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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
FOR ITS SIXTH TRIAL.
The HilIInOn Case is Sent Back by
the Supreme Court.

the Supreme Court.
Washington, Feb. 2-The celebrated
Kansas insurance case, which grew out
of the alleged death of John w. Hill
mon in that state in 1879, was to-day
sent back to the trial court for the
sixth trial.
Hillmons life was insured in the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company for $35, OOO and when his
death was reported. the payment of the
policy was resistez on the ground that
he entered into a conspiracy with 9TH
ers to disappear, have the report cir
culated that he was dead, then substi-
tute the corpse of another man. and
claim payment on the policy.
Hillmon disappeared while travelling
on the plains with a man named
Brown, who swore that he had been
killed by the accidental discharge of a
gun. The case has been in the courts
ever since. The Circuit Court of APP
peals for the Eighth circuit at the last
hearing decided the case in favor of the
claim of the widow of the insured man.
but the Supreme Court reversed the
opinion on the ground of errors in the
trial.
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Brown, Justices Brewer and White dis
Senting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
Knights Pharmacy
MUST TRY AGAIN.
Because Fraud Was Charged in
Examinations.
DRUGGISTS.

Because Fraud Was Charged in
Examinations.
Atlanta, Feb. 2.-On account of the
charge that frauds were perpetrated in
the civil service examination held here
Nov. 10 for positions in the Atlanta
postoffice. a denomination of all the
successful applicants win be held
Wednesday. Seven of the applicants
have been given positions as carriers
and clerks, and they stand a chance
of losing their jobs, if their percentage
next Wednesday is not as high as in
the last examination.
The matter has created the bitterest
kind of a sensation among the govern
ment employees. and it is claimed that
the determination of those who have
already been given places is an in
justice. When the examination papers
were sent to Washington a peculiar
similarity in four signed by negro ap-
plicants was noted, but each of them
signed an affidavit declaring fraud had
not been committed. They stated,
however, that fraud was possible in the
crowded hall. Upon receipts of their
statement, new examination was or
dered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
John l.. Harden, MeIdrim.

Judge John L. Harden died at Mel
drim, Ca, Jan. %, aged about So
years. He resided most of his life in
Liberty county. where he was born.
He was a nephew of the late Judge
Edward Harden Of Savannah; a neph-
the Professors lie Conte. Judge Har-
den possessed fine legal. literary and
educational ability. He was several
times a members of the Georgia Leg
stature
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
SORE HANDS
itching, Burning Palms,
Painful Finger Ends,
With Brittle. ShapeIess,
DiSC0l0red Nails,
As Well as Roughnsss and
Rsdnsss,
ONE NIGHT TREATMENT
ONE NIGHT TREATMENT

Soak the hands on retiring in strong,
hot, creamy lather of Cuticura Soap.
Dry and anoint freely with Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure and purest
of emollients. Wear, during the night,
old, loose kid gloves, or bandage lightly
in old, soft cotton or linen. For red,
rough and chapped hands, dry, fissured,
itching, feverish palms, with brittle,
shapeless nails and painful finger ends,
this treatment is simply wonderful, fire.
quently curing in single application.
In no other way have Cuticura Soap
and Ointment demonstrated their aston
ishing curative properties more effec-
tually than in the treatment of the
hands, especially when tortured with
itching, burning and scaly eczema.
Complete local and constitutional
treatment for every humour of the
skin, scalp and blood, with loss Of hair,
may now be had for one dollar. Battle
freely with hot water and Cuticura
Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts
and scales, and soften the thickened
cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing,
and apply Cuticura Ointment freely,
to allay itching, irritation and infam-
nation, and soothe and heal, and,
lastly, take the Cuticura Resolvent
Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood.
This treatment affords instant relief,
permits rest and sleep in the severest
forms of eczema and other itching,
burning and scaly humours, and points
to a speedy, permanent and economical
cure of torturing, disfiguring humours
from infancy to age, when all other
remedies and the best physicians fail.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
ELECTIONS AT MACON.
How the Voting for Military Officers
Resulted.


Resulted.
Macon, Ga, Feb. 2.-The military
companies of Macon held an election to-
night for field and company officers
The vote for field officers was as fol-
lows:
Colonel Second Regiment, E. G. Hug
uenin, 8 votes; lieutenant colonel,
Capt. F. R. Jones, Macon, votes;
Capt. c. w. Griffin. Eastman. vote;
Major First Battalion, ]. H. Smith
Griffin, votes; Major Second Battal-
lion, Marion Turner, Tennille, votes
Major Third Battalion, E. H. Mallory
Macon, 6 votes; w. A. Harris, Macon
votes.
The final result will not be known
until the vote from all of the companies
of the regiment is consolidated. The
towns in which the companies of the
second regiment are located are as
follows: Griffin, Thomaston, Barnes
vile. Forsyth, Jefferson, Perry, East
men, Tennille and Hawkinsville.
At the start there were three candi-
dates in the field for the place made
vacant by resignation of Col Burr OF
Griffin, but several days ago H. N
Fletcher of Jackson came out of the
race.
All of the company officers were re-
elected. LAM
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
CAN CALL AN ELECTION
AT ANY TIME.

Atlanta, Feb. 2.-Adjt. Gen. Robert
son to-day expressed surprise that any
one should question the legality Of the
election of field and line officers of the
state troops, which was held through
out the state to-day. He stated he
had received a letter from a Savannah
man, requesting information about the
matter. and had referred him to the
military law.
Gen. Robertson says the Governor
has authority to call an election at any
time, and there can be nothing in the
contention of those who think the cleo
ton was not strictly according to law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
OBITUARY..


DIR. III. A. Vaudeville, New Jersey.
Information was received in Savan-
nah yesterday of the death of DR.. H.
A. Vaudeville, which occurred at
Orange N. j., his home, Saturday DR..
Vaudeville was well-known in Savan-
nah, where he has many friends Some
years ago he bought the property of
Mr.. Appleton, in Bryan county, and
now known as Cottingham, which he
greatly improved and where he es-
tablished his home for a part of each
pear.
DR.. Vaudeville had planned. with
his family, to leave yesterday for Sa-
vannah en- route to Cottingham, where
he intended to spend several months.
His death, which occurred quite sud-
denly. was announced here in a tele-
gram to Capt. John Corwin. While q
resident of Cottingham DIR. Vaudeville
was frequent visitor to Savannah.
His genial nature and good fellowship
secured to him many friends, and
there will learn with sincere regret of
his death,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

I amt got but TO so fur an 1 pull
dem out from under de kibber. De ole
oman was so delighted she jis scream
out. She git a box wild cotton an
wool 10 put my chickens cen, an all
day long she was trottin from de yard
TO my room. an from my room back
to de yard.
de wife hen got ten chickens, an de
speckle hen got 'lebin', but 1isten." con-
cluded Uncle Mingo. exultantly, "eb-
BILE one O. my aigs hatch out-two doz-
en- an one! 1 feel real proud to tink
] had beat dem two udder ole hens!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
FOUND DESERTED SHIP.
Crew of Life-Saving Station Dis
covered Her at Anchor.

COFeFeu AhcHOEs
Philadelphia, Feb. 2.-The steamship
Grecian, which arrived here to-day
from Boston, has on board Capt. Blake
and the crew of ten men of the
schooner Lyman N. Law, from Nor
folk for Boston.
The Law was abandoned on Jan. 81,
eight miles southeast of Highland
light. The Law was found by
the crew of the Pamet life saving
station yesterday at anchor four miles
off their station, apparently in good
condition. The schooner is now in
Providencetown harbor, where she was
towed by the steamship North Star.
The crew was taken off the Law by
the Grecian in surf boats. The steam
ship was attracted to the schooner by
the blowing of the latter's whistle. She
hove to and the transfer was safely
made. It is believed the schooner
crew became alarmed on account of a
leak and seized the first opportunity
of rescue,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
Rules That VIII Govern Their Dis.
tribution.

VIII IheAF us
tribution.
Atlanta, Feb. 2.-Dr George E. Par
kin of Toronto. representing the trus-
tees of Cecil Rhodes scholarship trust
fund, met here to-day with educators
from nine Southern states. and a plan
was outlined which will apply to
scholars from Southern colleges who
wish to take advantage of the Rhodes
fund.
1t was determined that the chancel-
lOr of the state university of each
Southern state shan appoint a commit
tee TO select two candidates from the
state in question. Each candidate must
be between the ages of 10 and "a and
must have been for three years a
student in the collegiate department of
some American college whose studies
are in accordance with the requirements
of the trustees. The candidate must
apply from the state OF which he is
legal resident and will be expected
TO be up to the level of oxford matric-
ulation."
The first elections to scholarships will
probably be made early in 1904.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
TRIED TO KILL HER.
Bessie Palmer So swears of Elsie
barrett.

Chicago, Feb. Elsie Barrett, the
trained nurse who on New Years Eve
shot Bessie Palmer. known on the
stage as Mile. Asita. a dancer. under
somewhat sensational circumstances at
their apartments on lakewood boule-
ward. was to-day held to the grand
jury in bonds of $1,000. Miss Palmer
was able to appear in court, though
she had to have her head continually
supported because of the bullet wound
in her neck. She testified that Miss
Barrett had tried to murder her. and
said further:
"Since her attack on New Years Eve
she has come to the hospital where I
lay at the point of death and made
repeated threats upon my life"
Miss Barrett testified that the re-
volVer was accidentally discharged.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
coRBETT AND JEFFRIES
WANTED TOGETHER.

New York, Feb. al. H. Hartman,
principal owner of the International
Athletic Club of Fort Erie, Ontario,
to-day posted $1,000 as forfeit money
for fight between James j. Corbett
and Jim Jeffrtes for the heavyweight
championship of the world. The club
guarantees a purse of $25. 900 and June
20 is the date suggested by MIR. Har-
man for the match:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
DROWNED IN THE BAY.

Body of Louis Foster Was Found
Near the Shore
Good Ground, Long Island, Feb. 2.
The body of Louis Foster, who has
been missing since Friday afternoon,
when he went oystering in Tiana Bay,
was found last night near the shore.
Louis Foster was a brother Of CLAIR
ence Foster. who was drowned with
Sarah Lawrence last June in Tiana
Bay and for whose alleged murder
Louis A. Disbrow was tried and ac-
quilted.
The wind blew a gale on Friday on
the bay, and it is believed that young
Fosters boat was upset and that he
tried to swim ashore, but persisted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
SHEATS WALKED IN
While "A Speaker Was Bitterly De-
nouncing Him.

"A0 ~ Spchher was bttterty De-
nouncing Him.
Gainesville, Fla, Feb. "A meet
ing assembled here tonight to discuss
the invitation of Booker Washington
to address the joint meeting of the
State Convention of County Superin-
tendents of Public instruction and the
General Education Board.
In the midst of a discussion bitterly
denouncing him, Supt Sheats entered
the hall.
He was asked to take the platform
and explain himself. He made a
lengthy speech, in which he said that
the attack on him was made on per-
sonal grounds.
Superintendent Sheats announced
himself a candidate for the office OF
superintendent of public instruction OF
Alachua county
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

Des Moines. Iowa, Feb. 1.-The Su-
preme Court to-day decided that the
Iowa cigarette law which imposes a
tax of $500 on all dealers in cigarettes,
is valid. Each of the three defects
alleged against 1t by the American
Tobacco Company, which brought a
test suit, was declared by the court
not well taken.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

New Orleans, Feb. 1.-The Duke and
Duchess of Manchester arrived here
tonight. Mrs. Yzenage, the Dukes
grandmother, did not accompany them
from the plantation, owing to illness.
The ducal couple are the guests of Mrs.
John P. Richardson, and will be carni-
val guests with Miss Alice Roosevelt,
Admiral Schley and others.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
AT NOON ON SUNDAYS
BarroOms VIII Close in the Future
in Mexico.

BarrOOms Will Close in the Future
in Mexico.
City of Mexico, Feb. 1.-The authori-
ties. on receiving the reports to-day of
the results of the first Sunday closing
of barrooms and all drinking places,
were much gratified. All barrooms
and public liquor shops were closed
sharply at noon Sunday and no at
tempt was made in this city or any
of the towns in the federal district to
evade the law. There were no rear
doors or side entrances.
Foreigners residing here were sur
prised to find the law so universally
observed. The result ON criminal sta
tistics was at once felt. there having
been only one-ffth of the usual num-
Der of arrests.
Tonight all bars were closed at
8 o'clock.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
BOTH WILL YIELD.

That Is the View of the Mining
Situation.
indianapolis, Feb. 2.-The joint COM
mittee of Illinois. Ohio, Indiana and
Western Pennsylvania miners and OPP
orators was in session all day without
result. A subcommittee was appoint
ed, which will consider the demands
of the miners and operators and re-
port as soon as an agreement is reach
ed. 1t is the general opinion that the
miners will not hold out very strongly
for their original demands. and that
the operators will yet yield much more
than they have said they would. 1t is
expected that If some agreement be
not reached this week 1t will not be
reached at all.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
cnn.idered Canal Trentx.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to-day
considered the Colombian canal treaty,
hut did not complete it. The commit
tee will meet again tomorrow. Sena-
tor Morgan offered a number OF
amendments, which were not accepted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
MANAGUA AGROUND.
Fruit Steamer is in Distress Near
Mobile.

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 1.-The Norwegian
fruit steamer Managua, Gunnison mas
ter, from Belize, went ashore ten
miles east of Fort Morgan in trying
to enter Mobile bay in the heavy fog
this morning. The cargo of fruit will
be sacrificed. The ship will be saved,
it is thought, the weather being favor
able.
He reports the Managua hard aground
and in dangerous position should a
storm arise. He has jettisoned part of
the cargo. There are no passengers on
the steamer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

New York, Feb. 2.--Police Captain
James Cannon, who was found guilty
by jury last week of neglect Of duty
IN falling to suppress an alleged disor-
Recorder Coz. He will not be sent to
prison.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
strike is Ended.

Amsterdam, Feb. AT meeting of
5000 strikers here to-day a communi-
cation from the transport companies
was read. acceding to all the de-
mands of the men. The strike is thus
ended
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

City Of Mexico. Feb. 1.-The govern
ment of Honduras has 'cabled it's
charge d'affaires here that there is no
truth in the reports of grave political
disturbances in Central America Hon
duras is reported tranquil and pros
porous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

If you have any signs Of Scrofuia, or
your children are stunted or slow Of
growth, pale and sickly, write as. and our
physicians will advise you free of charge.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ca
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03


River Report.-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta, at a. m.
75th meridian time) yesterday, was
9.S feet, fall of .0S foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment Of time, Feb. 2, 1903, p. M, 18th
meridian time:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
-s-e--s--
ENDORSEMENT FOR SPEER.
Resolution Adopted by AtIanta's
City Council.

Atlanta, Feb. 1.-The City Council Of
Atlanta this afternoon adopted reso-
luton indorsing Judge Emory Speer
of the Southern district of Georgia as
successor to Judge Mccormick of the
Circuit Court of Appeals in the event
Judge Mccormick retires from the
bench. The resolution received a I'M
animous vote and pays high tribute
to Judge Speer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

well as the middle
aged and young. with
out any hsrmfulafter
effects, or the least
injury to the most
delikEte Constitution.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
SCR0FULA

which tainted ancestry or blood poison
ed parentage is responsible. 1t is trans
mitted through the blood and shows
itself in swelling and liberation of the
glands of the neck, catarrh of the head,
weak eyes, sores, assesses and skin erup-
tons, with a gradual wasting away Of
strength and vitality. 1t also attacks the
bones and joints, resulting in white swell
ling, hip disease and deformities of every
kind. We see the effects of this awful
blood faint every day, but it exists in so
many forms that often it passes for some-
thing else and is treated as anotherdisease.
Scrofula robs the blood of its nutritive
qualities, and it becomes too poor to pro-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
Honduras is TRANQUIL.

H. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Omcial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
THE WEATHER.

Morning News barometer Jan. 2,
ll:5O p. m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80. 90
Morning News thermometer Jan.
Z, II oU p. m........ 81
Washington. Feb. Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
South Carolina: Rain Tuesday and
probably Wednesday; winds becoming
southeast and fresh.
Western Florida: Rain Tuesday;
fresh south winds; Wednesday fair,
colder.
Eastern Florida: Rain Tuesday and
Wednesday, except fair in extreme
south portion variable winds.
Georgia: Rain Tuesday; Wednesday
couldy with rain in north and east
portions, colder in west portion; fresh
southeast winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
THE GIFT
OF A
TAINTED
ANCESTRY.

reach disease that has been transmitted
through generations or been lurking in
the blood since birth.
S. S. S. cleanses the blood of all scrofn-
lous matter and tubercular deposits, and
when rich, pure, Notwithstanding blood
is again flowing in the veins there is
gradual disappearance Of all the danger
GUS symptoms of Scrofula; strength
returns, and complete cure is effected
S. S. S. contains no strong minerals to
further break down and derange the sys-
tenn, but can be taken by the very old, as
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03

duce healthy growth
and development, and
thin, emaciated bodies
and pallid, waxy COM
plexions are the result.
Only a constitutional
remedy, one that works
through the blood, can
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22
HE PROVED HIS HONESTY.
Though His Fraud Was but Fourtce IL
Cents, He Paid for 1t.

The Great Northern passenger depart
ment received another contribution to
the conscience fund yesterday, but the
earnings will show an increase of only
IA cents and that amount will be deb
tied to stamps. However, the II cents
quiets the teasing, nagging conscience
of North Dakota farmer and stock
man, which will compensate the pas
senger department for the trouble of
making out and cancelling a ticket and
auditing the l4-cent account.
1t was last May that farmer living
at Rugby Junction, Pierce county, ~
D., decided to go to Leeds, twenty
seven miles east, to look at bunch of
yearlings that he knew We're for sale.
He had planned to make the trip in a
buggy, but it happened that when he
was ready to go there was some work
on the farm that needed to he done,
so he set his hired man at il and de-
cided to 90 on the railroad.
He paid 81 cents for ticket from
the junction to Leeds. intending to
walk from there to the farm where the
cattle were pastured. But on the train
he met an acquaintance, who told him
that it would Ice nearer to go to Niles
and walk back from there So when
the train reached Leeds he stayed in
his seat
This farmer really had no intention
of beating the railroad out of the IL
cent fare for the four and two-thirds
miles of ride between Leeds and Niles
The railroad beat itself. The conductor
of the train got of on the station plat
form at Leeds, yelled "all aboard" and
gave the signal to go ahead. Nobody
got aboard and the conductor did not
think of going through the train again
TO collect fares SO the Rugby Junction
man rode on to Niles without paying
FOR his ride.
He found the bunch of yearings and
bought them (cost him something like
5000, and then made arrangements for
driving them home. II happened, there
fore, that he did not have Il chance to
square himself with the road ON his
return trip. He dismissed the matter
from his mind for time, but every
now and then It would occur to him
that he was poor class leader i'm the
chuch If he took an underhand advant-
age of Jim Hill"
1t took him four months to arrive at
the conclusion that the only way out
OF the difficulty was to repay the COM
pany for the ride, and that is why Gen
eral Passenger Agent Whitney received
Ii cents in StampS.-St, Paul Pioneer
| Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-22

the natives horse without stopping t,
ask permission. In the course of a few
days the animal was returned, but tn,
native did not take a kindly view OF
the matter, and concluded to have legal
redress. He announced his intention
of having the offender arrested
What will you have him arrested
for?' he was asked.
For DEMONSTRATING, of course"
How can YOU make horse stealth,
out of it, when he returned the horse? p
Amt it stealing if he brought i'm
back?"
I'm not lawyer, but don't see how
it can be-"
"All right, then; I'll have i'm arrested
for usury."
Il don't see how you can make usury
out of ii, either"
why, hang it all! he used i'm, didn't
he? Yes, sir, he used i'm three or foul
days, an used i'm mighty hard, too, by
the looks of i'm"