The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

tected by Mckinley TO the tune of go per cent. .
have concluded to cut down wages rangi gfrom
IO 70 40 per cent. The thread works have thrown
5000 workers out OF employment, and there is
strike among the Paterson silk weavers
owing to a 20 per cent. reduction in thei- ages
The people are receiving valuable INF, rmation
ABOUT the operation of the Mckinley tail.
'MANNAFoRD electric and automatic light
house" is the full title of an invention which
comes from New Zealand, and is among the
first fruits of English civilization an science in
that far-oR Australasian land. Consul Connolly,
at Auckland, has sent to the state department.
at washington, ske ch aud description of il,
with the enthusiastic Endorsement of many
practical engineers and electricians who have
examined it. Mr.. Hannaford claims that this
machine will send forth electric flashes plainly
dlscernible for thirty miles. Tee cupola
revolSeS and the lamp with it,
but the arc within does not, and is always
broadside to one desired direction, the lens
pulley at its back facing the land. so that the
nasnes can be seen in that direction at will
The fash signals are arranged for the letters of
the alphabet, so that any desret message can
be sent which is of great importa ice in case of
snlpwreck or war. The arc is automatic, and
does us ow lighting or extinIuishment to tn
minute But the great novelty and most val
liable teaturs is the Windmill attachment, which
generates tne electricity ana The storage of the
latter to such ample amount that it would not
run snort OF $4,000 candle power even in six
months calm.
The DEATH has been announced of the fail er
of Leon Gambetta at the age of 20 years. at his
home near Nice. For some time he had been
suffering from cancer in the stomach, and the
severe attack he mad recently ia Cahors almost
carried htm away. He recovered sufficiently
however, to journey TO Nice about o month ago
and resumed the humble occupation which he
has carried on since his ms death-that OF
growing oranges and lemons and disposng of
them. 1t is not generally known hat the elder
Gambetta received nothing under his sons will
or the large sums of mo- ey the ench patriot
was reported to have left He had nothing ex-
cept the interest upon his savings as a general
dealer in Cahors and what he earned AZ a oran 90
grower. He lived very humb with an old
servant, and he even made g boxes in VIII 81
the results OF his labors were dispatched, and
wheeled them himself to the station upon a
hand-car,. An interesting question now arises
with regard to the remains OF Leon Gambetta.
The family tomb, situated at the cemetery
upon the Chat -au-hill, Is now full as it con
tains not only the body Of the patriot, but also
those of his mother and aunt. For long time
pressure has been brought to bear upon the
old man TO induce him to co sent to the re-
moval OF his sons remains to Paris and it is
said on good authority that he did consent to
this proposal fore his death. IL is therefore
probable that this step will be taken, and that
the fathers remains will be inferred in their
place,
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Times says: "The emperor, hear, has cor
ferred on DR.. Peters the crown order of the
slowed on Maj. (then Capt. Won Wissmann, as
well as on DR.. Nacatigall, who, it may be re-
memoered, WAS sent out by the imperial gov
eminent to hoist the German flag at various
points on the west and southwest coast of
Africa. Moreover, his majesty invited Dr.
Peters out to Potsdam to sup with him tonight
and piled MIN with all sorts of questions as to
bis recent expe iition into the interior of Africa
From these Incidents it may be concluded that
DR.. Peters is now viewed by the official world
much more favorably than when he started on
what was generally regarded as a rash and
almlesS quest. There is some talk of
an intention on the part of the govern.
ment to offer DR.. Peters a colonial appointments
OF some sort either in the forei m office or
IN Africa, but it is hard to conjecture what
KIND OF an appointment this could be Dr.
Peters himself tells me that he is reserving for
more appropriate time than the present some
interesting revelations as to the relations be-
tween Mr.. Stanley and Emin Pasha, and mean
While eulogist OF his in the Dentsches WOcheu-
biatt draws comparison between the real and
would-be relIeyer of the Pasha most unfavorable
TO the former, his criticism eliminating with
the folio wing quotation from q letter of Er1in's:
With only fifteen soldiers Peters has managed
to achieve In Uganda W at Stanley did not
venture to attempt with 800 troops This is as
good III its way as the assertion OF the Cologne
Gazette some time ago that the achievements
of DR.. Peters entitled him to a place on as high
a pedestal of fame as that on which Mr.. Stan
ley Will forever stand. -"
The RULING PASSIONS Of Senator Kenna's life
are democracy ana photography, SAYS the
National Democrat. His success in the former
is well known, while in the latter comparatively
little has been written. In the building of his
new nome on Capitol Hill, Senat Kenna had
the plans drawn with especial reference to his
stu lies in photography, in which he has now
attained degree of excellence well worthy a
professional One large room on the top story
has been constructed with a skvlight to which
there are adjustable shdes aud beneath which
rang series OF draperiss. curtains and all the
grounds. The senator has provided himself
with one OF the most complete Photographic
OUTFITS TO be found in Washington Just off
from the large apartment with the skylght is
dark room. An exc II Mt photograph recently
finished is that of Senator Kenna's four
little boys, who have tn ir heads
close together laughing heartily over
some drol speech of their fathers The best
picture which he has ever taken of any of his
namesake of Senator Blackburn. The little fell
low IN dimpled nudity sits astride great bronze
turkey COCK. Senator kenua has in his Dol &C.
ton OF prominent men a number who sat to
him for their photographs short time befors
their death. Among t1em are Mr.. Norris
Peters and Senator Beck, from which latter
picture he subsequently took a large tran
sparency, which now hangs In his COMMITTEES
room at the capitol Gen. Sheridan also sat
to him for his picture short time befors his
death. but no picture was ever struck of from
that sitting as the plate was blown over by the
wfad and broken into fragments Senator
kenna frequently carries about with him a de-
tective camera at ached to one of the buttons
OF his vest, and by means of this, unknown 70
those about him, obtains some very ludicrous
pictures.