The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


esting specimen shown was a Victoria,
guided by its owner, Mr.. Evelyn Ellis. II
weighed but little more than an ordinary
carriage, and had speed of fifteen miles
an hour on the level, and between three
and four up hill Mr.. Ellis has ridden
a great many miles on English roads
IN this conveyance, and il practically dem
onstrates the feasibility of using light
locomotives on the road and thus doing
away with the use of horses.
Admiral Besnard, the French minis
Ter or marine, gave some instructive in
formation to the financial committee of
the French government, a short time ago,
on the question of the construction of
new warships. He expressed the opinion
that the Chino-Japanese war had revealed
Inc necessity of possessing numerous
SWIFT and well-armed cruisers with suffi-
gramme Of French naval construction for
the period lS9i-96 involved an annual ex-
penditure of 100000 francs not inclu-
ding the charges for torpedo ornaments
and guns. According to the new pro-
gramme, however, which provided for the
construction of additional irOnclads,
cruisers and dispatch vessels, the ex-
penditures would be increased by 100000
francs annually, representing total out
lay for the next twelve years of a milliard
of francs The minister further recon-
mended the maintenance of the distant
naval stations now existing, and the re-
tenuon in the navy of several old YES
sells, which, he said, would still be useful
in the second line.
The repairing of asphalt pavement is
now effected in a satisfactory manner
by machine especially designed for the
purpose and already adopted in several
cities says the Boston Journal of Com
merce. 1t consists of a sheet-metal tank
containing gasoline and mounted on
pair of wheels, so as to be easily moved
from place to place Behind the tank is
a collection of burners, so arranged that
when the Vaporlzed gasoline is forced
through them by means of small air
pump attached to the tank, the several
jets of flame warm up the surface of the
hD1 rba nrfa la
comes as soft as when first laid, and
while in this condition enough of il is
taken off from the injured portions by
noe TO secure clean, fresh surface; on
this the fresh asphalt is rammed and
rolled and as the old and new material
is at about the same temperature when
the tamping begins, it is found possible
to weld the whole together into a homo
genous mass. Another advantage charac-
terizing this method of repairs is that
only the disintegrated portions of the
old asphalt are removed. from half an
inch to an inch in thickness, so that
not only Is less new material used, but
and tamped and less likely to contract
and leave depression.
Lester Perdew, a young man residing
in this city, is just recovering from an at
tack of insanity superfnduced by the high
altitude of the mountains, says the san
Francisco Examiner. Perdew and a party
of friends left for Bear Valley early in the
week. intending to camp at the lake for
tion of 5000 feet, and the party had no
SOONER arrived at that altitude than Per-
dew became violently insane. He threat
ened his own life as well as the members
of the party, and he finally was thought
to be so dangerous that he was bound hand
and foot until arrangements were made
to bring him back to this city. Then he
was strapped to a burro, with his hands
tied behind him, and two of the party, one
riding in front and one behind, started on
the journey with him. Arriving at Green
Valley, about 1900 feet lower, Perdew was
turned over to the stage driver to be
brought on down to this valley. On their
way down Perdew succeeded in getting
his hands united and a desperate encoun-
ter with the driver followed. The insane
man was finally over-powered, with the
assistance of a passenger, and brought on
to Redlands. AS they continued to descend
he became more quiet ana when the level
of the valley was reached he had become
perfectly tractable. After resting to-day
he seems to be entirely sane.
The origin of the Japanese has been
debated more often since they have given
to the world an exhibition of such great
military skill as was shown in the war
with China than ever before, says the
came up in a conversation with a cele-
brated japanese general not long ago,
and he is reported to have said that his
people were originally Malays. His as
sertion appeared to have been made with
so much positiVeness as to warrant a be-
lief that the Investigation of Japan's
for attributing the national origin to this
source. Mr.. X. Miyagawa, the Japanese
consul at this port, says, however,, that
the problem of origin has not YETI been
definitely settled. 1t is a question which
has aroused great interest among the
educated classes of Japan, and for the
past twenty years japanese, as well as
| foreign investigators, have been striving
to throw light upon this obscure subject.
There are, however. very great difficulties
| in the way of the investigators The his
tory of Japan, Mr.. Miyagawa says, goes
back 2,555 years. but il was not until about
1,4OO years ago that the Japanese had a
Vious centuries came down from age to
age in the form of legends, which were
repeated by one person to another until
they at last became part of the national
literature which began with the introduce
ton of Chinese characters. These stories.
however, show, it is believed that even
at the extremely early day to which they
relate, the Japanese possessed the islands
which they now inhabit and had most
II not all, OF the distinguishing charac-
| ters which now mark them. According to
| Mr.. Miyagawa, the general opinion among
japanese scholars is that the first inhabi-
| tants of the islands were the Amos, that
hairy race few individuals of which
| still exist in the northernmost part of the
empire. The Japanese, it is believed
came from the south, but whether from
the Malay peninsula, from the Philippine
Islands or from Southern China, has not
! yet been definitely ascertained.
The Homeopathic hospital has a case
\ ~ ..
Daniel Cangie is a longshoreman from No.
/ so briggs avenue, Brooklyn, says the New
| York World. He seems to have lost the
/ power of speech entirely and refuses to
! eat. He lives in a comatose condition most
of the time. About ten days ago. his wife
! said, some boys were bothering her hus-
/ band in the vicinity of his home He
swore and ran after them. He fell
and from that day he has not been able
10 speak. He lay as though unconscious
/ for day at q time, she said and when
/ he awoke could not speak. When food
was offered him he became very angry,
and grasping the dish in which the victIIaIs
were handed him would throw it at his
| friends. When left alone he relapsed into
! Inconsistencies. He was in this Condition
/ when taken to the hospital Monday. The
| nurses have to tie him and force him to
! take nourishment, as he will CRASH the
feeder from his mouth and throw il at The
attendants. When he relapses into the com
atose condition the most heroic treatment
/ fails to wake him. The attendants have
used a stiff brush to scrub the soles Of
| his feet, but even this would not wake hin,
| The mans wife and son visited the hosni
/ tai yesterday. but they were unable To do
/ anything, as he was violent when thev
| approached as when the nurses tried to do
anything for him: