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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
A PRISONER ON A SNOWY PEAK.

The Rescue of Ramsey, Who, Like
Greedy, Was Held Fast in Fettters of
Ice.
Pixies Peak has been scaled, says
Denver (Col. special to the St. Louis
Globe-Democrdt, and Sergeant Ramsey,
the beleaguered signal officer, has been
revictualed. Ramsey had been alone on
the summit for seven weeks, and not a
word had been heard from him. On top
of snow-bound peak, three miles above
the level of the sea, his position may be
imagined. Last Thursday Sergeant Hall
and Messrs. Widmeyer and Beckhaus
started out for the peak with the determi-
nation of getting there. They left Mani
tou at 5:45 p, m. and reached the sum-
NIT of the peak at 8 p. m. the following
night, after having been on the trail
twenty-siX hours. They went as far as
Booths on mules, where they left them
and took to snow shoes. At the time
there was a binding snow storm, which
continued during the entire journey. 1t
was almost impossible to follow the trail,
as all landmarks were Obliterated and the
tops Of tall trees covered with snow. The
most tiresOme and dangerous part of the
trip was from the timber line to the peak,
a distance of three miles, taking fourteen
hours to accomplish this part of the jour-
ney. They could only proceed about
foot at a time, and could only gain foot
hold by breaking a hole in the ice crust
with each step.
Upon reaching the station the relief
party found Mr.. Ramsey sitting by the
stove picking banjo, and apparently as
well contented as if in a parlOr. The
descent was made in eight hours.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
EXPLORATION OF NEW GUINEA
Some Particulars of the Expeditions
Which VIII Visit the Island.

some PARTICULARS Oh the
Which VIII Visit the Island.
Last Saturday, Mr.. j. w. Buel, who
explored Russia and Siberia, and who has
written work on Russian Nihilism,"
says the Washington Post, visited
the State Department in company
with Col. Robert g. IngersOll, to ask the
protection of this government in his pro-
posed exploration of New Guinea. He
stated thai he would like to be commits
stoned without pay, the idea being to use
the commission as a credential. 1t was
finally arranged that Mr.. Buel should go
as the accredited representative of the
Smithsonian Institution. This was per-
fectly satisfactory, and Mr.. Buel left tor
home in st. Louis Saturday night.
''The island of New Guinea" said Mr..
Buel, sis the largest in the world. 1t is
the only spot on the earth to-day which is
really an unknown region. Its area is
25,0 600 square miles larger than Texas. AL
though situated under the equator, its
mountains, as seen from the Straits of
Torrey, are snOw-capped, showing that
they must be immensely high. 1t is
known to have two great rivers. In 1876
Prof. Stone, of the Royal Geographical
Society, assembled the Fly river for $50
miles, and is the only person who has
written anything accurate about the
island. The natives believe in nothing,
and, contrary to the general rule, worship
nothing. They are not cannibals, nor do
| believe they are hostile in their nature"
"When do you startW
''The expedition will leave next spring,
its expenses being borne by New York
millionaire whose name will not be known
until the expedition departs. A schooner
will be bought or chartered and fully
equipped. There will be about fifty men
in the party, including scientists. 1 eX-
pect to be gone about eighteen months. l
have already Travelled through Russia
and Siberia and 1 have selected New
Guinea. first because so little is known of
it and secondly because it Will not be
many years before it will be center of
interest. 1t was first claimed by the
Dutch, but their garrison died of malarial
fevers, and now England and France have
their eyes upon it. But l think it will be
annexed to Australia and make part Of
the South Sea republic, which will be
formed when the Australian colonies re-
volt and cut loose, as the United States
did, from the mother country
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
A SUNDAY ADVENTURE.
Thrilling Experience of a Port JeryI
Party of Blacksnake Hunters.

Thrilling Experience of Port JerYis
Party of Blacksnake Hunters.
A party of gentlemen on Sunday, says
a Port Jervis, New York, special, visited a
famous snake hole on the farm of the late
VT. Galloway, near Montgomery, armed
with hOrsewhips for the purpose of killing
backsnakes, which abound III that neigh
borhood. After killing as many as they
could find, they separated for the purpose
of botanizing. Later on one of their
number could not be found. Returning
to the snake-hOle, the missing one was OBJ
served standing in front of the hole, APP
parently spellbound, nor could any
amount of calling attract his attention.
On going closer his friends were Mortified
to see an immense blacksnake just ready
to coil itself around him.
The man was rigid, while his eyes
started from their sockets. The snake
was moving itself in wavy manner and
slowly getting closer to its almost en-
trapped victim. The situation was at
once understood, and his snakeship was
dispatched, while the man was placed in
a wagon. He was completely charmed
saw beautiful cOlOrs and experienced a
perfectly peaceful sensation which would
not permit him to go away or resist. If
his friends had not arrived as they did it
is probable he would have been strangled
to death, as these black snakes will coil
about a person and choke him to death.
The snake was a large one, measuring
nine feet in length.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
Col. OlcOtt as a Model Miracle Worker
and Humbug.
Pan Mall Gdsette


During his recent stay in Nice, Col. Oh
colt asserts, he was the means of effect
ing a very remarkable cure on the person
of Princess W., Russian lady who had
been paralyzed in her right arm and leg
for seventeen years. Col. Olcott, in the
course of fifteen minutes, was able to re-
store her to the perfect use OF both limbs,
on which physicians had so long expert
mented in vain. OF these gifts, however,
Col. Olcott makes but small account.
They are incidental, nor does he think
that he is exceptionally gifted in this re-
spect. Similar powers may be exercised
by almost any healthy person, provided
they 90 the right away about it. The
Colonel was even obliging enough to in
struct our representative how to work
miracles; but hitherto, whether owing to
lack of experience on his part or to the
uncOmpromising nature Of the human
material on whom he tried his newly-ac-
quired art, the experiments so far have
not proved successful.
Col. Olcott before he left India enjoyed
another remarkable experience in the
shape of visit from Mahatma. 1t was
at Lahore, when he was in his tent at
night, that he was visited by the sage in
question in propria persona. He rec0g-
niZed the person in moment, and they
entered at once into lively conversation,
at the close of which the Mahatma said {:
"You wanted something tangible when
first you met your present teacher. You
are going to Europe. Here, l will give
you something to take to Sinnett as a
message from me-" With that the Ma
hatma encircled the COlonePs palm with
the finger tips of his right hand, and there
gradually grew into substance, precip:-
tated, as it were, out of the thin air, a
letter written in English characters, en-
folded in Chinese silk, and addressed to
Mr.. Sinnett.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
ARMLESs AND LEGLEsS.
Yet Earning a Good LiveIihoOd-An In
genlOus Veteran.

Nearly every visitor to the House Of
Representatives, says a letter to the Bal
timore american, must have noticed an
active, energetic fellow who does duty as
Doorkeeper and Messenger without the use
of hands or arms below the elbow. This
is 5. II. Decker, one of the twenty-five
survivors of the list of forty-five unfor-
tunates who came out of the war with
both arms shot off. He has served on the
soldiers roll" through Democratic and
Republican Congresses alike, for sixteen
years, and is quite one of the fixtures of
the House. His arms were blown off by
the premature discharge of a gun at the
battle OF Perryyille, KY. He says he
has never been able to use an
artlhcIal hand. He uses an iron
or steel instrument of his own
contrivance. 1t looks something like a
pair OF nippers with a hook on one side.
This is fastened to the stump and fitted
with springs, so that cards, letters, and
small papers can be handled by the
pincer-lIke nippers, while wrapped par
GELS can be carried by the hook. One
day, not great while ago, Decker called
on the surgeon General of the army for
his Communication money for an artificial
arm, and he showed that official how use
full his iron hands were. He copied a let
ter IN pencil for the Surgeon General. and
when that was finished a servant brought
in dish of oysters. Decker tells the rest
of the story as follows: Chow said the
General to me, 'you said you could eat
with those hands Of yours: | want to see
YOU l told him had not come there to
get my lunch, but that if he had any
doubts of my ability in that line | would
soon convince him, and taking up a fork
and spoon l made use of them, both to
the satisfaction of the Surgeon General
and of my own stomach as well. The old
fellow fell back IN his chair and fairly
shook his sides with laughter until had
finished. WELL he said, that is the best
hand l ever saw fOr'practical use. Here
is your communication. You are certainly
entitled to it, And he gave me an order
for 800, to which / was entitled in the
place of an artificial arm.' Decker says
he has little pain in his arms now and
then, particularly in wet weather, but
that he never lost a nights sleep over
them from the day they were lost.
There is also an employee of the
House-a doorkeeper also-who had
both legs shot off in the battle of
Yorktown in 1862. His name is Fernando
Rage. He uses cork legs and canes,
but he cannot get about to do great deal,
so he is stationed at the west gallery door.
He says that he did not feel any pain to
speak of when he lost his legs, but that
the stumps had to be amputated three
times before they were all right. He has
no pain from them now at all. He and
Decker have become quite "chummy"
through the similarity of their misfor-
tunes and their present occupation, and
they are often to be seen together. They
say also that they have an old army
friend In Minnesota who lost both legs
and both arms in the war. He, of course,
can do nothing for his own support, and
the government pays him a pension of
500 per month.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
THE wIssAHICKON MYSTERY.
Discovery of the Head of Frederick
Stahl-Arrest of His Supposed MUIR
derer

Discovery of the Head of Frederick
stahl-Arrest of His Supposed Muir
derer.
The naked, mutilated body of man,
says a Philadelphia special of the 9th. was
found floating on a dam of the Wissa-
hickon creek, in the upper part of Fair
mount Park, on March 81. The legs and
head had been chopped of, and the trunk
was tightly sewed up in a coarse canvas
bag. After several days search Informal
ton enough was elected to indicate that
the body was that of Frederick Stahl,
butcher. This morning the missing head
was found in the same stream, near the
point where the body was discovered, and
the identification was completed.
Tonight Albert Dieterle, of 307 Moore
street, a boss butcher, for whom Stahl
worked, was arrested on a cOroner's war
rant and lodged at police headquarters.
On the police blOtter he is charged with
the murder. but nobody is allowed access
to him. The affidavits on which he is
arrested were made by Abraham Schew-
ringer and William Stahl, a brother of
the murdered man. They are very vague
and deal purely in circumstantial evil
dence. Dieterle has been before limited
at as the possible criminal, but has threat
such an allegation. The first clew point
ing to the prisoner was the discovery that
a wagon resembling butchers cart had
been driven up the Wissahickon road
past the Valley Green Hotel, on the
night Of March 10. 1t passed up the road
toward a bridge, short distance above
the hotel, and after an hours interval
the same wagon returned. The bag in
which the headless trunk had been sewed
was traced to bone dealer. He identi-
fed the bag as one of his,and gave list of
the butchers from whom he had purchas-
ed meat bones. Up to this time Dieterle
had not been suspected. He was only
one of many to whom similar bags had
been sent to be filled. Next the brutal
way in which the legs and head had been
severed from the trunk was commented
on, and was ascribed to butchers
cleaver. The Coroner's inquest followed,
and at it Dieterle's testimony was such as
to arouse considerable curiosity.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
Funny Stories.
PhiJddelphid CdH.
A MOTHERS HINT.

mOIHEk , HIM.
Lillian-What a queer title for book,
mai
Ma-What title?
Lillian-''Not Like Other Girls"
Malt is rather odd. Is it a novel?
Lillian-Yes. | wonder what the hero
inc can be if she is ''not like other girls?'
MAJ don't know, unless she goes into
the kitchen and helps her mother instead
of staying in the parlOr to read novels.
SAVING THE NATIONAL GAME.
First Professional Baseballist-SOme-
thing has got to be done; the receipts are
falling off dreadfully.
Second p. B. B.-Yes, and l think /
know the reason.
"You do? Well, out with it, we can't
stand this"
'sThe reason is that the public have an
idea that all games are set up before
hand.''
'sWell, what of that? The boys play as
well as ever"
''But don't you see that if the people
think the game is set up they won't bet,
and consequently they lose interest,""
81 never thought of that; but we can
soon change public opinion in that re-
gard"
Chow can WEI"
SPY telling the boys to get up an excite
ment at the close of every game"
eyes, but how?"
Thrash the umpire"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
why Not Cooperate in Mercy's work

Supreme Courts have decided and
learned Judges say that the contracts
made for the continual maintenance of
the world famed. Charity Hospital at New
Orleans, La, by the royal gift Of$1, 0O0,-
600 from the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, must ever stand as a bright
example of the sanctity of pledge made
by a sovereign State. 1t is just-it is right
and NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La,
will give any further information to per-
sons desiring to cooperate in any way IN
this work of mercy,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
A RELIC OF WASHINGTON.
Directions to His Servants Which He
Penned During the Revolutionary
Neao York san.

In the Office of the Rogers Iron Compa-
ny at Ausable Forks, New York, hangs a
document in the handwriting of George
Washington, which is an object of much
interest to visitors. 1t is memorandum
for arrangements which were to be OBJ
served in entertaining at Mount Vernon
the Count de Rochambeau, who was ex-
pected to visit Washington there. 1t
reads:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11

The trusses Of the old part of the roof Of
the basilica of st. Paul, in Rome, it is said,
were framed as far back as SIG, and were
found perfectly sound and good in 1914,
after the lapse of a thousand years. These
trusses were made of fir. The timber
work Of the external dOmes of the Church
of ST. Mark. in Venice. is more than $40
years old, and is still in a good state Of
preservation. That timber can last al
most indefinitely under favorable circum-
stances is a fact which is more and more
ecognized.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11

Regeneration
for enfe c Bile d
systems, suffer-
ing from a gener-
al want of tone,
andits usual con-
cOmitants, dys-
pepsia and ner-
VOusness, is sell
dom derivable
from the use Of a
nourishing diet
and stimuli of
ppe tite, un-
aided. A medi-
cine that will ef-
feet a removal of
the specific OBJ
stacle toreneWed
health and vigor,
that is q genuine
corrective, is the
real need. 1t is
the possession of
- UzCknr HarNnf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11

Henry E. Abbey's profits on Mary An
dersop's seven months London engage
ment are computed at $4,000.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
Dontettrr'p Bittrre.

Fay Templeton's new operas, ''Cupid
and Cupidity" and ''La Belle Coquette,' .
are said TO be great successes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SERVANTS:

They are to cross at Colchester and lodge at
Dumfries.
They will, for themselves, get entertainment
at the best public house in the town, and dl-
- O'Clock to- morrow, and by no means to eX
coed it.
They are to draw public forage for their
horses, this being laid in at that place
They are to set out at 8 O'Clock tomorrow
morning for Fredericksburg and put up at the
best tavern, where we shall lodge, draw pub
lie forage there also, and are to wait there for
our arrival or further orders.
GEO. WASHINGTON.
Mount Vernon 9fth September, 1871.
n. B.-Public forage IS to be drawn for the
horses Of the Count dc Rochambean, etc.
This document was found nearly fifty
years ago among the papers of Benjamin
Graves, who was the third Sheriff of Clin-
ton county. 1t has been in the possession
of his grandson, II. D. Graves, ever since.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.

The Gillian faction of the Republican S
met last night and appointed new county
committee, whose Office is to combat the in
luence Of the anti-Gilillan committee APP
pointed by the astute Sammy Hill. tits now
war to the knife and knife to the hilt. The
anti's will work all the harder to defeat
the icicle now that the opposition
has developed in tangible form. The fol-
lowing is the committee: Z. 6. Corser,
Chas. A. Pillsbury, Sam Brearly, A. c.. Aus
tin, W. w. Sly, Maj. Heffelfnger, Jas.
McMullin, WIN. Haglin and others. a meet
ing will be held this morning and an organ
ization perfected.
Last night Officers Markham and Leonard
arrested man named Nelson, who is accused
of stealing two checks aggregating 5000
Kramer were interested, and it is supposed
that they were to divide the proceeds. Ora
ham received satisfactory sum, but Kramer
got nothing and "squealed.''
1t has just come to light that on the night
of September IL John Wall and Andrew
Johnson entered Andrew Auderson's room
in the American house and stole the latter's
watch. Yesterday Anderson met johnson
on the street, and at his instance Officers
Kirkbam and Leonard run him In.
Jas. Call, the special at the Syndicate
block. arrested two boys last night for petit
larceny.
Thos. Delaney reported to police head
quarters last night that burglar got away
with S37 from his room at No. 80 Nicollet
avenue
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17
A rIcroRY WHICH MEANS DEFEAT.

The Ohio election, over which the Repub-
licans were inclined to be very happy on
Wednesday, is proving anything but reas-
surfing to the "grand old party" In
stead Of 10000 majority, or plurality, as
at first claimed the Republicans have gradu-
ally descended from their pinnacle and
now only claim 10, 1872, while the Democrats
concede a still lower figure. 1t is probable
the final figures will bring the
Republican plurality over the Democrats lit
tie under ten thousand and their
majority over all, Green hackers, Prohibition
lists and Democrats combined, not to exceed
two or three thousand.
On the morning of the election the GLOBE
published table showing that the state had
been Republican since 1856 when there was
a full vote out, as in Presidential years,
never recording either at October or
November anything but Republican
majoritics. 1t added:
As a result of all this effort the Republicans
ought 20 carry the state to-day by at least ten
thousand majority, in spite Of the vigorous cam
pslgn which has been made. II they cannot
exceed that majority it will be practical Demo
cratic victory. The Republicans are claiming
from l5,0Oo to $4,000 majority, and they know
that they must reach those figures to secure any
moral prestige from the result. We shall be
happily surprised if any less than ten thousand
Republican majority is recorded in Ohio to-day
Such a verdict viii have no damaging effect upon
New York, where the real and final battle takes
place.
The sequel proves the correctness of the
GLOBE estimate. and even that small major
ity was secured by the fact that the Prohib-
itiouists offset the Germans by uniting with
the Republicans. 1t is victory which means
defeat in November.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17
Eastern Railway Troubles.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-In trunk line circes
the situation grows worse. Dispatches were
received to-day from New York conveying
the intelligence that the West Shore had an
nounced an open rate of 1c per mile on all
through business between New York and
Chicago. The local agents of The
West Shore had not been officially advised
OF the cut, but unofficial advices leave little
doubt Of the truth Of the report This would
make a rate of about 81 80 from New York
to Buffalo, and about $3.50 via the Niagara
Falls short line between New York ana Chi
cago. If this reported cut is officially verified
there is little doubt that the rate
will be met by the West shore,s
competitors. The extreme eastern trunk lines
have become involved in the wrangle over
the division Of migrant business which was
allated TO the Baltimore & Ohio out of New
York, and which by the PENNSYLVANIA
compauY's action has not been left out in
the cold. At meeting held at Commissioner
Fink's office Tuesday an official report Of
which was received in this city yesterday,
it was proposed that the Baltimore & Ohio
proportion should be divided among the re-
naming lines according to their respective
percentages. This was opposed by
the Vanderbilt and Lackawanna
lines, whose representatives, demanded
that the business should be given
to them in the shape of increased percent
ages. It was finally decided that the roads
which were willing to submit the matter to
arbitration seould signify their consent and
submit their arguments by November /.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17
LIBEL SUIT AGAINsr LIE.

Mr.. Donnelly has instructed Hon. j. B.
Brisbine to begiR libel suit at once against
the Pioneer Press. The suit will be based on
the accusation made few days ago that he
had committed perjury in his suit with Ole
Rice 81 Co., of Willmar, and also for the
article of Oct. 10 in accusing him of writing
the letter to Congressman Springer offering a
bride OF So, 900 to elect Mr.. Washburn.
1t would be difficult to concoct more
silly lie than this was. Mr.. Donnelly was
contesting Mr.. Washburn's seat and the alb
surdity that he should offer a
bride for his own defeat is too
apparent to need a response. Still the
accusation having been made at the time,
Mr.. Donnelly demanded and secured Con-
gressional investigation and on the most
searching inquiry he was most fully exone-
rated And still the II. p. repeats the ex-
ploded, a lie which it knows to be lie
and The repetition of which stamps
the editor of that paper with the brand of
wilful, deliberate, and malicious liar, posi-
ton of degradation which he seems proud to
occupy. This champion liar will now have
an opportunity to be legally recorded the
scoundrel which he Is.