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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
TWO INSPECTIONS
FOR TT. SCREVEN.

Lieut.. Col. Charles F. Powell and
Maj. S. w. Roessler, U. S. A, of the
Board of Engineers, reached Savan-
nah yesterday on a tour of inspection
of the Notifications of the coast.
The trip was begun at New York
several weeks ago. This morning the
officers will go to Tybee, where they
will inspect Fort Screven. The trip
form Savannah to Tybee will be made
on the Angler. The officers have just
completed the inspection of the fort at
Charleston.
The duties of the visitors are in
connection only with the fortifications
of the post. The regular inspection of
the other departments was made yes
terday by Lieut.. Col. w. Howe. He
went to the island in the morning and
will probably remain there, or in Sa-
vannah, until Friday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
PULLED TWO OUT
OF A GAMING JOINT

Lee Smith, charged with drunk and
disorderly, and ]. r. Halsall, charged
with gaming in place on West Broad
street, were arrested yesterday morn
ing by officer Hartley and sent to the
police station.
1t developed that brother of
Smiths made complaint to Officer
Hartley that he was drunk and in a
gambling room where he was liable to
loose all the money he had.
officer Hartley entered the place, and
took Smith out. He reported that he
saw another white man in the place
who claimed he was a Pullman car
conductor, and that he also saw cards,
dice and money. The officer was in
structed to arrest all in the room and
Halsall was made q prisoner.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
OVER TWO THOUSAND
VOTERS REGISTERED

Persons Who Have Not Qualified in
Several Years Are Registering.
The 1000 mark was passed yesterday
in the registration, breaking all records
for registration in such a short time.
The unusually large number of per-
sons to register this early is thought
TO be due to a number of reasons, chief
among which is the importance of this
as an election year.
The activity in political organiza-
tions has also stimulated early regis
tration, especially among colored vot-
ers. In this class a number have
qualified as voters by paying up back
pool taxes as far as five years.
The exact number registered up to
the closing hour yesterday was 2,025.
During the day sixty-five took the
oath.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
Mr.. PARTRIDGE READY
TO LEAVE FOR zap

Mr.. Walter C. Hartridge will leave
tomorrow on his journey to Yap.
From Savannah he will go direct to
San Francisco and from there will sail
for Hong Kong. With no delays or
setbacks Mr.. Hartridge hopes to reach
zap within two months.
He does not expect the war between
Russia and Japan will have any eff
feet on his trip, or that it will cause
him any delays, though it may be that
it will act as a setback. 1t is neces-
sary for Mr.. Hartridge to reach zap
by May 10 as it is on that date that
King O'Keefe will be declared official
ly dead.
Just how much time will be required
in winding UP his business in the
Orient, Mr.. Hartridge is unable to say.
With the best of luck, and if all delays
are avoided, he will not be able to re-
turn before September or October and
it may be that he will be absent for
an even longer period.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
NEEDS FOR DETENTION
WARD ILLUSTRATED.

Six AdJudEed Lunatics in JAIN
Awaiting Removal to Asylum.
The necessity for the carrying out of
the suggestion of Judge McAlpin for
a detention ward at the county Jail is
illustrated in the number of adjudged
lunatics now in the county Jail wait
ing for their turn to be taken to the
state institution for the insane.
There are six of these, and some OF
them have been there several weeks
One of these patients, the Greek who
was adjudged insane several weeks ago
is violent, and tries to injure himself by
butting his head against the cell.
At the present rate at which luna
tics are transferred from the Jail to the
asylum, the last one adjudged insane
will not be taken away in several weeks
to come.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
The RnbcocIk buggy.

The Babcock buggy, probably the
best known vehicle in the country. and
one of the incest. most durable and at
the same time least expensive buggies
in the world is handled in Savannah
by Charles Fechner. SO West Broad
street. at the head OF Broughton. Mr..
Fechner carries full line of these We
hicles. and on short notice, can supply
carriages and all other vehicles made
by the Babcock people.
In addition to the handling of this
high grade buggy, Mr.. Fechner IL an
expert carriage trimmer He has a
large patronage IN this line from the
beet people Of Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
CASES AGAINST R0URKE
WERE N0LLE PRESSED.

When the two cases against ]. j.
Rourke, one charging him with con-
Quoting gambling house, and the
other with assaulting A. w. Book. were
called yesterday, the prosecutor failed
to put in an appearance, and the cases
were nolle pressed. Under the order
OF the court the defendant TO the bills
OF indictment will pay all costs that
have accrued.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
Fifteen YEARS IN
WHICH TO REFORM.

When Sam Jenkins pleaded guilty of
the charge of burglarizing the house
of H. o. Goodson, in the Superior
Court yesterday, the other two cases
against him were mol pressed. Judge
Seabrook asked him if he thought he
could make up his mind to reform in
twenty years in the penitentlary.
II don't think it will take me dat
long. jedge," he replied. Judge Sea-
brook gave him fifteen years In which
to mend his ways while serving the
state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR
SNATCHlNG A PURSE

w. H. Jones placed himself on the
mercy of Judge Seabrook in the Supe-
rior Court yesterday, and pleaded guilty
to the charge of stealing a pocketbook
from Sidney Clarke. He was given
ten years in the penitentiary. The
pocketbook was valued at 80 cents and
had 80. 80 in cash in it when Jones
Snafrhed IL
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
POLICEMAN SHOT AT
LUMBER THIEVES
One ToppIed Overheard and 1t Is
Believed He Is Dead.

One ToppIed Overheard and 1t Is
Believed He Is Dead.
Special Officer Mckenzie. on duty at
the Ocean Steamship Company
wharves, reported at police headquar-
tiers yesterday, that he had shot at two
negroes in a boat, whom he had order
ed to surrender One of them toppled
into the water. and no trace of him
could be found afterwards. The other
negro made his escape across the river.
The negroes are said to have been
members of gang that has been sys-
tematically robhing the wharves of
lumber, and when the officer discover
ed them under the wharf. and ordered
them to surrender they commenced
rowing around as If they were going
to do so. Then, suddenly bent to their
oars and started across the river, when
he fired An effort was made yester-
day afternoon TO discover the body, but
it is supposed that the tide carried it
down the river,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
WANTED ST, 900 FOR
INJURED FEELINGS.

The suit for damages instituted by
Alice Jones against the Savannah
Electric Company was taken up in the
City Court yesterday and late last
night a mistrial was declared.
The woman sued for $1,000 damages
for humiliation which she alleged she
suffered by ejectment from car of
the defendant company when she re-
fused to pay additional fare on one of
the belt line cars, after she had been
carried by her destination.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
CHARGED PARTNER WITH
R0BBING HIM OF $40.

George Wilson, a negro, was locked
up at the police station last night on
charges preferred by his travelling
companion, Donald Bentl. Bently
claimed that he and Wilson left Flor
ida together, and were going into
South Carolina when Wilson relieved
him of $40. Officer Nose Davis made
the arrest. After hearing the state
ment of both, Sergt. Baughn locked
both men up pending an investiga ton
by the Recorder this morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
CONVICTED BURGLAR
MADE HIS ESCAPE.

w. H. Boutwell,. the negro recently
convicted of burglarizing the ware
houses. of the Dixon Lumber Company,
and who was sentenced to, twelve
years in the penitentiary, made his es-
cape from the county authorities near
the County Poor Farm early yesterday
morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
Lifs Isn't worth LivinE

To one who suffers the maddeninE
agony OF Eczema. letter and such ir-
ritating itching skin diseases Every
roughness OF the skin from a simple
chap 70 letter and Ringworn, even OF
and surely cured by Tetterine. Is COM
fort worth 80 cents 10 you? That's the
price OF Tetterine at drug stores, or by
mail from J. 7. shuptrine. Savannah.
Ga.-aG.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
PLEADED GUILTY AND
GOT FIVE YEARS

Otto Slappey pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Seabrook in the Superior
Court, to the charge of burglarizing the
house of W. G.. Morrell, and was sem
fenced to five years in the penitentiary.
The negro was caught crawling through
a window in the house.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
LAST MEETING IN
OLD CITY EXCHANGE.
Aldermen VIII Bid Farewell q
Council Chamber Tonight.

Council Chamber Tonight.
Probably the last session of City
Council to be held in the City Exchange
building will be held tonight. A flash
light of the meeting will be taken.
committee from the Retail Mer-
chants Association will be heard on
pending legislation of interest TO that
association. and a committee from the
military organizations will be heard
in regard to military appropriations to
be made by Council.
A number of applications for liquor
license will be passed upon. and other
routine matters will receive attention.
1t is also probable that the Gwinnett
street subway matter will be discussed.
The next meeting of Council will be
held in the Police Court room.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
COWS TRAMPLED OVER
BODY OF INFANT
Body Discovered Saturday Night Has
Not Yet Been Buried.

The body of the negro baby discov-
cred in a pasture near the Tybee depot
Saturday night, has not yet been bur-
led. and cows were permitted to tram
pie over it yesterday as it lay exposed
on the ground.
Coroner Keller said last night that
he issued a burial certificate late yes
terday afternoon for the burial of the
body, and he understood 1t would be
inferred to-day. The body was first
buried Saturday night soon after it was
found. but the next morning it was
discovered that some one had dug 1t up
again.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
Lumber Co. Elected Ofncers

The annual meeting Of the wylly-
Gabbett Company was held yesterday.
The reports submitted showed that the
company had had a very satisfactory
year. The officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President-Thomas S. Wylly.
Vice President-Cecil Gabbett.
Secretary and Treasurer. A. Love-
lace.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
GOT TWELVE MONTHS
FOR USING RAZOR

Lila Harris was arraigned before
Judge Seabrook in the Superior Court
yesterday afternoon on the charge of
using razor in an assault on Flor
ence Kennedy. She pleaded guilty to
the charge and was fined 500 or twelve
months on the county chaingang
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
Excursion Rates 20 Atlanta via
Central of Georgia Ry.

Account Department Of Superintend-
ence National Educational Association,
excursion tickets will be sold to At
lanta and return Feb 81 and 22. at low
rate for the round trip. For tickets
and additional information, apply to
ticket offices, 1O7 Bull street or Central
passenger station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
GALLERY JUBILANT WHEN
COUNTRY" WAS RELEASED.
WeN kMOwn Character Was Found
Not Guilty of Burglary.

Not Guilty OF burBinrys
Sheriff Schwarz had to call loudly
for order from the gallery in the Su-
perior Court when the jury brought
in a verdict of not guilty in the case
of the state VS.. Andrew Demere, bet
ter known as Country" the star left
fielder of the Chatham's colored base
ball team.
Country was charged with bur-
g1ary, the evidence against him being
that he had told a negro boy named
Walker where he could get some
clothes that had been taken from his
house, and that he knew who had
stolen them and pawned them. The
clothes were recovered.
Country admitted he had assisted
in 6isposing of the proceeds from the
pawning of the clothing, drinking it
up in East Side booze. When he went
on the witness stand to make his state
ment the entire court room laughed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED.

Chief Deputy Sheriff T. J. Sweeney
will leave this morning for Thomas
Vile, where he goes to get Marshall
Johnson alias Big Kid" Big Kid"
escaped from the Fair Grounds gang
some time ago, and was recently To-
Gated at Thomasville. He was serving
a term Of two years for burglary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
ADVISORY BOARD
FOR BRANCH BANK.
Elected by Directors of Citizens
Bank to Handle Its Affairs.

Bank to Handle Its Affairs.
The directors of the Citizens Bank
yesterday appointed an advisory board
for it's branch bank at Liberty and
Montgomery streets. This board con-
sists of the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Mills B. Lane, ]. c. Slater,
James B. Floyd, p. r. Cohen and r. l..
Denmark. The directors also elected
Mr.. E. M. O'Brien cashier and Mr. f.
Lowell Schirm assistant cashier
The appointment of the advisory
board was made necessary by the large
growth of the business of the branch
bank. Its functions will be largely
those Of directors, which will relieve the
directors of large part of the work
that now devolves on them in connec-
ton with the affairs of the branch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
UNBEC0MING CONDUCT
CHARGED TO FLEMING.
Matter Reported to Mayor. but Spe-
cific Charges Not Made.

Official notice was served upon
Mayor Myers yesterday that Lieuten-
ant Of Police Walter Fleming was, on
Sunday night, guilty of conduct un-
becoming an officer, at his home al
President and Drayton streets
No specific charges were filed and
no Immediate action was taken by the
Mayor although the case will be
brought to the attention OF Council al
the regular meeting tonight. Mention
OF the trouble was made in the Morn
tng News.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17

Fancy Old English Dairy cheese just
opened. Fresh arrivals Of camembert,
Philadelphia Cream and Neufchatel
cheese. Prompt delivery. The Del
monico, Bull and York. Phones Bs5.
--ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
orchestra VII Hold Meetinr.

a meeting of the Savannah Music
Club orchestra will be held tonight at
$50 O'Clock ~ McArthur's plano par
sors. Business Of Importance will be
transacted and II IL urged that there
- large attendance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17
Abbott,s East India corr Paint.

II you would be free Of eorns and
bunions ask your druggist for Abb
botts East India Corn Paint. corns
removed az we'll as bunlons and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simply
apply this wonderful corn paint as d.
rected.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-17

Rich new styles in the celebrated
hamburger" make OF suits at M.
Dryfus. These suits hold shape and
~ finely only az NJ. Dryfus can you
md them.-ad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-05
LAWYERS UNDER
A CLOUD


The prosecuting attorneys office is
determined to get at the bottom of
the perjury charges in the Molle
Spragg case. 1t is the opinion of the
officials that there has been a lot of
crookedness in the trial of the case.
They have the cooperation OF Judge
Belt, who has turned over the .affidavits
Of the Washington Water Power COM
pany,
At present, the attorneys for Mrs.
Spragg, Robinson, Miller & Rosenhaupt
are under a cloud, This is the second
case this year in which they have APP
peared in which one OF their witnesses
has been arrested for perjury Rut-
ledge, who testified in the Fair trial,
was convicted last week, and Mosely,
the negro witness in the Spragg case,
is now awaiting trial on similar
charge.
MoSely has made statements that
tend to show that the attorneys were
cognizant of the fact that he was to
testify to matters of which he had no
knowledge. Whether this is true or
not cannot be stated, as all the menu
bers of the firm are strong in their
denial of the charge, and claim that
they were duped by the negro.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-05

of Glindemann claimed that their client
was the victim of a conspiracy of his
wife. The old man had shortly beer
released from the asylum at Medical
lake He has the reputation of being
q good citizen and had stood well in the
community.
Good Friends OF Spokane.
j. c. Eden, assistant traffic manager
of the Great Northern road, is in this
city busying himself with the shippers
fight He says he believes the roads
have been good friends of Spokane and
is quoting individual cases in which
the city has the best of the coast
towns.
Mr. Eden says the roads are contem-
plating no retaliatory measures, at
least for the present, against Spokane;
that the rates granted recently at
Chicago are concessions to Spokane.
and that the basis OF the present fight
is 70 enable Spokane jobbers to reach
the Clearwater country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-05

Dreaded Scourge Is Prevalent in the
1rans-Baikak Country---Ru
Officers Explain Defeat.

1t was only when was in st.
Paul said General Joubert, that the
idea came to me. / was talking with
President Hill of the Great Northern
and he praised the country and advised
me to look into it. Our people have
been immigrating to South America and
to Mexico and we wish to stop this.
We have sent home our report and
hope that our people will decide to
come out here"
The lecture this morning was opened
by Captain o Donnell. He gave humor.
Gus accounts of the war and told many
incidents connected with the struggle
Map Of ireland on His Face.
They all take me for General Jou-
bert" said the captain. Zone lady in
New York, however, guessed the truth
all right. She said she could see the
may of Ireland all over my face. =
Captain ODonnell left his home when
a mere boy, and carried with him the
Irishman's hatred for England.
Mules Favored Beers.
ut was during the bombardment OF
Kimberly that we received the first
reinforcements from America. One OF
shells burst in corral OF mules. The
mules stampeded and made for their
ranks. They took the first opportunity
they got to get over to our side. We
later found that the mules came from
Missouri. When we arrived in London
the English reporters buzzed around us
for news. General DeWet was not
inclined to give them any account Of
our actions during the war. They came
to me and thanked the ladies' of
England through the press for the
many delicacies they sent us. We had
captured all of Tommys Injuries.
In this country newspaper man
talks to you five minutes and next day
you see two columns in the paper In
England they have to take everything
down verbatim, or else they are lost.
81 am an American now. ] took out
my first papers the day after l landed
In New York. A man doesn't realize
the value of freedom until he has lost
it,"
Joubert'x Lecture.
General Joubert gave a more serious
lecture. He told the history of the
Boers-of their trials with the natives
and the English. He praised the abil-
ity of Generals French and Butler. OF
Kitchener he said that he was another
Weyler, for he was, always behind the
fighting line.
He told of the discovery of the
diamond mines and of the breach of
faith of the English. At the time of
the discovery the Beers could not resist
the encroachment of the British on
account of the depleted treasury caus-
ed by the war with the natives. The
mines were finally sold to great Brit
ian for $4,000.
Another lecture will be given Monday
evening in the Presbyterian church.
The tickets are going fast and the
officers are highly pleased at their re-
ception in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-05
COUNTRY
ELECTIONS

This is election day in Spokane
county. 1t is not election day for pres
ident of the United States, nor for
a successor to Governor Mcbride, nor
for mayor, nor for any Office in the city
of Spokane, but outside of Spokane
school district directors are being elect
ed in the rural and unincorporated
districts
The largest of these districts is Hill
yard, number 1922 where there are
three school buildings and IL teachers
are employed. SO far as reported,
there is only one candidate for director.
He is ID. S. Hunt who resides in Mimi
haha park and is employed in the car
shops at Hillysrd.
One of the three buildings is located
in Minnehaha addition. This end of
the district desires to be set off as a
district of its own.
Besides the election of director,
the voters today will decide whether
they will have l0-mill tax levy for
school purposes this year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-03-05
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Presi-
dent Smith resumed the stand this
morning in the Smoot case. He was
examined by Attorney Worthington,
counsel for the defense. He was ask
ed as to the number of polygamsts
in the Mormon church. He said by
careful census in 1890 it was shown
that there were 2451 polygamous
families in the United States belong
ing to the Mormon church. In Octo-
to 1913; by deaths, $50; by removals
from the republic, 90, and by divorce,
95. In May, 1902, the original num-
Der was reduced SO per cent, leaving
only S97 still living, the great ma
jority of whom were advanced i'm age,
and since then many have died. The
indications are that the number will
soon be reduced to zero.
Dubois took exception to the sta
tistics on the ground that they were
collected by the church itself. Smith.
however declared them correct.
Referring to Senator Bailey's query
yesterday as to whether Woodruff S
manifesto opposing polygamy was
revelation or merely produced be-
cause of the adoption of the law
against the practice, Worthington
read a sermon delivered by Woodruff
year later, in which he declared he
had been led to the issue of his mani
festo through the guidance of God.
Bailey pressed his point, saying he
didn't think much of a church that
doesn't get it's doctrine until there
is statute. This led Smith into a
long. explanation of how the mani
festo came to be issued.
In effect his statement was that the
question was presented after the
passage of the law as to whether
the members of the church should OBJ
serve the constitutional law of the
land or continue to practice the law
Of the church. The Lord made II
manifest to Woodruff that it was his
duty to stop plural marriages That
revelation was accepted by the