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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20

So spectacular was the play that the
bookmakers owed by him paid no heed
to what they held on their accounts
against him. They supposed he was
betting for his cousin land they took
what he offered.
Leonora Loring is fast filly. but she
has never demonstrated her ability to
run in the mud. Nevertheless she was
installed a favorite in the first race,
even money being quoted against her
when the betting opened. the other
starters being Cobourg, Duke of Ken
dal and Futurita.
Under the influence Of the wagers
made by Mr.. Fleischmann the odds
against Leonora Loring broke rapidly,
and when the small field was sent on
its journey, 3 to was the best price Of
fered that the Whitney 1ly would not
win Mr.. Fleischmann was still taking
what was on offer when the race be-
gan, and had many thousands on the
horse. He made a quick dash to the
grand stand, and got there just in time
to see FUTURES win the race and to see
Leonora Loring a disgraceful last.
MIR. Fleischmann left the track after
the defeat of Leonora Loring and took
the first train for New York, leaving no
word behind him as to what he would
do to pay his debts.
Perhaps the most intimate of the per-
sonal friends of Mr.. Fleischmann is
Cornelius FeIlowes, Jr. The two young
men have made many plunges in the
betting ring together, and they have
been inseperable companions. As soon
as he heard that his friend had left
Saratoga owing large sums Of money
Mr.. Fellowes began working 10 have
the matter so arranged that no scandal
or unpleasant gossip would result.
"Fleischmann will pay every dollar
he owes" Mr.. Fellowes said this even
ing. Il know that he will do so. and
speak under instructions from him
have just had a long conversation with
him by telephone.
He went 20 New York, FIRST tele-
graphing his cousin julius 10 meet him
there the next morning. Mayor Fleisch-
mann was not 10 be found. and Billy
could not get the money 49, soon az be
expected lie telegraphed 20 his wife
yesterday that he had not seen his
cousin, but that everything would BE- All
rlRnt ia the near future"
Mrs. Fleischmaan got frightened
Their and took tbe train for New York
That move beeame known ~ the book
makers. AMI they oOncluded thar hey
were ~ lore their money aud iei a.
becoms known ~ fhe public that Nr.
Fle.schmann had cg@playea himself
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20
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BEER AS A CAUSE OF CANCER.
DIR. Wolf Believes 1t Causes High
Mortality From the Disease.

Mortality From the Disease.
From the Baltimore Sun.
In England deaths from cancer have
risen from 67.6 per 100000 living in
1890 to 1913 in 1900. In 1900 nearly one
in every twenty deaths was caused by
cancer, and rather more than one in
every twelve deaths over IS years OF
age. An increase of more than 30 per
cent. during ten years is recorded in
Prussia, Holland and Norway DR. AL
fred Wolff. writing in the Nineteenth
Century for June on the increase Of
cancer, proceeds to draw important in
ferences from further figures OF cancer
mortalitM I'm different parts OF France,
Germany and Austria.
First. In all three countries, as In
England, there are distinct areas OF
high cancer mortality, suggesting a
specific cause endemic in certain To-
calities. The number OF cancer cases
I'm different streets or I'm what are
known as cancer houses, and the ex-
ceptionally high rate from cancer
among domestic servants and nurses
re among the proofs Of the ontagiOuB
character Of cancer The writer eK-
poets that the micrO~OrRa nigms 10
which cancer Ia due Will before long
b. discovered. IT 10 fairly certain"
be says. that prolonged exposure 20
the o0ntaRiOn IL required Tor the pro-
Guctl0n ~ the disease
second Az districts ~ high cancer
mortality are districts in which beer
Or cider is largely consumed. The
The syissnos appeared % BE- sr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20

NEW PUNISHMENT SUGGESTED.
That Male Criminals Be Made "a
Wear W0men's Clothing.

Wear WOmen's Clothing.
From the London Lady.
/ see that new punishment has
been suggested for male evil-doers.
Let them be sentenced to wear for one
month the clothing Of fashionable wo-
men, and compelled in this clothing to
keep on their feet all day. 1t is prop
hesied that, after having endured such
a sentence one day, they would cheer
fully welcome Imprisonment, the tread
mill, anything, the next Any way of
drawing attention to the discomfort
Of most faminine garments Is a good
way II is perfectly incredible what
some women will endure in the cause
of their appearance. They carry the
theory that I'll faut souffrir pour etre
beau" to an extreme bordering on mar
tyrdom. Shoes that hurt the feet, hats
that press heavily on the head. as
sisted by an undue weight of hairpins
when an elaborate couture is adopted.
corsets which, even when not active
ly uncomfortable from being too tight,
are passively disagreeable from their
heat, a number of garments which pro-
woke anxiety and irritation from their
very numerousness, and in hot wealth
err are fradulently cool to look at, but
hot in every other respect.
Poor woman she must endure all
this and more II she would look her
best. as her best" is conveniently I'M
derstood. Men can have comfortable
garments. for their much-abused stiff
linen collars and glazed shirt fronts
are much more comfortable than they
look. and yet be smart and well set
up. Feminine clothes which spell COM
fort always seem 20 imply sloppineas
and unbecomingneHs II not downright
untidiness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20
Name
presents
Mother Goose Picture.

boy orgHc Gu to
of theMO renexSn t ococ
to consider for prizes De being o
excel
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For the re cue, CT
Futhe second best painted picture Zone rCosea ain
For the thH YES pnedpc picture one
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20

That was a foolish thing for them to
do, as 1t makes it much harder for
Billy to get the money.
over the telephone this afternoon
Billy told me that he had arranged a
meeting with his cousin and that he
will be back in Saratoga next Monday
or next Tuesday, and will then pay all
he owes. II is my understanding that
Mayor Fleischmann will pay what
Billy owes this time, and will then
dispose Of his racing stable, giving no
tice that he will never again be respon-
sible for the debts of his relatives"
In the club house to-day the indebt-
edness of Mr.. Fleischmann was gener-
ally discussed. 1t was deplored, and
the opinion was expressed that the
losses of the young man will be paid
and that he will be seen little more on
the race track
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20

in regions Astounding in woods and
water"
The writer, in conclusion, urges that
in the wooded districts the circle OF
inquiry should be narrowed down until
the exact spots can be found in which
the disease is most persistent, and the
kind of tree prevailing there noted. He
also urges that every effort should be
made to discover which constituent OF
beer it is that communicates the deadly
influence
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20

- Edltor-"fhis stun isn't poetry
It's the worst rot / ever faWi" Poet,
"Oh. come now ! tried 20 sell n 10
popular song house and they woalo-
nc take itl"--kuck,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
FURRY AT INDIANOLA.
Closing of Postoffice Creating Excite
ment and Speculation.

Closing Of Postoffice Creating Excite.
ment and Speculation.
A special to the Memphis CONNER
cial-Appeal from Greenville, Miss, by
telephone from Indianola, Miss, says
that every effort is being made to sup
press trouble there that might grow
out of the closing of the postofice. The
mayor of the town and the sheriff Of
the county state that they do not ap-
prehend that there will be an out
break, but their action seems to speak
louder than their words. The fact that
Gordon of deputy sheriffs has been
thrown around the town leads many to
think that the government has sent
number Of secret service men there,
and that they were among the large
number Of strangers who arrived Sat-
urday nigkt.
Messages are hourly being received
from all parts of the surrounding coun-
try offering assistance, arms and mon
ey If they are needed in case Of trou-
BILE.
Special correspondents from Chi
cago, New Orleans, st. Louis, Cincin-
natl and Memphis have arrived in the
town. The city and county officials
believe that a number of secret service
men are on the scene awaiting any de-
velopments that may arise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
Commission UphoIds Roads.

The South Carolina state railroad
commission has handed down an opin-
ion in the case of business men Of
Charleston against the Southern rail-
way, claiming discrimination, in which
it is held that no proof Of discrimina-
ton was shown.
This action on the part of the board
was not unexpected. At the recent
hearing in Charleston evidence was
submitted showing the conditions that
existed two years ago, and there was
general arraignment of the railroad
policy, based on information and be-
lief.
The vital spark of the hearing was
that the Southern had endeavored to
divert export cotton from Charleston,
in favor of Norfolk, but the commits
sion declares that no such condition
was proven. 1t is admitted that two
years ago there was some delay in the
movement of cotton to the port, but
the board says that this was not dis
criminative delay" and that conditions
have been and are still being i'm
proved
In the opinion the board also re-
ferred to the terminal charges in
Charleston, which have INITIATED
against the port. These troubles will
be remedied just as soon as possible.
President R. G. Erwin, Of the Atlantic
Coast Line; Vice President +. M. EN-
erson and Vice President j. M. Culp,
of the Southern railway, have been
trying to arrange for a satisfac-
tory adjustment, and it is said they
will be successful in this undertaking.
AS a further concession to business
people Of Charleston, the freight de-
partment Of the Southern railway has
sent the freight bureau proposed tariff
sheets, which show a reduction of Is
per cent on rates to local territory.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
SORE BESET
Domestic Troubles Now Threaten
to Knock Him Out.
FINANCIAL PANIC IS AYERTED
Government Troops and Rebels En-.
gage in sansuinary Conflict.
RevoIutionists Finally :
Abandon Field.

A special from Caracas, Venezuela,
says: The financial panic here has
been momentarily arrested by an
agreement between the leading trad
ers Of Caracas, La Guayra, Valencia
and Puerto Cabello, and the Bank Of
Venezuela. The traders have agreed
to accept the banks notes in payment
of all accounts. The run on the bank
has ceased.
Fourteen hundred revolutionists
under General Ramos and General
Penalosa attacked eight hundred gov
ernment troops under the command
of General Acosta Sunday morning,
at a point near Kautire. After four
hours fighting the revolutionists aban-
doned the field and the town OF Gau-
tire. They had ffty-seven men killed
and many wounded. One OF their
guns was captured. A prisoner cap
tured by the government forces Is au-
thority for the statement that the rev.
olutionists still lack ammunition.
The activity and energy displayed
by President Castro continues to sur
prise the foreign residents Of Caracas.
The answers from the powers to
President Castro's counter-proposi-
ton in the matter Of referring the
Venezuelan issues to The Hague trt-
bunal have not yet been received in
Caracas.
Advices from Berlin state that Com
modore Scheder telegraphs that the
Germans on Saturday seized a large
number of Venezuelan sailing vessels
at Porto Cabello. The prizes were
towed to Los Roques, where they re-
main under guard. Otherwise there
have been no developments at Porto
Cabello.
Commodore Scheder, in his dis
patch, made no mention Of the seizure
of the customs house at Porto "a
bello.
The captured vesseIs being private
property, the Vossiche Zeitung con
demns the action Of the commodore
as barbarous, although legal under
international maritime practice" says
it supposes the German government
disapproves of the seizures and
quotes Chancellor Won Buelow's
statement made in his speech In the
reichstag January 19. 1900, when hs
said: "The German empire would
not refuse it's consent and support II
prospect presented itself for more
precise definition through internation-
al agreement Of the controverteo
points Of maritime law than has hith-
erto prevailed"
The chancellor's declaration also
referred to private property rights
during a naval war and he added:
MARITIME law is still very elastic
and under the existing circumstances
might too often decide rights al sea.
In other words, the standpoint Of
force has not yet been overmastered
by the standpoint Of justice"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
INDIANS DRAW COLOR LINE.

Black Children Barred from Special
School at Bowers Hill, Va.
Negroes cannot enter the Indian
School at Bowers Hill, Norfolk coun-
ty, Virginia.
William Harman, an Indian has
been refused permission to send his
children there. His wife, it is claimed,
has negro blood, and the entire SET
tlement Of Bowers Hill Is protesting
against the admission of the alleged
half breed children.
The decision barring the negroes
was made by the school board Of the
Western Branch district. The board
held in drawing the color line that to
admit the negroes would be to disrupt
the school.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
BERESF0RD TALRS SENSE.
Noted EngIishman Scores His coun.
trymen and Uphoids the Monroe
Doctrine With Vehemence.

A London special says: Admiral
Lord Beresford, the fighting talker,
who sailed Sunday for America, said
to representative of the Associated
Press before his departures:
Il am going to America because l
have some private business to attend
i, to. 1t has nothing to do with the
shipping combine. II the Morgans had
paid me the compliment of offering
me something in that connection,
which they have not, should be oblig-
ed to decline. However, in addition to
attending to private business, am 60
ing to have good look around, al
though 1 must be back in London for
the opening of parliament in FEBRUARY.
Il hope to pick up information re-
garding the administI ative element in
American business. That's where
America eXcels. We do not know
how to administer here. Our workmen
are as good as theirs, but our admins
traitors are feeble. Our companies
want lords and commoners as direc-
tors VINO know nothing about business.
Yours demand straight business men
who not only know but put their mon
ey into the concerns of which they
are directors. If l can teach the peo-
pie here to adopt American business
methods, we can then have greater in
accommodation Of capital and inter
ests between the two countries. 1t is
the only way, and once England and
America get on a profit-sharing basis
the world will not dare to interfere
with either. Neither of us will stand
for a political alliance. 1t is imrossi-
Bile. Changing parties and the senti-
ments of both countries forbid it.
frankly confess that business alli-
ance would be more to England's than
Americas advantage. America can
look after herself. She can fight the
world, either from an economic or any
other viewpoint.
They have not begun to realize
here yet that the long period during
which Great Britain held the monopoly
of trade Is over.
''You put your brightest men into
business We put them into politics,
the navy and the army. That has got
to be changed, not for the sake Of the
money it makes for the individual, but
for the general good of the country.
When I return I hope to have a lot
more information in my pocket which
will further these ends in parliament
and elsewhere"
Asked what he thought of the Vene-
zuelan situation, Lord Beresford
brought his hand emphatically down
on the table.
Thank Cod" he exclaimed, "that
it has come out al right. But it has
taught our government a lesson-that |
they must never try their hand again
at such a game without the partner
ship of the United States. I do not
say a word against Germany; but I
do think it is to Engiand's advantage |
to come out and say not only we sup
port the Monroe doctrine,' but by
heavens we are willing to fight for it,"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
DEADLY TOY PISTOLS
Twenty=Seven Victims so Far Of
Christmas Fun.
SLIGHT HURTS CAUSE LOCKJAW
Most Of Fatalities Reported from Vir.
ginia and Caroiinas-Many Pa.
tients Yet Under Treatment
and May Die.

The number Of deaths in Virginia
and the Carolinas from lockjaw caused
by wounds from toy pistols now
reaches twenty-seven.
Ten deaths have been reported from
Portsmouth and Norfolk, and an equal
number from North Carolina points,
and seven from Charleston.
Physicians still disagree as to the
cause Of the lockjaw epidemic, some
claiming that the tetanus germ is in
the atmosphere. Those who lay the
entire blame on the toy guns point to
the fact that no death has been re-
ported where the wound was caused
In any other manner.
A Charleston, S. c., special says:
Seven boys, five white and two COL
ored, have died since Christmas day
of lockjaw, caused from powder burns
while firing toy pistols loaded with
blank cartridges.
Three deaths were reported to the
board Of health Saturday, and many
physicians are treating other cases
which may prove fatal and which may
run the total death rate above seven.
Four of the boys died within twelve
hours after being burned.
The conditions have impressed the
board of health with the importance Of
having laws enacted here to prohibit
the sale of toy pistols.
No such fatalities were ever known
before, and in view of the deatns pa
rents of children still suffering with
lockjaw are fearful that these will
prove fatal. The indications all point
to that end
A special of Sunday from Norfolk,
Va, says: Ten deaths and six victims
who may die is the record to date Of
the toy pistol that has been sold here
abouts and which the Portsmouth ant
Norfolk police have been instructed to
conf1scate as deadly weapons.
The cases Of lockjaw that have re-
suited from the indlscriminate use or
the little weapons that fire Llanx car
tridges have been appalling. Other
cases are reported from all quarters
where the sale of the pistols was per-
mitted.
Physicians are greatly interested in
the cases. Every one of them has re-
suited from wounds in the hand from
a toy pistol firing blank cartridges.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY,
says: Will Weis, II years of age, Is
dead and Henry Dolye, aged IL, and
Will O'Neil, aged 13 years, are dying
from lockjaw caused by shooting them
selves in the hand in firing toy pistols
on Christmas day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Large Batch of Names Sent to Senate
at Mondays Session.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate Monday:
United States marshal, J. Duncan
Adams, district Of South Carolina.
Surveyor Of customs-Thomas c.
Elliott, Cairo, ILL.,; Joseph w. Dilling,
Nashville, Tenn.
Collectors of customs-William D.
Crum, Charleston, 8. c.
State consul general-Hugh Pit
cairn, of Pennsylvania (now consuD
at Hamburg.
Consul-William R. Estes, Minneso-
ia, at Antigua, West Indies.
The president also sent the follow
ing nominations of pcstmasters in
the south to the senate:
West Virginia-Charles Edwards,
Montgomery.
Texas-Isham H. Nelson, Snyder.
Alabama-Jas. M. Hobson, Greens
boro.
Georgia-John A. Crawford, Dalton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
to bringing suit against the Southern
railway for damages.


to bringing suit against the Southern
railway for damages.
The attorneys were making no espe-
cial haste to appear before judge to
secure letters patent for Mrs. Simpson
No. 1, but when they did appear they
were overwhelmed to fina wife No. 2,
from Pickens county, had, through an
attorney already secured the neces-
sary papers making her the admins
tratrix of the deceased simpson.
The fight then began in earnest,
and it was not long until it developed
that widow No. 8 had through an at
torney in Spartanburg also secured pa
pers Of administration in Spartanburg
county and had filed a claim for sz0,-
900 damages against the railroad for
the death Of her husband.
The legal battle which will ensue
will be fought to the bitter end and it
Is predicted that the Southern railway
may attempt to prove that the man
who is claimed by three widows was
never married at all.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-08
GREAT CAY At DELHI.
final Ceremonies Commemorative cf
Coronation Gorgeous.

final Ceremonies Commemorative ct
Coronation Gorgeous.
A cable dispatch from Delhi, India,
says: Tens of thousands Of people
from the city of Delhi and from vii
Lagos far and near began gathering ct
lay break Thursday morning on the
great plain outside the city. There
they waited patiently for the supreme
announcement Of the durbar, that
King Edward was emperor OF India.
Soon the great plain was filled with
crowding masses of people and the
brightly colored clothing Of the vast
throng covered the space with gor-
geous hues. The crowd on the plain
was composed largely Of the common
people, but among it could be seen
the retainers Of the various rajahs
who had assembled for the functions.
The attention of all was fixed upon
the amphitheatre in the center Of the
plain, where the announcement was
tc be made. The amphitheatre was
adorned with glided cupolas and sur
rounded by batteries. squadrons and
battalicns of the Indian army. Beyond
the amphitheatre, in the distance
could be seen great numbers Of ele-
plants, camels and horses. So vast
was the multitude that the troops ap-
peared as mere srlashes of color.
The arrival at the amphitheatre Of
the viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of
Kedleston, and other dignitaries and
the princes was one Of the brilliant
episodes Of the day. When the cere-
monies began Lord Curzon delivered
speech and read the message from
King Edward. In his address the
viceroy announced the coronation of
the king; he exalted the loyal Indian
people and prophesied prosperity for
the Indian empire He said also that
1t had been decided not to exact inter
est for three years on all loans made
or guaranteed by the government of
India to the native states in connec-
ton with the recent famine. The
viceroy announced also the abolition
Of the Indian staff corps which has
long been an army sinecure.
In the kings message, his majesty
said that the prince and princess of
Wales would shortly visit India. He
regretted his absence from the durbar
and sent his greetings to his Indian
people. In conclusion King Edward
said:
II renew the assurance Of my regard
for the liberties Of the Indian people;
Of my respect for their dignities and
rights; of my interest in their ad-
yancement, and Of my devotion to
their welfare These are the supreme
aims and objects Of my rule which,
under the blessing of Almighty God,
will lead to the increasing prosperity
Of my Indian empire and to the greater
happiness of its people"
AS the viceroy finished reading the
kings words the assembled people
broke into cheers for the king and en-
peror. The cheering was taken up by
the multitude outside the amphithea-
tre and was long sustained. There
then followed the presentation of In
dian princes to the viceroy and the
duke Of Connaught and political Off
GERS paid homage to the sovereign.
This ended the ceremony and the royal
cortege then left the arena, followed
by the delegates from foreign powers
end the Indian princes.