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Woodruff County news., 1903-01-01
Detective Killed.

Chief of Detectives Jack Donahue, of Hot Springs, was shot and in stantly killed by James Dougherty, whom the detective had been called upon to arrest on charge of fight ing and driving horse at rapid speed about the city. The officer had just reached Dougherty's elbow and was taking hold of his wrist, when with the other hand Dough- erty pulled small calibre pistol, fired and Donohue fell dead with a pistol ball through the brain. Roy Beller, young man whose buggy Donohue had used to catch Dough- erty, and who accompanied the off cer, was then attacked by the infu- riated man, but Beller had shot gun loaded with turkey shot in the vehicle, and with this he shot Dougherty, inAicting serious wounds.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-01
Kicked In Door and Was Killed.

John Mauphins was shot and kill ed on the Arkansas rivery eighteen miles from Conway, by Robert Dy- GUS. It is claimed Maupins had kicked Dicus' door open and was entering Dycus' house with drawn knife, threatening to kill Dycus, when the latter shot him twice.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-01
Arkansas State News
Sensation in Courtroom.

A sensation was caused in the circuit court room at Fort Smith during the progress of theRoot slan- der case, when Miss Agnes Frizzell, the plaintiff, fired shot, sup posedly at MT. Root, which grazed the scalp of Col Brizzolara, one of the counsel in the case. The islander trial grew out of statements made by MT. Root when he was pulp fishing paper. All the testimony had been taken and the court asked both sides how much time was want ed for argument. Miss Frizzell, who had taken an active part in the conduct of her case, stated that she desired an hour and half. A few words were passed between Col Brizzolara and Miss Frizzell, when the latter moved over toward where Mir. Root was standing. Col Brig zolara, fearing a tragedy, stepped toward Miss Frizzell and MT. Root when the former quickly drew re- volver and fired one shot, supposed ly at the defendant, but the shot grazed the temple of Col. Brizzolara The widest excitement followed anc court was immediately adjourned Following the scene the young lady became hysterical and was removed to her home. The excitement caus. ed her to become seriously ill. A sc rious difficulty between Col. Brizzo lara and a brother of Miss Frizzel was averted by the interference o+ officers, both parties being armed All the parties concerned stand lligf in the community and further trou ble Is feared.
Woodruff County news., 1903-01-01

Bubonlc plague has made its ap- pearance in a number of towns on the Pacific coast in Mexico.
 President Roosevelt will leave Washington about the middle of March cn a tour of the west.
 The powers have agreed to sub init the Venezuelan question to the Hague tribunal for arbitration.
 Gov. Longino, of Mississippi, has issued proclamation offering $50 reward for the arrest of every per son who engages in whitecapping.
 It is stated at the war department that Gen. Chaffee will succeed Gen Young as lieuenant general of the army upon the retirement of Gen. Young, who will succeed Gen. Miles.
 A crowd of people broke through the gates to St. Paul coal yard and forcibly helped themselves to what fuel they could carry away. A couple of clerks on duty were roughly handled.
 A verdict assessing the English railway mems union to pay $14O,- 900 for breaking a contract and go- ing on strike has been handed down. The court held that labor union can sue and be sued.
 Ben Rombach, a cooper, met horrible death while engaged at his calling in St. Louis. He was plac- ing some boards over a vat of boil ing water when he missed his foot ing and fell into the cauldron.
 Near Liberty, Mo-, Joe Foley shot and killed Mrs. J. B. Wilson and with the same weapon, a shotgun, blew his head off. Foley, who was intoxicated, was employed as a farm hand by the dead woman's husband.
 Westy Watson was shot and kill ed at Middleport, Ont, by his broth CT, Samuel. Wesly had returned home from abroad to spend Christ mas with the family and Samuel, mistaking him for burglar, shot him dead.
 Mathew Keith, an Indian Terri tory farmer, was drowned near Vi nIta while saving his wife. In crossing stream his wagon was upset and both were carried down stream. Keith succeeded in saving his wife but went under himself.
 A dispatch from Washington says advices from Manila are to the eff feet that the bands of ladrones which are harassing the rural pop ulation of the islands are in many instances led by negroes who have been discharged from the army, and are employing their military knowledge in drilling the ladrones and organizing them in crude mil itary way.
 Ex-Chief Isparacher, of the Creek Nation, is dead, at the age of 90 years. He had been prominent in Creek affairs for three score years and has been connected with every treaty of importance between the United States government and h. dians during that time. Recently he was chosen to represent the tribe in Washington on matters of import ance connected with the Creek na- ton.
 A number of towns in central Kansas report a coal famine. Min neapolis is the latest town where the coal supply has given out, and there isn't bit of soft coal to be had. The cause of the shortage of coal in the towns in Kansas is said to be due to the fact that the rail- roads confscate the western coal be- fore it reaches its destination. The railroad companies own the coal mines, and claim their right to whatever coal they need. They say that unless they take it traffic must be suspended.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
ATLANTA BAPTISTS
IN A PRETTY STEW.
some Want and Some Do Not Want
Their Pastor.
wrecI<ing Train and Doctors.

Some Want and Some Do Not Want
Their Pastor.
Atlanta, March 4.-The Jones Ave-
nue. Baptist Church is in state Of dis
order, bordering on riot, and this morn
ing at o'clock the two factions are
camped there, determined to carry
things their own way if possible.
After the prayer meeting tonight,
a conference was held, and the faction
opposing DR.. ]. w. Holtzclaw, the
present pastor, including some sixty
members who were suspended, endeav-
ored to take some action to get rid
of him. His friends, however, were
loyal and the fight was on. DR.. Holtz-
claw, as moderator, had things pretty
much his own way, and he refused to
recognize any of those on the other
side.
Thus the matter stands, and at 2
o'clock this morning a committee of
deacons started out to find Judge
Lumpkin and get an injunction, re-
straining Pastor Holtzclaw from in
terfering with the operations of the
conference. The question as to wheth-
er DIR. Holtzclaw shall leave the
church or stay with it seems to be at
the bottom of the trouble.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
BLASTED HOPES.
Nominees Who Failed to be Com
firned by the Senate.

Washington, March 4.-The~ nominal
tons that failed of confirmation at this
session of Congress are:
William D. Crum to be collector of
customs at Charleston; w. NJ. Byrne,
United States district attorney for the
district of Delaware; Page Morris, to
be United States district judge for the
district of Minnesota.
1t was at Mr.. Morris request that
confirmation was delayed. The Office
to which he was appointed was Gre
ated during his term as a member of
Congress from Minnesota, and the con-
stitution provides that no senator or
representative shall during the time
for which he was elected be appointed
to any civil office under the authority
of the United States which shall have
been created, or the emolument where
of shall have been increased during
such time.
The following postmasters also failed
of confirmation:
North Carolina--John E. Albright,
Mount Airy; Claudius D. Holland,
Gastonia.
Mississippi Samuel r. Brazelton.
Gulfport.
South Carolina-W. L. Harris,
Charleston; George Mckee, Darling
ton; ]. p. Murphy, Bamberg.
Florida-Thomas S. Harris, Live Oak.
Louisiana-Romanta T. Hart, Rayne;
B. f. Ford, Natchitoches; John w.
Miller Alexandria
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
BULLS ON THE RUN
BOUGHT FURIOUsLY TO STOP THE
DOWNWARD FLOW
OF THE PRICES ON COTTON.
TIDE sTEMMED AND BEARS
WOUNDED PREY SAVED.

Avalanche of Selling Orders-Lead-
err of the Bulls Had His Force Wen
in Hand and Prevented Complete
Demoraiization by buying ms
Freely as POssibIe-CauSed a Re-
action After the Market Had Gone
on Many POints-BuIIs Had to
buy 100000 Bales,
New York, March Am avalanche
of selling orders swept over the cotton
market to-day. and amidst great ex-
element prices broke with such vio-
lence that for time panicky condi-
tions were feared. The bull CLIQUE.
under their leader, We're steady and
heavy buyers, however, and their sup
port checked the tendency towards ex-
IRENE Generalization.
The market closed highly excited at
from IL to 80 points below last nights
closing. March and May options open
ed at declines of 10 points, selling at
10.17c and 9.99c, respectively, as against
10.l7c and 10.19c yesterday at the close,
and the high record price of 1O.25c and
1017c earlier yesterday.
AhN Jun AGautiS DOuSDl NdtldQIlY ana
rallied the market to 10.15c for March
and 10.04c for May. He took more than
$4,000 bales, but a flood of offerings
in thosand and five-thousand bale
lots poured in upon him All sorts of
reports became current, and as the
selling pressure increased. prices made
violent plunges downward, 4 points at
a time.
The climax came at the end of the
noon hour, when the avalanche of SELL
ing orders from all directions appear
ed. The May option made a running
break to 9.SS, level of q points. or
over a dollar a bale from last nights
closing, and the March option dropped
with even greater violence from 10. II to
1886. The July options fell from 9.S1,
to 9.63. AS prices crumbIed away
many stop-loss orders held by brokers
on customers accounts were reached,
and their execution and the bear raid
made the low prices.
1t was estimated that the bulls were
: compelled to take more than 100000
bales in support of the market, and
the total transactions up to the close
were estimated at nearly I, 900 900 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
THE 57TH CONGRESS
is NOW NO MORE.
1t Expired by Limitation and Was
Adjourned.

Adjourned
Washington, March 4.-The fifty
seventh Congress expired at noon to-
day by limitation. In many respects
the closing scenes were similar to
those at the end of every Congress.
Every four years, however, there is
an Inauguration, which materially
changes the proceedings in the Sem
ate but the expiration of a Congress
in the House is very much the same
each time.
But there has not been in many
years such a demonstration in the
House as occurred to-day, owing to
the fact that Speaker Henderson was
retiring, not only as presiding officer,
but from the House as member The
bitter partisan feeling that has sprung
UP in the House of Representatives
during the past week reached a pitch
which prevented the Speaker from re-
ceiving the unanimous approval of the
House when the usual resolution of
thanks and courtesy was offered. More
than this, the resolution had to come
from the Republican side, and while
this had occurred before, 1t is not the
usual custom.
The usual resolution of thanks to
President Pro Tempore Frye was unan-
imously adopted in the Senate.
Two years ago, when the Fifty-sixth
Congress expired, it was remarkable
not only for the second inauguration
of William Mckinley, but also for the
fact that Senator Carter of Montana
talked the river and harbor bill
to death. which occupied the time of
the Senate up to within a few minutes
of the end. To-day Senator Mason,
whose term expired at noon, also talk
ed an unimportant bill to death, but
in his valedictory he lectured the SEN
ate for its unlimited debate. which al
lows bills to be killed in that manner
and he also made a final plea for the
freedom of the Filipinos.
AS all of the important supply bills
had passed before the two houses took
a recess this morning. no legislation
was necessary and none was attempt
ed. The bills which had passed and
reached the stage of enrolment We're
all signed by President Roosevelt, who,
with members of his cabinet, occupied
the Presidents room in the Senate wing
of the Capitol. This biennial visit of
the President to the Capitol is one of
the features of a closing Congress.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05

forth. All, says somebody. did that
work in reference to the matter of
statehood. and did you believe in state
hood? / did not believe in statehood.
and | am putting now the strongest
case against my own party, but a ma
jority of the people. voiced in the
Senate and the House. had the right
to have its will expressed.
Gentlemen. have made my protest.
do 1t In sorrow and in humiliation, but
there it is; and in my opinion another
body under these methods must change
its methods of procedure or our body,
backed up by the people, will compel
the change, else this body, close to the
people. shall become a mere bender of
the pregnant hinges of the knee to
submit to what any one member of
another body may demand of this body
as price for legislation" prolonged
cheers and applauSe)
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05

and out-of-the-way place. and until
persons from the scene of the accident
had reached Jacksonville nothing def
mite was known.
WreckinE Train and Doctors.
The railroad authorities in Savannah
claimed to know nothing, except that
there had been an accident. This in
formation was conveyed to the local
Office through a telegram from Division
Superintendent Hudson, who at the
same time ordered a wrecking train
with two physicians sent to the scene
The train was sent out shortly before
o'clock, with DR.. C. B. Lanneau.
DR.. ]. G. FARRELL went on train No.
81, just ahead of it, and which was
stopped in the yard. after it had left
Savannah. southbound, to enable DR..
FARRELL to get aboard.
Besides the physicians and the train
crews, Mr. A. w. Tousley, acting SUI
perintendent of the Fifth division, went
TO the scene, accompanied by a detec-
tive of the road, who will investigate
the circumstances connected with the
open switch.
Engineer Reported Dead.
Shortly after the wreck occurred it
was reported to Mrs. Edward S.
Pierce, the wife of Engineer Pierce,
that her husband had been killed. Lat
er the news came that he was not
dead but was seriously and probably
fatally injured and that he had been
taken to Jacksonville together with the
others who were on the train. Mrs.
Pierce Immediately prepared to go to
Jacksonville and left early this morn
ing.
Mr.. Pierce is one of the oldest en-
gineers of the Seaboard Air Line hav-
ing been connected with the system
for eleven years. Formerly he was an
engineer of the New York Central and
Hudson River Road. He left his home
yesterday morning, made the run to
Jacksonville, and was on his run back
to Savannah when the accident occur
red.
He has large family, his wife and
six children, all of whom, with the eX-
ception of one son, living at No. 407
Berrien street His children are Her
man, Conrad, and Fred Pierce, Miss
Kate Pierce and Arthur and Marie
Pierce. Mr.. Pierce was very popular
among his associates and a large
number of them gathered at his home
to condole with his family and offer
their services.
Conductor w. H. Bowling who was
reported bruised, is we'll known in Sa-
vannah, his home. He lives at No. 12S
Lincoln street.
Such of the passengers as were able
to continue the trip northward and
wished to do so at once were trans
ferred to train No sc, which made the
trip to Savannah over the Atlantic
Coast Line by way of Callahan and
Everett. and reached Savannah this
morning about $3.50 O'Clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
THE CUBAN SENATE
TOOK UP THE TREATY.
After Animated Debate, the Measure
Went Over.

Went Over.
Havana, March 4.-The report on the
reciprocity treaty with the United
States was taken up by the Senate this
afternoon and went over until Friday
after an animated debate, occasioned
by efforts at filibustering by the few
opponents of the treaty. The merits Of
the treaty were not discussed. 1t Is
evident that the ratification will be
voted by an ample majority.
J. Pierpont Morgan and some of his
American and Cuban friends occupied
the seats set apart for distinguished
visitors at the opening of the session,
but did not remain for the debate.
Senior Sanguilly, the principal OPP
ponent of the ratification, urged delay
until the United States Senate had
acted. Senior Bustamente. the chair
man of the committee which reported
in favor of reciprocity, replied that
the Cuban Senate's only responsibility
was as to whether the treaty was
beneficial to Cuba, and the committee
was perfectly satisfied Of this
Senior Sanguilly called for the read
ing of the naval station agreement.
but the president of the Senate, Senior
Capote, refused his request on the
ground that the Senate had agreed to-
discuss the reciprocity treaty After
various attempts at delay, which the
chair oyerruled. the Senate went into
executive session and approved The
nomination of consuls.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
FEARS ARE FELT FOR
HEALTH OF The POPE,
His Physician orders Him 10 Cure
His Cold.

His Cold.
Rome. March 4.-Although the Pope
is In good health, his physicians have
imposed complete repose for the pres
ent Consequently he will receive no
one until the end of next week.
The alarmists are again to the fore
this evening and declare that Pope Leo
is really i'll. They point to the official
note in to-night's Osservatore Romano.
the Vatican organ, stating that on the
advice of his DOCTORS the Pope has de-
cided to take several days absolute
rest.
The truth is that the Pope never
succeeded in getting rid of the cold
which caused a slight cough and
hoarseness. DIR. Lappoli, on visiting
His Holiness lay found thar he
was somewhat better, but frankly told
him that he must either consent to
cure his cold or he would run the risk
of something serious. The Pontif
thereupon gave wav and promised to
suspend mis- audiences.
To save Iunoy tlcss Ur. Lapponi adj
vised the Pope TO publicly announce
this determination through the Os-
servatore Romano. All tie same, The
condition of the Pope. taking Into con-
sideration his adv1nced age, is not
without danger and is causing cor
siderable anxiety. So much so, il Is
asserted, that some cardns Is who hive
come to Rome from n distance haze
postponed their departure.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
PREACHERS DEN0UNcE
BEN HUR" PERFORMANCE.

Atlanta, March 4.-Considerable stir
services last night, when Rev. G. Camp
bell Morgan, the Evangelist, denounced
the performance of ben Hur", which is
being presented at the Grand Opera
House in this city. Rev. Mr.. Morgan
and DR.. Broughton both advised Chris
tian people to stay away from the per-
formances, and as a result many of
those who had purchased tickets tore
them up. DIR. Broughton said he knew
of at least dozen people who de-
str0yed their tickets
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
WHITE HOUSE PLACE
FOR SUCH A MAN

Atlanta, March 4.-John Stone, a
French draughtsman, who has been in
the employ of an Atlanta architect was
fined $50;75 by Recorder Broyles to-
day for kissing a negro woman. Stone
said he had no race prejudice, and had
no objections to marrying a negro. The
Recorder delivered him a severe lee
ture. You ought to be in the North"
he said. They want you at the White
House." This statement brought out
applause in court.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
BATTLE WITH A NEGRO.
Desperate Was Killed and a Depu-
ty Fatally Wounded.

Nashville, Tenn, March 1.-Two depu-
ty sheriffs and a constable had des-
perate battle late this afternoon with
Joshua Farmer, negro. as a result, OF
which the negro is dead and Constable
w. b. Eason is in the city hospital in
"a dying condition.
The negro was wanted on a charge
of assaulting negro woman with in
tent TO kill and recently had success
fully resisted arrest. beating an officer
over the head with a pistol. To-day
the officers located Farmer IN a house
in the West end, and upon their ap-
proach the negro opened fire. A fusii-
lade followed during which Eason was
shot four times through the abdo-
men.
The negro finally ceased firing, and
the officers found on Investigation tina
he was shot ten times. He died To-
night
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
FORCES MEET IN
STIFF ENCOUNTERS

Constantinople, March 4.-Increasing
numbers of Bulgarian revolutionary
bands are operating in Macedonia, and
the frequency of stiff encounters be-
tween the mand Turkish forces is re-
garded here as Indicating that a gen.
eral rising has already begun. The
inhabitants appear not only to be shell
tering these bands, but to be inform
ing them of the movements of the
troops, thus enabling the revolutions
lists to evade pursuit.
The telegraph wires are being cut by
the revolutionists, who are determn-
eddy opposing the troops whenever they
encounter them. The aggregate
losses on both sides have been heavy.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
VIOLATED POSTAL LAWS.
Arrested for Sending Obscene Mat
tar to a savannah Man.

Nsf 10 a. saw
Binghamton, N. Y, March 4.-Mar-
Gus H. Saddlemeyer was arrested here
to-day by United States detectives for
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses. He advertised to send books
of a lascivious nature on payments of
sums ranging from so cents downward.
but when the money was received, he
sent slushy works of altogether diff
ferent nature from those advertised.
He was arrested for sending matter
to James Van Bershot. Room Z, Odd
Fellows building. Savannah, Ga.
He confessed TO the charge, pleading
ignorance of the enormity of the Of
Tense, and was held for trial at the
next term of the United States court.
The arrest of Saddlemeyer for
using the United States mail for
fraudulent purposes, was brought
about as follows: About four months
ago Mr.. James Van Berschot received
a circular letter advertising several
books of a more or less racy nature,
which would be sent to any address
upon the receipt of 81 by Marcus
Saddlemeyer of Binghamton, N. Y. Mr.
Van Berschot, who had been ensnared
on former occasions by similar adver-
tisements, scented something wrong
with the letter and determined to
bring that offender to justice if the
scheme was as he suspected.
accordingly he selected the name OF
one of the books advertised, enclosed
81 in his letter and sent for the book.
In due time he received a book with
in a pink tinted paper cover, bearing
the. name of the book he selected, but
there was nothing within to bear out
the title. The contents comprised
only the history of Dom Paul Kruger
The fact that it was a swindle was
enough for Mr.. Van Berschot, leaving
out the wicked incompatibility of the
title and the contents, and he reported
the fraud to Postmaster Blum, who in
turn put the matter in the hands of a
postoffice inspector. The inspector re-
ported the affair to his headquarters
at Chattanooga, and nothing more
was heard of it until the Binghamton
dispatch announced the arrest of the
perpetrator of the scheme.
Apparently the schemers operated
not without system, for the enclosure
of the cheap edition of the history of
the ex-President of the ex-Boer re-
public was calculated to appease his
wrath at the deception in some meas
ure, as his name indicated he was pro-
Boer in his sympathies, and, then, too,
1t was figured probably by the wise
one that one who was duped in order
ing indecent literature would hardly
coach exposure.
Mr.. Van Berschot had been "done"
to some extent a short while previous
ly by a gentleman of New York,
who guaranteed to send a first-class
razor. and a dozen cakes of the best
shaving soap for rs cents and, though,
he returned the fake razor he received
whence it came and ept a real good one
by threatening exposure to the postal
authorities IL the guarantee as adver-
tised was not carrIeGS nut, he was still
callous when the book scheme came
his way, and he determined to even up.
That he has the satisfaction of know
ing one of theawholesale flim-famers is
in the toils@ the Binghamton dis
patch vouches.