The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

DR.. JAMES s. KELLY, New YORK physician
who has been in Berlin studying DR.. Koch's
| treatment. has returned home a convert to the
system. but strong in the belief that the lymph
| Is dangerous in inexperienced hands He says:
| II consider that the lymph, TO the medical
world, Is what dynamite is to the engineer"
De FREYcISEU. French minister Of war. has
issued order that no person without salts
factory papers from the military authorities
| shall be allowed near any French fertilization or
| military establishment, and that French officers
| and priyaLes shall no longer lounge in reStau-
| rants, hotels and cafes frequented by foreign
| ers. The object is to curtal the extent Of the
| Italian, German and Austrian systems Of espion-
| age in France.
OTro REIMER, a convict in the Indiana south
ern penitentiary at Jeffersonvils. is said to be
| brother-in-law of the eminent German
! bacteriologtst Prof. Koch. Reimer was Civ en-
Two years sentence Tor stealing cheap silver
watch az Terre Haute. He Is probably the best
educated convict in the United States, speaking
nuently German, English, French. Spanish and
Italian, besides being proficient In Greek and
| Latin. He is 4S years old.
A WONDERFUL FABRIC, called a monumentaI
carpet, is being wrought by the Viscountess de
| Chambrun, the Countess de LINERS. Nine de
IsaTour-Nabourg and other pious French ladies'
| for the "Basilica" or votive edice which is in
| process OF completion on the nights of Mont
martre The fabric Is valued at Sl00 600, and Is
wrou yht with the designs emblamatic of the
events in the history Of Paris and Montmartre,
interviewer with the names of the fair needle
women and Of the two archbishops of Paris
unner whose auspices the Basiica was
| founded.
The sword which Washington wore when he
resigned his commission and for which the
Massachusetts authorities have been nego-
ttating with Edward Everett Warner, represent
ing the Lewisi family collateral descendants OF
the Washingtonsj, Is now offered at $4,000.
Twice that amount was asked originally When
there was talk of the federal government pur-
chasing 1t Senator Hosr said It was 1.-The one
single relic on the face Of the earth which all
valuable, sacred and precious" Senator Voor-
hees was quoted as saying that LIT was cheap
at any price. hallowed by such memories"
THERE is a story told of Bishop Potter and
Mrs James Brown Potter which has not vet got
into print, believe, yet which is funny Bishop
Potter is the son of the late bishop of Pennsyl-
vania, Alonzo Potter, who was one of the most
eminent men in the Episcopal church, and the
nephew of the late bishop of New York whose
assistant bishop he was for long time. The
| adoption of the stage by Mrs. James Brown Pot
| ter was extremely distasteful to all the Potter
| family, and the present bishop was asked to use
| his influence. He saw the would-bs actress and
talked with her in vain. at last he limited that
| II she must go on the stage she might
| take some other name. WHAT she exclaimed
abandon the nam ell have made famous!" The
bishop was dumb.
The Montreal Star tells this absurd story:
"a friend of James Johnson, Quebec street
Kingston, Ont. brought him a swarm of Cali
fornia beer bees. Hived in self-sealers and
| given mixture of syrup, sugar and water, the
colony manufactures about three quarts of
beer, equal, it is said, to malt, and enough
drunk Will put head on a fellow as big as any
| one could desire. James johnson, Jr,, Factory
| street. Odessa, came here and took swarm
home. They are in an eiRht-ounce bottle. and
resemble 'baey's own sponge. When placed
| in the sun or in a warm place they shoot rap
-ly from their bed to the top of the fluid then
return languidly to the bottom again. When
| hundreds of them shoot at once they make
things slzzle. About twenty four hours COM
pletes the make and the beverage is then fit for
use"
The DEMOCRATS in the Wisconsin legislature
have fulfilled their promise to repeal 1.-The Ben
| nett law, p" as it is called. That is to say they
| have decided that the English language shall no
longer be the language of the public schools.
| Ihis was the feature Of the law that provoked
| most of the opposition to it. In all other re-
spects it did not differ from the ordinary school
laws throughout the union. It did not touch
the question of religion, aud did not dis Grim
mate against any sect or class. This matter is
| one that will come up again in Wis
| cousin The supporters of the Bennett
| law will not abandon their position and consent
TO let the present verdict stand. There Is a
point of decided importance in the Casa
point OF principle, and not simply of policy
| The public schools of that and every other state
| should be so conducted as to promote the de-
| velopment Of patriotic feeling. Its from them
that the ranks of citizenship are mainly re-
! crulted. The great majority of children In this
| country get their education In such schools
i and are influenced thereby for good or i'll
\ as long as they live. There is no rea-
son why they should be instructed in an
l alien tongue, but many reasons why thew
should be taught only In English. Our language
| is certainly good enough for all purposes. It is
1 to-day the leading language Of the world and
we can not afford to diSparage it in any way or
| degree. Those who have come here from other
countries to enjoy the blessings of our institu-
| lions and to participate in the management of
our affairs are expected to become Americans
In spirit and purpose, and their sense of duty as
well as of interest should dispose them to favor
| the language that is part of our system of
| political, commercial and moral welfare and
progress.
| Col. THOMAS P. OCHILTR EE who has recently
| returned to New York from a prolonged visit
| to Washington, has been to see "a Texas Steer. ~
| Hoyt & Thomas latest farce, and the other night
he passed oblQue looks in the Star theauer upon
| A. c. Gunter's comedy drama of MIR. Potter of
Texas, " based upon the book of that name by
the same author. AS result the gallant col
one ia fired with indignation, believing that the
| statesmen OF his native state have been in
famously mahgnsd in these two theatrica
| productions. He insists that the Lone
Star state has given to congress some
OF the greatest men who have ever walked it's
floors, and proudly proclaims the fact that
| at one time the chairmen of the WAYS and
| means committee, the judiciary committee
| and the appropriations committee were all
| 1cAdo. Inc ColOuSl III Clo course OF his
| argument reveals, at least, one interesting fact
in the identity of Mr.. Potter of Texas" and
| claims that he gave Mr. Gunter the suggestion
| upon which the authors hero was built.
| According to his narrative mr. Potter in the
| flesh was Dick King, Pensylvaniah, who went
| to Texas, and there in time became the pro
| prietor of the famous Santa Gertrades rancho
| which is said to be one Of the finest pieces of
| landed property in the world. When the pro
| prietor was alive there browsed upon this vast
| estate, according to the figures given by Col.
| Ochiltree, 100000 cattle, 10000 horses and
| 10000 sheep, and for tho care of these herds
there, were employed 1900 vaqueros King be-
| lieved in the development of the country BY the
| building of railroads. and himself constructed
| one from Corpus Christi to Laredo, but would
| not permit rails 70 be laid within twenty miles
| of his house King is dead, hut the great rancho
which he owned Is stlh intact, it having
| descended to his children, who have net vet
| dividedit.
| JUDGE INeRAHAM of the New York supreme
court has confirmed the report of Referee Ed
| win G. Kent allowing Miss Esther Oracle Law
renee of New York, daughter of the late Gala
| tin Lawrence and granddaughter of the late
William Beach Lawrence of Newport. $4,000 a
| year out of her income. Under the will of her
n faf lar .lN