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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
RAINS HELPED CROPS.
Tint Is the Report That Comes from
Americus.

Americas, Ga, June 2S.-Fine rains
have fallen throughout this section
during the past week. greatly benefiting
corn and cotton.
The cotton crop is unusually small,
and at least three weeks later than at
this date last season. On some farms
the first "chopping' has not yet been
finished though this is the exception,
rather than the rule. On all farms,
however, the plant is small for the
season, and there will be no general
movement of cotton before Sept. Is to
20. Last season Americas received
more than 5000 bales in August, while
by Sept. Is the warehouse receipts
were probably 1000 to 5000 bales.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
GAINESVILLE OFFERS THANKS
To God and to the People Who Aid
ed the City

Gainesville, Ga. June 2S-The peo-
pie of Gainesville met in a special
thanksgiving service at o'clock this
afternoon to formally close up the re-
lief work and to render praise to the
Almighty for His mercies and to thank
everybody who had in any way con-
tributed to the relief of the storm
STRICKEN city.
Mayor Parker read a report, cover
ing in detail the relief work, and the
local ministers made talks expressing
the peoples thanks and their CRATE
fulness to God.
The hospitals were closed this aft
ernoon, and all patients were romevd
to private homes for treatment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
with smnIIpox Aboard.

Norfolk, Va, June 2S-The light
house tender Maple to-day lowed in
from sea the coastwise coal schooner
Henry Sutton, with smallpox among
the crew. The schooner is quarantine
ed at Fishermen's Island, near Cape
Charles
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
------s-o-s-
KILLED BY A NEGRO.

SnIoOnl<eeper Lost His Life While
Playing Peacemaker.
Toledo, o., June 2S-Max Schleif-
stein was shot and instantly killed
in his saloon at 1928 Canton street at
10 o'clock tonight by William Jones,
colored. The latter and Al MILFORD,
the bartender, had quarrel over a
game of poker and Jones pulled a
revolver. Schleifstein jumped between
the men and told Jones not to shoot.
The latter fred, however. and the bull
let entered Schleifstein's mouth and
passed into his brain.
Jones at once ran out Of the saloon
and has not yet been apprehended.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
TWO WERE DROWNED.

Sioux CITY -, june is.--Mike Lee
and Miss Thena WsiGpm werf Drowned
while boatng on the Sioux river thie
afternoon. While rowing Win fwo
c0mpanionf. Nho were saved their
host VA overturned W fbe negns ~
"a ekcpfalop steamer
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
JAPAN Is EXCITED.
People Are Disposed to Resent Ag-
gression in Manchuria.

greSsion in Manchuria.
London, June 2S.-According to the
Toxic correspondent of the Times
the excitement in Japan over the
Manchurian problem is increasing. and
the nation is resolved to support the
government in any measures which
are deemed essential to assert the
rights and safeguard the interests OF
the country. Marquis Ito and Count
Yamagata. who hitherto have advised
a waiting policy, now, it is under
stood, advocate resolute action by the
Japanese government.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
:. \. EinIcr. Gnine.viIIe. Ella.

gainesville. Fla. June 2s.-samuel Y
Finley. who had recently announced
himself as candidate for Congress.
died suddenly at his home last night
and WAS buried to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Millen, Ga. TINE 2S.-Mrs Martha
Jones died suddenly at her home in
Herndon, Ga. yesterday from a stroke
Of paralysis. She leaves several chill
dren. among whom is DR.. II. A.
ZONES of this place
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
FOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs
Great Preparations Are Being Made
ut Denver.

ut Denver.
Denver. Col, June S.-Arrangements
are complete for the meeting in this
city of the Twenty-hrst International
Biennial Convention of the Society of
Christian Endeavor next month. The
sessions will be held in Tent Endeavor,
which will be pitched in convenient
place near the city park and will have
a seating capacity of 10000. Overflow
meetings will be held in several of the
larger churches.
Railroad rates from all parts of the
country will be reduced, and return
tickets will be good until Aug. 81. Spe-
cial rates will be made for excursions
into the mountains.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
WILL TRY TO REACH TERMS.
Effort to Settle Differences VIII BE
Made by Miners.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 2S.-The
miners. through their superintendent,
and firemen throughout the Wyoming
Valley coal fields, will this week make
an effort to clean up the petty dis
putes and grievances which exist, go
as not to burden the Cancellation
board with such matters. The award
of the coal strike commission says
that the coal miners and superintend-
ents should make an attempt to end
the disputes between themselves by
conferences and this will now be done.
Only grievances which cannot be set
tied in this way will be brought to the
attention of the Cancellation board.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
Miss Mary McEntee, a society girl

Miss Mary McEntee, a society girl
of Morristown. n. j., drove out a day
or two ago In quest of a servant A
drunken fellow named Tierney at
tempted to get into her carriage and
Miss McEntee warned him to desist
The man refused to go away, but in
stead tore the sleeve of the girls dress
and wrecked her new hat. This was
too much. Miss McEntee. who is an
athletic young person, promptly hit
him on the head with the butt end or
her whip. Tierney fell like a log and
was in jail before he recovered. Later
he was fined SO for disorderly conduct.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
RoosEvELT,s INTERVENTION
Is watched With Great Interest at
Vienna.

Vienna, June 2S-The action of the
American government concerning the
petition to the Car regarding the
Kishineff massacre is watched with
the closest attention here on account
of its effect on Eastern affairs. The
Neue Freie Presse says:
president Roosevelt's use of Ameri-
can influence with powerful Russia will
rebound to his undying fame. The Rus
sian autocracy cannot remain unmov-
ed by the fact that the President as
an advocate of humanity reminds it
in the face of the whole world of the
duties it owes to humanity and jus
tice"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
LIGHTNING WAS BUSY.
Heavy storms visited Southern Sec
tfOn OF West Virginia.

Huntington. w. Va. June 2s.-Great
damage is reported to-day from the
storm over the southern portion of
West virginia. Wires are down, AMI
il is impossible to get details. num-
Der of buildings were struck by light
ming here, one being the City Hall. The
telephone service was damaged and
the fire alarm system is down.
An inch and a half Of rain fell here
I'm an hour and twenty minutes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

New York, June 2S.-A. H. Smith and
J. P. Bradfle1d have been appointed
general manager and general superin-
tendent, respectively, of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad,
with headquarters in this city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
ouiet at Richmond

p,c,mopd. Va. June ss.-rhe strike
-, tonight is entirely quiet
sitnat' nas been no disturbance ana am,
: hsl' ~ expected. cars 9sye heaa r ',n
n p, I'm lines to-day and to-nig ,di u"'
On ~ a',,itatv protection az usual.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

You may talk as you please"
said the man who thought he was in
society but II is ridiculous to pretend
that the masses are not interested IN
the reports Of the doiugs OF the swell
set" "Of course they're Interested"
replied the plain man; "everybOdy's
interested IN a good Joke."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
DALTON. GEORGIA.

Popular summer resort More people from
Florida and South Georgia spend the summers
In Dalton than any place In North Georgia.
Climate delightful. scenery superb, beautiful
drives. reasonable rates. HOTEL DALTON
Is equipped with electric bells, elevator, local
and distance telephones. hot and cold baths on
virtues. near town, owned by hotel special
rates TO families Address D. L. pettor. Prop.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
DIAZ WILL ATTEND
The Fourth of July Celebration In
the City of Mexico.

City Of Mexico, June 2s.-President
Diaz to-day accepted an invitation to
attend the celebration of the Fourth
of July to be given by the American
colony in this city. A feature of the
day will be special luncheon to be
given to President Diaz, who will also
witness part of the days sports. Pres
ident Dlaz will be the chief orator of
the day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Mr. Charles c. Schey. Jr., arrived
from New York yesterday and will
spend a fortnight at home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Mr.. John Fleming, formerly of Sa
vannah, arrived from Macon yester
day and is spending a few rays II
the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL.
The AathaIWaId, Br0Vard, NC.

In the beautiful Sapphire Country"
New building, new furnishings, electric
lights, water. baths. delightfully."- To-
Gated, good management, frst-class
cuisine. First season; altitude 1850
feet. opens July 10, Particulars adj
dress Manager.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
othsy I@poSisps 'i.'fsrs,

NJ Gamblers bin proposins q Feiot-
nation ~ TIE states iuh Avs VIZ
particular reference f0 fhf feiAln ttN
htsfernnnf 0f property inf t"h.tiei
Promises a. meet Hlfh much favor
af tho hafds ~ che prescott isfnrt.l
Assembly A. has been stated ~
iheHNuTf proposes ths ciratien ~
kiats t. asasaa,llaaaen 49, eenFee ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Mr.. Hammond Eve left last night
for the University of Virginia to pursue
a course in chemistry during the sum-
mer months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Miss Title Elsiuger of New York ar
rived yesterday to spend several
weeks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29
Thc Automobile Diil.

Il is interesting to notice how prog
ress in invention brings out legislation
along new lines and yet not new IN
this case. except as applicable TO the
Invention in questionable automoplle'
The increased number Of these ma
crimes in the state has attracted the at
tention OF legislators. and now tney
1re talking OF limiting their speed Mr.
calvin has a bill before the House
which proposes TO limit the speed or au-
tomobiles in cities and towns TO elght
miles an hour, while on country roaus
he proposes 20 allow them a maximum
rDeed limit OF fifteen miles an hour
lilies and towns themselves leflslS7s
~ this subject, ana generally sue 90
3 controlling speed OF railroad uAils.
-1tomoh,ics and c.acr vehicles. hut
- Is tb@ fret time it has been D.
. Vu- ~ speed limit IN tl'
= untrg. The passage Of such a meas
IRE would undoubtedly be q success
1907 preventive OF speed madness
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Mr.. Frank p. Kehoe arrived home
yesterday from the University of Mary
land, to spend his vacation at home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Miss Josephine Corners arrived from
the North yesterday, and will spend
some time in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-29

Mr.. Garrard Glenn, who has been
visiting his uncle, Col. William Gar
rard, has returned to his home in
Atlanta.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18

creature picked his way through the rugged
moraine avoiding all holes and balancing
himself in a marvellous manner on the sharp
edges of rocks When a steep slope was TO
be descended he would draw his four feet
rigidly under him and coast to the bottom
He stopped short when he chose, and neith-
er blows nor coaxing had the slightest ef-
feet hut after a time he would grunt cheer
fully and proceed on the interrupted jour-
new A snowstorm overlook the party later
i'm the day and, though the explorer feared
that his steed might balk again, he showed
excellent sense by making as rapidly for
the camp as his legs could carry him.
HE flung himself down declivities. Owed
like an otter through the snow said DR..
Hedin; but alas. sitting in the saddle was
like riding a high sea in rocking. pitch
ing skiff Often l was obliged to fling my
self backward till my back touched the
back of the yak and / had to adjust my
balance to all his unexpected movements.
One day he witnessed an amusing race
between walks and camels in a camp at the
Pamir mountains The long-haired camels
with their rocking humps burst at once
into wild gallop. and deafened the by
ISLANDERS with their screams as they dashed
along regardless of the course laid down
for them The yaks were. as usual, both
self-Dossessed and obstinate. Two of them
declined to bulge an inch; another walked
quite a way from the course: some made
an attempt to move sidewise: while one
phiIosophic pair slowly and solemnly
stalked around the course and came in as
prize winners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18
VAGARIES Of THE YAK.
He Has a Habit of Going Just Where
He Wants To.

Our Animal Friends.
THE yak goes much his own way. no
matter how strongly his rider may twitch
the cord drawn through the cartilage of
his nose. IT is his wont to march doggedly
on with his muZZle close TO fhe ground.
breathing so hard that you can almost
imagine your ears buzzing with the
sharp drone Of a steam saw some distance
away tearing its way through timber"
So writes the great Swedish explorer. DE
Sven Hedin. who has Travelled over great
part of the Asiatic continent on yakback
and therefore, knows whereof he speaks
The yak is a heavily-bult animal, OK
like In shape and covered with long black
unknown land of Thibet, and i'm its wild
state is hunted for the sake of its hair for
its skin. which is made into leather of
fine quality, for its sharply pointed horns.
which are held in high esteem as orna-
ments. and for its somewhat strong tasting
flesh. which is favorite food among the
Thibetans. The yak is. however, much more
valuable after il has been domesticated for
the females give rich yellow milk, while
the males are superior 10 horses or camels
for mountain travel and are. apparently, in
different to the weight of their loads The
secret of the yaks superiority lies chiefly
I'm his powerful hoof and in the ease with
which he can perform his work when high
attitudes have been reached.
One day. while Dr. Hedin was exploring
a glacier. the good and bad points of his yak
steed were brought plainly out. The heavy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18
RAILWAY TICKETS.
Forgery quite Common Nowadays,
hut Not So Regarded.
Kansas City Journal.


There are fifty railroad tickets forged
nowadays where there was one ten years
ago." This statement was made few
the course of a conversation on the differ
ent methods OF cheating the railroad COM
panies. AT the same time the railroad man
expressed his sentiments In regard TO the
man who will deliberately attempt to best
the railroad and think he is accomplishing
something clever in the way of business.
These men," he said, would want to
fight IL any one should ask them to enter
into a deal for forging another mans name
to a check, but there is hesitancy in
signing anotherS name on pass rail-
road ticket just for the purpose of riding a
few miles. This is forgery. the same
don't look upon IL that way, perhaps be-
cause the offenders are not prosecuted as
in the case with the bank. If this were
done there would be less riding on passes
belonging to other people" But the gen.
eral public rides on another mans pass
and thinks nothing of the terrible crime as
seen by the railroad official.
Forging tickets has become science. and
all the tricks known for removing ink
marks and changing figures are employed
by the crooked broker. Recently in Chi
cago there was discovered an entire build
ing devoted to counterfeiting and changing
rubber stamps. duplicates OF those used by
a road, have been found.
One OF the most common frauds Is 10
change the destination of ticket. Say a
purchaser secured a ticket from here TO
small town on the Santa Fe about twenty
miles out. and before being used the card
would fall into the hands OF a broker who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18

washington HOSt.
You hear a great deal of the sacrifices
a woman will make for the sake of her
vanity" said a Pennsylvania congressman
at dinner the other evening. She'll give
up every comfort and even life itself I'm
the effort TO look we'll You don't often
hear of man doing that. but that's sim
ply because the men do the telling Of
things L know man who sacrificed his
whole political career TO the silliest sort
OF vanity. He is man who hates 10 grow
old. He uses all sorts of articles to hold
off old age, and all these things are like
throwing sponges into the surf TO soak up
the sea.
He has kept his hair remarkably WELL
considering his age but the color OF it
either wasn't fast 10 begin with or was
so fast that IL got quite away from the
hair. He couldn't bear to be gray so he
dyed his hair with some chemical stain,
and then he went down to Atlantic City
TO frolic- One day he was the life of a
bathing party, and when he rose, like
Aphrodite didn't have-a chemical combi-
nation on his head which turned his hair
q, vivid green. Now. IL was at a time when
the party in his district fairly crying
aloud for a new leader. There were political
shoes ready for him TO step into and step
ping stones to use them on. once he got into
them.
He was urged to speak here, TO ap-
pear there. TO debate somewhere else but
he didn't. He gave IL out that his health
wouldn't allow him 10 take part in politics
He wrote that he was bedridden, and all
the while he was hidden in his sisters
house, trying to get his hair back 10 a
color that would attact something beside
the Irish vote. He bought dyes by the
bucketful. but none OF them would take.
He would not hear of donning a wig. for
he had always been close-cropped and he
knew wig would suggest that he had
something TO hide. which isn't desirable
thing in candidate. He stayed indoors till
his hair grew out. He lost his chance of a
career and when he walked abroad again
he declared that his illness had left him
with prematurely gray hair. He lost faith
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18

resorted to such means. BY an acid process
the name of the station would be removed
and in its place name of station several
hundred miles further added. The best
way of discovering this is to rub the finger
over the surface of the paper. If il is the
least bit rough the chances are the ticket
has been tempered with.
Another method is TO extend the limit
by plugging up the punch holes in the
margin. This is done by hammering in
wood pulp and is discovered by running
the finger nail along the surface. If there
is plug the sharp edge of the nail will
lift it. James Follins. an old Union Pacific
conductor, was considered the most vigilant
man in detecting fraud in a ticket of any
of the conductors who ran out of Kansas
City.
The railroads have been doing everything
possible to prevent fraud. but the forgers
and counterfeiters seem to be working just
as fast 10 invent new means. One of the
great troubles OF the present time is with
counterfeiters- Men will duplicate set of
tickets on some road and circulate them
widely about the country, usually selling
many before the fraud is detected.
About the first fraudulent ticket ever
printed here was in 1875 when a UniOn-ave-
nue. broker had some printed reading to St.
Louis and return. These single tickets
and were never collected until the return
trip. The broker would sell one TO a trav-
eler with instructions for the man to mail
the ticket back TO the broker upon the ar
rival in st. Louis and in this way the tickets
never fell into the hands of the road and
covery came about in this way: A local
man going to ST. Louis had bought one of
these tickets, with the understanding that
1T was to be returned. He made the trip,
but as he alighted from the train a tele-
gram was handed him calling him back to
Kansas City Immediately. The ticket had
not yet been mailed back. so he decided that
instead of buying a return ticket he would
use the one he had, never dreaming. of
course, that ii was counterfeit. He did so,
the ticket was collected and the fraud dis
covered.
During the past year there have been a
large number Of fraudulent tickets put on
the market in Kansas City. but through
the vigilance and watchfulness of George
Foote the secretary of the local transporta-
ton bureau. there has not been much traffic
In the fake tickets. Several months ago
some Denver & Rio Grande skeleton tickets
were put on the market here. and also in
st. Louis and Memphis. There seemed to
be gang working in the different centers
distributing these tickets, but the hunt be-
came so hot that the distribution stopped
suddenly. Some of the tickets were ac-
cepted and some were refused.
AT the same time fraudulent Glover Leaf
tickets appeared. These were less likely
to pass, as the general passenger agent S
name was misspelled. Special agents are
kept constantly running these men to earth,
and few days ago in Chicago several bro
kerS were convicted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18
CLEVER SMUGGLERS.
Not an Uncommon Thing for Them to
Beat the Customs Officers.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post
The former customs inspector was talk
ing of jewel smugglers.
You hear a lot about the cleverness of
the treasury agents in running these fell
lows down. but their cleverness isn't d
marker to that of the folks who make a
business of bringing things in. Cases of
detection are few and far between; just
think of the thousands of cases which are
never detected Indeed, you are up against
II when you deal with those people
They're just as clever as you are, a whole
lot cleVerer some OF en-.
Il remember one case which beat us bad
ly, although we had our eyes wide open and
thought We knew all about il. Word came
from Paris that man we'd been suspicious
of for long time was coming over with a
handful of cut diamonds. We were told
ii would be useless TO search his clothing
or his luggage for them, because he would
have them under porous plaster on his
back.
$50 we laid low and waited for the mans
arrival. He came smiling as a basket
OF chips, and We nailed him. He declared
ne knew nothing about jewels: said he
hadn't one in his baggage; We could search
ii II We pleased. But We didn't please;
We took him into a stateroom and told him
to undress. Then he began to get ner-
vous- He said he had rheumatism in his
back, and the stripping would be the death
of him. Finally We came to the porous
plaster. There IL was, and there were lit
tie bumps all over its surface We knew
We had him. and he, apparently. knew IT,.
too. When We suggested removing the
plaster. he almost wept perhaps he had
once tried to take one of them of.
Eventually We compromised by puncturing
the little bumps on the plaster and taking
from each fine. sparkling diamond. The
man was fairly beside himself, because the
value of the gems must have been nearly
$4,000. We had clear case. and We
marched the man off triumphantly.
Next day we learned that every one of
the gems was bit of cut glass-the man
had brought in a fortune in gems In his
valise which We had never opened We