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The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
RODE A BEAR TWO MILES.
Surprising Experience of Maine
Trapper-GOt His Game.

Surprising Experience of Maine
Trapper-GOt His Game.
Bangor (Me.) Letter in New York
Tribune.
From the wilderness beyond Caucom-
gomoc Lake comes the story of how
John McEachern rode a bear two miles
and came back with bruins skin and
twelve pounds of his rump sliced into
steaks. Had the story been told of any
other man it might not be believed,
but as McEachern once fought moose
with a fence rail and followed a wild
cat into a barn chamber, where he
killed it with a pitchfork. the people
UP North see nothing surprising in the
announcement that he rode the big
gest bear ever killed at Caucomgomoc
and came home unframed and victo-
rious.
McEachern has a line of traps around
the head of the lake, and the other day
went out with a companion, Neil Rus
sell, to see what he had caught. Nc
Eachern took along his rifle. but when
miles from camp he recalled that it
was loaded only with buckshot-nine
to the shell-which would not bother
o. bear much in case he should meet
such game. However, he decided to
take his chances rather than walk back
to camp and kept on, being half
mile ahead of Russell. who is slow
traveller and also as deaf as a post.
When McEachern came in sight of
the first trap he saw a big bear in 1t,
and ran UP to finish the animal, but
lust as he was about to fire another
~ In tran
bounced out of the bushes and made
straight for him. There was no time
TO think it over-whether the shot
intended for ducks would stop the bear
or only make him madder-and Nc
Fachern let drive. There was q double
charge Of powder behind those duck
shot and the old rifle kicked McEach-
ern head over heals. while the butt
scraped all the skin off one side of
his face and made him bleed like a
stuck pig.
If the bear was mad at first, he was
madden when the shot dug into him.
and after moments hesitation ne re-
newed his rush upon the trapper, while
the bear in the trap growled encourage
ment. McEachern was also mad, but
he was in no trim just then to tight
ugly bears, and he yelled 20 Russell to
come along and help. He might just
as well have yelled to the side of Boar
Mountain, for Russell. who could not
have heard at ten yards, was half a
mile back on the path.
Realizing that he would get no heip
from his companion. McEachern ala
the only thing ne could do-ran for u.
The bear followed. and showed much
the greater speed, so that escape in
flight was out of the question. Then,
for about ten minutes. man and bear
PLAYED tag among the trees, with no
advantage on either side until McBacn-
ern tripped on a root and Tell sprawl
iny THE bear. close up, stumbled on
the Same root. and went half down,
digging his nose into the dead leaves.
McIrachern, IN his excitement. lost his
feet again as quickly as he had risen
ana fell plump across the bear. Before
he had time TO jump up the bear was
up and away. with snarls OF rage ana
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
KID CARTER DEFEATED
BY MARVIN HART.
Fight was stopped Just Before 1t
Was to End.

Boston, Dec. 1.-After one of the
hardest fought contests seen in this
city in recent years, Marvin Hart of
Louisville, was given the decision over
Kid Carter of Brooklyn, after a fifteen
round bout at the Criterion Athletic
Club tonight The fight was stopped
by Referee Buckley within one min
ute of the time limit and when Carter
was nearly out.
The first two rounds were slow. In
the third Hart f1oored Carter with a
right. but the Kid after taking the
count, got up and clinched. From that
time until the ninth both men fought
savagely, Hart having the better of
the battle. In the ninth Carter drove
a hard left at Harris face, making a
big cut over the Kentuckian's left
eye, which bled freely. During the
next four rounds the men went at it
hard and fast, Carter being knocked
down repeatedly.
The fourteenth round was a savage
one. Carter reopened Harris eye and
the latter landed a wicked left on
Carter's nose. Carter was very groggy
and was finally knocked down, but the
gong rang before he could be counted
out.
In the fifteenth round both confess
tants went in to win, but Garter was
so plainly outclassed that the referee
stopped the bout after two minutes of
savage boxing, during which Carter
was knocked down twice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
WANTS TO PROMOTE
HARNESS RACING

Cleveland, O., Dec. 1.-Providing the
National and American Trotting Asso-
Citations give their consent, the league
of Amateur Driving Clubs, of which
the Gentlemen's Driving Club of this
city is a member, will take a radical
step in the way of advancing the sport
during the coming season. The league
is DESTROYS of having a short amateur
circuit in which the various clubs COM
posing the league will enter their
horses, making it similar to the Grand
Circuit meeting in a way, except that
amateurs will drive, and there will be
no pool selling or purses. Instead,
they will compete for cups, and rib
bons, as in the past. The sanction of
the parent bodies, however, is needed
in consequence of the leagues desire
to charge an admission fee, which will
be made merely sufficient to cover the
expenses OF the league.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
STOP SUFFERING.
Men and Women, If You Are Sick
Can Cure You--X-Ray Exami-
nation Free.

My wonderful system of treatment
Tor Chronic Diseases of all kinds has
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
For Sale in Savannah by Lippman Drug Company.
A MILITANT CHRISTIAN
For Whom a South Carolina Judge
Had Small Respect.

Columbia, S. c., Dec. John w.
Coward, a white farmer of Marlboro
county, who shot and killed PURIFY
Langley, a boy 20 years old, on July
6, last, was convicted of manslaughter
yesterday and sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary.
After the announcement of the YER
dict, counsel for the defense appealed
to the judge to be merciful on the
ground that Coward was a good church
member and Christian worker, trying
to Christianize and civilize the be-
nighted community in which he lived
and also because he had a wife and
seven children to support.
Judge Gary said that Coward S
Christian record did not appeal to
him. You no doubt held yourself up
as a shining light the judge said,
but if you are to be taken as q.
standard of Christianity, the sooner
we get rid of the Christians the better
it will be for the lives of citizens"
The crime for which Coward was
convicted grew out of a boyish quar-
rel. Coward testified that his boy
went home and told him young Lang
ley had mistreated him. The father
started to a magistrates office to get
warrant for Langley, taking his
gun along. He met Langley on the
way and the latter came at him with
| a knife. He knocked him down and he
got up, still advancing with drawn
knife. He struck him twice more but
did not knock him down. He was still
| advancing and shot him to save his
own life.
Coward said he was a consistent
member of the Methodist church and
superintendent of the Sunday-school
at Pleasant Hill.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
AS TO MECHANICS.

he ate two pounds of the bearsteak,
smoked his pipe and told the story.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02

"Have you had brain flag yet ?"
young Kurdish asked the rising author
NO" replied the latter. Just at
present, 1 don't need the advertising"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
MISSOURI IN COMMISSION.
New DattIeship Will Sail ON n
Southern Cruise.

Newport, News, Va, Dec. 1.-The
United States battleship Missouri was
placed in commission at the plant of
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company to-day.
The exercises were very simple.
Supt. w. A. Post made short speech,
turning the ship over to the govern
ment, and Capt. Cowles received the
vessel in the name of the navy of
the United States.
The Missouri is now lying at an
Choir in the harbor, but is expected to
leave tomorrow for the Norfolk navy
yard preparatory to a southern cruise.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
CHILD WAS BURNED,
Clothing Caught While She Played
About Cotton Field Fire.

Athens, Ga, Dec. This afternoon
at o'clock at the home of Mr.. Henry
Conner, just outside the city limits,
Ruth Conner, his 5-year-old daughter,
was almost burned to death. The child
was in a field near the house, playing
with other children, and nearby fire
had been built by some negroes, who
We're picking cotton. She got too
near the fire, and her clothes ignited.
Before the flames could be extinguish-
ed she had been burned from her feet
10 the top of her head. Her little
brother, who attempted to put out the
flames, was burned badly around the
hands.
The attending physicians say that the
chances are against the child's recov-
cry.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
Given often for Absurd Reasons, and
Generally They Stick.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Wonderful how names stick to a
person." said the observant man.
There were two nice little women in
our village who came to call on us
one evening, and we offered them pop
corn which the children had just
brought in from the kitchen. They re-
fused, but not so emphatically as to
keep us from giving them two heaping
plates of the corn. We kept rehlllng
the plates and they kept crunchlng
all the evening. There was something
so funny about 1T that / called them
the popcorn ladies, and the name has
stuck by them SO that the whole village
knows them by it.
81 once knew a man who talked in
cessantly in a high pitched voice and
a bright girl dubbed him the chirper.'
The name was quickly passed around
among the young people and now the
greater part of his friends know him
by that name. A delightful young
woman of my acquaintance goes by the
name of "Whont' to this day because
when she was little girl she used to
call herself Mrs. Whont' when she
played grown up ladies, and the family
picked it up. She simply can't shake
the absurd name.
more than one red-haired man is
known by the name of Pink and phil
osophically accepts the title. l have
an acquaintance who holds RESPONSE
Bile position who is known by the name
of 'Dotty.' 1t seems that one day a
mischievous girl discovered that he had
three prominent dimples. She prompt
ly dubbed him 'Dotty Dimple,' and now
he is known to all his associates as
Dotty' Another man of my acquaint-
ance is always called 'Bluebeard' be-
cause he has such a white and thin
skin that if he does not shave daily
his beard shows blue through it, That
name, too, came through woman's
quick wit.
IAN old lady friend of mine is still
called 'Peachy' because when she was
a young girl she had a complexion like
peaches and cream. Her brother
promptly dubbed her 'Peachy,' and
'Peachy' she will remain to the end
! of her days. In a certain household a
very feminine little woman is still call
ed The Boy because, when she was
a young girl, she went through Sc
rious illness which made it necessary
to cut her hair short Her younger
sister said she was the boy of the
family, and the dainty lady is still
called by that absurd name.
IAN effeminate man was once called
Viola by one of the boys in the office,
and now we know him by nothing
else. Another one of the boys in the
office is always called 'Chesty,' and
| though he got angry at first, he has
| cheerfully accepted the new name now.
"Our bookkeeper is always putting
in his oar when it is not at all neces-
sary, and I think now he will be known
until the end of time as General Butts.
| A friend of mine who is always called
Cheerful does not know whether he
, is called that because his friends be-
j lieve he has a cheerful disposition or
because they consider him a cheerful
idiot. But, at any rate, he can't shake
the name"
Have you had brain flag yet p
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
Peabody at TusIxegee.

Tuskegee, Ala, Dec. George Fos-
Ter Peabody, the well known New
1ork philanthropist, accompanied by
a party including DR.. Charles C. Hall,
president of the Union Theological Semi
nary, and fifteen other gentlemen, spent
Today at Tuskegee Institute. Booker
l. Washington's school for negro
youth, visiting all departments. A
gathering was held late in the after
noon, at which Mr.. Peabody, DR.. Hall
and several others smoke
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02

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SAVANNAH, GA.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
PROPOSALS WANTED.
BECAUSE

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FORT FREMONT, S. c., Deem
Der I, 1903. Circular proposals in du-
plicate will be received until $3.50 a. m,
Jan. /, 1904, for furnishing material for
repairs to buildings here. Information
furnished on application. u. S. re-
serves right to reject or accept any or
all proposals or any part thereof.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked Proposals for Material"
addressed Quartermaster.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02
Putting Negroes In.

Richmond, Va. Dec. 1.-The West
ern Union Telegraph messengers struck
Today against u reduction of wages.
Inc company is filling their places with
negroes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-02

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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
indians Will Have Brilliant Celebration.

There are two classt Of Indian Fourth
of July celebrations. One is a noisy
hurrah kind and the other is devoted to
Christian worship. These are carried on
at the same time by two sets of red men
as widely different in their personal as
are the celebrations themselves.
On the Nez Perce reservation these
two classe are distinct. The first have
already begun to arrive at Lapwai and
Spalding for the purpose of horse racing,
dancing and gambling, This year will
see greater array of military splendor
than has been exhibited at these meetings
before. Chief Joseph of Spokane will be
on the grounds. There will be a mock
battle in which seven tribes of the north
west Indians will take part and three
hundred painted warriers will be in line.
Hundreds of lodges will SURROUND the
magic circle and continual performance
of the old time war dance will take place
when the mmagiuary hero will with the
old time zest take his captured scalps
from the u idst of his comrades in
triumph.
From the 27th Of June To the 10th of
July there will be IA series of horse races
in the streets of Lapwai. These exercises
will be under the direction of the long
haired blanket Indians who claim to hold
all old traditions and customs. At the close
ofthe festivities the wedding dance will be
held. At this ceremony the young bucks
will choose their wives. These ties are
held as sacred by those that take part as
are the VOWS performed under the solemn
ri es of the Christian church. During
this time the Christian Indians will enjoy
camp meeting at Kamiah held under
the direction of native preachers For
years the missionaries have been at work
and their work has surely brought forth
fruit. Like the Greeks of ancient times
the Indians has commenced with nature
all of the days of his life and he seems tC
feel an awe of a Divine being and power
| They hold in the most sacred reverence
the object of their worship and they
never miss an opportunity to hold g
religious meeting. The camp meeting:
at Kamiah will be attended by large
crowds of devoted people. These mer
and women have established the white
mans mode of living and dress. They
are a credit to their tribe.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Lapwai Items.

Prof N. d. Showalter of Pennington,
Wash, is visiting with relatives on the
reservation.
Messrs. Kelsey and Torpy, recently of
Indiana and Prof. Larkin of Missouri,
are looking over the Tom Beal and Bee
man sections with view of purchasing
homes.
Thos. Barton, one of the principal
merchants of Lapwai, has recently re-
painted and papered his store which is
now model of cleanliness and nea;ness.
l.. Jackson has purchased Holt Com
bined Harvester and expects to tighten
the expense of harvesting.
Fl. w. Hulme is attending the Pull
man college commencement exercises
this week.
Chas. c. Sherman is hauling his
winter wood.
MSS Lucy Hugaboam is visiting friends
in Pullman this week.
Jas. T. Heaslet is summer fallowing for
A. J. Showalter.
The crops in the Tom Beal Greek sec
ton look splendidly and unless ho'
winds should come will make the usual
good yield.
1t is reported that I. c. Mccall i:
about to sell his farm interests to Prof
Showalter of Pennington.
Showers are coming daily.
Remember the Indian celebration a
Lapwai.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Sawmills at Winchester.

NJ c. Hall of Winchester is visiting in
the city and he states that the little vii
lage will have fine old fashioned cele-
bratiou. The sawmill situation in the
timber is also bright The Click mills
were sold to a German company from
Wisconsin and the plant will be i'm
proved along all lines. They expect to
fume the Lapwai or build tramway
down to Culdesac for the purpose of
marketing their lumber.
The Evans mill arrived at Culdesac
some days ago and men and teams are at
work hauling it to it's position near
Winchester. When in place it will have
a capacity of $1,000 feet per day. The
total output of lumber has been sold to
parties i'll Lewiston. The yellow pine
around Winchester is of the first grade
and it is making that point popular
mill location
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Clerks Union Chooses Officers.

AT meeting of the clerks union held
last evening, officers for the association
were chosen for the coming year as fol-
lows: c. " Smith, president; Alex.
Howie, vice president; w. f. Willis.
second vice president: George La Pointe,
recording secretary; Fred Beckwith,
financial secretary; Fred Oliver. trea-
surer; George Richie, guard; Emil Nor
berg, guide; John Little, chaplain; Foster
Hall, Frank Morris and Florerce Harvey
trustees.
The union has now been organized one
year and it has membership of 40 with
about IS applications on file to be acted
upon. Everything is working in perfect
harmony and the meeting of last night
was very enthusiastic. The new officers
will be installed the Ist of July.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Rose Carnival AZ Clarkston.

The ladies of the Christian church of
Clarkston gave a rose carnival last Sun
day evening at the church. There was
profusion of beautiful flowers present.
This will encourage florists of the valley
to greater effort to grow perfect flowers.
The prize for best collection of roses was
awarded to Mr. E. R. Windus. He also
secured first prize for the most perfect
rose Miss Stella Bethel carried away
second prize for most perfect rose.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Base Ball Game Sunday

There will be base ball game at
Athletic Park Sunday afternoon between
the regular Lewiston team and the team
from the clerks union. A close contest
is expected. 1t will be remembered
that the clerks team defeated the bank
ers by a score of II u recently and
and since that time they have been
strengthened by new battery and by
new men in both the in6eld and out
field. Donahue and zimmerman will be
the new battery for the clerks. The
regular team will play its usual line ur
with Kester in the box. A close game Is
expected.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
D.nni. Holland viii Improve o. France.

Dennis Holland has let . contract for
the construction of a two story annex
"a feet in length and is feet wide. This
will add I6 rooms to his large hotel He
expects to have the lodging house on
and street removed and beautiful lawn
take its place for the benefit of guests.
Mr.. Holland states that he has been in
the hotel business 80 years and that the
supply of fruits and garden products are
of the best quality that he has yer seen.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Died at the St Joseph Hospital.

The many friend of Mrs. Claudio Tay-
lor will be sad to hear of her death which
occurred at 6 O'Clock this morning at the
st. Joseph Hospital. The cause of her
death was appendicitis for which she
underwent an operation last Monday
morning. For time it was thought
that this was successful but in a little
while she sunk gradually away. The
funeral services will be held from the
Christian church Sunday.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
BIDS FOR SCHOOL BONDS
School Board Opened Bids for Thirty thousand
Dollar Bonds This MorniRs-Mr Roberts Of
Chicago Submits Best Bid.

In pursuance to the call for bids the
school board of Lewiston Independent
district opened the bids submitted AT
Clerk II. K. Barnett's Office this morning
at 10 O'Clock. These bonds were voted
by the people of Lewiston on the I9th OF
April by vote 22 to4. The vote was
light as the people did not expect any
opposition. The bonds will amount to
$35 900 and they will be issued in thirty
five one thousand dollar coupon bonds
payable in 20 years from date and at the
option of the board of trustees, redeem
able at the expiration of ten years time.
There were three bids submitted, two
by County Treasurer Hastings, one for
the state land board which was an offer
to take at per cent, another for
Rollins & Sons of Denver, Colo. ado.
This last bid offered $500 premium at per
cent. l.. S. Roberts submitted bid for
Randolph, Kleybolte & Co. of Chicago.
II offered a premium of $525 on per
cent. honda payable in New York or
Chicago. The last bid appeared to the
board to be the best submitted but no
action was taken as quorum was not
present, Geo Smith is expected in the
city this evening and when he arrives
the bids will be passed upon. The money
will be used to build q new school build
ing south of the ball park. Il Il to, be q
two story brick building of twelve rooms,
designed for high school purposes.
The board was very much disappointed
in the bid received from the State Land
Board as they expected to receive an
offer for AZ per cent. bonds from that
source.
Mr.. Roberts is the man who secured
our county bonds three years ago. He
states that his company has much faith
in Lewiston's future and that our school
bonds are as gilt edge as those issued by
the Spokane school di trict bringing the
same low rate of interest.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Funeral OF Dr.. CudRev.

This morning at 10 O'Clock the funeral
OF DIR. R. Cudney was held from the
Vassar Undertaking parlors. The SER
vices were conducted by the r B Hayes
Post of G A r DIR. Cudney WAS
veteran OF the civil war. His nephew,
rived here "Wednesday aud took charge
of the body. The interment was made
at the city cemetery.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-19
Bound Over to United State. Court.

The trial of George Viles on the charge
of selling Intoxicating liquors on the
was held before Commis-
sioner +. O'Neill yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock and Viles was bound over to
the United Ststes court at Moscow. II is
stated that few weeks ago Pete Kane
was arrested for drunkenness aud he told
on Viles. George Mox Mox and wife
saw the act and it seems to be plain
case.