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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Not Very Rough on Rats.

He had the appearance of one who had
seen much of the world and had not found
it soft snap, says the Louisville CONNER
ciaL. He looked as if he had been engaged
in lifelong struggle with an adverse
destiny and was soul-weary. His clothes
were composite, and he had evidently long
been a stranger to water in all it's uses He
shuffied into the saloon attached to we'll
known variety theater the other day. and,
leaning against bar, gazed with deep
yearnlng In his eyes upon the shining rows
of bottles and cut glasses ON the other side
The bartender was about to signal the
bouncer to do his duty, when the stranger
asked for the proprietor. He was standing
near by, and inquired, with severe scrutiny
of the bold intruder, what he wanted.
Have you any rats in the housew asked
the stranger.
"Ratsl Well, should say sol Big as
cats" said the proprietor.
do you want to get rid of thems"
"You bet!' was the reply.
well, you give me a drink and din
ner," said the stranger, land l will agree to
kill every rat in your house in half an
hour.n
The proprietor's curiosity was aroused.
He couldn't see how it c.uld be done, but
here was fair proposition and the expense
was not great anyway. So he said:
Il guess I'll go you once anyway, but l
QOu Dell6V6 you can 40 III.
The stranger took large, soaking drink
"a drink that, as it percolated through his
system and found its way to remote ex-
tremities that had grown dry and parched
from forced abstemiousness, gave him now
hold on life-and tie looked confident and
happy as they repaired to neighboring
restaurant for the dinner.
he ate hearty meal 1t wasn't a square
meal-it was an ali-round meal It was
meal that any man or several men might
have been proud Of and looked back to as
one of the great achievements of their lives.
When he got through they walked back to
the saloon, the stranger meditatively pick
ing his teeth and the proprietor thinking all
the time how in the world was he going to
kill all those rats in half an hour, When
they got back to the saloon the stranger
asked?
'Have you spade handy?"
boy was sent for one, and soon returned
with it. By this time crowd had collected
to see the sport. Ever ybody was waiting
in great suspense TO see the slaughter begin.
The rat catcher took the spade, examined it
carefully, and tested its weight, while the
crowd held its breath. Next he selected a
big, comfortable chair, seated himself,
crossed his legs, leaned back with benig-
nant expression on his scared countenance.
and said:
snow bring on your blank ratsl"
There was a momentary pause, and then
sound of Incorporate revelry, followed by
the quick opening of the door and the sud-
den emission of a heterogeneous mass.
which landed far out on the nud-cushioned
pavement. Slowly and painfully it I'M
tangled itself and limped into the passing
throng.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Mistaken Identity.

Inc Following yarn was recently related
to Maine attorney by Judge E. R. Hoar
of Concord, says the Lewiston Journal.
H. indicates that there are cases of mistaken
identity: A man was tried for highway
robbery at East Cambridge, Mass, some
forty years ago. He had no counsel, be-
longed to the class of habitual criminals,
and as the evidence went in you would have
said the case was hopeless. The person
robbed Unidentified him with absolute GER
tainty. Other witnesses who had known
hum long and intimately testified to seeing
him in the neighborhood of the place where
the robbery was committed justbefore it c.
occurred, and others who knew him equally
well heard his voice at the time Of the out
cries, and saw him running away from the
scene of the C ime. As the government end
ed the examination Of each witness the
court asked the prisoner in the dock if he
wished to ask the witness auv questions
To which he uniformly answered: "Yes.
one question:" and, being told to ask it, it
was each time:
Are you sure it was me?'
To this each witness replied:
Certainly; know it was you"
When the governments case was closed
the judge asked the prisoner If he had any
evidenceto offer or wished to say anything
to the jury.
He had seemed to be very cold and un-
ment on his failure to disturb the confidence
of any adverse witness, and to the judges
question replied
81 should like to call one Witness"
Call him, them" said the judge.
sis Capt. Robbins in courts" said the
prisoner. and there stepped forward the
well-known master of the house of correc-
ton, with his record book of commitments
under his arm.
do you know mea" asked the prisoner.
81 should think did" replied Capt. Rob-
bins.
'Will you look in your record and tell the
court where Twas on Dec. IA, lastp' (the day
of the crime on trial.
Capt. Robbins looked in his book. "You
were in the house of correction at South
Boston, serving out a years sentence for
larceny"
That's all, ~ said the prisoner.
The judge said to the jury that the de.
fence, though not especially creditable.
seemed to be conclusive if they believed
Capt. Robbins.
This would have been good story to tell
at the Barron trial, when the Dexter wit
nesses had testified that they recognized
Stain and Cromwell after ten years had
elapsed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
ROBBED AN ORPHANS HOME.
The Treasurer of a Philadelphia In
stitution $4,000 short.

Inc treasurer OF a Philadelphia In
stitution $4,000 short.
PHILADELPHIA. May 30.-It has leaked
out that John File, late treasurer of the
Lutheran orphans home, is a defaulter to
about 5000. File has been treasurer of
the home since 1872. 1t was the policy of the
board of directors of the home not to touch
the endowme its which year after year were
made, but to defray the working expenses of
TIE Institution from interest aid donations.
The particular acc UNITS bearing upon the
latter have been found to be accurate in
every particular. The defalcations are con-
fined to the endowms It fund alone. This
fund should amou { 70 S43, 900.
EvADED MAKING A REPORT.
File had several times been ordered to
make report to the directors, but, under
one pretense or another, he failed to do so
until the last meeting, when he broke down
and admit ed having misappropriated the
FUNDS de was allowed to depart, af er having
handed over a state nent which showed
tnat the only securities he was possessed of
were some city, P. S. railroad, canal and
other bonds. amounting altogether to some
So,OOO. Or these some are utterly valueless,
aud 1T Is believed that the only assets re-
manning cannot realize more than 5000.
BOGUS ENTRIES.
The mortgages" and "bonds and stocksn
which had figured continually in so many
annual reports were found to be fic itious
and to have been used by the tire lsurer as a
c1nvenient cloak to account for investments
that had never been made. The directors
VIII decide at their meeting on Monday
next what action TO pursue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
BRUNsWIcK's RIFLEMEN.
They Start for Kansas City Amid
Music and Cheers.

They Start for Kansas City Amid
Music and Cheers.
BRUNSWICK, GA, May 30.-The Bruins
wick Rfiemen departed tonight for Kansas
City via the Brunswick and Nv estern and con-
Meeting roads. The boys were eager for
their departure and long before the time ap-
pointed could be seen hurrying to their
armory. At O'Clock the line was formed,
and. headed by the Atlantic band, they
proceeded down Newcastle street to Monk
and thence to the depot. Along the line Of
march throngs of enthusiastic citizens
cheered them, and at the depot a tremen-
dous crowd had assembled. The special
train pulled out at 7:30 o'clock amid the
cheers of the spectators and the stirring
strains of "Dixie" from the band.
A WELCOME AT wAYCRoss.
WAYCRoss, GA, May 30-The Bruins
wick Rifles passed through Waycross en-
route to Kansas City tonight. They we're
met at the depot by the Waycross Rifles, in
full dress, under command of Capt. Farr
The brass band and 1000 citizens turned
out Waycross gave the Brunswick Rifles
a grand reception. They have first-class
coach and baggage car, beautifully dec
GRATED, representing the city. AS the train
pulled OUT the Rifles gave three cheers for
the Waycross Rifles and the band struck up
0Diria -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
THE APAoaEs' NEMESIS.
Old Man Prior's Long and RELENTLESS
Hunt After Indians.

Old Man Prior's Long and Relentless
Hunt After Indians.
Old man Prior's long hunt on the Apache
trail is ended His body was found recently
by two prospectus on the Colorado Chi
quito, near Bill Williams mountain, says
dispatch in the New York Press. But no
Indian had rubbed him out; he had persisted
OF exposure. having become too old to en-
dure the privations of his lonely scouts in
the mountains. Many years ago old man
Prior bad wife and two children and
ranch in Arizona. Que day he returned
from search for some lost cattle to find
the man2led bodies of his wife and children
lying beside the smoking ruins Of his cabin.
band of Apaches had passed that way.
Old man Prior didn't say much, but he
rode into the nearest town, bought lot of
cartridges and rode away into the noun
tains. From that day old man Prior was
seen in the towns and mining camps of
Arizona only when he was ont of grub and
ammunition. He would ask for a job at
any kind of work, and would work hard
for week or two. Then he would spend
every cent of his wages for cartridges and
provisions and disappear.
In old man Prior's eyes every Apache was
hostile, on the reservation or off, and he
adopted the Apache's own style of warfare
bushwhacked 'efn when he caught 'em out
alone. Many an Apache, ON good terms
with the government and drawing nations
between raids, tumbled off his horse in some
lonely canyon with one of old man Prior's
bullets through his head. Old man Prior
never talked about his hunts, nor much
about anything else. He took no scalps,
and there were no telltale notches cut in the
stock of his rifle, but the old-timers, who re-
member the murder of his family, knew
very we'll what sort of game he hunted, and
not one of them would give him away to
the Authorities
Settlers who had suffered themselves from
Apache raids often fitted out old man Prior
without asking any questions or demanding
any work from him in return. Tney would
fill up his cartridge belt. give him supply
of beans, -four, salt, sugar and tea, and say:
Good luck, old manp' as he rode away.
How many Apaches he wiped out no man
knows. but he had only one purpose in life,
and he stuck to it to the end and died on the
Apaches' trail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
SEIZED BY BLACK DEMONS.

A Woman of Suwannee Dragged into
the Woods and Horribly n-Treated.
ATLANTA, GA, May 30-The Journal
received a special from Suwannee to-day
which says: 1.-The community three miles
south of this place is wild with excitement
this morning. About 8 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon three negro men approached the
house of John Taylor and found his wife
alone. They seized her and dragged her a
mile into the woods, where she was detained
and treated in a most shameful and brutal
manner until dark, when she was left In an
unconscious condition. She was compelled
TO find her way home alone with her babe,
which they also carried along. The country
is being secured for the villains, and If
found Judge Lynch will doubtless preside. {"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
CHARLESTON AS A WAY STATION.
An Effort to Compel the Road to Make
the City It's terminus.

$500 >~<~OAo W OCAIpOl bu5 IkOdu 10 Make
the City It's terminus.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. May 3O.-The execu-
tive committee of the chamber of commerce
to-day took decided steps for the squelching
OF Ashley junction on the Charleston and
Savannah railway. The subcommittee.
who have had the matter under advisement
Tor several years, submitted report con-
tanning the following recommendation:
THAT an application be made to the attor-
ney general to take such steps in accordance
with the statutes as may be necessary to
compel the Charleston and Savannah Rail-
way Company to change back its terminus
to the city of Charleston, or to vacate its
charter" and they advise the adoption of
the following resolution: THAT application
be made by the Charleston Chamber of
Commerce to the attorney general of South
Carolina to look into the question of the
right of the Charleston and Savannah Rail
way Company to maintain the terminus of
the road at Bees Ferry, nine miles from
the city, and to take such action as may be
necessary to require the said company to
change back its terminus to the city of
Charleston or to vacate It's charter
meeting of the chamber will be called
at an early day to consider the matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
A DISASTER AT A DRAW.
Thirteen Bodies Taken From the Car
That Went Through.

That Went Through.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3o.-The Oakland
marrow gauge local train ran into an open
draw on the Webster street bridge this
afternoon. The engine, tender and the first
car, which was crowded with passengers.
went through. Thirteen bodies have
already been recovered.
The train vas one connecting Oakland
with the San Francisco ferry boats A yacht
had just passed through the draw and the
keeper could not close it in time. The road
curves sharply short distance from the
creek, and when the engineer saw that
the draw couldn't be closed he en-
deavored to stop, but his train
was TOO heavy and he failed. The engine,
with the tender and first car went overheard
and the front end of the second car broke
open and many passengers from it fell into
the water. The car, which had followed
the engine to the bottom, soon rose and
such passengers as had escaped were picked
UP by yachts which gathered at the scene.
THIRTEEN BODIES RECOVERED.
The car was lowed into shallow water. a
hole cut in the roof and thirteen bodies
taken out. The list of identified is as fol-
lows:
MARTIN KELLY, of Oakland, assistant
chief wharfnger for the s ate.
a. n. AUSTIN OF Une Qrm OF austin q
Phelps of San Francisco.
Miss FLORENCE A. AUSTIN.
Mrs. BRYAN O'CoNNoR. widow of the
deceased member of the firm of O'Connor,
Moffatt & Co. of San Francisco.
j. K. EWING. sewing machine agent of
Oakland.
E. r. ROBINSON of the San Francisco
Ltnginldlisto of San Francisco.
Capt. JOHN DwYER of Sacramento,
Mr.. WILLIAMS of San Francisco.
H. W. AUD (colored) of Honolulu.
The two Misses KEENAN, Of San Francisco.
The thirteenth body was that of a
Japanese boy supposed to be Hermalti of
San Francisco. 1t is not at all certain that
these are all who lost their lives.
late dispatch says the engineer and fire.
man were both saved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
CONLEY'S FINE AT STAKE.
A CONFLICT OVER TIE DISPOSE
TON OF TIE HAUL.

o,A of Els Bondsmen Thinks He
should Have Half of the Plum.
Congressman Stewart Brings Homo
His sick son-Pledger Denies that
Ee said he Wished Athens De-
stroyed by Fire.
ATLANTA, GA, May S0.-Conley has paid
his 5000 fine and there is to be conflict
over the spoils. Several parties have de-
nnanded possession of the money Of the
sheriff, in whose hands it now is, and he
will be the ruler. This, however, terrifies
him not the slightest since
he desires nottingham an order
of court to directand fortify
him in his disbursement of the money. The
county commissioners claim that it ought
10 be turned into the county treasury. Mike
Meyer, one of Conley's bondsmeu, regards
himself as entitled to half the sum, and
Col. A. E Buck, Meyers associate on the
bond. who is out about $4,000, may also
have something to say before the money
is distributed, though as yet he has entered
no claim. Frank II. O'Brien, the city court
solicitor, has made formal demand on the
sheriff, which has not been honored. His
idea is that after Meyer shall have been re-
imbursed for his outlay of $1,000, the rest
of the money should go, under the law, to-
ward the payment of insolvent costs.
Judge Howard Van EPps is expected to
return in a day or two, when the matter
will come up for bearing.
CONGRESSMAN STEWART HOME.
Judge John L. Stewart passed through
Atlanta to-day on his way to Griffin,
whittier he las taking son, who recently
became i'll with fever in Washington. The
congressman will return to his post of duty
almost Immediately.
DON'T WANT ATHENS BURNED.
Pledger has called somebody liar. He
publishes card AS follows: II see from
special TO the Constitution of this morning
that / am credited with having said that I
would be glad to see Athens from Hunni-
cults to the Oconee river in ashes. | have
to say the assertion is a lie out of the whole
cloth. What Injuries the best city in Geor-
gia, Injuries me, and it does the m aterial
interests of others no good TO circulate such
false reports
START OF THE RIFLES.
The Atlanta Rifles, twenty-eight strong,
left the city tonight by the state road for
Kansas City.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
CoTTRELL CAN NOW RETURN.

The Revenue Cutter Leaves Cedar
Key to His Mercy.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. May 3O-A Cedar
Key special to the Times Union says the
revenue cutter McLane sailed from that
port last night. Capt. Symthe went with
her. No force is left to a, sist Collector
Pinkerton in the discharge of his duties or
fugitive mayor is said to have been heard
from in Honduras. Everything is quiet,
and there is very little excitement over the
approaching election to choose Mayor Cot
trelPs successor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
GUN CLUBS AT sUwANNEE.

WaycroeS OutshootS Brunswick for
the Georgia Medal.
SUwANNEE, FLA, May 30.-At the gun
club tournament held at Suwannee Sulphur
Springs to-day, Waycross won the Georgia
state medal against Brunswick by score
of 81 to 66.
Jacksonville won the Florida state medal
on a score of 40, with no competitors, which
may account for their small score.
Rainy weather for the past three DAYS de-
TERED many clubs from ate ding.
The interstate medal is TO be shot for to-
morrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
YOUNG MEMS CATHOLIC UNION.

The Annual Convention to be Held at
Washinston in October.
New YORK, May 30.-Delegates from
different societies of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union met here this after
noon. The national president. Rev. ]. Law
lille. presided. 1t was determined to held the
annual convention at Washington on Oct. z
and 5. Papers of general interest are to be
read by active workers in The young mems
cause, and orators of national reputation.
among them Daniel Dougherty and Bishop
keenan,, rector Of the Catholic University.
will address the convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Printers on q Strike.

old THIS n,or,,n my snaaad m no11 al, f1en-
usual size. The shrinkage is due to a strike
am ing its compositors last night, which
compelled those members of the editorial
staff VINO possessed typographical skill to
set to work at the case. Still they made
very fair showing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
q Big Deal at Tbomaston.

THoMAsToN, GA, Nav BOT M
Matthews to-day bought out the larga
stock of merchandise of McCrorv &
Matthews, and also the notes and accounts
and the telegraph line from Thomaston TO
GAINESVILLE. Mr.. McCrory withdraw to
give MS time to his hotel. which is daily
increasing in popularity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Thomaston's New Railroad.

THoMAsToN, GA, May 3O.--The track of
the Macon and Birmingham road ia laid to
Culloden, and when it reaches here the
Town will give the railroad authorities and
contractors barbecue. Thomaston is no
one'horse place, and will make some of her
nelghboring towns hump shortly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Chattahoochee.s Asylum.

CHATTAHoocHEE, FLA, May SO.-Messrs
Lamar, Crawford and WomDweil of the
state board came up Wednes lay from Tai
lahassee to investigate the alleged bad man.
ngement of the insane asylum. They will
take testimony from all of the nurses and
employees of the institution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
A Cloud Burst.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, May 3o.-A Special
to the Evening Wisconsin from Arcadia
Trempeleau county, Wisconsin, says: 1.-THE
biggest cloud burst ever known here occurred
here last night. Two mill dams and one
mill were compile ely swept away. The
city is flooded, but the water is falling. One
person was drowned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
DAMAGED ON HER FIRST TRIP.

The New Hamburg Steamer
Collides With an Iceberg.
NEW YORK, May 30.-The New Ham
burg-American steamship Normania ar.
rived here this morning on her maiden vow
age from Hamburg and Southampton with
a hole in her port side, having been in col
lision with an iceberg. The damage was
slight and delayed the trip but short time.
The Normania made the run from South
anption In exactly 9 days and 81 hours and
so minutes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

AMONG queer fads Of collectors are those of
collecting circus posters and portraits of riders,
coins, bindings, artists proofs and all kinds of
bric-a-brac. There is said to be an enthusiast
who has begun to gather voices on monographs
cylinders
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Unsuitable Manslaughter.

CHATTAHoocHEE, FLA, May 3O.-The
jury impaneled to ivestigate the murder
of q Ike Bell rendered verdict of iustif-
bic manslaughter by John Mason. Nothing
has been heard of Mason.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
a Brewery Burned.

READING, o., May 30.-The brewery of
Klelber q Bro. was entirely destroyed by
fire to-day. Loss, $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB.
SAVANNAH JOCKEY CLUB.

The adjourned meeting of members May 10
will be held at the Pulaski House MAY 81, at
IL o'clock NJ.
NJ. A. COHEN. Acting Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
EXCURSIONS

Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY rrcr-
sions to WARSAW. leaving wharf 9 A
connecting at Thunderbolt with train
leaving city 10 A. NJ.
FARE. ROUND TRIP Soc. CHILDREN 25-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-11-28

brac;ng known as tho Horseshoe truss"
This peculiar truss is used in all the
barns and is so cheaply and convenient
ly constructed as to become prominent
feature in modern barn building, sup
planting in time purline posts and plates
and tie girts with all their many incon-
veniences. Light and airy as the truss
appears to the common observer, emf
nent engineers, after careful examina-
ton, have pronounced it capable of car
rying with safety railroad train of
loaded cars.
The capacity of the barn is something
enormous, holding, as IL does, three
hundred and fifty tons of hay in the
bays and loft above the floor. The base
ment is divided into number of COM
partments designed for the care of cattle.
One is fitted up with stalls for feeding
forty-five steers, and each has a stall,
manger and feeding rack to himself
Adjoining this room is the cow stable,
having room for eight COWS only, which
are kept solely for the purpose of sup
plying the house with milk and butter.
Directly under the drive floor in the
middle of the basement, safe from the
action of the cold, is the large root cell
lar. Near this is the granary holding
three thousand three hundred bushels.
The rest of the room is cut up into box
stalls for bulls, calves and colts, and
they are also used for lyingin stalls for
the cows.
Fig. 2shows the horse barn, ice-house,
and Mr.. Browns private Office. The