The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


A KANSAS MAN sunk shaft on his farm the
other day. and in going down 100 feet, it is said
! struck two 5-foot veins of mineral paint, 10
foot stratum Of brick clay, 90 inch vein of coal
and 5-foot stratum of marble.
BONNIE LERRE was startled by a freak in the
streets of St. Louis. He hailed from Caldwell,
Tex, was named James Keith. and wore
plated beard done up in silk, which was seven
feet long and trailed two feet on the floor when
unreefed
THE New YORK Evening Post, canvassing the
Tammany Hall general committee, finds its
actual membership 1884 number allowed to
vote, 1856; rum sellers, 654 criminal rum sell
ers. 5i5; not in the city directory, 1.z65; no &C.
cupatIon, 1i7.
The socialist congress, at Halle, has resolved
that no one shall be received in its nsw party
who may have been or shall be guilty of any
dishonorable practices. This is exit emely edi-
flying. and will keep the members from being
uncomfortably crowded.
The Montreal Chamber of Commerce wants
the Canadian government to put a duty of 5
cents dozen on eggs from this country, which
is the size OF the duty laid on Canadian eggs by
| the Mckinley bill. Meanwhile, the Importance
of the hen on either side of the border is ex-
| allied.
THE RESULT of mechanical and physical tests
proved the fitness Of aluminium bronze for
artillery and small arms, particularly as recent
| experiments with smokeless powders have
| shown so gveat an injury TO steel-made
| artillery.
| The ostrich farm at Oceanside was raided re-
Gently by California lion. He got into the
pen where sixteen ostriches were kept and
| scattered them right and left. The men in
charge secured the country and secured all but
| one, which is still at large The ostriches were
valued at 1900 each.
A FUEL COMPANY in Minneapolis prints on it's
| envelops a weather forecast for the north
west" Considering the source it is scarcely
surprising that the predictions" are given in
cool weather in Octob r, followed in November
| by heavy snow and cold weather. In December
| and January very severe weather. Heavy snow
storms Will predominant in February and
| March, causing blockades which will cause
| scarcity OF coal. Keep your bins well
! stocked"
| AMONG the incidents Of the Harrison domon-
, stration at Topeka is related the following:
Senator ingalls, was standing in the office of the
| copeland hotel, when he was approached by a
| well-dressed man who reached out his han
with the observations: Your face seems famil-
! lar to me and think have met you before "
Quite likely, responded the senator, my
name is ingalls," Ingalls," echoed the
replied the veteran statesman, while a sardonic
smile wreathed his features as he reflected upon
the hollow mockery of fame.
FOLLOWING the shipments of eggs which have
been made to England during the past week.
says the Montreal Witness, comes the an
nouncemeut OF an expectation of 100 tons of
nay this week for which the Mckinley bill ex-
acts o. per ton duty on quantities going into
the states. This cannot be called now expert
I ment. There have been previous shinments to
Liverpool but not on large scale. Now that
ia apiff inf f.arAs . 10.
the states the expectation TO Brit
ism markets will be great. The present
shipment of 100 tons is sent over as a sort of
test of the market
GEORGE B. MARKLE, the well-known banker
has an envelope that has done considerable
travelling of late. 1t enclosed a letter which he
mailed to a friend in Paris Aug 49, The friend
was travelling. and the letter followed him from
Paris to Vevey, Switzerland, then to Milan
Italy, then back to Paris. and thence to Vienna,
where 1t overlook him. AT every point more
stamps were put on, and the stamp of the re.
cevins office affixed. 1t cost the gentleman to
whom it was addressed 52A cents to get IL out
OF the Vienna postoffice. which, added to the
postage OF cents from Portland, made 571s
cents, all told. The envelope has been returned
to Mr.. Markle.
THE rumor that Robert Louis Stevenson has
lately been in the United States and intends to
spend the coming winter in the Adirondacks is
discredited by John c. Klein in the Washington
Post. The latter gentleman, after mentioning
that Mr.. Stevenson had bought 400 acres of land
on the island of Upolu, adds His principal
reason for making his home in Samoa. imao.
ine owing to the healthfulness of the countrY
and particularly its adaptability to the lung
trouoe to which he is subject. Advices which
| received from Samoa in lIay last told me- thar
Stevenson was then in Sydney New s NTH
Wales. and that he intended visiting England
during the present summer, but would return
TO samoa IN November and build his home
there. " ~
NOVEL FOOT RACE came off in Chattanooga
recently, the prize being nothing less than the
hand of mountain maid, Polly Andrews the
belle of Walden's Ridge. Tom Mitchell md
John Vanleet sued for her favor, and She was
unable to decide between them. They beiny in
earnest propose1 a duel, TO which the girl de-
INJURED, realizing that if one were killed and
the other fugitive she would lose both. AS
the crucial test she decided upon a foot race
from tae tennessee mes river to Farmount, on the
summit OF Walden's Ridge, d matter of ten
miles, much Of it a steep climb. The mar
started at p. M. and at $40 Vanleet reached
the goai, country postoffice. His rival came
ia pad second, fitteen Minutes latter The
oeaten man accepted the situation and Miss
Polly accepted the winner
BARON ALBERT RoTHscHILp. of Vienna 10 ~
enthusiastic amateur photographer. A short
time ago he was in the Tyrol and had found
good point of view, half way up one of the hills
rising above the valley of Cortina di Amnezzo
Accordingly he set to work to arrange his an
paratus ensconced in the black velvet coyerinS
h Mnen ne emerged rat couple stood before
him whose dialect Immediately showed them to
be well TODD Berliners. The husband promised
he would pay the photographer Handsomely if
ne consented to take their portraits with the
background OF Monte CriStallo or the
Antelao for the unces and aunts at hon1a
Baron Rothschild. highly amused at the self
sufnclent tone OF his would be patron, said his
a app was Tor landscapes only; but this
was pooh-poohed by the Berliner. who Knew
better, and gave his name, adding that he was
a banker who could afford to nay for caprices
Baron Rothschild, reDressng his laughter when
tne rat lady arranged her dress and put on her
sweetest smile, took the portraits They proved
success, and the Berlin banker gave strict
lhJuncIlons that he must have at least four
copies by nooa the next day, as he had fixed his
departure Tor that hour On the following day
one OF oaron Rothschild's servants took tine
photographs to the Aquila Nera hotel. where
tne oaron autograph on the beautiful portraits
sGanalng IN bold relief against Monte Oristallo
created a sensation. A0
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