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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
FRECKER FOR MAYOR.

That the Tampa Citizens League in
tends making a determined effort to
again fasten itself on the municipal
body polite was made evident Tues
day night when, at largely attend
ed meeting. the league launched its
campaign for city offices and hoisted
to its masthead the name of w. H.
Frecker for Mayor. 1t was stated
that the league would put out a full
ticket for municipal offices, but that
no action would be taken by the or
gantzation in regard to state or county
politics, the league being purely a mu-
nicipal political organization.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
M ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE.

Macon Telegraph: Solicitor General
prunson on being interrogated yester-
sev upon his return to the city, with
.aeard to the breaking of a glass in
he narlor of his residence by mis-
al n the alarm of Mrs. Brunson,
snid that there was no attempt what
sver ~ to assassinate either Mrs. Brun-
son or himself and that they thought
10 little Of the matter that they pro
seeded on the night Of the occurrence
10 Florida.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
FLORIDA.
MOTHER. TO AZ TDIED.

Tampa Herald: Mrs. r. H. Watson
who created a sensation recently by
throwing a vessel of boiling hominy in
her 16-year-old daughters face, will be
tried in Criminal Court for her act,
Solicitor Simonton having filed infor-
NATION against her for assault and bat
terry after making thorough exami-
nation of the circumstances.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
COME FRIENDLY ADVICE.

Valdosta Times: When man play
fully points pistol or gun at you
knock him down: don't stop to inquire
whether it is loaded or not; knock him
.6own Don't be particular what you
hit him with: only see that 1t Is prop
rrlv done. If a coroner's inquest is
held. let it be on the other fellow-he
MONT be missed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

News was received in Savannah yes
terday of the death in Phoenix, Ariz,
Wednesday, of Mrs. Robert r. Bren,
formerly of this city. Mrs. Bren was
the daughter of the late Rev. Jacob
Rosenfeld and resided here up to about
twenty years ago with her husband.
Afterwards she moved to Baltimore and
New York She left New York month
ago on account of her husbands death.
She leaves a sister and several other
relatives in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
ANDETTE DIED AFTER
BOXING FIVE ROUNDS

Detroit, Mich. Jan. 2S-Charles An
dette. aged 81, died tonight shortly
after boxing five rounds with Thomas
Johnson in d Franklin street saloon. 1t
is thought the exertion of fighting
caused a blood vessel in his head to
burst. Johnson was placed under ar
rest
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
New Capitol at Frankfort.

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 2S.-The passage
by the Senate to-day by unanimous
vote of the House bill appropriating
81 100000 for a new Capitol at Frank
fort, marked the end of a fight which
had been waged for the removal of the
seat of government since the days
when Henry Clay came to the Legis-
lature as a representative from Lex
ington. and started d fight which has
been the cherished ambition of that
city until recently.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
DEADLOCK STILL ON.

annapolis, Md, Jan. 2S.-In the Joint
session of the Maryland Legislature
'''uay the ballot for United States SEN
''9r resulted as follows:
W. 9oyeihocrats-Isidor Rayner, 81; John
+ 0er smith, 80: Bernard Carter, Il;
p, -, jackson, 5; Joshua Miles, 4.
spublican-Louis f. McComas, 81.
election. ~ 'O'eS we're ''eeeS'"' -0
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Dodge to Fight Requisition.

Houston, Tex. Jan. 2S.-Charles P.
Dodge who was arrested here yester-
day upon the request of District Attor-
ney Jerome of New York, charged with
perjury, engaged local counsel and an
nounces that he will fight requisition
proceedings. A writ of habeas corpus
for his release was sued out to-day be-
fore Judge Ashe. Dodge is at police
headquarters under guard, but does
not occupy a cell.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
RANK For JERSEY.

Messrs. Joe and Luther Blaslngame
and Rev j. A. Mccarthy have organ
lied a bank at Jersey, Walton county.
Dirt for the building is being broken
already and business will begin as
early as possible. The capital stock
bf the bank will be SIS, 200.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
For RoonereIt and WaIhridge.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-The Re-
publican convention of the Fifth Mis-
souri, district to-day elected two dele
gates, and two alternates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago, and in
structed them to vote and use all
honorable means to secure the nomi-
nation of Theodore Roosevelt for Pres
ident; also to support Cyrus r. wal
bridge of St. Louis, for vice presi-
oent ="
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

The Simplon tunnel main headings
have reached an aggregate depth of
about 1850 meters (57, 400 feet, of
which 1915 meters is in the south end
and $3.50 on the north end. AS the
total length of the tunnel will be 49,
729 meters, there remains a distance
of about 2.200 meters still to be pierced.
The aggregate advance of the two main
headings during September was 300
meters, Q,013.5 feet), so that about
seven months WORK Will see Jne head
ugs through.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Thomas o'Lcary.

Mr.. Thomas O'Leary died yesterday
at his residence, No. 3O1 Broughton
street, east, after an illness of several
months duration. He was IS years of
age AT the time of his death. He is
survived by two sons and one daugh-
ter. Mr. Jerry OLeary, a member of
the fire department, is one Of his sons.
The funeral will be held from his late
residence this morning at O'Clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
OBITUARY..
Arthur Beverly Elliott.

Mr.. Arthur Beverly Elliott died at
his residence, No. 22S York street, east.
last night, at 7:S0 o'clock. He had
been i'll with a severe case of grip for
the last ten weeks, but the immediate
cause of his death was heart trouble.
The deceased was married three years
ago to a daughter of Rev. Robb White,
and his wife and one son survive him.
The funeral announcement will be
made later
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Miss Chrixtiana TnIbird. Beaufort,
s. G.

Beaufort. S. c., Jan. 2S.-Miss
Christiana Talbird died this morning,
after an illness of six months, from
heart disease. She was the daughter
of the late Franklin Talbird, and
sister Of state Senator Thomas Tai
bird whose family is one of the old
est. and most highly esteemed here:
The funeral services and interment VIII
take place tomorrow morning at St.
Peters Catholic Church.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
RYnYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

BY premature explosion of a charge
OF dynamite at Shuman's camu on the
Eeahoard grade, near Powder Springs,
an old negro known as Uncle Dick"
was blown to pieces, and Thomas Shu-
man. contractor in charge. was seri-
ouslv injured, as were seven other lab
orArs. 1t is not thought that any of
the injured will die. Charles Shuman,
a brother of Thomas Shuman, was in
stantly killed at the same spot two
weeks ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
BRYAN'S SISTER ILL.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2S.-Miss Mamie
Bryan, sister of William ]. Bryan, is
critically ill with tubercular perito-
nitis at the home of her sister, Mrs. T.
s. Allen, in this city. Mr.. Bryan has
been wired to return home.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
FIRE LOSS WAS $25O.O0
Great Destruction of Lumber Caused
at TOnawnnda.

at IOnnWundu.
North Tonawanda, N. Y. Jan. 2S.-
Half square mile of glowing embers
was all that remained to-day of one of
the largest lumber yards in North Ton
awanda, after last nights big fire.
All of the north end of Tonawanda is
land was swept by the flames and be-
tween twelve and fifteen million feet of
lumber, valued at $25O,OOO, was destroy
ca. Inc loss was fully covered by in
surance.
Ihe heaviest loser is the firm of
White, Rider & Frost, whose loss will
amount to $225,0O0. Other firms who
suffered are w. W. Tyler & Co.. and the
Lee Lumber Company.
Inc fire is generally believed to have
Deen of incendiary origin from the fact
that oil soaked burning waste was
found in several different places.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
NRs. CosEY EXPECTED TO DIE.

The death of Mrs. H. o. Cosey is
hourly expected at Fernandina. She
was accidentally shot by her brother at
Cabin Bluff, Ga. on the night of Jan.
Z, and was taken to Fernandina for
medical attention
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Money Orders Sold at

Express ONCE. 23 Bull street.
Express Office, Union Station.
Livingston's Pharmacy Co., rs
Broughton street. west
knights Pharmacy Co., corner Ogle-
thorpe avenue and Drayton street.
j. T. Shuptrine, Druggist, 229 Con-
eress, west, corner Jefferson.
A. L. Ford & Co.. Druggists, s51
West Broad.
Savannah Bank and Trust Co.. Bay
and Drayton streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
nu1Nks Ir MEANS soMETHING.

Brunswick News: Everything seems
10 be quiet this week in Atlahtlc ana
birmingham and Brunswick and Biz
tningham circles. A good lndlcatloh
that something is doing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
rop suEnIFE OF BROOKS.

cberiff A. ]. Conoly of Brooks coun-
h. who has recently returned trom
rIorida. has announced his intention
,f returning there and entering the ma
p, stores business. Sheriff Conolys an
nouncing that he will not enter the
.are has brought out two aspirants Tor
lsberiff. Marshal J. p. Wade ana Dep
lbtv Sheriff Mashburn.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
wn. Mrs. J. ii. Rathbone.

New York, jan 2S.-The identity
of the American woman killed last
night in an automobile accident near
I.aNapoule, France, has been learned.
She was Mrs. j. H. Rathbone, a
wealthy widow, of Baltimore, Md.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 2S.-W. w.
Russell, secretary of the American le-
cation here has been appointed charge
d'affaires at Panama. He will leave
for Panama at once.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 FOR rs
cents, at Business ONCE, Morning
News.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
RATES ARE as FOLLOWS:
SHIP YOUR GOODS
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 10000 miles of frst-elas.
routes, with connections with other com
panies, to all points accessible by express
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

ner in which he could get the hide
tanned except through his own efforts.
set about to do this work for him.
self, ignorant of the extent OF his
task, and relying upon Curly for adj
vice as to the procedure.
"You might git Juan to tan you all
one or two" said Curly. He kin tan
ez good ez airy Injun ever was"
But, by the way, Curly" said
Franklin, how is Juan this morning?
We haven't heard from him for day
or two"
"Oh, him?" said Curly. why, he's
all right He's just been layin' round
a little, like dog that's been cut up,
some in a wolf fight, but he's all right
now. Shoulders about well. an fer
the knife-cut, 1t never did amount to
nothin' much. You can't hurt a
Greaser much, not noways such big
one as Juan. But didn't he git action
in that little difficulty o. his'n? You
could a-broke the whole Cheyenne
tribe, il YOU could a got a-bettin' with
'em before that fight"
odds was hundred to one against
us, shure," said Battersleigh, seating
himself in the doorway of the shack.
Eye may call the big boy loco, or what
liver ye like, but it's grateful we may
be to him. An tell me, If We can, why
didn't the haythins pile in en- polish
us all off. after their chief lost his
| number?'
Them Che~ennes was plenty hot at
| us fer comm in on their huntin'
grounds" said Curly. IAN they shore
had it in fer us. don't think 1t was
what their chief said to them that
| KEEP them bark from jumpin' us, alter
| the fight was over. It's blame sight
more likely that they got sort o.
notion in their heads that Juan was
bad medicine If they get 1t in their
minds that man is loco, an per-
tected by spirits, an that sort O thing,
they won't fight him, fer fear o. get
tin the worst of it. That's about why
we got out of there, l reckin."
Pm sorry for them" said Franklin,
thoughtfully. "Just think, we are TAX
ing away from these people everything
in the world they had. They were
happy as we are-happier, perhaps
and they had their little ambitions,
the same as we have ours. We are
Irving them away from their old
country, all over the West, until it Is
hard to see where they can get foot
hold to call their own. We drive them
and fight them and kill them, and
| hn,
You're funny sort O. Teller, Cap"
said Curly, "but If you're goin' to tan
that hide you'd better finish peggin 1t
CO, an git to work on it."
| (To be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

the still more rapid happenings of the
unfinished combat. For one.half Sec
ond the two fighting men stood apart,
the one stunned at his unexpected
wound, the other startled that the
wound had not proved fatal Seeing
his antagonist still on his feet, White
Calf for the first time lost courage.
With the knife still held in his left
hand, he hesitated whether to join
again the encounter, or himself to
guard against the attack of foe SO
proof to injury. He half turned and
gave back for a pace.
The man pursued by a foe looks
about him quickly for that weapon
nearest to his own hand. The dread
of steel drove Juan to bethink him
self of weapon. He saw 1t at his
feet, and again he roared like an angry
hull, mis- courage and his purpose alike
unchanged. He stopped and clutched
the broken war axe, gEasping the
stone head in the palm of his great
hand, the jagged and ironlike shaft
projecting from between his fingers
like the blade of a dagger. With the
leap of wild beast he sprang again
upon his foe. White Calf half turned,
but the left hand OF the giant caught
him and held him up against the
fatal stroke. The sharp shaft Of wood
struck the Indian in the side above
the hip, quartering through till the
stone head sunk against the flesh with
fearful sound. With a scream the
victim Strengthened and fell forward.
The horrid spectacle was over.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

weaponless. The tough, slender rod
which made the handle of his war axe
had snapped like pipestem under the
force of his blow, and even the raw
hide covering was torn loose from the
head of stone, which lay, with foot
of the broken hardwood staff still
attached, upon the ground between
the two antagonists,
Juan cast away the bit OF rod still
in his hand and rushed forward
against his enemy, seeking to throttle
him with his naked fingers. White
Calf, uuicker-witted of the two, slung
the thong of his war club free from
his crippled right hand, and, grasping
the weapon in his left, still made play
with 1t about his head. The giant
nore the less rushed in, receiving upon
his shoulder blow from the left
hand of the Indian which cut the flesh
clean to the collar bone, in a great
bruised wound which was covered at
once with squirt of blood. The next
instant the two fell together, the In
Jian beneath his mighty foe, and the
two writhing in a horrible embrace.
The hands of the mozo grlpped the
Indians throat, and he uttered rasp-
/ ing. savage roar of triumph, more
beastlike than human, as he settled
hard upon the chest of TIE enemy
whose life he was choking out. Again
rose the savage cries of the onlookers.
Not even yet had the end come.
There was heavy struggle, a sharp
cry of pain, and Juan sprang back,
pressing his hand against his side,
where blood came from between his
fingers. The Indian had worked his
left hand to the sheath of his knife
and stabbed the giant who had so
nearly overcome him. Staggering, the
two again stood erect, and yet again
came the cries from the many red
men and the little band of whites who
were witnessing this babarous and
brutal struggle. Bows were bending
among the blankets, but the four rifles
now pointed steadily out. One move
ment would have meant death to many
but that movement was forestalled In
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

of what he seemed to himself to be,
In his letters gives us freely to know
what he thought he was, morally and
mentally. II Is an autobiography
quite innocently revealed.
with all his love of ceremony and
his personal dignity--a man with
whom no one took liberties-it Is In.
teresting to see, as we have already
seen, how humbly and how simply he
writes of his defects. He says. II
have no genius for war" He finds It
hard to learn this business--warfare---
and at the same time to practice 1t.
He excuses Sullivan's defeat. "All OF
u.s." he says, want experience In NOV.
Ing men upon a large scale; our
knowledge of military matters Is linn.
tied"
As a critic of war he was the first
to insist again and again that the com.
mand OF the sea was all.important.
What the British feet will do puzzles
him, but not the plans Of his adver.
saries on land. He predicts Bur
goyne's disaster, and tells Greene that
such defeats as his are victories.
We have been told that he was no
great general. II, with half-fed, Ill.
clad men, with constant lack of arms
and powder, and at last with inertia
everywhere and country In ruins: II,
with such means he baffied a foe rich
In men, money and sea power; II with
little he accomplished all he set out
to do, there must at least be a label
for this form OF greatness.
Turning from his fiery courage and
reckless exposure In war, there are
In these letters many evidences of ten
derness and humanity. They are
shown early in life, when he says that
he would readily die In torture to
save the frontier people from Indian
cruelty. They appear In his extreme
unwillingness to make reprisals on
innocent men. He steadily refused. as
he says, ito avenge cruelty by cruel
ty." He reproaches a general for such
conduct. and pleads mercy for the
Tories while Sir Henry Clinton is car.
rying on a savage warfare of murder
and rapine.
This man had no children. He was
the ancestor Of nation. Let no repe-
tition OF his praise lose for you the
true value of the man. He left to us
the heirs OF his renown, a record Of
unfailing courage, story of heroic
conduct, an example of lifelong duty
the unequalled life of an unequalled
day.-From an address by DR.. s. Weir
Mitchell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

THE GREAT VIRGINIAN

the Indian. and in the stiffness OF the
Ohio forests, plotting surveys and
measuring trees. At nineteen he Is
sent as envoy to the aggressive French
on the frontier; next, as a militia ma
jor, he strikes the first blow In the
Seven Years War; little thinking what
1t was to bring forth, and what to
teach. At the age of twenty-three he
comes out OF the defeat with Braddock
one OF the few who won praise and
honor. The long border struggle which
followed Is a record of exasperating
struggles with ignorant governors, In.
efficient legislators, drunken militia
and unframed officers. We come next
to the fox hunting squire, the accom-.
plished farmer, a master Of slaves,
still longing for war-the profession OF
arms. Did he dream that he should
see too much of 1t, and would some
day write that he hoped for a great
republic of mankind. where the growth
Of commerce would become the most
certain peacemaker and all war would
be Mt an end? At forty.four he was In
command at Cambridge. Last OF all,
he Is twice President. Then como two
happy years at Mount Vernon. and on
a December night the tired man finds
in death that which earth denied
the peace which is past understand.
ing.
My purpose to-day Is to speak to
you of Washington as ! find him in his
written words, where most he seems
to be alive. want you to share with
me what got out OF months Of pa.
tient study of Mr.. Ford's collection Of
his letters.
These are In fourteen volumes
eight thousand pages in all. He was
the most productive of American writ.
ers. There are three thousand docu.
ments, some two thousand entirely
from his own hand. Mr.. Ford tells
me that, In all, this untIring man has
left us about ten thousand letters.
The handwriting demands word
of comment. How clear 1t is! How
steadily the same, with never a sign
OF haste! have seen the letter he
WTOL6 10 duuOuHSc Athotu y tichSOn'
II betrays no sign of the emotion that
awful hour must have caused--an
hour which, informed with the sad
loneliness of the great, wrung from
this tranquil soldier, who Is there
now can trust?"
Like most great rulers, George
Washington was a silent man. To be
called upon for public speech embar-
raised him. He was shy, reserved.
undemonstratiye, and. De Lauzun says,
diffident. John Adams said, Half his
reputation was due to his talent for
silence" Well had 1t been for his
critic had he had that virtue for both
tongue and pen. This reserved gen.
tleman confessed himself readily to
paper. He who in talk and diaries
said nothing personal Of his views, or
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18

and went down headlong. A murmur
arose from the Indians, who thought
at first that their leaders blow had
proved fatal. A sharp call from
Curly seemed to bring the Mexican to
his feet at once. The Indian lost the
half moment which was his own.
Again the two engaged, White Calf
now seeking to disconcert the Next
can, whom he discovered to be less
agile than himself. Darling in and
out, jumping rapidly from side to side,
and uttering the while the sharp STAG
cato of his war call, he passed about
the Mexican, half circling and return
ing, his eye fixed straight upon the
others, and his war club again ahd
again hurting dangerously close to his
opponents head. One shade more OF
courage, one touch more Of the daring
necessary to carry him single foot
closer ~, and the victory had been
with him, for no human skull could
have withstood the impact of pound
of flint impelled by an arm so power
full.
Juan the mozo stood almost motion
less, his own club half raised, the
great muscles of his arm now showing
under the brown skin as he clinched
hard the tiny stem of the weapon. His
readiness for offense was the one de-
tense that he offered. His brute cour.
age had no mental side. The whist
ling of this threatening weapon was
unheeded, since 1t did not hurt him.
He glared in fury at the Indian, but
always his arm remained half raised,
his foot but shifted, side stepping and
turning only enough to keep him with
front toward his antagonist. The des-
perate, eager waiting of his attitude
was awful. The whisper of the wings
of death was on the air about this
place. The faces of the white men
witnessing the spectacle were drawn
and haggard.
White Calf pursued his rapid tactics
for some moments, and dozen times
sped blow which still fell short. He
gained confidence, and edged closer
In. He tented and sprang from side
to side, but gained little ground. His
people saw his purpose, and murmurs
Of approval urged him on. 1t seemed
that In moment he must land the
fatal blow upon his apparently half
stupefied opponent. He sought finally
to deliver this blow, but the effort was
near to proving his ruin. Just as he
swung forward, the giant, with sud
den contraction of all his vast frame,
sprang out and brought down his war
axe in sheer downward blow at half
arms length. White Calf with light
ming speed changed his own attack
into defense, sweeping up his weapon
to defend his head. On the instant his
arm was beaten down. 1t fell helpless
ut his side, the axe only hanging to
Ms hand by means of the loop passed
around the wrist. A spasm of pain
crossed his face at the racking agony
in the nerves of his arm, yet he re-
tainod energy enough to spring back
and still he stood erect. A cry of dis
may burst from the followers of the
red champion and keen yell from
the whites, unable to suppress their
exultation. Yet at the next moment
the partisans of either had become
silent; for. though the Indian seemed
disabled. the mozo stood before him