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H!S bullet went wild.
. „ TALIAFERRO TOOK A POT
I,B ' sßO r AT UR. T. P. WARING,
I Dr l,leut Occurred in the Yard
1 |he Savannah Hospital. Where
, lie n<ilnK Their Patients—Caused
the Hefnsnl of the Matron ot
f l„. Telf“* r Hospital, of Which Ur.
. ir ina 1* Superintendent, to Ad
„f Dr. Taliaferro's Pa-
Hill
I)r. Waring’* Attempted
tieiii*
tjplanation of This Incident Led
the Shooting.
suffering from wounded pride and
-runs with the pain of an abrasion or
*T r rnft ?3ional dignity, Dr. V. H. Talia
~ fired a revolver shot at Dr. T. P.
V'annt’. in the yard of the Savannah Hos
v, unlay afternoon, with a result
[hat 'spoke better for his humanity than
Jor t,i s marksmanship,
p, Waring is the medical superintend
, of the Telfair Hospital and in this of
, a | capacity is vested with the right and
p iver to decide what patients shall be
admitted to the institution. It is undcr
510*1 that more than one element enters
into the question of admittance or non-atl
prtance and that sometimes it is corn
phi and difficult of solution. It involves
on occasion the ethics of the profession,
l!ie y a re unelerstood by the medical su
perintendent, and some trace of this code
shoss itself in the incidents leading up
(o the difficulty with Dr. Taliaferro.
A few days ago Dr. Taliaferro called at
lh,. Telfair Hospital, accompanied by an
ther member of the profession, and ask
ed admittance for one of his patients. Ac
t„r,i;ng to the statements of those famil
p, ruth the circumstances, this other phy
, an, whether rightly or wrongly, is not
1 grata to the hospital authorities,
Mr was the manner of Dr. Taliaferro, in
tis conversation with the matron, such as
to justify her in taking to herself any
markedly beatific frame of mind. In few
worts she told the doctor that there was
rot a room in the house, and that, there
fore. his patient could not be admitted.
fnbsequenily the matron wrote to Dr.
ti'anng. recounting the incidents of Dr.
Taliaferro's visit, and stating her reasons
for making the reply she had. It Is un
derstood that Dr. Waring communicated
v, i Dr. Taliaferro and that some notes
posed between these gentlemen. Dr. Tal
iaferro's patient was denied admittance,
however, and the evident conclusion from
the attempt to shoot Dr. Waring, and the
incidents leading up to it, that he cherish
ed a measure of resentment and felt him
self entitled to an explanation.
Dr. Waring is on the regular staff of
the Savannah Hospital and Dr. Talia
ferro had a patient in that Institution.
Yesterday afternoon they mot on the
r. veranda and Dr. Taliaferro intro
duced himself to Dr. Waring and asked
an explanation of the act of the mation
of the Telfair Hospital in refusing to ad
mit his patient. Dr. Waring replied that it
was a matter that he preferred not to dis
cus? in public and suggested that Dr.
Taliaferro should come to his office or he
should go to Dr. Taiiaferro'e.
To th s suggestion the offended physician
wo.ll no' give his assent and again de
maided an explanation. It was refused in
so many notds. A third lime the demand
was re; ealed and then Dr. Waring ac
juksccd.
if you insist so determinedly on an ex
planation, doctor. I will give it to you,”
he said. "My refusal to give it in this
public place was dictated solely by con
ti > union for you and not by any person
el objection of my own. Admittance was
refuse.l your ratfint by the matron, first,
because of your manner in asking it, and,
second, recause of your companion and
your known intimacy with him. We object
to him professionally and we must object
to you us long as you make him your per
sonal and profess onaf intimate.”
With these words Dr. Waring turned
on his heel and walked down the steps.
He untied his horse, got into the buggy
and started to drive away. In the mean
time, Dr. Taliaferro had followed him
down the steps, drawn a revolver from his
pocket, and when the buggy was perhaps
twenty yards away, it is stated, fired. The
bullet whistled through the branches of
one of the great oaks that line the drives
in the hospital yard, cutting off an oc
casional twig and sending down a shower
of leaves, Hut doing no other and more
serious damage.
When I>r. Waring stopped his horse and
turned around, Dr. Taliaferro was stand
ing on the ground in front of the steps,
with the smoking revolver still in his hand.
Dr. Waring called out to his assailant not
to repeat the performance, and watched
I’r. Taliaferro until he had put the re
volver again in his pocket. Then Dr.
Waring drove away.
Driving south on Drayion street toward
Hali. Dr. Waring met Mounted Patrolman
Meldrim, to whom he told the story of Dr.
Taliaferro's attempt to shoot him, and
asked <hot his assailant be placed under
arrest. The officer rode over to the hos
pital. but a short distance away.
Afier some futile inquiries of the house
attendants, who seemed to know nothing
of the affair, Patrolman Meldrim saw (he
house physician. Dr. Harmon, who told
him that Dr. Taliaferro was in the buse
*w ’ E I fi e building. He. also told that
th>- do tor retained the revolver. Outside
of the door of this lower room an interest
ing conversation ensued between Patrol
mi‘n Meldrim and Dr. Taliaferro, into
"t. h Dr. Harmon occasionally inter
i a re mark, with the evident desire
? n< * intention of restoring peace. The
’'le policeman’s argument was to
1 effect tha-r Dr. Taliaferro must aceom
l’<n> him to the Btation house, which the
I wror ohj* ted to doing in any other than
■ - ""ii way. A compromise agreement
finally effected.
, i provided that Dr. Taliaferro should
iH.uer the revolver to Dr. Harmon.and
■ m- -h aid drive to the stution house
.1’ the officer riding behind ns
cT ! : * s was carried out to the letter.
’Wc O’ter the arrival of Patrolman Mel
, ‘ llr - Tal uiotro Dr. Warl g aiso
’ n I entered charges of assault with
C ' murder against h a assailant.
- > r ihis lir. Taliaferro was releast and
' 1 ” ; ill the sum of SJ,OOO, for his np
n Police Court Ihis morning,
y " Was furnished by Messrs. John 11.
ui g and Charles F. Graham.
tp,*, 1 1 bight strong efforts were being
y." ! ia y e ® r - Waring drop the case.
, ” t. T. &J. F. Cann, counsel for
• 1 nPiiferro, cnifed at Dr. War.ng’s ol
|f ~‘V . ’* 3 ussed .he matter with him at
ii ", , ie only proposition that Dr. War
ao’f . 1 "ffuf. the attorneys would not
end it is understood that ;he prose
’vl be vigorously pushed,
r r - Waring said as much to a
' • n alive Of the Morning News, who
lubi,' ,0 makc a statement on the
uuk' 1 have absolutely none to
ihat A ' ls his reply. "I will say, though,
, I ' use Will be prosecuted. The de
,ho difficulty I do not think it
' proper for me to discuss."
s, . w 'ff be called at this morning’s
UM. r , ° f , ,he p °llce Court. It is further
ei ° , fb ß t the prosecutor has engag
'd h’tv'f ’ <ln<J as fbe defendant is known
likt ", ~ursu ed the same course, it is
'"at the session before the Recorder
Dun.’W rm and B P |rl,ed - The defendant
ai ,i h . Savannah some eight months ago,
tim, practlc e d in this city since that
f, £ i , j m f ' time previous thereto he was
in Atiaui th * P rac tlce of liia profession
SALE OF DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.
New York Syndicate Wants to Get
Control of the Property.
Baltimore, Nov. 15.—Negotiations are
pending for the sale of Bake Drummond
Canal and Water Company, which owns
and operates the Dismal Swamp canal,
which was formally opened for traffic last
month.
A New York syndicate is anxious to se
cure control of the property and has made
an offer for the purchase of the securities
of ttie company.
A formal offer, It is said, has been made
to Alexander Brown & Sons, who finance.!
the company. When asked about rumors
of a consummation of a deal with the
New Yorkers to-day Mr. Brown admitted
that a deal is pending, but declined to go
into deiniis. The total capitalization of
the company is $2,200,000, of which $1,200,-
iXm Is first mortgage 5 per cent. 30-years
gold bonds and $1,000,000 common stock.
The canal was originally surveyed by
George Washington and was constructed
early in the century. It was taken po ses
sion of by the governm nt during the C,v 1
War, at the close of which it was returned
to the Dismal Swamp Canal Company in
a dilapidated condition.
The Lake Drummond Canal and Water
Company acquired the properties, fran
chises and privileges and rehabilitated the
water way.
The Dismal Swamp Canal begins In the
state of Virginia on the south branch of
the Elizabeth r ver about six miles ftom
Norfolk and ex ends in a southerly direc
tion about twenty miles to the Pasquotank
river in the state of North Carolina.
The canal is one of a chain of inland
waterways extending along the Atlantic
coast from Cape Cod, Mass., to Wilming
ton, N. C., through Long Island sound,
Delaware and Raritan canal, Delaware
canal, Delaware hay, Chesapeake and
Delaware canal, Chesapeake bay, Chesa
peake and Alberrnarle canal and Dismal
Swamp canal, Alberrnarle sound, Pamlico
sound, Core sound and Bogue sound. It
is understood that if the deal is consum
mated tile lock at both ends of the canal
will be abandoned and the waterway
widened sufficiently to permit the passage
of larger vessels than those that now ply
the course.
SCOTT-HAYES BOND CLAIM.
It Is Again living Pressed Before
the Legislature.
Atlanta, Nov. 15.—Each succeeding leg
islature for the past twenty-five years has
wrestled with the demand for payment ot
the Scott-Hayes bonds of the state, and
again the claim is being pressed before
this general assembly.
Judge C. C. Kibbee of Hawkinsville ap
peared before the Appropriation Commit
tee this afternoon and urged a favorable
report on the claim. The bill for the pay
ment of the Scott bonds was withdrawn,
as the sub-committee headed by Mr.
Laing of Terrell, in its investigation, se
cured enough facts to warrant the sus
picion that these bonds were a batch of
those sold by the New York brokers. Mul
ler & Cos., for Henry Clews & Cos., which
the Legislature repudiated in the early
'7o’s because they were illegally sold.
Judge Kibbee has been pressing these
claims for nearly a quarter of a century
with the exception of an interval when he
was on the Superior Court bench. Chief
Justice Simmons was first engaged to push
the claims, and he associated Judge Kib
bee with him and they pushed the demand
conjointly until Judge Simmons went on
the bench.
Of the Hayes bonds there is no question
as to validity, the only doubt being as to
whether they have been paid or not.
Messrs. Laing & Blalock believe they are
included in (he Clews bonds. Mr. Hal), of
Bibb, thought there was not enough evi
dence to set up the d,f nse of payment,
and that the committee should pass upon
the claim the same ns a jury would. The
committee will investigate further before
making its final r port.
Dr. Watkins O. Gilmer went before the
Pension Committee this afternoon in advo
cacy of his measure to pension all Confed
erate veterans. The committee reported
it adversely.
The Genera! Judiciary Committee report
ed favorably Mr. Brandon’s bill to change
the attendance at medical colleges to four
years instead of three before the students
can graduate. The Atlanta physicians ap
peared before the committee in a body and
advocated the change.
VETERANS COMING TO REUNION.
Special Train Will Bring Delegates
From North Georgia.
Atlanta, Nov. 15.—There was an enthu
siastic meeting of Atlanta Camp No. 159,
Confederate Veterans, at the capital to
night to perfect arrangements for attend
ing the reunion in Savannah. This camp
and Camp Walker of this city will send
over 1(X) members to the reunion, that many
having already arranged to go.
Camps from North Georgia, including
Marietta, Rome. Cartersville, Cedartown,
Dalton, Gainesville, and other towns, will
come down Tuesday afternoon and join
the Atlanta camp and leave that night for
Savannah, arriving Wednesday morning.
The veterans from Atlanta and north of
here will go in a special train, appropri
ately decorated. The Atlanta veterans
will all wear gray hats.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans met
to-night also and selected delegates to the
reunion to be held in Savannah. The meet
ing was an enthusiastic one.
SOUTH CAROLINA DAUGHTERS.
Tliey Will Assist in Completing tlie
Davis Monument.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 15.—'The State Con
vention of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy adjourned In Greenville this even
ing. The body unanimously agreed to
assist In completing the Davis monument,
and adopted resolutions pledging each
chapter to contribute for the maintenance
of the South Carolina room in the Con
federate Museum. Mrs. Thomas Taylor
of Columbia was chosen president.
Three Killed in a Wreck.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 15.—1n a freight
wreck on the Norfolk and Western Road,
near Riverton, this afternoon, Brakemen
Da!y and Metz of Hagerstown, Md., and
an unknown negro tramp, were killed, and
Wilbert Carey, station agent at Riverton,
was seriously injured. The engineer and
fireman jumped and saved themselves.
Spreading rails caused the accident. Many
cars were demolished.
Funeral of Gen. Thomas W. Hyde.
Newport News. Va., Nov. 15.—The hotly
of Gen. Thomas W. Hyde, the ship-builder
who dle<l ut Old Point yesterday, was
placed on board the Washington boat this
evening. Eight officers from Fort Monroe
acted as a guard of honor. The family
wifi accompany the remains on the Jour
ney to Bath, Me., where the funeral will
take place, on the arrival of the party.
Football Caused His Death.
St. Louis, Nov. 15.—John Allen, the
Christian Brothers College football player,
who was injured in the game with St.
Louis University alumni last Saturday,
died to-day. Alien was the son of a re
tired army officer
TBE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1899.
INSURGENTS’ BLOODY WORK.
NECESSITATES A LARGE ARMY IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
Commissioner Worcester Say* Two
Regiments Could Do tlie Work, Hut
the Idea In to Subjugute the Fili
pino* With the Smallest Possible
Loss of Life—Troops Muni Remain
Until Resistance Ceases and Con
fidence In Restored.
Chicago, Nov. 15.—Dean C. Worcester,
member of the Philippine Comniiasion.
tpoke at Centtal Music Hall to-night upon
tht- Philippine question.
The address, wh'.ch was delivered under
the auspices of the Hamilton Cfub, a local
Republican organization, was received
with every manifestation of approval. Mr.
Worcester followed in the main the line
of the argument regarding the retention of
the Philippines which lias been published
in the rejort of the Philippine Commission.
There was a large aud ence.
As showing the Woody work of the in
surgents, Prof. Worcester said:
“At ttie time 1 left Manila ihe province
of Batabagas was overrun wdth thieves
and murderers. No attempt was being
made to enforce law and order. The pub
lic schools were abandoned. Forced con
tributions had been wrung from the peo
ple at the bayonet point until many of
them were ruined. Unwill.ng contributors
had been punished by having their hands
hacked off. and even by being buried alive.
“The individual houses in such import
ant towns as Tael were intrenched in or
der that the inhabitants might defend
themselves against their neighlors. The
military governor of the province, al
though a Tagalog and an insurgent, had
characterized the condition existing as
“complete anarchy” and had repeatedly
sent in secret to Manila asking for aid
to restore order, and promising to sur
render wiih his troops if we would only
dispatch a small force to his aid/'
He proceeded:
“I hear it said if only a small fraction
of the Philippine population is in arms
against us, and if the great majority of
the people are ready to accept American
sovereignty, why is it that we are com
pelled to send a great army to the islands?
I answer, first, because we are waging the
most humane war in history. If it were
simply a matter of killing we should rot
need so large an army. Two regiments
of troops could go where they chose in tlie
Island of Luzon to-day and kill to their
heart’s content without serious risk. It
is because we are attempting to protect the
peaceable inhabitants from the depreda
tions of the lawless, that we require so
large a force.
“Finally a word as to the way out. It
is inconceivable that we should withdraw
our troops, abandoning our friends to the
certain vengeance of our enemies and the
people at large, to civil war and utter an
archy. There can be but one answer to
this question. Our troops must stay until
armed resistance has ceased and public
confidence has been fully restored. The
day will come sooner or later, when na
tive soldiers, under American officers, or
under officers of their own, will do a large
share of the work that remains to be done.
“In the matter of autonomy we have
already made a safe beginning, and the
experiment in municipal and provincial
governments which are even now in prog
ress, will eventually furnish a safe basis
for congressional action.”
.MOVEMENTS AROUND ILOILO.
Company Charged Trenches of the
Insurgents.
Manila, Nov. 15.—Gen. Hughes, with
parts of the Nineteenth and Twenty-sixth
Regiments, moved from Iloilo Thursday,
Nov. 9, to Otton, six miles west, for the
purpose of capturing Santa Barbara, the
rebel stronghold, ten miles north of Iloilo.
Heavy rains preceded the movement, and
the roods were, in places, impassable. The
same night Col. Carpenter, with the
Eighteenth Regiment and Battery G of
the Sixth Artillery, moved westerly from
Jaro to connect with Gen. Hughes.
Col. Carpenter was forced to return io
Jaro on account of the roads, and the en
tire movement was hampered by lack of
proper transportation.
Company C of the Twenty-sixth Regi
ment had the only fighting. When three
miles out of Jaro this company charged
the rebel trenches and three of the enemy
were killed. One American was wounded.
Gen. Hughes, Nov. 12, occupied Tagba
nan and Guimbal, on the southern coast,
and also Cordova, in the interior. The en
emy did not oppose Gen. Hughes’ advance.
Recent orders from Agulnaldo found in
the trenches said:
“Do not oppose the American advance.
Burn the villages as they are evacuated.
Divide the forces into bands of forty.
Harrass the enemy on every occasion.”
Araneta, the rebel leader of the island
of Panay, was captured at Tagbanan
while attempting to pass the lines into
Iloilo.
Two battalions of the Twenty-sixth will
garrison Iloilo and Jaro.
San Miguel, visible from Iloilo, has been
burned by the rebels.
It is reported that an expedition, evad
ing the navy, recently landed arms ad
ammunition on the antique coast, and that
the rebels threaten opposition witn an
armed force of 3,000 men. These stories ate
not belifved.
All ports of the Sulu Islands outside of
the American possessions, have been or
dered cics:d to commerce.
A REQX T EST AND A THREAT.
Aftainaldo Will Re Told to Treat
the Spaniard* Kindly.
Washington, Nov. 15.—The President is
making efforts to secure ti e protection of
the Spanish prisoners wdth the insurgents
ip the Philippines.
A cable message has teen sent to Gen.
Otis and by him f> rwarded io Gen. Mac-
Ar hur w ch Instructions to g* t it to Agui
naldo, if possible, relating io this subject.
The President requests the Kindly and
humane treatment of the Spanish prison
ers and the imssage al o contains an in
timation that any of the insurgents res
ponsib.e for the il.’-ir arment of such, pris
oners will be held to strict account when
ti ey are taken by the Uni led States forces
operating in the islands.
DEATH OF CAPT. M. O. HORRIS.
Was Appointed to the Military Acad
emy From N>wnan. Ga,
Washington, Nov. 15.—A dispatch from
A PROMINENT DOCTOR SPEAKS
He Is not talking about medical ethics,
quite the contrary. The scientist is eager
to grasp truth in whatever field It may be
found, and the fact that Tyner’s Dyspep
sia Remedy is so meritorious calls forth
from him a testimonial:
“Chlpley, Ga., Aug. 4, 1894.-Dr. C. o.
Tyner, Atlanta, Gu.: I think it is due you
that I should say that Tyner’s Dyspepsia
Remedy has done more for me than all
other preparations that I have tried. I
think it is a valuable remedy for chronic
dyspepsia indigestion. It has cured me. I
hope you may be able to cure all dyspep
tics. They are legion. Dr. Q. T. Purseli.”
Price 50c per bottle. For sale by all
druggists. Send 6c in stamps to pay post,
age for sample bottle free. Address
TYNER DYSPEPSIA REMEDY CO.,
t . Atlanta, Ga.
Manila announces the death of Capt. Mag
nus O. Horris, Fourth Infantry, who died
of dysentery in the hospital. He was ap
pointed to West Point from Newnan, G.\.
SENTENCED HER TO BARRACKS.
Christian Scientists Resist Compul
sory \ neoination.
Americus. Ga.. Nov. 15.—The city author
ities of Americus are in a tangle with the
Christian Scientists here on the issue of
compulsory vaccination. A month ago tn3
City Council adopted an ordinance requir
ing compulsory vaccination and nearly the
entire population has been punctured.
To-day one of the most estimable ladies
in Americus, a Christian Scientist, was
brought i'efoce Mayor Hixon for refusing
to be vaccinated and the Mayor sentenced
her to thirty daya in the police barrack®.
Before the sentence was executed other
Christian Scientists asked a susp us on
until to-morrow, when a dozen other ladies
of that faith will be summoned before the
Mayor.
The ladies declare emphatically that
they will resist vaccination to ihe end and
will go to jail in support of their i*>siiion.
REDUCED COTTON RECEIPTS.
Residence Destroyed by Fire—Other
American News.
Americus, Ga., Nov. 15.—A comparative
estimate of cotton receipts this date with
last year shows a decrease of nearly B.OOJ
bales, which discrepancy can le attribut
ed very largely to the short crop through
out this part of the state. Receipts con
tinue to fall off each day, and at the end
will be very considerably behind the total
of last year’s cotton crop.
The annual bazar under auspices of the
ladies of the First Baptist Church is the
event of the week in this city. Crowds
of visitors throng the hall daily, and the
occasion is both a social and financial suc
cess.
The residence of Mr. Ix>uis Laramore,
several miles south of Americus. was de
stroyed by fire a night or two since. The
dire originated from a spark and when the
blaze wus first discovered it m ght easily
have been extinguished had there been a
leader at hand. As it was, the family
had to stand by and see the'dwelling de
stroyed without power to stay the llames.
Col. C. W. Hancock, the Nestor of the
Georgia press and former editor of me old
Sumter Republican, is fast recovering
from his recent dangerous illness.
PHOTOS CAUGHT AT HARVARD.
The Sky Clear Rut Only a Few Me
teors Were Seen.
Boston, Nov. 16.—The sky cleared beau
tifully in this vicinity ai about 1 o’clock
this morning, und with the moon swing
ing down into the West, a number of me
teors were seen.
At the Harvard observatory a large one
was photographed soon after midnight,
nd the observers at that time were very
hopeful of sighting many more before the
dawn.
The entire force of observers at Har
vard obserxatory went on duty at 1 o’clock
and the different instruments were set ii\
motion ready to catch photographs of the
visitors from inter-steflar space. Only a
few wt re caught in the cameras between 1
and 2 o’clock, but the observers slated at
that lime that a groat shower might oc
cur any time after 3 or i o’clock.
ONLY THREE METEORS SEEN.
Naval Observatory Kept a Close
Watch for Them.
Washington, Nov. 16.—The astronomers
at the naval observatory are keeping a
strict watch to-night for the meteoric dis
play expected to occur early In the morn
ing. Up to 1:30 o’clock three meteors were
observed, but this is not an unusual num
ber, as they are often seen to that extent
on other nights. The skies were cloudy
the lirst part of the night, but shortly af
ter midnight the clouds disappeared.
Several Meteors Seen.
Princeton, N. J., Nov. 16, 1 a. m.—Prof.
Charles Young, with a corps of assistants,
waited all night for a favorable appear
ance of the meteors. At 1:15 a. m., the sky
suddenly cleared and several meteors were
seeb, but no general shower.
Meteors nt Madrid.
Madrid, Nov. 16.—The watchers at tho
observatory here last night perceived ons
bolide, moving from west to east. It did
not burst. Many shooting stars were also
seen.
MARCONI GOT THE NEWS.
Was Pabllwltcd Aboard Ship and the
Paper* Sold High.
London, Nov. 15.—The American steamer
St. Paul, which arrived at Southampton
to-day, had a unique experience as she ap
proached England.
Signor Marconi, from apparatus attached
to the main mast, established communi
cation with wireless stations at Alum Bay
and Poole, and received dispatches from
both roints regarding the progress of the
war in South Africa, the wreck of the
United States cruiser Charleston and oth
er important events.
This intelligence was published in the
Trans-Atlantic Times, printed .on board
ship, the paper selling at $1 a copy, and
the proceeds being devoted to the seamen’s
fund. W. W. Bradfield was the editor.
IILAZE UNDER A PULLMAN.
Gns Caught and Caused the Depart
• nient to Turn Out. •
Burning gas caused the fire department
to turn, out this morning shortly after 2
o’clock. A Pullman sleeping car was en
dangered for a few minutes, but the chem
ical engine was brought in play after the
arrival of lh£ apparatus at the Central
Railroad depot, ami it was but the work
of a moment for it to extinguish the gas.
Train No. 3G, on the Florida Central and
Peninsular, had just pulled into the shed.
One of the depot attendants had connect
ed the hose with the gas pipe used for
replenishing the tanks under the sleeping
cars, and made the other end fast to the
plug of the tank under one of the cars,
Orlando by name. There was a leak
somewhere about the connection with the
tank, and when the inspector came along
with a fiambeau it did not take it long to
show itself. The escaping gas became ig
nited and flared up in great shape.
A rush to box No. 24. corner of West
Broad aid Liberty streets, was made. In
the meantime there was no ttltle excite
ment about the depot, no one appearing
to know just how to put out the column
of flame that was shooting up from the
tank, scorching the side of the ear. The
firemen extinguished it in time to prevent
nny serious damage, and all the car needs
to make It appear as it did before the ac
cident is a touch of paint on the scorched
side. It went out with the train.
The following officers were elected:
President, James C. Carter of New
York; first vice president, (Charles Rich
ardson. Philadelphia; secretary, Clinton
Rogers Woodruff, Philadelphia; treasurer, I
George Burnham, Jr., Philadelphia.
To-night’a session was devoted to Ohio
municipal affairs.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETS.
IIAI> IMPORTANT Ql KSTIOVS IN DIO It
DISCUSSION.
Merit KyMrrn In Grrntly Needed.
Municipal OwnerMlilp and Control
Talked of—Commendation of May
or Rainey of Roiton and 111 m Work.
fcvtlN in # the Government of Citle*
for Which Remedlea Will Be Su-
Kctcd by the Detinue.
Columbus. 0.. Nov. 15.—The fifth annunl
meeting of the National Municipal longue
and the seventh annual conference lor
good city government opened in this city
to-day. Over 200 delegates are present, the
gathering being a most representative one,
being composed as it is of city officials
and municipal authorities from all over the
country.
It is called for the purpose of discussing
questions of importance to municipalities.
The dominant feature of the discussion
will be the “Municipal Programme,” the
report on which, however, will not be for
mally presented until Friday afternoon.
The reix>rt of the secretary, Clinton Rog
ers Woodruff, of Philadelphia, came first.
He said in part:
“Hand in hand with the movement to
divorce municipal questions from state and
national questions is that for the intro
duction of the merit system. The spoils
system and national partisanship in mu
nicipal matters go hand in hand. The
elimination of the spoils system means the
elimination of national partisanship in mu
nicipal affairs. The spoils partisan recog
nizes this and devotes his force and energy
to combating the introduction of the merit
system; but despite his efforts, Ms sub
tlety and chicanery, the movement for civil
service reform in our municipalities goes
steadily forward, and is making substan
tial headway. The experience in New
York state, in San Francisco and in Chi
cago, all point to one conclusion—that the
l>eople, when they have a chance to ex
press their opinion, are in favor of the
merit system, and that the politicians,
whenever they have an opportunity, will
do nil that lie within their power to re
tard its progress.
“There has been no abatement in the
movement for charter reform throughout
the country. It has gone steadily on; suc
ceeding here, falling for the present there,
only to be followed by still more vigorous
efforts.
"There has been no more substantial in
dication of the growing public interest in
municipal problems than the discussion
during the past year of the question of
municipal ownership, control and opera
tion of municipal franchises. At the De
troit meeting of the I/eague of American
Municipalities the sentiment of the offi
cials of the cities there represented was
unqualifiedly in favor of the municipal
ownership, control and operation of the
principal municipal franchises. Since
that lime the whole question has be* n dis
cussed with a degree of care and thor
oughness that indicates beyond question
that the people are thinking on the sub
ject, and thinking with a view to deter
mining once and for ail the fundamental
policy involved.”
In speaking of substantial services ini
the cause of good government rendered bv
city officials in office Secretary Woodruff
speaks highly of Mayor Quincy of Boston
and of Controller Coler of Greater New
York. He says: "The charter of Greater
•New York makes the controller an official
of extraordinary powers and responsibil
ity. When It Is recalled that the dis
bursements of New York city In 1898
amounted to 1138.0000,000 some slight con
ception of the Importance of this office
may be had. That Mr. Coler has so ad
ministered the enormous powers and the
diversified duties of his office as to meet
with the general approval of his fellow
citizens and municipal students generally,
is of Itself an enviable accomplishment.
But he has done more than this. His
prompt and efficient action, has preserved
the credit of the city and saved it from
the clutch of a grasping syndicate of
money lenders. But above all and be
yond all he deserves credit for the coura
geous stand he has taken In behalf of the
continued municipal ownership and control
and operation of the water system of
Greater New York.”
The report of the treasurer, George
Burnham. Jr., of Philadelphia, showed
receipts for the, year of *2,404.
Dr. D. F. Wilcox of Michigan reed a
paper on "An Examination of the Projiosed
Municipal Programme.” Among other
things he said:
"Ttiere are three fundamental evils in
the government of our cities. The ffrst
is economic, and consists In the waste of
public funds. The second is political, In
the true sense, and consists In the inade
quacy of municipal service. The third is
moral, and consists in the corrupt use of
civic authority for the furtherance of in.
dividual ends. The chief importance of
this third evil lies in the fact that it
throws politics into disrepute and de
grades civic ideals, thus rendering co-oper
ation for the attainment of truly political
ends well-nigh Impossible.
"The causes of wastefulness In public
expenditures are ignorance, partisanship,
state Interference, municipal irresponsibil
ity and indeflniteness of organization. The
causes of Inadequacy of municipal ser
vice are individualism. Inadequacy of
power and undemocratic organization. The
causes of corruption are greed, Jack of
civic Integrity and private control of pub
lic privileges. To remove these causes of
evil the Committee on Municipal Pro
gramme proposes a constitutional amend
ment and a general municipal corporations
act containing many important measures.
MERCER WON THF, CONTEST.
Mark Holden the W inner of the Ora.
torieal Prize.
Atlanta, Nov. 15.—Mercer won to-night in
the third annual contest of the Georgia
Inter-cofiegiate Oratorical Association held
in the Grand Opera House.
The commltte on delivery was Hon.
Hoke Smith, Attorney General J. M. Ter
rell, and Rev. Theion Rice.
The (ommlttee on originality, thought
and rhetoric of speeches was Senator John
W. Daniel, Lynchburg, Va.; Gov. Benton
McMllieti, Nash\tfle, Tenn.; Chancellor J.
H. Kirkland, Vanderbilt University.
The speakers and their subjects were:
"Our National Perils and Safeguard,'"
Comer Woodward, Emory College, 84%.
"The Citizen Soldier of the South,” J.
T. Moore, University of Georgia, 80.
"The Supremacy of Law," Fred H. Mc-
Cleskey, North Georgia Agricultural and
Mechanical College, 81.
"The American Birthright; Shall It Be
Surrendered?" Mark Bolding, Mercer
University, 91%.
Gov. Candler presided.
The general averages were in the order
named: Mercer, Emory, Athens and Dah
lonega; elecution, Emory, Mercer, Athens,
Dahlonega; originality, thought and rhet
oric, Mercer, Emory, Dahlonega and
Athens.
There were large delegations of students
from each college. The victor tonight
will represent Georgia in the Southern
oratorical contest at Monteagle next sum
mer.
The new officers elected to-day are: Fred
H. McClesky of Dahlonega, president; J.
Theratt Moore, of Athens, vice president:
Mark Bolding of Mercer, secretary; Comar
Woodward, of Emory, treasurer.
STOMACH CATARRH.
An X-Ray Examination of an
Incurable Dyspeptic.
THE LIST RESORT.
A. C. LOCKHART, WEST HENRIETTA, N. Y.
A. C. Lockhart, West Henrietta, N. Y.,
box 58, in a recent letter to l>r. Hartman,
Columbus, 0., says: “About fifteen years
ago 1 commenced to l>e ailing and con
sulted a physician. He pronounced my
trouble a species of dyspepsia, and ail
vised me, after he had treated me about
six months, to get a leave of absence
from my business and go Into <he coun
try. I did so and got. temporary relief,
I went back to work again, but was
taken with very distressing i*iim in my
stomach.
“I seldom had a passage of the bowels
naturally. I consulted another frtiysl
cian with no better results. The dinea.se
kept growing on me until I had exhaust
ed the ability of sixteen of Rochester's
host physicians. The last phywiclan
recommended mo to give up my work
and go south, after he had treated mo
for one year.
“I was given a thorough examination
with the X-ray. They could not even
determine what my trouble was. Some
of your testimonials in the Rochester
papers seemed to mo worthy of consid
eration, and I made up my mind to try a*
bottle of Pe-ru-na. Rofore the bottle
w r as half gone I noticed a change for the
better. I am now on the fifth bottle and
have not an ache or pain anywhere. My
bowels move regularly every day, and I
have taken on eighteen pounds of flesh.
I have recommended Pe-ru-na to a great
many, and they recommend If very
highly. I have told several people that
If they would take a bottle of Pe-ru-na,
and could then candidly say that it had
not benefited them, I would pay for the
medicine.”
Mr. Will Bkldlnger of Harrison, Ohio.
Mr. Will Biddlnger, of Harrison Ohio,
was cured of catarrh by Pe-ru-na. In a
recent letter he says: "I am glad lo
Inform you that Pe-ru-na has cured m<*
of catarrh of the stomach and bowels. I
feel better now than I have for several
years. I cheerfully recommend it to
anyone suffering with catarrh, for I
know it Is all right. I also am very
thankful to you for your kind advice.
You surely have been very kind to me.
ENTICED GIRLS TO SHAMEu
Searo Man Arrested and Held on Se
rious Charge* by Police.
Joe. Brown, a negro man, was arrested
last night upon grave charges, preferred
by the parents of some of hIH Intended vic
tims. It is alleged that Brown Is the pro
prietor of a disorderly and disreputable
house, that he has enticed negro school
children to come there for immoral pur
poses, and in some Instances, possibly, has
succeeded but too well.
The place maintained by Brown Is on
Perry street, between Jefferson and Mont
gomery. It Is said that the practices which
have at last been brought to his door,
and for which he must stand trial, have
been continuing for some time. The case
will be investigated this morning by the
Recorder.
Root Whipped GreicuniiK.
San Francisco, Nov. 15.—About 6,000 per
sons saw Jack Root of Chicago knock out
Alex Greggana of this city in the sixth
round before the Western Athletic Club
to-night. Root took the aggressive from
the start, and had the advantage in every
round but the fourth. He put Greggans
out with a straight left-hand punch on the
chin.
—Caught.—"Cousin Clara has Just an
swered a letter I wrote her a year ago.”
"That’s queer.”
"No, It Isn’t. You probably didn’t mall
It until you got out your winter overcoat
this week.”—Chicago Record*
alwnys answering my letters promptly
and Sparing no time or trouble to tell
me what was best for me. I shall rec
ommend your medicine to any one that I
hear of who has catarrh of any kind.”
The following letter from Congress
man Botkin speaks for Itself:
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, O.t
My Dear Doctor—lt gives me pleasure
lo certify to the excellent curative quali
ties of your medl
vines— Pe-ru-na and g n y
or less for a quarter
of a century with HH
catarrh of the stom- Vjbffi ""'•’"l Writ
nch and const Ipa- l
in Washington has
bottles of kL'
given m<" almost I
yomplete relief, and Wt-’ I
l am sure that jo. Botkin,
a continuation of
them will effect a permanent cure. Pe
ru-na is surely a wonderful remedy for
catarrh al affections. J. D. Botkin.
This Is a case of catarrh of the stomach
which had run for twenty-five years,
according to his statement, and Pe-ru
ns has at once come to his relief, prompt
ly accomplishing for him more benefit
than he had been able to find in all other
remedies during a quarter of a century.
It stands to reason that a man of wealth
ami Influence, like u Congressman of the
great United States, has left no ordinary
means untried and no stone unturned iO
find a cure. If such cures as these do
not verify the claim not only that dys
pepsia Is due to catarrh of the stomach,
but also that Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh
of the stomach, it is Impossible to Im
agine how any evidence could do so.
In catarrh of the stomach, as well ns
In catarrh of any oilier part of the bodv,
Pe-ru-na 1h the remedy. As has been
often suld, if Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh
of one part, it will cure catarrh of any
other part of the body. Catarrh Is ca
tarrh wherever located, and the remedy
that will cure It anywhere will cure It
everywhere. In speaking of the many
cures Pe-ru-na has made In cases of
catarrh of the stomach. Dr. Hartman
says: "Now the only reason I can pos
sibly imagine why I am more successful
In treating dyspepsia than many others.
Is because I recognize the disease a
being catarrh of the stomach. I Imme
diately begin treatment for calnrrh as If
I were treating the same disease In any
other organ. The result Is a permanent
cure. People who have been victims of
dysiK-pslu for five, ten, fifteen, twenty,
even twenty-five years, find prompt re
lief and after a thorough course of treat
ment almost invariably experience a
permanent cure.”
A free book on catarrh sent by The
Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Cos., Co
lumbus, Ohio.
Hands Off!
From the New York Press.
When a large department store opened a
grocery, dry and green, fresh and canned,
the women were at liberty—and the men,
•oo—to finger all food products to their
heart's content, make their own selections
and pay the boy or girl at the counter.
That was four years ago. Now all la
changed. Experlenta doeet. The uncouth
New York mob of customers now finds
between It and each head of cauliflower,
every bunch of pursley, every quart of
string beans, every stalk of celery, every
quart of onions, every squash, every bunch
of oyster plant, every peck of spinach and
every quart of tomatoes; all apples, or
anges, grapes, lemons, cranberries, and
plums, a stout wire screen through which
their digits may not wander. To purchase
it Is necessary to ask for the particular ar
ticle desired, and, If satisfied with an ex
amination. the customer must take a
ticket and go to a distant desk to pay.
The cashier gives a receipt for the money
and upon Its delivery to the salesman the
purchase Is turned over.
RcSectlons of u Bachelor.
Babies generally remind you a lot more
of curdled milk than they do of angels.
Going without love never makes a man
most happy, but It generally keeps him
least miserable.
When a man under 30 thinks he Is In love
he could have the toothache on both sides
at once and never know it.
There are very few women who can help
Insinuating to a man that they don’t think
another woman's hair waves naturally.
You can always tell whether a woman
has got any diamonds by what she says
about the new stylo of wearing them lo
4he morning.
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