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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
PAINTINGS WORTH S125,OO0
BURNED FOR GOULD.

New York. Jan. 13.-There was fire
in the residence of George j. Could
No. S57 Fifth avenue. early to-day, in
which several valuable paintings were
destroyed. The loss was estimated at
first at $4,000, but after an inspection
had been made by Mr.. Gould, his sec
rotary said the loss was about $125, 600
Among the paintings burned was
"The Cavalier" by Stuart.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WILL GET THE ASSURANCE.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nc
Laurin of Mississippi had another con-
ference with Postmaster General Payne
to-day regarding the Indianola postof-
flee, and stated that he would shortly
be able to furnish assurances from the
authorities of the town for the protec-
ton of it's negro postmaster.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
FIRED ON MARSHALS.
One Was Shot to Death and the 9th
er Fatally Cut.

cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 13.-At a dance at
Moorehouse, Mo-, last night, James
ana Dolpheus Hill of johnson county,
Illinois. became drunk and created a
disturbance, and Marshal Dan Lance
and Deputy Marshal John Taylor were
called to restore order.
Dolpheus Hill shot and instantly kill
go Marshal Lance, and James Hill
fatally cut Taylor. The Hill boys
started to leave the house, when Tay-
ioF shot and wounded one of them,
Out they succeeded in making then es-
cape. Searching parties have been or
sahlzed, but the Hills are still at lib
ertv
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WITH FAVORABLE REPORT
me Reciprocity Treaty Will Go to
the Cuban senate.

r, havana, Jan. 13.-Domingo Mendez
Capote, president of the Senate and
member of the Foreign Relations Com
. :. has completed his report on
s soe reciprocity treaty. He has in
oia the correspondent of the Asso-
nlaled Press that his report recon-
t,eAus the ratification of the treaty in
r mlo and without amendment. The re-
~ WIZ be submitted Immediately to
70 'e Iull committee. which is expected
g. report to the Senate this week.
Sehor Capote believes there will not
o oe much discussion of the matter,
s,'her by the committee or by the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
IN FRONT OF DEPOTS.
Commission Says Passenger Cars
Must he stopped.

Nhust NC StoDpeu.
Atlanta, Jan. 13.-The Railroad Com
mission has addressed a letter to the
executive officer of every railroad in
the state, calling attention to COM
plants that in most instances passen-
ger trains are now stopped at stations
with the baggage and mail cars in
front of the depot, while the passen-
ger cars are at ssome distance from
the entrances. The commission directs
that hereafter all railroads shall stop
their passenger trains so that the
coaches containing the passengers
shall be in front of the depot. Unless
this is done the commission states it
will take steps to see that the travel
ing public is provided with the proper
accommodations in this respect
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WILL KEPT CLOSED
Until Assured Minnie Cox Will Not
Be MOIested.

BE MOIested.
Washington, Jan. 13.-Postmaster
General Payne had a long conference
with the President subsequent to the
cabinet meeting to-day. He had re-
ported to the cabinet that there were
no new developments in the Indianola,
Miss, postoffice case. AS he left the
executive offices he said that no Off
cial assurance had been received as
yet that the postmaster of Indianola,
Minnie Cox. would be safe in the adj
ministration of her duties. Until that
assurance had been given by the au-
thorized officers of the town and coun-
ty. the office, he said, would remain
closed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
SMITH IS SPEAKER.
Elected by the legislature of south
Carolina.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 13.-The Legis-
lature met for it's forty-day annual
session at noon to-day. NJ l.. Smith
of Kershaw, a young lawyer of fine
presence and good address, who a few
years ago was a noted center rush."
was elected speaker over 7. Y. Will
liams, by vote of 81 to q.
In the Senate, Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
took occasion to make a speech, in
which he grew eloquent and pathetic
over the glories Of South Carolina.
The Governors message was read.
and then, as a mark of respect to the
memory of Chief Justice McIver both
houses adjourned.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
CIGAR DEALERS MEET
To Form an Organization to Fight
the Trust.


Chicago, Jan. 13.-Independent cigar
dealers from most of the large cities
met to-day in this city to form a
national organization to fight the to-
bacco trust, which is said to have in
vaded retail trade circles. /. Latsar
of the department of publicity of the
Independent Cigar Dealers Associa-
ton of America, addressed the gather
ing. He declared cigar men to be pio-
neers in the fight for liberty, and that
the eyes of the nation were upon them
A permanent organization was form
ed this evening to be known as the
Cigar Dealers Association of America
A committee was appointed to draw
up new constitution, which will be
adopted at to-morrow's meeting
1t was decided to at once take up the
work of spreading the organization
throughout the country.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WANT NO CHANGE.
New England Tobacco Growers Sat
isfed with Tariff.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 1S.-At the
twentieth annual meeting of the New
England Tobacco Growers Association,
held in this city to-day, a resolution OPP
posing any change in the Dingley tar
iff, either direct or Indirect, was adopt
ed by the convention. The resolution
also opposes reciprocity with Cuba and
a reduction of the tariff on tobacco i'm
ported from the Philippines.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
FOR PRIVATE REASONS.
TrisseIPs Announcement as to Why
He Killed Himself.

Texarkana, Ark. Jan. 13.-Isaac
Trissell, a widely known commercial
traveller for Eastern houses, was found
dead in his room in hotel here to-
day His throat and wrists were cut
open. A note from the dead man to
the coroner stated that he had killed
himself for private reasons. The note
further said
81 Travelled on the road twenty-four
years, in every state in the Union,
Canada, Japan, China and South
America"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
TUNSTALL FOR SPEAKER.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 13.-Alfred
VI. Tunstall of Hale was tonight
nominated by reclamation by the
Democratic caucus for Speaker Of the
Alabama House Of Representatives.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
RIGSBY'S REMAINS SENT
TO BOWLING GREEN.

Macon, Jan. 1s.-The remains Of
Prof. r. A. Rigsby, who was killed by
Mrs. Effie Carson, were shipped to
Bowling Green. his home, tonight.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
CONTINUES IN BOSTON.
HymnaI Commission Will There
Complete Its Work.

Complete Its Work.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 13.-The joint
commission to select a common hymnal
for the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, which has been in session since
Saturday, adjourned here to-day TO
meet in Boston in July, next.
The commission has selected between
400 and 500 of the 800 hymns to be
agreed upon, and the remainder will
be chosen at the Boston meeting.
Meanwhile a subcommittee to select
music for the hymns will be appointed
by Bishops Goodsell and Hoss.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
COAL CONVENTION JAN. III.

Detroit Mich. Jan. 13.-Mayor W. c.
-iayoury to-day issued the call for the
assembling of the Detroit Get Coal"
Invention at Washington Jan. q.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
PERKINS STILL SENATOR.

Sacramento. Calf, Jan. 13.-United
states Senator George c. Perkins was
to-day elected to succeed himself by
the legislature.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
HEPBURN IS SENATOR.

Boise. Idaho, Jan. 13.-Judge w. b.
Hepburn of Wallace was elected Unit
ed States senator by the Idaho Legis-
lature to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
JURY FOR WILCOX.
First step Toward Securing One
Was Taken.

Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 13.-The second
trial of James f. Wilcox for the alleged
murder of Nellie Cropsey, his sweet
heart. at Elizabeth City, a year ago.
began ct Hartford, N. c., to-day. The
prisoner was brought into court and a
venire of 100 men. from which to Sc
lect a jury. was drawn and adjourn
ment taken. The selection of the jury
will begin tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock, and the hearing of evidence
will probably not commence before
Thursday If then.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. May S.-A daughter has been
born 10 Mr.. and Mrs Emery Phillips
All we'll
Straw & Storrs will go TO Layton in
a few days with their big construction
outfit to work for the Rio Grande Rail
way company.
Special Agent Smith Of the Rio Grande
Railway company is in the city.
Sterling, the 2-weeEs-Old son of Coun-
Gilman A NJ Garter, died last night The
funeral viii be held from the home to-
morrow at , O'Clock.
Rev. James Stoddard is going to Tim
tan county fer q few weeks. Rev john
the Episcopal church during Rev. StOd-
dard = absence
Oluf Cedarstrom OF Pelican Point has
taken out d beautiful piece of orange
ONYX from his quarry 10 be used by the
. :. l. company for its new depot at
Nampa, Ida The stone IS S4X55 inches q
foot thick and weighs l-5o) pounds.
cOnfOint NJ J. A. conference of the
Utah stake VIII be held in SpringviIle on
Sunday
County Surveyor Tanner has con-
tracted with Thomas Court to survey and
plat the county roads this summer. Mr.
Tanner mas accepted a position with the
The public school graduating exercises
VIII be held in the opera house Thurs
dav evening. May 81 On the I'D the
teachers and pupils viii have an outing
AT Provo lake resort. One OF the principal
events of the day Will be the baseball
game between the lady teachers and a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
SEEKS TO ANNUL CONTRACT.
The Case Of Boardman VS.. Boardman
Up For Hearing.

Provo, MAY S.-The case of Robert
Boardman and Elspet Boardmau vs..
Thomas BOardman came uD for hearing
today before Judge Johnson
Plaintiffs brought suit for the cancel
IatiOn of a certain deed to real estate
and profits of the lands since Oct. 10
1901 They aneEe that the deed was OBJ
tanned by Misrepresentation on the part
of defendant who is a son of the plain
tiff Robert Bcardman.
Defendant answers that in 1888 plain
tiffs and defendants entered into an
agreement whereby defendant was to sup
port plaintiffs during the terms of their
said support plaintiffs agreed to grant
and convey To defendant all the lands
owned by them at that time. and that
the deed IN question was executed i'm full
fillment OF said agreement. and that IN
the beginning OF the year 1902 PLAINTIFF.
Robert BCardman. notified defendant
that DE would no longer abide by the
terms OF the agreement and served no.
uce on defendant TO vacaJe certain lands
owned by plaintiffs. which defendant did.
except the land for which hc holds their
decd Defendant also AYERS that he is
willing to carry out his part Of the agree
meut to support plaintiffs.
After hearing evidence and arguments
Judge Johnson rendered a decision i'm
effect az follows Petition TO cancel deed
denied defendant ordered TO pay plain
tiff 500 within thirty days with interest
at per cent from date. salC 500 to be
come "a lien on all the property described
in the deed. and IF not paid within thirty
DAYS said hcu TO be toreclOscd. without
further process to satisfy the judgment.
plaintiff 70 pay two-thirds and defendant
one-third of the costs.
N q. Christensen 1T an ~. Utah Sugar
company. continued for the term ON mo-
Estate OF John WestphaI. deceased; con
Jinued Till May IS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
PRIZES FOR DECORATIONS.
Roosevelt Committee Decides to oHer
Inducements

The decorations committee on Presl-
dent ROoseveit's reception met yesterday
afternoon AT the Elks' club and decided
TO give S795 in prizes for the best designs
for intersection decorations. The prize
money is divided into sixteen parts. any
number of which can be won BY q single,
individual The winner of q design is TO
be given the privilege of removing his
decorations after the reception and dis
posing of the material ne or she may
see fit.
The prizes are to be restricted to the
decorations of the street intersections
along which the president viii travel en-
route from The Snort Line depot 10 the
tabernacle grounds via the joint build
ing The intersections the committee
wants decorated. and the amount Ofrered
Tor the best design for each. follows.
Intersection Of south Temple and West
Temple streets. $50: Main and South Tenn
pie, Main and First South Main and
Second South. Main and Third South So
each; State and First South. state and
Second South. State and Third South $50
each; State and Fourth South. $40: State
and South Temple. $50; the other five in
tersectiOns SIS each.
The plans for the decOra tons must be
submitted to the committee at its special
meeting a the Elks' club next Wednes-
day afternoon at ; o'clock In conjunc-
ton with the above prizes there VIII be
three others-Si5. $50 and S25-fOr the best
three decorations. including stores or pTi-
Vate residences
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
S. H. BABC0cK MAY co.
Rumor That Bird Will Dispense With
His Services.

A c. Bird. vice president and traffic
director OF the Gould lines II now on The
coast for the purpose, il is said, of con
sOlidating the offices of the Denver &
Rio Grandc. Missouri Pacific and Texas
& Pacific. All are Gould lines and the
business Of one road is more or less de-
pendent upon the business of the other.
so that there is really no need of main
tainIng separate offices for each road.
as has been done heretofore. II is known
that the present move has been under
contemplation for some time.
1t is understood that the plan OF the
Gould people is TO merge the Denver &
Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific offices
into the Teas 6, Pacific in Los Angeles.
with Thomas r. Fitzgerald as general
passenger agent and Thomas Connolly in
charge of the freight business. Timothy
Nee. who has been the general passen-
ger agent of the Denver q Rio .Grandc
there for the past two years. will be
taken care of. it is said, by the Rio
Gra1de system, with which company
Nee has been identified for the past
twelve years, He is the oldest empIoye
of the Denver & Rio GTande on the Pa
cific coast
There is considerable interest in local
circles to learn what Will be done here
It has been rUmored that one of the
changes to De made here will be TO re-
duce the force of the traffic department.
abOliShing the office of assistant traffic
manager, now held by s H. Babcock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
CONFESSED MURDERER CHANGES MIND
AND NOW MAKES A FIGHT FOR LIFE

Information comes from Sacramento.
Cal, TO the effect that Charles War
drip. the confessed murderer Of Hugh
Duffy, who was caught in this city. Is
now trying before the supreme court
to gain his liberty. This is a decided
change in Wardrips conduct. When
taken back to California to stand trial
he wanted TO be hung Immediately. He
even pleaded guilty to the charge in
open court. Now that he has been con
victed. il appears that life looks sweet
To the confessed murderer
Wardrip. it viii be remembered. was
caught in the act OF burglarizing A
residence. in Sacramento. Mr.. Duffy at
tempted TO capture him. The burglar
shot Mr. Duffy dead and then fed to
the river. He swan the icy waters AMI
walked ont of the state. Later he
worked his way to Salt Lake and was
arrested for stealing chickens. While
in the county Jail he grew confidential
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
Dun's Review.

r G. Dun az Cos Weekly Review OF
Trade tomorrow viii say
Unrest in the ranks of labor has in
creased rather than abated since May l.
when difficulties Of this sort usually cuI-
inmate. No single struggle of great mag
nliude IS in progress. but the frequency of
small strikes is disturbing. and in the az
gregate a large force is idle. while i'm
portant industrial undertakings are
Good reports-arc received from footwear
factories. shipments from Boston for
the year thus far surprising all records.
ana clothing makers receive GupliC atiOnS
or spring orders, in addition TO getting out
1al samples Prices of commodities de-
clined slightly during April. Dun's index
number falling from S5.26I to SS.56l A
year ago the highest point of recent wears
was touched at S102. 2S9- Railway earnings
i'm April were 1874 per cent larger than in
last wear and 81 per cent above 1901.
Cancellation of orders where deliveries
failed to be made according to contract
and new business at lower quotations in
dictate tendency toward more nominal
condition in pig iron.
Textile manufacturers at the east all
week Jobbers are buying only small
quantities. exercising discrimination
that indicates dun markets elsewhere.
and statesmen are being withdrawn from
Abnormal prices for raw cotton might
be expected to stimulate inquiry for
goods. but the only effect Is to prevent
sellers from making concessions More
wooden mills have closed. and the mar
ket is featureless, but the new wool clip
is firmly held. A steadier tone Is noted
I'm silks. owing TO reports that production
VIII be curJailtd. Trade is rather quiet
in leather both as to sole and upper,
with prices steady. although heavyweight
stocks have accumulated O. fcago
packer hides are dull at recent advanced
prices. which were only ON latest salt
ings. Foreign hides are easier. buyers
restraining their bids slightly too low.
Failures this week were lT5 IN the
nited States against 217 last year and
TWENTY-FIVE in Canada compared with
twenty-fOur year ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09

ant weather. but losses still continue
Even at the shearing pens sheep are daily
dying apparently from exhaustion. Our
experienced and conservative sheepman
gives II as his opinion that the losses for
the past four months and up TO June 1
Will average I'D close to Is per cent.
The wool is of an unusually good quail
lty. It is dTier and less dirty than usual
The feeces average about a pound Jess
than they generally DO. All of these con
d1uons are ascribed TO the extreme rigOr
Of the past winter The wool is as long
and Of a. good d texture. but it is thinner
Ihere IS more or less scab among some
flOckS this spring. which has neceSsitated
the herds being placed in quarantine
This Is great hardship on the owners,
as II deprives them of any advantages of
the range
Sheepmen in this section look for good
prices, something like. a to. -. cents per
pound They say they cannot afford to
Sel Tor any less owing to their losses.
With the snow that is now in the noun
tains the ranges promise to be better this
season than for many years, so that after
this month conditions will be most IA
vOrabie for the flockmasters-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
sANPETE WANTS STATION.
Agricultural College Professors Look
ing Over Ground.

M1nu. May Professors Widtsoe
/ and Merrill and Trustee WhitmoTe
OF the Agricultural college were. in
Manu this week to confer with
the county commissioners concern
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
an experiment station in this county.
. The Logan gentlemen, together with the
commissioner made a tour of insUeC-
ton the beginning of the week which
viii be reported by the professors of the
college TO the proper authorities. Either
between the towns OF Spring CITY and
Ephraim or Fountain Green and Wales
IS most likely the place where the sta
ton Will be built according to reports
that are at present in circulation. Nothing
definite concerning the matter can at the
present time be relied upon.
> A Hougaard- son Of John H. HOu-
gard. has purchased a half-interest in
the mercantile establishment of Jacob
FiCkstad. and When their new building
IS completed and the store fitted out with
all kinds of goods they will have one
of the most up-tO-ddte mercantile es-
Establishments in the city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09

with a cellmate and confessed the
crime that he had committed When
taken before the court IN Sacramento.
he pleaded guilty and informed tn
court that he desired to be hanged
without further delay. The judge
thought him crazy and had his sanity
tested. When a commission had de-
cided that he was sane the trial was
proceeded with and the prisoner was
convicted. The time for the execution
was set and Wardrip was sent to the
penitentiary to await his death. His de-
sire to swing at the end of a rope
seemed to desert him when he was out
in the exercise yard one day. He made
a futile attempt to escape by going over
the wall. Since that time he has been
fighting for his life on every point pos
sible. His fate now depends upon the
decision of the supreme court as to 49,
legality of certain statutes involved in
the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09

the Euterpe quartette and the Orpheus
club Will take part
The railroads have granted a rate of
one fare for the round trip from Provo
and Ogden and intermediate points. and
II IS expected that large numbers of
people from outside towns viii avail
themselves Of the privilege to attend
the concert.
It win be necessary to build a special
platform in the tabernacle to accom-
mOdate Held'S band
Tickets are being sold rapidly. and
the indications are that the attendance
VIII be large. A number of parties are
being made UP TO attend. and il is aX-
pected that society viii be out in force.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-09
LARGE VOLUME
OF BUSINESS
Previous Years at This Date Are
Easily Surpassed.
LULL IN WHOLESALE TRADE
ENORMOUS GAIN IN RAILWAY
EARNINGS REPORTED.
LULL IN WHOLESALE TRADE

New York May -Bradstreets tomor-
row VIII say.
Business continues large and industry
active. in most cases SURPRISING pervious
years al this date despite uuseasona bly,
cool weather in some sections and Il
swarm Of vexatiOus labor troubles Most
1i me measures of trade and Industrial
volume stiu make favorable shoWings.
-.1 9ihply enormous gain I'm gross rail-
way earnings reported for April-l5' per
cent over the best in previous years-iS
p COZ that past good reports OF trade and
ifalIlc were fully justified
ne usual lull in the wholesale trade
aioWs ct some retrDSpeCt5 and reflections
as 70 the future Iron production is at
tiir maximum but pig iron IS duh and
9fooping- In sharp contrast with cruder
forms is the strength and activity in
steel and the continued active sale for
nnlshed products. Mems wear WOODEN
goods are not being taken ioId of free
~ and some shortening of running time
- possible at New England mills. Wool
moves IalTly- though mostly at couces-
slons, and the disturbed condition of
raw cotton, prices having reached the
highest point in over two years. holds
PACK trade for fall though rather more
disposition to DO business has been mani
tested by buyers this week
strikes and lockouts interfere with
trade In lum Der and other building ma
terial- Western dry goods. grocery.
hardware and millinery iObbers note good
recorders. and the volume of fall orders
trade is affected by uuseasouabIy colo
weather holding back business and com
pucating the crop situation in cotton.
fruits and vegetables
The damage done by cold weather. how
ever, can still be repaired BIZ prompt re-
planting and faVora bic weather although
the cation crop viii be late
Wheat including flour, exports for the
week ending May T. aggregate 32Ol6S0
bushels. against 3.4lSZ95 last week 1892
z40 this week last year and AIS. SD in
1901 Wheat exports since july I aggre-
gate l9l. 5O3.163 bushels against 2Iq. 1856 Us
last season, and 1903 Ig7 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 1-63l. 700 bushels.
against 22l0. 10 last week. 126 go a wear
ago and l.5S2N3i in 1901 For the fiscal
year exports are 570II. 500 bushels against
?. 655.355 last season and 15S. DDS. 26S in 1901
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending with Nav num-
Der 10 against 1a3 last week and 10
in the same week Of 1902 1873 i'm 1901 ia
in 1900 and l69 in 1893
In Canada. for the week fourteen
against twelve last week and twenty-five
in this week one year ago.