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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19

the extent Of taking advantage of the night
to slash his tent with their pocket knives.
Augusta Herald: The through freight
from Atlanta Saturday night was boarded
by one of the tramp genus, who slowed
himself carefully away beneath a freight
car and prepared to enjoy the glories OF
free ride. his scheme progressed beauti-
fully until be reached Whsless station,
whsa he concluded that he would like 70
get of before Reaching the city, as yard
lighted by electric arcs is not the thing
that one Of the guild usually prefers. He
therefore reached carefully forward
and pulled out the coupling pin,
thinking, Of course, that the train would
soon stop and he could get of. In this cal
culation be was slightly left, for they were
on down grade. and the two uncoupled por-
tions went laundering along together until
the end Of the grade was reached. when
crash went the uncoupled cars into those in
front, staving them in pretty badly. In the
confusion that followed the gentleman OF
fortune, who had escaped unharmed on the
principle that the devil cares for his own"
crept away. Ca looking for the cause Of
the wreck, however, the foot and hand
prints OF the man could be seen, and on q
shiVered piece of timber was seen a portion
OF his dress coat.
Albany Netcs and Advertiser: Engineer
John Pierson, of the Brunswick and West
ern road, and his fireman had rather
peculiar experience one night recently
which, Notwithstanding their close prox-
unity TO heat, caused the cold chills to chase
each other in rapid conclusion up and down
their vertebra. Their train was thunder
ing along at the rate Of thirty-fve miles an
hour, when suddenly and without warning
a female form clothed in a flowing robe OF
white sprang in front OF the engine, not fifty
yards away. Engineer Person blew on
brakes, but as the train rushed up to and
passed the place where the figure was first
seen, the white form glded easily and
gracefully away up the track, and seemed
20 beckon to the engineer to come on, and
then, believing he had been invited to race
with a supernatural being, the plucky
engineer accepted the invitation and pulling
his throttle wide open his train was soon
rafting elong at a tremendous rate Of
speed, but the white-robbed form kept
easily cut Of reach. sometimes tantalizing
the engineer by almost allowing
the pilot Of the ponderous machine to touch
her ghostly garments and then gliding
away as easily as breath. For three
miles the apparition stayed in front Of the
flying train. and then, as suddenly as it had
made its appearance, it disappeared, and
the train went laundering on and tue en-
gineer awoke from his trance-like condi-
ton which the race had engendered to the
conclusion that he had boon chasing a
ghost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
FLORIDA.


1t is said that the lighthouse on Anastasia
Island is twelve inches or more out of
plumb, caused by the earthquake some four
or dive years ago.
E. T. Bugbee has sold forty acres of land
belonging to E. w. Agnew, ! Il miles north
east of Ocala, to Mrs. Berry OF Boston, who
will erect 81, 500 residence on it.
Joseph p. Barry Of Pensacola writes the
Nelcs. accepting Young Bibby's challenge
to wrestle for 800 side. stipulating that
the match take place within three weeks in
Pensacola, weight to be 1856 pounds, give or
take five pounds, and suggesting that Bibby
forward forfeit, as his own Is repay
Mrs. DIR. Vedder of st. Augustine hos in
her possession the first lady'S gold watch
that was manufactured by the American
Watch Company at Waltham, Mass. 1t is
very handsome and keeps good time, never
losing a minute. 1t was ordered made
thirty years ago bya Mr.. Martin. who was
one OF the managers Of the watch works,
and was made expressly for Mrs. Vedder,
who was then living in Cuba. The watch
cost over Sl30
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19

Train 500 leaves Savannah Monday. Wednes.
day and Friday.
Train sol leaves New York Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
Train No. Ia stops at Green Pond
Train No. rs stops only at Montieth Hardee-
vile, Ridgeland, Coosawhatchie, Green Pond,
Ravenel.
Trains Nos. Is, 16, IS and SO stop at all sta
tions
For tickets, Pullman car reservations and
other information apply to j. b. OLIVEROS,
Ticket Agent, % Bull street, and at Depot.
+. p. MoSWINEY, Gen. Pass Agent.
g. 8. GADSDEN. Superintendent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19

The American eagle must be a gay old
bird-he is bald II you don't want to be
bald use Halls Hair Remover, and you
won't be. Try it'd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19

RAILROADS.
Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
Schedule in Effect Jan. 10, 1891.

TRAINS leave and arrive at Savannah by
l. Standard time, which is SO minutes slower
than city time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
Plant Steamship Line.

TRI-WEEKLY.
Tampa, Key West and Havana.
SoUTH-BOUND.
Lv Port Tampa Mon, Thur. and Sat-, 10 p. NJ
Ar Key West Tues. Fri. and Sun. at 4 NJ
Ar Havana Wed, Sat. and Mon, 8 AN.
NORTH-BOUND.
Lv Havana Mon, Wed. and Sat. at 1890 P NJ.
Lv Key West Mon, Wed. and Sat at 9 p. NJ
Ar Port Tampa Tues. Thurs and Sun. 3 p. NJ
Connecting at Port Tampa with West Indian
Fast Mail train to and from Northern and East
ern cities. For stateroom accommodations ap-
ply to City Ticket Office s., F. & w. Ry., Jack
sonville, or Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa
WILBUR MCCOY, @. +. and T. A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19

~ N1 w 4OGAs
NACooCHEE, Capt. F. SIXTH. FRIDAY. Feb.
20, at 4P.M.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. G. 8. BERG,
SATURDAY, Feb 81, at 4:3O P. n
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. ]. W. CArHARNE,
Monday, Feb. Is, 6 p. N.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. s. L. ARKrSs,
WEDNESDAY. Feb. IS. $50 p. NJ
KANSAS CITY. Capt. W. II. FISHER, Friday,
Feb q. 5A.M
CHATTAHoOCHEE, Capt. II. c. DAeGErr,
SATURDAY, Feb. 70. z Pm
TO PHILADELPHIA.
DESSOUG, Capt. GEO. SAVAGE, TUESDAY,
Feb. "a, at $50 P. NJ.
TO BOSTON
GATE CITY Capt. L. P. DoANE, THURSDAY.
Feb. 10Th, $50 P. NJ.
CITY OF SAVANNAH. Capt. C. B. GooeMs
k4MONDAY, Feb. 2S. at $3.50 p. N.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. II. c. LEWIS,
FRIDAY, Feb. e, 1880 P. M.
Through bills of lading given to Eastern and
Northwestern points aud to ports of the United
Kingdom and the continent
For freight or passage apply to
c. G. ANDERSON, Agent,
Waldburg Building. west of City Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Mapieton Notes.

MAP1EToN, N. D., Sept. 24.-Frank
Dickinson lost about forty acres of
wheat yesterday by fire. I'D. J. Hull
left last night for St. Paul where he will
meet his wife who has been visiting in
Canada, and after spending few days
there will return. Mrs @. W. Red.
mon was quite ill last week, but is now
improving. :. Wheat is coming in in a
steady stream. The yield is good,
being from twenty to thirty bushels.
Flowing is under way and the farmers
wear broader smile than usual The
school has been in progress about three
weeks. The enrolment is greater than
it was at this time last year. The up.
stair is occupied by Mr.. Millers de-
partment. The infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Etterman died at 6
o'clock Wednesday morning after a
prolonged illness. The funeral occurred
Thursday afternoon at the church. The
bereaved parents have the heartfelt
sympathy of the community.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
The Union Pacific Debt.

New YORK, Sept. 25.-Oonferences
were held between the creditors com.
mittee and the directors of the Union
Pacific Railroad 90. during the day,
and this evening the creditors commit
tee announced that at the request of the
directors Drexel. Morgan & 90. will to-
morrow offer to the public $5, 500, 900 Of
collateral extension notes at $92.1s.
These notes are part of the issue author
lied for tue purpose of extending the
floating debt of the company and bear
Interest at the rate of per ceut per
annum. No definite information can be
OBTAINED AS to whether the offer has
been underwritten or not, but members
OF the creditors committee assert that
The success of the plan is assured
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Grand Forks Items.

GRAND Forks. Sept. 24.-Chilicott,
who was arrested at Devils Lake for
selling liquor during encampment week,
and who escaped, came back here and
was about to open hotel in East Grand
Forks. Yesterday he was in this city
and last night is reported to have been
arrested by a deputy United States
marshal and taken back to Devils Lake.
The Riverside Park deal is the talk OF
the town-but the deal is not yet con-
sumated.
It makes no difference who owns the
st John block, it is right here in Grand
Forks. and it is the finest building in
the state.
The Griggs House is opened by an
is not in it-somehow.
There is good deal Of frosted wheat
in this section.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Another Mine on Fire,

W1nKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 27.-Fire in
the lower workings Of the Delaware &
Hudson Canal Co.'s large Cunningham
colliery, in the Second Ward of this
city, is burning fercely, and all efforts
to reach it or get within close proximity
to effect a section have proved futile.
The mine will be flooded to such an ex-
tent that water must reach every part
of the vein. The time required to reach
the vein and pump will take till Febru.
airy next and a large force of men are
thrown ont of employment unless they
are sent to other mines of the company.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
The Prairie Fires.

E11ENDAIE, N. r., Sept. 2G.-Word
comes from Emmons County that the
whole eastern part of the county has
been swept by terrible prairie fire in
which three men we're lost and many
families are rendered homeless. Whole
herds of cattle perished in the flames.
One herder lost forty-fve heads of stock
out of herd Of eeventy.fi five. Emmons
County is seventy-fve miles west OF
here and the reports are meager. The
fire started from threshing machine.
The loss will reach $3.50 900. The peo-
pie in the burned district are without
food and shelter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

INITIATION gold is a new compound
which was recently discovered and
which puzzles the best of jewelers. to
detect It's weight is that of gold and
acid tests are the same, except that
the acid boils a trife when applied to
IL, although when it's wiped off no
spotsis left. It is cheap and easily
worked. Its chief factor is aluminium
aonposite, from S to 8 par cent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
7 Reduced Rates for Tbr..b.r.

& ST.. PAUL, Sept. 26.-J. M. Hannaford,
traffic manager Of the Northern Pacific,
has issued the following directions to
agents Of his company in North Da.
kota:
Owing to the shortage of threshing
outfits in Dakota and desiring to place
everything within onr power in the
hands Of the farmers to secnre the best
results from the present crop. we have
decided that for the present we win
carry threshers ontfts to all stations IN
Dakota from our eastern terminals OF
from Edgsley OF Oakes 81 class "a.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Superintendent Durham Killed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 27.-Early
this evening, Col. Bradford Durham,
general superintendent of the Alabama
Midland Railroad, was shot with q
double barrelled shot gun and instantly
killed by james Cunningham, young
man 10 years old. Matters of domese
tic character led to the trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
The English Cricket Players.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-Lord
Hawks team of English cricket players
made their first appearance in this
country today at the grounds Of the
Germantown Cricket Club, their OPP.
ponents being team selected from the
best philadelphia players. The visitors
completed their first inning at 4:SO
O'Clock with total of 259 runs. In the
hait hour left to Philadelphia, stumps
oelng drawn at las, they made twenty
nine runs without the loss Of wicket.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Barnes County Notes.

VALLEY CITY, N. d. Sept. 25.-Christ
Paetow, prosperous farmer living
three miles east of Valley City, died
suddenly on the twenty.second instant
Mr.. Paetow came to Barnes County in
the fall of 1877. The severe heat hast
ened his death.
Valley City organized board of
trade by electing @. E. Heidet temper
ary president and J. J. Barclay tenn.
porary secretary. Valley City has a
great future and promises to be great
trade center.
The State Normal School opens on
the twenty.eighth instant. President
Sifton has many applications for admis-
sion from students all over the state.
Valley City is booming; and one de-
string dwelling house must buy or
build.
The 500 railroad is to be completed
to Valley City next week. and Oct. is is
the day set for the first passenger train
to arrive in Valley City. The business
men and farmers are rejoicing, and all
welcome the 500 railroad. The rate on
wheat from Valley City to Minneapolis
via the 500 is Il cents less than over
the Northern Pacific railroad.
The Kelley Institute is doing great,
good work. Every week new patients
come and the old regenerated-e entirely
oured-leave Valley City rejoicing that
there is an escape from the thraldom of
King Alcohol!
Rev. E. B. Stull, the energetic and
popular Methodist preacher of Valley
City, is reporting rapid progress with
his subscription toward the building of
the new church. It will be an orna-
ment to the city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

Ono claims to have the largest oil
well in this country if not in the world.
It is located near North Baltimore, in
Hancock County, and if permitted to
flow its full capacity would more than
fill two of the 35, OOO-barrel tanks
every twenty-four hours.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Ten Men TO E.arg,

NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 25.-Later re.
turn from the explosion of last night
place the number of killed at thirteen,
and wounded at thirty. The killed
were frightfully mangled and wounds
of those injured are terrible. The
nature of the explosion was such that
the havoc was necessarily frightful,
Those dead are:
FRED WEISS.
ANTONIO CH1EFFo.
MICHAEL ANsA1oNA.
PAsGUA1o REEsE11NA.
MICHAEL O'NE11
GIUSEPPE YARRssA.
CHARLES STEWART CARo11NA.
MICHAEL O'NE11.
FRANK MILLER.
ARTHUR Flynn.
LIZZIE HUGHES.
LIZZIE MURPHY.
HENRY BURGEssER.
Inc big copper casing mortar was
used tor bombs. They were filled with
colored fire and shot in the air where
they busst, throwing out showers OF
varl-colored sparks It was this mortar
that exploded and caused all the harm.
The mortar is about five inches in dia.
meter ana thirty inches long. About
l. O'Clock p. m. large bomb was put
IN the mortar and lighted. It is sur.
posed the bomb exploded in it. There
were hundreds Of men, women and
children standing around watching with
great expectancy. 'N'
When it exploded the air was filled
with shrieks of the injured and diving.
Intense confusion followed. A platoon
OF police were on the scene and they had
great difficulty i'll preventing the
frightened multitude from trampline
the injured to death. The explosion is
supposed to be due to an overcharee Of
powder. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Broke II Auaiu.

INDEPEFDENoE, la, Sept. 25.-Aller-
ton today started to beat the stallion
record to wagon of s:2o, held by Del
Darch, and beat all records by going
without skip in 2:15. This is the first
time the king Of stations was ever
hitched to wagon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

A HOTEL in Hamburg has been built
entirely OF compressed wood, which
by the pressure to which it is subject
ed is rendered as hard as iron, as well
as absolutely proof against the at
tacks of fire.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

The biggest doctors fee OF the age is
the 100000 marks paid by Herr
Won Bonner, a Hamburg merchant, for
his wife, The money wasn't given to
the famous Wiesbaden practitioner,
however, but, at his wish, to found a
hospital in Hamburg.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
BE PLEAD GUILTY..
Co.ing Back.

Arkansas KANSAS CRY, Kan. Sept ga
great many wagons are trailing back
over the Cherokee strip with people wbo
failed 70 get claims on lands nna ma
Tuesday. Almost all Of them viii d,;it
about o. hylng under canvas waiting fnr y
the Cherokee strip to open. They saa am
20 feel as # every one on the strin we.a
their enemy, and are said 20 Ia f;r;n.,
grass "a hundreds Of places. Gsa ss
damage is resulting. - s41sAs
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
stnbbing ARRAY at Henderson,

HENDERSON,, Mimi, Sept. ga hor.
rible stabbing and shooting ARRAY &C.
CURED in Faxon Township, this county,
today. James O'Niel, a young farmer,
shot and killed Michael Collins, seri-
ously wounded one of the latter's sons
stabbed another son and stabbed him.
self. There has been dispute about
the line between their farms, and it is
probable this was the cause of the
trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
A REPORT CORRECTED.
Sensational Murder ATTEMPT.

MADISON, Sept. 26.-A great sensa-
ton was caused here this afternoon by
the attempted murder of E. @. Wissler,
assistant bookkeeper of The State Jour-
nal Co., by P. W. Meehan, solicitor for
the paper. Wissler disarmed his as.
sailant. but not until five bullets had
been fired, one taking effect in Meehan g
hand and another grazing Wissler's
groin. Meehan is said to be insane.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
The Reyolyers Found.

SAN FRANo1soo, Sept. 25.-A dispatch
from Warden Hale Of San Quentin
prison says the conspirators who have
been in solitary confinement have con-
fessed at last and the revolvers and
cartridges concealed by them have all
been secured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
llaeDON COURIER,DEMOCRA1
KoEHMsrEDr d MCLEAN. Projectors.
.I.ANaDoN, NORTH DAKOTA.

DIVERS in the clear waters of the
tropical seas find that fish of different
colors when frightened do not all dart
in the same direction, but that each
different kind takes shelter in that
portion of the submarine growth near
est in color to that of the fish.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

IT is estimated that the treasure
lying idle in India in the shape of
boards or ornaments amount to
935O,OOO,0OO. A competent author
ity calculates that Gin Amritsar City
alone there are jewels to the value of
100000 sterling"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Fire, Not So Bad.

ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 25.-Speoials
from ten towns of northern Wisconsin
say the rain of last night checked the
fires. Drummond had q close shave
and hundreds of men were fighting fire
at one time. Last night the weather
turned cool and clear. The damage
will not be as heavy as at first reported.
as most of the fires were confined to dis
tricts burned over last spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

In big trees the new State OF Wash
ington is quite rich. A Seattle paper
mentions fir in Sumas which is 81
feet in diameter. Near Stanwood
there is cedar z feet in diameter 33
feet from the roots, and ~ feet in
diameter LIP feet from the roots.
Nooksaek reports a fir - feet in diam
etap
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

MRS. LUcIAN MAYBERRY, OF Little
Rock, Ark, is the mother of ten boys,
all born within married life OF
thirty-nine months. There are two
sets OF triplets and two pairs oftwins.
Mrs. Mayberry is a pretty blonde,
plump and hearty, of barely twenty
four years of age.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Millionaire Howard Dead.

DULUTH, Sept. 26.-John D. Howard.
ex.state senator and pioneer of the
head of the lakes, died today. His wife
died two years ago. Five sons and one
daughter survive him. His estate is
worth nearly So, 900, 600. largely in cash.
Ii is understood that the bulk goes to
the youngest son, j. L. Howard, deaf
mute now at school at Washington.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

THAT'S a great discovery of DR..
Slieoh's, in Berlin, that water can be
used as an@sthetic: but for the gen.
eral purposes of voluntary paralysis
beer will hold it's own in the German
capital and elsewhere.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

THE largest grapevine in the world
is that growing at Oys, Portugal,
which has been bearing since 1902.
It's maximum yield was in 1884, in
which year it produced a sufficient
quantity of grapes to make 165 gal
Ions of wine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Two Killed and Four IDjared.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Sept. ga col
lision of freight trains occurred four
miles west of Cumberland at z o'clock
this morning completely wrecking
twenty-five cars and killing Engineer
Charles Earnest, of Brunswick, W. Va.
Brakemen Lewis and three men we're
injured but will recover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

THERE is an immense garden in
China that embraces an area OF So
900 square miles. 1t is all meadow
land, and is filled with lakes, ponds,
and canals. Altogether it is as large
as the states of New York and Penn
sylvania combined.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
Lowered the Record,

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-In the presence
of 1000 people O. w. Darntge, of Buffa.
10, at Parkside track today put a new
American record for five miles in COM
petition. and came within fifteen sec.
onds of the five mile record made
against time. His time for five miles
was 1857; the former record was 1870
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

While flats are becoming increasing
ly popular in France among people OF
moderate means, people in a CORES
ponding position in Germany are as
anxious to live in houses of their
own, and company has Just been
formed in Berlin to enable them to do
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

A CHICAGO paper says that on April
20, 1891, Jay Gould's train ran from
Eburon to Geneva, Ill, a distance of
eight-and-a half miles, in FIVE minutes,
the rate being 102 miles an hour. If
this is correct it should go on record,
as it is probably the best achievement
yet made in the way Of rapid travel
ing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

IT is asserted that one glass OF beer
taken through straw will make a
man drunk. As most beer guzzlers
would take it through a hose or a
hydrant if convenient the straw ex-
pertinent is not likely to become pop
ular.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of Important Events
Of the Week in the North
western States.
vete For the Ladies .

OSHKOSH. Wis, Sept. 25.-The Wis
consin Methodist conference, by vote
of 100 to 30. voted in favor of the ad-
mission of women as lay delegates to
the general conference.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-08

WILD horses are sociable in charac-
ter and protect themselves against
carnivorous beasts by herding together
in large numbers. In face of any dan
ger, such as storms and fires, they
unite in still larger bodies, probably
from sentiment akin to the human
one at similar crises.