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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

Bicycllsts cannot by any possible dc.
gree of propulsion knock over an Ice
cart. or even to a great extent disable
an ordinary vehicle. They may run
down the casual pedestrian. though
oven then they incur danger. but when
It comes to cOlliling with n dog car.
or buggy the latter Is pretty sure to
have the best OF II. 80 a Chicago
"scorcher" found to his great cOnfu.
sion the other night Riding along
Jackson boulevard at pace of twenty
or twenty-five miles an hour, to the
discontinue and terror Of many pedcs.
TRANS, he suddenly found himself I'm.
paled-literally impaled--On the shaft
of a buggy. Hc also had couple of
his ribs fractured, and generally was
pretty badly used up. or course II this
disaster had happened to the other fel.
low. the "scOrcher" would have gone
cheerily on his way, possibly lamenting
that anybody should be so foolish Us to
get In the way Of his swift.revOlving
wheel, ut the same time securing his
personal safety by flight CnhappIly
for him It was Ills own OK. or rather
person, that was gored. and he may
now have occasion. while IN the h0spi.
tai, to reflect upon the evils OF "scOrcli.
Ing" The chances are that
hereafter he will not ride 80 fast.
1t Is IN truth silly Us we'll rs Il most
dangerous practice. 1t IL full of peril
both TO rider and pedestrian. ana many
serious accidents, even to the loss of
life. have resulted from It. Perhaps u
few notable disasters to the riders. such
as this Is, may ultimately check the
''scOrching" habit. which IL probably as
Objectionable to sensible bIcyclcrs as It
It Ia to everybody else.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

Horse racing il very much on the dc.
cline In this country, and the horse
racers are to blame for It, A few years
ago they began to cut down distances,
and to run horses solely for the benefit
OF the bOOkmakers. Now 1t has come
to pass that few except the bookmakers
attend the races. Pedigree and train
Ing count for nothing In the sprints
which I'LL the programs. The starter
can give the race to any horse he
Dleases,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31
NOTICE..

The Eagle can be- ordered Mt Chas.
Macdonald 4 Co.'S literary emporium
and book store. 55 Washington street.
l.. Ii. Jackson's wholesale and retail
cigar store. 105 Washington street. and
ut all iirst.class news stands through.
out the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

A rapid milking machine has been
Invented by man over ut Toronto
which can clean out twenty-five cows
III twenty minutes. This IL a little
ahead OF the Chicago Council, which
thinks 1t Is doing pretty well II 1t milks
ono corporation each night.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

The launch of the big steamship Re.
NTH City from the South Chicago ship.
yards shows more than an advance In
ship-building. The time has passed
when u wooden vessel with the capaci.
~ OF 1000 tons Is profitable. Cheap
rail- rates have done much toward build
Ing up these great lake barges. Each
advance In the capacity Of steamers
has Increased the trip profits. and as
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

Mark Twain has been offered $4,000
Tor twenty lectures. This Is pretty high,
but 1t win be remembered that "Baby
Bunting" Arbuckle paid $4,000 for u
few old letters n while ago. ana he
wasn't particularly DESTROYS of having
them printed, either.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

leila Nicholaus says she will make
her debut on the stage early next
month. We warn her that theatrical
life has many severe temptations for u
pure, innocent and unsophisticated
girl. She will find behind the foot
lights that "all Is not Gould that gilt
ters."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31
the Dakota defaulter, h

Taylor. the Dakota defaulter, has
received q sentence of five
years. lie confessed to having stolen
$500, 900 from the taxpayers. He gets
one year for each 100000 of his thefts,
and that will BIO reduced by good con-
duct" This Is miniature judgment for
u colossal crime.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

According to Bishop McKim the Jap
anese have S.OOO,OO0 gods. This great
number IL due. no doubt. to the fact
that they have no "BOb" IngersOll
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

100000; liabilities. $4,000. Ruined II
he remained outside the trust: ruined
after he went inside It. What sort OF
work Is this?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-31

An Atlanta paper remarks coyly that
4" 1t never Is necessary to steal kiss In
Georgia" This looks like regular
Give-away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
MOBILE HARBOR.
Bids Asked for Carrying out the Plan
of Improvement.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The treasury de-
partment has taken active steps TO COM
mence the improvement of the Mobile,
Ala, harbor. The light house board, which
has immediate charge of this extensive
work, has given the subject much consid-
Grafton and has finally formulated plan
and asked for bids for carrying out the
work. The appropriation for the work is
$4,000. The plan as outlined by the light
house board segregates the work, for
which bids have been asked as follows:
First, the metal work for a permanent
wharf and bridge, beacons, lantern posts,
store house and dwellings: second con-
struction and erection of permanent wharf
and bridges; third, construction and cree
tion of temporary wharf and bridge
fourth. erection of beacons lantern posts,
and lamp houses; fifth, construction and
erection of a store house; sixth, construc-
tion and erection of dwelling houses; sew
enth. furnishing and erecting a gas plant,
and eighth furnishing a steam tug boat
for attending the lights.
The bids for this work will be opened
here on Jan. 2, 1896. and the work begun
as soon thereafter as possible. Capt. Mel
lis. engineer secretary, who has imme-
diate charge of the work, says it will be
pushed when once begun with all the dis
patch consistent with enduring and last
ing results.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
A LIVERYMAN KILLED.
His Slayer shoots Him Down From
Behind without warming,

Valdosta, Ca Dec. 5.-A tragedy at
Madison, Fla. last night at o'clock in
which Phil. Duval, well-know.l and pop
ular livery stable man. lost his life at the
hands of Andrew Nicholson, has excited
a great deal of interest here to-day Both
parties were well known here an Nichol-
son was reared in this county. having
been policeman in this city at one time.
The tragedy occurred at the place of
business of Duval and from the reports re-
ceived here was a willful and unprovoked
case of murder. 1t is said that Nicholson
had been drinking heavily for day or so,
and that the killing occurred while he was
under the influence of whisky. No cause
is assigned for the killing but IL is Thought
that NichOlsOn's grievance dated back to
a horse trade a few days ago. 1t seems
that he had bought or Swapped horse
dissatisfaction. Yesterday evening late
he went to DuVais place of business un-
der the pretense of desiring to buy a road
cart. While Duval was showing the cart
and explaining its virtues to Nicholson,
the latter standing behind him, drew his
pistol and shot the livery man through
the head, killing him almost instantly. 1t
is said that Duval had his hands in his
pockets at the time and that death came
to him before he could take them out. A
deputy sheriff from Madison reached ibis
city early this morning in search Tor the
slayer, but nothing has been heard from
val represented local stock dealers of this
city in the Florida town and frequently
visited this city and came in contact with
the business men, by whom he was much
liked. Nicholson has the reputation of be-
ing a reckless, desperate fellow. 1t is be-
lieVed that it would be dangerous for him
to be carried to Madison now, as indig
nation there is strong against MN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
A VERDICT AGAINST A BANKER.
The Jury Awards Allen of Key West
About $4,000.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 5.-After four
days trial before Judge Malone in the
circuit court here, the case of George w.
Allen of Key West VS.. George Lewis,
banker of this place, was concluded to-
day, the jury giving Allen a verdict for
$4,000 with interest from May, 1891 the
whole verdict aggregating about $4,000.
A new trial will be asked for.
The evidence before the jury was to the
effect that Lewis, when president of the
Bank of Key West induced Allen to pur-
chase $4,000 worth of the stock of the
bank at $12O per share. Allen agreed to
buy on condition that Lewis retained the
presidency of the bank his other hold
ings in the bank. and also that he pro-
tect the credit of the bank with the New
York correspondent On these terms AL
len made the purchase. He borrowed the
money depositing the stock as collateral.
Lewis soon after returned to his home
in Tallahassee, resigned the presidency of
the bank, transferred his other holdings
to his wife and children, and informed AL
len that he could no longer sustain the
credit of the bank with the banks New
York correspondent. Shortly after this
the bank failed. and in the failure Allen
lost all of his earnings for years. The fail
ure, he alleges was due to the course pur-
sued by Lewis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
COMPROMISING OF CLAIMS.
The Government Must Collect In Full
When Possible.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Attorney General
Harmon has rendered an opinion TO the eff
feet that section S,469 Regular Statues.
does not confer upon the Secretary of the
Treasury power to compromise a claim
of the United States when there is no
doubt of it's entire and ready collectibili-
ty. This view of the law was held by At
torney General Evarts and Devens, but
Attorney General McVeagh took an oppo-
site view and since his time, fourteen
years ago. the McVeagh opinion being the
more recent has been followed by the
treasury in adjusting all compromise
cases. Attorney General Harmon now re-
verses Mr.. McVeagh.
This new construction of the law Is re-
garded quite important. 1t was called
out directly by the international Cotton
Press Company of New Orleans. Some
time ago this company bought piece of
property from man named Schneider.
This man has owed the government
sum of money and judgment against him
was obtained and a lien entered upon his
property. The Cotton Press Company
bought the Schneider property in igno-
against IT. The government stepped in
to recover the amount OF the lien and
the cotton press company, alleging its
entire innocense in the matter offered to
compromise. 1t was admitted that the
properly was worth the amount of the
lien against It.. Secretary Carlisle doubt
ing his power to compromise case where
il was clear the government could recover
in full, asked for an authoritative con-
struction of the law, with the result
stated. 1t is acknowledged that the en-
forcement of the lien imposed a great
hardship upon the Cotton Press Com
pany, but ii is claimed that the govern
ment had no part in placing 1t in the posi-
ton in which It found itself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
The bridge Of an ocean Liner.
From Harper's Round Table.


Let us spend an hour with Capt Randle
Of the American liner st. Louis, on the
bridge in mid-ocean. He first takes us
ten feet long and ten feet wide with a
curved front. wheel about three feet
in diameter Is placed in the center of the
room, and you are surprised to see that
the quartermaster keeps turning it al
most constantly. You have always
thought that he had simply to keep his
eye on the floating compass in the box
directly in front of him and hold the ship
steady on her course. AS you look at
the compass you see the ship veering
now this way and now that as she rolls
and plunges, or as one screw turns faster
that the other, and thus pulls the ship
around. 1t is hard to make two indepen-
dent screws go at exactly the same
speed, and so this man at the wheel is
busy all the time turning the ship
straight. He has to fight the waves and
time, and he is a busy man.
This steering wheel controls the ship by
tube. BY turning the wheel this way or
that the oil in the tube Is forced up or
down, and that opens or closes certain
valves in the steam steering gear 400 feet
away, and the rudder is turned as easily
as if a child had done it. In most steam
ships the steam steering gear is con-
trolled by hydraulic power-that is. by
water-but the use of a column of oil is
an improvement.
AS you look about, you see fastened to
the cornice directly in front of the wheel
man a little scale in black. with white
lines marked off on it. There is a dial on
it, and as the ship rolls you see that this
is a device to mark the degree of the roll.
You may notice that it takes about sec
ond for every degree of a roll. On each
side of the room is another long black
gauge, and the dials point to certain f1g-
ures, generally between ninety and nine
ty-fve. These dials are little electrical
devices, showing exactly how many revo-
lutions the screws are making. The cap
tain, at a glance, knows what is going
on in the engine rooms.
over i'm the corner of the room is an
other curious electrical device. 1t is a
little box with clock in it. The captain
tells you II rs the machine that controls
the whistle in time of fog. The law re-
quires a long blast of the whistle at such
times every two minutes. BY pressing
in button on this little clock apparatus
and by setting the clock in a certain man
ner, the whistle is blown automatically
for seven seconds every minute. There
can be no error Of man in that work Just
as sure as every minute comes around
that whistle will blow seven seconds. Tn
der the old way, when a man pulled the
whistle cord, there was no exactneSS in
the work. When the fog Is over the but
ton is released, and the whistle stops.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
CLEVELAND ON A DUCK HUNT.
The President to lie Absent From
Washington Five or Six Days.

Washington, Dec. 5-Taking advantage
Of the admirable ducking weather. Presi-
dent Cleveland this afternoon, about
o'clock, sailed from Washington on the
lighthouse tender Myrtle to pursue that
sport in the North Carolina sounds and
rivers for a brief period. The trip has been
in contemplation by the President for
some time as a means of recreation, af-
ter his labOrs of compiling and writing his
annual message: but his departure to-
day was conducted with so much quiet
ness that even some of the officials on
duty at the executive mansion are still
unaware that the President has left the
city. The duration of his absence will,
ii is understood, depend somewhat upon
circumstances. Five or six days, III game
is plentiful and ducks abundant, will prob
ably be awaited of for the shooting, and,
so far as can be learned at present, such
adjuncts to civilization as daily mails
and telegraph facilities will not be in i'm
mediate proximity to the party for at
least two or three days of the excursion.
Persons in the vicinity of the Presidents
hunting ground had previously been COM
municated with and the usual traps, de-
coys and other paraphernalia for a duck
hunting expedition have already been
placed and await the Presidents arrival.
Capt Wilde. secretary of the lighthouse
board, accompanied the President.
Norfolk, Va. Dec 5.-President Cleve-
land is expected to arrive here to-mor-
row morning, where he will take the
lighthouse tender Violet for the North
Carolina ducking grounds. The party ex-
pect to arrive at Cape Hatteras on Sun
day. AT that point blinds have been placed
in Cape Channel, where the President
will spend three or four days at shoot
ing. telegram from Hatteras to-day
stated that very few ducks were being
killed at present, but that the cold snap
would probably bring larger supply of
the game
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
PREHISTORIC LIFE IN FLORIDA.
The Mounds on Pine Island to BE
Fully Examined.

Fully Examined.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Frank Hamilton
Cushing, the we'll known ethnologist,
whose interesting discoveries among the
Zuni Indians some years ago procured
him much fame, left Washington to-day
upon an exploring expedition which
promises results of great value and in
regard to prehistoric life conditions of
the American continent. He will be join
ed at st. Augustine, Fla, in few days
by number of assistants who left New
York yesterday by the steamer Com
anche. Within ten days the party, in
GLIDING a number of laborers to do the
necessary excavating, will sail on
Schooner for Pine Island, below Punta
Gorda and the Southern Florida keys,
where a thorough investigation which is
expected to last several months, will be
made in the recently discovered mounds
built by a remarkable people who main
tanned a comparatively high state of civ
haSty reconnaissance of these remarka-
BILE archaeological finds last winter, Mr..
Cushing came upon hitherto unthought of
phases of aboriginal life closely related to
mound builders of the Mississippi and con-
tnguous regions, and uncovered well pre-
the stone age, or rather she'll age, of pre-
historic men. Objects of art made from
shell, and shell implements of various
kinds were found in astonishingly excel
lent condition, among the most remark
able being a shell pick still mounted on it's
original handle of mango wood The ex-
petition is undertaken under the joint
auspices of the United States chronological
bureau and the archaeological Depart
ment of the University of Pennsylvania.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE SOUTH.
Revival i'm Railroad Improvement
and Construction.

and Construction.
Baltimore, Nd, Dec. Especial reports
to the Manufacturers Record show that
there is a decided tendency toward a re-
vival in railroad improvement and con-
struction in the south; quite a number
of enterprises of this kind being reported
as in prospect for early construction.
The building of number of short roads
in mineral and timber districts is open
ing up some extensive properties, which
western capitalists and others are pre-
pairing to develop.
Cotton mill enterprises continue to at
tract attention and a number have been
reported during the past week, including
a 10000 cotton mill projected in South
Carolina, the incorporation of a cotton
mill company, with capital stock not
to exceed 00,OO0; a proposition to in
crease the stock of a new company from
$Sig@00O to $4,000; a new hosiery mill;
$1,000 knitting mill and a smaller knit
ting mill and thread mill.
A virginia tannery company has con-
tracted to establish 100000 tannery at
North Wlkesboro. N. c. In the same
state an electric light plant. box factory,
a furniture factory and $4,000 flour mill
have been reported.
Alabama reports a $4,000 smelling plant.
works.
Arkansas reports an ice and electric
light plant; Florida, a starch factory, a
cedar mill, a sash and door mill ana a
lumber mill; Georgia, pyrtes mining
company; Louisiana, $4,000 electric
light plant, water and electric light works
and a paper mill; Mississippi, water and
electric light works; Tennessee, an cleo
trical supply company and a saw mill;
Texas, a $2500O0 electric light plant, a
10000 irrigation company Virginia, a
$4,000 brewery and planning mill
1t is noted that there is increasing ac-
tivity in the establishment of municipal
improvements, such as light and water
works, indicating that this feature of
urban development is making rapid
progress throughout the south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Mrs. WaItOn's Dress Caught Fire at
Her Home at VaIdOstn.


Valdosta, Ga. Dec ga terrible acci-
dent happened mere this morning to Mrs.
]. w. Walton, and it is feared by the doc
tors that her life will be the cost of it.
While standing in front of the fire at
her home, near the Georgia Southern
and Florida depot. her dress caught on
fire, and in a few moments the flames
had spread almost over her body. She
rushed from the house and screamed for
help. Her cries We're heard by young
son of one of the neighbors, who ran out,
and, finding a pan of water in the yard,
dashed il on the flames, checking them
so that they were then easily eXtin-
guished. Mrs. Walton's injuries, however,
were fearful, and DR.. Lang, the attend
ing physician, has grave apprehensions
of her death. Mrs. Walton is the wife
of the head lumber inspector at Moores
mill Her husband was at his WORK when
the accident occurred. But for the ac-
cidental finding of a pan of water by the
little boy, she would probably have died
in agony before anything could have been
done for her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
MARYLAND DAY POSTPONED.
A storm on Chesapeake Bay Delays
the Military Contingent.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 1.-The first detach-
ment of the Maryland party arrived here
tonight, but the military and several hun
dred of the civilians were delayed by
storm on the Chesapeake Bay and will not
reach Atlanta until midday tomorrow.
This causes a change in the original pro-
gramme. Instead of a military parade to-
morrow and speeches at the exposition by
Gov Frank Brown, Mayor Hooper Of Bal
timore and others, all this has been post
poned until Saturday morning. The recep-
ton at the Capital City club will be held
tomorrow night, but in other respects the
features of the Marylanders visit have
been carried over one day. This change
was decided upon late tonight at con-
ference between Gov. Brown and the lead
ing committees in charge of the exercises.
The weather here is clear and decidedly
qOot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
PAY OF THE MINERS.
A Rate of 81 and 20 Cents Decided ON
Mt Piftsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. Sat the meeting
Of the coal miners and mine operators dis
trict convention to-day, rate Of "a and
20 cents was agreed upon 10 take effect
Jan. !. From Jan. TO March ]. g cents
Will be paid and from March ! 90 the end
OF the year the 70 cent rate viii DC paid.
This arrangement VIII only be carried
out after IL Is shown that an the operators
VIII pay uniform price after the first Of
the year. II any operator refuses 20 pay
these rates then the other operators are
not bound By tO-dny's agreement. A COM
miifee of miners and operators was APP
pointed ~ see ~ true uniformity viii have
been established ~ Jan. T. This commit
tee VII report between Jan. j, and ll The
convention VIII agjourn Tomorrow morn
ing,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-06
JOINT TRAFFIC. ASSOCIATION.
Names of the Members of the Board
of Managers.


of Managers.
New York, Dec. .5-The board of mana
gers of the new Joint Traffic Association
has been made up as follows: New York
Central and Hudson River railroad Sec
ond Vice President H. ]. Hayden; Erie,
Fourth Vice President G. C. Cochran;
Wabash, General Manager Knight; Lee
high Valley, Third Vice President John
b. Garrett; Baltimore and Ohio, First
Vice President Orlando Smith; Big Four
and Chesapeake and Ohio Second Vice
President o. G. Murray; Pennsylvania,
d. S. Gray, second vice president of the
lines west of Ptttsburg; Lackawanna,
Freight Traffic Manager B. A. Hegeman;
Grand Trunk, officer to be appointed.
The board of arbitration, it is under
stood will consist of two practical rail-
road men and one lawyer. They are to be
chosen by the board of control, which is
composed of the presidents of the various
lines in the association. They must be
disinterested persons. and therefore, can
not be connected with the lines in any ca
pacity