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The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
CHURCH'S CONSENT
NEEDED BY SM0OT.

Continued From First Page.)
was given by the courts to the persons
convicted to escape service by prom
ising that in the future they would
obey the law. but that the chance of
escaping punishment was not accepted
generally. In fact, but three persons
complied with the ruling of the court
Continuing he said: Among these
was Bishop Sharp, who accepted the
terms and was promptly removed, that
being understood to be the policy of
the church where the doctrine of the
church was not upheld by members"
Really Prncticed Polygamy.
The history of the church between
1885 and 1890 was given by Mr.. Critch-
low, including the circulation of a
story that plural marriages had been
given up entirely and that unlawful
coha bitation was on the wane. Mr.
Critchlow asserted that the Mormons
continued to create the sentiment that
the laws were being obeyed, but in
secret had practiced polygamy and that
the church was irreconcilable to new
conditions and was conspiring to evade
the laws.
Mr.. Critchlow said there was a dis
position in the Legislature of 1896 to
send all legislation to the Mormon
church to see if it were proper to
enact it. In relation to the Moses
Thatcher incident, Mr.. Critchlow said
a letter had been sent out which had
the purpose of dividing the people
as equally as possible between Repub-
licans and Democrats and maintain a
reserve which could be swung either
way in the interest of the church
The church afterward denied this let
ter, said Mr.. Critchlow, but Moses
Thatcher continued working in the
interest of the Democratic party and
in the fall of 1896 carried on an active
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
WAS A HEARST CROWD.
Victory for Him Won in the Rhode
Island Convention.

Providence, r. l., March 10.-John j.
Fitzgerald, of Pawtucket, leader of the
Democrats in the state House of Rep
resentatives, won a notable victory in
the state convention to-day for the
purpose of choosing delegates to the
National Democratic Convention at st.
Louis. Mr.. Fitzgerald, assisted by
former Mayor George w. Greene, of
Woonsocket, Democratic national COM
mitteeman, routed the forces led by
Col. Patrick Quinn of Warwick, chair
man Of the State Central Committee,
and Col. Samuel r. Honey, the leader
of the "Old Time" Democrats, elect
ing themselves and three of their out
and-out supporters and one delegate
who had been counted as an opponent,
but who to-day voted with the Fftz-
gerald Greene faction, which is work.
ing in the interests of w. R.. Hearst
for the presidential nomination. Hav-
ing done this, they permitted the
leaders of the opposition, Col Quinn
and Col. Honey, to be named in COM
pleting the delegation.
Following the convention meeting
of the six Hearst delegates was held,
at which the Presidential candidacy
of Mr.. Hearst was endorsed and
lengthy resolutions favoring the adop-
ton of the unit rule by the delegation
in voting were passed.
1t was expected before the conven-
ton that a contest would be made
over the question of instructing the
delegates, but this did not develop, the
delegates being uninstructed. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, however, in addressing the con-
vention announced that he should vote
for Mr. Hearst for the Presidential
nomination, and afterwards it was
stated that the six Fitzgerald Greene
delegates would support the New York
man.
nounced himself as an opponent of
Mr.. Hearst, saying that he should vote
against him, first, last and all the
time
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
FOUR MEN BURNED
IN A GASOLINE FIRE.
Flames Enveloped Car When n
Man Struck n Match.

Flames EnvelOped "a Car When n
Man Struck n Match.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 10.-Four
unidentified men were burned to death
in a box car, containing gasoline,
which caught fire at Branch Intersec-
ton, ten miles east of this city, to-
day. Two Others. George Klinger of
Harrisburg and William C. Lyter of
Lewistown, barely escaped with their
lives, their bodies and clothes being
badly burned.
The men were employed on the
Pennsylvania Railroad improvements
at Enola and were being sent, to Balm
bridge to clear the ice from the tracks.
One of the cars, in which twenty-six
men were carried, contained five bar
rels of gasoline. One of the men
struck a match to light his pipe while
near one of the gasoline barrels A
spark must have landed on the bar
rel, for in an instant the interior of
the car was fiery furnace.
There was a scramble to get out, but
four men were trampled upon by the
others, and their bodies were after
wads found burned to a crisp.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
LETTERS OF THEIR OFFICIALS URGES
MINERS TOACCERT REDUCTION

Indianapolis. Ind. March 1O.-The
United Mine Workers local unions in
Indiana, Ohio. Western Pennsylvania,
Illinois. Maryland, Central Pennsylva-
MIA, Michigan, Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia and Iowa. that are to particl-
pate in the referendum vote Tuesday
on the proposition of accepting a re-
duction of So per cent. in wages, or
closing the soft coal mines on April ],
will receive their ballots tomorrow
morning. With the ballots are being
sent out the circular letter that the
national convention on Monday au-
thorized President Mitchell, Vice Pres
ident Lewis and Secretary Treasurer
w. b. Wilson to address to the locals,
setting out their recommendations that
the reduction be accepted, and stating
the reasons for accepting.
The letter SAYS the miners organ
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11

ization has been riding on the crest OF
an industrial boom. but that period
of depression is at hand. and urges
that cit is better to accept a slightly
lower rate. and hold your organization
intact, ready to take advantage of any
improvements which the future of the
trade may show. than to be forced to
accept greater reduction at the end
of a disastrous strike that may leave
our organization so weakened and de-
moralized that it would he unable TO
cope with the vast combinations of cap
ttal now engaged in the coal trade"
The letter says in event of a strike
the miners could not control the situa-
ton in West Virginia, outside of the
Kanawha field. nor could the Penn
sylvania fields be depended on. 1t
says past experience shows the folly
of striking when markets are falling
1t concludes by urging the miners to
vote in favor of accepting the ultima
tum ot the operators. rather than en-
ter into a strike at this time.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
SWITCH ENGINES C0LLIDED
AND ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND
ANOTHER INJURED.

Yard Conductor HapphOIdt Was
Killed and Switchman Robinson
Had Both Legs Taken OG-Acci-
dent Occurred at Belt junction.
Mother and Widow of a Man Who
Died in the Asylum Are Mt Law
over His Life Insurance.
Atlanta, March 10.-Two switch en-
gines of the Seaboard Air Line at
Belt Junction, just north of Atlanta,
met in collision to-day, and NJ. A.
Happholdt, yard conductor, was in
stantly killed, while Ed Robinson, a
switchman, was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured. Both of Robinson's
legs were so badly crushed that they
had to be amputated just below the
knees.
The engines struck with terrific force
and were almost telescoped.
Bought by De Give.
The Central property, occupied by St.
Luke's Episcopal Church, at Houston
and Pryor streets, has been sold to L.
De Give, the theater man. for $4,000.
St Luke's Church will build further
out on Peachtree street.
Mother and Widow Contest.
"A bitter fight is on in the Superior
Court for life insurance of $1,000 be-
tween Mrs. Mary S. Logan, the mother,
and Mrs. Elias Gay Logan, the wife,
of William Otis Logan, who died re-
Gently at the state lunatic asylum in
Milledgeville. The mother claims that
undue influence was used to make the
wife the beneficiary after the insur-
ance had beer taken in the mothers
favor. The case has just been filed
in the Superior Court.
Fields for President Pro Tenn.
Hon. S. r. Fields of Dooly county,
who expects to come to the State
Senate next time from the Fourteenth
District, has announced his candidacy
for president pro tenn. of the Senate
He is so far the only candidate.
VIII BE Re-arrested.
Jim Carroll, a convict in the federal
penitentiary here, will be released to-
morrow, having completed his SEN
tence, but will be Immediately arrest
ed by an officer from Illinois, where he
is charged with having violated a pa
role. Gov. Terrell issued a requisition
in favor of the Governor of Illinois to-
day
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
TO DIVERT GRAIN FROM
PORTS OF THE SOUTH.

New York, March 10.-The Trade
Produce Exchange met to-day for the
purpose of discussing the grain situa-
ton and affecting combination with
the railroads so as to give the Atlantic
seaboard some of the grain which is
now being diverted to Southern ports.
After the meeting it was said that
the committee found the question
broadened out so as to include the
ports of Philadelphia and Baltimore, as
well as New York; that if the three
Atlantic seaboard ports could not Sc
cure grain shipments, the question of
differentials did not amount to much,
and that because of the largeness Of
the subject no decision was reached.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
ROOSEVELT ONCE MORE
URGES NEUTRALITY.
Direct officials to Keep a Curb Upon
Their Tongues.

Direct officials to Keep n Curb Upon
Their Tongues.
Washington, March 10.-President
Roosevelt, after a conference with
Secretary of State Hay to-day, issued
the following executive order:
"All officials of the government, civil
military and naval, are hereby direct
ed ROT only to observe the Presidents
proclamation of neutrality in the pend
ing war between Russia and Japan, but
also to abstain from either action or
speech which can legitimately cause
irritation to either of the combatants.
The government of the United States
represents the people of the United
States, not only in the sincerity with
which it is endeavoring to keep the
scales of neutrality exact and even,
but in the sincerity with which it de-
ploreS the breaking, out of the present
war, and hopes that it will end at the
earliest possible moment, and with the
smallest possible loss to those en-
gagged.
such a war inevitably increases
and infames the susceptibilities of the
combatants to anything in the nature
of an injury or slight by outsiders. Too
often combatantS make conflicting
claims as to the duties and obliga-
IlOIlS OI ueulTdlS, So lIldI even
discharging these duties and Obliga-
tons with scrupulous care, it is diff
cult to avoid giving offense to one or
the other party. To such unavoida BILE
causes of offense, due to the per-
Torrance of national duty, there must
not be added any avoidable causes.
1T is always unfortunate to bring
old-world antipathies and jealousies
into our life, or by speech or conduct
to excite anger and resentment toward
our nation in friendly foreign lands;
but in a government employee, whose
official position makes him in some
sense the representative of the people,
the mischief of such actions is greatly
increased A strong and self-confident
nation should be peculiarly careful, not
only of the rights, but of the suscepti-
bilities of it's neighbors; and nowadays,
all of the nations of the world are
neighbors one to the other. Courtesy,
moderation and self-restraint should
mark international, no less than pri-
vate, intercourse.
"All the officials of the government,
civil, military and naval are expected
to carry themselves, both in act and
in deed, as to give no cause of just
offense to the people of any foreign
and friendly PoWer-and with all man.
kind we are now in friendship"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11

campaign for election to the United
States Senate by the succeeding Leg
islature. This campaign was in con-
fiict with the wishes of the members
of his quorum of apostles and he was
finally dropped. 1t was taken up as
a church matter and, said Mr.. Critch-
low, ''the editorials in the Deseret News
declared that the church had a right
to interest itself in the election for the
United States Senate"
Mr. Critchlow said it was well known
that the apostles were working aaginSt
Thatcher, and their object was to
prevent direct blow at the principle
that the quorum of apostles could
control the action of one of their mem
bers The Mormons, he said, were
responsible for the election of Mr..
Rawlins. "Thatchers effort to Sc
cure the election against the wishes
of the church." said Mr.. Critchlow.
was the subject of sermons in the
church in which Thatcher was charged
with being out of harmony with his
quorum and not obeying the will of the
president and apostles in regard to
teaching politics."
Thatcher's Spirit Broken.
In answer to a question as to what
happened to Mr.. Thatcher as a result
of his disobedience. Mr.. Critchlow said
q" uSNieidiou VI pTllClpleS was SUD-
mitted to Mr.. Thatcher for his sigma
ture, but he refused to sign. In the
succeeding year, he was summoned be-
fore council and tried, and acknowl-
edged that he had been wrong, and
he retained his good fellowship but is
not now an apostle and has not been
since the episode. Mr.. Thatcher was
compelled to subscribe to a statement
that he was wholly in the wrong and,
in fact, it was shown that his spirit
was broken completely by his conflict
with the church.
Mr.. Critchlow spoke of the influence
of apostles, giving as an illustration
that the apostles gave out the instruc-
ton that "it is the will of the Lord
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
NEGROES WANT RIGHTS
IN THE PULLMAN CARS,
They Would Like to Eat and Sleep
with the Whites.

Chicago, March 10.-At a meeting of
q committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the general conference
of the African Methodist Church,
which is to be held in Chicago in May,
it was decided to ask President Rob
ert T. Lincoln of the Pullman Com
pany to grant to colored people equal
rights in sleeping and dining cars
while travelling through the South.
Large numbers of delegates from the
South are expected to attend the con-
ference. and the railroads had planned
TO provide special sleeping and dining
cars for their use. This. IL was de-
cided at the meeting OF the committee
to-day, would not be satisfactory. The
appeal to President Lincoln will be
based on the general rights OF inter-
state passengers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
Gnmbon Dismissed.

Mexico City. March 10.-Prof. Jose
Gamboa, formerly Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, has been dismissed from his
chair of constitutional law in the
School of Commerce on account of a
recent speech in which it is said he
exhibited clerical tendencies which are
considered to impair his efficiency as
teacher. He had declared that a
coming visit of the apostolic delegate
might lead to a renewal of relations
with the Vatican. Gamboa was re-
Gently minister to Chile and Argen-
tine.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
BODY BESIDE GRAVE
WAS EATEN BY DOGS.

Alexandria. va. March iO.-Frank
Summers. q blacksmith. aged As. was
found dead beside his mothers grave
AZ Union Cemetery to-day His face
and portion ~ his neck had been
badly mutilated BY large doRs. which
were attacking the boy when h was
discovered. Suicide d suspected. A
wife ana i've children survive him.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
BISC0E WAS GUILTY
OF NEGLECT OF DUTY.

Washington, March 1O.-Complete
exoneration on all the charges present.
ed against him, save that OF neglect Of
duty. is the verdict in the case OF
Paymaster Earl Biscoe Of the battle
SNIP oregon, recently tried by court
martial on numerous charges. includ-
ing falsehood and shortage OF supplies
20 the value Of 81.
ne court sentanced him 10 a loss Of
hiteen numbers b. grade. which in Tho
.aee 81 O limo officer. would amount 10
800 nBmho
ga .. ..
80 sAseag
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
FLOOD LOSS 100000.
Wyoming Valley Devastated by the
High Waters.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 1O.-The
Susquehanna river was falling rapidly
tonight, and the receding waters have
left devastation in their path from
here to Sayre, Pa, distance of nine
ty-five miles. The river is reported
clear of ice, but from Sayre to the
New York state line there is another
blockade Three miles south of here
TO Nanticoke, distance of six miles,
the ice still remains in the river.
There can as yet be no real estimate
of damage done, though it is safe to
say that the loss to railroad compa-
MES. mines and other industries in the
Wyoming valley alone, viii reach
81, 200, 900.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
A MILITARY TRAIN
WRECKED IN SIBERIA.

Tomsk, Western Siberia. March 10
A military train bound for Irkutsk,
Eastern Siberia. was derailed to-day.
One person was killed and number
of others were injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
JAPANESE STEAMER
WRECKED AND LOST.

Yokohama, March 10.-The Japanese
steamer Shinshiu- Maru has been wreck
ed off Chemulpo, Korea. Both ship
and cargo were totally lost.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11

that you vote the Republican ticket
this time"
Mr. Critchlow said the Democrats
protested against the interference by
the church in such manner.
The committee adjourned until to-
morrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
IS "EASY MONEY" FOR
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Roosevelt Fixes Nice Rate of Com
pensatiOn for Them.

Washington. March 1O.-President
Roosevelt has fixed the salaries of the
isthmian canal commissioners at $12,-
900 per year, and in addition thereto,
SIS per day while they are on the 18TH
mus.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11

Old HEWsPAPERs. 200 FOR gs
ssnis - Business once, Morning
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Ghs Nlessrngrr.
HIT AND

The republicans of the national par
ty should feel happier. They have
overcome W great difficulties. They
ave secured a man who is willing TO
TAX second place on the ticket with
Mr.. Roosevelt Inc also a man who is
willing to engineer the campaign for
them as chairman OF the national COM
mittee. Mr.. Hit, Of Illinois, is the
former and Mr.. Cortelyou. secretary Of
commerce, is the other. The republicas
seem to think they lave made a great
discovery in Mr.. Hit. They need a
man from Illinois to cheer the dropping
spirits of the party in that state and
to heal the breach which has been
formed. They think Mr.. Hit is the
man.
Well. he may be able to do as they
wish but we have our doubts. The re-
publicans of hat state are greatly d.
vided-so much so that they cannot
though they have been balloting for
several days. Party discord there runs
high. They are in hopes that by NOM
mating an Illinois mar on the presi-
Dental ticket they can bring all repub-
licans into line. To enable Mr.. Hit to
do this he must have a great deal more
popularity over the entire state than
have the ordinary run Of politicians.
Nh. Hit will have an up hill work to
unite the several factions in his party
in that state. They seem to be hope
lessly divided; but then. h republicans
have a great way OF quarrehng before
election and when the time to vote
comes going to the polls n burying
all inter-party animosity in a solid sup
port of the party's nominee. There is
where the republicans ave the adj
vantage over the democrats. The lat
ter split and quarrel and fight during
the campaign and they keep it VI at
the polls and as a consequence, often
defeat themselves; while the republic
cans often start a campaign in anger,
pull wool all through the contest up to
the very opening of the polls, when
they quiet down and walk up like sheep
in a row and one after another vote
the whole ticket" Our party men could
learn some wholesome lessons along
this line from the republicans.
But at this time there does seem to
be good chance for the democrats to
carry several of the northwestern
states because of the serious dissentions
in the republican party. 1t looks as if
the disagreements were too great for
Mr.. Hit or any one else chosen by
Mr.. Roosevelt as his running mate to
overcome and unite the dissatisfied fac
tons of the party. The truth is the
republicans are tired of R~ooseveltism
and wan a change.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.

Has Judge Purnell the right, by
mittee appointed by the governor to ex-
anime into the condition of the Allan
tic and North Carolina railroad to APP
pear before his court M produce their
report made t the governor? This re-
port is really that of the state board
of internal improvements. The special
committee, as we understand the mat
ter, was simply appointed to assist this
board of state officials. The report is
really a state document furnished the
chief executive by subordinate officials
in the executive department. Would
it be competent for a judge of the fed
eral court to order the state treasurer,
state auditor or my other member of
the executive department to appear be-
fore him in a certain trial pending and
produce his annual report which the
law requires him to make to the gov
ernor? This report of the board Of in
lternal improvements, while not n
made in the ordinary discharge of it's
Ouly Is sui a document WHICH COIlSS
within the line of it's duty and is within
the scope of the law creating such
board.
We ask this question Simply for IN
formation and not for the purpose of at
tempting to throw any obstacles in the
way of a full and fair investiga-
ton. We want to see this matter thor
oughly Investigated and we feel sure
that Judge Purnell will go to the bot
tom OF the affair in an orderly and jul
dicial manner. But it struck us on
seeing hat he had issued Il subpoena
for this committee to appear before
his our and produce their report to
h governor that it was beyond his
jurisdiction to issue n such order.
Nevertheless, We do not suppose that
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Harold. : Brirht Boy.

Harold Is the son OF q downtown
stock broker, says the PhiiadeIphia
Record His mother was a well
known school teacher in one Of the
Friends schools OF this city. visi-
tors to the house always make much
Of the child and are frequently amused
by his quaint remarks. Not long ago
a Wei known literary man was a. guest
Harold was deputized to entertain the
visitor while his parents were absent.
I see you have a penny" said-the
gentleman. by way OF breaking the
Ice.
Yes. sir" answered the bright boy.
Ny mother gave me that penny"
And n are you going to do with
IT." h visitor continued.
Why" shrewdly answered the
child, as he put his head on one side.
Il am going to put IL with the penny
you are going to give me and buy a
box Of colored chalk
On another occasion a woman met
Harold on the street. Hard" she
said. you don't come TO see ME any
more. / miss you very much. You
know you used to u in to see me
every day"
Well said Harold. assuming an
air of great dignity, IT am very busy
now, you know"
Busy" h woman said, with an
muse smile, and what can n little
boy like you find to be busy -
Why" the boy returned. We've
got a patrol box at the end of our
street. you know, and I'm kept busy
running there to see them arrest peo-
pie"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
DIR. "NOt

A bright young Dane. not yet GU
of his teens has lately taken a posi-
ton as night elevator boy in an upper
Broadway apartment house, says the
New York Commercial. He is ''out'
from the home country less than a
year and understands English very
we'll already, although encountering
some difficulty in speaking it.
Last Sunday night one of he ten
ants went out, leaving the apartment
with nobody in it. He called on some
out Of town friends at a downtown ho-
tel, n while there called up his own
house on the telephone. 'Vilhum' re-
sponded.
HAS anybody called since T have
been away?" he was asked.
Deere vas two-yes, sir"
Who were they? Did they leave
any cards.?
mo. dey leave no cards. 1 don't
yust remember dere names. Wait a
minute!"
A brief period was allowed William
in which to brush up his memory, but,
no response coming, the tenant took
up the inquiry again.
"Well, who were they, William"
NO much"
".Not much.' What do you mean?
T want to know the names of those
callers"
Two dere vas-a gentleman and a
lady. Dey give der name. Not much
it was. OATS all / car remember Of it.
He was a doctor, he say"
It was disclosed next day that DIR.
Doolittle and his wife had called.
mot much" was Williams Danish way
Of expressing do little in English.