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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

Hendricks, Green Cove Springs; DR..
Warren f. Anderson, Pensacola; A. v.
Long, Starke; c. o. Codrington, De-
Land; NJ. j. Dooner, San Antonio.
Committee TO prepare and recommend
changes in primary election law
Charles D. Tuten, Jasper; w. w.
Farmer, Yulee, and D. U. Fletcher,
Jacksonville, from Second district; j..
NJ. Young, Inverness; William Hooker,
Ocala, and L. E. Dozier. Leesburg.
from First district; Charles E. Davis,
Madison; E. A. Crawford, Midway, and
w. I. Hendry, Perry, from Third dis
trict. Campaign Committee: D. u.
Fletcher, Jacksonville; w. l.. Palmer,
Orlando; P. A. Dignan, Jacksonville;
A. H Mickler, St. Augustine; Fred 7.
Myers, Tallahassee; w. ]. Tucker,
Fort Pierce; N. A. Bitch, Montbrook;
DIR. j. o. Brown, Sarasota; ]. M. Bry-
an, Kissimmee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
AN INHuMAN MOTHER.

Parthey Edmondson, a negro wom-
an, is inn Jail in Lagrange, charged
with the killing of her baby, only
three or four days old. 1t seems that
the woman placed the baby alive in
a kettle, put the kettle in a sack and
dropped the sack to the bottom of
a dry well, about thirty or forty feet
deep. The child had its skull crush
ed by the fall, but despite this, re-
manned alive. 1t was still alive when
some parties passing the well about 2
O'Clock the next afternoon heard it's
cries and fished out the sack. 1t died
at Z o'clock the next morning. 1t was
in the well a day and a night before
found.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

captain was raving like maniac from
the torments he could not drown in
liquor. With this she revived her hus-
band, and made him give her direc-
tions for steering a course towards
Bridgetown. Then she helped him to
his bunk, and went TO the wheel.
Took the Helm.
Hour after hour she steered the
ship steadily on its course. only leav-
ing her post now and then for a
few moments to attend to her hus-
band and the other sick men.
The sun went down and the stars
came out over the summer sea in a
radiant glory that seemed to mock
the horrors of the death ship: but still
the woman chung grinly to the wheel,
until the stars paled out of the sky,
and the dawn showed land ahead, like
a thin filament of cloud upon the
horizon.
Maria took the news to the sick
men and encouraged them to battle
for life until they could be taken
ashore to a hospital. Then she went
back to the wheel.
All day and all night this delicate
girl of eighteen steered the ship.
Twice she tainted from exhaustion,
but as soon as she came to herself
she staggered to her feet, drank a lit
tie brandy, and gripped the spokes
again.
The wind slackened in the night.
When morning broke, the ship was
still two miles from Carlisle Road
stead, and becalmed
Two Days at the Wheel Alone.
Human nature could do no more.
Maria had steered the bark for nearly
forty-eight hours at a stretch, after
she had worn herself out by tending
the MIA pIIa- ct iplraD prpu he fai inf
ed again. and was found lying uncon-
scious on the deck by the port officials
of Bridgetown, who hurried out in a
launch to board the vessel.
They had imagined her to be a dere-
lict, because the sails and rigging were
in disorder, but they found instead a
ship of death.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

Comparing our population of 530S,
900 IN 1900 with our present population
of S0,372, 600 1908. we have in round
figures, sixteen times as many peo-
pie, but from 50, 800 900 in 1880 to S453,-
100000 in 1904 is nearly $50 times as
much manufactures exported. This
marvellous progress ought to change
all our pessimists into optimists. Even
since Abraham Lincoln's first election
in 1850 our annual export of manu-
features has more than multiplied by
eleven. Even the year 1870 was $2S,-
100000 more than 1850 while this year
our showing is nearly double that Of
1895, the year in which William Nc
Kinley was first elected President IS
manufactures exported show up so
well, and as they form only about one
third of our total exports and only
about one-thirtieth of our total pro-
duction of manufactures, Is II any Won
DER that the workers of other lands
think America is a good country to
live in? That is one of the chief rea-
sons why our immigration record Is
fast approaching the 100000 souls
yearly.
There is no need to worry about this
growing influx to our shores. We have
room for them all, and we need them
all, to work in our factories, on our
farms and our railways. That leaves
American ability and energy free to do
the executive work, to explore and de-
velop our inexhaustible natural re-
sources, and to make good our justi-
fable claim that America leads the
world In production generally. in man
ufactures and in exports.
Walter ]. Ballard
Schenectady June 30
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
WE BREAK ANOTHER RECORD.
American Exports of Manufactures
This Fiscal Year the Largest.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
To-day we complete a new record
in our exports of manufactures. Till
this fiscal year, closing to-day, 1900
was our banner year in this section Of
American world enterprise, but to-day
we pass that $433, O0O, 900 record BY
May 81 we had reached $410, $50, 900, and
as that passed the corresponding eleven
months of 1900 by $17,000,000, with
nothing noted to show that June, 1904,
would not end up as we'll as did June.
1900 it is evident that when the Bureau
of Statistics records are finally footed
up our total for this year will be fully
$453 100000. This puts us $20,00OO00
ahead of 1900 in exported manufactures
As so much of our prosperity depends
upon the busy factory, this is very
good news indeed.
The marvellous industrial history Of
our country is shown in the following
exhibit of exported manufactures in
decade years from 1900 to 1890, and GER
tain wears since.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
The Crew Began Dying.

But these were vain precautions.
Beri-beri the worst of all the scourges
of the sea, it not so easily got rid Of.
Next day two other men sickened of
the disease and died within a few
hours in dreadful agony. AS their
bodies were hastily committed to the
deep, the survivors looked fearfully
at one another, wondering who would
be the next.
But the lovers kept their courage
even in this valley of the shadow of
death. on the day the two corpses
We're thrown overheard. they talked
long and earnestly together. Then
Maria went up to the captain and told
him that Harry and she were in love
with one another.
I'VE We're to have been married
when we reached New York." she said
but now we are all doomed. Is il not
SO? Shall we not die before we can
reach land?"
The skipper looked steadily at the
high spirited girl. but saw no trace
Of fear in her brave eyes.
Yes, it is likely" he admitted
I'm making for Barbados. which is
the nearest land but I'm afraid the
disease will attack us all before we
can reach Bridgetown. My medicine
chest is useless for this sickness"
Welded in the Face of Denth.
Then Harry and / must be married
at once. for we want TO be man and
wife before we die. We have set our
hearts on that"
How can you?"
You must marry us. captain. Don't
you know that the skipper of a Brit
ish shin can marry people as well as
any priest?"
That's so. I'd forgotten. Wen. 7
will marry you tomorrow II you still
wish IL. senorita But consider well
You may be parted from him in day
or two-and you may live. Women do
rot succumb 10 this disease as easily
as men. Is II wise 10 bind yourself?'
Il have decided. You must marry
US al once, for any one Of the three
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
SEEN ON THE SEA SHORE.

Quittman Free Press: A pious man
paid a visit to the seashore recently
and writes a column or so to the Au-
gusta Chronicle about the immodesty
of bathing dresses which expose the
legs from the knees down. He seems
to think if people are obliged to be
disgraced by having legs they should
keep the fact carefully concealed. So
much said upon such a subject is a
quite indecent exposure of a naught
mind. The Lord created the human
mody and it is the temple of the in
dwelling of the spirit; there cannot be
anything indecent or unholy about it
except as it exists in the mind of the
observe. It is unfortunate to be
able to get only worms eye view of
such things.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

ton and take her place in the govern
ment of the country?
A. l can only give my opinion.
do not think she would accept either
as a condition precedent presented bv
Congress, for they do not believe that
Congress has the rightful power I'M
der the constitution to prescribe such
a condition. y General universal
suffrage amongst the colored people,
as they are now there, would by our
people, be regarded as about as great
political evil as could befall them
Mr.. Stephens was a strong advocate
of Georgia's prompt return into the
Union, so that his reluctance to inter-
pose any barrier showed the firmness
of his convictions as expressed in this
testimony.
julius A Nelson.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
Cured by Barbndian doctors.


Butler, Ca. July 16.-while repair
ing well on the premises of w. G.
Moulton. near the line of the Central
Railroad. Lafayette Crook was caught
by cave-ip, covering him with dirt.
and the curbing up to his head. The
alarm was given and soon a crowd of
seVenty-five were at work to rescue the
well digger. He was drawn out nearly
dead from his dangerous position
Careful attention brought him around
so that he was able to so to his home
to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

agony.
Two more days." he groaned. 1.-TWO
more days with this wind and we could
have reached Bridgetown. Now it's all
overt"
In a few moments he sank into a
state Of stupor. and was as helpless as
the other men.
The girl had gone through too much
TO faint or weep, even in this extrem-
ity. She calmly fetched some brandy
from the cabin, where the drunken
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
GROCERs COMBINE.

Several of the largest retail grocery
stores in Columbus have combined, and
after Aug. 1 will operate jointly under
the style of THE Georgia Grocery
Company" The new company will be
composed of the following firms: J.
NJ. Britt & Co., Sims & Dixon, Cox
Bros, and J. I. Carson. The number
of stands will be reduced from four to
two and expenses will be curtailed gen
orally. The officers of the company will
be: President, J. NJ. Britt; vice presi-
dent, S. NJ. Dixon; secretary and
treasurer, j. T. Carson.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
WRECK FATAL FoR ONE.

A wreck occurred Thursday on the
Pensacola and Atlantic division of the
Louisville and Nashville, when an ex-
ira westbound from Crestview for Pen
sacola left the track one mile west Of
the former place. The accident oc-
Cured at the foot of the grade. when
the train was going at a speed of thir-
~ miles an hour. One man was killed
and two injured. one perhaps fatally.
The dead: William Mitchell. brake
man of Selma Ala. The injured are
Engineer Mark Boghich. who had both
legs badly scalded. and a cash above
the left eye, besides many bruises
Fireman Martin Villar, who had his
right leg broken, and many bruises
about the head and body. Brakeman
Mitchell was in the center of the train.
and was instantly killed, the body be-
ing buried beneath the debris, and has
not yet been recovered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
Schenectady, June 80.

"A school for dogs in the latest de-
velopment of the educational move
ment. 1t has been established in Paris
with the object of teaching, not let
ters. but politeness. The schoolroonl
is furnished with chairs, tables ana
rugs to give necessary local color
to the surroundings. The dog pupils
are trained to welcome visitors nv
Jumping up. wagging the tail and Civ
ing low bark. When the visitor
leaves the dog accompanies him 10 me
door and bows his farewell by bend
ing his head to the floor. He is tram
ed likewise to pick up a handkerchief,
glove or fan that has been dropped
and return IL to the owner. He Is
taught further to walk with "proua
and prancing steps" when cut WIN
his mistress.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

foundered on board to escape its mer-
CHESS foe the barracuda. Even at
night the sky was deep, velvety blue,
out of which the Southern Cross shone
luridly, like a crossbar of fire.
What followed might have been ex-
pected. The sea, as an old Greek writ
er wisely said, washes away all the
woes of man. Maria soon forgot her
grief, and revealed in the joy of life
free. fresh glorious life-as the salt air
stung her lips and the warm sunshine
kissed her cheeks to a rich brown. .
No Matchmaker Like the sea.
There is no matchmaker like the sea.
Love springs up and blossoms and
ripens on its broad bosom as rapidly as
Jonah's gourd. The mate of the bark
was a strong, handsome young Amer
lean named Harry Thane. After the
girl had got the better of her sorrow
and had ceased to sit for hours in the
bow, gazing YEARLY at the waste of
waters, it fell to him TO amuse her, to
try to make her feel less lonely.
When he was off watch. he taught
her how to take trick at the Wheel
read the compass. splice a rope and
perform a dozen other feats of sea-
manship.
At night they often walked the deck
together. and he taught her the SAIL
or's practical astronomy, and explain
ed why the phosphorus made the ships
wake like a tumbled sheet of living
fire.
1t was inevitable that they should
fall in love under such circumstances.
But in their case il was no mere ship
board passion. so common on passen-
ger ships which do business in tropical
waters-strong while IL lasts. but soon
forgotten after the gangplank has
been run aboard at the wharf Of the
home port
Engaged on the Eve of Disaster.
One evening he told her that he loved
her. and won her easy consent to their
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
EDUCATIONAL RESOLUTIONS.

The Georgia Educational Conference
at Athens adopted resolutions submit
ted by the committee, declaring that
education should be fostered and its
cause advanced, that local taxation for
educational purposes should be allow
ed, that the negroes should not be linn
tied in their educational expenditures
to an amount proportionate to the
taxes they pay and that the people of
Georgia are to be congratulated upon
the states educational progress.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

Conductor Griffin, on Southern north
bound freight No 81, shot and killed
a negro named Lewis Thomas at Don
switch, nea. Rockmart. Wednesday.
It seems That the train was pulling
out of Don when the conduct2r dis-
covered the negro on top of box car.
The negro showed fight when Griffin
told him to get off, and a tussle en-
sued, the negro drawing his knife,
whereupon Griffin shot him in the tenn
pie, killing him instantly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

"A foreign observer. after a trip in
this country, wrote a magazine article
in which he declared that Americans
are totally without grace. and asks
How could we expect 10 find grace in
country where the men chew to-
haoeo and the women gum2"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
Murphv necomes Denf.

Moultrie. Ca. July 16.-Mr. II. ].
Murphy, a prominent citizen Of this
place. has entirely lost the sense OF
hearing. He first became deaf in one
ear and IN a day or two the other one
was in the same condition. DR.. W. L.
Jenkins, who has been treating him,
thinks il is due to overhead.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
FLErcHER NAMEs coMMIrrrrs.

Chairman D. U. Fletcher Of the Flor
ida Democratic Executive Committee
has made the following appointments
of sub committees, authorized by the
committee at its meeting a few DAYS
since Committee Of FIVE to report va
oaneies and methods Of filling: S. NJ.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

Several corpses, CHASTITY and horri-
BILE from the effects of the disease, lay
about the deck. The skipper was coll
ed UP on the transom in his cabin,
with his knees touching his chin-dead.
His hand grasped the neck of broken
brandy bottle, the fragments of which
were scattered on the floor.
His log-boo lay open on the table,
and this was the last entry:
Another died to-day. It's got me,
too. Wind fair, S. f. No ships sight
ed. God help us! No hope, no hope!"
When the quarantine doctor, who
had come aboard in the launch, ex-
amined the bodies, he found signs of
life in only four out of seventeen-those
of the mate and three of the sailors.
Maria had not been attacked by the
disease, but she was obliged to stay
in the hospital for two weeks. suf-
fering from exhaustion.
Cured by Barbadian Doctors.
1t is commonly said that men can
only be cured of beri-beri in its earliest
stages. But the Barbadian doctors
skilled by long experience in tropical
maladies, can do things which Amer
lean physicians would regard as inn
possible. So Marias heroism was not
in vain. Her husband and two of the
three sailors recovered.
None Of them went to sea again
Maria bought an estate in Barbados,
and her husband managed 1t. The
two sailors became plantation over
seers, as sailors often do in the tropics.
All four are content to stay on their
little island as long as they live. They
hope never to set foot on a vessels
deck again
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17


@. What is the public sentiment of
Georgia with regard to the extension
of the right of voting to the negroes?
A The general opinion in the state
is very much averse to it.
@. If a proposition were made to
amend the constitution so as to have
representation in Congress based upon
voters substantially, would Georgia
ratify such a proposed amendment, il
1t were made condition precedent to
the restoration of the state to political
power in the government?
A. / do not think they would The
people of Georgia, in my judgment, as
far as l can reflect or represent their
opinions, feel that they are entitled
under the constitution of the Unite
States to representation without any
further condition precedent. - Such,
at least. is my opinion.
@. 1t is then your opinion that at
present the people of Georgia would
neither be willing to extend suffrage
TO the negroes, nor consent to the ex-
clusion of negroes from the basis of
representation?
A. The people of Georgia, in my
judgment are perfectly willing to leave
suffrage and the basis of representa-
ton where the constitution leaves it,
They look upon the question of suf-
frage as one belonging exclusively to
the states; one over which, under the
constitution of the United States. Con-
gress has no jurisdiction, power, or
control, except in proposing amend
ments to the states. and not in exact
ing them from them, and / do not
think. therefore. that the people Of that
state, while they are disposed. as | be-
lieve earnestly, 20 deal fairly. Justly
and generously with the freedmen
would be willing to consent to
change in the constitution that would
give Congress jurisdiction over the
question of suffrage. -
O. If the proposition were to be sub
mtted to Georgia as one of the eleven
states lately in rebellion. that she
might be restored to political power
in the government Of the country upon
the condition precedent that she should.
on the one hand. extend suffrage to the
negro. or on the other. consent to their
exclusion from the basis of representa-
ton, would she accept either PROPOSE
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
KILLED On CoNDUCToR.

Rome Tribune: The kangaroo girl
ought to make good in leap year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17
Mr.. STEPHENS ON
THE FRANCHISE.

Editor Morning News: The plank in
the Republican platform that promises
to be considered by many in the COM
ing presidential campaign is that seek
ing to cut down state representation ut
Washington proportionate to the num-
Der of DISTINGUISHED negroes. The Re-
publicans recommend this as a matter
for national interference, while many
regard it entirely and exclusively a
question for the states themselves to
handle.
Alexander H. Stephens expressed
himself in his testimony before the Re
construction Committee at Washington
shortly after the Civil War so identi-
cally on this Republican plank, which
is apparently the assertion of a spirit
now that existed then, that it's salient
points may be interesting. They fol-
low:
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-30
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FEDERATION OF AFRO-AMERi-
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Mrs. Belle Graves, president, ITO
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Gray, first vice-president, ZIG 18th St.,
Cedar Rapids, Ia; Mas. lack Taylor,
second vice-president, 125 Davis St..
Ottumwa, Ia; Miss Leila Shelly, re-
cOrding secretary, Lock Box II, Oska-
loosa, Ia; Mrs. Fannie Grooms, cor
responding secretary, 1926 East Eight
ST., Muscatine; Mrs. E. B. Lewis,
treasurer, G13 Harrison St., Daven-
port, Ia; chairmans Of state commit
tees, Mrs. Anna Bettus, chairman of
Household Economic. 1917 Concert St..
keokuk, Ia; Mrs. Holly, chairman of
M"thers> Child Study, Cedar Rapids,
Ia; Miss Maud Ousley, chairman of
Arts and Crafts, Muscatine, Iowa;
Mrs. Emma Gardner chairman of
Reciprocity Bureau, Rural Route No.
5, Ottumwa Ia; Miss Gertrude Evans,
chairman of Social Purity, 695 Main
St., Dubuque, Ia; Ms. L. R. Palmer,
chairman of Educational Committee,
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Upstairs Opposite Street Car Waiting
Room-Not Down Stairs

Judge &. G. Cole, Iowa's eminent
jurist, adds his testimony to the skill
of DR.. Lew Arntz. Judge Coles life
has been one of unusual activity and
he even now, at the age of eighty
years, does more than ordinary work
as dean of the Iowa College of Law.
The testimony of Judge Cole caries
with it the weight of a man of wide
knowledge and sober and conservative
Judgment
Judge Cole says:
Des Moiues, Iowa, May 90, 1904 -
Dr. Lew Arntz, City: Dear Sir-lt has
been my good fortune. in connection
with the teaching of law, to deliver
lectures for many years on medical
jurisprudence to both legal and medi-
cal classes. In the course of lectures.
/ have taught that generally the visual
capacity of the average individual was
reduced twenty per cent at fifty years
thirty per cent at sixty; forty per cent;
at seventy and fifty per cert at eighty
years of age. l have just about reach
ed that last goal, and find my teaching
practically verified.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-30
MOLINE GLEANlNGS.

Plenty of rain; thefarmers say toe
much. An electric storm passed ove1
our city Sunday night and the writer
was unlucky enough to be out in it.
Mrs. Jones of Washington, Iowa, is
in the city, the guest Of her sister-in
law. Mrs. l.. Holmes.
Mrs. d. s. Delward has returned
from Galesburg after an extended visit
with friends.
Mesdames J. Curd. H. Woods and l..
B. Tarver have returned from Gales
burg, where they attended the con,
ference
Rev. Searcy has returned for anoth-
I er years work. We wish him success
this conference year.
!. Mrs. B. F. Walkup royalty enter
tanned the Halle G. Brown club Sept.
22d. All left declaring Mrs. Walkup
fine hostess. Sd
Quite number of Moline people at
tended the celebration at Rock Is
land the 22d.
The Culture club mot with Mrs. W.
N. Stewart Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. H. c. Walkup entertained in
honor of Mrs. Jones of Washington,
Iowa, Wednesday.