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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14

chances of the fight were hrst on one side
and then on the other.
Sometimes tho panther pursued and
sometimes it was lodging the man. They
ran over the stun in the car, the man howl
ing and cursing and the beast growing
with fury ana pain from the several
wounds Humphrey had inflicted.
The panther really had the worst Of it,
but Mat was growing weaker and weaker
every moment, and still the train showed
no signs of stopping. AS things were if it
would stop even for a moment he could
jump OF and call for assistance.
As the fight progressed the beast be-
came more and more enraged, and was be-
coming almost frenzied in its onslaught.
As light came Humphrey did better
work, and few of his thruStS went near
where he wanted them. The beast showed
signs Of weakness in one attack, and that
was Humphreys salvation. because he
was ready to drop from exhaustion.
As the beast came forward slowly he
thrust for its head, but as il did not
come as fast as he calculated the fork
went in front of its nose few inches and
passed down and through the middle of
the right fore leg. The beast pulled back,
but Humphrey kept his fork straight, so
it could not get off, and by a great effort
made downward thrust and drove the
prongs tightly into the floor.
The panther was now captive and
Humphrey had a chance to breathe and
get little rest, although he had TO keep
a tight hold on the upper part of the han
die or the panther would have pulled
loose. Still he knew he was about safe,
because as soon as the train stopped he
would have plenty of time to get off and
reach a secure spot
The panther howled, and snarled and
snapped with rage, but could not get near
Humphrey to do him any harm 1t
seemed as if he was there for ages, but it
must have been only a short time as it
was not much more than daylight when
the train eventually stopped at Goshen.
Humphrey did not know where he was,
but as he was-Close to the door, made a
jump the instant the wheels stopped re
volying. He was very weak and almost
fell to the ground, but in a moment had
seen the station lights and started for
them. The beast got away much easier
than he expected, and but for the dssis-
lance that was at hand would have made
an end of him.
AS it was, he is now as well as ever, but
says he win never take another ride alone
in freight car as long as he remains in
the west whore there any wild beasts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
A STRANGE PILGRIM BAND.
a Maine Woman in Jaffa Awaitin C
Christ's Second Coming.
From the Cleveland World.

From the Cleveland World.
An interesting story came to the sur
face at Friday evenings mid-week meet
ing at the old Stone church. The Hon
George H. Ely related an incident Of
woman's faith that came under his notice
during a recent trip through the Holy
Land In company with four or five
tourists, Mr. Ely was seated on piazza
of a hotel in Jaffa, when his attention
was attracted to half q dozen boys play
ing in the street below All but one of
the boys had swarthy compilations char
acteristic Of the country, and the one eX-
ception was light-compleXioned with per-
feet Caucasian features.
THAT boy" said one of the gentlemen,
Clocks to me as though he belonged to the
streets of New York instead of Jaffa. "
Their interest in the little fellow was
aroused to such an extent that they went
down to inquire, and, to their surprise, he
spoke little English He said he lived
with his mother a short distance up the
street, and the party, including Mr.. Ely,
walked up the street and entered the
woman's house, which. proved TO be a
howell of the worst kind. They addressed
her in English and she was beside herself
with Joy to hear her native tongue spoken,
and, to their utter establishment, she told
them that her home is in Maine.
Maine, my good woman, what in the
world are you doing here!" asked one of
the party,
The woman then explained that many
years since number of men and women
in the Maine village she came from were
carried away with tho idea that the
second coming of Christ was near at hand,
and that when he does come he will first
appear in Palestine. A colony scraped
up all their savings of years, and with
their families they emigrated TO JANA TO
be on hand when Jesus appears
do they all live here?" was asked.
"They did" she replied but some of
them, discouraged and tired of waiting,
went back to America. the rest died and
am here all alone with my boy"
"And how do you support yourself2"
by washing for strangers, and | have
a hard time doing it. Some weeks all l
can do is to keep from starvation"
One of the men told the woman that
Jaffa was no place for her, aid advised
her TO 90 back TO America with her boy,
give him a good American education, and
bring him up as an American citizen, but
the woman simply smiled at the suggest
ion.
Returning TO the hotel the gen tlemen,
all of whom were well to do, figured out
the cost Of sending the woman and her
boy back to her native village in Maine,
made up purse and threw in enough for
incidental expenses and spending money.
This done, they offered her the money!
good round sum il was-but she absolutely
refused to touch a penny Of it.
This is quite a temptation" she said,
but ] came here TO await the second
coming of Christ, and l intend to remain
here until he comes, unless 1 die first"
That was her ultimatum, and no amount
of argument could dissuade her from her
course
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
THE SIX COMPANIES.
They Hold a Mortgage on the Life of
Every Chinaman in America.

From the New York Press.
The Six Companies, which have been
talked of a great deal in connection with
the Chinese restriction and exclusion acts,
hold a mortgage on the lives of so per
cent. of all the Cinnamon in the United
States and Canada, and do not allow them
to return to their homes until this mort
gage is paid with interest The Six Com
panies represent six divisions of the pro
vince of Canton, China, and their avowed
aim is to care for the Cinnamon coming
from these districts, so that upon arrival
here each immigrant may be associated
with people who speak his dialect and
come from his locality.
They loan the immigrants money, give
advice, act as bankers, care for the sick,
furnish them with lawyers when they are
accused of crime. and swear to protect
them in every way. Their strongest
claim, however, upon the regard of their
countrymen is by their guaranteeing to
return to China the body dead or alive,
of every Chinaman who sails for these
shores They used to keep this promise
to the letter, but now they only send
home the bones of those whose families
request it.
These companies started in a small way
in 1850 They began through the opera
tions of the American agents of Hong
Kong firm, and their hrSt work was IN
hiring men in China to meet the demand
for labor in Catalonia.
AS the business grew, other Chinese
firms went into it, and finally the agents
of all these firms united for self protec-
ton and in order to keep the business
among themselves. There were six Of
these agencies and they styled themselves
the Six Companies.
Eighty per cent. of the Cinnamon in the
United States and Canada are brought
here at the expense of the companies, who
get them work or loan them money TO
start them in business. In return for all
this they are bound by contract to pay
back all the money expended for them,
and by an agreement which the companies
have with the steamship lines, no China
man is allowed TO return TO his native
land unless he can show certificate 10
the effect that he is free from indebted
ness TO the companies. Every Chinaman
paws 20 per cent. of his earnings to the
company having him IN charge, and if he
is taken sick he is taken Of AZ the eX-
pense Of the company, while If he dies
they bury him and II his parents request
il they ship his bones back 70 China.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
Of The few mourners around the conviot's

OF the few mourners around the convict's
grave
Mrs. 2. 4. Anido of Roseville avenue,
Newark, n j., who did great service in
obtaining signatures to the petition re
commenting executive clemency for Har-
RS, received letter yesterday which he
mad written on Saturday.
she was acquainted with his mother
ana knew Harris well The letter reads:
My Dear Mothers Friend and Mine:
How can I thank YOU for all vour labor
and love That it has been in vain is not
our fault, and now that all is over / can
only say, God bless YOU and good-by. Do
not grieve for me, dear friend. | have
fought my fight, suffered and | believe
That l can die with courage. With last
love, Ckpr y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
Anecdotes of Eminent eeorgians.
From the Montgomery (Ga.) Monitor.

From the Montgomery (Ga) Monitor.
John Oxford sued his brother David Ok
ford in Walker superior court and the
ease was called for trial at the May term
1850
When the case was sounded by his
honor Judge Trippe, old Judge Under
wood announced that he would represent
Davy." He called Davy to him for CON
sultation, but it was not long before he
saw the rashness of the act. Davy had a
breath. Lawyers all know that it is the
client with a breath who reserves ali con-
situations and information for the court
room, where it is necessarily delivered in
a whisper-poured like hot lead into your
ear in torrents and overlooking and mum
dating your olfactories in such way as
to make you wish you had never been
born-or that your client hadn't
Davy had a breath, and he admins
tered it to his lawyer. He covered him
with it, he enveloped him in it, The old
judge squirmed. He shifted his position.
But no matter how he tried to evadc it,
Davy's stinker was playing upon him
Finally, when forbearance ceased to be a
virtue, he threw himself back in his chair
and exclaimed loud enough TO be heard
all over the court room:
My God We read in Holy Writ that
God made man and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life, and man be-
came a living soul. But, Davy, 1 think
the devil must have fired it into you"
Upon one occasion the judge was leav-
ing Marietta for his own home when some
one asked him when he would be in Mari
eta again.
Il don't know" was the reply, "but Just
as soon as | am obliged TO- ] trust that /
shall die in the town Of Marietta "
''Why sO2" was asked.
Because" said the old Judge 81 think
! could leave the world with less regret
from the town of Marietta than from any
other place ! have ever seem
Strangely enough, some years later he
was again In Marietta and without mo-
ments warning fell dead Ia the street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14


I've seen them so rapt at times" said
keeper to me yesterday, "that they
wouldn't talk for minutes at time. He
would sit on little stool just inside his
GPened cell door. She would kneel on one
knee outside the doorway, and there they
would rest their chins in their hands and
ueVour each other with their eyes for
yer so long. Know they We're watched
Vi course they did, but what did they
i;SdreS They were in love with each other,
ever any two were in love"
Carrle Jones paid her last visit TO Harris
ddiler Recorder Smyth had refused to grant
lH4 new trial. Prison discipline for
e od9e MS seeing any stranger after that,
anu under the rules Miss Jones was a
stranger. Up to the last moment she
never lost faith that Harris life would be
saved. She was one Of the hardest work
rs IN bring forward new evidence to help
nIn TO a new trial
Mrs Harris was equally sanguine.
Just as soon as Carl comes out Of
prison, she told friend one day, "he
WIZ marry Miss Jones. She has an in
.3lne OF $1,000 a year and they can live
nicely on that while Carl Is making a ca
,eef Tor himself.n Carrie Jones is not her
q, but Mondays execution ended the love
''ofy, and the widowed maiden was one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
NEGRO COLONIZATION IN MEXICO
Immigrants From the United States
Settle on Coded Lands.

Hermosillo, Mex, May THE terms
under which a valuable concession was
recently granted by the Mexican govern
ment for the establishment Of negro
colony are being carried out. Several
hundred negroes have already arrived
from the United States and settled upon
the lands. The colonists will engage in
agricultural pursuits, and an effort will be
made 20 secure the immigration Of several
thousand industrious negroes from Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Louisiana and other
southern states Of the United States.
The sun., 1893-11-23
THE WISE TRAVELLER
In Selecting His Railroad Route, Se-
Iects the Route

That affords excellent and most comfort
able facilities 1.-THE Milwaukee" !"
That traverses delightful and picturesque
portion of the Countrywide Mil
waukee."
That has-and merits-the reputation of
strength and reliability-"The Mil
waukee"
That enjoys popularity and is stamped
with public approval-"The Mil
waukee."
That has a substantial roadbed and most
frequent train service-"The Mil
waukee''
That regards, always, the comfort, ease
and safety of its patrons.-''The Mil
waukee." 4-
That furnishes the latest private compart-
ment cars and latest library-buffet-
smoking cars.-"The Milwaukee,"
That furnishes elegant drawing-rOem par
lor cars, free reclining chair cars and
sumptuous dining cars-"The Mil
waukee."
That has exclusive use of the electric berth
reading lamp-"The Milwaukee"
1.-THE Milwaukee" combines all the above
and more, too. Its trains are vestibuled,
heated by steam, electric lighted, and un-
surpassed in luxurious appointments.
The immortal Lincoln said: "FOllOw
the people and you cannot be far from
right" The people use 1.-THE Milwaukee," !"
j. T. CoNLEY, Asst Gen'l Pass. Agt.
st. Paul, Mimi.
NoTE.-Five trains daily from Twin Cities to
Chicago; one to st. IIouSs and one to Kansas
City
The sun., 1893-11-23
PERSONAL.

H. G.. Porter is now foreman of
The Sun.
Squire Camp is around again with
a sore leg still.
Frank Sharp, of Detroit, Mimi, was
in town ON Saturday last.
Richard Northcott goes to the woods
this week for the winter.
The Richard Northcott family has
moved to town for the winter.
Dan Murphy is again sticking type
in The Sun Office for short time.
G.. HI. Collier has left The Sun
office for greener fields in Duluth.
G. D. Carter, The Morris barber
left on Monday for "Trip to the cities.
Mrs. Stebbins, of Utica, came here
on Monday morning to visit witn her
children.
E. F. Bruhn went to Benson and
Willmar, on cigar business intent, on
Tuesday.
L. H. Wellington and daughter left
here on Monday for visit with St.
Paul friends.
J. E. Sergeant, representing the
Minneapolis Times, was in town on
Thursday last.
Dan Mccarthy has left The Sun Of
fee with the intention of making his
future home in East St. Louis.
Presiding Elder Sharp was in Nor
ris on Monday night, holding quar-
terly conference.
Mr.. Tollof jacobson, of Willmar,
agent for the Scottish American Mort
gage Co., and American Freehold
Land Co., was in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Porter, of Hancock, was g.
welcome caller at The Sun Office on
Monday, bringing as she did, list of
new subscribers.
G. H. Palmer, special agent for the
Northwestern Life Insurance Com
pany of Milwaukee, was in town the
early part Of this week on business.
The sun., 1893-11-23

The Northern Pacific Railroad has
just put into effect a series of low
round-trip rates to Pacific Coast
points. These California tickets are
good until April Both 1894, and are
good for stopover under certain con-
ditions.
These rates will enable those desir-
ing to do SO, to spend the winter in
Southern California, or to visit the
Mid-winter Fair to be held at San
Francisco. This latter event will
undoubtedly be second only to the
Worlds Fair just closed, and will re-
pay visit, as it will exhibit the re-
sources and capabilities of Califor-
MIA.
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Duluth to
North Pacific coast points and return
S65 80; to San Francisco and return
to Missouri River, $9O.5O to Los
4pr-1es md return to Misso ri
naver 5000 It's
The sun., 1893-11-23
The Man Who Don't Take His Home
Paper.
You meet him every daY.

You meet him every day.
He is the man who can't afford to
take his local paper, but can afford to
spend his money over the saloon bar,
while his family goes naked.
He ''hasn't got time to read," but he
has plenty of time to sit on dry goods
boxes and tell lies, while his wife
chops the wood.
He is the man who is mad at the
editor and is going to ''bust up" the
darn shebang."
He gets some big advertising sheet
from down east for fifty cents a year,
and thinks his home paper comes too
high.
He wants to get something, for
nothing" and can't afford to waste a
hundred cents a year on his local
paper, but sends fifty two-cent stamps
to down-east sucker-catcher, for a
receipt to kill potato bugs, and gets a
reply as follows: "Take two blocks of
wood, then place the bug on one and
press down with the other"
He can't afford to take his home
paper, but he will tackle every fakir
and gambler at county fair and try
to beat him on his own game.
He gets SO many "free sample pa
pers an sich" from the east that he
don't need to waste money on the
home paper.
He is the man whom the "green
goods" men consider soft snap.
He is too poor to take his home pa
per, but will mortgage all he has to
buy gold bricks from a stranger.
In short he is no good to himself
and a great detriment to the COM
munity he infests. s...
He is "small potato" May he be
buried with his face downward, and
may jackasses sit on his grave" The
Commoner, Cokato.
The sun., 1893-11-23
EStraV Notice.

Came to my place, Oct. 18th, five
calves. One red and white steer calf,
left hind leg white and white tip on
tail: One brindle heifer calf, white
on forehead and white spots, and
white tip on tail. Three black heifer
calves all white under the belly, with
white tip on tails; two with star on
forehead. Can be found on section
"a, Town of Framnes, Stevens Coun-
ty, z miles east of Morris. Owner is
requested to call and pay charges
and take same away.
1-3 CHARLES OLSON.
The sun., 1893-11-23
S. JUDSON, President.
F. 4. RISING, Vice-President.
L. O. HOLSTER, Cashier
II H E -
First National Bank,
OF MORRIS, MINI.
CAPITAL, $4,000.
This Bank Conducts A
GENERAL BANKING AND En-
CHANGE BUSINESS.

Money to loan on chattel or personal Sc
curitv in any amounts desired. Loans ne
gotiated on improved farms.
With largely increased capital, we have
better facilities for all departments of buSi-
ness than ever.
We pay savings bank rates on time de-
pOSits. .,,
arms at better rates than ever.
We can write insurance in Snch strong
companies as the National, Ct Hartford,
Home, of New York, st. Paul FIRE ana Ma
rine. the unrivaled Aetna.
The president is agent for all the railroad
lands in this vicinity, the cheapest land
now for sale and is going fast -.
The President is agent for the strongest
accident insurance company in the world.
The Travellers, of Hartford, in which accl,
dent insurance is written out: tickets Goo9
from one to thirty days, or on policies gOoo
for one year with weekly indemnity in case
Of injury. This is no Mutual Company"
but has the CASH to pay all losses. =
We respectfully solicit the, accounts OF
Merchants, and all who have dealings with
banks in this section of the state.
The sun., 1893-11-23
Quarter Century Test.

For quarter of century DR.. Kings
New Discovery has been tested, and
the millions who have received benefit
from it's use testify to its wonderful
curative powers in au diseases Of
Throat, Chest and Lungs. A remedy
that has stood the test SO long and
that has given SO universal satisfac,
ton is no experiment, Each bottle
is positively guaranteed to give relief
or the money will be refunded. 1t is
admitted to be the most reliable fol
Coughs and Colds. Trial bottles free
at Fritz Buckentine's Drug Store
i Large size 50c. and $l.00
The sun., 1893-11-23
Our Shoe Department.

Attention is called to our Burley
& Usher ladies and childrens shoes
especially SO our boys and girls
school shoes. These goods are man.
ufactured at Stoneham Mass. and are
superior to any other school shoe.
As we own them direct from manu-
facturers hands, we are in position to
sell them at close figures.
49tf. J. E. DANIELsoN.
Gen. j. NJ. Rusk, (better known as
Uncle JerrY,) died at his home in
Viroqua on the 21st., inst. Mr.. Rusk
has been a prominent politician, a
member of the legislature of Wis,
three times Governor of the state; a
member of congress and secretary of
agriculture. He was sixty-three
years of age.
The sun., 1893-11-23
Bargains.

Are what every purchaser of goods,
seek after this fall. We have the
goods and are making humming
prices. Our goods and prices are
sledge hammers to our competitors.
We believe in live and let live, even
in panic times. We are ready to sell
you goods at first cost. See onr
offers and take advantage of cut pri-
ces. We do as we say, everybody
welcome.
2t2. J. E. DANIELsoN.
Pitchers CastoTIa.
.Gnit0FoSs ~1Ty G0G
The sun., 1893-11-23

Philip Wales Il Co., will give an
unusually good entertainment at the
court house on Friday evening Dec.
1st. This will be one of the finest
entertainments ever given in Morris.
More particulars next week.
The sun., 1893-11-23
The Cause Of Hard Times.

Among the many causes given for
hard times one seems to be over
looked by the business men of
Morris, and yet it is potent factor,
seen by any one who chooses to in
vestigate. This factor is the lack of
enterprise in advertising. Some will
say we use this argument for the
benefit of our paper alone, but this is
mistake. The dull times are the
right times to force sales by calling
attention to your goods; neighboring
towns are filing their local papers
with ads, and as a consequence are
boasting of the very large business
they are doing. AS business gets
dull in Morrls her merchants cut
down their ads and consequently let
their trade go to other towns.
If some of our merchants would
look in our office we can show them
by our exchanges, what other towns
are doing with not one bit better,
or cheaper goods than Morris
merchants have on their shelves.
Any thing to succeed must be kept
before the people. Some of the
business men of Morris don't spend
one dollar a year in advertising, and
yet they admit that newspaper is a
benefit to a town; and they are per-
fectly willing the paper should labor
the year round for their benefit,
provided it costs them nothing.
The sun., 1893-11-23
ChOkiO Briefs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee took the train fol
Morris Friday, returning Saturday.
All our young unmarried men took
in the sights of Graceville Sunday
One of the boys had a series Of
misfortunes that made it necessary
for him to stop over at a farmhouse
for repairs before getting home.
Something should be done for ou1
town we'll. Every morning the pump
is frozen, and causes a lot of incon-
venience.
What is the matter with the
manager of the "Town Well Coz"
Chokio will soon have brass band
if Dame Rumor can be believed
That is where our boys can use their
superfous supply of "wind" to good
advantage.
Some of the boys are every angry
at some unknown person, who as it
seems, is pumping them for their first
matrimonial venture by sending
presents of various sorts and demon
nations.
Prof. OBrien, our school teacher
took trip to Morris Saturday.
J. Fl. McNally went to see her
Sunday evening.
Miss Louise Leaman, of Graceville,
made pleasant call on Monday.
A dance will be held in the hotel
Saturday evening.
Peter Stuler our genial section
"boss" took his usual trip to johnson
last Sunday.
The sun., 1893-11-23

On Wednesday evening of last
week very pretty party met at the
parsonage of the NJ. E, church. 1t
consisted of the Sunday School
classes of the pastor and his wife; the
time was spent in playing games and
eating good things. 1t is needless
to say the little folks enjoyed them
selves to their hearts content.
The sun., 1893-11-23
Dry Goods

We are prepared to show an i'm
mense line of dry goods, and offer
special inducements in dress goods,
silks, velvets, trimmings, fannels,
blankets, comfortables, underwear,
cloaks, shawls, clothing, cloth and fur
overcoats, hats, caps, gloves etc. We
re aware of the close times and offer
goods in every line at panic prices
Our large stock must be reduced as
low as possible. You can buy goods
of us at almost wholesale prices.
Come and be convinced that our as
sertlon is true.
49tf. J. E. DANIELsoN.