The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, November 25, 1901, Page 5, Image 5
STRIKERS DISPERSED I MO* MINERS CAMP AT NORTON VILLE BROKE* IP. STATE GUARDS MADE USE OF. EFFORT ON FOOT TO MAKE IN JUNCTION PERMANENT. Only Twent>-#Te Men Found In the Camp. .Mont of Whom Were Taken Prisoners— All Negro Miner* Hud I'lecl— County Judge Hall, Who 1m • ucil the Order Heudcd the Party. .Inline Evans ot the Federal Court Will Hear Arguments in the Case at Owensboro To-day. Madisonviile. Ky., Nov. 24.—The oamp of the striking union miners, a quarter of a mile from Nortonvllle, in the southeast part of the county, was inarched upon to-day by County Judge Hall. Sheriff J. H. Hankins and two deputies, Adjt. Gen. Murray and his aides, Oapts. Ellis and Gordon, and two companies of the State Guard, the Madisonvllle company, commanded by i'apt. Powers, and the Hopkinsville company, under Capt. Strang. Of the 200 men that had been in camp, defying the order of County Judge Hull to move, only twenty-five remained when the officers and the militia descended upon their strong hold. Most of these were taken pris oner, though a few escaped. Four large tents and all the oamp paraphernalia, except the arms and ammunition, which had been removed before the officers appeared, were con fiscated and were loaded on a freight car brought along for the purpose and brought to Madisonviile. The captured strikersare now in jail here,, charged with a breach of the peace, "unlawfully assembling and banding together, thereby making the camp a menace to the public peace.” The move against the camp follow ed the refusal of the striking union miners to break camp after an order commanding them to do so had been issued by County Judge Hall, who commanded that the union camp at Nortonville be disbanded by daybreak Saturday, and that the campers as semble no more in the county. Why Order Whs Issued. Judge Hall issued the disbanding or der after receiving sworn statements from more than 100 reliable men re siding in the southern portion of this county, who swore that armed men went forth from these camps and were responsible for the nightly attacks on the mines and property and homes of those who were peaceable, law-abiding and hard working citizens and that the union camp is an unlawful assem bly of men banded together for the purpose of destroying property ana intimidating men who persist in work ing independent of the United Mine Workers of America, who have had representatives of their organization In Hopkins county for more than a year trying to persuade and force the miners employed in the mines to join their organizations. After President Wood of the United Mine Workers, and Judge Yost, chief counsel for the union, demonstrated their intention not to heed the order of the court, and defied the officers, declaring that they “would not move until they were moved,” Judge Hall called on Adjt. Gen. Murray and the two companies of state guards from Madisonviile and Hopkinsville that were here to help him disband the camp. The plans for carrying out the order were completed last night and put into effect to-day. N’egroe* Were Scarce. One of the features of the capture was the absence of the negro members of the camp. Yesterday there were more than a hundred negroes in camp, but to-day there were none in the vi cinity of Nortonville or the camp until after the arrests. It was evident from the condition in which the camp was found that a visit by the authorities was expected very soon. Judge Walter Evans of the Louis ville district of the Federal Court will hear arguments in the case to-morrow at Owensboro. The attorneys for the ccal operators in the county have been gathering evidence with a view of making the injunction issued several days ago by Judge Evans permanent, and include all the mines in the coun ty. as well as that in the Reinicke dis trict. . _ WILL CALL EXTRA SESSION. Got. YanSant Will Aok for Money to Fight Railway Combine. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 24.—The Pion eer Press to-morrow will say: Gov. VanSant has determined to fight the great railway combine as represented by the Northern Securi ties Company to the last ditch. He has decided to call an extra session of the Legislature for the purpose of providing funds for the legal battle, and says that should the Legislature fail to appropriate the amount asked, he will use his own private purse to carry on the contest. While the governor declines to make public his plans he does not deny that lie has decided on an extra session. One hundred thousand dollars with which to fight the combine will be ask ed for. Beyond appropriating the mon ey the Governor does not believe the Legislature can aid him materially. The anti-trust and anti-consolidation law-s now upon the statute books of this state are looked upon as embody ing the limit of legislative powers and the fight will be made in the courts. The call for the extra session will probably not be made until the first of the year, and the date of convening will very likely be Feb. 1. BIDDING FOR SAX JUAN BONDS. <!• M, Cebnllos A Cos. of Mow York Offer lOa for ♦OOO,OOO. fcan Juan, Porto Rico, Nov, 24.—J. M. Ceballos & Cos., of New York, are the beet bidders for the latest issue of San Juan municipal bonds of th* 'lue of SBOO,OOO. They offer 108. The bids were opened last night. This Is the first Instance where American capital has been Invested In I’orto Rico bonds. The city officials *'e much surprised that any bid should have been made above psr. • IRISH 1.Kt1.l Fits vr CM ((’AGO. l-arae Autllenre M elcttates Tlirui at the Auditorium. ' h lea go, Nov. 24.—An audience es* misted st A,OOO persons, gathered In 1 "• Auditorium to Web ome (tie envoys Jj'dn th< l ‘tilted Irish Isfugue, John E. 'tedwond. Pa trick Mr Hugh and Ihom '* * it} f ItlP Mtl* ‘*> uf (bi ot fit# !4tfii< ** ttwiirw. Albn, ld*rfciu *t4 w#rt mu4* ty ife# ntuo at et kn*U<M Jdeeoii gist# **A* a Nteit eddfeMt THE CUBAN PRESIDENCY. Gen. Conies Presides at a Palma Meeting—Tl,e Negro Question Comes to the Front. Havana, Nov. 24. —The campaign of Senor Tomas Estrada Palma for the presidency of Cuba was opened last night in Havana with an overflow meeting at the Tacon Theater. Gen. Maximo Gomez, who presided, made a short speech, recommending the candi dature of Senor Palma. He was fol lowed by Senor Gonzales, who extolled the civic virtues of Senor Palma. He said that, although he recognized the patriotism of Gen. Bartolome Maso, he did not consider him so desirable a man as Senor Palma for the presidency. Garcia, a negro, made an effective speech, in the course of which he pointed out that in a number of the Latin republics the negro was not sep arated from the white, and asserted that Gen. Maso's programme, inasmuch as it tended to separate the two, was an offense against patriotism and an attempt to divide the Cubans. He pro tested against Gen. Maso's manifesto as “an unwar ranted attempt •to provoke party strife and race prejudice.” He refer red to the autonomists as “traitors who would betray the country to the Americans to-morrow, and who have insulted the negro in their manifesto,” that there were no longer negroes in Cuba, as all had been made one by the revolution. Maru Delgado, 'a negro, said Gen. Maso's manifesto was a trap to catch the negro vote, and that Senor Palma was a man above reproach, at whose hands the negro had nothing to fear. Senor Zayas attacked the followers of Mayor Gener. who have come out for Gen. Maso. He said that Senor Palma combined all of the qualifications necessary in a President and warned the soldiers that Gen. Maso's manifes to was a bait to capture votes. Gen. Maso's political managers assert that their candidate made large gains last week in Havana. La Lucha has come out for him and to-morrow Juan Gualberto Gomez will publish the first issue of the Indepen dence in Gen. Maso's interest. Senor Palma's supporters, on the oth er hand, feel confident of victory, since they have complete control of the elec tion machinery. TITULAR BISHOP OF SAMOS. Mgr. Comity, Rector of the Catholic University, Consecrated With Im presalve Ceremonies. Baltimore. Nov. 24.—At the Cathedral in this city this morning Mgr. Thomas Conaty, reutor of the Catholic Univer sity at Washington, was consecrated titular bishop of Samos. The impressive services were graced by the presence of an unusually large number of archbishops and bishops of the American hierarchy, as well as many clergymen from all parts of the country. Cardinal Gibbons was the consecrat ing prelate, assisted by Bishop C. P. Maes of Covington, Ky., and Bishop Thomas D. Bevans of Springfield, Mass., the diocese to which Mgr. Conaty belonged for thirty years. The mass, which was of splendid character, was celebrated by the cardinal. Very Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Sheahan, professor of church history at the university, preached the sermon. The music, which ■yvas of a particu larly beautiful and impressive charac ter, was under the direction of Mr. F. X. Hale, director of the Cathedral choir. The elevation of Mgr. Conaty to the dignaty of the episcopate, comes as a recognition of his labors in behalf of Catholic education, and also as a token of the appreciation of the Pope of the recent very apparent increase in standing and influence of the insti tution of which the bishop is the head. The position of titular bishop of Sa mos is entirely honorary, the see of Samos, from which the title is derived, having been extinct fbr many genera tions. Those bearing the title have all the rights of regular bishops and can at tend general councils, but having no diocese to report upon, they are not obliged, like other bishops, to make regular visits to Rome. ADMIRATION FOR THE BOERS. Irish Nntfonnllsts of St. Loots Want Neutrality Laws Enforced. St. Louis, Nov. 24.—At a meeting of local Irish Nationalists held to-day for the purpoee of celebrating the 34th an niversary of the death of -the "Man chester martyrs,” resolutions were adopted, of which the following is a part: “We express our profound admira tion for the gallant Boers who are de stroying British armies and power in Africa, and appeal to this government to prevent the further flagrant breaches of the neutrality law- by the shipment of munitions of war in the shape of mules and horses from New Orleans to the British army in South Africa.” BROKE PLATE GLASS WINDOWS. Mnnlnc Made Town of Eaton, 0., Look Like Thirty Cents. Eaton, 0., Nov. 24.—Between mid night and Sunday morning about $5,- 000 worth of plate glass windows in the business portion of this town were broken by William Rossman, who had recently been disAarged from the asy lum for the insane at Dayton, as cured. Rossman used stones for demolishing 143 windows, 113 being large plate glass in the windows of business houses. He is a member of a prominent family, his mother ow-ning the Hotel Rossman. To day the town looked as if it had been struck by a hurricane. Rossman was Anally landed In Jail. His hands are badly cut. His mania before commit ment was the breaking of windows. STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK. But Utah Tide Delays Things In Harlem River turds. New York, Nov. 24.—There was a rurh of business at the Harlem River yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to-day, for at it o'clock In the morning all the men who went on strike last Tuesday went back to work. The work was somewhat Interrupted by the high tide In the Harlem river, caused by the big easterly storm rag ing The headquarters of the strikers was deserted all dsy. giving evidence that the etrtke Is over for good Kansas I blldres o*l f Sebunl. Topeka, Hsu., Nov. 24 —Frank Net son. superintendent of public Instruc tion. is completing an Investigation of the Kansas educational system, wlibli children of who age In the state go not riteud e> toad Ksnese ties a to* M 44 h I 0 %gs $44 s $ sos 1 1 Mi 4' i t t, Mi-'"A IMM ■*>*** U Mi #f*4 Mr* AWh4 M*j*#tt* ***** |4j lujfhlt ( THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. NOVEMBER 25.1901. INTERNATIONAL LINE MR. DAVIS' PLAN FOR PAN-AMERI CAN RAILROAD. TO BISECT TWO CONTINENTS. NOTHING IMPRACTICABLE ABOUT IT, HE SAYS. Would Bring the American Nations Into Closer llelatlon by Stimulat ing Intercourse. Besides Aiding in Development of the Countries Traversed South Americans Would Not Then Hnve to Ilcaeh City of Mexico ly Way of New Vork-lle Outlines Plans and Pro poses Permanent Committee. City of Mexico. Nov. 24.—The report of ex-Senator Henry C. Davis to the Pan-American Railway Committee of the International American Conference will be submitted to the session of the conference on Wednesday next. Mr. Davis suggested that a sub-committee be appointed to study his report, but his colleagues would not hear of any thing of the sort and adopted his re port unanimously. Mr. Davis says in his report, that there is nothing im practicable nor visionary in the con struction of the road, nor In the flota tion of the necessary stock. He re marks that each of such systems us the Pennsylvania, the New York Central, the Atchison, the Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific, the South ern Pr rifle, the southern Railway and others has a greater mileage than is now necessary to assure the realization of the international railroad, while the bonds and shares outstanding of each of such systems are In excess of the sum estimated as necessary for the construction of the railroad In question. The Russian gov ernment has just completed, says the Senator, a railroad through Siberia at a cost considerably in excess of the amount estimated as necessary for the completion of an American inter-con tinental railroad, and in so doing has overcome greater natural difficulties than are to be looked for in the con struction of the latter. Mr. Davis also refers in complimentary terms to the great trunk lines built in recent years by Mexico. In dwelling on the expediency of con structing an international railroad Mr. Davis mentioned the fact that some of the South American delegates, in order to reach Mexico for the present Pan-American conference, had to make the journey via Europe or New York A letter mailed in the United States for some of the South American re publics, goes first to Europe and thence to its destination. Mr. Davis esti mates the mileage of the international railroad, to be constructed, at 5,000 miles in order to link existing systems, and calculates the coat at $200,000,000, or at the rate of $40,000 per mile. How It Can Be Done. The report terminates with the fol- lowing recommendations: First, that a railroad connecting all or the greater part of the nations rep resented in the conference, will con tribute powerfully to the development of the national relations and interests of the said nations. Second, that the said railroad ought, as far as common interests permit, to connect the principal cities situated alorig its route. Third, that if the .direction of the railroad cannot be changed for the object stated in the foregoing article without great inconvenience, branches should be built to connect the chief cities with the main line. Fourth. That in order to lessen the cost of work, existing railroads be utilized as far as possible, and as far as compatible with the location and purposes of the inter-continental rail road. Fifth. That all the material neces sary for the construction and opera tion of the railroad be declared free from port duties, while taking suitable measures to prevent abuses. Sixth. That property, real and mov able of the railroad, employed in con struction and operation of the road be exempted from all national, provincial, state and municipal taxation. Seventh. That the realization of a work of such magnitude deserves to be encouraged by means of subventions, land grants, or guarantees of minimum rate of interest. Eighth. That the railroad be declar ed forever neutral in order to assure freedom of traffic. Ninth. That the delegates to the conference recommend, with all possi ble earnestness to their several gov ernments, the granting of liberal con cessions to the enterprise, in such form as may appear most suitable to each government. Good Jolt for a Promoter. The suggestion is also made that the United States send a competent person to all of the republics of America to study the resources of the several countries, the location and status of existing railroads, present trade conditions, prospective traffic' for the inter-continental ruilroad when built and what concessions each gov ernment would be disposed to grant. It is also suggested that the commit tee be permanent and submit a report to the next conference and be given power to call meetings, to increase the number of Its members and to appoint sub-commttees to secure all reports and all aids and encouragements nec essary for the realization of an inter continental American railroad. THE UNIVERSITY EDITORS. Ralph Meldrlm Made Athletic Editor of Red and Blaek. Athens, Oa„ Nov. 24.—The Red and Black, the college weekly, this morning elected officers as follows: Editor-in chief. Edwin H. Camp; associate edi tor, W, O. Fleming; local editor, H. F. Hcott; athletic editor, R. XV. Meldrlm; business manager, D. A. Deupree; as sistant business manager, J. C. Vin son; exchange editor, James Sibley. Mr. Meldrlm Is from Savannah, and a son of Hon. Peter Meldrlm. Death of James Sheppard. \V alley. Ua., Nov. 24.—Mr. James Sheppard, one of the leading citizens and merchants at this place, died sud denly yesterday morning of neuralgia of the heart. Mr. Sheppard was an old ex-Confederate soldier, having served In the Twelfth Georgia through the war. He leaves a widow and four children. Ills remains were burled at Bethany yesterday afternoon, Mr. Sheppard was 64 years old By his death our town loses one of Its most prominent and uaefui citizens, i#i - Miners to Make Demands. Indianapolis, Ind,, Nov, 24.—At the convention of Weet Virginia end Vir ginia miners and operators at Hunt lugimi ibis week a scale of from 61 <4 65 rents will be demanded by Ike min a Mil a luc ,ul _ie bans, slid •' ’*o pounds to tbe ton. It Is known tint sotne of iin big uporstore will attend ibe convention, but the position ua attests sill take Is O matter of aonjaa- THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. SALIENT FEATURES OF SECRETA RY’S ANNUAL REPORT. Nenrly g 11,000,000 Indian Expendi tures—Penslona Reach tllickwater Mark in tbe History ot the Bureau. Increase of American Ingenuity as Seen at the Patent Office—ln crease In School Enrollment—Por to Rico. Washington. Nov. 24.—The annual report of the Secretary of the Interior, made public to-day, is a voluminous document of 267 printed pages. More than 65 pages are devoted to Indian affairs. It shows that the total In dian population of the United States, exclusive of the New York Indians and those in the Indian Territory, em braced in what is generally known as the five civilized tribes, is approxi mately 178,919; they are located on 156 reservations in various sections of the country, containing about 55,127,000 acres. Sums were expended on ac count of the Indian service for the fis cal year ending June 30, 1901, from moneys appropriated, from trust funds, including principal and interest, and from grazing moneys, in all aggregat ing $10,896,073,35. The report of the Commissioner of Pensions shows that the total number of pensioners on the roll during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, was 1,- 041,321, and the number remaining on the roll at the close of the year was 997,735, an increase of 4,206 as compared with the number of pensioners at the close of the fiscal year 1900. This is over 4,000 in excess of any previous year. and constitutes “high-water mark'' in the history of the bureau. The additions to the roll during the year consisted of 44,225 new pensioners and 3,567 restorations, a total of 47,792, while the losses to the rolls during the same period from deaths and other causes were 43,586. Pensions. The amount disbursed for army and navy pensions during the year was $138,531,483.84, of which amount $67,- 867,233.84 was paid on account of pen sions under the general law; $66,973,- 481.15 on account of pensions under the act of June 27, 1890; $1,175,225.76 for pensions <sn account the war with Spain, and $2,389,218.99 for pensions account of wars prior to March 4, 1861. The amount disbursed by treasury set tlement was $126,324.10. The amount disbursed for navy pensions was $3,787,- 698.03. The Increase over the expendi tures for the previous year was $69,- 353.19. Patent Office. The report of the Commissioner of Patents upon the business of the pat ent office sHows that there were re ceived during that year 42,082 applea tions for mechanical patents, 2,368 ap plications for designs, 101 applications for reissues, 1,860 caveats, 2,312 applica tions for trade marks, 1,036 applications for labels, and 176 applications for prints. There were 26,481 patents granted, including reissues and de signs; 1,826 trades marks, 824 labels, and 124 prints were registered. The number of patents that expired was 20,690. The number of allowed appli cations which were by operation of law forfeited for nonpayment of the final fee was 4,288. The total receipts of the office were $1,408,877.67; the to tal expenditures were $1,288,970.13. and the surplus of receipts over expendi tures, being the amount turned into the treasury, was $119,907.54. The volume of work of the patent office has reached unprecedented fig ures. and the regular character of Us increase indicates that it is likely to continue. Education. The total enrollment In all schools,’ elementary, secondary, and higher, public and private, during the year, was 17,020,710 pupils, an increase of 282,348 over the previous year; the en rollment in public institutions support ed by general and local taxes was 15,- 443,462; including special institutions. About 21 per cent, of the population of the United States attend some school supported by taxation, while but 2 per oent. attend private schools. There has been a notable increase in the number of public high schools through out the country; 2,526 were in opera tion in 1890, which increased to 6,005 in 1900. In the North Atlantic states in 1890 there were 786, and in 1900, 1,448. In the South Atlantic states in 1890 there were but 115 high schools, where as in 1900 they had increased to 449 The South Central Division of states shows a still greater ratio of increase, their public high schools being 156 in number In 1890 and 675 in 1900. Porto Rico, Notwithstanding the deplorable con dition of the laboring classes at the time of the cession of Porto Rico to the United States, the awful destruction of life and property and consequent mis ery and woe wrought by the hurricane of 1899, the injury to trade and com merce caused by the necessary change in the circulating medium, and in spite of pernicious opposition to and mali cious representation of the methods and policies adopted and pursued, there are, in all matters relating to the depart ment of the interior, evidences of sub stantial progress made, and the pros pects for the future are reasonably bright. There remuins much to be done; indeed, it would seem that only a fair beginning has been made, yet the commissioner expresses the belief that with the exercise of patience, in dustry, wise discretion, and zeal, the speedy habilitation of Porto Rico as a veritable garden spot, rich and pros perous. and the people fully employed, contented, and happy are conditions that may be confidently predicted. Capital is needed for restoration of old plantations, the opening up and culti vation of new state?. Investigation by persons Interested in fruit culture has, as a rule, proved satisfactory. Some have Invested and are planting; the prospect is that others will soon be at work. It Is predicted that in the near future fruits and vegetables will become large and profitable features of the agricultural industry of the Is land and a leading item, in the exports to the United States. The total population of the island is 963,243, and the school population, 322,- 393; the number of schools open at end of year was 733, of which 182 were boys' schools, 71 girls', 52$ mixed, and 2 night schools: the average number of schools open each month was 698. The number of buildings In use for schools was 120 in towns and 387 rural, aggre gating 607. There were 489 white male teachers employed at end of year. 260 white female, 42 colored male. 81 col ored female, aggregating 812 teachers. The total number of American teachers employed during the years waa 104. The number of pupils anrollad at the end of the year warn 31,(02; of these. 16.542 were white and 6.(95 colored, boys, and 1.7(2 while and 3>02 colored, girl* The total number of troys was 21,231. and of girls. 12,848. The average dally attendance during the year was 23.463. The per rent of total popula tion ertrolled In schools was 16, slid lbs per tent, of colored pupils In totel en rollment was 2(. K* Unrated value of all school properly was (212.4(6 97. Will try l,|*rh far Tresses, 1 ,**ndorr Nov. 26 Arthur Lynch, the newly elected member of Parliament far ijalwey, has been informed that if he <**M to Mhgtard he will be Vied 2m ll<with let UMsstg THE TROUBLESOME MR.MEALY AMERICAN ADVENTURER MAKES A MESS IN MEXICO. Got Into Troultlr With Government by Withholding Legal Taper* in Mining Suit—Now Makes Charges of 111-Treatment. Which Are Known to Be Unfonnded. and Is Sore on Ambassador Clayton for Not Espousing His Cause —He Claims to Valuable Mining Prop erty. City of Mexico, Nov. 24. —Much at tention is being given to the case of W. H. Mealy, an American miner, v ho has brought complaint to the Ameri can ambassador regarding alleged ill treatment by officials and judges in Northeastern Mexico. Ambassador Clayton has given proper investigation to the case, and has followed it care fully in all phases. The matter is a complicated one and a charge is made against Mealy that he is in contempt of court for the subtraction of papers in a mining litigation, which were part of the court records. These papers were finally returned on demand of the list, and he is charged with having wilfully withheld papers which had been turned over to him by his law yers . Mealy has been released on bail, and has appealed to the Federal Circuit Court in this city, and it is expected the matter will soon be heard. Mealy’s charge that he was confined in jail in Monterey with murderers and thieves is denied here, as after an hour and a half in the general cell with petty offenders he was removed to-one of the offices of the comma e dante of the prison and allowed to have his own bed sent to him. and letters from Mealy on file at the embassy show that he was grateful for the kindness manifested to him by the prison offi cials. Mealy complained again that at Ciudad Porlfirio Diaz he was thrown into a foul cell, but the United States consul at that place has reported to the embassy that the cell was clean and as good as any in that prison. Ambassador Clayton, who has exert ed himself in every proper way in this matted conferring with the state de partment at Washington, has. it is claimed, incurred the enmity of Mealy and his friends because of the ambas sador's refusing to take unproved charges to President Diaz. The am bassador says he could not ask the government to set aside the decisions of the highest court in the land, but whatever possible is to be done to aid Mealy has been done. Mealy desires to come to this city to be present when his case is reviewed by the Circuit Court, but this cannot be allowed as his bail bond restricts him to a certain district and his pres ence is not necessary as. the court will not take testimony, only passing on the acts of the lower courts. Mealy claim* that he is menaced with being dispossessed of mining property worth several million dollars. The American ambassador is inter ested in the ease and sees no reason to doubt that justice will be done Mealy. About quinine. From the New York Press. The druggist on the next corner charges 10 cents for a dozen two grain capsules of quinine. The one In the middle of the black charges 7 cents. Both are "cut-rate’’ houses. Now, let's see: An ounce of quinine costs the dealer 31 cents. Each ounce contains 480 grains, sufficient for 240 two grain capsules, or twenty dozen, sold over the counter for $1.40 to $2; Capsules cost 20 cents a pound, and there are enough in a pound to contain many ounces of quinine. The quinine the druggist sells for $2 costs him (cap sules Included) 32 cents. He is mak ing, therefore, a profit of over 500 per cent, on what is actually a household necessity. It is no exaggeration to say that qui nine is a staple. In numerous locali ties it is eaten as regularly as food. Men and women pour It into the palm of the hand and toss it down their throats. Ohio and Florida—my! my! The government might regulate the price, as the English government does in India, where quinine is more neces sary than meat. Quinine is sold at every rural postofflee in India at the rate of five grains for a farthing. That is ten grains for a cent, or 48 cents an ounce, retail. In Bengal alone 1,440,000 five grain packets are sold annually. The government used to Import $250,000 worth of quinine every year, but Lieut. Col. King, superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Calcutta, has in troduced its cultivation in India, anil there are now 4,000,000 tress in Ben gal. Ciller as a Small-pox Care. From Leslie's Weekly. It Is reported, on what appears to be excellent authority, that pure apple cider may be used with good effect aa a preventive and a cure of small-pox. The discovery of this new and wonder ful medicinal value in apple Juice Is attributed to Arizona physicians. It appears that during an epedimic of Ule dread disease In that Territory last winter an attendant in a pest-house discovered by accident that the use of pure apple cider was helping his patients, one of them having received a quantity from the East and distribut ed it among his fellow-sufferers. Resi dent physicians made tests with cider on other patients and found most gratifying results. A pint each day, In doses each hour, drove away the erup tion in from five to fifteen days, and ten patients were entirely cured and discharged within a month. The medi cal fraternity in Arizona and regions adjacent have followed up the matter with other experiments and investlga gions all of which have proved satis factory. This will be good news to the farmers of the Eastern States and other parts of the country where the products of the apple orchard during the past few years have brought dis tressingly low prices. That cider has valuable medicinal qualities has long been the belief of country people by whom It has been used In combination with wild cherry or other ingredients for various ailments. —Peter Devllle has arrived In San Francisco alter two years’ travel In Alaska. He was in the Moon country, between the Porcupine and Mackenzie rivers, and asserts that he found there a race of white people who he thinkx are Sir John Franklin’s descendants. Devllle tried theni with French, Rus sian, Spanish and English, but they could not understand any of them. i —'! —• -.'TreT..rs-T'.i"" '.jjju rtOSTETTEIfc -- |“ M "0 K JfOMCM g r mu 4 Agu bitters jlsss THE MELDRUM CAMPHOR AND CHEMICAL CO., Caoiplior and Celluloid Crystal Reßuers and Manufacturing Chemists. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Capital $50U,000. Divided Into 50,000 6 per cent, preference shares of $5.00 each and 50,000 ordi nary sares of $5.00 each. Payable $2.00 on application, SI.OO on allotment and $2.00 three months after allotment. Issue of 27,000 6 per cent, preference and 27,000 ordinary shares of $5.00 each at par. DIRECTORS: ARCHIBALD MELDRUM. F. I. S., Blackshear, President. M. FRANK, 904 Cauldwell avenue, Bronx, New York. GARDNER W. KIMBALL, of Delaware Trust Cos.. Wilmington, Del. C. G. MURRAY, Blackshear, Ga., Resident Director for the Globe Mfg. Cos., Ltd. SOLICITORS—ESTES & WALKER. Blackshear, Ga. ASSISANT CHEMIST—T. S. GRAY, Blackshear, Ga. BANKERS—BLACKSHEAR BANK. Blackshear, Ga., GERMANIA BANK, Savannah, Ga. i Office and Works, BLACKSHEAR, GA. M. TEMPLE TAYLOR, Secretary and Treasurer Pro Tern, Savannah, Ga. Registered Office, 902 Market Street, Wilmington, Del. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This company has been formed to adopt and carry out an agreement be tween Archd. Meldrum, Manufacturing Chemist, Blackshear, Ga., U. S. A. (lately with the Blackshear Manufacturing Company, Blackshear, Ga.), and the Globe Manufacturing Company,Limited. Camphor Refiners and Manu facturing Chemists. 11 Mansion House Chambers, London, Eng., and whoee works are situated at West Norwood. England. Hoboken, Antwerp, France, the said agreement being dated 2nd day of September, 1901. The agreement comprises the sole rights of United States and Canada to manufacture camphor, celluloid crystals, and by-products under the Globe Manufacturing Company's various processes. The processes being secret, it. is not desirable in the interests of the company to give any details, but the secret documents have been duly sealed and deposited with the company's solicitors as per agreement with Mr. Mel drum. A working capital of $50,000 is ample for the manufacturing of 50 tons of camphor, celluloid crystals and by-products per month, and for which a market has already been acquired. The gross profit on this production is estimated to give, after bearing all charges, a sum of not less than $120,000 for distribution on the Preference and Ordinary shares, leaving a sum of $70,000 for the purpose of reserve fund, or for further extension of the business. The company also acquires 250 acres of land, a dwelling house, and an abundance of fine timber. The purchase price for the land is $6,200; for the rights to manufacture, under the various processes, $282,000, leaving a bat machinery capable of producing 3 tons uildlng works and installing plant amd ance of $211,800. The total cost for bper day is $61,800, leaving the working capital at $50,000, and SIOO,OOO for future issue. The only agreements existing are:Flrst. Between the company and Archd. Meldrum, wherein he sells to the company the American rights for manufacturing at $282,000 and 250 acres of land, including dwelling house and timber at $6,200, total $288,200, payable as to $158,200 in cash and $130,000 in Ordinary shares, - Second. Agreement between the company and Archibald Meldrum, wherein the latter agrees to act as managing director for ten years at a sal ary of $5,000 per annum. Third. Agreement between Archd. Meldrum and the Industrial Trust Company, 60-62 Liberty street, New York, as to the guaranteeing of this issue. Mr. Meldrum will be a large stockholder, having agreed to accept a large portion of the purchase price in ordinary stock, thus showing the business will be conducted upon safe lines. Mr.Aleldrum is a thorough, practical man ufacturing chemist, understanding the practical manufacture of camphor, its by-products, borax, boraic acid, sulphuric acid, areeqle, starch, and many other chemicals too numerous to mention. Any improvements that Mr. Mel drum may bring out as regards reducing cost of manufacture, or new pro cesses, become the property of the company. This company will consider the manufacture of various chemicals and more especially arsenic and for which there is a growing demand. A convention was held at Brunswick, Ga., on April 9, 1901, to consider the cultivation of the plant known a* "Cas sava.” Starch cun be manufactured at a low cost from this plant, and should it be planted to any great extent in this state, starrh manufacturing will also be considered. It is estimated the company will be in a position to fill orders early next year. Already arrangements have been and are being made for the sale of the total output of the company’s products. The advantages of manufacturing at Blackshear are many. Firstly, the air is pure; secondly, the water is good and free: thirdly, labor is cheap; fourthly, transportation Is easy, as the railroad would run into the works; fifthly, It is handy for New York and other markets, also for shipping. The imports of camphor for year 1899 amounted to 1,807,541 pounds, valued at $322,100, and in 1900, 1,789,000 pounds, valued at $485,071. It will be seen there is a good outlook for this company. No promotion money is being paid and Mr. Meldrum pays all ex penses up to allotment. Prospectuses and application forms may be had of the bankers, solicitors, offices of the company, or secretary. GREAT EXPOSITION —at— CHARLESTON, S. C., OPEN SUNDAY, DEC. I, 1901. (Continues Six Months.) Special Train Service Via PLANT SYSTEM. Leave Savannah 2:30 a. m., t:3O a. m., 3:05 p. m. (city time). Arrive Charleston 6:40 a. m.. 12:30 p m„ 5:10 p. m. RETURNING Leave Charleston 1i:35 a. m., 5:30 p. m. 6:10 a. m. Arrive Savannah 4:00 a. m., 9:30 p. m., 9:io a. m. (city time). Pullman Sleepers on night trains. Parlor cars on day trains. WARD CLARK, Ticket Agent, De Soto Hotel. Both Phones T3. R. C. BLATTNER, D. T. A. Georgia Phone 911. B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager. McDonough & Ballantyne, W Iron Founders, Machinists, 0 Blacksmiths, Boilermakers, manufacturers of Stationery If and Portable Engines, any size from 150-horse power to 6- horse. Boilers and Pumps—new and second-hand Vertl- r v •>y cal and Top Running Corn Mills, Sugar Mill and Pans, Shafting, Pulleys, etc. TELEPHONE NO. 123. | | ONLY FIFTEEN MORE DAYS. IN WHICH LEGISLATURE MAY COM PLETE ITS WORK. Constitutional Amendments. Redls trlctiiiK of State and Other Im portant Matter* Yet to Be Attend ed to—Military Law Revision Hill Ha* Keeelved No Attention and Soldiers’ Home and Atlanta Depot Dill Are at Bottom of Calendar. The Public Property Fnnd Meas-| ure to Come Up Till* Week. Atlanta, Nov. 24.—There are only fifteen more good working days ahead of the Legislature and very few of the important measures have yet been reached. The General Assembly must adjourn Saturday, Dec. 14, twenty days from to-morrow, but oyt of these two are Sunday, one Is Thanksgiving Day and two Saturdays, on which no work of consequence Is done. Most of the Important committee work has been finished. There are, however, two more Important measures to be Introduced, the constitutional amendment bill, which comes up in the Senate to-mor row, and the congressional redistrlct- Ing bill, which will probably be Intro duced Tuesday or Wednesday. Among the important measures to which no attention has yet been given Is the bill providing for the revision of the military laws of the state, pre pared by a special commission appoint ed by the Governor. This measure has beau Introduced In the Senate, but not In the House. Gov. Candler has urged j that this matter bs taken up .without I delay. There are 260 bill* on the Houa* calendar and that body having refused to permit i|ny special orders Injun fixed, each must lake Its turn. The Meddlers' Home blti and the At lanta depot bill are near the foot of j the calendar, and to that extent are In | danger The question of using the pub- ' IP property fund to pay internal on ike ] uoitdcd debt w6U probably iomv up ibis week, as Ik# Blaio l k resolution U Avar the head of the intend*) Tin nil to fight this tut well ae the fioptr <n*ur yet tfi ?ty*i*ti'l, Bobby's Composition on Parents. From Tit Bits. Parents are things most boys have to look after them. Most girls also have parents. Parents consists of Pas and mas. Pas talk a good deal about what they are going to do, but mostly its mas that make you mind. Sometimes it is different tho. Once there was a boy came home from col lege on vacation. His parents lived on a farm. There was work to be done on [ the farm. Work on a farm always has to be done early in the morning. This boy didn't get up. His sister goes to the stairway and calls: "Willie, ’tls a beautiful morning. Rise and list to the lark.” The boy didn’t say anything. Then Ma calls: ‘•Wiliam, it Is time to get up. Tour breakfast Is growing cold.” The boy kept right on, not saying anything. Then his Pa puts his head In the stairway, and says he: "Bill!” "Coming, sir!” says the boy. I know a boy that hasn't got any parents. He goes In swimming when ever he pleases. But I am going to stick to my parents. However. I don't tell them so. ’cause they might get It Into their heads that I couldn't get along without them. Says this boy to me: "Parents are a nuisance; they aren’t what they're cracked up to be." Hays I to him: "Just the same, I find 'em handy to have. Parents have their fallings, of course, like ull of us, but on the whole I approve of 'em." 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