ellis, is
now made public, and completely ex-
onerates Mr.. Johns.
The water from the city water works
is, after long delay turned into the
mains and fully meets the require
ments of the contract Some little
work is yet to be done before all Is
complete.
The Seaboard Air Line is putting
down additional side tracks at this
place.
Rev. j. c. Gourley, former pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at this place,
has left for Conway Springs Kansas,
his new field of labor His going
away is much regretted by his church
and the people generally at this place.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
Print Cloth Market.

Fall River, Mass, June 5.-The sales
in the print cloth market for the week
will reach about 25O.OO0 pieces, both
wide and narrow orders, deliveries ex-
tending up to September. There have
been no sales of regulars during the
week, the prices for these goods con-
tinuing unchanged at 3 3-16c. The tone
of the market is somewhat firmer than
last week. The unsatisfactory condi-
ton of the cotton market is still the
principal obstacle, and while prices for
the raw material remain at their pres
ent high basis manufacturers will con-
tinue to be slow sellers unless condi-
tions in the cloth market change ma
terially in their favor.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
nnnieI Rcnominnted.

Richmond. Va, June 5.-Senator
Tohn W. Daniel was to-day declared
he nominee Of the Democratic party
as his own successor for the United
states senate.
re had no opposition under the
marty primary law, and the state chair
man. j. Taylor Eilyson, to-day de-
olared BIN the nominee. His name
Was me only one presented under the
law. Senator Daniel is now serving hla
fhiId term ID the senate,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
RAIDED A POOL ROOM.
Two Hundred white Men and 100
Negroes Captured.

New York, June 5.-Two hundred
white men and $50 negroes were ar
rested to-day in a raid by the police
on the alleged pool room of THE" Allen
on Sixth avenue. Entrance was forced
through front and rear doors by de-
tectives with axes.
AS the police assembled the stairs
there was rush of the prisoners to
get out, but drawing revolvers, the
police continued their search. One room
was fitted up with a cashiers office,
and many slips and racing sheets were
found about the room, which also had
a telephone.
In a small stove in the room was a
large quantity of paper burning, which
the police extinguished and found to
be sheets, slips and other pool room par
apherna1ia. On the third floor of the
house was found a pool room in full
operation, but all the visitors were ne
grOeS.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
AS FLOOD GOES BACK
The District 1t Leaves Is Promptly
ReOccupied.

Kansas City, Mo-. June Sat dark
tonight the water had receded from
one-tenth of the flooded area and the
uncovered district was promptly reoc-
cupied. The territory reclaimed in
cludes the union depot, which suffered
$4,000 damage, and a portion of the
railroad yards.
Two bodies were found under a rail-
road coach in the west bottoms to-day
They were those of a Greek railroad
laborer and negro cook. The verified
death list now contains ten persons.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06

Savage Landor, the explorer. is at
present in the Sulu archipelago, where
his Investigations are being carried on
He writes to a friend in London that
he is enjoying himself and that the
pirates are charming hosts out of BUSH
ness hours.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06

Moultrie, Ca, June 5.-The sudden
death OF Miss Jimmie Patterson OF
Norman Park has caused sorrow IN the
community Miss Patterson was found
dead lying across her bed yesterday
afternoon. A few minutes prior 70
then she was doing her housework and
made no COMPLAINT. The general opin-
ion is that her sudden death was from
natural causes. Miss PatterAOn WAS
a popular member 81 society 10 her
community and her family u one o.
high standing.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
STORY FOUND NOT GUILTY.
He Had Been Confined in Jail Nine
teen Months.


Brunswick. Ga, June 5.-After being
confined in the Glynn county Jail for
about nineteen months, Sam Story, the
white man charged with the murder of
Hamp Shriver, was to-day liberated.
The case went to the jury yesterday
shortly after noon, and the members
failed to agree until early this morn
ing, when a verdict of not guilty was
handed to the court.
Twice before was this case tried and
in each instance the jury failed to
agree, and a mistrial was declared.
When the verdict was read out in the
court this morning Story and his wife
were present, and they both quickly
arose to their feet and rushed to the
attorneys of the defendants, placing
their arms around the necks of the two
young barristers. So glad was the de-
PENDANT to learn that he was at last
liberated that tears rolled from his
ewes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES.
Reports Show That Efforts Are
Checking Them.

Glen Falls, N. Y, June 5.-Reports
received here tonight at the offices of
the lumber companies who have large
interests in the Adirondscks, where the
fires are fiercest, state that the fires
are well in hand, and that the situation
tonight, considering all the circum-
stances, is satisfactory. Three thous-
and men are fighting the flames
The fires in the Lake George region
have practically burned out or are I'M
der control The air is still dense
with smoke
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
LIVES ENDANGERED
BY BREAK IN LEVEE.


Continued from First Page.
ed since 1888, and the damage will run
into the millions. The break occurred
at a point used by the railroad as
roadbed. 1t was unexpected until just
before the break occurred. When seen.
a rush was made to repair it, but for
ty yards went out and torrent pour
ed through,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06

a murderous phony gambler TO be I'M
limbering in such place as Tomb
stone was at that time.
There were a whole lot of men in
Tombstone who had it rugged up and
intended to see to it that the gambler
didn't get out of Tombstone so easily,
but Nick Halpin called them off and
requested them not to butt into his
work There was a sergeant of caval-
ry on leave from one of the posts
'Pache or Huachuca, forget which
in Tombstone at that time. Nick
shaved off his red beard, yeaving only
his long, sunburned mustache.
Then he dressed himself in the
cavalry sergeant's uniform. Then,
tucking his unmanageable red locks up
under the sergeant's campaign hat,
Nick walked right into the Bright and
Early saloon, in the back room of
which the gambler had entrenched
himself.
'Howdy?' said Nick, stepping into
the back room of the saloon in his SER
geant's rig.
F" How? replied the gambler, not rec
ognizing Halpin, as nobody not in the
know would have recognized him in
that makeup.
"'Nice weather overhead--s'posin'
you point that way?' said Halpin.
"HaIp1n didn't want 10 XIII the man
he grieved a good deal over the three
men he had absolutely been compelled
to kill in defense of his own life while
acting as Tombstone's day marshal.
But the gambler instantly recognized
Halpin when Nick flashed his guns and
got the sudden double bead on him.
1.-The gambler knew that he had a
swell chance to be forced to step off a
barrel if he permitted himself to be
stuck UP by the marshal, and the
thought of that put some gameness in
him. He was quick enough in picking
one of his guns from the table in front
of him to Craze Nick's left arm with
the ball, and then Nick had to push him
over with a ball square between the
eyes.
when Halpin handed in his badge
shortly after that he had a record such
as no marshal of a bad camp had ever
achieved in this country. He had
served for two years as the daylight
peace preserver of the worst camp on
this continent, and he had never been
stuck up at the point of a gun nor had
any of them ever come anywhere near
getting the bulge on him. His finish
came when he got the bug that there
was gold in that mirage on the other
side of Death Valley, and he persisted
in the desert trying to get there"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
GREAT FOREST FIRES.
Maineis LAUNDERING Interests Are
Hard Hit.

Portland, Me-, June 5.-Reports from
every section in Northern Maine con-
firm the first reports Of tremendous
loss to the numbering and other in
one town has been completely destroy
ed, hundreds of buildings have been
burned in all parts Of the state and at
least two lives were lost. Names
numbering interests are hard hit.
The town of Patten has been COM
pletely surrounded by fires at close
range for forty-eight hours. Eight
townships have been burned over,
causing a loss of $250,O0 TO the lum-
bering interests there.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
DEMAND AN INCREASE.
Firemen May Tie Up the Shipping
at Norfolk.


at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va, June 5.-The marine
firemen of this port have decided upon
a new scale of wages, which, If not
met by the boat owners, is likely to tie
up al Of the harbor craft.
The scale is an advance of from IS
to $40 a month over the old, and VIII
be demanded not only by 25O white
bremen of the Norfolk branch of the
Atlantic Coast Marine Firemen's I'm
ion, but by the $50 colored firemen.
who are also we'll organized here. The
agreement between the white and col
ored workers is the result of joint
meeting of delegates from both bodies,
headed by H. Dixon from the Atlantic
Coast Marine Firemen's Union and Gus
Corprew. from the colored. Local boat
owners say they had anticipated the
action.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
TO SAVE SUMMER HOME

Rockefeller Sent Fire Apparatus In
to the Adirondack.
Seneca Falls, N. Y, June 5.-A teIe-
graph order was received here to-day
from William Rockefeller. directing
that steam fire engine and hose cart.
with 1000 feet of hose and a quantity
of coal, be sent by express to his sum-
mer home, Day Pond. in the Adiron-
dacks. The outfit was on its way with
in three hours.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06
OBITUARY..
joaquin Jiminez. Mexico.

Orizaba, Mex, June 5.-Col. Joaquin
Jiminez, well known in military as well
as in social circles, is dead. During
the Tuxtepec revolution he commanded
the rural forces. sustaining the estab-
lished government.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06

The remark of President Elliot OF
Harvard. anent the entertainment Of
the national convention of school,
teachers Of Boston that the western
delegates should be given a trip to the
sea beach, as "a bath would do them
good" has caused a good deal of COM
ment among the pedagogues of the
Wild and woolly west. VINO think tie
Bostonians have as great need OF les
sons of cleanliness as have the people
from other sections OF the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06

$32, Savannah TO New York and re-
turn, via Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk
and Old Dominion Steamship Company.
See ticket agents for full information.
-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-06

There Is only one German among the
members Of the Paris Academic DIS
Seiences-Professo Koch, who was
elected Ia place Of the late Rudolf
Nirchow. OF the other six foreign
members Austria and America con-
tribute one each-SueaE and NeWcOmb
and England fOuf-kilyin, Lister.
Stokes, Hooker.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-12-05

A HERO AND HIS BILL.

Yes, there are other kinds of heroes,
Medals look well on the chest, but they
will never take the place of union suits
for warmth. A two-column picture in a
newspaper, with appropriate text, tick
les the pride, but can not be eaten.
U. S. Grant was presented with blood
ed horses, bulldogs and several car loads
of good cigars, while Sherman, no less a
hero, was made the subject of real mo-
ney. Some folks say that it was the
life of the warrior.
Anyway, d. B. Gray, OF Philadelphia,
figured heroically in wreck on;the New
Jersey Central Railroad last January
He was a real triple-X hero, all right.
He did the right thing at the right time,
and the passengers we're ready to vote
him a fine fellow. His pictures in Il e
paper showed up like patent medicin e
testimonial. What more could real hero
ask forP
Mr.. Gray is practical. He does not
object to the applause Of his fellow citi-
zens, but he feels that there should be
something more. He has sent in bill
to the railroad company, in which he
details the saving of several cars, which
he thinks should be worth $500, and life
passes on the several lines of the rail-
road. For saving two women he wants
$4,000, and for saving one man, $1,000
He estimates the shock to his nerves as
nothing, but modestly adds one cent fol
iammed thumb. The total is $t0,500. .0i
And it is up to the company.
Perhaps il the mighty Sherman had
had less Of modesty and more of the
practical in his make-up his heirs might
be riding in automobiles today.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-12-05

The Forest Register tells pathetic
story of the shameful treatment of a
young Indian girl OF that county, who
fell into the hands OF the unscrypulous
land sharks who are enriching them
selves by defrauding the Choctaws of
their territorial land grants.
The girl is the daughter of thrifty
young Indian, Wallace Mcmillan, who
lives in Scott county. Mcmillan took
his daughter up to the delta, where they
were engaged in picking cotton. Recon
tly Mcmillan returned to his home and
was greatly disturbed to find that his
daughter, who is only 10 years old, was
missing. The girl had been sent home
some days previously. Last week the
fater received letter from the girl writ
ten out in the Oklahoma country in which
she says that she met some land agents
at Jackson who made her drunk and took
her on the train to the Indian Territory,
where she was induced to Sign paper.
After sign paper she was abandoned and
has since been on the verge of starvation.
The girl writes that there are hundreds
OF others in the same unfortunate cir
cumstances who relate similar experience
Of being duped by land sharks and who
are anxiously trying to get back to their
former homes in Scott and Newton
counties. The Indian Mcmillan sent
money to his daughter to bring hei
home.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-12-05

Here is picture of the richest man.
No man who lives can be richer. 1t is
happiness in solid chunks - pure, re-
freshing and inviting. Matt Gray, edi-
tor of the Ellisville News paints this
ideal picture:
'@rhe richestman in the world today is
that stalwart fellow who made enough
eleven-cent cotton tfis year to clear his
little piney woods homestead of debt, and
raised his own corn and meat and made
his own molasses. AS he drives home frogR
town these autumn evenings, in new
wagon drawn by team of sturdy mules,
the setting sun ,slanting across the turnip
patch, greets him with a smile. The
children, listening for the rumble Of the
wagon, throw open the door; he sees the
cheerful blaze Of the piTt knot fire; he
sees the baby in her b. chair, laugh
ing and growing and b. Jhng time with
a pewter spoon TO the rolliclking laught-
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-12-05
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
GIVES HIS REASONS
For Writing His UnalterabIe Refusal
TO Become Presidential Candidate
usiared His Intentiou Early to
Save Friends Who Are Committing
themselves.

Princeton, N. j., Nov. Former
resident Grover Cleveland in a state
Ient given out Saturday says his deci-
on fiof % aecept fourth nomination
jr the Presidency was made in order
lat those who had committed themsel-
q to him might be relieved of what
light bc oonsidered pledge Of support.
r. Cleveland dictated the following
Nteuent;
III don't care just now to 90 into de-
ils q the various reasons which prompt
my letter 70 the Brooklyn Eagle. An |
~ 70 Say il that had delayed voicing
iat was in my mind until now, for /
ought the Democratic sentiment on
g esubject would assume such a COM
sxion as would make it unnecessary
rmc to express my opinion.
-lt seems TO me however, that SO many
ends OF mine are committing them
yes on The subject and the approach
nomlnanons made it matter of
"a serious consideration that could
b propiiety declare the condition of
mind On the subject.
4 cannot think it necessary to give in
all at this time the reasons which
night my mind to the conclusion that
spublic Statement should be made. 1t
80 90 that those reasons which will
W 70 everyone who will. give the mat
sober and thoughtful consideration. p,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-12-05
DON'T BE A WILMER.

A writer in the Saturday Evening Post
tells Of an applicant for position who
approached politician, and detailed at
length his misfortunes and troubles.
The answer was, "I don't want you. /
never hire hard-luck people, especially
the kind who talk about it,"
There is some hard sense in that.
There is something for the young men
who search for employment to think
about. A smile is an asset for the man
with ambition and desire to do some
thing. The tear and the whine should
be left to the professional beggar.
When you want place, and have
reached the man who hires, don't both
or him with the story of your past life.
Don't tell him how you were forced to
live for 81 a week, and lost your job be-
cause of favoritism. Don't tell him how
YOU we're late at the Office several times,
and SO lost out, although it was the fault
Of an unruly alarm clock. Don't tell him
that you have habit Of sending in word
that you are sick and can't work every
time you have a bit Of a cold or pain
in your stomach.
Ii you do he'll be bored, and he'll set