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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10

Private Gill Escaped From the Guard
House, but Was Recaptured.
bold effort to gain liberty was made
by Private Gill at the arsenal yesterday.
Gill was in the guard house awaiting sem
tence for the offense Of assaulting an Off
Ger.
During the parade hour yesterday Gill
attempted to escape. and. getting through
the guard house window, ran to James
creek. where he expected to find a con-
federate awaiting him with clothing. He
was seen by a sentinel, who called to him
to halt, but. although shots were fired at
him he kept on, and swimming the creek,
looked for his confederate, who failed to
make bis appearance. Gill wandered about
naked for about half an hour, when he
was captured by Sergeant Gilmore. Cor
poral MCGEE and a guard of eleven men,
and taken back to the guard house.
The papers in ellis case are still at the
War Department His sentence has rot
been given out, but he may serve term of
eight or ten years in the penitentiary.
Gill was court-nartialad for assaulting
Lieut.. Birkhelmer at the arsenal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10

Passed Assistant Surgeon Kile, from the
monitors to Fra lklin; Assistant Surgeon L.
L. Young. from Franklin to Naval Hos
pital, Norfolk; Brent Mccarthy of Ports
mouth. N. H. has been appointed pay
clerk on the Lancaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10
Shutting or the Water.

Acting Secretary OF War Doe, on the
recommendation of the chief of engineers.
has decided to keep the water shut Off on
the Fox river, as measurements by en-
gineers show that the outflow is not suffi-
Gent to supply water for the mills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10

and will visit at her home in Missouri un-
til fall.
The Misses Espey have returned from
Boston and MISREPRESENTATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McDermott, ac-
companied by their son and daughter, have
gone to Atlantic City for two weeks.
J. R. Young and family are summering
at Hampton, Conn.
Mrs L. V. Robinson is at the Renova,
Atlantic City.
Mrs G. Wythe Cook is at Cape May for
the summer.
John A. Muir is at Rockingham Springs,
Va.
Arthur McDermott is at the Idaho, At
lantic City. =.
W. c. Marprin is at Round Hill, Va.
Mrs. W. C. Keegin is at Philomont, Va.
Mrs. H G. Ogden is at Round Hill, Va.
James NJ. Hoge is at Hamilton, Va.
Miss Lucy Baird, after a pleasant visit
at Newport, is now at Bar Harbor.
Miss Matte Chant is at Mountsville Va.
H. l.. Prince is summering at Diamond,
Me-
F. F. Hackley is spending fortnight at
Asbury Park
Layton House is at Atlantic City for Au-
gust.
DR.. S. J. Radcliffe and family are at
8,
| Major James F. Gregory of the engineer
corps is spending his vacation at Natural
| Bridge, Va.
| On Tuesday evening at the residence of
| Mrs. C. Ward, 72O 7th street southeast. a.
| large number of friends gathered to cele-
| brate the twenty-first birthday of Mr.
Harry Smith. Music, games and dancing
were enjoyed until a late hour, when all
| reraired to the dining room to enjoy re-
| freshmants. Among those present We're:
Misses May Ward Maggie Mclaughlin,
| Celia Gates, Elsie Dinsmore, Florence
| Womersley, Maud Sherwood, Alice Ward
Edith Bladen, Annie Frey, Mrs. Frey and
Mrs. Ward, Messrs. H. Smith, w. Ward
S. Shreeves, F. McGreggor, r. Gurlach, F.
Newsbaum and Mr.. Bladen.
The following Washingtonians are sum-
mering at Valley View, Loudoun county,
Va: Mrs. Albright, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. M
A. Donnelly, Miss Mabel Donnelly, Miss
Paul, Mrs. Keen, Mrs Mcintosh, Miss
Theresa Callan, Miss Thurston, Harold
Saxton, Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Daily, Ezra Steven
| son and Mr.. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Thompson and
daughter, Miss Mary Thompson. left this
| afternoon for extended tour through
| the canyons Of Colorado and Wyoming.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
PROSPEROUS cORDELE.
A Demand for Houses and stores
That Remains Unsurpassed.

That Remains Unsurpassed.
Cordele. Ca. Aug. 1.-THE Cordele High
School has begun its first session with I25
scholars. Prof. A. F. Ware and two as
sistants have charge of the school, di-
rected by a board of trustees.
Contracts have been let for the erec-
tion Of a female college. This insti-
tuition is now an assured fact. The citi-
zens deserve much credit for the lively
interest they have taken in both schools
Two creditable institutions of learning will
do much toward building up the town.
The demand for dwelling houses ex-
ceeds the supply, and many have to await
to be accommodated.
There IS not business stand unoccu-
pied and several merchants are waiting
accommodations to move here.
Mr.. j. ID. Pate's handsome brick stores
viii be completed during the month. They
were engaged before the foundation was
laid. The manufacturing interests here
are all running on fun time, with plenty
of orders ahead.
Mr.. Med. Gains large planning mill plant
has more than 1t can handle for some
weeks ahead, and orders are being turned
down daily at an advance of 81 per LOCO
feet for commoner grades flooring All
class planning mill stock has advanced
Saw mills are all stocked with orders
ahead, with slight advance in car sin
stock.
The continued rainy weather has inter-
fered with mill work and farmers COM
plain that there is too much rain
The routine of every day life is occa~
sionally varied by some social entertain
ment. Notable among them was the very
pleasant entertainment given by Mr.. and
Mrs. James F. Cobb Thursday evening,
complimentary TO Miss Augusta Evans
of Fayetteville, N. c.
There Is very little talk on the financial
question now, and it is generally con-
eeded that with renewed prosperity and
rising prices the silver question win die
naturally
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
STEALING YOUNG BEARS.
Lone Fisherman's Experience
With an Ursine Family.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The habits of the American bear have
long been carefully studied and found
to be generally Objectionable. For in
stance, its habit of sleeping all winter
is quite absurd. No animal needs so
much rest as that all at once, and even
if 1t did it ought to be ashamed to take
it on account of it's evil example to other
animals. Then, there is its habit of suck
ing it's paw. 1t puts the paw in its mouth
late in November and does not take it
out till early in the ensuing spring. The
most hardened naturalist will not venture
to assert that it is a healthy or respecta-
BILE habit That 1t is a vicious and i'm
moral one is shown by its effect on the
animal itself. When it first inserts its
plantigrade member into its mouth and
curls up for its six months nap it is
a plump and well-conditioned bear, even
a waddling and pinguid one, showing
the effects of liberal diet and healthy
assimilation; when it wakes up it is thin
as a soda cracker and so weak that it
can hardly crawl out of its hole. If it
had been around during the winter like
the other animals and uaken wholesome
exercise it would come out of it's DOR
mitory almost as ROBUST as when
it went in. Then there is it's hab-
it of carrying off pigs
While the farmer is asleep it visits the
stye and tucks one pig under one fore
arm and another under the other and
thus burdened makes its way to it's for
est lair, the pigs screaming piteously
all the way with no moral effect on the
bear whatever. No one has ever pre-
tended to justify this sort of conduct
on the part of the beast and many of
its other customs are equally censura-
BILE.
New studies of its habits are constant
~ being made, some of them, pursued
while the student is pursued by the AMI
NAL, being thus extremely accurate and
realistic in their conclusions. One of these
is described by a trout fisherman of Otter
Run, tributary of Pine creek, near Cam
mel, in this state. He was occupied in
fishing in the former estuary, and while
so engaged got bite which his disciplined
experience Immediately identified as a big
one. He, therefore at once proceeded, ac-
cording to local custom, to hang the fish
in the topmost branches Of a neighboring
tree. While preparing to recover It by
climbing the tree, another local custom,
he heard low growl proceeding from the
underbrush nearby. Listening again, he
heard two growls. The first one proceed
ed from young cub which its ursine
mother had deposited there; the second
one proceeded from another. Both We're
on deck and READY for business. but they
we're Of tender age and the fishermen,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

leaving his suspended trout amid tho
boughs, had little difficulty in placing ons
of the cubs under his arm and starting
for home. There was a narrow-gauge
railroad nearby with a platform car and
a steep down grade, and the captor thought
If he could reach it without being discov-
cred and pursued by the maternal bear
his escape with his whimpering quarry
would be easy and assured. But that be-
reayed animal was prematurely aroused
and was almost upon him when he re-
membered that he had in his pocket Al
handful of salt and pepper, with which
he had intended to sauce his frugal
brookside repast of onions without
pausing in his flight he threw these min-
gled condiments directly into the eyes Of
the pursuing bear. imposing upon the ani-
NAL considerable confusion and delay
and just enabling him to reach the refuge
OF his rolling stock, which was at once
started down the hill, fisherman, cubs
trout basket, unconsumed onions and all.
But the bear, having paved the salina
and peppery irritants out of her eyes
and got her second wind, was again upon
their trail, following the car down the in
cline with banks and bowls of rage the
speed OF both being about equal and the
space between them being too narrow to
rank as first class security. But as the
declevity presently began to fall at
sharper angle, the car drew gradually
away form the pursuing animal and was
soon so far in advance that the latter
gave up the pursuit, and when last seen
was sitting ON the cross-ties bowling bit-
terly and paving the remainder of the
salt out of her eyes.
The lesson of the occurrence Is that
cub hunting is most safely pursued in
forests adjacent to narrow-gauge rail.
roads, with a ready platform car at
hand, and steep grade dropping away
toward habitable regions, and canine ana
chronological reinforcements. 1t also goes
to show that the ursine eye is sensitive
to the most commonplace table condiments
and that, while under their influence it's
most violent maternal emotions may be
transiently interrupted These are not
very important facts, but in the study OF
bears every little helps, They widen our
knowledge of the animal a trif1e, but do
not greatly increase our respect for its
habits If it had stayed at home ana
paid proper attention to its young, no
such occurrence would have happened
and by the time of the autumnal equinox
they would have become sufficiently abie-
bodied to defend themselves against any
trout fishermen in the Western range OF
counties, and might have left a record for
pig stealing equal to her own.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
THE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
Important Change Made in the Time
of Taking Them.

Important Change Made in the Time
of Taking Them.
Washington. Aug. l7.--Willis L. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau. to-day issued
the following circular, giving notification
of an important change in the hour of TAX
tng observations: Beginning with Sept. /.
1885, the hour of taking observations at
cotton, sugar and rice stations win be s
O'Clock a. m, seventy-fifth meridian time
Central standard) instead OF O'Clock p.
m.
BY making this change 1t viii be possible
10 issue one region bulletin each morning
Tor the twenty-four hours ending at s
O'Clock a. m. within two hours after the
hour of observation and to give the mini
mum temperature for the current day. At
present the bulletins are issued after 8
O'Clock p. m, and as a rule, reach the
public not earlier than the morning of the
following day, from fourteen to sixteen
hours after the time of observation, the
bulletin containing the minimum tempera-
ture, which occurred more than twenty
four hours before posting. The great ad-
vantage that will result from this change
is therefore obvious.
In the cotton, sugar and rice growing re-
gions of the south hundreds of millions
of dollars are invested, and the condition
of the crops, at all times is a feature ca
gerly watched by those interested in those
staples.
The many disasters to these investments
by drought, frost, floods, violent wind
storms and sudden and decided changes in
temperature have created a demand for
such information as can be used in de.
termining at frequent intervals the con.
dition Of the growing crop.
The Secretary of Agriculture believes
that in giving the information to those
Tor whom 1t is collected practically TWEEN
ty-four hours earlier than at present
this change Will prove Of great advanr.
age of the cotton, sugar and rice inter.
ests of the south and the practical bene.
fits that viii result viii be greatly an.
preciated by producer and dealer alike
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
SOME WAR ROMANoEs.
Most of Them Are Harmless and Why
worry About Them.

-AA01A
Doggy Bottom. Fla. Aug. T.-Editor
Morning News. Great men become the
targets for shafts from the masses. Many
Of these are fired without any precision.
Reckless statements are made regarding
episodes and incidents in their lives that
are romances pure and simple.
Some months ago such reputable journ-
ais as the ST. Louis Republic. Atlanta
Constitution and the Savannah News pub
lished a highly romantic account Of a duel
between Gen. Hampton and a yankee
sharpshooter at Gettysburg, whose only
resemblance TO truth was the fact that
Gen. Hampton was at Gettysburg. The
statement OF the duel was a pure hction.
as the writer knows there was no truth
in the story, as he was with Hampton in
that battle and has the facts from the
grand old hero himself.
The most conservative papers In the
country are often deceived by pretty ro-
manees in the careers Of our generals.
The staid and reliable Youths Companion,
published in its issue of July p the fol-
lowing pretty episode in the life of the
great Virginian:
FORGIVENESS.
Women have been accused Of cherishing
the rancors Of war more deeply than
men, but there are at least two instances
on record, related by distinguishes com
manders on either side of our civil war,
which show that women can forgive very
completely. one Of these stories was told
by Gen. Robert +. Lee.
AT a hotel in Washington, in 1865" Cen.
Lee said, "a gentleman, whose face l
could not exactly remember, though 1t
seemed strangely familiar, introduced him
self and asked permission TO present his
mother-a singularly beautiful old lady
Of dignihed bearing.
Mother he said to her. let me pre-
sent to you Gen. Robert r. Lee of the
late confederate army, whose sabre thrust
gave me this scar on my right cheek,
and who bears the mark of a wound I
gave him.
1.-THE beautiful old lady threw her arms
around my neck and wept on my Shout
der, and in the fervent clasp of the fed
eral officers hand and mine we buried the
animosity of the war forever"
Every incident In the life Of the south's
great chieftain that has come under the
observation Of the writer has been care
fully culled and stored, and as this cpl
sode had never appeared before, no men,
ton Of it having appeared in any Of the
histories of this remarkable man,
brought the matter to the attention of
the representative of the Lee family,
and the pretty romance is destroyed, as
none Of Gen. Lees family are cognizant
of this instance. 1t is a pretty romance,
and perhaps it is cruel in me to crush it,
but there Is not a particle of fact in the
statement. Gen. Robert +. Lee never
related the story. Perhaps the officers
got the scar on his face from
one Of the gallant Lees, in the
cavalry arm of our service.
Gem Fitz. Lee or Gen. w. II. +. Lee.
l have not Investigated that far in this
account, as these two scions of the great
Virginia family, no doubt left the inn
press Of their sabers upon some Of their
opponents. The conservative Youths
Companion might correct this error or
imposition. Pert.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
GUYTON's ITEMS.
Talk of Giving Up the Town Char

ter
Guyton, Ca. Aug. 1.-THE school ques-
ton is on again in this town. 1t seems
to be momentous one, inasmuch as it
is hard to adjust matters to the entire
satisfaction Of all, and at the same time
to work for the best interest of the COM
munity. However, the school board is
making some efforts to get everything in
proper shape to open school at the usual
time in September r
There is likely to be a change in the
mayor and aldermen at the coming cleo
ton, which occurs very soon. Some
members of the old board will not con-
sent to serve another term. There is
some talk of putting an entirely new
ticket before the people.
Some one is circulating a petition to
abolish the Incorporation altogether. to
which several names have been put But
az present, there is no apprehension on
the part of those favoring the holding on
to the charter, that the required number
OF signatures will be secured. The taxes
OF the town are very low, yet some few
are complaining about high taxes, and
say, DO away with the incorporation.
Miss Katie Eve Of Augusta is spending
a few weeks with her uncle, ]. Il. Black
shear.
Master Clifford Nell entertained quite
number Of lads and lasses at his faith
er's residence last night. About forty
were present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

The Washington Conference n Fall
ure-Even some OF Those Who At
tended IL Admit That IL Was, and
Wish They Had staid Away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

--Manson--What was the biggest purse
you ever won on single hand?'
Stacy--Two millions, cashp
Manson-Impossible Where did you
hold that hand? Right here two years ago.
She's my wife now.-New York World.
Editor London Tit-Bits docking over
a copy OF the paper)-You have publish-
ed as original another lot Of Americas
jokes this week, / see.
Assistant-Yes. sir, T.
Editor--And some of them seem quits
fresh. What drawer did you get them
frOmI
THAT one next to your table"
Great 'EavensI You should have takeu
them from the 1853 drawer, In the next
row. This drawer Il for 1923 blawet yours
Chicago Times-Democrat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

Tenniile. Ga, Aug. 17.-TenniIle had an
election yesterday 70 authorize bonds
for new school house. Fiye-slxths OF
the vote polied was for bonds.
Tenniiie offers excellent facilities eor
education. II Is healthy and easy 81 ge-
cess by rail It Is in the heart Of 4 fine
farming country where the farmers are
oWners of land they farm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

"Bu-zard," she replied, with strong ac-
cent on the second syllable.
Then the old merchants mouth opened,
he dropped his knife and fork, and leaving
the table, walked out into the moonlight,
muttering: "Bu-zard! Bu-zardI How
much it sounds like Buzzardr'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18
Money for CIerk Miro.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE postofice de-
2artment to-day made annual allowances
Tor clerk hire IN the following postofflces,
beginning Aug. 16.
st. Augustine, Fla. 81 200; Greenvilla.
8. C.. $3.50; Baton Rouge. La. 81 800,
Athens, Ca. 1880; Charlottesville. Va.
200, Natehez, Miss, S2,soe. Bristol, Tenn.,
p,sO9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-11
Cubans Will Not Ask Rights of
Belligerents.
To Do So Would Injure Amer
lean Shipping.
DIRECT INTERVENTION
This is What the Insurgents
Wish to Secure.
President Palma to Make Wash
ington His Headquarters.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-President
Thomas Estrada Palma, the head of the
Cuban revolutionary party. will come to
Washington within the next few days.
1t is expected that his visit will result in
a more definite line of policy regarding
what Cubans will suggest or urge upon
congress as the most desirable course for
the United States to adopt
Mr. Palma is not only president of the
American branch of the Cuban organi-
cation, but he has recently received a
commission from the insurgent govern
ment in Cuba constituting him their Of
fetal representative in the United States.
Under these circumstances it is on foot
to have Mr.. Palma remove his headquar-
tiers from New York to Washington in
order to be near the seat of government
while the Cuban question is under con-
sideration. This, however, is a matter
for future consideration, as his coming
visit will be temporary.
Thus far the policy of the Cubans has
been toward securing from the United
States recognition of the belligerent
rights of the insurgents. Now however
there is said to be an influential element
against this course.
They say it would prove disastrous to
American shipping as it would permit
Spain to seize American merchant ships,
suspected of carrying contraband goods,
on the high seas whereas these seizures
cannot be made at the present time out
side the three mile limit of the Cuban
coast.
Instead of recognition TO the insur-
gents it is being urged that the United
States should adopt steps to put an end
to the struggle in Cuba, by forcible in
tervention if necessary as was proposed
by President Grant in 1875, during the
last Cuban uprising.
This question will be among those to
come before President Palma when he
reaches Washington. The report that
Gen. Maceo has been commissioned tc
come to Washington in behalf of the in
surgents is regarded as untrue by those
best informed of the course of the Cuban
| leaders.