The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-27
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Tho piggCrs News. a south African paper,
says that man name Gleason. who WAS
sergeant IN fhe British army during the In
dian mutiny and who died recently. confess
cd 20 his SOn-iu. law. Hughes. az Pretoria.
TransvaaL that he murdered the King of
/ Dude. and. with two others. stole the crown
jewels and buried them. The day after the
/ lootinR the Thirty second regiment was or
derod away and the town was handed back TO
the enemy, so there was no time TO secure the
Jewels. Since Gleason death Hughes has
been communicating with the Indian govern
ment. and. as all the facts and descriptions
/ coincide, Hughes left for India TO show the
spot where the treasure is buried. near the
battle field One diamond in the crown Is
supposed TO be the Yellowstone TO the famous
Kohl moor. Mr.. Edwin Streeter. the we'll
known london jeweler writes that he be
lieves the story TO re untrue, inasmuch as he
has the large ruby. weighing about LOO car
ats together with the setting, having pur-
chased il from man who was through the In
dian mutiny, and who assured him IL was part
! Of the King of Oude's sword belt. Mr.. Street
| er has also in his museum the king pair OF
pearl epaulettes.
A submarine rocket torpedo of most re
markable force and action has been tested at
Newport. r. l., in the presence Of the naval
! torpedo board. 1t is the invention OF Patrick
| Cunningham, a New Bedford man 1t is
thrown by electricity and by means Of a lateral
| spiral screw, operated by the gas that es
| capes en- route. is projectedlto great dist
| ance. The torpedo tried was II feet long and
| 10 inches In diameter. II was nred from
! tube made of iron Waterpipe. by two electric
| wires which gnited the rocket composition.
! I he action Of the torpedo is similar to that OF
| a rocket in the air. The firing tube was run
| out so that the torpedo was a foot from the
| bottom and four feet below the surface.
! When fired. ii apparently glanced from the
| bottom at the start, for IL quickly came to the
| surface and for 100 to $50 feet Travelled along
| the surface of the water, about three-Quarters
| submerged. 1t then sank below the surface
and continued toward the buoy, 1000 rect
away, its course being marked on the surface
! by the bubbles from the escaping gas, AFTER
| going about 800 feet the power was exhausted
i and the torpedo sank to the bottom. The run
of 800 feet was timed in 40 80 seconds, and
the direction was almost perfect When
fully charged the torpedo is capable of going
1 much further and, presumably, for the dis
| lance, much faster.
Said prominent physician to a st. Louis
! Republic writer the other day: why is il
that authority for performing marriage cere-
monies is lodged in the hands of ministers:
! instead Of being given to the doctorSs or
| course, / do not advocate such a course as
was taken by Lycurgus to make the people Of
| his country race of perfect physical beings,
| but there are many mild steps towards this
| end which might be taken by the rulers OF
! this country What is a minister supposed to
| know about whether two certain persons
| should marry not: If a crippled redheaoed
| man weighing l05 pounds. comes to him with
| the request that he be Joined to detormed
| re8dheaded woman, weighing 800 pounds, he
| ties the Knot, waiting only long enough 10 tA-
| anime the license and collect his fee. Now
! physicians have enough to do but | believe II
| would be a good thing for this country and
/ for the human race If they were given this
! authority, and would exercise 1t properly. If
| had my way no two should be united for life
| unless they had good strong and sound physi-
| cal make-ups. Then would never marry two
| blondes, but would always require blonde
| 10 secure a brunette for partner. II this
| were done we would have fewer redheaded,
weak eyed people, and besides becoming
! more beautiful as race, we would soon be-
come stronger and longer lived
Did you ever see horse cry2' asked Her
| bert Tennett Of a St. Louis Globe Democrat
| writer Many people believe that horses do
not weep, but those who have had much to do
| with these faithful creatures know that on
| several occasions they will shed tears, as
! well as express sorrow in the most heart
| breaking manner. In the west, where the
| hardness of the ponies causes the riders to
almost overlook the necessity OF providing
for their needs. it is quite common when the
| weather is extremely cold to leave an I'M
| banketed pony tied up for two or three hours
when the temperature is nearly zero. and
| while its owner is tranSacttng business OF
/ getting drunk. In this case the suffering is
| evidenced by the cries which are almost like
sobs, and unmistakable tears freeze on to the
| checks like icicles. When a horse falls in the
street and gets injured the shock generally
| numbS its senses so much that II does not
| either cry or groan, but under some condi-
! tions an injured horse Will solicit sympathy in
the most distinct manner l remember a
favorite horse of my own who trOd on a nail
long enough to pierce its foot. The poor
thing hobbled up to me on three legs and
cried as nearly like a child in trouble as any
thing can describe. The sight was a very
touching one. as was also the crippled AMI
mails gratitude when the nail was pulled out
and the wound dressed"
! According to an account which the "Shang-
hal Hupao" publishes of the annual care-
mony when the Emperor of China goes a
blowing this years celebration was an IN
usually brilliant performance. The custom
is as ancient as are most things in the CeleS.
tial empire, and was originated heaven knows
how many centuries ago, in order that the
first gentleman in the land should show his
appreciation of the high value of agriculture
Describing this years ceremony, the
"HupaO" says "Eary at daybrcak the en-
pcror left his palace, accompanied by q bril-
liant suite. The sight was magnificent, es
pecialy as all the streets through which the
procession passed were beautifully deco.
rated. In front of the shrines dedi-
Gated to the deitieS protecting agricul
ture. his majesty paused and offered
up sacrifice. Then breakfast was served in
one of the palaces and Immediately afterward
the emperor and his suite went into the field.
The part of the field where his majesty was
al out to pillow was inclOsed by palngs, gavly
ornamented with countless flags and banners
The emperor gr2Sred the pillow with his left
hand and in his right hand he held the whip.
The bull drawing the pillow was covered with
cloths of the yellow imperial color, and by its
side walked two men of the emperorS body
guard. Some memberS OF the imperial suite
went after the emperor scattering seed and
narrowing the plowed field.
There are several reasons, says the san
Francisco Call, for calling the nine of dia-
monds the curse of Scotland" some of
which here follow: During the reign OF
Mary a man named George Campbell entered
! Edinburgh castle for the purpose Of stealing
| the queen $ crown IN his effort he was par
TALLY successful. in that he did secure nine
| large and valuable diamonds from the crown
and made his escape from the country. In
order to replace these precious stones a tax
against which a very general outcTy was
raised, was laid on the people. They Charac
terzed the tax the curse of Scotland. An.
other and perhaps still better reason grew
out of the battle of Cullodeu. by which the
| hopes of the StuartS were crushed and was
so called national curse. The Duke Of Cum
| herland was great card-player and always
had about his person deck of cards When
7 he had won the battle of Culloden he drew
from his pocket a card and on its back wrote
a dispatch declaring the fail of the house OF
Stuart and his great victory. The card hap
/ pened to be the nine of diamonds Still an
other reason The infamous massacre OF
E Glencoe was the work Of the eldest son of the
Earl of Stair who signed the order for its con
summation and was at that time secretary OF
state. The family coat of arms was a shield
on which was the nine spot of diamonds 81