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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
TRAGEDY OF FLAMES.

Mother and Son Burned to Death
and the Father May Die.
Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 3.-Harry Siple
is seriously. perhaps fatally, burned
and his wife land 10-year-old son FL
wood are dead, as the result of fire
which occurred at their home in Wash
ington Borough, little town on the
Susquehanna river. three miles below
Columbia. A 12-year-old daughter es-
capped with slight burns and told the
story of the tragedy.
Mrs. Siple was going upstairs, when
a lamp she was carrying exploded and
set fire to her clothing. All ablaze,
she rushed into the room where her
husband lay. The bed clothes caught
fire. His night dress in flames, Siple
leaped from the window, while his wife,
by this time overcome, sank to the
floor.
The flames spread over the room so
quickly that the boy, who had been
sleeping with his father, had no chance
to escape.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

precautions. Outside were the COVER
nor and marshal of the conclave, as
sisted by the captains of the guard.
The apostolic prOthonotaries and two
sons of Prince Chigi acted as witnesses.
The record of the admittance of Mgr
Marin was officially recorded in a for
mai document, which will be placed
in the archives.
Think Pope Is Elected.
One of the daily sights at the vati-
can now is the arrival of the nun,
whom Cardinal Vaszary, prince-arch-
bishop of Gran and primate of Hun
gary brought with him from Hun
gary to act as his cook. Cardinal
Vaszary is the wealthiest of the car
dinals and is reputed to have an in
come of 100000 annually. He desired
to have his cook enter the conclave,
but the presence of women being for
hidden by all the rules, he arranged
to have her cook his dinner outside
and bring it daily to the Sistine chapel.
She comes daily in a cab, escorted by
two Hungarian soldiers in uniform.
Those who are superstitiouS are say
ing that as the conclave opened on
st. Ignatius Loyola day, it will prob
ably close tomorrow, the day of St.
Dominic, one of the fighting saints
in the calendar. thus fulfilling the
prophecy of ST. Malachi, who predicted
that the motto of the next Pope would
be "Ignis ardens."
There are those who profess tonight
to believe that a Pope has already
been elected, but that the fact is being
kent secret
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
KAW RIVER Is RISING.
stiH Lacks Several Feet of Reach.
ing Danger Line.

stilI Lacks Several Feet of Reach
ing Danger Line.
Kansas City, Mo. Aug. S.-Kansas
streams, raised by cloudbursts at two
points and steady downpours in other
parts of the state during the past for
ty-eight hours, are tonight practical
ly at a standstill. and no further seri-
Gus rise is expected. The biggest OF
these streams, the Kaw river. is rising
slowly at Kansas City and for short
distance west of here but at no place
along its length is the water near the
danger line.
At Kansas City, the Kaw river has
risen over three feet in the past
twenty-four hours, and the Missouri
is up two feet, but 1t must go several
feet beyond this to do any material
damage, and as no further rains are
predicted, a gradual fall is expected.
There was some uneasiness at Ar
gentine and Armourdale, the suburbs
of Kansas City, which suffered so Sc
verely during the great food, but 1t
was unwarraNted.
The only damage likely at Kansas
City is from driftwood to some of the
temporary bridges erected here The
current is swift. and men were out all
day steering the drift clear of these
structures.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
SCHWAB HAS RESIGNED
As President of the United states,
Steel Corporations.

As President of the United States.
Steel Corporations.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-The Public
Ledger tomorrow will say:
Charles M. Schwab. president of the
United States Steel Corporation, will
sever his official connection with that
concern to-day Tuesday,, his resigna-
ton as president now being in the
hands of the Executive Committee.
This information came to the Pub
lie Ledger from one of the directors
of the corporation. For months Mr.
Schwab's resignation has been rumor-
ed, but each time the rumor appear
ed it was denied by Mr.. Schwab him
self, as we'll as by the corporations
directors.
The Executive Committee will meet
to-day and recommend it's acceptance.
The recommendation will then be turn
ed over to the directors who will meet
later in the day and formally approve
it,
Mr.. Schwab will also, it is announced,
resign as a director, thus completely
severing his connection with the COM
pany.
w. E. Corey, who, on July 1, was
appointed assistant to President
Schwab to perform the active duties
of the president of the corporation
it is stated, will be elected Mr. Schwab's
successor, but his duties will be prac-
tically the same as those he is now
performing-the physical operation of
the various plants comprising the cor
poration."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
ON THE IRISH LAND. BILL
Further Discussion Was Held in the
House of Lords.

London. Aug. 3.-The Duke of Dew
the Irish land bill in the House of
Lords to-day. He used the same ar
guments in favor of the necessity for
passing the measure as were previous
ly uttered by George Wyndham, the
Irish secretary, in the House of Com
mons.
The Duke declared that the gov
eminent was confident that the ex-
penditure of the 100000 900, privoded
in the BILL would be fully compen-
stated for by economies in the judi
cial machinery and the reduction in
the police expenses. which the adop-
ton of the measure would render pos
sible.
In conclusion. the speaker declared
that the House of Lords could not
substantially alter the bill as adopted
by the House of Commons, without
serious risk of losing it altogether
The bill was in the nature of a treaty
or instrument of peace, and although
1t would be rash to predict that it
would prove a final settlement of the
Irish question, any, serious alteration
would release the contracting parties
from the obligations mutually under
taken.
The Duke of Abercrom (ConserVa-
tive) said the representatives of the
landlords would offer some amend
ments which were not of a conten-
tious nature. He declared that moth
ing could lrecom1ense the landlords
for the losses they would have to sus-
tain. If their sporting rights were
lost and their property sold there
would be no inducement for the coun-
try gentleman to remain in Ireland.
The Earl of Dunraven (Conserva-
tive) congratulated the government on
the bill, which, he said, was broad
and statesmanlike.
Many others spoke, very few show
ing disposition to prolong the dis
cussion of the bill. One of its stout
est opponents was Viscount Hamp-
den, Liberal, who characterized it as
thoroughly mischievous and corrupt.
He said it would result in land war
more fierce and embittered than any
which had preceded
The discussion was concluded soon
after midnight. when the bill was
passed to a second reading without
division
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
WRECK CAUSED BY FOG.
Twenty-One Persons Injured In
Head-On Collision.


Head-On Collision.
Hartford City, Ind. Aug. "a head
on collision at 2:30 o'clock this morn
ing between a west-bound Panhandle
freight and the east-bound passenger
injured twenty-one persons, some of
them seriously.
The freight train was delayed on the
main track by a broken drawbar, and
a fog prevented the passenger engineer
from seeing a flag signal sent ahead
until too late. Both engines were re-
versed when they met, but the reversal
was not made in time to check them
to a material extent. The second bag
gage car telescoped the smoker, tear
ing through half it's length and sweep
ing the people from its path like chaff.
The shock threw many people from
their seats. The passengers from the
other cars rushed to the aid of those
in front of the smoker, but it was
nearly an hour and a half after the
accident before the last one was taken
from the wreck.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
BRIBE GIVERS AND TAKERS.
BOOdIing to Be Investigated by
Special Grand Jury.

Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. "a spec
ial grand jury to inquire into legis-
lative boodling was empanelled to-day
by Judge HAZEL. In the course of his
charge to the jury Judge Hazel said:
1.-THE impression widely prevails in
this state that dishonesty was prac-
ticed in certain measures pending be-
fore the Legislature; that 'sand-bag-
ging' was INDUCED in; that hold ups
were common; that legislators resort
ed to questionable methods and Grim
inal acts by accepting money from
those who were financially interested
in certain legislation. 1t is further the
impression that these matters have not
been probed to the bottom.
1--WE now charge you to make a
thorough investigation of these charges
against the legislative department of
our state government, as well as
against all bride glvers, and if any one
is believed to be guilty so as to war
rant a conviction, you should bring a
bill or an indictment against him. No
good citizen should submit tamely and
quietly to such proceedings as are
charged against the recent General As
sembly and others"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
ABOARD THE BROOKLYN
Portuguese of High Degree Were
Entertained.

Lisbon, Aug. 3.-The Marquis of Al
vito. the Kings chamberlain, has in
vited Rear Admiral Cotton and United
States Minister Bryan to spend Thurs
day at his chateau of Alyito.
Shortly after noon to-day the mem
bers of the Portuguese cabinet and the
military and civil authorities here pro-
ceeded in naval barges across the har-
Dor to the Brooklyn, Admiral
which an exquisite menu had
been prepared for the lunch
con to be given in their honor. Rear
Admiral Cotton and United States
Minister Bryan, with the chief Off
GERS of the American squadron, re-
ceived the guests at the gangway. The
band of the Brooklyn played Portu-
guese airs and the American warships
flew the Portuguese flag at the main
mast.
At the conclusion of the luncheon
Admiral Cotton proposed the health of
King Charles of Portugal and IN the
course of his remarks, he expressed
his thanks for the welcome and re-
(ception that had been extended to
the American squadron during it's stay
at Lisbon.
III reply zen. GlnSIldl lulO, Mill
lister of War and Premier ad interim,
proposed the tONst of president
Roosevelt and the prosperity of the
United States"
United States Minister Bryan then
spoke, dwelling on the sympathetic
demonstrations of which the American
squadron had been the object at Lis
bon and thanking the Portuguese gov
eminent and people. The Minister of
In o. =
tering terms of the American navy.
President Roosevelt's cablegram in
reply to the message from King
Charles, which is published to-day by
the Portuguese news papers, has Gre
ated an excellent impression here,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
DUEL TO THE DEATH
FOUGHT BETWEEN HUSBAND AND
WIFE WITH RIFLE AND PISTOL.
AFTER EMPTING REVOLVER
MAN RAN. BUT WAS MORTALITY
WOUNDED ny HIS WIFE.

Shooting Occurred in Front of Their
Unconstitutional Missed His Wife
and Grew Jealous When He
Found Her at a Neighbor's House.
Shot at Her Three Times, hut
Bullets Went WiId-Woman Sc
cured Rifle and Killed Him.
Then Surrendered Herself.
Matewan, w. Va, Aug. 3.-Willam
Adair, a prosperous farmer and lum-
Der dealer, was shot and killed by his
wife in front of their home on Pidgeon
creek, in this county.
Adair, who had been in Cincinnati
disposing of some timber, returned
here rather unexpectedly and found his
search of her and finding her in the
home of a neighbor. became jealous
and. pulling a revolver from his pocket,
fred three shots at her, all of which
went wild.
Mrs. Adair ran into her house, seized
her husbands Winchester and returned
to the yard just as he was entering
the gate. He attempted to escape by
running towards the woods near by,
but bullet from the Winchester in
the hands of the Infatuated woman,
laid him low. He fell to the ground
mortally wounded and died without
uttering a word.
The woman rode horseback to Will
hanson, where she surrendered and is
now in jail. Mrs. Adair comes from
one of the wealthiest families of Min
go county. She will enter plea OF
self-defense, as she claims she saw her
husband reloading his revolver, and
she realfzed he mea Mt IN kill her
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
MUTILATED HUNTER.
Indiana Mob Seeking Negroes and
Mny Lynch Them.

Indiana Mob Seeking Negroes and
May Lynch Them.
Hartford City, Ind, Aug. 3.-George
Hearshey, an invalid aged 10, while
hunting squirrels on his fathers farm
near here at noon to-day. was APP
preached by two prowling negroes.
They grabbed the boy, searched his
clothing for money, and, finding none,
tore his clothing from him and mu-
tilated him with a knife.
The boy succeeded in reaching home.
He told his story, and his father gave
the alarm. mounted a horse and called
for volunteers to wreak vengeance on
the fleeing negroes.
Two hundred men and boys Joined
in the chase. Neighboging farms and
towns were warned by telephone and
the country was secured. No trace
of the negroes was found. The search
proceeded until nightfall.
Sheriff Morigal, with a detachment
of deputies and police. followed the
mob to prevent lynching, If possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
DESPITE HARD LUCK
Shamrock III Again Defeated Her
Sailing Mate and NamesaIxe.

Shamrock III Again Defeated Her
Sailing Mate and NamesaIxe.
Atlantic Highlands. N. j.. Aug. s.
With all the luck against her, Sham
rock III to-day again proved herself
a splendid racer in, light winds by
beating her pacemaker,~ Shamrock I,
nine minutes and fifty-seven' seconds
in a thirty-mile windward and leeward
race off Sandy Hook,
That the challenger is a wonderful
boat for windward work in light winds
all her admirers know, but to-day she
outdid herself. Beating out to the
mark, she gained a big lead only to
lose a portion of it by slant of wind.
which temporarily enabled the old
boat to outpoint her. Though Sham
rock 1 had the better of a freshening
breeze in the run to the finish line,
the challenger more than trebled the
distance of her lead over Shamrock
I, but the yachts were sailing SO
much faster at the finish than at the
turn that the challenger's gain in time
was much less than in distance.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
FEARS YELLOW FEVER.

LaretO Establishes Quarantine
Against San Louis POTASH.
Laredo, Tex. Aug. 3.-The quaran-
tine against San Luis POTASH. on ac-
count of yellow fever, which was or
dered established yesterday by the
United States Marine Hospital author
tiles at Washington, has been rigor-
ously established at this point The
state health officer is acting in con-
junction with the Federal authorities.
Little apprehension is felt of the in
PRODUCTION Of yellow fever from San
Luis POTASH, as 1t is thought the cpl
demic win soon die out at that poin.,
owing to it's high elevation and cool
climate
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
READY FOR POWERS TRIAL.

Kentucky Court Again to Hear of
GOebeI's Assassina ton.
Georgetown, KY, Aug. 3.-The COM
monwealth announced itself ready
when the special term Of the Scott Cir
cult Court was convened to try ex-
Secretary OF State Powers for the third
time on a charge of completely in the
Goebel assassination.
The state will call about fifty wit
nesses. Among the defense witnesses
are about thirty-tive VINO have never
taken the stand before in the case.
Fully a dozen of them were defense
witnesses in the trial of James How
ard
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
LOCKED OUT $4,000.

Pittsburg. Aug. 3.-As a result Of the
Builders League lockout 1900 men
were out of employment to-day. The
only men not affected by the lockout
are the painters, paper hangers and
decorators Work has been stopped on
all the buildings in course of erection
in the city, with the exception of the
contracts Of the George A. Fuller
Company and a few other outside con-
tractors, who are not members Of the
Builders League.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
MOTHER AND HER CHILD
BURN TO DEATH.

Milwaukee. Wis, Aug. s.-Mrs. John
Knebel. aged a. and her year-and-a-
half-old baby girl were burned TO death
to-day at the Knebel homestead in
the town of Granville, a few miles
north OF this city. The fire was caused
by the woman pouring kerosene into
the kitchen stove when she supposed
the fire had gone out. The house vas
burned to the ground
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
SAVED BY HER CRIES.
Negro Attempted to Assault Young
Woman Near Sparta.

Macon, Ca Aug. 3.-John Dixon, a
negro 20 years of age, was brought to
the Macon Jail this afternoon charged
with assault upon the daughter Of a
farmer near Sparta. in Hancock coun-
ty. Her screams caused the negro
TO desist. He was subsequently cap
tured and taken to the jail in Sparta,
but as mob was forming. the sheriff
spirited Dixon to the train and lodged
him here for safe keeping.
The young woman was uninjured.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

Carthage, Mo-, Aug. "a subpoena
was to-day served upon Col. w. H.
Phelps, the railway attorney at his
home here, ordering him to appear be-
fore the grand jury at Jefferson City,
now investigating charges of legisla-
tive boodling on Thursday. Within the
past two months several efforts have
been made to serve subpoenas upon
Col. Phelps, but to-day was the first
time that he could be found.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
MORE MILLS TO CLOSE.

Exeter, N. H., Aug. 3.-Orders were
issued to-day closing the Exeter Man
ufacturing Company's cotton mills next
Saturday and 400 hands will be thrown
out of work. George E. Kent. of this
town, owner of the Pittsfield. N. H.,
mills, stated to-day that he would
close those mills also next Saturday.
Five hundred hands will be effected
by this latter shut down.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
ANSWER OF ROOSEVELT.
To the Message of the King of
Portugal.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 3.-In response to
a message from the King of Portugal.
announcing that he had the pleasure
of drinking to the Presidents health
and to prosperity of the American
navy on board the cruiser Brooklyn
at Lisbon, President Roosevelt sent
the following cablegram:
II most cordially reciprocate your
majesty's greeting, seeing in the
friendly occasion which prompts it a
renewed proof of the good will which
unites the two countries and people"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
HOSTILE SQUADRON AT SEA.
Naval Maneuvers Begin on the
Coast of Maine.

Naval Maneuvers Begin on the
Coast of Maine.
Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug. 3.-The war
manoeuvers actually began to-
day when the so-called his
tile squadron withdrew from the
combined North Atlantic fleet
and departed from the har-
Dor. The squadron is in command OF
Rear Admiral Sands and consisted OF
the battleships Texas, Indiana and
Massachusetts, and. the torpedo boat
destroyers Lawrence and Whipple.
The vessels when last seen were
heading in a south-southeasterly direc-
ton. Wednesday at noon the remain
der Of the fleet under Rear Admiral
Barker will assume the defensive. Each
vessel will hurry to a point assigned
by secret instructions.
Some time between Wednesday noon
and next Monday the hostile squadron
must make whatever demonstration is
to be made or secure an anchorage, In
order to win. An attack may be at
tempted at any point between East
port and Cane Anne.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
gunner Gnre 10000 BOND

Washington, Aug. S.--John T. Cup
per. Mayor of Lock Haven, Pa, who
was indicted by the grand jury here
Friday in connection with postal ir-
Irregularities. to-day appeared in the
District Supreme Court and gave bail
in the sum OF $4,000
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
MILLS SHUT DOWN.
Raw Cotton situation Forces Cur
taiIment of Production.


Boston, Mass, Aug. S.-Additional
cotton mills in New England have de-
cided to curtail production or close
down. The mills of the Russell Cot
ton Manufacturing Company at Mid
dletown and Highanum, Conn, have
closed for an indefinite time on ac-
count of the raw cotton situation.
The Libby & Dingley Company, of
Lewiston. Me-, is closed this week.
The Nashua and Jackson companies of
Nashua, N. H., will stop their mills
the last week of August and the first
week in September for repairs, changes,
etc.
The extent of the curtailment in Fall
river this week is about 100000 spindles
in ten mills. The yarn mills will stop
Thursday night. and parts of other
corporations will also be stopped.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
NOT TO TALK POLITICS.
Cleveland Wishes This Emphati-
CaIIy Understood.

CaIIy Understood.
Chicago, Aug 3.-James II. EckeIs.
who extended the invitation to ex-
President Cleveland on behalf of the
Commercial Club to be the clubs
guest next October. has received a
letter from Mr.. Cleveland definitely
fixing the date as the 14th. In the
course of the letter abiding to the
report that had been spread that Mr..
Cleveland was going to discuss poll
tics in his after dinner speech he says:
II wonder whether it cannot in some
way be given out emphatically that in
what l say at the clubs dinner not a
single word of politics will cross my
lips and that my so-called address will
be simply an after dinner talk of
probably a half hour"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
CAUGHT IN A WRECK.
Two Fatal and Many Minor Inju-
rieH Occurred.

Norfolk and Western passenger train
No was wrecked at East Portsmouth
to-day by spreading rails. The engine
left the track and turned over, and
Engineer William Simonton, of Column
bus, O.. was caught under the wreck
and fatally injured. Fireman S. N.
Mcdonald Of Portsmouth was also
probably fatally injured.
Twenty-Five persons were more or
less injured. but none fatally.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
THIRTY WERE KILLED.
Disastrous Train Wreck in Aus
train SiIesea.

Berlin, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Volks Zeitung from Breslau reports
a serious disaster on the railway be-
tween Sucha and KalavrEa, Austrian
Silesea. A train consisting of eleven
cars, heavily loaded with stones, broke
their couplings and ran at terrific
speed down a sharp grade for twenty
miles, until they collided with pas
senger train. Thirty persons are said
10 have been killed and fifty-two 9TH
ers seriously injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
ROOSEVELT GIVES HIS
NAMESAKE A CHECK.
Twentieth Child Gets $500 to Go
Into the Savings Bank.

Into the Savings Bank.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. "a check for
$500 has been received from President
Roosevelt for Theodore Roosevelt Sig
net. the boy born to Mr.. and Mrs.
william H. Slgnet some weeks ago and
which is their twentieth child. The
money has been placed in bank to the
credit of the baby, the interest to ac-
cumulate until he is q years old.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-24

for some little time. When it is re-
moved the person is said to be cured,
but it depends entirely on the nature
of the wound whether or not they re-
cover.
II know of case where several
persons were bitten by mad dog.
One of the number was bitten on the
ear through an ear warmer, and he
alone recovered. If there is covering
over the flesh at the time the person
is bitten his or her chances of recovery
are greatly improved"
DR.. Keirle said that he has seen
madstones, but never owned one. He
was shown dispatch from Danville,
Va, which said two persons, bitten
by mad dog, had been cured by the
application of madstones. The doc
tor regarded the matter lightly and
declared that their wounds could not
have been of a serious nature.
Il shall write to the physician who
attended them, he added, "and send
him one of our circulars. 1t would
be useless to send it to his patients, for
they could not understand it. You
see we have to keep track of such
things. Thank you for bringing it
to my notice." and the doctor took
leave of the reporter.