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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
RATS THE CONVEYORS
OF BUBONIC PLAGUE
Doctors Declare That There Can Be No Doubt
About This-Rat Fleas Also Suspected Agents

Washington, Oct. 29.-At to-day's
session of the American Public Health
Association DR.. j. M. Lindsey of Ha-
vana introduced a resolution, calling
attention to the epidemic of yellow
fever in Texas, and declaring that the
association has noticed the inefficient
work of the public health board and
Marine Hospital in allowing the dis
ease to enter the United States.
The question of the army canteen In
relation to it's effect on the health and
morals of soldiers was the principal
subject of discussion. Through DR..
George M. Kober of this city, the COM
mittee appointed to consider this mat
ter, reported in favor of the canteen,
and submitted a resolution for presen-
tation to Congress deploring the action
of Congress in curtailing the operation
of the canteen and recommending "in
the interest of general and military
sanitation it's establishment at the
earliest possible date. The delegates
present declared themselves as all for
it, but as a matter of form the reso-
luton was referred to a committee.
DR.. Walter Wyman called attention
to the resolution introduced by Dr.
Lindsey and said he was unwilling to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

admit or deny that there is any in
efficiency in his department in regard
to the present outbreak of yellow fe-
yer at Laredo. Tex. He added that
the news from that section, was very
encouraging and had been for several
days DIR. Lindsey subsequently
withdrew his resolution.
The bubonic plague was discussed
by the delegates generally. In the
course of the discussion the statement
was made that rats undoubtedly are
disseminators of plague.
Surgeon General Wyman expressed
the belief that an international agree
ment was entirely practicable, having
for it's object the fumigation of all
vessels that have discharged their car
goes, for the purpose of killing rats
which have found their way aboard.
He said that he had considered the
matter on the Pacific coast and had
recommended it to the officers of the
service on duty in the Orient, and was
endeavoring to persuade the steam
ship companies to fumigate their YES
sells Immediately upon unloading.
In support of the theory that rats
convey the plague. 1t was stated to be
an established fact that an epidemic of
plague invariably starts with a new
crop of rats. The part played by the
rat flea in spreading the plague is be-
ing investigated.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in Havana, Cuba.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30

localities to frosts, in numerous in
stances killing ones.
Correspondents opinions regarding
the effects of frost are conflicting, but
it is very often regarded as beneficial
What damage frost has done is chief
ly confined to the top crop, the pros
poets for this portion of the yield be-
ing universally poor, principally on ac-
count of the lateness of the season.
There is quite a general tendency to
market cotton as fast as ginned.
Correspondents remarks. as dIstin-
guished from their percentage re-
ports, are not gloomy, if the complaints
Of top crop prospects are eliminated.
Arkansas and the territories. however.
may be excepted. There the season
has been so far backward that the crop
has been very soon in opening. picking
having just commenced in some local
tiles, and the per cent already picked
being less than in any other state.
Advices from Texas are conflicting
to such an extent as to leave a rea-
sonable doubt whether that state will
not yield as much as last year. The
average decrease in condition since
last month is points, and all states.
with the exception of Missouri, have
participated North Carolina being I
points lower. South Carolina 6. Georgia
8, Florida IL, Alabama 6, Mississippi 8,
Louisiana 8, Texas Al, Arkansas 8,
Tennessee l. Oklahoma 1, Indian Ter
ritory 1, while Missouri increased a.
The percentage of cotton picked is S.
in North Carolina, 6S in South Caro-
lima. In Georgia it is 65. Florida T.
Alabama g. Mississippi 81, Louisiana
So, Texas 81, Arkansas 30, Tennessee
AZ. Missouri rs, Oklahoma 49, and the
Indian Territory rs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
FOR A NATIONAL STRIKE

Structural Iron Workers Vote in n
New York Meeting.
New York. Oct. 2e.-The threat of a
national strike by the International AS
ISOLATION of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. to force recognition of Local
No. by the Iron League and Employ
ers' Association, eliminated to-day at
a meeting of the International and
Local Committee of the association,
held in this city, In a resolution being
passed. ordering strike all over the
country, to go into effect Saturday, In
all cities where members of the Iron
League of the Building Trades Employ
ers' Association have contracts.
President Buchanan was III favor of
exhausting all efforts to bring about I
peaceabe settlement. but the Parks
element thought this too slow, and car
ried the majority with them.
The Executive COMMITTEES estimates
that 10000 iron workers will be directly
affected. This would mean the throw
ing out of work of from 100000 to $780,
000. and possibly more, workmen in
other trades
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
OBITUARY..


Mrs. Mary Epping Gabbett. wife of
Mr. Cecil Gabbett. died at the family
residence, No. 231S Bun street, at $50
O'Clock last night. Mrs. Gabbett had
oeen Ill about two years and, though in
that time the services of the best physi-
clans, both in Savannah and the North
were secured. their skill proved I'M
awaiting. For the last several days it
mad been realized that Mrs. Gabbett
was in serious condition, and so those
who were nearest and dearest to her
were summoned and were present when
she passed away.
Inc remains, accompanied by the
members of the family and a number
OF friends. will be taken to Columbus
tonight. The funeral will take place
in Columbus tomorrow morning, when
Mrs. Gabbett will be laid in the family
lot beside her mother and two sisters.
The funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. ]. l.. Scully, recently rector
of st. Paurs Church. now rector of
Trinity Church, Columbus.
MS 1dbpSIt, pelOFe ner marriage,
was Miss Mary Epping, daughter of
Mr.. Henry H. Epping of Columbus.
She was born in that city July %, 1858,
and was married Nov. %, 1873. For
number of years. during Mr.. Cab
belts connection with the Western
Railway of Alabama, and the Atlanta
and West Point road. she lived in
Montgomery Ala. In 1883, with Mr..
Gabbett, she came to Savannah and
lived here for three years, going from
here to Atlanta, and returning again
some nine years ago.
Besides her husband she is survived
by five children: Mrs. Leonora Backus,
wife of Mr.. Henry Backus: Mr.. Cecil
Gabbett, Jr., Mr.. Eppipg Gabbett Miss
Sidney Gabbett and Maunsell Gabbett
Mrs. Gabbett's father and one sister,
Mrs. Leo Swift, of Columbus, also
survive her. With the exception of her
father, who is too aged to have made
the trip, they were all present when the
end came.
Mrs. Gabbett was a member of st.
Johns Episcopal Church. and Of most
of the various societies connected with
it, and was also connected with many
of the charitable and patriotic societies
of the city. Her fine traits and
strength of character were not display
ed in this way alone, however, for dur
ing her long illness she never once COM
planned, but sustained by her strength
of will, patiently bore her sufferings to
the end.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
EMPLOYERS ORGANIZE.
Association Formed at Chicago to
Cope With Labor Problems.

Association Formed at Chicago to
Cope With Labor Problems.
Chicago, Oct. 29.-Unable to decide
upon name for the organization, the
conference for the purpose of forming
a national federation of employers as
sociations, to cope with labor problems,
which began here to-day, was COM
PEELED temporarily TO adjourn, amid the
uproar and Kisses of the assembled
delegates.
A number of the delegates, who rep
resent national trades organizations of
the country, insisted that the body
should not have the words citizens
alliance" or alliance" in it's title,
while those representing the citizens
alliance, composed of employers and
employees, were firm in desiring recog-
milton.
When the convention reassembled at
night, harmony had been restored, and
it was voted unanimously to adopt the
name Citizens Industrial Association
of America" The organization will in
clude both employers and alliances.
The addresses of the delegates were
conservative and showed the DISPOSE
ton of the manufacturers only to up
hold what they believed to be their
right in the labor problem, and to treat
labor fairly.
The objects of the association, as set
forth in the constitution adopted to-
night are the maintenance of the law
and the rights of the citizens, the en-
enlargement of harmonious relations
between employers and employees, 20
foster freedom in the management OF
industry, and to create fund to pro-
mote these objects.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
MRS. HULL The HEAD
OF THE GEORGIA DIVISION OF
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY.
SAVANNAH WOMAN H0NoRED
BY THE STATE CONVENTION THAT
WAS HELD IN ATLANTA.

Other Officers Chosen to Serve the
DivisiOn--Mrs. Harrison of Savan-
nah Is Recording Secretary
Terms of Office Limited to Years
Report Received Upon the Winnie
Davis Memorial.
Atlanta, Oct. 29.-Mrs. A. B. HUI
of Savannah was to-day unanimously
elected president of the state division
United Daughters of the Confederacy
The other officers unanimously elect
ed included, Miss Alice Baxter of At
lanta, first vice president. Mrs. r. s.
Nesbitt of Marietta, second vice pres
ident; Miss A. o. Harper of Elberton
third vice president: Mrs. Nathanie
Harrison of Savannah. recording sec
rotary; Miss Stokes of Augusta. CORE
spending secretary: Mrs. c. C. San
ders, treasurer: Mrs. Johnson, regis
.rar.
On motion of Mrs. James jackson
the term of office was limited to tive
years, no officer being eligible to a third
term.
The last sessions of the state con-
vention of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy were busy ones. All
the chapter reports were read and act
ed upon, and the chairmen of standing
committees heard from. Important an
nouncements were made. and a full
report of the Winnie Davis memorial
at the State Normal School, Athens
Ga, was read. Subscriptions of gen.
erous amount were made by many del
egates representing their respective
chapters, while the furnishings OF
twelve rooms in the new dormitory
were guaranteed.
The amount required for the furnish
ing of room is 500 and there are still
thirty to be furnished.
A committee was appointed to rep
resent the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy at the presentation of the Will
ME Davis memorial to the state, this
ceremony to take place in Athens to-
morrow. The committee includes Mrs.
Rounsaville of Athens, Miss Ruther-
ford Mrs. Billups Phinizy of Athens,
Mrs. Ida Evans Eve of augusta, Miss
Alice Baxter of Atlanta, and Mrs. A.
B. Hull of Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
KNOW NOW
And Will Never Forget the Expe-
rience.


The coffee drinker who has suffered
and then been completely cured by
changing from coffee to Postum Food
Coffee knows something valuable.
He or she has no doubt about 1t. 4
California lady says: II learned the
truth about coffee in a peculiar way.
NV husband who has for years been of
a very bilious temperament decided to
leave off coffee and give Postum a
triaI and as l did not want the trouble
of making two beverages for meals
concluded to try Postum too and the
results have been that while my hus-
hand has been greatly benefited. have
mvself received even greater benefit.
When I began to drink Postum 1 was
thin in flesh and very nervous and
now | actually weigh 16 pounds more
than | did at that time and ! am
stronger physically and in my nerves
While husband is cured of all his ails.
1--WE have learned our little lesson
about coffee and we know something
about Postum too for we have used
Postum now steadily for the last three
Years and we shall always continue to
10 so. We have no more use for coffee
the drug drink We prefer Postum and
health" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in each package for a copy or
the famous little book, The Road To
MELVILLE"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
TO ESCAPE HIS CRIME.
Wheeler Had Prepared "a Plot That
Was to Cause a Big Fire.

Wheeler Had Prepared "a Plot That
Was to Cause a Big Fire.
Binghamton, ~ Y. Oct 29.-After
being arrested on the charge of at
tempting to burn his drug store at
Lestershire to-day, Truman H. Wheel
er took poison in the Court House in
this city and died in the county Jail.
This morning Benjamin T. Ash, who
owns the Lestershire block in which
Wheeler had his drug store. noticed
smoke in that store and found the door
locked. A man was put in over the
transom and opened the door. In the
back room was found a dish
OF sealing wax, boiling over
an oil stove, with excelsior,
two large cans OF gasoline and a dish
of high explosive, composed of glycer-
inc and an acid, surrounding the stove.
The wax was just ready to boil over.
and as soon as that happened 1t would
have caused an explosion and the de-
struction of the building. with prob
ably loss of life in the Y NJ. c. A.
rooms overhead.
Wheeler was permitted to go, in
charge of a policeman, to seek a
Dondsman, and while the officers at
tention was distracted, he drank di-
luted prussic acid, dying within an
hour.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
Henry G. Rose.

Mr.. Henry G. Rose died yesterday
morning at his home, No. 915 Lincoln
street, after an illness of six months
from consumption. His funeral will
take place from his late residence at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. The serv-
ices will be attended by Teutonia Lodge
No. Z, knights of Pythias, of which the
deceased was a member. The inter-
ment will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery,
the burial services being conducted by
Rev. H. c. Christian, pastor of Wesley
Monumental Church. The pall-bearers
will be members of the knights OF
Pythias.
Mr.. Rose was a native of Germany
and was 49, years old He lived at
Pooler for some time after he came to
this country and later moved to Sa-
vannah. He leaves a wife and three
children; one son, and two daughters.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
FOR BIG CONCERNS
yaarters Have Been Granted in
North Carolina.

norfolk, Va, Oct 29.-The largest
charters granted this year by the state
of North Carolina were issued at Raj
eigh to-day to four corporations-all OF
Salisbury, N. c., and owned by the
Whitney Company of that place.
They are the Yadkins Mines Consoli-
dated Company, capital $1,000, 900, to
develop mines and mining properties;
the Yadkin Land Company, capital ST.
100000 to deal in land and city lots;
the Yadkin River Power Electric Com
pany, capital $5,0O0,000, to develop the
water power of the Yadkin river in
Montgomery, Stanley, Rowan, David
son and other counties, and to deal in
real estate and operate mills; the Yad-
kin and Virginia Copper and Land
Company capital S750000, to develope
copper mines in Granville, Person and
other counties, also to develop other
mineral properties.
A charter was also granted the Nor
canton Waterworks Company, capital
100000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
Mrs. f. C. Laurence, Scotch Plains,
N, j.

New York, Oct. 29-Mrs. E. c. Lau-
renee is dead at her home, The Ever
greens, Scotch Plains, N. ]. In the
Civil War she lived in the South and,
though a young woman, she ran the
blockade of the James river in Vir-
ginia on two occasions, coming North
and returning with medicine for the
sick and wounded soldiers South. Her
home was at Americas, Ga, and she
was a welcome visitor at Anderson
Vile, where she assisted in caring for
the Union soldiers, as well as those of
the Confederacy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
LEFT TO A JUDGE

To Determine the Right as he
tween Operators and Operatives.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 29.-Nation-
al Organizer Rice of the United Mine
Workers of America and representa-
tive OF the mine operators adjourned
to-day, after failing to settle the differ
ences between operators and operatives
of mines not included in the Knoxville
settlement They agreed to leave the
question to United States Judge G. d.
Clark of this city.
The mines involved are those of the
Indian Head Coal Company and Paris
Coal Company OF Cumberland Falls,
KY, New Cumberland Coal Company
at williams Station, Ky, and the Jel-
leo Coal Company in Laurel county.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
MORE LAND FRAUD CASES
are brought in Oregon Against
those Relieved to Have PrOfted.

brought IN oregon Against
Those believed to Have PrOfted.
Washington. Oct. 29.-Secretary
hitchcock to-day received a telegram
from Portland, Ore. announcing the
Indictment of three more persons in
connection with the public land frauds
In that state.
The kilograms gave the names of the
persons indicted as Emma L. Watson.
uuy fluff and Norman Williams. The
woman is charged with conspiracy In
SSo,ihnection with the proceedings against
MISS Mss Ware, commissioner of the United
states District Court for Oregon, who
4, already under Indictment: and Will
maIns is charged with forgery in con-
nectlon with the Nesbitt case. The
Lt'oceeding against Huff is for forgery,
"Gt is an Independent case.
>. pom being asked if he had anything
70 say apropos of the indictments, Sec
letary Hitchcock replied: Nothing.
M TS%eept that the ball goes rolling on.
mere have been seven indictments
, miIhin a week, and there will be many
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
ON BEHALF OF JEWS
Their Brethren in America VIII
Busy Themselves.


Busy Themselves.
Washington, Oct. 29.-Further efforts
are to be made by the Jews of Amer
lea to better the condition of their
countrymen in other lands. Simon
Wolf Of this city states that he has ar
ranged for conferences between the
President and Secretary Hay and the
board of delegates of civil and reli-
gious rights, which meets here early
in November, the purpose of which
will be the consideration of a number
of important international questions
affecting the Jews. For the present"
he added, nothing more will be done
regarding the Kishineff matter"
Mr.. Wolff was at the State Depart
ment to-day and spent some time with
Secretary Hay. He has arranged for
the formal presentation on Oct. 81 of
the Kishineff petition, which has now
been completed and bound and will be
paced among the State Department
records. The petition is signed by
more than $4,000 Jews.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
GREAT FIRE AT BLUEFIEL DIS.

New Orleans, Oct. e9.--Private ca
bles reaching the city to-day bring
advices of a great fire at Bluehelds,
Nicaragua, exceeding the damage done
in the fire a year ago. The losses are
roughly estimated at nearly $780, 900.
Brown & Harris, the Orleans and Cen
trail American Trading Company, John
Q. Allen, j. A. Petersen and the Blue
fields Steamship Company all having
large interests at Bluefields, are said
to have been heavy sufferers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
]. III. Grice, Denver, Col.

News of the death in Denver, Col,
Wednesday of Mr.. J. H. Grice of Sa-
vannah was received here yesterday
Mr.. Grice had been i'll about six
months. He died from consumption.
He was a native of Liberty county and
was 80 years old. He leaves a wife, a
father, j. e. Grice of Onida, Liberty
county, and two brothers, I. j. and w.
S. Grice. His remains will reach Sa-
vannah probably Sunday morning and
will be taken to Onida by the Seaboard
Air Line, at s o'clock, for burial in the
afternoon. Mr.. Grice had many friends
in Savannah who will receive the news
of his death with deep regret.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
Voted for Appointments.

Washington, Oct. 29-The mission
airy council of the Episcopal Church
to-day voted unanimously in favor of
the appointment of suffragan bishops
who, subject to the presiding bishop,
shall take charge of the work among
the non-American races in this coun-
try. This matter will be brought to
the attention of the general conven-
ton at its next meeting. An address
was made to-day by Rev. ]. H. NJ. Pol
lard, Archdeacon of North Carolina.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
LEE TO DIE TO-DAY
,,CRDERER OF LILA MAY SUIT
TIES MUST BE HANGED.
LAW GIVES NO MORE DELAY
~ THE EXECUTION OF THE SEN
rENCc OF THE COURT.

Governor Terrell Has Announced
Tint He VIII Not Grant Another
ucspite-No Further Measure to
avert the END Seems Open TO the
attorneys for the Condemned
uan-NcVvs and Notes from At
Iantn.
Atlanta, Oct. 29.-Gov. Terrell decid-
ed to-day he would not grant fur
Their respite to Millard Lee, condemned
murderer of Miss Lila May Suttles,
and Lee will die on the gallows to-
morrow.
Every effort has been made to save
Lees life on the insanity plea, and the
ease has been three times before the
supreme Court. The Prison Commits
sion has once passed on the case, re-
fusing to recommend executive Glenn
ency.
Lee shot Miss Suttles to death, May
% 1902. in the church at Ben Hill, nine
miles from Atlanta because she re-
fused to let him accompany her to
her home He says he is ready to die
and seems to look on this determine
ton Of his case as relief, at least,
from a terrible strain which has been
upon him.
Lumber Case Lays.
1t will be more than three months
before the hearing before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in the
lumber rate case is concluded and a
decision reached. In addition to the
many witnesses remaining to be heard,
a vast amount of written evidence has
been placed with the commission, but
this will not be considered until the
commission returns to Washington.
l. Green, assistant general freight
agent of the Southern, was on the
stand again to-day. AT the conclusion
of his testimony Traffic Manager
Compton of the Louisville and Nash
vile was called. Several other rail-
road men are yet to be heard from.
The case is regarded as perhaps the
most important and far-reaching that
has ever been heard by the commits
sion in the South.
HOO-HOOs Had n Session.
The Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoos
held an informal gathering at the Pied
mont Hotel tonight. Forty of the
lumber dealers, now in the city to ap-
pear before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, were present. The meet
ing was strictly a social affair.
Charged With Bigamy.
On the charge of bigamy, E,sy Wheel
er a white woman. 20 years old, and
John Fetter, IS years old, have been
lodged in the Tower. The warrants
were taken against the two by Mrs.
John Fetter, who says her husband left
her, ostensibly to go to Florida, but
really to marry the Wheeler woman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-30
GENERAL BOOTHS MESSAGE.
The Lament of the Father Upon the
Death of the Daughter.

commander-in-ch of the Salvation
Army, has sent the following message
to Salvationists throughout the world
concerning the tragic death of his
daughter, Mrs. Booth Tucker:
Il am suddenly Frustrated with grief
in the presence of what appears at the
moment to be an indescribable calam-
ity and an unfathomable mystery.
can only look up and say to my Heav-
emily Father, Thy will be done
My daughter was, after her moth
err, first among the many noble and
consecrated women 1 have been per-
mitted to know during the fifty years
of my public life. Her loss is ire
parable"