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FUNDS FOR EDUCATION.
The Florida Treasurer'. Report
Treat* ot Them.
Tallahassee. Fla.. Jan. 4.—An inter
esting feature of the forthcoming re
port of the state treasurer is that
part relating to the educational insti
tutions of the state.
The state treasurer is ex-officio
treasurer of the Florida Agricultural
College and Experiment Station, lo
cated at Lake City. The state re
ceives from the United States, under
an act of Congress, approved Aug. 30.
IsSO. $25,000 annually. This is known
as the Morrill Fund, and is given by
the United States to aid in the sup
port of "colleges of agriculture and
mechanic arts.” The amount is equal
ly divided between the Florida Agri
cultural College for white students, at
Lake City, and the State Normal and
industrial School for colored students
at Tallahassee.
The state also receives from the
United States, under an act of Con
gress approved March 2, 1887, $15,000
annually. This is known as the “Hatch
Fund,” and is used at the Experiment
Station at Lake City, under direction
of the trustees of the Florida Agri
cultural College.
The funds for the support of the
Florida Agricultural College and Ex
periment Station are derived from the
United States' appropriations men
tioned above, from the state appro
priations, from the interest on bond*
owned by the Agricultural College
Fund, and from incidental funds col
lected at the college and station.
The receipts for the year 1902 were:
Interest on bonds in fund, $8,951;
United States appropriation, Morrill
Fund, $12,500; United States appropri
ation, Hatch Fund, $15,000; state ap
propriations, $37,686.30; inoidental
funds collected, $8,331.43, making a to
tal of $82,368.73. The disbursements
were made upon warrants drawn on
the treasurer, by order of the trustees
of the Florida Agricultural College.
FIRED AND CUT PAY.
Aiucri*iiN Council Had Oat Itn Ax.
Other Jicrr*.
Americus, Ga., Jan. 4.—The new City
Council of Americus is now In charge
of affairs, and the first official meeting
was full of surprises in the election of
city employes. The office of city attor
ney is to be abolished and all legal
work will be jobbed out as required.
There was a reduction in nearly all
salaries, that of the councilmen alone
being increased, while many of the old
empolyes were dropped and new ones
put in their places.
Fire Chief Monahan and Foreman
Guerry, for ten years connected with
the department, were made to walk
the plank, as was Engineer Stephens,
at the city reservoir, Sexton P. D. Hill
and others.
Mrs. J. L. Adderton, an aged and es
timable lady, was stricken with paraly
sis yesterday and her recovery is a
matter of much doubt.
The public schools of Americus will
open again to-morrow for the spring
term.
There has been plenty doing in
Americus in a matrimonial way during
the holidays. Within the past two
weeks alone nearly a hundred marriage
licenses have been issued.
Americus is promised another big
fertilizer plant and another ice factory,
though there is one of each here al
ready, the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Cos. having Just completed a $159,000
fertilizer factory. It is said that an
other large cotton oil mill may be built
here as Well.
The Americus Y. M. C. A. has suc
ceeded in raising $5,000 towards the
fund for anew building to be erected
during the year. The new First Meth
odist Church building, costing $20,000,
will soon be completed.
SHIVS FROM THOMASVII,I.E.
Tle New Variety n( Oranges May be
Set Out.
Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 4. —People here
are beginning to talk about planting
out groves of the Webber orange, the
new and hardy variety.
This county has produced many of
the old-fashioned oranges In the past,
but the cold wintess during the 90’9
gave the industry a death blow. There
is every reason, however, to think that
the new variety will be successful here,
even for a commercial crop.
The Boston team of the National
Baseball League has decided to winter
in Thomasville, where they can take
their practice to the best advantage.
The Prohibitionists have made a live
ly campaign for the wet and dry elec
tion in this county on Jan. 6. They are
claiming a majority of 1,000. Their side
of the contest has been led by Judge
S. A. Roddenberry.
Jay C. Morse, who lives in Cleve
land, 0., a few months in the summer,
but who owns a palatial winter home
near this city, where he spends
a good part of the year, is
a great believer in good roads,
as, indeed, are most of the great
army of tourists who frequent this le
gion annually. Fortunately, Mr.
Morse is so situated as to make his
good roads creed agree with his prac
tice. His residence, a great spreading
one-story structure, built with an eye
to elegance, comfort, convenience and
security from fire, is located in the
heart of an extensive park of natural
forests, containing some hundreds of
acres. These grounds are laid out with
wide, winding driveways, kept in per
fect order.
Mr. Morse also has supervision over
the many miles of roads throughout
the spacious grounds of the Thomas
ville Country Club. He takes great
pride in these roads, and gives them
much of his time. They are graded up
as trim as a garden walk. Every bridge
!s in perfect order. Sar.d beds and wet
places are carefully looked after and
properly remedied. Mr. Morse's interest
, kood roads Joes not end with these
Pleasure grounds and drives. He is
'ery anxious to get the people gener
ally interested in the roads leading
Into Thomasville.
THE CLOTH TRADE.
Manchester, Jan. 4.—While the holi
days interfered with the trade in the
Goth market the situation has not
changed materially. Most sections
ast w eek were in fair demand. Pro-
M u f* r . B have been harder to deal with,
peeially since the sharp advance in
tton at the opening of the year;
anufacturers have not been able to
~ P P ar e with the rise in cotton. The
r'uers made by 'buyers have been im
p aeticable, except for immediate re
quirements.
Jddla- was the most active outlet last
_ > although the inquiry from China
as fairly satisfactory. The South
. inquiry improved and trans
actions with South American countries
. ere fairly widespread. The Mediter
nean outlet was operated more free-
tas t week. Offers received from
Pan mentioned a rise which prevent-
Progress. Yarns advanced during
T e week, but business was restricted.
\ , "as In healthy demand, but
quick deliveries were more difficult.
Restoring: Palace*.
Petersburg, Jan. 4.—The restore
, 11 “ y 'the Chinese government of the
imperial palaces at Mukden. Manchu
*a, has begun
POLICEMAN WALKER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Negro Pressed Revolver Against
Him and Tried to Shoot.
Policeman D. P. Walker, at the
Union Station, had a narrow escape
from death at 2:15 o'clock this morning.
A kind providence seemed to intervene
on his behalf.
For some time the suspicious ac
tions of a strange negro had been noted
by the officer. Finally he approached
the negro and asked him what he
wanted. The insolent and profane re
ply of the negro was that it was none
of his and and business.”
"I’ll just run you in for that kind of
talk,” the officer said, and started to
ward the negro.
Out the negro whipped a bright new,
hammerless revolver and presented it
at the officer. The muzzle touched the
officer’s coat as the negro, in quick suc
cession, pulled the trigger. Two clear,
sharp and incisive clicks followed.
Almost as quick as the negro was
the officer. His right hand flew to the
•negro's revolver and depressed it so
that a shot would have done no dam
age. The officer's left hand descended
in a telling blow upon the negro's
wrist, and he dropped his weapon.
Officer Walker rang for the patrol
yagon, and soon the negro was lodged
at the barracks, charged with having
attempted to shoot an officer. He gave
his name as Frank Sessions. An ex
amination of his revolver showed that
two chambers only had been fired. By
some singular chance, fortunately for
the officer. It was upon these chambers
that the plunger descended.
BY A SNARE GUN.
Xfgro Bmglnr.Wnn Wounded) Wn
Cnptnred Later.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 4.—The police
have arrested Tom Roman, a negro
wanted in Lexington for incendiarism
and robbery. The Lexington depot was
discovered on fire in time ,to prevent
its destruction. Some shavings had
been saturated with kerosene and ig
nited. An investigation showed that
the depot had been robbed. Under a
nearby house a quantity of plunder
was discovered, where it had been hid
den by the burglar. Believing that the
thief would return, a shotgun was rig
ged up, with a string attached to a
box of goods. Late in the night the
gun went off, and there was a cry
of pain, but no one couid be found.
The police in Columbia were noti
fied of the events in Lexington, and
when Officer Bowland saw a strange
negro with a right arm ban
daged and apparently hurt otherwise,
he arrested him. An investigation
showed that he had been wounded by
the string gun, so he has been sent
to the Lexington authorities.
BIG DEAL FALLS THROUGH.
Mallenhle Castings Consolidation
Will Not bo Effected.
Pittsburg, Jan. 4. —The Gazette to
morrow will say:
The $20,000,000 malleable castings con
solidation, announced last month as
an assured thing, has gone to pieces. It
is said that the support of the former
Judge Elbert R. Gary, Max Pam and
their associates in the United States
Steel Corporation was withdrawn on
the ground that the conditions are not
opportune for the launching of such a
concern and this led to the deal being
dropped for an indefinite time. The
new concern was to have been launch
ed the first of the year.
The seventeen concerns which were
to form the consolidation have a com
bined output of 200,000 tons of malle
able castings. These concerns are most
ly located in the “Middle West” with
three others at Buffalo, N. Y., Trenton,
N. J., and Chattanooga, Tenn.
NEW BOARD GOES IN.
Brunswick Will See n Change In Al
dermen.
Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 4.—Mayor A. J.
Crovatt will be inaugurated to-morrow
at noon at the City Hall, as will also
the four aldermen elected Dec. 9,
Messrs. J. E. dußignon, T. Newman,
L. A. Robinson and W. R. Dart. The
only change in the Council, however,
will be the Mayor and Aldermen Rob
inson and Dart, as Aldermen dußignon
and Newman are members of the pres
ent Council.
Considerable Interest is being mani
fested In the election of city officers on
Thursday night. For several of the
places there are two or three candi
dates and some very' interesting con
tests are looked for.
Judge T. A. Parker, the newly elect
ed Judge of the Brunswick circuit, will
open his first term in this county on
Jan. 19. Judge Parker was sworn in
last w’eek by the ordinary of Appling
county.
PUSHING APPROPRIATIONS.
Congressmen Want to Get the Mens
urc TUrongli.
Washington, Jan. 4.—No complete
programme Is mapped out for the
House for the first week of the new
year.
The leaders are very anxious to force
the appropriation bills aiiead as rapid
ly as possible. The Indian bill is on
the calendar, and headway is being
made in committee with the postoffice,
diplomatic and consular and District of
Columbia bills. Mr. Sherman of New
York, chairman of the Indian Commit
tee, is ill at Hot Springs, Ark., and his
absence may delay consideration of the
Indian bill. Until the appropriation
bills get into the hopper the House will
probably occupy its time with miscel
laneous matters brought up under calls
of committees. *
TWO CASES*OF plague.
Hermosillo, Mex., Jan. 4.—Two cases
of bubonic plague have been reported
in the little town of Ahome. in Sinaloa,
not far from the Sonora border. The
authorities of Sonora have notified
those of Sinaloa that a sanitary cor
don has been established on the bor
der, and no one will be permitted to
enter the state from the ssuth.
Dint urlia neon in China.
Shanghai, Jan. 4.—The disturbances
in the interior of China are sprxading.
Five thousand troops have been sent
to suppress the disorders in the prov
ince of Che Kiang
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. JANUARY 5. 190^.
Easy Pill
f> Easy to take and easy to act is A
that famous little pill DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. This is due to
the fact that they fcnic the liver in
stead of purging it. They never gripe
nor sicken, not even the most delicate
lady, and yet they are so certain in
results that no one who uses them is
disappointed. They cure torpid liver,
constipation, biliousness, jaundice,
headache, malaria and ward off pneu
monia and fevers.
PREPARED BY
E. C. DeWITT A CO., CHICAGO
j Don’t Forge* the Name.
EARLY RISERS
MORE MAGNIFICENCE
AT THE INDIAN DURBAR.
About Forty American, at the Chap
ter of Indian Order..
Delhi, India, Jan. 4.—The chapter of
Indian orders, held last night, was one
of the most brilliant functions follow
ing the durbar. It was attended by
Lord Curzon of Kedleston, viceroy of
India, and Lady Curzon; the Duke of
Connaught, representative of King
Edward, and the Duchess of Con
naught, and scores of native princes.
Among the brilliant assemblage were
nearly 300 members of the order of
the Star of India and many majarahs.
About forty Americans were present
at the chapter. They included Mrs.
Adair, Mrs. L. Z. Leiter, (mother of
Lady Curzon), and Miss Daisy Leiter;
Henry Phipps and family of Pittsburg;
H. Getty of Chicago, and Miss Getty
arid Consul General Patterson of Cal
cutta and his family.
Lady Curzon and the Duchess of
Connaught walked up the hall togeth
er, both attired in dresses of white
and silver and wearing diamond coro
nets. They took their seats behind the
golden thrones occupied by the vice
roy and the duke. During the cere
mony of investiture the bands rendered
music from the balcony.
When the herald and trumpeters
announced the beginning of the func
tion, a red silken curtain rt the foot
of the hall was drawn aside and the
grand procession through the building
began. The sight was an impressive
one.
This morning Lord and Lady Cur
zon. the Duke and the Duchess of Con
naught aryl all the distinguished vis
itors attended the state divine service
conducted by the Bishop of Lahore.
Thousands of troops were formed in
line and the responses were rendered
by flag signals. A notable feature of
the service was singing through meg
aphones.
PATHANS TRIED TO ROB
THE JEWEL ROOM.
London, Jan. 4.—ln a dispatoh from
Delhi the correspondent of the Daily
Mail says:
"A body of Pathans made a bold at
tempt in broad daylight Friday to at
tack the guard and rob the jewel room
of the arts exhibited, where gems val
ued at $1,250,000 were in keeping. Mem
bers of the police force and the jew
elers present, after a scuffle, succeeded
in foiling*the attempt.
“Entrance to the Jewel room has
now been made much more difficult."
ABBEY WILL LEAVE
THE MAGNET ALONE
On Promise* That He I. Released
from Arrest.
Atlanta, .Tan. 4.—Dr. T. H. Abbey,
who was arrested last night on a war
rant sworn out by his brother, R. N.
Abbey, charging him with alienating
the affections of his wife, was released
from custody to-day and the warrant
was dismissed.
Dr. Abbey signed an agreement in
which he said he would in the future
leave his brother’s wife alone and re
main away from her altogether. R. N.
Abbey married Miss Annie Abbott,
known as ‘‘the Little Georgia Magnet,”
who made a reputation and a fortune
through her wonderful electrical pow
ers. With his wife he returned from
Australia about a year ago and has
been living quietly in this city ever
since."
The Little Magnet seems to have
proved a strong attraction for Dr. Ab
bey, who is a practicing dentist here,
and the result was a warrant for his
arrest by his own brother.
TRAFFIC AT STANDSTILL
Washouts are Suffered anil Trains
are Tied Up.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 4.—Traffic was
at a standstill on the Northern Pa
cific to-day, not a train leaving Ta
coma.
The Chinook still ' prevails, and wa
ter is pouring down the cascades in
torrents. There are five washouts on
the main line between Castle Rock and
Kelso. There are innumerable slides
all the way from Cosmopolis to the
terminus on the Gray’s Harbor branch.
The Auburn cut off is under water
for one mile. Nearly a mile of track
is gone in one place on Green River.
The company has two passenger
trains tied up at Maywood. There are
slides ahead and washouts behind and
arrangements are being made to get
supplies to the trains.
Not a county road can be followed
a single mile in any direction. One
passenger train is bound up at Lester.
No communication is possible either
way until the water shall have abated.
BURNED BOY TO DEATH.
Twenty Head f Horses Were Also
Destroyed.
Dallas. Tex., Jan. 4.—Fire in the
warehouse and stables of the Hughes
Brothers Manufacturing Company on
Hughes avenue to-day burned J. W.
Williams, a negro boy, to death and
destroyed twenty head of horses. A
warehouse containing machinery and
manufactured goods was also con
sumed, making a total loss estimated
at $50,000.
COTTON IN COLONIES.
Frenchmen Want to Raise It to Com
pete With the United Stntes.
Paris, Jan. 4.—lt is said that Jules
Siegfried, Richard Warrington and Fe
lix Meline, as well as other deputies
and senators and a number of leading
cotton manufacturers, have formed a
colonial cotton association, with a
view to resisting the American cotton
monopoly by aiding the development
of the growing of cotton in the French
colonies, and especially in the Sou
dan-
COMMENTS OF PRESS.
United ,S>tate. Hid Not Appreciate
Favor of Henry*. Vi.lt.
Berlin. Jan. 4. —The government is
without Information regarding the
landing of German marines at Puerto
Cabello, Venexuela. The Foreign Of
fice says that if such a landing oc
curred It must certainly have been
transient, and regards the reported
seizure of the customs house at Puerto
Cabello by German marines as a ca
nard.
Several newspapers to-day in their
yearly political reviews devote much
attention to Venezuela and the Mon
roe doctrine.
The Vossische Zeitung, Independent
Liberal, regards Germany's proceed
ings against Venezuela as entirely
within the limits of international law.
"Whoever has a claim against an
other," says this journal, "tries to col
lect it whether they be private Indi
viduals or nations. If anybody dis
putes our right to compel payment of
the Venezuelan claims, we must ask
that person if he be willing to pay the
debt himself, or give guarantees there
for. The United States is unwilling to
take thi3 step and should not hinder/
Germany from pursuing the course
that is deemed expedient.”
It says that since the third Napol
eon's disastrous failure, no European
nation will seek to establish Itself in
the western hemisphere.
The Tueglisohe Rundschau com
plains that that hard realist, the Yan
kee, does not appreciate courtesies like
the visit of Prince Henry and the gift
of the statue of Frederick the Great,
but blows a few notes into the rusty
and hoars Monroe trumpet, and Ger
many must let that impudent trick
ster. President Castro, alone, while he
laughs in his fist.
STRIKE AT*MONTEREY.
Employe. of the Guggenheim
Smelter Walk Out.
Laredo, Tex., Jan. 4.—Word reached
this city from Monterey, Mex., to-day
to the effect that 250 employes of the
large Guggenheim smelter in that city
have gone out on strike because of
dissatisfaction with anew system of
pay Inaugurated on the first of the
year. The strike includes the men of
the furnace, roasting and sampling de
partments, and while only about 250
men are directly concerned In the
strike, about 600 others are affected by
the enforced closing down of the
smelter.
It Is reported that the strikers be
came demonstrative last night and
that the police and militia were called
out to disperse them and guard the
smelters. The report states that the
officers were compelled to use their re
volvers to quiet the mob. Two of the
strikers were injured, although not se
riously.
The fires have been banked In
Smelter No. 3 and work is at a stand
still, and unless an amicable settle
ment can soon be reached the smelter
will suffer an enormous loss because
of its enforced idleness.
HUNTER WAS THREATENED.
Cnntlemnn Say. He Hail Been Or
dered to Leave.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 4.—A relative of
ex-Minister Godfrey Hunter ot Guate
mala has received a letter from Sam
uel Castleman, formerly of Chicago, but
who is now in Guatemala, stating that
Godfrey Hunter, Jr., who killed W.
H. Fitzgerald in Guatemala City, had
been threatened with assassination
prior to the killing If he refused to
leave the country.
According to Mr. Castleman, thirty
six witnesses at the investigation of
the shooting by the Guatemalan gov
ernment swore that six men had
formed a conspiracy to shoot him.
None of these men, the letter states, is
now in Guatemala City, while two are
no longer in the republic.
Mr. Castleman further states that
the shots which killed Fitzgerald were
fired in self-defense. He also says that
Secretary of Legation Bailey had been
threatened by the alleged conspira
tors.
SENATOR FROM IDAHO.
Content for the Position Will Soon
he Chosen.
/
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 4. —The Legisla
ture will assemble at noon to-morrow.
It is overwhelmingly Republican in
both branches and will select a sena
tor to succeed Henry Heitfeld. The
contest *! a three-cornered one be
tween W. E. Borah of Boise; John W.
Heyburn of Wallace, and Judge D. W.
Standrod of Pocatello. Senator George
L. Shoup is in the field, but his fol
lowing is small. The Senator is in
poor health, and it is found that mem
bers generally think he should not be
selected.
There is a spirited contest in
progress. Mr. Borah has a decided
lead, but it is too early to predict what
the outcome will be.
IN HONOR OK IM RAN.
Popular Demoiintratton for the Gov
ernor of Pannntn.
Panama, Jan. 4- —A great popular
demonstration took place here last
night in honor of Dr. Duran, the newly
appointed Governor of Panama. Mem
bers of all political parties were seen
among the big assemblage, and con-*
gratulatory speeches were addressed
to the Governor by Conservative and
Liberal orators. In his reply Gov. Du
ran said he had accepted the post for
love of the isthmus only, and that his
appointment proved the Intention of
the national government to*bring about
conciliation of the different political in
terests in Colombia.
HINT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Parties from Beaufort Killed Many
Deer.
Beaufort, S. C., Jan. 4.—The John N.
Wallace and Matthew White, deer
hunting parties, which left here last
Monday for Hilton Head and Hunting
Island, returned this evening, after five
days' very enjoyable sport. The Wal
lace party consisted of eight gentlemen
and the White party of twelve. During
the hunt each man shot from one to
two deer, several of which were ship
ped to Rockville, Conn., and New York
during the week, there being several
Northern gentlemen among the sports
men.
Baker Bass. Brooklyn.
Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 4.—Baker
Bass, son of Mrs. Ella Bass, who for
merly lived in this city, died Friday
in Brooklyn. His body will be brought
here for burial to-morrow.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bough!
DESPERADOES CAPTURED.
Hint*, and Brjnnf Taken at Starke.
Swindler. Remanded.
Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 4.— Jim Hines
and Henry Bryant, two colored des
peradoes wanted In Leon county, were
arrested in Starke, Fla., by Sheriff
Johns of Bradford county yesterday.
The negroes were brought to Tallahas
see and turned over to Sheriff Pearce
last night. There are seven cases for
aggravated assault charged against
Hines, the last crime placed at his door
being assault with Intent to murder
Oscar Gardiner several months ago. A
reward of SSO was offerd for his arrest.
Henry Bryant has been a fugitive
from justice for over three years, being
wanted for the murder of John Turn
er. on Aug. 7, 1599. He made his es
cape at the time, and a reward of SIOO
was offered for his capture.
W. L. Seaton, a young white man
from Chicago, was yesterday bound
over to the Circuit Court by Judge
Whitfield, in the sum of S2OO. Seaton,
who had been working around Talla
hassee for about two weeks, hid him
self away In Ball’s saloon a few nights
ago, armed with a revolver and
hatchet, with the Intention of robbing
the place.
J. D. Jackson and J. C. Clark, the
men who claimed to be agents of Sears,
Roebuck & Cos,, of Chicago, were yes
terday given a preliminary hearing by
Judge Whitfield of the County Court,
and bound over to the Circuit Court
iu the sum of SSOO each. The swindling
operations of the men were more ex
tensive than at first suspected. Ac their
trial it developed that nearly every
resident of the Moore settlement had
been pinched for sums ranging from $8
to $25. They would take any old thing
the farmers had in exchange for some
thing new, always stipulating that a
cash deposit of at least one-third the
value of the article purchased, be
made. They sold buggies, wagons, har
ness, cane mills, cultivators, in fact
anything the farmers wanted.
When arraigned before Judge Whit
field the men made a groat plea for
mercy, even trying to compromise the
matter by offering to refund the money
to their victims and pay the costs, but
it wouldn't work, and they were re
manded to the custody of the sheriff.
CO Ml* AM ES CH A R.TK 1(1.II.
Independent Codon oil Company of
Charleston.
Columbia, S. C„ Jan. 4.— The Secre
tary of State last evening granted a
charter to the Independent Cotton OH
Company of Charleston, which has a
paid up capital of $1,000,000. This com
pany controls a number of cotton seed
oil mills and will operate refineries.
The officers are: Morris Israel, presi
dent; Bright Williamson, vice presi
dent; L. E. Williamson, Jr., secre
tary, argj E. Keith Dargan, general
manager. All the officers are from
Darlington, this state, except Mr. Is
rael, w'ho Is a leading Charleston
banker.
A charter was also granted to the
Marlon Water, Light and Bower Com
pany, with a capital of SIOO,OOO. Offi
cers; J. W. Johnson, president; A. N.
Walker, vice president; H. Wltcover,
secretary, and S. S. Spruks, treasurer.
COMMITTEE HAS POWER,
Hermann Say. the National League
Want. Peace.
Cincinnati, Jan. 4.—Chairman Her
mann of the National Baseball League
Peace Committee made to-day the pos
itive statement that his committee had
full power to act in negotiating for
peace with the American League. Her
mann protested against the construc
tion Which President Ban Johnson
placed on his letter of last Friday. He
said:
"The National League wants peace.
In obtaining It there will be no ob
jection on oUr part to have a fair, a
flank and open discussion on all the
points about which there may be a
difference of opinion.”
JOHNSON IS IN LINE.
He Says the Amertean League, too,
Wants Peace.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—There is still a
chance for peace in baseball, accord
ing to Ban Johnson, president of the
American League. Mr. Johnson says
his organization Is prepared and willing
to hold a conference with the National
League to further the best Interests of
baseball, but he also insists that the
meeting “be held in the open.”
“The American League is ready to
do Its part to reach a Just settlement,”
Mr. Johnson said, “and I still think
there is a good chance for a meeting.
There are certain matters which I
shall take up with Chairman Herrmann
and in the end all may be adjusted.”
~OBITUARYr~
Mrs. de Monlinollln, Jacksonville,
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 4.—Mrs. Susie
Dunn de Montmollin, aged 28 years,
wife of Col. H. M. de Montmollin, died
at the residence of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Dunn, No. 211 West Bay
street, Friday morning, Jan, 2, at 5:15
o’clock, after a short Illness. She was
a native of Florida, and had lived in
this city since last October. During
her residence here she had made
many friends. There was a short ser
vice at 8 o’clock Saturday morning by
Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D., of the Pres
byterian Church, and at 9:30 the body,
accompanied by the husband, father
and mother, was taken to Paiatka,
where the funeral took place at 12:30
from the First Presbyterian Church.
The Interment was in the family lot.
If. L. Townsend, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jan. 4. —A private dis
patch received here to-day from Cam
den, 8. C., announces the death in that
<Sty of Henry Lester Townsend, senior
member of the banking firm of De
Haven & Townsend of this city and
one of the leading financiers of the
country. Mr. Townsend had been in
ill health for two years and went South
on the advice of his physicians. For
more than twenty years Mr. Townsend
was a governor of the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange and served two terms
as president of the organization.
Howard Thrower, I nJlfnrnln.
Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 4.—Howard
Thrower of Georgia, who died in Cali
fornia a few days ago, was buried in
this city to-day. He was the son of
Rev. Mr. Thrower now a member of
the South Georgia Conference, but
since transferred to California, where
young Thrower had gone for his
health. Mr. Thrower married Miss
Kate Roddenberry of Cairo, Ga., who,
with three children, survive him.
D. McCauley, Chester, 8. C.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 4.—Donald Mc-
Cauley, at one time the most extensive
cotton buyer in this ■ state, and a
wealthy man, of apoplexy while
conversing with his son in their home
in Chester to-day. Mrs. McCauley had
gone to church and was summoned
home as she reached her pew.
Pierre Inline. Paris.
Paris. Jan. 4.—Pierre Lafllte, leader
of the French positivists. Is dead.
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MAY BE A DEADLOCK.
Trouble Ilrewlng for Colorado's Sen
atorlal Election.
Denver, Col., Jan. 4. —The senatorial
situation In Colorado Is becoming de
cidedly complicated, and should pre
sent declared plans be carried out, the
contest over the selection of a suc
cessor to Senator Henry M. Teller,
which will begin in earnest with the
convening of the Legislature on Wed
nesday next, will, say the least, be
exciting and more than likely spectac
ular. The solid support of the Demo-
I cratlc wing of the Legislature for
Senator Teller Is still maintained,
while the Republican strength is par
celed out among four candidates, of
whom ex-Senator E. O. Wolcott is the
most conspicuous.
At a meeting of the Democratic
state Central Committee the matter of
the threat of the Republican majority
In the House to unseat the entire
Arapahoe Democratic delegation was
discussed and resolutions adopted to
the effect that It is the right and duty
of the Senate to utilize the same con
stitutional right and authority and re
store the equilibrium. The majority in
the Senate being Democratic, should
their threat to meet revolution with
revolution, be carried out, it would
tiring about a condition rendering a
selection of a senator impossible. With
a solid Democratic Senate, if is said
a deadlock could be maintained to the
end.
It had practically been agreed that
on next Tuesday night a caucus of the
Republican ‘members of the House
would be held to select a speaker, but
it develops that severul memjbers have
refused to be bound by the action of
the leaders, stating that they Were
nominated and elected op an anti-Wol
cott pledge, and they fear that a cau
cus selection of a speaker would be
made to appear as a Wolcott victory.
For this reason they will, it is said, re
main away Tuesday night. These re
calcitrants number seventeen, enough
to defeat any action the caucus might
agree to.
A sensation was created t/y a circu
lar Just issued from the headquarters
of P. B. Stewart of Colorado Springs,
who is supposed to be the spokesman
of the administration at Washington,
charging that copies of letters sup
posed to have been received from Sen
ator Lodge, saying Wolcott was the
choice of the administration, are for
geries.
WATER AWAKENED THEM.
White lllor Overflowed and Gave
Town a Wetting.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 4.— White river
overflowed its banks near O'Brien's
station, fourteen miles below Seattle,
eariy to-day. The people of the town
were awakened by the water In many
cases creeping into their beds.
No lives are reported lost, but much
property has been destroyed. The
flood was caused by the re
cent nine days rain and the Chinook
winds which melted the heavy snows in
the Cascade mountains.
Announcement was made to-day by
the Great Northern that the Madison
bridge would be repaired Monday
evening and the first break In the traf
fic blockade would be made during the
night by the arrival of an overland
train. It will carry four day’s mall.
STRIKING PLUMBER^WIN.
St. Louis, Jan. 4.—The Master
Plumbers' Association, at a meeting
to-day, acceded to the demands of the
400 plumbers who went on strike Fri
day for higher wages, and decided to
adopt the scale of wages demanded,
which is $5 a day, an increase of $1 a
day over the old scale. The strike:s
will return to work to-morrow.
Much Caul Moving.
Reading, Pa., Jan. 4.—By midnight
to-night the Reuding Company expects
to have transported to market for the
preceding forty-eight hours 3,500 cars
of anthracite coal. This movement of
coal breaks the company’s records.
Fire Loss f 150,000.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—Fire to-night in the
warehouse of Franklin MacVeagh &
Cos., wholesale grocers at Sixteenth
street and Newbury avenue, caused a
loss estimated at $150,000. The loss Is
covered by insurance-
Wliat Makes lien Fight f
La Salle A. Maynard, in Leslie’s Week
. iy.
What makes men fight? This is a
question asked by the Russian General
Skobeicff In Mr. Frederic Villler'a new
volume, “Pictures of Many Wars.” It
seems from the replies that the motive
varies with the nationality. Speaking
of the Turks, the general menarked:
“I wonder why those meuHlght like
fiends?”
"It's probably' their fanaticism,” I
replied.
"Then," I pointed out, "your men are
Just as fanatical. They light for their
particular God, the Great White Czar,
anil Holy Russia."
“Yes, that’s so,” laughed Skoheleff.
Then, turning to his French guest,
"And you, monsieur—what do you
fight for?"
Gesticulating, as some Frenchmen
will, he sprang up, posed heroically, and
said, "Ah. Pour la glolre.”
"Bravo. And now, you English?”
“Well, probably the greatest aspira
tion of all.'’
“Vat's dat?” smiled the Frenchman.
“Why, British interests, of course,"
said I.
Both he and Skobeieff laughed heart
ily at this.
Polar Hears no Looger Dangerous.
Com. Robert E. Peary, in Leslie’s
Monthly.
The animal par excellence, which the
hunter, the amateur Arctic traveler
and the young explorer hopes and
dreams of killing, Is the polar bear.
The reason for tills id the magnificent
trophy which the great white skin
makes. This feeling was no less strong
centuries ago than It is now, for we
read that one of the early Icelandic
sea rovers to Greenland quarreled with
and killed his bosom companion be
cause he had slain a large bear in
stead of leaving that honor to his chief.
With the modern repeating rifle the
bear stands no chance against the
hunter, no matter under what condi
tions they may meet, and if he is hunt
ed in the native way, with the assist
ance of dogs, there is hardly hore ex
citement than In killing musk-oxen,
except for the wild, helter-skelter dash
over the Ice to overtake the animal
after the dogs strike the hot scent.
(tanrrelcil Over a Hot.
Beaufort, S. C., Jan. 4.—News has
bean received here of the serious
wounding In the. right thigh of Nathan
Priester by Alec. Gardner at Coosa
whatchie. Both are colored. The
quarrel grew out of a bet as to who
made the best shot at a target.
Twenty-five cents was the stake, and
both claimed it. Then followed the
shooting. Gardner Is still at large.
Sheriff Porter has sent a detective af
ter him.
—lt is said upon reliable authority
that when J. P. Morgan and King Ed
ward went to a pleasant little game of
bridge at Ambassador Choate’s recent
affair the hand began to play “God
Save the King.”
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