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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
STATE CAPITAL TOPICS.
A 100000 Opera House on the Tapis-
The Profits of the Charity BAH.

A 100000 Opera House on the Tapis-
In" Profits of the Charity BAH.
ATLANTA, April 12-While in convel-
sation with "A prominent Atlanta capi-
taiist few days since the News cores
pendent was informed of movement on
foot to build grand opera house in
Atlanta, the cost of which VIII not fall
far short of 100000. OF this
amount $4,000 has already been
subscribed, aud the remaindt r.
it is believed, will be easily placed Those
interested in the movement have already
secured Ggures on three lots suitable Tor
the building, and the NEWS correspond
ents informant is of the opinion that the
location s already agrpei upon. 1t is claim
cd that Atlanta must have an opera house
TO IN Itch the X mball. The idea has been
a popular on for a year or more, and
would have been carried into effect, but
for events that rOulds not be pre-, ented.
such s the panic, the rebuilding of the
* mhall, and similar eXigt ncies that had
the effect of making money hard to secure.
NV informant gave IL AS bis opinion that
elective work would be commenced at a
very early daV.
The NEWS is being highly compli-
mented bl its friends in Atlanta upun lis
new makeup. me Wrlfer has beard it
favora5ly compared with the leading
journals OF the North and West. A prom
inent New York newspaper man SAID an
evening or two since that the Savannah
NEWS was looked upon th.re as the lead
ing newspaper of the South. that it en-
jOyed fine circulation in New York city.
aud had strong hold upon the advertisers
OF that section.
THE CHARITY BALL.
The long-lOoked-iOr and much taIked-of
charity ball came and passed away like a
dream. The sum cleared, after the uay-
ment Of all expenses, was about 50 o.
When the event was being planned Il was
estimated hat at least 81 900 would be
made. This being 50, he success or failure
Of the enterprise can he determined upon
by the public. The falling OF in the antci-
pated receipts is attributable TO the fact
that there were no spectators, although
extensive arrangements had been made
for their comfort ia the gallery al 81 per
head. But for the opposition from the
pulpits of the city the affair would no
doubt have been more successful.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
wHlTNEY's GOOD WORK.
The Omcers OF the Navy P'ensed with
Ills Acministration.


WASHINGTON, April 10.-SecrotaTy
Whitney is cutting out a wide swath
through the oyergrown and rotten cane
brake OF the Navy Department. More
than any other Cabinet officer be is
watched and talked about. Naval OIL
GERS, on the whole, have great expecta-
tO~s from his administration. The con-
victon that he is going to annul Cham
dler's arbitrary order forbiddng officers
70 axe their wives to foreign stations par
ticularly p'eases them. In fact, there was
no good reason for t in these piping times
OF peace. The government pays nothing
! towards thntransportaiion Of the women,
and they 1--we on S lor-. How the enJoymrnt
1 nf his family necessarily interfrres with
/ an Otlcer's duties on station IL took the
mind Of the narrOw-beaded New Hamp-
shire man 70 conceive. Certainly the no.
torIous a2ent of Johu Roach, whose con-
- ction with naval afdrs WIS chiefly in
the way Of unsav0ry contracts and whose
salt water experience was confined TO the
cabins of the rallapoosa, bad no personal
Experience 10 guide him. Whitney is a
hrOad-gauge man and a gentleman, and
knows now 10 deal with specting
men, from which as a class they can Just
lt hope for much.
The new Board Of Examination for, the ,
DOlphin shakes up the ted abuses Of
the service n nothing else cnuld do. I ne
Naval AdN is'ry Board bad become ed
TO being forced TO approve everything
Roach turned out that II came to think
every ship from his yard should b. passed
without question. Now they know tho
checks on free speech have beer taken Oft.
But whateye becomes of the ID 1iphin, it
looks AS though revolution would take
place in the whole system Of govern MT
shiphuldng. Such is the hope Of the
navy men.
Win an officer Of high rank visited the
navy yard yesterday afternoon. / gave
me drplorable impressions. There was
about Z an aspect Of rust, inactiOn and
dwariisbness that told The story Ot utter
inadcquacy. My companion explained
that the oil dusty buildines, the lie out
worn machinery, the lszy, indiiI rent air,
were Cons, qucnc OF tba practice OF Job
birg out government work. The same
was the ease In more or less degree in all
The other rayy Yards. There was norea-
son, he said. " hy the government could
not build It's own ships and cast its own
uus. The cot would certainly be no
more and the work. T properly laid out,
vastly tier. Ile thought Federal found
cries and ship yards would grow 70 be IN
-ttuli ms not only Of national pride and
usefulness, but inst uctiye to Oh world in
Doe science Oi naval defense. In good Zine
such ideas as these are sure TO receive
the consideration Of the President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
BATTLEFoKD HOLDING OUT.
Reinforcement of the Indians from Fort
Pitt Greatly TO be Feared.

Pitt Greatly to be Feared.
WINNIPEG, April 12.--The following
dispatch has just been received from
BattlefOrd:
"a courier scout just in from Prince Al
bert reports seeing 300 Indians, many
mounted, at a point Of woods on Swift
Current trail, twenty miles south Of here.
lie found large deposits OF supplies on
the Indian reserve. Everything Is un-
changed here, awaiting troops"
A Clark's Crossing dispatch of last
night says:
"rhe Batileford garrison can old out
til the arrival Of trOpps, should the Fort
Pitt Indians not reach there. The Indian
programme is 10 take Fort Pitt aud then
concentrate for an attack on BattlefOrd.
The health Of the garrison Is fairly good.
There Is but little sickness. one dnath, ,i
child, and two births having occurred
since the people were shut In the bar
racks"
RUMORs or A BATTLE.
While no reliable information can be
had tonight from the West, rum0r has 10
that the Ninetieth battalion had a skir-
mi=h with Rieps party within 30 miles of
Humboldt and that 80 men were Killed.
Dispatches just received, however, do not
confirm this statement. More trOOg 20
West tomorrow, aud, although this is
sunday. nothing can be seen on the
streets but soldiers aud cannon.
The news Of the battle Is believed on the
streets. 10 can be traced 10 NO reliable
source. All the wires from the West are
controlled by the Canadian Pacific Com
pany, and tplegrams from the seat of wa
are Inspected by the officers in command.
The official messages are sent 20 the gov
erument In cipher. Much uneasiness Is
felt here over The report. although The
rum0r Is di-credlted by the auihOriti 3.
Associated Press reporters are trying to
verify the report Or correct the rumOr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
Accl.lnntnlly shnt.

HARDEEvILLE, =. g., April l2--R. }.
Boyd, Oi Htrdeeyiilr. was aeeiOcutly shot
iu the hand Saturday while lnadiug q
number 3 lpi-tol While trying 90 adjust
tle chamber 10 aeeifeutly slipp and iell
% The n0lr, stflking natl head ana dis
charging one carridtc. tne bail entered
in The nesby part oi the LEFT hand, about
midway between the lrst joint OF The lifile
finger and the wrist, lodging in the hand.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
Hons Killed by an Eagle.

RALEIGH. April l2.-Willitm Todd IN
Marks Creek township. In this county,
having lost mum her of hogs, set a Waich
10 detect tha marauder. Yesterday morn
ing lust after daylight h. was surprised to
soc a large bird ly down into his pen.
Taen he heard hog squeaL lie fired ana
Killed u bad eagle measuring seven feet
from tip 20 tip of the wings. The hali-year
old hog was Killed by the eagle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
NJ ChoIern nd Clcvcland,

CLEVELAND, o, April PA post NOR
tenn examination OF the bodies Of the Two
Ru-scll children. who 10 was thouFht died
of cholera. disproved that Oh" " to-day
and the ueighburs of the sticAen family
are somewhat relieved.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
FL nulLDNos nUNNED.
The Entire Bu@ines@ Portion Of Lee
summit, Mo. wiped Out.

The Entire BurineS~ Portion of Lee
summit. No, wiped Out.
KANSAS CITY, 80" April IA disas-
trous fire occurred this afternoon at Ice
summit, a small town on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, 70 jmiles east of ibis city.
TWeny-eight buildings were burned,
comprising tno eliire hEsnass portion of
thn place. The loss will pr bably reach
500 OOl The insurance Is about $40 900.
The Dire started in a photograph gallery
rom some uuknow cause. The post
Office and JoqrRai oGle were burned.
AN APARTMENT HOUSE BLAZE
CLEVELAND. o., Ap.il r. AT 1880
o'clJoh tnis morning fire WAS d.srOvcrrd q
in room on the seventh n IorO Oi abe Still
man lloiel and Apartment House, on
Euclid avenue. near MuirisOu street, and
800 very short time tine en- ire upper
story Of the building was in n ltmes. IL
burn.d down 90 the nth door. but the
tremeh there checked lt. The loss on
the building is aboul $4,000. The loss 10
guests und servants, principally by
water h $4,000,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
DEATH'SHANDINP
ANOTHER MFM8FH OF THE H.
LIMOS LEGIsLATUKE GONE.

Dom ocrnoN's Strength Lessened by tho
Dcmise-rbe Deceased Found Dead in
His Bed-Publfc Businees Retarded
for at least 20 Days by ths Icv,nt.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April I'D ath
has cin'med another member Of the IL
linois Legislature, this time the victim
being j. Henry shaw, Democrat Of
B'ardstown, Cass county. About 12:ij
this Afternoon the clerk of the Palace
Hotel missing Representative Shaw at
dinner and not having seen him during
the morning went to his room TO call him.
r ceiv no answer he looked over the
transom, and saw him lying as
though dead. The door was broken open
and the doctor gave it as his opinion
that the r preventative had been dead
several hours. The deceased has been
ailing during the whole session, but was
not so i'll that be could not attend TO his
duties most Of the time.
Representative shaw was over 90 years
Of AZ" and served IN the thirty second
General Assembly, this being his second
term.
EFFEcTs OF THE DEATH.
He has be n an swervi0g Democrat,
ana thus there occurs auothnr break in
the ranks of that party. This makes the
third death during this session, same-
thing which never bcfre occurred. IL
was anticipated that upon Senator D wis,
from Green county. assuming the rffc8
something tan 'ible would be dome m re-
lation 10 the United States Sanatnrship
quest on, but this uueXppcted occurrence
will again throw it back FIR - days at
least. What makes the situ1tion still
mo l.. hat -
upon any qu stion which viii he con-
strued into party issue, and thus retard
business. The Governor viii be re-
qucstpd to issue writ for a new election
tomorrow, but the election cannot take
place before 90 days after the call.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13

MADRID. April ~. An earthquake was
felt in Andalusia to-day. several houses
fell, but nobody was injured.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
70. 600 Worl1men IN Mass Meeting.

LONDON, April l2.-rwenty thousand
unemployed wOrkmen met Ia Hyde Pork
to-day. Five platforms had Teen erect a,
from hich speechDs were made. Rpsnlu.
tions we're adopted asking the govern
mont % reduce tue working day 70 eight
hours, and % provide public works for
the unemployed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13

oy' o,yo'"'fo.LK' VA, April ~. % Mapp S Co.'s
~ una tnware house. on Water street,
1ct 'e.-lfoyed by fire this morning. The
n., 9s valued at 100000. The insu-
lkno.s. 90 OOO. The origin OF the Ore 10
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13
nnzINn AT l2:9O A. n

NEW YORK April l3, 1890 A. M-Gen.
Grant was troubled during the LATER part
OF the afternoon and entire evening with
an increase OF the mucous secretion IN
his throat and coughrd considerably in
consequence. He also sutf fred from two
attacks OF choking. which were attended
with difficult breathing. These we're hap
ply relieved by local applications and
The removal OF the phlesm. He is now
drzinp in his chair after haviLg slept on
bis bed for three hours. His pulse is y
and bis temp nature normal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13

~ DON, April 10, 8 A M.-The Stand
.r y ~ editorial, says that Gen. Koma-
I'M, statement is an elaborate IN no 10
...iil' ? is attack. but that not a syllable
,.|.s' mat he received orders from 81.
.rd, '.'urs not 10 advance. Everything
o9s o.l 10 indicate that he did not receive
.D' orders. 1--WE anxiously await Cant.
~, version of Gen. Komaron's
nt reconnoltorng party. IL
y ~ disngage facts from
.r,I ,NAss OF euphemistic insln-
/. ihe Russians unQuestionably
.,'',I'ed, first forcing the Afghlns
....,, ,ant @ better defensive position. The
n. w. ifleram shows the valuelof Rus
'Nu RANGES. There is no reason why
'Is-ians should not soon be under
i'- ol iierat. One noticeable point
Aomaroh's statement Is that the
encouraged the Afghsns. II Is
Us tlht the Russian advance ul0ns
hlN river is nYw directed"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13

recent graduate OF the College NJ Physl-
clans and Surgeons, was married in Grace
Church last evening tells stories a. queer
in ihpir way as the above Of some Of the
patients In the State Insane Asylum. in
Utica. Of which he is superintendent.
one occurrence for which the doctor
youohes seems certainly 10 defy ihe laws of
Rruvitntion. An athletic patient who
WAS ordinarily allowed % 20 bt large. as
II was supposed that he was cnntentcd as
well as harmless, is said 10 have
suddenly mnde up bis mind 90 escape.
IN place 0f waiting until the time
came frr his daily walk, ne yotld
not stand on the order Of his going. but
resolved 10 20 at once. A. tho windows
Of tue room be happened 10 be- In were TOO
high fiOm The ground 20 render jumping
from them expediont, be sought tue most
convenient corner, aud, by bracing him
self against the walls vs. they came to-
gether and ayaillug himself Of the sup
port offered by the adjacent door or win
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
A BOAT BUILT IN ALASKA.
San Francisco Bulletin.

During this last winter on the Yuk~
on, Mr.. Fraciet performed a task
which it willssbe hard to fad equaled
in the history of mechanics. He built
a boat and an engine with which to
propel it, having at his disposal only
the wood obtained in the vicinity, a
few lengths of gas pipe taken from
this city to be used in 0lining opera
tons, one or two files and rachel,
with a few wocd>cutting tools. With
such materials and tools he construct
ed propeller which carried him at
the rate of knots an hour 1, 200 III lies,
and which can now be seen IN the ma
chinery department at the Mechanics
pavilion. where 1t was placed a few
days ago. The engine is composed
wholly of pieces OF gaspipe, as one
can see by inspecting it. The cylin~
der is gaspipe, the rods and all from
work are gaspipe, except the propeller
aud it's center, the former being beat
en- iron, and the latter iron nuts. It
as ingenious piece of IA echanism
as was ever built and proved as effec
tive as it is ingenious. He intended
to place the engine In bark canoe,
but not being able to construct one
strong enough, he constructed
wooden boat about fifteen feet long
in which he made the descent from the
Yukon to it's mouth, and thence
round by sea- to St. Michaels. During
this trip by sea he encountered storm
which made an old sea captain who
accompanied him shed tears of alarm
as salt as the spray with which he was
deluged, Bet the little propeller
brought both safe to port, and was sub
sequently brought to San Francisco by
Lieut.. StOney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
Didn't Quite Understand.
San Francisco Chronicle.

Shoemaking and business never
seem to go together Did your ever
notice that even a big shoemaker, with
big store i mean practical shoe
maker-never gives you change from
drawer when you pay his account?
He always takes it from his pocket. A
shoemaker never seems to keep ae-
counts. He puts the money you pay
him into bis pocket and always counts
it two or three times over, and tries it
with his teeth before he says it is all
right. A fellow ordered from small
working shoemaker, the other day, a
pair of boots. He went in to pay for
them. They were 81.
"Well," said the customer, 81 want
you to mend these others. What will
you charged"
1.-TWO dollars and half"
Gall right" said the customer, as a
joke; "$2 SO from 81 leaves $3.50.
Here you are"
"That is all right" said the shoe
maker.
Next morning the customer found
the shoemaker sitting on the steps of
his office when he went to business.
He was distressed, but polite.
Il lay awake all night thinking
that thing out. Seems to me you've
made q mistake. don't quite under
stand it yet. You forgot when you
paid me that [ am the shoemaker and
you own the boots.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
HE HAD A GREAT HEAD.
Phenomena Development of Mem
DRY in Sleeping-Car Porter.
Omaha Herald

"It Is remarkable how intellects Of
the lower grade can become trained
IN certain directions, where those of
large scope can do comparatively
nothing" observed a well-known
Omaha lawyer and judge, of philos~
ophic mind, to party Of half dozen,
as they sat IN the smoking-room of
Pullman car on the Union Pacific
road coming east the other night.
"Now, to illustrate" continued the
legal gentleman, here is the porter of
this sleeping-car, a celored gentleman,
who probably can not read nor write.
He never had the mental training and
education with which all of us have
been blessed and still his memory is
wonderfully developed. He has from
a dozen to twice that number of pass
engers GA nearly every trip. One of
his duties is to take the boots and
shoes from each berth during the
night, black them in the wash-room,
and return them before morning. He
rarely makes a mistake, and it is clear
~ a mechanical operation of the
memory which enables him to return
the different pairs to their proper
places. I venture to say that not one
of us could acquire the habit IN years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
The Situation He Was.Fit For.
Boston Courier.

Keeper of Intelligence Office = You
say you desire a situation?
AppIicant--Ye sir.
K. o. I. O.-What can you do?
Al have no trade, but [ am wills
ing to do almost anything.
K. 0. [. O.-What have you been
doing lately2
A. Working in a dynamlre fac
tory.
K. o. I. O.-Dangerous work I sup
pose?
Avery dangerous; but did not
leave it on that account, but because
the work gave out. I'm not afraid Of
anything.
<. O. I. O.-You AMT, eh. You
ain't afraid of being pounded half to
death, cufed, kicked, execrated,
knocked down, rolled in the mud, be-
ing made a football Of, or anything of
that kind?
A.-Certainly not.
<. 0. I. O.-All right, I will try
and get you position as a baseball
umpire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
Mary's Luck.

a Jersey City man heard of a boss
hired girl back in the country few
miles, and he took a buggy and drove
out to secure her services. He reached
the farm house to find the girl gone,
and the old woman looked him over
and inquired:
"Mister, be you married or wild
ower?"
ooh, I've got a living wife," he
answered.
Then you couldn't have got Mary
nohow. She don't work except for
widowers."
"Want's to boss things, eh?"
"Well, it's kinder that, and kinder
because there's chance for breach-o'
promise suits and damages, She's had
two, and they cleared her thousand
dollars apiece"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
Bed And Board,

"Hello, Ton," said a policeman,t to a
vagrant, II thought you had gone in
to the country to work"
II did go, but didn't like it,"
"Why not? You got bed and board
for the farmer, who paid your fare,
told me he would give you that much
and it's more tran you're getting here.
mo, it faint neither"
"vV hat was the matter with it?"
"Well, you ought to a. seen it.
When we got to the farmhouse, he
took me out to tbs shed, and showed
me vide plank on couple of tres>
ties, and told me that was the kind Of
bed and board / was to git. Then he
laughed at his little old chestnut, and
I stole loaf of bread and shin bone
out of the kitchen that night, and
I've been busy walking to town ever
since"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-15
ADVISED TO MARRY.
An Afternoon with the Presidential
Lady Advises-Him to Get Married
New York Herald

new 1OTh hOTdu
The president was kept busy in his
Office for over five hours one day last
week. From 10 o'clock in the morn
ing until lunch he was constantly en-
gagged IN hearing the congressman and
politicians who called on him. After
that time he held his customary re-
ception in the east room, where nearly
100 persons paid their respects Then
Secretary Manning and Whitney
dropped in and spent nearly an hour,
The purpose of their call was not
learned, though it was supposed to
have some connection with New York
state politics. Until late in the after>
noon the presidents time was occupied
with other persons. Among his New
York callers were Messrs. r. w.
Wolffsohn and Richard Corriston of
Buffalo, E. Dodge of Hamilton, FL.
Smith Of Jamestown and A. J. Vans
derpoel Of New York city.
Among the number of ladies who
called to pay their respects was a
handsome, matronly looking lady who
came from some place In the northern
part of New York. Upon taking the
presidents hand she said pleasantly:
"Mr. President, I will call here
again in six months, and by that time
/ want to see Mrs. Cleveland. Now
don't forget it,
The president, smilingly said: "Give
me little more time, please. It takes
time to make such a selection"
mot one moment more" said the
lady. as she passed out of the east
room; ''you have already had time
enough, and for all | know you may
have already made selection. There
should be a Mrs. Cleveland in this
house, and I shall want to see her
when [ call again"
The incident was much enjoyed by
some other ladies who overheard the
conversation. Indeed, it did not seem
to give the president any annoyance,
for the smile never left his face dur1ng
the reception.
When about one-half of those who
had gathered in the East Room had
SHAKEN hands with the president Sec
rotary Whitney entered the room and
looked on very much. interested, re-
marking to newspaper correspon~
dent: This is the first time that I
have seen this part Of the presidents
duties being performed. [ don't see
how he can stand it, though he does
stand it very well, and actually APP
pears to thrive under it."