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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-10
DoNALDsoNyILLE, La SATURDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1904.
AROUND THE STATE.
Items OF Interest Gulled From the
Louisiana Press.
Young Man Looses His Arm in Jennings.
Two Wrecks on the Southern Pa
cific in One NigEntaIany Fires.
Pollock Postoffee Robbed.

| The postofiee at Pollock was ro bbe
of $3.50.
| Fire at New Iberia DESTROYED prop
erty valued at $4,000.
There are now :, 700, 900 barrels o
| oil in storage in the Jennings oil field
J. E. Pope, United States deputy
marshal. was assassinated near hi
home at Trenton.
Rain put an end to the prairie fir,
which has been raging il. the vieinit,
of Bowie for several days.
Part of the force of the New Orlean:
mint, fnrloughed some months ago
will be transferred to Denver, Col.
The new administration of New Or
leans, with Martin Behrman as chic
executive, was indicted into Office
Tuesday.
Shreveport offered cash bonus OF
$50, 600 and twenty acres of land for
the college to be erected for Louisiana
Baptists.
BERTHE Gage, a young man en-
ployed at the Jennings steam laundry
became entangled in the machinery
and suffered the loss. of his right arm.
DR.. W. c. Stubbs resigned the posi-
tion of director of the Louisiana ex-
pertinent stations, and Prof. W. R.
Dodson was elected to fill the va
cancy.
Dan Morgan, young white man
hailing from Brandon, Miss, was run
over by train at Ruston, receiving
injuries which caused his death the
following day.
The American Rice Brokerage Co.,
Ltd, Of Crowley, sold LAO pockets
of medium grade Japan rice to a
European broker for shipment to
Rotterdam, Holland.
Abbeville will hold special cleo
ton on Feb. I, 1905, to consider the
issuance of bonds to the amount Of
$40, 600 for a Waterworks, electric light
and sewerage system.
Andrew Hawkins, negro leVee
camp laborer, was shot four times by
Alex Porter, also colored, and in
stantly killed. The tragedy occurred
in Plaquemines parish.
Dredgeboat No. s, belonging to
Charles Clark & Co., was destroyed
by fire in Bayou Plaquemine. The
boat was valued at $40, 900 and lad just
been thoroughly repaired.
A residence at Franklin owned by
DIR. 7. v. Overton and occupied by
DR.. T. B. Hays was destroyed by fire,
indieting loss of s2800. The in
suranee amounted to $4,000.
An Investigation of the fire which
wrecked the Swiss Laundry at New Or
leans, resulting in the death of five
women and the serious injury Of many
others, exonerated the proprietor and
engineer.
An unknown white man fell off the
bridge over the bay at Morgan City
and was drowned. The man was try
ing to overtake passenger train
which had pulled out and left him at
the depot.
Two freight wrecks occurred on the
Southern Pacific road in one night,
one being at Sulphur and the other
at Loekport crossing, Calcasieu par
ish. Eleven cars and an engine were
derailed, but no one was hurt.
Fire destroyed the large warehouse
on Broadmore plantation, six miles
south of Jennings, together with its
contents, which consisted of rice and
machinery. The loss aggregates
$4,000, with no insurance.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-10
OLIPID'S MIRROR.

v,The beauty Of woman $ face or figure
Is hut the external sign of the good health
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-10


r. Y. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y, the
specialist in
wonen's diseases.
Further, to be hap
py and beautiful
one must naturally
have good health.
Now, if a woman
has dragging down
feelings, together
with constantly re-
turning pains and
aches, a too great
drain upon her vi
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-10
NEWSDEALER

DoNAI 9soNyILLE NEMs ssirsag CO. Mrs L M n
.1:r- tha nostotice. News and Illustrated
1aa-s 1olnars Baoks, Stationery. PENS Ink, Baseball
SSt.ppnl;es. Toys, and Fancy Articles IL great
variety.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-10

The servian cabinet has resigned.
Snow was reported at Ell Paso, Tex.
A sailor died OF the plague in
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
FORCE OF COLD WAVE
PROBABLY BROKEN
Lowest Temperature of the Winter
Was Recorded Yesterday Morning.

Lowest Temperature of the Winter
Was Recorded Yesterday Morning.
The force of the cold wave is appar-
emily broken, and fair and warmer"
is the prediction for to-day. The cold
wave area has moved but slowly, and
last night was central over the states
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New
York All the Southern stations re-
ported warmer temperatures last night.
AMI to-day should bring the last touch
of the cold wave. Wednesday will
probably be near the normal.
The lowest temperature OF this win
ter was recorded at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. From the 2512- degree point.
the registration at midnight on Mon
day, mercury sank gradually lower.
until 1t reached % degrees early yes
terday morning. From that hour it
rose gradually, until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, when the maximum tenn
perature for the day was recorded,
80 degrees. From that hour it drop-
ped slowly, but it is improbable that
any excessively low temperatures will
be recorded to-day. The average tenn
perature yesterday was 81 degrees, a
deficiency of n degrees below the nor
NAL.
The reports sent into the local
Weather Bureau from Southern sta
lions last night showed gradual
warming up. = Atlanta reported a tenn
perature of 80 degrees; Augusta, "a;
Charleston, 80; Charlotte, 2S; Mont
gomery, 3S, and Asheville, &c degrees.
From stations in Pennsylvania, New
York and New Jersey excessively low
temperatures were reported. At many
places in the mountain regions mer-
curry was way below the zero point.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
FLORIDA MACKEREL COMING.
Over 10000 Pounds Have Already
Been shipped Through Savannah.

been shipped through Savannah.
Large quantities of Florida mackerel
are passing through Savannah to the
North at this season. Over 10000
pounds have been received here, and
other shipments are expected that will
probably make this one of the best
season in the mackerel industry.
A car of $4,000 POUNDS came from
Miami yesterday, bound for Sandusky,
o., where the fish will be distributed
by express to various consignees. The
car was handled here by NJ. NJ. Sulli-
vans Sons, who re-iced and packed
it for its long journey. Owing to the
present cold weather, there is no doubt
about the shipment reaching it's desti-
nation in good order.
From Florida waters probably come
the finest mackerel caught. Fish men
have not given great attention to OPP
Grating in those waters because of the
short season, which is from five to
seven weeks. 1t is then that the fish
make their appearance, and at any
time they are apt to leave and be
seen no more until next season. The
fishermen simply go there and take
chances, and while some mackerel are
always caught, the quantity cannot be
relied upon. At the North, the Flori-
da fish sells for fancy prices, and is
always in good demand.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
WHO WILL GET GOLD?
THE ALDERMAN WHO RETIRES OR
HIS SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE.
TEN DOLLARS AT STAKE.
COLDING LEAVES COUNCIL TO-
NIGHT AND OLIVER GOES IN.

Will City Have to Pay Each so Is
Question That Is Being Asked
by Chairman Dixon of the FL
nance COmmittee-COI. COIdinG
VIII Get There First-His Resig-
nation VIII BE Accepted and MIR
oliver Will BE Elected Before
Council Takes a Recess-Man who
Gets Money May BE Asked TO Spend
IL.
Who will get the $40 gold piece to-
night that Alderman Robert L. Cold
ing has been accustomed to pocket
every other Wednesday night when the
regular sessions of City Council are
held
There is a state law which provides
that every Savannah alderman shall
be paid 80 at every regular meeting
of Council. Col. Colding will cease to
be an alderman, and Frank NJ. oliver,
Esq, will be made one before Coun-
Gill takes a recess.
viii Col Colding get the money be-
cause he will be the first on the scene,
or will Mr.. oliver because he will be
the last? Or will both be paid, or
will the city save $40? viii the retir-
ing alderman and the alderman be
agree to divide, or will the one who
and treat the crowd with the glittering
piece of metal that bears Uncle Sans
stamp?
These are questions that were pro-
pounded by Alderman James M. Dix
on, chairman Of the Finance Commit
tee, and he stated his intention of re-
ferring the matter to the city attor
ney. OF course. Mr.. Dixon is not real
have Col. Garrard give his legal opin-
ion on the subject and the aldermen
are assured of a hearty laugh.
While Mr.. Oliver will be formally
elected an alderman Immediately after
Col. Colding's resignation has been ac-
copied, he will not actually become a
member of Council until he takes the
oath, which will be administered some
time after the recess.
AS has already been stated in the
Morning News, Col. Colding will sever
his official connections with the city
government so that his duties as coun-
ty i-ttorney will not conflict with those
of an alderman. There is no legal
reason for the resignation. but Col.
Colding does not want to occupy posi-
tions that are apt to conflict.
Mr.. Oliver is the choice of the Board
of Aldermen, and will be unanimous
ly chosen. While Mayor Myers has not
yet made u statement on the subject.
it is generally understood that Mr.. Oil
yer will be at the head of the Fire
Committee of Council, one of the most
important of the standing committees.
So far as is known at this time,
nothing of an unusual nature will
transpire at the meeting. Mayor My
ers will, no doubt, announce the APP
pointment of Mr.. Thomas Gamble, Jr.,
as a member of the board of managers
of the public library. Mr.. CANDLES
appointment was for one year, and he
will now be given the long term,
new appointment being made by the
Mayor every year. The usual rou-
tine business will be transacted by the
aldermen.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
LEFT POLICE STATION
WITHOUT PERMISSION.

For leaving the police station with
out permission and remaining away all
of Saturday night, Mary Singleton, a
negro regular" who has been serving
a term at headquarters, was arraign-
ed in Police Court yesterday morn
ing.
Quartermaster P. ]. Kelly appeared
against the woman. He told Record
err Myrick that Mary left the station
Saturday night without asking him
and did not return until Sunday morn
ing. The woman tried to slip back
before the arrival of the quartermas-
ter, but oversight herself. She was
given thirty days additional
Lewis Mcintosh, a 12-year-old ne
gro, was remanded for trial in the
Superior Court for larceny after trust.
John Gilbert charged that he gave the
boy SO with which to pay bill and
that the juvenile spent the money.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
SPECIAL LICENSES
ISSUED VERY SLOWLY.
Those Doing Business without Them
Are Liable to Punishment.

ThOse Doing Business without Them
Are Liable to Punishment.
Liquor dealers, cigarette dealers and
all proprietors of businesses where
special licenses are required are unus-
ually slow in getting their certificates
of registration and are laying them
selves liable to be punished as for a
misdemeanor.
Up to last night only 206 dealers in
whisky had applied for certificates for
special licenses. Up to the same time
last year certificates had been issued
to 226. Certificates have been issued
TO ~ cigarette dealers, against 1T last
year. Six paWnbrokers have applied
for certificates, against fifteen last
year. Other business of which special
licenses are required have received
certificates as follows: Bicycle dealers,
l. last year IL; real estate dealers, 6,
last year %; photographers, l, last
year IL; loan offices 2, last year Is;
dealers in pistols 6. last year %; bill
lard and pool parlors s, last year IL
packing houses 1, last year 5: dealer
in typewriters 0, last year 4; auction
GERS 0, last year Z; slot machines 0, last
year Z; dealers in automobiles O. last
year 2.
All of those who are doing business
without these licenses are liable to be
punished as for a. misdemeanor There
are six social clubs in the city which
are also required to take out special
licenses, but so far only one of these
has been issued certificate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
SECOND SERVICE
OF WEEK OF PRAYER.

The second of the series of services
in the week of prayer was held at
noon yesterday in the Lutheran Church
of the Ascension. There was an even
larger attendance than on Monday, and
the greatest interest was manifested in
all the proceedings of the meeting. Rev.
o. B. Chester. pastor of Wesley Mon
umental Church., conducted the serv-
ice. The subject of the special prayer
was 1.-THE Church of Christ" The
meeting was in session for nearly an
hour.
The subject of the special prayer to-
day is "All Nations and All Peoples. d"
The prayer is THAT the day may come
when nations shall regard themselves
as members of one family; that the
brotherhood of and the fatherhood of
God may be universally recognized;
and that racial and national inferiority
and superiority may always be esti-
mated in the light of a common divine
origin, a common redemption in Christ
and a common heirship, through faith,
in life eternal"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
EDWARDS IS CRAZED
ACCUSED ASSAILANT OF MISS
GREENE TORTURED BY
PRISONERS.
THEY SHOWED HIM GALLONS
WHERE THEY TOLD HIM HE WAS
TO BE HANGED FOR ASSAULT.

Edwards Is Ignorant and Believed
What Was Told Him Was True.
The stories Preyed on His Mind
to Such an Extent and He Was
Tortured So by the Jibes of His
Fellow Prisoners That He Has
Been Put Into "a Cell to Himself.
Trial VIII Come Up Some Time
This Month at Which Time His
Attorney Hopes to Free Him.
Owing to his highly nervous condi-
ton. which it is believed is produced
by fear. Jail officials have removed
Marvel Edwards. accused of criminal
assault, to a portion of the Jail where
he cannot be tainted by his fellow
prisoners who have been continually
after him since they found that he was
easily alarmed, and of an ignorant turn
of mind.
Little attention was paid to Edwards
nervousness when he was first placed
in jail, but for the last week or ten
days he has been so wrought UP that
fears were entertained that he would
lose his mind. so he was placed in a
cell to himself.
Tainted by Prisoners.
When he was first put in Jail some
of the prisoners commenced haunting
him. They would point to the gallows,
which was in plain view. and tell him
that that was where they were going
to end him. He asked his attorney
what was the extreme penalty for the
crime of which he was accused, and
was told that it was hanging. For
several days after that he could hardly
speak.
Edwards is unusually ignorant for a
white man. He can neither read nor
write, and is credu1ous to that degree
always found in extremely ignorant
persons, and it was an easy matter for
the other prisoners in the Jail to ex-
cite him to such a degree that he was
almost raving. The commands of the
jailers were naught to the prisoners
when they were out of sight, and as
long as they could draw gruesome pic
lures for the accused man they would
do so, and glory in his misery.
PAGES His Cell.
Since he has been placed in jail Ed
wards has fallen off several pounds
and is as white as a ghost. He PAGES
up and down his narrow cell inces-
sanity, and not being able to read he
dwells much on the fantastic pictures
that have been presented to him by
his unsympathetic fellow prisoners.
In the assignment of criminal cases
yesterday Edwards case did not come
to the attention of the court, and it
will perhaps be several weeks before
he will have another hearing. Col.
Colding, his attorney, says that he has
much new evidence which he believes
will prove the innocence of his client in
short order. 1t is understood that d
number of witnesses will be brought
here from Jacksonville to testify as to
the character of Miss Greene.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
SECRET ORDER MONEY
HAS BEEN STOLEN.

Negro Employed at X. of p. Hail
Charged with Larceny After Trust.
On charge of larceny after trust,
under rather unusual circumstances.
Isaac Harris, a negro employed at the
knights of Pythias Hall, was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Cohen.
Complaint was made by Joseph Ell
liot another negro, who had been Civ
en- S. to pay the dues of his employer
in one of the Knights of Pythias
lodges. Ellis reported to the police
that when he reached the hall there
was no one to receive the money.
1t is claimed by Elliot that Harris
took the money and said that he would
see to it that it got into the proper
hands and that he would have the off,
cial receipts upon Elliott's return.
When Elliot went back to the hall
Harris denied having even seen him,
and declared that he had not received
SIS from any enc. The arrest followed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
TRUSTEE FOR MRS. J. B. READ.

Judge Cam signed an order yester-
day afternoon, appointing Mr.. Joseph
NJ. Solomons receiver for the property
of Mrs. Jane Nj. Read, it being shown
that Mrs. Read was not capacitated
for looking after her property. The
action of the court was taken at re-
quest of relatives.
According to the order the amount of
realty and personal property belong
ing to Mrs. Read located in Chatham
county is valued at $25,0OO and Mr.
Solomons will give bond in the sum of
$4,000
SO far no will of the late DR.. Read
has been filed in the Office of the Or
binary here.
1t has been known for some time
that Mrs. Read was in a delicate mem
tai condition, and it is thought that
the death of her husband was a shock
that she could not withstand. At pres
ent she is in Florida, and il is under
stood that she will go to a private SAN
itarium
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
MINISTERS ELECTED
FORMER OFFICERS,
Informal Meeting Held in Rev. DIR.
JOrdan's Study.

Informal Meeting Held in Rev. DIR.
JOrdan's study.
At meeting of the Savannah Min
isterial Association yesterday in Dr..
John d. Jordan's study, the officers who
served during last year were unani-
mously reelected: They are: Rev.
w. A. Nisbet, president, and Rev. D.
S. Edenfield. secretary. At the meet
ing were: Rev. John D. Jordan, Rev.
w. P. McCorkle. Rev. o. B. Chester,
Rev. w. A. Nisbet, and DR.. James Y.
Fair.
The meeting was a short one and
entirely informal Matters of inter-
est to the association were discussed,
ana the plans and policy for the en-
suing year were talked over. 1t was
decided to hold the meetings of the as
ISOLATION in the De Soto, and Rev. Mr..
Jordan was appointed a committee of
one to make the necessary arrange
ments with the hotel management.
After some further discussion OF the
objects of the association and its re-
lation to the individual members, adj
Journment was taken. subject to the
call of the chair.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
SYMPATHY FOR WIDOW
OF L0NGSTREET.
Not All Daughters of COnfederacy
Against Sending Laurel Wreath.


That all of the members of the Sa-
vannah Chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy are not in accord
with the action taken by the chapter
in refusing to send a laurel wreath to
be placed on the grave of Gen. Long
street, was shown by expressions yes
terday after the announcement in the
Morning News of the action taken by
the chapter.
A number of members were not at
the meeting and are grieved at the
action taken. They say that it should
not be taken to mean that the chap
ter in its entirety did not wish
wreath sent 10 Gen. Longstreet's
grave. And the members of the chap
ter who were present are equally eX-
ercised because of the stir that their
action has caused.
In explanation and eXtenuatiOn a
prominent member has requested
statement to the effect that only a
comparatively small number of the
members were present at the meeting
and that the negative vote cannot,
therefore, be taken as expressing the
conviction of the chapter that of
those present seven supported the
measure, and that many others who
were not present when seen expressed
deep regret at the action taken by
the chapter. The belief was also ex-
pressed that if a full quota of the
members had been present the matter
would have resulted quite differently.
Mrs. A. B. Hull. president of the
chapter. who presided at the meeting,
did not care to discuss the incident of
the meeting that has aroused so much
feeling. AS presiding officer she did
not vote when the question was raised.
although she requested the members to
refrain from making public what had
transpired and asked that they not dis
cuss the subject after the meeting
Mrs. Hull is also president of the
Georgia Division of the United Daugh-
tiers of the ConfederaCy. AS the head of
the state organization, on Sunday night
Mrs. Hull sent telegram of condo
lence to the widow of Gen. Longstreet,
This message was signed by Mrs Hull
and Mrs. Nathaniel Harrison, the re-
cording secretary, and was the official
message of sympathy from the Geor-
gia Division to the widow of the dead
Confederate general.
1t is understood that Mrs Harrison
made the motion at the meeting Mon
day afternoon to send the laurel wreath
to Gainesville. The motion met with a
second, but was voted down. No re-
cent happening in Savannah has caus-
ed more discussion than the action TAX
en- by the chapter.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
TO FACE RECORDER
FOR DIXON THEFTS

There were no further developments
yesterday in the systematic robbing
of the Dixon Lumber Company, full
account of which appeared in the
Morning News.
1t is probable that the negro Both
well will be arraigned in Police Court
this morning. Detectives Murphy and
Bostick, and those to whom he sold
his plumber. will appear against him.
The case against Edgar Hicks, the
Yamacraw grocer, charged with buy
ing and receiving stolen goods, will
be called at the same time. The ne
gro who hauled some of the stolen
goods for Boutwell, will also face the
Recorder.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
Mr.. CARS0N'S NEW
ISLE OF HOPE PLACE.

The old house on the Thomson place,
near the eastern end of Isle of Hope
has been RACED to make room for d
new residence which is to be built i'm
mediately by Mr.. j. A. G.. Carson, who
bought the property at the sheriff's
sale in December The demolished
building was erected about fifty-five
years ago by the late John S. Mont
mollin. a we'll known citizen who was
Killed by the blowing up of steamer
on the Savannah river in 1853. Since
then the property has passed through
several ownerships. The location is
one of the most eligible at Isle of Hope.
and its Improvement will add much to
the attractiveness of the resort.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-06
DOSS' WILL OPENED.

Disposition of Property Was as Has
Already Been Mentioned.
The will of James L. Doss was pro-
bated in the Court of Ordinary yes
terday morning. AS was stated in
the Morning News at the time the
will was made Dec. %, all of the per-
sonal property and jewelry of the de-
ceased was left to Electra NJ Mac
Collum, known as Bessie Stafford, and
his other property amounting to
about $1,000, was left to his mother,
Mrs. Rhoda Elizabeth Hinshaw, of
Wirtz. Va.
Capt. j. Ferris Cam is named as
executor in the will, and gave bond
in the sum of $4,000. The estate will
be wound up as speedily as possible
and returns made to the benehciaries.