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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18

an impression that Shakespeare was
found less available from the point of
view of the box office. Mr.. Crane indeed
thinks that the plays of Shakespeare have
stronger hold upon audiences than ever,
but owing to misunderstanding and in
adequacy of representation, justice is not
always due to the work of the great mas
ter Another noteworthy fact is that
Shakespearian plays are popular with the
society element of New York. Among the
devotees of the bard of Avon is Mrs. John
Jacob Aston. whose lovely figure is con-
spicuous in the boxes whenever the legiti-
mate is on the boards. TO his Shakespear-
ian proficiency is doubtless due the fact
that w. II. Crane has played before more
persons OF wealth and position than any
American actor. His audiences are at
times a congress of the plutocracy.
David Wechsler
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18

his money so the nabobs are not as num-
erous as one might suppose Very Mt
tie is known of what Is going on In the
interior of the diamond region. Every
avenue is guarded by detectives, and a
stranger caught lettering about In the
nighborhood is liable to be sent to Cape
Town for from five to fifteen years, on
the charge Of buying stolen diamonds.
Mr. Hale said that the trade in stolen
diamonds became so heavy a few years
ago that the owners of the mines organ
lied to drive the traders out of the coun-
try. The devices for concealing and ear
ryng the diamonds out of the mines were
remarkable for their ingenuity and their
success The law OF the Dutch republic
required that any man charged with dia-
mond theft or purchasing stolen gems
should have the privilege Of a trial by
jury. AS the majority of the jurors were
generally engaged in the same shady tran
sactions the convictions were very few
and far between, and the country swarmed
with diamond buyers. Fortunes made on
the outside wese larger than those made
on the inside The mine owners bought
up the legislators and a law was passed
recurring all diamond cases to be heard
before three judges, who were given the
power to send the guilty men to the break
water at Cape Town for "a long period of
years
The law has worked like a charm. The
proachable from the standpoint of the dia-
mond buyer, and a long procession Of dis
appointed spectators has been marched
off TO the south. so that there are now not
less than 1000 convicts from the diamond
region piling up stones to hold back the
ocean at Cape Town. Mr. Hale says It is
the most disheartened body Of men he
ever saw. many of them being possessors
OF large fortunes. The edict has gone out
against the diamond buyer, and he was
practically not in the field this year at
South Africa.
OF course the European syndicate Is
correspondlngly happy and the diamond
trust regulates the output at its will. Mer-
chants and dealers at Kimberly are on the
verge Of bankruptcy, as they are under
the eyes OF the paid detectives every hour
and their books are regularly inspected
by officials OF the government. who are
working IN the interest Of the European
mine owners. The glory OF Kimberly has
departed and the money which once went
into the capaciOus pockets Of the mer-
chants now goes to enrich the Rilded pal
aces OF the European capitals. From quiet
invostiFa tons which Mr.. Hale made In
South Africa he Is OF the opinion that
I everybody could wear sparklers n the
mines were opened to their fun capacity
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18

mously to charities of one kind and an
other in the last year. His leisure is de-
voted not to horses but to his children,
As an instance Of the new life he is lead
ing may be mentioned the case OF the
young Frenchman whose destitute condi-
ton brought him recently under the no.
tice Of the police. The young fellow had
letters showing his past good record and
through the fundamentally Of Croker he
obtained numerous music pupils in the
Tammany families Of high and low de-
gree. Croker had nothing beyond a
friendly interest I'm the young fellow who
is now singing his way to prosperity.
There have been assertions to the effect
that Croker means to so TO Europe in
very short time This he denied in a re-
cent letter to DR.. Jenkns. Thomas r.
Gllroy however. is stated to be making
preparations for an extended absence
from the city when his term expires, and
all through the Tammany ranks a feeling
Of nervous trepldition is growing IL IS
impossible to tell whom the lightning win
hit next Henry -. Purroy alone seems
imperylous 10 panic and announces that
he has no intention whatever OF absent
ing himself from the city. II is asserted,
moreover, that all the Tammany men,
following the example Of Richard Croker.
have set about leading exemplary lives
and acquiring regulations for honesty
sobriety and boneyoionce. n 81 reform
era 81 New York. ana oven Tammnny
feels the influence OF a.
Young Perry Belmont, owing 20 an acoi-
dental revelation made in tho course on the
recent campaign % now known 20 have ro
much personal influence with Grover
cleveland Ihat De- may he ere man selected
io heal the wounds m dlarfnsion in the
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Democratic party in New York This viii
be a rare honor for a man so young and
when IL Is remembered that Mr. Belmont
apart from his political power IS a social
factor, II viii appear even more remarka-
bic. For Mr. Belmont came very near
succeeding the vacant throne OF T.. Berry
Wall, 80 long king Of the dudes Mr. Bel
mont dresses with rare elegance although
with occasional eccentricity. As a pre-
ceptor OF fashion his influence In New
York has been great enough 10 establish
that odd type Of male costumes comprising
a soft hat, a close buttoned sack suit. an
ulster and bludgeon. Most New York
youths admire the dress and style OF IT, IL
ts rigidly copied from the Belmontian
model. But when Mr.. Perry Belmont
learned that his dress was being made a
pattern for imitation he became panic
stricken and declared that he was In dam
ger OF losing his political influence. Ac-
cordinRly he ceased all attempts at being
the Beau Brummel Of his native land and
tile only matter OF Importance concerning
him now Is how he will reconcile the dis
cordant elements IN the Democratic party.
So momentoua is the task ana 30 young Is
the man who win attempt 70 that Perry
Belmont is quite "a character.
The attempts Of some Of the literary
critics 20 decry the lasts Of the New York
public by assertions that skapeRpcaro o.
not appreciated by them are hardly war
ranted by the facts. william ~. Crane.
who b. certainly the greatest living ex-
ponent Of EhakcnpCarinn comedy, has
met with enormous success va Gotham ln
hin staging Of the works 81 the bard OF
Avon and although he % now playing
Boa Hn entirely different order of play
there BE- nothing Ia that fact 90 Justify
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18
THE AFRICAN DIAMOND MINES.
Enclosed by High Stone Wall-How
Wealth Is Gained.
From the Rocky Mountain News.

From the Rocky Mountain News
Colorado is a queer place. one might
think, to get news from South Africa;
but a moments reflection win show that
It is a perfectly natural place, for the pro-
spector is OF no latitude or locality, but
travels the earth over, 50 that Al Hale.
when he talked for the News the other
day, was talking from his own experience
when he said 1.-THE fact is, the entire
diamond bearing district OF South At
RIGA has been walled in by a high stone
wall and nobody is allowed to pass in
or out unless he IS subjected TO the clos
est scrutiny Inside the walls are 1000 ne
groes who are secured for periods Of six
months at time TO work I'm the mines.
The negroes are fed on corn meal and are
paid 50 or 60 cents a day. They come from
the interior Of the country, 800 or perhaps
1000 miles away, and are ordered to tho
mines by the chiefs Of the tribes on pain
OF instant death II they refuse. The agent
OF the diamond syndicate pays the chief
q liberal amount for his aid In sending
workers 20 the mines, and the poor ig-
norant negroes have no alternative but 20
obey. Once inside the gloomy walls, the
black man has no possible chance OF es-
cape. and he delves like a galley slave un-
til his six months have expired. Then he
Is paid of and the entire delegation from
one tribe marches home across the deserts
IN "a body. u is seldom that a black Is
seen second time IN the mines.
There is a very satisfactory reason, 30
far as the individual Is concerned, why
be never returns The diamond miner
carries home with him money enough 90
buy several wives ~ DE iH careful
OF his earnings no has enough hard cash
10 buy four wives, ana That iH the summit
OF hia ambition. Any negro owning four
wives De- exempt from labor Tor tho remain
der or his days. lie is known as 'gen-
tlemnn, hls wives do go the work for
him. ana DO poses aH one of tho biz men OF
the tribe.
"ThiH o.. OF course "a strong lnducomrnt
f0r d black mau to 90 90 the mines but
the chances Hro that BE- VIII dir from ca
posuro or TAN into BAD company and lose
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
What Society Will Do When Morton
Becomes Governor.
Rothsohild's Secret visit-The Labor
Unions Are After Those Pinkertons of
g. Cleveland.


Copyright.
New York, Nov. 16.-Society in Gotham
Is intensely pleased at the result of the
election for the governorship. Levi P
Mortons social qualities are undoubtedly
superior to those of David b. Hill, who
achieved no success whatever as man of
personal accomplishments. Governor
elect Morton has, on the contrary, de-
pded popularity among those who care
more for dinners, balls and gayeties than
his rival ever possessed. Mr. Morton has
I'VE beautiful daughters, moreover who
are all growing rapidly into society bellies.
Hence the new administration. when fin
ally lodged in the executive mansion at
Albany win inaugurate a round of fes-
uYiues unparalleled by anything of the
kind ever seen in New York state. So
thoroughly has the social side Of MIR. Nor
tons elevation been understood that in
every gathering of that coterie to which
Inc term exclusive may be applied, his
coming administration forms almost the
sole topic Of discussion. 1t is pretty well
NAAehN tilN AAAfAhs "a al p'NaA ''A-A
most brilliant and that a great represen-
lauon Of Gotham's swelldom will be in
evidence Mr., Morton. it may be mem
toned, is worth 100000. and is most
liberal spender. His daughters all have
munihcent allowances and all are very
charming girls, whose gayety will do much
10 enliven the capital city of the state
Iheir favorite amusements are all OF an
open air nature and their friends are
mostly the younger set Of New York so
nely, like the Vanderbilt and the Shepard
girls. Each Of the Morton girls, by the
way, has carriage of her own, ana 10
rec the youthful heiresses driving through
,ne stately porticos OF Ellersl,e with TWO
NFcrled footmen on the box, is an impress
Eve sight The spectacle will soon be
very ordinary one in Albany
ward McAlliatcr Is quite an admirer
oi The social qualities Of Mr.. Morton ana
.if. Paran stevens has often entertained
If daughters N viii be "A new spectacle
'a Zee abe Van Renseilacs. the Astors ana
''1'fs az the social functions in the FpF-
.hprH mansion Another novel feaiur"
. ihf impending gubernatorlal change ih
..a' ihe social consequence seem 90 DO
..fh ing fully nr much attention az any
l.'NrHl chHuNes if may entail
FaH positively affirmed inrf Wo'k
d member ~ fhe harkInE houaf oi
''.hrohiia~aud "a R0thsehild himself ni
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by-standers. Mihell was carried into the
store, and afterward removed to his home.
at 4l9 Ridout street. He complained OF
sever pains in the leg which was struck
and two physicians found that the limb
had been broken about two inches above
the knee The limb was set but the break
was OF such nature as to confine Mr..
Miheh to his home for many months.
The physicians are Of the opinion that the
break was not caused by the fall, but by
the force of the collision with the hound
The latter didn't even stop to make in
quiries. In fact, beyond a yelp or two
he did not seem to notice the collision.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18
man,p Lee Brohen BIZ a oreyhound.

From tho London (ontario) Advertiser
a very curious accident happened on
Richmond street. opposite The Advertiser
ONCE, about no o'clock Saturday morning
Mr. S.. D. Miheli "a shipping clerk at
Lawrence a JoncHs, was walking leisurly
along. when "a large greyhound chased by
collie came running al "a terrific gait
Tho greyhound slipped on tho wet flag.
stone and struck Miholl on the rlRht lex
Tire blow wns "a heavy ono, and. with a
ycl be- went down, and being unable 20
regain bis feet. was assisted ~ willing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18
SUICIDES PAWN TICKETS.
Brokers Commonly Reckon Them az
Part of Their Assured Profits.

From the New York Advertiser.
The fact that pawnbrokers probably
make larger profits on the money they i'm
vest than any other business led the
Charity Organization Society Of New York
to establish Mont de piete of its own,
for the purpose of making loans to poor
persons at reasonable rates of interest IL
has not been a great success. There is less
red tape and exasperating questions at
professional pawnbrokers, and therefore
poor folks prefer to trade with them.
Tho pawnbroker's plea has always been
that when the cost Of storage is added to
the loss sustained through unredeemed
pledges but little is left TO them Of the "a
per cent year which the law permits
them to exact
That part Of their plea relating to unre-
deemed pledges is merely blind to hide
their real profits. Isaac Simpson, who by
the same token is the original Of the thir-
ty-one original Simpsons" in the pawn
broking trade in this city said to a repor-
ter MY rule In life is never to tell lie.
What / make in my business is no ones
business but my own. Yet II any man in
my line says unredeemed pledges are not
the chief source of profit then he Is q liar.
Yes, that suicide IN whose pockets were
yesterday found eighteen pawn tickets"
said Mr.. Simpson. made the man who is-
sued them just that much richer. A suit
eide without pawn tickets on his person is
such rarity that we have come 10 credit
about 10 per cent to that source. When the
papers report that a suicide has pawn
tickets un agent OF the Associated Pawn.
brokers learns and reports by whom they
were issued Such pledges are seldom re-
deemed Another curious fact about our
business Is that the chance Is about one in
ten that q pledge viii be redeemed after
the ticket has passed from first hands.
They seem TO anticipate trouble II they
offer 20 redeem pledge other than our
own. So you see. the pawnbroker Is about
the only one that can count on or gets
richer by men killing themselves"
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STUFFED for CompaHson.--Par Cat the
foot hell gnme~rame sort Of q show,
isn't it7
narkeT-'ramei You're the first man i've
heard cEpreaa that opinion.
Nerker-Mayhe I'm not IA the humor 70
appreciate No. I became "a member % the
stock exchange a month ego.-Truth.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
Electricity for Cooking Purposes.

In the last issue of the Electrical
World reference is made to series of
calculations intended to determine
the efficiencies of coal and electric
stoves for cooking, and although the
calculations are necessarily only very
crude they are of some interest. The
cooking efficiency, that is the ratio of
the heat used in cooking to the total
heat in the Goa, was found to be
three hundredths of one per cent.
Adding to that the heat used in heat
ing the water in the articles them
selves, rs we'll as for washing, the
total all day efficiency was found to
AZ per cent. Professor Tyndall OBJ
tanned six per cent.
Similar calculations are made for
IN electric stove to do the same work,
and it is found that as far as actual
cooking is concerned electrical cooking
is about ten per cent. cheaper, but it
becomes thirty-fve per cent. more
expensive if the water is also heated.
Heating the water in coal heater is
therefore suggested, which will have
an efficiency of fifty per cent, and
then do the cooking in an electric
stove, in which case there will be
practically no difference in efficiency
In conclusion it is stated that the
electric oven is bound to come.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
OrtOlans in India,

The fraudulent ortolan enters into
the menu of most of India's provinces.
For the genuine ortolan-that deli
cious mouthful-is, as far as my ex-
perience goes, very strictly localized.
/ have seen, shot and eaten them in
only one district (Kishnaghur), but
have had ground larks, sand martins
and many other small fowl offered to
me in the name of the ortolan in
twenty districts and three provinces.
The sport provided by this winged
delicacy is, need hardly say, poor i;
it is, in fact, demoralizing, for there
can be no question of aiming at this
bird or that the shootist has to fire
his charge of dust into the brown OF
the swarm that whirls over the dusty
plain like unto cloud of dust. But
if one cannot get ortolan save by
shooting them, then L should feel in
clined to shoot. Blackwood's Maga-
zine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
Fishing Dogs.

At certain point all the men and
dogs came to halt, says the author Of
Life With Trans-Siberian Savages. )"
Half the dogs and men then moved
further along the waters edge about
200 yards. At a concerted signal the
dogs were started from their respective
points, and swan straight out seaward
in single file in two columns. At a
wild, sharp, cry from all the Ainus
the right column wheeled left and the
left column wheeled right, until the
head of each column met. Then at
another signal all of them swan in
line toward the shore, advancing more
and more in crescent formation.
AS they neared the shore, increasing
numbers of fish appeared In the shall
low water, frightened forward by the
splashing of the dogs, which, as soon
MS their feet touched bottom, pounced
upon the fishes as quick as flash.
The dogs promptly brought the fish
which they had seized to their mas
ters, who cut off the heads and gave
each dog the head which belonged to
him as his share of the catch. The
dog which caught nothing got nothing,
believe this dog drill is entirely
UNIQUE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
Remedy for Chapped Hands.

The trouble of chapped hands is a
common one among farmers and the
members of their households, as we'll
as with all other persons who have oc-
casion to wet the skin and will not take
the pains to thoroughly dry it before
exposing it to the cold wind. There
is very simple method of preventing
this painful condition of the hands.
This is nothing more than to dry the
hands Tor face either after washing or
any other kind of wetting with towel,
and as to the hands, rubbing one upon
the other until the skin glistens and
shines. Then the use of glove when
the hands are exposed to the cold
winds or to the snow will do the rest,
and the hands will be kept comforta-
BILE and the skin soft. Frequent wash
ing of the hands, with perfect drying,
and the use of a little pure vaseline
afterward, will greatly prevent the
roughness of the hands that is SO COM
mon among farmers. 1t is by neglect
of such simple precautions and care
that the farmer becomes as often said,
"horny handed. New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
HE HAS THE PROOF.

"Uncle Eben," said young man
who was disposed to be jocular, "do
you believe there is luck in rabbits
foot?"
The old mans eyes twinkled. Put
ting his hand in his vest pocket he
drew forth velvety rabbits paw, and
said gravely, as he held it at arms
length:
''See dat?"
"Yes."
"Wall, dere ain no use tryin' ter
tell me dat luck doan go wild dat rab.
bits foot. rs got de proofs right
hyur in de kitchen"
''Proof of the luck that goes with
that rabbits paw?"
''Yassir," and the old mans eyes
twinkled more than ever. ''De rabbit
dat used ter wear dat paw is cookin'
in de pot dis minute. An if rabbit
stew ain luck, what is ?"-Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
Strange Game.

The following is said to be true
story of the piny woods of Mississippi.
1t is now some time ago that Jealous
young Presbyterian minister. whose
heart yearned over the benighte con-
dition of the denizens of the piny
woods, determined to make an expe-
dition into the Black creek settlement,
some forty miles back from the coast,
to carry the gospel there. His friends
tried to dissuade him, saying that the
people of that region were mostly
Methodists and Baptists, but he re-
solved to persevere, and mounting his
horse one Saturday morning, took the
road into the woods. He had to camp
out over night, and it was about 8
o'clock Sunday morning when he
reached the first house in the neigh
borhood which he desired to visit He
found woman there who, in response
to his request for breakfast, invited
him in and regaled him with black
coffee, cornbread and salt pork. His
wants satisfied, he turned to his er-
rand and asked the woman where her
husband was. ooh, he's out a-hunt-
in" she replied; ''he goes huntin'
every day." "Well, but this is Sun
day." said the astonished minister.
"Yes," she responded, sit is purity
sunny; but the mast's good, an the
turkeys'll be out on the hills. "But
I mean Sunday-the holy Sabbath
day." said the astonished preacher.
'1snt your husband afraid of the
Lord?" 81 do'know!" !" she answered,
indifferently; 81 reckon he amt much
afraid. He allus takes his rife along"
The minister paused, nonplussed for
awhile, and then began again 81 hear
that there are good many Methodists
and Baptists around here?" Thought
be-" replied the woman; ''they's a
powerful lot O varmints in these here
woods" The minister rose in despair
and prepared to go. 'Do you think
l could find any Presbyterians in the
neighborhood?" "P'raps so / never
seed none; but I kin tell you how to
find out. Jes' you step around the
house an take look at the barn.
Johns got the hide of about every
varmint in this neighborhood nailed
up there. Maybe you could tell 'em
by that" That was a little too much
for the devoted missionary, and he
took his departure without so much
as glance at the hides-so the story
goes. New Orleans Picayune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05
A Musical Language.

A pathological curiosity, which is
said to be the invention OF an Italian,
is the Cosmolangue, new universal
tongue, which is expected to do for
the world what Volapuk tried to do
and failed. The new language is con-
structed entirely of combinations of
the musical syllables, do, re, mi, ETC.,
and can be written on the musical staff
with notes, all those composing one
word being joined together by bar.
Here is little specimen of it: Misi
(our) sidofa (father) lado (who) re (art)
mido Gn) lasola (heaven). The in
ventor thinks that it would be very
easy to learn, being composed of SO
few and universally used elements,
very easy to write, which is done by a
few simple marks on a staff of five
lines, and altogether is well calculated
to become soon the one language of
the world. One evident advantage is
that it can be whistled as well as
spoken, and thus might easily be
tsught to mocking birds. .-Picayune,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-05

The Christian Mt Work AYERS that in
the United States the Methodist Church
stands first in point OF numbers, hay
ing 81, 900 organizationsan and !, ,59s, 900
commandments the Baptists are sec
ond, and have 43, 600 organizations and
3, 743, 600 commandments the Presby.
terians are third, with 13, 800 organi-
Zations and 1,27S, 600 COMMITMENTS
tho Roman Catholic organizations
number 1920, with G,25s, 900 indi-
viduals in them: the Lutherans have
1896 organizations and communi-
cant membership of ! 8, 231 900.