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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09

Mr.. Beecher's life work was at Ply
mouth Church, and he added:
"Assuredly if it is to typify his lofty
intents and purposes, and If it is to
memorialize his unsparng, constant
usefulness. and his fidelity i'm interpret
ing to his felIow-men the messages of
God. our memoli al must be a center of
work which shall rebound to the glory
of God and the good of humanity. 1t
should never be forgotten that as tru-
ly as the life and labors of Henry
Ward Beecher were devoted to serving
God and making the condition ana
destiny of his fellow men better and
happier. just so truly should cur work,
undertaken in his name, be ent re
upon with the same high intent and
purpose.
IF our work of building a memorial
to our hero is prosecuted in the spirit
that characterized his work on earth,
and if we mingle with the love we
have for his memory, a serious purpose
to emulate his love for humanity, our
hero-worship will be inspiring and ele-
waiting. if. invoking his approval and
in his name we extend his life work,
we shall not only eXemplify our affec-
tion for him, but shall follow the de-
signs of God as they were revealed to
him; and If at the shrine we erect,
humanity shall look up and shall cast
off it's burden of sin and selfishness and
uncharitableness we shall know that
our hero is there and through his i'm
tercessions our efforts have received
a divine blessing"
Mr.. Cleveland was followed by JUS
tice Brewer.
Plans Of the Movement.
DR.. Hills then outlined the scope and
Of tho Tonnhar memorial O1nVA-
ment. He said that this movement irf-
cludes several different features. First,
the condemnation by the city of the
whole or part of the block on which
Plymouth Church is situated as pub
lie park to be named after Beecher,
and the removal of his remains there.
1t is also proposed to erect a Beech
err memorial hall for the people of the
country to contain the pulpit from
which Mr.. Beecher sold the slave girl,
and portraits, photographs, etc, of the
preacher, a series of paintings, portray
ing the great scenes in the history of
American patriotism. 1t is also pro-
posed to make this memorial a hall OF
patriotism, and to secure for IL a
small endowment fund. by means of
which the building may be supported,
and each winter a series of lectures
given on the relation between Christian
ity and free institutions, to be publish
ed annually.
$25O,OO0 VIII Be Needed.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars will be needed to carry out these
plans and support these buildings, in
addition to what the city may expend
in condemning the block of ground.
DR.. Gunsaulus of Chicago said that
he brought the heartiest concurrence
81 h. ~, I4n ant
for a memorial to Mr.. Beecher.
At the conclusion of the addresses,
a subscription for the Beecher me-
mortal was started by Mrs. w. C. Wal
lace with contribution of 100000
Other contributors were Henry w.
Phipps, $1,000; DR.. Rossiter w. Ray
mond. $4,000. and John Arbuckle, S.
900. The total amount of the subscrip-
lions was not announced. -es
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
HON. JAMES H. BLOUNT
DIES AT MACON.
Distinguished GeOrgian's Life Is
Ended Suddenly.

Macon. Ga, March s.-Ex-Con-
gresham James H. Blount died
suddenly to-day. He had suffered
from a stroke of paralysis a couple of
years ago, but had been steadily i'm
proving. His son, Judge James H.
Blount, Jr., from the Philippines, was
with him at the time of his death, but
he would have returned to the Philip
pines next week to resume his duties
as judge of the United States courts.
EX-Congressman Blount was the
special commissioner appointed by
President Cleveland to investigate the
condition of affairs in Hawaii His re-
port to the government is known to
have been in sympathy with the claims
of Liliuokalani, but it came too late
to save her from overthrow, as public
sentiment had already cryStalliZed in
favor of the Dole party.
Mr.. Blount was steadily and unceas-
ingly importuned for newspaper inter-
views when the Hawaiian question
came before the public, but he always
refused to talk for publications Maya
zines frequently sought to buy arti-
cles from him on such matters, but he
said his report had been made to the
government, and air information should
come from Washington. He was in
Congress from this district of Georgia
twenty years, and then retired of his
own accord.
He spent the last ten years of his
life farming, from which he received
an income of about $1,000 per annum.
In November 1898, Mr.. Blount left
public life and since remained quietly
at home attending to his private bus
mess. He was lawyer by profession,
but had not been in active practice for
many years.
During the Civil War he was lieuten-
ant colonel of an independent battalion
of cavalry in the Western Department.
He was one of the largest land owners
in Middle Georgia and a man of
wealth. He leaves a wife and four
children-Judge James H. Blount, Jr.,
of the Court of First Instance at Large
in the Philippines; Joseph Blount of
Washington, d. c., with the Interstate
Commerce Commission; Mrs. Walter
D. Lamar of Macon, and an unmarried
daughter, Fannie.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
MORGAN DENIES
ANY FLAGLER DEAL
Prince of Finance Says He Knows
Nothing About 1t.


Tampa, Fla, March 8.-Pierpont
Morgan. accompanied by a party of
relatives and friends, arrived at Port
Tampa this afternoon on board the
steamer Olivette from Havana. I'M
mediately after disembarking, the party
were escorted to the special train,
which has been held in waiting for
some time. The train pulled out inn
mediately for Jacksonville, whence it
will leave for New York.
Mr.. Morgan was handed a dispatch
containing the rumor that the Flagler
system of hotels in Florida and the
Florida East Coast Railroad had been
turned over to him, presumably for
the Southern Railway. The dispatch
also contained the rumor that the At
lantic Coast Line and Southern were
to own the property jointly, and that
Mr.. Morgan's plans were to build up
a large tourist business in Florida and
establish a modern line of steamers
between this state and Cuba.
II know nothing whatever of such
DEAL" he said, making the statement
with considerable emphasis.
Jacksonville, Fla, March So. Pier
pont Morgan passed through tonight
en- route to Brunswick. He will stop
over at Jekyl Island for two days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
Rain in Torrents.

Chattanooga, Tenn. March s.-Chat-
tanooga was visited to-day by a rain
water fell inssheets ana the streets and
sidewalks were flooded. A rise OF near.
~ three feet in the river within the
past eight hours is an evidence of the
volume Of water that poured from the
clouds. The tracks of the suburban
electric railways in the lowest places
we're covered with water from a depth
of two to five feet and on some lines
traffic was practically suspended all
day. The rain was general throughout
this section, but it was the heaviest at
this point.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
BURNED TO DEATH.

Six Persons Lose Their Lives and
Another Fatally Injured.
Cumberland, Md, March Six per-
sons were burned to death and one
fatally injured as the result of a fire
this morning in a small hotel at Lett
err a mining town near Elkins, w.
Va.
The dead:
Maggie Coughlan, Overhill, W. Va;
Annie Burke, Womelsdorf w. Va,
Henry Burke, Womelsdorf, w. Va;
G. c. Anderson, Mrs. G. c. Anderson;
a child of the Andersons.
Fatally injured:
Robert Long.
Several persons escaped with minor
injuries by jumping from a second
story window.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
NEW CONGRESSMEN
WILL SUPPORT CANAL

Panama, Colombia. March S.-The
election of congressman took place to-
day. The official candidates were elect
ed for the six provinces of the 18th
mus.
Nearly all the Liberals abstained
from voting, claiming that the gov
eminent would not respect the popu-
lar vote. Had the Liberals voted they
could have won easily in three prov
inces. The elected congressman intend
to fight in favor of the Panama canal
treaty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
OHIO AGAIN RISING.

Cincinnati, March S.-The Ohio river,
which fell last night below the danger
line of fifty feet, has been rising here
again to-day and 1t is reported to be
rising at upper points.
Rain prevailed throughout Ohio, In
diana. Kentucky. Tennessee and West
ern Pennsylvania, so that another
flood is predicted this week all along
the Ohio valley
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
JENNINGS WILL NOT
APPOINT DELEGATES.

Tallahassee, Fla, March S.-Gov. Jen-
nings yesterday received a telegram
from Wisconsin advising him that the
Legislature of that state desired that
a convention be held in Atlanta. Ga.
on July 4, 1908. to discuss the race
question and requesting the Governor
to appoint delegates to such convention.
Gov. Jennings refused to appoint such
delegate unless so directed by the
Legislature.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
ONE OF THE COLONIES
TOUCHED FOR A PIN.

Atlanta. March s.-Col. Max Joseph
OF Athens. Ga. member of Gov. Ter
rell's staff. was tonight robbed of
diamond scarf pin valued at $1,000
while standing on the platform OF an
outgoing train i'm the union depot.
Three men brushed rudely against
him. as If by accident. and ii is sup
posed one OF them distracted the pin
from his necktie in the confusion. The
men jumped off the platform and es-
capped.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
RepOrt from LouinyfIIe.

Louisville, March S.-The Ohio river
registers ISL feet in the canal here to-
night, one-tenth of a foot over the
danger line. 1t is expected that a
thirty-foot stage, the highest in two
years, will be reached before the flood
begins to subside. The water is now
well up into Fourth street The rise
was caused by heavy rains up the
river within the past twenty-four
hours.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
LADY ABBEsS CONVICTED.
Six Years in the Penitentiary Is Her
Sentence

Six Years in the Penitentiary Is Her
Sentence
Berlin, March S.-A published dis
patch from Munich announces that the
lady abbess, Elizabeth Won Hauessler,
of the old women's asylum, who was
on trial for attempting to poison a
servant girl, has been sentenced to six
years detention in a penitentiary. a
A dispatch received yesterday stat
ed that according to the testimony Civ
en- at the trial the servant girl, En-
ma Wagner, was for eight years the
intimate friend and confidante of the
abbess, who told her many alleged
ISLANDERS against members of the Ba-
varian royal family. A few weeks ago
the abbess and the servant quarreled
and then. it was charged, the abbess
fearing the girl would divulge the sto-
ries and injure her in court circles,
poured muriatic acid In the girls
coffee. which made her violently sick.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
PLATFORM GAVE WAY.
Thre. Persons Seriously Hurt mt n
school Dedication.

Lafayette. la, March Spy the CIV
ing way Of a platform, which was oe-
cupied by a number OF people. who
had assembled 10 participate IN the
dedication Of public school building
az Brousaardville. three persons were
seriously hurt and dozen others more
or less injured, but not dangerously.
The seriously hurt are. hnatole Plat
81 Lafayette clio BrOussard 81 La
fayette, ana Mrs, Lueie Bernard o.
Brousaardyilie.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
WILL BUILD NEW ROAD.

Joplin. Mo-, March s.-Bonds for the
building Of a new railroad from Che
mute. Kan. to Memphis, Tenn. have
been placed. The new line VIII be 400
miles long and viii cost approximately
$1,000. 900. The road. which Is said 10
be a Santa Re project. will be known
as the Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas
Railroad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
FIFTY FEET PROMISED.
weather bureau Sends Out Its
Warnings to Cities.


Cairo, ILL.,, March S.-The observer
at the Weather Bureau has sent out
warnings to places south of Cairo to
prepare for at least fifty feet of water.
Rain fell yesterday and last night
over the watersheds of the Ohio, Wa
bash, Tennessee and Cumberland riv-
ers, and in many places where the
rivers were falling yesterday, they are
rising again to-day.
A vast territory around and below
Cairo is now covered with water and
many of the families lave been forced
to abandon their homes. While there
Is no immediate danger at
Cairo, there is danger in the
lowlands between Cairo and Mem
phis. The Cairo levees are expect
ed to stand a stage of fifty-five
feet, as they have been raised ana
strengthened during the last few years.
The gauge tonight shows 45.S feet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09

Pittsburg, March Sat midnight the
Ohio river at the dam registered 141
feet and was rising. Reports from
up-river points show the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers rising, and nearly
twenty feet is looked for here. The
rain has ceased and the weather is
growing colder
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
River stiII Rising.

greensboro, KY, March S.-The heav-
lest rain for many years fell here
last night. . The river is still rising
tonight, and it is over all previous
marks except the record of 1884. The
smaller streams are also flooding the
country. The cold, clear weather to-
day gives encouragement, but the sit
uation is very serious here and at other
points along the lower Ohio valley,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
Tributaries swollen.

Paducah. KY, March S.-The Ohio
river, which is higher than ever before
since the great flood of 1884, is still
rising tonight. as are the Wabash,
Cumberland, Tennessee and other tribu-
taries, and the situation from here to
Cairo is the worst that has been known
for 10 wears
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
THOUSANDS GAZED
ON WIDE WATERS.
Excursion Boats Ran from Five
Miles Island.

Miles Island.
Memphis, March S.-The river, after
remaining stationary for two days, be-
gan to rise slowly again to-day. The
guage tonight marks 34.4 feet and
more water is coming.
The levees remain intact, although a
large area of lowlands south of Mem
phis is submerger Crittenden and
Lee counties. Arkansas, are inundated,
and some distress is reported form
there, especially among negro farmers.
The most serious difficulty the rail-
roads are experiencing from the en-
croaching waters is the delay to sched-
ules, many trains arriving from one
to three hours late.
thousands of people lined the bluffs
here to-day gazing on the vast expense
of water. Excursion boats were run
five miles inland.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
H0NDURAN FORCES
WERE DEFEATED.

Panama. March s.--A cablegram from
Salvador states that the Honduran
government forces. under the COM
mand Of Gen. Ezequiel Ferrera and
Gen. Lopez. have been defeated az
Talgua by the reyolutionaries support
ing Senior Bonilla. Cen. Ferrera was
killed and Gen. Lopez and his stan
were taken prisoners.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
Rl0TING AT BUDA PEST.

Buda Pest March s.--street demon
STATIONS by 10000 Socialists 70 protest
against the governments military bills.
took place here to-day and led 20 col
lieions with the police and breaking
Of windows Many arrests we're rnadn
and the police had finally 10 charge
the demonstrators and disperse theua.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09

Evansville, Ind, March S.-The river
is still rising and stood nearly AZ feet
at 10 o'clock tonight. 1t is believed
the river will continue to rise for a
week yet. All boats are delayed The
river between here and Greensboro is
more than ten miles wide. Many
towns between Owensboro and Cairo
are now at the mercy of the high
water
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
POPE LEO RECEIVED
5000 PILGRIMS,

Rome, March s.-The Pope this
morning declared that he felt 80 well
that he ought not 20 make those who
had come considerable distances a.
pay him homage wait. and, accord
inRiy IN spite ~ Dr. Lapponfs advice
be received 5000 pilgrims from Berlin.
Vienna and belgium, and bestowed on
them his blessing
Pops Leo vas loudly acolaimsd By
the pilgrifna
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
ReIief FeIt at Nntchez.

Natchez, Miss, March S.-The
weather bureaus bulletin published to-
day conduces to a feeling of relief,
although there is still some apprehen-
sion over the fact that there may be
too much water for the levees to hold.
The river to-day stands 1.35 feet above
the gauge
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
MORE MINERS TO STRIKE.

Huntington, w. Va. March S.
Three hundred miners on the upper
Twelfth Hole voted 10 inaugurate
strike Tomorrow. Their demand Ia for
10 cents more on the ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
TO USE MARC0NIGRAPHS.
Armour & Co. Thinking of Install
ing stations.

ing stations.
Chicago, March SIT is stated here
that Armour & Co., have arranged for
a test of the wireless telegraph as APP
piled to communication between the
cities where they have packing plants
and important offices. They now main
tain leased telegraph wires west of
st. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and
Sioux City. and east to Allegheny,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
IL preliminary experiments between
the Chicago stock yards and the COM
panys down town offices shall prove
successful. plants viii be installed to
test the system between Chicago and
one OF the four Western cities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
ANOTHER PROTOCOL
Is Ready to Be Signed for Norway
and Sweden.

Washington, March S.-The protocol
between Venezuela and Sweden and
Norway, for the adjustment of the
claims of the latter country against
Venezuela, has been completed, and
will be signed by Baron A. Grip, the
minister from Sweden and Norway.
and Herbert w. Bowen, Venezuelan
representative, as soon as the docu-
ment can be engrossed at the State
Department The King of Spain will
name the umpire of the commission.
This leaves only two OF the protocols
with the unallied nations to be COM
pleted viz, Spain and Denmark, and
Mr.. Bowen hopes they may be signed
this week
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09

st. Thomas. d. w. l., March s.-The
island OF Dominica, y. w. T., ia ex-
periencing d series Of disgusting sells
mic disturbances. A severe and pro-
longed shock Of earthquake was felt
felt
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
Cumberland River.

Nashville, Tenn, March S.-The
Cumberland river gauge at this point
tonight marked 1915, the danger line
being 40 feet. The waters are still rls-
ing, but there has so far been little
damage, as ample preparations were
made
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09

A dispatch from Berlin June 6 last,
stated that the holders of bonds of the
Central of Georgia Railroad had
brought a suit against the Rothschild
firm at Frankfort to recover on those
bonds for which the Frankfort Roth
schilds took subscriptions on behalf of
the London Rothschilds.
The provincial court at Frankfort,
before which the suit was heard, decid-
ed that the Frankfort Rothschilds must
take back the bonds in question at the
price at which they were issued, be-
cause the prospectus sent out by the
Frankfort house nisled the purchasers
of the bonds. The Frankfort Roth
schilds contended in their defense that
they had acted merely as subscription
agents.
The total issue of Central of Georgia
Railroad bonds handled by the house
in question amounted to 1000, 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
PROTOCOLS PUBLISHED.
yenezucIans Say Their Congress
VIII Not Approve Them.

VIII Not Approve Them.
Caracas, March S.-The text of the
protocols with the allied Powers was
published in the Official Gazette to-
day. The protocols are coolly received
by the Venezuelans. who say that Con-
gress is not favorable to their approval.
The government to-day issued a de-
cree prohibiting navigation on .he
Orinoco, and declaring a blockade of
the ports of Barcelona and Carupano
now occupied by the rebels. The revo-
lutionist forces have returned to Qua
tire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
$25O,OOO VIII Be Needed.
MUST, KEEP THE BONDS.

German Purchasers Must Hold
Those of the Central.
Berlin, March S-The Supreme
Court of Leipsic has reversed the de-
cision rendered by the Frankfort court
which compelled the Rothschilds to re-
fund the money to purchasers of the
Georgia Central securities on the
ground that the prospectus contained
misleading statements.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28

For more than forty years we have
had in operation without essential or
radical changes national system Ct banks
with the power of issuing circulating
notes The system has well answered al
expectations and accomplished the pur-
pose for which it was designed. The notes
issued have in all respects save one been
most admirable No holder of a national
bank note has ever lost dollar except
by It's accidental loss or destruction. aud
they have been as free from forgeres
and counterfeits as is possible with any
issue of paper currency. 1t was de-
cided advance and Improvement over all
previous bank note currency to provide
that the national bank notes should be
printed and furnished by the Federal
Government and that they should all
thus be made uniform in design quality,
and workmanship and issued under the
same laws and regulations. Our people
have become so accustomed to these notes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28
Organization Among Banks
Benefits Incident Thereto
Address of Caldwell Hardy President American Bank
ers Association to N. c. Bankers Associa-
ton at WrightsviIIe Beach June "a.

! of business within each bank and increas
ing the expense OF handling IL, Where
there are only two banks in a place
they usually exemplify the advantage OF
clearing house by having some agreed
hour at which they exchange cheeks OF
each other. If there are three or more
in one city, the saving and benefits in.
crease in the ratio of the numtcr oi
members. No matter how small your
town is. start clearing house at once
There is no reason or excuse for youl
not doing so.
The immense volume of business OF ne
tropolitan cities could not be transacted
without these modern agencies for laclh-
tating large and quick transactions
When you receive check by mail for
collection or receive it on deposit. how
soon should you present it for payment
What defines your obligauon as to due
diligence in regard to ~? If you have a
clearing house. your duty is TO present
it through the clearing house at the next
clearing-your duty as to due diligence
is at once defined and limited.
The rules adopted by clearing houses
are simply agreements among the menu
bers, designed to regulate such customs
and practices as to the conduct Of mem
bers with their customers, as 1t Is desl
able to cover, and each organization fit
locality and the views of its members. II
would be impossible to go thoroughly int
this feature from an academic stand