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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11
CONVENTION TO SEEK
REDEMPTION OF LANDS.

New Orleans Oct Handicapped in
terest is being taken in the coming con-
vention on Oct q of the Interstate Mis-
sissippi River Improvement and Levee
Association, and information now in the
hands of the Committee of Arrange
ments indicates that several hundred
men prominent in state and national
affairs will attend. The object of the
convention will be-the furthering of the
plan for the national control of all Mis-
sissippi river levees, which would mean
the reclamation within a few years of
some 10000 900 acres of overflow" lands
in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana
and Mississippi. Once leVeed, this land
would prove the most fertile in all the
world for the growing of cotton, and
would also produce large crops of sugar
cane. Alone, it could be made to pro-
duce more cotton than the world to-
day consumes, These 100000 of acres
of overflow" lands are to-day practi-
cally worthless, hundreds of thousands
of acres now being impenetrable
sWamps. Thus, producing nothing, they
are not available for levee taxation,
and the states in which they are To-
Gated are without available revenues
for the completion of this great work.
Then the element of conflicting inter
ests involved in separate state and dis
trict levee boards, some with ample and
others with Inadequate revenues, is
constant source of trouble, for the
breaking OF a weak levee always de-
vastates large tracts behind strong
levees. Under federal control, all levees
would be of uniform grade and
strength and it is matter of official
record that no Mississippi levee under
the control of the national government
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has ever given way except when in
iured nv a break in some state or pri-
vate leVee line.
THESE matters will be discussed at
length by the delegates to the New Or
leans convention.
II will also be pointed out that the
20 600 square miles of overflow lands
which would be reclaimed were the
federal government to assume charge Oh
and complete the Mississippi river leVee
system is an area greater in extent
and would be more productive, asrl-
cu1turally, than the combined area Oh
Wassachnsetts. Rhode Island, New Jer-
sew and Maryland. That IL TINS area
r',Hicb ia as rich as the valley or the
Nile. and richer than any other portloli
~ this continent, We're proushl niI0
cultivation and settled hundreds ol M
I;o,,s of dollars worth of clothing, toois'
xon5 aud the thousand and one utlll-
4ios IF life would be required; thal Tue
wealth of this country would De Idrse-
", a,Igmented: that twenty-nine states
~ tarritories which drain into the
SIiesiesinni are directly interested III Sc
curing all the year Navigation wIll ..5
comnlete levee system woulo pIoVlue e,,
that the states of LOUISIANA Aln arr ~
ma una Htississinni do not drain into the
s aIie during flood times, and that
~ a. tba Good waters of other stdtes
1t '.n - must be controlled; that the
Weston m,le involved is clearly a national
o1e and is in no sense a sectolal one
The standard of grade or leVees
adonted by the United States govern
auo lt &c one-third greater in cubic con,
t tilTil than the standard OF the several
states states The government levees 90 COMO, not
break. With the partlai. , encr p,,noher of
OIL g yes has has decreased from 2S2, in
dooz' destroyed has decreased from $40
fo 2.5 in the same time. o., mn mn.
Hollands dyke system cost sol 1gOIio,,d
1 n'rofiting some s12,CoO.OOoGoo o,o,,, %
Government levees woulu l,ai ,,aIIey
600 900 acres in the MISSISSIPPI ''i''
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lionaire marine" but a year later he
returned to this country and obtained
his discharge because of weakness in
his eyes.
Dwyer first attracted attention in
Chicago in 1886, while a member of the
Board of Trade. by buying one million
bushels of wheat for future delivery
without depositing margins.
While representing western mining
interests in New York, in 1894, he
met the Duchess de Castelluccia, who
was formerly Miss Jamie Atomigo, OF
Brooklyn. They were married at Rock
Ledge, Fla, the following year. Dying
soon afterward, the Duchess, who was
seventy-three years old, while Dwyer
was less than forty, left him of her
fortune of $7,000,0OO only $40 and the
title to six small islands off the coast
of Maine, which he sold for $150,00O.
Failing in speculation, Dwyer filed
a petition in bankruptcy here in 1899,
, but within year organized a coms
pany with capital of 81, 500 900 to de-
velop silver mines in locates, Mexico.
Dwyer has carried on his specula-
ton mining and railroad operations in
all parts of the world, and his sched-
ules show that his debts, from which
ne is now relieved, were contracted i'll
vienna; Zacatecas, Mexico; Boston,
New Orleans, Chicago and Portland,
Ore. The largest creditors are the
estate of Granville S. Ingraham, OF
Chicago. $4,000; A. p. Hine, of Con.
necticut, $4,000; Judge William H.
Davis, of London, England, $S5, 900, and
Arthur H. Totnam, of Maine, $40, 900.
While he has been awaiting his dis
charge, Dwyer has been living at No.
tT3 Manhattan avenue, and on ths
farm where he was born, at Torring-
ton, Conn.
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MILLEDGEvILLE SOCIETY.

Milledgeville, Ga, Oct. 1O.-Miss Mar
garet underwood has returned from a
visit to Rhea Springs, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. D. Howard have
announced the engagement of their sis
ter, Hiss Francis Aehella~, BaRks le
to Mr.. Mimms S. Ware of Marshall
vile. The marriage will take place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Howard on
Nov. 4.
Col. Carl Vinson visited Atlanta dur
ing the week.
Miss Anne Whitfield will leave in a
few days for Little Rock, Ark. where
she will be the bridesmaid at the mar
riage Of her brother Lieut.. Robert
Whitfield. ID
Prof. w. E. Reynolds was in Augusta
during the week, in attendance upon
the Augusta Presbytery.
The Baldwin Blues have decided to
attend the state drill at the Macon
fair.
On last "Wednesday, Miss Coroline
Foster was married to Mr.. Amos Hor-
ton of Pleasant Ridge, Ala. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. NJ. l..
Underwood at the home of the brides
parents, in this city.
The bride is the daughter of Capt. K.
r. Foster, who, until Oct. l, had been
for several years the popular super
intendent of the State Prison Farm.
Mr.. Andrew Manson has returned
home, after spending the past three
months in ST. Andrews, Scotland.
Miss Alice Worrell of Cuthbert is
here, spending the winter with her sis
ter, Mrs. r.. D. Fox.
Mr. r. p. Paul is back from his
Northern trip.
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QUITMAN SOCIETY

Quitman, Ga, Oct. 10.-Mrs. r. C.
Mccall and her daughter have gone
to Marshallville to make their home
with her daughter, Mrs. K. w. Cav
thon.
Miss May Mabbett has returned from
a visit to relatives in Kingston.
Mrs. G. d. Borough and children
visited Valdosta last week.
Miss Lila Thompson is at home after
a visit of some weeks in Savannah,
where she was the recipient of many
attentions.
Mrs. Russell Davis entertained the
Matron's Club Friday afternoon.
The marriage of Mr.. w. M. Lever
cite of Quitman and Miss May San
ders of Moseley Hall, Fla, is ANNOUNCE
ed, to take place on the 21st inst.
Mrs. H. G. Griswold and children
have returned after visit of some
weeks to her father, Judge Freeman,
of Macon.
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DUBLIN SOCIETY

Dublin, Ga, Oct. 1O.-More than 500
invitations have been issued to the
double wedding of Miss Annie Smith
to Mr.. B.. B. Fordham and Miss Alice
Smith to Mr.. T. O. DuPree, which will
take place at the Methodist Church
in this city on the evening of Oct. 81.
On account of the prominence of the
contracting parties more than ordi-
nary interest is conferred in the mar
riages. The brides-to-be are very
pretty and attractive young ladies and
have many friends in the city and
county.
Each of the young men are natives
of this county and are well known in
banking circles. Mr. Fordham has for
several years beeen bookkeeper at the
Dublin Banking Company, while Mr..
DuPree is assistant cashier of the
First National Bank.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. M. A. Jenkers of the Dublin Bap-
tist Church. The attendants will be
Misses Hattie Daffin, Leila Carter,
Adeline Baum, Marble Todd Ella Nc
Vey of Cochran, and Octavia DuPree
OF frwinton, and Msssrs. j. e. Burch,
John Smith, T. r. Ramsay, u. T.
Houser, Jack Raines, and Lavada Will
liams of Macon.
Thursday afternoon last Mrs. Atys
P. Hilton, at her lovely home on
Academy street. entertained The Cos
sips" Dublins latest woman's club.
All of the members of the club and
Several invited guests were present to
partake of the hospitality of Mrs.
Hilton. Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostess, and all united
in saying that the meeting was the
most delightful yet held by the club.
The club meets every Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of one of the MEM
bers.
AZ a meeting Of Smith Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy. Thurs
day afternoon the following delegates
were elected to represent the camp at
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BRUNSWICK SOCIETY


Brunswick, Ca, Oct. 10.-Mr. ana
Mrs, Simon Marks have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Mynne'
10 Mr.. Berthold A. Loveman of Besse-
HeF Ala, the wedding to take place
early next year. Miss Marks is one
Oh Brunswick's most popular young
women, and has a large circle OF
friends who will be interested in the
announcement Of her marriage. MI.
Aoveman is prominent young bust
less Of Bessemer, and is a brother to
I'ooert Loveman, the poet. He is pro-
a a1or of one of the largest dry goods
eSyaohshment In that city.
boouoge and Mrs. Spencer Atkinson
LAY, "ase returned to Atlanta, after a short
ISL to this city.
fr Mrs' j. S. Dunwody has returned
rom visit 20 Darien.
co mrs' Burwell Atkinson of Camden
E,iaa.lty IS the guest of Mrs. G.. w.
Mrs Mrs. H. F. Dunwody and her little
p.usHter are now visiting Mrs. Hollins
Stluolph in Atlanta.
Ian t,S' e. l.. Gambler is visiting in At
dr. @Ts F. c. Harrison and her chill
North Georgia.
ASS Ellen Penniman has returned
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RlLl0USNESS

Constipation, Inactive Liver and Weak
Kidneys are the result Of a weak stom-
ach. Then the only way to prevent
these ailments is to strengthen the
stomach by taking Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Prominent physicians always
prescribe It in cases of stomach trou-
bles. You can therefore rely on it. 1t
positively cures Belching, Heartburn,
Indigestion, Dyspepsia and Malaria,
Fever and Ague. Try it.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
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his formal discharge to take hold of
extensive undertakings in Europe
which a syndicate of financiers is
backing Before he is fifty years old,
Dwyer says, he will have another mill
lion or more and will have all his old
debts settled and forgotten.
His liabilities, from which he has
just been discharged, amounted to
$374,S35, while his assets were limited
to his clothes when he became a bank
rupt in 1899 his liabilities were $252, 055,
with no visible assets.
His fortunes have been at so low
an ebb that in 1900 he enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps, senten-
tiously explaining the situation by two
words, I'm broke" He believed he
could find opportunities to build up
another fortune in the Far East,
where he gained the name of the "mil-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11

from Savannah. and is the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Walter.
Mrs. c. E. Waff and Miss Mamie
Wait have returned from pleasant
visit to Virginia.
Mrs. w A. Schoeppel and Miss Lola
Schoeppel have returned from a visit
to relatives in Waycross.
Mrs. julius Levy is visiting relatives
in Savannah.
Mrs. w A. Dolan of Westfield.
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. R. Torras.
Mrs. H. r. duBignon and Miss Cath
crime Stiles have returned from pleas
ant visit to Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel A. Mitchell. who
have been spending some time in the
East, have returned to the city. and
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Thomas.
Mrs. w. F. Parker and her children
have arrived from Brooklyn. and will
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11
Dredging for MusseI shells.

From the Owensboro Messenger.
An Iowa firm is engaged just below
this city in dredging for mussel shells
The shallow water is now favorable I'd
this work. This is the first search OF
the kind that has been made near Ows
ensboro. and it is said the result il
quite satisfactory to the dredgers. Ter
men are now employed. The principal
use to which the shells are put is tht
making of buttons, cane heads. etc. i
is said that a number of fine PEARL
have also been found in the shells Mn
John Boyd found two on Saturday
which he was showing proudly to his
friends. One was quite large, and
Mr.. Boyd was offered SIS for this. Thl
other was a beauty. but smaller, and
was priced at S..
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MOULTRIE SOCIETY.

Moultrie, Ga, Oct. 1O.-The daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy are preparing
to give a reception next Friday after
noon from to O'Clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. s. Humphreys at
Edgewood They have planned a
unique and enjoyable affair
Mrs. P. B. Allen has returned from
visit
Mrs. J. N. WEIGH is visiting friends
| in Atlanta, where she will remain I'M
| til the U. D. c. convention.
Misses Mamie and Leila Allen of
| Autreyville are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
E. R. Rhoden.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Plowden have
returned from Hampton, where they
attended the funeral of Mrs. Powders
father.
Mrs. Reid of Pidcock and Mrs. Whit
ney are visiting Mrs. C. w. Pidcock
on Edgewood avenue.
Mr.. Henry Hicks has gone to At
| lanta to the School of Pharmacy;
| Messrs. Will Vereen and Reaves Aubrey
| to the Southern Business College and
Mr.. Edgar Williams to the Techno-
logical School.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Mayors visited Mrs.
L. N. Veal at DaIien Sunday.
Mrs. Dallas of Paro has returned
to her home after a visit to Mrs. E.
| r. Rhoden.
Miss Annie Lou McCord of Jack
| son, recently elected to assist in the
primary department of the school here,
has arrived and is in charge of her
| work.
The Moultrie Mcneil Chapter U. D.
c. have elected as delegates to the
| convention in Atlanta Mrs p. B. AL
len, Miss Jennie Vereen and Mrs. w
| S.. Humphreys
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Continued from Page Twelve.)
home of Miss Louise Bruton, where
supper was served. Those attending
We're Misses Varina Russell, Louisa
Thomas, Rosalee Kwilecki, Helen Full
er Belle Hightower of Valdosta and
Miss Caborn of Chicago. The gentle
men were Messrs. Ralph Graves, Oliver
Fleming, Mercer Bags, Robin Graham,
Ernest Graves and J. w. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Ramsey enter
tanned at cards on Tuesday evening in
honor of their guest, Miss Belle High
tower Of Naldosta. Hearts was the
game played, Miss Caborn winning the
ladies' prize and Mr.. G. G. Bower the
gentemen's prize. After the game re-
freshments were served. Those present
were Misses Caborn, Willou Thomas,
Helen Teller, Rosalee Kwilecki, Louise
Bruton, Mary Herring, Varina Russell
Anna Tonge and Evirgiline Bower, Mi.
and Mrs. w. A. Wheeler. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Subers, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Dlckln-
SON Messrs. r. A. Graves, F. S. Jones,
W. O. Fleming, 8. B. Bower, ). 7.
grown, j. w. Ware, Davis Tonge, q. G.
Bower, +. r. Graham, Laurel Tonge
and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Subers, entertain
60 on last Friday evening at CARDS IN
nonor Of Miss Caborn of Chicago. MISS
hlshtower of Valdosta won the LADIES
prize and Mr.. r. A. Graves the gentle
mems prize. After the game Mrs. Su-
beM recited and then delightful re-
freshments were served. Those present
We're Misses Belle Hightower of Valdos-
"a Narina Russell, Allie Golden Cliet,
Nlllou Thomas, Louise Bruton, Helen
Keller, ROsalee Kwilecki and Everglllne
Bowers, Messrs. F. r. Graham, X. A.
Graves, j. w. Ware, r. H. Arnold, b.
s. Bower, F. S. Jones, M. d. Bags,
Laurel Tonge and others.
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DIVER, BANKRUPT
PLANS FOR MILLION

..D,,IItonafre Marine" Declares ne
wiz pay His ss74,ss5 of Debts In
Few Years.
From the New York Herald.
Edward l.. Dwyer, known as tne
"rnillionaire marine" and once the
husband of a duchess, who during a
meteoric career has made and lost
millions, was discharged from bank
ruptcy yesterday for the second time
in four years.
Hopeful as ever as to his future, he
has been, it is said, merely. awaiting
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11

spend the winter here.
Mrs. j. D. Mitchell is the guest of
her daughter Mrs. j. w. Thomas.
Miss Lutte Collins has gone to At
lanta to take a course in vocal music.
Mrs. Julius Mat left Thursday for
Augusta, where she went to attend the
betrothal dinner of Mr.. J. D. Hirsch
and Miss Levy.
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SOCIETY OUT
OF TOWN
CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY.

Continued from Page Twelve)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11

PEARSON Goodleigh-"My friend, ]
should hate to see you in perdition."
Bill Applejack. Then why don't you
reform, elder, before you git thar?"-'
Judge
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-25

than we expected Some even began
to sing, which is a great sign of con-
fidence in marching French soldiers.
We now felt we were on the road to
glory. Still we advanced very eau
tiously. Soon we sighted the castle
with its thirty or forty windows fac
ing us. All guns were aimed at those
windows to silence them at once. We
saw no one appear at the windows. We
heard not sound.
We went on slowly, cautiously every
hand on the trigger. Another big shout
started from the front, but shout
of joy We looked with the glasses and
saw the engineers inside the gates of
the castle. We told the men that the
castle was captured. All hearts felt
stout. all keen to go on and to take
full possession of the place. Still we
went on with prudence, as an ambus-
cade might be feared. We were now
all Of us inside the grounds.
Parties were sent to search every
part of the castle not a soul was seen
anywhere. The castle was empty.
While we had run away from the cas-
tie toward Versailles in the night the
Communists, after firing a few shots
from the windows, had run away from
the castle toward Paris, leaving theh
two batteries on the terrace. A mes
senger was dispatched to the Marshal
to announce that we had taken pos
session of the Castle of Becon. Mo-
body was decorated for it. but we
were victorious and alive.
How "a Little TobnccO Worked to
Save My Life.
Tragedy was soon to follow this
piece of light comedy. On April IA
my regiment received order, to attack
the Neuilly bridge, a formidable posi-
ton held by the Communists, We
had no cavalry to do the work, so
artillery were ordered to send the
cannons away and to charge the force
occupying the bridge. Forty men,
under my command. were chosen. /
reviewed my men. One. of them
looked sulky.
What's the matter with your"
said.
why lieutenant" he replied" 1--WE
shall never any of us come back: the
job is big one. l should like TO have
a pipe before going and l have no to-
bacco."
Look here, old fellow" said.
"fill your pipe and have a smoke. We
charge in ten minutes"
| gave him my pouch. He filed his
pipe and smoked. He said nothing
beyond thank you" We started
Dy Dy-Street, ana as soon as we APP
peared on the main road, 400 yards
from the bridge, we made dash.
What the Germans had not done,
some cOmpatriot of mine succeeded
in doing. / fell severely wounded
Out of the forty men who started, ten
took the bridge, thei other thirty fell
dead or wounded. was quickly
picked up and taken to a house in
safety by one of my men-the one
whose pipe l had helped to fill For
such a small service a French soldier
will risk his life, and / have always
thought / owed mine to my tobacco
pouch.
After spending five months In she
Versailles hospital and three more at
sSaint-Malo in canvalescence, the
army surgeons declared that / should
no longer be able to use my right arm
for military purposes, and / was
granted a lieutenant's retiring pen
sion.
But for that wound I should now
be in the French army, perhaps enjoy
ing the title of colonel, like most Of
my American friends.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-25
BUSINESS LOCALS.

The Chatham Trunk Factory sell
more trunks and better trunks for less
money than any factory in the state
Ask the jobbers and retailers.
Palmer Hardware Company, whole
sale and retail store, is an excellent
place to trade. They sell everything
kept in a first-class hardware store.
Palmer Hardware Company still tax IS
the lead with the finest line Of hard
ware, cutlery, guns, rifles and ammu-
milton, rope, tinware, stoves and crock
cry and fishing tackle.
J. c. Postell IS Bryan, east, has for
rent, coy seven-room house, 1906 Aber-
CORN good condition; key at 1902. Also
block lots IN Collinsvilie. Ideal spot
for dairy or florist.
H. H. Peoples e Sons wholesale and
retail hardware store. is one of the best
equipped hardware stores in Savannah.
The cordial treatment makes new GUS
toners.
H. H. Peoples & Sons, 1875 Congress
street, is a splendid place to buy your
hardware, stoves, implements, fire.
arms, cutlery and builders supplies,
guns and ammunition.
A. S. Nichols, the reliable shoe deal
er, sells the kind of shoes that fit well,
wear well, and give you solid comfort
Recommended by the people.
The Jeaness Miller shoes for ladies.
and Turner shoes for men, handled only
by A. S. Nichols. the reliable shoe
dealer. Broughton street, west.
Up-to-date footwear at lowest prices
ever heard Of at +. !. Okarma. Don't
fail to examine our $3.50 and $3.50
shoes. Ill Broughtop-