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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
FORMALLY TAKES CANAL
FOR S4O,OOO,OOO.
Knox Cables the President of the
Paris Company.

Paris company.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE govern
ment has formally accepted the offer
of THE Panama Canal Company to sell
to the United States the canal proper
ty and all of the company's rights
therein for 10000, 900. subject only to
the ratification of the pending treaty
with the republic of Colombia.
The effect of this acceptance will be
to extend the life of the option held by
the government beyond March next
and until the treaty now before the
Senate has been ratified by both coun-
tries in interest. Following is the text
of the cablegram to-day sent to Presi-
dent Bo of the canal company at Paris
by Attorney General Knox:
by direction of the. President of the
United States, I have the honor to say
that the offer of the Panama Canal
Company as contained in your tele-
grams of Jan. 8 and IL, 1902. through
Admiral Walker, to sell the property
and the rights of the company on the
Isthmus of Panama and in Paris. to
which offer NJ. Gautron, liquidator of
the Universal Inter-Oceanic Panama
Canal Company. assented with the APP
prevail of the civil tribunal of the Seine
tons of Articles p and % of the con-
cessionary contract by the ratification
by both countries and the going into
effect of the pending treaty concerning
the Panama canal between the United
States and Colombia, now signed and
awaiting ratification.
THE President desires that the pro-
ceedings necessary to the transfer of
the title and possession of the proper
ty be forwarded as much as possible,
to the end that when the pending
treaty is ratified and goes into effect,
nothing will remain to be done but to
consummate the transaction by the
delivery of possession and the payment
of the consideration. p. c. Knox,
Attorney General"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
Y. M. C. AIS JUNIOR GYMNASTS.

The junior athletes of the Y. M c.
A. are getting in trim for their ex-
hibition Friday night at the gym
nasium, and promise to demonstrate
in an expert way what they can do.
An interesting and entertaining pro-
gramme has been arranged by Phys
ical Director Graham and the young
sters expect to surprise their friends.
In past contests of the junior class
they have shown excellent muscular
development and creditable skill, and
after the splendid preparation which
they are going through they say they
will surpasS their former efforts. Tick
cts will be put on sale this morning
at the associations rooms at $3.50
o'clock. Seats may be reserved, free
The exhibition, will begin at $50
o'clock Friday evening. Boys under
16 years of age will not be admitted
unless accompanying grown persons.
The programme will be as follows:
Overture, orchestra.
Fancy marching.
Wand drill.
Spring board jumping.
Parallel bars.
Diving.
Pole drill.
Horse.
Ring vaulting.
Tumbline.
Leap frog race.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
WOMAN WAS DRUNK.
White Girl Was Arraigned in Police
Court for Drunkenness.


Only IS years of age, but according
to the police about as depraved as
can well be imagined. Annie Marcus,
white, was arraigned before Recorder
Myrick in Police Court yesterday on a
charge of drunkenness. The arrest
was made by Patrolman Buckwald
who found the woman in an almost
helpless condition on the street. She
was fined $40 or 80 days.
John Jones, a negro cabman arrest
ed by Detective Bostick for lettering
in front of the De Soto Hotel with
his cab was fined s. or ten days
The Recorder has announced his in
tention of increasing the size OF the
fines that he imposes against cabman
who violate the city ordinances. He
stated that he has given sufficient
warning, and that he will continue to
make the penalty heavier, until he has
finally broken up a practice that has
become extremely annoying.
Andrew James the 13-year-old negro
who stole ride on a trolley car of
the Habersh8m street line, was fined
SO or thirty days. The conductor who
made the arrest explained that the
company has been annoyed a great
deal by juveniles jumping on and off
the cars.
Willie Hazard, the negro lad who
stole ride on an Atlantic Coast Line
train, was fined So or ten days, and
given an admOnitiOn
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
An ExceIIent showing.

The scores made by the six local
companies of the regiment excel those
of any other six companies of single
regiment by a wide margin, the low
scores of the companies at Waynes-
boro, Swaynesboro and Brunswick
bringing the regimental figure of merit
down appreciably. The name of every
officer and man present during the
record season must appear on the face
of the report whether he fires or not,
so that in making up the average of
individual merit for the regiment, the
record of such a man is counted as 0.
The number of experts is unusually
large. In order for a man to qualify
in the class he must make an aggre-
gate in the regular practice, at the
known distance, 200, 300 500 and 600
yards, and in regular Skin
mish, of 145. It will be seen
that the German Volunteers,
Oglethorpes and Cadets comprise most
of the experts, there being one expert
in the Blues and one on the staff. The
scores of the experts follow, the num-
Der of points made at each range being
given to show the relative strength of
each man at the various ranges:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
THINK 1T OVER,
Something You Can See in Amy Res
tnurant or Cafe.

A physician puts the query: Have
you never noticed in any large restau-
rant at lunch or dinner time the large
number of hearty vigorous old men at
the tables; men whose ages run from 60
to 80 years, many of them bald and all
perhaps gray, but none of them feeble
or senile?
Perhaps the spectacle is so common
as to have escaped your observation or
comment. but nevertheless it is an OBJ
ject lesson which means something.
If you will notice what these hearty
old fellows are eating you will observe
that they are not munching bran crack
ers nor gingerly picking their way
through a menu card of new tangled
health foods; on the contrary they seem
to prefer a juicy roast of beef, a prop
erly turned loin of mutton, and even
the deadly broiled lobster is not alto
gether ignored.
The point of all this is that a vigor-
Gus old age depends upon good diges-
ton and plenty of wholesome food, and
not upon dieting and an endeavor to
live upon bran crackers.
Thee is a certain class of food cranks
who seem to believe that meat. coffee,
and many other good things are rank
poisons, but these cadaverous, sickly
looking individuals are a walking con-
The matter in a nutshell is that If the
stomach secretes the natural digestive
juices in sufficient quantity any whole
some food will be promptly digested;
if the stomach does not do so, and GER
tain foods cause distress one or two
of Sturats Dyspepsia Tablets after
each meal will remove all difficulty, be-
cause they supply just what every
weak stomach lacks, pepsin, hydro
chloric acid. diastase and nux.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not act
upon the bowels. and in fact are not
strictly a medicine. as they act almost
entirely upon the food eaten, digesting
it thoroughly and thus gives much
needed rest and giving All appetite for
the next meal.
OF people who travel nine out of ten
use Stu0rts Dyspepsia Tablets, know
ing them to be perfectly safe TO use at
any time and also having found out by
experience that they are a safeguard
against indigestion in any FORM and
eating as they have to, at all hours and
all kinds of food, the travelling public
for years have pinned their faith to
Stuart's Tablets.
All druggists sell them at so cents for
fun sized packages. and any druggist
from Maine TO California. II his opinion
were asked, win say that Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets is the most popular and
successful remedy for any stomach
trouble. $1,000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
MUST TIE UP COWS.

Following great many complaints
that have been lodged at police head
quarters within the past few days, or
ders have been issued to the uniformed
men to pay special attention to cattle
running at large. Chickens that are
permitted to run in the street will also
receive the attention of the police. Be
tween COWS and chickens the residents
of the southern section of the city who
have flower gardens have been having
a rather hard time of it, The owners
who violate the city ordinance by al
lowing their cows and chickens to run
at large will be docketed and Recorder
Myrick has stated an intention of i'm
posing fines that will cause the guilty
persons to remember their appearance
in court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
PHYSICAL TRAINING
SCHOOL EXHIBITION.

The Savannah School of Ply
steal Training will give its win
ter exhibition at the Y. M
C. A. gymnasium tonight beginning at
$50 o'clock, Admission will be by in
vitation cards given out by the men,
bers of the school. The greater part
of the classes is made up of young
ladies. These exhibitions in former
years have been full of interest and
invitations have been eagerly sought.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
Scores OF Experts.

above representing the highest aggre-
gate number of points at all of the
ranges.
For classification as a sharpshooter,
an aggregate in the regular practice at
the known distances, 200, 800, 500 and
900 yards and in the regular skirmish
practice of 120, must be made. Below
is given the names of all who qualified
as sharpshooters during the past year,
the numeral on the extreme right in
dicating the number of years of pre-
vious qualification, and the letter i'm
mediately after the name denoting the
command:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
Spanish War Veteran Dead.

Information has been received in Sa-
vannah of the death, on Monday, at
Fernandina, Fla, of James NJ. Simonin,
who served as a private in Co. B, of
the Second Georgia Regiment, during
the Spanish American War. He was
a native of Charleston. but enlisted in
Savannah with the Guards, when that
command volunteered to assist in the
march against the Spanish forces in
Cuba. Private Simonin was of a re-
firing disposition. but was we'll liked
by the members of his command No
particulars of his death have been re-
ceiYed here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
INJURED ON WHARVES.

Two negro laborers were badly in
jured at different times yesterday,
while at work on the wharves. While
it is not believed that either will die,
both will be laid up for several DAYS.
Ed Blissburn fell twenty feet into
a guano pile and strained his neck,
besides injuring his right Reg. The in
Jured man was taken to his home on
Boundary street in the police ambu-
lance.
Charlie Jones fell from stage on
the Seaboard Air Line wharves and,
besides sustaining serious injuries to
his body badly sprained his right an
kle. He was taken to his home at
No. 465 Lumber street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
SHUT EYE RELEASED.

The negro Shut Eye, who was sus-
pected of the murder of Joe Fraser in
Yamacraw Saturday night, was re-
leased from custody yesterday morn
ing. There was no evidence to connect
the suspect with the homicide.
Another suspect is still held by the
police. While he is not believed to have
plunged the fork into Fraser's heart
he is thought to have played a minor
part in the fatal affray. The officers
continue active and are making every
effort to locate the guilty negro.
While no more arrests were made yes
terday, further developments are ex-
pected to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
WARSAW COUNCIL DIDN'T
HAVE A QUORUM.

Owing to the absence of a quorum.
the Warsaw Town Council did not meet
last night. Mayor Calder was absent,
Alderman LaRoche was i'll and Alder
man Vann did not attend. Conse-
quently nothing could be done about
Sunday reform, and the matter stands
indefinitely postponed.
1t is probable that the reform wave.
which appears mild, will level itself
with the usual calm of the town. 1t
was said that another meeting of Coun-
Gil might be called within the week,
but it is not definitely fixed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

panies at the different ranges, and
gives the individual classification-a
recapitulation of the scores given above
Besides the expert sharpshooters. the
sharpshooters and the marksmen
there are 10 first class men, 1870 second
class and 253 third class. Qualification
In the first class necessitates an as-
gregate score of rs and in the second
class OF 81. Others belong to the
third class.
The individual figure of merit for
the various commands is Company c.
|; D, "a. E. 40: G, O.S; H. 4O.4; I, sos:
\, sSS: L. 29.2; NJ. III; Field and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
Low Rates to Mardi Grns.

Atlanta Coast Line will sell round
trip tickets to Mobile and New Orleans
%, final limit Feb. 2S. Upon payment
of so cents and deposit of tickets lin
it's may be extended to March IA.
Ticket agents, De Soto Hotel. phones
10; Union Station. Bell phone 235,
Georgia oil, will give full informal
ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
STOLE BARREL OF FLOUR.

A grocery store under the Odd Fell
lows Hall was entered last night and
a barrel of -four was taken away. The
-four was found under stoop on
State street, a short distance away, by
Patrolman Beiber and was turned over
to the owners. The thief was probably
frightened away by the man in uni
form.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
The Nlarksmen's Glass.

For the marksmen's class an aggre--
gate at known distances, 200 300. 800 and
800 in regular practice and as skirmlsh-
err of 30 is required for qualification. Inc
names of these men, together with
their aggregate scores, follow: Sergt.
]. A. Daily O), 10; Priv. c. E. Dun
lap (K), 112; Priv. E. B. Gresham tE)'
1OS; Corp. ]. NJ. Hayes CD, IVA; FriV.
q Hefferman (Il), 1O9 Priv. E. Hicks
CED, 1o2; Priv. E. f. McCabe go, 1O6;
priv. William Weischelbaum, 1O2;
Lieut.. C. G. Anderson, Jr., (M), 80.
The regimental report shows the
relative standing of the various COM
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

thracite Coal Operators Association,
was made secretary.
The object of the new association, as
set forth in the preamble of a resolu-
ton adopted by the association, is to
prevent the fluctuations of a specula-
tive market by obtaining accurate in
formation of production and consump-
ton. Members of the association deny
that its object is to fix prices.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
Those Who Lead.

1t will be seen that Travis leads the
individual scores. He also leads at the
200-yard range. with a score of "a out
of a possible 20, and ties with Sloat,
Konemann and Bourquin at the 600
yard range on a score of %. Thorpe
has the highest score at 300 yards-23
out of possible 25, and ties with
Konemann at the 500-yard range, with
the excellent score of 46 out of Dos
sible so. Dryer leads all others at The
skirmish with a score of AZ. Higher
scores than these have, of course, been
made at the several ranges, the scores
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
An Error Corrected.

Savannah, Feb. 17.-Editor Morning
News: / observe in the tenth line Of
the communication of wv" published
In your paper of to-day, that, by a ty-
biographical error, ''lieutenant-c colonies"
Is printed, instead of lieutenant-g gen.
erals, as written in my original letter,
which had perhaps better be corrected
as II makes me apparently misquote
Ar, Herbert. w.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
RACES AT NEW ORLEANS.
Continued from Third Page.

st. Tammany and O'Hagan were the
winning favorites to-day Summary:
First Race-Selling, one mile and an
eighth. Accolade, to /, won, with
John Bull, 25 to 1, second, and Exapo,
to l. third. Time 200.
Second Race-Selling, seven fur
longs. DR.. Guernsey, to 1, won, with
The Caxton, 8 to /, second, and Aqua,
so to /, third. Time 1871 is.
Third Race-One mile and seventy
yards. Sheriff Bell, 4 to 8, won, with
Brush By 2 to l, second, and War
Cry, to l, third. Time 1:48 is.
Fourth Race-Handicap, six furlongs.
st. Tammany to 5, won, with Bum
mer, 8 to 2, second, and If You Dare,
5 to !, third. Time 1:16 2-5.
Fifth Race-One mile, selling.
O'Hagan, TO 5, won, with Ben Mora,
10 to l, second, and Chanterelle, u to
l, third. Time INA LIS.
Sixth Race-One mile. Albula. to
2, won, with Nitrate, 3 to 5, second,
and Aurie B., IL to l, third. Time
1:44 2-5
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
Building Apartment Houses.

A permit has been granted by the
tax assessors for the building of two
apartment houses on Gwinnett street.
near Montgomery. The houses will be
put up by Col. john Juchter, and will
be modern in every respect. Work on
the houses will be begun Immediately.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums.
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
COAL MEN ORGANIZE.
Form an Association for Mutual
Protection.

Protection.
Philadelphia, Feb. IA large num-
Der of bituminous coal operators ship
ping to tidewater, met here to-day and
formed an association to be known as
the Bituminous Coal Trade Association.
II is said the new organization repre-
SCENTS about 10 per cent. of the opera
tors In the Clarified. Cumberland,
Myersdale. Flat Top. New River, Beech
Creek and West Virginia fields.
L. n. Lowell OF New York was elect
ed president and II. s. Fleming, at one
time secretary Of the Independent An
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
New schedule TO Augusta

Leave Savannah via Southern Rail-
way daily except Sunday $50 p. m.
city time. arrive Augusta 1910 .. m.
Pullman cars all the way. For infor-
nation apply at City Ticket once
l4l Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
FOR SALE BY LIPPMAN DRUG COMPANY.

he had worked on the case in an eff
fort to get additional testimony, but
had failed, and that he believed it to
be useless to try DR.. Kennedy again
on existing evidence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
CAN'T CONVICT KENNEDY.
Jerome Says He Can Get no Few
Evidence in the Case.

Evidence In the Case.
New York, Feb. 17.-District Attor-
ney Jerome announced to-day that he
would move for the discharge of the
bail of DR.. Samuel Kennedy, once con-
Victed for the murder of Dolly Rey-
nolds at the Grand Hotel in 1899 Ken
nedy had two subsequent trials, the
jury disagreeing in both cases. After
the third trial he was released in &c.
COO bail
District Attorney Jerome said that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
SPORTING NOTES.

VIM. P. Foss, of Haverstraw, n. Y, is
now the amateur American champion
billiardist, he having defeated E. w.
Gardner, of Passaic, N. j., by a score
of 300 to 149 Fosss highest run was
70 and his average 15
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Dan Dougherty, who expected to
leave to-day for Pittston, Pa, to meet
one Quigley on the night of March, 4,
will not leave until Saturday, remain
ing here to aid Jack Collier in his
training and to be in his corner to-mor-
row night when he meets Chris Hmm
Ter Himmler, though expected Mon
day, has not yet arrived, but is ex-
pected by tonight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Terry McGovern and his party were
arrested at Manayunk, Pa, last Sun
day for violating the blue law of that
state, prescribing against Sunday work
and promoting a fight. The men gave
bail, and later in the day the presid-
ing magistrate held a special session
to hear the charges, and they were
discharged for want of evidence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

The Philadelphia baseball team, out
side of the nine regular pitchers al
ready signed, will take to Jacksonville
several youngsters, who are anxious to
be tried out. They are from minor
leagues and are said to be promising
twirlers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Al McMurray will personally super
intend the fitting up of the new Savan-
nah Athletic Club rooms in the Whit
field building, and will see that the
work is done satisfactorily and safely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Forty contestants will enter the six
day go-as-you- please indoor walking
match which begins at Industrial Hall
Philadelphia, Sunday night. The West.
ern belt, alnblematic of the champion
ship, is the stake and the object Of in
terest in the contest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Jouett Meekin. once the greatest
baseball twirler in the world and for
years identified with the New York and
Washington teams, has been appointed
an umpire in the Central League. A
glass arm" put him out of the pitch
ing business two years ago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

The police will test the legal stand
ing of Boston athletic clubs, which
have been holding boxing events A
number of arrests will be made, and
the offenders charged with giving
fights not in the requirements of the
law regulating such contests.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
Dctroit's Cheap Coal.

Detroit, Mich. Jan. 16.-The munich
pal coal commission of Detroit begun
telling coal, a ton only TO each pur-
chaser, this morning. The commission
has 2200 tons of soft coal at the yard
and has 400 tons on the way The price
per ton at which the commission Will
begin doing business is So. Half ton
lots will go at the same rate, quarter
ton lots at $3.50, eighth ton lots at 80
cents, so pounds at 20 cents. The
dealers of the city are today asking
$3.50 per ton for the same coal.
The commission will not deliver any
coal, the aim being to help the poor
people who have to go to the yards
and purchase in small quantities, but
arrangements have been made with
teamsters who will be on hand to de-
liver the municipal coal at so gents per
ton. Mayor Maybury said tonight that
all those buying small quantities might
get coal from the commission for about
one third the price they have been pay
ing the dealers.
The best bid the commission has re.
ceived for anthracite is SO at the mine,
which has not been considered reason.
able, as the freight and handling would
make the cost of the fuel delivered
here $10.71 per ton.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
Celebration Cost Over $4,000. ooo.

London.-Cable dispatches received
from Delhi announce the departure
from there of the viceroy, Lord Cur
zon. and Lady Curzon, the duke and
duchess of Connaught, and other no.
liabilities, and the end of the durba,
display. People are now beginning to
estimate the cost of the festivities
according to one estimate cabled from
Delhi the Indian government will have
TO pay over 100000, and Lord Chr
zon himself is supposed to have spent
many thousands of pounds sterling in
his personal guests. For
thelr display Of magnificence the
princes expenses varied from $500.
ooo, spent by the nizam of Hyderbad
10 100000, the sum which minor chiefs
paid for their pageants. The COVER.
nofs OF various provinces had to nav
ABOUT $4,000 each for their camps
Judging from these estimates the I'm.
paraileled show cost considerably over
s5,00O,00o. WV