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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
.sMusio in the Park.v

Editor MORNING News: Is there rea-
son why we cannot have music in the
park? If we wish to make Savannah the
musical center of the south, we must
educate the people to love the art Then
we should have music all around US at all
times. Music in the park would have a
refining influence. 1t would soften
the hearts of nurses, soothe nervous
fractions children and bring tired moth
ers there / know the MORNING News
would receive contributions and start a
fund for this purpose. If this cannot be
done let the street car companies give US
a shady nook very near the city, where
we can listen to sweet sounds. The com
panies would increase their patronage if
they would give this plan trial.
SAIIIF BELL.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
TRoUTMAN ON TRIAL.
He Is Accused of Completely in a
Murder Near Macon.

AS As ACCuSSo OF comp l1c1Cy IN a
Murder Near Macon.
Macon, Ga, May 7.-George Troutman
was put on trial in Bib superior court
to-day for the murder of John Braswell
on Sept. 4, 1898. The crime was one of
the most brutal in the history of the
state. Mr.. Braswell, who lived about
mile from the city, was murdered in his
wagon while on his way home at night.
His throat was cut from ear to ear and
his head crushed in by load of slugs fired
from a shot gun. Five negroes were ar
rested for completely in the crime.
They are Henry Miller, who
is under sentence to be
hanged on May %: Wash Borton, who
has been sentenced to life imprisonment [,
George and Edward Troutman and Nero
Bird, who are yet to be tried.
Henry Miller was the principal witness
for the state in the trial Of George Trout
man to-day. He has repeatedly claimed
since the murder that sack of four and
a pair of spectacles. identified as belong
ing 10 Mr.. Braswell, were given to him
by George TrOutman, who confessed to
him a few minutes later that he had
killed a white man. This story Miller re-
peated on the stand to-day, but beyond
this would not say a word.
The counsel for the defense appealed to
the court TO force him to answer on cross
examination, but the court r eplied that
the witness YVES under sentence of death,
and there was no way to force him, as he
was kept in Jail
noon, and the defense will begin to-mor-
row,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
AN ANARC 1sr IN PERIL.
London's Workingmen Resented
Snaech Inciting to Murder.

London's Workingmen Resented
Speech Inciting to Murder.
London, May An anarchist at a
meeting held yesterday near that of the
workingmen at Hyde Park, said that an
eight hour day must be obtained, even if
it should be necessary to kill ex-Premier
Gladstone and murder Lord Salisbury
This excited the ire of the crowd, and a
rush was made for the platform, the
crowd being apparently determined to
lynch the speaker He was dragged from
the platform and was b ing very roughly
handled, but was finally rescued by the
police Two other anarchists attempted
TO make similar speeches, but were SINH
IarlY treated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
A RAvIsRER IN THE Tolls.
After Accomplishing His Purpose He
Poisons His Victim.

Richmond, Va, May IA special to the
Tines from Iron Gate, Va, says: The
man who outraged Miss Pearson, near
Eagle Rock, Saturday, was captured in
the mountains one mile west of Gala
Water station at O'Clock to-
day, by Robert Carper. He
gives his name as George
Do.son, of Lewisburg, w. Va. He was
hurried OF to Fincastle strongly guarded
Excitement runs high, but it is believed
that the people will yield to The majesty
Of the law.
AT least 500 determined men from
Clifton Forge, Iron Galte, Glen, Wilton
and surrounding counties secured the
mountains to-day in search of the man.
al last accounts Miss Persons condi-
ton was more favorable toward recovery.
Last Saturday morning Miss Pierson,
while out in a field alone, was outraged
by Lo.son. after which he forced her
to take pill which proved to be poison. "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
A Judge Blows Out His Brains

e.. New York, May IA special from
SIaunton. Va, says; Judge j. w. Green
smith committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself through the back Of the
mead with revolver. Judge Smith was
widely known as master commissioner of
me circuit court. He was the first Judge
81 the stanton city court. He was
descended from a line Of distinguished
lawyers and jurists. He was about "a
Years old.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08

The British bark South American, was
cleared yesterday by Chr. G. Dahl & Co.,
for Rio Grande do Sui, Brazil. She has a
cargo consisting of 200 barrels of rosin
valued at 81, $50: 735 cases of spirits tur-
pentine, measuring 1850 gallons, valued
at 81 ,49S, and 1884 pieces of pitch pine
lumber measuring 2l9, 49S feet, valued at
$500
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
R1oHMoND's MONUMENT.
The Veterans and Soldiers of the
South Invited to the dwelling.


Richmond, Va, May THE Soldi ers
and Sailors Monument Association, of
Richmond, to-day issued the following:
Richmond. Va. May z, 1SJf.-1he magnih-
cent monument TO the private confederate
soldiers and sailors will lie unveiled at hich-
mopd, Va. May So 1891. The committee find
it impossible to obtain the address of every
veteran and military organization that they
desire to reach They therefore take this
method of extending to all confederate veter-
ans and organizations. and all volunteer mil
itary bodies in the southern states, a very
cordial invitation to he present at this grand
reunion of confederates.
Quarters and rations will he provided for
all organized bodies, who will notify the sec
rotary, Capt. Thomas Elliott, of their inten-
ton to be present with information as to the
time of arrival, the route by which they come
and the number OF men they will bring. The
railroad companies have maded reduce rates
for the occasion. Il. >. BOSHER,
Chairman Invitation Committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
w. n. YOUNG DEAD.
He Was the Father of Cotton Manu-
featuring in the South.

Columbus, Ca, May 7.-To-night at
1915 o'clock, at his home in Bealwood,
two miles from the city. the death of w.
H. Young occurred, after a few days ill
ness. Mr.. Young was one of
the oldest and most prominent cit
liens of Columbus and was we'll
known throughout the south. He
was the father of cotton manufacturing
in the south, and was for years the presi-
dent of the Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company, the owners of the
largest cotton mandatory in the south,
and one of the largest in the whole coun-
try. Mr. Young established the mills.
He was 81 years Of age, and is survived
by four sons. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
RIoTING AT VIENNA.
The Striking Building Laborers Re-
sist the Police.

Vienna, May There was some Sc
rious rioting here today upon the part Of
the striking building laborers. A large
number of them assembled about the
Burger Flatz and tried to prevent the
laborers. who were at work, from contin-
uing their occupations The police, IN
trying to dispense the mob, We're assalled
vim stones Finally they charged the
rioters. striking with the fiat of their
swords. During the dis yurbance several
men we're wounded and seven arrests
were made. The rioters were eventually
driven away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
NEWS OF TIE SHIPS.
Maritime Matters of Local and Gen
erRl Interest.

Capt. Robert Blyth, of the British
steamship Poccasset, which is in port
loading cotton, is an old trader here, hav-
ing made a number of trips to Savannah
during the several years past. His many
friends are glad 10 see his pleasing coun-
tenance again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
aAEECE AGAIN SHAKEN.
Passengers on Steamers Saw the
Earth Trembling.

Athens. Nay Another severe shock
of earthquake was felt here and in the
ATLANTA district to-day
Passengers on steamers traversing the
straits state that they distinctly saw the
earfh trembling to such an extent as to
cause part of the Notifications Of Chalcis
tn fall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
Capt. Carl Kittelsen will go as master

Capt. Carl Kittelsen will go as master
on the British bark South American,
which cleared from this port yesterday
wit a cargo for Rio Grande do Sui
Capt. Kittelsen has been a resident of
this city for the past two years, though
formerly he was snip master and had
made several voyages between this port
and Europe. He was appointed master
of the South American to replace Capt.
Green, who died in this city some weeks
ago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
STRUCK BY THE APPARIT1oN.

yesterday afternoon James was a
naughty boy. He had come into the
newly washed kitchen with muddy shoes
and | caught him by the arm and began
to shake him. Immediately the thing ap-
peared it seemed to come from behind
the kitchen stove. | saw it plainly. One
hand caught the boy and pulled him from
me, while with the other hand | was
struck on the head. 1t was all over in a
few seconds, ana as the ghost disappeared
I snatched up the boy and ran out of the
house | went to Mrs. McLaughlin's,
across the street. She said: You look
sick, Mrs. Boyle, what is the matter
Why, your headis allCovered with ashes2'
81 put my hand on my head and sure
enough there was quite n thick scattering
of ashes on it where she struck me. Now
come from her hand.n Mrs. Boyle con-
Guided: ''All this may seem very strange
and silly 10 you, but l swear it is the
truth. You can listen TO what James
says"
The boy was called. He is a bright lit
tie fellow about years old. When asked
what had happened yesterday afternoon,
he replied bashfully: me was bad boy.
She shake me-" pointing to Mrs Boyle.
land then my mamma, not my new
mamma, my old one, come out from be-
hind the stove and pulled me away.
haven't seen my old mamma for long
time"
MIR. Boyle said he did not believe in
ghosts but he believes what his wife says
and will not allow her to go into the
house again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
SOUTHWESTERN ENDORSEMENT.
The Road Files It's Answer in the
Montgomery and Eufaula Case.

@Ho ROdu ElleS 1CS answer IN the
Montgomery and Eufaula Case.
Macon, Ga, May THE Southwes-
tern railroad, through its attorneys, F. H.
Miller of Augusta. and A. o. Bacon Of
this city, to-day filed its demurrer to the
suits recently brought by the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, and A. Iselin
q Co., of New York The main grounds
set forth in the demurrer for re-
sIStlng the suits are that no
copies of the lease from the Southwest
ern, and Of the plan claimed to have been
given the Southwestern, appear as ex-
hIDlts in the petition, and that the guar
anty Of July /, 1879, was that of a corpo-
ration duly created by and under the
laws of Alabama. claiming also that the
alleged guaranty of the debt of a foreign
corporation is null and void, because an
act ultra vires'' of the corporation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
rhree NEGRO BOYS Drowned.

Atlanta. Ga, May Three negro
boys, Dude Elder, Die Elder ana west
Hardy, were drowned near Hampton yes
terday They were in a boat, which cap
sized. Two other boys escaped.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08

Alaska is large enough to allow territory
equal to the size OF the United Kingdom oil
Great britial and Ireland, the Empire Of
Germany with its twenty-siX states, the Re
inents the Kingdom of Greece with it's thir
teen monarchies and the Republic Of Switz
land with its twenty-five cantons, TO be carved
ont OF il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
BRECKENRIDGE ON A BOOM.
A Crowd Of 5000 Gives Him an OVa-
ton at Paris.

The Colonel's Attacks on His Oppo-
uents Much Bolder Than at Licking
ton, as He Feels Much Surer of His
Footing-Settle Follows the Con-
gresham and Gives Him Several
Severe Thrusts Through His Vulner-
able Record.
Paris. Ky, May Five thousand peo-
ple crowded around the court house of
this little city to-day to hear Hon. w. c.
P. Breckenridge speak. He HAD come
upon the invitation of 400 Of his admirers,
who were the first to send him cheer
ing word during the recent trial. Of
This immense audience fully 5000 crowded
into the court house and took in
every word he said, while the others,
like an animated will. got as close as they
could and cheered wildly at every oppor-
tunitv. Mr. Breckenridge arrived from
Lexington with some 600 others early in
the morning, and without straining the
truth in the slightest it must be said he
was accorded an ovation.
MIR. Breckinridge's speech was much
the same as that delivered at Lexington
IN Saturday, but was much holder, show
ing plainly that he felt encouraged and
more certain of his footing. His attack
mon the press and ministerial union of
Lexington, which is fighting him, as well
as of his foes generally, was the most
brilliant and complete display of denun-
ciatory oratory ever heard int the Ashland
distict
SETTLE SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Breckinridge's
sneech he introduced Hon. Evan Settle,
VINO. with Hon. w. c. Owens, is oppos-
ing HIM. Mr.. Settle was deliberate, keen
and caustic. He began by saying that
he had lots of sins and might confess
them if he Just had cue as to which
was most likely to draw the people to
him. In view Of this doubt he was at q
serious disadvantage. This reference to
the colonel excited him noticeably. Then
gliding smoothly along for time, Mr.
Settle returned to the colonel and dealt
him several blows that made him vince.
II come to YOU unheralded," he said
"hampered by youth and the lack of an
illustriOus name. But, slrs, | would
rather be one of an OBSCURE, but honest
family, than have the distinction of bear
ing unwhOrthily rename of a distinguish
ed ancestry" The excitement during his
delivery of this and other pointed refer
ences to the Breckenridge scandal was in
tense, and though the audience was
largely against him, there were many
anti-Breckinridge men present, who made
themselves heard
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
A KAISER AS A FIREMAN.
The German Emperor Turns Out at a
Conhagration at Gatow.

OOHHaETaIIOn AZ NaLOW.
Berlin, May THE little village of
Gatow, near Spandau, was entirely
destroyed by fire this morning. The fire
department of Spandau and a number of
engines of the Berlin fire brigade were
sent to the scene, but they were too late
10 be of any service. The emperor, at
me head of the Spandau engines, was
early at the grounds, and worked hard TO
save the burning buildings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
TREAT MY CHILDREN WELL.

ION Friday afternoon my husband
staid home with me. In the evening he
went to the store ard began undressing
James who is older than the others, and
had been allowed TO stay up longer. He
wanted to go out and when l would not
let him he kicked and was very naughty
and had to scold him. Then I put him
TO bed and returned to the sitting room.
AS | entered the room the ghost stood
before me, and was becoming less afraid
of it, and though greatly frightened l
MANAGED to say, What do you want"
The thing pointed one Of its hands at me,
and though 1 could not see the mouth
move, it spoke and said; Treat my
children WE'LL three times and very
slowly.
such horrible tone were these words
spoken in that l could no longer control
myself and when my husband returned
some few minutes later | was in a faint
on the floor. That visit decided US and
we agreed to leave the house as soon. as
we could find another.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08

DR.. Kate Bushnell, who represents the
Worlds Christian temperance Union, is
lecturing on temperance in China and Japan,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-08
"rREAr MY CHILDREN WE'LL
"A Ghostly Visitor Gives Mrs. -.-c.A
Boyle Timely Warming.


Wilkes Barre, Pa, April 29.-The hard
working miners of this region do not
usually place much confidence in ghost
stories or persons who claim they have
seen spirits. but so well authenticated are
the stories a young wife tells that all the
residents of Baltimore No. ,, a prosperous
mining settlement just on the outskirts of
the town, are excited over them and SYM
pa HE with the young wife in her sor-
row
Two months ago Cornelius Boyle lost his
wife and was LETT with four Young chill
dren. Last St. Paricks day he met
Sarah Cuttings, of Ashley, fell in love
with her and two weeks ago they were
married by Rev. Father Burke, of Phil
hpsburg n. J. After a weeks wedding
tour they arrived home last Monday.
A GHosTLY FACE.
The first day, Mrs. Boyle says, she was
in the kitchen, when suddenly all the
chairs and tables were overturned. She
said Il set them to rights again. AS
did so, they were again thrown down.
Bewildered and very much frightened,
| stood still TO see what would happen
next. All was quiet, and | stopped down
TO get one of the chairs that had fallen.
At that instant there swept by me q
liz utt VI no pdTLlCutdT SndDe, except tue
| head, and that | saw distinctly. The face
was woman's, and with such pecu-
liar look about it that can never forget
il. 1t was gone in an instant, aud I
| tainted. The children called in the
| neighbors and after some time l was re-
vived. When my husband returned home
told him the story. He passed it off as
joke.
The next day l was alone in the
Kitchen making some bread when | again
felt the dreadful. overpowering sensa-
ton of the peculiar presence. l turned
around from the table but could not move
step. Suddenly the thing again APP
peared, while | stood cold as ice and dumb
with terror. 1t gradually grew in shape,
until the head was fully visible, then
| could see the face 1t was the same as on
| the day previous. | tainted from fright.
Fearing TO be alone the next day,
| sent for my sister to come and stay with
me. but that day no ghost appeared.
That night my husband and / were look
| ing over some photographs, when, as he
| showed me one, 1 exclaimed; Why that
is the ghostr He laughed and said
| That is my first wife, From that mo-
ment knew thatmy supernatural visitor
was the mother of the children, and what
| followed shows she was anxious that they
/ should be well cared for
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-02
Cal,forn1a,s Rich Colo Fields.

Expert miners predict that the new
South African gold fields will prove
richer even than California's. This
seems hard to believe when the i'm.
mense amount of the precious metal
yielded by California is considered.
The gold produced in that State since
1850 exceeds 81, $50, 900, 900, and the
yield at present amounts to about 3d.
900, O00syear,o or perhaps 81, 900, 600 more
than that of any other State. The out
put has decreased somewhat in recent
years, but the decline is due, not to
any general exhaustion of the terri
tory, but to the suspension of the n.y.
draulic mines, which Of themselves
turned out something like 100000 0
annually.
These figures set a high mark for
boomers of the South African gold
fields. They represent a contribution
to the wealth of the world never
equaled by any similar area of terri
tory On the face Of the earth. And
California, Notwithstanding the diver
sion OF vast sums of her energy and
capital to profitable mining operations
for other minerals, is still turning out
more than one-third of; all the gold
produced in the United States.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-02
Another Great Ship Canal.

The great canal between the North
and Baltic seas is fast approaching
completion, and the engineers say that
it will be opened without fail next
year. 1t has no locks or sluices along
It's course, but at each end there are
gates regulating the water level in this
canal. The average level will be the
same as that in the Baltic. The bed OF
the canal is p feet below normal water
level and it has a bottom width of &c
yards. The slope of the sides is either
two to n or three to one, and the
least depth of water is to be about Il
feet deep. The Baltic trading steam
ers generally draw less water than this
minimum and are of such a beam that
they can easily pass in the canal. The
greatest amount OF curvature is made
with a radius of 5000 feet, and 63 pei
cent. of the canal is straight. During
the summer about 5000 men have beer
at work on the great ditch. and up te
the present time about 100, O00, 900 cubic
yards OF excavation have been com
pleted at an expense of about SIT, 1900
0O1. The entire cost of the canal is es
timated at $50, 00o, 900, OF which sum
Prussia contributes s12, 500, 600 and thu
German Empire the balance.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-02
The Name America.

The name Of America for the new.
ly discovered continent was first pro-
posed in tie little volume put forth
at st. Die, in the Vosges, in the year
1907, by Waldzeemuller, better
known by the Helized form of his
name, Hylacomyius. Three or four
editions of this treatise we're pnb-
lished at st. Die before 1907, and a
few years afterward an edition with
out date was printed at Lyons by
Jean de la Place. All these editions
are Of extreme rarity, and probably
that printed al Lyons is the rarest of
all, though the library Of the British
Museum possesses two copies Of it.
1t has never been suggested that any
maps were engraved to &C, ompany
either Of these editions, but it has
always been supposed that the earli-
est map with the word. america"
marked on the new-found world was
the @Typus Orbis'' engraved on wood
for the ssEnarrationes Johannis Cam
ertis in @. Julii Solini P%olyistoria,"
ptinted in Vienna in 1860 for joan
mes Singrenius. In this map the new
world is represented as a long island,
on which is the inscription: 'sAnno d
1497 hac terra cum adjacentibus in
sulis inyenta est per Columbum Ian
uensem ex mandate regis Castelle.
America provincial"
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-02
and bolted-straight into the arms OF
q constable.

and bolted-straight into the arms OF
a constable.
In Cuba a woman never loses her
maiden name. After marriage she
adds her husbands name to her own.
!, being spoken of she is always
cSlled by her Christian and maiden
names. To a stranger it is often
quite a task to find out whose wife a
woman is. Never hearing the wife
called by the husbands name, one
naturally does not associate them to-
gether. The children take the names
of both parents, but place the moth
er's name after the fathers.
AT the first regular meeting Of the
London Court of Aldermen, after the
installation of the new Lord Mayor,
the court, in accordance with a
quaint usage which had it's origin as
far back as 1877, resolved to send
what is called "livery cloth" to
certain high officers of the state
such as the Lord Chancellor, Lord
Chief Justice, and Master of the
Rolls-four and one-half yards of the
best black cloth to each.