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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
PANNILL JURY DIsAGREEs.
II stood II to 1 for ConvfctiOn-Pan-
nil Out on Bail.

Lynchburg. Va. March 2s.-The jury in
the case of Pannill. the railroad agent
charged with completely with Hammer in
wrecking the bank Of which Hammer was
the teller, was unable to agree upon a
verdict and was discharged this after
noon. 1t stood II to for conviction. Pan
Mill was released on $4,000 bail The coun-
sci for the prosecution is endeavoring to
have the next hearing take place at Dam
vile. II he succeeds. the case can be
taken up again in a few days. Otherwise
1t cannot be tried until September.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
PUT A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
A Descendant of Daniel Boone Winds
Up a Spree in Suicide.

y . "hHN NN III ''1HNH1Vs
New Orleans. La, March 2S.-Moraslxi
Daniel Boone, son of the proprietor of the
Daniel Boone hotel of this city, commit
ted suicide about Il O'Clock tonight by
shooting himself through the brain. He
was only % years of age, and at the time
he committed the rash act he is said to
have been crazed with whisky. No rea-
son is given further than this for his
wilfuI self-destruction. The suicide was
a descendant of the great and historical
Daniel Boone, whose name is known in
every household by reason of his many
adventures among the Indians. Moraslxi
Boone is said to have inherited consider
able of the pluck that was accorded to
his courageous progenitor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
FIRE IN A STEAMERS BUNKERs.

The SUMS Heat Supposed 10 Have
Caused the Fire.
Mobile, Ala, March 2S-Fire in the
bunkers of the British steamship Verax
Capt. Mcdowell, now loading cotton at
the upper wharf for Bremen, was an
nounced to-day. 1t has been smouldering
for the past five days and began before the
vessel reached this port. Capt. Mcdowell
thinks the suns heat, continually on the
port side, raised gases in the bunkers
which ignited. The work Of emptying the
bunkers began yesterday and ended this
morning. A survey has been ordered, but
it is not thought that the plates are
danaped
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
Two Warehouses burned.

Gainesville. Fla. March 2s.--Fire broke
out his morning about o'clock. destroy
ing the warehouses Of q. X Broome
and r.. Baird g. Co. The loss Is about
1900, with no insurance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
TWO BALLOTS AT DOVER.
The Higgins Men Again Try the Ex-
pertinent of Breaking. Away.

perIInent Ot bFeulAIhB- AWuys
Dover. Del, March 2S.-Two ballots for
United States senator were taken to-
day and the experiment of breaking away
from Higgins was again tried, some Of
the Higgins men voting for Charles f.
Richards, Of Sussex county
The first ballot resulted: Higgins, rep
Z; Addicks. rep, 5; Massey. rep, 4; Rich
ards, rep. 2; Ridgely, dem, z; Martin
dem, ]. absent. g.
on the second ballot Higgins received
2. Addicks 8. Massey T. Richards 8. Rldg-
ley Z, Martin / and 3 were absent
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
Aunty's Ashes.

A belated tourist was obliged 20 ask
for bed at q farmhouse, having wan
dered far from his hotel. ON rising In
the morning he found himself without
tooth powder. Looking about him he
espied ON the mantelpiccc small box
containing powder. which he used
When he paid for his bed he apologizcd
TO the farmers wife for having used her
tooth powder. Tooth powder9" she
quericd; 1--WE have none" YES, my
good woman. II was In n small round
box on the mantelpiccc." "Thatl" she
scrcamcd-"that was not tooth powderl
That was auntyw Aunty had been crc-
mntcl
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
EXPLOSIVE COAL ousr.
Remarkable Energy Developed from .
Succession OF Discharges.


Succession OF Discharges.
The use OF the safety lamp In coal
mines has long been regarded as the
proper and sufficient preventive for ex-
plosions, but of late years there has
been AN accumulation Of evidence going
20 show that iire damp is by no means
the only danger 90 be guarded against.
The conditions under which coal dust
will act as an explosive agent have
been carefully investigated, and IL Is
found that explosions often occur in
nnncs where firedamp Is unknown, but
where the dust il abundant. In one
colliery the roof of an incline was being
blasted.
a shot was blown out" says the
New York World, and the energy lib
Grated from the powder, instead OF be-
ing absorbed in fracturing the rock,
was thrown directly on the coal dust
lying around. The dust was thereby
subjected 20 destructive distillation,
and In the temporary absence OF
oxygen great volumes of hydrogen
and hydD-carbon gases were given Off.
Almost Immediately after these gases
WIZ kchNIdteu Ahey cAploncu III coih-
ing in contact with the air. The explosion
naturally made more dust, and so there
resulted a series Of phenomena OF the
kind, no fewer than ten separate, sue
ccssivc reports occurring in the space OF
about one thousand yards.
The experiences in this direction call
TO mind the similar disasters happening
in flour mills and other places where
the mir becomes surcharged with dust.
Curiously enough, the returns in Great
Britain rs 70 the health OF coal mines
show that the rate OF death among
them from phthisis is remarkably low,
and this immunity is thought TO be due
TO the fact that they work in the dust
laden atmosphercs.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
CROSS EYES MAY BE CURED.
A Visual Defect Removed by tho Early
Use OF Glasses.

Use OF Glasses
Strabismus or cross eyes, are now
safely and almost painlessly corrected.
The desired result may be obtained by
the wearing Of proper spectacles in
early youth; but, according To the Phil
adelphia Record, II the evil Is not then
corrected, an operation later ON will be
necessary.
The removal of cataract from the
eye is one of the most delicate opera
tions performed by the oculist. A cat
aract Is formed by the lens of the eye
becoming Opaque, SO as TO appear gray
ish or otherwise, when IL shuts out the
light from the optic nerve. The ocu-
list OF to-day cuts out the ball Of the
eye and removes the darSened lens,
and the optician supplies the defect by
artificial lenses that make good the
sight. The demand for glass eyes is
increasing as the character and quality
OF the eyes improve. unsightly eye
balls are now removed in part. leaving
enough OF the muscles 20 rotate the
glass shell that is placed over them.
Where the work is properly done the
possessor OF the glass eye can move II
about with all the naturalness Of real
optic and In many eases IL is very diff
fcult TO tell the manufactured article
from the genuine. All the wild stories
about substituting rabbits eyes for hu-
man eyes, or the statements TO the cf-
feet that oculists can take eyes from
their sockets, wipe them on coarse
towel and restore them unimpaircd 10
the happy patient, arc all moonshine,
and anyone who Is called upon 20 listen
TO such tales Is perfectly justified II
under such circumstances hc should
wink the other eye.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
A WILD BIRDS SINGING LESSON.
Overheard by n Contemplltive Angler ns
the Dusk Came On.

| was present mt pretty perform
ance during my last summers outing
in Vermont said the contemplative
angler 60 the New York sun J had
pulled out upon Groton pond one even
ing at sundown TO try for some fish.
My skiff drifted against the shore and
absorbed in the twilight beauties OF the
water sheet and It's wooded borders,
let the oars lie idle and ceased TO east
my line At fall of darkness there
came from tree above my head the
clear call OF n whip-poor-will, concealed
by the foliage and darkness. This call
was followed by another from the same
quarter weaker note which stopped
half finished Again there arose the
full clear call that had first sounded,
and again there came the unfinished
whippoo Of n bird evidently attempting
90 sing in imitation.
II was IA whip-poor-will teaching her
young their song. Carefully locating
the sound, | az last could discern
through the dusk, i'm dim outline, the
mother whip-poor-will perched upon
high limb with u young bird upon each
side OF her. Again and again the les
son was rehcarsed, the flcdglings gain
ing In confidence and proficiency at
each new trinl. | sat listening half
hour 20 this charming rehearsal, but at
last the younsters seemed To grow
weary, their notes became reluctant
and querulous, and after some low
chirping conversation in whip-poor-will
language, little rustic and flutter an.
nounccd that the lesson was concluded,
and the young ones were sent TO bed.
All was silent for a few minutes.
Then the mother bird flew across an
inlet OF the pond in pursuit no doubt Of
insects for her aftcr-conccrt supper.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09

+. l.. N, In Kate Fields Washington.
quotes friend who has often stayed
with the Lcsseps family as saying that
the count never seemed 20 lose sight OF
the education Of his children, even In
the smallest detail One morning at
breakfast beautiful Dresden teacup
was broken. "Ahl" cried the countess,
"a disastcrl Two more of that set will
now be broken. II always happens
So" Are you 80 supcrstitious," asked
the count, "as really 90 believe that
two more will be brolScn?" 81 know
II" "Thcn let us get ~ OF our minds. ="
And, taking two Of the cups by the
handles, he dashed them together. The
anger and dismny of the countess
proved conclusiyely that she had not
seriously sheid 10 her superstition. II
also loosed any hold the absurd idea
may have had on the minds of the chill
drcn.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
SHE WAS sPlTEEuL.
A Woman Who Kissed In tho Ear or MIR.
Gladstone.

Gladstone.
IL Is an illustration OF tho irritability
OF human nature that differences OF
political opinion provoke bitter feelings
and strong resentment The venerable
English clergyman, Newman Hall, tells
in the Independent OF an instance OF
how spiteful politics may make a
woman Says Mr.. Hall:
AZ the last but one Handel festival
when Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone went out
during the interval, l saw two ladies,
very fashionably dressed, go up be-
hind him, one OF whom hisscd in his
ear ! was some distance off, 10y reason
Of the crowd.
ON returning 90 hear the second part
OF the oratorio, heard n lady say:
Didn't | hiss I'm his 0ar?'
j turned round and saw the same two
ladies', and could not forbear saying, In
u loud voice:
And you ought To be ashamed Of
yourself We may not agree with Mr..
Gladstone in politics, but we ought 10
honor him as one OF the greatest men OF
the day, who has spent long life In
the service OF his country"
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
NOTIFIED BY A eeLLRlNoER.
How Western villages Were Attracted 90
y Travelling Show.

How Western villages Were Attracted 10
Travelling show.
"a theatrical man has varied expert
ences and some funny incidents are
continually coming before him, said a
Snowman To reporter for the Wash
ington Post. "The one-night stands
are prolific OF episodes and profanity,
especially the latter, but they also af-
ford a good bit Of amusement after the
annoyance is over. They are not quite
so awful now as they used 20 be. A
few years ago a. company | was pilot
ing through the west came upon n
rather unpromising town, but fate
willcd that we should give one appear
ancc. The hall we hired was a crude
affair, and SO were the accessories.
There was no box office, no reserved
seats, and ! had to stand at the door
and collect the admission money. At
1880 not "A soul had appeared. At
7;l5 great, big chap came stalking in
and asked me II | wanted a ringer.
What's ringer?' | asked "A man TO
ring the bell. You1l mover get folks
up here 90 see this show till you hire
somebody 20 60 downtown and pull
the town hall bell They are used 20
IL and won't como without. | took the
ringer az his word, gave him half a
dollar and he departed smiling. Soon
the deep changing OF bell smote upon
the air, and in less than no time the
townpeople came pouring in, enough of
them 20 make fair audience. In spite
OF the fact that our attraction had
been set forth ON the bilIboards and In
the local papers II that bell hadn't
been pulled we would have played TO
vacant benches"
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
The statue aranary at namlan.

The wonderful East Indian statues
and temples cut from the solid bowl.
dcrs and stratiflcd rock arc duplicated,
II not excelled, by the Afghans. Prof.
j. A. Gay, in one Of his recent lectures
on the far east, tells of stone statue OF
a god which he saw at Bamian, near the
Russian frontier. This particular statno
was one Of score, but was the giant
Of the lot, being one hundred and sew.
cnty-thrce feet Ia height and large In
proportion. II was used "a store
house for grain, and az that time con,
taincd over two thousand bushels.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
ouELs BECOMING COMMON.
AL Classes la Continental Europe Taking
TO the Tield OF Honor.

10 the field of Honor.
IL Is curious feature Of the age, says
the London Telegraph, that the prac-
tice OF ducling, which has completely
died out In this country. should not
only be still In vogue on the continent
but spreading with alarming rapidity
from the army and nobility TO all
classes of the population. A peaceful
citizen who minds his own business in
Austria Is now liable at any hour Of the
day or the night 20 receive a formal
challenge from his bootmalSer or his
baker, who "A day or two later may as
sume-for this occasion only-the char
actcr of his butcher. In France, IL is
true, the affair Of 'honor" is seldom
quite so dangerous rs the weekly trials
OF skill among German university stu
dents, known as "mcnsur," which often
lead 20 the loss Of bit Of an ear or
nose, always end in blood and once in
awhile eliminate in death.
In Italy, Austria, Hungary and other
lands an encounter of this kind Is a
much more formidable matter Thou
sands Of wcll-meaning men and prom
ising youths are yearly disabled, Grip
pied or killed on the altar Of "lnightly
honor" Every man in those countries
carries his life I'm his hands, so 20 say,
and journalism, politics, the bar, the
army and nnvy-in word, every walk
Ia life except the church-nrc closed 20
him who conscientiously refuses to
give or accept challenge 10 mortal
combat on the slightest provocation,
real or imaginary. Our foreign cores
pondcnts have more than once described
sanguinary ducls in the army, the prin-
cipals of which mere lads still In the
military school-werc bosom friends
ignorant of what they were fighting
for. In one case two youths were play
ing In the school yard when an officer
drew near and asserted that one had
touched the other ON the cheek and
thus insultcd him.
The boys, who were in n better posi-
tion 20 know than a spectator looking
down from n two-pair back window,
denied the statement emphatically, but
the officer gave one OF them his choice
between calling out his friend and be-
ing expelled from the establishment.
The meeting" took place few days
later and when it was over one of the
two friends and comrades had 10 be
carried Off 20 the hospital dangerously
wounded and disabled for life.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
UNIQUE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Valuable Ancient Manuscripts Reproduced
by the Camera.


Before the days OF books, parchments
became SO costly that economical schol-
ars erased more or less perfectly what
had been writer, and used them sec
ond time. In this manner some highly
interesting and valuable manuscripts
have been lost 10 the world. But In
many cases the ancient characters are
still faintly visible, says Youths Com
panion.
Twice-used parchments are called
palimpsests, and many modern scholars
have strained their eyes in the effort TO
decipher the original writing.
Recently photography has been sue
ccssfully applied in Germany for this
work. The color of the faded ink OF
the older writing on palimpsest is
yellow A photograph OF such n manu-
script was made through "A yellow
screen. The result was negative on
which the old writing was barely dis
cerniblc, being "a little darker than the
writing appeared distinctly as white
letters.
Next an ordinary negative on bro
mide plate was made, and from this
was produced transparent positive ON
which both writings appeared dark and
about equally distinct. Then the trans
parcncy was superimposed on the first
negative, SO that the dark letters of the
later writing covered the light letters,
representing the same writing I'm the
negative. They were thus eliminated,
being indistinguishably merged with
the general dark background produced
by the combination of positive and
negative But the earlier characters,
since they were dark in both cases, APP
pcared in the combination intensely
black and distinct.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09

In the old Spanish-American days in
the southwest marriage was matter
in which the contracting parties had
little 70 say, the question of choice and
fitness being settled by the parents OF
the couple. The practice has fallen so
much out Of date in the present genera
tion that IL sounds odd Go read now in a
published account of n recent marriage
MT Guadalupita, N. NJ, in which Mex
lean Of sixty-cight years welded Sc
norita OF sixteen years, that the com
pensation he was called upon 70 make
Tor tho difference in their respective
nrcs was settled at thirty varas Of land,
an adobe house and five apple trees
presumably 20 be paid TO her parents.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
COMPRESSED WOOD.
A Practical and Inexpensive Substitute for
Certain Sorts of Hard Wood.

Practical ana Inexpensive Substitute for
Certain Sorts of Hard Wood.
The advance in the price Of some OF
the hard woods required i'm various
special branches of trade has directed
attention 20 the possibility of produc-
ing some less expensive material as a
substitute, and in one branch of trade
this has been carried out with very sue
cessful results For the manufacture
of loom shuttlcs lockwood has hitherto
been very largely used. but the price of
this kind Of wood has become almost
prohibitive, and il has been found that
by compression Of cheaper classes Of
timber-teak being about the most suit
able for this purpose substitute meet
ing all the requirements can be OBJ
tanned. For carrying out this purpose
"a Manchester firm has just completed
powerful hydraulic press TO be used
in comprcssng timber for loom shut
ties. This press consists Of strong
castiron top and bottom, with four steel
columns and steel cylinder, with
large ram. In the center of this ram is
fitteG a similar one, with a rectangular
head, fitting into a die which is placed
on the top Of the large ram. The tim
Der is put into this die, and pressure
OF fourteen tons per square inch is mp
piled. The pressure Is then relieved,
and the large ram descends. The top
pressure block which fits the die, is
then removed, and the small ram, ris-
ing, pushes tho timber out az the top OF
the die The timber so treated is made
very dense and uniform, and SO close
grained that it is capable Of taking a
very high finish. For the manufacture
Of shuttles II has been found as good as
lockwood, and there is no doubt IL will
be applied 10 other branches Of indus
try where expensive hard woods have
10 bc used
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09

A small boy was at table where his
mother was not near 60 take care of
him, and lady next TO him volunteered
her services. Let mo cut your steak
for you" she said; III | can cut Il the
way you like e." she said. with some
degree Of doubt THANK you,r the
boy responded, accepting her courtesy:
81 shall like II the way you cut IL, even
II you do not cut II the way like II"
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
Mnnicd III. Cnmml.slnn.

Two newsboys were lighting on a
Chicago corner Billy, having got the
worst of IL, went away crying, when
a benevolent gentleman came forward
and gave him "a dime, comforted him
and told him 10 be quiet When tho
gentleman left, Jimmy ran up and said;
Here, Billy, give me half OF that, for
II hadn't Jumped yer, yez wouldn't
ha' got IL at all"
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
E.nIieit nIrectIons.

An American, travelling In England,
ON one occasion happened to be In the
neighborhood of Millbanl prison. and
fancied that nc would like glimpse at
that famous place of detention. can
you tell rae the way TO Millbank2 he
asked OF a stout tradesman whon nc
met. AYE" answered John i'ull'
,lxnocl me down and rob me pockets
and you'll soon enough be ON the
Atraight road therel" Then, without
wouchsafIng any further information,
he passed on with o chucl<le.
The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
HOW THEY WE'RE PUNISHED.
a Mussulman'a Method of DIsoipIinIng
Ills Family.

Mussuiman'a Method of DIscipIinIng
Ills Family.
DR. Jcssuf Bloch. native OF Buda-
pest, lodged upon the ground floor OF "A
house on Bulak street, where he had
nm extensive practice among the Turk
ish population. The fiat above was oc-
cupied by q bey and his harem, com
posed Of three or four women, who, as
Is the custom, were jcalously secluded
from the gaze OF all male creatures.
During the night OF the first earth
quake, says a French paper, DR.. Bloch
lay on his couch sleeping the sleep Of
the just, and all unconscious OF im-
pending danger, when suddenly the
catastrophe came. The earth trcmblcd
houses rocked, cracked and topplcd
over, and among the rest tho house on
Bulak street, which collapsed like a
house OF cards. The poor doctor
started up from his sleep, when he saw,
60 his horror, the ceiling burst asunder
and amid shower of miscellaneous
articles, couple Of ladies dropped
down upon him ia the attire worn by
the harcm
The doctor and the women escaped
into the open air, and, in consideration
OF DR.. Bloch's innocence, the stern
Mussulman rcfrained from taking
vengeance on the Giaour. The two
women, on being questioned by the
grand mufti, were, however, drowned
in the Bosphorus-i. e., not actually
drowned, only symbolically, so TO
speak, for they were sewn up In sacks
and immersed in the water, and imme-
dintcly drawn out again, their expia-
tion nccomplishcd.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-17
APLEAsANT DUTY.

Editing paper. says a coun-
try editor, is a pleasant thing.
If it contains too much political
matter, people won't have it,
If it contains too little, thev
won't have it at all. If the type
is large it doesn't contain
enough reading matter. If the
type is small, they can't read
it. If Geographic reports are
published, some folks say they
are hashed up; if they are
omitted. they say there is want
of enterprise. If we put in d
few jokes folks say we are
nothing but a rattle head. If
We omit jokes, they say we arc
an old fossil. If we publish
original matter, they condemn
us for not giving selections, if
We give them selections, people
say we are lazy. If we give
man a complimentary notice,
we are censured for being par
tial; if we do not, all hands say
we are a bore. If we speak
well of an act, folks say we
dare not do otherwise; if We
censure, they call US traitor.
If we remain in our Office and
attend to business; folks say
we are too proud to mingle
with our fellows; if we go out
a bit, they say We had better
stay at home and get on with
our work. If we cannot pay
all our bills promptly, folks say
we are not to be trusted; if We
do, they say we stole the mon
ey. Still We kinder like the
business.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-17
THEY ARE TELLING THIS
IN BOSTON.

An old story of opera stage
accident is almost new again
and apropos. 1t was at a crit
ical dramatic moment long ago
that the prima donna heard the
tenor warbling in haitian: ooh,
my dear friend, what on earth
shall I do2 My coat is ripping
up the back and l dare not en-
brace you?" Quick as light
ming she warbled back: "Stand
still, keep your back to the
audience and l will come and
throw my arms around you"
IT'S told that she did so aud
with pin puckered the coats
wound together and revived the
tenor's courage to finish the
scene. But luckily the curtaiu
fell very soon.-Boston Trans
Grip.
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