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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30

But he declared again and again
that he would never take the nominal
ton under any circumstances "Oh,
yes but that wasn't a promise. 1t was
merely an ultimatum."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30
Oiaz's Projected Visit.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July Soft
president Diaz of Mexico carries out
his reported intention to visit this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30

Mrs. Hannah II. Browne celebrated
her hundred and first birthday few
days ago, surrounded by a small cir
Gle of friends. She is mentally still
sound, but her strength is gradually
failing. She was born in Smithtown,
Long Island, in 1903. The town was
named after her father. She was nine
years old when the war of 1912 broke
out and she distinctly remembers the
troops marching off to the front. At
the age of eighteen she moved with her
parents to a homestead on the pres
ent Grand street, Manhattan. and she
has often told her friends how she and
her lover used to roam through the
beautiful woods that covered the space
now occupied by the city of Brooklyn.
The death OF wilson Barrett will
cause a slight change in the plans of
Charles Frohman, who recently came
back from his annual European tour,
loaded down with plans for the next
season. Mr.. FrOhman had made plans
to bring Wilson Barrett and his COM
pany over here for a tour of this
country. but the death of the veteran
actor will prevent the carrying out of
this plan. Sir Charles Wyndham and
MS company have been secured by Mr..
Frohman, also Mrs. Patrick Cambell
ana Ellen Terry is promised to appear
IN star part. The play or company
have not yet been decided on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30
HELD IN BONDS OF $1,000.
Dave Argyle Must Face Felony
Charge In Superior Court.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 30.-Dave
Argyle has been bound over to the su-
perior court to face a felony charge Of
conducting gambling games. Justice
Gordon decided on holding Argyle
when the preliminary hearing ended.
The defendants bands were placed at
$1,000 and were furnished at once.
Al Johnson, Jack Richardson and
Hughey Higgins have waived prelim-
mary hearings on the same charge un-
der which Argyle is held. This ends
the second chapter of the story of the
Civic Unions war On gambling in
Georgetown.
The first chapter in this story pro-
voked more mirth than apprehension
among gamblers. The union had been
collecting evidence against the gambl-
ing houses of the southern suburb.
When the officers thought enough of
this evidence had been gathered war
rants were issued from Justice of the
Peace Gordon. Then five Of Sheriff
Cudihee's deputies We're given these
warrants for service. At the time of
the raid no one was in the places, save
only Higgins. Warrants We're served
on the others that night and next day.
Forthwith it was given out that the at
fair was the usual fizzle, that it would
end then and there.
Meantime Prosecuting Attorney
Scott himself took charge of the cases.
When it came time for hearing the evil
dence was placed in his hands and
members Of the Civic Union We're by
his side during the proceedings to as
sist him in any way possible
Evidences Against Gambler.
To the surprise of all concerned wit
nesses were present who said they saw
Argyle handling money in his games,
and saw him in the lookout chair at
times. Much other evidence
10 the effect lUdL SdIIUllliS was Cal
ried on was introduced.
Higgins had waived preliminary
hearing ds he had been found in a
gambling house at the time the place
was raided. 1t was the plan of the
gamblers to make this man the one on
whose shoulders the weight of testing
the Georgetown cases should rest.
Now the rest of the defendants will
also be placed in jeopardy before juries.
Argyle is one of Seattle's old time
He is a member of the once
all-powerful Standard combination. In /
days gone by he had helped decide on
this city's police policy. He is widely
known among sportsmen throughout
the west.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30

The officials of the street cleaning
department attended tests of a new
street cleaning machine, which gave
promise of solving the veXatious street
cleaning problem in a more satisfac-
tory manner than any other contri-
vances tried heretofore. The machine
is really a washer, which expells small
streams of water under high air pres
sure. The tests were made both on as
phalt and Belgian block pavements
and We're highly satisfactory. Both
were washed clean with less water and
in less time than would have been pos
sible with SWeepers. To wash a block
on Madison Avenue, which is forty
three feet wide, consumed 112 gallons
of water and, without hand labor. fin
ished the work in less than fifteen
minutes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30

pany intends to introduce electric pow
er for steam power in it's suburban
service and has ordered several cleo
trical locomotives from the general
electric company, which are expected
to solve the traction problem in a per-
fectly satisfactory manner. The new
of thirty-seven feet and will develop
from 1900 to $500 morse power. The
State express have an Indicated horse
power of only about 1900. The electric
and work equally we'll in either direc-
ton.
Immediately after the Gen. Slocum
disaster contributions for the survi-
vors of the victims began to pour in
and in a short time over 100000 were
in the fund. The manner in which the
fund had been managed and the
methods of distributing it have caused
considerable dissatisfa and it
would not be surprising if the matter
would develop into a first class scan
dial. 1t seems that the committee which
had been appointed by Mayor McClel-
Ian to take charge of and distribute the
funds, found the work to onerous and
left the work Of distribution to A. A.
Hill. connected with the Charity Or
ganization Society of Manhattan. The
methods of Mr.. Hill are severely criti-
cized. It is asserted that Mr. Hill, who
lives out Of town, took quarters at a
hotel and surrounded himself with a
staff of fourteen clerks and stem
ographers, paying not only their sal
aries, but also his hotel bills out of the
relief funds. 1t is asserted that of the
total amount about $4,000 has been
expended SO far, but Of that sum only
a little over $4,000 was used for relief
purposes, while the rest went toward
paying for salaries, office rent and no.
tel bills. The attention Of the mayor
has been called to the matter and it |
is expected that an investigation will |
in the case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-30

The Holland American Steamship
company is the first transatlantic line
tenn of telegraphy on all it's steamships.
A contract mas been made between the
the installation of the system on the
steamers Rotterdam, Potsdam, Ans
terdam, NOordam, Statendam, Ryndam
and also on the new liner which is now
building for that company. The
steamer Rotterdam will be the first one
to be equipped with complete re-
ceiving and sending complement.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
CITY MARsHAL's SALE.

March 30, 1904.-Under direction of the
Committee on City Lots and Opening
Streets and according to resolution
of Council passed Feb. II, 1904, will
offer for sale, at public outory, to the
highest and best bidder, in front of the
Court House, in the city of Savannah,
on Tuesday, April 5, 1904, between
the legal hours of sale, the following
described property of the city of Sa-
vannah, to wit: Improvements on lot
P, owens ward, in line of Thirty-sixth
street, formerly owned by Mrs A. NJ.
Bannon. Terms cash, purchaser to re-
move buildings within thirty days from
date of sale.
HENRY e. DREESON,
CITY Marshal
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
7 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
MURDER HE DID NOT DO.
Tardy Justice Came to Negro by a
Death Bed Confession.

Iardy Justice Came to Negro by a
Death Bed Confession.
Columbia, s. c., March 31.-Ander-
son, Nix, negro who has served seven
years of a life sentence in the peni-
tertiary for a crime he never COM
nitted, has just been released as the
result of death-bed confession by the
zeal culprit. 1t is one of the few in
stances where justice was duped by
those who allowed an innocent man to
bear the hard fruits of another's deed.
The story of the confession whereby
Nix is relieved of all connection with
the murder of Jennings Green, another
negro, committed more than seven
years ago, in Barnwell reveals the
conscience of five or six white men
and a negro who have been aware
that Nix was not the murderer of
Green. For seven years they preserved
a strict silence, and 1t was not until
now that the truth of the affair has
come to light. The circumstances
We're told by Duncan Owens. former
~ the town marshal of Barnwell, when
ne realized that he was going out of
the world with a wrong undone. His
story was this: A negro excursion
train had come to town and difficult
ty arose on the public square of Barn
well. When the shooting began the
town marshal hurried toward the spot.
AS he reached the scene he met Jen-
nlngs Green, the murdered man. AS
ne ran past Marshal Owens the lat
ter fired and the negro fell, dying al
most instantly. Owens kept quiet as
to what he had done, as did the other
witnesses of the deed. Nix had been
seen running from the spot, turning
and firing as he fed. He was sus-
pected of having fired the shot that
killed Green; was arrested, tried and
sentenced to life Imprisonment in the
penitentiary, barely escaping the gal
lows.
All this was revealed by the town
marshal to a negro who had been his
Deputy, and to whom alone was con-
hded the confession. Since that time,
three years ago, the secret has been
Kept by the negro and by those
Who while not present at the
confession, were aware of the cir
cumstances of Green's death. Lately
the facts have leaked out and came
70 the ear of the Governor, who was
prompt to exercise the pardoning
power. Nix is out of the penitentiary,
free man, after having resigned him
SELF to the fate of never leaving it's
walls again in life. In view, however,
OF Nix having been seen to fire into
me mass of negroes on the square at
me time of the ARRAY, there is yet
an element of Justice in his seven
years Imprisonment. II is only that
ne was punished for the wrong crime,
ana insomuch his hard experience
mas Deen also an unusual one.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDER.

The remains of w. E. Revelle, who
was found dead with pistol ball in
his forehead eight miles south of Daw-
son Sunday morning, were sent to
Sylvester, and at the request of the
coroners jury of Terrell county, DR..
T. j. Bridges of Sylvester opened the
head of the dead man and took the
bullet from the brain. 1t was found to
be a 32-caliber ball, corresponding to
Revelle's pistol, but the ball entered
the skull sidewise, and the skin of the
forehead was neither burned nor
smoked, and it is the opinion of DR..
Bridges that the pistol was several feet
from Revelle when fired.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
BODIES NOT FOUND.

Pensacola Journal: Although vigil
liant watch was kept by all persons
along the bay front during yesterday,
no trace was found of the bodies of
the two men who were supposed to
have been drowned early yesterday
morning by the capsizing of a skiff in
the bay. The man Miller, who was
with the two men, one of them boat
swain of the steamer Roddam and the
other a lighterman, is certain that
both were drowned, as they were in
a very intoxicated condition. 1t is the
general opinion that the bodies of the
Two men will rise in a few days, and
that the tide will carry them ashore.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
SIZES HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAw.

Mrs. vashti E. Schofield of Macon
has entered suit against her daughter
tn-law. Mrs. Tibbie r. Schof1eld, adj
roinistratrix OF the estate of her hus-
hand, alleging that her son, Floyd o.
Schofeld. husband of Mrs, Tibbie
Schofeld, now deceased, and who was
former administrator for the estate OF
his mother, misappropriated FUNDS pc
longing to her, allowing them 10 go
into his own accounts. The suit in
olives a number of shares of railroad
stocks and bank securities.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
WANTS REDUCTION
IN ROYALTY.
Beaufort's Appeal to the south Car
Olina Phosphate Commission.

Olina Phosphate Commission.
Beaufort, S. c., March 31.-The Board
of Trade held a meeting at the Com
mercial Club rooms last night and
measures were taken to present an
other proposition to the State Phos-
phate Commission in regard to the
Central Mining Company, located on
Ladies Island. The company claims
that if the royalty of 25 cents on every
ton is not reduced it will have to go
out of business.
The royalty last year amounted to
$4,000, and the company recently asked
to have it reduced to 60 per cent,
which would mean a loss to the state
of $4,000 on the basis of last years out
put. The company pays each year
$4,000 for wages and supplies, a great
deal of which is spent in Beaufort, be-
sides the royalty and $500 in taxes.
The plant cost 100000. Thus it is
considered injurious to the town and
county to compel the abandonment of
the property, with the accompanying
loss of the revenue it brings to the
state for the sake of the difference of
$4,000 in royalties. An early confer
ence with the commissioners it is ex-
pected will result in a favorable con-
sideration of the reduction.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
coNvrcrs NEARLY DIED.
Two Found in the OISefenOkee and
Taken to Fargo.

Valdosta, Ga, March S1.-Dr. A
Fleming and Keeper Conyers of Way
cross were here yesterday afternoon,
the keeper having in charge two long
term convicts, Lige Gary and Lee
Smith, who escaped from Waycross.
camps. The convicts went toward the
Okeffenokee swamp and were caught
by young man named Williams, who
found them in the swamp nearly
frozen and starved. He recognized
them and telegraphed the officers from
Fargo. One other negro, Henry
Smith, escaped at the same time and
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
COLLEGE BOYS TO
DEBATE THE TARIFF.
Emory for High Tariff and Trinity
for Tariff for Revenue Only.

Tor Iarln Tor revenue Only.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga, March
S1.-Every preparation has now been
completed for the second annual de-
bate between Emory College and Trim
ity College of Durham, N. c., which
will take place in the college audi
forum here April g.
The question which will be debated
is, Resolved, That it would be for
the best interests of the people of the
United States to substitute tariff
for revenue only for the present high
protective tariff" Emorys representa-
tiVes, Roberts S. Parker of Atlanta
and Harry S. Stroller of McRae will
champion the negative side of the ques-
ton, while the Trinity men, L. P.
Howard of Alabama and ]. P. Fritz
zelle of North Carolina will have the
affirmative side to uphold.
The judges will be Hon. Clark How
ell of Atlanta, President Henry N.
Snyder of Wofford College, South Car
DINA, and Chancellor Walter B. Hill
of the University of Georgia.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
GARCIA FACTORY BURNED.

The big Garcia factory at Port Tam
pa City was totally destroyed Tuesday
afternoon by fire. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000. The building and con-
tents were partially insured. 1t is
not known how the fire originated, but
it is presumed that it caught from a
lighted cigar which had been thrown
in a trash pile in one side of the
building.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01

Barlow, Fla, March 31.-Hon. c. E.
Bayley, Mayor, has called a mass meet
ing of the voters of Barlow, for April
10, to nominate a candidate for Mayor,
to be voted for at the city election, in
May. The most prominent name men
toned so far is that of C. H. Walker.
He is at present a member of the City
Council, and is chairman of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Polk county.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
FLORIDA CONVENTION
For Governors of Southern states
to Talk About the Canal.

Tampa, Fla, March S1.-Gov. Jen-
nigs to-day stated that he would write
the governors and boards of trade of
the Southern States to send delegates
to d convention to be held at Tampa
during the spring festival, which be-
gins May 2, for the purpose of discuss
ing the Panama canal project and its
advantages to the Southern States and
how best to develop them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
FLORIDA.
WAS TOO INVEsTIGATIvE.

Pensacola Daily News: j. George
Cook, colored, IL years of age, looked
into the barrel of an old and discard
ed pistol this forenoon and this after
noon the undertaken had him in
charge. The boy was shot in the
right side, death occurring within less
than an hour after the ball had passed
into his body.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
Crime Cured by Chamberlain's
-" Cough Remedy.

The great danger from la grippe Pc, is
o. he avoided by using Chamberlain
can remedy. Among the tens of
- Gl7eanlfs who used this remedy dur
Ing irlp the epidemic of la grippe of recent
waars no case has ever been known to
res,,it in pneumonia, which shows
conclusively that II is a certain pre-
pr;ca 25 cents; large size so cents. For
sale by all druggists.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
ANOTHER CHANGING CASE.

Milton Harris, a negro, who was SEN
fenced in the Recorders Court at Ma
con March % to one hundred and
twenty DAYS in the changing or pay
a fine of SIS, has appealed the case to
the superior court alleging that he is
Illegally detained. The petition claims
there IS 10 ordinance in the city code
authorizing a suspect to be sentanced
to the changing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
SHORTER COMMENCEMENT.

The commencement exercises at
Shorter College this year promise to
be the most attractive in many years.
The exercises begin June 5, with the
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. r. j..
Wilhngham, D. d. DR.. c. o. Jones
of Atlanta has been selected to deliver
the address before the Alumnae ASso-
citation during commencement week.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
NOrICE.

City Of Savannah, Mayors Office, Sa-
vannah, Ga. March g. 1904. Notice
is herewith given to all parties inter-
ested that, until further notice, the Of
fee of the harbor master of the city
of Savannah will be located at No. SCI
Bay street. east, where all business
connected with that department will
be transacted.
JAMES MCBRIDE,
Harbor Master.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
CITY PRoPERTY no RENT.

City Marshals Office, Savannah, Ca.
Aug. 3, 1903.--For rent, the store and
warehouse at the northeast corner OF
River and West Broad streets. For
particulars apply to
HENRY E.. DREEsON.
NCity Marshal
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
Thought IL UnIoaded, One Dead.

Columbia, S. c.. March 31--At Car
isle Union county, to-day Sang Jeter
vas shot and killed by LOOMS Gillian,
ootn negroes. Gillian snapped a pistol
a. Jeter, thinking IL was unloaded.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01
OFFICIAL.
FACTORY SITES FOR SALE.

The Committee of Council on City
Lots invites bids until noon of April
25th, reserying the right to reject any
or all bids, for any or all of the fol-
lowing lots of the old water works
tract, well located for manufacturing
purposes. Plats can be had on appli-
cation TO the city engineer:
Lot No. 5, containing AT acres.
Lot No. Z, containing So acres.
Lot No. s, containing So acres
Lot No. 8, containing Az acres
Lot No. 10, containing Az acres
Lot No IL, containing AS acres.
Lot No. II, containing AS acres.
Portions of these lots are rented;
possession can be had on sixty days
notice.
Lot No 2, containing 81 acres. The
railroad track can be removed on
thirty days notice. The city reserves
the use, control and access to its wells
and the conduits Herewith connected.
Lot No. 8, containing 4.3 acres The
Northwest portion of this lot, 100 feet
by 100 feet, is rented at $50 per all
mum until April l. 1908. Lease can be
terminated by owner on one years
notice. Other portion is rented; pos
session can be had on sixty days no
tice. The city reserves the use, control
and access to its we'll and conduit
Herewith connected.
Lots Nos. A and 6, containing 9
acres; five acres of which are leased
until March rs, 1912, with right of re-
newal for five years at $3.50 per an
mum. Other portion is rented; posses
sion can be had on sixty days notice.
]. ROBT. DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01

has not been caught. He is said to
be the largest convict in the state and
will be easily identified.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-01

Just about 10000 people re-
side in and around Savannah.
of these 10000 about 500 are
what might be called fine
Specimens of Health" These
500 people are in splendid
health.
Of the remaining $4,000.
possibly $50 are in hospitals,
about 500 others are in bed,
and the remaining $3.50 are
attending to their affairs.
They are not sick, but they
lack a great deal of being we'll.
They are not Specimens. Now
being a Specimen has it's adj
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-04
THE DOINGS At DELTA
Sheaves From the Stack Cleaned by
Press Reporters.

The newly elected officers of Chica-
go Lodge No. 1856 I. o. o. F. will be in
stalled at the lodge room Saturday
night, July 80.
Schuyler Richardson was brought
back from New York this week and
taken to the hospital in Mt. Pleasant
for mental treatment.
Mrs. Taylor's daughter Cora and
her husband, of Cincinnati, are visit
ing her mother and brother of this
place and her brothers and sisters of
Oskaloosa.
Ward James is in Pierre, s. D., at
the bedside of his aunt, Belle James,
who is very sick at the hospital at
that place. Miss Belle has been out
west of Pierre.
Rev. Coke, of Oskaloosa, will de-
liver a lecture in the Methodist
church of this place next Wednesday
evening. We expect to hear some
thing good, as he is a fine speaker.
Mrs. Peter Kreier fell from a hay
stack onto post hole digger and re-
ceived probable fatal injury. She
not only meets this bad luck, but her
six-months-old babe died yesterday.
J. R. Dunn has purchased the gro
Gerry stock of c. E. Millsap as well as
all the buildings. This last sale lets
Mr.. Millsap out, as far as his business
interests are concerned. We sincere
ly hope, however, that ne will make
this place his home.
Three or four What Cheer doctors,
with our DIR. w. L. Busby, have pur-
chased the Phoenix brick hotel block
in What Cheer. They will remodel IL
and suit the building to hospital pur-
poses. A great many times our local
physicians need place of this kind
and can attend the wants OF their pa
tients far more advantageously than
to cart them off to city hospital.
Monday evening Peter Iosbaker,
who has a splendid threshing outfit
had finished circle of jobs in the
country and pulled into town to his
home in the west end. They bedded
the fire for the night and went down
town, only to be called back in short
time by the fire alarm. BY the time
the hose carts got there, the fire hac
gained such headway, their work
could only save the wreck. Come to-
figure up. late improved threshing
outfit these days with no in
surance. and its no small loss. and
from a dollar standpoint about as bad
as losing a home