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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
A WONDERFUL NEW PISTOL.
It's Trial Before the Naval Small Arms
Board Arouses Much Enth usiasm.
From the New York Tribune.

IIOIu the new 1OTk lTlDune.
Newport, r. l., Nov. 23.-The Naval
Small Arms Board had had exhibited be-
fore it recently pistol which is likely
to revolutionize this sort Of equipment
in the armies and navies of the world
It is the invention Of an American, Hugo
Burchard, now in Berlin, and was shown
to-day for the first time in America. Geo.
Luger who has a rifle before the board
exhibited the new production, and the
members of the board could not help
expressing themselves as believing that
ii had a great future before it. it is an
arm adapted to service for many branches
and the only small weapon in which
smokeless powder may be used success
fully. this sort of ammunition being quite
unserviceable in revolvers. 1t is after the
style of the Maxim mitrailleuse, being
automatic in action, receiving its ability
to load and extract empty shells from the
recoil of the shot.
In the exhibition 100 rounds were fired
without a hitch. The exhibitor fired twen-
ty-four shots in 1874 seconds at a range
of Ito feet, and all were hits. He was not
an expert with the piece. 1t weighs two
pounds, twelve and one-haif ounces, and
is eleven inches in length. The grip is
placed at the center of gravity, giving
a steadier fire. Through 1t runs a maya
zine capable of holding eight cartridges
with nickel-jacketed bullets of 1855 MILL
meters, about the same caliber as the
navy revolver of the present day 1t has
great penetration and an effective range
of about 500 meters. A light adjustable
stock may be affixed, making, for all
practicable purposes. a carbine for cav
airy. The cartridges are. Of the Luger
rimless type, which have caused such a
sensation among gunner during the pres
ent week in the small arms tests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.

For Bniousness. Constipation, Malaria,
Colds and the Grip.
For Indigestion, Sick and Nervous
Headache.
For sIeeplessness, Nervousness and
Heart Disease.
For Fever, Chills. Debility and Kidney
Disease take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough organic
regulation, take Lemon ELIXIR.
DR.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir is prepared
from the fresh juice of lemons, combined
with other vegetable liver tonics, and will
not fail you in any of the above named dis
eases. so cents and $1.OO bottles at drug
gists.
Prepared only by Dr. H. Motley, At
lanta, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
ITALY's STANDING ARMY.
Changes to Be Made That viii Greatly
Gut Down the Cost.

Rome, Nov. 3O.-The king decreed to-day
pected to save the government s75O,OOO
lire in the administration Of the army. The
military territorial districts are TO be
altered. the posts OF five artillery generals
abolished and five artillery regiments con-
verified into eight companies. Two compa-
MES of railroad engineers and one regi-
ment Of ordinary engineers will be formed
from four territorial engineer commands.
Two companies of the horse corps two
military depots and many horses will be
given I'm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
SENT UP FOR TWENTY MONTHS
A Lawyer in a Fraudulent Estate Case
Gets His Deserts.

London, Nov. 3O.-In the central Grim
inal court. Old Bailey, to-day, Col
Jacques, the agent for the American
claimants to the Townley estate, was
found guilty of fraud and sentenced to
twenty months imprisonment at hard
labor. A similar sentence was imposed
upon Howell Thomas, solicitor for col
jacques. who was convicted of fraudulent
practices short time ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
DIED LIKE A COWARD.
A Murderer Cries for the Execution of
His Female Aeeompliee.

st. Louis. Mo-. Nov. SO.-George Cam
trell was hanged in the jail yard at Belle
vile, ILL.,. this morning. In March last
Cantren assisted Mrs. Kahn to murder
her husband at East Chrondoette, Ill.
Mrs. Kahn will probably receive a death
sentence at the next term of court. Can
trell died like a coward. exclaiming: Mrs.
Kahn ought to hang for this. She helped
kill him; she is the real murderer"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
Deoember's Interest Disbursements.

the December disbursements for interest
and dividends will amount to S24, 1853, 1884,
and with the state and city disbursements
the amount will be a trifie less than $50,
900, 900, against $26, POI, 273 i'm December, 1892
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
THE BEST IS THE cHEAPEsTi

Your stationery is an indication OF your
manner of conducting business.
nave everything neat and trim in good
TASTE and on good material from the COM
Bete PRINTING, Lithographing and Blank
BOOK Manufacturing department OF the
MORNING NEWS,
Savannah, Ca
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02

NJ relgners, says Ward McAllister, in the
t" York World. both titled and untitled,
80 Oh late been making great strides
s 81 ward in the esteem of the American
Cely woman. At Newport during the
a. season, Europeans were conspicuous
of az entertainments, and were recipients
- me most extraordinary attentions. In
-, When it comes to a test between
sner and an American as to which
eouia occupy the highest place m the
~ IONS of one of our society bellies,
s.,e american almost invariably came off
sse9nd best. 1t is difficult to give any
factory reason why this should be so,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
We Lead in Silks,

Nothing is nicer for a Christmas present
than Silk Dress. We offer the grandest col.
lection To choose from. No other house can
offer the variety i'm black or coIors and at our
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02

unless 1t be that the ladies' OF our hest
society are seeking for novelty. and have
"a OF the familiar faces trite savings
OF their fellow countryman.
mere . certainly can be nothing of great
et ilitIlhsic worth in the foreigner that
, ,,s''.u eause MIN 10 appear Of so much
apparently greater value in the 80 -
our society women. I have known So
el la OF our cleverest society men to be nut
issue IN favor Of foreigner of little merit
outside OF his title. This is certainly
Eliminating to cur jegnesse doree. ana
Ihey doubtless feel deeply grieved. vet
selves. '''eiii
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02

Some of the unexpected situations in
which travellers find themselves are very
funny, says the New York Tribune, and
perhaps it would be well if, like Mrs. Ale
shine, the wanderer in many lands should
wear about his person a waterproof bag
with all the small necessaries of life, ready
for every emergency. During the few
hours stop of the P. and o. steamer at
the dirty and uninteresting little town of
Port Said not long ago several Americans
proposed going on shore to see the place.
No / do not think l will 60" said the
mother of two little girls who were most
eager for the expedition, as she looked
distrustfully at the small boat which was
bobbed up and down beside the great yes
sci awaiting the party. Another lady, the
wife of the gentleman who had proposed
the trip, also begged off, leaving her hus-
band to escort the young ladies, who would
not be persuaded to forego the expert
ence.
Mind you are back in time" called
out the older women as the little skiff shot
off landward, and they resumed their
fancy work and their luxurious deck
chairs. congratulating themselves that
they had had the wisdom to remain in
their comfortable quarters.
Meanwhile Mr. A. and the two young
ladies explored the little town, purchasing
a few trinkets for the unenterprising ones
on the steamer and lettering away the
time, until one of the girls, who was tired,
suggested that they should go down to the
landing and wait for their boat.
1T is odd that we have not heard the
steamers whistle" remarked Mrs A.
'They said they would signal us and it
must be nearly time" And without anxi-
ETY. they strolled down to the dock
where is the steamer" one of them
asked, still without any premontion of
their predicament: and not until they
were surrounded by a crowd of grinning
natives, who talked all at once in broken
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
HOLIDAY BARGAINS

During our great holiday sale our entire
stock viii be thrown on the market at reck-
less reductions. The best goods in Savannah
lower tban anywhere
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
DELEGATES TO THE G. A. r
List Selected by Kansas to Attend the Ma
tiOnal EDcampment.

List Selected by Kansas to Attend the Ma
tiOnal EDcampment.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 26.-The com
pleted list of delegates and alternates
to the national encampment of the G.
A. r from the department of Kansas
is as follows:
First district-C. Leland, OF Troy and S. F..
Yates of Hiawatha, delegates; NJ Marcus and
Joseph Randhon, Of Atchison, alternateA
Second district-James Robb. OF Ottawa and
W. A johnson. of G ,rnett, delegates: J. b
Grace, of Fort Scott, and ]. a Brown, Of Pa
ola, alternateS
Third district-A B, Arment Of Winfield,
and Alva Clark, Of Usage Mission delegates
A. J. Georgia, Of Pitisburg, and R p. Nc
Gregor. of Baxter Springs. alternates
Fourth district-R B Mcclure of Towards,
and George Weber. Of Lyndon, delegates W.
n Ward. Of Topeka, and J. NJ Young. Of Ma
rion. alternateS
Fifth district-J K Wright of Junction City,
and S p BunnelL Of Broughton. delegates: J.
A Robertson, Of Manhattan, and ]. c Russell
of Chapman. alternates-
Sixth district-W. H Mcbride OF Osborne
and H ,rrison Naylor. Of Lucas, delegates c.
NJ Cunningham. Of Osborne, and O h Durand
of Mankato, alternateS
Seventh district ID L Sweeney Of Dodge
City. and John A Doran. Of Wichita delegates.
Robert Dougher- y of Newton. and D. ". Dun.
nett OF Hutchinson alternaieS
At large-A. W. Smith. Of Mcpherson d. r
Anthem. of Leavenworth n A. Alien OF Rus
SELL and G. W. Weed. of Topeka. delegates
Hoi ton J. Shoup. OF Abilene, and Bert Pagan
of Ellsworth. alternates
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
A BIG GUN.
rhe Largest One Ever Built for This coun
try Soon to He Tested.

rhe Largest One Ever Built for This coun.
try Soon to He Tested.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The largest
gun ever built in this country for
naval use will be tested at the Indian
Head proving ground within a week.
Some idea of the destructiveness lurk-
ing in a thirteen-inch gun can be had
when it is known that it is forty feet
long, weighs sixty-five tons and carries
q 1,iOO-pound shot for twelve miles
and requires several hundred pounds
of powder for each discharge. The
largest guns now used in the navy are
twelve-inch bore. The greater the
caliber of a gun the greater its force
and effectiveness; one of eight-inch
bore will only penetrate asixteen-inch.
while one of thirteen-inch bore will
penetrate a twenty-six-inch armor.
Tine special powder and the strong
steel tracks for moving the big gun are
almost completed, SO that March has
been selected for the test
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
CONGRESSMAN WILSON.
He 10 Receiving Good Attention and VII
Probably Recover.

He IL Receiving Good Attention and Will
Probably Recover.
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 2z-Congress-
man Wilson is in the private car of A.
A. Robinson of the Central railway. in
the company's yards at Guadalajara-
The car is side-tracked and removed as
far as possible from all disturbing in
fuences. The distinguished patient is
receiving the utmost care, and now has
a good fighting chance for his life. His
temperature was unchanged to-day.
and in consequence the physicians
think this is the thirteenth day of ty-
phoid fever. 1t is not possible to give
the exact age of the disease, as his tenn
perature was not taken daily en- route
from Kansas City to Aguas Calientes.
consequently the physicians are guess
ing somewhat at random, but are con-
fident it is at least the tenth day, and
believe it to be the thirteenth
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
PATRIOTIC WOMEN.
The Daughters Of the Revolution Hold an
Interesting Meeting In WashinStOn-Af@
Adlaf +. stevenson Presides-

The Daughters Of the Revolution Hold an
Interesting Meeting in Washinston-Mrx.
Adlai f. stevenson Presides-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-When Mrs
Adlai Stevenson called the continent
al congress of the Daughters of the
Revolution to order yesterday she faced,
perhaps. the most nota bic gathering OF
American women ever brought togeth-
er. The congress this year will be mem
orable for many reasons 1t is believed
that the final steps will be taken for the
formal dedication of the Mary Washing
ton monument. which is really the out
growth of a movement begun by the
Daughters of the Revolution. The
date for the unwilling will proba bly,
be May or 10. and all of the officers
will GO in body to Fredericksburg to
assist The memorial is simple. digni-
fed and severely classic in design 1t
is mOnolith, the most ancient form OF
monument, and undou btedly the most
appropriate for the character of the
woman over whose body it is reared.
1t is constructed of Vermont granite
and the shaft is forty feet in height,
giving an extreme elevation of fifty
feet.
After the assemblage was called to
order Mrs E. T. Bullock, chaplain
general, offered prayer and then the
Marine band played The star Span
gled Banner" Mrs. Stevenson, in a
formal address of welcome. reviewed
the patriotic work of the women of the
revolution and the woman's congress
during the worlds fair The increase
and progress of the society, she said,
had been most encouraging, the MEM
bership roll of 1854 showing an in
crease during the year of LASS, dis
tributed over forty states and terri
tories. with few IN Europe and Can
ada. Mrs. James ). Peck, of WiScOn-
sin, replied to the address of welcome.
The society was organized here Octo-
Der IL. 1890. The headquarters are in
Washington. State chapters exist in
most of the states presided over by re-
gents Any woman may Oe eligible
for membership who is of the age of
IS years, and who is descended from an
ancestor, who, with unfailing loyalty,
rendered material aid to the cause of
independence as recognized patriot,
as oldier or sailor. or as a civil OFF,
Ger in one of the several colonies or
states, or of the United Colonies or
states" provided that the applicant
shall be acceptable to the society.
Every application for membership must
be Endorsed by at least one member of
the national society, and is then sub
mitted to the registrars general. who
report on the question of eligibility to
the board of management. and upon its
approval the applicant is enrolled as a
member.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
THE POPULISTS.
The National Executive Committee OF The
Peoples Party Issue an Address

The National Executive Committee OF The
Peoples Party Issue an Address.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 26.-The national ex-
ecutive committee of the peoples party
in convention here issued an address
in which they arraign the two old
parties for their financial policy; affirm
their allegiance to the Omaha plat
form; are in favor of the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to and the
issuance of money by the government
without the Intervention of banks. and
denounce the issue of bonds in time of
peace as an act of treason. In the pre-
amble to the resolutions they say the
Wilson bill fails to provide sufficient
revenue for the government: that it dis
eliminates against the producers Of
raw materials and protects the monop-
olist, and the resolutions urge the pop
Mist senators and representatives in
congress to vote against the passage of
said bill
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
PROBATE JUDGES RULED OUT
They Are Not to Take the Proofs on Town.
sites in the strip.


WASHINGTON, Feb ga conclusion
was reached in the interior yester-
day to the effect that all probate judges
in the strip are to be prohibited from
proving up townsites. The matter was
left open to the decision of the secre-
tary by the law opening the strip, and
for some time the secretary has
been flooded with petitions from the
citizens of the various towns, asking
that their probate judges be allowed
to do this work as they had done in
other reservations. 1t was announced
by the people interested as being the
most desirable, as the probate judges
would dispose of the work quicker than
the townsite board, and also that it
would be less expensive.
But the conclusion is that the men,
bers of the townsite board shall be al
lowed to do this work and the result
of the departments manipulation
shows that not a single patent has
been issued for single lot and 10th
ing has been done in the line of deter
mining the property rights of the citi-
ZenS
The plan decided upon yesterday
places it in the hands of the various
boards to make whatever charge that
may meet the financial demands of the
members of the boards. 1t is admitted
by those familiar with the matter that it
will be two or three years before some
of the boards get through with their
work
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
FARM ANIMALS.
Figures and Compilations on the Number
aud Value of Them.

Figures and Compilations on the Number
aud Value of Them.
WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-Figures on
the number and value of farm animals
as well as compilations made by special
agents. are included in the report of
Statistician Robinson, of the agricult-
ural department, for January and Feb
ruary. The total number of horses has
decreased 1868, as compared with
the returns a year ago, although there
was an increase in thirty of the states
The total number of horses last Janu-
airy was 16,0S1, 1879. Prices have de-
clined in all the states and territories
except Rhode Island and Idaho The
number of mules in the country in
January was 1852, 231. There was a
slight increase in the number and value
of mich cows The number at present
is 16, 49,, 100, as against is. 424.OS1 a
year ago, and aggregate an average
value of 1855. 99S. Col, against $751;
299, 1S5. There was an increase in the
number of cattle from So. 95i 1856, valued
at s5i7, $751; 04, last year, to Sc, COS, 100.
valued at 1886, 1874. The number
and prices of both sheep and swine
have declined. The total number of
farm animals last month was 161, 1885,
453. 1t is stated that in the total num-
Der of these farm animals the average
annual rate of increase during the de-
cade 1S10-1SS0 was 1.61 per cent. In
the following decade it rose to 8. Il per
cent, and between 1890 and 1898 there
was an average annual decrease of two
tenthS of l per cent
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
ASYLUM FIRE.

Destruction Of the Home for Feeble.
Minded Children Mt vineland, y. 1.-TWO
Deaths.
VINELAND, n j., Feb. 26.-Two lives
were lost and a score placed in immi-
nent peril by fire which consumed
portion of the state home for feeble
minded children at this place yester-
day. The victims were ]. H. Sage, the
engineer of the institution, and his
wife, who acted as laundresS The fire
was discovered in the basement of the
handsome three story brick structure
known as 1.-The Robinson memorial cot
tage." Sixteen helpless and well nigh
idiotic children slept on the lower
floors and for time it seemed as if
nothing short of a miracle could pos
sibly save them
The little ones, all unaware of the
terrible fate which threa tened them.
slept the sleep of the innocent, while
the deadly flames and sitting smoke
crept nearer and nearer to them. In the
upper floors were about the same num-
Der of adults, all of whom were in like
Danger. Just at the critical moment
help and dozen brave men. headed by
Augustus Speer. a stage driver. broke
down the doors and rushed into the
burning building, rescuing the children
at the imminent risk of their own lives,
and carrying them to place of safety.
through the bitter colds winds
1t was thought all had been saved,
when the white and terror-stricken
faces of Sage and his wife appeared at
window in the third floor. and their
voices were heard crying piteously for
help. Answering shouts from below
babe them remain where they were I'M
til a ladder could be procured, but they
were too much frightened to obey.
Just as help was about to come and
at time when it seemed as if they
would surely be saved, both disappeared
from the window and were seen no
more.
The flames swept on, completely gut
ting the building. Yesterday after
noon the bodies of the unfortunates
were found at the foot of the stairway,
burned to a crisp. indicating that they
had tried that means of escape. only to
rush to certain death. Loss on build
ing and contents, 100000 The cause
of the fire is mystery.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
THE HlLlMAN CASE.
ss Bobs Up Again by the Filing Of Sensa.
ttonal SharSe. ON the Part OF the
WihOw

IL Bobs Up Again by the Filing of Sensa.
tional charge. ON the Part OF the
Widow.
TOPEKA. Kan, Feb 21.-The cele-
brated- ''Hillman case" with which
every lawyer and newspaper man in
the west is familiar. is to be aired be-
fore the department of insurance OF
Kansas Late this afternoon Sallie E.
Hillman filed sensational suit against
the Mutual Life Insurance Co, the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Co. and the New York Life Insurance
Co., charging fraud. oppression, Grim.
inality and unfair dealing. 1t is alleged
in the complaint that in ISIS the New
York Life Insurance Co. issued to the
husband of the complainant John w.
Hillman. two policies for IS. 900 each.
payable to the complainant, and the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued SIM
liar policy for s.. 900 to the same person
the same year, and that the year fol-
lowing the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Co. issued similar policy to
the same person for IS. 900.
The plaintiff recites the story of the
alleged killing of John W. Hillman in
Barber county, Kan. on March IL,
1879, and charges that the defendants
entered into conspiracy to defraud
her out of insurance MONEY due her by
mutilating the body of her husband SO
as to make Identification difficult
The plaintiff also states in detail the
charges preferred; tells how the body
was mutilated to prevent Identification;
tells who were the principal actors,
and charges conspiracy to defraud
her of her rights
The plaintiff prays that the matters
alleged be inquired into, and that the
superintendent of the insurance de-
partment take such action as may be
necessary to protect the policy holders
in the companies named in Kansas,
and the people of the state from the al
legged unfair and fraudulent acts of tbs
defendants in the future.
The complaint contains twenty-five
pages of closely typewriter matter.
Superintendent Snider set the case for
hearing March s, at $50 a. m. The at
torneys for the plaintiff are L. Il
Wheat. Samuel A. Riggs, c. +. Hutch
ings. Quinton & Ouinton and ID, +
Hite
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
IMPORTANT TO PENSIONERS.
Several Decisions Rendered by Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior Reynolds.

Several Decisions Rendered by Assistant
Secretary of the interior Reynolds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Several de-
cisions of considerable Importance to
pensioners have been rendered by As
sistant Secretary of the Interior
Reynolds. He holds that the govern
ment may reimburse itself for money
fraudulently obtained and enormously
paid for pensions under the old law.
from the pension granted under the
act of June %. 1890.
The case decided was that of Joseph
w. Rogers. who was pensioned under
the general law at SIC a month for
disease of the eyes, but who was
dropped from the rolls because the dis
ability existed before enlistment In
the case of Oliver Pierce. who alleged
he was taken sick in field hospital at
Atlanta in July. 1864. and later that
heart disease was caused by his becom-
ing overheated in July. 1865, the de-
partment overrules a former decision
on a similar case.
1t is held that where an affidavit ex-
planning or amending an original dec
laration is filed, which is germane to
the original and properly explains the
mistakes. it will be accepted as a part
of the original declaration