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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
TO INVESTIGATE
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Request Made of Hitchcock b,
Dawes Commission

Request Made of Hitchcock by
Dawes Commits siOn.
Washington, Aug. 27.-Secretary
Hitchcock of the Interior Department
to-day announced his intention of hav-
ing a thorough investigation made into
Irregularities in Indian Territory by
some one rot connected with the de-
partment. This announcement was
made in response to request from the
Dawes Commission, as follows:
widespread and continued newspa-
per criticism of most serious charac-
ter, involving integrity of our work
and our fidelity to duty impels us to
request that an immediate and search
ing investigation be instituted, and that
the President be informed of this de-
sire.
We urge that there be assigned to
the work of investigation one whose
reputation for honesty, ability and
fearlessness is we'll established and
whose findings will be universally ac-
cepted''
The Secretary replied to the tele-
gram, saying that as soon as the prop
er man could be secured he would be
sent to the territory with instructions
to make complete and impartial in
quiry into conditions there.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
TO SHORES OF AFRICA
NEGROES PLAN TO 60
Former Minister to Liberia Paints That Country
Paradise

Valdosta, Ca, Aug 27.-The Colored
National Emigration and Commercial
Association of Georgia concluded d
two-days rally here last night. Ne
groes from many Georgia counties at
tended, besides those from points in
Florida.
The first day a large barbecue was
given, and ball games furnished amuse-
ment.
TIL movement received a considera-
BILE setback by the non-appearance of
Bishop H. M. Turner. At 10 o'clock
yesterday morning Rev. William H.
Heard of Atlanta, national president of
the association, called the meeting to
order in the colored knights of Pythi-
as Hall. A large amount of business
was transacted. Addresses were made
by Rev. Heard, who had spent four
years in Liberia, Africa, as United
States minister resident and consul
general, under President Cleveland; and
by Rev. c. Maxwell Manning of CO.
lumbus, Ga, who was two years in the
office with DR.. Heard as secretary of
legation.
In part, DR.. Heard said: owe are
mere 10 stay is popular cry with
negroes. But people of other nation
alities say: We are here to stay, so
long as we are rightly treated. 1
preach to my people that we have no
privileges here; and, if they will go
to Africa, I am going with the first
crowd. 1t is now nearly forty years
since freedom, and we have no vote,
no standing in. law, and no protection
of our lives.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28

dency towards paternalism and cited
many instances in support of this po-
sition.
In part, the speaker said:
''In the debates in Congress we hear
these trusts spoken of as crimes
against trade hydra headed mon
sters, unholy combinations, robbng
their victims, the general public, in
defiance of every principle of law and
morals organized for personal greed,
and other equally inflammatory and in
temperate epithets, which neither eluci-
date the subject nor convince the rea-
son, but do demonstrate that there are
those who do not concede that trusts
are organized as a defense against a
'communistic trend in the legislation of
the country
But 1t is not my purpose on this oc-
casion to undertake a discussion of the
effect on the body polite of the exist
ence of trusts nor suggest if l could.
a procedure for their proper limitation
or determination. l do not believe that
the liberty of the individual will suffer
any continuing or irreparable injury by
the present overweight tendency 10
the organization of these artificial
methods of carrying on the business of
the day. Whenever it is apparent that
any method of procedure is a direct at
TACK upon the liberty of the individual
such effort will fail"
At the conclusion of the paper. dis
cussion of the report of the Committee
on Commercial Law was resumed r
II. Busbee of North Carolina. offered a
resolution providing that the report
be recommitted so far as that portion
referring to combinations was con-
cerned, and that a committee be an
pointed with instructions to report
remedies for trust evils alleged to ex-
list.
The resolution was seconded by
Georse Whitelock, of Baltimore. a
member of the committee, and it was
thought there would be no debate, but
Seymour .. Thompson of New York
offered resolution similar to the one
proposed by Mr.. Busbee, with the ex-
ception that it proposed to refer the
report back to the Committee on Com
merclal Law with instructions to re-
port also on labor monopOlies, muscle
trusts" as the speaker termed the la
Dor unions. Over two hours were spent
IN preliminary wrangling over the res
olution.
Finally, a resolution offered by f.
N. Judson of Missouri, directing that
the report be recommitted with in
structions to the committee to report
remedies for illegal combinations.
which threaten commercial intercourse.
was adopted. This action is regarded
as victory for the party which con-
tended that the subject of trusts is an
appropriate one for the American Bar
Association to consider
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28

In Africa" he continued, "the bread
fruit trees bear eleven times in one
year. If we counted nothing except
It's rubber production, Africa would be
the richest country, in the world. But
lately, diamonds, rubies and sapphires
have been found in Liberia"
He said that every nation having
control in Africa is obliged to fill its
ofilces with negroes, because the cli-
mate is fatal to white people.
He announced that the association
has in hand $4,000 of the 500, 900
needed to purchase a ship for Africa.
IF we owned the ship" he said,
I'VE could make $4,000 clear on each
voyage. But, by authority Of the Ma
tional convention at Montgomery, Ala.
we have arranged to hire ship. and
will make our first trip in March OF
next year, and will carry passengers
at from SIS to $35, each"
He invited the negroes present to
join the association at one dollar a
piece and also to pay for stock at sE
a share, the shares being good for
the voyage.
One old negro man said-"I don't
want no stock, l wants to go right
now" Several were on hand with
papers to show loss of moneys on FORM
er attempts to reach Africa. One old
man had lost $50, at the business, but
paid down his one dollar, and went in
for another chance.
At the afternoon session, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
Rev. Edward McCray, of Stockton,
Ca; vice president, j. E. Collier, of
Clyattville; secretary, Mary V. Baker
of Valdosta; Treasurer. S. w. Wright
of Valdosta; chaplain, Rev. John Will
liams.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
TAX THEM TO DEATH.
Continued from First Page.

the lead. If the Northern Securities
Corporation had been allowed to go
on, the next thing to follow it would
naturally have been a United states
Securities Company. which would hold
the majority of the stock of every
railroad where the American flag flies
Tax Trusts to Death.
The report proposed the following
remedies:
First. We can tax them to death;
or If that is too radical measure, we
can tax them until their growth and
enlargement is impeded. There are
constitutional provisions requiring d.
rect taXations to be uniform, and IN
view Of these provisions it is proba bly,
impossible to discriminate in the mat
ter of direct taxation against corpora
lions holding large amounts of taxable
property.
There is. however. a franchise tax
imposed by most of the states upon
corporations at the time of their in
corporation, and annually thereafter
This franchise tax is in almost all
states in some way graded so as TO tax
the small corporations at a higher rate
than the large one. The first million
pays higher rate than subsequent
millions.
In our judgment the degradation
should be continued, but II should be
a grading up instead of down. We
would leave perhaps, the first hundred
| thousand free and the first million
cheap arl raise the rate with each sue
| eeeding million. The United States
Steel Corporation now has capitaliza-
tiGn of something over one thousand
millions.
THE graduation stages might be slow
and easy enough to please the most
CorserN ative, and yet result in a tax
alton OF 10 per cent. upon the last hun
| dred millions. How long would the
tinue under that system of taxation
Force Cheaper Service.
Second. We can compel them to rem
der better and cheaper service. If the
| combination of the Northern Pacific
| and the Great Northern Railroads is
a great enough public disaster to have
warranted the attention which it has
| attracted, it could have been prevented
| much easier than by a hundred Sher-
man antitrust laws by a single United
| States statute that required any cor
poration engaged in interstate COM
| merce to reduce its rates SO per cent
to and from every point where compe-
| tition has been prevented by combina-
ton, merger, common control or agree
ment.
Congress can enact that any corpora
! ton or individual who engages in in
terstate commerce must furnish its
services or supply its goods at lower
rates wherever by any combination
| competition is prevented than where
competition is left free.
Let State Enter Field.
Third. If necessary. the state it.
self can enter the industrial field as
a producer and restore the force of
| competition to its former supremacy.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
BARLOW NEWS ITEMS.
Large Shipments of Cattle Being
Made from Polk County.

Large Shipments of Cattle Being
Made from Polk County.
Barlow, Fla, Aug. 27.-Mr. John T
wilson and his wife of this county,
are making active preparations to be-
come travelling evangelists. They have
already purchased the necessary out
MT and have sold out their farm,
orange grove, cattle, hogs, horses, ETC.,
10 Watts Bros. The price paid for
their property is said to have been S4.-
900.
1hey belong to the church known as
The Evening Light" and Mrs Will
son has spent a number of years in
such work, having been a member
OF the Salvation Army long time.
Mrs. M. A. Payne, of Homeland, will
engage in special work for the Edu-
cational Temperance Union of Chicago,
and it is understood that her field of
labor will be the East Coast towns
of this state.
The local branch of the Woodmen
of the World have organized a band
in this city. j. ]. Gates was selected
as leader. The men will meet three
times week in their lodge room.
BartOw's New Hotel.
The directors OF the Barlow Hotel
Company report that they have col
lected $1,000, out of which they have
paid $4,000 for brick, 81, 200 for lots and
$500 for architects services and other
expenses, leaving a balance of 81, 400
on hand. They have about $4,000 in
unpaid subscriptions, a good part of
which they expect to collect. At a
meeting of the stockholders 1t was de-
cided to secure $4,000 more in good sub
scriptions before the work of construc-
ton can proceed. Some of this is al
ready in sight, and more of it will oe
arranged for at another meeting to
be held at the Court House Friday.
The leaders in the enterprise say that
the hotel must be built, as they have
now gone too far to turn back, and
they will put up the money to build it.
Mr.. John c. Blount, ex-taX collector
of Polk county, is making a success of
grape culture at his place. two miles
south of the city. He has ten immense
vines of the black scuppernongs, and
will get this year seventy-fiVe or eighty
bushels. He sells nearly all of his
grapes here in the local market at an
SSNSJ ofSA o6C VI pSsOV pei DuSAcl.
Cattle men report some very large
shipments of cattle from Polk county
this season. They say that some of
the finest cattle that ever grazed in a
South Florida range have been sold
from Polk county the past few months.
Mr.. E. E. Skipper returned home a
few days ago from Fort Myers, where
he had taken 800 head of beef and stock
cattle in one drove. This was one of
the largest punches of cattle to go
away from here during the season.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
WANTS Big DAMAGES
WOMAN WHOSE TRUNKS WE'RE
SEARCHED ASKS $4,000.
WHITE STONE HOTEL CO.
AND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ARE
THE DEFENDANTS.

plaintiff Is Mrs. Jane Stewart
BOyesen of ChicaEO-Wns a Guest
of Hotel When Number of Rob-
berries Were RepOrted-Left but
was Followed and Her Trunks
searched-Claims for Damages
Based on Humiliation and MOrti-
fcatiOm Su6ered-PIaintin a Prom
inent Club Woman.
Charleston, S. c., Aug. 27.-In the
United States court here to-day. a suit
for damages in the sum of $4,000 was
filed by Mrs. Jane Stewart Boyesen
against the White Stone Lithia Com
pany, ] T. Harris of Spartanburg, j.
3. Morgan of Augusta, and a Mr.. Eli
oft, an employee of the White Stone
Hotel Company.
Several days ago a number of guests
at the White Stone Hotel had a lot of
valuables stolen from them. An in
vestigation was made and servants of
the hotel stated that they had seen Mrs.
Boyesen in the rooms of the guests. 1t
soon became noised about the hotel
that Mrs. Boyesen was suspected. and
she packed her trunks and left for
Spartanburg. She was followed by
Mr.. ]. T. Harris, proprietor of the no.
tel, and her trunks were searched. but
the missing articles were not recovered.
Mrs. Boyesen claims that she was
held UP as a common thief and her
trunks searched by strange men, on
the charge of having robbed guests at
the hotel. all of which she denies. She
bases her claims for damages in the
sum of $4,000, on the ground of per-
sonal humiliation and modification, TO
which she was subjected by such u
charge being lodged against her, and
by having her privacy invaded by the
examination of her personal baggage
by unknown men-
This, in connection with the high So
cial standing which she claims to en-
joy at her home and throughout the
entire country, she feels can only be
compensated for by 900 from those
who heaDed such indignity upon her
and injury to her character.
The case was brought in the United
States Court for the reason that DR..
j. B. Morgan, one of the defendants, is
a Georgian, residing in Augusta. He
is one of the most prominent physi-
clans in Augusta. Both he and Mrs.
Morgan were guests at White Stone
NueH the TODDeIy occurred ana NlrS.
Morgan, it is said, lost a number of
valuable articles.
DIR. Morgan accompanied Mr.. Harris
to Spartanburg when Mrs. Boyesen's
baggage was searched. Mrs. Boyesen
is from Chicago. She says she is
highly connected. being the grand
niece of the late DR.. L. C. Garland,
who for more than twenty years was
dean of Vanderbilt University. She is
a prominent club woman, being a
member of ten or more societies.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28

The Journal Official of Paris says
in a report of the proceedings Of the
National Agricultural Society that a
new means has been discovered OF pro-
ducing alcohol. AS result Of expert
ments made many years ago by Mr..
Barthelot in the chemical analysis OF
alcohol efforts have been made to GER
feet and simplify the proceedings that
he had indicated, and il now appears
that chemical alcohol can be made from
carbure Of calcium and its products
acetylene at cents a gallon. the al
cohol to be OF 100 degrees.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
Y. M. c. A. TO HAVE
ATHLETIC FIELD
Association Accommodating a Fund for Its Pur-
chase

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton is accommodating a fund with
which to purchase an athletic field.
This movement was started last year,
but very little was added to the fund,
as the gate receipts to the baseball and
football games were the only means of
adding to the fund, and nearly the en-
tire amount of money derived from
these sources was applied to expense
accounts in putting in new equip
ments in the gymnasium and paying
for uniforms for the teams.
The plan that the management OF
the association is following in acquir-
ing money for the purchase of a suit
able piece of ground for all out of door
sports is to take all the surplus money
derived from all baseball and football
games and place it in bank until a
sufficient amount is accumulated to
make the purchase Just how much
will be required for this purpose is not
known, as a suitable location has not
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28

by becoming itself competitor of the
great trusts"
The report is signed by all the mem
bers of the committee considering OF
Walter S. Logan, Henry Budd, Gardi-
ner Lathrope, Georgia Whitelock and
John Morris, Jr.
There was applause when Judge Lo-
gan concluded the reading of the re-
port. Judge Ketcham, of Indiana, re-
yuested that Judge Hammond, of Geor-
gia, be asked to speak.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Busby, of North Carolina, providing
that the report be received and filed,
accompanied by a note that it did not
express the views of the association.
Judge Hammond spoke briefly indors-
ing the report, saying that it was a
most encouraging thing that a body
like the commerce committee had seen
fit to grapple with such a great ques-
ton as industrial combinations.
Substitute offered.
William /. Royal, of Richmond, Va,
offered as a substitute for the report a
paper, the essential ideas of which
were that the injury done the public
by trusts was through unreal compe-
tition that is, the giving away of
goods to destroy weak rivals, or by
selling goods below cost for the same
purpose. Stop this, he said, and the
trusts power for evil is ended.
His remedy was that Congress pass
a law, establishing a corporation COM
mission in each state or territory, hav-
ing complete authority, on complaint
of any person that his rival is trading
dishonesty by giving away his goods,
or selling them below cost, for the
purpose of destroying the complain
ant to fine the offending corporation
to such an extent as will make it Of
fer its goods for sale, in fact, instead
of in pretense, If it chooses to enter
into trade.
He found authority for this act in
the commerce clause, and the four
teenth amendment, but he recon-
mended an amendment to the constitu-
ton giving Congress power by appro-
pirate legislation TO suppress and
prevent dishonest competition in
trade.
There was very warm discussion
over a motion to table the report.
There was great excitement on the
floor and finally II was agreed the re-
port should be taken up at the night
session.
At the night session William A. Glas-
COW OF Roanoke. Va. read a paper en-
Tilted "A Dangerous Tendency OF Leg
islation." The paper endeavored "a
show that state legislation had a ten
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
BRUNSWICK PILOTS
SHUT OUT Fl. SCREvEN

Brunswick, Ga. Aug. 27.-In one Of
the prettiest and most interesting ball
games seen here this season, the Bruins
wick Pilots this afternoon defeated the
Fort Screven team from Tybee, by q
score of 4 to o. The feature of the
game was the pitching of both Walker
and Werner. 1t was a pitchers bat
tie royal, in which Walker got a shade
the better. Both men pitched we'll.
however, and the game was exciting all
through.
At one time Fort Screven had two
men on bases. one on second and one
on third, with no men out, and only
ten balls were pitched to the next three
men up, two of them being struck out.
On several other occasions Walker pull
ed out of some good holes. The score
In detail is as follows.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28

yet been decided on, nor has one been
sought.
The amount that had been set aside
from last years receipts at the be-
ginning Of this season was about $3.50,
and so far this season about 5000 has
been added to this amount, and II is
hoped that before the end of the sea-
son the total amount on hand for this
fund will reach 5000 or $500, and then
the management will commence look
ing around for grounds convenient to
the city that can be purchased. If
the price demanded is in excess of the
amount that has been derived so far,
arrangements will be made for pay
ments to be made from next years
receipts, when it is hoped that the fact
that the association owns its own
grounds and will not have to pay rent
when they have games will make the
net receipts much larger
The Bolton Street Park is the prop
erty of private individuals, and 1t is
hardly probable that the amount that
would be required to purchase this
would be within the limits Of the
associations pocket book.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
LANGLEY'S AERODROME
MAY FLY TO-DAY.

Whitewater Va, Aug. N.-Prof. S. P.
Langley arrived at his airship house
boat off here to-day. A launching of
the big sixty-foot aerodrome would
have been attempted to-day but for the
strong wind. The inventor is expected
to remain until tomorrow, when, with
good weather conditions, an experiment
is expected.
Prof. Langley said this evening that
he could not tell just when the big air.
ship will be launched, but that he hoped
to see it occur Friday morning. All
preparations have been made for the
event. Good weather is the desired con-
dition. Prof Langley remained tonight
at Clifton Beach.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
NEGRO GROUND TO PIECES.

Liberty City, Ca, Aug. 27.-Yesterday
afternoon a negro, julius Canty, who
was an employee of the Ludowici Roof
ing Tile Factory, fell into the pug mill
that grinds the clay and was horribly
mangled.
It was thought at first that he had
gone home, but this morning his moth
er went to the factory, inquiring about
him, and soon after another negro dis
covered his clothes twisted among the
knives of the pug mill. The coroner
was Immediately summoned, and the
jury of inquest decided that he came
to his death by his own carelessness.
Fight Called on.
The bout scheduled to take place be-
tween Tommy Feltz and Kid Goodman
in st. Louis last night was called off.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
May Sue Employer. Next.

New York, Aug. 27.-Samuel Parks
walking delegate of the Housesmiths
ana Bridgemen's union, convicted Of
ssHtortion, was taken to-day to Sing
ping prison. 1t was said at the dis
ulct attorneys Office to-day that, as
a result Of an investigation into the
,aDor troubles at least three employ
~, would be prosecuted on a charge
~ eNtortion. II was said that these
men had aided. and abetted Parks in
,aAlorung money from other contrac-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-28
Solar Eclipse in China.

From the Washington Times.
Some days before the recent solar
eclipse occurred the Mayor of Shang-
hal issued a proclamation, the pur-
port of which was that all citizens
should do their utmost to appease the
heavenly powers while the phenomenon
was in force. The proclamation began
as follows:
ION the first day of the third month