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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
THE KIND OF WEATHER
FEBRUARY MAY BRING.

Forecast Official Boyer of the Wealth
er Bureau has compiled from the rec
Ords of the bureau the data showing
the weather conditions at Savannah
during February for thirty-two years.
From it some idea of what next
months weather is likely to be, can be
had.
The mean temperature for February
since 1871 is 81 degrees. The warmest
February was that of 1891, with an
average of 81 degrees. The coolest was
that of 1895, with an average of 43 de-
grees. The highest temperature in Feb
ruary was "a degrees on the 10Th, in
1891. The lowest was degrees, on the
18th, in 1899. The average rainfall for
February is S.2S inches and average
number of days with .01 of an inch or
more, 10. The greatest rainfall was
81 inches in 1874. The least was SO
inch in 1893. The greatest amount of
precipitation recorded in any twenty
four consecutive hours was 1902 inches
on the 14th. in 1874. The greatest
amount of snowfall recorded in any
twenty-four consecutive hours (record
extending to winter of 1SS4-S5 only was
2 inches. on the 18th and 18th, in 1898.
The average number of clear DAYS In
February is 8; partly cloudy days, 10,
and cloudy days, 8.
The month which closes to-day will
go on record as one of the warrnest
Januaries Savannah has ever expert
enced.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
STANDING OF MIDDIES.
How the Class of 1903 Completes the
Course.

Annapolis, Md, Jan. SO-The Aca-
demic Board of the Naval Academy to-
day announced the final standing Of
the members of the 1908 class, which
will be graduated on Feb. .. There are
six star men. each of whom earned
better than IS per cent. in all examina-
tons. Donald r. Battles OF West Mill
Creek, Pa. and Alexander H. Van Ku-
rem of Howell, Mich, are the honor
men of the class. The star men, be-
sides Battles and Van Kuren are:
William Woods Smyth, Marion. Ia. !:
Paul Henry Fritz. Grand Forks, N.
D.: stephen Clegg Rowan at large,
District of Columbia; Walter Stratton,
Carlinville. Ill.
The Southern members of the class,
with their rank, follow: No. H. Sam
uel Murray Robinson, Dublin. Tex; 20,
Charles Clifton Moses. Girard, Ala: 25,
Lindsay Henslay Lavey, Palestine,
Tex; 81, William Ancrum. Camden, S.
c.; 80, Hugh Mclean Walker, Au-
gusta, Ga; Al, Thomas Herbert Taylor,
Como, Miss; ~, Frank Howard Sadler,
Sheffield, Ala; as. Butler Young
Rhodes, West Point Miss; 40, Daniel
II. Client, Bolton. Tex.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
AFTER STATE SHOOT.
Continued from Twelfth Page.

Continued from Twelfth Page.
another question asked in one of these
communications which he had receiv-
Washington, was whether the Georgia
troops expected to be represented at
Sea Grit this year The mere sugges-
ton of such action met with laughter.
Some merriment was also occasioned
by the offering of an amendment to
the charter whereby the word white"
was inserted in the sentence relative
to membership, wherein 1t was stated
that ANY citizen of the United States
might become a member of the associ-
alton.
To Encourage Shooting.
The objects of the association, as
stated in the charter, are the encour-
agement of efficiency in rifle, carbine,
revolver and pistol shooting, and the
holding of annual state, interstate and
other competitions between other mil
itary organization" The incorpora-
tors, who are the officers of the assoc
citation are w. w. Gordon, G.. T. Cam.
w. w. Williamson, ]. H. Estill w. G.
Austin, W. b. Stephens, ]. c. Postell,
G. A. Gordon, ]. f. Brooks, W. E. Co
ney, ]. NJ. Dreyer, G. P. Walker, and
r. G. Tunno.
Applications for membership and
certificates of membership have been
printed and are being issued to the
members. The association now has a
membership of 200 but expect before
the next meeting to have 500 The
dues of the association are only 81 a
year. their payment emitting one to
d certificate of membership, the use of
the range and all other benefits accru-
ing from membership. An effort will
be made to have every public spirited
man of Savannah join the association.
Prospects Are Good.
THE prospects of getting the state
shoot in Savannah were never brighter
than now" said Maj. Coney after the
tain, that while a majority of the state
troops favor an encampment. that it
will be paid for by the general govern
ment this year, thereby leaving the leg
islative appropriation of S20,50O to be
expended in the discretion of the Gov
ernor. 1t will. in all probability. be
used for the purpose of paying salaries,
for armory rent and for the state shoot.
Communications from an parts of
the state indicate that the military rec
ognize the advantages offered by Sa-
vannah. In addition to this the man.
ner in which the plan has been taken
up by the Rifle Association. and the en-
ergy and enterprise which the Execu-
tive Committee is displaying, argue the
success of the undertaking. 1 never
saw determined effort along the right
lines fail. and think if we just keep
the good work up we will land.
Regarding the date for the shoot. |
cannot say anything definite. It de-
Ponds on the action of the Governor
AS soon as we know what he intends
to do. we will know how to proceed
We cannot hold our shoot at the same
time that the encampment is on. II
the enCampment is ordered early in the
summer, then we win have the shoot
late in the summer, and vice versa
The probability is that it will come off
some time in the latter part of July
or the first part of August"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
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WILL PUSH THE PLANS.
Government Anxious for a Gold and
silver Ratio.

silver Ratio.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The executive
branch of the government is not dis
posed to cease its efforts to bring about
an adjustment of the ratio of gold and
silver currencv in the Orient, and In
other silver-using countries with the
mere presentation to Congress of the
Mexican and Chinese notes yesterday.
Secretary Root, who is opposed to the
amended Philippine currency bill, is
particularly urgent in seeking to rem
edy the evil financial conditions in the
Philippines. caused in large part. by
fiuctuating currency ratios, while Sec
rotary Hay is interested in the propo-
sition because it promises to at once
alleviate the friction now existing as
result of the Chinese indemnity cues
ton.
The Secretary is also looking into the
future toward the enlargement of
American trade in South and Central
America, where silver is still the stand
ard of value. Therefore, the PROPOSE
ton will be laid before Congress to APP
point a commission of three members,
men expert in financial matters, to act
as representatives of the United States
in an international monetary confer
ence on the lines indicated by Mexico
and China. II is made plain that the
commission will have no power to COM
NIT the United States government to
any change in its currency system: its
conclusions will be all ad referendum.
and nothing can be made of them un-
less Congress regards them with favor
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
STRICKEN WITH kERK-
GUS PROSTRATION.
Two Physicians Said Mrs.
Mack Was Incurable.
Paine's
Celery Compound
Was Used and Effected a Wonderful
and Glorious Cure.

Paine's Celery Compound comes TO
the aid of suffering humanity when
the hest efforts Of physicians prove
fruitless-when hopeless men and
women are pronounced incurable. The
grateful and happy testimony of Mrs.
j. G. Mack, OF Clear Lake, Wash.
maintains the claim that, "Paine's
Celery Compound makes sick people
we'll Mrs. Mack says:
Several years ago I was stricken
with nervous prostration, and two doc
tors declared that no medical skill
could ever cure me. One of your books
came into my hands just when l was
Tery low with nervous prostration
and congestion. After reading ii, I
asked and begged fer Paine's Celery
Compound. The medicine was procured
for me. and you may think l am US
ing eXagserating statements when
say that three bottles cured me, and
made me feel like a new woman. My
present condition of health l certainly
owe to the marvellous virtues of
Paine's Celery Compound. l cannot
say enough in favor of this wonder
full medicine; ii is a Godsend to all
weak, nervous people"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
THESE GEORGIA COLONIES
ARE THE "REAL THING

Among the genuine" Georgia colo
nels and lieutenant colonies whom Gov.
Terrell appointed Thursday to his per-
sonal staff are Col. George T. Cam,
inspector general of rife practice, and
Lieut.. Col r. J. Travis, assistant judge
advocate general. The appointments
were received with favor general sat
isfaction being expressed both by mill
tary men and civilians.
Col Gam was a member OF Gov.
Gamblers personal staff, holding the
same position to which he was APP
pointed by Gov. Terrell. He Gas rem
dered valuable service to the state as
inspector general of rifle practice, in
raising the standard of efficiency in
craftsmanship of the state troops, and
was highly complimented in the reports
of Col. William G.. Obear, inspector
general, to Gen. James w. Robertson,
adjutant general.
The appointment of Lieut.. Col. r. j.
Travis is new one. Col. Travis is
we'll known young lawyer. He.was for
d time a member of the Savannah Ca
diets. While with that company he
made a record as u crack marksman.
He was afterwards transferred to Bat
terry B of the Guards Battalion, and
is now a member. He made some very
good records on the Avondale Range
with a rifle. principally on the skirm-
ish run. Among other prizes he won
the medal offered for the highest in
dividual score during the state shoot
at Macon last summer.
Unlike the many colonies appointed
some time ago, who are only aides,
these officials have authority to COM
mand troops whenever called upon by
the Governor to do so, and will do ac-
tive duty when the troops go into
camp, or are ordered out for duty. In
other words, they are the real thing"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
TO AID RURAL FREE SCHOOLS.
suDt. AShmore COmmends Purpose
of General Educational Board.


supt. AshmOre Commends Purpose
of General Educational Board.
News of the organization of the
General Educational Board. which
took place in Washington Thursday
was received with general interest in
Savannah, especially in educational
circles. One of the main objects of the
board, as has already been stated, is
the promotion of rural free schools in
the Southern states.
Discussing the object of the board
and the probable scope of it's work,
Superintendent Otis Ashmore said
yesterday that there is ample room for
improvement in the rural free schools
OF Georgia and of the South, for in
Georgia, which is even in better con-
dition than many of the other states
the school houses are poor, the salary
of the teachers averages but $124 a
year, and the attendance of pupils is
but S. per cent
The matter of better educational ia,
cilities in the country districts is, he
said, one of the serious problems be-
fore the white people of the South. AS
an instance Of how often even such
he cited the case of two country girls,
each about II or u years old, who APP
Piled TO him for admission into the
city schools no longer than this week,
but who despite their age, and the
further fact that they appeared to be
of more than average intelligence were
not only unable to repeat the alphabet,
nut could not even tell from what
county of the state they had come.
u,
Ashmore says, is composed of thought
full and wealthy men, and doubtless
can, and will, in an appreciable meas
ure, help present conditions. The dis
tributiOn of the funds will be made,
it is thought, through the existing
school machinery The interest that is
taken in the matter by the board is
shown in the several meetings of coun-
ty uperintendents of this state that
have been held for the purpose of ad-
yising with the board.
Notable among these was that held
at Athens last September, when a
committee was appointed to collect in
formation relative to the colored
teachers of the state. This committee
consists of Hon. Hoke Smith, Mr..
Lawton Evans of Augusta, Mr.. Otis
Ashmore, Mr.. NJ. B. Dennis of Put
nam county, and Mr. NJ. L. Duggan,
school commissioner of Hancock coun-
ty. This committee was appointed to
secure information of the educational
qualifications of the teachers, where
educated. sex, number of pupils, and
efficiency.
Circulars requesting this information
have been sent to each of the county
school commissioners and when they
have been filled out and returned, the
Information secured will be tabulat-
ed and the results forwarded to the
General Educational Board. Informa-
ton relative to the white schools is
readily to be had, and will require no
such effort as that of the colored
schools do.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
THUNDERBOLT'S
NEW COUNCIL.
Part of 1t Is in Omce and Doing
Business

Part of 1t Is in Office and Doing
Business.
The new Town Council of the Town of
Warsaw, consisting of Aldermen G. B.
Warn. w. w. Aimar. F. 1. LaRoche,
and w. F. Cler. and Clerk e. B.
Toomer, are awaiting the return of
Mayor-elect A. NJ. Calder from down
the river to install the new Mayor and
take full control of municipal affairs.
Mayor Nelson sti1l presides. Treasu-
rer-elect Ambos will probably have suf-
ficiently recovered by the time the
Mayor-elect returns. to take his office
at the same time.
The matter of the petition of the
Thunderbolt Union Church, asking the
new Council to stop the sale of liquor
on Sunday, was the source of much
discussion in the township yesterday.
The petition asks that the sale of liquor
on Sunday be stopped absolutely, and
that no blind tigers" speak easies, -
or back alley entrances" be allowed to
exist. 1t is signed by the congregation
of the church.
One of the officials of the town said
of the matter: The petition of the
Thunderbolt Union Church is signed
by about fifty people. The majority
are women and children, at least so
per cent. being children. Only three
or four of the signers are voters. To
vote in the Town of Warsaw a man
must be a property owner. You can
judge from that how strong the petit
ton is Mr.. A. ]. Thorpe stated that
another petition, signed by seventy
property owners. had been framed up
to reinforce the church petition. There
are not that many property owners in
the town of Warsaw. There were only
eighteen qualified votes on the regis
tration list at the last election last
week. No more qualified because they
did not own property. Draw your own
conclusions. Politics is behind it. We
defeated ticket put out by the petit
ton trainers last week and they are
now irving to hamper us.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
COURT HOUSE NOTES.

The case of Chauncey A. Murray
against the Seaboard Air Line has been
settled. The plaintiff sued for the re-
covery of $3.50 for the loss of certain
turpentine products which were de-
stroyed by fire in Eflngham county,
claiming that the fire was started by a
spark from an engine of defendant
company. A similar suit for the re-
covery of 800 instituted by Henry
Keith, was also marked settled.
The suit of J. NJ. Ivey against j. r.
Potts, which was some time ago GER
tioraried from Justice Court by the de-
PENDANTS attorney, was dismissed yes
terday in the Superior Court by the APP
pellant.
By an order yesterday in the Su-
perior Court Judge Barrow Incorporate
ed the Sumner Land Company, with a
capitalization Of $4,000. The incorpora-
tors are ]. T. and ]. @. Polk, who
We're represented by Gignilliat &
Stubs.
The Helmken-M Meyer guardianship
SUIT over the proceeds of a policy of
$4,000, will be taken to the Supreme
Court at once. The bill of exceptions,
excepting TO the decision of Judge Bar
row, was filed in the clerks office Of
the Superior Court yesterday by Os-
borne & Lawrence, attorneys for Mrs.
Helmken,. guardian. The case will
come up before the March term of the
Supreme Court.
A petition for the incorporation of
the Shulhafer Insurance Agency was
MED in the Superior Court yesterday
by ). L. Lazaron attorney for Messrs
A. Shulhafer, Aaron Guthman and
isaac q. Haas, incorporators. They
ask the right to conduct a general in
surance, real estate and collection
business with a capitalization of 81, 900
of which amount so per cent. has been
subscribed.
Jurors were drawn yesterday in the
superior Court for the trial of cases
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
THEORIES ABOUT CATARRH.
Peculiar Ideas Regarding a Common
Disease

Mark Twains cure for a cold in the
mead was simple, but he claims very
effective in his own case his plan was
to eat nothing whatever for twenty
TOUR hours, or presumably until the
trouble had disappeared.
Although not able to speak from
personal experience as to the effective
ness OF TINS treatment, it certainly has
the merit of extreme economy, but II
occurs to us that the application of
1t to a case Of nasal catarrh might be
attended with difficulties.
Catarrh, as every one knows. ia a
chronic cold in the head, and MIR.
Iwaln's treatment, if it should become
a fad, would make of us a nation Of
fasters; an army, emulating the ex-
ample of the immortal Tanner who
achieved world wide fame by fasting
forty days.
Catarrh is certainly becoming a ma
tlonaI disease and there is little dolrbt
but that errors in diet. particularly
over eating, is very common cause.
Most people, however, are more in
terested in the cure of the trouble than
IN the cause, and modern medical sci
ence has produced more effective and
less heroic remedies than Mr.. Twain's
Hydrastin is new remedy, very eff
fective In some forms of Catarrh. Red
Nruln is another which on account Of
its antiseptic properties is very yalu-
able, while many severe cases OF
Chronic Catarrh have been entirely
cured by the sanguinaria or extract of
Blood Root alone
Within year an enterprisinE chem
list has combined all of these remedies
in tablet form, palatable and conyen-
lent, and the superiority of this TABLET
over other catarrh remedies is so an
parent that all druggists now carry
them in stock to supply the popular
demand.
They are called Stuarts Catarrh Tab
let's, and it is doubtful If any medicine
has achieved national popularity in
so short time as this
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are used by
thousands of travelling men because
they can be carried in the pocket and
used any time and in any quantity. h.
ing free from Cocaine, opiate or any
poisonous drug.
They clear the head and throat from
the disgusting secretions of catarrh.
very often in a few hours time,
For nasal Catarrh they are far supe-
rior to any wash. lotion or ointment
the use of which is often as inconven-
lent and annoying as the disease itself.
For coughs, colds, bronchial catarrh
and catarrh of stomach these tablets
give immediate relief and a permanent
cure where lotions, douches and in
halers make no impression whatever.
This preparation is a boon 10 ca
tarrh sufferers and any druggist will
tell you that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
Is a remedy that has come to stay.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
FATHER KILLED SON
III THE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
OF A SHOT Gun.
TONY c0LSoN THE VICTIM.
DISTRESSING AFFAIR AT BELMONT,
NEAR SAVANNAH.

While Hunting Yesterday After
noon, Robert COIson, in Putting
Shells Into His Gun Accidentally
Discharged IL, Instantly killing
Tony. His TVveVe-YeRr-OId Boy.
Coroner Keller Authorized the
Body Moved and Inferred, and the
Father and witnesses to Report
at His Office This Morning for an
Investigation.
BY the accidental discharge of a
shotgun in the hands of the father
yesterday afternoon about 4 O'Clock,
Robert Colson. colored, shot and killed
his I2-year-old son, Tony Colson, at
Belmont. a suburb about eight miles
southwest of the city.
From information given County Cor
oner Keller it appears that the old
story of carelessly handling firearms
is responsible for the boys death. Ac-
cording to the information, Colson was
in the field with his two sons. hunting,
the other boy being older than the one
killed He had just discharged both
barrels of his gun and had put in
fresh shells. In some manner the
shells stuck and Colson endeavored to
force them into the proper place by
closing the breach. In doing so one
of the shells was discharged the whole
charge of small shot, entering the
breast and head of the boy, who was
but a few feet away in front of the
gun.
The boy was killed instantly. In
formation of the accident was sent to
the nearest telephone and communicat-
ed to Coroner Keller. who directed the
body removed and buried.
The father is terribly distressed over
the accident, and it was reported that
he threatened to kill himself, so great
was his grief. Colson and several wit
nesses to the affair have been ordered
to report to the office of DIR. Keller
this morning for an investigation, when
a certificate of death will be given
upon the information furnished.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
ATTORNEYS HAD A
SPIRITED C0LL0QUY.
Court Took "A Hand and aueIIed
Warm Argument in NenI-MiIIard-
Chatham Academy Case.

Court Took n Hand and QueIIed a
Warm Argument in NenI-MiIIard-
Chatham Academy Case.
The trial Of the eal-Millard Com
pany against the trustees of the Chat
ham Academy took a peculiar turn in
the Superior Court yesterday, when.
after the introduction of all OF the ev-
idence, the defendant amended its an
swer to the suit, claiming that it was
against public policy TO allow the fore
closure OF lien on the property in
question. and that therefore no lien
could obtain.
In an argument which followed the
admission of the answer, a spirited
colloquy occurred between Col. Mel
drim, representing the Academy trus-
tees, and Mr.. T. NJ. oliver, representing
the Neal-Milard Company. Mr.. Oil
yer asked the court for d continuance
of the case. submitting that he had
been surprised by the amendment OF
the defendant To this Col Meldrim
replied that his surprise. il any, could
not render him less prepared for trial
of the issue.
To this Mr. Oliver replied that he
would be better prepared If he were
given the privilege of consulting au-
thoritles. which he had not done, since
he had not foTeseen the action of de-
PENDANTS council. In replying to this
Col. Meldrim intimated that Mr. Oil
ver's questions of the witnesses on the
day previous signified that he had such
a contingency i'm his mind. Mr.. Oil
yer at once objected to Col Meldrims
attempt to disclose the alleged
thoughts of his mind.
Later in the argument, Col. Mel
drim referred again to Mr.. divers
evident premonition in the case and
Mr., Oliver entered a vigorous denial of
the charge and protested against
counsels assumption. Judge Barrow
took a hand and quieted the colloquy,
which was each minute becoming more
spirited.
The judge said that in his mind
there was no doubt that Mr. Oliver was
very much surprised man when the
defendants introduced their amend
ment. He allowed the continuance.
dismissed the jury, and continued the
case until the next term. The Neal
Millard Company is represented by
Twiggs & oliver, and the Academy
trustees by Lawton & Cunningham, H.
W. Johnson and Garrard & Meldrim.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-31
LIVIhGST0A'S
PHARMACY COMPANY

1t has been proven to me be.
yond the possibility of a doubt
that a new medicine quickly
clears up the worst skin affec-
tons. Its work seems astonish.
ing, amazing, almost miraculous.
Ut is a specific formula which.
because of its discovery by DR..
Decatur Dennis, is known as ID,
D. D. ;" Its actual record sounds
like story of magic. But there
is no room for doubt about it
whatever: full proofs, indisput.
able in every respect, have been
submitted regarding hundreds of
cases-among them the two cases
illustrated in this announcement.
The one case shown here of the
adult (Mr. Charles Jacobs, psor-
iasis of many years standing)
was cured in as days. The other
case of the boy Sammy Minkey)
was cured in three weeks. The
results are not only complete, but
permanent; in the case of Mr..
Jacobs, which was one of the
earliest cured after the discovery
of this medicament, it is now
nearly three years since the dis
ease was cleared out of the skin,
and no faint of it has appeared
since.