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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
CAN THE GOVERNMENT
TAKE POSSESSION?
Coal Mines and Railroads May be
Seized for Public Veal.


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE chairman
of the Judiciary Committee of the
House to-day introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on
the Judiciary be and is hereby direct
ed to investigate and report to this
House, with all convenient speed, the
opinion of that committee as to the
power of Congress to declare that a
necessity has arisen for taking pos
session of all coal, coal beds and coal
mines in the United States and all lines
of transportation, agencies, instru-
ments and vehicles of commerce neces-
sary for the transportation of coal, and
that if, in the opinion of that, commit
tee, the power exists and necessity for
the exercise of such power has arisen,
that that committee forthwith report
to this house bill declaring the neces-
sity, providing fully and in detail the
occasions, modes, conditions and agen-
cies for said appropriation that will
fully and completely exhaust the power
of Congress in that regard"
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Rules, which consists
of the Speaker, Messrs. Grosvenor and
Dalzell Republicans, and Messrs.
Richardson and Underwood, Democrats.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
FIRE IN A HOSPITAL
PATIENTS WE'RE BURNED
BRYAN'S SANITARIUM.
PENSACOLA HAD A DISASTER.
w. L. BRACKEN OF ST. ANDREWS
LOST HIS LIFE.

Fire Broke Out at An EARLY Morning
Hour Presumably in Bracken's
RoOm-DefOre the Fire Department
Responded the Flames Had Made
Great Headway Capt. william
Hudson of Pensacola Possibly
Fatally Injured Others We're
Hurt-PrOperty Loss Was Heavy.
Pensacola. Fla. Jan. 14.-Fire which
destroyed the Bryan Sanitarium. a
three-story infirmary on Baylen and
Garden streets early this morning,
caused the death OF w. L. Bracken of
st. Andrews. Fla. one of the inmates.
and seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured Capt. William Hudson of this
city, who occupied a room in the hos
pital
twenty-five patients were confined
in the building and several persons are
reported to have received more or less
severe injuries from the flames.
The fire was discovered about
o'clock this morning, and is supposed
to have originated in Bracken's room.
The flames spread rapidly, and the en-
tire building was burning before the
alarm was responded to, the inmates
only being rescued after the greatest
eXertion.
The fast work of the fire cut off every
means of exit from Bracken's room.
and his escape was impossible. When
Bracken's body was discovered IL was
found that he had never left his bed.
The iron bed had fallen through the
charred floor and rested ON the rafters
Nearly the entire body was consumed.
capt. Hudson of this city occupied
room directly across the HAN from
that of Bracken. Physicians say his
condition will not permit of his re-
covery.
X. j. Owens and wife occupied rooms
just below that of the Others and
barely escaped with their lives. Their
bedding was blazing when they awokc.
and just as they left the room the
ceiling feel.
A negro named Simonson was burn
cd by blazing timber falling ON him
as he ran through the hallway.
All the patients were removed TO 81
Anthony's Hospital and given PROMPT
attention.
/ The building was a new one and
was refitted recently with costly an
paratus throughout by it's owner. The
loss TO the building is not known. but
IL Is thought 1t will exceed $4,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
NONE LIVED TO TELL
TALE OF EXPLOSION.
Gun Cotton and GeIigimite De-
EtrOyed Lives and Works.

Nanaimo, B. c., Jan. IA terrific
explosion occurred at the Hamilton
Powder Companys works, Departure
Bay, this morning.
George Simonetta, James Fulforte
and ten Cinnamon were killed. Only
one body, that of a Chinaman. was dis
covered. Others were absolutely
blown to fragments.
The gun cotton storage house ex-
ploded first. the conclusion exploding
the geligimite in the drying house, 400
rect away, where the great loss of life
Is supposed to have occurred. The
ground was eXcavated to a depth of
six feet where the buildings stood. Tie
buildings were blown into kindling
wood and scattered with fragments of
human flesh over several acres.
Inc tramway was torn up and a
length of steel rails twined spirally
around tree, like a whiplash
James Preston. nitro-glycerine MAX
er, had a miraculous escape and owed
MS life to his coolness. He was rum
ming his machinery 1000 feet from the
explosion, when it occurred, and was
thrown down. The window and a part
of the wall were blown in, but he kept
his machinery running in spite of the
conclusion, which almost stopped it,
and never left his post, thus prevent
ing third explosion,
The works are three miles from
Nanaimo, and broken windows here
testify to the tremendous force of the
explosion. The management states
that it is utterly impossible to assign
any cause. No witnesses survived.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
DEMOCRATS MAKE OFFER.
Proposition Extended to Six Repub-
licans,

Dover, Del, Jan. 14.-The twenty-one
Democratic members of the Delaware
Legislature to-day held a conference
after the General Assembly had adj
journed and later issued a statement
asking for the cooperation of Repub-
licans in the repeal of the voters as
sistant" law, and declaring that if six
Republicans will join with the TWEEN
ty-one Democrats, they will elect any
Republican who has shown himself OPP
posed to Addicksism; such six men
may select a senator for the longer
term of four years, if they join them
in electing a Democrat whom they
shall select for the shorter term of two
years, provided such six Republicans
shall do this not later than on the
first joint ballot for senators on Jan.
81
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
WILC0X'S FATHER
LIKES THE JURY.
Eleven Men Thus Far Secured to
Try the Son.

Eleven Men Thus Far Secured to
Try the Son.
Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 14-The net re-
suits of the days proceedings in the
Wilcox murder case at Hartford, N.
c., are eleven jurors, with the regular
jury, and the special venire of 100 ex-
hausted and a second venire of twen-
ty-five men drawn. The jury, as it
stands, is composed of men of good
appearance and of fair intelligence.
Lewis FELTON,, a negro, is among those
chosen and five of the selected jury
men are Quakers. They affirmed"
instead of kissing the Bible and swear
ing.
Ex-Sheriff Wilcox, father of the al
legged murderer, is pleased with the
jury, while the states attorneys were
apparently afraid of the Quakers.
The leading attorney for the defense
made a motion for a continuance of
the case, owing to the absence of his
assistant, but this. was overruled by
the court and the trial will proceed.
The courtroom was crowded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
SUGAR CANE GROWERS
TO MEET AT MACON.

Macon Chamber of Commerce met to-
day and decided to issue an invitation
to the sugar cane growers of the South
for a convention to be held here in
April or May, the time to be named
by the growers. The invitation Is to
be issued on request of Capt. d. G.
Purse of the Savannah Board of Trade,
who has taken the initiative.
Macon's Chamber of Commerce will
meet tomorrow and issue the call 1n
form. The object Of the convention is
to assist the Agricultural Department
of the United States in solving the
questions that are perplexing 1t with
reference to the sugar cane industry
in the Southern States.
1t is estimated that 400 delegates will
attend the convention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
MESSAGES FLASHED
THROUGH THE AIR.
Experts on Wireless TeIegraphy
Have Been Experimenting.


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE tests of
the DeForest wireless telegraph sys-
tenn, which the board of wireless ex-
perts has been conducting for some
days between the navy yard at Wash
ington and the naval academy at An
napolis, were brought to conclusion
this afternoon.
In the presence of the board. ten
cipher messages were sent from An
napolis and an equal number from
Washington. The speed of transmits
sion obtained, it is stated, was thirty-
nVe words per minute.
DR.. DeForest tonight said that his
company has begun the construction
OF two long distance wireless stations
at Cape Hatteras and Block Island.
800 miles apart. From these two sta
tlons coasting steamers will be kept
constantly in touch with land. The
Hatteras station is expected to be of
especial value to mariners on account
OF the frequent storms met at the
cape.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
SCOTT AND FISKE
Will Again Look After the EntO-
mOIOgy Office.


Atlanta, Jan. 1.-THE State Board of
Entomology will hold its annual meet
ing tomorrow in the Office of State
Entomologist w. NJ. Scott, at the Capt.
tol. Mr.. Scott and his assistant, Mr..
Fiske, will be reelected to do the work
of the department during the coming
year.
Mr.. Scott will submit his annual re-
port showing what work has been
done in the state during 1902, and will
make a number of recommendations
for the present year. There have been
about 2,OOC 900 new fruit trees planted
in Georgia during 1902, but it is stated
these little more than replace those
which have worn out with age or
which are worthless on account of at
tacks of the San Jose scale and other
diseases.
1t is said there are now about 49,
000 900 peach trees in the state. Dur
ing last year spraying for San Jose
scale, brown rot and peach leaf curl,
were more general than ever before,
and the evils have been largely eradi-
Gated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP
IN ALABAMA.
That's What JeIks Said I'm His Mes
sage to the LegisIaturc.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. H.-Gov.
William d. Jelks to-day transmitted
to the Alabama Legislature his mes
sage. Lynchings are vigorously de-
nounced. The state is congratulated,
however, on the decrease in this form
of lawlessness. On this subject the
Governor says:
Human life is about as cheap in AL
ALBANIA as 1t is anywhere. One or two
Southern states vie with us and may
overreach us i'm the low price we pct
upon it, but we are shamefully near
the bad eminence. And the sheriffs can
prevent this lawlessness in most cases."
The Governor thinks there ought to
be sufficient number of brave men
in each community to aid the sheriff,
warn him of possible lynchings and
themselves keep the peace. The con-
cealed weapon habit is condemned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
0VERMAN STILL LEADS.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 14.-The Demo-
Gratis of the General Assembly were in
caucus for an hour to-day on the sem
atorial question. Five ballots We're
taken, but there was no material
change in the result. Overman's votes
were 50 and SO; Watson's votes SO to
SO; Craig's rs to 30; Carrs II to Is;
Alexander's to 9. There is no caIcu-
lating the length of the deadlock. Each
of the candidates declares ha viii
win.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
MRS. RILEY ESCAPED.
Woman Indicted for Murder Got Out
of Jail.

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Maggie
Riley indicted for murder yesterday
IN Mercer county, West Virginia, escap-
90 from Jail at Princeton to-day and
mas not been recaptured.
she is alleged to have promised to
pay sum of money to her son Her
man Riley and Arthur Etter to kill
a woman named Mary Clark. The two
men were tried to-day and made a
oiean breast of the killing, saying they
lad no other reason for shooting the
Clark woman than to get a reward of
S4V' which Riley's mother promised to
give them to commit the deed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
SENATE ACTED PROMPTLY.
Passed the Coal Rebate Bill Unani-
mOusIy.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Senate to-
day acted promptly on the House bill
providing rebates of the duty on coal
and passed it unanimously without de-
bate, few minutes after it was
brought over from the House.
Senator Aldrich offered a committee
amendment. adding a new section to
the bill, providing that the provisions
of paragraph AIS of the Dingley act
should not hereafter be construed to
authorize the imposition of any duty
upon anthracite coal. He asked inn
mediate consideration.
Senator Vest said that he hoped
the bill would pass without a single
dissenting vote.
AS amended the bill was passed
unanimously.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
ST. LOUIS HASN'T ARRIVED.
No Apprehension is Felt by the Of
hciaIs, However.

New York, Jan. 14.-No tidings of
the overdue American Line steamer
st. Louis have been received up to
midnight.
At the offices of the line 1t was said
that no anxiety was felt regarding the
safety of the vessel, and that the de-
tention was doubtless due to bad
weather and to the fact that her ma
chinery and boilers were in need of
overhauling. 1t is the company's in
tention to take her out of service on
her arrival and send her to Philadel-
phia for general overhauling.
1t is pointed out that the st. Louis
started from Southampton on her re-
turn trip a day late and that on her
last westward passage she did not
reach here until Monday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
MAN AND WIFE ARE
DROWNED SKATING.

Philadelphia, Jan. 14.-Frederick
Short and Florence, his wife were
drowned tonight, while skating on
League Island Lake. In the presence
of hundreds of pleasure seekers the
man and woman skated beyond the
danger line. mistaking the shining
water for a continuation of the ice.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
GERMANY NOT AFTER
PANAMA CANAL

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE German gov
eminent has sent note to the United
States relative to the report that Ger
many is seeking to acquire Colombia's
interests in the Panama Canal Com
pany. affirming that the report is
utterly baseless, and. 1t is understood,
expressing the opinion that Germany's
commerce would be benefited by the
construction of the canal by the
United States
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
CLARK FOR LEADERSHIP.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Democrats
Of the Missouri delegation in Congress
held conference to-day, and after a
discussion of the situation determined
as a candidate for the minority leader
ship in the next House. Early in De-
cember Judge DeArmond announced
that he would not be a candidate, but
would support Mr.. Clark
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
THE COUSINS FL0ATED.

Delaware Breakwater, Del, Jan. II.
The schooner Harold B. Cousins,
Pensacola for Boston, which stranded
AT Townsend's Inlet, was fioated to-
day by the wrecking steamer North
America, which towed her here. The
schooner is leaking slightly, and will
be towed northward later
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
RAvAGES OF PLAGUE.

City of Mexico, Jan. 14.-Oficial in
formation from Mazatlan is to the eff
feet that there were six deaths from
the plague in that city Saturday last
and eight Sunday. The number of pa
tients is steadily increasing. The to-
tai number in the hospital is eighty
eight with six additional patients I'M
der observation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15

Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 14.-Congress-
man A. ]. Hopkins of Aurora was
nominated tonight by the joint Repub-
lican caucus of the Illinois LegisIa-
ture to succeed Senator William j..
Mason in the United States Senate.
The oAly other name to come before
the caucus was that of Luther Latin
Mills of Chicago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
SEA8oARD BUYS 3. & A.

Talladega, Ala, Jan. 14-The Sea-
board Air Line has purchased the Bir-
mingham G Atlantic road. The Sea-
board is building into Birmingham from
Atlanta and will use this road in COM
petition for the eastern traffic from this
section Of the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
WILL BE JUDGE DAY.

Washington, Jan. Alt can be stated
by authority that Judge William R.
Day. former secretary of state, proba-
bly, will be appointed as an associate
justice of the United States Supreme
Court to succeed Justice Shiras, who is
about 30 retire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
WAGES OF MINERS RAISED.
Advance Decided on by New River
Operators.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 4.-The
New River operators, at meeting held
here to-day, decided to advance the
wages of it's employees. The advance
decided upon grants an increase of 5
cents in mining rates per ton, a 20 per
cent. advance for the day inside men
and 10 per cent for the day outside
men, including coke men. The increase
is to date from Jan. /. The advance
is made on the operators own motion
and not on any demands of the union.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
HARRISON FROZEN.

Had n Painters Union Card
from Jacksonville.
o. Louis, Jan. 1.-THE temperature
~ this vicinity has moderated. but the
tIozen body of C. c. Harrison has been
,ouhd near Edwardsville, ILL.,, where it
&C 0eIieved he was overcome Saturday
sunday. Harrison had a painters
mon transfer card from Jacksonville,
"a "a and is said to have relatives in
kentucky.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
ALICE CARR CHAUNCEY
TO BE MY LADY.
She Will Marry Lord Rosebery,
Former Premier


Louisville. KY, Jan. IA latter re-
ceived here to-day from Mrs. Joseph
Armstrong, who is at present in Vevay.
Switzerland, says the engagement is
reported there of Mrs. Alice C. Chaun-
mey, formerly of Louisville. but now re-
siding in Cannes, France, and Lord
Rosebery, the former prime minister of
England.
Mrs. Chauncey. before her marriage
to the late Samuel S. Chauncey of
New York. was Miss Alice Carr and
was known as one of the most beauti-
full women in Louisville, where she
spent the greater portion of her girl
hood. Her younger sister, also noted
beauty, married Lord Newborough of
England. whom she met while on a
cruise with Mrs. Chauncey in the Medi-
terranean. Last winter Mrs. Chaun-
cey was presented at the English court
while visiting Lady Newborough.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
GOULD GAVE S1,500,000.

That's What Control in Richmond
Cost Him.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 14-An after
noon paper states that it is known
from trustworthy sources that Frank
Jay Gould paid George E. Fisher ST.
50OO 900 for all of his interests in the
Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany, which controls power plants and
the extensive trolley lines of Richmond
and vicinity.
Mr.. Gould refused, it is stated, to
purchase unless he could obtain con-
trolling interest in all of the properties.
Mr.. Fisher finally consented and the
deed of transfer was drawn up ana
signed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
SpOOner In Again

Madison, Wis, Jan. 14.-United States
Senator John c. Spooner was the
unanimous choice for reelection in the
joint senatorial caucus tonight. To-
nights caucus determined the re-eIec-
ton of Spooner.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
Plat Renominnfed.

Hartford, Conn. Jan. Ex-senator Or
vile H. Platt was unanimously re-
nominated to-day by the caucus of the
Republican members of the General AS
sembly for another term in the United
States Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15

Boise, Idaho, Jan. Nv. B. Hey
burn was to-day officially declared
elected United States senator to sue
coed Henry Heitfeld by the Legisla-
ture in joint session.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
GaIIinger Nominated.

Concord, N. H., Jan. 14.-Jacob H.
Gallinger was tonight nominated by
reclamation by the Republican mem
bers of the Legislature to succeed him
self as United States senator from
New Hampshire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
THREE WERE KILLED.
Two others Were Badly Injured In
Wreck.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 14.-In freight
wreck at Sour Lake Station, on the
Texas and New Orleans Railroad to.
day, three men were killed and two
others badly injured. Still another
man is missing. The dead are ]. L.
Huddleston, fireman, Houston; f. D.
Florey, and ]. Hester. The two last
named were not employees of the COM
pany
Conductor o. S. Daniels is missing,
and it is believed he is dead under the
wreckage or that his body was burned
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
Perkins Elected.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 14.-George C.
Perkins was formally elected United
States senator in joint meeting of the
Legislature to-day
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
NEGRO MURDERERS
KILLED IN JAIL.
Men Entered and Shot Them in
Their Cell.

Their Cell.
Angleton Tex, Jan. 14.-Late last
night several men entered a cell of
the county Jail, in which Remson
OsNeal and Charles Tunstan were con-
fined with a number of other negroes,
and shot the two men to death.
The other prisoners were warned to
cover their heads with blankets, which
they did. The bedclothing of the cots
occupied by the negro caught fire, and
O'Neals arm and leg were burned off.
The negroes were charged with the
murder of County Attorney Smith at
Columbia several weeks ago.
The oasis., 1903-12-19
NOCALES NOTES.

Mir. and Mrs. F. k. Bethell, of Duouesne, drove over from camp last Saturday evening. returning home the following afternoon.
 Alberto Allande returned to No- gales Wednesday morning from a two weeks trip through Sonora in the interest of L. Zeckendorf X Company.
 Mir. E. L. Crowell was a passen- ger on Tuesday nights Sonora train, leaving on a visit to some mining properties in which he IS interested near Llano.
 Mr. J. c. Erman, general man. acer of Providencia Mine, near Hermosillo, was visitor at Noga- les on Wednesday and Thursday on mining business.
 Sunday en n g Messrs. l.. Lindsay and George Lonsberry returned to Nogales from Los Angeles where they spent several days last week on important min ing business.
 Mir. and Mrs. K. l.. Shaw of San Francisco were registered at the Montezuma on Wednesday. Mir. Shaw is a well known travel ing man, and represents a large wholesale grocery firm Of San Francisco.
 Early in the week MT. H. S Stewart, general manager of the Duauesne Mining X Reduction Company, returned from an ex- tended visit in the East, and if now at the company's property al Duquesne.
 Sunday morning, Mir. R. J. Hip well, of the Kansas Produce Com. pany. and Mir. w. E. Topham, oi the National Bank, left for Cali fornia where they will spend the holidays, the former at his home II San Diego, and the latter at Sar Francisco.
 Messrs Herrera and Glore re turned to Nogales Tuesday morn ing from weeks visit at the min ing property in the Altar District owned by Messrs Herrera X Pelle grin. A large force of men are en gagged in doing development worE on the mine, which is opening ul in a very satisfactory manner.
 Saturday MT. Manuel Vasovil baso, the Opedepe distiller, was a Nogales, having come up iron Magdalena and Hermosillo. Il returned to Poza Saturday evening thence Sunday to his home Opedepe. At Magdalena he bough from Miguel Latz x Bro, a fin' Studbaker wagon for use in freight ing his product to the railway an to Cananea and Altar. He ha several freighting outfits constan
 Y emnlovpd
The oasis., 1903-12-19
TERRITORY or ARIZONA,

I Phil Herold, County Recorder in anu TOT the Connty and Territory aforesaid. do hereby certify that 1 have compared the foregoing with the original copy of Articles oi Incorporation of the "Mexican Mines Consoll- datedh filed and recorded in my once on .. ene Records at page ct seq; and thatthe same IS a full, and true copy of such original and the whole thereof , ,,,. hand and affixed my official seal this 10th day of December, 1908. ~ ,,
 County Recorder
 First notification December l2th. 1903.