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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
MASTEN is CHARGED
with Demanding Money from an
Ex-EmpIOye for His Aid.

with Demanding Money from an
Ex-EmpIoye for His Aid.
Washington, July 14-The postoffice
inspectors are investigating charges
made against John M Masten, now
assistant superintendent of the railway
mail service and formerly chief clerk
of the first assistant postmaster gem
erals office.
A man named Terry. now in the
government service, has made an aifi-
davit before the inspectors alleging
that Masten, while chief clerk to the
first assistant, proposed that Terry pay
him $50 down and So or $40 a month
to secure reinstatement in a former
position in Mastens bureau.
Postmaster General Payne said this
afternoon that he expected there would
be some important news during his alb
sence on his trip along the coast, and
that the expected the grand jury would
furnish some interesting developments.
Mr.. Payne will leave here to-mor-
row morning, and will be aboard the
revenue cutter while it makes it's reg
ufar cruise, which will extend as FAR
as Boston, and possibly up to the Maine
coast. He said tonight that be mad
not made his vacation plans yet, but
that he would like to revisit Poland
Springs, Me, If possible. He expects
to be away most of August
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
MUST BEAR STAMPS.
Irregularities of TObaccOnists Are
to Be stopped.

Washington, July IA circular of
instructions to internal revenue Off
GERS and all others concerned has been
issued by the commissioner of internal
revenue, calling attention to the gross
irregularities and violations of law
that now exist in the handling and
sale of manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars and cigarettes by jobbers and
dealers.
A practice generally prevails of cX-
posing these taxable articles for sale
separated from the packages bearing
the stamps denoting the payment of
the internal revenue tax.
This, it is said, is a serious violation
of the law and regulations, which it
is the purpose of the commissioner to
remedy.
Jobbers and dealers are given until
Nov 1, 1903, to get their stock On
hand in order .after which date all
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars
and cigarettes found on the market
exposed for sale not protected by the
tax paid stamps will be seized and the
holders proceeded against in accord
ance with law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
OFFICIALS INTERESTED
In the Transatlantic Trip of the
Kearsarge.

Washington, July 14.-Keen interest
is felt in naval circles in the result of
the test transatlantic cruise of the
Kearsarge, which leaves Portsmouth,
England, Friday, via the Great North
ern route for Frenchman's Bay, coast
of Maine. Capt. Hemphill has been
directed to make the cruise a test of
the kearsarge's long cruising speed,
and it is expected probably the high
est record for an American battleship
of the Kearsarge's type will be estab-
1ished on this trip.
1t is estimated that $500 tons of coal
will bring the Kearsarge across at 1917
knots an hour. within ten days, pro-
vided good weather is encountered
That the Kearsarge may remain
throughout the festivities. that vessel
will not leave Portsmouth for French
mans Bay until July II.
The North Atlantic battle fleet left
the Azores for the Maine coast to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
Root Back in washington.

Washington, July 14.-Secretary Root
returned to Washington at a late hour
tonight from Oyster Bay, where he has
been In conference with the President
on various War Department matters
He declined to make any statement
bearing on the subject of his retire
ment from the cabinet. He will not
discuss the matter in any way.
The Secretary expects that the work
of the Alaskan boundary commission
will be completed in season to enable
him to return to Washington in time to
submit his annual report to Congress
on the assembling of that body in reg
ular session in December.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
BIG DROP IN OIL.

Beaumont, Tex, July 14.-Crude pc
troleum has taken another big drop in
prices, quotations to-day being 81
cents per barrel for Beaumont crude
and 25 cents for Sour Lake products
the immense production and lack Of
storage capacity in the latter field
having been the direct causes of the
declines. Prices ranged so and So cents,
respectively "a month ago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
ON MANCHURIAN PORTS.
Russian and United states Repre-
senatives Conferred.

Hussian and United States Repre-
senatives Conferred.
Washington, July 4.-Far-reaching
in its effect on the Manchurian situa-
ton was the conference at the State
Department to-day between Secretary
Hay and Theodore Hansen, the Rus
sian charge d'affaires, who called, it
is understood to bring important adj
vices from st. Petersburg regarding
the ports in Manchuria, which Rus
STA is willing China shall open to the
United States. This has been the
question that has deadlocked the nego-
tiattons for some time.
What transpired at to-day's confer
ence can only be surmised, as both
OF the conferees declined to discuss
the meeting.
1t was indicated to-day by a State
Department official that the next few
days might bring to light important
developments regarding the Chinese
American treaty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15

rome, July 14.-The Pope, as though
rHHg that the end was really APP
ing his last Instructions This
morning, speaking with evident effort
liz ms private secretaries, Mgr. Ange-
al ana MarzOlini, His Holiness repeat
~ 'ue instructions previously given,
~, al the presents received by him
VIZ ne occasion of his jubilee in 1888,
he -, are of the greatest value shall
tslf, me property of the Holy See and
~ IN which drawer would be found
tor. most costly, which are to be per-
We delivered to his successor.
an evident feeling of sadness, the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
RIDES WITH A VIGOR
WORTHY OF ROOSEVELT.
Gen. Miles shows That He Is Stin
Service-Fit.


Ell Reno, Okla, July 14.-Lieut. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles completed to-day a
horseback ride from Fort Sill, 1. T., to
Fort Reno, Okla, distance of ninety
miles. in nine hours and ten minutes
The first thirty-five miles were made
in record time: the distance being COW
cred in two hours and twenty-five min
uteS.
Upon completing the trip Gen. Miles
showed no signs of fatigue and forty
minutes after his arrival at Fort Reno
reviewed the troops stationed at the
post. The ride was taken, it is stated
to demonstrate that Gen. Miles, at the
age of retirement, is still a sturdy man.
Immediately after reviewing the
troops at Fort Reno, Gen. Miles accom-
panied by Col. Maus, drove to FL Reno
and caught the 4:10 train for Fort RI
ley. Kan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
CANTRELL, THE GHOUL,
ADMITTED MURDERS,

Indianapolis, Ind, July 14-In d con-
ference with Prosecutor Ruckelshaus
this afternoon, it is said that Rufus
Cantrell, the negro ghoul, admitted that
he had a hand in the recent murders
IN this city of Isaac Rosengarten, a
merchant policeman, and Isaac Stout.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
OLIVER MAY SUCCEED
TO ROOTS PORTFOLIO.
General Understanding That He
Will BE Secretary.


Washington, July Att seems to be
a general understanding among officials
of the War Department among those
who ought to know, that the name of
Robert Shaw oliver, who has just been
appointed assistant secretary of war,
will be favorably considered for secre-
tary of war when Secretary Root re-
tires from the ca binet
1t has been known for some time
that upon the completion of certain
important matters which Secretary
Root has in hand, he intended to return
to New York and resume the practice
of law Just when this might happen
has been and is still very indefinite.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
TRAINS MET HEAD-ON.
One Man Was Killed and Several
Were Injured.

Were Injured.
DesMoines. Ia, July IA head-on
collision between a southbound passen-
ger train and a northbound freight on
the Great Western Railroad. near Sa-
vannah, Mo-, early to-day, resulted in
the death of one person and the injury
of several others.
The dead man is Fireman Stewart of
DesMoines.
The seriously injured: Engineer
Brownfield, DesMoines; Fireman Tom
Howard, DesMoines. The names OF
the other injured have not been OBJ
tanned.
The injured trainmen viii recover,
Twenty passengers were injured,
some of them seriously, but they will
recover. The wreck was due to an ac-
cident which delayed the passenger
train, and prevented it from reaching
Savannah, where the two trains were
to pass on time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15

Rome, July IA. p. m.-The following
bulletin has just been issued:
1.-THE Pope passed a fairly quiet day,
but had short periods of depression
Pulse. So, weak; respiration, go; tenn
perature, 3608, centigrade. The
strength of the august patient is di-
minishing slowly, but continuously.
''Lapponi."
"NraZzoni
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
DROVE HIS WIFE INSANE.
One of the Allegations Against the
Candy Trust.

Candy Trust.
New York, July 14.-Eleven members
of the executive board of the New York
Confectionery Jobbers' Protective AS
ISOLATION, the corporate name of the
alleged candy trust, have been sum
moned to appear before Justice Wyatt
In the Court of Special Sessions to-
morrow to answer to a charge of Grim
inal conspiracy brought under a section
of the penal code. describing "conspir-
acy against trade or commerce."
The complainant is Morris Golden
berg, jobber, who says he was driven
out of business by the alleged combine
and finally ruined AS one of the re-
suits of its alleged prosecutions. he
says, he was compelled to send his wife
to an insane asylum, where she died.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
SHOT BY BURKHAL TER.
VIII Holland Was Killed in n Dis
reputable Place.

\
Columbia, S. c., July 4.-Will Hol-
land was shot in disreputable house
early this morning by John w. Burk-
halter, telegraph operator. He died
this afternoon.
Both were young men. Holland, of
respectable family, had been in several
serious shooting ARRAYS, and is said to
have married Pansy Taylor, the wom-
an in whose house the shooting oc-
CURED. Holland had been ordered by
the police not to come to Columbia, but
he crossed the river early this morning.
Burkhalter said when Holland found
him in the house he began to shoot.
and he returned the fire, shooting four
times.
There were no discharged shells in
Hollands pistol.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
ERWIN AND HARRISON
Bid in the East Shore Terminal
ComDnnySs Property.

ComDnny's Property.
Charleston, S. c., July 1.-THE East
Shore Terminal Company's property
was sold to-day under receivership
proceedings by order of the United
States Ciurcuit Court.
There was only one bid made, by r.
G. Erwin, president of the Atlantic
Coast Line, and Fairfax Harrison, gem
eral counsel for the Southern Rail-
way, as joint interest The railroad
was sold for $4,000. and the cotton
compress for $4,000, these being the
upset prices fixed by the court.
The property will be operated by the
railroads jointly. 1t covers the water
front on the east side of the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
Another VIew of It.

Oyster Bay, ". Y, July 14.--Messrs
Wolf, Levi and Straus concluded their
conference with the President and left
for New York by the 4:18 tr~in. Prior
to their departure they announced
that while their conference had been
eminently satisfactory, they were NOT
in a position at this time to discuss the
result of the interview The petition
In its modified form was presented to
the President, but ii is understood that
signatures to it are yet being added
and probably will continue to be add
ed several days. While many citizens
of Jewish faith have signed the petit
ton, majority of the signatures are
those of persons of other religious be-
liefs. -
1t is said a statement will be soon
made by the State Department in
Washington, which will disclose the
steps taken and to be taken by this
government, but that there are reasons
why publicity at this moment should
not be given to the precise method of
procedure.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
INJURED DOING WELL.
Tent EndeavOr Was Complete
Wreck Mt Denver.

Wreck Mt Denver.
Denver, Colo, July 1.-THE persons
injured by the collapsing Of Tent En-
deavor in wind storm yesterday aft
ernoon are reported to be resting easily,
and all. it is believed will quickly re-
cover. The tent, which was $50 feet long
by 1870 wide and Sc feet high in the cen
ter, was owned by the United Society
of Christian Endeavor, and was sent
here from Boston. 1t is a complete
wreck.
Much credit is given Percy Foster of
Washington, D. c.. Rev. E. ]. Morse
field, of Bristol, England; L. NJ Lewis.
assistant chief usher, and Miss Winfield
Sleep, whose presence of mind and
prompt action prevented the disaster
from becoming much more serious than
il was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
TROOPS IN BATTLE.
United states CnvhIrymen Fight
Among Themselves.

Among themselves.
Wilson, Ariz., July ia fight has
occurred between the men of l and M
troops on one side and E troop on the
other, all of the Fourteenth United
States Cavalry, at Bonita, three miles
from Fort Grant Corporal Saiden-
sticker of troop NJ was fatally wounded
in the groin and Trumpeter Davis, also
of troop NJ, was shot through both
thighs. Then men who did the shooting
are unknown al present.
One hundred shots were fired and a
house wrecked. About fifty men are
implicated.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
WAS IN A NEW SUIT.
Shamrock III Appeared With n
Larger Sail Area.

New York, July 14.-Not a race, but
a sail-stretching trial was the purpose
of to-day's spin of the two Shamrocks
down the Jersey coast. Shamrock III
had just bent on a new suit of sails.
with increased area, afforded by her
tallest mast, and Designer Fife wanted
to stretch the new duck before a set
race.
All the time the boats were out it
looked squally, and for half an hour
before the trial was abandoned. the
boats had windy thresh against a
l5-knot southerly blow, that put their
lee rails we'll down and ironed out the
wrinkles in the new sails.
Sir Thomas expects to give the boats
race over a set course tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
LYNCHING THREATENED
When Negro Who BurgIarized
Mayors House Was Caught.

WWFUT TUu"e WIS sHt'
Red Bank, N. j., July 1.-THE home
of Mayor Davis was burglarized early
to-day by Thomas Thomas alias
Thomas Dunn, negro ex-convict, who
also attempted assault on Miss Grace
Davis, the Mayors daughter.
The negro was later caught with an
accomplice in the barn. Both were
committed to the county Jail at Free
hold. There was talk of lynching
Thomas but the prompt action of the
police in hurrying the negroes out of
town averted trouble.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
Sleep Was TRANQUIL.

rome, July Is, 1:20 a. m.-After mid
n,t sit the Pope's sleep seemed tran
~ S1" enough, although his breathing
1t times was difficult.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
Condition Unchanged.

.r rome July 10. AIS a. m.-The gem
Trl, condition of the Pope is almost
s,,o hanged. To periods Of restlessness
'UOceed periods of drowsiness.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15

New York, July 14-Justice C sgerich,
in the Supreme Court to-day. signed
decree of absolute divorce In favor of
Edith f. Bigelow and against Poult-
ney Bigelow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
M0LINEUX WANTS
HIS PICTURES BACK.
Not from Fair One, but from
Prison Officials.

Prison Officials.
Albany, N. Y. July 14-Attorney
General Cuneen to-day was served
with notice of appeal by Roland B.
Molineux from the decision of Justice
Howard denying him mandamus to
compel the return to him by the state
prison department of photographs.
measurements and other personal rec
ords He claims that he was eventual
ly acquitted of the charge of murder
ing Mrs. Kate Adams. and the state
has no right to record him as Grim
inal.
The case now goes to the appellate
division, third department.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
NOT BY THE JEWS

Was the boy Murdered at Kishineff,
Russia.
Kishineff, Russia, July 1.-THE muir
derer of the boy Doubassary, whose
deathp was charged to the Jews and
which was the immediate cause of the
massacre, has been discovered. He is a
gardener, and has confessed that he
and the boys uncle committed the
crime.
The new governor Of Kishineff. Prince
Oruoff, has exchanged visits with the
leading Jews of this city,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
GEAR TO NAME THEM.
He Is Invited to Select the United
states ArbItrntOrs.

Washington, July 14.-Secretary Hay
has invited the Car of Russia to name
and appoint from the members of the
permanent court of The Hague three
arbitrators to constitute the tribunal
which is to determine and settle the
questions submitted to 1t under the
Venezuelan claims treaty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
POPE MADE A RALLY
nuMARKABLE EXHIBITION OF
VITALITY PRESENTED.
DOCTORS WERE ASTOUNDED.
cannot IMAGINE HOW THE POPE
KEEPS ALIVE"

Yesterday Afternoon His Condition
suddenly Became Greatly Inn
uroy ed-He Received Four Cardi-
Understandings, He Said "PIease
Re seated" Remaining on His
Feet Until They Had Assumed
sents-End of the POpe's Life May
Come at Any Moment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-15
Contest Has Been Settled

House of Representatives from Doug
las county has been settled by the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-01-29
County Court.

county COuTI
The regular term Of the County
Court began it's session on Monday
last, with all the Commissioners pres
ent.
G. N. Coyle was appointed justice
of the peace for Ksbletown district
and gave bond.
c. F. Gallaher, ]. P, reported $50
fines in his hands during the year
1902; D. S. Rentch, j. P, collected
S.; c. N. Coyle, j. P, So; David
Howell, $50; Lee H. Moler, $2O0l.
DR.. w. S. Cockrell was relieved Of
erroneous assessment.
John L. Burns, B. F. Ramey and
John r. Colston were appointed a COM
mittee to select the best route for a
proposed new road to be opened on
the east side of Shenandoah river.
Various orders on sheriff were passed
by the court.
The report of the committee APP
pointed to view the proposed route OF
the Cherry Run and Potomac Valley
Railroad Company between the Berke-
ley county line and point near Har-
per's Ferry was approved and author
ity given said company to construct
its road. The public roads will be
crossed by the railroad in eleven places
and all but two crossings will be I'M
degrade or overgrade crossings.
Nelson T. Snyder, T. B. Moore and
I. H. Strider were appointed com
mittee to view proposed road through
the land of Mrs. Eugenia Pierce, IN
Shepherdstown district.-Free Press.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-01-29
A New Plan for Boating on the Canal.

The boatmen on the G. & 0. canal
having declined to accept the PROPOSE
of the proposed syndicate, which was
to allow the captain $lO0a month, out
of which he was to pay hire and board
for his hands, General Manager Nichol-
son has submitted to them another
proposition. He proposes that the
boatmen are to boat by tonnage, the
company to pay % cents a ton for
hauling coal to Williamsport and 40
cents to Georgetown, the boatmen to
hire and board the necessary number
of hands and pay for few incidentals.
The company agrees further to pay
the boatmen $3.50 trippage for each
mule, or Sc for four-mule team to
that place, and double that amount to
Georgetown, furnish feed for the mules,
lines, etc. There will be about 80 per
cent profit in boating over last year,
according to figures submitted by Mr..
Nicholson. Boatmen who made close
calculation on basis of five trips a
month to Williamsport say that they
will be $50 to the good under this
system and through boatmen nearly
twice that sum. Mr. Nicholson stated
that there is no possible chance of the
boatmen getting an advance to 81 for
freight to Georgetown and so cents to
Williamsport. He made very plain
statement to the boatmen and declared
that unless they accept this PROPOSE
ton they may never have an oppor-
tunity to accept any other. Mr.. Mich
olson said that they proposed to pur-
chase their supplies, including feed and
boat equipments, in large quantities
and thereby be enabled to make the
boatmen this offer. He said it is pro.
posed to begin boating about March l
and to keep the canalj open for nine
months.
Mr.. Nicholson spent yesterday with
the boatmen of Sharpsburg, submitting
to them the same proposition. They
are inclined to view the plan with
more favor than the first scheme
though they will not accept it until
they study it little more thoroughly
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-01-29
Real Estate Sales.

Real Estate Sales.
There have been a number of i'm
portant real estate sales in this SEQ
ton recently, among which we note
the following:
Chas. H, Billmyer has bo"ght from
the Lee heirs the farm two miles south.
west of Shepherdstown, tenanted by
Taylor Powell. This farm contains
LOG acres, and the price paid is in the
neighborhood of $50 an acre. Mr..
BilImyer will improve the place and
will make it very. desirable little
farm.
The heirs of John w. Hollida, de-
ceased, have sold to Geo. VIM. Tabler
little over 100 acres of land at Sny-
der's Mills, at $40 so an acre. This
is part of the Snyder land, and is
improved with a brick dwelling and
other buildings.
Levi Welshans has made pretty
good thing out Of his farm along the
Opevuon creek, west of town, in Berke-
ley county. The B. & o. cutoff runs
through the place, and Mr.. Welshans
got 81 900 damages from the railroad
company. Now he has sold the bal
ance of the land, some 240 acres, to
Alex Clohan for $50 an acre, who
buys it to develop the limestone and
slate upon it. Mr.. Welshans gets in
the neighborhood of $4,000 for the
place, clean profit Of from $4,000 to
$4,000.
E. II. Reinhart has bought from j..
Walter Barnes the SCHNEIDER farm,
containing about LAG acres, couple
of miles southeast of Shepherdstown,
being the place Mr.. Barne, bought
from ]. s. Bragonier year or two
ago. The price paid was about $4S
an acre. This ia very desirable place
and adjoiDs Mr.. Reinhart's home farm.
Public Sales.
We call attention to the following
list Of public sales;
February 5-John ]. Byers, agent,
Berkeley county.
February l2th-Geo. F. Conner, near
| Uvilla.
February 1S-S. F. Lemen. near Shep-
herdstown.
February 19th-B. Lee Moore, two
miles south of Charles Town.
February 20th-M. NJ. Skinner, east
of Shepherdstown.
February 23d-Philip Lindsay, near
Leetown. =
March 3d-C. D. Carter, near Baker
ton.
March 5th-Mrs. Lucie Hammond,
ADMINISTRATIVE, near Winebrenner
Cross Roads.
March l7th-Reuben Jenkins. neal
| Bakerton.
OA9TozEA.
Bsa-.sA. on1h' Kind You Aan ...n Bought
Signature ct AetNAzM