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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-13
Changes at Niagara Falls.
From the Toronto Mail

from He toronto HdH.
On Friday last a mass of rock fell from
the Horseshoe falls, and twenty-four hours
later another mass was precipitated into
the abyss below, withsa noise so closely re-
sembling that Of an earthquake as to alarm
the residents of the neighborhood. The re-
suit of the displacement is change in the
shape of tae fall Formerly thu Canadian
fall deserved to be described as a horseshoe
but the breaking away of rocks in the
center some years ago made it V shaped.
Now that a further displacement has oc-
Cured, the fall has returned to Its old con-
dition. 1t is of course generally known
that the falls of Niagara are gradually
moving to the south. The deep cut through
the solid rock marks the course they have
taken in their backward movement. 1t is
a wonderful excavation-a cnasm dug out
by the sheer force of water. Not less asst n
ishing has been the removal of the debris.
The rock has been thoroughly pnlverized,
and has been swept out Of the river to be
distributed in Lake Ontario.
Once 1t was thought that in the wearing
away process the falls would ultimately
reach Lake Erie, and there degelera 9 into
a series of rapids. But the theory has hap
PLY been set aside by one which retains t.
us the cataract. though the shadow of its
present salf and mucl reduced in size. The
latest idea is that the falls will recede two
miles and then remain stationary, their
hight at that point being so feet instead of
1914, as at present The superstition is sup
ported by an argument which appears
reasonable. The present site is limestone
formation, some 50 or 80 feet thick, with a
shaly foundation. As the shale is washed
away the limestone breaks off and the falls
take a step backward. But the end If the
shaly deposit will be reached two miles
from the present falls, and then the rushing
water will have more than it can do to
wash away The solid precipice over which
it will be projected. II would be a waste Of
time to attempt to estimate the number OF
centuries that will elapse before Niagara
falls have found their permanent site. The
jokes about cabmen and pro ably the
Queen Victoria Jubilee Niagara Falls park
will be numbered with the antiquities long
before this.
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MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD.
Rarest and Costliest of Gallium Metals
at So, $50 an Ounce.
From the St. Louis Glooe-Democrat.


From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Fully ninety-nine persons in every hun
dred, if asked to name the most precious
metals, would mention gold at first, plati-
mum as second, and silver as third. If
asked to name Others, a few might add
nickel, and very few aluminium to the
list Let us see how near to the truth they
would be. Gold is worth about $40 per
pound troy; platinum $3.50, and silver
about S12. Nickel would be quoted at
about go cents, and pure aluminium at IS or
80 to the troy pound.
We will now compare these prices wit b
those of the rarer and less well known of
the metals To take them in alphabetical
order barium sells for 1915 pound, when
it is sold at all, and calcium is worth 81 800
pound. Cerium is shade higher-its
cost is $50 an ounce, or 81 800 pound.
These begin to look ike fabulous prices.
but they do not reach the highest point
half the price of silver, while didymium is
the same price as cerium and erbium $40
cheaper on the ounce than calcium, or Just
81 $50 per pound.
If the wealth of the Vanderbilts be not
overStated, it amounts to nearly 500. 600 :
000 With this sum they could purchase 3l2
tons of gold and have something left over
pub Uu61 COuluu DuF bNO GOuS Vi RdiiluIIl,
that rare metal being worth $3.50 an
ounce. With this metal the highest price
is reached, and it may well be called the
rarest and most precious of metals.
Giucinum is worth $3.50 per ounce ;indium,
1858; iridium, $658 pound lanthanium,
$175, and hthium $3.50 per ounce Nobium
costs SIPS per ounce; osmium, palladium,
platinum, potassium and rhadium bring re-
spectively $780, $4OO $3.50, S32 and $512 per
pound. Srontium costs $l2S an ounce;
tant ium, $144; telurium, 50; thorium,
S272; vanadium. 1920; vitrium, $l44; and
chromium $3.50 an ounce.
Thus we see that the commonly received
opinion as to what are the most precious
metals is quite erroneous. Barium is more
than four times as valuable as gold, and gal
lium more than 1862 times as costly, while
many of the metals are twice and thrice as
valuable. Aluminium, which now costs IS
or 50 a pound, will eventually be produced
as cheaply as steel. When this can be done
it will push the latter metal out of a great
many of its present uses, as it possesses
great strength, toughness, and elasticity,
with extreme ightness of weight. Its
sources of supply are inexhaustible. and its
present high cost arises from the difficulty
of its extraction in a metallic form. | dunn
seems to be chiefly used for pointing gold
pens, and many of the metals mentioned
have but limited sphere Of usefulness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-13
AN ILI-FATFD SPOT.

a German Killed " lille Walking Near
the scene of the Mud Run Horror.
MAUCH CHUNK, PA, March 12.-Otto-
man Schmidt of Wilkesbarre, while walk
iug on the track this morning, was struck
and instantly killed at Mud Run station by
a Lehigh Valley passenger train bearing
the witnesses and several Of the defendants
in the Mud Run disaster trials which are in
progress in this city. Schmidt's body was
mangled almost beyond recognition. This
seems to be a singularly fatal spot. In ad-
dltion TO the terrible collision of October
last. when sixty persons we're killed, there
has been a number OF cases recently
similar to that of Schmidt.
ENGINEER COOKS TRIAL
The second day of the trial of Engineer
Cook, in connection with the Mud Run disas-
ter. opened with Supt. Mitchell of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company in the witness
box. His testimony was especially damag-
ing to Engineer Cook. The defense sought
to prove that the headlight from the second
engine blinded Cook and prevented him
from seeing the red light, but was unable
to do so. and it then endeavored to
prove that some person or per-
sons stood in front of the red lantern,
which was used as a signal. 1t was the
custom of the railroad employees to place a
lantern on the platform, a1d the testimony
of the telegraph operators, as well as that
Of four other witnesses, showed that the
lantern had been placed on the platform,
and that one of the engineers blew two
whistles, which meant that they understood
or saw the signal.
SPEED OF THE TRAIN.
All the expert testimony adduced proved
that the train was running at the rate of
twenty to twenty-five miles an hour, and
that Engineer Cook could have stopped the
train in time to prevent collision. OF
seven witnesses examined all seemed
to concur in the sbelief that
the accident could have been averted
by Cook or Major. engineer of the second To-
comotive Several witnesses who were in the
wrecked cars corroborated the testimony Of
the railroad officials. All efforts of the
counsel for the defense to find flaw in the
rules of the railroad company failed.
The commonwealth will probably close
its case tomorrow.
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NEW HAMPsHIRE,s ELECTION.
The Prohibition Amendment Defeated
by a Decided Majority.


Boston, MASS, March 12-Only partial
returns from the New Hampshire elections
are received, but there seems little doubt
that the constitutional prohibition amend
ment has been defeated by decided ma
jority. OF the cities, Nashua appears to be
the only one voting in favor of the amend
ment, giving it POP majority. Carroll and
Coos counties are the only ones
that show indications of having IA
vored the amendment, although Grafton
county may show a small majority, but not
the necessary two-thirds. There is little
doubt OF the adoption Of all the other pro-
posed amendments, except one which pro-
vldes for striking from the bill of rights the
word protestant" thereby making the
constitution non-sectarian. The fate of
this amendment cannot yet be learned, as
the returns are very meager.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE.
The prohibitory amendment was the
most important issue, and comparatively
little interest was manifested throughout
the state on the other amendments. In
Nashua and other cities vigorous efforts
at the polls soliciting votes and
aiding the temperance movement in
every possible way Returns from
sixty cities and towns give a majority of
4,54. The indications are now that the
prohibitorY amendment will be defeated by
nearly 5000 votes and all the others
adopted. If the remaining towns cast the
Same relative vote in comparison with that
of last fall, as those already heard from, the
total vote in the state on the amendment
will be about 16 600
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CAMBRIDGE BRIEFS.
A Woman so Badly Burned that Her
Life Is Despaired OF


BAINBRIDGE, GA, March I2.-Mrs Mar
tina Lambert, wife of Mathew Lambert,
was so seriously burned a few days ago
while helping her husband burn brush that
her life is despaired of.
lively alarm Of fire startled the people
here early yesterday morning. The fire
was caused by sparks igniting dead leaves
on top of Quincy Peacock's house. There
was no damage.
The body of Ella, daughter of Amos
jackson, both of whom are supposed to
have been murdered by Alexander Hender-
son, was found Friday forty-two miles
below the home OF her father In Apalachi-
cola river. The body was thrown into
Spring creek, that empties into the Flint,
and drifted into the former The body of
Amos jackson has not been found.
The magnates of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway visited us several
days ago. The party consisted of H. B.
Plant, Judge Chisholm, II. S. Haines, r. g.
Fleming and others. They were highly
pleased with their visit
President j. w. Voolfolk. president of
the Alabama Midland Railway Construction
Company, has returned from New York,
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BASE BALLAT JACKSONVILLE
The Home Club Plays Tie Game with
the Philapelphias

The Home Club Plays Tie Game with
the Philapelphias.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 12.-The
Philadelphia and Jacksonville ball clubs
crossed bats to-day and an interesting game
was the result, the score being to-. The
visitors arrived this morning, and were
well tired out with their journey and were
hardly in condition to do god work.
Harry Wright laughed this evening over
the result, but said that his boys were new
TO the grounds, while the Jacksonville club
had practicad for some time The week will
be spent here, as the players like the ac-
commodatiOns, ground, and tlorida's balmy
air. A feature Of the game was the bat
terry work Of both mines, Wehrle pitching a
lightning curve. The score by innings and
summary follows:
Jacksonville. ......O 0 0 o. .
Philadelphia. .......0 . 0 0 0 o. 2
Batteries Jacksonville Wehrle and Stallings:
Philadelphia, Gleason and Schriver
ErrorS-Philadelphia 3, Jacksonville .
LIS ,hlaqelpna o, Jacksonville 6.
Three-bas hit-Thompson of Philadelphia.
Staliings did exceptionally fae catching.
Gleason, while not 50 swift, was very eff c =
i've. Schrivers throwing 70 second caused
much applause, as did also Vandvke's fine
catching at second in the Jacksonville team.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-13
SOLDIERS AT ST. sIMON's.
The Drill Ground Selected and Worl
to Begin at Once.

The Drill Ground Selected and Work
to Begin at Once.
BRUNSWICK, GA, March 12-Col. w E.
Kay, j. H. King, Capt. Barnie Dart, Capt.
j. s. Thomas and Edwin Brobston went to
st. Simon's island yesterday TO locate the
ground for the military eucampment. The
ground selected is beautiful ten-acre lot.
about half in live oak woods and half in
Bermuda sods situated within three min
utes' walk from the pier The competitive
drill ground is on the beach. overlooked by
a high bluff, that is to be used for a grand
stand, with seats sopinS toward the beach
a large number Of hands VII be set to work
at once, and, among other things, a large
dancing pavilion viii be erected. The
Brunswick Company is making wonderful
improvements around the Beach hotel and
viii spend several thousand dollars beau
flying the grounds.
CLEVELAND COMING.
Private advices tonight from New York
state positively that ex-President and Mrs.
Cleveland, with ex-Secretary Bayard and
family, will leave in few days for a trio
TO Brunswick and Jekyl Island
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GEORGIA's CAPITAL.
Hover Agrees to Leave Town-Ru-
mors of a Possible Duel.


mors of a Possible Duel.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12.-Chief Con-
nally issued an order TO the police force
this morning to find H Hover and exam
inc his personal effects. This was the re-
suit of the report that in addition to max
ing anarchist speeches he carries dyna-
mite shells around with him Hover
could not be found during the day
and had vacated his room and carried
off his baggage. Late this evening he
visited the station to explain about the
dynamite. The mysterious shells, one of
which lie exhibited, he said were merely a
patent inhaler, and perfectly harmless. He
remarked that he was tired of Atlanta, had
been assaulted several times and was ready
to leave. He was allowed to 60.
The Louisville party, headed by Mayor
Jacobs, is here to inspect the street paving
system and Belgian blocks, as Louisville is
going to make a change from cobble stones.
The party was shown over the city to-day,
and visited the granite quarries at Stone
mountain ard Lithonia. The gentlemen
went home tonight.
RUMORs OF A DUEL.
There are rumors of possible duel be-
tween l. DeGive, proprietor of the opera
house. and Frederick j. Cooke, manager of
IIb fbtlh1Ld bFAuCu VI lllt 2Auit4 ACdli 1 4C9S
Association. The parties have had bitter
newspaper controversy, occasional by a
recent article of Mr. Cookies criticisng the
opera house. Correspondence is pending
between the gentlemen, but it has not yet
reached the fighting poin.
The governor to-day relieved r. T. Dunn
Of B Brunswick from liability on the official
bond of Tax Receiver Goodbread Of Glynu
county. The request for release was with
out reflection on Mr. Goodbread. and was
due to a certain business transact ion Of Mr..
Dunn which made It uecessary, and which
Mr. Goodbread approved.
The superior court is engaged on the
S25, 900 damage SUR Of w. H. Dooly agains
the Greorgia Pacific railroad for injuries
Do1ly re eived in an accident last year
while a conductor.
The capitol furnishing commission had a
short session to-day looking after the detail ls
of their work.
In he federal court to-day a large num-
Der Of revenue violators plead guilty and
were given light sentences.
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JOHN A CAMPBELL DEAD.
An Ex-Justice of the Supreme Court
and q Prominent Confed crate.

An EX-Justice of the Supreme Court
and a Prominent Confederate.
BALTIMORE, March 12-Hon. John A.
Campbell, x-justice of the supreme court
Of the United States and assistant confed-
crate secretary of war. died at his home in
this city this afternoon, aged nearly 7S
His death was the end OF long illness re-
sulting from old age. He was born near
Washington, Wilkes county, Georgia,
and graduated from the university
Of that state at the age of Is
years with first honors, and after
wards went to West Point. He was ad-
mitted to the practice of law in Florida. He
practiced law in Montgomery, Ala, and
there married Miss Anne E. Goldthwaits.
He went to Mobile, Ala, where he Irrigated
and settled almost all the land titles which
were complicated at that time by reason of
obscurity of Spanish grants.
SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
In 1886 he was elected member of the
state legislature. In 1858 he was nominated
to fill the vacancy in the supreme court by
President Pierce and was unanimously con-
firmed by the Senate. He entered upon his
duties at the age of AZ. In the spring of
1861 he resigned his position ON the conrt,
went south and became assistant secretary
of war of the confederacy. He himself re-
garded his success in the great estate"
case, as it is called-the states
of New York and New Hampshire VS..
Louisiana-as the triumph of his legal life,
as it established his view of the rights of
the states under the constitution. Recurring
to his argument in that state Chief Justice
Waite said: THAT is the greatest legal
argument that l have ever heard and
Justice Miller said, II concur in that
opinion" Historian Bancroft wrote that it
was profound study of the constitution.
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a DOUBLE POLICE FORCE.
Indianapolis Saddled with an Expel
sive Luxury.

Indianapolis SaddleQ with an EXp6n-
sive Luxury.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.-Indianapolis
now has double force, two police head
quarters and nobody can tell how they will
secure their pay. The board organized
under a bill passed by the legislature. met
this morning and organized police force
This force was selected lasj night and in
cluded number of the officers of the old
force. Part Of the men reported, were
sworn in and assigned to duty. All the
men sworn in are democrats. the republi-
cans of the old force declining 30 accept ap-
pointments under the new board
TO AVOID A CLASH.
The patrolmen of the new board were in
structed to avoid clash with the old force
Tae new beard will file a compla mt r
possession before the judge and commits
siOners. The city will at once file an an
swer, alleging that the bill is unconstitu-
tional, because the legislature cannot fill
offices by appointment, and because the
bills have never been signed by the spea0 er
of the House and lieutenant governor after
their passage, as required by the constitu-
tion
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FIRES AT HARDEEVILLE.
Timely Discoveries in Each Case Pre-
vent Serious Losses.


vent Serious Losses.
HARDEEvILIE, S. c., March 12.-Sunday
afternoon about $3.50 o'clock the railroad
and telegraph office at HardeeV vile came
near being destroyed by fire. A brace to a
telegraph pole behind the office was dis
covered to be in blaze just in tune to pre-
vent tie fire from communicating to the
building.
Monday morning about o'clock the resi-
dence of w. J. Evans was discovered to be
on fire on the roof near the chimney, but by
the prompt response and timely action
of both white and coored, the fire was got
ten under control aftor burning over con
siderable place
An hour after this fire a colored mans
house was found on fire, but the flames
were put out with little damage.
This morning about 4 O'Clock the resi-
dence Of John NJ. Richardson, at
button, S. c., was found to be IN blaze,
and owing to the early hour very few per-
SONS were stirring The house was burned
with nearly all its furniture. Very little
was saved by the family. Tue origin of the
fire IS unknown.
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TENNIS IN THE TROPICS.
The Favorites Win the Championship
at st. Augustine.

The Favorites Win the Championship
at st. Augustine.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March ia st.
Augustine special TO the Times Union says:
1.-THE tennis games for the tropical cham
pionship to-day were won By the Favor
ties. In the first round Campbell beat
Lynch by default. Peac ok beat Dulles
6. 0, 9, !. Warden teat Talmadge by d.
fault. Thompson beat York q, 0, 6, l. Beck
with beat Hopkins 6, 1, 6, 2 Miller beat
WORTH gt7n 6. 2, 6, 3. Beach beat Ken
nedy 6, 3, 6, s. Wright beat Smith 8, ., 8, 2.
In the second round, Miller beat Beck
with 8, 1, 4. 9, Co. Thompson beat Warden
6, 2, 6, /. Wright and Beach to play.
The tournament for the championship
doubles WAS played at o'clock and proved
an exciting game between Trevor and
Thompson against Dulles and Ken
nedy. The score was: z, 5, 6,
4, in favor OF Trevor and Thompson.
1t is said to have been the most Lotly con-
tested game Of tennis ever played in
Anne ic1. g. he layers caught tie ball at
almost impossible angles, returning the
same back forth without touching the
ground, eight times.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-13
MINIATURES MoNaoLIANs.

The Accused Prisoners Held in De-
fault of $4,000 Bail.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, March 12.-The ex'
animation of Hah Ding and Sam Yip Jah,
the Cinnamon accused of debauching little
girls in their laundries, was concluded this
morning, and the Mongolians were held in
bonds of S., 900 each to answer. The feeling
against the Chinese laundrymen which last
night evinced itself in the mobbing Of laun-
dries in various parts Of the city, has not
yet entirely. subsidized. TIE evicted China
men are huddled together in laundry on
the west side, and are fearful that they will
suffer personal injury.
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FALL RIVERS STRIKERS.
No Change in the Situation-A Mass
Meeting Held.

FALL RIVER, MASS, March 12.-The
strike situation in this city is not greatly
changed but appears to favor the weavers.
They are firm, and only 1000 out of 1000
looms are running. A mass meeting of
5000 striking weavers was held on South
park this morning, and the most notable
matters in the addresses were as follows: The
loom 6xers in some mills are being dis
charged for declining to take the places of
the striking weavers. Advice was given to
boycott saloons, and offers of foot ball play
ers' services have been made as means of
raising money. The crowd, though large,
was remarkably orderly, and not police
man was in sight. The manufacturers show
no change of front.
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BRICES EXPENSIVE CANE,
The Stick That President Cleveland
Gave Him on Election Day.

The Stick That President Cleveland
Gave Him on Election Day.
From the Washington Post.
1t leaks out that during his recent visit to
Washington, when he and Mrs. Brice were
guests at the white house, the chairman of
the democratic national executive commit
tee was presented with cane inscribed,
From Grover Cleveland to Calvin S. Brice,
Washington, November 6, 1885,"
1t is a malacca stick, handsomely mounted
in gold, and the date, it will be observed, is
that on which the last presidential election
was held Mr.. Brice prizes the gift very
highly, and has placed it in glass case in
his parlor, where it can be seen but not
handled by his friends. He is considerable
of wag, and is merciless when any of his
chums get where he can have a little sport
with them, so that they are glad of a chance
to tease him. The standing joke, therefore,
is to ask Brice what that cane cost him.
He smiles knowing sort of smile and
answers:
you needn't worry about its cost, for it
is worth every cent paid for it,"
Nobody knows just how much the late
campaign cost Mr.. Brice, but it was some
thing over 100000. His original contribu-
ton to the democratic campaign fund was
$4,000, and he kept drawing checks when
ever the treasury got low as fast as Mr..
Canda called for money. Then, when it
was all over, there were a lot of bills to be
settled, and nobody else to pay them. The
committee of defeated parry always have
to buy lot of dead horses when the election
is over
Mr. Brice has recently confessed to his
friends that it was Mrs. Cleveland who in
duced him to accept tie workmanship. He
did not want it, and his friends and business
associates all protested against his taking
charge of the campaign. He came to
Washington and talked the matter over
with the President, who urged him to ac-
cetp, but he declined to do so until Mrs.
Cleveland added her powers of persuas on.