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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
RAILROADS ARE SUFFERING
Mexican Financial Situation cp-
presses Them.


presses Them.
Mexico City, March 14e-Interior
banks are declaring good dividends ana
the financial companies generally are
prosperous.
American monetary experts are no"
here in consultation with Finance MIL
lister Limantour and other high govern
ment officials. The present monetai.
situation bears with especial welsnt
upon the railroads. which are doing q
large business, but their net eariiliiss,
when turned into gold, are shriVeiilnss
and their condition is a serious one =
some plan is not arrived at soon ~
Improvement. Should they be perIIii.. "
ted Ia raise their rates in proportloIi ~
the rise in prices generally, relief "ouiU
be immediate. T.
The attitude OF the government
commended, as It's evident purpose
for the relief OF all classes.
II Is reported that Archbishop a.
RIM. OF this diocese. one OF the
arohbishops In Mexico. IL 20 De CIV
ated cardinal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
WRECK ON ROCK ISLAND
KILLS THE ENGINEER

Kansas City, Mo, March 14.-Tne
Rock Island Golden State Limited
collided head-on with a westbouno
passenger train near Dwight to-day.
Engineer Love of Kansas City was
killed and three trainmen seriously IN
jured.
Failure on the part of Engineer Scot
to to obey an order to wait at Dwight
is said to have caused the accident
Nine passengers also were slightly IN
jured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
OBITUARY.
Mrs, II. ID. ZOuckr.

= Mrs. Annie Zoucks died yesterday
morning at her home, No. 429 Mont
gomery street, after an illness of a
year and a half from CONSUMPTION.
She was q years old and leaves a hus-
band, Mr.. H. B. Zoucks, and her moth
er, Mrs. c. c. Erect. She was a mem
Der of Wesley Monumental Church.
Her funeral will take place at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon from her late home. The
services will be conducted by Rev. H.
c. Christian. The pailbearers will be
Messrs. E. Q. Hinson, T. Brannen, T.
c. Williams, w. E. Creamer, E. c.
Penfield and 7. NJ. HoYnes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15

locked up in Jail, were taken from GUS
tody last night by posse of citizens
and whipped with leather thongs. They
were then ordered to leave the vicin-
ity.
A gang of $50 men are working night
and day to complete the new levee be-
hind the crumbling old levee embank-
ment. 1t is said the work cannot be
completed for ten daYs
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
SAMUEL SPENCER
WILL LEAVE SOUTHERN.
He Will BE Succeeded by w. w. Fin
ley as President.


ley as President.
Knoxville, Tenn, March 14.-The
Journal-Tribune will say tomorrow:
Samuel Spencer is to relinquish the
presidency of the Southern Railroad on
April IS. He will be succeeded by w.
w. Finley, at present second vice
president of the road.
Col. w. A. Henderson, assistant gen.
eral counsel of the Southern, stated in
an interview tonight that prepara-
lions were being made for the change
which will occur soon after the return
from Europe of Mr.. Finley, who has
been absent for some time in search of
health. While Col. Henderson refused
to state positively what Mr.. Spencer
will do after resigning. he did not deny
that he was to be made chairman of
the board of directors of the Morgan
group of railroads.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
Rates win Go Up.

Houston, Tex, March IA heavy
increase in freight rates from New
York and 81. Louis TO Texas common
points viii become effective to-mor-
row. From New York the class rates
are raised from 20 cents. from 81 .
Louis the increase ranges between Z
ana cents, 4 number Of articles are
hifo taken from the commodity rates
ana put Ia higher rate classes. which
makes the increase much heavier.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15

SALOONS WILL BE CLOSED.
Memphis Liquor Dealers Agree to
Observe Sunday.

Memphis, Tenn. March 14.-By
agreement among the liquor people of
the city, all the saloons in Memphis
will close tonight at u O'Clock and
remained closed until midnight Sun
day. This action was brought about
by an active campaign, which has been
conducted by the ministers of all de-
nominations for some weeks.
Chief of Police Mason said tonight
that any saloon man violating the
agreement would be promptly arrested.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

General Passenger Agent George H
Smith of the Queen and Crescent
Route, with headquarters at New Or
leans, and Mr.. f. b. Shelby, travelling
passenger agent of the same route,
headquarters Meridian, were among the
visitors in railroad circles yesterday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
Charged With Murder.

Shreveport, La, March 14.-Mrs.
Thos. j. Bullock, wife of night
Waterman, was arrested tonight on
the charge of poisoning her husband
She is held on a charge of murder. The
parties are originally from San Angus
tine, Tex. They have eight children.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15

Newport News, Va, March 14.-Sam-
uel Carey, colored, the oldest man in
Virginia, died to-day at his home on
Mulberry Island, in Warick county.
Carey leaves several sons, all of whom
have reached an advanced age. He
claimed to be III years old.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15

Newburgh, N. Y, March 14.-Cadet
Post, who two weeks ago ran away
from military school at Fishkill
Landing, has been located in New Or
leans. His father has telegraphed the
police of that city to detain him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
riIferers Are Mhipprd.

Charlottesville, Mo. March l4.-Three
men and one woman. all negroes. ac-
cused OF differing under cover OF the
dood excitement and who had been
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-15
=. VI. spnrI.mnn. OcnIn. rIn.

Ocala, Fla March li.-Mr. L. NJ
sparkmau died at his home near this
city yesterday. He was one of the
pioneers Of the county, and an ex-
Confederate soldier,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11

Searchlight Miners Union, No.
164. Western Federation of Min
ers officially declared a strike
against the Quar.ette Mining Com
pany last Monday night which
went into effect the next morning,
says the Searchlight-
The immediate aud direct cause
of the strike was the posting of q
notice by the company to the effect
that on and after June 1st nine
hours labor would be required OF
all employees not affected by the
State eight-hour law. The strike
er maintain that the company is
imposing upon the rights of labor
in taking away privileges and say
that a peaceful. orderly strike will
be enforced until a general eight
hour day is granted.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11
Governor Sparks. j. A. Yering.

Governor Sparks, j. A. Yering-
ton and Senator c. II. E. Hardin.
Nevada's mmissioners to the
ST. Louis fair, are hard at work.
They say they are meeting with
success in obtaining exhibits that
will reflect credit upon Nevada,
bat they have an immense amount
of work ahead of them.-Carson
News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11

Officer Ferrel was a passenger
for Carson today with his two
bloodhounds which were recently
sent to him form Oregon. The
hounds are well trained for track
ing criminals and have served in
several famous cases, the last being
the Tracy hunt. They will be
kept at the prison at Carson by
Warden Considine, to be used as
needed.-Reno Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11

weight. hermeiically sealed. These
tins are then wrapped in blue
paper, packed in sawdust, thirty II
a box, of special make and iron
bound. The butter will be under
refrigeration at all times and will
be sent in two train loads of tes
cars each to the Brooklyn navy
yards where it will be used in the
commissary department of the
navy to supply all Atlantic vessels.
The Continental company must
Eli this order BY July 18th.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11

One of the largest public con-
tracts ever made for butter is that
of the Navy Department with the
Continental Creamery company of
Topeka, Kansas. The contracts
provides for 100000 pounds at %
cents a pound. According to the
specifications this butter is to be
packed in tins of three pounds
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11

Tie hearing of Professor Phil
lips, on a charge of violating the
eight-hour law, took place in Day
ton Friday before Justice of the
peace Damon, says the Virgins
Report. District Attorney 10TH
rop appeared for the State sud
Alfred Chartz for the defendant
Several witnesses we're called and
when their testimony was con-
cluded Phillips was fined 500.
Attorney Chartz gave notice thai
the cas would be appealed to the
higher court and will'eventually
come before the State Supreme
Court, where the constitutionality
OF the law will be decided.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11
TERMS.
Our Public Schools

Ii the public schoolsare not good
enough for the childrenof the rich
cultivated and refined, they are not
good enough for anybody. unless
we are to adopt the repulsive the
DRY that they are charity institu-
tions. Ii growing number OF per
sons who can afford private schools
neglect the public schools there is
something wrong about these, de-
clares the Minneapolis Tribune.
The original theory of our free
school system was that il should
afford the best education so far as
it went, leaving those able to pay
for education of their children to
carry them on after the public
school were done with them. Up
to the age of preparing for col
lege children of rich and poor, ed
ucate and ignorant, humble and re-
fined. rubbed elbows in the pub
lie schools, to the advantage of
both, one gaining grace of manner
and the other breadth of view.
The public schools were more DEM
ocratic than any associations of
adults could be.
Is it SO now? Let any one old
enough to compare one generation
with another recall the public
school association of his childhood
and then observe the associations
in which the educ alton of his and
his neighbor's children is carried
on. 1t is notorious that the reign
OF academic pretense, sham ac-
complisb ment, industrial faddery
and tyrannical routine is driving
out of the public schools not only
the best teachers, but the children
OF those persons best qualified BY
their own education to Judge what
they want for their children. Not
only the children of the rich seek
private schools-that might be
mere vanity-but persons of cul-
ture who a ill-afford it practice
self-denial to give their children
the advantage of the best instruc-
tions and the best associations.
This would be no great matter if
nothing more were involved tina n
the money cost to persons who
abandon the public schools. 1t is
small hardship to have to pay for
an education. Like other things,
1t is valued in proportion to the
effort required to get it. But see
effect of the abandonment upon
the public schools themselves.
They will gradually lose the demo-
cratic character which has been
their chief merit, not only as social
and educational but as political in
stitutions, preparing for citizen
ship. Moreover, they will lose the
wholesome influence as critical or
appreciative patrons of those per-
sons Of education who in the main
pay taxes for their support.
The public schools would lose a
great deal of their power in shap-
ing American character if they be-
chiefly the refuge of those
who can command no other means
Of education. 1t is to the interest
OF all Americans to strive to check
at the outset every tendency that
to lead in this direction.
The public schools should be made
attractive to those who have free
power of choice. The peoples ed
ucation should be made good
enough for anybody.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11
CREAM OF NREhT

IL not only one Of iht most d~elio<fe
snd delicious breskfxss foods sx-r offer
I'd 10 tbe public. bat il addition. beng
composed Elm 81 entirely q pure CLINT
en- IL one Of the hsxithisss and nsosi
uusrifioas isods kno~n- Fer sac at
A. ID. Leusire & SonS
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11

Cut this out and take II TO The
Horton Co. store and get : free SAM
pie OF Chamberlainss stomach and
Liver Tablets, the be<t physic- They
cleanse and inyigorste the stomach,
imprvoethe appetite and regulate the
boseIs. Regular size. &c pr box.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11
CENTRAL HEvAOAH.
no seEHTs.

All mining esmpzniss operating IN this and
adjoining districts. and IL other parties hzv-
Ing business dealings With this paper. iii
please transact TIE same With n directly. a.
re have no agents N Ssa FrsnessoO OF other
places
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-11
NEW TO-DAY.

The CORNER SALOON, one
door below the NEvADAN Office is
to let. For further information
call on
A. d. LEMAIRH.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
PANAMA WAR
CLOUD PASSES
FEEBLE EFFORTS TO RETAkE
ISTHMUS FAIL.
TROOPS SUFFER MUCH
Colombian Soldiers Try to Advance up
River, Lose Provisions and Aban-
don Their Project-General Reyes
Believed to Have Exerted Peace
full Influence.

Colon, Dec 12.-Governor Mentenz
yesterday said: Il have just learned
officially through passengers of the
Fournel that the Colombian warships,
General PinZon and Cartagena, left
Cartegna at the beginning of Deem
Der, having on board some $50 troops
which General Tovar brought to
Colon These were landed at the river
Atratox with instructions to build a
road towards Panama, but that after
terrible suffering for four days, in
their efforts to go up the river in
small boats and canoes and being in
want of provisions of all kinds, their
supplies having been soaked with
water and completely spoiled, the
troops resolved not to go any further.
The passengers also affirm that the
troops have since returned to Carta-
gena"
News has been received here from
the interior to the effect that 1000
Colombian troops left Bogota fort
night ago to go down the Magdalena
river, but On reaching Honda they re-
ceived orders countermanding the
movement and returned to Bogota,
December 2.
1t is believed that General Reyes
is responsible for the countermanding
of the order.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Washington, Dec. 11.-President
Roosevelt received calls from
several members of the republi-
can national committee. They desired
especially to pay their respects to the
president. The delegation from Chi
cago which is in the city to represent
to the committee the claims of that
city on the national convention was re-
ceived by President Roosevelt at the
white house. This afternoon the pres
ident will receive the members of the
national committee as body.
Washington, Dec 11-Nearly all the
members of the republican national
committee are in the city and will
meet today to decide the place of the
next national convention. Chicago,
st. Louis. Pittsburg and New Orleans
are the candidates. Chicago is the fav-
orite, though St. Louis boomers are
making a good showing.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
GREETS THE PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE national
committee, after brief session at
which Senator Hanna congratulated
the committe on its past achieve
ments and predicted future success,
paid its respects to President Roose-
welt at the white house The ex-
change of greetings was most cordial
A small amount of routine business
was laid before the committee by
Secretary Perry S. Heath. st. Louis
and Chicago, which seem to be the
chief rival cities for the convention,
are maintaining headquarters at the
Arlington and will be given opportun-
ity to present their claims at the
morning session today.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
MINISTER BOWEN
A RECONC|LER
BRINGS PEACE BETWEEN vENE-
zUELA AND COLOMBIA.
GENERAL REYES PLEASED
Envoy to United States, Failing in Mis-.
sion to Save Panama, Advises II S
Country to Resume Friendly Diplo-
matte Relations With Her Neighbor
Country.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Through the
efforts of Herbert w. Bowen, Amer
lean minister to Venezuela, that coun-
try and Colombia are on the verge of
an agreement by which they will re.
new diplomatic relations. Mr.. Bowen,
who is in Washington on his way to
Caracas from The Hague, has had a
conference with General Reyes, Colon,
bias special minister here, and as a
result that official will cable President
Marquln urging the adoption of the
plan proposed by the American minis.
ter. Mr.. Bowen will use his good
Offices with President Castro to follow
the course he has outlined 1t is be,
lieved here that Colombia and Vene,
zuela will agree to the Bowen PROPOSE
ton, which provides for the appoint
ment of consuls to the two countries
on February l next, and for the APP.
pointment of a Colombian minister TO
Caracas and Venezuela minister to
Bogota month later.
General Reyes later expressed the
greatest confidence in Mr.. Bowen
ability and bread mindedness and said
that on his return to Colombia he
would tell his people what friend all
the Americans have in Mr.. Bowen.
General Reyes returned Mr. Bowen's
call last night. During the converse
ton events on the isthmus were con-
sidered. General Reyes realizese that
it would be impossible for the United
States to retrace a step it has taken on
the isthmus.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17

SENATE AND HOUSE SPEND
TIME IN DEBATES.
CLASH OVER RECIPROCITY
Kentucky Member in Maiden Speech
Predicts Europe Will Follow Ger
man Policy of Retaliation-Con-
gressmen Pass Over Pension Ap-
preparation Measure for Canal.

Washington, Dec. 12-There were
two speeches in the senate yesterday
ON the Cuban reciprocity bill, one of
them made by democrat in support
OF the bill and the other by republi-
can in opposition. The opposing
speech was made by Mr.. Bard Of Cali
fornia, who ccntended that the United
States was under no obligation to
give further aid to Cuba, especially
when to Go SO we must pursue
course injurious to our own indus
tries. MIR. McCleary of Kentucky
made his maiden speech in the senate
and supported the bill as in line with
our past magnanimous course towards
Cuba and especially because he be-
lieved it to be step towards tariff re-
form. He said the protective policy of
the United States has already brought
about retaliation by Germany and he
predicted that other European nations.
possibly including Great Britain, soon
would follow the example set by that
country.
Congressman Debate Panama.
The birth of the republic OF Panama
and its recognition by this government
was the subject of a spirited debate in
the house Mr.. Dinsmore, (dem.
Ark, during the consideration of the
pensions appropriation bill, several
criticised the administration in con-
nection with the canal and Mr.. Hit,
Republican Illinois, chairman of the
foreign affairs committee, replied in
vigorous defense of the president and
his Central American policy. Mr..
Williams, (Mississippi), the minority
leader replied to Mr.. Hit, declaring
the minority did not condone the part
taken by this government in connec-
zion with Panama affairs.
Nearly the whole of the four hours
session was taken up in the discus
sion Of the isthmian question. No
conclusion was reached on the pen
sion bill. Mr.. Van Voorhis, (rep. Ohio,
of the appropriations committee made
statement concerning the provisions
of the bill, when the debate depressed
to Panama. The house adjourned
until Monday.
Mr.. Hearst of New York introduced
bill to establish parcels post
Mr.. Gardner, Mass, introduced a
bill to create committee to recon-
mend legislation for the development
of the merchant marine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
Would Reduce Taxes
by at Least Half
if Counted
Hearing Held Before
State Board Of
Assessment
Madison. Dec. Il

MadlSOn, Dec. IL.
A point was presented to the state
board of assessment yesterday by the
general superintendent and attorney
of the United States Express COM
pany, which if it prevails with the
board will cut the Wisconsin taxes of
that company from $3,S04 to s1,750
The point is whether or not the
ocean mileage of the company's sys-
TEN, more than as much as the land
mileage, should be included in the as
sessment calculations, the company
affirming that it should and the origi-
raj idea of the state board of assess
ment being that it should not.
In the report of the United States
Express company, submitted in re-
spouse to the regular notification Of
the state board of assessment, the to-
tai mileage of the system was stated
as 62,1S0 miles. OF this there was
more than half, 33,770 miles, of ocean
mileage, the land mileage being the
difference, 28,410 miles. Of the five
express companies operating in Wis
taxation not one save the United States
company included any ocean mileage
in the report This was in accordance
with the idea of the state tax commits
sion, sitting as the state beard of as
sessment for express company, freight
line and sleeping car companies. After
considering the report of the United
States company, the one including the
ocean mileage, the board suggested to
the company that the ocean mileage
ought not to be included in the report,
because that was not the contempla-
ton Of the law, that the assessment
should be made on the land mileage,
and that ii the ocean mileage were in
cluded it would mere than reduce one
half the tax to be poid by the company
in the state of Wisconsin.
In this notification and suggestion
the board gave the company an oppcr-
tunity to be heard before the board in
regard to the report and it was in re-
spouse to this opportunity that the
general superintendent and attorney
appeared and were heard yesterday.
The general superintendent is F. S.
Averill of Chicago and the attorney
was ]. G. Flanders of Milwaukee. The
principal argument was made by Mr.
Flanders, sustaining the report and
arguing that the ocean mileage was
proper to be included in the report. AS
the mileage of the system is one Of
the essential bases CT calculation of
the valve of the system, the including
of the ocean mileage would have the
effect in the present instance of more
than reducing one-half the valuation
per mile, upon which the amount of
:axes is calculated.
With the ocean mileage included the
value CT the property of the company
is only S72 per mile, but with the
ocean mileage left out of the report
the value per mile would be more than
twice as much, s157 The total Wis
consin mileage is 2,0S1 The argu-
ments were heard and some discus
sion thereon was had then by the rep
resentatives and members Of the
board, after which the matter was
taken under advisement, no decision
having yet been made.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
CONVENTION OF
CONTRACTORS IN SESSION

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE national con
vention OF building contractors opened
here yesterday. The object is to form
a national organization which will in
clude the strongest councils of con-
tractors in the country. According to
the present plans the policy of the new
organization will be openly eoncilia-
tory to labor unions, but no cast iron
rule as to open or closed shop will be
adopted. Delegates from AZ cities,
representing 1876 associations, attended
the session.