The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-26
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barge on the river. and its first trip down will
be a mntter of deep interest TO river navigators.
Steel barges have won their way against every
thing on the lakes and may supersede wood on
the rivers.
Gov. MCKINLEY, in order to provide for
his continual absences from Ohio's capital, has
been accustomed to sign q lot of pauers in
blank and leave them with his secretary for usa
as required. The other day criminal wanted
IN indlana was arrested in Cincinnati. The reQui-
sitlon paper1 were issued in due form, with Gov
mckinley order for the delivery of the pris-
oner, and were submitted TO Judge Wilson. The
Judge asked whether the governor was at
home, and on being told that he was out
OF the state and that the order was signed In
blank, he at once discharged the prisoner.
a PARTY of six or eight old pioneers of Ben
ton county, Oregon, propose to travel to the
Worlds fair in regular prairie schooner style,
the wagon being drawn by oxen. The party
wish to. secure a number OF articles such as
were used in olden times in crossing the plains,
among which is an old style wood axle, inch
pm wagon four clear horn brindle steers, an
oId-fashioned Dutch bake oven nd tar-bucket
Instead of the traditional sign ITO Oregon or
Bust, which decorated the wagons Of tn pio-
ne rs. they will replace it with From Oregon
To the Worlds Fair or Bust" which will be
painted in conspicuous letters upon the canvas
cover or the wagon.
Two LITTLE BOYS went out to picnic on the
| grounds of the Catholic university at Washing
'bii. " O.s recently TO Sell peanuts. Il6Y
were green in the country, and when they saw
great brown ball with a hole in 1t hanging from
tree they had no idea what it was, and con-
cluded to examine it One of shem took
stick and poked it into tn hole, buzzing sound
followed and presently a yellow something
dropped out of the hole. and the boy thought
thar the hghted end of cigar had been put to
MS cheeks. Another yellow thing, and another,
and swarms of others followed in rapid succ s.
sion. and the boys ran screaming away pur-
sued by cloud of angry hornets police
man managed to rescue them, and ponlticad
their wounds with mead. but they we're a very
swollen up pair of boys when they got back to
the city.
BRIGADIER GENERAL PHILPoT and the Toronto
division of the Salvation Army is in a state of
open Uutinv and rebellion against Gen Booth
ana his administration of the affairs of the
army. Ihey held great meeting last week
at which Gen Philpot made a reply to the
CHARGES against himself, aud the assembly
passed unanimous resolution ipdorsing him
ana cCndeInl lng Booth and his adherents. Phil
pot then proceeded to make serious charges
against Commiss oner Rees accusing him of
eXtravagance and of selling army property and
Inak!ng no returns Of the proceeds. Toe self
denial fund of Sl2 coo last year he said also
was not used to efray army debts in Canada
but was banked in Toronto for the private use
OF ofa me mead officers that these principal
otncers hved in luxury, while officers at the
outlying posts were starving. Charges were
also made against Mrs. Booth, while here, of
gross extravaganza in living and travelling.
The most successful beast tanners says the
San Francisco Chronicle, are generally small,
wiry fellows, with plenty OF nerve and a good
STOCK OF tFade seor-ts. derived from the cioee
study OF wild animals. In the latter resle 1T
savages with their outdoor mode of life have
considerable advantages over their civilized
rivals. In the Chilean Andes the ma uralist
Tschudt male the acduaiA tance of a Creole
farmer who confessed that he Lad experimental
Tor several years before ne succeeded in captur-
ing live paca. He had initiated the trans OF
Indians L npfhnI n Avn IN
sand or tue river banks, their precaution in
oohteratlng the traces of their footsteps but
all in vain, I'LL an Indian renegade revealed the
secre ma ely, that the alpacas select their
drinking places where there ia an audible ripple
In the current OF river, perhaps for the same
reason that cows prefer brook to a pond and
running spring to sluggish creek. The muir
murlng OF the stream seemed to suggest the
| idea Of purer and cooler water and where the
| current was slow the Indians contrived to pro-
duce ripple by an artificial obstruction.
Nor little progress has been made. it ap-
| pears. with the work undertaken three years
| ago OF erecting at Luray, Va , a bronze statue
in honor of the confederate sol ,ier-the privata
| soldier as distinguished from the officer of high
| rank says the Baltimore Sun. At the Inception
or the enterprise the sum required to conn lete
| It was estimated at 900. OF this sum some
| thing over $500 has been raised, thanks to ths
| industry of Herbert Baroee, the sculptor of
| Luray. who has given much Of his time to the
| collection OF the necessary funds Mr.. Barbee
|
| and 1t is ready to be put in bronze as soon as
| the necessary money is provided. The statue
| which represents private soldier, with gun in
hand, scanning the front, ready TO shoot is to
| be placed on pedestal of granite fifteen feet
| high. Luray was the scene of many conpats
during the civil war, and no place in the valley
Is more worthy to be the site OF a monument to
| the confederate private. Harry Gilmore, the
| guerilla fighter, well known in Baltimore,
| spent much OF his time in Luray. Mr.. Barbee's
enterprise Will doubtless receive the liberal en-
| couragement it deserves
RECENT declarations Of the Greek newspapers
that regular piratical organization still SUR
wives in some of the more out of the way parts
of the Mediterranean receives a certain amount
of confirmation from the confessions of two
men arrested In the Piraus on charges of piracy
not long ago. The headquarters OF the band,
says the Detroit rec Press, is said to be Avail
and two dozen ships are said TO be engaged in
! the business. The scene OF their operations II
is further stated, is the coast of Asia Minor and
| the islands of the Archipelago, and by means of
| false papers the booty Is landed in Greece free
of duty, Cattle stealing is the chief part of the
| enterprise, but it is said that vessels are also
| attacked. Indeed. the prisoners admit that
| short time ago they in company with others
attacsed Greek vessel on the coast of Ephesus.
| whose crew had gone ashore for water killed
| the CAPTAIN, who had remained on board car
ried on the cargo, consisting of fifteen oxen,
| and sold the beasts on the high seas The
| plan of the pirates was to rob outside of Greek
| waters, and within them to pose as honest mer-
| practice their trade in security under the very
eyes of the authorities. The piracy evidently
has been on small scale and of q most I'M
| romantic character, but the existence of it was
unsuspected, and a thorough investigation has
beeu set on foot.
A GREAT CASE has just come to an abortive
conclusion in JaE an. 1t was known in polite
Japanese circles as the flower play matter.
The president and six justices of the supreme
court OF Japan were accused OF gambling in a
native game called "hower-matching" In a tea
house with some dancing girls as partners
Owing 60 the grave scandal occasloned by such
charges being preferred against the very ad-
ministrators and interpreters of the law, siren
nous efforts were made to hush the matter IN.
but the accused judges, especially Judge Ko-
jima ken, the president Of the supreme court
declared their resolve to have the whole matter
thoroughly sifted. The most eminent counsel
on the Japanese bar were retained and q special
tribunal, called an admonitIon tribunal was
opened in the administrative court for the pur-
pose Of conducting the investigation The in-
quiry, which was conducted with closed doors
has resulted in the court pronouncinx the de.
PENDANTS to be beyond the reach OF prosecution
AS an instance Of the extraordinary excitement
caused by the whole affair ii may be mentioned
that the recent resignation By Viscount Tapaka
of the ministry of justice was rumored 70 be In
consequenceIof the ex.minister considering the
occurrence OF such a scandalous incident dur
Ing his tenure OF the portfolio of justice too
disgraoeful to be consistent with his remaining
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