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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
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TO A LONG TERM

The Negro who Caused the Trouble
at DanvilIe Is Sentenced.
Danville, ILL.,, Aug. S.-James Wilson.
the negro whom a mob attempted to
lynch on July 25, causing a race war
that was quelled by state troops, was
indicted by the grand jury to-day on
a charge of attempting to assault Mrs.
Burgess of Alvin, Ill. He was taken
into court, allowed to enter plea Of
guilty and sentenced to long term
in the state prison.
The grand jury will at once take up
the case of the men who have been
arrested for taking part in the mob
outbreak
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
OBITUARY..
Mrs. J. v. Morrison.

Mrs. ]. v. Morrison died yesterday
morning at the Telfair Hospital after
an illness of four days. She was for
merly Miss Sophie Evans Patot, a ma
tive of Savannah. but, residing at Lena,
s. c. She leaves a husband and ten
stepsons and daughters and numerous
stepgrand children, DIR. A. A. Morrison
being one of the number. The re-
mains were taken to her former home
in Carolina for interment in the Law
tonville Cemetery. The funeral serv-
ices will be conducted to-day by Rev.
Iohn 7. Morrison.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

family medicine; they give it to their
little children. They say they would
not be without it in their home.
What then, is Peruna Is it a cure
all ? No such claims are made for it.
Peruna cures catarrh and that is all it
does cure. But many ailments called
by countless different names are de-
pendent upon catarrh, that is ca
tarrhal Inflammation of the mucous
membrane lining some organ of the
the pelvic organs (femaIe weakness),
with the same surety as it cures ca
tarrh of the nose or throat, or the
many other catarrhal ailments Of chill
dren.
If you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hart
man, giving a full statement of your
case and will be pleased to give you
his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. o.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

Washington, Aug. 3.-President Pos
tai of the Washington American
League team tonight disposed of his
stock in the club to four of the present
stockholders. Charles Jacobson, one of
the purchasers. will be the new head
of the organization, while Tom LOTUS
will be retained as manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

Washington, Aug. 3.--Dr. Charles p.
Neill of this city has been appointed
recorder of the commission chosen to
adjust the differences between the coal
operators and miners of the Alabama
field. He served in a similar capacity
with the anthracite coal strike commits
sion selected by President Roosevelt
last fall
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
NEGRO is THEIR QUARRY.

Several Hundred Armed Men
Search for Wright's Slayer.
Smyrna, Del, Aug. 3.-Constable
James D. Wright of Clayton was shot
In the abdomen and fatally wounded
at that place, one mile from here,
tonight by Fletcher Hollis, negro
desperate of Smyrna, aged about 20
years, whom he was trying to ar
rest.
The negro escaped, but several hun
dred men, armed with shotguns and
pistols, started in pursuit of the STAY
er, with the intention of shooting him.
At midnight they were on guard along
the banks of the Smyrna river and in
the surrounding country awaiting their
man
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
PREMIER DENIES 1T.
Says He Has No Part i'm the Bribery
Schane fin Hungary.

Says He Has me- Part fn the Bribery
Scheme I'm Hungary.
Budapest, Aug. 3.-Premier Heder-
vary testified for ninety minutes to-
night before the bribery commission.
He said that Count Szapary has often
communicated to him plans to disarm
the obstruction in parliament, but
that he had attached no importance to
the fantastic ideas and only heard of
the bribery affair in the Diet and
through the newspapers.
The premier testified positively that
he had had no relation with ex-Depu-
ty Dienes, who Deputy Papp charged
with attempting to bride him, or with
any one mentioned in connection with
the bribery charges.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
Seven Years for Lehmanu.

st. Louis, Aug. 3.-In the Circuit
Court to-day Judge Ryan sentenced
Julius Lehman. a former member of
the House of Delegates, to seven years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary on the
charge of bribery in connection with
the city lighting Doodle deal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

Lynn, Mass, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Margaret
John Davenport Lander, widow of
Gen. Frederick w. Lander, and known
as an actress for two score years in
this country and in Europe, is dead
at her summer home here at the age
of "a years. The body will be taken
to Washington, D. c., for interment.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
PEABODY REFUSED REQUEST.
Colorado Miners Must Seek Redress
i'm Courts.

i'm Courts.
Denver, Col, Aug. 3.-Gov. Peabody
to-day answered the petition Of the
Idaho Springs Miners Union, asking
protection from the state against the
Punishment of the union miners by the
alliance organization Of Idaho Springs,
also protection by the military for them
in the event they return to their
homes.
'The Governor says that the expelled
miners will have to seek redress
through the courts at Idaho Springs
and that under the constitution and
laws of the state he is not vested with
the power or authority to act in the
matter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
Money Orders Sold at

Express Office, % Bull street.
Express Office. Union Station.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., 26
Broughton street, west.
knights Pharmacy Co., corner Ogle-
thorpe avenue and Drayton street.
J. T. Shuptrine, Druggist, 229 Con-
Rress, west, corner Jefferson.
A. L. Ford & Co. Druggists, 35l
West Broad
Savannah Bank and Trust Co., Bay
and Drayton streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04

oris of New Zealand and the Ottawa
Indians. All these are below ITO me-
tiers. Finally, the very tallest people
are the Cheyenne Indians of the Unit
ed States, 1,745 meters; the Peals of
the French Soudan, 1,741 meters; the
Tsigans of Russian Turkestan, LTD
meters, the Polynesians of the Mar
quesas Islands (Oceania), 1,745 me-
ters. and, above ALL the Scotch agri-
cultural class of Galloway, 1892 me-
ters The finest men," according to
our authority, are the Galwegians,
which the smallest are the Akkas OF
the Monbutton country The rear
'Brobdingnagians." then, are Scots,
and the "Lilliputians' are Africans.
The London Chronicle remarks
that "for soaring and coruscating elo-
quence no Irishman on this side OF
the Atlantic can hold a candle d
BQurke Cochran"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-04
SHIP YOUR GOODS
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 10000 miles of frst-clas.
routes, with connections with other com
panies, to all points accessible by express
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versation she had overheard and said
nonchalantly:
Just got letter from friend down
in the country. Wants me to send her
fifty of the new books for her summer
place She waved long list in the air.
Have you read any of them?'
II seized the list eagerly. or course the
one had read wasn't there.
Just as l was saying good-by she de-
tanned me with promising word.
"'The editor OF the So and SO says can
review your book, she said. or course
can't give it much room. We only notice
the well-known books, you know
1--WE say good-by and in her eyes is an
expression evoked by the paraphrase OF a
Biblical quotation. oh, that my friend
would write book
at was about this time that experienced
the first real thrill of authorship. 1t was
occasioned by the receipt of notice from
a press clipping bureau, inclosing a very
long and very elaborate criticism Of The
Freezing Change from the DeddUood
Daily Doings, and asking for my patronage.
Seeing ones figure in wax museum may
give one sister thrill; nothing else could,
Said the Dedd,pood Daily Loings, speak
ing of the love interest Of the story: IT was
hard on the old man, but then what do
old man s feelings? It's hot stuff = and OF the
professional interest: The lawyer is just
like the rest, true to life. When he feels
hin self on the down, grade he hangs on to
whatever is in sight
AT last | felt was understood and the
subtleties of my literary style thoroughly
mastered showed the clipping to mas
culne friend who had always insisted that
needed discipline.
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Stella?' gasped.
Yes, she Aid she thought you deserved
a great deal Of credit foy writing such
long book and wanted to know IL you did
them ink pictures. She said II you did
you were a good drawer
Il went out into the kitchen and told
Stella that l would send two of my shirt
waists to the laundry that week.
1T was about this time that was inter-
viewed-regularly interviewed, but the
world will never know how many dinners
that reporter ate in the tiny fiat.
He found me busting, In white apron,
and | waved him relentlessiy into a newly
swept corner. - o,
magnifcenoe,' I implored. Z love those
egg-shelly backgrounds with incense and
low lights and the dusky perfumes from
unseen censers.
please say that I always dress like
Elsie de Wolfe and that my back has the
same sinuous curve as Mrs. Pat Camp
BELLS; that / speak fifteen languages bet
ter than do my own; that have had three
husbands; that belong to one of the Oldest
families in Connecticut and that when
wearied by the adulation OF the world
don--be sure you use the word don--a
simple gown and return to my girlhoOd
home where, In adorable simplicity, l turn
out the stories that are at once the admira-
ton and the envy of the elect
WnaC are you going W nave lot uln-
nerT he broke In lnmoved by my eloquence.
Il say nothing about Oriental magnlncence
unless know exactly the number Of chops.
Last time had only one and had to get more
dinner on my way home
You shall have three affirmed recks
lessly One isn't interviewed every day
MAKE it four and say all that about
Elsie de Wolfe and Mrs. Pat
-Four it ISL"
at was about this time that requests
began TO pour in for autograph copies. Tho
fatmate, Stella and / took day and an
swered them. never knew that ! was
so popular before,
II had had one copy given me by my pub
Usher, but was allowed to understand that
In consideration Of the fact that ! had writ.
ten the story special rates would be allowed
to me if l bought others. l counted up
the requests. all of which I answered in tho
affirmative. 1t seemed to me that such un-
natural desires should not be frustrated
Il estimated the balance at the bank BY
taking 1t all out but one dollar, which
would leave as a guarantee of good faith,
l could send all the books requested.
sent for them by messenger and signed a
nom de plume, paying the retail price for
secrecy's sake.
Half an hour after received WORD over
the telephone from my publisher that there
had been an unprecedented demand for
nv book They couldn't account for It at
all and were rather worried. They said
something about getting out new edition,
but told me not 10 build any hopes on that,
as paper had gone up.
"'If | were you. said the Hatmate, in
course OF time, I would give up writing
books and earn some money
"'I believe | will / answered meekly,
as burned the press clippings over a gas
log
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turned down, for they all know that Plum
kilt and Tammany will soon no on top again.
See?
"Let me tell you, too. that got jobs from
Republicans in office-Federal and other
wise. When Tammany's on top, do good
turns for the Republicans. When they're
on top they don't forget me.
"Me and the Republicans are enemies
Just one day in the year-election day.
Then we fight tooth and nail. The rest Of
the time it's live and let live with us.
"On election day l try to pile up az big
maker, the Republican leader Of the Fiji
tenth Any other day George and l are
the best Of friends. | can go to him and
saw: George, | want you TO place this
friend of miner He says: All right, Sena-
tor Or vice versa
"You see we differ on tariffs and currencies
and all them things, but we agree on the
main proposition that when a man works
IN IN e politics. he should get '0"''"'n Oh, Of
What would become Of political parties
il that wasn't so? And what would be-
come of our Government itself?
The Government was built up by the
great political parties The parties were
built UP by offices. Take the offices away
and the parties go down, Take the parties
away and the Government goes down.
The Mugwumps cant see that, but the. tne
to save the Government,
There's no joke about that. The Gov
eminent is threatened more and more every
day by that Infamous civil service, and the
politicians, the real patriots; are being
If this civil service business goes much
further all the Offices will go to college gradu;,
ates or schoolboys, and party, workers viii
have no show. Then whatll happen2 4
monarchy, sure The party workers will
lose all enthusiasm, patriotism will disap,.
will be: 'Vevey lie roi.'
sLet me tell you, sad but true story;
into Calvary Cemetery I was in one OF
them. It was the funeral OF young man
from my district-a bright boy that had
great hopes Of.
patriotic boy in the district. Nobody could
NOBODY was as fond Of waving ag, and
nobody shot OF as many irecrackers on
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According to an inaccurate census-the
,o,rnne kind-of the 1000, 900 inhabitants
allotted to Greater New York. 1000, 900 are
ENGAGED in writing books. The reason the
other 1000 900 are not so employed is that
thew are busy turning out plays.
consequently there lis a first book or play
!, the life of every Manhattanite, and the
history Of one is the history Of all, as one
star resembeth another In posters.
The tite Of the book selected as a sample
is The Freezing Change" This isn't its
real mana, of course, but it is near enough.
Said the author who was interviewed on
the subiac, of her feelings and was asked
inst how it seemed to be the maker of one
book.
Yes. il is my first offence. How did I
come 10 add one more to the overstocked
supply? I saw no reason for excluding
myself from so general fashion. Why
he conspicuous by not writing?
The story was of course dashed of.
All first stories are dashed of. The
public usually wishes that the author was
too. but that is merely incidental.
After it was published inconspicuously
in a magazine. a publisher, scientifically
Interested in discovering germs-the idea
speces-foun one in that novelette,, much
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them 'Sonnets From Publisher and in
that way meeting tho pressing claims OF
grocer and butcher, who are always amen
able to the pleadings Of sonnet-writing
tenants.
Il formed the habit OF keeping one eye
on the windows of book shops to see IL my
book was in the front row. l rode up and
down on the elevated road, getting off AT
stations here and there to see if il was
properly placed. added one inch TO my
neck length and had TO give up wearing
short stocks through looking over peoples
shoulders on the trolleys to see what they
were reading. OF course, every one has
been through the same experience.
One day | mustered up courage and
went into a big department store where
they keep everything from white elephant
to skis. | looked about carefully to be sure
that no one l knew WAS there, then stealth
lily approached the counter on which the
newest books reposed. An unusually agile
attendant prevented my reading all the
titles.
Is there any particular book you are
interested I'M? she asked.
ANY particular booki | should think
there was.
Il cast kleptomaniac looks over my
shoulder. No one had ever seen before
was in my neighborhood. l lowered my
voice as if had been asking for the unex-
Have you "The Freezing Change?
l asked.
"'The WHAT? This in a tone which
suggested absolute Ignorance; the kind
that is hopeless of improvement.
lathe Freezing Change" spoke
louder secure from the presence Of any one
l knew.
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the Fourth Of July. And when he grew
up he made up his mind to serve his country
in one of the city departments.
There was no way of gettin' there with
out passin' civil service examination.
Well, he went down to the OWL service
office and tackled the fool questions.
saw him next day-it was Memorial Day,
and soldiers were marchin' and lags hyin' I,
and people cheerin'.
where was my young man2 Standin'
on the corner, scowlin AT the whole show
When | asked him why he was 30 quiet,
he laughed in n wild sort of way and said:
What rot all this isl
Just then band came along playin'
He laughed wild again and said: Lib
erty? Rats
II don't guess need to make a long
story of it, From the time that young
man left the civil service office ne lost
all patriotism He didn't care no more
for his country. He began goin about
with Socialists and-well, he went TO the
dogs.
He amt the only one. There is grave
stone over some bright young mans head
for every one Of them Internal civil ser
vice examinations They are underminin'
the manhood Of the nation and maxim
the Declaration Of Independence a farce
We need new Declaration Of Indeperd-
neutrality-suspicious. of the whole fool
civil service business.
IL mention all this now to show you why
it is that the politicians Of the two big par
ties help each other along and why Tam
many men are tolerably happy, though
not In power in the city. When we win
next fall I won't let any deservin' Re-
publican in my neighborhood suffer from
hunger or thirst, although, of course,
look out for my own people first.
Now, you know I've never gone in for
non-partisan business, but I do think that
the leaders Of the two parties should get
together and make an open, non-partisan
fight against civil service, the common
enemy. They could keep up their quarres
about imperialism and free silver and high
tariff. They don't count for much along
side Of civil service, which strikes right at
the root of the Government.
"The time is fast comm when either civil
service or the politicians will have to GO
And il will be here sooner then they ex.
pect If the politicians don't unite, drop
all them minor issues for while and make
a stand against the civil service food that's
sweepin' over the country like them foods
out West"
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I shall send you subscription to the
press-clipping bureau he averred.
Il politely demonstrated,

I" I shall send you a subscription to the
press-clipping bureau he averred.
Il politely demonstrated,
I must, he said sadly.
Il did not understand his tone then, not
until had read dozens of clippings from
all parts Of the country, not until the read
ing made me, | trust, a chastened soul.
Those who knew me best say that there has
been a change. 1t is due, if true, to this
mentor.
He made the epgram once that next to
losing ones hair there is no surer cure for
vanity than the press-cipping bureau.
"One of these cure-your-yanity-w hile-
you-wait clippings was from Los Angeles.
I read it guilty. 1t didn't seem right that
had distinguished me in its particularly
gentle style:
Angeles?'
1.-The fiat mate is linguist
Its in southern California she said
sharply, and it S Spanish for Lost Angels
Lost Angels SO this was the final rest
rical enterprises, and other enterprises,
dramatic if not theatrical.
According to the Lost Angel who wrote
the review, the book was without merit
of style, or depth of emotion. 1t was
frivolous. heartless, superficial, gross.
The publishers who put such a book on
the market deserved the limit of the law
and the public who would submit to such
literary mediocrity beyond contempt.
ut was the kind of criticism that killed
Keats.
Il spent one day looking for plot Of
ground in Greenwood. / determined that
instead of having Here lies one whose
name was writ in water | should have,
Here lies one whose name was writ in
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COMPANION OF HER CHILDREN
CANADAS VICE-OUEEN DOESN'T
KEEP THEN APART.
Government House Ia Pleasant Place for
the commandments HOungsters--
Lord and Lady Mimic and Their Home
Iife-They Like American Methods

OTTAWA. Canada, July 9--People who
complain of the so-called American method
of dealing with the rising generation may
be interested to know that il ia that pur-
sued by the Countess of Minto wife of the
Governor-General of Canada.
Time was when it was almost impossible
to see the children of Governor-G General,
if he had any, but Lord Minto's children
are always in evidence. They and their
parents are the jolliest kind of comrades,
and ara constantly together. The children
share in the pleasures of their elders and,
except for functions Of state, are present
at all social affairs at Government House.
They are prominent figures In the private
theatricals which are a favorte form Of
entertainment under the present regime,
and the older ones appear with their pa
rents at the theatre, at skating carnivals
and at various other places
so much has this been the case that there
was, for time. some doubt in Ottawa
society as to whether Lady Eileen Elliot,
the eldest member of the viceregal family,
was really "out" There had been no
formal "coming-out" ceremony, and the
fact that she was seen little more fire.
quently than in the past was not considered
sufficiently conclusive.
The Earl and Countess seem more like
an elder brother and sister with their chill
dren than like father and mother The
Governor-General can romp like a school
boy in the privacy Of his family, and Lady
Mimic is the most sympathetic of con-
fidants for childish troubles.
Lady Mimic thinks that nothing is too
good for hcr children. and in spite of her
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Los Angeles
you have to take fifteen trolleys and
change sixteen times before you get TO
Greenwood When returned and thought
Of the hoursi 1t was going to take my friends
less thing to do-to die Of one clipping. I
determined to live. .... e.. -,.,.. '
Il contented myself with visiting my
publisher had got quite used to visit
ing him by this time and rather liked 1t,
He had always interesting financial state
ments to show me, where the expenditures
always went the receipts one better-the
kind that a man on a limited income
who lives In New York knows all about.
Il wept one day as threw myself into
an easy chair in his Office.
ats awful said, showing the tear
stained clipping from the Lost Angel, to
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Never heard of it. Don't think there
is such book. We have all the new books.
You are sure you have the title right|
Il nodded. / was sure Of that at least.
lathe Freezing Change? I'm sure
you must have made a mistake. We get
all the books, even though there isn't much
call for them: Perhaps you mean How
to Make Ice Cream at Home"?'
The titles did sound alike, No wonder
she believed that l was in error But in
secure in regard to most of my facts, having
the usual equipment of femninity in the
way Of disorganized knowledge | was yet
sure of the title of my own book. So
said msekly, in the tone | only employ to
clerks and conductors:
NO, I'm right. It's THE Freezing
Change
"The conversation by this time was quite
animated and had attracted the attention
OF number Of people lettering in the book
department.
"'There can't be any call for it, This
was in megaphonic tone which paralyzed
trade in the farthest corners of the store
and, then, to prove herself in the right,
she yelled down the long aisle to an attend
ant at the farther end: Say Miss c., have
we got "The Freezing Change"?'
""The Freezing Change"| came floating
back in an echoing interrogation.
yes, she says she's sure of the title
We amt ever had t?'
No Never heard of it,
Won't be likely to-
Don't suppose so unless there's some
call for it
Il turned and just escaped falling into
the arms Of my dearest friend.
"She had the subtle smile which she only
uses when she is taking from me my last
masculine lamb. She ignored the con-