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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
GOOD WORK AT SEA GIRT.
Excellent Shooting Is Done by the
Contestants.

Excellent Shooting Is Done by the
Contestants.
Sea Girt, N. j., May 19-Capt. Will
lam 3. Martin, Second Regiment, New
Jersey National Guard, accomplished
the best work to-day in connection
with the competition for places on the
all-American rife team, by rolling up
a total over the three ranges, 800, 800
and 1000 yards, of 213 out of a possible
225
Private Cook, First Regiment, Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, who
yesterday scored PIP, to-day attained
a total of 200. For the two days shoot
ing Martin has a total of AIS and Cook
412
AS an evidence of the excellent re-
suits at present being recorded, 1t IS
recalled that the highest score made
by any competitor during the Palma
match at Ottawa last September was
1874, credited to Lieut.. Thomas Holcomb
of the all-American team. To-day ten
competitors made total of more than
1874 and three others equalled that fig
IRE. The highest score made by a
member Of the winning British team
at Ottawa was 1872.
The programme of to-day will be re-
peated tomorrow. Immediately after
the firing is concluded. the board ap-
pointed to select the team viii meet
for that purpose. 1t seems to be con-
coded that Capt. Martin of New Jersey.
Private Cook, District of Columbia;
Lieut.: Casey. New York; Lieut. Far
row, District of Columbia; Private
Leizear, Pennsylvania. and Private
Wetherald, District of Columbia. will
certainly be chosen as team members.
The team will consist of eight princi-
pals and four alternates.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
CAN TAKE NO HAND.
United States Cannot Interfere for
Russian jews.

Russian Jews.
Washington, May 19.-Some of the
resolutions adopted last Sunday by va
rious mass meetings and organizations
respecting the Kischineff massacre
reached Secretary Hay to-day. They
will all receive careful consideration,
and it may be that some way will be
found. though none is now clear, by
which the substance of these resolu-
tions can be communicated to the Rus
sian government as an evidence of the
feeling aroused in the United States.
1t is both a difficult and delicate task
to approach a nation, and especially
one so autocratic as Russia, on the sub
ject of internal administration, where
1t is not alleged that direct interests of
the complainant are involved. Nations
reserve for themselves in such cases
the right to absolutely refuse to re-
ceive from another a communication in
the nature of criticism, and no matter
how DESTROYS the State DEPARTING 1t
might be of mitigating the lot of the
Jews in Bessara bia, it could not afford
to run the risk of receiving a severe
snub.
But it can be said that the depart
ment is keeping in close touch with its
agents in Russia and is resolved to
lose no opportunity to remind the Rus
sian government, when ii can properly
do SO, of the strong sympathetic in
terest the people of the United States
feel in the welfare of the Jews.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
AT A MOB'S HANDS
JARVIS MET DEATH FOR KILLING
WALDORF.
WAS RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
AFTER BEING TAKEN FROM THE
JAIL AT MADISON.

Ten Days Ago, Near Pinetta, Jarvis
Killed WaIdrop, His Cousin.
NeighbOrs Were Incensed-MOn-
day Night "A Mob Captured the
Night Policeman at Madison and
Took the Keys of the Jail from
Him-They Opened the Jail and
Secured Jarvis.
Valdosta, Ca, May 19.-Washington
Jarvis, the white man who killed his
cousin, John Waldrop, near Pinetta,
in Madison county, Florida, last Sun
day week ago, was taken from the
Jail at Madison by a mob last night
and riddled with bullets.
The mob swooped down upon that
place about IL o'clock at night, and
was probably composed of people from
formerly resided.
Then Went for Jarvis.
The night Waterman of the town had
the keys to the Jail as usual, and
ruse was employed to capture him.
Members of the mob began a disturb
ance in an alley there and attracted
the attention of the policeman. AS he
went in to investigate it, other MEM
bers closed in on him and captured
him. He was blindfolded and the keys
to the Jail were taken from him.
The officer was held captive by mem
bers of the mob while the others re-
lieved the Jail of the prisoner and did
their work of measuring out vengeance
upon him. He was carried about half
a mile from the city and lynched in
what is known as the picnic grounds.
He was tied to the same tree from
which two negroes were lynched last
Christmas a year ago. The negroes
were killed for the murder of a white
man named Redding. 1t was thought
at the time that Jarvis was implicated
in that killing. and he was warned to
leave the community. He sent his
warmers word that the road to hell
was as near from his fathers house as
from anywhere that he could go and
that he would rather start from there"
He remained there and no harm was
done him, but he was in bad repute
with many of his neighbors. For some
time he was on bad terms with his
cousin, John Waldrop, over some
hands which one of them was work.
ing. They met apparently as friends
last Sunday week, and later a quarrel
ensued, in which Waldrop was shot to
death by Jarvis.
Trouble Not Unexpected.
1t was expected at the time that the
killing would bring on more trouble,
but it was hardly expected that it
would come so suddenly. Jarvis was
not hung, but his hands were tied, and
he was bound to a tree and riddled
with bullets.
A coroner's jury has been investigat-
ing the lynching to-day, but nothing
definite has been learned. The jury will
remain in session several days, trying
to learn something upon which to
mako a verdict
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
NINE PERSONS HURT.
The Cars Turned over After Leav-
ing the Track.

Raleigh, N. c., May 19.-Nine persons
were injured in a wreck on the South
ern Railway a mile and half south
east of this city this afternoon at 5
O'Clock. Those whose hurts are re-
garded as serious are:
Elvin Fleming of Wilson, N. c., prob
ably injured internally, and State Rep
resentative H. B. Parker of Wayne
cut and bruised about the head, back
injured.
The others received only superficial
cuts and bruises.
The train, No. 31s, left here over half
an hour late. The wreck occurred at
a curve, and is thought to have been
caused by the spreading of rails
Every car was ditched, turning COM
pletely over so that they now lie top
downward. The coupling broke, and
the engine remained upon the ties.
The track is considerably torn up,
and the work of clearing it for traffic
will probably take all night.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
CASHIER SAID TO BE
SHORT 100000.

Washington. May 19.-The Treasury
Department to-day received a cable
gram from National Bank Examiner
Perkins announcing the closing of the
Southport National Bank of Southport,
Conn. This action, it is said, was
taken in consequence of the defalcation
of the cashier, which is believed to
have Appropriated 100000. The bank s
capital, surplus and undivided profits
amount TO $1sO.s71, and it's deposits to
$l22, 1874. Ellis S. Pepper. receiver of
the Pinchion National Bank of Spring.
field, Mass, has been appointed receiv-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
REPRESENTATION
ROseberry Thinks. should BE Given
British Colonies,

br1t1sh Colonies.
London, May 19.-In a speech at
Burnley, Lancashire. tonight. Lord
Roseberry, referring to Mr.. Chamber
lain's speech at Birmingham, May Is,
in which the colonial secretary made an
appeal for trade reciprocity within
the British empire, said that before
the tariffs were changed the colonies
ought to be represented in the govern
ment of the country, and he did not
think that that idea was so impractic-
able as 1t was sometimes considered.
He did not regard free trade as a
part of the Sermon on the Mount"
but the question arose whether it
would be wise without long and deep
consideration to change the fiscal sys-
tenn under which Great Britain had
achieved her commercial success.
we must consider" continued Lord
Roseberry. whether II would be Judi
cious to quarrel with customers who
give us two-thirds and possibly three
quarters of our trade in order to oblige
customers who give us a quarter or a
third of it. In any case a conference
between British and colonial financial
experts should precede any alteration
in the British fiscal system"
Lord Roseberry dealt with Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain's scheme in a
very judicial manner being careful
neither to approve nor condemn it, but
on the whole showing that he had no
great sympathy with it.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
TURNS ROADS DOWN
CONTROLLER GENERAL DECLINES
THEIR RETURNS.
SAYS THEY ARE TOO LOW.
DEMANDS THAT THEY BE IN
CREASED CONSIDERABLY.

Atlantic Coast Line, Central OF
Georgia, SeabOard Air Line and
the Georgia Southern and Florida
Are the Lines That Have Their
Returns Refused-Western Union
Telegraph Company Did Not Re-
turn Its Franchise - Capitalists
topped Over in Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 19.--Controller General
VIM. A Wright to-day formally de-
clined to accept the tax returns of the
Atlantic Coast Line, Central of Geor-
gia, Seaboard Air Line and the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida. He has de-
manded that they be increased consid-
erably, and unless the roads amend
them so as to meet his ideas, he will
assess them and let the matter go to
arbitration.
The Controller General has not acted
upon the returns of the Southern be-
cause he is waiting to hear further
from the officials of that company, who
indicated a desire to compromise.
He has not stated to what extent he
has demanded an increase, but there
is no doubt that it is quite a substan-
tial one in each case. There is a gem
eral impression among the Capitol Of
iicials that there will be arbitration
in each case, and this, it is thought,
will preclude any litigation to test the
constitutionality of the law.
The returns of the Western Union
Telegraph Company made to-day were
also rejected by the Controller Gen
eral. The Western Union operates A.
761 miles of wire in the state, and 1t
returns its entire property at 1927 1894
about the same as last year. The COM
pany made no franchise tax returns
at ALL and it was for this reason the
Controller General rejected its returns.
There is penalty of double taxation for
failure or refusal to make the return
of franchise.
Entertained Capitalists.
A large party of Baltimore and
Richmond capitalists, among whom
was Vice President Middendorf of the
Seaboard Air Line, and a number of
directors of the Alabama Consolidated
Coal and Iron Company spent several
hours here to-day and were entertained
by prominent citizens. The party left
for Admission, where they go to inspect
the blast furnaces and other property
of the Alabama company, it having
been proposed to build a new furnace
and make other extensive improve
ments in the property. There were
twenty in the party, and they occupied
two private cars.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
She VIII Be Detained.

Nashville, Tenn, May BIN the
matter of a requisition from Gov.
Nash of Ohio, for Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Cormick of Memphis, wanted at Gin
cinnati on a charge of murder, Gov.
Frazier took action to-day. The wom-
an is to be held in Tennessee until na-
beas corpus proceedings are passed on.
Gov. Frazier issued his warrant for her
detention, and in a letter to Gov. Nash
points out that at the time of the al
legged commission of the offense charg-
ed, Mrs. Mccormick was not in Ohio
and has not fled from that state.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
1900 SLOT MACHINES
WENT UP IN SMOKE

Philadelphia. May 19.-Thirteen hun
bred slot gambling machines, valued ut
about $125,OOO, were publicly burned to-
day by order of Director Of Public
Safety Smith.
Seven hundred machines were cap
tured in raids conducted by the Law
and Order Society and 900 were con-
fscated by the police authorities. The
raids have extended over a period of
five months. Director Smith has in
his custody 25O pounds OF nlckels and
pennies which have not been counted
Secretary Gibboney Of the Law and
Order Society, has nearly 81 500 taken
from the machines captured by his
agents. This money will be turned
over 10 the city treasurer.
During the burning OF the machines
two FIRE companies guarded the sur
rounding property.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
ON EQUAL RIGHTS
The United states VIII Insist i'm
Manchurian Trade.

Il
Mnnchurian Trade.
Washington, May Regardless of
the outcome of the present negotiations
respecting the political domination of
Manchuria. it can be stated that this
government is prepared to insist to the
end upon commercial privileges for
United States merchants in Manchu-
ria equal to those enjoyed by the mer-
chants of other nations, Russia In
GUIDED.
The State Department has had
pledges from Russia that even in the
event of Manchuria passing under Rus
sian control our commerce and trade
privileges should not suffer. and it
will hold that our commerce would suf-
fer If Russian goods can enter Man
ohuria free. while United States goods
are forced to pay duty.
This attitude Of the State Department
will, II Is believed, go forward TO re-
assuring the Southern cotton interests
which have become alarmed at the
possible loss Of their best market.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
DOUBLED THE KILLED.

London, May 19.-The under foreign
secretary, Lord Cranborne, was asked
in the House of Commons to-day for
information on the massacre of Jews
at Kischineff, Bessarabia, a month ago.
The secretary in reply placed the to-
tai number of killed at about double
the number given in the official Russian
report. Otherwise the facts did not
differ from those already published.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
ARE SORE ON CASSINI.

London, May 19.-The Jews of Lon
don are very indignant at the asser-
ton of Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador at Washington, that the
troubles at Kischineff were the out
come of the usury of the money lend
ers. The editor of the Jewish World
offers to give $3.50 to any American
charitable institution named by Count
Cassini ii the latter can substantiate
his assertion to the satisfaction of
three Americans of standing in the
United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
New Asphait Company.

Trenton ". j., May l9.-The General
Asphalt Company. capital s3i. 900. 900,
was incorporated here to-day. The OBJ
jects Of the company are 70 mine. man.
ufacture and produce and deal In paw
Ing material. II IL provided that the
preferred stock shall bear per cent.
stock shall not exceed az any time t14.-
000, 900. This is understood 70 be the
reorganization OF the National Asphalt
Company and the Asphalt Company OF
America.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
MEET IN SAVANNAH.
BiIIpOsters Decide to Come Here
Next Year.

BiIIDOsters Decide to Come Here
Next Year.
Atlanta, May i9.-The Southeastern
Billposters Association adjourned to-
night after selecting the following Of
flcers:
President, II. j. Rowe, Athens, Ga. /;
vice president, ]. B. Coe. Pensacola,
Fla; secretary, r. L. Kirkpatrick, At
lanta; treasurer, ]. r. Balm, Spartan
burg, S. c.
E. c. Cheshire of Norfolk and r. S.
Douglas Of Birmingham were chosen
as delegates to the national conven-
ton. which meets in Atlantic City, N.
j., in July.
The principal business transacted at
to-day's session. was the settlement of
prolonged contest between Richmond
and Norfolk franchise holders in ia
vor of the Norfolk contestants. The
disputed point was over certain Roa-
noke and Salem franchises.
Next years convention will be held
in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
ROBBED THE TILL.
Ticket Office of the East Coast Line
Was Visited.

St. Augustine, Fla, May 19.-While
the ticket agent of the East Coast line
was at breakfast this morning the Of
flee was broken into by a burglar, who
forced open the cash drawer and took
it's contents, amounting to SIP. The
safe door was unlocked, and the bur-
glar ransacked the safe, scattering its
contents, but found nothing of value.
He tried to gain entrance to the ticket
rack. but failed to force the lock, and
left.
The work was cleverly done, and evil
IDENTIFY by some one familiar with the
surroundings. Both city and county
officials have been put to work on the
case, but as yet no clue has been
found.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
KILLED A LIEUTENANT.
Walker Was Slain by the Filipino
Fanatics.

v
Fanatics.
Manila, May 19-Lieut. Walker of the
constabulary, who yesterday was re-
ported missing after the recent fighting
in the island of Cebu, was it became
known to-day, killed by a superior
force Of fanatics, which surrounded the
lieutenant's party. Two privates of the
constabulary were also killed and three
were captured. Two Of these prisoners
were murdered. One of them escaped.
The situation in some of the dis
tricts of Cebu is regarded as serious.
It is reported that the total of the
bands of insurgents in the field exceeds
1900.
Col Taylor of the constabulary re-
ports that the enemy's forces are dis
persing. He says the constabulary is
capable of suppressing the disorders,
and predicts an improvement in the
situation. 1t is believed here that the
adoption of energetic measures will be
necessary to suppress the disturbances.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20

Charleston, W. Va, May l9.-Notices
have been posted at all the mining OPP
eratons In the New River and Loop
the miners and calling upon ali 20
cease work until the union demands
shall be agreed 20 by the operators. So
far az can be 3scertained. Il was not
largely obeyed az any place Ia the field.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
BROWN WAS KILLED
WHILE DRIVING. HOME.

Barlow, Fla. May 19.-Barney
Brown, a white man so years old, was
shot last night three miles west Of
Barlow, while returning to his home
IN Mulberry. The man who did the
shooting evidently rode up behind
Brown and fred a load Of buckshot
into his head.
When found Brown was dangling
from his buggy Wis horse waa Grip
nj fsrs f'nH
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
RUSSIANS RESENT 1T.
Do Not Like Inquiries and Do Not
Want Relief Money.

st. Petersburg. May 19.-The Russian
government has received no represen-
tations from the government of the
United States in regard to the Kisch-
eneff massacres. beyond an inquiry,
through Ambassador Mccormick sew
eral days ago, whether the money and
supplies which were being offered from
all parts of America for the sufferers
would be acceptable to the Russian
government. The foreign office replied
that while it greatly appreciated the
American generosity. there was no
need for relief, as the wants of the
inhabitants of Kischeneff were being
looked after.
There is no doubt that while the Rus
sian officials much regret the Kisch-
eneff massacres. they equally resent
what they call the anti-Russian agta-
ton in America, which they say is
fomented by the influential English
press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
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SUGGESTED A RECEIVER
For the Bay street Gas Company of
Delaware.

Wilmington, Del, May 19.-Judge
Dallas of the United States Circuit
Court for the Eastern district of Penn
sylvania has suggested that a receiver
be appointed for the Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware. The appoint
ment will be made in Philadelphia on
May 26.
This order is the result of an action
brought several years ago by Jacob
Edwards of New York, and others,
who asked for various things, includ-
ing the appointment of a receiver, and
the matter has been proceeding slowly
ever since. United States Senator ] =.
Frank Alice is president of the COM
pany.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
FOUND FOR THE ROAD.
The Pennsylvania Has a Right to
Remove the Poles.

The Pennsylvania Has a Right to
Remove the Poles.
Philadelphia. May 19.-The United
States Court of Appeals to-day held
that the Pennsylvania Railroad had a
legal right to remove the poles and
wires of the Western Union Telegraph
Company from along the railroads
right of way.
The decision to-day affirms a judy
ment of the Western Pennsylvania
United States court, and reVerses a
judgment of the New Jersey United
States Circuit Court. The Pennsyl-
vania court refused to grant the petit
ton for an injunction sought by the
Western Union Telegraph Company
against the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
the New Jersey court granted the in
junction
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
TRIAL IN MEMPHIS.
TO Bring 1t About, a Warrant Is
sued for Mrs. Mccormick.

TO BrinG II About, Warrant Is
sued for Mrs. Mccormick.
Memphis, May 19.-The habeas cor
pus hearing in the case of Mrs. Lizzie
Mccormick of Memphis, charged with
having sent a bottle of poisoned whis-
ky to Mrs. Kate Noble in Cincinnati,
which was set for this afternoon, has
been postponed until Thursday at the
request of the womans counsel.
j. E. Decker has sworn out a war
rant, charging Mrs. Mccormick with
murder. He says he has no knowledge
of the facts in the case other than
newspaper accounts, and that he was
prompted to this action solely by de-
sire to see Mrs. Mccormick stand trial
here and in order that she might not
be taken to Cincinnati for that pur-
nose
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
GOVERNOR DISMISSED.

st. Petersburg, May 19.-The report
that Lieut.. Gen. Raaben, Governor of
Kischineff, Bessarabia, where the mas
sacre of Jews occurred a month ago,
had been dismissed by the Car. is
confirmed. The imperial ukase dismiss
ing the General is dated May II.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20

City OF Mexico, May is.--Admiral w.
s. Schley arrived here to-day and vas
greeted by prominent Americans at the
Mexican Central railway station. lfe
r. lodged AZ the Hote' 'turSfda
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
ON A FLIMSY PRETEXT


With was Arrested by a Jealous
Californian.
Sacramento, CAL, May ia man
was arrested tonight by F. M. Wood
son. Woodson heard him say, Zone
has died and another might Just as
we'll"
When arrested and taken to the Jail
the man gave his name as Randleman.
He had a big six-shooter inside his
vest, and two extra cartridges in his
pocket. He offered no explanation. He
has ticket from Sacramento to Selby
Smelling Works. He had $27 In his
pocket.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20

Ufa, European Russia, May 19.-GoV
Bogdanovitch was instantly killed to-
day by two men in the town park.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20
WAS BALL0N'S WORK.

Manila, May 19.-William Ballon,
formerly a private in the Fifteenth
Cavalry, is the name Of the cavalry
man, who, alone, checked the second
rush of the insurgents at sucalatan,
Island Of Mindanao. May IS. and de-
Tended the American dead and wound
ed until relieved.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-20

II was az suciatan that Capt. clough
Overton and Private Harry Noyes were
killed, and Private Harlow was wound
ed by fifty insurgent prisoners whom
they were guarding. The fourth mem
Der of the party was William Hallon,
who Wea nof Nounfed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21
COUNTY ASSOCIATION.
W.'iten Or Toid 10 The Cencor.

John NJ Craigo. proprietor Reads;ow
Touring mill: we are not discouraged
by loss of our entire plant and large
amount of fonr, feed, etc, burned in the
late FIRE. The1nsurance companies APP
pear disposed to give Us fair and quick
adjustment on policies, and If 80 lar
ger and 1p-to-date mill will be the re-
suit. In addition to the water supply
we shall employ other power, furnishing
the capacity to meet growing demands
on us.
Mrs Emily Goode Minneapolis: "Eu-
closed find draft for arrearages to CEN
sOR and year in advance The paper
is ever welcome visitor, arriving ia
our home each Friday morning.
John E. Gosling, Salida, Colorado
Should You or any number of your
family or friends ever come to this state
l will be glad 10 have YOU or them call
on us. Am sure the magnificent scenery
which surrounds rs VIII cause 10 regret
for a visit to our mountain town.
ADram Hayes. Viola: We are pleased
with orr new Kickapoo farm and home
We haG good crops and are surrounded
by splendid neigbbors
Ara Favor. Jefferson L think S165
spot cash is pretty good rent for little
over an acre Of tobacco land. Why
shouldn't farmers congratulate them
selves and be hsppyy'
S A. Noble, Nevada, Missouri THE
CENSOR is an 0 d friend to cheer US in
our Missouri home.
Hon Chris. Ellefson, chairman Of
Franklin; 'Four of the eight SIT el brid-
ges contracted for last year in our town,
have been completed and are ready to be
accepted by the authorities. Lack of
material prevented completion Of all Of
them as contracted for