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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-20

contributions exacted from these men as
members of the organization. They were
induced to believe that in some way or
other Hodnett was going to do great things
for them
Later he figured in the police court as a
Lawyer friend of the poor" and made
speeches which usually bore more on his
supposed ancestors than on the cases be-
fore the court.
Then he wrote poetry, and finally drop
ped into the musical line. He wanted 10
sing one of his songs in open court, and
when this was denied he appeared In the
building after adjournment of court ana
sang to an audience composed OF clerks
1t is related that on one occasion when
he was in the Office OF Lawyer j. y. O'Nen
he was introduced to George M. Storrs,
son of Emory Storrs, the well-known Chi
cago lawyer, and Immediately upon ac-
knowledging the introduction he rushed
from the office.
A few minutes later he returned ana
said: "George-George M. Storrs, kneeI
on the carpet"
The young man did as he was told, and
in an instant Hodnett said: Arise, George
NJ. Storrs, Earl of Exeter"
This was only one of the many crazy
freaks perpetrated by Hodnett, who in
public speech had said that a carpet or
gold should be made for him.
Among his many claims was one that
he was the owner of all the land in the
District of Columbia
When he left Washington he went to
friends here. after he had endeavored TO
appear as arbitrator in the Brooklyn
street car strike, he was living on Liberty
street in that civ.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-20
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of the top of the stack and soar high In
the air 1t threw out some colored IRE
that was almost invisible In the bright
sunshine and then came down 10 the
the rope with IL. The crowd cheered, ana
Cutler was for the moment the biggest
hero the neighborhood had known for
Having got the thin rope safely over the
TOP thicker one was fastened to II, and
drawn completely through. This process
was repeated four or i've times until
rope an inch and half thick was In place.
one end of this was made fast TO an iron
stanchion outside and the other dangled
along the east wall on the inside. Cutler
for the purpose of making a block and
tackle fast on the top, and George Bren-
nan, an old fireman, undertook the job.
He started up the rope hand over hand,
getting what support he could for his
feet from the ragged edges of the bricks.
but when less than half way up he stop
ped, struggled for half a minute desper-
ately and then began to slide rapidly
earthward He reached the ground with
no other injuries than blistered hands
and bruised knees, but II was a long
time before he could get his breath. He
said he did not believe any man could
make the ascent unless he was also tied
to the tail Of rocket, as the first rope
had been.
and he succeeded. He went up hand
over hand, shaking down the SCOT and
dirt in black clouds, and when his head
appeared over the top Of the stack he
looked as il he had been painted black.
The crowd gave him another cheer, and
he raised his handkerchief in return. He
looked no bigger than sparrow at the
great hight, and It could be seen by the
way his clothes tapped about that he
was catching a brisk breeze.
He stayed up all the afternoon and
the men up hereafter and lowering bas-
kets full of bricks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-20
THEY SCALED THE CHIMNEY.
Cutters Climb of Two Hundred Feet
of Rope Hand Over Hand.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
A brick smokestack, nearly 200 feet in
hight, stands on the site of the old Morris
e. Tasker iron foundry, on the north side
Of Morris street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets. The entire block was oc-
cupied by the foundry buildings until late
ly, but they have been torn down one by
one to make room for the encroaching
rows of small dwelling houses, which be-
gan on the Fourth street front and are
now being built along the east end OF
Morris street.
A week ago the work was practically
stopped because the stack had become an
obstruction. 1t Is huge affair, octagOnaI
in shape, and built entirely Of brick. II
stands on a solid foundation twenty feet
square and ten feet high, and it tapers
from diameter of eighteen feet at the
bottom to eight feet at the top. It was
built quarter of a century ago, when
they knew how to build stacks, and was
apparently constructed to last forever.
The contractor wanted to pull the stack
down, but the formidable hight and size
the other structures in the vicinity that
the building inspector positively forbade
him to do 1t. The authorities ordered that
the stack be taken down, brick by brick
and recommended that the work be COM
menced at once.
The work of razing the stack must or
necessity begin at the top, and the first
effort Of the contractor was to get a man
up to it's smoke-blacked mouth. Various
plans were suggested, and finally the job
was entrusted to Thomas Cutler, who,
with three helpers, essayed to get a rope
up through the interior Of the stack on
Tuesday afternoon, Cutler Is weli-
known rigger, and has a reputation for
getting away with just such tough con-
tracts as this one appeared to be.
In order to get on the inside of the stack
Cutler broke hole in the bricks and
morton big enough to permit a man to
squeeze through.
Cutler and his assistants unloaded large
coils Of rope of all sizes, and then pro-
duced bunch of powerful sky rockets.
At sight of these the crowd gave shout
One of the riggers crawled inside the
stack with the rockets, and the coil OF
the thinnest rope was pushed in after
him. For a while the eager watchers
held their breath, well knowing what was
going on. Then the legs Of the man were
seen slowly coming out Of the ragged hole
in the slot, and when only his head and
arms were on the inside he struck a match,
ignited the fuse of a rocket and quickly
slipped out.
In an instant there was sizzle and a
sharp report and the hundreds of pairs
Of eyes turned skyward saw the rocket.
with the rope trailing after 1t, shoot out
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NEW YORK AS 1T IS.
A San Franciscan Has Something ia
Say About the Metropolis.
From the Philadelphia Press.


From the Philadelphia Press.
THE man who thinks he would pre-
fer to live in New York rather than in
San Francisco is simply fooled on ac-
count of the size of New York. Quantity
does not give quality in that case. New
York is simply vast aggregation Of
high, uncouth buildings, and the people
are about on the same lines" That is the
opinion of William Greer Harrison, oE
San Francisco, who is a marine under-
writer, patron OF the manly art ana
playwright, according to the San Fran
cisco Examiner. Take the theaters, the
kind Of entertainment given at the typ-
ical music hall shows just what the peo-
pie Of New York want. and what they
consider high art. There are some women
with legs and no voices, and some men
with neither legs nor voices, who indulge
in q lot OF horse-play kind of acting whicn
seems Gems to appeal to the people:
worked during the day that when they
go to the theater they fan asleep. Well.
! don't blame them for that; they are SO
busy and have so little time for ars'thing
but their chase for the dollar, that they
are worn out, and when night comes they
want to sleep. This is the very reason
why they insist on having farce comedy
and burlesque and variety performances
so that they may be kept awake by laughs
There is nothing in New York thae
may be regarded as beautiful l mes
some gentlemen there VINO were inter-
ested In art, but they were all Germans
and came from abroad. The typical
New York man knows nothing but busi-
ness. Such is the general Oppressive er-
feet Of the struggle for wealth that the
work of the artists shows the inf1uenca
Of 1t and bears the impress or the DOT
lar. In Chicago notwith f. IFS
spects art and architecture are years
ahead Of New York. The grand bouie-
cago show that in that great city there
is appreciation of the beautiful
IF in New York you md the lelsure
class you may find something different
from the common herd But you do not
find the leisure class there. They are
not Americans. They live abroad.
visited many Of the New York clubs ana
found them all similar In one respect
an intense and dismal heaviness pervades
them ALI There is no sparkle, no wit,
no lightness to be found.
II had nothing to do but watch the
people and study them, and I assure you
is was very amusing. They all act as il
some one was chasing them. They rush
helter-skelter from one place to another,
that a man may use his legs as Goa
intended he should peacefully. The
bicycle stare is upon the faces of all
the people. You have heard the bicycle
full expression Of anxiety and of dread
of not getting somewhere before some
one else. New York is only a great, big
money chest, and very gaudiiy decor
ated money chest at that. Chicago Is
rapidly passing it. l am satisfied it wiz
rapidly run away from New York. Chi
cago Is a workshop. It represents the
American city. Chicago has some cui-
ture, boorish as 1t is in many respects.
New York has not culture at al"
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Tom Corvin's Speech in Full.
R. J. Smith in New York Sun.


AS a constant reader of the Sun for
more than ten years, / venture a cor
rection of the quotation from Tom Cor
wins famous speech.
In the several references to the express
sion which have been printed of late in
the Sun there has occurred false quo
tation, and as | have before me now,
in rare collection of Mexican war doc
uments, the entire speech of Mr.. Cor
win of Ohio on the Mexican war, delivered
in the Senate Of the United States, Feb.
II, 1847," 1 quote verbatim that part Of
the speech which contains the express
sion:
Bunker Hill of the people of Massa-
chusetts, had England's lion eyer showed
himself there, is there a man over 10
and under 80 who would not have been
ready to meet him? Is there q river on
this continent that would not have run
red with blood? Is there a field but would
have been piled high with the unburned
bones of slaughtered Americans before
these consecrated battlefields of liberty
should have been wrested from us? But
this same American goes into sister re-
" Give up your terriotry; you are I'M
worthy to possess it. l have got one
half already; all l ask OF You is to give
England might as well, in the circum-
stances / have described, have come
iantic slope; give up this trifing terri
tory from the Allegheny Mountains to the
sea; it is only from Maine to st. Mary's.
g
and the least interesting portion Of it.
What would be the response2
"They would say, we must give this up
to John Bull. Why? He wants room
THE senator from Michigan (Mr. Cass)
says he must have this.
why, my worthy Christian brother, on
what principle of Justice?
" I want room
"Sir, look at this pretense Of want Of
room. With twenty millions Of people
you have about one thousand millions
of acres of land, inviting settlement by
every conceivable argument, bringing them
down to a quarter of a dollar an acre.
and allowing every man to squat where
he pleases.
But the senator from Michigan says
we will be two hundred millions in a
a Mexican I would tell you:
Have you not room In your own coun-
try to bury your dead men? If you come
into mine we will greet you with bloody
hands and welcome you to hospitable
graves"
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For nervous and sick headaches. fndi-
gestion. biliousness and constipati ton (of
which / have been a great sufferer) I
have never found medicine that would
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emit relief as DR.. Nlozley's Lemon Elixir.
J. p. Sawtell. Griffin. Ga.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-20
WHERE KINGS HAVE LIVED.
Prof MuZzarelli Describes the Leading
Features of His Trip to Europe

Faure
of French
to
thu NextC
= Repairing the Ancient
Popes
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-Physician-How did you get such
cold? Pauent-What has that got to do
with your business of curing it? It is
condition not a theory. that confronts
you.-Florida Citizen.
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-He-Will you be mine-mine until
death US do part2' Shell don't know
about that; you look as If you might live
for good many years.-Indianapolis Jour
nal
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II utterly refuse your proposition of
marriagei Do I not make myself plain2'
Mature has forestalled you" ne said,
getting in his work with deadly effect
Detroit Free Press.
The Irish standard., 1895-01-26
st. Thomas College.

At the semi-annual meeting of the St
Thomas Literary and Debating society
the following officers we're elected: Rev.
Father Moore, president; VIM. O'Mally.
first vice president; VIM. Lonergan, sec.
ond vice president; James Doyle, secre
tary; VIM. McCauley, treasurer; 81. Nc.
Call, J. Duffy and NJ. Griffin, program
committee.
Meetings are held every Monday even.
ing at which debates, declarations and
other literary exercises take place. In
order 10 advance the aims OF the society
and familiarlze themselves with the lead
ing questions Of the day, the members
have fitted out reading room. There
they receive not only the daily and Cath
olic papers Of the twin cities, but all the
leading magazines Of the United States.
The Irish standard., 1895-01-26
Waited from Superior.

Waited from Superior.
Special to The Irish Standard.
E. Cannon, prominent young at
torney Of ST. Paul, was in the city on
legal business on Tuesday last.
w. D. Dwyer and Thoe. e. Lyons are
in Madison attending the United States
court where they represent opposite sides
of damage suit against the Northern
!. Pacific railway company.
/ "A very pleasant tea social was held by
the Altar society on Tuesday evening
/ last at the residence Of Mrs. Fife on
Eleventh street. A very enjoyable time
was had and . handsome sum realized
for the funds of the Altar society. .I=
on Tuesday evening last the members
~ the; conmon council of the city adopt.
.,ed ntions % sympathy and condo
B B ence the family sof the late Ex- Az
The Irish standard., 1895-01-26

derman Ed. Dundon. The resolutions
were adopted by q RISING vote. They
will be spread upon the minutes and g
copy sent to the bereaved family.
Senator Mills has introduced 9 meas
ure into the upper chamber Of the as
sembly to compel street railways to run
vestihnled cars and no other during the
winter season from November 18th to
April 18th. The bill is strongly sup.
ported by the labor unions of the state
and will undoubtedly be passed. Sena.
tor Mills certainly deserves credit for his
impartial treatment,of all classes of oul
citizens.
The Irish standard., 1895-01-26
THE IRISH FLAG.

Facts About the Esmblems Of England, Scot
land and the Emerald Isle. g
B IN looking Of some OF the famous
paintings Of the Englist naval aotiionsl,' Z
says Once "a 1Veek, tone is frequently
struck with the want of exact oorrss
The herald., 1895-02-17
Valentines Day Party.

St. Valentine 5 day again has come and
gone. With it go pleasant recollections of
an evening spent at the home of the
Misses Eta and Mamie Schumacher oil
West Eighteenth street, who entertained
a party OF friends at progressive hearts.
The parlors and Railways were tastefully
decorated with ivy and smilax, and Jap
anese lanterns cast their soft rays about
while numerous and various colored orna-
mental hearts were suspended about the
rooms.
Eight sets of players were formed, part
ners selected by corresponding numbers
appearing upon the score cards, which
were also heart shaped. Sixteen more
arduous young people never before were
seated together each one of whom was
confident, OF course, Of carrying
away the first prize. Fourteen
were doomed to disappointment as
a SILVER lerchief holder being awarded TO
Bandholdt: the consolation prizes falling
to Miss Mllar and Mr.. Bush, while Miss
Horgan and Mr.. Hilton were obliged to
content themselves with BOBBY prizes.
After cards refreshments were served and
music followed, besides several recitations
rendered by Miss Horgan, which created
much merriment.
Those present were: Mrs. Schumacher,
the Misses Schumacher, Low Bandholt,
May Milar, Clara Field, Miss Reitinger
Miss Hunter. rssie Farrey, Mamie Ior-
gan and the Messrs. W. II. Hammel, u.
H. Bush, VIM. White, A. l.. Maxwell. l..
Hilton, F. Bandholt, Karl Schumacher
and Il J. Busch.
The herald., 1895-02-17
SOCIAL LIFE
Spinsters' Whist Club

The Spinsters' Whist Club was de-
lightfully entertained last Thursday even
ing by Miss Mabel Longley at her resi-
dence on South Flower street The house
was beautifully decorated; smilax, potted
plants and various evergreens were ar
ranged very artistically. Large numbers
of paper hearts adorned the walls, repre-
senting the various types present; one
design consisted of group OF twelve red
hearts of various sizes representing the
''Spinsters surrounded by a multitude
Of arrows all directed toward them, the
engagement of two of them being empha-
sized by two arrows having reached their
mark, showing that the Climb motto,
Hope on, hope ever, is not in vain.
Partners were chosen by the gentlemen
matching hearts with the ladies; the play
resulting in Miss Perry and Mr. Carlton
Winning the first prizes, while Miss
thorpe and DR. Murphy captured the
nsolers.
Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Albert $. Longley, Mrs. Greene, the
Misses Longley, the Misses Carr, the Misses
Wallace, the Misses Pepper, Carlton,
Dodge, Thorpe, Langstaif, Reid Helm
man Perry; Messfs. Tolfrey, McGarry,
Horton, Wankowski, Ralph Day, AID Day,
Desmond Tuthill Murphy, Carlton. Wild
ney, Reed, Meyers and Binford,
The herald., 1895-02-17

Yesterday, at high noon, W. X. Dial, a
well-known young attorney, and Miss Mel
lie Morse, the charming and accomplished
daughter of General Morse, of the British
army, were united in marriage at st.
Paul's Episcopal Church, on Olive street.
The wedding was very quiet, only the i'm
mediate friends and relatives being pres
emit Mr.. and Mrs. Dial left on the after
noon train for the north. During their
absence they will visit San Francisco and
several other points of interest, returning
to Los Angeles in about two weeks.
The herald., 1895-02-17

On Friday afternoon the Woman Pres:
Association held an adjourned meeting al
the Nadeau Hotel to complete arrange
ments for their first annual convention, tc
be held in Los Angeles March 18th and
18th. The convention will meet in the
assembly room of the Chamber of Com
merce. Morning sessions will be devoted
to business the afternoon to "A literary pro-
gramme, TO which the public is invited
On Wednesday evening resident members
will tender the members a reception at the
Nadeau, where they will be welcomed by
Mayor RAIDER, and brief addresses will be
the city. Thursday the association, through
the courtesy of the officials, is invited to
take trip to Mount Lowe, and on Wednes-
day over the kiteshaped track.
The herald., 1895-02-17

AT the next meeting OF the Unity Club,
Thursday February 2lst Mr.. n. Black
stock will lecture on Mary, Queen of Scots.
The ladies of the Assistance League
have taken two of the privileges for the
and will be in attendance each day and
evening The delightful Cassasa band
will be great addition to the Fairs at
fractions and the daily concerts, afternoon
and evening will give opportunities for
varied programmes.
Miss Bingham, daughter of Justice
Bingham OF Washington, d. c., is guest
at the Croker mansion.
Mrs. Elijah Ii. Workman will give re-
ception at her residence, 120 Boyle ave-
nue., Wednesday, February Goth, from 2 to
& and from 80 to 10 p. IN. There will be
trifiing admission fee, which will be used
for the benefit of the Assistance Guild
The Primrose Club has issued invita-
tons for their seventh social dance to be
given Friday evening, February I'D, at
St. Vineent's Hall, Hill street, between
Blanchard band will be in attendance, and
the grand march will commence at 80.
Union Council No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. M.
will give an anniversary celebration Mon
day evening, February 18th, at Mcdonald
Hall, III North Main street.
Lodge No SO, r. c. n. P. A. will give
a promenade concert and ball at the Mac
cabee Temple, Main street between First
and Second, Friday evening, February
22nd, when the following progra NINE will
be rendered between the dances:
Dudley Buck Quartette, J. HAL Linck, first
tenor; +. L. May. second tenor; Ludwig
semiler, first bass; c. s. Cornell, second bass
Waltz, Cashier.
Polka, Floor Walker.
Musical specialties W. Browning
Los Angeles Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar
Club L. S. Warren, first mandolin e. S.
Morey, banjo; F. r Andrews. second mando
lin; M. s. Carrizosa, guitar
Mr.. Fred W. Blair in approximations.
Dudley Buck Quartette, as before.
W. Browning in negro impersOnations
The herald., 1895-02-17

NINE. 81. YALE, Health and Complex on
Specialist Yale Temple of Beauty, Jag state
street, Chicago. Reddington & Co., wholesale
druggists, San Francisco, are supplying the
Pacific Coast with all my remedies.
The herald., 1895-02-17

The meeting of the Shakespeare Club
was held Tuesday morning, as usual, in
the Friday Morning Club rooms and
nearly all the members We're present, not
withStanding the storm. Mrs. stohr gave
a history of the period between the reigns
of King John and Henry III. Mrs. Owen
gave brief sketch of the lives of Chaucer
and Wyclliff; Watt Tyler's rebellion was
dwelt upon by Mrs. Mcclure. This work
is preparatory to the study of the play Of
Richard H.. the first act of which will be
taken up next Tuesday morning. Miss
Boyce and Miss Williams read selections
from the fourth and fifth acts of Much
Ado About Nothing
The herald., 1895-02-17

fore, by all that is graceful. let US hide
our deterioration as much and as long as
we can. Chiffon sleeves pulled and gath
cred on to silk foundations are not by any
means as ephemeral as they appear, while
large satin puffs, scattered with innumer-
able sequins, never fail to help towards a
successful whole.
As to street gowns nothing new has as
yet declared itself. Many dressmakers
who have to begin carly on account of
their enormous clientele, arc already
making up few spring dresses. These
costumes are in all sorts of pretty styles,
but nothing that can readily be called
novel has yet been introduced.
The herald., 1895-02-17
Water Color Exhibit

Mr.. Henry P. Spaulding will exhibit
collection of his water colors in the par
lors of the Westminster Hotel, corner of
Fourth and Main streets, Monday and
Tuesday February IS and 10, and from
Wednesday, February 90 to Saturday,
February %, the same collection will be
on exhibition at Bartlett's Music Hall, 1903
North Spring street.
The herald., 1895-02-17

fhe Jolly Twenty -four met at the home
OF Mr.. E. f. Keysor, Bonnie Brae street,
near First, last Wednesday evening. This
closed the series of ten evenings of high
five, and the prizes were won by Mrs. F.
NJ. Fuller and ?. A. Howard the BOBBY
prizes by Mrs. James X. Hiser and Pro
fessor Little.
At the close of the game refreshments
were served
The herald., 1895-02-17

The Discussion Club met in the Friday
Morning Club rooms Thursday evening at
40 O'Clock. A brief review of the work
IN parliamentary usage which has been
done was given. Miss Kelso was made
chairman for the evening. discussion
af the resolution for the division OF Cal
ifornia,. postponed from the last meeting,
was finished, the sense Of the club being