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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
HARRIS TO DIAGNOSE
FEVER CASES,
VIII visit South Georgia Cities for
That Purpose.

1nnN PURPOSE
Atlanta, Oct. 2.-Dr. H. F. Harris,
secretary of the Board of Health of the
state of Georgia, left tonight for
Thomasville and other South Georgia
cities, where he goes at the direction
of the State Board to make study OF
the typhoid and malarial fever cases
Of which there is quite an epidemic
just now.
There is a great difference OF opinion
among the South Georgia physicians as
to whether the fever is typhoid or ma
larial, and owing to the great expert
ence and knowledge of such feyers by
DR.. Harris he has been requested to
make a personal observation of some
of the patients and to make an official
report. He will be absent from Atlanta
about three weeks oHshis trip.
From some time past Dr. Harris has
been busily engaged jim preparing in
structions for local health boards,
which instructions must be enforced
during a smallpox epidemic. DR.. Will
lis Westmoreland of Atlanta, who is
president of the State Board of Health,
is also preparing set of instructions,
and his, together with those of DR.. Har-
ris, will be consolidated and furnished
every county in the state.
The laboratory of the State Board of
Health is being put in and DIR. Harris
will soon be able to make experiments
and furnish an analysis of anything
submitted TO the board.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

News has been received in Savannah
that Jack Reid, who for thirty years
was supposed to have been dead, but
who turned up at his old home in Grit
fin on the night of Sept. 2, has finally
been definitely identified by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Beasley, now residing in Ala
bama.
When Mr. Reid returned to Griffin
there were few who could be made to
believe that he was the young man who
left that city thirty years ago. He is
remembered by some of the older in
habitanfs of Savannah, having lived
here at one time, and it was here that
he was married to Miss Tallullah Bost-
wick. They had two children, and it
identify the man claiming to be Reid,
as her father, even though his own
sister had not been convinced that he
was the same brother that had left so
many years before.
About thirty years ago Jack Reid was
thought to have died in a Western city,
and his remains were sent to Griffin
and buried in the family burylng
ground. When a man reached Griffin
some time ago. claiming to be Reid he
was looked at in wonderment, and
many thought that he was crazy. He
told so many small incidents happening
in his early life that many believed he
was really Jack Reid.
Reid belongs to one of the most
prominent families in Georgia and be-
fore the Civil War his father was one
of the wealthiest men in Middle Geor-
gia. Jack was a wild boy and sowed
his oats with a prodigality that shock
ed his friends. At his fathers death
he inherited a considerable fortune,
and when he came of age it is said
that his guardians gave him $4,000 in
gold. He did not realize the value of
money, and looked upon it simply as
the means of gratifying his appetite
for pleasure, and even to this day
tales are told of his reckless eXtrava-
gance.
He married Miss Bostwick of Sa-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
REID, BELIEVED DEAD,
RECOGNIZED BY DAUGHTER.
Griffin Man, Who Was Believed Dead, Positively
Identified

yannah, and two children were born to
them. The marriage proved an unhap-
by one and the couple was divorced.
Reid again married, but soon after
left Georgia and went to the far West,
after having squandered the money
left him by his father. He says that
he made fortune in California which
he lost by going security for friend.
Nearly thirty years ago a telegram
came to his relatives from a small
town in Texas, stating that Jack Reid
had died out there and the remains
We're ordered sent back to his old
home. His second wife went to Grit
fin to attend the funeral. The casket
was opened at the grave and friends
who knew him in his younger days de-
clared the dead man was Reid His
family mpurned his death and his
wife shed bitter tears over his grave.
Friends spoke softly of his follies and
extoled his virtues and soon Jack
Reid was forgotten.
On the night of Sept. Z officer Brown
of Griffin saw q man standing on the
corner of Holl and Soloman streets,
evidently bewildered or uncertain
where to go. The officer spoke to him.
asking him his name. He answered
that that was no concern to the officer.
but stated that he would like to be
referred to hotel. The officer directed
him to a lodging house and he left.
The next morning the man appeared
on the street again and seeing a sign
bearing the name of Reid he went into
the place of business of Reid & Cor
don. Seeking out Mr.. Reid he divulged
his identity, but asked that 1t be Kept
quiet. He said he was Jack Reid and
had come back to his old home to make
inquiries about his family, but did not
want anyone to recognize him. To this
Jim Reid would not consent, and told
several friends of the statement of the
man who had just come into his store.
The news quickly spread over Griffin.
and scores of the old-timers crowded
around him. He was Identified by
some. but their faith was shaken by
the more skeptical who cited tnat
Reid had been recognized and identified
in his coffin twenty years before.
Now the news comes that Reid mas
been recognized by his daughter be-
yond the shadow of a doubt, and the
people of Griffin are still mystif1ed'
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
TO CALL OFF WORK
ON GEORGIA RIVERS
Snas Boats Will Be Laid Off About the Middle OF
the Month

channels of all the rivers in which we
have been working. The majority of
them, found upon my last inspection
trip, were now navisable farther than
they have ever been before. The
work Of the boats has consisted in
removing snags, tearing out rock
shoals. and removing the branches of
trees along the banks, which might
fall and form new snags in the river
channels.
Il expect to have all the boats call
ed off by the middle of this month.
The appropriations are running low
and it is necessary that we econo-
mize considerably to make what is re-
naming hold out until the next ap-
preparation is made.
Then, too, the high waters of the
winter months makes all work that
is done practically amount to moth
ing, and not nearly worth the amount
of money required to keep the boats
running. Last winter we kept the
boats working, more as an experiment
than anything else. The results did
not Justify the work so that this
year 1 will call them off. The boats
will be idle until next, June or July,
and in some cases they may not re-
sumo work until August
With the calling off of the boats all
work on the dams in the rivers will
also cease, and there will be practical
ly no work in the river Improvement
line going on between the middle of
this month and the beginning of
summer next year.
Col. Quinn has completed all ar
rangements for his inspection trip to
the Florida forts, and will leave for
Key West this morning. He will make
thorough inspection of the fortifi-
cations at Key West and nearby
points, and will then visit the other
forts along the Florida coast 1t is
probable that he will also visit Fer
nandina before returning ito Savan-
=
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
SEABOARD IN DANGER
FAILURE OF RICHMOND AND BAL
TIhIORE BANKING FIRMS MAY
CHANGE THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE SYSTEM WHICH SEEMS TO
BE BONE OF CONTENTION.

Situation Believed to Be Result of
Putting Into Execution by Rail
way ManipuIators on Wall Street,
Plans for the Dethronement of the
Present Management of the Road
Through the sWrecISing of the Two
Banks, Who Hold the stock indie
pendentIy.
Beyond conjecture. just what effect
the reported embarrassment of the
banking firms of John l.. Williams q
Son of Richmond and Williams, Mid
dendorf & Co. of Baltimore is not
known in Savannah, though 1t is not
believed, from the statements contained
in dispatches received here, that the
embarrassment of the firms are of such
nature that the controlling interests of
the Seaboard Air Line will be affected.
From dispatches received last night 1t
appears that an invisible hand has been
at work in the matter, and Seaboard
securities have been forced down and
down, until the banking firms holding
them so largely were temporarily en-
barra ssed. The statement from a MEM
Der of the firm of John l.. Williams &
Son to the effect that all matters would
be satisfactorily adjusted in few days
has assured those in financial circles
around Richmond and Baltimore that
the firms are not in such serious trou-
BILE.
In the statement made by member
of the firm of John l.. Williams e. Son
reference is made to the unreasonable
decline of the stock of the Seaboard.
This is probably the outcome of the
manipulations of some of the financial
kings on Wall street, who have long
waxed roth at the Independent holdings
of the banking firms of John l.. Will
liams & Son and Williams, hidden
dorf & Co.
Speculation is rife as to whether or
not the total failure of the banking
firms to liquidate, or to resume bust
ness in a normal condition, will effect
the present management of the Sea-
board. The sale of the property to the
Rock Island has already been denied,
and the denial substantiated. The
trend of belief is that some of the pow
ers that be are bent on forcing the Sea-
board management to abandon the
property and then to annex it to their
holdings. The appearances or the STU
alton certainly confirm such ideas.
Savannah people will watch the prog
ress of the matter with unusual inter-
est, for the Seaboard and its present
management have the Endorsement OF
Savannah business men for the inn
provements they have made here, and
for the competition they have created
by improving their facilities for hand
ling the shipping in the harbor. The
members of the banking firms now re-
ported to be embarrassed, are person
ally known in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

lent, but not long-lived. He always
wants to do everything himself He
takes hand in all arrangements and
gives orders about the most trivial at
fairs.
He formerly had no conjunction
about saying things about his enemies.
Now he thinks 1t is as we'll to say
nothing If nothing good can be said.
His actions in tine last two years have
been mainly directed by the chart of
1904.
He is sharp and stern with his subor-
dinates, dictatorial and severe. He
sometimes makes a joke, but really has
poor sense of humor. His jokes are
generally sad. Witness the famous Sec
rotary Shaw joke. when he told Shaw,
during the coal strike settlement, he
would send him back to de mines Des
Moines)." Shaw comes from Iowa, you
know.
The President lectures senator's and
representatives at times as if they were
school boys. He calls them up to the
White House and lays down common
statements of fact as if they were new
discoveries by himself. He thinks in
conventional lines, Notwithstanding his
reputation for originality. He is plati-
tudinous.
When the Presidents special train,
during his recent tour of the country.
reached Nebraska, Gov. Mickey of that
state joined the party to escort the
President across the state. The Presi-
dent was delighted to meet the Gov
ernor of Nebraska, and asked him
about a hundred questions, political, in
dustrial, social and personal, winding
up with; How many children have
you, Governor" Nine" answered
Gov. Mickey. You are a id good
man." exclaimed President Roosevelt.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

Atlanta. Oct. 2.-The Supreme Court
of Georgia met this morning to con-
slider two cases, which were brought
over from the March term. Decisions
will be handed down tomorrow. JUS
tices Lamar, Fish, Gambler and Cobb
were present when the court met.
Chief Justice Simmons was not present
because Of illness. and Justice Turner
because the cases came up before
he was appointed to the bench The
October term of the court will begin
Monday. Four hundred and forty
three cases are docketed for the COM
ing term.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

Col. James B. Quinn, chief of the
government engineers for this district,
has decided to call off the Improvement
work being done on the Georgia rivers.
All boats will be ordered to lay up by
the middle of the month. The calling
off of the work is due to the fact that
the appropriations are running low,
and also to the fact that the high wa
ter season is rapidly approaching a
season during which little work can
be accomplished by the snag boats.
Each boat will lay up at the point
work has been completed in the pres
ent locality, will lay up at the harbor
nearest the point in which it will be-
gin work after the high water season
has passed. Several of the boats will
lay at Dublin and Hawkinsville. and
some will be brought here. One boat
will be kept in order for the use of the
Savannah office.
The calling off the work in the rivers
of the state does not effect the work
in Savannah harbor. The Cumber-
land, which is now working in Fefnan-
dina harbor. will be recalled soon and
again take up her work on the shoal
at Tybee Knoll. The new drags are
expected daily, and will be here by the
time the Cumberland is ready to re-
turn, and will be placed in position as
soon as she arrives here.
Col. Quinn is very we'll satisfied with
the work that has been accomplished in
the line of river improvements during
the summer. and in speaking of the
matter and the order calling in the
boats, he said:
The work this year has progressed
very satisfactorily and considerable
improvement has been made in the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
BenmfOrt News Notes.

Beaufort, S. c., Oct. 2.-Mr. D. H.
Lopez, of Atlanta, was here this week
as the guest of Capt. c. c. Townsend.
Mr.. Lopez has the government con-
tract for building the big iron tower
at Fort Fremont.
Before he left for Washington the
degree of master mason was confer
red upon Capt. B. B. Woog by the
Beaufort Masonic Lodge. A number
of Port Royal brethren We're present.
After the ceremony a collation. was
served
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
WoMAN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 81
NARROWED TO TWO.
VIII Go to Either Miss Carpenter or
Miss Anthony.

Wheaton, H.. oct. 1.-Two Western
woman golfers. Miss j, Annie Carpen7
ter of Westward Ho. and Miss Bessie
Anthony of Glenview. who holds the
Western championship, will tomorrow
decided who is entitled to the title of
woman's national champion. Both
won over their opponents in the semi
finals to-day, Miss Carpenter defeat
ing Miss Katherine Harley of Fall
River. two UP and one to play. and
Miss Anthony beating Miss Fanny Os-
good, of Brookline, by the still mar
rover margin of one up.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
Fifty Persons want Pardons.

Atlanta, Oct. Fifty applications
are on the pardon docket for the
Prison Commission, and when that
body meets Monday a majority of these
cases will probably be disposed of.
Among the applications are a number
of murder cases, which have been on
file for some time. The pardon appli-
cation of Mamie DeCris, the woman
who caused such a sensation at the
State Prison Farm some time ago, is
among the applications.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
To show Lumber at st. Louis.

Atlanta Oct. al. A Ensign con-
ferred with Gov. Terrell this morning
about the lumbermen of Georgia hav-
ing an exhibit at the st. Louis Ex-
position. Mr. Ensign, who has one of
the largest sawmill's i'm the state
thinks that an attractive display of
Georgia lumber could be made at the
big fair. Gov. Terrell heartily in
dorses the plan, and promises to aid
the sawmill men in any way possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
Govcrnor WOMB ne present.

Atlanta. Oct. 2.-Gov Terrell receiv-
ed an invitation to-day to the big
celebration to be given by Jackson
vile, Nov. 2 in celebration of the
rebuilding of the city from the big
fire. Gov. Terrell on account of prev
ious engagements, was compelled to
decline the invitation.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
To DISCUSS ! AgricuIture.

Atlanta. Oct. 2.4Commissioner Of
Agriculture o. B. Stevens, will leave
Monday for Montgomery to attend the
annual meeting of the Commissioners
of Agriculture of the Commissioners of
Southern states. Mr.. Stevens will he
accompanied by DIR. J. H. Hunnicutt,
editor of the Southern Cultivator.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
Governor 10 ne at Two Fnirs.

Atlanta, Oct. 2.-Gov. Terrell will be
the guest of two fairs next week. Mon
day he will attend the fair at Athens
and on Wednesday he will be at the
Houston County Fair at Perry. His
staff will accompany him to Athens.
The Macon members of the staff will
probably go to Perry with him.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

whom 1t was told originally must hold
1t in confidence or break his word
The President gets angry easily. He
says harsh things to those who run
afoul of him. When he gets excited
he can use triangular words with any
body. When he isn't excited his favor
lite words of emphasis are by God
frey!' and by Jove"
The President is a very hearty eater.
His appetite is prodigious. He likes
a bottle of white wine with his din
ner. He drinks very little besides
that.
The President says he is delight
ed fifty times a day. He is delight
ed to see you, delighted" to hear
you are well and delight edH every
thing else. He uses many superla-
tives. Everything to him is the best
or the worst ever.
Mr.. Roosevelt always starts his
speeches the same way. He says: La
dies and gentlemen. and you, Sons of
Veterans" or you" something else, or
you" thus and so. He likes to pick
out a man in his audience and talk to
him. He did this at Syracuse when he
opened the State Fair, picking out a
Grand Army man and addressing him
exclusively for five minutes, much
to the embarrassment of the Grand
Army man.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not an attractive
public speaker. He generally reads his
speeches from printed slips, and keeps
close to the text. He writes and die
tates f1uently, and has an especial
fondness for the word very" which
is sprinkled through his public adj
dresses and documents and his private
correspondence. o.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
$50, 900 Given for Memorial.

Charlotte, n. c., Oct. 2-Announce-
ment was made to-day Of a gift of
$4,000 to the University of North
Carolina by Judge W. P Bynum, of
son. The money will be used to erect
a gymnasium.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
Atlanta COLLEGE Of Pharmacy,

Free Dispensary; only college .ater
Grating an actual drug store, Gfea ,a1
demand for our graduates than We , 20"
sunnIy' Address George f. Eayt1s'
Dean. 10 w. North Avenue A'i0i''
Ga,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
SAVANNAH PREPARATORY school
MILITARY

BARNARD and Harris streets. Georgia
phone 1911. Office hours: $40 a. m.
oRMoND B. STRONG, A. B., Head
Master.
viii open Oct. s. Thorough prepare
ton for any American University or
Scientific School. Practical Business
Courses. Primary Department $50.
INSTRUCTORS.
oRMOND B. STRONG, Cornell.
Arithmetic, Algebra, English.
JOS. A. HENRY, Princeton and Leipslc
French, German, Latin,
J. WERDEN CLARK. Yale.
Geometry, Trigonometry, Chemistry
ALEXANDER HENRY, Cambridge
History and Geography.
ELLIS C. BEDELL, Wesleyan.
Reading and Spelling.
MARIE B. STRONG.
Penmanship and Drawing
Directors-Hon. Samuel B. AoaiI 10
Rev. James Y. Fair, Rev. Charles "a
Strong, Major Ormond B. Strong IL
7 q Van Marter,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

When Mr.. Roosevelt first became
Governor he called the Albany CORE
spondents into the executive chamber
and saidl Il propose to receive you
all freely and to talk to you very
frankly, but il you ever print anything
1 say without my permission, l shall
deny it."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

You are a better man than am.
have had only six" And Gov. Mickey,
who is Methodist elder, gasped, with
establishment.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

President Roosevelt is generous with
his condolences. He will tell his friends
anything, and then bind them not to
reveal what he has said.
This makes 1t inconvenient sonle-
times for newspaper men who go to
see him, for the President tells the
same thing to everybody, and often
the story gets out when the man to
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

The Presidents enthusiasms are vio-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

"Do you know Platt?' asked the
President or a friend, and meaning
the venerable and sage senator from
Connecticut o%
II do" said the friend.
Isn't he a. bully old boy?" asked
the President, enthusiastically.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
KINDERGARTE

Under the supervision of the kate
Baldwin Free kindergarten system
The Misses Lyon and Aveilhe VIII op ,9s
a private kindergarten on Oct az i-
Harris street, east. For parlstnt,ey
apply 429 Bull street, or 222o "ni'"''
ctraQf
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

He is fond of literary people. He is
a great reader and has a retentive
memory. Usually when some writer
he knows slightly is coming to the
White House. he puts himself on that
writer's books and then delights and
paralyzes the author by his familiarity
with characters and plots.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

1t so happened that the President
was reading William Elroy Curtis
book on Servia when he heard of the
assassination of the King and Queen.
The Presidents comment on the as
sassination was That is very bad.'
His experience as an author appeal
ed to him also, for he said to a friend; ,
This will help Curtis book. 1t will be
a fine advertisement for it,"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

THE Road to MELVILLE
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

When the American naval officers
were arrested on the charge of max
ing a row in Venice there was much
delay on the part of the American
representatives in helping them out of
Jail.
Friends of some of the officers called
on the President and protested. The
President listened. Then he took a
piece of paper and wrote this note to
John Hay Secretary of State: Dear
Hay: What is Myer doing? 1t seems
to me he should be stepping lively"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

A man from Chicago told the Presi-
dent of a wonderful trick dog that was
owned in that city.
"She is the smartest collie in the
world" said the man.
Il must see her" exclaimed the Pres
ident. Bring her here"
On the theory that a presidential
wish is a command the dog was
brought and gave two private exhibit
tions at the White House.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

Senator Shelby Cullom of Illinois
went to the White House one day to
see the President.
Who's in there?" he asked of Capt.
Loeffler, the doorkeeper.
Somebody who was in the Rough
Riders" Loeffler replied.
oh WELL" said Cullom, as he turn
ed away. What chance has a mere
senator?"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
IS THE FOOD

Selected field grains are put
through scientific process Chat
is really mechanical digestion)
and Grape-Nuts come from the
package already digested and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03

Senator Bard of California took a
constituent to see the President. The
friend had served in the Rough Riders.
Mr.. President" began Bard, Il
want to present my friend .......
why, hello, JIM" the President
broke in How are your"
Then there was a ten-minute talk in
which Bard could take no part. AS
the two men were leaving, the Presi-
dent exclaimed, by the way, jim,
come up to dine tonight and bring
Bard with you!"