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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12

Company, was composed almost entire
~ of Western postal employees; that
in 1889 it set aside 1000 shares of stock
for forwarding its interests" and that
armed with this authority, it's presi-
dent, Daniel S. Richardson, and In
spector Erwin came to Washington,
saw Beavers, Machen, Heath and 9TH
ers and got an order for equipping 20S9
letter boxes with their device.
The indictment says the company
was Systematically relieved of its OBJ
legations in the way of paying freight,
Grating, painting and printing cards
for the devices it was furnishing. The
indictment charges that Beavers and
Machen owned stock under assumed
names. Most of the thousand shares of
stock set aside, the indictment says,
went to different postoffice officials,
and again President Richardson came
to Washington. and following an in
crease in the contract price he got for
the company dividends were paid on
the stock.
Mcclellan, principal owner of the
Columbia Supply Company, of New
York is charged with agreeing to pay
Machen so cents for each dollar and
a quarter paid on the package box
contract by the government. Specific
payments to Machen are cited in con-
sideration of increased compensation
u00er the package DOA Contract, OS-
tensibly for attaching a different sup
port to the boxes. Scheble became
interested in the firm of which Mayor
Maybury, of Detroit, Mich, is a mem
Der, and which furnished letter boxes
to the government and Schebel and
Machen, in a joint indictment, are al
legged to have schemed to defraud the
government by the supply of excess
sive quantities of boxes.
The indictment says that Maybury
and Ellis paid Scheble to the extent
Of the latter's interest in the COM
pany and that he in turn paid large
sums to Machen. In seventeen counts
the indictments cites specific pay
ments to Machen by Scheble The
other indictments involve practically
similar transactions. Montague, whose
name figures in the Montague Indica-
tor and Letterbox Company, is post
master of San Francisco
A number of other postal cases are
now pending before the grand Jury
which will resume its session here next
Monday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
SEA CRITTERS
RETURNING HOME.

Three of the Georgia Team Back
From the National Contests.
Three of Savannahs Sea Girt team
returned home yesterday, Dr. F. C. VIII
son, Mr.. H. E. Wilson and Mr.. r. c..
Fetzer. They said the team was cor
daily received at Sea Grit and was
shown every courtesy. 1t stood no
chance of winning prize though, ow-
ing to lack OF practice and unfamiliari-
ty with the Krag-Jorgensens.
The Georgians entered the matches,
however, in the best of faith and did
the best they could, although largely
handicapped The teams which did
the crack shooting were made up of
the pick of thousands of men, thorough
ly familiar with the Krag gun and ac-
quainted with all of it's nice points
familiar with the range and it's condi-
tons and prepared in every way to do
nne shooting. The experience was a
valuable one to every man on the team
and its results will be seen in future
contests.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
GRIM DEATHS SUDDEN COMING
SWEEPS LAUGHTER AWAY
BY AN UNKNOWN HAND
BRlDGEMAN WAS SLAIN
While Going to Wife and Children
Harris Was Murdered.

while Going to Wife and Children
Harris Was Murdered.
Richmond, Va, Sept. IA Lynch
burg special says:
william P. Harris of Iron Gate, Va.
was shot and killed early this morning
on a freight train of the Chesapeake
ana OHIO Railway near Gladstone,
twenty-five miles east of Lynchburg.
members OF the train crew heard sew
efal pistol shots as the train was dash
ing along, but they paid no attention
10 the noise, and were not aware that
any serious trouble had occurred un-
I'll the train reached Gladstone, when
they found the dead body of Harris w.
ing on car. He had been shot, and
evidently instantly killed.
How the tragedy occurred is a mys-
terry The unfortunate mans watch
IS missing, but some money which he
had was found untouched. Two ne
groes, Law Young and William Muir
phy, Who are suspected, were arrested
here while beating their way West.
They were at Gladstone when the
body was found. They declare, how
ever, that they know nothing of the
shooting.
There is much excitement at Glad
stone, and a crowd of several hundred
people have been waiting there for the
arrival of the two negroes. The Lynch
burg authorities. however, would not
incur the responsibility of carrying the
negroes to Gladstone, but they will be
taken there tomorrow by Gladstone
official. Trouble is feared.
Harris had been employed with the
American Bride Company in Rich
mond, and was on his way to visit
his wife and two children.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
TIMELY GOSSIP
FROM WASHINGTON.
MoOdy's Administration of the Navy.
Some TiIlman Talk.
BY r. NJ. Larner.

10y ANs ~ La AACAs
Washington, Sept. 12-Secretary
Moody has again been called upon to
deny that he intends to voluntarily
retire from the cabinet. His friends
here say that he does not find the du-
ties of Secretary of Navy as congenial
as were his associations in Congress.
The fact is Mr.. Moody has not been
great success in the Navy Department,
and he is keen enough to realize it.
He is an economist of the severest
type. While serving on the Commit
tee on Appropriations in the House of
| Representatives he was frequently al
luded to by his more eXtravagant COL
leagues, as "a Republican Judge Hol-
man. The late Judge Holman was
| known as the Democratic watch dog
| of the treasury"
Under existing conditions, Congress
with the navy, and the naval officers
| on duty in the department are better
acquainted with the needs of the serv-
| ice than Secretary Moody. Being a
bachelor he is disposed to be unsocia-
BILE at times, so that his administration
has been neither an official nor a per-
sonal success.
The President does not desire any
further changes in his cabinet at this
particular juncture, but there are at
least three members of his official
household, who are anXiOuslv waiting
for an opportunity to get out.
Root and Depew.
From New York comes the whisper
loo eNf,a - 40
governorship, as has been frequently
suggested. Those who profess to be
familiar with his personal desires as
sert that he is ambitious to succeed
Chauncey Depew in the United States
Senate. Mr.. Depew is aware of the
fact that he will encounter some OPP
position for reelection, and he fears
MIR. Root more than any other competi-
tor. Senator DepeW is in love with
the life and experiences of a United
States senator, and he is hard at work
looking after his fences. AS between
Mr.. Root and Senator Depew, it is
known that Boss Tom Platt prefers Dr.
Depew as his senatorial running mate.
The TiIIman Trial.
One of the Democratic leaders from
South Carolina passed through Wash
ington this week. on his way to Sara
tOga for his annual vacation. He was
formally an anti-Tillman Democrat,
but recently he has buried the hatchet,
III an endeavor to bring about harmony
in the party. Referring to Senator
Tillman's interest in the coming trial
| of his nephew, Jim" Tillman, charged
with the murder of the late Editor Con
| zales, this gentleman said:
81 understand the Tillman family has
raised a purse of $4,000, to be expend-
! ed in an effort to prevent the cOnVic-
| ton of Jim" Tillman. The abest
! criminal lawyers in South Carolina are
at work on the case. and one of the
number, who has a great reputation, as
a p1eader before jury. has openly pre-
| dicted that he will secure Tnlman's ac-
| quittal."
A Political Incident.
| The same gentleman related an in
| cident to show that Senator TilIman
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
Russia ADDS Conditions.

London, Sept. 1.-THE British For
eign Office has received official con-
firmation of the London Times dis
patch from Pekin, published Sept. TO-
saying that the Russian minister at the
Chinese capital had added two fresh
conditions to those imposed on China
as conditional to the evacuation of the
Manchurian provinces Oct. 8.
This materially changes the optimis-
tic view taken of the Far Eastern sit
uation which the Japanese based upon
the first reports of the Russian note.
1t is learned that Japan has advised
all her, representatives abroad of the
details of the Russian demands, which
she now evidently CONSTITUTES as a de-
termination on the part of Russia to
maintain her grasp on Manchuria.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
Mayor Nlaybury Talks.

Detroit, Sept. 1t.-Mayor William c.
Maybury, when interviewed to-day in
reference to the indictment of Eugene
b. Scheble of Toledo, formerly interest
ed in the firm of Maybury & Ellis, let
ter box manufacturers, said:
"Our business relations with Mr..
scheble ceased two years ago, when he
was given the contract for furnishing
the government with mail boxes of his
own design There was nothing under
handed in our deal with the government
In the matter Of mail boxes. and the
fact that Mr.. Scheble was once asso-
clated with us. has nothing 10 do with
his present position, nor are there any
grounds upon which the Postofiice De-
partment could connect Us with she
matter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
News at Fernandina.

Fernandina, Sept. III. E. Starke,
who shot and perhaps fatally wounded
his wife's brother John Angel at jack
senville yesterday, has just retired
from the clerkship of the City Council,
which position he has held for the past
two years.
The County Commissioners, on petit
ton of q number of parties DESTROYS OF
having a DRY county of this, ordered
an election. to be held on Oct. 12. tc
determine the question.
The tax levy for the year 1903 ha:
been fixed at pa mills higher than Iast
year, or for Fernandipa at % mills
Amelia Island, outside of city, at q
mills, and for the mainland at 10 mills
two mills of the above has been neces-
STATED to provide for the building of d
new jail.
Mr.. S. S. Coffin, who was shot from
ambush by some party as yet unknown
is out again.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
UNCLE SANS CROOKED GANG
IS BEING RUN TO COVER
Same Old Machen, Along With Others Formerly
Very High in the Postal Service Are Figur-
ing Prominently in the Washing Of
the Governments Dirty Linen.

Washington, Sept. 11.-United States
District Attorney Beach to-day an
nounced that the six persons named
in the seven indictments returned by
the grand jury last Tuesday are:
George w. Beavers, former chief of
the division of salaries and allow
ances, Postoffice Department.
August w. Machen, former general
superintendent of the free delivery
system, Postoffice Department
James w. Erin, former postofice in
spector with headquarters in San
Francisco.
George H. Huntington and Isaac
Mcclellan, both of New York city,
owners of the Columbia Supply Com
pany of that city, and Eugene D.
Scheble of Toledo, o., dentist, and
interested in the firm of Maybury &
Ellis of Detroit, Mich, letter box man
ufacturers.
Beavers, Machen and Erwin are
named jointly in one indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States. Another Indictment is against
Mcclellan, Huntington and Machen for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States and still another is against the
same three for conspiracy to commit
bribery, both under Section $40, Re-
vised Statutes.
Scheble and Machen are indicted
Jointly for conspiracy against the
United States and again for conspir-
acy to commit bribery. Another indict-
ment is against McGieghan and Hun
tington for bribery, and the last is
against Machen singly for accepting
brides under Section 5501, Revised
Statues.
All the indictments are based on
transactions relating to the supply of
letter boxes and package boxes and
devices. Some ensational charges are
made The indictment against Beav-
ers, Machen and Erwin alleges that the
Postal Device and improvement Com
pany of San Francisco formerly the
Montague Indicator and Letterbox
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
English Cabinet Condemned.

London, Sept 11-Lord Roseberry,
replying to a correspondent, has writ
ten lengthily on the subject of the re-
cent report of the commission of in
quiry into the South African war.
He vigorously condemns the cabinet
as being severally and individually re-
sponsible for the disasters and the in
aptitudes of the conduct of the war,
and advocates new departure in the
military management of Great Bril-
tain, commencing by requesting the
King to entrust the entire manage
ment of the War Office to General
Lord Kitchener with the fullest au-
thority to re-organize the present
system
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
A FOOD LESSON
That viii Never BE Forgotten.

A young lady says: Il was sick for
over a year from what the doctors call
ed Typhoid Malaria fever and had cold
sweats most all that time. l had a tre-
mendious appetite and was allowed to
eat anything l pleased until my ston-
aeh finally gave out so that could not
even take toast-water without its fer
menting and giving me much misery
and distress.
Il became so discouraged and down
hearted after several years passed
without getting we'll: in fact l only
convalesced enough to be taken out
for a short drive each day and was al
ways brought back SO tired that l
would resolve not to go again. / lost
over so pounds. Changing physicians
I was advised to go to the mountains
and finally went to the Allegheneys. At
NV boarding house a lady at the table
ordered Grape-Nuts for breakfast l
had never heard of ii before so | asked
her about the food and she told me 1t
had done her so much good and sug-
pested that l order some which l dld.
I liked il and used it while L stayed
there several weeks and found to my
SUNRISE that 1t agreed with my delicate
stomach and ] soon began to feel bet
ter nourished and got so strong could
take long walks and not feel tired. My
weight began to GENE back and that
baeeard look vanished from my face.
~ found that Grape-Nuts was just
what 7 needed and when / returned
home I stlll continued using u and for
mare than two years now / have hardly
ever missed day without eating
crane Nuts. After my friends saw
what Grape Nuts did for me u was not
hand 10 persuade them 10 give the
food q trial
80 sum IL al ~ am now hetier
fban / have felt for . number Of years.
can work an day and sleep All nlght
and I eat quite hearty II almost any
food after ! have made ny breakfast
IN GraOe-Nuts md rieh cream ! have
s,stnes hack 80 the weight that ! want
srd am row haDpy and contenf'1 "
Name given ~ Postum Co., batiie
Creek Nlrn.
Theres "a reaton.
f00k in each pack8ge for Nopy =
fhe famous ltttie b0ok "ltf lsoa4 io
AftltAlo.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12

- Triton, Ga, Sept. 11.-Tifton City
court Is in session this week. Judge
y: c. Boatright presiding. Quite a lot
Gi cVil ana criminal business is before
nus honor and the session VIII occupy
our days. All the criminal cases are
vi minor importance. several Of them
law. amy
ben Armstrong. negro porter. was
~ rested this week under a charge Of
Using obscene language In the presence
"a White woman. IN few hours
aIier his arrest the negro had been
uieo' given ten months in the gang,
minput the alternative fine. and was
D I'D. rs way 10 the gang Matters were
rushed "a little, as circumstances We're
ly1chinR.
=, mr. J.. A. 0Non superintendent of
ne Ilflon Lumber COmpanys plant
W. thfoWn 10 the nOOr 81 "a dat ear
Yesterday white loading some lumber
E ~ sustained severe spraln ~ the
d, a burglar entered ihe room of Mr.
~ Stafford. agent for ~ Atlantic
- ~ pm fham 80 HuRflnF, iasi blight
~@'s stole shout en- frorn hlB pocket
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12

takes a more conservative view of
state politics than he did a few years
ago. At a recent political gathering
the subject under consideration was
the adoption of certain party princi-
pies. There were Tillman and anti
Tillman factions present One of
Senator Tillman's lieutenants present
ed a resolution, which to the surprise
of Senator Tillman, received the in
dorsement of a man who had pre-
viously been one of Senator Tillman's
most outspoken opponents.
With a tinge of satisfaction and
shadow of sarcasm in his manner,
Senator Tillman expressed his sur
prise that the gentleman from -
county could bring himself to support
a measure or a proposition which he
CTillman) favored.
Il have heard the same gentleman
say" continued Senator Tillman, that
he would rather vote for the devil
than give his sanction to a Tillman
proposition. Now. what puzzles me is,
how can the gentleman be consistent
after that declaration, and yet favor
the pending propositions"
In reply, the gentleman addressed,
said: Il admit that 1 said 1 would
vote for the devil before would vote
| for Tillman, and in justification Of my
present course l desire to state that
you are the nearest approach to the
devil l ever expect to see. hence l am
prepared to vote with you this time. ="
This retort convulsed the convention
with laughter at the expense of Sem
ator Tillman. When the latter could
make himself heard he added, good
naturally, with a characteristic shake
of his head and arms, You're a good
fellow, and l am not going to quarrel
with you
The resolution carried, the two men
shook hands, and are now considered
fast friends.
Committee Appointments.
So certain is Congressman Cannon
of his election to the speakership of the
next House, that he has practically
completed the formation of the long list
of committee appointments he will be
called upon to make. Mr. Cannon be-
lieves in the expediting of the public
business, and with that object in view
he has consulted the President and
other leaders of the party relative to
the organization of the committees, so
that he Will be prepared to make his
assignments as soon as the action OF
the caucus which dominates him is con-
firmed by a formal vote of the House.
It is understood that there Will be
changes in the construction of many OF
the important committees. but general
ly speaking the veteran members will
be reassigned to the committees to
which they were members in the last
Congress.
The most important chairmanship to
be disposed of is that of the Committee
on Appropriations, which becomes va
cont or is now vacant through the ele-
walton of Mr.. Cannon to the Speakers
chair. 1t is generally believed that
representative Hemenway of Indiana,
one of the ranking Republican MEM
hers of the committee at the close or
the last session of Congress, viii get
the assignment. There are otner aspi-
rants for this influential assignment,
but as Mr.. Hemenway was Mr.. Can
mons right man, and understands
his system, the chances are IN his
favor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12

didn't even whisper. They had doubt
less gone off down the canon, soaring
some other poor tenderfoot half out of
his wits. These electrical displays are
not seemingly much dreaded by the
people who live in high attitudes. They
comfortingly declare that a tornado
or cyclone is unknown in the noun
tains. But sometimes these mountain
storms go off through a canon to the
foothills and the plains. Then there IS
something doing. One such destroyed
over 100000 worth of property in the
valley below us a few nights ago.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
prlnf CIoth Harl.et FIrm.

Fall River. Mass. Sept. 1.-THE
sales in The print cloth market for the
week amounted ~ about $4,000 pieces
both regulars and odd goods.
THE market haf continued fairly ac-
i've throughout ihe week With "A frm
underafone for 90 CLASSES ~ goods.
Marrow goods we're boo pressing de-
inahd. fair amount ~ regulars were
dlsp0sed 81 ON Wednesony brokers
f0r ~ q D. Borden came into fhe
market and secured about 5000 pieces
IN renuiau f0r delivery iu October
November nud December "a sa,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
OBITUARY.
George n. Barker, Macon.

Macon. Sept. 11.-George r. Barker
the oldest odd Fellow in Georgia, and
for nearly half century treasurer Of
the Grand Lodge OF Georgia. and a
prominent Mason and Pythian, died
here tonight at the age Of 50.
lie fell down the steps Of the Ply.
THAN castle in Macon Two years ago
and received injuries which finally
caused his death. He was the father
Of Mrs Walter B. Hin Of Athens.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 1.-THE Flor
IDA soldiers encamped at Camp Jen-
nings showed increased efficiency from
their four days instruction at the
maneuvers to-day.
This afternoon the First Regiment.
under command Of Col. j. w. Sackett.
passed i'm review before Gov. Jennings
at the dress parade. The feature of
the maneuvers tomorrow will be the
Inspection Of the entire brigade by
Adjt. Gen. Foster. The troops are now
all equipped with Krag-Jorgensen
rifles and new outfits.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
TWO MEN KILLED
IN BOILER EXPLOSION.

Charlotte, N c.. Sept. ia special
from Asheville says that two men were
killed and five injured in a boiler ex-
plosion to-day at the lumber mill of
the Buchanan Lumber Company, in
Jackson county, North Carolina. The
names of the dead and injured could
not be learned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
BOY IN BUSHES
SHOT TO DEATH.
Mai. j. VI. Riddle, Newspaper Man,
Thought Grandson "a Squirrel.

Mai. j. NJ. Riddle, Newspaper Man,
Thought Grandson "a Squirrel.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. IA spe-
cial from Lancaster, S. c., says: Yes
terday afternoon Maj. j. NJ. Riddle,
one of the proprietors of the Lancaster
Review, accompanied by his son, j. M.
Riddle, Jr., and his little grandson,
Robert Mackorell boy about years
old, went over to Chester county on a
squirrel hunt.
While hunting on the river bank this
morning Maj. Riddle fired on what he
supposed to be squirrel in the bushes,
but on approaching the object of his
aim he discovered his grandson in the
agony of death, the boy having re-
ceived the entire load. When Maj
Riddle reached him the boy exclaimed:
Grandpa you have shot me-
The child died in his grandfather's
arms on the way to a spring nearby.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
American Robbers Sentenced.

FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 11.-Three Amer
leans, who robbed a Mexican Cen
trail train and Wells-Fargo Express
Company at Bermejillo. Durango, July
g. 1902, have been sentenced at Mapmi
to fifteen years Imprisonment and
fined $1,000 each.
The men were Bill West, alias In
gram; Lee Smith, alias Whitaker and
James Paris.
They got from the Wells-Fargo Com
pany $50, 500 and this has been recover
ed except about $4,000 or $4,000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
state GeoIogist Enthusiastic.

Augusta, Sept. 11.-State Geologist
Yeates was in Augusta to-day return
ing from an inspection of valuable
rock Quarries in Hancock county. He
speaks enthusiastically of Georgia's
prospective exhibit at the st. Louis
Exposition, and says he and Assistant
Commissioner of Agriculture Wright
Commissioner Fred Gordon of Co
Iumbus and Commissioner General
Hughes will leave Monday for ST.
Louis to make arrangements for Geor-
gia's exhibit, secure space, etc.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12

king Edward has become exceed
ingly conservative in matters of dress
since his accession to the throne of
Great Britain. He knows that his sub
jeets will follow his initiative in their
raiment and consequently he is seldom
seen in new or expensive raiment. He
brought some new felt hats from Ma
rienbad, which he recently visited. but
will only wear them when walking in
the highlands, lest they become the
fad of London.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-12
WERE BURNED TO DEATH.

Fairmont, w. Va, Sept ia kero-
sene explosion last evening at Lorentz,
small village in Upshur county,
killed Mrs. Charles West and fatally
burned her husband. Their daughter.
Minnie, was seriously, but not fatally,
burned. Mrs. West attempted to light
her kitchen fire with the aid Of the
oil