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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
WITH GENTLEMEN UP.
Amateur Cup Race Was Run, stroll
Ter Winning.

Washington. April IF. Ambrose
Clark's horse, Stroller, ridden by its
owner, won the amateur cup, gentle
men riders. six furlongs race at the
Benning track to-day. To-day's steeple
chase, which was the best of the meet
ing, went to Imperialst. Three fav-
orites, two second choices and an out
slider won. Summaries:
First Race-Siaiden S-year odds and
upwards, five furlongs. The Bowery,
Z to 5, won, with Cappamore, to l.
second, and Jimmie Lane, IL to 1, third
Time los.
Second Race-Maiden 2-year-olds
four and half furlongs. Court Plat
ter, Z to 5, won, with Jack McKeon,
10 to /, second, and Alcasey, IL to /,
third. Time :5S 2-5.
> Third Race-Fillies and mares g.
years and upwards. six furlongs. Ell
sic, to 2, won, with Mrs. Frank Fos-
ter, to 5, second, and Alpaca, to
/, third. Time 1:1S.
Fourth Race-Steeplechase handicap.
4-years and upwards, about two and
a half miles. Imperialist, to /. won.
with Boney Boy, 2 to /, second, and
Mcmillan, to l, third. Time 5:S2.
Fifth Race-The amateur cup. gen.
tlemen riders, 3-year-olds and up
wards, six furlongs high weight SELL
ing Stroller, even, won, with Arrah
Gowan, to 5, second, and Blush,
to /, third. Time 1:21 1-5.
Sixth Race-Three-year and up
wards, selling, mile and one hundred
yards. Rabunta, to l. won, with
Neeburban, to 2. second, and Dark
Planet, Is TO l, third. Time 1859 3-5.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
10th MEN HAVE TRAINED DOWN
TO A FINE POINT.
CONFIDENCE EXPRESSED
BY BOTH CONTESTANTS.
BLOoD'S SUPERIOR STRENGTH AND
ENDURANCE MAY WIN.

CapetOwn Realizes That II He Loses
to the Local Champion He win
Suffer Much in Box Office Receipts
in other PIaces-HOnest Effort on
the Part of the Local Champion
Has Done Much to Lessen the Race
Prejudice and He viii BE Greeted
by Packed House.
The battle between the two colored
bulldogs of the area will be pulled off
tonight.
Though the contestants are colored,
and must necessarily suffer through
the box office for this prejudice, no
one doubts that when it comes to real
battle they viii make as great an ex-
hibition as can be seen anywhere.
Blood, who claims the championship
of the South. says he will win. Cape
town Joe, who by virtue of a decision
rendered in his last mill with Blood.
is the champion. says he will defend
the title at all hazards. With so much
at stake for both, there win not be
dull moment in this contest.
Though fighting for a title that is
much imaginary, both men realize that
it is the stepping stone to higher
things, perhaps fame and fortune. 1t
will be a match of great strength and
endurance against cool cunning and
generalship. Blood is the more power
full. and If he is successful in sending
a few of his terrific left uppercuts
to the body of the willy Capetown, he
will win. If Capetown can hammer
away, and keep at a safe distance he
may earn the decision, or he may nm
ally batter his man to the canvass for
the count, but few expect to see him
land a knockout blow on Blood.
Comparatively Blood is a wonder of
the modern prize ring. He knows lit
tie of the methods that attain among
the more enlightened followers of the
fistic art. He knows how to give and
take, and this, with a vengeance too.
His style is all his own, and he has
yet to learn the straight arm punches
that are so often the best weapon to
use in ring encounters. He is dis
,tinCtively a two-handed fighter, q
rare speciman in the modern ring, and
with either hand he can deliver a blow
that would serve a heavyweight cham
pion in good stead.
Blood's real name is Andrew Handy.
He earned his soubriquette while in
the employ of the Morning News paper
delivering department. In Bay lane
he had his first hard lessons in scrap
ping, and these encounters We're often
for real blood. He was the recognized
champion among the other employees,
and was soon feared by all. Though
he realized his power he never abused
it. In manner he is quiet and unoffen-
sive.
According to agreement the men will
enter the ring at catch weights In
this Capetown will have about eight
pounds the best of it. His ability as a
welterweight scrapper is known all over
the country, and he realizes that much
depends on his ability to defeat Blood.
Blood will weigh in at 141, while Cape
town may go as high as $50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

were finally included in this list, and
opposite each case was placed the
name of a member of Congress. This
report with the names omitted was
sent to the Postoffice Committee, but
"in some way which the testimony
does not make clear" the list with
names was called for and supplied. The
report says Mr.. Overstreet asked only
for lease cases, and that apparently
Mr.. Bristow misunderstood the re-
quest.
The report next takes up the three
cases where members of Congress were
stated to have leased property to the
government for postoffice purposes, and
concludes:
Under the circumstances of these
cases, the committee are unable to
discover any sufficient justification for
a references to them of the character
of that made by the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General"
Do Not Criticise Them.
Regarding the few cases in the re-
port where members owned property
used for postoffice purposes, but where
no leases were made, the postmaster
paying the rent out of his salary, the
committee find no criticism, legal or
otherwise.
There is nothing in the clerkhire
transactions of members, according to
the report, on which a single MEM
Der may be justly criticised.
The report refers to the Bristow
statement that the millions that have
been appropriated for clerkhire during
the past four years, have been used
by Beavers largely as political per-
quisite for the benefit of his personal
and political friends" and remarks
that the statement would scarcely
seem to be a measured and temperate
statement"
The views of the minority, signed
by Messrs. McDermott of New Jer-
sey, Bartlett of Georgia and Richard
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
BASEBALL.

Jacksonville, Fla, April 12.-South
Atlantic League-Savannah 10; Jack
sonville, Q
At Roanoke. Va.-Washington and
Lee, Z: Virginia Polytechnic Instit-
ute, 8.
At Washington-Washin IA;
Georgetown, 4.
At Sewanee. Tenn.-Cumberland, g.;
Sewanee, 2.
At Observation-Disclosures Southern, g.;
Charleston South Atlantic, 3.
At Jersey City-New York National,
20; Jersey City Eastern, 6.
At Phiadelpha-Phi Philadelphia Ameri-
can, 4; Philadelphia National, 3.
AT New Workable, /; Columbia, 0.
At Charlottesville - Virginia, =
Hampden- Sidney. 0.
At Wake Forest N. C.-St. Adams.
II; Wake Forest. 1.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
WINS WITH ONE LEG.
Not in "a Walk, but Through COur-
tesy of an Opponent.

NeNg Oh IN OppOhehNs
Columbus, Ga, April 1.-THE fact
that H. c. Johnson has a wooden leg
may give him the office of tax asses
sor in Lee county, Alabama. Returns
tonight from nearly all the precincts
in the county show that w. T. An
drews and H. c. Johnson are leading
the four candidates, Johnson being
slightly ahead of the others.
In Lee county it is required that a
candidate shall have a majority over
all his opponents, instead of a mere
plurality, to be nominated, unless the
other candidates voluntarily release
him from this rule. Johnson hasn't
a majority, although probably a plu-
rality, and w. II. Andrews, the next
highest man, CALAMITY states that in
asmuch as Johnson is a one-legged
Confederate veteran, he win withdraw
in his favor.
T. J. Stevens is leading in the race
for tax collector of Lee, with several
precincts yet to be heard from. He
will probably have a plurality, but
hardly a majority. Inasmuch as Mr..
Stevens is Sc years of age, the next
highest candidate, Warren Williams,
will hardly require a. second primary,
but will probably withdraw in his
favor
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Hartman and Guests.

Memphis, Tenn, April 1.-THE spe-
cial train of President f. H. Harri-
man of the Southern Pacific passed
through the city to-day, EN- route to
New Orleans. Among Mr.. Hartman
guests were: James Stillman of New
York, L. Farrar of London, Robert
Walton Goelet, w. 7. Thorn, William
Rockefeller. James N. Hill, second vice
president of the Northern Pacific; j.
T. Harahan, second vice president of
the Illinois Central. Julius Krutt-
schnitt fourth vice president of the
Southern Pacific, will pass through to-
night, and will join the others at New
Orleans tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
CANDIDATES. DAY AT MADISON.
Florida Cnmpaigners Put in "A Full
Day There.

Madison, Fla, April 12.-The spring
term of the Circuit Court for Madison
county began here yesterday. There
are but eight cases on the criminal
and nine on the civil dockets.
In the afternoon the Court House
was filled with the largest audience
that has yet greeted the Florida dam
paign orators.
The speakers were introduced by
Lesley, chairman of the County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. Messrs.
Stockton and Jennings both attacked
the record of Senator Taliaferro, the
former assailing railroad corporations.
Messrs. Mays, Brown, and Broward
spoke in the order named. Capt. Brow
ard devoting much of his time to Davis
and the public lands granted this state
by Congress.
All of the speeches were well received,
but Browns, however, got the most
applause. He is a 240 FOUNDER and 60
years old, and insisted that no man
should be elected Governor who could
not number that many years and
pounds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
vnIdosta Preparing for Odd FeIIo,vs

Valdosta, Ga, April 12.-The rail-
roads have announced a rate of one
fare, plus 25 cents, for the round trip
to Valdosta on account of the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, and reports from the grand mas
ter in Atlanta indicate the largest at
tendance the Grand Lodge has ever
had. The local committees are making
arrangements to entertain 1000 dele
gates. The ladies of the Wymodausis
Club have rendered the Rebekas the
use of their new club rooms, and the
Elks have also rendered the Odd Eel
lows. the use of their rooms during
the Grand Lodge session. Private
families will throw open their doors to
the visitors and every effort will be
made to make their stay pleasant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
ALL RIGHT, BUT
ITSHOULD STOP
FINDING OF THE COMMITTEE
HOUSE APPOINTED TO INVESTI-
GATE CHARGES.

"Charges Concerning Members of
Congress" in the Report from the
POstofiice Department Did Not
Please the HOuse-Its Committee
Investigated Members ExOner-
ated, but Advised Not to Do II
Again.
Washington, April 12.-The report of
the special committee of the House APP
pointed to investigate the report from
the Postoffice Department, printed UNI
der the caption Charges concerning
members of Congress" was made to
the House to-day by Chairman Mccall.
The report is signed by all seven mem
bers of the committee. The minority
members, however, append supplement
tai views.
The important phase Of the report is
its finding regarding the connection
of members with the business of the
Postoffice Department. This finding is
as follows:
After careful consideration of all
cases specified in the report the COM
mittee have unanimously reached the
conclusion that nothing has appeared
in connection with said cases that
would justify the finding that any
member of the House of Representa-
tives has profited financially in the
slightest degree, or that any member
was guilty of improper conduct in
connection Herewith, or that any men,
Der has done in connection with any
of said cases anything that did not
appear to be within the line of his Of
fetal duty according to long establish
ed custom.
All Right, but Should BE stopped.
Having reached this conclusion, the
committee feel constrained to add that
in their opinion it would be well to
make as formal as may be, and to
restrain within the narrowest posi-
BILE limits, the action of members in
connection with postoffices and the de-
tails of other executive matters, and
that the severance of members from
work of that character would aug
ment the efficiency of the House of
Representatives.
1T is to the credit of the member
ship of the House that correspondence
of this character thus collected to-
gether should contain so little of an
unfavorable character. Undoubtedly
there are letters which were carelessly
written. The action in some cases was
not well considered. But there is moth
ing in any of the cases considered that
reflects upon the integrity of the men,
bership of the House of Representa-
tives."
Before reaching the above conclusion
the report gives a history of the COM
pilation and publication of the report
duplicating members. It's inception, so
far as the clerk hire" cases are con-
cerned, the committee states, was with
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brstow Nine hundred such cases
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
rILLMAN FOR JUDGE PARKER.
(Continud From First Page.)

(Continud From First Page)
harness again. Several weeks of alb
solute rest and relaxation from the
cares and responsibilities of public Of
flee have had a good effect upon him
generally. His reception by his SEN
atorial colleagues to-day and the let
tiers and kilograms of interested SYM
pathy he received during his absence
from the Senate were very gratifying
to Senator Tillman.
Delegation for Parker.
In this condition 1t is said that all
of the South Carolina delegation in
Congress, with possibly one exception,
favor the nomination OF Judge Parker.
Senator Latimer, while not commit
ted to any candidate, is favorably in
ing conditions. So is representatives
Legare, Finley, Scarborough, Lever
and johnson. Representative Aiken
has thus far refrained from express
ing a personal preference, but at the
proper time he will join the other
members of the delegation in cordially
supporting the nominee of his party.
The report that South Carolina had
been captured for Mr.. Hearst probably
originated from the fact that some of
the over-zealous and perhaps indis-
Greet missionaries of Mr.. Hearst, sent
to South Carolina, overestimated the
effect of their individual work. One
instance is cited where an attempt
was made to intimidate one of the
members of Congress by threatening
him with trouble in his next election"
unless he used his influence to carry
his district for a Hearst delegation
to the state convention which meets
in the middle of May. AS a result
the congressman threatened promptly
declared for Judge Parker and or
ganized the first Parker club in South
ca rnlinn
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
SALOONS WERE CLOSED
AT PREACHERS REQUEST

Griffin, Ca, April 12-Every store
and saloon in Griffin closed to-day be
tween the hours of 3 and o'clock
at the request OF Rev. T. c. Betterton
of the First Methodist Church, who is
conducting a series OF meetings. 1t Is
the first time in the history Of recent
years that such a general recognition
has been given an effort of this sort,
and the fact that the whisky men
were as prompt as any other merchant
IA closing their Doors has caused much
GexnnGnE
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
stolen Trousers Gave Him Away.

valdosta, Ca. April 12.-The mys-
terry surrounding the burglary of the
Southern Express Office here on the
night of March Is has been cleared,
and Will Jackson a former porter for
the company, is in Jail. charged with
the burglary. Money and a through
package containing a pair of trousers
were stolen. The thief was captured
through the medium of a sample OF
cloth like the trousers, which was
secured from the Chicago house which
manufactured them. Efforts to locate
the robber were slow in developing,
and the officers had about given UP
the search until last night. when Jack
son appeared on the streets wearing
tbs stolen tr0userR
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Good Crop Outlook.

Atlanta, April 12.-According to the
weekly crop bulletin, issued for this
section, Director ]. B. Marbury, the
outlook is bright for big crop. The
frosts of April 4 and did very lit
tie damage to peaches, and the trees
in the middle and southern sections
are heavily laden with fruit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
FITZGERALD MAY GET
WHOLESALE MEAT HOUSE

Fitzgerald, Ga, April 12.-Mr. Cor
bin, Macon's chief representative of
the packing establishment of Swift &
Armour, is here to-day in conference
with G. NJ. Hooker. They are inspect
ing buildings and locations, and the
idea is generally accepted that the
company will locate a wholesale house
here in the near future.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
STEAMER WAS SUNK.
Gertrude Struck Ledge of Rock in
the ChattnhOOchee.

Columbus, Ga, April 12.-The steam
er Gertrude. an Independent steamer
plying the Chattahoochee river sank
at Frances Bend, five miles above Eu-
faula, Ala, this afternoon by running
into a sharp ledge of rock which pro-
jected out into the river at that point.
A hole four feet long was knocked in
the bow of the boat. The bow of the
vessel is now out of water, but the
stern is on the bottom in eight feet
Of water.
No one was hurt, although there was
a wild scramble for safety on the part
of those in the stern end of the boat.
A part of the cargo will be lost. The
passengers got ashore safe. A mes
sage has been sent to Pensacola for
divers to aid in raising the boat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

Valdosta, Ga, April 12.-The ladies
who have instituted the Rest Rooms
for farmeres wives who come here
to do their shopping opened the rooms
to-day. The place is conveniently
fitted up and is presided over by
white matron. They are in the new
building of w. P. Corbett, on Cen
trail avenue.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

of Monroe and the Gambler Horse
Guards will unite for a military dis
play. A parade will take place in
the morning, the military maneuvers
will be given at the camp at Chatta-
hoochee Park in the afternoon and a
military ball will take place at the
armory at night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

Fitzgerald, Ca, April 12.-About
twenty-five tourists, who have been
spending the winter here, have gone
TO their homes. The party included
W. w. SPARKS, who has had his head
quarters at the lie Grant, and who has
been here nearly all winter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Failing at Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, April 12.-The Mis-,
sissippi river at this point to-day teil
two-tenths of a foot, the gauge TO-
night showing 1873 feet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
WILL BE WITNESSED
BY LARGE AUDIENCE
INTEREST AROUSED IN
BASKETBALL GAME.
Charleston and savannah Teams
VIII PIny Rubber.

The line up has been arranged for the
game Of basketball to be played Friday
night between the Charleston Y. NJ. c.
team.
The game will be the final one of a
series of three. and will probably be
witnessed by a large crowd Each of
the teams has won a game and the
contest promises TO be exciting. The
game will be called at $50 o'clock. The
lire up viii be as follows:
f-barIaetop Savannah
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Inspectors at Fault.

Attending strictly to business, they
should have discovered that the Post
office Department was being used to
violate the revenue laws; well directed,
they should have arrested and prose-
cuted those who were using the mails
for fraudulent schemes, popularity
known as 'get-rich-quick concerns;
without working more than eight hours
a day, they could have prevented or
discovered and punished nearly every
fraud and wrong mentioned in Mr..
Bristow's October report. The bust
ness of this department is to watch
and guard all other departments of
the postal service. It's chief merit
must be found, not in the result of
special Investigations of demoraliza-
tons that have become so great as
to challenge general public attention,
but rather in the exercise of a vigi-
ance that will prevent wrongdoing."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
Military Day at Gainesville.

Gainesville, Ga, April 12.-Friday
will be military day in Gainesville. The
University Cadets, the N. G. A. Ca
diets of Dahlonega, the Walton Guards
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~>~ -~@-~--@---5T
Summer Law SchOOl
University of virginia.

ssth summer July g Sept /, For beginners car;
ddAtes for the bar, and practitioners who, con-
With case law, desire combine recuTTence 20 tuIon
q1entAl principles With vacation Ia virginia mou"
mins For catalogue, address - -
Raleigh O. Minor, Secretary, cbarl0ttssvine' -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-13

son of Alabama, are devoted entirely
70 q discussion of Mr.. Bristow, his
connection with the clerkhire cases
at Erie and Kingman, Kansas, and his
duties to institute an Investigation
with the force of inspectors under him
wherever he suspects irregularities.
1.-THE postoffice at Kingman and
Erie. Kan, are not mentioned in
Mr.. Bristow's report, but they should
have been, for he lis clearly chargeable
with knowledge that the law was vio-
lated in the payment of money to the
postmasters at those places"
Shouldn't Wait for Orders.
The regulations of the fourth assis-
tant's department are quoted and this
conclusion was drawn: with these
regulations existing it is intolerable to
assert that, crime being suggested, the
fourth assistant postmaster general
must wait for orders to investigate. II
these inspectors are not to keep guard
of the department they are almost
useless. If they are not to be on the
lookout for crime, what are they en-
ployed for? Is it not clear that if the
inspectors under the control of the
fourth assistant postmaster general had
been a vigilant body, directed by a
vigilant commander, the service would
have escaped many of the scandals
with which it has been recently talnt-
ed?"
Some of the things which the in
spectors should have ascertained are
mentioned as follows:
"A small army of inspectors, en-
powered to enter and inspect offices
at all times, and to make such other
inquiries and Investigations as the in
terest of the service may demand
should be able to prevent 'wanton de-
struction of INK they should not have
allowed to pass unnOticed the fact that
there were many excessive and I'M
necessary shipments of ink to various
postoffices;' they should have known
that penalty labels were being illegal
ly used; they should have discovered
that the 65 900 linking pads were of in
ferior grade; they should have learned
that the postoffice at Columbia, Okla,
had enough ink on hand to Fast for
four years, that the office at Block,
Kan, had received ink and pads that
were not needed and that the offices
at Bolarville, o., Watt. o., and Cement
City, Mich, were packed with useless
supplies they should have known that
the department was bulling the Irvine
market and storing Irvine; they should
have found out that the division of sup
plies was criminally extravaganza; they
should have known that the public
funds were being wasted in purchasing
inferior and unnecessary manifold
books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
Dexter Taking on Stores.

The revenue cutter Dexter, which has
been rebuilt at Baltimore, at the cutter
depot at Arundel cove, in Curtis bay, for
service in the Porto Rican station, is TAX
ing on stores and is preparing to sail for
the island shortly. All the interior ward
room and cabin work aboard the ship has
been removed and replaced with new fit
tings, and the state rooms have been en-
larged and made more comfortable for
service in the tropics. A distilling plant,
have been installed and other changes in
the arrangement of the living quarters on
the steamer, that will add greatly to the
comfort Of those aboard her, have been
made. An alco-vapor launch has been add
ed to the equipment of the Dexter 1t is
stated that Capt. Percy W. Thompson will
command the ship.