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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
CROFT CHARGES THAT
HE WAS lNTIMIDATED.
Says the Manner of POstOHice In
spectOrs Was OverbearinE.

WINS
Washington, Jan. 26.-Testimony
designated to show the existence Of
conspiracy to defraud the government
to-day was introduced by the prosecu-
ton in the postal trial.
At the outset, the question of the adj
instability of the declaration of Dller
B. Croft, made to postoffice inspectors,
that he did not know the Lorenzes,
came up for further argument. Coun-
sci for the defense vigorously asserted
that the declaration was not a volun-
tary one, but was made under duress.
while the government insisted that
when confronted with charges, D. b.
Croft had resorted to evasion, subter-
fuge and falsehood. The court finally
decided that the statement was evil
dence against Diller B. Croft, but not
against the other defendants, and that
the jury would decide as to whether it
was made voluntarily or not.
Diller B. Groff, in his own behalf,
declared that when the inspectors call
ed upon him their manner was over
bearing, gruff and bulldozing. He then
testified that the inspectors had said TO
him that they wanted to arrest two
men land If you will give us the infor-
nation that will convict them, we will
give you $4,000 and let you ride in the
government band wagon"
1t subsequently was brought out that
the $4,000 referred to represented the
amount owed the Groffs, and payment
of which had been held up. In the
course of the testimony Mr.. Douglass,
for the defense. charged that the whole
case was honeycombed with intimida-
ton.
Postoffice Inspector Mayer came in
for searching cross examination,
which had not been concluded when
court adjourned.
The government contrary to expec-
tation, did not close its case to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
TRAVELLED 5000 MILES
TO PAY HIS POLL TAX.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 26.-Congressman
w. S. Burleson from this, the Tenth,
congressional district, arrived to-day
from Washington, having travelled g.
900 miles to pay his poll tax of $1.75.
in order that he might retain his priv
ileges as voter and ofiice-holder in
Texas.
The trip was necessary because he
forgot to pay his tax before leaving
for Washington, and when he tried
to have 1t paid by proxy he was in
formed that under the present state
law he would have to pay It In per-
son or forfeit his rights as a voter and
ofice-holder
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
MADE NEW HIGH RECORDS.
The Sky Seems to Have Been Named
as the Limit for Cotton.

as the Limit for Cotton.
New York, Jan. 26.-July cotton sold
at l56Oc early to-day, with all the ac
tive months reaching new high
records. The advance was made in
spite of cables rather lower than due
at the time of the local opening.
slightly heavier receipts and unset
Ting news flom the Far East.
The market opened easy at I'M
changed prices to a decline of s points
and showed some further weakness on
the call, but was almost Immediately
rallied by aggressive bull support
while trading, which had been quiet at
first, became more active as prices
worked upward. Inside of twenty
minutes, the high point of yesterday
had been reached and before the end
of the first hour, March sold at Il. 29c.
May 15.50c and July 1850, a net adj
vance of 15G16 points.
The market developed a period of
irregularity, during which prices fluc-
tuated narrowly for a time. Then ru-
mors were circulated that there had
been heavy liquidation of bull &C
counts the last day or two, and short
ly after midday there was a selling
movement, which carried prices down
sharply. In the late trading, March
sold at 15c, May at 152Oc and July at
15.2Sc, decline from the best of 29G32
points and a net loss of IS to Il points.
Just before the close there was a re-
newal of bull support and a partial
recovery, with the market finally
steady at a net decline of 4d16 points
on the general list.
Sales were estimated at 100000
bales
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
BY FIRE AT LOUISVILLE
LOSS OF S225,000 CAUSED

Louisville, KY. Jan. 26.-F1re to-day
DESTROYED the Goddard storage ware
house, entailing losses upon several
wholesalers which aggregate about
s225. 900. The fire caused a slight panic
among the guests of the Gait House.
which, fortunately, did not result In
harm to anybody. The principal los
W. R. Benedict, wholesale coffee; $780,
900; A. Englehard & Co., wholes Gn
coffee, $4,000; H. E, Edwind & CO.,
wholesale grocers, $4,000; oo IoToet OK q
& Co, loss on building, $4,000; 2. X.
owen & Co., wholesale commission
The fire was fought with great dlin-
cuItv by the entire department IN
toronerature lowering near zero. The
fire is believed to have been caused
bv spontaneous combustion.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
STEAMER MANHATTAN
HAS HER CARGO AFlRE.

"-Laden Vessel Put Into
charleston for Assistance.
l.. O"drleston, S. c., Jan. 26.-The Brit
S'i steamer Manhattan, which left New
orleans on Jan. 16, bound for Bremen,
% coming into this port tonight with
Ergo afire. Thirty miles to the south
"aru she signaled the Zingara, which
1'''mpanied her to Charleston bar and
'SSted the crew of the Manhattan
81 eohhning the flames to the hold.
me steamer is registered 6,125 tons,
anu mas a very large cargo of cotton
,''u grain. Several tugs has gone to
'' assistance. and will bring her up
~ 'he dock before morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
MEL DRIM AS DELEGATE,
NAMED BY ROOSEVELT.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The President
has appointed delegates to the Uni
versal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists
to be held at st. Louis in September,
1904. They include the members of the
Supreme Court, the presiding judges
of United States Circuit Courts of APP
peals, members of the cabinet, several
senator's and representatives. Luke E.
Wright, Governor OF the Philippines,
and other representatives of the bar
and judiciary of Manila, Honolulu and
Porto Rico and the following: e. b.
Kruttschnitt and w. w. Howe, New
Orleans; Holmes Conrad and II. St.
George Tucker, Virginia.; M. w. Rose
and George b. Rose, Little Rock; p.
w. Meldrim. Savannah; Theodore S.
Garnett Norfolk.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
plenty Of Money for Japan

Toxic, Jan. 26.-The cabinet and eld-
er statesmen conferred for an extended
period tonight. They discussed the
financial programme in the event of
hostilities. The Japanese financiers in
general are offering very generous as
sietance. and It is now fully evident
that the government will be enabled to
raise an enormous sum of money at
home without having 10 place depend
ence upon borrowing from abroad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
a wooden platform to take the debris
and the dead from the abyss.
MOrgues Are in Readiness.

A o'clock the cage had not started
on it's first trip. That some of the
dead will be brought out of the mine
tonight there is little doubt That the
mine officials and inspectors antici-
pated this was evident this afternoon
in the presence at the mine of Coroner
McGeary of Allegheny county. Two
places are already prepared to receive
these dead. The school house is ready
for use as a morgue and another build
ing belonging to the company near the
entrance to the shaft is also in readi-
ness. The two buildings are already
designated as morgues because no one
who knows the story believes that the
doctors aid will be necessary, except
perhaps for some of the rescuers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
SAYS PLAINTIFF WAS
NOT LEGALLY MARRIED
Countess Esterhazy's Answer to the
Damage Suit.

Countess EsterhaHy's Answer to the
Damage Suit.
washington, Jan. 26.-The answer of
the Countess Esterhazy, against whom
a suit for 100000 damages, in which
one Is charged with having alienated
s"e directions of the plaintiffs hus-
OHno' was filed by Louise M. DeLang,
was made to-day. She declares there
lever was a legal marriage between
louise Mcdowell (the plaintiffs maid
'H hame) and Martin DeLang. The
answer includes besides, a general de-
,id' Oh the charges, the allegation that
W., Iss' DeLang has no legal claim upon
c cne directions of Martin DeLang, be-
ia ooSe she was never legally married
not HlIn and that, therefore, she is
NJ ~ entitled to sue for the alienation
Ot his affections.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27

Boston, Jan. ga private cablegram
received in this city to-day announced
the arrival at Barbados, in distress.
OF the schooner Joseph w. Hawthorn,
Capt. Poland, which sailed from Jack
sonville. Dec. 2, for Portland, before
reported overdue. The vessel had lost
foresail, jib, mainsail, main boom. gaff,
and fore boom. She will have to re-
pair before resuming her passa
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
Lukban Arrested.

Manila, Jan. 26.-Gen. Vincent LUX
ban, formerly of Samar, and the insti-
gator OF the Balangiu and other afro
cities. has been arrested here. He is
charged with conspiracy in company
with Gomez Ricarte, whose conduct
attracted considerable attention during
the Smith Waller campaign.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
MURDER A MYSTERY.
Not Yet Learned who Slew Miss
Sarah Schafer.

Bedford, Ind, Jan. 26.-No informa-
ton of value was discovered to-day by
the police in their investigation of the
mysterious murder of Miss Sarah
Schafer.
Tonight, man, alleged to have been
seen in the neighborhood of l.. and
Fourteenth streets. on the night of the
murder, was brought before the COM
mittee and rigidly examined. He was
soon released. however.
Coroner Plummer's verdict in the
Schafer murder is expected before the
end of the week. 1t will be murder at
the hands of an unknown person.
The autopsy conducted by Drs. Eme-
ry and Freeland and Short. over the
body of Miss Schafer, has been CONF
pleted. Their report tells of the con-
dition of the body and concludes: "One
sandy hair, about two inches long, was
taken from the right hand. presume
bly, a moustache hair. The weapon
used was blunt"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
WILL BUILD ANOTHER MILL.
Merrimac Company Again Driven to
Southern Fields.

Huntsville, Ala, Jan. 26.-The Mer-
rimac Manufacturing Company of Low
ell, Mass, has decided to begin at once
the construction of third great cotton
mill at Merrimac, near this city, and
a contract has been awarded for the
work. The new mill will have a spindle
capacity of from $4,000 to 10000.
This decision, 1t Is said, is the result
Of the advance in the price of cotton,
which has made the margin of profit on
manufactured goods so small in New
England mill centers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
FIRST MATE C0oKSoN
WAS LOST AT SEA.

Bath, Me-, Jan. 2s.--The schooner
rod A Davenport, from Brunswick
90 arrived to-day and reports the
loss of her first mate, W. Z. Cookson,
,.,bo was thrown into the sea by the
pitching of the vessel
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
JAPANESE TO PROTECT THEM.
One Hundred Men Sent to Maintain
Order mt Pynesyang.

Seoul, Corea, Jan. 26.-One hundred
armed Japanese have been sent to
Pynegyang to insure the safety of the
people, it having been reported that the
houses of wealthy natives there were
being looted by Corean soldiers and
police disguised as robbers.
The report that Americans are act
ing in collision with the members of
the Russian legation at Seoul is entire
ly without foundation.
The Emperor has invited to the pal
ace FIVE French and Belgian civilians
to act as a bodyguard, as he appar-
emily fears Japanese intrusion. The
Japanese have asked pointedly which
side the Emperor favors, as they wish
to know IL he is still favorable to the
Russian cause.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
PERISH TOGETHER.
He Lost His Life Trying to Rescue
Her from Burning House.


Wilmington, Del. Jan. 26.-Stans-
bury Jacobs and his 12-year-old
daughter, Lena, were burned to death
early to-day in fire which destroyed
the Jacobs home and three other
houses at Stanton, Del. Jacobs lost
his life in an effort to rescue his
daughter.
Mr.. Jacobs was awakened by the
smoke and aroused his wife and chill
dren. Escape was cut off by way Of
the stairs and the imprisoned family
were compelled to jump from a Sec
ond story window. When they reach
ed a place of safety Jacobs discovered
that his daughter Lena was still in the
house. He made his way through the
flames to the daughters room' out
was burned to death with her IN MS
attempt to rescue her.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
DANIEL BACK TO SENATE.

He Is Returned by the General As
sembIy of Virginia. .
Richmond, Va, Jan. 26.-The two
houses of the General Assembly, vot-
ing separately to-day, chose John w.
Daniel to succeed himself as United
States senator for the full term, be-
ginning March 4, next. The Republi-
cans voted for Congressman Slemp.
The vote was:
In the House, II for Daniel and IL
for Slemp: in the Senate, % for Dam
Tel and for Slemp.
The two houses will meet in joint
session tomorrow and ratify their
choice of to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
WILL CUT OFF PRODUCTION
price Of Raw Material Drives Miii'
to This Step.

Burlington, N. c., Jan. 26-At a meet
ing Of the representatives of the cot
Ton mills of Alamance county, held
here to-day, it was unanimously re-
solved to curtail the production one
fourth on account Of present hign
,,rjces of cotton and the inability 10
sell goods at a profit. nj =, 4h,s
There are twenty cotton mills mil Isl IN TINS
comfy. comprising about 100000 spin
dies and 5000 looms, employing thou-
sands of men.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-27
TWO MEN ARRESTED

For RObbinE "A store mt Gate City,
Va, of 81 200.
Bristol, Tenn, Jan. ga special to
the Herald from Gate City, Va, says:
Henry Green, white, and Monroe
Strong, mulatto, are under arrest at
Fort Blackmore, Va, on a charge of
robbing ]. NJ. Harris store.
Mr.. Harris, 1t seems. never ran a
bank account. but kept his money in
his safe. The safe was broken open
and $1,000 secured.
Other arrests will be made.
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dltions as he finds them. not upon con-
ditions as he would like 10 have them.
After having stated that shall sup
port the ticket aud have given my
reasons for so doing | think it due to
the Democrats Of the nation 10 say
that while the fight on economic ques-
lions Is postponed. Il is not abandaned.
AS soon as the election is over shall
with the help of those who believe as
do, undertake. to organize for the cam
paign of 1908, the object being to mar
shall the friends OF popular government
within the Democratic party to the
support of a radical and progressive
policy to make the Democratic party
an efficient means In the hands of the
people for securing relief from the plu-
tocratic element that controls the Re-
publican party and for the time being
Is in control of the Democratic party.
This plan of organisation will be elab-
GRATED soon"
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WHAT is CATkRRH?
liYOmei 0aly 6asrsaieed Care for This
C0mmoa aad DissareeabIe Disease.

Hyomei cures cataFrh by the
simple method of breathing IL into
the air passages and lungs. Ii Kills
the germs Of catarrhal poison, heals
and soothes the irritated mucous
membrane and effectually drives
this disease from the system.
Ii you have any of the following
symptoms. catarrhal germs are az
work somewhere in the mucous
membrane OF the throat, bronchial
tubes or tissues of the lungs.
offensive breath discharge from the nose
dFJuess u the nose siopgage Of the ness Al
pain AGREES the eyes ptkht
pain a the baek Of the aching Of the body
head aFopptngS IN he threat
pain "a treat OF the head mouth open chile sleep
teadensy 10 take cold lng
Burning pain 10 the tickling aafA OF The pat
throat
hawsinr 10 clear the formation OF erusts 10
throat the nose
eain IA the chest dryness q the throat 10
a cough tbs morning.
stitch ID side loss 81 skfeakth
losing Of flesh spAsEas OF e9n&atag
variable appetite cough shoFi and hae&-
iow spirited If times tRg
raising Of froihy mneoas cough worse aighss and
sxpeetorating yellow nesn,nf. -,
matter loss OF vital lofVe
alfscalty Ia breathing a feeling OF sighsness
ffeaasnf sneeaiag seross the upper
hasktness Of voice part Of the ehest
Hyomei will destroy activity of
all catarrhal germs in the respira-
tory organs and In q few weeks the
cure will be complete.
This Is a strong statement, but
Hood and Martin emphasize IL by
agreeing to refund your money III
Hyomei does not cure.
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sHEEHAN AND PARKER.
Latter Conferred With Former For
Three Hours tuesday.

Esopus, n. Y. July 13-W F. Shee-
han. who has returned from St. Louis,
remained with Judge Parker Tuesday
nearly three hours. but neither would
discuss the craftsmanship OF the Dem
ocratic national committee
1t is known that Mr. Sheehan was
very much averse TO the proposition
that he should take the position him
self. believing that he can be or more
service to the party in other ways
AT any rate, II may be said upon au-
thority that nothing has been settled
on the subject. There is a rumor in
Kingston that Judge Parker wants
the craftsmanship to go to Senator
German but no verification Is posi-
bic. The meeting OF the Democratic
committee will be called at an early
date in New York City by Senator
Jones. the outgoing chairman
The formal notification of Judge
Parkef viii take place at Rosemont
within fortnight, but the convenience
of several members of the notification
committee will be consulted before the
call OF the meeting is issued.
It is beginning to be a source OF
some wonder as to what become of the
telegram to Judge Parker. which was
formally adopted by ths ST Louis
convention Saturday night 1t has not
reached tssopus. and Judge Parker
knows its tenor only from the Asso-
ciated Press bulletin which was tele-
phoned To him that night and from
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ADVANCED PRICE.
This Action Taken by the Retail
Butchers OF New York.

New York. July las soon as the
retail butchers in this city learned
that strike had been ordered in the
meat packing plants in many OF the
large cities they at once began 10 ad-
vance the price OF meat firm TO ?
cents n pound. This wa generally
In the tenement sections iu the east
and west sides of the city. H. l.. Eieh-
elberger. general organizer OF the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmen's Unions OF Amer
lea. predicted that within three days
there will be a great famine In this
city.
The order TO strike came from Chi
cago Tuesday afternoon, ard within
an hour the joint executive committee
Of the New York locals OF the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters Butcher Work
ers of America were in session
without loss of time they issued the
order calling for a sympathetic strike
in al the packing houses In the city.
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Doctors said He would not Live.

Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa. writes:
- After doctoriug for two years with
the best physicians in Waynesburg
aud still getting worse, the doctors
advised me that If | had any bust
ness to attend to | had better attend
TO it at once, as | could not posi-
bly, live another month as there was
no cure for me. Foley's Kidney
Cure was recommended to me by Il
friend, ana [ Immediately sent my
sou to the store for il and after TAX
ing three bottles / began to get bet
ter and continued u improve until
was entirely WE'LL Sold by Il. w.
Eearis.
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Out at St. Paul.

SIT Paul. July i3.--Foliowlng the
example of the meat cutters in Chica
go and Kansas City about zoo employees
Of Swift q co, in North ST Paul went
on strike The strike will mean a stis r.
pension Of al thu livestock business
IN the northwest The committee
men VIII notify shippers 10 hold their
stock for the present Such situa-
ton, II continued It II said would
reduce the supply Of meat ia this city
TO the vanishing points and run prices
up To the top figures
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STATE Tories has been crushingly
defeated. 1t was born in opposition
TO the present administration. Its
first effort was to bring about oppo-
sitiou to Gov. Lauham. Failing in
this it turned it's batteries on Treas
urer Robbins and Comptroller Ste
phens. Not satisfied with it's labors
in this line the editor became a can
didate for the state senate that he
might the more effectively, if elect
ed, combat the 'great evils" being
practiced in the state house. For
several weeks State Topics was de-
voted to the booming of its editor
for this position, but alas, for the
hopes of mere man! The people in
their sovereignty at last Saturdays
primaries, not only returned Rob
bins and Stephens, but emphatlcally
sat upon the aspirations of Mr.. Nc
Lemore to warm q seat in the state
senate. That paper which is found
ID Upou grievance is about as GER
ain to succead as is the house to
= aud which - built up.u the sand
Democratic government. in Texas is
good, Is clean Aui Is honest, and
the people cannot be hoodwinked
into believing otherwise upon the
say so Of one, the animus of whose
opposition is too manifest to admit
of question.
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Indigestion.

With its companions, heart burn,
fiatulence, torpidity OF the liver,
constipation, palpitation of the
heart, poor blood, headache and
other nervous symptoms, sallow
skin, foul tongue, offensive breath
aud q legion of other ailments, is at
once the most widespread and de-
structive malady among the Amer
lean people. The Herbine treatment
will cure all these troubles. soc
bottle.
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HILL GRATlFIED
Pleased That Convention So Heart
lily Endorsed Parker

Albany July l3.-ForneT SenBtor
d. h. HIN gave out the following in
teryleW on Judge Parker's declara-
ton for the gold standard Il am
rratifed that the convention 50 en-
Enthusiastically Endorsed that manly
stand taken by Judge Parker and
that the whole country has SO favor
ably received it. he party is In the
position Ina which | wished IL 70 be.
having Endorsed the present gold stan
dard, The financial question is nov
entirely out OF the campaign. and the
Republicans are powerless to drag II
in, The road TO a successful campo ign
has been cleared
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Weather Forecast.

Tonight and Thursday partly
cloudy to cloudy weather and prob
ably scattered showers.
Monday. max. I()l, min. ~.
Tuesday max. 105; min. "a.
@. ID. LoN0sERRE,
Observer.
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COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR County Treasurer
B. n. MARCHBAEKs.
FOR Tax Collector
SNIP SPEEcER.
For County Clerk
RUFE X. HENDRICKS.
For Sheriff
JOE p. MfNNICK.
For County Attorney
MARX SMITH.
For District Clerk
Tom BURLEsoR.
For County Judge
+. l.. HAWKINS.
For RepresentativeY(two to elect.l
j. M. ALDERDICE.
For Supt. Public Instruction
j. T. BROOKS.
For Constable Precinct NO. L.
BEN r. ABBOTT.
For Commissioner Precinct A.
LEE MOORE.
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STORMY TIM &.
Most Turbulent Political Convention
Sver In West VIRGINIA.

Wheeling. w. Va, July 15.--At the
close OF the first day OF the most tur-
bulent political convention ever held
in this state following the bitterest
fight ever experienced bv the party
the Republicans nominated William
Mercer Owens Dawson for governor
During the disorder Senator Eikins
threatened TO resign the chairman
ship The nomination was made be-
fore the platform was prepared.
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Quietln Quit

ST Louis. July ia Eighteen hum
dr".l butchers and cutters members
~ the Amaigamated Meat Cutters ard
Butchers association, struck Ia re-
Spouse to the general order Of the as
sociation's president. There WAS no
confusion
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London. July i3.-The Morning
Posts Shanghai correspondent says
that the japanese casualties by land
mines at Port Arthur Sunday night
are reported to have been 2s,oo0, but
none OF the many OF the many special
war dispatches mention a japanese
disaster at Port Arthur.