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The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
SYNDICATE WAR
OVER SOUTHERN PACIFIC
keene Faction Is Trying to Gust Hartman and
Secure Dividend

Cincinnati, O., March 13-In the con-
test between the Keene and the Har-
riman interests in the Union, the Cen
trail and the Southern Pacific Railway
companies, the former to-day secured
temporary restraining order, and no.
tice was served on the latter that at
Nashville, on April 1, there would be
a hearing of cause why an injunction
shall not be issued as prayed for. AS
the date for the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Southern Pa
cific is April s, it was desired to have
the petition heard before the next cleo
ton of directors.
The Southern Pacific Company has
Kentucky charter, although it owns
no property in that state. Its legal
headquarters are at Berchmont, KY,
a, suburb of Louisville, where it's legal
representative resides, and for this
reason the bill of complaint was filed
in Louisville yesterday, but the at
torneys found no circuit judge there
and came here, where Judge Lurton
heard them in chambers. Taylor, the
complainant, is a son-in-law of James
r. keene.
The bill filed by attorneys for the
compliments, Talbot j. Taylor and
James B. Taylor, forming the Wall
street firm of Talbot j. Taylor & Co,
relates the history of the Southern Pa
cific Company and discloses an alleged
condition of affairs in which the Union
Pacific interests in the Southern Pa
cific Company's directorate have sys-
tematically managed the latter compa-
ny in the interests of the former.
During the years 1900 and 1901 the
Union Pacific Company acquired hold
ing of Southern. Pacific shares amount
ing to SIS, 600 900, or $50, 900 shares. These
were used, it is declared, to elect a di-
rectory, each member of which was and
is interested in Union Pacific, as against
the Southern Pacific Company. The
new directory, it is stated, united all
departments of the two roads, where
ever possible, Subject to dominating
and controlling influence in favor of the
Union Pacific Company" whereby "the
interest of the Southern Pacific are en-
dangered and prejudiced by discrimina-
lions in favor of the Union Pacific"
adopting policies also that tended and
do tend to direct traffic from the
Southern Pacific Company, which, with
out the adoption of such policies, would
have come to that road"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
SECRET of OLD AGE-DoN'T Battle
"Mr. DOoIey" Finds Serious Theme
i'm Recent Scientific Investiga-
fsnna.

"Mr. D0oIey" Finds a Serious Theme
i'm Recent Scientific Investiga-
tions.
Finley Peter Dune (''Mr. Dooley'Oin
Golfers Weekly.
The Saxon Government has undertaken
an inquiry to solve the secret of old
age, and in this pursuit has studied
the life histories of seventy-three per-
some over ninety years old living in the
city of Dresden. The fruits of this in
vestigation have been published and
some of them are so appalling that only
strong journalistic instinct compels
us to record them. The majority of the
aged are of medium height. None of
them is bald. A majority are
or nine hours daily Out of
seventy only five are of serious dis
position. These facts are not extra
ordinary. Lots of hair, good sleep and
a cheerful spirit are recognised as
friends of health and wisdom. But what
can we say of the other disclosures? 1t
is lamentable fact that nearly all
these ancient souls abhor cleanliness.
They wash their hands but they are
opposed to baths. Pure air has always
been supposed to be an ally of good
health and prolonged life. But these
old rascals will none of it. Their rooms
are seldom aired. They sleep in closed
bedrooms. Most melancholy fact OF all,
they are not total abstainers. One wick
ed old woman confessed that she
couldn't live"unless she got drunk three
times a week" The Oldest man inDres-
den, man of one hundred years, likes
a little drink" on his birthdays. On
the whole, though, the evidence in favor
of alcohol as a preservative of life is
not as strong as the evidence in favor
of impure air and uncleanliness. That
seems to be indisputable The old
fellows united in scorning ventilation
and baths. Have the hygienic sharps
been on the wrong track all these
years? Has the race been really
shortening the duration of life
by sleeping In wel-aired rooms
and subjecting itself to the pain
full inconvenience of the bath? This Is
a matter that invites serious consider
alton. Perhaps the doctors would reply
in the words of the familiar yarn: How
much older these people would be IL
they had bathed."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Xigorous Applause.
From the Baltimore Sun.

FROM the BaiJlInOre sun.
st. Louis enjoys the possession and
use of machine for making applause
at it's theaters. Handclapping is OBJ
solete in our well-endowed neighbours
dramatic precincts. THE apparatus"
says contemporary, I'm construction
is not unlike mammoth street piano.
That is to say, its principal working
part is a cylinder supplied with pegs
which strike the sounding hammers
at intervals. Instead of strings, how
ever, the applause machine has clap
pers, 104 of them, each tuned to a
different pitch and arranged to irai-
tate all varities of applause from the
soft impact of kid glove against kid
glove to the stamp on an enthusiastic
mans No. II boot and the thump of a
gold-headed cane in the balcony. When
the handle is turned the response is
not to be distinguished from that of
large and varied audience" "Ovations"
now will be frequent, and the hum of
admiration and delight" will be all
that the most exacting transformer
could wish.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Fool by His Month.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
A young man died a little while ago,
whose father left a fortune of $23,000,-
600. about one-third of which the
youth inherited. The father. to give
the boy mental training, hired him out
to newspaper at something like So
week. He never could have earned so
much in his life. but to please his
father something had to be paid to
him. There was a reporter on that pa
per who had been a preacher and had
gone wrong. Afterward he became a
forger and was sent to Sing Sing He
was wonderful judge of human ma
ture, which may account for his be-
ing rascal. The first day he saw the
millionaire's son, without knowing his
name or antecedents, he remarked to a
group of colleagues: That fellow is a
- fool. can tell by his mouth, by
the way he opens it. and he amt got
to say word. Anybody can tell fool
by his speech: | can tell one by the
way he opens his mouth, and I've new
er made mistake" Time proved that
he was right SO. be careful how you
open your mouth.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
w. F. wallace, Gambler, Fla.

Gambler, Fla, March 1S.-Mr. w. f.
Wallace, one of the most prominent
and wealthy citizens of this place, died
yesterday morning. He had been i'll
nearly six month and for the past four
months confined to his bed. He came
here twelve years ago from London,
England, and invested fortune in
orange groves. The great freeze in
jured him, like thousands of others,
severely but he never gave up the
business and still invested largely in
building up his groves. He did more
for this town than any one man who
ever lived here. Though his influence
great many people were induced to
purchase homes and orange groves IN
the death of Mr.. Wallace the town has
met with a great loss. He had large
interests in the copper mining business
in Canada and stock business in the
Argentine Republic. South America A
wife and daughter survive him.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
RECOGNIzING A VOICE.
1t Cannot be Done With Certainty
Through Telephone.
From the Baltimore Sun

From the Baltimore Sun.
Many persons imagine that the hui
man voice is as easily recognizable as
the human countenance they think that
they could never be mistaken in the
voices of their friends, but in the
branch telephone exchange of a big
business house the other day an expert
ment proved that this was not alto
gether true. One of the employees of
the house took his place at the ex-
change and as various persons called
for various numbers he guessed who
was speaking. Out of ten guesses SIX
were wrong. He erred In the case of
his own brothers voice, mistaking it for
that of the proprietor. He was sure
that he had detected fellow clerk on
account of the pronunciation of coffee
"cawfee"-that he believed to be pecu-
liar to this person, but the event proved
that there were others in the building
who pronounced coffee in that odd way.
The girl at the exchange said that she
never attempted to tell people by their
voices, especially over the phone.
When you make mistake II is so en-
barrassing,' she murmured. "A rogu-
ish voice says: DO you know who it
is? You answer: Yes; it's Harry
Whereupon the disappointed reply
comes: No; it is Jack That makes
you feel small"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
HAS A LIMIT,
But the Power of Pure Food Is Sell
dom Exhausted.

There is of course limit to the cura-
tive abilities even of pure food, but it
is fact that this is seldom reached
There are cases of disease SO deep
rooted that they will never be cured.
1t is nevertheless a profound fact
that the pure food Grape Nuts the
most scientific food in the world, has
erected marvellous results in cases
Where medical science has given up the
sufferer and it seemed there was no
hope. Veterans of the Civil War are
not youngsters any more lit is nearly
forty years since Appomattox) ami
when the i'll health comes to one of
the old soldiers he has not the as
slstance of youth to help him pull
through. But scientific feeding can
actually rebuild old bodies and gen.
orally build them well. An old soldier
who now lives at Boise, Idaho, says:
II am an old soldier. 1 have suf-
Tered greatly from heart trouble
hypertrophy and aneurism In addi-
tlon to this I had terrible Indigestion
which caused smothering and choking
spells and | have also been partially
paralyzed in the left shoulder and
right side. While at a friends house
one time I tried Grape Nuts as a
breakfast dish and liked it so well that
continued to use it.
mere ls the result ana II seems mar
Vicious: / have almost recovered the
use OF my paralyzed shoulder and arm
and my right side is greatly improved,
my digestion is almost as good as ever
and have not had a smothering or
choking spell since used the food.
sleep peacefully without nervous
starts, / do not tire so easily. my hand
is arm and less tremulous and the
spells OF faintness once very bad have
ceased entirely. Food cannot cure
what cannot be cured Of course, but
mis- I know that Grape Nuts has
brought me rest and freedom from
pain and deliveranee from the terrible
smoihsring spells.
= use two 70 four teaspOonfuls a.
meal with milk. = little sugar and a
raw egg. / think a great deal depends
upon the regularity with which the
loo1 IL eaten" Name furnished by
Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Mrs. n. p. McwiIIinms. Griffin.

Griffin, Ca. March i3.-Mrs. r. p.
McWilliams died yesterday afternoon
nj her home, In the western suburbs
OF this city after an Illness Of about
two weeks. She had two strokes Of
paralysis and for several days her
death had momentarily been expected.
Mrs. MeWflliams was formerly Miss
Martha Watson and was born IN Edge
feld district. South Carolina, Nov. 5,
1873 but had beer "A resident Of Grif-
m for many years. She IL survived
b. Der husband and three children
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
kRAUS CUT HIS THROAT.
Died of Hurt He Inflicted After Kill
ing His Family.

st. Louis, Mo-. March 13.-August
Kraus, the wealthy farmer living near
Bellefainte. St. Louis county, who last
night killed his wife and six children
with a sledge hammer, died to-day.
After killing his family, Kraus cut his
throat. but did not injure himself with
the hammer, as first reported.
Fear of becoming permanently in
sane is believed to have been the mo-
tive that actuated Kraus. Last We'd
nesday some members of his family
say August Kraus visited St. Louis
and called on woman physician, who
had been treating him for mental
disease. She told him that she could
do nothing more for him, and he re-
turned home. believing that he would
soon become permanently insane.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
TaIlahassee News Notes.

Tallahassee, Fla, March Friday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, the first pub
lie oratorical contest of the Florida
State College, will be given at the
chapel. On this occasion the seniors
and juniors will render their original
orations before committee of the fac
ulty, which will judge as to the orator
deserving gold medal.
The State Sunday-sch Convention
Observation-Disclosures to be held in this
city, beginning March "a, promises to
be the most numerously attended of
any similar convention ever held in
Florida.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
May Not Buy Lands.

Manila, March 13.-There is a pos
sibility that the negotiations for the
purchase of the friar lands by the
government may fail, because of the
excessive prices asked by the religious
orders and commercial corporations in
terested with the orders. Some of the
estimates of value submitted to Gov.
Taft show the prices TO be double the
figures at which the land was offered
for private sale last year The gov
eminent is anxious to purchase the
lands, but is not willing to pay an ex-
cessive amount for them.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
COLLISION ON n. c. s. ST.. L.
five Members of the Train Crews
Were Injured.

Chattanooga, Tenn. March 1s.-Early
to-day two passenger trains on the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railroad collided head-on near Shell
Mount, Tenn, and five members OF the
crew were injured. Onicials OF the road
In this city state that the south bound
train should have waited az Shell
Mound for the north-bo 10 take the
switch az that place.
~. ". Bond. engineer OF the north
bound train. was the most seriously
Injured. No passengers were injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
WhitecanH ExnOned.

Wynne, Ark, March Reconsider
able excitement prevails here over an
exposure of an alleged gang of white
cappers. Eleven men are under ar
rest charged with Being members of
the gang and implicated in the killing
last Monday night OIL. H. Brown of
Memphis, who was here in the in
terest of a detective Iagency. For two
weeks the neighborheod southwest of
here has been terrorized at night and
the citizens have determined to help
the sheriff maintain order.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

London. March 13!-The entire sit
ting of the House of Commons to-day
was occupied with the discussion of
the Church discipline bill, which pass
ed it's second reading by 1879 to 81
votes. The debate, which was strict
ly on nonparty lines, brought out a
strong sentiment on both sides of
the House against extreme ritualism.
Premier Balfour opposed the measure
and Sir William Vernon Hartcourt,
Liberal, supported the bill.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
MUNR0E AS A WRESTLER.

New York. March 13.-"Jack" Mum
roe, the miner pugilist of Butte, Mont,
tonight at Madison Square Garden,
won a handicap catch-as-catch-c can
wrestling match from tom" Jenkins
of Cleveland, o. The conditions gov
erning the match were that Jenkins
must throw Munroe four times in one
hour. He succeeded in downing the
miner only three times.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Mrs. Mary Kerby, Sparks.

Sparks, Ga, March 13.-Mrs. Mary
Kerby died at her home in Sparks
night before last of old age and a COM
plication of diseases. Her maiden
name was Parrish. She was about 20
years old Her remains were laid to
rest in the Sparks Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

Mr.. ]. w. McWilliams, Mrs. N. B.
Drewry and Mrs. ]. S. Brown, all of
this city. who have the sympathy of
the entire community in their sad be-
reavement. For fifty-five years the
deceased had been a member of the
Methodist Church. The funeral will
be held in the First Methodist Church
tomorrow morning, Rev. T. C. Peter
ton officiating.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

Washington, March 13.-Confirma-
tons by the Senate:
Postmaster
Louisiana-Charles A. Austin, Welsh
South Carolina-William III. Brunson,
Edgefield; George H. Mckee, Darling
ton; j. P. Murphy, Barnberg.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
r.. 5. Charles. New Orleans.

New Orleans, March 13.-R. 5.
Charles, for forty-eight years local
treasurer of the Illinois System, and
who was among the oldest employees to
be benefited when the roads pension
plan went into effect two years ago. is
dead aged 49,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

Ofen stronghold, these being the first
things secured when all else was left.
Among the iron cases stands a plain
brown wooden box which will not be
opened for fifty years. 1t contains the
letters and papers of the late Crown
Prince Rudolph, hurried1y collected at
Mayerling on the day of the disaster
and placed in box bought in the adj
joining village.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
New Tobacco Factory.

Detroit, Mich, March 1s.-The Free
Press will tomorrow say that a new
independent tobacco factory, with a
capital of $1,000, 900, furnished by East
ern capitalists, is to be built in Detroit
and that John A. Gerow, formerly with
Daniel Scotch & Co, is to be its man.
ager.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
NO oFFENsE AGAINST ILLINOIS.

Judge Instructed the Jury in Coal
Operators Cases.
Chicago, March 13.-Judge Chetlain
to-day instructed the jury in the trial
of the Illinois coal operators to bring
in verdict of mot guilty" The jury
then was discharged. The court held
that if there was any violation of law
by the operators. it was violation of
the interstate law and not of the stat
utes of Illinois. Such being the case
the offense is one for trial by federal
courts.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
DEFEATED THE REBELS.
Government Forces Won "A Victory
in Venezuela.

Coro. Venezuela, March 13.-The rev.
forces under Gen. Riera
and Gen. Penaloza. numbering
about 1850 men. which during the
course of the Anglo-German blockade
was reorganized in the neighborhood of
this city. We're attacked last Monday
by the government troops under Gen.
Castillo at Cumarebo, $50 miles north
west of Caracas, and after a fight last
ing three days were defeated and their
entrenched and fortified position was
captured.
Gen. Riera fled in the direction of
Piritu, port in the Bermudez prov
ince,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Cotton statistics.

the weekly cotton statistics. Total
sales of all kinds $4,000 bales; total
sales, American, 1000; English spin
ners takings. $4,000: total export T.
600; import OF all kinds 100000; import
American $4,000: stock of all kinds
SIS, 900: stock American $4,000; quanti-
ty afloat all kinds 100000: quantity
afioat American 211, 900; total sales on
speculation. 1.400; total sales to ex-
porters 700.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
TEN MINERS INDICTED.

Five Bills May BE Found Against
Almost 100.
Charleston, w. Va, March BIN
dictments We're returned to-day by the
Federal Grand Jury against ten miners
for resisting officers of the government
while trying to serve process at At
kinsville, prior to the battle at Stan
ford City. The grand jury will not
finish its work until next week. and
the indictments for resisting arrest
at Atkinsville will number almost 100.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
BROOKS WAS RELIEVED
Because He Couldn't Get Evidence
Against Gamblers.

New York. March 13.-Police Com
missioner Greene to-day relieved In
mand of the detective bureaus. This
was done, the commissioner said, ow-
ing to Brooks acknowledgment of
failure to get evidence against gam
bling houses. Brooks retains command
of the inspection districts of Manhat-
tan and the Bronx, Inspector George
w. McCluskey being placed in COM
mand of the detective bureaus.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

Washington, March 13.-J. Pierpont
Morgan of New York was at the Treas
ury Department to-day and saw Sec
rotary Shaw in regard to the duty on
some works of art which he is import
ing from Europe. At o'clock Mr.. Nor
gan left for New York
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Norman v. Randolph, Richmond.

Richmond, Va, March 13-Norman
V. Randolph died here tonight, aged
IS years. He was a prominent ex-
Confederate, having been largely in
strumental in the establishment of Lee
Camp Confederate Home here and
having been at one time president of
that institution
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
First Golfer Ito second golfer wi

FIRST Golfer Ito second golfer who
is caught in bunker)-"Well, Jones
told me this morning he did this hole
yesterday in four" Second Golfer (who
stammers)-"If Jones s-s-said he did
it in four, he was a l-l-l-l--" First
Golfer-"Steady friend, steadyi" Sec
ond Golfer-"-he was a Lucky beg
gar!"-Punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
webb Was Hanged.

Birmingham, Ala, March 13.-James
Webb, colored, was hanged here to-
day for the murder of Policeman Will
lam D. Walton last March. Webb pro-
fessed religion.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

-Barbershop Proprietor-"Wha was
that you put on your customers face
after you were through shaving him?
Wasn't il hair restorer?" New Barber
-"Sure" We'll, you must be crazy"
II guess not II 1t is what we crack
II up to be. he'll be back tomorrow for
cial-Tribune.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

who Has the controlling interest in In
ternational, that she does not believe
there was ever such an instance of
rapid advancement of a young man
under the regime of competition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-12-25
Churches and Societies

The Bay View club will meet on Mon
day evening, Jan. 4, at the residence OF
Mrs. Bovee.
Two dozen little red chairs have been
purchased for the primary department
of the NJ. f. Sunday school.
Regular meeting of Alma Lodge No
ga. f. q A. NJ, on Tuesday night OF
next week. Work, +. o. degree.
First Church CT Christ. Scientist. hold
services in w. r. O. Hall at l 100 a. IL
Subject for Sunday, December 9th,
God" All are welcome.
The subject Of the morning sermon at
the Presbyterian church will be, The
Lesson Of the Imperfect The evening
subject will be, "rhe Promise Of His
Coming" All are welcome.
Sensational Preachers will be the
subject of the Sunday evening discourse
at the Baptist church. Morning SUBJ
ject, 1.-THE Lesson Of the Years" You
are invited to all services of the church.
The subjects at the NJ. K. church next
Sunday are as follows: Morning, The
Mountain of Decision :" evening, The
Building Mater'a! of Character" Mem
bers will be received into the church
Sunday morning.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-12-25
Our Schools
DEBATING CLUB.
Constitution was Changed, Limiting the
Membership To Twelve.

The debating club meeting last We'd
nesday night was we'll attended. An
amendment to the constitution was
passed limiting the membership to
twelve men. The names of all mem.
bers whose fines for more than three alb
sences were not paid up, were removed
from the roll of the society. The ques-
ton discussed was reform in politics.
After the meeting was adjourned it was
discovered that all the members hats
had been hidden. Suspicion conferred
around one member, who was laid across
"A seat, and several indignant members
were trying TO extort "a confession from
him, when the door opened and mem
Der Of the school board stepped in and
remarked that he heard the noise while
going by, aud as il was too late in the
season for football practice, he judged
that they were holding freshman Glass
meeting. He professed to be much en-.
lightened by the reply of an ingenious
Sophomore, "we were holding debating
society,"