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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24
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8 Enterprise ST., Adams. Mass.
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TON, Rondout, n. Y.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24
A Commencement Gown.

A handsome commencement gown,
says the New York Evening Post, is
made of white dotted muslin. The
skirt has a tucked front gore, and a
very wide graduated circular fiounce,
the hem finished with group of three
tucks. All of the tucks are hand run.
Heading the fiounce is an inch-wide
band of Mexican drawn work. The
waist is tucked all around, and opens
invisible at the left side. There is
bolero of Mexican drawnWork with
lace inserts, and elbow sleeves of, the
same, ending in a flaring ruffie OF the
muslin. The neck is finished in sim
pie frill of lace and a sash of louisine
ribbon is fastened a litnesto the left
of the front with a rosette. 9al>.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24
WHY SHE ENJOYED 1T.

If Rochefoucauld, the old French
cynic, who has been accused of delving
deep into the most despicable foibles
of poor human nature, could have over
heard a conversation between two
sweet things in a cable car, says the
New York Press, he would have had a
delicious rarebit to tickle the cookies
of his dear old heart.
II was just reading all the details of
that divorce suit remarked the one in
gray" and l enjoyed it so much"
You didn't enjoy it half as much as
1 did" replied the symphony in blue,
because all the persons mixed up in
it were my. dearest friends"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24
AN OLD FASHIONED GARDEN.

II wish you would tell me-" said
young matron and flower lover to an
experienced New York Tribune. friend,
Just what people mean when they
talk of the old-fashfoned garden and
flowers of long ago. have the fancy
to turn one end of my little place into
regular grandmother's garden, but
when l get floral catalogue, and con-
slider what 1 must plant, 1 feel COM
pletely puzzled"
Il have nearly forgotten myself" an
swered her friend, having given my
attention entirely to more modern ideas
Italian terraces, English parterres,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24

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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24

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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-24

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
QUESTION OF RATES
LUMBERMEN COMPLAIN TO COM
 MERGE COMMISSION.
Prominent NH Operators and Attor- neys Attend Hearing in St. Louis Their Grievance is One of
 Complication.

St Louis, June 22.-About fifty promi- nent mill operators and nearly as many attorneys were present today before form CT Governor Joseph w. Fifer of Illinois and Judge c. A. Prouty of Vermont members of the Interstate Commerce Commission who began hearing in the United States Court of Appeals Of the complaint of the Central Yellow Pine Lumber Association against the Missouri Pacif1c, the Iron Mountain, the Cotton Belt. the St. Louis and San Francisco and the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pa. cihc railroads. General T. l.. Miller or New Orleans and Attorney Green or Jackson, Miss. represented the Iron Mountain; s. H. West. the Cotton Belt: IT Fl Hardy. the Shreveport and Pacific, and l. W Moore the Kansas City South ern The freight agents of the Interested lines were also in attendance as were rep resentativs of the Mobile and Ohio Rail road.
 The complaints were presented to the Commission several months ago by about fifteen members of the Central Yellow Pine Association who are doing business at points east of the Mississippi river but who assert that they are discriminated against in the matter of rates oy the roads west of the river
 The logging railroads. or tap mes reaching from the trunk lines into the forest are a leading factor in the com pIaints. In most cases these railroads are owned by the lumber firms, which make the shipments but the companies against whom complaints are made are said to divide the freight rates with the tap lines while the railroads east of the Mississip- nj do not give this advantage. It is said therefore that he real fight is directed against the Illinois Central Railroad to se- cure the same concessions that are grant cd to the shippers by Western lines. An other question presented by the complain ants is whether a division of the rates should be made with the tap lines when the mill is situated at the junction of the fan line with the main lines and only inc logs are hauled by the tap lines. Some of these logging roads carry the mail. ex- nress and passenger business and perform inc usual service of a common carrier.
 The case Is a complicated affair, en- bracinR A variety of local conditions. Sev- araI witnesses were heard during the day. H. E. Farrell, freight traffic manager of the Cotton Belt Railway, In his testimony, admitted that the company made di- vision of rates with the logging road, as- sertlnR that the company had a right to do ao. aud that the logging roads were entitled co the division which amounted on an average to about cents on 100 pounds of freight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
MAY OPPOSE MIR. HANNA
LODGE AND FoRAKER MAY CON.
 DUCT CAMPAIGN.
Hanna of the Opinion That Judge
 Taft is the Man for the Tail of the Roosevelt Kite.

Washington, June 22-(Special.) Instead of Hanna and Perry Heath next year. it is now said 1t will be Lodge and Foraker who will conduct the campaign of Roose- welt
 Just now there is considerable discus sion among Republicans in Washington over whom to settle upon for the second place on the ticket The mention of the name of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow is laughed at by the anti Hanna people; who say that the slate was long ago made up and will not be changed unless there Is a popular up- heaval. The Buckeye prophet claims the man to be a candidate for Vice President is Judge Taft. They point to his charac- ter and record of absence for five years from the country as all to his advantage, with the enhancement also of the favor of Senator Lodge. who Is Roosevelt's most respected advisor In this idea the Bay State leader has the hearty sympathy of Senator Foraker.
 Foraker is to take care of the Middle West in the grand national vote herding and delegate fixing.
 But with all this talk of some one else than Hanna bearing the Republican cam paign management no word has yet come from the man who Is thus threatened with elimination. There has never been a campaign committee chairman who com manded the confidence among the politi- clans of his party that Hanna has en- Joyed. He got out of the way for the Roosevelt procession In his own State but now may show his power and Vindi- cate his sincerity as it were by hanging on to the committee chairmanship. He undoubtedly has the majority of the com mittee with him In any step he may take. It would not be unlike Mir. Roosevelt to step in, bust the campaign manage ment broncho with his own spurs as he did in the Ohio endorsement issue. Yet President Roosevelt has said nothing on that point He will speak quickly enough when the issue comes.
 There has been some talk of Taft for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, but Democratic friends of Justice Fuller say that he has no definite notion of retiring at any time soon.
 Another interesting bit of gossip is that Judge Taft, especially in his generous and emphatic cooperation In the enthusiastic reception of Vice Governor Wright upon his return to the Philippines. is doing all he can to make the way smooth and pleasant for General Wright to take the head of the government of the islands in the event there Is urgent call for the Governors relinquishment of the post for something nearer home.
 R. II. Watkins
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
LoUD's NAME USED.
The Ex-Congressman's Activity in
 Behalf of His Constituents.

4AS 9A-SOAk kACL1V1IY III
 Behalf of His Constituents.
 Washington, June 22.-The Post tomor- row will say that among the matters which Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bristow is investigating Is the pur- chase from California company the Postal Device and Improvement Company of some 17.000 devices for indicating the hours of collection of mail. The invention is that of the postmaster at San Fran cisco, 1t is said
 It is also said that 1000 of these devices originally were ordered at a cost of S4 or more each, or profit of 100 per cent on cost, and the allegation is made that further order for 10000 was placed not withstanding the original 1000 devices were not used but were reposIng in a storehouse. The company controlling the device was largely made up of California postal employees and The. Post will say that 1t Is informed that former Repre- sentative Loud of California, formerly Chairman of the House Postofice Com mittee. took an active part in their behalf and wrote several letters urging the de- vice in the department and in one of them said it would be an accommodation to htm if the matter were attended to.
 After the company had difficulty in se- curing its money for the device, Mir. Loud. The Post will say. appeared at the Department in It's behalf. but specifically disclatmed any interest In the company other than 1t was composed of his con- atituents. He took the ground that what ever the necessity or lack of necessity for the device constituents of his had secured the contract and furnished the articles called for. Therefore. he believed they should be paid, as the government had stipulated to pay them.
 During his recent visit to Washington, MT Loud. on certain of his visits to the Department, took up some of theAe un- paid bills making 1t plain, however. that he appeared only In behalf of constituents and not as one financially interested in the company.
 Complaint has been made, it is said. that. at the instance of MT. Loud. the rolls at the Presidio had been padded with postal employees, but at the Postoffice De- partment they were without any knowl- edge of such thing one way or the oth- er| An effort was made to get a state ment from MT. Machen on the subject but he declined to either confirm or deny ba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
McCOYS ON WARPATH
HAVE A BATTLE WITH KEY
 STONE, W. VA, POLICE.
Feudists Suffer Reverse, One of Their Number Being Killed, Another Fatally Wounded and Others
 Receiving Injuries.

Roanoke. Va, June 22.-A party of mountaineers, led by Floyd Mccoy. a member of the McCoy-H Hatfield feudists went to the mining town of Keystone McDowell County, West Virginia, last night. took the law into their own hands. and insulted many people.
 The abuse was resented by John Rey- holds. an employe of a brewery. Mo Coy's crowd crossed the railroad and opened fire on Reynolds. A large crowd gathered and the entire police force went in pursuit. Mccoy retreated 4oo yards. took his stand and opened fire on the of- ncers. and a pitched battle ragged in the darkness.
 One of McCoy's men was killed and an- other fatally wounded. othetA oeing also injured. The police escaped injury.
 The Mccoy crowd escaped to the moun- tains. taking their dead and wounded with them. The names are unknown. Great excitement prevails. The McCoys have not been on the warpath for several years. The Hatields live in an adjoin. ing county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
ACTION BY
 GRAND JURY Indictments fc> Postal
 Fragf.
 -S BILL AGAIN,P MRS. LoRENz  System I'd by Machen and
 .le Gr0ffs. Ex-Congressman Loud Mixed Up in Scandal Connected With the Pur- chase of Some Patent
 Postal Devices.

Washington, June 22-The grand jury
 which has been investigating postal af- fairs today returned indictments against August W. Machen. Diller B. Groff, Sam
 uel A. Groff, George E. Lorenz and Mar tha J. Lorenz, the two latter being resi- dents of Toledo. O. As previously stated in these dispatches the specific charge is conspiracy to defraud the government. The indictment is based on section 544t of the Revised Statutes, which provides a penalty of $10,000, or two years impris-
 onment or both, in the discretion of the court
 There are twelve counts to the indict-
 ment, eleven of which are substantially the same as those found previously against Machen and the Groffs. The first count of the present indictment which re- lates to the conspiracy charge sets forth that on June 29, 1900, in the District of Columbia, Lorenz, Machen and Groff brothers "conspired, combined, confeder- ated and agreed to defraud the United States government of its moneys" by the following arrangement:
 The System Used.
 Machen should advise and recommend to the First Assistant Postmaster Gener- ali the purchase from the Groff brothers of a large number of the Groff fasteners for mail boxes at $1.25 each and should pro- cure payment thereof upon which the Groff boxes should sustain 60 per cent of the payment or 75 cents for each fastener and the Croft brothers should then pay MT. and Mrs. Lorenz. either or both, the remaining 40 per cent. which was to be
 Converted, appropriated and applied to the use" of MT. and Mrs. Lorenz and Ma chen.
 The indictment says this agreement was carried out by Machen on June 30. recom- mending the purchase of six thousand of the fasteners at the price mentioned: that
 the Groff profits of the same date pre- sented bill for the $500 fasteners at the price mentioned; that on September B of the same year Machen recommended to
 the First Assistant Postmaster General the payment of that bill and that the Groff brothers. having thereafter and on September 22, of that year received from ,, the United States $7,50O in payment of the bill
 "Diller B. Groff, on October 20, same year, paid 8. 900 to George E. and Martha J. Lorenz. The testimony on which the indictment was found was given by Postoffice InspectorWalter s. Myer; Paul
 E. Williams and John F. Farrell and The odore W. Warner and William R. Lewis. the two latter being bank men,"
 Assistant District Attorney Taggart an nounced that the investigation into postal affairs by the grand jury will con tinue. but that the indictment presented
 today completes the work of his office so
 far as the grand jury has acted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23

give similar information as to the names. titles and compensations of clerks.
 Postmaster General Payne said this af- ternoon that no charges whatever have been filed against the offices of the sec- ond and third Assistant Postmaster Gen eral and that therefore a sweeping inves- tigation of those ofices was not contem- plated.
 This statement excepts charges brought by certain employees of the mail bag re- pair shop against the administration of the shop, the reply to which by Second Assistant Postmaster Shallenberger has been in the hands of Postmaster Gen eral Payne for weeks. This report. it is said. does not bear out the charges.
 strong plea for James Metcalf, who recently was dismissed from the Post office Department. where for years he had been Chief of the Money Order Bureau, was made today to President Roosevelt by Director of the Mint Roberts, who has known Mir. Metcaif for long time. Mir. Metcalf was dismissed for alleged interference in behalf of a certain bidder for the printing of money order blanks for the Department. President Roosevelt was urged to obtain for Mir. Metcalf a reopening of the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
MOTION FOR TRANSFERRAL Tillman Asks Change OI
 Venue.
 - MANY AFFDAvITS READ Prominent People Seem on Side of Prosecution. Preachers and Business Men of opiu- ion That Fair and Impartial Trial is Possible in
 Columbia.
MANY AFFDAvITs READ

Columbia, s. C., June 22-The Circuit Court. Judge D. A. Townsend presidins. today took up the case of James H. TiI1- man, charged with murder. and motion for a change of venue was heard. January IS last Tillman. then Lieuten. ant Governor. shot and killed N. c. Con- wales. editor of The State, who had re- peatedly denounced Tillman when Till- man was candidate for Governor last year.
 The defense today produced about three hundred affidavits to show that a fair trial could not be had in this county. be- cause of prejudice against the defendant The principal affidavits were made by de- fendant's counsel and friends, who assert ed that the Columbia newspapers and preachers had melted feeling against TiiI- man by their references to the case.
 The prosecution presented about four hundred affidavits in reply. Practically all the ministers of Columbia asserted that they have made no reference to the case from their pulpits, newspaper men in- cluding W. B. and A. E. Gonzales. re- spectively editor and publisher of The State, who stated in affidavits that the Columbia papers had conspicuously and carefully refrained from inflammatory de- nunciations of the defendant
 Character of AfflantA
 These assertions were backed by state ments from bank presidents, lawyers. physicians, college professors, merchants and men in all lines of business, inciud- ing many citizens of the county outside of Columbia.
 The reading of these was not concluded when court adjourned until tomorrow morning. The argument will doubtless consume all of the day.
 Counsel on each side today contested every point, and several eloquent speeches were made. The prosecution is conducted by Solicitor J. William Thurmond, assist ed by c. Duncan Bellinger. former Alter ney General, Andrew Crawford and Wil- liam Elliott. Jr. The defense Is represeat- ed by George w. Croft of Aiken. the pris- oner's law partner; ex-Judge o. W. Bu- chanan. the prisoners brother-in-law; P M. Nelson of Columbia, formerly SoIici- tor; George Johnstone. ex-member of Congress. and George R. Rembert of Co lumbia.
 Tillman's mother, wife and child were iE court part of the time as was his uncle, Senator B. R. Tillman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
penounce Levee svstem.

of land owners from the western eoun- ties of Tennessee and Kentucky was held in this city today at which ringing reso- lutions were adopted against the present levee system on the Mississippi river at which a committee of five were named to go before the Mississippi River Commits and enter protest against the levee sys- tenn in toto. The farmers, who claim to represent more than 100000 acres of land in Kentucky and Tennessee claim that they have suffered great damage from the overfiows of recent years because of the building of levees on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
EVEN LEAVES LEXINGTON.
Believes That His Life is in Constant
 Danger.

Lexington. Ky. June 22.-Capt. B. J. Ewen. the leading witness in the trial of Jett and White, murderers of J. B. Mar cum, at Jackson. left here this afternoon for secret destination
 The action was taken on the advice of friends after Captain Even had been in- formed by man who came from Jackson today of the existence of a plot to Sas- sassinate him. All sorts of rumors are in circulation concerning efforts to interfere with the course of justice in the Marcum case,
 Captain Ewen not only felt that he was in danger constantly but that his pres ence here might endanger his friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
PETER PLANNED MURDERS.
New King of servia's Agents Carried
 Out the Plot.

Vienna. June 22.-The Allgemeine Cor respondenz learns that the new King of Servia was not only fully informed of the military conspiracy at Belgrade. but 1t was actually carried out by his agents. The officers broke into the Konak with the fixed determination of killing the royal pair. The question os dema nding ths abdlcation of King Alexander was not mentioned. On the cont-acy, the fate King. perceivinR his peril spontaneously offered to renounce the crown. the off, cers ignored this and ,roce sded to the murder
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
REPORT OF VAN corr.
Said That it Makes No Mention of
 Irregularities.

Washington, June 22.-Tho Postoffice Department will make public in the near future a general statement summarizing the conditions in the offices of cashier. finance clerk etc, at the various posto- offices. The postmasters at all firstclass nostoffices in the country, numbering about 20, have been directed to make re- ports on the subject. The report of Post master Van Cott of New York has been received. but will not be made public un- til the rest are in.
 MT. Van Cott's report gives a list of the clerks in the office with their duties, designations and compensation. It Is stated that the report shows no evidence of irregularities. Many of the reports from other cities are arreadY in. They
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
DEPUTIES PAY INCREASED.
Revenue Collectors in Alabama tl
 Get More Money,


 Washington. June 22.-(5pecial)-The Commissioner of Internal -Revenue in the adjustment of allowances for salaries and expenses of col- lectors and deputy collectors in Ala bama for the fiscal year 1904 allows a to- tai for the district of $25.74s. Collector Thompson asked and obtained allowances increasing the pay of three deputies s10o each. as follows: General Deputy J. H. Surber. $160O to $1.7OO; z, T. Booth. $1,o00 to $1. 100; W. W. Battle S9O0 to $1.000
 A short while ago Commissioner Yerkea sent a circular letter to each of the sixty five internal revenue districts of the Unit ed States with information of the opera. ton of the war tax repeal account and asking that retrenchment be made every way possible. Out of the sixty-five dis- tricts only three recommended reductions in their respective cases. The others either asked for increases or wanted to stand pat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
THE SALUDA SLIDE.
Southern Will Soon Have Its Track
 Clear

Ashevllle N. C., June 22.-OfnciaIs of the Southern Railway are here today. Shaving just come in from the Saluda Mountain landslide on their track near Melrose between here and Spartanburg, s Ca They have a great force of hands i5r work clearing away the earth and debris
 Passenger Traffic Manager Turk says the work is progressing very satisfactori- ly and Is being pushed with all possible dispatch
 General Passenger Agent Hardwick thinks that at the present rate through trains should pass the slide by Thursday next. The total track obstruction was to- day reduced to 100 feet, he says, and the transfer of passengers can now be made by walk of something like 100 yards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
JUDGE IS OPPOSED.
President Roosevelt Removes Daniel
 H. McMillan.

washington, June 22-President Roose- veIt after a conference with Attorney General Knox, signed an order removing Judge Daniel H. McMillan. of the Su- nreme Court of New Mexico, on charges of general immortality.
 Judge McMilan originally was appoint ed to the position from Bufralo. N. Y.
 Judge Clement c. smith or Hastings Mich. has been appointed to succeed him.