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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
Oil Lamps in Cars.
From the Chicago Tribune.

The annual report of the superintendent
of the railway mail service takes whack
at the deadly Oil lamp" He says it al
most invariably explodes and burns things
up whenever there is a Smash-up, and
that when it doesn't the oil is spattered
all over the contents of the car, doing
great damage where there was no fire.
The oil lamp seems to be catching it all
along the line. The suburbanites are ma
king their annual complaint. They say
they are running their eyes by reading
their evening papers by its dim and
smoky light.
But the lamps worst work is in setting
fire to railroad wrecks and adding the
horrors Of cremation to those of collision.
The worst case of late is the wreck last
week on the Grand Trunk and Battle
Creek. Out of twenty-seVen bodies taken
out of car No. 10 twenty-six were burned
so that Identification was difficult. How
many passengers might have been taken
out alive had not the wreck caught fire
from the exploded oil lamps will never be
known. The sight of Mrs. Van Dusen be-
ing slowly burned to death will never be
forgotten by those at the scene.
Other cases of damage caused by the
oil lamp are as follows:
Oct. IA the Pullman sleeper "Bospho-
rus" caught fire from a lamp explosion
Whlle standing IN the union depot at Blrm-
ingham, Ala. Its contents were destroyed
and three passengers barely escaped with
their lives.
Oct. IS the through mail car from
Chicago to st. Paul caught fire ten miles
east of Chippewa Falls, Wis. Most of the
contents of the car, which was combina-
ton mail and express, were destroyed
In the disastrous wreck on the Wabash,
Oct 16, at Nomoeki, H., the buffet car
caught fire, and it and the baggage car
and one coach were burned
Wells-Fargo car No. Csc was destroyed
Oct II, just out of St. Louis. The lamp
exploded and nearly burned the express
messenger to death before the train could
be stopped. 1t was necessary to cut out
the car to save the st. Louis and San
Francisco train. Everything but the big
steel safe was destroyed-a total loss Of
s. 900 or more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
A DANCING SPONTANEOUSLY.
Novel Way in Which a School Girl
was Cured of Sleep Walking.


A young lady at school became a SOM
nambulist. She rose from bed and walked
in her sleep. l was taken into consulta-
ton 1 directed her uight-dress to be
sewed up at the foot, so that it formed a
large bag, and then | had the sleeves
heightened so much that each sleeve, after
going around the body, reached the front,
where it met the other sleeve and was Sc
curely fastened to it.
Our charge retired to bed in her new
tangled night-dress. The usual hour for
the night walk came. She raised herself
in the sitting posture, then stood upright
and commenced to walk The second
step was a trip, for the foot behind held
the bottom of the bag in which she stood.
She stumbled, fell forward and awoke,
and was put back into bed, where she
soon fell asleep. And now came a curious
change in the phases of the afflicted She
would still rise from bed each night, but
made no further attempt to walk as be-
fore She would stand erect, and, keep
ing the knees perfectly rigid, spring
straight upward from the floor, and thus
dance about the room. This she would
continue until fatigued and then retire to
bed to sleep. The case ended in perfect
cure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
SILVER MINERS AFTER GOLD.

They are Seeking New Fields of
the Precious Metal Since the Re-
peal.
Washington, Nov. 7.-Advices received
here from the states and territories
which have heretofore been known prin-
cipally because of their prod uction of
silver, indicate that the repeal of the
Sherman silver purchasing law may not
prove to be an unmitigated evil. Inquiry
made among the senators and members of
the delegations representing all these
states and territories develops the fact
that, IN most of them, the miners have
begun to exert themselves in the
direction of search for gold
mines, and are prosecuting this
work with unwonted vigor. In many in
stances they did not wait for the repeal
to become law, but very soon after so
many of the silver mines closed down, as
many did upon the announcement of the
demonstration of silver in India and also
others after the President issued his call
for the extra session of congress, great
many of the men who mad been let out
turned their backs upon the silver camps
and began a search for the more precious
metal.
SUCCESSFUL IN MANY INSTANCES.
That in many instances they have been
successful, the mails of the senators and
members bear ample testimony. In Col
oradOy Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico, several new gold camps
have been opened, which promise we'll
and work has also been resumed in many
abandoned places, and in quartz mines
which had been deserted 1t is too early,
say these western representatives, to pre-
dict how valua BILE the new mines may prove
to be, as most of them are as yet mere pros
poets. In some instances, however, the
mines are producing and the local assay
officers begin to show increased returns of
gold as consequence.
FUTURE OF SILVER MINING.
Reports from the mining states and
territories, received through tine same
agency as the above, also indicate that
many of the more productive
are still being operated. In
most of these there has been a reduction
of wages, and in some instances the
owners say they can continue to work if
silver will maintain an average price of 20
cents an ounce. Some of the sill
yer producers are of the opinion
that this price will not only be
maintained, but that it will be
improved upon because of the demand for
Asia anu Europe, anu Dy Jne dfUS, ana
also because of the falling off in pro-
duction. They say, however that it is the
only well developed and rich silver mines
which can be worked, and that prospect
ing for silver and the opening up of new
silver producing mines will cease, and
that, consequently, unless there is
marked improvement in the price of
silver, the production of that metal in
this country will practically cease when
the mines are aYrhanSfad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
RACINa Az COLUMRIA.
a summarY of to-dav,s races foll
RACING AT NASHVILLE.
Only Two Favorites Win-The Track
Heavy, But the Crowd Large.

Only Two Favorites Win-The Track
Heavy, But the Crowd Large.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. THE attend
ance and betting were good to-day. The
track was heavy. Only two favorites
won, and they were at short odds. Racing
here will continue for at least two weeks
longer. Following is a summary of to-
days events.
First Race-Selling, three quarters of a
mile. sam Farmer won. with Chess Rogan
second and Sly Lisbon third. Time l:lSI.
Second Race-Selling, nine furlongs. Col.
S. won, with Indigo second and Boro third.
Time l $50.
Third Race-Five furlongs. Domingo won
with King Bors second and King David third
Time 1:04
Fourth Race-One mile. Linda won with
Sarah Ramay second and Vanzant third.
Time la.
Fifth Race-Five fnrlongs. Fraulein won
with Lady Rose second and Shuttle third
Time t:04l4.
Sixth Race-Three quarters of a mile. De
ceit won. with Cora Taylor second and Safe
Home third. Time III.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
A LITTLE BOOM FOR REED.
DaIzell Talks of Him for President Be-
fore the Ward Workers.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. Hon. John Dali
zell, rep, representing the Twenty-second
Pennsylvania congressional district
started d presidential boom for Hon
Thomas B. Reed at a meeting of republi-
can ward workers at the old city hall
tonight. The hall, which seats about
1000, had been engaged by ithe county
committee for the exclusive use of the
heads of the various district organiza-
lions and it was crowded to the doors.
Congressman Dalzell was called on for
speech and after congratulating the re-
pu0hcaus on the general results of the
election he launched out into an eulogy
OF Congressman Reed, in the course of
which he said he hoped, in common with
thousands others, to see the day when
Hon. Thomas b. Reed would be elevated
10 the highest position in the gift of the
people The applause following this
statement lasted several minutes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
CHICKENS AS GOLD MINES.
A Butte Story That Rivals the Legend
of the Goose of the Golden Eggs.
From the Philadelphia Record.

t IULu UHo I HIIdutIpHId htVUIu
Butte City, Mont, Nov. 2.-In cleaning
one of his chickens for dinner, recently,
J. A. McConville, who lives near here,
found a quantity of gold nuggets in the
crop and gizzard. Incited by this discov-
cry he killed all of his thirty chickens,
one after another. In each of them he
found pro rata of nuggets, the total
amount gathered from the thirty-one be-
ing $3S7.55, an average of $3.50 a head
The gold was sold to the State National
Bank and pronounced 18-karat fine Mr..
McConville bought fifty more chickens
and turned them out in the gold field in
the vicinity of his hen-coOp. Later, as an
experiment, he killed one of them. and
$50 in gold was taken from its inside
works, the result of four days run Nc
Conville expects to be a millionaire, if the
chickens hold out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
ATTACKED BY AN EAGLE.
A Dakota Boys Struggle With a Big
King Of the Air.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Mandan, N. D., Nov. "A golden eagle
measuring feet and inches from tip to
named Kintsvogel while he was in a field
yesterday afternoon. The boys thick
coat and two white shirts were slashed
by the eagles beak, but he was too heavy
to carry off that way. The lad grasped
the birds neck and fell over its body.
He managed to hold the bird until big
brother came and put an end to the strug-
gle and the eagle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
800 KILLED INSTANTLY.
BULLETS FOLLOW THEFT.
A Man Kills Himself After Shooting
an Uncle Who Prosecuted Him.

Portland, Ore, Nov. Theodore H.
Liebe, proprietor of the Oregon German
bakery company, was shot and seriously
wounded to-day by Christian Hess, who
after shoe ling Liebe, shot and killed
himself. Hess was a nephew by marriage
and former employee of Liebe, and was
under indictment on a charge of embezzle-
ment, preferred by Liebe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
NO WARRANT FOR REDMOND.
Rumors That One Had Been Issued
Afoat at London.

London, Nov. THE Independent, of
Dublin, announces to-day that the Ri.
Hon John Morley, chief secretary Of Ire
land, has issued a warrant for the arrest
Of John Redmond, the Parnelite leader.
The Associated Press agent here inves-
tigated the report, and is enabled to state
upon Official authority that there is no
truth in the report.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
sKERRETT's PROMOTION.
de Will Take Command of the China
Station Just the Same.

station Just the Same.
Washington, Nov. THE order of Com
modore Skerrett to examination for pro-
motion will not affect his assignment to
The command of the Chinese station in
place of Admiral Irwin, who takes Com
modore Skerretts former station at Hon
G0!ulu Commodore SSerrett will have
a ms physical examination at Mare Island,
Ial., and the rest of his examination will
ne ne made in Washington from his record.
d dle IS now on his way from Honolulu to
San Francisco
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
Detroit's Internal Revenue Collector.

Washington, Nov. THE president to-
day appointed James Phelan of Detroit,
collector of internal revenue for the
first district of Michigan
William H. Moss OF Bloomsfeld Ind,
was appointed a supervisor of Ind ian
schools To day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
A New Tax in Mexieo.

c Washington, Nov. THE Secretary Of
9S'aJe has received the translation of the
oecree OF Oct. 20, 1898, making importers
T is Mexican ports liable from and after
, Tll, l. 1874, to an additional tax on i'm
POtVs OF one-fourth Of per cent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08

When the late Carter Harrison was in con
gress a granger member once took him to
task FOR speaking on a bin affecting agricul-
tdral interests, telling him that he should
leave its discussion 10 the representatives Of
the farmers upon which Harrison retOrted
Il am from "a district only three miles long
ana two miles wide, but in IL we raise more
grain than do many states combined. 1t Is
raised BY elevators
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
Postmasters Reappointed.

Washington, Nov. THE President
has reappointed all postmasters that
failed of confirmation by the Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08

Between the Acts.-"Weu. what do you
Oh, it's about as broad as it is long. -
Lies Calendar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
killed by a Fall.

Richmond, Va, Nov. IA special
from stanton, Va, says George Wright
OF Staunton, was killed last night by
fall while hunting, twenty miles from the
city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
sPA1N's AWFUL HORROR.
The Loss Of Life at Santander Now
Estimated at 900

The Loss Of Life at Santander Now
Estimated at 1000.
Madrid, Nov. THE latest details con
corning the terrible disaster at Santau-
der Friday show that thenumber of dead,
missing and wounded is fully 1000.
800 KILLED INSTANTLY.
Liverpool, Nov, IA shipping firm of
this city having interests in Santander
received letter dated Nov. 4, Saturday,
the day following the terrible disaster
caused by the explosion Of dyna-
mite-laden steamer, saying that 500 people
were instantly killed by the explosion and
that over 1000 people were wounded A
letter received here also says that all
the authorities of the port were killed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
HELD as MAIL ROBBERS.
a Postmaster. stage Driver an

a Postmaster, Stage Driver and
Banker in a Texas Jail.
Washington, Nov. THE department
mas been notified that Postofice Inspector
hamilton II has arrested at Robert Lee,
Lex Charles Rowe, assistant postmaster;
John d. Mailing, a stage driver and w.
l. Buchanan, a banker, on a charge of
CoohpHcity in highway mail robbery and
ee,o, L to rob the United States gov
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
FACIAL SOAP.
WOODBURf'S FACIAL SOAP

The result OF % years experience treating
the Skin. book on Dermatology with each
cake. All druggists. Also Woodbury. An
tlseptlc Shaving Sticks and Bars, Hair tonic,
and clean Skin treatment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
cARoL1NA,s FAIR OPENED.
The Weather Unpleasant, But the At
tendance Encouraging.

Colun bia, S. c., Nov This has not
been bright day for the state fair, but
the indications are that the clouds have
rolled by and that sunshine will greet the
visitors tomorrow. There is an encourag-
ing attendance, and every thing is in full
blast. The fair buildings are packed with
Interesting exhibits.
The poultry department shows up well,
there being some 5000 fowls exhibited
DR.. Kendall, of Columbia, has nearly 400,
and r. F Watson, of Ridge Spring, $50
The arr exhibit is complete.
William WEIGH, the artist of Clemens
college, shows some exceptionally hand
some work One very handsome piece of
his was excluded because the central fig
ure was nude.
Richland county's exhibit is a big feat
ure OF the fair. 1t is in a separate pavil-
ion, which is made of native-raised bales
of hay. On the pinnacle sits a gamecock
in defiant attitude. Inside is hand
some collection OF native products and
many booths gotten up by Columbia ex-
hibitors.
RACING AT COLUMBIA.
A summary of to-day's races follows:
First Race-rhree-quarter mile dash, for
all ages. Ella won, with Bloomfield second
and Lille M third. Time leo
Second Race-Three-Quarter mile dash for
Swear ODDS, South Carolina owned and raised.
Winnie Lee wen, with Minnie - second and
Straightout third. Time LES.
Third Race-Trotting race, mile heats, best
stone second and Captain Wade third. Time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
MOTHERS! MOTHERS Il

Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUG AND
CHEN. CORP, cole propretors, Boston. ss5- ." All
About the Blood SKIN, scalp and Hair mailed free.
PF- Facial Rleuisles, falling hair and simple
baby rashes prevented by Cuticura soap.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
RECORD MAKERS.


TIE greatest speed attained by
sailing ships, according to Mulhal was
by the James Baines, 42O miles in
twcnty-four hours, and Flying Cloud,
Az. The Red Jacket ran 1850 miles
in seven days, averaging 325 miles a
day.
THE appearance of a ladies' eight on
the Thames has attracted considera-
bic attention. The craft in which they
row is a light one, and the members Of
the crew are all neatly attired in white,
with ties and hatbands of Leander
cerise.
THE duchess of Fife Princess
Louise) has succeeded in maintaining
her reputation as an expert angler.
She has taken thirty salmon the past
season, and on one day she landed as
many as seven, which ranged from
nine to fourteen pounds in weight.
RECENTLY the Cunard steamer
Lucania reduced the Cunard steamer
Campania's eastward record by one
hour and twenty-five minutes, and the
Campania reduced the Lucania's west
ward record by twenty minutes. The
two records now stand: Eastward,
Lucania, 5.13.3O; westward, Campania,
5.l3.23.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
THE WCHLD AT PEACE.

Is the Austrian army the averag.
rate Of suicide each year is 13I to every
100000 men; in the French army o.
German IS. and English %.
The latest explanation of the rain
which usually follows a great battle is
that it is caused, not by the smoke, but
by the perspiration of the soldiers.
THE Camperdown, the vessel which
rammed the Victoria, is again cruising
IN the Mediterranean in company with
the ships Of the British squadron. Rear
Admiral Markham is in command.
Or the recruits IN the British army
82,094 were last year raised in Eng
land, 3,567 in Scotland, and 9. $50 in Ire
land. One thousand three hundred and
five of these young soldiers were under
II years of age.
BELLE BOYD, the rebel spy, famous
during the war, has gone on the lecture
platform. She is now past fifty, and
her reddish blonde hair has become
almost white. She has three chill
dren, and is divorced from her third
husband
ADMIRAL AvELAN has received over a
thousand letters from emotional
French women, each Of whom wants a
lock of his hair. He win probably
have the first barber Single a dozen
sailors SO that none Of the fair writer's
viii be disappointed.
GEN. BRoUsART Won ScHELLESDoRFF,
the new minister Of war Of Germany,
is martial-looking man, of medium
height. He wears a mustache and i'm
perial lie is said to be almost as elo-
quent a speaker as his late brother,
who was one of his predecessors in
Office
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
FACTORY, MILL AND MINE.

THE average annual production OF
the precious metals in the world from
1876 to 1850 was: Gold. Sl19,975 600:
silver, SIZE, $780, 900
At a Kansas City packing house a
few days ago in eleven hours, 3,21s
cattle We're killed and prepared for the
beef market, an average Of about five
a minute
TWENTY years ago there were but
two or three manufacturers of horse
hide leather in this country. The con-
sumption of this leather IS large and
rapidly increasing
II is undoubtedly profitable to keep
a cow. \ census report shows that the
average yield of milk per cow for the
whole United states in 1890 was 2,0S2
pounds. or .262 quarts
IN 1899 the bituminous coal mines of
the United States employed 212, s93
persons The average number of work
ing days was 2lQ The grand total of
employees Of coat mines was 341,7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
MEDICAL MATTERS.

THE Austrian authorities have issued
a rescript in which they call attention
to the law that physicians prescrip-
tions shall be written in legible
hand
SIR HENRY THOMPSON, of England,
says that cut of every ten patients
who came under his knife nine would
never have done so had it not been for
errors Of eating and drinking.
FouR members of the Imperial Col
lege Of Physicians at Pelliu who failed
to give a proper diagnosis Of his majes-
tvs indisposition recently were pun
ished by having a years sa.dry taken
away from them.
BERT ABBINR is in ST. Louis hos
pl 7tfering from a disease called
anc <tomum dodenale, the effect of
when Is to render him as white as
marble. Even his tongue, gums and
finger nails are devoid of all color.
DIR CHARLES FERE, well-known
authority on nervous and mental dis
eases, says that these disorders are in
creasing at a terrible rate in France,
and attributes the fact to the increase
of beer drinking, absinthe drinking
and bars. There was scarcely such
thing as a bar twenty-three years ago,
he says, but now they are an over the
town and always crowded.-N. Y Ex-
am mar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
PERTAINING TO PLANTS.

TuERr arc carnivorous plants which
capture and eat insects.
4 CERTAIN forest plant in Japan
grows 10 he about six feet high in three
weeks
THE most singular plant is the sensi-
tive plant. Some Of this family are 50
delicate that the passing of cloud
over the sun win cause their leaves to
curl mp
FBANCols Goss, who has been in
specting the California vineyards as a
representative Of the French govern
ment, IS taking back samples of what
he regards rs high grades of wines he
found produced there
oRcnp hunters and other collectors
have 50 ravagcd Sarowak that Rajah
Brooke has prohibited the collection
Of natural history specimens. Many
specimens of the fauna and flora of
his country were in danger Of beeom-
ins extinct
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30
5s.s5..zR ROAD ClAD :
49, '''s'St SC0Yce7- ~: -lsss
*st4SiE - ~ -. 59st
IMPROVEMENT.
HOW TO DRAIN ROADS.

The Solution Of the Road Problem In the
Prairie states.
The good roads congress held at Chi
cage had an interesting discussion upon
The practical system Of road drainage,
presented in paper by J. J. w. Bill
Kingsley, editor Of the Drainage Jour
nal at indianapolis He said:
Among those who have given the
subject of road improvement careful at
.tention there is settled conviction
that the good condition of any road de-
ponds upon a system of thorough drain
age-a system which embraces not only
the removal Of the storm water which
falls upon the surface of the road and
the land adjoining but also the water
which filters through the ground The
latter, If allowed 10 percolate into and
through the subsoil underlying the
road-bed, will render the travel way
soft and springy, often affecting the
compacted surface of the road, so as TO
cause it To break up, or, in other words,
''the bottom drops out" The remedy
is thorough drainage. In fact the basis
of all road improvement in the coun-
try is the thorough drainage of the
road surface and the foundations of the
road embankments In the expert
ments which have been made in road
drainage by laying one or two lines of
tile drains along the sides and parallel
with the road, the result has been SO
satisfactory that some persons have be
cone enthused with this method of