The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-22
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JUST WHAT FULL GROWN BLACK BEAR can do
IN the way of hugging was demonstrated in
Maine week or two ago, when bruin seized a
barrel Of Desf, gave il a squeeze and crushed it
IN pieces. 1t was estimated to be a squeeze of
| tWo-horse power.
| SIEGFRIED WAGNER son of the famous com
poser. has determined to devote himself to
music. He has entered his name upon the roll
| 0i Ihs music school at Frankfort-on-theM Main
| MS ambition is to conduct the performances of
MS fathers works at Bayreuth.
| The OTHER DAY an old Scotchman of 20. with
a stout stick and blue goggles, stopped in Mil
waukee on his way home to the old country.
| de had walked from California and was yyIllins,
Win assistance, to do the rest of the Journey on
| loot. The Milwaukeeans, however, gave him a
| more substantial lift
| ENGLISH PAPERS report the death of Mr..
/ Robertson Gladstone, brother of the ex-
premier, of whom he was very fond and proud.
lie was powerful and slashing orator. and on
one occasion, some twenty years ago, com
pared his brother William to Christ on account
| OF the prosecutions he had to endure over the
irish CHURCH question This comparison raised
| terrible storm, which took some time to sub
| side.
BARON DoUNEzAL, a French officer, proposes
| that France and Germany should fight on
| new principle, each country to have 100000 men
| on Its side only. At the same time he is
liberal in his offers to Germany and saws thar
that country may have 1000 Italians TO help
IT, Of course the baron is certain that France
would remain master of the field. Germany
would then have nothing to do but give up
AISace Lorraine and her standing armies.
A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in Melbourne, Aus
tralia, has introduced some innovations into its
services, which, although happily blending pa
| triotism and piety. would startle the sober
at rr,aa fb.a chAfr
posed of gentlemen wearing the Highland kilt
aud girls attired in the costume of the Lady of
the Lake sing their hymns of praise to the mu-
Sic of the hagpipes. The ingenious parson who
| contrived these effects has his reward in greatly
enlarged congregations.
ALTHOUGH not particularly strong believer
in miraculous Intervention, Prof Gleason, the
| horse trainer, believes that his life was saved
once early in his career by something little less
than miracle. Il learned the business under
TIE famous Rockwell. " he said, in telling the
story View i'll California in 1875 and we're
10 leave there for Oregon by steamer Just
before the time of sailing l was stricken with
| typhoid fever, and when the day came | was
too low TO leave my bel So Rockwell sailed on
the steamer Pacific and was to follow him as
soon as grew well. The Inflated Pacific left
her dock at San Francisco at O'Clock on the
| evening of Nov. 4, 1875; at 10 o'clock the same
| night she sank beneath the ocean with all on
| board. Rockwell and his family and his horses
| including the famous Mazeppa and about
SfO,OOO in cash, all went under. If it hadn {
been for that stroke of typhoid fever l wouldn't
be here to-day"
| CONVENTION OF Heavenly RECRUITS is
being held in Philadelphia. The following re
| port of meeting is contained in a paper of
that city: The object of the convention is the
| healing of the sick and curing of diseases, con.
| version of sinners and to contend for the faith
once delivered to the saints. Evangelist C. NJ.
| Ruth of indianapolis was on the platform sur
| rounded by number of preachers and elders
| shouting at th9 tops of their voices. Near the
| platform were number of men and women
| crying and yelling. strange sight was a
woman OF middle age PROSTATE on her back in
| one OF the aiseS, while around the chapel were
| a number of men and women clapping their
| hands and kissing the new recruits. All manner
| or diseases are guaranteed to be cured, pro-
vded the person joins the army of the saints.
Each visitor as he cutters the hal is accosted by
an elder who asks him ii he is seeking salvation.
| One elder said last night that he believed there
| was no salvation for reporters
SAMUEL CHAVEZ, a very bright boy of IS years,
| eldest son of Carpio Chavez, a wealthy Mexican
| residing at Paraje N. NJ, was out with his
| fathers sleep in the San Mateo mountains, and
/ on Saturday the pack burros strayed away and
| the man in charge of the herd went to look for
| them. He returned without them and Sun law
| the boy started after the burroS while the man
! changed the camp. He continued the search
| Monday morning, and when it commenced
showing the boy started for the new camp, but
l became exhausted and bewildered, and was
| compelled to lie down. When the searching
party found him Wednesday morning he was
more dead than alive from cold and hunger
having eaten nothing for four days. The boy
is now at his fathers house. He was accom-
panied by large Mexican dog, who led him
over the best path long as the boy could
travel, then lay close to him until the storm
abated some and then struck out in search of
some one to rescue the boy. When the dog
| sighted the men he was almost wild with de-
| light, and led them direct to the boy.
THE VETERAN FINANcIER, Jay Cooke, the
| failure of whose banking house precipitated the
panic of the seventies, is a frequent visitor in
New York lately, says the Press. He has the
| look of patriarch by reason of his erect figure
| his broad brimmed soft hat. his cape overcoat
and his flowing gray beard. He must be verg-
ing on to 40 years of age, and has had "a event
full career, which he says he intends to put into
| the form of autobiographical relation one of
| these days His connection with the
government finances during the war period
would make a chapter that would be
| read the world over. Although his
| banking house failed, Mr. Cooke has a large
| fortune now, and enjoys life thoroughly He
has country place i'll the wilds of Northern
Pennsylvania, where the hunting and fishing
| are good, and he still owns the famous Gibrai-
| tar, pleasure house on a rocky island in Putin
| Bay, Lake Erie am told that he has extensive
holdings in Duluth property, and with gentle
man named Fuller he built the Harrisburg and
Gettysburg railroad which they are about ex-
tending to Washington, 1t will thus be seen
| that the sphere of Mr.. Cookies usefulness and
activity is still very wide.
GERMAN PAPER some time ago invited all
masculine readers over forty who had remained
single to make a public statement of their
reasons for not entering into the matrimonial
alliance. The best and wittiest piece was to re-
ceive prize of twenty marks The jury an.
pointed 10 decide upon the merits of the stale
ments consisted Of three persons-a young girl
young married lady and mother-in- law In
response TO this invitation l47 answers were re-
ceived at the Office of the paper. After long
discussion and elaboration the Jury awarded
the prize TO the author of the following declare
ton: From my earliest youth was hot-tem-
pered and vain, and never was satisfied with the
good things which Ienjoyed, but always wished
and strived for better Things; therefore WIS
guided by the words of the holy gospel, which
say that be does well who gets wife unto him.
but that he who does not do so acts still bet
ter. AS an idealist could be perfectly sure
that the poets words in reference to two hearts
that beat as one,' would never be justified In
matrimony. AS a realist | could understand
that marriage was lottery, and that in view of
the small chances for success. it was not worth
while to take any risks. As an egoist can saw
I entirely crafty my own self. and why should
| make any sacrifice!' for marriage is nothing
bat a sacrifice of the ego. AS a crank add
that girl without a dowry | do not wish to
marry and girl with dowry | cannot get"
The ANNOUNCEMENT made the other day that
Jay Gould would sit for his portrait in oil to the