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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
TIE sULTAN's BODY GUARD.
He Plays Ono Glass Against Another
to Insure Safety to His Person.

He Plays Ono Glass Against Another
TO Insure Safety TO His Person.
From the Glasgo,0 Herald.
IL is reported from Constantinople that
the sultan was thrown literally into fit OF
terror when he learned that two essas5ins
had secreted themselves within his palace.
They had hid themselves behind draperes,
and their presencs was detected by a small
lapdog. The sultan did not, porhaps, run
any real danger. for he never passed through
tue apartments where the men were found /;
out as to the murderous intention of these
worthies there is no doubt. and the sultan
would not DO appeased until oil the hooks
and corners Of his vast palace of Yildiz
Kiosk had been explored. Next, all the
men belonging to the Nubian and Albanian
guards who were on duty that day were re-
placed by others, and put under arrest.
They are to be sent into Asia Minor. For
greater safety the sultan is always pro-
tected by Nubinns (blacks) and Albanians
("hitesl, for the two regiments execrate
each other, and in their divisions the Pa
disha feels secure.
The BLACK Guards" are his favorites, for
they are 30 exceeding fierce when they have
any cutting-down work to do, and they are
also less rapGcious than the Albanians,
whose claws are always being extended for
backsheesh. Taking them all round, how
ever, the two corps of Pretoriaus, black and
white, form gang Of uumitigated scoun-
drels. They are superb looking rufiians,
magnifcently dressed. overfed, overpaid.
and enjoying practical impunity for every
ofense they may commit, except that of
being negligent on duty. They are the ter-
ror or the whole quarter surrounding the
palace; and the sultan himself is so afraid
OF them that he is constantly trying to bride
them into loyalty by gifts of money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
VISIT OF THE NAVAL OFFICERS.
A Meeting To-day to Arrange for
Their Entertainment.

A Meeting To-day to Arrange for
Their Entertainment.
The members Of the committee on enter
tainment Of the naval officers, who have
accepted the invitation of the Merchants
week committee to be their guests during
May week, will find an important notice in
the special column OF the MORNING NEWS
to-day for meeting TO take place at the
Pulaski house at 5 O'Clock this afternoon.
Chairman Starr finds it necessary to
make up his programme at once, and as
this Is a very important matter, every
member Of the committee will doubtless be
on hand promptly. The admiral has adj
vised his acceptance of the invitation and
his appreciation OF the compliment, and is i,
therefore, at the service Of the association
In any way 1t may designate.
No doubt there will be many direct invi-
tations to the officers for other public and
private receptions aud entertainments, and
the committee will of course have to take
them under consideration. The programme
of the celebration must, however. first of ell =,
be considered, then the general entertain
ment by the committee, which will readily
incorporate any other entertainments that
can consistently be Included, not to conflict
with the general plans to be laid out at the
meeting this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
THE DE sOrO,s PLANS.
The Hotel to Remain Open the Entir
Season es Heretofore.

The Hotel to Remain Open the Entire
Season IS Heretofore.
Watson & Powers have made their ar
rangements for the conduct OF the DeSoto
during the summer. The hotel will remain
open the entire season and the same class of
accommodations will be afforded as in the
winter. Part Of the house will probably be
closed and the force Of employees will be cut
down.
All of the present office force having
made arrangements with northern hotels
for the summer their places have already
been hlled for the season.
j. d. Martin is now filing the position Of
room clerk and ChsrlesI e. Bait that Of
night clerk. Both Mr.. Martin aud Mr..
Bait came to Savannah from the Battle
house in Mobile and had a long experience
in the hotel business.
Mr., E. H. Smith, who has filed tho po-
sitiou OF cashier at the De Soto for two
seasons leaves tomorrow for New York
Harry Parker the night clerk, also leaves
Tuesday on the Tallahassee. Both have
made arrangements with northern seaside
resort hotels
Mr.. Clifton Merritt, the popular room
clerk, will remain a week or two longer.
Mr.. Merritt will probably open a house of
his own in New York this summer, having
been IN the business there several years.
Altogether the De Soto's Office force this
year was most efficient and satisfactory
one, both to the guests of the house and the
proprietors, and it is hoped that all three OF
the gentlemen named will be with the
house again next season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
MAYS OUTLOOK AT SEA.
The photographic Bureaus Forecast
for the Next Four Weeks.

The photographic Bureaus Forecast
for the Next Four Weeks.
Advance sheets Of the North Atlantic
pilot chart, out yesterday, predict fair
weather generally over the North Atlantic,
with some gales on the American coast, and
along the transatlantic routes north OF tho
40th parallel.
Northers in the gulf will neither last as
long nor be as frequent as before, but will
be Of greater violence. Fogs will be on
the increase off the Grand Banks, due to the
north ward movement OF the Gulf stream
and southwark extension of Ice from the
Labrador currents. Icebergs may be en-
countered as far south as the 43d parallel,
between the 46th and 50th meridians.
The use of oil in storms or when heavy
seas are on is again referred TO, and in
stances given Of its efficacy,
The following wrecks are reported along
the coast: Barnegat light, SW. by w. 10
miles, topmsst, upright. probably attached
to sunken wreck. Fenwiok Island light
ship. W. Is miles, sunken wreck. Lat.
30 49,, long. So 20 about 60 miles ENE.
from Progreso), brig Antonio Pallas, bot
tom up, held by anchors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
CUBAN FIREFLIES.
They Furnish the Cheapest Light in
the World, With No Waste

They Furnish the Cheapest Light in
the World, With No Waste.
FROM the Electrical Reuisu.
Secretary Langley of the Smithsonian In
stitution has boon experimenting for some
time past with the firefiies of Cuba He
says that the light they give US is the "cheap-
est'' produced iu the world-thst is to say,
with the least heat and the smallest expendi
ture OF energy-and he believes that a sues
cesstul imitation of it would prove most
profitable substitute for gas and electricity.
and belong to the family of Swapping
bugs" 80 called because when one of them
Is laid on its back it snaps itself into the cir
with a clicking sound.
The secret Of the light this freely gives
is as yet undiscovered. Apparently it is
connected in some way with the mySteri-
GUS phenomena Of life, and chemists and
physicians have sought in vain to explain
its origin. On each side OF the animals
tborax is luminous membranous spot, and
these flash at intervals, 80 the Cubans put
dozens Of the insects in u cage together and
so obtain a continuous illumination, bright
enough to read by.
This light is accompanied by no peroepti-
BILE heat, and is, seemingly, produced with
almost no expenditure Of energy. How
great an improvement IL represents upon all
known artificial lights can be imagined
when it is stated that In candle light, lamp
light or gas light the waste is more than 80
per cent. In other words, If they could be
so obtained as not to throw anything away
they would give nearly 100 times the illumi-
nation which thew do afford.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
TO GO TO THE MINES SOON.

LandsoerR Won't Stay in Jail Pend
ing the Supreme Courts Action.
II is understood that in the event of
Judge Falligant refusing a new trial to
James Landsberg his attorneys will not
ask for a second supersedeas order suspend
ing the execution Of the sentence pending
the appeal to the supreme court II this
were done Landsberg would have to re-
main in Jail all the time without counting
anything Off his sentence should the SUI
preme court affirm the decision OF the lower
court
In view OF this state OF affairs Landsberp
prefers going to the penitentiary at once II
Judge Falligant denies the new trial, so that
he may be serving his time in anticipation
of a refusal Of rehearing by the supreme
court. II that tribunal should decide
otherwise, however, Lsndsberg will have
lost nothing by being IN the mines, because
he would be confined prisoner under any
circumstances Landsberg, therefore, will
probably start TO work out his twelve
years term within the next three weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
DON'T FOHGBr BOX KEYS.
A Ruling by the Postmaster General
on q Growing Evil.

A Ruling by the Postmaster General
on q Growing Evil.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has made
a ruling about the delivery of mails from
lock boxes which will be OF interest to many
clerks here who seem to have the peculiar
habit OF forgetting their box keys when
going after the mail. The ruling is as fol-
lows.
"A postmaster should, in a spirit Of ac>
cemmodation, deliver letters from look
boxes to the owner thereof when such
owners have forgotten TO bring their keys.
de Is not justifiable, however, in delivering
mail from look box to any person other
than the owner unless he be presented with
written order therefor. IL the owner of
lock box desires some one else to take the
mail from the box he should provide him
with key thereto"
Postmaster Doyle has been worried con.
siderably recently by clerks who are con.
tinually forgetting their lock box keys, and
the ruling comes just at the right time.
Evidently some complaints have been made
to tho department from other postmasters
who have been similarly ANNOYED.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
EIGHT HOUSES BURNED.
A Hot Early Morning Blszs in Ysms-



crew.
Eight 1-story frame houses on West
Boundary street, near Bay, facing the Ogee-
chez canal, were burned yesterday morning
shortly after O'clock.
Two boxes were pulled at one time, No. 10
at Broughton and West Broad streets and
No. Sc at Farm and Pine streets. The re-
suit was that neither worked satisfactorily.
The firemen had to locate this fire by the
blaze. This caused little delay in getting
to the soene. but when thoy arrived they
did excellent work in preventing the spread
OF the flames. The entire row was in flames
and adjoining property was threatened,
The cotton pickery OF Floyd & Co., a
brick building next to the row, caught fire
under the roof at one time, but it was ex-
tinguished without any damage to the PICK
cry. The cotton warehouses across the
canal opposite the fire were in imminent
danger at one time, on account Of the in
tense heat and the sparks which were fall
ing around them. Prompt work by those
in charge Of the warehouses is all that
saved them. The western sides of the sheds
are without any protection, and streams Of
water had to be played on the cotton to
keep it from igniting.
The blaze illuminated the entire western
section of the city, and gave the impression
to many people who saw 1t that the Gem
trails wharves we're aire.
The burned houses we're the property OF
c. p. Miller and were covered by insurance
The row was occupied by negro families
and they lost nearly everything they had
IN household effects. The total loss will
foot up about 5000. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Box No. 81 at the Central wharf, directly
opposite the fire, is the box from which the
alarm should have been turned in. Chief
Puder has been informed that the Central
railroad poiceman's excuse for not doing
81 is that he didn't care to alarm the officers
Of the company by sounding the wharf
box. Chief Puder intends 70 have an in
vestgation aud find whether the fear Of
arousing railroad officials from their sleep
is more important than the city's interest
II other people hadn't discovered the fire so
soon the probability is that the wharf
policeman's act would have resulted in big
fire loss, as the section in which tina burning
row was situated 10 built up entirely with
frame buildings.
The fire alarm boxes on the Central rail-
road wharves are the property OF the city,
and while principally placed there as pro-
lection to the company's property. they
were never intended for its individual use
1t has always been expected that officers
would use them TO call out the department
to fires in the neighborhood as quickly as
boxes in the city proper, II box 81 had
been sounded, probably there would have
been no confusion in the alarm, aud the de-
partment would have experienced no diff.
Guilty In locating the fire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
MAY REGENs AUsPIoIoUsLY.
The Month Starts off With Beautiful
Sunday.


The Month Starts of With d Beautiful
sunday.
Yesterday was lovely spring day, and
the most capricious could have desired moth
ing better. The pleasant weather was gen.
orally taken advantage of and the services
at the churches during the day were largely
attended. The park Was filed the entire
afternoon ana large crowds visited Thunder
bolt and the other suburban resorts.
The maximum temperature for the day
was IS and the minimum 81, the mean
temperature being A. below the normal.
Generally clear weather prevailed
throughout the Middle and South Atlantic
states, Florida and the Gulf states. and In
the Ohio valley and Tennessee.
A storm of moderate intensity
conferred in the Lower Missouri valley
causing cloudiness throughout the lake
region, upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys and Southwestern
Arkansas, with rain falling at Chicago and
Davenport. An area of high pressure
covered the South Atlantic states and
Florida.
The storm in the west, serving as an at
traction for warm, south winds, caused the
temperature during the day to range higher
in the Ohio valley and Tennessee and
Central Mississippi valley than along the
South Atlantic and East Florida coasts.
The maximum temperature ct st. Louis
was So, at Cincinnati. Nashville and Menu
phs S2S while at Savannah the maximum
was only 75e, Wilmington 72o, Hatteras 6Sa,
Jacksonville 500. Titusville 78e, and Point
Jupiter 800.
Generally fair weather prevailed through
out the cotton belt during the twenty -four
hours ending at 6 p. m. Very light
rain fell In the New Orleans district and 10
of an inch at Fort Gaines, ID the Savannah
district.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity
is: Generally fair; warmer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
ADVERTISING FOR MAY WEEK.
A Golden Opportunity for Merchants
to Reap Big Results

A Golden Opportunity for Merchants
to Reap Big Results.
Every merchant should take an interest
in the May week celebration. The elegant
programme which has been arranged will
attract thousands Of our friends from the
surrounding country, and business men of
Savannah should take advantage of the
time to gain the confidence of the country
merchants and farmers
Judicious advertising is an eloquent and
effective salesman" distinguished from
the verbal salesman in this, that
while the latter talks to one Gus
TONER, the advertising salesman is
talking to thousands. It is conceded by
the most successful business men that oour-
sgeous, intelligent, persistent advertising
means the largest possible success in any
particular line. Your advertisement is
your representative, and should be placad
In the most effective fields.
Next Sundays edition of the MORN
ING NEWS will be unusually large. and
offers an excellent opportunity to the mer-
chants for advertising in its columns. The
MORNING News will make its visit TO all
sHOSo WIN OOntslnPLabo JOAuAnS III Iue 1hdy
week celebration. The people in the
country are searching Its columns
for news concerning the festivities and
planning where they will purchase their
supply Of all kinds of goods when in the
city. The advertisement makes an impress
sion, a memorandum and purchase is the
result. The sensible business man will take
advantage Of the opportunity and secure
space in next Sundays MORNING NEWS.
Contracts for large spaces must be made
early this week to insure good positions.
Telephone S64, and our representative will
call upon you.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
CHEAP RATES FROM FLORIDA.
The Merchants Week People Work
ing for Low Fares.

ALG aGTCldnLS w t6k E6OpAo w DIX
ing for Low Fares.
Secretary Max Robinson Of the Mer-
chants Week Association has returned from
Florida, where he went to arrange rates
with the Florida railroads for Merchants
week. He said last night that the South
Florida railroad has positively stated that
10 will give a I-cent rate to Savannah dur
ing Merchants week. The Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West has proved a
stumbling block In the way of secur-
ing rates. and has refused several times
to accede to the request Of the as
ISOLATION for the I-osns rate.
They offer TO give rate Of one fare for the
round trip. which they say Is all they have
given to the recsnt celebrations Of the
Florida cities.
The Florida Central and Peninsulsr rail
road, which has always been very friendly
toward Savannah, is willing TO give the
l-cent rate, but its arrangements with the
Savannah. Florida and Western prevent its
giving any less rate than that system.
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way is bringing all the pressure possible 10
bear upon its Florida connections to cause
them to give the rates asked for, and IL is
thought that the effort will be successful
The military parade for Merchants week
is now an assured fac. All ths business
al oASnluA buo oB oeLuSub 70 EoLodse
their employees, members OF military COM
panies. from duty on the afternoon of the
parade, and the men themselves are willing
enough to turn out The parade promises
to be one OF the most pleasing features Of
the celebration. The people from the int,
rior OK tie state seldom see more than
thirty or forty men in uniform in line at a
time, and 400 or 500 meu In line at
one time is sight In itself that
would prove very attractive to them. Sa-
vannah is the only city in the state where
this sight can be seen without dra ing upon
outside aid. There we're $50 men In line
Memorial day. In addition 20 this there
will be marines from the warships, 400 or
5OO strong, with the edmiral's baud from
the Philadelphia, the Fourth United States
artillery band and the bands Of the city.
The parade will be no small affair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
DRYEST APRIL KNOWN.
NOT ENOUGH RAIN LAST MONTH
TO MOISTEN THE GROUND.

The Average April Rainfall at Savan-
nah Over 81 Inches and Less Than
One-sixth of an Inch Fell Last Month
The Average Temperature for the
Month the Average for the Entire
Year at Savannah.
There was less rain by nearly an inch
last month than has ever been known in
April. The total rainfall for the entire
month was fraction less than one-sixth of
an inch, hardly enough 60 be perceptiole.
The average rainfall for April at Savau-
nah for the last twenty-one years is over
81 inches. The rain in inches and hun
dreths for April, since 1871, reported by the
weather bureau, Is as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
A household Remedy.

ALLcocK's Porous PLAsrERs are the
only reliable plasters ever produced. Fra
grant. clean, inexpensive, and never failing /;
they fully meet all the requirements Of a
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enlarged joints, pains in the chest, small Of
stitches. and all local pains, ALLcocK's
Porous PLAsTERs are unequaled.
Beware OF limitations. aud do not be de-
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ton induce you to accept substitute.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
BACK IN HIS PULPIT.

Rev. g. S. Johnston's Return TO Savar-
nah Welcomed by His Church.
Rev. G. s. Johnston Of the New Houston
Street Methodist church is back again after
seven weeks absence from the city, spent in
convalescing from his dangerous attack Of
grip and fever Of last winter. Mr.. Johnston
looks much improved in appearance. but is
still weak. Nevertheless he is determined
to take up his work at once as far as his
strength will permit. He filed the pulpit
yesterday at both morning and night
services for the first time in three months.
Work has been at a Btandstill almost on the
ne" church building since Mr.. Johnston's
illness on account OF lack OF funds.
Mr. Johnston says that he received the
kindest consideration from friends, both in
the city and elsewhere, during his illness
and convalesceuce, to whom he returns his
most heartfelt thanks.
lie suffered from complication Of dis
eases, and at one time his recovery was
thought almost impossible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
CITY BREVITIRa.

The Georgia Historical Society will hold
its May meeting Tonight.
The Republican Blues will hold their an
nusl target practice to-day.
Tom Smith (colored) was arrested last
night by Policeman Spalght for stealing a
watch from a colored namesake.
The MORNING News Early Fruit and
Vegetable Bureau is indebted to Messrs. F.
II. Bliss & Son for a basket of fine straw
berries grown on their farm on the Buck
halter road. The elder Mr.. Bliss is pio-
neer IN the cultivation of berries Magis-
trate w. H. Patterson has sent the bureau
bunch Of Japanese plums grown in his
yard, No. 100 Broughton street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
LUDDEx q BATES q. M. r.


WEATHER PRoBABLITIEs-MoNDAy
Generally fair, teaYmer.
Why suffer
The Pangs and fortunes
Inflicted by that old
Worn out Piano
When
We are ready to sell you
At Factory Prices
A perfectly new and guar
teed
PIANO
From one of the
Worlds greatest manu-
facrurers
For cash,
Or if 1T suits you better,
On the easiest monthly pay
mellts.
You don't take any
chances,
Because
The payments are small
and if
You are not in every way
pleased
With your instrument we
will
EXCHANGE
For ano ther within six
months and
Allow all you have paid on
the
Old to apply on the New.
Visit our warerooms.
LUDDEN &BATES n S9H5H Honsn,.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
II . ~-1' -01 II p ~ "---E
weather bureau, Is as follows:

The rain last month, slight as It was, was
distributed over six days. The total de-
ficienoy for the month, taking the average
for twenty-five years is 3.6l inches. The
total deficiency for the year 50 far is a frao-
ton over six inches.
Weather Observer Smyth's monthly re-
port, which was made up yesterday, shows
the temperature TO have been very close to
the average. The mean temperature for
the month was &C., which is also
the average for the entire
year at Savannah. The highest temperature
recorded was So on the 18th and the lowest
was AZ on the 10th. The average tempera-
tura for April slnoa 1871 is as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02
HELD UP BY RIGHwAYMsN.
a Couple ofSsvsnnahians Who Ought
TO Stay in Nights.

a Couple fSsvsnnahians Who Ought
10 Stay in Nights
Two young men driving out the Thunder
bolt she'll road night before last were held
up by crowd of negroes about a mile this
side of Thunderbolt. The negroes grabbed
the bride OF the horse while two others got
the drop" on tie occupants of the buggy
with revolvers.
One OF the young men paid highway
mans duty in the shape of pint bottle CT
cocktail. The negroes also secured lot of
harness from the buggy. No money was
secured as the young men had spens all
they had at Thunderbols and were
returning with the result Ia the shape OF a
bottle of cocktail. After going through
them the negroes admonished the ocou-
pants Of the buggy TO drive, and drive
fast" They didn't wait for any further
instructions and soon made wide distance
between themselves and the highwaymen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02

The year so far has been a cool one. the
deficiency in temperature since Jan. /,
being 1859. Last month even was little
below the average, although mercury did
not 90 below 42o There were three light
frosts betWeen the 10th and fifth