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The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
COTTON OUTLOOK BAD;
OTHER CROPS SUFFER

Atlanta, Sept. 1.-Following is the
Georgia crop report for the week just
ended: Excessively warm and dry
weather prevailed during the past week
to the detriment of nearly all the crops
Cotton is shedding and rusting rapidly,
opening prematurely in some fields,
whiting and dropping squares in por-
tons of Franklin county. Picking has
commenced in some middle and many
southern counties, and several bales
of the new crop have been marketed.
Boil worms are damaging the crop in
ono or two middle counties. Present
outlook rather discouragng.
Late corn has been badly damaged
by the drought; much is badly fired.
Pastures have failed considerably since
last week. Potatoes, peas and cane are
doing fairly well. but beginning to
show i'll effects of the drought For
lack of moisture turnip seed are not
terminating and some fields will have
to be reseeded, plants that are up max
ing little progress.
Very little blowing for fall seeding
done during the week, the land being
too hard and dry. Fodder pulling has
been general. and many farmers have
saved their entire crop in fine condi-
ton :"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
TO SPEND MILLIONS
IN IMPROVEMENT TO NAVY YARDS
AND DOCKS.
TOTAL AMOUNT S15,246,7O1.
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED TO ADMI-
RAJ ENDICOTT TO JUNE, 1905.

Pensacola VIII Get $2,545,515-Key
West, 375,75O-CharIestOn, $S,-
64O,OOO Port Royal. $4,S00,2 46,
New Orleans, S3,SIG,I0O These
Amounts for Contemplated Ina
prOvemcnts That Include Build
ing of Power Houses, Tracks,
Quay Walls and Various Adjuncts
TO Yards.
Washington, Sept. 1.-Estimates have
been submitted TO Admiral Endicott,
chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
for the improvements and expenditures
at various navy yards, for the fiscal
year ending June 80 1905. The esti-
mates are:
Pensacola, Fla, total, $2,545,515, which
includes central power house for de-
partment of yards and dock, $145, 500;
machinery for the same $115,0O0; shop
and office building for the same, $780,
900; concrete and granite dry dock, ST.
400 900; wharf and vessels under re-
pair, $1S5O0O; quay wall, 100000.
Key West Fla. total, $S75,75O, which
includes to continue quay wall, $780,
600; additional land, $15O,OOO.
Charleston, S. c., total, $S,64OOO0,
which includes extension of store house,
$4,000; yard power house and equip
ment, $1S5,0O0; quay wall, 100000; pier
No. S12, 100000 coaling pier and plant,
$4,000; dredging for piers, entrance to
dock, $1S0,O00; floating crane, 100000;
dry dock No. l, $35O,OOO; ship filter s
shop, $l5O,OO0 smithery, $150,000; boat
shop, $4,000.
Port Royal, S. c., total. S4.s69, 246,
which includes two stone and concrete
dry docks, $2,2O0,0OO; quay wall ST.
$4,000; dredging basin and widening
channel, $500, 900; railroad from Bur-
ton Hill to station, $25S,000
New Orleans, total, $3.50, 1870, which
includes electric light power plant ex-
tension, $3.50, 900; improvement of water
front, $1,3OO,00O: electric conductions
and pipe subway $160, 900; paving and
bitches, $1SO,OO0, railroad system, $117,-
900; brick boundary wall, 100000; naval
supply fund store house, $4,000; boat
shop, $125,O00; naval hospital $150,O00
ordnance shop md offices, 100000
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
SUICIDE CAUSED
BY RAILROADS ACT.

Rockmart, Ga, Sept. Wv. ]. Lee, a
prosperous farmer residing three miles
from here, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon by hanging himself with a
pillow line in his horse lot. He had late
ly been worried very much over having
the Seaboard Air Line Railway COME
through his farm with the road from
Birmingham to Atlanta. Recently he
was offered $1,000 by the railroad COM
pany in settlement of damages. He is
said to have considered the amount too
small and to have determined to take
the matter to the courts.
He leaves a wife and nine children,
all of whom were horror stricken at
finding his lifeless body suspended
from a beam. The deceased was 6S
years old, and served throughout the
entire Civil War.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
HANNA PENSION BILL
is CAUSING TROUBLE

brownsville, Ga, Sept. 1.-The people
of Thomasville, both white and col
ored. have been much interested during
the last few days in series of events
concerned with the Hanna slave pen
sion bill. The local interest has been
aroused by the presence in Thomas
Vile of S. P. Mitchell of Washington,
D. c., a negro speaker.
Mitchell is the supreme president"
of the National Industrial Council, an
organization composed of negroes, ex-
tending throughout the South and in
many of the Northern states. Mitchell
claims that there are $4,000 members
of his organization. The South Geor-
gia district of the council has been
holding it's annual session here, and
Mitchell has been presiding over its
meetings.
II is claimed that he uses the organi-
cation as a cloak for raising money
under pretense of being direct agent
of Senator Hanna. The Ohio senator
has a winter home in Thomasville. His
family are regular visitors here each
season, and he is a we'll known figure
on ThomasviIle's streets. His name is
familiar to all the negroes of this vi
entity, and they regard him as a man
possessed of almost unlimited power.
Naturally, plea of being Hanna's rep
resentative brings money from them in
showers.
One negro, B. w. Wilson, who claims
to have contributed $50, wrote to Sena-
tor Hanna and received a prompt dis
claimer from the Senator that he had
no agents. Other negroes, among them
II. II. Theweatt, principal of the col
ored schools, have written similar let
tiers and received similar replies.
At the instance of several negroes,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
A NEW ROUTE
The Road to MELVILLE

1t is by change of diet that one can
get fairly on the road to health after
years of sickness, for most i'll health
comes from improper feeding.
What a boon it is to shake off coffee
sickness and nervous headaches as
some can if determined upon.
One women accomplished it in this
way: "A few years ago l suffered ter
ribly from sick and nervous headaches
being frequently confined to my bed
two or three days at a time, the at
tacks coming on from one to four
times in every month. / tried med
icines of all kinds but could get no real
relief until my parents finally per-
suaded me to quit the use of coffee al
together and try Postum Food Coffee.
It had come TO a point where l was so
utterly miserable that I was willing TO
make any reasonable trial.
A person couldn't believe what fol-
lowed but the results speak for them
selves; that was two and half years
ago and / have never tasted coffee
since. I use Postum not only for its
delicious flavor but more for the good
II has done me. All Of my troubles
disappeared as If by magic and l have
for the past two years been doing all
the work for my family Of six.
seldom have even a slight headache
and / would not give up my Postum
and 60 back 20 coffee now unless ! de-
liberatly intended 10 commit suicide.
"All Of my nelghbors IL seems 70 me
now use Postum IN place or conee
and some Of them have been dong 80
for several years with splendid fesults
from the health point u view Name
given bv Postum CO. Battle Greek,
Mich. -
Look in each package for copy 81
the famous little book. The road 70
FrelIVitle.f
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Mayor j. T. Culpepper yesterday swore
out a warrant charging Mitchell with
cheating and swindling. The case was
tried before Justice of the Peace ]. w
H. Mitchell this morning, and the ac-
cused was bound over to the County
Court, which meets Sept. o, in the sum
of 500.
The case brought out a considerable
array of legal talent. City Attorney
w. c. Snodgrass represented the prose-
cution and ex-Judge S. A. Roddenbery
the defense. Judge Roddenbery made
a speech of an hour or more, in which
he discussed the history of the bill. He
maintained that the bill, which has
been annually introduced for several
years, was a device of the Republican
party to secure negro support; that the
National Industrial Council had taken
up the agitation of the bill that had
been intended as a piece of political
capital, and was demanding its pass
age that the Democrats stood ready
to paes the bill, but that the Republi-
cans were now alarmed and were en-
deavoring to cast discredit on Mitchell
the head Of the organization.
The evidence on which Mitchell was
bound over w. that of several ne
groes, who declared that he had said
that no negro not a member of the Ma
tional Industrial Council could receive
a pension is the bill was passed.
Mitchell is a well educated, fluent
speaker. He is familiar with the his
tory of the bill, and declares that he
uses only legitimate means to keep the
matter before the public, He has
warm supporters and bitter enemies
among the local colored people.
There has been considerable curiosi-
ty TO know at whose instance the ia
nous by request" ex-slave pension bill
was introduced. Mitchell declares that
IT was done at the request of the Ma
tional Industrial Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
RartoNv NEWS Notes.

Barlow, Fla. Sept. 1.-Mr. E. H.
Goodlett. who has been so very ill at
Auburndale in this county, was on Sat
urday taken to the Church Home and
Hospital in Orlando for treatment. His
left side is completely paralyzed. The
main seat of the trouble is in his head,
where it is thought a tumor or clot OF
blood has formed on his brain.
convict escaped from the county
gang at Winter Haven, but was sub
sequently arrested at Haines City.
When found he was pretty well armed,
having stolen a gun and lot of am
munition from one of the guards.
Rev. d. A. Dodge was here to-day
from Winter Haven. He has just re-
turned home from an extended visit
at Waynesville, N. c., and is looking
we'll after his rest.
The heaviest rainfall of the season
occurred here this afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
AUGUSTUS NEWS ITEMS.

Small Stock of Cotton on Hand.
Taking BOIL Worms to Washington.
Augusta, Sept. 1.-The new cotton
year begins with a stock of SCI bales in
Augusta. New bales received up to to-
day 317 bales; up to this date last year
1853. o-day's receipts It's bales; this
day one year ago 3.1SS bales. Total re-
ceipts for the year, 291,714; last year.
306,705. Cotton sold here to-day at 12h
cents.
Dunbar Lamar, prominent farmer
of Beach Island, S. c., left here to-day
for the Agricultural Department at
Washington carrying a valise full of
cotton bolls affected with boil worms
to see if the department can give farm
ers of his neighborhood any relief.
j. w. Jansen, a well-known restau-
rant keeper was riding a bicycle on
Broad street to-day, when he ran into
one of 1.-THE patches of sand on the
asphalt and his wheel turned, throwing
him off and breaking his arm.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
MARKEY GIVEN 3 YEARS.
Migrants of ValdOsta Leaving for
Alabama and Florida.

Valdosta, Ga, Sept. George Mar
key, the travelling man who was found
guilty of perjury at Jasper last week,
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary yesterday by Judge Palm
er. The sentence was imposed after
a motion for a new trial was ar
gued and overruled. Markeys attor-
neys Immediately gave notice that the
case would be carried to the Supreme
Court, and his bond was fixed at $500
pending that hearing.
Enforcement of the vagrancy law has
been taken up here and several ar
rests have been made. There has been
a Wholesale exit of the Migrants since
last Saturday, a score or more of them
having gone to Florida and Alabama.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
w. n. Ballard. Griffin.

Griffin, Ga, Sept Nv. r. Ballard,
a we'll known citizen of Griffin, died
Yesterday afternoon at his home in this
city after an illness of several months.
He was buried this afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock. He was born in Jasper coun-
ty. Nov. 4, 1886, and moved to Griffin,
I'm 1885. where he had since resided. He
is survived by his wife and five chill
dren-Messrs. William D., Charles D.,
and Leonard w Ballard. and Mrs. G.
c. Sanders OF Griffin, and Mrs. ]. w.
Murrow Of Macon.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
OBITUARY..
Mrs. y. Apren.

Mrs. N. Aprea died yesterday after
noon at o'clock at her home on Per-
ry street, from typhoid fever. Her flu
neral will take place this afternoon at
4 o'clock from the residence, No. 313
Perry street, west.
Mrs. Aprea had been Ill for some
time. A short while ago she was
convalescing, and it was thought that
she would soon completely regain her
health; but she suffered relapse, and
for several DAYS her death had been
expected. Besides a husband, Mrs
Aprea leaves two children, and a moth
er and father, to whom her death,
though expected, is a shock.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Motor Boats stin Racing,

Paris. Sept. Twenty automobile
boats out of the fifty-seven. which
started Sunday in the race on the Seine
from Paris to the sea, completed the
third stage which only included the
section of the river between Elbeuf
and Rouen. a distance Of fifteen and a
half miles. The Mercedes and Flora
retained their places of first and second,
respectively, the former covering the
distance in AZ minutes and % seconds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Personals.
From the BlngvlI1e Bugie.

From the BingviIle Bugle.
We were in error in stating that Jud
Weathersby was on the sick list last
week; it was Joe Hines.
Abe Withrow Of the county seat
spent a half day with his half-brother,
Jim Anderson, the other day.
sllas Osgood Of Hardscrabble, was
seen in Bingyile one day this week. We
are always glad 10 greet you, 81.
The Widow skinner II paying her an
nual visit to her brother, James Reese,
al Pilot Knob, Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Skin
ner's neighbOr. VIII milk the 1atters
COW during her absence.
Miss Tabitha Underwood made a trip
10 the county seat the first Of this week
On horseback behind her father.
Hank Dewberry has secured "A job
digging coal in the mine on Sam Hazel
tines farm. Hank says n beats work
Ing in the hot sun al hollow.
Peter HoakiDs h On the sick list bat
is better at this writing.
Milly Underwood ls engaged On enc
BORDERING sofa pillow.
Miss susan WOODBURY., who has been
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
To Educate Negro Preachers.

Atlanta, Sept. IA three days Bible
conference under the auspices of the
committee of the John c. Martin Edu-
cational Fund will begin here to-mor-
row This fund, established by John G.
Martin of New York city and Endorsed
oy some of the leading educators of
the North and South, is used to pro-
mote education of negro preachers
through the South. by cooperation Of
the leaders of both races.
The conference will be welcomed by
Mayor Howell and will be addressed by
many prominent divines and educators
from different parts OF the country
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
soIdiers, Moner neInyed.

Atlanta, Sept. 1.-The adjutant gem
eraFs office is busy in getting out new
pay rolls to all Of the companies in
me state that attended the state en-
.ainpments. Quartermaster General
a. }. West has just returned from
washington, where he learned that
lhe War Department would refuse 10
accept the states blanks and the pay
Tolls VIII have to be made out on gov
'Ihm ent blanks before the money for
lhe expenses OF the encampment can
Ne paid out. II Is expected e VIII take
1nul about Jan. I % get these pay
rolls Ia shape.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Cruiser Cleveland Tested.

Portland, Me-, Sept 1.-The cruiser G.
Cleveland, built at the Bath Iron
Works and designed for service in
tropical waters, made her official trial
run to-day on the Cape Ann course,
with a four hour run against the
Nay Departments requirements that
she develop a speed of 1876 knots under
service conditions. She logged an sv-
erage of 1912 knots for the four hours
while during the best part of the test
she made 1855 knots.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Atlanta, Sept. Arrangement has
been made for the sale of the entire
issue of 5000, 900 Atlanta City bonds to
be sold this year. These are 81 per
cent. bonds and will be sold at par
The majority of them will be sold in
the city, about $4,000 of them going
to the companies that will supply the
sewer and water pipe needed to i'm
prove the city system
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

New Orleans, La, Sept. 1.-The
members of the Freight Handlers I'm
ion, about $50 in number, went out on
strike to-day. They asked for 40 cents
an hour, which was refused They had
been getting 80 cents. The strike more
especially affects the Southern Pacific
Steamship Company at this time.
The members of the Interior Electro
cal Workers Union also struck to-day,
demanding 45 cents an hour. They had
been getting IS cents. All of the new
buildings in the city under construction
are affected, with but one exception.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Hastings, Iowa. Sept Passenger
train No. 8 on the Burlington road,
was wrecked here tonight on head
end collision with freight engine and
three cars. The passengers were thrown
from their seats and about forty w1re
injured, but none, so far as reported,
sustained serious injury. The train
did not leave the track, although both
engines were badly wrecked.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
C0NVICTS WILL BRING
NET PROFIT OF $25O,OOO.
Fourteen Counties Have Already
Applied for Batches.

FOurteen Counties Have Already
Applied for Batches.
Atlanta, Sept. lit is expected by
those interested at the Capitol thai
the states convicts under the new
lease soon to be made, will bring the
state total of $780, to $3.50, The
expense of the penitentiary system is
100000 a year, so that the net will be
100000 to $25O000 to go to education.
Fourteen counties have already ap-
piled for convicts under the new act
and with others yet to be heard from
it is said about 500 of the able-bodied
convicts will be used up in this way,
leaving about 1,500 to be leased, where
as there is a good demand for 1000.
This will run the price up to 5000 to
$225 per year for each convict. 1t is
said the lessee can afford to pay $240
a year for them before free labor would
be more profitable.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
TEXAS COTTON CROP
WAS 2,646,215 BALES.

IeNas, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rttory show n Decrease.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. lin it's an
nual trade edition of Sept. l, the Gal
Veston-Dallas News publishes statistics
showing the amount of the Texas cot
ton crop for the year ending Aug. 81,
1903. The total Texas crop for the
year Just closed is 2,646215 bales. show
ing a decrease of 81, 044 compared with
the Texas crop for 19Ol-1902 The total
crop for Indian and Oklahoma Terri
tories for the year just closed amount
ed to 523, 236 bales, a decrease of 1852
bales compared with the crop for 1901
1902. The total crop for Texas and
the territories for the past year is 3,
1911 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Baldwin Goes to Johns Hopkins.

Baltimore, Sept. 1.-Prof. James
Mark Baldwin. LII. D.. who, since
1898, has been professor of psychology
in Princeton University, has accepted
the professorship of philosophy and
psychology in the Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, and will enter
upon his duties there as soon 4as he
can arrange to leave Princeton. He
was born in Columbia, S. c., and is a
graduate of Princeton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

from a delightful holiday spent in the
Shakespeare country relates that the
chief amusement of the natives of
Stratford- on-Avon is watching the
American pilgrim in his or her efforts
to snapshot Miss Marie Corelli. Miss
Corelh, since she took UP residence at
Stratford, has been often seen about,
but she invariably carries an umbrella
or a parasol. which goes up the in
slant the authoress spies camera
fiend making toward her.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Augusta, Sept. Nv, d. Sanford
was to-day elected on the faculty OF
the Richmond Academy, vice Prof.
Houston, resigned, on account of i'll
health. Recently his elder brother,
Jordan Sanford, was elected principal
of the Woodlawn Grammar School
Some years ago Jordan and Will San
ford were known throughout Georgia
as champion amateur baseball bat
terV
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Mrs. J. w. MeeIs, Green Pond, Fla,

Barlow. Fla. Sept. Mrs. j. w.
Meeks died Saturday at her home near
Green Pond. in the northern part Of
this county. She was 46 years Of age.
She had been the wife Of J. w. Meeks
twenty-Eix years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The Chicago Yacht
Club will retain possession of the Sir
Thomas Upton cup for another year.
In the special race to-day between La
rita and Sprite. which was necessary
to decide the winner, Larita won by
three minutes
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Washington, Sept. IA report from
Rear Admiral Coghlan on the accident
of the Olympia during the joint maneu-
vers received at the Navy Department,
says that the injuries are slight. but
that the ship is leaking badly. The
Olympia left ProvincetOwn to-day for
the target ground in Vineyard Sound.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
CITY BREVITIES.

Joe Brown, colored. broke into the
room of VIII Donaldson, also colored
last night and beat him badly with a
billy. Patrolman Beavers arrested
Brown. Donaldson's head is pretty
badly battered, but his injuries are not
serious.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Mary e. schuIt.

Mary Eulalie Schult died yesterday
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. C. Shut, at the Sunny Side
farm, after an illness of two weeks.
The little one was but four months
old and is survived by a twin sister.
The funeral will be held this morning
at 1870 o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
President win Co to Syracuse.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept Arrange
ments have been completed for the
Presidents trip to Syracuse to attend
on Monday, Sept. T. Labor Day. the
opening of the New York State Fair.
where he will deliver an address.
President Roosevelt's party will return
directly to oyster Bay.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Little sheldon McLnws.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. U. H.
McLaws sympathize with them in the
death of their infant son, Sheldon,
which occurred day before yesterday
after an illness OF two days. The lit
tie one was two months old.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
Phonogrnph and Photograph.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-Oskar Messter, who
has invented an apparatus combining
the photograph and moving photograph
machine, so as to produce a speaking
photograph, gave a private view of his
invention to-day with satisfactory re-
c11ltc
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02

Washington. Sept. Cen. Wade ca
bles The War Department from Manila
announcing the death Of col Richard
Eskridge. q. 3. A.. retired, who died 10
the hospital Aug. % lie was retired IN
1901.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
New HonOrs for Witte.

St. Petersburg, Sept. IN. White,
the Former Minister of Finance, re-
Gently appointed president of the coun-
Gil of ministers. has been appointed a
member of the Council of Empire.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
LOWERED THEIR FLAGS
IN HONOR OF DURHAM.
Was Killed in Pensacola Loading
Lumber.

Was hIIIed IN PensucOIh LOauInS
Lumber.
Pensacola, Fla, Sept. Louis W.
Durham, was instantly killed to-day
while storing lumber on the Spanish
steamer Durango. A large piece of
pitch pine had been hoisted on deck
and was standing on end preparatory
to being lowered into the hold. when
the chain broke and it fell. crushing
Dunham's head into a pulp. All work
in the bay ceased Immediately, and yes
sells of all nationalities lowered their
flags to half-mast. Durham was d
brother to Bonnie Dunham the world IS
champion acrobat.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-02
CALDWELL MADE A RECORD.
Rode Fifty Miles in an Hour at
Charles River Track,

Boston, Mass, Sept. Harry Cald-
we'll esta blished new worlds competi-
tive record at the Charles River track
tonight, riding fifty miles in one hour.
His distance for thirty minutes was %
miles 954 yards; for As minutes, 80 miles,
$50 yards. and for one hour so miles
fiat. The contestants in the race were
Caldwell and Albert Champion