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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

which, when a bone is struck, resemble
in appearance those of an explosive char
aCter; the part is always pounded; frag-
ments are frequently carried out through
the wound of exit, which is commonly
converted into a gaping orince; the mus
cles are pulped, and, in fact, the limb
mangled and damaged beyond repair. II
the bullet simply passes through muscle
it practically creates no damage or any
Importance unless 1t strikes an artery
which, large or small, are cut as with
knife, causing hemorrhage; but because
of the small size of the bullet the blood
vessels and nerves stand q better chance
of escape than they did with the larger
bullet. If a savage were hit in the feshy
part of the thigh with the small caliber
bullet it could not be expected to have
any stopping effect on him unless the
main artery of the limb opened, and
even in this condition he could travel
some little distance before failing, and let
that man be hit on any of the long bones
of the leg and his progress is at an end.
On the other hand, il he were hit in the
upper extremity there would probably be
nothing to stop him in smashed shout
der or a pulped elbow, because, like the
horse, he apparently does not suffer from
the shock, and he still has the use of a
pair of legs and an upper extremity; or
IL he were shot through the chest by
bullet no larger than a pencil, 1t goes
clean through him, touches, we will say,
nothing of vital Importance and he re-
mains a dangerous man for some time
to come.
In savage rushes the lower extremities
should be the chief target aimed at; no
man can travel with one of the t9nes OF
his legs in fragments. In dealing with a
civilized foe the shock of a simple flesh
wound would probably be enough for
most men. and afford them n good excuse
for leaving the fighting line, and GER
ia r. y Uo.. fatal wound In he chest would
be enough for most men, and afford them
good excuse for leaving the fighting
line and certainly non-fatal wounds in
the chest would cause a gap in the ranks.
The question of shock Is therefore infin-
itely more urgent than the wound.
in considering the nature of The injuries
inflicted on bones at distances between
300 and 900 yards, it is clear that they
have a tendency to resolve themselves
into comminuted fractures and pulver-
izuE Of the resisting parts Of bones, and
-onr aratively clean holes in the non-re-
sistins regions, such as the extremities
of ihe bones it is evident that "A wound
near JOINT may be much less dangerous
than one some distance from it, which
is IN reality surgical paradox
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

Feathers didn't count fer much in the
flashing eyes OF the estriehes
They wanted blsos.
Nothing but pure gsre would satisfy
their sense Of honor.
Blood they get, ana enough to satisfy
GOV Waite, ere the battle ceased. With a
deep hiss and outsIetchcd wings ostrich
jim bore down On Colonel like q forty
foster in a gale, sheered to the right, and
caught Colonel en- the left thigh. ripping
the thick hide of the bare leg and cau>-
ing il 10 bleed freely. Colonel retaliated and
almost crippled Jlms wing with a kick
that nearly capsiZed him. They then
spared with feet ana beaks. picking AMI
kicking feathers from one another, until
Colonel dealt a terrific blow on Jims
stomach which seemed to literally lift
him from the ground. Only the thick mass
Of feathers prevented the awful toe from
penetrating Jim's abdomen.
Jim was game. Regafning his breath ne
knocked Colonel over with a side kick
breaking his wing. Colonel recovered his
feet before the attack was renewed. Both
blrds had by this time lost their plumes,
and looked as if they had been picked
Both were tired and weak from loss of
blood. Their attacks grew feebler, and
nnally, as if by common consent, they
ceased fighting and walked off among the
bushes to reCuperatc.
The fight was a draw and the anxious
Keeper felt relieved that the birds lived.
During the fight no man dared trust his
life near the fighters. Experienced keepers
seldom interfere. If they do the concen-
trated anger of both birds is likely to
fail upon the luckless meddler and end in
his death. An interfering keeper once
had his spine shattered by a single kick
from ostrich.
Ostrich farming is one of the growing
industries of Southern California, Ten or
twelve years ago several farms were
started with a total of seventy birds i'm
ported from South Africa. There are now
500 to zoe birds in this state, each yielding
about $50 worth of undressed feathers
annually. 1t costs 8 cents day to feed
each bird. All eggs are Matched in incu-
bators, about so per cent. Matching sue
cessfully. The chicks are allowed to run
about in the sunshine few hours after
| Matching. Several days after birth they
begin eating tender vegetable sprouts. For
nine months or so they are kept away
from adult birds lest their elders should
kill them. Until three months old a
chick can be bought for $25. In several
years they maintain maturity and sell
for $500 to $500 each.
Selected feathers, especially the long
white plumes, sell, for 500 a pound. The
birds are vegetarians, with a preference
for alfalfa, but if allowed to get very
hungry they will eat an Old hat Their
I legs and bodies have the appearance of
a rheumatic ballet dancer; their walk re
| sembles the combination of the walk of a
! dude and girl whose shoes are too tight.
| Thirty years is the average lifetime OF an
/ ostrich
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. W f. Hall, Jr., returned from the
north yesterday on the Kansas City.
Miss Lille Selig was passenger on the
Kansas City from New York yesterday.
Mrs Henry C. Cunningham was a pas
senger on the Kansas City from New
York yesterday.
Mr.. J. B. Chestnut has returned from a
months vacation spent in North Georgia
and North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H Schaul and their lit
lie daughter, Heldreth, have gone to SUI
"annee Springs for a few weeks.
Mr. Donald Fraser a prominent young
lawyer Of Hinesville, and Mr.. r. NJ Mar
I'm are in the city on few days visit.
Miss Kittie Naughtin returned on the
kansas City from New York. She has been
Tor ten weeks visit to the Catskills,
saratoga and Lake George.
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Sailing on a Bicycle.


For the last few weeks there has been
in the vicinity of New York another new
development in the bicycle idea. This IS
an arrangement made by Mr.. Christian
CAM Of Omaha, Neb., by which he can
set a sail from the handle of his bicycle,
and Oh a level road, with the wind abeam,
can travel all day without using his own
strength at all, except to check the speed
of the bicycle when the wind forces il
ahead too fast. The sail is adjusted in
the following manner, and any bright boy
can amuse himself by making a sail for
his own bicycle:
Mr. CAM has taken a stout piece of
inch and a half or two-inch plank cut
it into circular shape, possibly five or
six inches in diameter and by making q
deep notch at one point from the Circum-
ference in towards the center, has fitted
It securely around the forward support
of the bicycle just below the handles.
Through this disk hole is made, precisely
after the manner of 'step" for mast
mast is then inserted through this hole
and fastened securely below by stout
Irvine or wire around the support of the
bicycle. The pole itself is seven feet
high, and the boom of the sail is six feet
long, with gaff of about three to -four
feet.
The sail is of light silk or cloth, and is
bent on in the same manner as an ordi-
nary boat sail The foot of the boom,
however, is attached to the mast with a
goose neck that allows the rider of the
the mast at any time he chooses, and it
is in that way that he "tacks ship" by
lifting the boom over his head to the other
side
Mr.. CAM has covered one hundred and
eighteen miles in a day with this sail,
with almost no work except checking
the speed of the bicycle. He is confident
that on a straight macadamized road he
can easily do two hundred miles with the
wind abeam, which is the most faYora bic
direction to have it come from.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

Jncob Kern OF Mouougaheiu county.
West virginia. Dr. "a years Old ana has 293
living descendants.
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VALUABLE FEATHERS FLEW.
a nan Between Rirds That can &c
7~"40 7 II u II III 14tVTI 4 % ~
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.


Role through an Inch Plank.
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
San Diego, Cal, Oct. S-There was a
terribly earnest fight at the Coronado os-
trich farm across the bay from this city
recently between two of the largest and
Hglest cock ostriches in the focl of thirty
or forty birds The fighters weighed about
200 rounds each. They We're evenly
matched and very plucky and did their
best to kill each other.
There is novelty about an ostrich fight.
me ponderous birds are as quick as cats.
iH@y use their feet more -dexterously than
aIugilist uses his fists, and with far more
erect. one Of these birds can thrust his
h"7F pointed toe through an inch board
WIN very slight effort. Such a. blow Is
enough 10 kin an OK. With "A single kick
.Ie of these ostrches would disembowel
man instantly
Iae fight started over the division OF
.ah5age leaves which Keeper Campbell
tAd thrown to the hungry birds. Seldom
nave two bipcdg fought with more desire
I'd kll than did these ostrichcs. And a
,lH hFht II was IN the eyes Of the Keeper
Ea nw plumes worth $40 each soar from
.e aqdy OF a bird in response TO the kick
q .He enemy and fan crumpled and wor8h-
'ss IN the dust. b
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27
Speaker Crisp's Campaign.

From the Washington Post.
Speaker Crisp has written a letter to
Representative John c. Tarsney, candi-
late for reelection in the Kansas City
district, that he will not be able to fill
his engagement to speak in Missouri dur
ing the campaign, owing to the unfavor-
able condition of Mrs. Crisp, who stands
in need of his attendance. The speaker
says he will confne his speech making
to ngagements in Tennessee, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, at points not so re-
mote as to prevent him from returning
home every day. Under these circum-
stances he feels that he is not justified
in going as far as Missouri unless de-
cided change for the better is noticed in
Mrs Crsps condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

THE steamships OF this company are APP
Il pointed 10 sail from Savannah for Bait.
more as follows standard time:
WIN. CRANE. capt w. J. BOND, SATURDAY,
oct. ~. 5 p. m.
D. II MILLER. capt G. w. BTLLuPs,
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 81, sp. m.
BERKSHIRE, Capt ]. w. KIRwAE, sATUR.
DAY, Nov 3, 10 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY ana
FRIDAY
Through bills rof ladng given 70 an points
West, all tbs manufacturing 70 yus 10 New
England, ana 70 ports Of the United kingdom
ind the Continent
J. j. CAROLAN, Agent.
Baltimore wharf
J. G. WHITNEY, Trans Manager, baitlmoEs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

1880 p m. Saturday nights only from Bolton
street
.Change at Thunderbelt.
For montgomery, 8 anu 1927 a. m, $3.50 and
900 D. m. and change at Sandhy. Leave
MONTGOMERY, 1880 a. m, :i5 and 5:2j p m
For 1hunderbolt cars leave Bolton street
depot on every hour and half hour.
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"sURETHING" JACKSON.
His Sarcastic Gravestone on the Plains
Beyond Cheyenne.

IleITcT III NIUCTHHdII tUVuIFeTs
It was in the spring OF the present year
that Billy Godsey and myself left Chey-
onne for a horseback trip across the des-
erts to Carson city. Everybody out in the
country knows Billy Godsey don't be-
lieve that in our journeyings we covered
more than FIVE miles without coming
across the gravestone of some victim Of
the wild life Of the last generation. At
one spot. for instance, stood the sarcastic
gravcstone Of "SurethinR Jackson" A
rude sketch portays the unfortunate jack
son laid out, toes up, and underneath are
the lines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27
TESTED ON TIE DEAD.
The New Army Rife Tested on Cadavers
to Determine Its Effects.

FROM the W aShlnBtOn Post.
Experiments have been made on dead
bodies by Lieut.. Lincoln Karmany to de-
termine the effect Of the new small caliber
rifle bullet, driven by smokeless powder.
on the bones and tissues Of the human
body. The lieutenant in his report to the
Naval Intelligence office, resolves his re-
suits into two groups-those from 80 to
300 yards, and those from 800 to 1000
yards.
The first group comprises those injuries
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

Was "Surethlng" Jackson handy
with his gun?
He wasn't.
Is Mr.. Jackson having any fun?
lie isn't.
May Atm. 1862.
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Godsey could tell me little about Jack
son, any more than be WAS gambler and
in on probably met his fate Ike the ma
lOrity Of them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

- Facial Blemishes, pimply, oily notify
5L.a, failing hair, and simple baby rashes pre-
vented and cured BY Cu'tcura soap.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-03

NJ. G. SILVA, CoNCoRDIA's PRESIDENT.
ening until after midnight. The
grounds were illuminated and paths
served for promenade purposes.
Those present were the wives, fami-
lies, sweethearts and friends of the
members.
The hall was decorated with Ha-
waiian, Portuguese and American
flags, and with ferns. Some very
pretty effects were produced. jap
anese lanterns were used without
stint. The Concordia has a full
brass band, which is trained and
led by Libornio. 1t plays well and
that it is seldom heard in public is
to be regretted. There were twelve
numbers on the concert programme.
Several selections were encored. Lii
bornio introduced music of his own
arrangement or composition seven
times, and made decided hit with
the Portuguese selections and
New Hall" and Foundation Day"
marches.
After the concert brief addresses
were made by a few prominent
members. The Concordia has an
earnest membership and is in pros
porous circumstances. 1t has Sc
cured land near the Mormon church
on Punchbowl street and will put
up building. 1t is purely mu-
sical organization. When a young
member of the colony evinces mu-
sical talent he is taken up by the
Concordia and encouraged and as
sisted.
Frank Cabral was chairman of
the committee which managed the
celebration. His assistants were J.
T. Figuerado, J. Correa, NJ. G. Sa-
musca and A. Nunes. They de-
serve praise for making the affair
complete success.
These are the present officers of
the Concordia:
President-M. @. Silva.
Vice -President-M. d. Freitas.
Secretary. II. Figuerado.
Treasurer-J. V. Fernandes.
The band may soon give pup
| lie concert in connection with
| Concordia entertainment.
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THEY SAY "B|LLY" ISA A"bAD' 'UN j
Some Rough Remarks Made About
VIM. Il. Aldrich.
Accounts of Him by Witnesses in Court.
His Sister Wants a Guardian APP
pointed to Manage Him.

An application to have a guard
ian appointed for VIM. II. Aldrich
is being heard before Judge Whit
ing of the Circuit Court. The petit
toner is Annie A,drich Barton of
San Francisco Her attorney is
w. A. Kinney and V. V. Ashford
is fighting Mr.. Aldrich's sister. j..
0. Carter is mentioned as proper
person to become the guardian of
the defendant.
The petition sets out that Mr..
Aldrich has an interest in a large
estate and receives a fine income.
His allowance is estimated by out
siders to be about $4,000 a year.
Miss Barton represents that her
brother is incapable of handling
the money which comes to him.
She says he is addicted to drunk
enness, idleness and debauchery."
This is what Mr.. Kinney is trying
to prove to the satisfaction of Judge
Whiting. Mr.. Ashford, on the
contrary, contends that Aldrich is
entirely capable of caring for his
income.
Only witnesses for the plaintiff
were heard yesterday. Aldrich
listened to some rather uncompli-
mentary accounts of himself during
the forenoon. He was not in at
tendance after lunch. Several
business men had no hesitancy in
declaring that Billy was a dead
beat" and thorough spendthritt.
He is now bankrupt, promises to
pay, but never yields. The wit
ness said he was a heavy drinker
and seemed only to want to have
a good time.
It was when Mrs. Arnold took
the stand that search-light was
thrown on Aldrich's private affairs
She had cared for Mrs. Aldrich and
two children for number of weeks,
During that time the only financial
transaction she had with the hus'
band and father was when he bor-
rowed money from her. 1t was not
returned. One day "Billy" nego-
tiated loan of $50 from Mrs
Arnold. He said he wanted to
bring home some small supplies
He went away in a hack, came
back several hours later staggering
under the load of a jag and two
bits worth of II am. fi5hmarket
beef.
Mrs. Arnold said that when Mrs
Aldrich was very i'll BILLY" took
prescriptions to have them filled
and failed to return with the medi.
cine. In several instances of this
sort Mrs. Arnold obtained dupli'
Gates of the prescriptions and had
them filed herself.
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of the Union Pacific Coal Company,
residing at Rock Springs, Wyo., will
be surprising news to the world, but
such is the claim of Mrs. B. f. Pierce
and there does not appear to be much
question that the lady has the proof to
establish what she claims.
Mrs. Pierce says that her mother,
Jay Gould's first wife, from whom it
is claimed he was never divorced, is
still living at Rouse's Point, Clinton
County, New York. According to her
story Jay Gould met his first wife, a
Miss Sarah Ann Brown, at the little
town where the woman now resides,
and on the 18th of May, 1858, the
couple were married in New York
City by Rev. Hanna, q Methodist
minister.
Mr.. Gould was then comparatively
a poor man. The couple did not live
happily together and before year of
married life Mrs. Gould left her hus-
band and returned to ROuse's Point,
assuming her maiden name. She has
lived there in obscurity all these years,
but she claims that neither she nor
Mr.. Gould ever secured a divorce.
On the 18th day of February, 1854, a
daughter was born to Mrs. GOnld or
Mrs. Brown as she was ever after
ward known. When the child was q
years of age her mother gave her in
adoption to James and Mary Morton,
of st. Thomas, Canada. In 1866 the
Mortons moved to Hamilton, Caldwell
County, Mo-, and it was there that
Miss Morton met Benjamin Franklin
Pierce, to whom she was married on
| October 5, 1882.
Mrs. Brown never obtruded herself
upon her husband after leaving him
but in 1889, after the death of the
| second wife, she called upon him in
New York and informed him of the
| existence of their daughter, his eldest
| child. Mr.. Gould acknowledged the
claim and promised to make a settle
ment of a certain amount Oh the child
This he failed to do.
| The daughter never knew of hel
relation to the Gould family unit
after her marriage and removal tt
| Wyoming. She was led to believe by
| her foster mother that her father was
1 dead, but knew of the existence of he
| own mother, although she had never
| had any communication with her
| Early In 1891, Mrs Brown, who haC
lost all track of the MOrtons and o
her daughter, began to trace her VI
| and located her at Rock Springs
where Tar. and Mrs. Pierce hat
settled.
In July or August, 1897, Jay Could
| private car was in Rock Springs. Mr.
and Mrs. Pierce solicited an interview
with Mr.. Gould, and a gentleman
representing himself to be that indi-
vidual met them, and the case wa
stated to him. The gentleman said t.
them that if their statements Were
| true the best thing they could do wa
to make them public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce now have rea
son to believe that it was not Mrs
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Rock Springs to ascertain II George
Gould, as administrator of his father
estate, had taken any action IN the
matter, he having previously been IN
formed of the existence of the child by
former marriage.
George Gould and his attorneys
have entirely ignored all communlca-
tions sent them on the subject, and
failing tc secure what they believe to
Pierce have determined to resort to
the courts. They have employed able
counsel and expect to begin suit as
soon as they have collected their evil
dence. They have secured the marri-
age certificate of Jay Gould to Sarah
Ann Brown, and those who knew the
late jaw Gould and who have seen
Mrs. Pierce say she bears a strong re-
semblance to her father.
Mr.. Pierce is the nominee of the
Populist party for State Auditor of
| Wyoming, and himself and his wife
enjoy the confidence and respect of the
entire community where they reside.
1t was with considerable reluctance
that he consented to give out the facts
of his wife's relationship for publica-
| ton.
The marriage certificate of Jay
Gould to Sarah Ann Brown is now in
a safe deposit vault in the First Ma
tional Bank of Rock Springs. Mr..
! Pierce says that his wife has the only
legitimate claim to the Gould estate,
and he proposes to establish her iden-
tity and secure her rights. He says
that he had hoped that he and
his wife would be able to have
their just claim recognized. Mr..
| Pierce has been boss at the Union Pa
| cific coal mines at Rock Strings fol-
years, and is now engaged in making
| a canvass of the State.
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Pierce's father with whom they
talked, but DR.. Mum, Mr.. GOuld's
physician.
Mrs. Pierce's mother was informed
of the interview, but she advised her
daughter to wait awhile and see if
Mr.. Gould was disposed to do any
thing. She desired, if possible, to
prevent any publicity of the affair.
After the death of Mr.. Gould in De-
cember, 1892, Mrs. Brown came to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-03

The ADVERTISER IS the leading
daily paper of the Hawaiian Islands
1t has larger circulation and adver
tising patronage than any paper
published in the Hawaiian Islands
Telephones SS.
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The ConcOrdia Society Has Birth,
day Party.
GAVE A CONCERT AT THEIR HALL.
An Occasion of Melody and Mirth-
Club Founded I'm 1S91-To Have
a Building of It's Own-Committse
and Offioers.

IVERS of melody and
mirth foated from a
hall at the corner of
Beretania and Alapai
streets last Thursday
night. Perhaps this
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FORGOTTEN DAUGHTER HAS A CLAIM.

Says That Her Mother Was the Multi
MilIonaire's First Wife-No Divorce
Ever Issued-Marriage Certificate In
yault-Wil1 Go to the Courts.
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Martin Luther.

Martin Luther" is the subject
for DR.. Hutchin's discourse tomor-
row evening at Central Union
Church. The lecture will be given
in recognition of the 411th ami
versary of Luther's birth, which
falls on the 10th instant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-03

rd-fgure is a trif1e far-fetched.
But there was nothing distant
about the good time. The Con-
cordia Society celebrated the third
anniversary of its foundation.
The main entrance and hall and
rooms of the club house were
crowded from early in the ev-
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HEYE,NNE, Wyo.,

1EYE.NNE, Wyo.,
Oct. t.21.-The state
ment that the eld-
est daughter of the
late Jay Gould,
millionaire an d
railroad magnate,
is the wife of a
humble employee