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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL
SOUGHT HER OWN LIFE.
Dependent, Miss olivia McLane
Took Morphine.

Took Morphine.
Americas, Ca, Feb. 6.--Miss Olivia
McLane, a beautiful young woman of
10, made a we'll nigh successful at
tempt at suicide tonight.
Dependency led the young woman
TO swallow a quantity of morphine,
and she was almost lifeless when la
dies in the boarding house discovered
her. The heroic work of physicians
for two hours saved her life.
The girl came from Ozark, Ala,
where her father, ]. w. McLane, holds
a responsible position with the South
ern Express Company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07
STEAMSHIP DAKOTA LAUNCHED.
Wine Used as Christening Fluid,
and Women Are Wroth.

Groton. Conn, FEB. 6.-The steam
ship Dakota, for the Great Northern
Steamship Company. was successfully
launched to-day from the yards OF the
Eastern shipbuilding Company. Mrs.
Mary Pennington Of Glendale. N. d.,
was sponsor and broke a bottle OF
champagne on the PROV. The Interest,"
ing fact about the christening was the
use Of wine. contrary to the desire OF
many women OF the Dakotas that the
baptism be with water.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07
WANT NO PENSION FROM
GOVERNMENT THEY FOUGHT.
Floyd County Veterans Would Not
Indorse the Proposition.

Rome, Ca. Feb. s.-The Floyd coun-
ty camp Of Confederate veterans met
to-day. The matter of having the
camp indorse the movement to pension
Confederate veterans by the federal
government was overruled.
No election for commander to sue
coed the late Col. MONTGOMERY was
held.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07
REYES MADE PRESIDENT.

Elected to the Chief Place In CO.
lOmbia's Government.
Washington, Feb. GA private dis
patch received here to-day from Buena
Ventura announces that Gen. Reyes
was elected President of Colombia on
Feb. 2. Gonzales Valencia was elect
ed Vice President.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07

New York, Feb. 6.-Gen. Reyes, who
is in this city, said he had received
tonight unofficial information that he
had been elected President of Colom-
bia on Feb. 2.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 6.-The battleship
Texas sailed to-day for New Orleans
to be In port there during the Mardl
Gras celebration.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07
UNITED STATES
TO TAKE A HAND
IN DOMINICAN SITUATION.
WISE is ORDERED TO
THE SCENE.

Americans on the Island Have Made
Complaints - They Want Relief
From UnbearabIe COnditiOns-Ac-
Sanctioned by other POwers-Ger-
many, France and England Dis
satisfied with Affairs.
Washington, Feb. simultaneously
at the State and Navy Departments
to-day the announcement was made
that a serious state of affairs is prev
alent in San Domingo
Complaint has been made to the State
Department by owners of the San Isl
GRO plantation that their property has
been besieged, and an appeal is made
for immediate relief. other Ameri-
cans having interests in San Domingo
have made similar complaints.
A cablegram was to-day dispatched
to Rear Admiral Wise, commanding
the training squadron now at Guam
tanamo, instructing that officer to take
immediate and effective steps for the
protection of American life and prop
erty in the Dominican republic, limit
ing his course of action at all times to
the recognized tenets of international
law.
Wise VIII Go mt Once.
Upon the receipt of this dispatch
Rear Admiral Wise is expected to pro-
coed at once in his flagship, the Min
neapolis, to Dominican waters and
make a personal investigation. The
Columbia already has been ordered to
return to San Domingo from Guantan-
amo, where she went for coal, and the
Hartford will be ordered back from the
same place.
1t is apparent that the long pending
Dominican problem is reaching a cri-
sis that will demand immediate at
tention.
The German government has well
nigh reached the limit of its patience
in dealing with San Domingo. and the
London and Paris governments show
an equal impotence with affairs there.
All these governments have bided their
time in the hope that the Washington
government would put an end to the
unsatisfactory state of affairs there.
If the United States had not acted. it
can be stated European nations would
have called the situation to its atten-
tion.
Assassination Confirmed.
Mr.. Powell, the American minister at
San Domingo, has cabled the State De-
partment. under date of Feb. l, con-
firming the press dispatches regarding
the assassination of ]. G. Johnson, an
engineer of the gunboat Yankee
While no definite instructions have been
cabled Minister Powell, it is stated that
the American commanders will make
every effort to apprehend the parties
responsible for the assassination, and
if captured they will be forthwith dis
posed of as bandits.
The Navy Department has also re-
ceived a cablegram confirming the
news.
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
THE SOUTHERN STATES
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN.
Regents and Vice Regents of d. A.
Il. Organizations.

Regents and Vice Regents of d. A.
r. Organizations.
Washington. April 21.-The Southern
tinental congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution have chosen
the following regents and vice regents:
Alabama-Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith,
Mrs. Aurora P. Mcclellan.
Florida-Mrs. Duncan v. Fletcher.
Georgia-Mrs. T. G. Sage, Mrs. Mary
Ann Lipsconb.
Mississippi-Miss Alice o. Lowell,
Mrs. Egbert Jones.
North Carolina--Miss Mary L.
Springfield, Mrs. Edwin L. Gregory.
South Carolina-Mrs. Henry w.
Richardson, Mrs. George H. Nichols.
Tennessee-Mrs. Charles B. Bryan,
Mrs. Edwin Gardner.
Virginia--Mrs. Eleanor w. Howard.
The congress decided to accept the
invitation of the state regent of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. Thomas B. Lyons, to make
a pilgrimage to Jamestown The party
probably will leave here Sunday night
and return Tuesday morning.
To-night's session of the congress was
taken up with the election of officers.
Ten vice presidents general were voted
for and for those offices there We're
thirteen nominations, as follows: Mrs.
Qdarles, Wisconsin; Miss G. L. Bow
man, Connecticut; Mrs. A. p. Hene-
berger Virginia; Miss v. Miller, Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Dennis Eagan.
Florida; Mrs. ]. N. Carey, Indiana
Mrs. R. E. Park, Georgia; Miss L.
H. Clay. Kentucky; Mrs. w. S. Little,
New York; Miss E. G. Williams, Mary
land; Mrs. G w. Simpson, Mississippi;
Mrs. A. d. Bedle, New Jersey, and
Mrs H. E. Durham, New Hamp-
shire.
For the following named Offices there
was but one candidate each, and the
recording secretary general was in
structed to cast the ballot of the con-
gress for them:
Recording Secretary General-Mrs.
Clara e. Fuller, District of Column
bia.
Treasurer General-Mrs. M. E. s.
Davis, Washington, D. C.
Historian General-Mrs. ]. P. Dolli-
yer, Iowa.
Registrar General-Mrs. Augusta
Geer, Washington, D. c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
SOUTHERN WILL IMPROVE
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPICTS.
Chairman Garris Conferred With
the Railways OmciaIs.
Bv r. M. L.arner

Washington, April 21.-At a confer
ence of the Southern Railway officials
and C. w. Garris, chairman of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners of
South Carolina, held here to-day, a
number of important improvements at
various points in the state were greed
upon.
Better depot facilities are needed along
the Southern in South Carolina, and
Mr.. Garris came to Washington eX-
pressly to discuss that subject with the
railroads people. The claims of the va
rious localities urging improvement in
depot accommodations were taken up
and considered in detail. AS a re-
suit of the conference, the railroad
company has agreed to proceed with
out delay to provide for new passenger
and freight depots at the following
points, in the order named:
The work already started at Spartan
burg will be completed, after which
better facilities will be provided at
Fort Mil. Greenville. Carney and Will
liston. When these projects are finish
ed, improvements will be made along
the Charleston division OF the South
ern.
Mr. Garris was unable TO give an
estimate of the cost of the proposed
improvements, but he says the rail-
road company is now prepared to push
forward the work so long delayed and
a satisfactory understanding has been
reached regarding the points mention
ed.
Later in the day Mr.. Garris called
upon the members of the South Caro-
lima delegation at the Capitol, where he
was entertained by Representatives
Lever and Legare
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
UNCONSCIOUS In
A DRUG STORE
CALLED HIMSELF A DOCTOR,
C. L. FERGUSON TAKEN FROM
STORE WHERE HE FELL.

No One Knew who He Was, and His
Identity Was Learned from Let
ters i'm His Pockets--HRd Plenty or
Money and JeweIry--It Was at
First Supposed That He Had TAX
en- archaeological People Think
He Was simply suffering from Too
Much whisky.
Walking into the Liberty street phar-
macy, of which w. A. Pigman is pro-
prietor, early last night. George l.,
Ferguson introduced himself as doc
tor, took seat behind the prescription
counter, and was soon in an uncon-
scious state.
Efforts to arouse him proved futile.
and the police ambulance was sum-
moned. The man was carried to the
Savannah Hospital. 1t is said the man
had made several efforts to get drugs
at the same store, and it was supposed
when he was taken to the hospital that
he had taken some drug.
his Ce1Se, hoWSNSh' N"o NiNShoSSu "s
the hospital as alcoholism. If amy
drug had been used the hospital ply
stefan failed to find any trace of It.
The man was treated simply as a
drunk.
Neither those at the HOSPITAL. nor
the people in the drug store from
which he was taken. know anything
about Ferguson. His identity was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
SAVANNAH GETS
EARLY TRAIN
NEW SCHEDULE ON CENTRAL.
MORNING TRAIN FOR ATLANTA
WILL LEAVE AT O'CLOCK.

Schedule Becomes Effective May L.
Passengers and Mail by This Train
VIII Reach Augusta at $50 a, m,
Macon 1,1O p, m. and Atlanta at
.4tI5 D. m.-NeVv Train 10 Be InRu-
Rurated between Macon and At
Ianta 30 Make Connections at
Macon With Trains from SOUTH
west Georgia.
A material change in the schedule Of
Abe Central of Georgia Railway, and
one that will be appreciated by every
body interested in travel between Sa-
vannAh and the upper part of the
state. will take place May l.
From that date train No. 1. which
now leaves this city for Augusta, Ma
con and Atlanta at S:45 o'clock will
leave instead at o'clock, reaching the
chief points on the system as follows;
Augusta. via the usual connection at
Minen, 1880; Macon, ITO, and Atlanta
4:1A.
At Atlanta connections will be made
with the Western and Atlantic for all
points West A special through sleep
err will be operated to st. Louis.
The train originating at Atlanta and
corresponding with train No. will not
be changed from its present hour of
departure. That train and the one
from Savannah will pass each other at
Gordon, some twenty-one miles south
of Macon. at 1925 ?. m.
On May / new train, to be num-
bered Is, will be put on between Ma
con and Atlanta, leaving Macon at
AIS .. m, and arriving at Atlanta at
7:4O This train will make connections
at Macon with all trains reaching Ma
con from Southwest Georgia. There is
already a corresponding train oper-
ated from Atlanta to Macon, No. IA.
The change in the leaving time or
No. l will be of the greatest advantage
to the travelling public. and to those
interested in the early delivery Of
mails. These are affected by the
change. not only along the line of the
Central itself. but IN wide territory
reached by the many small connec-
lions along the road.
1t will be of particular advantage to
those persons who live away from the
larger towns, too, and who receive
their mail by the rural free delivery
systems In the majority of these
cases the mails will now reach the
initial point of these systems to be de-
nvered the day received, instead Of
being kept until the succeeding day,
which has been necessary in some
cases because Of the late arrival Of
trains
Though no statement to that effect
has yet been made it is believed that
the smaller connections will change
their schedules to make close come
tions in the interest of both passengers
and mails.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
Abel A F0RGER.
Committed IA Crime in His wooing
of Miss Anderson.

New York, April 21.-James N.
Abeel, who through a letter purported
to be signed by ]. B. VanEvery, vice
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, secured an introduce
ton to Miss Eleanor Anderson, a tele-
graph operator in the Grand Hotel,
under the name of j. Ogden Goelet.
Jr., and subsequently became engaged
to her, was adjudged guilty by a jury
to-day of forgery in the third degree.
The statute fixes the penalty for this
offense at Imprisonment for not more
than five years.
Abeel was brought back from Cam
ada some months ago. whittier he had
fed. Recently Miss Anderson secured
a verdict against him of $4,000 dam
ages by default.
During the course Of her testimony
to-day Miss Anderson told of Abeers
ardent love making under the name Of
Goelet and said that he had presented
her with a check for $100, 600 made
payable to ]. Ogden Goelet, Jr., and
signed with the name of George c. De-
witt as trustee of the Robert Goelet
estate. q,
Robert Goelet also appeared against
Abeel, saying that his interest in the
prosecution was due to a desire to
clear his family name.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

lis he a railroad engineer" 'well,
he engineered a franchise through the
Board of Aldermen. Brooklyn Life.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
GREAT SPEED OF sToRKs.
Fastest of Railway Trains Could
Hardly Keep Pace with Them.

eAcNCSA VI OOulu
Hardly Keep Pace with Them.
From the New York Sun.
No living thing. not even a scared
Jack rabbit, can travel with the speed
displayed by such birds as the stork
and the northern bluethroat Not only
do these birds fly with a speed which
can hardly be conceived, but they keep
up their rapid flight for 1000 or 1000
miles at a stretch without apparent
firing.
Evidence has been collected recent
ly which shows that the bluethroat
flies from central Africa to the shores
of the North sea, a distance of 1000
miles, in less than a day and a night,
and making 1t, moreover, in one unin-
terrupted flight.
The storks, which spend their sum-
mers in Austria Hungary and their
winters in India and Central Africa,
are also marvellous travellers and make
their journeys twice year in one UNI
broken flight each time.
From Buda-Pesth, in Hungary to
Lahore, in India, is almost 2,4oO miles
in an air line, and the storks make
the journey in twenty-four hours, thus
travelling at the rate of 100 miles an
hour for the whole distance. The
storks which spend the summer in
, Central Europe and the winter in
Central Africa travel with the same
rapidity.
Slatin Pasha, an Austrian in the
service of the Khedive and now Gov
ernor of the Central African prov
ince of Darfur, was for many years
a captive in the hands of the mahdi
and the khalifa when the dervishes
Killed Gordon and established their
empire, now overthrow, in the Sou
dan. One day. at Omdurman, he saw
a stork with a metal band attached
to one of it's legs. He caught the bird
and found engraved upon the band
the name of an old friend in Austria.
He wrote a note to his friend and
tied it to the metal band. When the
stork returned to Austria for the sum-
mer the friend saw the letter. which
was the first certain assurance that
the outside world received that Slatin
was alive.
This stork, as was proved by the
dates, made the journey from Omdur-
man to the Austrian country place,
a distance of nearly 1900 miles, at
a speed of more than 100 miles an
hour.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
HOW TO MAKE 1T EASY.

TIME house work for the mother or
the housekeeper at home is often
4 beyond her strength. 1t must be
lightened in some way or other.
Very often the worries and cares are
much greater than the actual physical
labor, but the feeling that this or that
cleaning, sewing, ETC., must be done,
fatigues the mind more than the phys
ical labor actually tires the body. No
wonder the tendency of our times is for
the young women to prefer work in
Office or factory rather than doing house
drudgery. If the housewife will only
study her work and put her house work
on business basis, keep memorandum
of the different days duties, and keep a
list of good things for the table which
can be served up for breakfast or dinner,
she may escape some of the brain flag.
Then DIR. Pierce, the well-known ply
stefan, recommends complete relaxa-
ton in the middle Of the day for at
least twenty minutes. The tired woman
should lie on her back, without pillow
or bolster-let every muscle be loose and
timber. Put damp cloth over the eyes
to rest them - think of nothing or as
near nothing as possible. If it is ini-
possible to go outdoors for a walk each
day, be sure and take a little breathing
exercise by taking deep, long breaths
through the nose at the open window, at
the same time taking little calisthentic
exercises by keeping hands and feet in
motion. A towel dampened with cold
water rubbed over the body in the morn
ing or a tepid bath will also put the
blood into vigorous circulation. If the
woman of the family is run down with
drains aud pains at irregular periods,
she should give instant care to those
organs which are so important for wom-
anly health. DIR. r. V. Pierce, the
specialist in woman's diseases and
founder of the Invalids' Hotel, at Buff
falo, n. Y, has put up a remedy made
entirely of vegetable ingredients, roots
and herbs, without the use of particle
Of alcohol, that puts the wonIanly health
in proper condition. The catarrhal
ition is cured, and in consequence
backache, dizziness, fainting spells are
dispelled.
DUTY WOMEN OWE THEMSELVES.
words" so too, does the testimony of
many lHOuShuuS Oh WOulen uuIl0R q tnIIQ
of century speak louder than mere
claims not backed by a guarantee of
some kind. That is the reason why the
proprietors of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription are willing to offer $500 re-
ward for women who cannot be cured.
Such a remarkable offer is founded on
the long record of cures of the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women. If
there is an invalid woman, suffering
from female weakness, prolapsus, fall
ing of womb, or leucorrhea, who has
used DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
without complete success, the original
proprietors and makers of that world
famed medicine would like to hear from
such person--and it will be to her advau-
tage to write them as they offer, in per-
feet good faith, reward of $500 for any
case Of the above maladies which they
cannot cure. No other medicine for
woman's ills is possessed Of the nnparal-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

Mr.. Charles Neville. auditor Of the
Stillmore Air Line with headquarters
at Stillmore, spent yesterday in Sa-
vannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
learned only from papers in his

learned only from papers in his
pockets.
Reported n Robbery.
Before anything was known about
the case at all, Detective Murphy an
nounced that the man had been to po-
lice headquarters on Wednesday of
last week to make a report of having
been robbed. The detective had recog-
nized the purse taken from the mans
pocket. A further investigation of
the effects in his pockets proved that
the detective was correct. Letters bear
ing the name of Ferguson were found.
Last week Ferguson called at police
headquarters and reported that he had
ben robbed of over 800. He was
then under the influence of whisky. An
investigation was made by Detective
Murphy, but he could find no evidence
to show that the man had been robbed.
The man then stated to Detective Muir
ply that he was George Ferguson Of
Columbia. S. G.
A number of letters were found in
the mans pockets several OF them
dated several years ago. The one
bearing the latest date, that of this
May Concern" 1t was signed by Mrs.
l.. Logan. proprietress of the Gerome
Hotel, Columbia.
Was Highly Recommended.
1t stated that Mr.. G.. l.. Ferguson
had been in the employ of the hotel
for some time, was sober, honest, re-
liable and energetic, and recommended
him highly. The letter stated also
that he was a member of the Metho-
dist Church, and came of good family.
An old letter found, was to intro
duce Mr.. Furguson, OF Augusta" 1t
is believed, however, that Ferguson
last lived in Columbia. The letter
from the hotel there stated he left the
service of the hotel voluntarily. and
would be found valuable man. Some
of the other letters recommended him
as a salesman. Quite an amount of
money and valuable jewelry was found
on his person. also.
AT the hospital it was stated he was
not in a serious condition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
HlNESVlLLE WANTS
THE D. & w.

Hinesville. Ga. April 21.--The people
Of Hinesville are enthused over the ex-
tention of the Darien and Western
Railway. The Mayor has called a
meeting of the citizens at the Court
House TO see what inducements can
be offered the company to build
through Hinesville and the county.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

Valdosta, Ga, April PA series Of
sensational thefts were discovered here
yesterday afternoon, committed by
barefoot boys. from s to 10 years of
age. Only two were definitely found
out. though IL is said that there were
one or two others in the gang. The
work in which the boys were engaged
became known through a little boy,
who told his mother of how many
knives and scissors the boys had. The
boys father was also told of il, ana
he began a quiet investigation. In an
old barn in that section of the city.
knives, scissors, baseballs, ribbons and
other articles OF the kind were found
to the value of 500 or more.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

Napoleon is an unusual if not un-
precedented. Christian name to be
borne by the presiding officer of a
British parliament. But Napoleon
Antoine Belcourt, who has just been
elected Speaker OF the Canadian House
of Commons, can address meeting or
court in fluent and excellent English.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

DISQUALIFICATION never take me Sc
riously." Miss Portland yet some
people claim that women have no sense
of humor. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22

Mr.. L. z. Rehlander, travelling pas
senger agent OF the Missouri Pacific,
with headquarters at Chattanooga, was
in Savannah yesterday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-22
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

Mr.. F. D. Miller. travelling passen-
ger agent OF the Illinois Central, with
headquarters at Atlanta. was among
the visitors to Savannah yesterday.