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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-22

$4,000 WILL Buy SEVEN HOUSES
renting for 1874 per year, room to build
several more. excellent condition and
splendidly located. Hainss & Hunter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-22

s. coo. % WILL BUY POUR OF THE
best located lots in the CiTy, north
west corner Henry and Harmon.
Ea!nes & Hunter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-22

FoR RENT. 4 NICE RESIDENCE
q ssVsn rooms. with modern con
veutz1css. o. norLhwes- corner Of Ogle-
thorpe avenue and East Broad streets
Apply Oh premises
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
HEMENNAY RULED
THE CONVENTION
Nominees Will Support
Him for the Senate.
KEALING'S GREAT ACTIVITY
Representative of First District Sup
posed to Be Choice of Fairbanks
as His Successor.

INDIANAPOLIS, July Flames A.
Hemenway, Representative from the
First Congress district. was in undis-
puted control of the Republican legisla-
tive convention here yesterday. and the
three State senator's and seven mem
bers OF the house nominated by his
friends are pledged to support him for
the United States Senate II they are
elected.
The combination between Harry New
and Governor Durbin did not develop
any particular strength. and the friends
OF New now admit that the attempt to
carry the governor was a handfcap that
greatly weakened him in the convention.
Joseph Il. Healing, United States dis
trict attorney, managed the Hemenpvay
campaign and for three weeks has been
organizing the several wards in the in
terest of his candidate for the United
States Senate.
Fairbanks Man.
The fact that Healing took such an
active interest. when he IS an alpointee
of Senator Fairbanks and close to the
latter both politically and personally,
is construed to mean that Hemenway is
the choice of Senator Fairbanks, and
this, doubtless. means that Hemenway
will succeed to the Senate IL Fairbanks
is elected to the Vice Presidency.
Early this morning a letter was re-
ceived from Harry New urging his
friends to vote for w. y. English in the
convention, and dodgers were printed
containing the letter and widely dis
There was no opposition whatever 10
Senator Beverage. and the convention
adopted a resolution unanimously pledg-
ing the votes OF the nominees 70 him.
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
SENATOR M'MILLAN'S SON
WOULD DISPLACE ALGER
Republicans Working in Behalf of w
c. Mcmillan, Who Wants Dead
Fathers Toga.

DETROIT, Mich. July 22-W c. Nc
MILAN, son of the late Senator Mcmillan.
is a candidate TO succeed r. A. Alger in
the United States Senate in 1907. Work
is now being quietly done in his be
half among Republicans who are con-
sidered likely TO serve in both the 1905
and 1907 Legislatures.
Yes. ! am candidate to succeed Sen
atoT Alger when his present term ex-
pires. March Z. 1907" said Mr. Mcmillan
today When D. NJ. Ferry withdrew
from the race against Alger in the fall
Of 1902, Alger agreed TO serve only until
March T. 1901 / now expect and believe
he viii stand by that agreement. / shall
not conduct "A money campaign. ! am
not going to buy a seat in the Senate. -
Political heutenants Of Senator Alger,
it is said have lately been doing some
quiet work for their favOrite. This
makes il look as though there will be
contest between Mcmillan and Alger.
The Washington times., 1904-07-22

TO the end had not his clients and others
OF the best citizens pleaded with him
TO take the place for the good Of the
city, and when he accepted he warned
Butler and his henchmcn that they had
better look out, as he might have TO
prosecute some of them.
The Great Doodle Trial.
In the sixth month Of the second year
of his official life Folk read in the news
papers "a rumor that certain members Of
the house Of delegates. the lower NUM-
cipal legislators. were having trouble in
securing from a deposit company's
safe $4,000 of bribe money they believed
they had earned. Folk at once began
his now famous Doodle investiga lions
He forced millionaire Charles II Turn
er and his legislative agent ID Tell o.
the Doodle clique in the house and COUn-
ell, to which they had engaged TO pay
$135OG0 for a railway franchise He
forced the deposit company to deliver
up the $4,000 bride money that had
brought about the eXpOsure, ana also
the bribe- takers.
The work was only just begun, fer
Folk had 10 have evidence hat would
properly fix the guilt upon certain FER
sons. John X. Murrei, most important
of any as a witness, fled. Frank O'Ncill,
a reporter on the st. Louis POst-Dis-
patch, traced Murreli all over Next
mastery argument, induced him % re-
turn to St. Louis and tell his story and
point out the guilty
Folk studied criminal law eighteen TO
twenty hours a day 10 prepare for the
trials. He had pitted against him many
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
BOneSteeL Tom Officers
In CahOOtS With Thugs
Police Protecting the "Cappers" for Shell
Games in Streets-Reign of LawIessness.
Authorities Forced to Yield.

NORFOLK, Neb.. July 22.-GambIers
have won the day at Boncsteel. In fact
B9nesteeI has gone into partnership with
The thugs and wholesale robbing COR
tinues now under municipal supervision
Having been completely subdued in the
reign of riotinE and lawlcssuess. in
which policemen were put to rout
dubbed, and dlsarmed. and in which
with guns shooting the erafters threat
ened TO tear up the entire town. Bone
steeIs town board has given up all eff
forts to rule the organized gang. and
pickpockets and hold-up men are run
ming things more strongly than ever.
Games Line Streets.
Last night Main Street for a distance
Of four blocks was solidly packed with
scores of fiat joint games, and at every
game policeman stands guard to watch
victims feeced and to see that none
is robbed of more than s. at q spin.
Absolutely Iu control of the band of a
thousand bold men, with no means of
overcoming the desperate fellows, and
with the militia TOO far away 10 be pro
cured in time BonesteeIs town board
formally surrendered its authority 70
the grafters and admitted to them its
hclplessuCSS.
Riot arose when the police attempted
TO syOp shell games. The police force
was >kickcd into the alley the shell
games resumed, and gamblers admit
The Washington times., 1904-07-22

Doe found desirable TO change the
method OF selecting posJmasters.
Democracy as Labor's Champion.
THE differences between labor and
capital are becoming more and more
acute. And Why Because capital has
not only been permitted to monopolize
the resources of the Government and
feed fat upon the toll Of the people. hut
10 has been given free hand in deal
ing with labor. It has been permitted
10 use labor for its own enrichment and
cr The Democratic party must be the
champion Of the man who toils-not his
defender when In error. but his eXpOn-
eut IN the effort 10 secure the prOtcc-
ton Of his rights and the conservation
of his interests. The Democratic party
IS the best friend of honestly acquired
wealth, for by preventing the acquire
ment Of wealth by illegal and unjust
methods. II would give TO the possessor
of wealth the honor and the distinction
To- which his thrift energy, industry
and economy ought TO entitle him
THE contest above outlined must be
beg or not. A single election l. but an
incident I'm the life OF a party For
more than q century the Democratic
party has stood forth as the reprcson-
tatiye of certain great ideas. jefferson
founded it, Jackson defendSH it. and
even Cleveland could not destroy IT,
eff Mr. Parker IS elected his admin
IstratioU will rid us OF imperialism and
OF the threat Of race issue and give us
greater freedom in the taking up Of
economic questions
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
BIG FIGHT
AGAINST BOODLERS
Unaided He Destroys POlit-
zeal Machine.
LEGISLATORS IN PRISON
Democratic Nominee for Governor of
Missouri Now Idol of
Honest Men.
IN PRISON
CANDIDATE FOLKS
CAREER AT A GLANCE

Joseph Wingate Folk, thirty-fve
years old.
Born, Brownsville, Tenn, Oct. %.
1869.
Son of a jurist.
Graduated from Vanderbilt Uni
versity, Nashville.
Practiced law in Brownsville two
years.
Went to st. Louis in 1892.
Charter member of Jefferson Club.
leading Democratic organization.
President of club in 1898.
Prominent in settlement of great
street car strike in 1900.
Elected circuit attorney in 1900.
Began the doodle" investigation
eighteen months afterward.
Secured indictments against sew
enty-one bribe-takine city legis-
lators and their bribers.
Sent three men to prison.
Convicted twenty-five others who
will be sentenced, while three
others will plead guilty.
Made one man a fugitive.
The Washington times., 1904-07-22

Of the greatest criminal lawyers Of the
West and. although al times IL seemed
that he was submerged never again to
rise he worked on and on, day and
night putting aside nearly every other
thing in life, until success crowned his
efforts. His work Is not YET done. but
the past justifes the belief that he will
soon have the last one OF the great gang
Of boodlers behind the bars.
Summary of His Work.
The following table of doodle statis-
tics" is a summary of the labors of the
man just nominated for governor:
Bride takers, House of Delegates. 10
Cases tried twelve men).......-.-.-.....15
CONVICTIONS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
AcQulttalS .........-..-.-........-- o
In penitentiary.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
Pleddcd guilty 3
VIII plead guilty.-...--..-.....
Awaiting sentence-.--...........
cases appealed Ii
Affirmed -
Reversed and remanded. ......-...----.-.
Awaiting action of Supreme Court.
Fugitive from justice.
Turned States evidence.--.........--... 6
COUNCILMEN.
lndlcted ....-.--.....-.--.-.-...
Awaiting trlal .............-..-
Cases reversed and remanded. ..........
ALLEGED BRIDE GIVERS.
Indictments Ohree mem .----.--......... 6
convictions ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACC -.---.--..-..-.--.-...-...
Cases reversed and remanded- $3.50. 2
Awaiting trtdl........-............
Fugitive from stice.-................... l
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
Notification at Wheeling.

derstand the income tax the popular
demand for IL viii be so great that no
party viii dare 10 ignore IL merely 10
court favor with the comparative few
who are now avoiding their share Of
the expense Of the Government and
throwing TOO large q portion of the pub
lie burden upon the poor
Election of Senators.
Even as now organized the Demo
cratic party stands for the election of
Senator's by the people and it ought 90
stand for direct legislation as far as the
principle can be conveniently applied.
Everything that brings the Government
nearer 10 the people is good. There is
moro virtue in the people than ever
finds expression through their rrprcscu-
tatiyes.
"Our party should also consider
whether our Federal judges should not
be elected by the people TO serve for ii
limited period The life position in the
civil service is not in harmony with our
theory of government and the appoint
melt of judges for life IS not Justified
by experience. The President must RELY
upon his advisers when he appoints
United States judges and the people at
large can make the selection better than
the President can. Elections for a
stated period would bring the judiciary
into closer touch with the people. whose
servants the Judges are.
81 suggest. not for the purpose of in
sigtiTc upon IL. but merely TO bring the
matter 10 public attention. that 81 may
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
Club Accused of Selling
Liquor in Sunday Hours
Mathews Makes PepOrtof Alleged
Violation of Law-ECise Board Has
Charge Under Consideration.

The first club to be officially charged
with violating the rule of the Excise
Board that no drinks shall be sold by
a club bar between the hours of 10 a. m.
and ! p. m. on Sundays in the South
Washington Business Mems Club.
The alleged violation is reported by
Lieutenant Mathews, Of the Fourth pre-
cinct police station, and has been called
to the notice Of District Commissioner
mcfarland. who referred it to the Elk
else Board for action.
The lieutenant declares that on Sun
day. July Il, he visited the club. In
a combination poolroom and barroom he
found about twenty men. of whom eight
or ten were playing pool.
THE bartender says Lieutenant
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
LOANED TO PORTUGAL
TO INSTALL PRINTERY

Loaned by the United States Govern
ment To install an up-to-date printing
plant for Portugal. Charles Miller, of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
left Washington last night for Lisbon.
The plant which he will install was
purchased by the Portuguese govern
ment IN this country and Will be used
TO print tho Portuguese paper money.
number of Mr.. Millers friends gave
him a farewell party last night, and
presented him with a pair of marine
glasses. He viii return in about three
months time.
The Washington times., 1904-07-22

Mathews. was behind the bar with a
glass and bottle in his hand, apparent
~ about TO serve the two men in front
OF the bar with drinks. Mr.. McCafferty
Informed ne that he understood he could
serve soft drinks and cigars. The con-
ditions in this club, or barroom, at this
time, were exactly the same as would be
found I'm any barroOm on any day of the
week"
The Excise Board has not yet taken Of
fetal action. It will consider the recon-
mendation of Lieutenant Mathews that
the bar attached 10 this club should
be located in a room separated from the
rest of the premises. and that same
should be closed during the hours deSlg-
mated by the Excise Board that intoxi-
eating liquors shall not be dispensed.
The Washington times., 1904-07-22

now every type of hOld-up game runs
anywhere and everywhere, day and
night under official protection. The only
provision is that no bet shall be made
1t one spin exceeding s. on the street
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
Fairbanks Man.
FORMER SENATOR VEST ILL.

sEDALIA. Mo, July 22.-Former Sena-
tor George G. Vest is in a serious con-
dition at his home at Sweet Springs. Mo.
He appears to be growing weaker eacT
day, and 1t is now feared that he me-
not long survive.
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
Summary of His Work.

The following table of doodle statis-
tics" is a summary Of the labors Of the
man just nominated for governor:
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
IS CALLED TOGETHER
Chairman Jones Announces Tuesday
Next at Hoffman House, New York,
as Time and Place.

Chairman James X. Jones has issued
the call for the long delayed meeting
of the Democratic committee. The call
is for a gathering at the Hoffman
House. New York, Tuesday, at noon
The question as TO who is going to be
chairman viii probably then be settled.
Senator German is the choice of all
leaders Of the party, and he has been
offered the place. He has not yet an
nounced whether he will accept Some
of his friends say he does not want it,
Taggart Wants It.
The friends Of Thomas Taggart Of
Indiana. are making a fight and the
Hoosier seems TO be the only man who
wants the job enough 70 struggle for it,
1t is said. however, that should Sena-
tor German refuse TO accept Judge
Parker viii insist that William Sheehan
head the committee.
Notification at Wheeling.
kilograms have been sent the Vice
Presidential nominee, Henry O. Davis.
asking him to have the notification Of
his nomination take place at Wheeling
He has replied in such wise that il is
thought ne viii grant the request Tho
Democrats Of the State are of the 0pin-
ion that the notification viii do much
toward carrying West Virginia for the
party.
Former Senator Davis is now At Bed
ford Springs, w Va, where he viii
remain several days. II is said there is
TO Dee a great gathering of Democrats
from all of the Blue jeans district in
West Virginia when the notification
takes place
The Washington times., 1904-07-22

ST. LOUIS, July 22-Joseph Wingate
Folk. nominee for governor Of Missouri.
chosen despite the hatred of the party
machine in St. Louis and the State. is al
this moment the idol Of the reputab bic
people. all because he did his fun duty as
circuit attorney Of St. Louis.
TIE unique spectacle of a man pur-
suing criminals, some Of them million
aires. some Of them men who had placed
him in office. against threats and plead
ings, fearlessly, relentlessly, until he
had landed his quarry in prison, gave 70
him national reputation and the whole
confidence Of his own people.
A Young Man.
Folk Is in his thirty-hfth year. He
went to St. Louis from Brownsville
Tenn, where he was bonn, at twenty
three. After having been graduated
from Vanderbilt University at Nashville
he practiced criminal law in his native
town for two years. When he went TO
st. Louis he abandoned criminal law and
became highly successful in civil prac-
tice.
He was ever quiet and una ssuming,
both in action and manner, and although
early upon his arrival in St Louis he
helped 10 organize the jefferson Club.
which grew TO be the leading Democratic
organization Of the State, he was not
regarded as any inquire IN political life.
In fact. his easy ways are thought
10 have suggested him 10 Ed Butler the
political boss Of St Louis, as a gOou
man for circuit attorney. He was waXy,
Butler thought Now he Is moving with
behind prison bars, along with a small
army Of politicians and bribers already
there by his hand~ or convicted and
awaiting sentence.
Comes of Good Stock.
Folk is the son Of "A Tennessee judge
who came Of South Carolina stock. His
mother is of the Estes family of Vir.
ginia. His wife was Miss Gertrude
Glass, Of Brownsville, whom he took as
"a bride as soon as his success in ST.
Louis was assured. One Of his five
brothers IS treasurer Of Tennessee. Sena-
tor Bate of that State, is his uncle He
has 70 children.
Folk labored along in his profession
for seven years before many persons
in St Louis knew there was such a per
son
In fewer than four years this country
lawyer has rooted out official corrup-
ton that had infected ST. Louis for a
score Of years. destroying not only polit-
ical bosses. but also the corrupt political
structure they had been years IN rear
ing. He has sent to the peniteutiary
three men, will surely send twenty
eight more 10 stripes, and has caused
on man, "a multi-milliOnaire, 20 become
an exile from the country.
When Butler asked Folk 10 become a
candidate for circuit attorney, Folk de-
Clincd. Politics I'm St Louis was nasty
business, and Butler was one Of its most
unsaVOry elements. Folk was deaf to
all arguments of the boss. who finally
said that he would be nominated any
way. Folk would have refused the honor
The Washington times., 1904-07-22
Took Weapons Away.

mt one spin exceeding 81 on the street
games
Took Weapons Away.
Today a green policeman told crowd
of cappeTs to move on. Get out, q"
snapped capper. We're running this, 8"
and he took the officers club and gun.
we were forced TO grant their de-
mandS" said Mayor Erb, for we real
zied that killings were inevitable If
things were halted. The thugs are get
ting hungry and desperate"
Northwestern railroad officials in Nor
folk have prepared for train rObberies.
fearing emergencies at any time. Banks
i'm BOnesteel ship out all money every
night. Forty hOld-ups took place today,
and so bold have the sluggers become
that the work is taken as merely a mat
ter of course. Policemen seeing pockets
picked dare not touch the thief. In
some instances they have arrested the
man robbed for creating a disturbance.
1--WE have bought out privileges de-
clare the thugs. and this town can't
take away from us what we paid for.
A fOurteen-yeaT-Ol boy was nearly
Choted to death by two negroes who
robbed him Of 81. Women are in the
game, leading victims into the sluggers'
paths.
More than 100000 have registered for
the big lottery which starts next Tues
day. This gives one chance in forty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23

Manager McGraw, of the New York
Nationals. announces that if the
Giants win the pcnnant this year they
Will not play a post season series
with the American league champions
regardless of who they may be
This is final and absolute. so far
as | am concerned" said McGraw. Il
never talked with Mr.. Brush or any
stockholders in our club about the
matter. and l do not care what the
owners say or intend to do. | am the
manager of the club, and l guess
have something to say. The reasons
for my decision are that Ban Johnson
has not been on the level with me
personally, and the American league
management, to my knowledge, has
been crooked more than once. | in.
PRODUCED Ban Johnson in the east
was his best friend. I made him ac
Quainted with those who are now his
intimate acquaintances in the east. !
played him square and did not know
that he was the man 10 frame things
up. ! had the Baltimore team and put
up money from my own pocket many
a time for salaries, once as much as
$1,000. When Johnson got the league
going he thought he could do better
by dropping Baltimore and invading
New York. The method he used to
queer me. and just at time when the
Baltimore club was beginning TO pay.
was 10 suspend me indefinitely and
otherwise prosecute me by jobs that
he framed up with his Umpires. Fl
nally il got so rank that | could not
stand it any longer. and I threw up
the sponge. Well. Johnson succeeded
in invading New York. bat. say.
went him one better, and took on the
National league club in the same
city Now, after Johnson caused me
to lose $4,000 of my own hard earned
money. | have the whip hand. But
my team will have nothing 10 do with
the American league so long as have
a word to say, and no influence TO
bear upon me by National league peo-
pie can make me change my mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
FINISH CANAL NEXT YEAR
That is What Capt. c. s. Richie Says
in His Report.

4 Washington dispatch says: The
annual report of Capt. c. S. Richie O
the engineer corps upon the improve
ment of the Illinois river and the con
structiOn of the Illinois and Mississip
pi canal. of which work he has charge
with headquarters in Chicago, has JUS
been received at the war department
Considerable snagging. repairing
and other work of maintenance was
done during the year at a cost o.
S15fS1 There is an available bal
ancc of $G3,G22 remaining, which il i.
proposed to apply to maintaining +
navigablc channel of seven feet be
tween COpperas crook dam and the
mouth of the river. removing snaSs
making local surveys, etc. Capt. Richo
estimates that SlS2, 900 will be neceS
sary to complete the existing project
II cost S5.127 to operate and care FOR
the locks at the Kampsyille dam dur
ing the year. while $5.349 was spent
for similar purposes at LaGrange.
Referring to the dispute with the
highway commissioners over highway
bridges across the Illinois and Mis-
sissiDpi canal. which is still pending
IN chicago courts. the report says tLit'
there is not enough money on hand tC
comply with what seems to be the
unreasonable demands of the highwa!
mmiSSioncrs."
Earth TO the amount of 37S,0 cubic
yards was removed on the western
section of the canal, $4,000 cubic
yards on the eastern section, mum
Der of highway bridges Opeped, locks
culverts and drains built and other
work done. The sum of $t5S.G01 was
spent in improvements, leaving bal
ance of S1.016.S7S at the beginning OF
the year. OF which $4S4,990 Is covered
by uncompleted contracts. II is est
mated that S5S1.SSS will be required
to complete the existing project.
Capt Richie says that by abandoning
the naviEabIe feature of the feeder
and making several other Curtailments
it will be possible TO complete the
canal with funds now on hand. II Is
expected. according to the report. that
the main line of the canal will be done
by the end 70 1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23

Des Moines, July 23.-Artie HOff-
man. the star shOrtStOp of the Western
league, who has played with Des
MONIES through the present season,
was yesterday purchased by Secretary
+. c. Hart of the Chicago Nationa!
league team. The consideration is
$1,000. Hoffman is one of the young
est players in the league, and is con
sidcred the fastest all around man
in the organization. Eastern men
have had their eyes upon him, and
his local owners set the price high
Col. Hart spent several days in Des
MOines before concentrating the deal,
which was closed this afternoon HOff.
man will leave DeS MOines about
Sept. %.