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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07
FOR A CAMPHoR FACTORY.

Archibald Meldrim of Savannah is
at Jacksonville promoting the estab-
lishment of camphor factory The
camphor is manufactured from spirits
of turpentine by a new chemical pro-
cess. The company will be organized
with a capital stock of $4,000. One
plant will turn out 900 pounds per day
and Meldrim claims Northern buyers
will contract for all the plant can pro-
dMra
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07
GEORGIAAND FLORIDA
WILL NOT GIVE $4,000

Atlanta News: Speaker N. A. Nor
ris, Hon. ]. Ferris Cam of Savannah,
and Hon. Charles Davis of Warm
Springs, were in the reception room Of
the executive office this morning dis
cussing the st. Louis Exposition, when
Speaker Morris said: Georgia should
have II handsome exhibit at the fair.
1t would be a great adj for the state,
and am heartily in favor of it. Why,
just look at North Carolina. She re-
Gently appropriated $4,000 for an eX-
hibit.' We'll" broke in Mr.. Davis,
chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee of the House. this Legislature
will never give that much" That is
from headquarters" interrupted Col.
Cam. So it was settled in a short while
that the appropriation of $4,000 from
Georgia would never be forthcoming.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07

gro named Henry Murphy, about four
years ago. at Pitts. Sheriff Smith of
Wilcox came down last night and took
Sheffield back with him. The sheriff
says there is a strong case against the
prisoner, and had he been caught at
the time he committed the crime, he
would probably have been lynched.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07
ENDORSES THE CHOICE.

Macon News: The Savannah Cham
Der of Commerce made a wise selection
in choosing Hon. ]. H. Estill as its
president. Mr.. Estill has done much
for the upbuilding of Savannah ana
is deserving of any honor and trust
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07
FOX WILL BE CHAIRMAN.

DR.. Amos Fox will be the chair
man of the Atlanta Police Commits
sioners after the reorganization of that
body on next Tuesday night. Com
missioner w. o. Jones who has been
spoken of in connection with the chair
manship, announced that he would
nominate DR.. Fox himself for chair
man.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07

that is in the power of her citizens to,
bestow. He has had a successful busi+
ness life and under his administration
the Chamber of Commerce of Savan-
nah will be a successful business or
ganizatiOn.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07

River Report-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta, at a. m
Goth meridian time) yesterday, was
1876 feet, fall of 0.3 foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time, March 6, 1903, s p. M,
18th meridian time
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07
THE WEATHER.

Morning News barometer, March
6, 11:30 p. m. ..................30 .23
Morning News thermometer,
March 6, 1850 D. m. ............. 81
Washington, March 6.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Georgia and South Carolina:
Rain late Saturday and on Sunday;
fresh east to southeast winds. ,...
For Eastern Florida: Fair satur-
day and probably Sunday; light east
winds.
For Western Florida: Rain Satur-
day; Sunday fair and not SO warm:
light to fresh southeast winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-07

H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Oficial.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-25
The rsacleS Institute


The Shiner Muup0n j mt insti
tito vas lield lass Saturday, and
while the aiigndanee was nul large,
,nW,g toVhs thrtate ing condition
lt The weather, r1f ~it- quite eat-
Islaatory. 'ibeieur Montun teach
srs we're down WgFipftsnt uin-
Oefs on the progrHnms but only
me Qi them MNs presert, PrQl.8A A,
Nlorkoisky Tie liAzGTrG does
not knd9 what Kspt THESE teach.
ers ir ~ atteudiNg, but presume
they bud gu0dre j' reioriii
.tSay NNnrre lescheya are aerlgn-
ed 10 iullnnaut lfpls % pro-
granmes tney Should ne willing to
make spue sefrincea i1 agder to
meet their seigaueata Ehe At
,eudaDce wgs very small as Tive
moruihg session. D0t decreased cou
idefthly in the evening. when tie
programme was ably discussed by
All VINO we're present The enter-
tainment at night nas witnessedby
!, larpe audience and standing
room was III demand Addresses
V ere delivered ~ Profs. MorKof
sky keiohert, Speer, Guenther and
llauthorn lhose BY Profs. Guen-
ther and I.anthofn we're especially
appropriate and To the point; The
address Of Prot. Speer WAS IN iex-
position OH pupis school sys-
TEN 81 France and Was interesting
from that point Of view. Superin-
tendent Cfuenther was unable to be
present at the day session, but was
present IL night, ana was welcomed
by all. He is ain untiriug worker
tor the schools. Several Of the pu-
pills gave recitatious, aud Mrs. S. J,
Youngs and Miss Habermach-
er sang two Beautiful solos. The
Entertainment was closed by reci-
tatidn by MISS Tinnie Lieck and a
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-25
&JU11ON NEWS,
EAGLE.


Nr WIN, kurc has aeoe ed 70
position in Mr. Ed. Boebm.s mer-
camille establishment,
Mr. jacob Tamasko and family
who moved to Sinner last year, re-
turned to their old love, Moulton-
Monday.
Miss Julia Hinke. a popular
young lady Of near IAGrange pass
ed through here on Fridays train
.en route to Halletsvile. Where she
will spend several weeks with rela-
tives and friends.
Married at Praha, Tuesday even
ing. Mr. Adj Pesell and Miss Mary
Bohuslay. The groom is con Of
Tax Assessor + j Resek, and the
bride is one Of Lavnca county'- pop
ular young Indies. The Eagle ex--
tends congratulations.
Cation receipts up to this date
amount to BOO hples, and the crop
is mostly Ia aud tnarketed. Pub
lie Weigher Geo yon Lienen thinks.
enough may VET come IN 10 make
the total receipts 5000 bales. The
average receipts.ot this town hpves
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-25

ljonston didn't - republican in.
the recent election-it just merely
failed to 60 democrutio.- Houston
Post
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-25

Mr.. Bryan says he expects to keep
up his prese i patlle for The uext
twenyy-h years. Putt is hlrdly
'pruuaUle that Grover will live that
long Houston Past.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-25

Extra heavy outing in fancy or
solid colors, we'll worth lOc per
yard, for $ &c at Poth Dry Goods
Company.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-11-25
For Ram.

The Paul Stuerke residence Ap
ply to,
R i. EscHgNBuRa.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

On the day OF election at st. Louis. August 1
1917. 1 inquired whether he had paid tax in time
to entitle him to vote: he was Offering his vote
at the time. He applied vehement. abusive and
u~ngentlemanly language to me, and. i believe.
some Of 1t behind my back. all OF which he
declined to recant to give me any satisfaction
other than by the greatest extremities.
This is the state of the dispute between T. II.
Benton and myself. I make this declaration
that, let things evsntuate as they may, it may
Csigned.) CHARLES LUCAS.
The first chellenge from Benton, Lucas, in
his signed statement. says he declined to ac-
cept.
The second was accepted, and resulted In
the wound in the neck, and the third and
last, challenge from Benton, in accepting
which the young man went to his death,
reads as follows:
Sept. %, 1877.
Sir: When I released you from your engage
ment to return to the island, 1 yielded to a feel
ing of generosity in my bosom, and to a senti-
ment Of Difference to the Judgment OF others.
From the reports which now fill the country, it
would seen, that yourself and some of your
friends have placed my conduct to very different
motives.
The object Of this is to bring the calumnies
TO an end. and to give you an opportunity to
justify the great expectation which has been
excited.
Colonel Lawless will receive your terms, and 1
expect your distance not to exceed nine feet.
tSigned) T. H RFNTpN
This challenge was dated W days before
Lucas's arrival from Jackson, where he
had attended the Superior Court.
LUCAS'S REPLY
TO THOMAS H. BENTON.
1t was delivered to him by Colonel Law
less on the 18th of the month, an hour after
he reached town. and was replied to as fol-
lows:
Sept. &c. 1917.
Sir: l received your note of the sd inst. this
morning, on my arrival from below; although
L am conscious that a respectable man in So
ciety cannot be found who will say he has heard
OF those reports from me. and that l think 1t
more probable they have been fabricated by your
themselves mine. yet. without knowing what
reports you have heard. l shall give you an
opportunity OF gratifying your wishes. and the
wishes of your newscarriers. My friend, Mr..
Barton, has full authority to act for me.
tsigned) LUCAS.
Later, in 1929, the Mr.. Barton referred
to by Charles Lucas as his second. came
also to his death in a duel. This tragic
event is referred to in one of the able let
tiers of Mr.. John r. c. Lucas, fathsr of
Charles, addressed to the Honorable ]. C.
Calhoun.
The peace, then wrote Mr.. Lucas, which we
have enjoyed In Missouri, and particularly IA
st. Louis. has always been, since a great while |
precarious and short Of duration. . The
violent death OF Joshua Barton is the latest in |
stance Of the kind at st. Louis. Mr.. Barton. |
like Charles Lucas, was Attorney of the United !.
States for the District of Missouri. |
When. on the morning Of September q. |
1sl7, news went through the town Of st. J
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

Louis that Benton and Lucas had met in
a duel and that the latter had died of hie
wound, there was q profound sensation, and
the tragedy afforded a topic for discus
sion for many months, and differences of
opinion engendered enmities and Quarrels
which did not die out until the last one of
those who took part in them had passed In
to the beyond, and even until this day there
are those whit recall. though but now little
more than a tradition, the old trouble with
a feeling akin to bitterness
The private correspondence Of Benton and
Lucas was never made public.
In replying to Mr.. ]. B. c. LucaSs request
for particulars concerning his sons last
moments. Mr.. Barton, the younger duelist's
second, wrote:
Mr.. Benton stepped toward Mr.. Luca. and ex-
pressed sorrow for what had happened. ChariA
answered him: Colonel Benton, you have pa !
secuted me and murdered mel don't, l canned
forgive you But then az he felt the end APP
preaching he said: Il can forgive you; I do
forgive YOU" and gave Mr.. Benton his hand.
The father of Charles Lucas, John B. c.
Lucas. was a wealthy and influential man
of his day. He lived in st. Louis to a
good old age. but never once in all his life
time did he cease in his endeavor to put
before the public in a fair way the case Of
his son Charles.
He published in a st. Louis newspaper. in
several chapters, a lengthy biography Of
his son, which was widely read and treas
ured for years by the followers and ad-
mirers of the brilliant young lawyer who
came to so untimely an end.
The present J. 3. c. Lucas of st. Louis Is
a great-grandson Of the j. b. C. Lucas
who figures in this brief narrative of the
dueling days of old st. Louis. and q grand
nephew Of Charles Lucas, who died at Ben
tons hand.
Mr.. Lawless, mentioned as the bearer Of
Benton's challenge to Lucas, was a newSS
paper editor.
There was much printed In the COLI ms
OF the st. Louis papers Of that period con-
corning the quarrel between Lucas and Ben
ton. Probably never before, and certainly
never since. has a quarrel between two men
been given such space in public print. For
several months not an issue Of a paper
but there appeared columns Of
assertions and denials. all couched in the
polite language then in vogue, but none the
less strong and Enthusiastically to the point.
Colonel Lawless was the stanoh friend
OF Mr.. Benton. He arranged both duels for
Benton with Lucas. In Mr.. Barton's let
ter OF particulars to Charles Lucas's father,
there occurs the statement that 'Tt was
agreed on the ground at the first meeting
tiat (Barton) should inform the friend of
Colonel Benton (Mr. Lawless) as soon as
MI. Lucas was sufficiently recovered from
his wound to meet Colonel Benton again"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

by Charles to Benton? What were tie las: words
Charles uttered? Be pleased to give me a copy
of the notes of Charles to Benton and Ben
toms last to Charles.
To Doctor Quarles, who was the surgeon
In attendance that fateful morning. the dis
tressed, but proud and unbending father
wrote:
Sir: AS there remains nothing Of my late son,
Charles Lucas. but his reputation. and as every
particular relating to it is OF the highest con-
Germ to me, l beg leave to put a few questions
which 1 hope you will be pleased to answer Us
far as you know:
Did Charles appear cool and collected when no
took his ground or distance at his first Interview
with Colonel Benton? Was he wounded? Be
pleased to describe the wound he received. the
distance there was between the place the bullet
entered and the place it came out? Was it your
opinion that the wound disabled Charles to con-
tinue the fight to equal advantage? Did Charles
appear cool and collected when he took his
ground or distance at his last interview with
Mr.. Benton? Did both fire at the same time,
and. II not. who fired first?
What were the words which Nj. Benton ad-
dressed Charles Lucas after he fell? What was
said or replied by Charles Lucas to Benton ?
What were the last words Charles Lucas Ut
tered?
ANSWERS HAVE BEEN
PRESERVED IN COPIES.
The answers to these letters have been
preserved in copies, the originals being so
faded that copies were made some years
SSO ny tAC 1duilis.
After Charles Lucas's death the following
farewell message was found. which was
written the evening preceding his first en-
counter with Benton:
Dear Father: Embarked as / am in a hazard
GUS enterprise, the issue of which you will know
before you see this. / am under the necessity Of
bidding you. my brothers. sister. friends adieA
May my brothers and sister procure to you that
consolation which I cannot.
/ request my brothers. William and James.
to pursue their studies with assiduity, presery-
ing peace and goodwill with all good men.
Father. sister. brothers and friends, farewell.
Written OF this same evening, August II,
1917, at 3 o'clock. was the following docu-
ment, indorsed thus:
Origin Of difference between Thomas H.. Ben
ton and Charles Lucas.
The causes of difference between I. IL. Ben
ton and me were as follows. At October court
Of last year Mr.. Benton and 1 were employed on
adverse sides in a cause. At the close OF the
evidence he stated that the evidence was so and
SO; he requested the court to instruct the Jury
to find accordingly.
I stated in reply that there was no such evil
dence. to my remembrance. He replied: IT contra
dict you. sir!' 1 answered.: II contradict you,
sir"
He then said: III you deny that, you deny the
truth" I replied: III you asesrt that, you as
sert what Is not truth" He Immediately sent
me a challenge. which / declined accepting, for
causes stated in my correspondence.
The jury in a few minutes returned a verdict
for me and in opposition to his statement. He
never even moved for a new trial. Since that
time we have had no intercourse except on
business.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

on the waves to fight their second
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-12
VToL ENCE IN KANSAS CITY.
strtking Drivers Cause Rioting- Woman Drives a Team.

Striking Drivers Cause Riotfng--
 woman Drives Team.
 Kansas City, Mo. March Violence entered into the strike. to-day of 211 drivers employed by the fourteen trans fer companies of the city. who went out this morning for an increase in wages and recognition of their union. Perhaps half a dozen men were efn- ployed during the day to take the places of the strikers, though but little work was accomplished by them. Dur ing the afternoon strikers and their sympathizers gathered in large num- bers at several points in the west bot toms and held up wagon driven by non- union men. At the Burlington freight depot the police were forced to draw their revolvers to disperse a crowd that had cut the traces of teams hitched to two loaded wagons. At another point George B. Evans, an employe of the
 
 American Express company, in at tempting to disperse a crowd that was throwing stones at a driver, fired a shot into the ground. N. N. Latin, a striker, interfered, and made move to draw knife,. when both men were ar- rested. Mrs. Evans, wife of the man arrested, struck with a whip the 1ead- CTS of a crowd that interfered with the course of a wagon on which she was riding. Then Mrs. Evans took charge of a wagon belonging to the Swofford Dry Goods company and unaided drove the team through the crowd. Her prog ress was not interrupted. In Mulberry street between Ninth and Tenth, a l crowd blockaded the thoroughfare and threw stones at the non-union drivers. Much excitement prevailed and the 'po- lice were kept busy. 'a r+.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-12
BRITISH ARMY BILL DEBATE
Vote Rejected Providing for Reduction
 of the Estnbitshmsnt

London, March 1.-The House of Commons in committee of the whole to-day continued the debate on the ar- my estimates and rejected by vote of 245 to 154, the amendment made yester- day to reduce the army establishment, 2S5, ,761 men of all ranks, by 27,000 men. Eighteen ministerialists voted with the minority. The bulk of the Nationalists abstained from voting.
 There were unusually stormy scenes in the house of commons tonight on the discussion of the case of Lieutenant Colonel Kinloch, of the Grenadier Guards. who was placed on half pay for permitting the hazing of junior of- ficers in his regiment, on the motion of MT. Pirie, liberal to give officers dis missed from the army the option of de- manding a court martial. Colonel Kin loch's brother-in-1aw, William Bromley Davenport, Lord Hugh Cecil and other tories violently attacked the war office, accusing Field Marshal Earl Roberts of being improperly influenced. Several such remarks as the foregoing were withdrawn on War Secretary Brodericks demand. The nationalist members yelled and shouted with de- light, especially when Winston Church. i'll vainly attempted to speak. Mr. Brodrick in a wrathful speech defended Lord Roberts and the war office and denied that aristocratic pressure had been used to procure Colonel Kinlochs S dismissal and in stormy sentences he asserted that pressure was exercised on the other side and that titled people had threatened every prominent mem- Der of the war office. MT. Brodrick characterized this pressure as terror ism. An incident in the debate was the refusal on MT. Brodrick's part to submit the papers on the subject to the house. He was violently assailed by Lord Hugh Cecil and then promised to give the papers. Finally, MT, Pirie's motion was rejected by 1855 to g.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-12
LABOR CANDIDATE WINS.
Elected Successor to Lord Beresford In Parliament.

'E5zes..s FRrlaa m enF. < London March 12-TIle election of a successor to Lord Charles Beresford as member of parliament for the Woolwich division Of London took place. to-day and resulted in a majority of 3, 229 votes. for the labor candidate, William Crooks over Godfrey Drage, the unionist candi- date. Lord Charles Beresford's retire- ment from parliament is due to his ap- pointment to the command of the chan. nel squadron. He was elected unopposed as a conservative in 1902. Mi. Drage5 visited the United States some years: ago as secretary of the Royal Commits sion on Labor. .%
 MT. Crooks is a working cooper, fifty years of age. His father died whenShe was a child of nine years, and he, with his mother, brothers and sisters, was. ordered in Poplar poorhouse, where he, stayed some months He worked at odd jobs until he was fourteen years of age when he apprenticed to 8 coop- CT. As late as 1878 he tramped from London to Liverpool in search of work. He was then in the greatest poverty, but before that he had engaged actively in trade agitations.
 Some of the conservative papers in their editorials this morning express alarm at the growing power of the la. bor vote, as shown by the result of the Woolwich election. Tt means" says the Times, that the spectre that has hypnotized the continental governments has shown itself at last among o,ir-s. selves" z .
 The country is urged by the conserv-. ative organs to take the warning to heart and oppose those tendencies which in the United States and on the continent of Europe have led to la mentable conflicts between the execu- tive authority and the working classes
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-12
TeIeSr"phic Gsrtes>

Saan Francisco, March 1.-The general committee of management of the c. A. R. has sent to President Roosevelt an invita- tion to attend the thirty-seventh annual en- campment of the order to be held in this city next August.
 Jefferson City, Mo, March 11.-1n the house to-day the bill for separate railroad coaches for negroes failed of final passage. It applied to all railroads and common car riers All the republicans voted against the measure, as did several democrats.
 Augusta, Me-. March 11--Henry D. Lloyd, of the counsel for the miners before the an- thracite coal commission. tonight addressed the legislative committee on federal rela- tions which has under consideration q re- solve favoring the government ownership of the anthracite coal mines.
 Dalhousie, N. E., March 11.--Postmaster J. A. Johnson, arrested for alleged compile ity in robbing the Dostoflcc here and re- leased on bail, was rearrested to-day on q charge of having sent box of poisoned can dy to his alleged accomplice in the robbery, George ChiYegtons
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-12
.TUTTLE-FOSTER.
Brilliant W edding in Boston of Former
 New Haven Young Girl.

New Haven Young Girl.
 Boston, Mass, March 11.--A wedding of much brilliancy tonight was that of Miss Ellie Estelle Futile. the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Lucius Futile, to Reu- ben Carl Foster of Baltimore, Md. MT. Futile is the president of the Boston and Maine railroad. and formerly vice president of the Consolidated, with res idence in New Haven. The bridegroom s father, Reuben Foster, is the president of the Chesapeake Bay Steamship com- pany,
 The marriage ceremony was perform ed at the new Old South church by Rev George A. Gordon. and it was witnessed by distinguished gathering from Boston. Baltimore and other cit ies. Miss Tuttle's sister, Mrs. George W. Miller. the wife of Dr. Miller of Dayton, O.. extended the bride as matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Alice Saxton Of Boston and Miss Emma Frye White of Lewiston, Me-, the grand daughter of Senator William P. Frye the president pro tenn. of the
 
 was Edmunds Foster Of Baltimore, a brother of the bridegroom. The scene 1 in the church as the bridal party enter ed and during the ceremony was one of great beauty. The brides costume was of white liberty satin with chiffon. She carried shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. The ushers at the church were Fred Foster and Clinton Slagle of Bal 1 timore. and Henry Field. Robert Bur gess, Harlan Kelsey, and John H. Mer- Till of Boston.
 1 After the ceremony reception was 1 held at the home of the brides father, SIS Commonwealth avenue. The floral decorations at both church and house were especially attractive and beautiful 1 MT. and Mrs. Foster will reside in Baltimore, where MT. Foster is engaged with his brother, Arthur Foster, in the practice of law.