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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
COULDN'T GET A VOTE.
But Quay's Statehood Resolution
Provoked Debate.

Washington, Feb. 18.-There was
lively debate in the Senate to-day upon
Senator Quay's resolution declaring it
to be the sense of the Senate that there
should be a vote on the statehood bill
before the adjournment of Congress. To
this proposition Senator McComas re-
offered Senator Platt's cloture resolu-
ton, introduced two years ago, and
a motion was made to refer the whole
proposition to the Committee on Rules.
This was pending when the Senate
went into executive session.
The discussion of the subject brought
out the fact that the Senate was
strongly opposed to cloture in any form.
The debate was very general, a dozen
senators expressing their opinion on
the subject.
Among the senators who expressed
themselves against the cloture were
Teller, Cockrell, Spooner, Lodge and
Bacon.
Senator Bacon expressed the opinion
that the debate had been profitable,
and he thought finally put at rest the
question whether the'Senate will adopt
cloture. The resolution went over with
out action, as several senators desired
to express their views.
After spending three and one-half
hours in executive session, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
CORNERSTONE is LAID
For New Church at Jacksonville.
An Auto Meeting.

Jacksonville. Fla, Feb. 1S.-The cor
nerstone of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, which is to be one of the hand
soonest church edifices in the South, was
laid this afternoon with impressive GER
emonies. The church will cost over
$4,000, when completed, and is very
handsome in design, the style being the
pure English Gothic. The cornerstone
was laid by the Rt. Rev. E. G.. Weed,
bishop of the diocese, who was assist
ed by Rev. Van Winder Shields, rector
of st. Johns Church, together with 9TH
er members of the Episcopal clergy in
this city. The regular form of exercises
was observed.
A meeting of the Florida Auto AS
ISOLATION was held in Jacksonville to-
night, and permanent organization eff
fected. The club is organized to pro-
mote interest in the sport Throughout
the state and to aid in the crusade for
good roads. The officers comprise
some of the leading citizens of Jack
sonville, and great interest is mani
tested in the future plans of the asso-
citation.
The big race meet to the held at Or
mond in March will be under the aus
pieces of the association and promises
to attract wide attention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
WRITER'S JOKE on EDITOR.
william Allen white Prepared the
Way for Edward Box.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 16.-William
Allen White, the Kansas writer, who
is here gazing with a philosophic eye
at the workings of Congress, had fun
with Frank N. Doubleday, the New
York publisher, and Edward Box. the
editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, of
Philadelphia, few days ago.
White received a telegram from Dou-
bleday and Box that they were coming
through Kansas on a certain day and
on a certain train. Thereupon White
notified all the newspapers in the state
that Mr.. Box intended to make rear
platform speeches at all the principal
stations, and would be glad to meet his
subscribers.
He further said that Mr.. Box, at the
stations where he did not find 1t con-
venient to make speeches, would be
found in the train prepared to give adj
vice on matrimony. how to save money.
the care of the teeth, embroidery and
how to build houses on a salary of
Sc. 66 a week. II was announced that
Mr. Box was pining to talk personally
with his subscribers. and that Double
day was there to meet all authors who
had manuscripts to sell.
White thinks that Doubleday and
Box had a nice, neighborly time in
Kansas, but he came East without
waiting to find out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
BLOW TO BEEF TRUST
GIVEN BY GROSSCUP
United States Grants an Injunction Against the
Big Packing Companies

character of unlawful combination,
Judge Grosscup answers in the affirm
alive, saying:
NO one can doubt that these aver
ments state case of combination.
Whether the combination be unlawful
or not, depends on whether it is in re-
straint of trade.
1.-THE general meaning of that term
is no longer open to inquiry. 1t has
been passed upon carefully by the Su-
preme Court in the freight association
case and in the traffic case. 1t Is
clear from them that restraint of
trade is not dependent upon any con-
sderation of reasonableness or unreal
sonableness in the combination
averred; nor is ii to be tested by the
prices that result from the comblna-
ton. Indeed. combination that leads
directly to lower prices to the con-
these cases, even as against the con-
sumer. be restraint of trade, and COM
bination that leads directly to higher
prices may, as against the producer,
be restraint of trade. The statute
thus interpreted, has no concern with
prices, but looks solely to competition
and to giving competition full play
by making illegal any effort at re-
striction upon competition. Whatever
combination has the direct and neces-
sary effect of restricting competition
is, within the meaning of the Sherman
act as now interpreted, restraint of
trade.
Thus defined, there can be no doubt
that the agreement of the defendants
to refrain from bidding against each
other in the purchase of cattle is COM
bination in restraint of trade; so, also,
their agreement to bid up prices to
stimulate late shipments, intending to
cease from bidding when the shipments
have arrived. The same result fol-
lows when we turn to the combination
of defendants to fix prices upon and
restrict the quantities of meat shipped
to their agents or to their consum-
ers. Such agreements can be nothing
less than restrictions upon COMPETE
ton, and, therefore. combination in re-
straint of trade; and thus viewed, the
petition. as an entirety, makes out a
case under the Sherman act.
ut may be true that the way of en-
forcing any decree under this petition
is beset with difficulties, and that a
literal enforcement may result in vex-
atious interference with defendants
affairs. But in the inquiry before me
/ am not at liberty to stop before such
terpreted by the Supreme Court, is the
law of the land, and to the law as it
stands both court and people must
yield obedience.
THE demurrer is overruled and the
motion for preliminary injunction
granted"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-The so-called
beef trust case was disposed of to-day
by Judge Grosscup in the United
States Circuit Court, the demurrer of
the packers being overruled and a
temporary injunction granted.
The attorneys for the packers made
no announcement of their intentions.
They have until March 4 to discuss
the matter with their principals. If
they deny the facts upon which Judge
Grosscup, based his decisions, the mat
ter Will go before a master in chan
Gerry, who will hear the evidence, and
the case will again be argued before
Judge Grosscup. An appeal may be
taken. in order to hasten the final
adjudication of the case. 1t is not
believed likely that the packers will
let the matter go by default
Judge Gosscup in his opinion, after
defining interstate commerce, says:
For the purpose of clear exposition,
the facts set forth in the petition
should be separated into two groups:
"Those that are intended to bring
the transa ction within the body of in
terState commerce. ana those LDdI are
intended to fix upon such transaction
the character of unlawful combination
and conspiracy. The first group may
be stated as follows:
1.-THE defendants controlling go per
cent. of the trade and commerce I'm
fresh meats in the United States, buy
i'm the course of their business live
stock, shipped from points throughout
the United States, which, having been
converted into fresh meats, is sold
again by them at the places where
prepared to dealers and consumers in
other states, or is sold through their
agents located in other states, to deal
ers and consumers in the states where
the agents are located. The shipments
in the first class of sales are made di-
rectly from the places where the meat
is prepared, to the dealers and con-
suiners in other states, and in the lat
ter class to the agents in the other
states, who, upon sale, deliver directly
to the dealer and consumer.
what may be called the body Of the
transactions is two-fold. 1t reaches
backward to the purchase of cattle
that come to defendants from states
other than those in which defendants
manufacture, and II reaches forward
to the sale of the meats after CONVEX
sion TO parties dealing with respect
thereto from other states, followed by
shipments into other states. Each of
these transactions constitutes, IN my
Judgment, interstate commerce..
The question whether the averments
set up in the petition constitutes the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
ANAEMOTROPHY,
Do You Recognize 1T.

When land is used and not fortified
it soon becomes worked out and the
crops will be poor and small So
when poor or not well selected food is
used the body runs down and the
blood becomes impoverished.
Physicians call it Anaemotrophy. 1t
may show itself in the form of rheu-
matism. dyspepsia and bowel troubles,
general weakness, fainting spells or
other ways, all accompanied by nerv-
BUSINESS.
About two months ago my wife
not having been fed on properly Sc
lected food. became very i'll, and her
physician, after thorough examina-
ton, declared her to be suffering from
Anaemotrophy deficient blood. It
was necessary to change the food to
enrich the blood and strengthen the
organs and muscles and brace up the
nerves with a good diet. Her stomach
and entire system were in revolt
against pasty indigestible compounds
and partly cooked cereals. and the
overworked organs protested against
being longer overburdened.
zone day I bought a. package of
Grape-NIks and she began using them
at once. Not only did she relish the
delicate favor but her stomach receiv-
ed them without protest.
"At breakfast and supper this was
her only food save occasionally a.
cracker with jelly. In a week or so
her cheeks had taken on a tinge Of
red and her strength had visibIy in
creased. The doctor congra tulated
himself and her upon her recovery. He
could hardly believe 1t possible then.
but now he is a steady user OF Grape
Nuts himself. To-day her general
health is vastly improved her weight
has increased II pounds. and she Is
eating whatever she likes her diges-
ton being perfect.
II attribute this 10 the increa ged
nourishment and rest given 10 the d.
gestiVe organs by the use OF Grape
Nuts We cannot say too much IN
honest and vell-merited praise Of f."
Name given by Postum CO.. Battle
Greek, Mich.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
FOR QUARANTINE STATIONS
Government Has Paid FIOrida-News
from Tallahassee.

Government Has Paid FIOrida-News
from Tallahassee.
Tallahassee. Fla. Feb. 1S.-Gov. Jen-
nings has received a check from the
United States Treasury Department
for SS2. $50. in payment for the five
quarantine stations sold by the state
to the national government.
The Board of Commissioners of tine
State Board of Improvements recently
appointed Mr.. n. J. Drane as an eX-
pert to examine into the matter of in
surfing the different buildings and 9TH
err property in the possession of the
state. Mr.. Drane submitted a report
to-day. According to his investiga-
tons, the total valuation of all prop
erty owned by the state is $654,97S. The
amount of insurance carried is $345, 40.
Mr.. Drane recommends that all in
surance policies in the future be the
blanket form, made to cover every
thing. He also advises that the in
surance on the states property be in
creased to $497. 1898. The premium on
this amount for a three years policy
would be in the neighborhood of S14,-
600. Even We're this amount carried.
the state would lose, in case of a FIRE
that destroyed everything, the sum of
$15I ,5S5. Gov. Jennings called a meet
ing of the board this afternoon for the
purpose of discussing Mr.. Drane's rec
concentrations, and it is likely that his
plans will be adopted.
The Florida Pulp and Fiber Company
of Jacksonville was to-day granted a
charter by the Governor. This concern
is capitalized at $4,000. and is Cr-
ganized for the purpose of manufacture
ing and selling palmetto fibre, it's
products and by-products The incor-
porators are Telfair Stockton, U. r
Fackenthall and +. +. Budd.
The Governor has authorized the Ct
fer of reward of $500 for the arrest.
with evidence to convict. of the inceu-
diaries who started destructive fires
in Tampa on the night of Feb. 10.
The cold wave swept down on this
section with a fury that almost took the
breath away. During Sunday the Their
mometer registered 81 degrees in the
shade. Monday morning it was still
So By midnight it had fallen to 49, and
at 4 O'Clock ii registered 80. This was
a fall of 81 degrees in less than forty
eight hours and as the fruit trees were
(many of them) in full bloom. it is fear
ed that the fruit crop has been seri-
ously damaged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
MORGAN TALKED LONG.
His Resolution Touching Creden-
tiaIs Was Defeated.

tials Was Defeated.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The Senate
spent three and a half hours in exec
utive session to-day. listening nearly
all the time to a continuation of SEN
ator Morgan's speech in requesting an
inquiry into the credentials of Thomas
Heran, who represented the Colombian
government in negotiating the treaty,
and also suggesting the irregularty of
the Colombian government. The res
olution was defeated, 13 to 80.
There were two calls for a quorum
during the session, but senators re-
sponded readily. showing that while
they were not present in the Senate
chamber many of them were in the
nearby committee rooms.
Senator Morgan spoke principally on
his resolution and had the clerk read
a report on it which he had prepared
and had printed as a minority report
of the Committee on Inter-Oceanic
Canals.
After the vote was taken on the res
olution, Senator Cullom moved that
the Senate adjourn to meet at II
o'clock tomorrow, saying that he
would ask that the sessions be con-
tinued into the night and until a vote
was taken ou7the treaty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
CONFIDENCE MEN
TOUCHED HIM FOR S7,378

Chicago, Feb. 1S-Charles Bartholo-
mel, a confectioner, was robbed of ST.
378 by confidence men, who led him to
believe that he was arranging for the
adoption OF the daughter of an Italian
prince. who eventually would bring
him $780, 900.
The transa ction took place in a
downtown hotel last night, and half
an hour after leaving the agents, Bar
tholomei discovered that he had ex-
changed bag containing the above
amount for bag filed with paper
Detectives have searched in vain for
the perpetrators of the fraud.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
WILL BE PEARSON.
Wick VIII be Out of a Job at Wilson,
N. G.
By r. M. Larner.

by II. M. 14dTneF.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The appoint
ment of DR.. B. T. Pearson to be post
master at Wilson, n. c., has been de-
termined upon by the President on the
recommendation of Senator Pritchard.
Pearson will take the place now held
by the negro postmaster Wick, who has
made fight for disappointment.
Pritchard first named another man,
who was held to be Objectionable on
the grounds that he sold liquor That
name was withdrawn and Pearson's
substituted. Some of the other North
Carolina negroes, who were bitterest
in criticising Pritchard for opposing
Wick, have come out strong for Pritch-
ard as the Negroes friend, and it is
presumed Wick has been sacrificed by
his friends, who hope to land some
thing for themselves
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
GOODWIN A DEFAULTER.

Philadelphia, Feb. 1S.-Members OF
the firm of Cassatt & Co., bankers and
brokers, charge that Howard T. Good
win, confidential man of the house, who
recently committed suicide in his Of
flee, was defaulter. John Lloyd, the
FIRMS manager, is authority for the
statement that proceedings are to be
instituted against broker firms with
which Goodwin had dealings. Mr..
Lloyd said:
The investigation that we have been
making has disclosed that Goodwin s
books were falsified and that he was
a defaulter. We have not completed
our investigation, and the matter is
in the hands of our counsel"
The amount of Goodwin's stock deal
ings and investments has been esti-
mated as high as $1,000,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
MORE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST THE HEALERS

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 1S.-Four new in
dictments were found here in the Unit
ed States Court against Mrs. Charles
c. Post, alias Helen Wilmans; also
one against Col. Charles c. Post and
Charles F. Burgman the Seabreeze
mental science healers, charging them
with fraudulently using the United
States mails.
The defendants are charged with
sending out literature advertising
absent treatment" for disease. Other
indictments were found at the last
term Of the United States Court in
Jacksonville.
IT is not probable that the cases will
come UP at this term of the court, as
it has been announced that court VIII
adjourn in a few days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
DIRECTORS MAY VOTE.

Opinion in United states Steel Cor
pOratiOn Case.
Trenton, n. j., Feb. 1S.-Justice Van
Sickle to-day filed written opinion of
the Court of Errors and Appeals in
the United States Steel Corporation
case, decided a short time ago. The
opinion holds that directors of corpora
tons have the right to vote at stock
holders meetings to the extent of their
stock holdings. The opinion further
states that it is a well established rule
that directors of corporations cannot
legally enter into contracts where they
will be specially benefited without the
knowledge or consent of stockholders.
This knowledge and consent existed in
the case at hand,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
HE SAVED HIS CORPS.
But Gen. breckenridge VIII Lose
HIS own Head.

nut Ueh. brechenrldge VIII Lose
HIS own Head.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The following
nominations were sent to the Senate
to-day:
Brig. Gen. J. C. Breckenridge. inspec-
tor general. to be major general April
II. vice Maj. Gen. r. P. Hughes: Brig.
Gen. NJ. 1. Ludington, quartermaster
general, to be major general. vice
Breckenridge, to be retired; Brig. Gen.
James F. Wade. to be major general,
vice Ludington, to be retired.
These nominations came as a genuine
surprise to army officers, except those
directly concerned. There is an i'm
preston in we'll informed military
circles that the enactment of the gen.
eral staff law and Gen. breckenridge
connection with that legislation were
potent factors in bringing his retire
ment. Gen. Breckenridge would not
have retired under ordinary conditions
until January, 1906. Gen. Ludington,
however, is three years older than the
inspector general, and would have re-
tired for age July 1, next. 1t was
generally supposed that both of these
staff officers would retire in their
present grade of brigadier general. In
recognition of their long and honorable
service, however, the Secretary of
War, with the approval of the Presi-
dent, concluded TO advance them both
to the grade of major general on the
condition that they would retire at
once. This was acceptable to both
Gen. Breckenridge and Gen. Luding-
ton.
In advocating the creation of the
general staff, Secretary Root insisted
on the adjustment OF the inspector
generals department of the army as
no longer necessary, as it's duties
would be performed by the general
staff. This particular feature of the
| bill drawn by the War Department
was vigorously resisted by Gen.
| Breckenridge, with the result that the
| inspector generals department was not
| disturbed by the bill as it became a
| law. 1t therefore appears that while
Gen. Breckenridge saved his corps, he
will no longer have the direction of its
affairs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
Iohn Gerdine. Athens.

Athens, Ga, Feb. 1S.-Dr. John Ger
dine. one of the most prominent physi-
clans in Athens, died this afternoon at
4 o'clock from congestion of the lungs
He was a native Of Oglethorpe county
and was SO years old. He was a grand
SON of the late Chief Justice Joseph
Henry Lumpkin of the Supreme Court
81 Georgia. The entire city is shroud-
ed in gloom over his death. He leaves
a wife and several children. The
funeral will be held Friday morning.
The remains will be inferred in this
city
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
BLOCKADE RAISED.

Trains Released from Their Cap
tivity of snow.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Feb. 1S.-The block
ade six miles south of Cheyenne on the
Denver Pacific and the blockade west
of Laramie, was lifted to-day and
trains are now moving.
On the Cheyenne and Northern and
Elkhorn roads the effects of the storm
are still felt. The two train loads Of
the. Thirteenth Cavalry are still fast
in the snow near Lusk but they
probably will be released soon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
Cure Henf SIOASOn.

Paris, Feb. 1S.-The attendance at
this evenings game of the interna-
tionaI billiard tournament between
Slosson (American) and Louis Cure
CFrench), held in the grand hall of the
Grand Hotel, was as large as ever.
Cure won easily in the twenty fourth
inning. The score was, Cure, 500, with
an average of 20 $40 per inning; Slos-
son, PIG. with an average of 91a. Slos-
son was again in poor form.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
MURDERERS OF BYRD
Are Captured by e. VI. Tiiton Near
Tallahassee.

Are Captured by e. NJ. Tilton Near
Tallahassee.
Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. 1S-E. M. Til
ton of Popeville, Leon county. came in
yesterday afternoon with two negroes.
Bill Grant and Joe Hines, who killed
James Byrd, white. in Decatur county.
Georgia, last Christmas night. The ne
groes applied to Mr.. T'ilton, at his tur-
pentine camp some time ago. for work.
lie employed them, and becoming sus-
picious of their actions, began watch
ing them. He soon overheard enough
to warrant him in his suspicious. and
going to their cabin night before last.
arrested them.
They were brought to Tallahassee
and arraigned before Judge Whitfield,
when they confessed to having killed
Byrd. Judge Whitefield remanded
them to Jail to await the action of the
Georgia authorities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
TWO THRIVING CITIES
GET NO BUILDINGS

Washington, Feb. 18.-The public
building bill, which has been intro
duced in the Senate. leaves out all new
sites. This will cut out Valdosta and
Gainesville, which are in the Mercer
bill. The Senate Committee has put
in Senator Bacon's bill for Macon and
also provision for building at Jack
sonvile
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
FLowER-CLARKE, NEW YORK.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Hilda Clarke,
formerly prima donna of the Boston,
ians, and Frederick Stanton Flower
were united in marriage to-day at the
home of Miss Clarkes parents in this
city Miss Clarke won fame as the
''bride-e elect" Mr.. Flower is a million
aire broker, and nephew of the late
Roswell p. Flower, Ex-Governor of
New York
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
OBITUARY..
Mrs Henry Semken.

Mrs. Henry Semken died suddenly
yesterday morning at her home No.
East Broad street, from an apoplec-
tic stroke. She was a native of Ger
many and was 81 years old She leaves
a husband and five children. Her
funeral will take place at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon from the residence. The
services will be conducted by Rev. DIR.
w. c. Schaeffer. pastor of the Luther
an Church of the Ascension.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-19
MARYLAND Catches IL.

Cumberland, Md, Feb. 1s.-The
worst blizzard for several years pre-
walls here, and in the adjacent coun-
ties. The most severe weather is along
the West Virginia Central Railroad.
The thermometer at Elkins and vicin-
ity of Davis and Thomas ranges from
four to seven degrees below zero.