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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

very wealthy, who make a regular prac-
tice of having elegant garments sent to
their homes on approval, wearing them
once and then returning them to stores
or costumers. Some women will wear
a dress or a cloak to the opera and send
it back next morning; or they will get
a hat or wrap and go driving or visit
ing in it. The average person would be
astonished to know all the things, from
handsome umbrellas and fans Of great
beauty 70 jewelry and clothes, that
some women borrowed from the shops.
OF course. all these women are not
well of, but they all dress well and
go out a great deal and. although the
shopkeepers often discover the manner
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

boat IAN be pulled over the bridge.
however, and launched on the other
side. About 100 feet below the bridge
the stream widens into a broad, deep
pool, with high vaulted roof. Beau
tiful stalagmites and stalactftes adorn
this chamber. Two hundred feet below
this pool the passage is difficult. 1t Is
claimed that this cave has been ex-
'plored for a mile.
The stream Is believed to find its
outlet at a spring about three miles
from the entrance 10 the cave. The
spring Is of great size and volume and
flows with remarkable swiftness. In
the rainy season the spring boils and
gushes as IL cholSed with the flood OF
water that pours from its mouth. The
stream in Rock Prairie Cave Uses
when there is a heavy rainfall N the
surrounding country AID the Increased
flow OF both spring and stream at such
times Is taken as evidence that they
are connected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

ing to the temperature. Make into
turn-overs as directed in Parker House
rolls, and let rise a. third time. Then
bake in quick oven.
Sally Lunn.-Scald 1 pint of milk,
add to 1t / ounce of butter and stand
aside until tepid. When it has reach
ed the required temperature, add Il
Of a cake of compressed yeast, tea
spoonful of salt and ! teaspoonful Of
sugar. Stir in IL pints of sifted
-four and beat evenly and regularly
for five minutes. Cover and stand in
a warm place until very light, usually
from two to three hours. Beat the
yolks and whites of eggs until very
light, add the yolks TO the mixture,
then fold in the whites very lightly
and again stand In a warm place for
fifteen minutes. Pour into a creased
Turks head and bake In a moderately
quick oven for three-quarters Of an
hour.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

be around, you must hunt him up and
shoot him."
81 will said the brave knight, eff
I can get one of those Sandy Hook
Guns that will carry six Miles"
MORAL: In these Days, Chivalry
must wear a Tag or it will not be
Recognized.
THE MODERN FABLE OF WHAT IS
IN A NAME UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS.
Once there was a Main Squeeze of
Business Concern who had a faithful
Man Friday.
The Understrapper kept the Books
and stalled off the Canvassers and
when there was nothing else to do he
would go out Collecting. Every Morn
ing at he was buckled down to Work.
When the High Guy arrived, the hum
BILE Employe would bring the Morning
Mail and answer all Questions in low.
respectful Tones.
Now, the Boss knew that one of the
Secrets of Business Success is to throw
an awful Bluff, so he changed the Firm
to a Company and called himself Pres
ident. In order to make the Letter.
Heads imposing he put on the Book
keepers Name and called him Business
Manager. 1t did not cost anything and
it dazzled the Correspondents.
Also he allowed the Business Man
ager to have Desk with Brass Plate
on it. so as to impress Visitors.
Whereupon the Man Friday began to
wear a Tall Hat and show up every
Morning at 10 instead of 8. He stopped
calling the Stenographer Matte" and
used her Full Name. When any one
came to see him. he had the Office Boy
bring in a Card.
In speaking of the Company he said:
We" If asked to do any regular Of
flee Work, he put up a loud Holler, be-
cause he did not think that Business
Manager should be compelled to mon
key with any small and cheap Duties.
In short, although his Salary remain
ed the same, the high astounding Title
was too much for him. He developed
a severe Case of Enlargiensis of the
Coco, and in short time he was
breathing the Fresh Air.
MORAL-Many a good Subordinate
has been ruined to make gilded Fig
ure-Head.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

Interesting Hole Where Caves
Would Not be Looked For.

From the Oklahoma State Capitol.
At spot eleven miles southeast of
this place, in the level prairie upland,
is an opening about forty feet in diam
eter and sixty feet in depth. By
clinging to its rocky and precipitous
walls a person may descend to the
bottom and there find the openings to
the two caves, one leading westward
and the other to the east. For years
this cave has been known as Rock
Prairie Cave. II is one of the most
striking natural curlosities in the
Chickasaw nation. The caves are Of
unknown length, and through one
rushes a subterranean stream of great
depth in places and OF icy GOODNESS.
Exploring parties have yentured into
these labyrinths for hundreds of yards,
but the danger OF becoming lost has
prevented a thorough examination Of
the underground passages.
The cave leading westward IL cas-
lest Of access, and contains a number
Of spacious chambers. The room Is
about seventy feet square and atty
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15
MANY WELL GOWNED
WOMEN BORROW
THEIR PLUMAGE

When the ways Of some women are
considered it is less remarkable that
such numbers Of women dwelling in the
.arge cities dress extravagantly than
before their method Of securing rich
Costumes for all occasions have been
hcrutinized.
There are women. and many Of them
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

AN interesting feature Of the re-
construction Of the cruiser Baltimore
Is the introduction OF steel furniture
throughout the ship. thus almost COM
pietely excluding the use OF wood and
greatly reducing the danger 81 IRE and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15
GOOD RECEIPTS
FOR HOT BREADS

The Best Breads of the Southern
Cook and the New England
Housewife Described - Southern
Egg Bread-Corn Bread With
Sour Cream - Delicious Corn
Bread.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

-Poaching Is said 70 be carried on
In France by specially formed COM
panies, which make handsome profits
by the use OF most expensive appa-
ratus. Six nets used BY some 81 the
poachers are said to be worth more
than 5000 each.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-15

Fine Cloths, Cheviots and Serges,
Herringbonings in black, chic trim
mingS of cloth, Peau de Sole, Taffe-
ia, etc. Attached or dropped Innings
and some unlined. A few samples
included in this lot also.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
|STEELEvILLE BANK MONEY.
Four Hundred Dollars Found Se-
creted In the lodgings of Jerry
Richtmyer, in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 31.-Concealed be-
tween the ceiling of the first floor and
the flooring of the second, the police
Friday night found about four hum
.dred dollars of the money stolen from
the bank at Steelville, Ill.
Jerry Richtmyer, the man held on
suspicion of the theft, was transferred
from the third to the central district.
After a thorough sweating, he admit
ted that he had hidden some of the
money stolen from the bank.
Il did not know it was stolen,' said
Richtmyer. 1.-The money was given to
me and / was told to 'stash' it. l did
so. If the money was stolen, / know
nothing about it."
Assistant Chief of Detectives Keely
and William A. Pinkerton, the head
OF the detective agency of that name,
put the man in the ''sweat box" as
soon as he was taken to the Four
Courts.
Richtmyer for some time denied ev-
cry accusation.~His bride of a day
was also placed in the sweat box and
questioned by Chief Keely. She weak
ened sufficiently to admit that the
money Richtmyer had taken from the
Bartells home had been hidden in the
house at 1911 Pine street.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
|P)N[R PLANT Crippled.
The Great Plant of the Niagara Falls
Power and Conduit Co. Tenn
porarily Out of Business.
DEPENDENT INDUSTRIES LEFT IDLE.
BOLT of Lightning Struck n Cable
With Defective IsuIation, Gauss
ing a Short Circuit and Blowing
Up the Big Transformer in the
Power House.

Niagara, Falls, N. Y, Jan. 31.-Fire,
which started by the explosion OF
one of the big transformers in the
power house of the Niagara Falls
Power and Conduit Co., Thursday
night, destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of valuable machinery and
doubtless will mean great loss to
most of the big factories here, some
of which must remain idle for weeks
The officers in the company were
not prepared to give an estimate OF
the damage, but they admitted that
the situation was serious and would
badly cripple the many plants de
pending upon Niagara Falls power
not only in this city but in Buffalo
Lockport and Tonawanda.
As soon as possible, the work of re-
placing the damaged cables was be-
gun and temporary arrangements
were made with the Niagara Falls
Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing
Co., whereby power was secured for
operating the local and Buffalo troll
ley line. Twenty of the 55 factories
at Lockport, N. Y, are shut down ow'
ing to the accident. The newspaper
plants and smaller factories are idle
and the street car service is at a
standstill except one line.
The fire was caused by bolt OF
lightning which struck a cable with
defective insulation, causing short
circuit which blew up transformer
in the power house.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
NARROWED ON THE ROCKS.
Passengers and Crew of n Wrecked
Vessel Hudd1ed on a Rock on
the California Coast.

San Francisco, Jan. 31.--The steam
schooner Crescent City ran on Fish
Rock, off the Mendocino coast, during
a gale at an early hour Friday morn
ing. Her passengers and crew, num-
bering in all about twenty-five, took
refuge on the rock. The steamer
Scotia was signaled, and after beating
about for several hours launched n
boat which took IL persons and trans
ferred them to the Scotia. The life
saving crew from Point Arena could
not launch boat, but attempted to
shoot lines over the rocks from
shore, but owing to the wind all ef-
forts in this direction were unsuc-
cessful. About fifteen persons are
still on the rocks, and are in no dan
ger except from exposure. Tugs from
San Francisco will make an attempt
to rescue the marooned persons. The
Crescent City is slowly breaking up,
and unless the storm ceases will prob
ablybe total loss.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
WILL BUILD BRANCHES.
Southern Rapidly Expanding to Meet In
dustrial Growth Throughout
the South.

New York. Feb. General Mana
ger C. H. Ackert of the Southern Rail-
way system is authority for the state
ment that large sums of money are to
be expended this year in improve
ments and short extensions. The ag-
gregate of such expenditures, 1t Is ex-
pected, will reach several millions.
The Southern system Is expanding
rapidly and the industrial growth
throughout the South has made 1t nee
essary to build new branches and
spurs in almost every section OF the
country 1t is believed that arrange
ments have been practically complet-
ed by which the New Orleans lines of
the Queen G. Crescent system will be-
come part of the Southern Railway
system.
The merger is likely to be followed
by a rejustification of the Southern's
eastern and western system. Inc
eastern system would naturally COM
prise all lines southeast of Morristown
and Atlanta and the western system
would include all lines west of At
lanta and Bristol. the Mobile & Ohio,
the ST Louis, Louisville lines and
the New Orleans lines of the Queen
& Crescent.
: A report prevails that plans are un-
der consideration for the advancement
of President Samuel Spencer to be
chairman of the board and the promo
ton of Second Vice President w. W.
Finley to the presidency. ]. M. Culp,
now fourth vice-president, would in
that event become second vice-presi-
dent in charge of traffic. Projectors
of the Cincinnati & Louisville rail-
road, which is to extend along the
bank of the Ohio river from Cincinnati
to Madison, Ind, say that they expect
to have this new line completed and in
operation within twelve months.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
SEASON OF PRAYER.


Missouri Negroes Invoke Divine Aid to
Defeat the Jim Crow Law.
Kansas City, Feb. 2.-There is some
thing pathetic in the attitude of the
negroes of this State with respect to
the bill now pending before the Mis-
souri, legislature looking to separate
cars for the races in the street car
traffic of the cities. 1t is pathetic be-
cause 1t is taken so much to heart by
the negroes and because of the humil-
ity in such striking contrast with the
recent fanatical and incendiary utter
.nces of Hayes and professional ne
5roes of his stripe.
The peculiarly emotional phase of
the negro character is emphasized in
the means resorted to to defeat the
measure. There have been no mid
night meetings and infiammatory
speeches calculated to arouse the pas
sions of the races and add fuel to the
flames which those high in authority
have do1e so much to kindle. In the
humble homes of the negroes and In
their churches throughout the State
they have met, it is true, but these
gatherings have been pervaded by
something of the atmosphere of re-
ligious solemnity Prayer meetings
have been held, and divine interfer-
ence invoked for the defeat of the
measure, not in the spirit of venge-
ance, but in the apparent conviction
that their most sacred rights were
about to be taken from them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
TWO DEAD IN A COLLISION.
Engineer and Fireman Killed in q
Head-On Collision the
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Hazleton, Pa, Jan. 31.-The fast ex-
press train from Wilkesbarre for Phil
adelphia on the Schuyllzill Valley divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad col
lided head-on with a freight train,
Friday evening, near Lofty, nine miles
south of Hazleton. The engineer and
fireman of the freight train were
killed; the engineer and fireman and
the colored porter of the passenger
train were seriously hurt and seven
passengers were slightly injured
Inc locomotives came together with
terrific crash. The freight engine
leaped over the top of the express car
and plunged into the chair car. The
passengers in this car were hurled in
every direction. The hot Goals from
the firebox set fire to the chair car,
and it was destroyed in short time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
ENCOUNTER WITH LADRONES,
Eight of Them and One Constable
Killed In an Encounter at
Ormoc, West Leyte.

Manila, Jan. 31.-Eight ladrones
and one constable were killed in an
encounter at Ormoc, West Leyte,
province, on Tuesday. The fight was
a hard one, but the constabulary ulti-
mately won by daring charge. One
hundred and fifty ladrones surren-
dered at Ormoc the following day.
The district had been disorderly and
it is believed that the surrender of
these men will lead to its pacitication.
The bodies of the three American
volunteers, including Mr.. Osborne, a
teacher, who were killed at Bolinac,
province of Zambales, in a fight with
ladrones, have been recovered. Ma
langa, noted bandit, who was among
the enemy's dead, directed the fight.
The Americans charged and killed him
before they were surrounded ana
killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
Mississippi State News
The Oldest Preacher.

Mississippi claims the Oldest
preacher in the United States, and
perhaps in the world. The reverend
gentleman is Rev. N. L. Clarke, who
resides at Newton, Miss. He was
ordained into the ministry on the
10th of June, 1888, and has been IN
the active ministry in East Missis-
sippi for more than sixty years, is
editor of a local Baptist paper, pas
tor of the Newton Baptist church,
and often drives ten miles over the
country roads to perform marriage
and funeral services.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
GETTING ARMY READY
That's What the War Department
Is Doing.
Are Not Preparing for War-That Is, We
Do Not Expect Fight at Once.
Great Activity Explained.

Washington, Feb. 2.-'The army ia
getting ready for the defense of the
United States at all times. 1t is not
preparing for war with anybody. We
are doing the things now that we
should have done many years ago.
The difference in the situation in this
country and in Europe is that we are
never prepared fer war, while Great
Britain and Germany and Italy are al
ways on war basis. We will be on
war basis, too, soon."
A prominent army official said this
today in explaining the great activity
that prevails in all the army posts aad
coast artillery stations and in all the
gun shops and arsenals. 1t is admit
ted that the activity could not be
much greater If we expected war with
some European power. But it is de-
clared that this is not done because of
the tension over Venezuela.
Orders have been given to the arm
ory at Springfield to rush 100000 new
Krag rifles to the arselals of the coun-
try These are for the arming of the
first troops that will be mustered into
the national reserve provided for by
the militia bill This law will give
the regular army a reserve of 100000
men.
1t is the aim of Secretary Root to
have this reserve organized within
few months so that different divisions,
armed and equipped exactly as the
regulars are, can go in the encamp-
ments with the regulars and become
disciplined according to the regular
army tactics. To pay the expense of
this work ald pay the members of the
national reserve for their time and
service during the maneuvers, an
amendment was offered to the army
appropriation bill today appropriating
s2,000,000. simultaneously with this
Secretary Root issued an order, Great
ing new division of the adjutant-gen:
erals department to be known as the
Militia Division" The head of this
will be Maj James Parker.
1t is admitted that as great activity
prevails at all navy yards and the
gun and ammunition shops of the navy
as has been noted in the army, every
body admits that if trouble should
come the activity which has been 60
ing on for several weeks viii have
proved itself doubly good thing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
A SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.
Operator Said to BE Responsible for
Southern Pacific Accident Has
Fled to Mexico.

Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 31.-The sensa-
ticn of Friday is the disappearance
of Operator Clough, who, it has been
alleged, was responsible for the great
disaster of Wednesday last. 1t was
stated Thursday night that Clough
would appear Friday morning and
testify as to his part in the affair; but
notwithstanding the fact that officers
of both juries sitting on the case have
been searching throughout the city,
Clough has not been found.
The railroad officials are ignorant
of Clough's wherea bouts. The report
has reached here from Benson that
he was seen yesterday on an Inter
national train, presumably bound for
Sonora, Mexico,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

w. A. Grove, a merchant of Bar
dolph, ILL.,, has been arrested, on the
complaint of Rev. c. A. Wright,
charged with arson, in having started
a fire which destroyed his (Grove's)
store. and other properties adjoining.
Mai. Edwin f. Glenn of the Fifth
infantry, who was tried by court-mar-
tial, at Manila, on the charge of un-
lawfully killing prisoners of war, has
been acquitted. Maj. Glenn has been
ordered to return to duty. The ver-
dict is popular.
Enraged over the condemnation of
Col. Lynch, in England, Thomas
Lynch, an Irishman, aged 55, of
BROOKLYN, n. Y, on the 29th, in n
drunken argument, stabbed James
Golden. an Englishman, to death.
United States Senator George G..
Vest is confined to his home in Wash
ington. While his condition is not at
allalarming he is quite weak and does
not respond readily to medical treat
men.
An accident on the United Statso
ship Boston, at Vallejo, Cal, on the
3Oth. caused by leaky valve, resulted
in the death of Edward Lee Baker and
the severe injury of Sanford II. Tate,
both machinists.
George Stackhouse, sporting editor
of the New York Tribune, died sud
denly, on the 30th.
Charles f. Schultz, city treasurer
of Laporte, Ind, who died on the
30th, aged At, is said by physicians to
have died of old age. They declare
he lived half a lifetime in less than
q year.
The private car of President Mullen
of the Northern Pacific railroad took
fire near Phoenix, Ariz., on the 30th,
and had narrow escape from de-
struction.
DR.. Merrill Wyman, a. NJ, IL. d.,
one of Americas most distinguished
physicians. died at his home in Cam
bridge, Mass, on the 50th, aged 90
years.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg. the
new German envoy TO Washington,
arrived at New York on the steam
ship Auguste Victoria, on the 3oth.
A bill passed the house of the Ala
bama legislature, on the 3oth, pro-
hibiting the sale ofcigarettes or cigar
cite paper in that state.
Members of the German colony in
Caracas, Venezuela. who were invited
TO the celebration of the kaiser's
birthday on board the German cruis-
er Gazette. declined, alleging Ger
many's unjustifiable aggression as the
reason.
Purchase by the United States of
the two battleships now being built
for Chill in England, and which she
will have no need of on account of the
disarmament agreement with Argen-
tine, is being officially considered at
Washington.
The president has decided to ap-
point Judge Willis Van Devanter, of
Wyoming, to be judge of the Eighth
judicial circuit, which comprises II
states, among them Missouri and
Arkansas.
Capt. Henry f. Allen, Sixth cavalry.
is detailed as chief of the Philippine
constabulary. with the rank of brig
adler general He has been the head
of the present force since the organi-
zation in July, 1901. He is Ken
tucllian.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
Right of Eminent Domain.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 31.-The supreme
court handed down an opinion affirm
ing the right of II. L. doliister to
ground that controls the power situ-
alton at Shoshone Falls. Hollister
brought suit under the eminent do
main act to secure possession of this
small piece of ground, the defendants
being the state of Idaho, w. A. Clark.
of Montana, and others. The supreme
court rules that the act of congress
admitting Idaho into the nnion does
not prohibit or restrain The right of
eminent domain over the lands grant
ed by the state by said act
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-05
More Mormon Missionaries.

The Mormon church, better
known as the Latter Day Saints, has
sent another large batch of mission
aries into Mississippi, and they are
now busily~ engaged distributing
tracts setting forth the principles of
the faith. No less than 100 Nor
mon workers are now engaged in
Mississippi, and from an official
source it is learned that they intend
to conduct a vigorous missionary
campaign in the State during the
spring and summer months. The
work is being carried on quietly, but
the Mormons are getting recruits,
and their converts may be found
among the ignorant classes of whites
in the rural districts, to which their
labors are chiefly confined.