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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
HOUSE QUITS WORK.
Continued from First Page.

1908 of the Code so as to make the
maximum number of directors in a
state bank fifteen. instead of seven.
BY Senator Duncan of the Thirty
siXth-To amend Section 9S5 of the
Code so as to make the bond given by
state repositories equal to the amount
of money deposited by the state. in
stead of $4,000 in each case.
BY Senator Lewis-To secure to the
several counties of the state the pro-
portion of the state school fund to
which they are entitled where such
counties do not draw the entire amount
in the year in which 1t is appropriated.
BY Senator McMichael-To appoint
a committee of ten members to visit
the State University during the COM
mencement of 1904.
BY Senator Jordan-To permit the
sale of fertilizer materials in bulk to
farmers who are consumers.
BY Senator Howell-To amend Code
Section 233 so as to make the official
year for state house reports coincident
with the calendar year.
BY Senator Comas-To create a state
depositor in the town of Jesup.
BY Senator Van Buren-To require
the ordinary of each county to keep
list of the pensioners in his county.
The foregoing bills and many others
passed to-day now go to the Cover
nor for his signature. Speaker Morris
in adjourning the House made brief
speech, thanking all the members and
expressing warm appreciation of many
kindnesses and courtesies shown.
The Senate to-day confirmed the
nominations of ]. f. Brannen to be
judge and Howell Cane to be solicitor
of the City Court of Statesboro.
During the afternoon session of the
House Mr. Mills of Cherokee arose and
in a personal privilege speech declared
the Constitution had treated him I'M
fairly in it's comments on his testi-
mony before the Lobby Investigation
Committee. Mr.. Moses of Coweta
moved a vote of confidence in Mr.. Mills,
but at the latter's request the motion
was withdrawn.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
BIG REUNION AT FORT FISHER.
Patriotic Societies Want Fort Made
National Reservation.

Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 2.-Fully
500 veterans, including many survivors
of the memorable engagement, Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy, Sons Of Vet
Grams and friends attended a reunion
to-day on the grounds of Fort Fisher,
twenty miles below Wilmington at the
mouth of Cape Fear river.
Addresses were made by Coy: Ay-
cock of North Carolina, Col William
Lamb. C. S. A., of Norfolk, who de-
Tended the fort; Capt. James Parker
of Perth Amboy, N. j., formerly of the
United States navy, who led the sea
face attack upon the post; Eugene >.
Martin, a leading lawyer Of Washing
ton. Luncheon was served by the
local chapter Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
Resolutions were adopted pledging
veterans on both sides in attendance
to use their utmost endeavor TO Sc
cure legislation looking to the con,
version of the grounds into a national
reservation.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
CHARLESTON COURT
SCENE OF ROW.
COnstabIes Recent Lawyers Attack
on Character.

COnstabIes Recent Lawyers Attack
on Character.
Charleston, S. c., Aug. 12.-Dispen-
sary constables made a scene which
looked as though it might develop into
a riot in the Judicial Court here to-
day.
Judge r. Withers Memminger was
on the bench and the case of the state
VS.. Cecil Kelley and William Lawrence,
accused of hauling Illicit liquor, was
being tried. In the course of his argu-
ment in defense of his clients Attorney
w. Turner Logan referred to the con-
stables as "outcasts and derelicts of
society,""
Instantly there was a furore. Con-
stables Murphy, Gideon and Hay
jumped to their feet, shook their fists
at the lawyer and denounced him in
vigorous terms. The court raped for
order long and loud but the verbal war
went on. Mr.. Logans friends, of
whom a number were in court, gather
ed around him. Upon being defed to
repeat the language he had used he
did so in manner and with an en-
phasis which left no doubt that he
meant what he said.
The row continued for several min
utes before quiet could be restored.
When Attorney Logan at last resumed
his argument he proceeded again to
lash the constabulary vigorously but
there was no further demonstration.
Kelley and Lawrence were acquitted
by the jury
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
SCOPE OF BOARD
OUTLINED BY GRAY.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 12.-To-day's
session of the. board of arbitration
which is to adjust the differences be-
tween the Alabama miners and coal
operators opened with a statement by
the chairman, Judge George Gray of
Delaware, regarding the scope of the
arbitration. Judge Gray said that the
following matters would be considered:
Eight hour days; five cents advance
IN miners wages on the ton with cor
responding increase in day wages;
semi-monthly pay days; prices paid
for dead or narrow work; differential
In machine and pick mining; minimum
number of days to be worked each
month; REIMBURSEMENT of day wage
scale; differential between Pratt mines
and other mines.
j. w. Mcqueen, vice president of the
Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Com
pany said that his company does not
traffic in store checks and that credit
is extended to thrifty miners. He de-
clared that last years wage scale was
not equitable.
The examination of w. J. Mcqueen
was continued this afternoon. He de-
MED that furnace men had combined
10 keep iron prices down. He said:
The negroes are thriftless and II
one can make dollar by mining two
tons of coal-that is about all he cares
70 mtne-he will mine three tons, If
necessary to get the dollar which rep
resents about the daily spending ca
pacity of the average Southern ne
gro"
William Herbert, superintendent of
Inc Bessemer Land Improvement Com
pany's mine, in Bibb county. was the
next witness. He showed that room
men had averaged about $3.50 per
month per man. and that in two cases
heading men had drawn SIG for
months work.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
ORDERS TO MILITARY
ISSUED BY ADJUTANT.

Atlanta, Aug. 12.-Important mill
tary orders have just been issued from
the Office of the adjutant general. One
Of these relates to the assignment of
officers to report to Col. George T.
Cam for the state rifle contest at Sa-
vannah on Aug. H. Lieut.. Col. ]. o.
Nash, assistant inspector general, and
eighteen other officers from all parts
of the state are included in this order
Another order CONSTITUTES certain fea-
lures of the Dick militia bill, contain
ing decisions of the judge advocate
general. One of the interesting fea-
lures of this order is that it prohibits
members of the Governors staff from
exercising command over a body of
Georgia cadets. The constructions
placed on the militia bill features are
in most instances technical.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
HUMBERT'S BROTHERS
WERE THE "CRAWF0RDS."
This Testimony Adduced in Paris
Court.

This Testimony Adduced in Paris
Court.
Paris, Aug. Witnesses at the
Humbert trial to-day formally and
positively identified Roman and Emile
D'Aurignac, Madame Therese Hum
bert's brothers, as being the men who
impersonated the American million
aires" Robert and Henry Crawford.
Other witnesses testified that the sig
natures of the two Crawfords were
executed by the two D'Aurignacs. Per-
sonal identifications We're given by
notary, named Drpuy, and a court
clerk named DeHez, of Bayonne, be-
fore whom the alleged Crawfords took
out legal papers which were used IN
keeping off the creditors of the Hum
bert family.
After the notary deputy had de-
scribed a visit to him of the Crawford
brothers. the court directed Roman
D'Aurignac to stand up. The witness
then formally recognized Roman as
the one who had taken out the Craw-
ford papers The witness was less sure
about Emile. DeHez similarly gave
a detailed Identification of Roman
D'Aurignac.
Inspect him closely" ordered the
Judge, do you formally recognize Ro-
main D'Aurignac?"
81 am absolutely sure" answered the
witness.
Judge Bonnet then addressed Roman,
saying: You are the object of a for
NAL Identification"
THAT does not astonish me-" answer
ed Roman sarcastically.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
LYNCHING AGAIN THEME
AT CHAUTAUQUA.
Rabbit Takes View Opposed to
That of Graves

Rabbit Takes View Opposed to
That of Graves.
Chautauqua, n. Y, Aug 12.-Rev.
DR.. Dean Richmond Rabbit, rector of
the Church of the Epiphany, Brooklyn,
answered John Temple Graves of Geor-
gia, in an elaborate address to-day at
the Chautauqua Assembly on lynchings
and mobs from an American stand
point.
DR.. Babbitte's address was the chief
one Of to-day on mobs. He contrast
ed the view of lynching justified by
Mr.. Graves, with what he called 1.-The
more general and the better view of
the American nation" and showed the
prevalence of increasing violence of the
mob spirit, it's tendency to leap the
color line and to lynch for minor Of
lenses than rape and murder.
He dwelt upon the psychology of the
mob and gave the Wilmington lynch
ing of the negro White as typical, and
denounced the officials who refused to
protect any prisoner of any color or
for any crime. He paid a glowing trib-
ute to order and law as represented in
Cows. Durbin and Yates of Indiana
apd Illinois, respectively, and upheld
ter on lynching.
Lynchers, the speaker declared, were
plain, brutal, savage murderers, and
should be treated as such by the au-
thorities and by all worthy to wear the
name of American citizens.
More morality less prejudice, strict
er law quickly applied, fair play to
negro and white, and both the race
question and the mob problem will
assume less dangerous dimensions"
said DR.. Rabbit in conclusion.
With thousands of Southerners at
Chautauqua the mob conference audi
ences are decidedly bipartisan. 1t is
the belief that never before have mobs,
lynchings and strikes received such
fair-minded discussions in meetings
partisan supporters.
This afternoon Gen. John B. Gordon
delivered his lecture on 1.-THE Last
Days of the Confederacy."
Gen. Gordon, after paying tribute to
the devotion of Northern and South
ern women alike, appealed for a ma
tional feeling of brotherliness and
unity.
'Now that we have emerged from
that long period of darkness and
blood" he said, 'let one who fought
on the Southern side appeal for pc
tition to heaven that the last vestige
of a sectional bitterness shall die; let
US hold aloft the banner of universal
humanity, that it shall float forever
the most potential emblem of freedom
in all the world"
A reception was rendered the Gen
eral tonight. Visitors from the North
wed with those from the South in well
wishes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

contains already the signatures of
hundreds of citizens who resent the
outrage inflicted upon her.
AIngoOd's Friends to Rescue.
Milledgeville, Ca, Aug. 12-The
friends here of Capt. Allagood are
incensed at the sensational reports that
have been sent out in connection with
the whipping of the DeCris woman.
Mr.. c. Billiard, a prominent citizen,
went before Clerk Walter Paine of
Baldwin County Superior Court to-
day and made the following affidavit:
Il have for more than twenty years
intimately known Mr.. F. NJ. Allagood,
now in charge of the woman's depart
ment of the prison farm, near here. I
have never before heard aught against
his character and have always found
him to be a high-toned. honorable
man, kind and courteous, and 1 sin
cerely believe that it is against his ma
ture to be inhumane to any person,
bond or free.
Il have heard and believe that he
was a faithful Confederate soldier in
the army of Northern Virginia, and
his life and action since the war have
UP to this unfortunate occurrence
been as uniformly above reproach as
they were patriotic and true.
II believe that the story of Convict
Mamie DeCris to the investigating au-
thorities, if as published in the At
lanta Journal of the 18th inst, as re-
CARDS the infamous proposals and his
subsequent action and treatment to-
ward her to be false, premediated and
promulgated for the double purpose of
revenge and of enlisting public SYM
pathy to her ultimate release from
prison.
From my knowledge of Mr.. ALA
good, l would believe his plain and
unsupported statement in preference
to that of all the convicted thieves
now in the Georgia penitentiary."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
SETTLEMENT SOUGHT
IN TOBACCO co. CASE.
Claimed Butler Formed Voting
Trust to Keep Control.

Claimed Butler Formed Voting
Trust to Keep Control.
Newark, N. j., Aug. 12.-Before the
resumption of argument to-day to show
cause why a receiver should not be
appointed for the Universal Tobacco
Company, Vice Chancellor Pitney called
counsel on both sides together in an
endeavor to effect a settlement, point
ing out that if he should appoint a
temporary receiver the matter would
go to the Federal Court and that IL
President Butler and his friends
pressed their claims the company would
become inso1vent.
AS the lawyers appeared unable or
unwilling to come to any agreement,
the hearing was continued, and Judge
N. F. Davies, counsel for the COM
plainants, continued the argument be-
gun by him yesterday. He said the
application for a receiver had been
made to protect the preferred stock
holders. who were the real owners of
the company. He claimed that the
company was not insolvent, but said
it's affairs must be taken out of the
hands of the present management II
any of the money invested was to be
saved.
After recess Attorney General Nc
Carter opened for the defense. He
said: at will be demonstrated that
Butler did not form the company but
that men by the name of Tilford and
Wilson, Wall street operators. organ
lied the concern. They suggested that
a Turko- Russian tobacco company be
purchased and came to Butler. A syn
dictate was formed with Tilford and
Wilson as managers, and on Feb. 81 an
agreement was made that the rights of
the common stock were to be vested in
a voting trust For this they re-
ceived as commission 10000 shares"
Butler, Mr.. McCarter asserted, would
not go into the scheme which might
involve a sale to the tobacco trust UNI
less there was voting trust" his in
tention being to put In men whom he
could rely on, and to become rival
to the trust.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
WOMEN CONVIC7S
NOT TO BE WHIPPED
Preparing Petition for Mamie DeCris-AIIagood'
Friends Secure Affidavit

Atlanta, Aug. 12.-The Mamie DeCris
whipping case attracted attention in
several quarters to-day. This morning
a communication was read in both
houses of the General Assembly from
the Prison Commission, stating it
would be impossible for that body to
report the facts to the General AS
sembly, because the stenographer
would not be able to transcribe his
notes before Friday. At that time the
commission will take the case UP and
act promptly.
1t was stated to-day that Assistant
superintendent Allagood, who admins
tered the whipping, will probably be
suspended, pending final action. Jake
Moore, penitentiary warden, returned
to-day from Milledgeville and will
make his report as soon as the evil
dence is Transcribed. Both the House
and Senate went on record to-day as
opposing the whipping of women con-
victs.
The following resolution by Senator
Lee was adopted by the Senate unan-
lmously, and by vote of 90 to Is in
the House: Resolved by the Senate
OF Georgia, and the House of Repre-
sentatives concurring, That we con-
denim the practice of whipping women
convicts and recommend that the
Prison Commission prescribe some
more humane punishment for violating
the prison rules"
This practically amounts to direc-
tons to the Prison Commission to
have the whipping of women convicts
stopped.
Petition Circulated.
Americas, Ca, Aug. ia monster
petition, addressed to Gov. Terrell, re-
questing the pardon of Mamie DeCris.
is being circulated in Americas and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
WAYCROSS NEWS NOTES.

Waycross, Ca, Aug. IAN enjoy
able entertainment was given by the
Waycross Rifles at their armory to-
night. An interesting musical pro-
gramme was rendered. and a one-act
comedy, The Jam Man." was sue
cessfully presented by members OF the
company The entertainment closed
with several tableaux which represent
ed Camp scenes.
Mr.. G.. r.. Brinson was to-day an
pointed resident manager Of the Way
cross opera house by Messrs. A. c. and
L. E. Gortatowsky of Albany, lessees,
The Atlantic Coast Line is erecting
a new water tank of $4,000 gallons ca
pacity its their pumping station. The
tank will furnish water for system
of towers which are to be constructed
throughout the railroad yard.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

Laredo. Tex, Aug 12.-In view of
the appearance of yellow fever at Vic
toria, Mexico. about seventy miles
from Monterey, the quarantine estab-
lisned here has been made more rig
Both the state and marine hospital
service physicians are at Monterey in
veStlgating the rumor that yellow fe-
yer exists there. They probably will
make an official report to the Wash
HSton authorities tomorrow. 1t is
DeneVed a quarantine against Monte
Iey VIII be established. This would
.Iean a complete tie UP of railway
, meIhe and great hardship upon border
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
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CONSTABLE TAKEN By POLICE.
Columbus Received New Bale of
COttOn-DawsOn Got Two More.

Columbus Received New Bale of
COttOn-DawsOn Got Two More.
Columbus, Ga, Aug. 12.-While at
tempting to serve a dispossessory war
rant upon Pearly Lewis, a young white
woman, this afternoon, Bailiff N. p.
Martin was arrested by Policeman
Copeland upon charge Of being drunk
and disorderly.
1t is charged that the bailiff went to
the young woman's room while she
was sick in bed, ordered her to dress
and go to Jail with him, and engaged
in violent alteration with others in
the house, who protested that the girl
was too i'll to go. Copeland had a
struggle with the bailiff, but threw him
to the sidewalk and placed his nippers
upon him.
Columbus received It's first bale of
new cotton to-day. 1t weighed 500
pounds, was classed good middling, sold
for 1914 cents, and was consigned by
the Georgia Cotton Company at Daw-
son to Slade & Parish of Columbus.
The bale was grown by Melton LANCE
of near Herod, Ga. Two other bales
of new cotton were received at Daw-
son to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

New York, Aug. 12.-John r. Doyle,
a stockholder of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, to-day APP
piled to Justice Mccall in the Supreme
Court for a writ Of peremptory man
damus to compel the company 70 allow
him to inspect it's books, on the ground
that there had been mismanagement of
the affairs of the corporation and that
it's accounts required investigation.
The attorney for the company OPP
posed the application, saying that there
never has been a company more in
vestigated than this. He maintained
that all of Mr.. Doyle's charges had
been heretofore disposed of completely.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
NEW MAYOR FOR MOULTRIE.
r. II. Allen ChOsen-Other MOuItrie
News.


Moultrie, Ga, Aug. 1.-THE Moultrie
City Council, which has for some
time been celebrating over the ques-
ton of electing a successor to the late
Mayor Crenshaw, elected Mr.. P. B.
Allen to that Office at a special meet
ing held last night. The new Mayor is
one of the leading spirits in the bust
ness affairs of the city. He is a
wholesale groceryman and naval stores
operator. His term will expire Oct. 1.
A negro named Major Alexander was
placed in Jail here to-day charged with
attempting an assault upon a young
white girl near town. The girl is only
Is years old and was returning home
from Moultrie, accompanied by a
young brother. The negro made two
or three moves to make the assault
but was interrupted by passers. The
girl watched him closely and saw him
go around her and crouch in the
bushes at a branch before her She
called to parties in a field nearby
and they, going to the branch, found
the negro in hiding. He ran, but was
caught and brought here. There has
been some talk of lynching, but such
action will probably be prevented.
Another raid on blind tigers was
made here yesterday. A white man
named A. j. Sanderford, who runs a
pool room, was the host at raid and
he was put in Jail. Also a negro
named Walter Thomas was caught
selling for another party. Both were
tried this morning. Sanderford was
fined 800 and fifty days on the gang;
the negro was given $25 and fifty days
on the gang. Both have appealed their
cases, but being unable to give bond,
are vet in Jail.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
OBITUARY..
A. b. Cook, Augusta, Ga.

Augusta, Aug. PA. B. Cook, in his
dav one of the best known trainers
and drivers of race horses. died TO-
dav of paralysis, aged So years. In
his earlier days he was driver at Pato
Alta farm, and at the Hermitage, and
Is well-known to horsemen in Georgia
cities. In recent years he has been su-
perseded by younger men on the Dig
tracks and for the past year or TWO
Soolx has been driving on Dan Bowle's
track in Augusta, and training gen.
tIenen's roadsters. He leaves wife
and children in comfortable circum-
stances in Columbia. s. c.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

TYPOS To MEET IN ST. LOUIS.
WOman's Auxiliary VIII Have None
of Female Suffrage.

Woman's Auxiliary VIII Have None
of Female Suffrage.
Washington. Aug. 12.-The Inter-
national Typographical Union to-day
decided unanimously to hold it's meet
ing in 1904 in st. Louis. A proposition
prohibiting members of subordinate
unions from voting upon a change of
the scale of prices unless he has been
a member for at least six months, was
adopted.
The provision in the general laws
prohibiting members of the union from
accepting work in offices where the
proprietor imposes a task or dead
line" was stricken out.
The principal feature of interest in
the proceedings of the woman's auXil-
larry to the Typographical Union was
a decision not to hear an address in
support of female suffrage which Mrs.
Belva A. Lockwood requested the priv
ilege of delivering. The decision was
reached on a motion by Mrs. f. o.
Martin, a delegate from Nashville, to
the effect that politics should be ia
booed by the auxiliary.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
BOOKKEEPER CONFESSED.
When Arrested Admitted Stole for
Eight Months.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. Re. e. john
son, bookkeeper for the Commercial
Banking Company of this city, was ar
rested here this evening on warrant
charging him with the embezzlement
of $4,000 of the banks money.
When placed in Jail Johnson admit
ted his guilt and stated that his pecu-
lations had extended over a period of
eight months and that he had been
able to deceive his employers by a
manipulation of the books. He de-
clared that he had squandered the
money iii stock speculation. Presi-
dent Charles F.. Leland of the Conn
mercial Banking Company said to-
night that the bank will not be open
for business in the morning. Johnson
is 28 years old and unmarried.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
WITH HIS DAUGHTERS DEATH.

winston-Salem, n. c., Aug. 12-Sol
Renie and wife and Katherine
Baughuss of Wilkes county have been
arrested and committed to Jail on the
charge of numbering Denies daughter
sarah. about Feb. %, 1902.
On March "a, 1902, the body of the
dead girl was found in mill pond;
AZ the coroner's inquest it developed
that there were many bruises on the
girl, indicative that she mad peen XIII
Cd before being thrown in the pond.
RECENTLY evidence has developed
nointing toward Benje, his wife and
Katherine Baughuss as the perpetra-
tors of the crime.