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Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-17
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THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT
"Kill me if you WILL but spare my lifep'
The shrieking voice of young girl rang
out upon the night on Chatham square
There was sound of hurrying feet, then
all was still.
Then the quick, sharp sound of police
mans club gathering on the stone pave
ment was heard, and dusky forms were
seen hurrying through the darkness. From
Giblet's concert hall, across the way, the
sound of dreamy music fioated out upon
the night. The shrill cry of the waiter,
1.-TWO up and one down, and certain death
with seltzer on the outside" rang across
the silent street. The figure of man
crouched in the doorway near by shrank
farther back into the darkness. None
heard the low mocking laugh he uttered.
The brave policeman fought his way
through the empty street and reached the
scene of the struggle. There was nothing
there.
The mocking laugh of the man crouched
in the doorway rang out again as the po-
Hceman stopped down and picked up an
anvil that had been dropped in the strug-
gle.
What could it mean?
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-17
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sssANTA FE ROUTE"
IN EFFECT SUNDAY, MAY II, 1891.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
OCALA'S PRIZE DRILL.
A Member of the LeesburR Rifles Wins
the Individual Prize.

A Member of the LeesburR Rifles Wins
the Individual Prize.
OcALA, FLA, March lathe Escambia
Rifles of Pensacola and the Leesburg Rifles
arrived at daybreak this morning. The
day has been miserably wet and disagree
able. At 8 o'clock the companies formed in
battalion and marched to the exposition,
and in the individual prize drill j. R. Cum
bingham of the Leesburg Rifles won the
medal At 1905 o'clock all the companies
marched to the depot and met the East
Florida Seminary Cadets and Gainesville
Guards. Owing to the rain the sham battle
was postponed till tomorrow. In the after
noon the companies had dress parade and
review.
The programme for tomorrow is as fol-
lows: The companies will form in front of
the Ocala house at 9 o'clock. A battalion
drill will occur at 10 o'clock. The COM
panies will form in front of the Ocala house
at o'clock and the sham battle at the ex-
position grounds will begin at 3 O'Clock.
Dress parade will occur at O'Clock.
A ball is now in progress. The exposition
building is a scene Of beauty and military
| grandeur. Fully 200 couples are on the
| dancing floor. There were 400 men in line
to-day Wilson's battery, with one gatling
| gun, will arrive tomorrow morning at
| O'Clock.
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ROW OF THE ALLIANCE.
EFFORTS TO PATCH IT UP WILL
NOT BE SUCCESSFUL.

Gov. Northen Denies That it is Per-
sonal issue With Col. Livingston-He
says That Public Morals and Com
mon Decency Are at Staks-The
People Must Decide.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12-In several
Georgia newspapers there appeared, this
morning, the announcement that, through
the offices of mutual friends Of Gov. Northen
and Col Livingston, the breech in the
alliance, which can possibly be nothing
short of war to the death, was about to be
healed. Whatever steps may have been
contemplated by the mutual friends referred
to, it is certain that they have accomplished
nothing, and can accomplish nothing, as the
following comments on the subject, fur
nished by the governor to-day, must clearly
demonstrated
at is little singular" says he, THAT the
troubles in the alliance in this state should
be considered a political quarrel between
Mr.. Livingston and myself.
OTHER AILIANCEMEN INTERESTED
"Other alliancemen, equally prominent
and trustworthy WITH myself. will bring
grave charges against some alliance officials
l have no authority to adjust their COM
plants, IL were at all inclined to. Speak
ing for myself, | desire TO say that l have
no overtures to make and no conditions TO
accept. These matters must be settled by
the verdict Of the eople after the testimony
has been submitted. This will come in due
time. The gentlemen who have kindly
sought to adjust the differences, as they
supposed, in the interest of the public peace,
do not understand that there is much more
at stake in the defense of public morals and
common decency."
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region with the most ferocious Of the car
niVorous monsters
Thus you will understand that there
were three kinds Of herbivorous giants in
the mesozoic epoch. There was the Gamer
asaurus,' which fed neck-deep along the sea-
shore, its hollow backbone serving as a float,
and It's solid legs and tail for anchors; next
was the kangaroolike 'hadrosaurus, which
waded out upon its long hind legs into deep
water IN search of food, and, finally, there
was the dang erous agathaumas,' with
enormous horns
1.-The carnivorous reptiles Of that wonder
tuI age were more uniform in their struct-
ure. They we're mostly built in the kan
CARGO style and of lighter frame. Early in
their history there were some Of them with
hollow bones, which we're probably the
greatest Jumpers ever known among verte-
brates Certain varieties Of these de-
veloped flying powers, with a spread of
wings, II such it may be termed, Of twenty
feet from tip to tip. Some Of these latter
had teeth, while others we're provided
merely with beaks like those of birds, diving
into the water for the fish on which they
lVed. Thus, you observe, there were land
saurlans, water sauriaus and air saurians.
The sO-called 'mesozoic epoch was
brought to close by the cataclysm, due to
contraction and consequent crumpling Of
the earth's crust, which uDheaved the Rocky
phere and the Alps, Pyrennees, Balkans
and Himalayan on the other side of the
world. Incidentally to this tremendous
alteration 10 the face Of the earth all these
giant reptiles were wiped out of existence
This event opened what is called
to-day the tertiary epoch 1t is
in the tertiary epoch that we live
now. At the beginning of this epoch
the only reptiles which survived were the
snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles. all OF
them resembling closely those Of their kind
which exist to-day. OF the turtles it may
be said that they represent the most ancient
types of all vertebrates, resembling closely
as they do the reptiles Of their kind that ex-
listed SO far back as the mesozoic era. There
were sea tortoises during that epoch which
measured twenty feet in spread of fippers,
while some tertiary tortoises we're not less
big IN body, measuring twelve feet from
head to TAIL
Reptiles have not changed much since
the opening of the tertiary epoch. Perhaps
the most marked feature Of their Develop
ment is found in the poison glands Of snakes,
which are simply salivary glands modified.
However, such reptiles as we find to-day on
the earth, where once they reigned as the
most highly developed being, are but de-
generate types of those which lived long
aQOn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
TENTS WON'T BE PITCHED.
THE MILITARY NOT APT TO GO
INTO CAMP THIS YEAR.

The Advisory Board Powerless to
Overcome the Alleged Defects in
the Law - The Governor Detected
Them Before He Signed the Bill, But
Couldn't Get Them Corrected.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12-The rueful
prospect now appears TO be that Macon will
be forced to give up her hopes of the perma-
nent encampment, at least for this year.
The serious doubt cast upon the constitu-
tionality of the law makes it more than
probable that the advisory board will allow
the whole scheme to go by the boards, sus-
pending action till the legislature can con-
vene and cure the defects Of the act Further
than that, it looks as if it were out of the
question for the military to take the field
this summer.
WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO COURT.
The matter is in such a mess that the
courts alone could decide what the law is,
and upon them there is no excuse for calling
The advisory board cannot take action un~
der either the old or the new law without
first practically passing on the constitution
slity of the latter. The board has no power
TO decide the point and, it seems settled that
it will no nothing. When 1t
meets the governor will send
in message laying before the body the pro-
tests fled against the method by which
Macon was selected for toe permanent
camp, and also the points made against the
validity of the law. He may probably go
farther and recommend that action under
the circumstances be suspended. The
NEWS correspondent has good reason for
the belief that the members of the board
already incline toward calling a halt, and
that no further steps will be taken toward
preparing for the encampment. There is
little doubt that it may be considered "off"
for the present.
GOV. NoHrHEN's PREDICAmENT.
Gov. Nortnen signed the act under very
embarrassing circumstances. He discov-
cred its flaws few days before the adjourn
ment of the assembly. and suggested more
than once to the members interested in its
passage that it be withdrawn and again
started through the legislation mill in bet
ter shape. The suggestion was rejected be-
cause the members thought sufficient time
did not remain to rush it through. The
governor was thus left the choice between
vetoing an act he had recommended and
signing one the constitutionality Of which
he doubted. He gave the benefit of the
doubt to the military.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
A NEW RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Hon. Virgil Powers, of Macon, Sue
nasds C-1,n mis- ainnar Rnhartann-

Hon. Virgil Powers, of Macon, Sue
ceeds Commissioner Robertson.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12.-Hon Virgil
Powers, of Macon, was to-day appointed
railroad commissioner, to succeed J. w.
Robertson, resigned. The latter, it appears,
rendered his resignation In January. The
governor asked that it be wi hheld In the
meantime Maj. Robertson was asked to give
the matter further serious consideration.
This he did, with the result that
it confirmed him in his opinion
that continuance in Office would involve the
sacrifice Of private interests such as he
could not afford. On Feb. Is he wrote
agsin, urging the acceptance Of his resiRna-
ton. To-day the governor answered:
II have delayed my reply, hoping you
might find it consistent with your personal
interests 10 continue your connection with
the commission. l now accept your resig-
nation with regret"
THE NEW COMMISSIONER.
The new commissioner will relieve his
Effingham county III May, 1919. He took a
position as rodman with a surveying corps
on the Central railroad IN 1884. Later on
he was an engineer in the survey of the
same line. From 1S47 to 1858 he was prin-
cipal assistant engineer of the Southwestern
Railroad of Georgia. From 1858 to 1858 he
was chief engineer of the Central and
served as superintendent OF the road until
July, 1876, at which time he was appointed
general commissioner of the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association. He held
this position until 1888. OF late years he
has been acting as consulting commissioner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
FIN DE Steele"
A Country That Does Not Get Worn
Out at the End Of a Century.
From the Melbourne Argus

Out at the End of Century.
From the Melbourne Argus.
Australians may consider themselves
happy that, either because of the remote
ness of their colonies or of their thoroughly
practical trend of mind, they have not
been worried with the irritating phrase FIN
de steele, which appears to be the latest
gag" that has become fashionable in the
dilettante circles of Paris and London. AS
far as we can judge from the many ways in
which the phrase is used in newspapers and
magazine articles, it is the most recent ex-
preston for indifference. Accompanied by
a shrug of the shoulders, it puts an end to
all argument. and is supposed to explain
everything that appears to old>fashioned
folks to be novel or bizarrel
If young lady smokes cigarettes and
talks slang, 1t is only an instance Of end of
the century manners. Should some quiet
aud worthy people be afflicted with a mild
but general disbelief in the teachings of
religion, OF should they have a vague long
ing for tho faith of Islam or the ill-under-
stood doctrines of Buddah, then this is
explained away as a characteristic of the
closing years of the period. Does a writer
take a peSsimistic view of politics2 Then
everything that he breads is put down to
some mysterious spirit of turmoil, which is
supposed to be natural to the close Of the
present age of civilization.
And il a man wants simply to eat and
drink and enjoy himself without paying any
regard to his duties as citizen he justifies
himself with the reflection that the end of
the century may bring great changes, and
that 1t is, therefore, the maxim of the age
to follow the advice of Horace and make as
much as possible of the present. The
phrase, however, after being popular for a
few months, will probably soon be forgot
ten; for, as an effort of intellect, it rises no
higher than the ''Ain't it sickenin'," which
a short time ago used to set Melbourne audi
ences in a roar.
The notion that civilization gets worn
out at the end of a century, and that vio-
lent and sweeping changes are to be made,
is only a simple method of avoiding thought
The divisions of time are only arbitrary,
and the end of a century has just as much
or as little as the end of year OF month
to do with the two great forces that govern
all organic life from the most complicated
to the simplest protoplasmic forms-the
force that makes for conservation and
growth, and the force which produces de-
struction and decay.
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AUGUSTUS FLOOD.
The Water Rising Again-Capt. Carter
Summoned

I
Summoned
AUGUSTA, March 12.-After falling from
s. feet inches TO % feet 5 inches, the Sa-
vannah river began to rise again this morn
ing, and tonight at midnight registers 30
feet inches. having risen feet inches in
eighteen hours, or about two inches per
hour, all day long. Opinions differ as TO
the extent of this second rise. Some peo-
OF 30 feet inches. Others believe
it will not go higher than 80
feet. The people are apprehensive and
disturbed, however, and merchants are pre-
pairing against a possible rise. while the
railroad management went so far as to
move oil of its engines out Of the round
house and send them out Of the city or 70 a
side track outside Of the city limits. This
was in the opinion Of most people an I'M
called for amount Of precaution, but it served
to show how apprehensive the people have
grown.
CAPT. CARTER SUMMONED.
A telegram was sent to Capt. D. NJ A..
Carter, the government engineer at Savan-
nah, and he has wired that he will be here
in the morning. An effort will be made to
interest the federal government in the
effort to protect augusta against these rises
in the Savannah river, and it was deemed
~ pOi "0uS ~ Ho' OoPl' S@i 20 hOt ~ SOC
the city during high water so that he could
make an accurate aud authoritative state
menu.
A meeting Of the city council was held
this afternoon to discuss the matter, and a
special committee was appointed and en-
powered to employ competent engineer
and thoroughly investigate the matter Of
protecting Augusta against the overflow.
Henry Lamar and Miss Louise Connolly,
who were drowned together in the canal
Tuesday evening, were buried to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
A NEGRO HANGED.

He Was of Course Sure That He Was
Going Straight to Heaven.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, March 12.-Rich-
are White, negro who murdered Frank
Hudsonin this county paid the penalty of his
crime on the gallows here to-day. He pro-
fessed religion before his execution. and
acknowledged to having committed the
murder. Rev. Culpepper, the evangelist,
went on the gallows and prayed with him.
White addressed the crowd around the gal
lows, aud advised his negro friends never to
be guilty Of such a crime. He said he felt
that God had forgiven him, and that he
would sleep tonight in the Savior's arms.
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a BLAZE AT OCALA.
The Warehouse of a Furniture G

The Warehouse of Furniture Com
pany in Ruins.
OcALA, FLA. March 12,-This morning
at 5 O'Clock the large warehouse of the
Ocala Furniture Company was burned to
the ground. About $4,000 worth of furni-
ture was consumed in the flames. The in
surance is $500.
A strong south wind carried the flames 10
other buildings, and only by the exertions
OF the dremen was the burning of every
building on the street prevented. Henry
and Ben Aired, who roomed in the same
building, barely escaped with their lives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
CoNVICTS PARDoNED.

Gov. Northen Again Exercises Elk
ecutive Clemency.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12.-Gov. Northen
has pardoned Ed Porter of Marion county,
who was sent up for twenty years in 1881
for burglary. The youth of the prisoner
was the chief ground for the application
for pardon. In the cases of ]. c. Bell of
Lumpkin county, q murderer and life con-
vict; Iverson Bigger, sentenced in Walton
county to four years for forgery, and J E.
Kerby of HARRISON, a misdemeanor con-
vict, pardons were refused.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
EDITOR DANA'S TRIP.
He Arrives at Brunswick and VIII GO
South To-day.

ne ArrlVoS at brunSWlCk ana VIII 20
South To-day.
BRUNSWICK, GA. March 12.-Chas A.
Dana of the New York Sun, LeGrand B.
Cannon, vice president of the Delaware and
Hudson road, Chester Griswold and II. Lee
Grand Cannon arrived in Brunswick to-
night in a special car, over the Brunswick
and Western road. The party will remain
in the car until tomorrow morning,
when they will take a yacht for Jekyl
Island aud remain there over the day. They
will join their car again at Fernandna, and
go thence to st. Augustine aud Tampa bay,
when they will return north again, passing
through Brunswick. The News corre-
spondent met Editor Dana while he was
making some purchases in store tonight,
and he expressed regret that his arrange
ments would not permit him viewing Bruins
wick Tomorrow, but he says he will lay
over on his return trip.
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TIES PILED ON THE TRACK.
Two Attempts Made to Wreck Trains
in Connecticut.

Two Attempts Made to Wreck Trains
in Connecticut.
NoRwALK, CONN, March 12-Attempts
to wreck consolidated railroad trains were
made at East Norwalk last night, but were
unsuccessful. An east bound accommoda-
ton going at great speed dashed into huge
pile of ties which had been placed across the
track and threw them in every direction,
but the engine and cars did not leave the
rails. Portions of the locomotive, however,
were broken or twisted.
The second attempt was made an hour
later. The Boston express, which passes
through here at 9 o'clock, struck similar
pile of ties near the east end Of the South
Norwalk drawbridge, but the train pro-
ceeded on it's way to New York after some
slight damages to the locomotive were re-
Daired
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
RAILROAD RATES.

The Interstate Commissioners to be in
Florida soon.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, March 12.-The
Florida railroad commissioners received a
telegram to day from the interstate cons
merce commissioners announcing that they
would be in Jacksonville March so to hear
the complaints Of orange and strawberry
shippers relative to excessive charges made
by the railway companies on interstate ship
ment, and to take action on the matter. All
orange and strawberry shippers interested
will be expected to be present.
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Breckinridge Starts North.

PENSACOLA, FLA, March 12-The con-
dition Of Congressman w. c. p Breckin-
ridge was SO much improved to-day that he
left the city tonight in special car for
Washington. He was accompanied by Con-
gresham Wilson of West Virginia and DR..
Burnes of the flag ship Chicago. Mrs.
Breckenridge received kilograms in time to
turn back from Richmond.
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SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
About UIme RS Liver Corrector.

SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
About Timers Liver Corrector.
Ihave used ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR
in my family with the most gratifying results
where other remedies have failed. 1t has been
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1t as valuable medicine.
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lishment, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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invaluable as a family medicine
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
High Water in Jefferson.

rains which have been falling for seward
days have put all the creeks and rivers in
Jefferson county on a boom. Several
bridges on the creeks and rivers have been
carried away. The weather looks threaten
ing and more rain is expected. The Central
railroad bridge is still intact A part of the
L. and w. railroad was carried away Tues
day night. The water is falling slowly.
The new hotel, the Taylor House, will be
opened with ball and supper Friday night.
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

BUCK--The friends and acquaintance Of
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Buck and of Mr. aud Mrs
John Dittman are respectfully invited 70 attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Buck, from her late resi-
dence. corner West Broad and aldburg streets,
THIS AFTERNOON az a.30 O'clock
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THE REPLY.
Capt. Rutherford,s Funeral.

ATHENS, Ga, March 12.-The remains
OF Capt. John G. Rutherford were laid to
rest here to-day in Oconee cemetery
Services were conducted from the residence
Of Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb, on Milledge ave-
nue.. Rev, DIR. Gwaltney OBLIGATED, as
sisted by Drs. Lane and Kendall. A dele
cation of Macon lawyers came up to attend
the funeral. A large circle of Borrowing
friends and relatives followed the remains
To the prava
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Killed bv Hard Drinkinp.

ATHENS. GA, March 12.-The body of
Jim Williams. white man in the employ of
the Athens factory, was found this morn
ing on the Athens and Danielsville road.
Williams had been drinking very hard re-
Gently. and it is supposed this was the cause
of his deatn. The body Is in possession of
the coroner. An inquest will be held to-mor-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-13
= Negro run Over bv 8 Train.

WAYCRoss, GA. March IA negro
was run over this morning, three miles be-
low here, on the Townsville division of the
Savannah, Florida and Western road, by
freight train No. SO. He was brought to
Waycross unconscious. His skull was badly
fractured, and pieces were taken out by a
physician. His recovery is very improb-
able. His name cannot be ascertained.
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Insnected Fort NcPherson.

ATLANTA, GA, March 12.-Secretary
Proctor, Attorney General Miller, Quarter
master General Batchelder. Gen. Williams,
Maj. Hill and Capt. Woodruff spent to-day
in Atlanta inspecting Fort Mcpherson.