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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Did Not Fire at N0rdau.
(By the Associated Press.)

Paris. Dec. 21.-The commissary of po-
lice who has conducted the inquiry into
the attempt on the life of Max Nordau,
the well known writer, and vice-president
of the Congress of Zionists, at a Zionist
ball here Saturday, has taken the testi-
mony of Weschki, bystander. who was
wounded by one of the bullets fired by the
Russian named Chain Selik Louban, the
man arrested on the charge of attempting
the life of Nordau. Weschki declares that
Louban fired in the air. and that he, the
witness. was only struck because one of
the bullets dicohetted.
Luoban has abandoned his first declara-
ton that he was chosen by revolutionary
congress to kill Nordau. He now says he
ha dino intention of killing anybody, but
simply desired to attract attention to
himself.
The charge against Louban is not at
tempt to murder but carelessness in the
use of firearms.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
JUDGE PARKER WOULD ACCEPT.
So Says Hon. Burton Smith Speaking
of the Presidency.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Atlanta, Ca, Dec 21.-The Democratic
nomination for the Presidency will not go
begging if offered to Judge Alton B. Par
ker, of New York, says Hon. Burton
Smith, president of the Georgia Bar Asso-
citation, before which Judge Parker spoke
in the summer.
Mr.. Smith says Judge Parker will de-
cline to commit himself or say one word
upon politics until the Democratic con-
vention shall have acted. If any one
else is nominated, he will be perfectly
satisfied, possibly relieved, because his
present position is one of great dignity
and thoroughly congenial to him, but,
on the other hand, if nominated by the
convention, he will deem it his duty to
accept, and will throw the whole weight
of his great ability into an aggressive
winning campaign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Murdered by MussulWans.

Cettinge, Montenegro, Dec PA Chris
tan Judge and two Christian gendarmes
have been murdered by Mussulmans at
Gusinye, in northern Albania. The We
Tins were recently appointed to their
posts in conformity with the Macedonian
reform scheme of Austria Russia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Not Allowed to Give Details.

London, Dec. 21.-The japanese legation
here today communicated the detail OF
Japan reply to Russia to the British for
eign office, but informed the Associated
Press that it was not permitted to divulge
the details. The legation admitted that in
general terms the Associated Press dis
patch from Toxic covered the situation,
which a legation official characterized as
being quite grave but one from which
no decisive development could be expected
Immediately.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Colossal Thief Gets a Few Years.

Trenton, n. j., Dec. 21.--James M
Edge, the bank teller who e,nbezzled
about $4,000 of the funds of the First
National Bank of aPterson, N. j.. was to-
day sentenced by Judge Kirkpatrick III
the United States District Court to an
Imprisonment of seven years in the Essex
county penitentiary. Edge last week
pleaded guilty. The embezzlement oc-
CURED over a year ago and Edge was
arrested at Memphis, Tenn, few weeks
ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Union Trust Company to Resume.
(Bv the Associated Press

Baltimore, Dec. 21.-The board OF dlrec
tors of the Union Trust Company which
was nlaced in receivers hands about two
months ago. TODAY decided to resume bust
ness If is announced that the courts
viii be asked tomorrow 10 oiscaalge TIE
receivers. The capital stock OF t1e com
pany is s1,OO0,O0O, resources aooci So
coo, coo.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23

what is known as the lieu land rejection
law. A large number of entries fled I'M
der that law are being withheld from
final action and all in which John A. Ben
SO, the San Francisco man, recently mr.
rested here, was interested have been sus'
pended.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
To Marry King A!phonso.

Madrid Dec. 21.-Accordlng to the
Spanish newspapers Hroject IS ON 1oot
for the marriage of King Alfonso to his
cousin, the Princess Maria Del Pillar OF
Bavaria, theirteen years of age.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Shot His Little Brother.
Special to News and Observer J

IoPVIIdI 10 NEWS and UbserYer.)
Fayetteville, N. c., Dec. 21.-While play
ing with rife Billy Huske, son of Maj
and Mrs. B. p. Huske, residing on st.
Johns Square, accidentally shot his
younger brother, Joe, in the leg. DR.. ].
F. Highsmith, who was summoned to treat
the little sufferer. hopes that the injury
will not prove serious.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23

New York Dec. 21.--Jac Munro and
Tom Sharkey were matched today to meet
III limited bout some time before March
l, before the club Offering the best in
Gucements.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature ia on
each box. 25c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk (Va.) Landmark Dem
saysc I'm undertaking to score the
South for the disgraceful lynehing and
rioting at Joplin, Mo-, the New York
Tribune is grossly unjust. Joplin is in
Missouri, it is true, but it is only five
miles east of Kansas and is just north
of the Indian Territory. Think of
that!'
The New York Times (Dem.) says:
1T may be that the advocates of main
tanning the monopoly fostering tariff
will be able. to commit the Republican
party in its next National Convention
against revision but if they do, it will
then be an exceedingly grave question
whether a multitude of aroused and
indignant men will find it possible
longer to adhere to a party which in
suits their intelligence and outrages
their interests"
The New York World (Dem) says:
THE law forbids that which Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr.. Hill undertook to do. If
they are wise they will not trifie any
longer with public opinion, nor seek by
cunning new devices to circumvent the
law. President Grant was as great and
strong a man in his speciality as Mr..
Morgan is in his. Yet at the climax
power of the chief executive of the
United States, he bowed to the adverse
decision of the Senate in a matter near
to his heart, in the memorable saying:
This is a country where the will of
the people is the law of the land"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says; still another movement has
been started to make England less de-
pendent upon the United States for
raw cotton by promiting the cultiya-
ton of the staple within the limits Of
the British empire West Africa is the
new scene of action, and the British
Cotton Growers Association, through
its official organ, the West African
Mail, has expressed perfect confidence
in the success. of its efforts to establish
cotton planting as an industry in that
part of Great Brtains dominions.
Americans may view these proceedings
with complete equanimity Cotton was
grown in Asia and Africa before
America was discovered and at one
time much was heard of supplanting
the American product by that OF Him
dustan; but the Southern states still
supply nine-tenths OF the worlds de-
nland for this commodity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
SOLVING THE SERVANT GIRL PROD.
.

1t is admitted that the servant girl
problem is one of the greatest of. the
unsolved problems of the present day.
And the difficulty of getting a compe-
tent and in every respect satisfactory
servant girl appears to be increasing.
Why this is so it is not easy. to under
stand Perhaps it is because really de-
sirable servant girls are finding no
difficulty in getting husbands who
are in a position to give them good
homes.
A Chicago man, a millionaire, has
undertaken to get a servant girl to
his liking by Offering to leave her
81, 100000 in his will. That is a prize
that is we'll worth working for. The
name of this millionaire is John Far
son. He is the head of the banking
firm of Farson, Leach & Co. There is
no doubt about his purpose to adhere
to the terms of his offer. His residence
is one of the finest in Chicago, and
it is reported that the rooms set apart
for his servants are richly furnished,
the floors being covered with expensive
rugs and the walls adorned with cost
ly paintings.
The servant girl that comes up to
his standard, says Mr.. Farson. must
be physically strong and capable, and
must also be a diplomat. She must
be an efficient cook, nurse and dress
maker, and above all she must not
be a tattler. Mr. Farson will look a
long while before he finds such a para
gon of a girl It would seem as if he
were quite safe in Offering to leave
such a. girl slOOoOoO.
1t is stated that he has had great
many applications. There are not
lacking those who think they can fill
the bill. He may, in the plan he has
adopted, succeed in getting one or
more first class servants. It is doubt
full If he succeeds in getting the girl
he describes in his offer.
In a bargain Of the kind he proposes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
The FIy.s Noon Hour.

Congressman Cannon the other day
added another Illinois story to his
already long string, says the Chicago
Inter-O Ocean. He said that during q
hot summer day he sought rest in a
hammock beneath the scant shade of
an old tree that stood at the corner of
a down-State hotel.
Il had no sooner stretched myself
in the hammock" said Mr.. Cannon,
than these flies attacked me, SEEM
ingly by the million. 1t was intolera-
bic, and in no pleasant frame of mind
I looked up the proprietor.
What do you mean 1 demanded,
by stretching your hammock in that
ny-haunted field of torture you cali a
lawn
II know the flies are bad out there
now,' he answered. but Mr.. Cannon,
you ought to use the hammock during
the hammock hours, and you'd have
no trouble from the flies
What are hammock hours?' 1 in
quired.
" From IL noon to p. m. daily
he replied. During those hours flies
will not attack you in the hammock. ?
Il was much interested in the mans
Socratic skill in evading the issue, and,
wishing to draw him out, l asked:
Why are there no flies around the
hammock between IL and 2?'
oh, he rejoined, at that time
they're all in the dining-room.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS IN TRoU-

The fight that has been in progress
for some time between Senator Plat
and Gov. OdelT of New York for the
control of the Republican machine OF
that state, and which is still in prog
ress, is of national Importance for the
reason that it increases the chances OF
the Democrats for carrying that state
in the presidential campaign.
Gov Odell, according to the various
accounts that have appeared in the
public prints, wants to be regarded as
the Republican leader of the state, and
he feels that he is entitled to that
honor. He is in a position, it seems, to
have his way in the matter. On the
other hand, Senator Platt. who has
been the Republican boss for long
time isn't ready to give up the power
he has and retire into comparative OBJ
security. Although old, he clings te-
naciously to the position of party
leader
The hostility between Senator Platt
and Gov. Odell has shown itself thus
far in the appointments. Friends of
the Senator are being defeated and
those of Gov. Odell are getting the
places. Naturally there is great bit
terness between the two factions of
Republicans-as some very good Offices
are the prizes for which the factions
are fighting.
Accounts differ as to whether Gov.
Odell would support President Roose-
welt for the nomination for President
if he should come out on top in his
fight with Senator Plat. One account
says that he would, and another is to
the effect that he would manage so
as to get the New York delegation for
himself as the nominee for President.
1t is, of course, impossible to say
what the truth in these conflicting re-
ports is. Perhaps Gov. FOdell has not
yet decided in his own mind whether
or not he would favor the nomination
of President Roosevelt if he should
have control of the New York delega-
ton at the nominating convention.
Democrats are interested in the fight
between Gov. Odell and Senator Platt
only to the extent that it will increase
the chances of their carrying the state
next year 1t seems safe to say they
will If the trouble between the Repub-
lican factions is not adjusted. Doubt
less the people of New York would be
the gamers if the two factions should
continue their warfare
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
GOOD. EFFECTS oF DIR. LORENZ's
VISIT.

There is no doubt that the visit of
DIR. Lorenz, who cured the little daugh-
ter of ]. Ogden Armour a Chicago mill
| lionaire, of a serious case of congeni-
tai hip dislocation, aroused a great
deal of interest in bloodless surgery
in this country. 1t is we'll understood
| of course that DR.. Lorenz did not tell
American physicians anything new.
They were well informed in respect to
DIR. Lorenz's method of treating hip
dislocations. but they did not have as
much confidence in that method before
he came as they have now. Those who
saw him treat cases realized that there
were possibilities in it that they had
not seen, and, as a consequence, a
great many cases have been treated
by it within the last few months.
1t is stated that there are now forty
little girls and boys in Philadelphia
suffering from hip disease who, having
been treated by physicians of that city,
are awaiting the removal of plaster
casts from their limbs. All of these chill
dren have been treated since DIR. Lo-
renz's first visit and all were treated
by physicians who watched DIR. Lo-
REM operate upon patients in Phila-
delphia hospitals And it is said that
there are scores more in that city
waiting to go upon the operating ta-
BILE. The physicians are only waiting
to see the result in the cases of those
already operated upon. If cures have
been effected in these cases, or in a
large percentage of them, the patients
that are waiting will be operated upon
at once.
In Philadelphia it is the understand
ing that the local physicians can ham
die cases about as well as DR.. Lo-
REM. and it is probable that the Lorenz
method, in cases of hip joint diseases,
is being used as extensively, in Chicago,
New York and other cities which DR..
Lorenz visited as it is in Philadelphia.
Therefore, as result of DIR. Lorenz's
visit to this country hundreds of suf-
fering children, who perhaps would
have been permitted to go through life
as cripples, will be made we'll and
happy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
VNDE1 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

,Meetings-DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I
o. o. F.: Savannah Chamber of Com.
n cree.
;pecial Notices-Ship Notice, ]. r
Mi uis & Co., Agents; 153d Anniversary
of Bethesda Orphan House, Thursday
April %; Interesting Summer An
nomacement, Jerry George; Ship No
tice strachan & Co., Agents.; Notice tc
City Court Jurors.
Business Notices-Dainty Spring
Goods, A. NJ. & c. w. West; An AS
sortrnent of Diamonds, R. Van Keuren
& Co.
The Everlasting Tree-Phillips &
Crew Co.. Savannah Parlors.
Run the Railroads-Waltham
Watches.
Join the Throng-Chatham Real Es-
tate and Improvement Company.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Investment
Company.
Early Closing On saturday-C. NJ.
Gilbert & Co.
Removal Sale-McArthur & Sons Co.
Young Married People-National I'M
provement Company.
You'll Need These Soon--Wm. & H.
H. baltimore.
To-day's Great Auction Sale-A. L.
Desbouillons.
Auction Sales-A Desirable Resi-
dence by C. H. Dorset, Auctioneer;
Fine Paying Property, by C. H. Dor
sett. Auctioneer; Good Renting Proper
ty on Burroughs Street, by C. H. Dor
sett, Auctioneer.
Silverware-The Gorham Company.
Foods-Grape-N Nuts.
Beer-Schlitz Brewing Company.
Medical-Paine's Celery Compound:
Syrup of Figs; Hyomei; Cuticura; ozo-
mulsion: Vinol.
Savannah Theater-"The Irish Pawn
brokers' Tomorrow Night.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; ,
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal:
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
Personal.

DIR. L. Gideon Archambault, one of
the oldest physicians in Rhode Island,
who died several days ago in Provi-
dence, left $4,000 to found a hospital
for the aged poor in that city.
Nine. Katerina TsiIka, the native
missionary of Albaniag who was cap
tured by brigands in company with
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, will shortly come
to this country on lecturing tour.
-Ladislas Madarasz, who was Kos
suth's minister of police in 1S49 and
who for the past fifty-four years has
lived in Iowa, is about to start for
his old home in Hungary to pass the
remainder of his. life The people of
his country are arranging an elaborate
reception for him.
DIR. G. E. Morrison, the world
famed China correspondent of the Lon
don Times, was completely ignored
during his recent visit to Melbourne,
Australia, but wealthy gambler just
returned from a visit to England was
entertained at banquet presided over
by the Lord Mayor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
THE GREATER GEORGIA MOVE
MENT.

| The meeting tonight at the quarters
| of the Chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of hearing members of the
Greater Georgia Association explain
the Greater Georgia movement and
outline the plans and purposes of the
association will be an interesting one,
and, we venture to say, will be well
attended by representative citizens.
As is well known the association was
formed to make known Georgia's re-
sources and encourage the coming of
immigrants and capital to develop
them. There is no better state in the
Union than Georgia and she is making
rapid progress. Still, her progress is
not what it would be if the opportuni-
ties which she offers to investors
and the home-seekers were more gen.
orally known.
The people of this city are pro-
foundly Interested in having these OPP
portunities made known. The greater
the prosperity of the state the greater
Savannah's will be. She is the
states chief seaport, and the greater
part of the states exports and i'm
ports now pass over her wharves and
will continue to do so. Besides, as
water transportation is the cheapest
of all transportation Savannah must
always be the distributing point of
the state for very large proportion
of certain classes of goods. 1t can be
readily seen therefore that it is to
Savannah's interest to encourage the
up-building of the state by every
means in her power.
The members of the association who
will make addresses tonight have
given the Greater Georgia movement
much thought, and they are therefore
prepared to discuss the subject in a
way that will be both entertaining and
instructive.
OF course If no special effort were
made in Georgia's behalf she would
grow steadily because she possesses
advantages with which investors and
home-seekers are sure to become ac-.
quainted eventually, but if the people
of the whole state join hands and
make these advantages generally
known we shall quickly have a much
greater degree of progress and pros
perity than that which we would have
without such united efforts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
Too BashfuI to Vote.

Ex-senator WoIcott of Colorado tells
of woman who presented herself one
day at the registration booth of town
in that state for the purpose of quail
flying in order that she might cast her
vote upon the school question at the
next election, says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
With what political party do you af-
filiate?" asked the clerk of the unac-
customed applicant, using the prescrib-
ed formula.
The lady blushed and otherwise ex-
hibited some confusion of manner.
us it obligatory that 1 should an
swer that question:" she inquired.
Certainly, madam; the law requires
it,"
Then" said the woman, 81 don't
think care to vote if / must mention
the party's name. However, 1 don't
mind saying that he is a candidate
for trusteeship, and one of the incest
men I've ever metz av
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21

A little Chicago boy was most per-
sistent in his demands for toy type
writer before Christmas, his constant
cry being 'it will save me lots Of
work." says the Record-Herald.
His parents could not understand
why it would save him work. as his
lessons have not reached the writing
stage yet. However, Santa Claus was
notified and Christmas the toy type
writer was the first object seized upon.
After the Christmas excitement had
died down Tommie spent the rest of his
day mastering the typewriter. When
his mother put him to bed he pointed
in triumph to paper pinned on the
wall by the head of the bed.
There, mamma" he said, II told
you the typewriter would save me
lots of trouble; now don't have to say
that every night"
The mother read:
Now l lay me down to sleep,
l pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If l should die before l wake,
l pray the Lord my soul to take.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
Telephone Answers.

"The lines busy" replied the wash
lady who was asked to hang out an
other hamperful of clothes, says the
Baltimore American.
They're talking now" replied the
man who was asked about his wife
and mother-in-law.
In trouble was the answer when
man wanted to see an acquaintance
who had lately been married.
mot on this line replied the Penn
sylvania conductor when a passenger
said he was bound for heaven.
Get your party?" asked the man
who saw William j. Bryan return from
running frantically after a fleeing band
of whiskered Populists.
"In a minute" replied the smart
Aleck who was asked where were the
last sixty seconds.
Number, please?" said the Utah
court clerk, when the prisoner admit
ted that he had more than one wife.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
Scared Into Honesty.

Il never send cash by mail" remark
ed the doctor, according to the New
York Press, because 1 don't believe
in putting temptation in the way of
the weak. Postoffice people are no
weaker than others, l suppose, but
their opportunities are better. When
l was in college about twenty years
ago my father used to send me small
sums of money at intervals, never more
than IS, but oftener two or three, just
for spending money. After while
didn't get any, and when it hadn't
showed up as usual and l thought it
was about time to be asking for rea-
sons my father wrote to know why
had not acknowledge the receipt of
what he had been sending. 1 replied
that hadn't got any.
"Of course, that meant that some
body was stealing it. He wrote right
away in response that he was sending
in a different envelope 500 in cash.
thought he had a good deal of nerve
to do it when there was a thief on the
trail. but when the envelope came
changed my mind. 1t was unsealed
when I got it, and 1 was sure the
thief had been there, but in a minute
l saw some writing on the back of the
envelope. He had written there in
good, plain script:
'''This envelope contains a $40 bill.
1t is OPEN Let any postoffice steal
the money at his peril
81 went into the envelope in a hur-
ry, for didn't think a little warning
like that was worth anything, but the
money was there all right, and it had
worked we'll. 1 suppose the thief was
afraid the money was marked, and it
had been sent to catch him. l didn't
lose any more money after that, nor
did anybody else, and guess the thief
was simply scared into being honest"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21

The Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, of this
city, has a. story which he tells ION
the excellent authority of Booker T.
Washington" says the Philadelphia
Ledger. A negro had a dream in which
he thought he visited purgatory. He
was telling a friend about it next morn
ing, when the friend interrupted him,
asking:
WAS there any niggers there"
'Yaas, sir, there was lots of them .
was the reply.
ANY white menu
"Yaas, sir, lots of them"
What were the white men doing?"
Every one of them was holding a
Niger tween him and the fire." said
the dreamer.