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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
YOUNG PEOPLE MEET
5000 STRONG IN ATLANTA
Work of the First Day of the international Con
vention of the B. Y. P.U.

and general routine work and organ
ization of the body.
At the afternoon session Spencer B.
Meeser, D. D., pastor of the Woodward
Avenue Baptist Church of Detroit
spoke on "The Call to Service"
An address on THE Motives for
Service" was delivered by Rev. w. T.
Stackhouse, superintendent Of the
Baptist missions, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
State, provincial and territorial meet
ings were held by the different or
CARNATIONS during the afternoon.
In the evening a praise service was
held in the auditorium, at which the
principal feature was the presentation
of senior international prize banners,
conducted by National Secretary Rev.
Walter Galley, D. D.. of Chicago. Adj
dresses were delivered by Rev e. M
Poteat, D. D., pastor of the Memorial
Baptist Church of Philadelphia and by
Charles w. Needham, LID, president
of Columbian University, Washington,
D. c.
The president of the national society,
John HI Chapman of Chicago, closed
the days exercises with the reading of
his annual address, reviewing the vari-
Gus branches of the work during the
past year and foracasting plans for the
future.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
HOLDS ITS CONVENTION
Thousands of Members Hear Addresses and Re-
ceiVe Reports at Denver

dress, which, in part, was as follows:
"a definite increase campaign to
double the number and efficiency OF
Christian Endeavor societies in sin
gle decade" was the theme of Or.
Clark's address at the twenty-first In
ternational Convention of Christian
Endeavor at Denver. He based his adj
dress on the fundamental idea that
Christianity is a religion of expansive
forces, that you can no more contlne
the religion of Christ to its old limits
than you can grow an oak in a flower
pot" and THAT ito cease to grow is
to begin to die
AS a definite proposition to insure
an increase, DIR. Clark proposed that
every satte strive OF gain at least 10
per cent. annually for the next ten
extension campaign. As each state Sc
cures it's 10 per cent. increase, a
beautiful foreign banner from some
distant land, representing the fellow
ship of the movement will be present.
ed to the state, and as for each new
state that is admitted to the union a
new star is added to our national flag,
so for each 10 per cent. of gain an
other star will be added to this foreign
banner until the tens show that the
100 per cent. has been gained.
An increase campaign book will also
be opened at the headquarters of the
United Society in which a page each
year will be devoted to each state, tell
ing the story of its growth in every
line of its endeavor. This will be a per-
manent record of interest, and of in
creasing and finally inestimaDle value,
for it will be a book of the Acts of
the Young Apostles of the Twentieth
Century"
Think of the glorious results of
100 per cent. increase in a single
decade! Twice as many societies la
boring fof Christ and the church;
twice as many young men and women
and boys and girls actually at work
for Him; twice as many associate
members facing toward the Kingdom,
won each year for Christ. Twice as
many interested in missions, and twice
as many giving to missions. Twice as
many who find strength in the quiet
hour, and twice as many enlisted for
good citizenship and civic righteous
ness. Can you measure the far-reach-
ing. incalculable benefit of such an
effort? 1t would influence and bless
the churches of Christ for all time,
and it's results will stretch forward
into all eternity"
DIR. Clark proposed for campaign
motto the words Fidelity and Fell
lowship," and strongly urged his hear
ers always to remember that this in
crease campaign is not chiefly for the
advance and glory of Christian En-
deavor, but always and ever for the
glory and advance of the Kingdom of
our Lord Jesus Christ. These eff
forts" he said, will, I believe, result
in a vast increase of the spiritual
forces of the kingdom of heaven.
Let us always, then, keep this
in mind in our idea of expansion, that
it means upward growth as well as
outward, more of those who practice
the presence of God, more of those
who work well because they have
prayed we'll"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
CHARGES AGAINST JOHNS.
Commissioners Ordered to Appear
Before the Governor.

Commissioners Ordered to Appear
Before the Governor.
Starke. Fla, July 9.-The County
Commissioners of Bradford county
have been directed to appear before
the Governor tomorrow at Tallahas-
see in answer to charges preferred by
E. E. Johns, sheriff of this county.
This is a result of the charges pre-
ferred some months ago by the COM
nissioners. the examination of which
resulted in the exoneration of the
sheriff.
The bond trustees last night made
a full report to the Town Council of
all their work in installing the electric
light and water works. The report
was exhaustive and showed every ex-
pense in detail with vouchers for all
moneys paid out.
The report shows that one more mile
of mains can be laid and everything
paid in full with the money now avail
able.
The bond trustees, Messrs. Matthews
of the Telegraph, Duncan, cashier OF
Bradford county bank, and w. t..
Weeks, clerk of court, have done a
thorough work. No blame of any kind
whatever attaches to them.
The Morning News of June % had an
item saying the chief of police of
Louisville is the tallest one in the
country. giving his hight feet inches.
Starke can do better; Mr.. George Bats
den is feet inches high.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10

ed by Col. r. U. Thomasson, Col. G.
A. Gordon and Adjt. w. B. Adams.
In answer to the argument by friends
of the bin that the section prescribing
five years service is intended as pro-
hibitive against the Confederate veter-
ans, the officers association asserts that
on the contrary, any Confederate vet
eran can count his four years in the
Civil War as part of the five years,
provided he served in Georgia troops,
The purpose of the section in the code
is to keep at the head of the Georgia
state troops some man who has been
actively interested in and identified
with the state military, and who will
be interested in maintaining it on a
high plane of soldierly efficiency.
The band of the First Regiment is
doing double duty and receiving many
concentrations.
Capt. Johnson of the Sixteenth In
fantry. United States Army, who has
been engaged in Alabama for some-
time past instructing the state troops
there, tells the Savannah officers in
Camp Terrell that he found great in
terest among the Alabama marksmen
in the interstate shoot they attended
last year at Savannah, and many are
looking forward to attending the next
one.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10

Columbia, S. c., July "a homicide
was committed near Clinton, Laurens
county, this morning which startled up
per Carolina,
Matte Simpson is a pretty girl, 10
years old, living with her father, Thorn
as Simpson. Across the roadway lived
John G. Wham and his wife. Yester-
day note, purporting to be from Miss
Coleman, a sister-in-law of Wham,
asking Miss Simpson to pay her visit
as she was alone, was handed the girl
MRS. Simpson first read the note and
became suspicious, she went with her
daughter to Wham's house and found
the man there alone. Wham said he
found the note after his sister left and
sent it over.
The Simpsons were not satisfied and
the girls father called at Wham' S
house, who admitted the note was de-
signed for an improper purpose, ana
that Miss Simpson had voluntarily met
him four times within year. The girls
father demanded a fight to the DEATH
but Wham would not meet him.
Mrs. Wham last night went to see
a friend, l.. w. Ramage, to get INN
to act as peacemaker. In the mean
time Wham's house was surrounded
by men all night, who would nave
lynched him if he had attempted 10
leave.
This morning, at 8 o'clock, Ramage
and Reid Blakely, a friend, drove to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
BODY OF DELEHANTY
FOUND BELOW FALLS.
Now no Question About the Fate Of
the Ball Player.

Buffalo, N. Y, July 9.-The body
found in the river below the falls to-
day was identified at Drummondville
this afternoon as that of Ed Delehan-
ty, the famous outfielder of the Wash
ington American League team.
The body was mangled. One leg was
torn off, presumably by the propel
Ter of the Maid of the Mist, near
whose landing the body was found.
Frank Delehanty of the Syracuse
team and e. j. Mcclure, a brother-in-
law from Cleveland, are here inves-
tigating the death of the player. They
do not believe that Delehanty commit
ted suicide, or that he had been on
q spree while in Detroit. In the sleep
er on the Michigan Central train on
the way down from Detroit, Delehanty
had five drinks of whisky, says Con-
ductor Cole, and he became so OBJ
streperous that he had to be put off
the train at Bridgeburg at the Cana
dian end of the bridge. Cole says Dele
hanty had an open razor and was ter
rifying others in the sleeper.
After the train had disappeared
across the bridge Delehanty started to
walk across, which is against the rules.
The night Waterman attempted to stop
him, but Delehanty pushed him to one
side. The draw Of the bridge had been
opened for a boat, and the player
plunged into the dark waters of the
Niagara.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
OPIUM IN PHILIPPINES
still Under the Consideration of
the Commission.

still Under the Consideration of
the Commission.
Manila, July 9.-The public discussion
of the opium bill was continued before
the United States Commission to-day.
American lawyers, representing the
Asiatic local syndicates and also the
monopolists operating in Hong Kong
and Singapore, argued in favor of the
adoption of the bill and quoted Stats
tics showing that the rapid spread of
the opium habit had been undermining
the Filipinos since the expiration of
the Spanish monopoly.
On cross eXamination the opponents
of the bill proved that many signers
of the Chinese Chamber of Com
merce's mammoth protest, which is
backed by the evangelical union, are
the chief importers and distributors
of opium, and that hence they are oc-
cupying an untenable position, in fav-
oring a prohibition which, If effective,
would ruin the signers.
The commission introduced a sub
bill, making the importion of opium
unlawful, except by pharmacists, and
permitting the disposal of the drug on
ly by a physicians certificate.
Final action in the matter is indie
finitely delayed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
STIRS CAROLINA
How L. W. Ramase, a Peacemaker, Was Killed
by John G. Wham

Wham's house. Wham greeted them
pleasantly. John" said Ramage.
This is bad affair you are in"
EYES," replied Wham, land I am
willing to make any acknowledgements
that are proper
Ramage suggested that they all go
to Simpsons, but Wham said he must
wait till his preacher came. They
started into Whams house, when
Blakely suggested that Wham be dis
armed. Wham ran into his house,
ordered Blakely out of the yard, and
while Ramage was talking to Mrs.
Wham, shot him dead.
Then the wife did some acting. Stand
ing on her piazza, she warned all not
to approach the house as Wham would
commit more murder. The friends Of
the dead man feared to get near the
body for nearly three hours. Even
after the sheriff came, Mrs. Wham
warned him away.
All this time the murderer was fleeing
to safety, the house being empty when
searched. Wham ran out just after
the shooting, without being observed.
Bloodhounds were sent from Column
bia and put on the track, but failed to
follow. Armed men from all over the
county are in pursuit.
Wham bought the Simpson home
stead several years ago. He and the
man he killed are we'll known over the
section. They have large and infuen-
tial connections.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
MERCHANTS CHARGED WITH
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
Three Well Known White Men Held
on Charges Preferred by City.

on ChnrRes Preferred by CITY.
Joseph Adler, David M. Goldsberg
and Moses Blumenheld were arrested
yesterday on a charge of buy
ing and receiving stolen goods,
and their names were placed
on the .blotter at police head
quarters.
A preliminary hearing will be hello
this morning. The city is the prosecu-
tor. for it is from the city that the
goods were said to have been
taken. The goods were bought
from the negro named Hender-
son Jones, who was Waterman at the
store house of the dry culture depart
ment of the city government
The officers claim there is no doubt
of the defendants guilt. since they
knew the negro was not in authority
at the store house, and despite this
fact. sent their wagon right up to the
door Of the house, in the day time, and
had the goods removed. When arrested
each man claimed that he got the
goods from another, and when the
matter was sifted it was found that
they are in business. together.
The iron which was received by the
three merchants is the greater part
of the old iron bridge which used to
stand at the foot of Railroad street.
1t is said to be valued at about 5000.
The arrest was made by Detective j.
j. Murphy. All three men gave bond.
mwfghlar Gcswa shrdlu cmfwyp vb
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
CAPTURED PROPERTY.
1t VIII he Paid for by the Govern
ment.

ment.
Washington, D. c., July 4, 1sOS.-Edl-
tor Morning News: L desire to say to
my clients and friends in Georgia,
South Carolina, Florida and Alabama,
whose interests am here to subserve,
that Congress will meet, in this city,
in extra session, by call of the Pres
ident, on the ninth day of November
next, and by virtue of the work to De
done, and the work that VIII De done'
during the term, and of the magnitude
CT it. it; may be considered the most
important session of Congress ever
held in America.
am looking forward to it with deep
est concern, and am putting myseH IN
thorough preparation for the duties 10
be performed, when the time arrives;
Ten millions, five hundred thousano
dollars remain in the treasury mere
from the sale of captured and apan-
doned property during the Civil war,
10 be returned to the owners WlthouC
regard to loyalty at that time. Dill
is pending in Congress to this erect
and WILL as 1 do most firmly belleNe,
become law at the coming session OF
Congress. It is a bill. or measure IN
which a great many people In the
South are interested. The measure mas
been reported favorably by commit
tee of each branch of Congress, ana all
that remains to be done is to bring II
TO vote in Congress, and that TINS
Will be done goes without saying.
Edward c. Wade.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
OFFICERS WANT TO
GET A HEARING
Meeting Held at Camp Terrell Touching the Mat.
ter of the AdJutant GeneraIship.

Augusta. July 9.--The most interest
,ne incident at Camp Terrell to-day
,,os a called meeting of the Officers
association of the Georgia State Troops
recently organized at Griffin. In the
ansence of Col w. E. Wooten, the
,,asident, Col. G.. A. Gordon was cleo
ted chairman.
The object of the meeting was to
consider telegram that had been re-
ceived, announcing that the bill would
corne up in the Legislature Friday to
amend the section of the military code
of Georgia, which prescribes that no
one is eligible for the office of ad-
infant general Of Georgia who has
not served five years in the Georgia
State Troops.
lieut.. Col. w. L. Grayson, who is
secretary and treasurer of the associa-
zion. was instructed to telegraph to
the chairman of the committee on mill
tary affairs of both the Senate and
the House, asking that action on the
bill be deferred until the officers, as
ISOLATION could be heard in opposition
TO 1t. Such telegram was sent, sign
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10

Atlanta, July 9.-With an attendance
estimated at 5000, and delegates rep
resenting almost every section Of the
United States and Canada, the thir-
tenth annual convention of the In
ternational Baptist Young Peoples
Union was called to order in this city
to-day for a four-days session by
President John H. Chapman of Chi
cagO.
The opening session of the conven-
ton was preceded by praise service,
which was led by grand chorus of
600 voices. The delegates of the con-
vention were welcomed by Gov j. NJ
Terrell in behalf of the state; Mayor
E. p. Howell, on behalf of Atlanta,
and ex-Gov. w. j. Northen on behalf
of the Georgia B. Y. P. U.
Emory w. Hunt, president of the
DennisOn University, Granville, O., re-
sponded to the address of welcome on
behalf of the board of managers of
the International union.
The morning session of the conven-
ton was devoted principally to the
appointment of various committees
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
Cardinal Gibbons Sails.

New York, July 9.-Cardinal Gibbons,
who goes abroad to be near Rome
when the conclave of cardinals is call
ed should the Pope's sickness prove
fatal, sailed to-day on the steamship
LaTouraine.
The Cardinal pointed out before sail
ing that he was not summoned off,
cially to Rome to take part in the con-
clave. Such summons, he said, would
come only after the death of the Pope.
When the illness of the Pope took a
serious turn a few days ago, he re-
ceived a cablegram from Cardinal
RampoTla, the papal secretary of state,
suggesting that it would be advisable
for the Cardinal to come over.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
BRUNSWICK PILOTS
BEAT THE SOLDIERS.

Brunswick, Ga, July 9.-The Fort
Screven team from Savannah met a
Waterloo at the hands of the Bruins
wick Pilots this afternoon, and were
defeated by a score of to 0. The first
Part of the game was played in driz-
cling rain. Quite a large number of
people We're present.
The feature of the game was the
pitching of Walker of the locals, who
struck out thirteen Of the soldiers. al
lowed six hits, and only one man stole
base. Another game will be played
tomorrow. The score in detail of the
game is as follows;
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
POLISHED PLATE GLASS

We are the Southern distributing
agents of the Penn-American Plate
Glass Co. We carry at our Atlanta
warehouse the largest stock in the
South.
WINDOW GLASS, lots Of 1t. all
sizes, single and double, at our ware
houses both in Savannah and In At
lanta. Dowell Pins. Blind Staples.
Glaciers Diamonds, Putty and Points.
Mail orders promptly shipped
F. j. COOLIDGE & BRO,
SAVANNAH ATLANTA
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
Brun.wiek want. II.

Brunswick, Ca, July 9.-The Bruns-
wick Board of Trade to-day indorsed
the bill of Mr.. Harrington to extend
the state road to Brunswick The
board will do everything possible to
secure the road.
Judge Spencer r. Atkinson, chair
man of the Georgia Railroad Commits
sion, is spending few days in his horne
county. Judge Atkinson is now enjoy
ing good health. He will return to At
lanta tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
No Trouble Mt Richmond.

Richmond, Va, July 9.-There were
no strike incidents of importance to-
day. There is some throwing of stones
at cars in the suburbs. but as a rule
there is no trouble, the cars of all
lines running nearly on the ante-strike
schedules and are being pretty web
patronized. The troops are quite rap
idly leaving the city now.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
d. p. Crenshaw, MouItrie.

valdosta, Ca, July 9.-News was
received here to-day of the sudden
death of Mayor d. P. Crenshaw of
Moultrie, at White Springs, this morn
ing. Mayor Crenshaw went to White
Springs for his health a few days ago
and went in bathing late yesterday aft
ernoon. He was attacked with paral-
ysis soon after coming out of the
springs, and died this morning. He
had been in feeble health for some
time. but his condition was not be-
lieVed to be serious.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10

Fernandina, Fla, July 9.-rhe steam
er Upper from Brunswick, chartered
by number of ladies and gentlemen,
who are at High Point, Cumberland
Island, came to this port on yesterday.
and after securing the services of Pilot
Harry johnson, proceeded to the Snap
per banks, some fifteen miles to the
southwark, where during the course OF
only about two hours a catch of sew
enty-five snappers and 300 black hsh
was recorded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
EDITORS at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., July AT to-days
session of the National Editorial AS
sociation a paper on THE Editor and
the Banker" by John A. SIeicher, edi-
tor of Leslies Weekly, was read by
Thomas P. Peters of Brooklyn Times.
The paper was a defense of the Aid
rich bill, which it's advocates hope to
pilot through Congress during the COM
ing session.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
CITY BREVITIES.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Citizens Investment Com
pany will be held next Tuesday night
at s O'Clock. in the offices of the COM
rany in the Board of Trade building.
Mr.. jeremiah Murphy has just finish
ed two story eight-rOom dwelling at
Houston and Price streets. The house
is an attractive one, and is finely I'm
ished inside. 1t was built by Frank
WooleT.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
DIAMOND GOES BEGGING.

There is a handsome solitaire dia-
mond sunburst awaiting its lawful
owner down at police barracks. The
brooch was found By an honest po-
liceman. Diamond brooches are scarcer
than honest policemen in some cities,
but, happily this is not true of Savan-
nah
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
w. A. Hurley, Columbus.

Columbus, Ga, July 9-W. A. Hur-
ley, aged SO years, died this morning at
the home of his son, Rev. II. G. Hurley,
pastor of the Rose Hill Baptist Church
He had been residing in Columbus four
years, The remains will be sent to his
old home, Cedar Bluff, Ala, where the
interment win take place.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
GUILTY OF MURDER.
New York Jury Was Not Long i'm
Returning a Verdict.

Returning a Verdict.
New York, July civilian Spencer,
the negro who shot and killed Supt.
Charles c.. MacFarlane of the Anti
Policy Society on June Is, in corri-
dor off the Court of General Sessions,
was found guilty to-day of murder in
the first degree. His plea of insanity
was unavailing.
Spencer was indicted Immediately
after the murder. The trial began last
Monday. The jury was out just fifty
five minutes.
Spencer will be electrocuted during
the third week in August, or just two
months after the commission Of his
crime
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10

Summary-Stolen bases, Brunswick,
8; Fort Screven, 1; double plays, Brew
er to Crovatt, Werner to Blackman;
struck out, by Walker, 10; by Werner,
10. Bases on balls, off Werner, /. Hit
by pitched balls. Bowen, pass balls.
Stillhorn, l. Wild pitch, Werner, /.
Walker, 1. Time Of game 1 hour and
so minutes. Umpire, Mr.. Mccullough.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10

Macon, July s.-The interstate tennis
tournament closed to-day. Trophies
were numerous enough to go round
ana all visitors carried away honors.
angler and Ashe of Atlanta distin-
guished themselves among devotes OF
tne game by some most sensational
playing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-10
SULLIVAN GOT THE
DECISION OVER FELTZ.

st. Louis, July 9.-Tommy Sullivan
received the decision over Tommy
Feltz in a twenty-round boxing con-
test here tonight.