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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
ARE READY FOR
FARMERS CONFERENCE.
Will Discuss Rice Farming and
Oyster Picking Negroes.

VIII DAsGuHB nice AuH
Oyster Picking Negroes.
The fifth annual farmers conference
Of the Georgia State Industrial College
begins this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Elab-
crate arrangements have been made for
the event, and it is expected that the
attendance this year will be larger than
ever in the history of the conference.
Delegates from many of the neighbor-
ing states have signified their intentions
of being present.
The subject of the meeting this after
noon will be Temperance, and papers
will be presented by DR.. Williams of
Savannah, and Prof. Suggs, vice presi-
dent OF the college. During the week
addresses will be made by Col. P. w.
Meldrim, Chancellor Hill, DIR. Buttrich,
Rev. G. A. Dickerman of New Haven,
DIR. c. 7. Walker, Bishop Gaines and
others.
The special feature of the conference
this year will be the discussion of the
work of the rice farming and oyster
picking negro. The best plan for reach
ing and benefiting this class of workers
Will be discussed. There will be a num-
Der of addresses on the subject by
prominent men from different sections
OF the country.
An unique feature will be that of
ndNluB tnlS CLASS OF workers speak for
themselves and many engaged in that
work will tell of their successes and
failures, and to what causes they at
tribute them. Many of the "'Geechee"
negroes will be present and their talks
should prove one of the most interest
ing features of the programme
1t is planned to publish bulletins Civ
ing in full the results of this conference.
These bulletins will be distributed as
widely as possible among the class
which they are most intended to bene-
mt The conferences are. attracting
wide attention, and recently the secre-
tary received a letter from Dr. V. Co.
mez of Holquin, Cuba, asking for in
formation concerning the scope and
purpose of them. The public is cor
daily invited to attend All the sessions
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
STEAMER LINE TO COLUMBIA.
Business Men of south Carolina
VIII Celebrate Its Ina uguration.

Columbia. s. c., Feb. 23.-For fifty
years the people of Columbia have at
various times endeavored to bring
about an organization that would re-
suit in the opening Of the Congaree
river to navigation and the securing of
an all-water line to New York. All ef-
forts for one reason and another have
failed, despite the navigability of the
river.
Some six or eight weeks ago the CO.
lumbia Chamber of Commerce took the
matter up and the result is that by the
end of this week, a $12,0 900 steamer .he
Highlander, now coming from South
port, N. c., over the ocean in tow to
Georgetown, will make the first trip to
Columbia laden with cargo of steel
from Pittsburg. When the boat arrives
here the formal opening of the line will
be signalized by a trip down the river
of all of the leading business men of
the city. Secretary Watson of the
Chamber of Commerce states that in
case the business is sufff fcient, another
steamer will be added to the line at an
early day.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Brown of Lyons
spent yesterday at the Screven.
Mr.. A. c. Sharp of Jacksonville was
the guest of the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr.. r. II. Jeffries of Atlanta is
spending a few days at the De Soto.
Mr.. Allen Wilder of Atlanta was
among the arrivals at the De Soto
yesterday.
Mr.. s. A. Hall of Ststesboro spent
yesterday in the city as the guest OF
the Sereven.
Hon. Glenn G. Wright has returned
to Greensboro, N. c., after spending
few days with Lieut.. Z. L. Gilmore
at Fort Screven.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
80 VIOLATIONS OF
LOCAL OPTION LAW

In Hall County which Recently
Went Dry by 1,5oO Majority.
Gainesville, Ga. Feb. 2s.-Han City
Court which has just adjourned. dis
posed Of seventy-two cases. OF this
number. Notwithstanding Hall county
recently went dry by over 1900 ma
1ority, thirty were for violations of the
local option law. The criminal busi-
ness was so heavy that not single
civil case was taken up.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
TWO FIREMEN KILLED.

Atlanta. Feb. 23.-A report reached
here to-day Of a wreck Of two freight
trains on the Southern Railway at
Pheba, Miss. last night, resulting in
the death of two eolored firemen. John
Brown, an engineer. was seriously in
Jured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
SEPARATE ROOMS FOR
WHITES AND BLACKS

Richmond, Va, Feb. 23.--A bill was
introduced in the House of Delegates
to-day requiring all steam and cleo
tric railroad companies to provide sep
arate waiting rooms for the races in
all towns of 500 population or over and
at all junction points. whether of 500
population or not. The bill requires
the rooms to be erected by Aug. 1,
1904.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
TO PLAN FOR SMOKER.

No steps have yet been taken by
the committee of the Chamber of Com
merce to prepare for the annual meet
ing and smoker that will mark the
close of the first year of the organiza-
tion. 1t is expected that the matter
viii be taken up so soon as Mr. Roy
9. Foster, chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee, returns to the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
DID NOT RECOMMEND
JONES' SUCCESSOR.
Solicitor Advised Jury IL Was Not
within Their Province.

Acting under the Interpretation Of the
law by the Solicitor General the grand
jury yesterday failed to recommend a
successor to- Col. G. Noble Jones. who
has rendered his resignation as JUS
tice OF the peace in the Second district,
10 take effect March s.
The next grand jury will meet March
Z and the solicitor general advised the
jury that they had no right 20 make q
recommendation but that II would fall
10 the next grand jury to recommend
the successor to Col. Jones.
II was reported that Col. Jones might
decide 10 withdraw his resignation now
since the present grand jury did not
recommend his successor. II his reaig-
nation r. not Withdrawn a successor
win be recommended BY the next grand
jury 20 Judge Cam.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
MMIAAMMGGELED BY A CAR
MRS. FIELD DIED.

New Orleans. Feb. 23.-Mrs. Spencer
Field, wife of prominent business
man here. was terribly mangled by an
electric street car to-day, dying in
stantly.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
Durham WommnI Is sane

Anna Durham, the negro woman who
bit Constable Whitaker, Monday. when
he was effecting her arrest, was ex-
amined yesterday as to her sanity. The
examination was made by Judge Nc
Alpin and as a result of his investiga-
tion he is satisfied that the woman is
not insane
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
The Pythian Anniver.arv.

The service commemorating the for
tieth anniversary Of the founding of
the knights of Pythias will be held to-
morrow night at $50 in the theater. An
excellent programme has been prepared
and a cordial invitation is extended to
the general public to attend. No ad-
mission will be charged.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24

Suffering from fall that he received
at the home of his parents on Castor
street Monday, young David Wesson,
Jr., is receiving the attention of ply
sician. The boy fell from a window
in the rear OF the house and broke
three of his ribs.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
GUFFIN-CROCKER, BEAUFORT.

Beaufort, S. c., Dec. 7.-Mr. George
Elliott Guffin and Miss Hattie May
Croker were married this morning at
the Baptist Church. Rev. M. L. Law
son officiated. The ceremony was
witnessed by a large number of
friends. Miss Ada Butler of Walter
boro was the maid of honor, and
Misses Daisy Peck of Savannah and
Marie Brown of Beaufort were the
bridesmaids. The best man was DR..
G. M. Guffin, brother Of the groom.
The groomsmen were Messrs. George
nj. Rivers and j. OH. Sanders, Jr.
The ushers were Messrs. A. L. Gage
and j. A. Kingdom. The bride was
given away by he's father, Mr.. d. w.
Crocker.
Lohengrin's wedding march was
played for the entrance of the bridal
party and Mendelssohn's for their
retirement. Mrs. H. T. Danner charm
ingly presided at the organ.
The bride, who entered the church
on the arm of her father, presented a
lovely appearance. She was attired
in handsome dress of white China
silk over satin, en- traine, wreath OF
orange blossoms and long veil. Her
attendants were also handsomely at
tired.
After the ceremony the bridal par
ty returned to the Beaufort house
where a luncheon was served. The
bride and groom were then escorted
to the depot and left for st. Augus-
tine. They will be at home at the
Beaufort House after the goth inst.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Dec. Lord of the
Valley, who was run up to $1,000 after
his race and sold to w. M. Walker,
and Extol were the only winning fav-
orites to-day. Judge Hines defeat in
the handicap was blow to the talent.
Summaries:
First Race-Five furlongs. Lord of
the Valley, to 5, won. with Belle of
Portland 10 to 1, second, and Tristan
Shandy. to 1. third. Time 1905 LIS.
Second Race-Mile and three-six-
teenths. Extol, 2 to l, won, with Gas
lighter, 8 to 2, second, and Merry Aero
bat, to 2, third. Time 2:13 %
Third Race-Five furlongs, selling.
Bishop Poole, Is to l, won, with Fal-
Iona, 5 to 2, second and No Trumper,
to 1. third. Time 1907 3-5.
Fourth Race-Mile and seventy
yards, handicap. Rankin, 10 to 5, won.
with Luralighter, to l, second, and
Dan McKenna. to 1. third. Time
1856,
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. vipering,
u to 1, won, with Migosa, even, sec
ond, and Floral Wreath, to l, third.
Time 1:21.
Sixth Race-Mile. Dusky, 5 to 1,
won, with Kleinwood. to l, second,
and Lather On. 20 to 1. third. Time
1.b2
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
PROGRAMME OF SENATE.
Matters That Are to BE Brought Up
Before Christmas.

Washington, Dec. THE Steering
Committee of the Senate to-day framed
the order of business until the holiday
recess. The usual routine matters will
be given attention in this period. They
are the Philippine bill. on which the
Senate to-day agreed to vote Dec 49,
statehood legislation, the nomination
of William d. Crum to be collector of
the port of Charleston, S. c., and the
question of filling vacancies on Senate
committees.
No effort was made to outline a pro-
gramme for the session or to prejudice
any other urgent business which failed
In the last session of Congress or was
advocated by the President in his mes
sage to Congress. At informal meet
ings of Senate leaders several of these
measures have been discussed and the
tacit understanding reached that some
of them should be kept in. the back
ground until later in the session. Not
ably is this true of the proposed legis-
lation granting the Interstate Com
merce Commission supervision over
railroad rates.
1t is expected that several appro-
priation bills will be sent over from
the House before long, and as usual
in short sessions of Congress nothing
vi q CndIdClcT Will NC dliOWCQ
to stand in their wav.
1t is believed by Senate leaders that
there will be no substantial opposition
to the statehood bills in its present
form, admitting Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one state and Arizona and
New Mexico as one state.
Great interest attaches to the COM
mittee vacancies. The most important
are the Craftsmanship of the commit
tees on the judiciary, made vacant by
the death of Senator Hoar and on In
teroceanic Canals, which has not been
filled since the death of Senator Hanna.
Senator Plat of Connecticut is the
ranking member of the Committee on
judiciary and Senator Plat of New
York of the Committee on Interoceanic
Canals. Senator Kittredge, who has
been the most active member of the
Canal Committee since the vacancy,
is urged for the Craftsmanship. When
the committee vacancies are filled pro-
| visions will be made for Senators
Knox and Crane.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08

take a brisk walk and a little jog in
the forenoon, and in the afternoon
punch the bag for four to six rounds,
use the rubber pulley eXerciser and do
shadow fighting for five minutes. This
amount of work takes off no weight,
but it makes a fellow feel good and
strong.
I'm. mediately after this work jump
into a cold water bath, rub myself Wig
orously from head to foot while in the
water. This takes less than two min
utes, after which 1 hop out and dry
myself off with a coarse towel. This
training ! do for about three days be-
fore one of my bouts. OF course, if
have what I consider a hard PROPOSE
ton, l take longer time to train and do
more work l am always in shape to
take on a match at three days notice.
You see, have never abused my con-
stitution by drink or other forms of
dissipation, and this to great extent
is the reason why so little training is
sufficient for me-"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
WEALTHY MEN
GAMBLED THERE
Garfield PLEADED GUILTY
IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIS MIL
LIONAIRE PATRONS.

He and His Manager Were Each
Fined 81 900 After They Had Made
Their PIeas-CanfieIds Gambling
Place AdjOined the Most Fashion
able Restaurant in New York, ami
Was Exclusively for Men of
WeaIth-Hard to Get Evidence.
New York, Dec. 7.-Richard "A. Can
field to-day pleaded guilty before Judge
Cowing to an indictment charging him
with keeping gambling house, and
was discharged upon the payment of
$1,000 fine. His manager, David Buck
lin, entered a similar plea and was
fined the same amount
The recommendation for this action
torney Jerome, who has spent many
thousands of dollars in the fight against
Garfield, which is thus brought to a
close.
Both indictments were returned by
the grand jury to-day. The witnesses
whose names were signed on the in
dictments were employees in Garfield
place, and their names were furnished
to the district attorney by counsel for
the defense.
Canfield's house is next door to the
city's most fashionable restaurant, and
all his patronage came from the
wealthiest men in the city. For years
it was impossible to obtain evidence
against him because no one was ad-
mitted to the house except persons
known personally to Garfield or Buck
lin, or vouched for by one of the regu-
lar patrons of the house.
Garfield in order to protect those who
visited his house, pleaded guilty.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
ENORMOUS NUMBER OF
FOOTBALLS ARE USED.
American Made Balls Are Much Bet
ter Than English.


ter Than English.
1t has been discovered that a big
college team uses as many as a hun
dred footballs in one season.
That is a good many, considering
the shortness of the season and the
durability of the balls. But there is
morning and afternoon practice, with
numerous members of the squad kick
ing, falling on the ball. passing it
around and otherwise buffetting it, so
that the game is good for the hide and
leather business.
Footballs are made from cowhide,
and the cowhide comes from Eng
land. One big concern has an agent
in England to select the best grade
of hides. The hides are tanned and
pebbled-that is, given the slightly
roughened surface-in England, then
shipped here. The making of the balls
is all done here. Julian Curtis went to
England and studied football making.
Nov" he says, I'VE can beat them
all to pieces"
Great pains have to be used in
making footballs in order that they
go true when kicked. When De Witt
kicked his winning goal from place.
ment at New Haven last year the
ball went true as a bullet although
it had gone through a long hard game.
The home team furnishes three or
four new balls for it's big games, and
the referee and captains pick out
one. There have been suggestions
that the lacings on the balls be low
cred beneath the surface, but play
ers object to this, for the reason that
the lacing give a better grip on the
ball. There are times, after fumbles,
when they wish for handles.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
SAVANNAH TEAM HAS SETTLED
DOWN FOR HARD PRACTICE
TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS
AND NEW YEAR GAME.
Additional stand Will he Construct
ed at West End of Field.

Additional stand Will BE Construct
ed at West End of Field.
Tickets for the football game on
Christmas with Jacksonville, and on
New Years with Charleston will be
placed on sale to-day at IsraeIs pool
room, on Bull street, and will be de-
livered to any part of the city on tele-
phone order.
The indications are that on both
Christmas and New Years tremendous
crowds will attend the game. Already
over fifty reservations of seats have
been made for the Christmas game,
and those who desire to get good seats
should make their reservations before
the rush.
Manager McIntire has made arrange
ments to have an additional stand con-
structed at the western end of the
field, and an additional ticket office
will be built to relieve the congestion
at the ticket window.
1t was demonstrated at the Thanks
giving game that unless a majority
of the patrons of the game secure their
tickets in advance it is almost i'm
possible to handle the crowd fast
enough to permit of all getting in, and
getting seats before the game is well
under way.
The hour for commencing the Christ
mas game has not yet been decided on,
as the time of the halves has not been
agreed upon. 1t is probable however,
that the game will not be called ear
lier than $3.50 o'clock. even if it is de-
clded to play thirtyfiVe minute halves.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
WHITE MEN ON TRIAL
FOR LYNCHING NEGRO.
Attempt to Couple Them With the
Taking OF of BOOkhart.

Taking OF of BOOkhart.
Charleston, S. c.. Dec. THE pre-
liminary examination ordered in the
case of the six white men under arrest
on charge of completely in the lynching
of the negro, Bookhart, at Eutawville,
was begun in Magistrate A. E. Nc
Coy's Office at st. George to-day.
The defendants, S. A. Eowen. J. H.
Palmer, Piney Martin. A. S. Butler,
l.. A. Martin and Benny Martini were
present with counsel, E. j. Dennis and
NJ. Rutledge Rivers. and resisted the
motion which was made for continu-
ance by the state. Solicitor Hide
brand asked for continuance on the
ground of absence of the detective who
assisted in the case. and five material
witnesses. Magistrate Mccoy denied
the motion and the hearing of wit
nesses was begun. Fifteen were ex-
amined during the day, but nothing d.
rectly discriminating was developed.
There are many other witnesses and
the hearing will be resumed tomorrow
morning.
The prisoners are now in the Dor
chester county Jail, as it was not con-
sidered necessary to take them back to
the penitentiary.
The court room was packed with
spectators and great interest mani
tested in the hearing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
NO DEPARTMENT
To BE CRAMPED
ExTRAvAGANCE AVOIDED.
PAY FOR CITY HALL AND MAKE
REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS.

Mistaken Idea That to Pay for City
VIII Have to Suffer-MOst Depart
ments Literally Provided for Now,
and Can Continue on Same ApprO-
priatiOns Another Year-First Spe-
cinI Caucus Monday Night.
The first of the special Council
meetings, to consider the tax ordi-
nance and make up the budget for
1905, will be held Monday night. The
meeting has not yet been called, but
Mayor Myers said last night that it
would be held at that time.
The tax ordinance was read for the
first time at the regular meeting of
Council last night. All changes in
the ordinance will be agreed upon at
the special session on Monday and
will be introduced as amendments at
the next regular meeting, two weeks
off. There are few changes to be
made, and little trouble is antici-
pated in agreeing upon the tax ordf-
nance
The making up of the budget will
be great deal more trouble, though
the most important item in it, the APP
preparation for the new City Hall, has
already been practically agreed upon.
The appropriation will be 5000, 900.
With such a large appropriation for
the City Hall, only a very few of the
department appropriations can be in
creased.
Departments Won't Suffer.
None of the departments are going to
be allowed to suffer, however, as some
seem to think. The departments were
well provided for this year, and a ma
jority of the board of aldermen are
entirely in sympathy with the Mayor
in wanting to pay for the City Hall, as
it is built This can be done with
out "cramping' any department, and
it will be the plan followed. Only two
or three of the departments will get
increased appropriations and the in
crease in every case will be small.
The plan to pay for the City Hall
next year, and at the same time con-
tinue the general improvements in the
city, can be carried through if econ
omy is practiced, as is proposed. None
of the departments will be rendered in
effective by this plan, as has been i'm
piled. The improvements will be con-
tinued during the coming year just as
they have been this year
Where Money Comes From.
This, of course, could not have been
done had the city officials not planned
ahead. But the plans were made at
the beginning of the present year. AS
much money as possible was gotten in
through the year, so that the city will
carry over large balance, estimated
at 100000. With this balance to start
with, and the regular income, which
has increased to such an extent in the
last few years that it will exceed ST.
100000 during the coming year, the
100000 can be appropriated for the
City Hail. and the same liberal APP
, propriations that are now made be con-
tinued for the regular departments.
In some few cases increases will be
made. The paving appropriations,
which was $25, 900 this year, will prob
ably be increased to some extent, and
there are one or two others that may
get slight increases. but most of the
departments will be given the same APP
preparations which they received this
year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
COTTON PLANTERS
IN MASS MEETINGS.
They VIII Try TO Agree to Hold
Their Product.

They VIII Try to Agree to HOLD
Their Product.
New Orleans, Dec. 7.-President Pc
tiers of the Texas Cotton Growers AS
ISOLATION, and other prominent Texas
cotton men. wired a local house to-
day that mass meetings of cotton plan
tiers had been called in every county in
Texas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma,
to take place Dec II, to devise ways
and means to hold cotton 1t was add
ed that Texas would hold meetings.
It was considered not improbable
to. day that a meeting of planters and
bankers in all the Southern states
growing cotton would be held here
about the date of the Texas meetings
TO consider means to meet the condi-
tons imposed by the report Of the bu-
reau OF agriculture.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
SAY CONFESSION WAS
FORCED UPON THEM.
Four Men in Jail Now Say They Are
Not Guilty.

Four Men in Jail Now Say They Are
Not Guilty.
New Orleans, Dec. 7-Saying that
they were in fear of their lives when
they confessed that they had robbed
the postoffice at Pollock, La, four
white men, ]. l.. Mckinney, w. K.
Mckinney, +. A Donaldson and w.
b. Adams, charged by United States
officials with the robbery, have repudi-
ated the confession. In a published
card at Alexandria, La, where they are
now in jail, they say:
What was confessed by us was. to
save life and was not true. The rope
was around our necks and the fire to
our feet and we thought it the only
chance to save life"
1t is said that a vigilance committee
at Pollock has been very active in an
effort to run down postofiice thieves.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
WITNESSES MISSING.
II Is said Brenthitt County Men
Were Warned.

Were Warned.
Cincinnati Dec. IA special from
Winchester, KY, says:
"Ruck Cottengame Fields and Moses
Feltner, witnesses for the prosecution
in the $780, 900 damage suit OF Mrs. J. r.
Marcum against French, Callahan and
the Hargises, IN which she alleges a
conspiracy on the part OF the defend
ants 10 procure the assassination OF her
husband In Jackson last summer, were
missing to-day. II was said that they
had received "A warning that they
would be killed n they testified.
Feltner made an affidavit last niqht
thar he had been offered 81 800 not Ia
testify, but declared he would stand
by the widow ~ the assasslnaiod law
yer The witnesses were stopping al
the Hayes Hotel and a. 4. Dun an
other witness. said 10 heard them leave
about midnight They were regarded
ne vital witneases,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08

Cochran, Ga, Dec. 7.-Mr. Samuel
Berryhlil an aged and respected farm
er near here, died last night from pa
ralysls. He had been In town during
the afternoon, and while feeding his
horse after getting home. was stricken
speechless. Some members OF the
family found him later IN the crib on
his knees, holding an unhusked ear az
corn. He was rs years OF age.