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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
MONEY AUTHORIZED
FOR POSTOFFICE SITE.
Livingston Working Hard for At
Inntn's Federal Building.
BY r. NJ. Larner

Washington, oct. 2.-To-morrow the
mail to the United States district at
torney, at Atlanta. four warrants, or
drafts upon the government deposi-
tory, Robert Lowry's bank, aggregat-
ing $199, 700.
This is the amount the government
is to pay for the Baptist Church and
the other property secured in the site
for the new postoffice building. The
Department of Justice passed favora-
bly, upon the title three days ago and
yesterday the official papers were for
warded to the Secretary of the Treas
ury. The supervising architect sent
them to the auditor, who passed them
and to-day the warrants were drawn
and sent to the treasurer. who will
forward them with note of explana-
ton to the district attorney from Sup
cruising Architect Taylor.
This case was held up in the Depart
ment of Justice all summer simply be-
cause there were other matters equally
urgent ahead of 1t. Architect TAYLOR
heaved a sigh of relief to-day when
remarking that he had expedited the
transaction as much as possible. after
1t came back to him, in Difference to
the many requests FOR prompt action
by the parties interested.
1t is now UP to representatives Lon.
Livingston and Brantley, and the 9TH
er members of the Georgia delegation
to get busy as soon as Congress con-
Venes and secure an Appropriation for
the construction of the building.
Atlanta is fortunate in having two
such valuable representatives as
Messrs. Livingston and Brantly to
look after the interests of her new
postoffice. Although the new Congress
will not assemble for more than a
month, it is quite probable that the
new speaker to-be, Uncle Joe" Can
non, will re-appoint Mr.. Brantly, to
the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. where he has served so
long, and so efficiently. 1t is also
equally certain that Col Lon. Liv-
ingston will again stand at the head
of the Democratic minority on the APP
preparations Committee.
Mr.. Brantly's work will be to get
Congress to authorize the construction
of building which will be a credit
to the National government and an
ornament to Atlanta. An AUTHORIZE
ton will not raise a monster struc-
ture such as Atlanta requires and ex-
poets. so Col Livingston, can be trust
ed to see that adequate appropriation
is forthcoming.
Col. Livingston was here to-day
looking after this matter, and he was
highly gratifed at the prompt action
of the treasury officials i'm closing the
financial end of the transaction. Mr..
Taylor remarked good naturally that
il might be year. or might be ten
years before Congress appropriated
the money for the Atlanta building.
At any rate, the government proposes
to rent the property, pending further
action by Congress. Under the most
favorable circumstances it may , be
several years before the old buildings
can be replaced by such a postoffice
as Atlanta expects.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
WALL ST. LIQUIDATION
NOW EXPLAINED.
Embarrassed Firms Held Much
other Railroad Stock.

Embarrassed Firms Held Much
other Railroad Stock.
New York, Oct 2.-Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., the financial representa-
tives in this city of the Seaboard Air
Line interests had no statement to
make to-day regarding the affairs of
the company.
Seaboard shares were very weak on
the curb. opening with losses of five
for the preferred and common stocks,
later making further declines. 1t is
known that Ladenburg, Thalman &
Co. recently arranged to take over the
stock market holdings of Middendorf &
Co., of Baltimore and j. S. Will
liams & Co., of Richmond, both of
which are identified with the Seaboard
system.
This explains in part the recent heavy
liquidation of such stocks as Pennsyl-
vania, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake
and Ohio, Norfolk and Western and
a few others of that group. The Mid
dendorf and Williams firms are said
to have held from $4,000 to 100000
shares of these stocks which they Of
fered as collateral for loans.
The loans were closed but recently
in this city and the stock offered for
sale in the market. 1t was significant
that the heaviest buying on the curb
to-day on the decline in Seaboard Air
Line was by a firm that is a specialist
in Standard Oil. The Baltimore in
terests sold a good deal, but at the
same time bought more or less. The
chief market for Seaboard stock is in
that city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
MERGER OF CHURCHES
NOT YET FINISHED.
Matter Left with Committee to Re-
port Later.

st. Louis, Oct. 2.-The Committees
on Cooperation and Union Of the Pres
byterian Church and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, which have been
in session here four days, two days
of which were occupied in joint ses-
sion, adjourned to-day, and tonight
issued a statement which follows in
part:
while no final agreements were
reached at this meeting, encouraging
progress was made toward outlining
q proposal of a basis of union to be
submitted to the two general assem-
blies. 1t is agreed to submit the whole
matter to a Subcommittee of six,
three from each of the general COM
mitteees, said subcommittee to form
ulate a concurrent report to be finally
considered by a later joint meeting
of the two committees in st. Louis.
I'VE entertain the confident hope that
within a very few years reunion may
be accomplished in a manner wholly
creditable to both churches"
1t is authoritatively announced that
provision will be made for the preserva-
ton in their present form of all the
educational institutions Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
R00SEVELT'S NAME
FORGED TO AN ORDER
In Effort to Save Van WOrmers
From Electric Chair.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 2.-Forgery of
official title of the head of the ma
ton figures in the attempt made yes
terday to save the three Van Wormer
brothers from the death chair at Dan
nemora prison. Less than half an
hour before the time set for the exc
cution Warden Deyo received the fol-
lowing telegram:
West Point Station. Oct. 1. ITO
George Deyo, Warden. The Van
Wormer boys must not be executed
to-day. A stay has been granted. BY
order, THE President of the United
States
Warden Deyo at once consulted with
some of the witnesses persent, and
concluded that the message was
forgery sent for the purpose of de-
laying the execution beyond the Of
fetal day. 1t was concluded first that
the President could not interfere ex-
cept through Gov. Odell, and, second,
reprieve could not be accepted by tele-
graph, but must be by personal sig
nature or in personal interview by
telephone. No attention was therefore
paid to the communication, but every
effort will be made to find the sender
and prosecute him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
LUMBERMEN'S CASES
TO BE HEARD SOON.
Interstate Commerce Commission I'm
Atlanta Oct. 20.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission has made as
signment of hearings in cases before it
as follows:
Norfolk, Va, Oct. 9, City Gas Com
pany of Norfolk, against Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company.
Danville, Va, Oct. 10. Gardner and
Clark, against Southern Railway Com
pany.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 26, H. II. Tiff,
ct. al, against Southern Railway Com
pany ct. al: Central Yellow Pine As
ISOLATION, against Illinois Central Rail-
road Company ct. al: Oct. %, Farrar
Lumber Company, against Southern
Railway Company ct. al, 1.-TWO cases.;
Oct. 20, Georgia Peach Growers Asso-
citation, against Atlantic Coast Line
Railway Company ct. al; Oct. 30, Full
Ter e. Galloway, against Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company ct.
al. LAGRANGE Board of Trade. against
Clyde Steamship Company ct. al; John
w. Blackman, Jro against Southern
Railway: John w. Blackman, Jr.,
against Columbia, Newberry and Lau-
rens Railroad Company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
CHRISTIANS WIPED OUT
BY BLOODY TURKS.
But Ten Men Escaped Out of POpuIa-
ton of 5000.

O3@VVs
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 2.-The Mace
DOMAIN revolutionary headquarters as
sert that they have positive informa-
ton that the whole Christian popu-
lation of the town of Mehomia (Raz-
log) province of Sores, was massacred
Sept. rs, with the exception of ten
men, who escaped with the news.
Mehomia is an important town, and
the seat of the local government. The
population was about equally divided
between Turks and Bulgarians. The
latter numbered 5000 persons
According to the fugitives, when the
general rising was declared in the
Razlog district on Saturday, the Turk
ssh troops in the Pirin mountains
hurried to Mehomia tand surrounded
the town, rendering the escape of the
Christians imoossible.f
The Bulgarian population were pre-
pared to join in tho rising, several
insurgents agents being in the Bull
garian quarter OF the town at the
time. Desperate fighting occurred in
the streets, bombs and dynamite be-
ing freely used. AfterEhghting for five
or six hours the Turks gained the
upper hand and proceeded to massa-
ere every Bulgarian they encounter
ed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
NEW YORK POLITICS
IN HOPELESS TANGLE.
Grout and FOrncs VIII Fight to Get
Names on Fusion Ticket.

GrOut and FOrncs VIII Fight to Get
Names on Fusion Ticket.
New York, Oct. faction looking to-
wards the elimination of Edward NJ
Grout and Charles ". Fornes from the
fusion municipal ticket was taken to-
day by the Citizens Union and Repub-
lican organization. Calls were issued
for the reassembling of the conventions
of those bodies on Wednesday of next
week. the purpose being to declare va
cant the nominations of the gentlemen
named above for the offices, respective
ly, of controller and president of the
Board of Aldermen.
Claiming that this action cannot be
legally taken, Grout and Fornes will
appeal to the courts for an order that
their names must be printed on the
official ballot in the Republican and
Citizens Union columns.
The Greater New York Democracy,
at the head of which is John c. Shee-
han, has practically broken away from
the fusion movement on the representa-
ton that behind fusion there was a plan
to Republicanize the city administra-
ton.
Failure OF efforts to secure the renom-
nation of Jacob A. Cantor, Democrat,
as president of the borough of Man
haitian, was the reason assigned for the
break. which was followed by the Sc
cession of the Bronx delegates from the
Greater New York Democracy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
C0RBIN TO COMMAND s
DEPARTMENT OF EAST.
ChaHee Must Prepare to Succeed
Young.

Washington. Oct. 2.-Maj. Gen.
Corbin, adjutant general of the army.
is to be assigned to the command of
the Department of the East with head
quarters at Governors Island. New
York.
The order for Gen. Corbin to as
sumo command of this department will
take effect at once. An order also has
been prepared in the War Department
directing Gen. Chaffee, now command
ing the Department of the East, to
take station in the War Department
for the purpose of familiarizing him
self with the duties of chief of staff.
which he will become when Gen.
Young retires III January.
In explanation of the transfer of
these two officers, Gen. S. B. NJ Young,
chief of staff, to-day issued the fol-
lowing statement:
With a view to enable Mai. Gen.
Chaffee to become familiar with the
duties vested by law in the chief of
staff. and to ascertain the present con-
dition of the military establishment
before entering upon their active per-
Torrance the President has directed
that he be ordered to duty in the War
Department as assistant chief of staff
and that Maj. Gen. Corbin be as
signed to command the Department of
the East.
This assignment, which is in ac-
cordance with the wishes of Gen. Cor
bin, is intended as a recognition of
the eminent services rendered by him
in the important office of Adjutant
General during the war with Spain
and the subsequent operations in
China and the Philippine Islands, and
is made with a view TO obtaining the
benefit of his great administrative and
executive ability in the command of
the largest and most important mill
tary department in the United ates."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
MAY CUT PIG IRON
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 2.--At the
close Of meeting of the leading maxi
ers of pig iron in the South, held here
to-day, the following statement was
given out:
At meeting held to-day of a ma
jority of the Southern pig iron produc-
ers, it was suggested that in view of
the present over production, the output
Of pig iron in the Southern district
be reduced approximately Is per cent.
of their respective capacities during
the quarter ending Dec. 81, 1903, by the
voluntary action of the producers. A
committee was appointed to see fur
mace interests not in attendance at the
meeting. and tooreport at a meeting to
be held at an early date.
This meeting referred to will prob
ably be held here tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
THIEF OF 100000
CAPTURED IN DENVER AFTER
LONG, WEARY CHASE.
STOLE U. S. MAIL POUCH
CONTAINING HALF MILLION OF Me-
GOTIABLE BANK PAPER.

Is Charged Also With swIndIIna
and Forgery-Suspected Likewise
of Many other Crimes-Is an Eng
aishmnn Named Crosby, Though
He Has Many AIiases-spent some
Time at Asbury Park Where He
Realized on Much of Stolen PaDer.
Wife Introduced Him in Good So
ciety.
New York, Oct. 2.-Word was re-
ceived in this city tonight that F. H.
Crosby. alias A. E. Bell, alias Ham
mond, alias Crawford, had been ar
rested in Denver, accused of stealing
mail pouch containing 100000 worth
of negotiable bank paper at PhiIa-
delphia, on the night of Sept. s, and
with several other crimes, including
swindling and forgery.
1t is alleged that Crosby arrived in
this country from Grove, England. last
summer, and went to Asbury Park.
where he posed as a fruit speculator.
His wife mingled in good society there
and introduced her husband to prom
inent business men, and at the banks
there where he made deposits, declar-
ing to the officials that he intended
continuing his account for the summer
months.
In September, it is said, he deposited
number of checks payable to his
order, drawn on different Philadelphia
firms. Two days later he closed the
accounts withdrawing the amounts due
him. He and his wife then left AS
bury Park.
About this time 1t is said, W. w.
Dickson, chief postoffice inspector of
mail pouch containing bank remit
tances from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg, the entire amounts being esti-
mated at $500. 1000.
1t is alleged that during the last ten
days complaints were received at AS
bury Park banks that checks accepted
by them had been tempered with; that
the names Of the payees had been eras-
ed and Crosby's name inserted, and
that small lamounts had been raised to
larger ones.
1t was recalled that q mail pouch
had been stolen at Springfield Junction,
ILL.,, last Auril, and that an A. z. Ham,
mond had opened a cash account at
the Lincoln Trust Company. st. Louis,
depositing a number of altered checks
from the stolen mail pouches. 1t was
suspected that the mail pouch robbery
was committed by A. e. Bell, alias
Crawford, whose photograph was iden-
tilted by the officials Of the st. Louis
bank.
Investigation at Asbury Park devel-
oped that Crosby was none other than
A. E. Hammond, alias Bell, alias Craw-
ford, etc. Postoffice Inspector Jacobs
traced him to Denver, where he was
taken into custody tonight.
Crosby is suspected Of committing
numerous postoffice robberies in New
York, Buffalo and other cities. He is
said to have made a big haul in Buff
falo some time ago, when he disguised
himself as a railway porter and got off
with a pouch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
ENGLAND'S SOLDIERS
LAND IN BOSTON.
Honorable Artillery Company to
Tour America.

Honorable Artillery Company to
Tour America.
Boston, Oct. 2.-For the first time
for MANY years the flag of England.
guarded by British muskets, was
borne through the streets of Boston
to-day by the Honorable Artillery
Company of London as special guests
of a similar organization, the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company of
this city.
Landing at Charlestown, almost on
the very spot where their ancestors
started on their memorable attack on
Bunker Hill. 1913 years ago, the red
coats of the Twentieth Century march
ed from their steamer, the Mayfiower.
over the bridge to Boston. and then
through streets Respondent with
American and British flags to the
hotels, which will be their homes dur
ing their sojourn in this city.
For five days they will be entertain
ed, and then, after weeks tour,
which will include New York, Wash
ington, Niagara Falls and Canada, they
start back to their own shores.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
SWAMP GRANTS IN LOUISIANA.

Washington, Oct. I'm the matter OF
the swamp grant made by the acts of
1S49 and 1850 to the state of Louisiana,
Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan
has issued regulations by which 1t lie
believed that these grants may be
speedily adjusted upon basis fair to
both the state and the United States.
The directors provide that hereafter
the grants shall be adjusted upon the
field notes of survey, and that In read
ing such field notes the same rule will
apply to surveys made before the grant
as is now applied to surveys made since
the grant. If by the field notes of sur
vey the lands are shown to be swamp
and overlooked, they will be presumed
to have been rendered thereby unfit for
cultivation.
While this general rule will prevail.
il is expressly provided that existing
contests or controversies between the
state and parties clair ing land under
agricultural laws shall not be disturbed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
TWO TRAINS MET
IN HEAD-0N COLLISION.
One Man Was Killed and Twenty
others Injured.

Beoweawe, New. Oct. "A disas-
trous head end collision occurred last
night on the Salt Lake division of
the Southern Pacific at this station.
The first section of the Atlantic Ex-
press from San Francisco collided with
a freight train. One passenger was
killed and twenty injured.
The dead:
Allen Harper, aged 81 years, Poca-
tello, Idaho. a member of the order
Of Railway Conductors and a Knight
Templar
Mr. Harper was sitting in the rear
end of the smoker and was pinned In
the wreck, being horribly mangled.
Death was not instantaneous. but
nearly two hours were consumed ex-
Treating the body. Many remarkable
escapes from death are told by pas
sengers
The trainmen of the freight tried TO
stop the passenger train but the latter
being on curve did not see the
signal until the trains were almost to-
gether
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
PARKS AND BUCHANAN
IN ANOTHER CLASH.
BridgewOrkers Opposed to Organic
ing south,

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2.-Samuel
Parks, the New York walking dele
gate, won a personal victory over
President Frank Buchanan to-day in
the convention of the International As
ISOLATION of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers.
A Buchanan adherent proposed an
amendment to the constitution that no
man holding political Office could be
eligible to representation in the as
ISOLATION 1t was directed at Richard
J. Butler, an assemblyman from New
Nork city. President Buchanan spoke
for the amendment and was followed
by Samuel Parks, who opposed it in
one of the most ardent speeches Of the
convention. The amendment was de-
feated Is to 80.
President Buchanan brought up the
question of orGaniza ton in the South
by suggesting that he believed some
thing should be done in this regard.
He made no recommendation, but
said simply he believed the time had
come to take some kind of action and
he asked for expressions on the sub
ject. Much opposition developed and
the subject was dropped. The cleo
zion of officers was again put off
another day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
BETTER AT LAREDO;
BAD AT NUEV0 LAREDO.

Laredo, Tex. Oct. 2.-In the opinion
of experts yellow fever conditions here
show much Improvement. which it is
probable will be continued. To-day's
official reports show the following fig
ures: New cases. 6; deaths. J.: total
cases to date, 81; deaths, 4.
Word from Monterey says there is
not case of fever there. Official re-
uoIts from Linares say that only
sixty cases remain there and for four
days not a new case has been re-
ported.
Across the river in Nuevo Laredo six
deaths have occurred in the past twen-
ty-four hours. 1t Is not known how
many cases exist, but the number is
large. Advices from Tampico report
two new case and eight in the
lazaretto.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
Backbone of revolution Broken.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 2.-According to
advices received here this afternoon,
the backbone of the revolution in Mace
donia is broken, the Turkish troops are
gaining the upper hand everywhere,
several insurgent chiefs have been kill
ed or wounded, others are abandoning
the struggle and fleeing to the frontier,
the revolutionary bands are sustaining
heavy losses and are seeking refuge in
every important point along the lines
of retreat to the frontier.
Fighting is reported to have taken
place throughout the districts of Raza-
log. Melnik, Demorhissar and Novro-
kop.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
YOAKUM MADE CHAIRMAN.

New York, Oct. "A meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Seaboard
AIR Line was held to-day and later
announcement was made Of the cleo
ton of B. H. YoakLm as chairman. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Yoakum's cleo
ton to this position took place a week
or more ago, but for certain reasons
was not disclosed. 1t is declared upon
excellent authority that Mr.. Yoakum
VIII not become president of the Sea-
board system.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
MORE JEWS SLAIN
IN DARKEST RUSSIA.

Vienna Paper Says 300 Have Been
Killed Near Kishinen.
Vienna, Oct. 2.-The Czerowitz, the
paper which first announced the Kish-
ineff riots, reports that another mas
sacre occurred at the town of Mohilev-
Podolsky, near Kishineff, yesterday, in
which 300 Jews and 100 Christians were
killed. This report is not confirmed
from any quarter.
Mohilev-Podolsky is a town on the
Dneister, with a population of Is, 1923,
comprising many Jews. 1t has an ac-
tive trade with Wallachia and the adj
jacent provinces.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-03
SONS ARRESTED
FOR FATHERS DEATH.

Richmond, Va, Oct. al. A. Scott,
confectioner at Twenty-eighth and
Main streets was shot and killed in
his store tonight.
The tragedy occurred just before
midnight and Scott was found behind
his counter dead. Two sons of the
deceased, both Of whom have been in
the reformatory have been arrested
on suspicion. One Of them had not
slept at home for months until last
night. -,----~~ sl