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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
GATHER AT ST. AUGUSTINE

st. Augustine, Fla, Jan. PA large
number of regular army officers and
national guardsmen arrived mere To-
day to attend the convention Of the
National Guard Association, which as
sembles tomorrow.
A number of regular army officers
arrived in the morning. Among them
is Mai. ]. F. Guilfoyle, of the AdJutant
Generals office, who is the ofnclaI rep
resentative of the Secretary OF war
and Cen. r. s. oliver. The Pennsylva-
MIA delegation arrived in the afternoon.
Among them was Adjt. Gen. Thomas j.
Stewart, formerly commander-in-chiet
of the Grand Army of the Republic;
Mai. Gen. Charles Miller and Brig.
Cen J. P Goblin.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
BRITISH SHIPS READY
TO SAIL AT THE WORD.

Tacoma. Wash, Jan. 24-According
to officers of the Northern Pacific
steamer Victoria, which arrived from
the Orient to-day, the British fleet at
Hong Kong is being kept in readi-
ness to sail at a moments notice. No
sailor, they say. is allowed on shore
leave over night; the ships are all
coaled and everything is in readiness
for the entire fleet to move within five
minutes after receipt of orders.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY
OF RAILWAY YARDS,

Lima, o., Jan. 24.-Yardmaster B. F.
Jeffries was arrested tonight, charged
with being implicated in a series OF
systematic thefts from the Detroit
Southern freight yards for some time
past. Four other men, George Fultz.
George Butler, John Nugent and Henry
Miller, are also under arrest, charged
with completely in such crimes. The
freight cars of the Detroit Southern,
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and
Lake Erie and Western Railroads have
been pilfered of thousands OF dollars
worth of merchandise.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
PLAN OF THREE BOYS
TO WRECK AND TO ROB.

Las Vegas, Jan. 24.-Three boys. My
ron Aldrich, aged IA; Lowell Ellis, aged
10, and William Denton, aged Is, have
been arrested here, having confessed
that they wrecked Rio Grande freight
train at Florence, Col, Jan. 10.
The boys said they were after the
passenger train, which was late. and
intended to rob the dead and iAjured
passengers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
HAD RESIGNED PRESIDENCY.
Allen Says No One VIII Suffer from
His Misfortune.

Dallas. Tex, Jan. 24-It is learned
to-day from Cleburne that S. B. AL
len, president of the Farmers and
Merchants National Bank of that city,
who was arrested here on a charge
of embezzlement of $4,000 of the banks
funds, preferred by National Bank
Examiner Logan of Fort Worth, re-
signed the presidency of the institu-
ton before coming to Dallas.
The directors state that the bank is
in superb financial condition.
Mr.. Allen has returned to Cleburne
where he stated to-day that everything
had been satisfactorily arranged and
that no loss would be sustained by any
one connected with the bank by rea-
son of his financial misfortunes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
On AUTHORIZATION Bills.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The House will
devote practically the entire week to
the consideration of the Army and
Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bills.
The former is now before the House.
Opportunity will be given each day
to secure action on minor measures.
but any bill which is likely to precipi-
tate debate will not be permitted to
come before the House during the
tendency of the two appropriation bills
mentioned
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
Wilson Brooks, Barlow, Fla.

Barlow, Fla. Jan. 24.-Mr. Wilson
Brooks, highly respected young man
of this city. died here yesterday. He
had been i'll for two or three weeks,
at the home of his sister, Mrs. T. c.
Ham. He was about "a years of age.
and was a member of the Oak City
Guards and also the order of Patriotic
SONS of America. The two orders at
tended the fuenral in body to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25

Cincinnati. Jan. 25.-The ice around
Coney Island gave away soon after
midnight and sunk the towboat Adele
at Browns Landing, east of this city,
together with a barge of coal. The
loss is $4,000. Three employees on the
Adele are missing. The river is rising
RAPIDLY
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
OBITUARY.
Mr.. Louir Geleer, ALBANY.

Albany. Ga, Jan. 24.-Mrs. Louis
Geiger, who died to-day in an Atlanta
hospital from the effects of an opera
ton, was prominent in this section. She
was one of the most accomplished mu-
sicians in Georgia, brilliant pianist,
and had for sixteen years filled the
post of assembly pianist for the Geor-
gia Chautauqua. She is survived by
a husband, two sons and two daugh-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
Revival Meetings nj Camilla.

Camilla, Ga, Jan. 24.-Rev. r. A.
Brown, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Waycross has been assist
ing Rev. Archie McLouchln. pastor
of Camilla Presbyterian Church, in
protracted services here for the past
week
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
COREANS ARE L00TING.

Seoul, Jan. 25.-Corean soldiers and
police at Pyeng Yam, disguised as rob-
bers, have looted all the wealthy ma
tive houses. Foreigners are growing
very uneasy over the conditions of af-
fairs. The natives seemingly are apa-
thetic. The weather is extremely cold.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25

night, but DIR. Williams of Trinity
Church and Rev. o. B. Chester of Wes-
ley will meet this morning and com
plete arrangements for the service.
The service will be attended bv the
pastors of the other Methodist
churches unless they should attend
the funeral at Dixie.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
Fire mt LeavenwOrth

reavenworth. Wash, Jan. 24.-six
buildings. including two hotels, were
destroved here to-day by fire, which
for a time threatened the entire toWh.
T,be loss Is $50, 900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25

Monte Carlo, Jan. 24-George w.
Schilling, who left Pittsburg, Pa, in
August, 1897, on a bet that he could
walk around the world in seven years,
arrived here Saturday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
POstmaster Relieved.

Crookston, Mimi, Jan. 24.-Bondsmen
of Postmaster Eiken placed E. c. Gil
dersleeve in charge of the office, fol
lowing an inspection by Postoffice In
spector Norris.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
CasheI Captured.

Winnipeg, Man, Jan. 24.-Ernest
Cashel. the condemned murderer who
escaped from the Calgary police gar
rison a few days before the date set
for his execution in last December,
was caught by the police to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25

New York. Jan. 24.-Charles F. MUIR
nbv leader OF Tamamny Hall, has
zone 10 Mount Clemens, Mich, Tor
ten-day's rest, L-.---- -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
nnle of AnhnIt, Germany.

Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt, Germany,
Ian. 24-Friedrich. Duke of Anhalt
died to-day of an apoplectic storke. He
vas born in 1899.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-25
To Hold Memorial Service.

union memorial service will be
neid IN Savannah early this week by
me congregations of Wesley Monu-
mental and Trinity Methodist churches.
wing to the lateness of the hour at
when the dispatch announcing the
ueath of DR.. Branch was received, no
arrangements could be made last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Montaomery Mention.

The tax sale of the delinquent tax pay CTS of Montgomery county came off at the county court house at noon today.
 Fourteen pieces of property were sold the total amount bid being s1,0S096.
 Oakley Geibel, the 17-year-old son of Jacob Geibel of Cloverdale, was pain fully and probably seriously injured at g o'clock this morning by falling through an elevator shaft at the Montgomery Car riage Works, 2ll Bibb street. His right side was severely bruised in striking a buggy wheel, and for some time he suf- fered considerable pain.
 Miss Mary Giichrst, daughter of Angus Gilchrist, and granddaughter of Col. James Gilchrist, was married at Hope Hull church at McGehee's Switch this morning at o'clock to Robert Con- nelly of Texas. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Dr. Patterson of Montgomery. MT and Mrs. Connolly left immediately after the ceremony for their home in Mexico. Many friends from Mont gomery attended the ceremony.
 The final term of the school year at Loretta academy was closed yesterday. A large audience was present to witness the closing features. The Rev. O'Callaghan, vicar general of Ahe diocese of Mobile. and the Rev. Father Dennis Savage presided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Carmichael Reminded.

Judge J. M. Carmichael, president of the state convict board, recalls an incl dent of the war of 1861 to 65, which illus trates to his mind the position of Presi- dent Roosevelt on the negro question. General Mahone's brigade overlook and captured a number of Union soldiers, who were leading away lot of negroes which they had taken in hand earlier. The Confederate force comprised the Fourteenth Alabama, among other regi- ments, which was commanded by Col. Thomas J. Judge. The negroes were placed in front of the Yankee force, and the whole conveyed by the southern sol diers.
 It was a hot day in August and with negro women carrying babies and leading others slow progress was made. Finally General Malone said: Its too hot for those little fellows to walk. Let the blue coats carry them' Reluctantly the com mand was obeyed and dozen or two of perspirng pickaninnies were transferred fragrance and all to the arms of Union soldiers One big Irishman had little rooster about 2 years of age, who resent ed the plan and pulled off from his means of locomotion as far as he could get at the same time squalling like mad The additional burden caused the big son of Erin to blow and perspire and wfping the brine out of his eyes. he yanled the noisy youngster up to him. fsloxe up ye little beast he snapped. If it wasn't for the Lawd I'd smash ye brains out on one of the stones"
 MT. Roosevelt can see the point. As of old the south is willing for him to carry the negro, believing that his position will so disgust the people of the nation that democratic President will be elected. Southerners are not attempting to lug the negro around. but to help him to more intelligent use of his own powers, so that he can walk, and walk uprightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
STRANGE COUNTRY
In Arkansas, Where It Is All Up Hill
 Going and Coming.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
 "Did you ever strike a section of the country where you had to go uphill all the time, and could never enjoy the luxury of going downhill at all, no mat ter which direction you might take?' asked A man from Arkansas. Well, have. Now, I don't like to talk about my own state Outsiders, as rule, will look after the oddities of the section of the world from which I come, but l want to make a comment on northwestern Ar kansas. the mountainous section. which has not hitherto been made. Out in Wash ton county in the Ozarks. around Fay etteville, if you travel at all you will have to travel uphill. There is no such thing as going downhill If you walk. you walk uphill; if you ride or drive 1t must be uphill, and the hills are not of the gradually sloping kind either. They are abrupt steep. As a result of this peculiarity the men in that section who do a great amount of walking have motion which is peculiar to that section. They stand even in a slanting attitude, and due altogether to the fact that they are always walking uphill Put them on level ground. and you will notice that they are bent forward at a considerable angle I had one old man of that section to tell me that level ground made him .seasick.' He could not stand the rolling prairie Of course, this may be putting the thing a little strongly, but the condi- lions in that section are certainly pecu- liar. There is, to be sure, a physical con- dition which may be described as down hill; but all the roads lead uphill, and whether you are going or coming you must go uphill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
PEOPLE FAVOR THE
 SCHOOL TAX ISSUE
MUCH INTEREST BEING TAKEN IN PROPOSED SPECIAL TAX AT ENsLEY-cUNNINGHAM WILL SPEAK-oTHER NEWS.


 Ensley, June 15.-(Special) )-The people of the Steel City are becoming very much interested in the special school tax measure. The announce ment that Gov. R. M. Cunningham will deliver an address in the opera house next Friday night in the interest of the proposed measure is creating con siderable enthusiasm, and a full vote will probably turn out Monday, June 27.
 The special campaign committee and the board of education have done some hard work getting the plan be- fore the people.
 Secretary Ira Sandifer of the cam paign committee was in Ensley today working on the special tax measure, and spoke very encouragingly of con- altion of affairs in this beat. He states that he was unable to find any oppo- sition to the proposed measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
CLOWNS ASSISTANTS.
Trained Animals Are Star Performers
 In the Circus.

Kenneth Herford in the Pilgrim for June.
 The trained animal has for years been the clowns worthiest assistant, and usually it. is the least interesting animal of all the barn-yard company that these patient, hard-worlxing men have sought to train. So when with Barnum & Bailey this year we see Sam Watson with his educated roosters oyer whose crows he seems to reign supreme to the end that they crow when he tells them to and play hide and seek with him among the blue tubs, 1t is not enough that we say "ab- surd' and forget. It Is better that we should consider the infinite patience of Watson who for weeks labored with those roosters more diligently than mother with a refractory child to teach them to speak when spoken to and at all other times hold their peace So with the Scotch clown, so-called, who has trained a shall low headed, waddling goose to do as his master bids. even to the point of going through certain military tactics with him, small gun under wing, fatigue cap crown ing his added pate A man who can train a rooster to play hide and seek or goose to go through a series of military tactics is worthy of serious eonsidera- ton indeed.
 It is this sort of burlesque that has come to occupy the chief place in the repertoire of-the modern clown Although forbidden the use of his voice in the ring, he Is given the greatest possible leeway in other directions, so the charming equestrienne in tarletan and the maid in red on the flying rings are his originals whose work he copies in broad bur lesque way Perhaps the most artistic burlesquer of the modern American cir GUS is Arthur Crandall, who is himself one of the greatest bareback riders liy- ing. It is his function this season to bur lesque all the finer equestrian acts in the show and he does it in such a way that the spectator calls him merely absurd without thought of the real excellence of his riding, his ridiculous somersaults and exceedingly dangerous, if wildly ludicrous falls from the back of his horse So 1t is seen the modern clown must be much of an actor. great deal of an acrobat and rider and still more of an animal trainer, accomplishments that make him man not easily discovered as is shown in the fact that the good clown never seeks employment but is, rather. more sought by the circus proprietor than is the matinee idol among leading men of the dramatic stage by his manager.
 Fabulous salaries have been paid and are still paid, for the matter of that to circus crowns. Whimsical Walker, an English clown and pantomimist of the first rank, came to this country a few sea- sons ago for the purpose of ''elevating the sawdust ring so far as it's clown-features were concerned. His act consisted of an imitation of man disrobing to go into the water, and, thereafter, dressing him. self again The act required fifteen minutes or the circus running time And for his performance Walker received a salary equal to that of the president of the United Statesl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Rail- road Company-"The New Way"

The undeveloped resources along the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City rail- road are perhaps superior to those of any other railroad in the south; the timber Is practically inexhaustible, consisting of
 the highest grades of long yellow leaf pine. short leaf pine and variety of hardwoods. The line also traverses one of the finest farming and agricultural sec tions to be found in the south. Cores pondence is solicited from those contem- plating the location of any kind of a man. ufacturing enterprise or who may be prospecting for a superior field for the purpose of tilling the soil. In addition to the merits of this section for the products of the soil which are staple we would call especial attention to the peculiar ad- yantages which obtain in favor of fruit and vegetable raising splendid transpor- tation facilities to the best markets at reasonable cost. Information cheerfully
 given on request to l.. B. Sullivan. Gen eral Freight and Passenger Agent, Mo- bile, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Is 1t Boil Weevil?

special from Headland to the Journal l of this afternoon says. "C. M Kelly, living about four miles from here. brought in this morning several small insects which very much resemble the genuine boil weevil, now making such disastrous onslaught on the cotton in Texas. The insect is about the size of an ordinary corn weevil It gets into the young squares on the stalks and bores holes in the squares. MT. Kelly showed several of the insects as well a number of the squares into which they had bored holes
 He also, showed a stalk of cotton upon which the insect had been feeding and every square had dropped off. He says they strike the patch in spots, totally de- stroying the fruitage of the plant. The insects will be sent to the state agricul- tural commissioner for examination"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Capital Notes.

Lieutenant Governor Cunningham, State Superintendent of Education Hill and Ex- aminer Reagan of the educational depart ment are attending the meeting of the Alabama Educational association at Tuscaloosa. Governor Cunningham and MT Hill will make speeches tonight.
 Clerk McIver to the adjutant general of the National Guard is shipping lot of old arms and accoutrement back to the national store houses.
 Dr. w. H. Sanders, state health officer, has returned from the meeting of the Ma tional Medical association.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Poole has been away since Friday, called to see a sick brother.
 The pardoning board, composed of At torney General Wilson, Secretary of State McDavid and Auditor Sowell, considered a number of cases today.
 Tax Collector V A. Gibson of Pike county made settlement with the state auditor yesterday.
 Clerk Tait of the convict department Is enjoying a vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16

eeople's Savings Bank and Trust com- pany, as to my honesty for my contracts
 Fully three-fourths of my patients have been treated by some one else before call- ing on me to be cured. Why not come aa soon as afflicted? You will save money. distressing pain and valuable time: be- sides, there Is satisfaction in knowing that the very best treatment Is being given you by an honest, competent phy- sician. I have treated private troubles as a speciality in the city of Birmingham Ala, since August 8. 1887. cure syphilis xonorrhoea, gleet. stricture. lost manhood. etc. I cure many patients by mail treat- ment. Write for prices and terms.
 do not use large advertisements and false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If you fail te be cured by such methods. give me cal and get well.
 My offices are the most private and ouiet in the city, tenth story of the new FIrst National Bank building. corner ot Second avenue and ntieth street Rooms 1012 and 1014 Take one of the int elevators to tenth floor
 Office hours: s:30 a. m 70 s'0 P - Sunday. 10 ., m. to I2 m. =,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
PAPERS ARE FILED
 IN TIE WOOD CASE Impeachment Case Against Lowndes County Judge CARMICHAEL TELLS STORY Aged Veteran From Baldwin County Is Brought to Mountain Creek
 Home-other Montgom-
 cry News.

Montgomery. June 15.--(special. )-The papers in the impeachment case against Probate Judge J. c. Wood of Lowndes county have been served and returns made to the supreme court of the state, before which tribunal he will be ar raigned. The court Is called in extra ses- sion, be eginning July l. and the defendant is entitled to twenty days under the law. The hearing Is set to begin July 5, but may be taken up earlier by consent of all parties concerned.
 It will be remembered that Wood is charged with attempts to buy votes and influence in the last democratic primary failure to properly transact the duties of his office and the use of stimulants and narcotics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Grand Chancellor.

Grand Chancellor F. P. Nichols of the Knights of Pythias of Alabama, accom- panied by Past Chancellor w. D. Sim mons and Prelate w. E. Dow of Central Lodge No. g, of Montgomery, went to Romer yesterday to instruct the new lodge there.Two neophites were escorted over the sands and given all three de- grees at once. The work was completed at 1 o'clock, and was very impressive Grand Chancellor Nichols paid an official visit to Central Lodge No 9 of Montgom- cry Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Old Veteran.

A kinsman of Bishop Capers of the Southern Methodist church, Col. Gabrial Capers, is now at the Mountain Creek Confederate home. He was born in 1797, and is consequently 1o6 years of age. He is very feeble and cannot last much longer in the natural course of human events Colonel Capers was a soldier in the Indian war of 1886, fought in the trouble wltn Mexico and carried gun with Lee in the trouble between the states in lS61-5. He comes from Baldwin county, where he has many friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
CLOSING EXERCISES.
St. catherine's School at Pratt Cit,
 Has Had Successful Year.

Pratt City, June 5.-(Special)-Th closing exercises of the St. Catherines school were held tonight in the A. o. H. hall on North Highlands. The programme was exeellently carried out and the hall was filled to overflowng.
 "The Precious Pickle" a delightful drama, was presented by a company of well trained young people. At the con elusion of the programme an eloquent address was delivered by the Rev Fath- CT Galland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Fiqs and ThistIes.

From the Rams Horn
 Delays are never dangerous when we are angry.
 The more a man knows himself the less he says about it.
 We do not judge our friends by their failures.
 Children bring the cheer as well as the tear of a home.
 The rich are not always godly; but the godly are always rich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Confirm Destruction of Villages.

London, June 16.--A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Constantinople says the consul reports confirm the de- struction of many Armenian villages in the Sasun district. The number of killed is estimated to exceed 5000 per sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
Atlantic Coast Line

Elegant passenger service to the South and East Trains leave Mont gomery at $50 A. M, 4:O0 P. M. and 4:45 P. M. Through sleeper to Jack. sonville leaves Birmingham via L. & N. at $40 P. M.
 j. A. TAYLOR, T. P. A.,
 Montgomery. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-16
CAPTAIN VAN scAAlK MAKES STATEMENT.

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