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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-28
IN ANGELA'S GARDEN.

The fact that Angela's flower gar
den was several yards from earth did
not lessen it's attractiveness-to An
gela. at least. Because it occupied
less than four square feet Of space and
consisted of nothing more than some
wooden boxes fastened to the fire-es-
cape at the library window she was
not the less enthusiastic about it.
Every morning at she was on the
flre-escape in her pale blue bonnet at
tending to her posies. What she found
40 do with them for half an hour ev-
cry day nobody but Angela knew. Per-
haps her nasturtiums did cling more
gracefully TO the iron bars than the
ordinary. uncaredfor species, and
surely no pansies' faces were ever so
clean or velvety as Angelas
On the morning OF the Fourth Of
July Angela opened the window a lit
the earlier than usual. The noises
around had wakened her. A. she was
executing the last movement OF her
now gracefully acquired exit from the
window. q irecracker fell from above
ana shot or in her garden. Angela
hands.
a young man descended quickly By
means ~ fha iron ladder.
Are you hpuT be- asked. fearfaiig
Angela uncovered her face and lO0ks
- 40. NM J think not 1 Wa
frRhffnea che said ioohne I'd fha
remains ~ the 0nepdlnN efaCkef.
he yeang man hesyea = sign N re-
"a WAS awfglly osfeieas ~ me- 49,
@fsi 81 standing ~ f1e bottom fsng
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-28

of the ladder Angelas garden was
hardly large enough for two. II was
just playing little boy again and try
ing to imagine myself in the country
instead Of a New York apartment
Your garden made the illusion more
realistic. and. well. / must have for
botten myself and dropped the cracker
l hope you'll pardon me. 1t might
have hurt you, but / didn't know that
you-that anyone-was coming out"
There was so much self-reproach in
his tone. that Angela felt that he was
truly sorry
"Of course, I'll pardon you" she
said with the merest suggestion Of a
laugh. How could you know anyone
would be here at such an unearthly
hour, even on the FOURTH"
Il won't shoot any more crackers
to-day. A miss Is as good as a mile
and it might be a mile next time" he
said, lingering the leaf Of a nastur-
tIum which had found Its way up
along the railing.
But. indeed, / won't be out here
long" began Angela, wondering why
she was not angry because he remain
ed on the ladder. T."
You may remain here all day" he
interrupted. II have done enough mis-
chief for one Fourth He hardly real
lied "a the moment how much he
wanted her ~ remain there an day and
10 invite him ~ keep her company.
The girl stopped over and began 10
twist "a niifui vine into place. Even
af such au early stage ~ bis ac.
gusintanfe aitn Angela fbe young
man could uof hfip hoping fhaf hf
niFhf some d8y influence fhe rare hu-
man flower before him along fho path
hH wished e az navel ~ easily ana
Eeniiy 90 Hhe twisted thg nasf8ruun
shout fhe iEsa baf.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-28

IF you are quite sure you are not
| hurt and your fright all gone / will
60" He turned and began to climb the
ladder
Il am sorry stepped out so mop
portunely and marred your Independ-
ence Day" said Angela, looking up at
him. please don't stop your fireworks
for me-"
MARRIED my Independence Day" he
said 10 himself as he closed the win
dow upstairs. well, ] don't know
about that. but she's marred my peace
of mind Jove, She is pretty And they
say girls aren't pretty in the morning:
that the roses are too pale before
breakfast Perhaps / fancy pale, pink
roses"
Whether he did or not, the young
man In the apartment above Angela's
garden found 1t necessary to rise ear
Her than was his habit, after that
Fourth Of July morning, for a little
fresh air. He found the atmosphere in
the altitude OF the fire-escape most ex-
hilarating.
And Angela II may be that her
flowers received less attention after the
Fourth OF July. but the half hours
time Was not cut down. not even 10
twenty-nine minutes. Perhaps tbe ex-
pioding 81 that ilrecracker hindored
their progress. smoke stunts the
growth they say.
~ was raining one morning when
Angela opened the wind0w. Her ear-
den WAS fresh and every blossom
seemed 20 smile and ffge "a fhe s0ft
summer pafief Close ~ the ladder
stood pa ~ noWffe which Angela
had nof planted which ahe had
never Aeeu. fi aaa casa and green and
aN oFef 81 hsna litfle rc1 heafe ehe
eNe Hiad "a Was raining and fhaf fhe
eeeia pQf 81 oef among bcr neesra. be-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-28

cause she wanted time to think-time
in which to be angry. But, somehow.
she found II would take more time
than She could spare
The next morning Angela said to the
young man on the ladder:
You'll observe that my garden has
been materially increased since the day
before yesterday" And after a min
ute in which neither spoke. THANK
you; they are very. very pretty"
He watched the crimson roses take
the place of the pale pink ones in An
geia's cheeks. Yes, after all, red roses
were prettier.
And very symbolical." he said, sim
ply.
Angela continued to wash the faces
OF the pansies, though they did not
need 1t after the rain OF the day be-
fore. And the little velvety leaves felt
the nervous witch in the fingers which
dressed them.
Il did not know II would rain on
them when ! put them here" said the
young man, glancing az the hearts.
Angela drew her shawl more closely
about her shoulders. II was late IN
the summer and. though the sun
shone. the mornings were chilly.
But u isn't raining now" she said.
still looking az the p1nsies
Angela, viii you iet the sun shine
on nay heart always as brightly a. u
y now shining on the fioWf rs hearia2
lo9h up' Angela, love you." he said
4if~of you won't shoot any more
nrefrackeff az me" size replied with "A
happy tremuioue little laugh IA Is
toA Nho haFf fHken away my fnae-
penaHnce D8yf. Now"
kft hpf 100 aiNayN bless the uaan
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-28

There are no frmer friends or stanch-
er comrades to-day than William Kaut-
mann and James J. Alderman. both oil
staten Island. Both are veterans Oh
the Civil War, In which they fought on
opposing sides. says the New YORK
Journal.
Kaufman, who is now 81 years OLD
and lives in Port Richmond. was a
private IN Company c. Twentieth Ne"
York Volunteer Infantry. Alderman
j 65 years old and lives "a Mariners
iiarbor. lie served 10 the ranks OF
lHe First Virginia Regiment Of con-
'lefaie Artillery. in the Second |"'h-
t'ny Of Richmond.
if'ih regimente participated in inaiis
hafemenfs and on tWo occasions pl-
llS opposed each other. lu ONE "i
=" baifles "a chancellOfhVllie, tht thD
tiinrnis engaged DOB "a bana-io-b'i ~
tffl" back ~ rho Court itoptf, ih
nEht kaufmann ana Aehffiliii
Doth wounded Tine ihion fyi'lfi
WIN baBonef WOUND in f1f i'f
N"n consciousness refpfnea h#sfr
tpunQ fae body ri "HANa'
irfnte beside hlm tEAhfNa
lin arlnk from Ais eaHtefN 500
% he Ufre badly bart
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-28
neither recognizing his old wartime

neither recognizing his old wartime
enemy.
II was at a recent celebration in
Frank Bunges hall at Mariners Har-
Dor that chance revealed to each the
identity of the other. The veterans on
Staten Island were holding a reunion,
and in the evening the old soldiers
were telling campfire tales around a
stove in the saloon.
It was Ackermans turn. He told of
the Union soldier who had given him
the last drop of water in his canteen
while both lay wounded and of the
subsequent meeting at Cold Harbor.
During the tale an old veteran sat
staring at the speaker with bulging
eyes and beads of perspiration on his
brow.
Before Alderman had finished form
tottered across the floor, pair Of arms
were thrown about Aekerman's shout
ders and voice cried out:
Alderman. old boy, don't you know
me-"
Great Heaven, Kaufmannw ex-
claimed the ex-rebei.
Tears rolled down the cheeks OF both
old soldiers. and every person IN the
room wac affected BY the scene.
well. you Old Yank." said Acker-
man when be- had recovered from the
enecfs ~ the meeting - owe you a
drink and ! af0 going 70 pay you now"
"Fgc been trying ~ collect mat debt
for thirty yearf iieb.' aud ! am glad
Soc opportunity has presented itseif ~
laff replied Eaufmanu,
Members ~ fhe Grand Army On Stat
40 IsIaH1 had fhe fso oig soldiers don
fhfIf uniforms anf iiff-fi1e pastel
r.r waar nIfh farb before fhf flag
..l.l... faHfatraa ~ Haa fDiioMfH NHFtna
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK.
Young Woman Charged With Heavy
Thefts in England.

New York, April Resplendent
in jewels, wearing rich cloak Of
sable worth $4,000, Nina Williams,
a handsome young woman, aged TWEEN
ty-seven, was put in Ludlow street Jail
Wednesday night. She was accused OF
having stolen the cloak and other furs
and jewels to the aggregate value of
between $4,000 and $4,000 from the
family of Albert Reittinger, wealthy
Englishman, by whom she had been
employed as governess for his chill
dren.
Miss Williams arrest was made un.
der warrant issued by Commissioner
Shields on application of Charles Fox,
counselor for the British consul gen
eral at this port.
She will have a hearing before the
commissioner shortly, after which she
probably will be re- n tilted to the
Ludlow street Jail wait extradition
proceedings, the arrest being made on
information from the English authori-
ties
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
NORWAY.
Christianla.

Professor I1ristian Birkeland Of the
University of Christiania, known
throughout the scientific world for his
ingenious theory of the sun spots and
his researches regarding the auroar
borealis, has already been the object
of much newspaper comment for his
invention of an electromagnetic gun.
The new weapon consists of series
of coils through which a powerful
electric current is directed by means
of the projectlle itself The current is
stopped in each coil in turn the mo-
ment the projectile's foremost pole
passes the coil In this way the
velocity Of the projectile is gradually
accelerated until it reaches 200 yards
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Two lives were lost and four persons
seriously injured in a clearinghouse
fire at Junction Hollow, Pa.
The Grand Duke Alexis, head of the
Russian navy, is suffering from nephri-
tbs and has been ordered abroad.
John A. Chisholm, member of a
business firm of Suspension Bridge, N.
Y, and recently president of the Can
ners' National association, is dead.
A political malcontent named Slad-
kopevtsev has been arrested at Mos
cow, where the car is staying. The
prisoner was found to have a revolver
on his person.
Employees of the Manhattan Ele-
waited railway of New York, number
ing about 1000, are voting whether
they shall strike to enforce their de-
mand for nine-hour working day.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

On the departure of Emperor Will
lam from Copenhagen for Kiel, where
he arrived April 6, he sent the fol-
lowing characteristic telegram to King
Christian as follows: MY heart
prompts me to once again express my
warmest thanks for the never-to-be
forgotten happy days l have been per-
mitted to spend with you in the circle
of all your dear ones From the day
of the splendid reception which you
and the inhabitants of your beautiful
capital prepared for me until the last
moment when / had to bid farewell
my visit afforded me unalloyed pleas
ure. Accept my special thanks for
having received me in your family
circle and rest assured l shall hence
forth regard myself as a son of the
house. ! pray to God that he will
make your approaching birthday day
of joy. both to you and your house
and people, and that he may long
preserve you in unimpaired health"
King Christian celebrated his eighty
fifth birthday April s. He was in the
best of health and was the recipient
of many congratulations and gifts.
The members of the diplomatic corps
were among those who called at the
palace to offer their congratulations.
United States Minister Swenson, as
dean of the corps, warmly congratu-
lated the king in behalf of his col
leagues and subsequently extended to
his majesty the good wishes of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the American peo-
pie. The king expressed keen graft
fication and asked that his greetings
be conveyed to President Roosevelt
The king received ovations on his
every appearance and made a speech
from the balcony of the palace to
thousands of people assembled on the
piazza.
The object of Emperor Williams
recent visit to Denmark. according to
Herr Kraus. editor in chief of the
Deutche Warte, was to arrange for
Denmark to fight on the side of the
triple alliance in the event of war with
the dual alliance. HerrKraus in COM
this information affirmed
that he had authoritative information
that Denmark had agreed to act with
the triple alliance should anemergency
arise Various newspapers here pub
lished descriptions of Denmark's
army. A naval expert completed re-
Gently a series of articles in the
Leipzig Grenzboten on the strategic
value of the Danish ports, showing
how possession of them would unable
a relatively small feet to close the
Baltic seas.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
MOB AFTER A NEGRO.
New York Police Prevent Threatened
Lvnchinu

New York, April 17.-One man was
shot and seriously wounded and a
small riot caused when a negro, John
D. Tross, fired four shots, it is
charged, at Otto Richter, a picture
frame manufacturer. Only one bullet
took effect. 1t struck Richter in the
left breast above the heart. His condi-
tion is serious. The negro was locked
up.
Tross came out of saloon where,
he said, he had been trying to get
work for friend. He asserts that as
he left the place men insulted him.
Then he drew his revolver, the police
charge, and fired at Richter The
wounded man says he was merely an
onlooker. The shots attracted a
crowd of two or three hundred men
and boys. They pursued Tross, still
holding the revolver in his hand, who
took refuge in grocery sore, where
he was captured by -ceman. The
crowd fought to get at Tross and be-
sieged and nearly wrecked the store
before help arrived.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
MEASUREMENTS ALLEGED.
Findings Of Counsel in Metropolitan
Street Railway Case.

FINDINGS OF Counsel IN Metropolitan
Street Railway Case.
New York, April 1.-THE Evening
Post prints the following:
The complete findings of Eugene A.
Philbin, former district attorney OF
New York county, as counsel for GER
tain stockholders of the Metropolitan
Street Railway company, have been
made public. This paragraph occurs:
ut is clear, therefore, when the
company's own statements are ana
lyzed, that the Interurban lease was
calculated to provide and has actually
provided many millions of dollars in
excess of the honest requirements of
the Metropolitan company"
The report also finds that in 1898,
1899, 1900 and 1901, the Metropolitan
company stated in its annual reports
to the state railroad commission that
it had expended for construction and
equipment sum in cash exceeding
by millions of dollars the actual sum
in cash which is proved by the COM
pany's general balance sheets to have
been SO expended"
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
ASK FURTHER CONCESSIONS.
AIbanians Not Satisfied With Reform
Plan of Powers.

Constantinople, April lit is now
understood that the commission sent
by the sultan to appease the Albani-
ans failed to secure their adhesion to
the reform scheme of the powers, ex-
cept on the condition that the Albani-
ans be allowed to choose their own
governors and civil officials and that
other minor concessions be granted
them.
The porte has decided to establish a
military camp at Berizovitch and has
ordered nineteen battalions to con-
centrate there in view of possible
eventual operations against the AL
banians.
Great uneasiness has been aroused
in Turkish government circles by the
report that the Bulgarians in Mace
donna are preparing for general ris-
ing April 20, the second day of the
Easter festivities of the orthodox
church
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
STEAMER STILL BURNING.
DereIict Vessel Deserted Nine Months
Ago Sighted at Sea.

Honolulu, April 17.-Advices from
Japan received here on the Pacific
mail steamer China state that the dere.
lict British ship Fannie Kerr was
sighted on March % by the British
ship Heathdene. When sighted the
derelict was in lat. 21.54 north, long.
1874 west. Smoke was issuing from
the hull of the vessel and all her
masts were gone.
The Fannie Kerr, bound from New
Castle, Australia, for San Francisco,
was abandoned off Honolulu nine
months ago, and this is the first time
that the vessel has been sighted since
her crew deserted her. The ship was
on fire when she was abandoned, and
that she is still afoat is due to the fact
that she has steel hull
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
FORTUNE FOR MISS TAYLOR.
Uncle Who Died in San Francisco Left
Her 100000.

Washington, April 17.-Miss Rebec,
ca J. Taylor, who recently sought I'M
successfully in the district courts to
compel her reinstatement as a clerk
in the war department, from which
Secretary Root dismissed her on &C
count of articles published by her
sharply criticizing the administration
Philippine policy, has received infor.
nation that she has been left about
100000 by the death of an uncle in
San Francisco Sunday night.
Her case will be heard in the court
Of appeals in October
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
chioauo Union stock Wards.

Chicago, April 49, Cattle Good to
prime steers, $5.20@5.7O; poor to me-
lium, $4.35@5.10; stockers and feed
ers, $3.00@5.O0; cows, $1.75@475;
heifers, $3.50@5.O0; calves, $1,000
500. Hogs Mixed and butchers, $500
0725; good to choice heavy, $3.50
40; rough heavy, $7.o5@7.25; light,
|S6.75@7.05. Sheep-Good to choice
H.75@5.75; Western, $4.75@5.75; ma
i've lambs, $4.5O@7.OO; Western, $3.50
D7.0O
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
OPPOSED TO STRIKES.
Cortelyou Asked to Endorse New La
Dor Organization.

Washington, April IL. Secretary
Cortelyou of the department of com
merce and labor has been asked to
give his approval to the plans and
purposes Of the Independent Labor
League of America, an organization
which has been formed at Elmira, N.
Y, whose fundamental principle is OPP
position to strikes.
Rev. e. H. Fairchild of Albany, N.
Y, member of the organization,
called upon the secretary and had an
extended talk with him. 1t is not be-
lieved that Secretary Cortelyou will
take any action in the matter.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
IMPORTANT LEGAL ACTION.
Suit to Test Validity of Railroad Relief
Department.

Toledo, O., April 17.-An important
legal action involving the question of
the regularity of the Pennsylvania
Railway company's relief department
has been instituted here. w. j. Gill,
who files the suit as attorney for a
woman whose husband was killed,
charges in his petition that the COM
pany causes the employees to maintain
the relief fund to guard against losses
and damages by accident, thus saving
the company that expense. He says
that the case undoubtedly will go to
the supreme court and that it's result
will affect thousands of railroad men
throughout the country. He hopes to
have the department declared illegal.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
Victim of Smallpox.

Minneapolis, April 17.-Charles Ste
vens, secretary of the Minneapolis
Anti-Vaccination league, is dead at his
home, 1914 Pillsbury avenue, from.
smallpox. Mr. Stevens was a firm be-
lever in characterization and during
his life he refused to be vaccinated.
He believed smallpox was not con-
tagiOuS
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
secured 81. GOO in IeMeIrv.

st. Louis, April 17.-While the fam.
lily was eating supper burglars ran
sacked the second story rooms of the
residence of Philip Stock, secretary
of the English Brewery syndicate, Sc
curing nearly $4,000 worth of jewelry
and ,valuables. Considerable other
iawelrv was overlooked
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18

| second. He contemplates using a
| projectile Of LOCO pounds weight.
Military experts pronounce it the most
formidable weapon of modern times.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson the dramatist
and politician, filed two-thirds of
page Of the Tageblatt issue of April
8 with one of his favorite ideas, an
chronological an6 political trust Of all
the Germanic peoples, in which he in
cludes the United States, Germany,
England, Austria, Scandinavia, Den
mark, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Such an alliance, he claims would i'm
pose force on the world. Bjornson
closes the development of his idea by
a severe criticism of Prussia's treat
ment of the Danes in Schleswig-Hol-
stein by trying to destroy their Ian
guage and nationality.
The statistical Office of Christiania
municipality mas recently taken a
census of the unemployed and found
that 1887 men were without en-
plOyment on Jan 1. This is equal to
7.6 per cent. OF the male population
Eight thousand two hundred and for
ty-two women and children were de-
pendent on these men for sustenance
and consequently not less than 1929
people were affected by the lack of
employment caused by strenuous
times. Little wonder that so many
young men and women seek better
conditions of life in the new world
The committee on constitutional re
vision has submitted a bill to the
storthing which provides that mem
bers of the cabinet shall be eligible
for seats in that body. 1t shall not,
however, be permitted for cabinet
members to take an active part in the
deliberations of the assembly, while
holding a portfolio position, but a sub
stitute for whose election the law pro-
vides, may in this instance exercise his
constitutional rights and privileges in
place of the cabinet member.
Henrik Ibsen received the follow
ing congratulation from King Oscar on
his seventy-hfth birthday. 81 send
you my heartiest well wishes on your
birthday and congratulate you for hav-
Ing llNeu. SUCH 1OlS 1lO duu LUZ
bringing your country so much honor,
May God restore your health and give
you strength to continue your honor
able work. This is the hearty wish of
your friend Oscar"
The directors of the Norwegian gov
eminent railways have beenauthoriZed
by the storthing to issue ''free passes"
on all government lines for unem-
ployed where such persons furnish
proofs that they are without employ
ment and have reasonable prospects
of securing employment elsewhere.
The widow of the late Professor
Petersen has donated 100000 crowns
to the Christiania university. The
money thus donated will go to the
establishing of an academic fund to
provide stiperds for Swedish and Dan
ish students of science and literature.
The Lofoten fishing is much better
and several fishing fleets started out
March 80 in spite of the storming
weather. One boat was capsized and
four men drowned. Two of them
have large families.
King Edward as president of the
British Geographical society, has
awarded Otto Sverdrup the Victoria
medal He has also awarded the same
medal to Ritmester Isachsen.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
WANT INCREASED WAGES.
Linemen Throughout Nebraska Go Out
on Strike

Omaha, April 17-About 200 line
men employed by the Nebraska Tele-
phone company and the Western I'm
ion and Postal Telegraph companies
in this city and throughout the state
went on strike during the day for an
increase of wages and recognition of
their union. Construction on the new
lines of the Postal Telegraph company
along it's transcontinental route is at
a standstill.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Mail Clerk and Negro Fireman Meet
Death,

Castleberry, Ala, April 17.-The fast
mail on the Louisville and Nashville
ran into an open switch and was
wrecked. The engine plowed through
freight car and with the mail and
baggage cars was entirely demolished.
Mail Clerk Donovan was killed and
the negro fireman also met death En-
gineer Wright was badly hurt, but it
is not believed fatally injured. Mail
Clerks Byers, Eaton and Stratton were
painfully injured. The passengers on
the train escaped injury.
Morris tribune., 1903-04-18
Building Wrecked by Explosion.

Marion, Ind, April ia boiler in
the Big Four pumping st ton here
exploded during the day, s-ecking the
building and probably ia lily injuring
George Shadron, the engineer. The
boiler was lifted from its foundation
and scared upward 200 fest Shadron
was blown through the door.