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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16

Delegate O'Keeffe's Part in the Big
Catholic yemperance Convention.

Delegate O'Keeffe's Part in the Big
Catholic Temperance Convention.
A y. O'Keefe returned Saturday MORN
ing from Cleveland, O.. where he went as a
delegate from Georgia to the annual con-
vention Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union Of America, which was in session
there Wednesday and Thursday, OF last
week Mr. O'Keeffe is the southern organ
iz5r Of the union aud was one Of the active
participants IN the convention, and after II
adjourned was one of three speakers who
addressed a Cleveland audience Of nearly
5000 persons. on total abstinence.
Mr.. O'Keeffe tried to get the next annual
convention for Savannah, and while he did
not succeed, he got second choice, for he
threw his influence in the scale for Pitts
burg, as against Chicago, in the follow z
little speech, having first felt his ground
for Savannah for 1891, where he expects
the convention will then be held. Mr..
O'Keetfe said.
Mr.. President: Yesterday ] invited the
convention TO meet az Savannah. / thought
that We had claims upon 10 whica hardly any
other part of the country could have. Chicago
is nominated, and notice that the convention
has been held IN that city twice. Pittsburg is,
| find on the same footing with Savannah.
therefore | withdraw in favor Of Pttsburg
After this a vote was taken, resulting in
favor of Plttsburg over Chicago by yoJe
of 442 10 237, and the convention VIII be
held in the former city the first Wednesday
and Thursday in August, 1880.
Mr.. O'Keeffe was pleased with the Forest
City on the lakes, aud he says that if like
care was taken Of the beautiful avenues Of
Savannah it would deserve still more the
appellation Of the Forest City of the South.
and would more tnan rival Cleveland in at
tractiveless.
NJ }. Barrett of this city was also q dele
gate TO the convention at Cleveland, but did
not remain until the convention closed its
sessions, returning home last week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
Looking over the Fire Alarm system

H~VN'H@4FIb u.
A. c. Wuerpel, chief of the volunteer
fire department of Tampa, Fla, was in the
city yesterday with view to investigating
the fire alarm system here Tampa has Just
completed a system of water works, and
Mr.. Wuerpel wanted to learn something of
the Gamewell system of operating the 1Ae
alarm boxes. Chief Fireman Puder spent
the forenoon with Mr.. Wuerpel, driving
him around to the engine and hose reel
houses, and explaining to the visitor the
manner of operating the fire alarm boxes.
Mr.. Wuerpel expire 'sed himself pleased
with the Gamewel system. which, it is I'M
derstood he will recommend to the Tampa
authorities. He left for home yesterday
afternoon, highly pleased with the courtesy
extended him here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
LIVE GOALS ON A ROOF.
a Shed at the Philadelphia Steamship
Wharf ON Hire.

A Shed at the Philadelphia Steamship
Wharf on Fire.
An alarm was turned in from box No. AZ
at o'clock, and engine companies l, and
and hook and ladder company responded
The fire was located on the covering be-
tween the roofs of the two sheds at the
Philadelphia steamship lines wharf. The
police at the wharf used the hose ON the fire
and by the time the fire department reached
the wharf the fire was about out The
damage was slight. The fire was
caused by burning Goals, which the wind
blew out of timers stove. The timer was
soldering the roof and when the rain came
up, he left his store on top Of the shed, to
get under shelter and the heavy wind
emptied the contents of the stove on the
covering betweea tao two roofs. ergt.
Langbell, of the Ocean steamship force
turned in the alarm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16

LOST don't know where. | can't tell
when, l don't see how.-something of great
value to me, and for the return Of which
shall be truly thankful, viz; a good appe-
tlten
Found - "Health and strength, pure
blood, an appetite like th at of q wolf, regu-
lar digestion, all by taking that popular and
peculiar medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla. l
want every body to try it this season." 1t
is sold by all druggists One hundred
doses one dollar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
Fall Gardening.

The time is at hand for planting white
cabbage ruta baga turnips, beets, etc.
Chatham county is noted for the finest
vegetable crops in the country. The reason
for this is our gardeners realize the neces-
sity of buying nothing but the best seeds,
which they obtain from ]. T. Shuptrine a.
Bro, who are headquarters in the south for
fresh aud reliable seeds of all kinds.
Orders by mail have same careful attention
as if bought in person. ri :, I. Shuptrine 81
Bro, 1S5 Congress street..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
Browns Iron Bitters is a specific in al

Browns Iron Bitters is specific in all
cases of swamp fever, intermittent fever
or malaria of any name. Low, marshy
ground, stagnant pools OF water, decaying
vegetable matter. changes of climate while
suffering from general debility, all produce
malaria. Browns Iron Bitters cures all
forms. DON'T use quinine. 1t creates con-
stlpation, produces headache, and not infre-
quently rheumatism and neuralgia Browns
Iron Bitters never does. 1t viii cure them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
a DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT
An Evening of Music, REGULATIONS and
Dancing.


The musicale at Capt Robert G. Flem-
ing's last evening in aid of the building
fund of the Independent Presbyterian
church was a success financially and So
cially. The large parlors were well filled,
and everybody seemed to get great deal
of enjoyment out of the evenings enter
tainment. Capt. aud Mrs Fleming, as
sisted by their daughters, were so mindful
of their guests that the evening could
hardly have been otherwise than aspleasant
one. Each feature of the entertainment
met with hearty appreciation. Mrs Posteu
sang some of her sweetest songs: Mr.
Walkers singing gave great pleasure,
and the instrumental music by Mr.
Douglass and Mr. Richards was
received with applause. Mr.. Hanley
gave several recititions, and they were SO
good that his audience would gladly have
listened to several more, and Mr.. McAlpin
contributed to tie enjoyment of the occa-
sion by reclting some humorous selec-
TONS Refreshments were served when
the programme was completed, and then
dancing was INDUCED in for a little while.
More of such entertainments would be
appreciated by those who remain in the
city during the summer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
A Novel and Cheap Elevator.
From the Scientific american.


A Berlin inventor has devised a simple
and inexpensive elevator for private dwell
ings, in place of the ordinary staircase,
which may suggest to some inventor a
better means of accomplishing the same
object. The Berlin invention is on the
principle of the inclined railway, and the
motive power is furnished by the CITY
water, which is applied IN the cellar; each
flight has its separate chair, so that, for
example, one person can descend from the
first to the second story while another is on
his way from the second to the third. or
still another is descending from the fifth to
the fourth. The chair being only of the
width Of the human body, leaves a free
passage for any who wish to walk up or
down instead Of riding. 1t is set in motion
by simple pressure of one of its arms, and
after 1t has been USED it slides back to the
bottom step, its descent being regulated in
such manner that the passenger is carried
with entire safety. The motive power is.
Of course, more or less expensive. according
to the cost of water, this being, 1t is stated,
at Berlin at the rate of little more than
one-tenth of cent only for each trip.
Levy's Big Picnic.
B. H. Levy & Bro. give big picnic next
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
To be Taken to MilIedeevlle.

Edward Ray, the colored antichrist, who
was adjudged luaatic in the court of or
binary this week, will be taken to the
asylum at Millegeville this morning, in Gus
tody of Deputy Sheriff Simmons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
A Lnnatic C,1red

John Ficklin, colored man of East
Savannah, sent to the asylum from this
county May 81, 1856, was discharged from
that institution yesterday, a cure having
been effected, and he will be sent home to
Savannah to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
Base Ball Notes.

A match game of cricket will be PLAYED
this afternoon at the new base ball park,
letween the Harp and Shamrocks and the
Forest Citys.
On account of the grounds being too wet,
the game of bali between the Chatham
Artillery and Georgia Hussars has been
postponed until Monday, Aug. 10.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
He Stnla q Hat

Policeman Anghu lodged James Wilson
CcoIored) in the barracks MT 6 o'clock last
night on the charge of having stolen hat
from Elias Browns store at. Congress and
jefferson etrests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
The Biggest Picnic.

Are you gong to the picnic next weekl
B. II. Levy & Bro big picnic. See pro-
gramme in Sundays NEWS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16
Hog Cholera in Bnlloch.

Farmers report cholera among the hogs
IN Bulloch and surrounding counties. The
Ioss Of stock in Bulloch by cholera is very
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17

Following hard upon the Superior
convention comes the one called by the
chamber of commerce of Sault Ste
Marie, to meet at the opera house in
that city on Wednesday, the 18th of
the present month. The purpose of
this sall is to secure a formal protest
from the representative commercial
bodies Of the " est and New England
against the attempts to impose re-
strictions upon the railway transporta-
ton traffic between and through the
United States and Canada. 1t is held
that such restrictions would be in
furious to and might be destructive of
cheap Interchange of products be-
tween the East, West and Northwest.
This would violate the prime rule of
legislation touching transportation
interests, which demands accord with
the principle Of benefit to the producer
and consumer ana would close no line
CT competition 10 any Invitations have
been received by the commercial or
CARNATIONS Of this city and it is prob
oble that Superior will be wei re-
presented i'll the convention which will
announce in unmistakable terms the
opposition of the commercial interests
of the North to the project Of blocking
the present free interchange of freight
carriage and of denying to producers
and consumers the advantage of the
shortest transportation routes to the
seahoarG
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
.NothfnR for Old Maids

An elderly lady once remarked to a
pretty girl that it was q very serious
matter for young woman to have a
sweetheart. The girl answered that 1t
was far more serious matter not to
have one Certainly the two Misses
Boggs. who have committed suicide at
Point Pleasant, w. Va, agreed with the
young lady. The two sisters were wei
to 90. There YVES no reason why they
should die by their own hand. or die at
all, apparently. But they killed them
selves, leaving pathetic note, signed by
both their names, saying there was
nothing in life for old mazda"
1t is melancholy story, but the sui
eide was founded on a gigantic Inisap-
prehension of life. There is just as much
here below for an cid maid as for any
body else. Suppose they were without
husbands? Husbands are not always
what the Old CT young maiden fancy
paints them. No more are wives always
satisfactory. Socrates is credited with
not marry, he regrets 1t. II the Kisses
Boggs had married, they might have got
husbands whom they would have had to
commit suicide TO get rid CT. Women
have done the like, more than once.
But the gravest possible mistake one
can make is to take for granted that his
personal love, personal comfort and
happiness play very large figure in the
these aims alone finds they invariably
elude him at last, like VIII o the Wisp.
If the Misses Boggs wanted children,
there was world full of forlorn, home
less babies, many of them quite as sweet
and pretty as any possible Boggs' babies
would have been. How much they could
have added to human happiness by
adopting four or five little waits and
giving them home and educationi Then
there was the whole world Of ideas be-
fore them-study, travel, science, art
and music. Humanity stumbles blindly
and painfully on, seeking always the
better way IN everything, thankful al
ways to people who show it the better
way. All Of us owe it to tho race to give
some part of our time to aiding the rest.
In philanthropy, in helping mankind to
prosperity, to better, wiser, sweeter
ways of living, there Is work enough for
million single women, heaven knows!
1t is sometimes necessary to pass
through sea of troubles to find at last
that the only genuine happiness is found
in giving happiness to others. Exactly
in proportion as men lose sight of the
miserable aims that end in SELF" by n
mysterious law friends, happiness and
hope will drift their way. 1t is indeed:
A miserable, petty, low rooted lie,
That knows the mighty orbits of the skies
Through naught save light or dark in Its own
cabin.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17

The Milwaukee Sentinel of recent
date has been discussing the increase
III the price of sugar in this country
during six months past and claims
that 1T has also advanced in England.
This may be true, but will The Senti-
mel be kind enough to inform suffer
ing public why sugar is sold three cents
per pound cheaper there than here?
Perhaps protection adds three cents
pound to the price of American sugar
Oshkosh Times.
The tariff doubtless adds about
three cents pound to the price Of the
higher grades of sugar 1t does this
because the United States produces
but small part of its sugar supply,
and therefore there is no play of com
petition among home producers to
reduce the price For this reason The
Sentinel has advocated the repeal of
the tariff on sugar The senate tariff
bill last year proposed to reduce the
sugar duty one-half, but the Democ-
ratio house refused to concur and stood
out for maintaining high duty on
sugar in order to keep firm hold on
the electoral vote of Louisiana.
waukee Sentinel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
An English Pope.

The last British Contemporary Review
contains rather a startling article on the
future Of the papacy. 1t substantially
prophesies the removal of the head Of
the Roman Catholic church to London.
fhe world Is now becoming English
speaking, says the writer. The church,
to be up with the times, must rid itself
of Italian traditions and intrigue. Then,
purified and modernized, with a pope
who is an Englishman, Holy Church may
reconquer the world. The author of the
paper, which is printed anonymously,
looks to America or Great Britain to re-
habilitate the temporal power or the
church must decline. Cardinal Gibbons
is limited at as the next pope. With some
square miles of soil for its own, it is
claimed that the papacy will have room
for its secretaries, messengers and
guards.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
Facts About JOknstOwn-

Matter which will go on record In the
true history of the Johnstown disaster
appears in the August North American
Review. Contributions are made re-
spectively by Governor Beaver, Clara
Barton and by Maj. Powell, Of the United
States geological survey.
Governor Beaver tells us that, In the
Johnstown district, three inches of rain
will cause a freshet. May 81, six inches
fell III twenty-four hours, hence the ap-
palling calamity. By the recent foods,
twenty of the sixty-seven counties in
Pennsylvania suffered, and in ten of them
there was loss of life. The relief fund
for the sufferers will reach not less than
$4,000, 900. A large amount came from
the different countries Of Europe In
face of disaster like this, all men are
brethren.
Maj. Powell says that dams must con-
tinue to be built, in spite of Conemaugh.
for they arc necessary. But those who
project them must carefully calculate
beforehand the amount Of pressure from
rain or snow fall the walls OF reservoir
will be called on to withstand. This can
be accurately done in every case. In
laying out reservoir, first Topographic
cal survey should be made, then a by
biographical survey, to determine the
average amount Of rain and snow fall
over the basin and the amount dis
charged by streams emptying into it.
Clara Barton writes of the helpful
work performed by the Red Cross So
ciety. She says that one conclusion has
been forced on her through much ex-
perience in affording public relief. 1t is
that the relief supplies and money should
not be intrusted for distribution to local
committees. They are intelligent, hon
est and disposed to do their best, she
thinks, yet though they were spotless as
snow, local jealousy would in every case
charge them with Incorporating
funos. For this reason the distribution
should be intrusted to strangers H.
Very touching, indeed, is the answer
Miss Barton mentions which was re-
turned to hundreds Of applications made
by those desiring to adopt children or
phaned By the flood
There are no orphans-the children
are dead"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17


While the Minneapolis Exposition
has always been famous for the beauty
and value of its art display, this season
promises better in that line than ever.
Encouraged by large sales in the past.
the eastern artists have this year deter
mined to exhibit finer lot of pictures
than ever, and the result is that the
walls OF the Art Galleries will this
year be lined with paintings of greater
value than ever before exhibited.
Among them are three of mammoth
proportions. One is The Insurrec
ton OF the Peasants" This is l5x25
feet and represents a scene during the
reign of the Commune in Paris. II
has just been brought to America. and
was only secured by the MINNEAPOLIS
Exposition Management agreeing to
insure it for $4,000 and paving n
large sum for the privilege of exhibit
ing 1t. Other paintings of large size
and splendid character are '"Tbe First
PURITAN Battle and ''Wasbingtnn
hecelylng the Supply Trains" Good
Judges Who have seen these wonderful
specimens OF the Painters. Art predict
that they VIII create a perfect furore
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
1S76-18O1.

With an eye to a worlds fair in 1892,
The American Economist has prepared
some fgures on the growth Of the Unit
ed States since the other fair In 1915 that
will make the most sanguine Americans
open their eyes.
We thought the exposition Of 1876 was
something worth while. But with the
added wealth, population and experience
that have come to us since then we can
well make the exhibition of 1902 as great
as The Economist predicts 1t will be-
That paper says;
It Is evident that with the effort which made
the centennial exposition Of 1875 q great success
the proposed exposition OF 1872 could easily be
made In its extent, in the variety and novelty Of
its exhibits, in its usefulness for public education
In its stimulating influence upon Industrial enter
prise and for the promotion Of International
trade, an undertaking OF uaparallelce Importance
to the people Of the United States and Of unr
vailed interest and attractiveness to foreign ma
tons; undertaking surprising In grandeur
and beneflcent Influences any other which the
world has seen
In the table below are the figures and
per cent. of the national growth since
1876:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
The Lincolu ERistory

FOLLOWING upon the July chapters
OF The Life of Lincoln which. as
already announced describe the Pre-
sldent's denomination and Mr.. Gre
eley's self-sug gested peace trip to
Nlag&ra-LheTe will probably be only
SIX more nstallments Of this remark
able history in The Century series. 1t is
sad that these concluding chanser,
deal with the most important and
absorbing personal and political topics,
to which Messrs. Nicolay and HAY
bring vast fund Of special informa-
ton. Lincoln's sagacity in dealing
with men and measures land occas-
lonally his humorJ come out in strong
rellef IN the chapters that give the
inside view of the attempt of the
radicals to defeat the denomination of
the dsagreements resulting in Cabinet
changes, CT Chase appointment 10 the
enthusiastically, and Of the executive
dealings with the ''copperhead' CON
sp'ratcrs ct the North. No part of
the work will attract wid5r attention
than the account CT the measures
adopted by the religious denominations
III support of the Administration, and
of the sympathy and wisdom with
which the President met the sugges-
tions Of the churches Of the interest
OF the last three installmentsi it is only
necessary to say that they cover the
period from the second inaugural to
the death of Lincoln and the collapse
of the rebellion
The publishers announce that the
back numbers OF The Centuy from
November, 1886, containing the in
stallments of the Lincoln History are
now all in print and can be supplied to
those who wish to complete their sets.
OF several Of these numbers two hun
dred and fifty thousand copies have
been printed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
Rcur Hundred Skeletons.

There has paen found ar ST.
Helena, ten miles below Tankton on
the Missouri river, wonderful deposit
of human bones. an ancient pit has
been uncovered in which about four
hundred corpses were buried. They
were thrown in proniscuously, men
women and children, and covered with
abopt three feet OF earth Medical
men VINO have examined the bones say
they are the remains Of white people,
and that they were buried about forty
years ago. This region was then in
the absolute possession of Indians, and
the find Indicates massacre of i'm
migrants. The skulls and other bones
are of all sizes. from very small chi
dGen to Large men
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17

Ever since the Princess Louise-Fife
wedding the papers have been telling
the story that the new duke is not de-
scended from the ancient thames of Fife
at ALL but that the founder Of his family
was old "Creelie Duff" who got a com
potency in the egg business. Well,
what of it? Wasn't that nobility in en-
bryo? Creole Duff was merely Matching
plans for the eggsalted position his pos
terity was to occupy in future. Some
people are very hard to please.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
River Floods

DR.. Felix L. Oswald expresses, In the
August Lippincott, the conviction that
the whole earth is rapidly going to the
"demnition bowwows," on account of
the constantly increasing devastations
of river floods. The cause Of the river
floods Is the destruction Of the hillside
forests along the shores Of the rivers.
As long as the river hills are lined with
trees, the soil beneath Is soft and spongy.
The leaves, living and dead, catch the
rain and hold it gently to promote the
growth of vegetation. The trees once
cut off, the rainfall PUSHES down the
hillsides in the spring floods, washing
CHASTITY, yawning gullies, and pouring
headlong into the river, causing de-
structive and widespread flooGs The
soil Of the hills is washed off, leaving
them barren and rocky. The sand and
soil rush into the roaring river and cause
it to become moro and moro shallow, to
make higher doods.
In the torrid summer days, when the
moisture that should have remained in
the soil is most needed, the earth is hot
and parched as desert. So southwestern
Asia, northern Africa and southern Eu-
rope, once the most fertile regions on the
globe, supporting teeming millions of
people, have become sandy barrens, SIM
ply through cutting off the trees from
the highlands along the water courses.
And 60 the whole United States will be-
come like Arizona in time, unless the
murderous tree stripping policy is
stopped. The only way to stop the floods
and reclaim the deserts is to replant the
trees and let them stand.