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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
NAMES or coNGREssMEN.
Several of the Same Name in the
Present Congress-


Washington Cor Philadelphia Press.
In few congresses have there been so
many men bearing the same name as in
the present. The similarity of names
proves very confounding at times. A card
sent in to Mr.. Baker for instance may
bring out three gentlemen of that name
unless the state he is from is mentioned.
The most confusing instance of similarity
in names is in Pennsylvania. When
man calls for Mr.. Stone of Pennsyl-
vania," two gentlemen are likely to APP
pear. One will be a tall gentleman of
fiorid complexion, massive frame and
slight stoop in his shoulders. lie is w.
A. Stone of Allegheny. The other man
who will answer the call is OF slight
frame, medium hight pale complexion
and a beard that is black as coal This
Is c. w. Stone OF Warren, ex-lieutenant
governor, and ex-secretary of the COM
monwealth OF Pennsylvania. The door
keepers distinguish them as big stone
and little Stone" Both are prominent
men IN the House and are called Tor very
frequently TO respond 70 cards from the
lobby.
one each from New Hampshire. Kansas
and Maryland; two Bartletts. one from
New York and the other from Georgia.
two Bells. one from Texas and the other
from Colorado: the same number %
nlacke halling from New York and
Georgia. Two Burfons come one from
Ohio and the other from Missouri There
are three clarks, whom the reading clerk
has 10 dssignate by The states Of Missouri,
Iowa and Alabama. Whfrerain-l-aft'
Cobb has q namesake from Missouri The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
AN INDIAN RUsE.
1t Appealed TO the Superstition of
the Others to His Advantage.

the others to His Advantage.
Fort Sill Letter to Buffalo Express.
"A member of the Canadian mounted po-
lice, Lieut.. McDonough, told me-" said
Cant. Particle, at the Officers Club, the
following incident of band of Crees and
a solitary Piegan Indian, which is novel
and interesting. 1t occurred about 100
miles from Fort Walsh: A band of Cree
Indians woke up one snowy morning to
find that about one dozen of their choic-
est ponies had been run off during the
night. Pursuit was soon organized, and
within a few hours fresh trail was found
in the snow. After following the trail
some thirty miles it entered river bot
tom and headed for wooded island in
the middle of the river.
Smoke was seen rising from the trees,
and an opening, which seemed to be the
mouth of cave, appeared in plain view.
Presently a single Indian, Piegan, ~show-
ed up in front of the opening. He was in
war paint, and there was a dog at his
heels Pretty soon the dog scented the
Crees and began growing and barking.
The Piegan looked up, glanced a moment
about him, and then instantly entered the
cave. In about ten seconds another Pie
gan came around the rocks and also went
there being but few second between
them. The Crees lay silently in the bushes
watching and counting, until upward or
fifty Piegans had come around the rocks
and gone into the cave, and still they
kept coming What seemed. remarkable
was the fact that all these Indians were,
to all appearances, exactly alike, each
carried a Winchester rifle, and, most re-
markable of all, each one seemed a little
lame in the left foot, limping slightly.
''They were a guady crowd, and the
Crees counted seventy of them. The SUI
perstitious Crees naturally concluded that
the evil spirit had something to do with
it, for there was no doubt that there were
seventy Peigan Indians on the island who
were exactly alike.
so thoroughly were they filled with the
idea that the devil was mixed up with the
mystery that even when reinforcements
arrived, which was in few hours, they
were reluctant to attack the island. That
night one Cree. less superstiious than the
rest, crossed over on the ice to investigate
On approaching the supposed cave he was
surprised to find it was no cave at all, but
simply an opening leading some ten feet
into the rock, where it made turn and
came out on the other side. 1t required
but a glance to understand what had
seemed so mysterious before. There was
but the remnant of a single camp fire, the
ponies were gone, and not an Indian was
in sight. The apparent presence of sixty
nine other warriors was a sharp trick on
the part of the Piegan warrior to deceive
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
A COLD DAY ON THE TRACK.
The Talent Chilled Both Physically
and Financially.


New. Orleans, Dec. 26.-The cold wave
had considerable effect on the attend
ance, which fell below the average to-
day. though the regulars were out in full
force, but again they got the worst of
it as only one favorite captured a purse,
the other going to some well-backed out
siders.
st. Leo, in the last race, was the best
thing of the day, opening at II to 10 to
l. and was backed down to to ], winning
i'm a gallop from the odds-on favorite
Spendoline. Prig won the handicap in a
walk; Lillian E. was taken by Clay on
the extreme outside of the turn or she
would have been second. The weather
was clear and the track heavy. A sum-
mary follows: "
First Race-Seven and half furlongs,
selling. Adah L., SO, Davis, to l, won,
with James V. Carter second and Queen
Bess third Time :42.
Second Race-Seven furlongs, for two
year old FLIES. Souff1e, lis, Perkins, even,
won, with Mamie G.. second and Romance
third. Time 1886.
Third Race-One and one-sixteenth of
mile, selling. Billy Bennett, ia, Tuber-
vile, to l, won, with Artist second and
Dave Pulsifer third. Time &c.
Fourth Race-One mile, handicap. Prig,
6. second and Lillian E. third. Time
1:4715.
Fifth Race-One mile and seventy yards.
selling. st. Leo, 10S, Ham, s to /, won,
with Spendoline second and Nero third.
Time 1:541R.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
WHEN THEY NEEDED MUSCLE.
In the Days of FuIl-RiEged ships
sailors Were Athletes.
From The North American Revi,

From the North American Review.
y proportion of the blue jackets of any
fun rigged ship were necessarily athletes.
The upper yardmen" in a line-of-battle
ship or a friSate were exceptional men
in this way, and much more so. perhaps.
just about the time that sail power was
receiving its death warrant than ever
before. These young men had TO race
aloft co nearly the highest points at top
speed, eight or ten times a week, when
the ship was in harbor, TO keep their
heads and maintain their breath while
holding on by their Cyclids" the
phrase went. and manipulating with a
careful and measured order OF action the
various and intricate arrangements Tor
crossing or sending down" the royal
and tcp-Callant yards. II was all done
in full speed. for IL was universally held
to the whole ship. and that one which
was foremost in the exercise was ever
considered the smarteSt ship IN the fleet.
The upper yardmen were always the COM
ing men. They had most opportunities
for distinguishing themselves, were the
best known, and were most under the
eye of the authorities. They developed
great muscular power in chest. shoulders
and arms. Their lower eNtremities suffer
ed. and one always knew the men who
had been upper-yardmen by their tadpoie-
like appearance when they were bathing.
But in the modern steam line-of-battle
ship and frigate these extremely athletic
specimens formed a very small minority
of the ship company. and none OF them
could lose his turn at being upper yard
men so long as the ships reputation De
pended upon the speed with which the
upper yards were crossed and sent d9wn
In harbor the rest of the blue jackets
had the handling of the yards and sails
for exercise once or twice a week nut
at sea the use of sails for propulsion grew
less and less important, and most or the
work aloft was more of an exercise and
less Of necessity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
FESTIVE NEGROES.
They Have n TusseI With VaIdosta
Police.

Valdosta, Ga, Dec 26.-The festive
Christmas season came near taking
tragic turn this morning, and nothing
but the very poor Workmanship of four
desperate negroes prevented probably
two of the most faithful policemen here
from losing their lives. The officers were
trying to make an arrest when a small
riot ensued and pistol shots ratified like
fire peppers for a moment or so. The
shooting was started by the negroes who
were heavily armed with hammerless re-
VolVerS, 80 calibre, and who have been
trying for two days to take possession
of the city.
The negroes are we'll known here, be-
ing prosperous, but lawfully desperate
when drinking, and their names are Nat
Howell, Jim Howell and Crawford How
ell, three brothers, and another negro
named Duncan. They have been in town
two days ana their style of celebrating
Christmas was such as to forewarn the
policemen of trouble. They have been
going about the city together during
their stay here and the officers being
well acquainted with them, have kept a
close watch upon them. This morning
one of the quartette became involved in
a difficulty and broke an axe handle over
another negros head Some time after
wards, in trying to evade the police, he
dashed through the streets in his buggy,
nearly as fast as his horse could move.
He was seen by Officers Simmons and
Chastain, who checked him by grabbing
a.
Then one of the officers grabbed the ne
gro, who pulled his pistol and tried to
shoot the officer. other officers rushed
to the scene and soon had the negro con-
quered, and on his way to the city prison
just before reaching the door of the
prison the two brothers of the negro
rushed up and began firing at the officers,
who by this time were in a hand TO hand
encounter with the one arrested
The negroes fired several shots apiece
and then fed. Two of the officers return
ed the fire. but were kept so busy holding
the negro pulled from the buggy, that
their aim was bad. AS soon as he was
gotten in the cell, all of the officers went
to aid in bringing the other negroes into
the cell. One of them was arrested while
the firing was going on, but two of them
got away for a time The third was ar
rested in a restaurant about fifteen min
utes after the shooting. The fourth was
arrested an hour later and confined in a
cell. The police had little trouble in
bringing the third and fourth to a sur
render, but the first two fought like I'll
gers. All Of them were badly beat up
by the policemen at the prison door when
the attempt was made to release the one
first arrested The policemen were
brave and cool under the trying circum-
stances and this fact seem to make cow
ards of the negroes. 1t was about the
hottest experience that the local police
have ever had. The affair~will probably
cost the negroes heavily, as the trouble
was wholly provoked by them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
A wELI-TRAINED RAT.
He Keeps the House Free of Mice and
Plays the Violin Fairly Well.

He Keeps the House Frcc OF vice anu
Plays the Violin Fairly Well.
From the Philadelphia Times
1t is n well known fact that mice and
rats do not infest house at the same
time. Working upon this hint as to the
nature of rodents. N. X. Laureson of
Vicksburg, Miss has adopted scheme
by which he keeps himself rid of both
pests. This he accomplished by capturing
a young rat and training him to catch
mice. This singular mouser, whose name,
by the way, is Car, is doubtless the most
successful one on record. He has been
taught to pounCe upon n mouse on Snort
order without fear and without favor
and he shows no mercy. OF course, ne
can follow the mice into close quarters
and never has been known to lose his
quarry. Strange to relate, large rats have
given the house the go-by also, seeming
to understand that the place belongs "a
Gar and that there must be no en-
croachment upon his prerogative.
IsaureSon is very fond of this queer
pet, and has taught him many interesting
tricks Among others, he has trained
him to handle a bow, and with a NINA
ture violin Gar manages to scrape the
strings in a way that Is not unmusical
of course, il has been impossible to teach
him really TO play a piece but sitting uI
in his tiny claws, Car produces sort
of half schreeching sound that is alto
gether weird and fantastic. Laureson Is
himself a violinist of no mean order, and
Car likes nothing better than to sit on
his masters knee and listen to his playing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
NATURAL SOFT SOAR.
IL is Found in n Series of Pits in the
Big Horn Mountains.

Big Horn Mountains.
Cheyenne Correspondence Denver News.
A party Of gentlemen from the east, who
have been hunting and fishing for the
past month in the Big Horn Mountains
and basin, met, while there, with a per-
tinent illustration of the natural marvels
of the great central west. This was
nothing less than the discovery of Sc
ries Of pits, or watts, of natural soft soap,
the excellent quality of the product show
ing that dame nature is well competent,
when In the mood to hold up fully the end
of her string as a housewife.
These natural soft soap pits, seven in
number, and having an average capacity
Of about 1000 gallons, are scattered over
an area of two or three acres of alkall
land, situated just below the mouths OF
half a dozen hot springs and two large
springs of practically pure lubricating
oil The water from the hot springs and
the oil drainage combining with each
other and acting on the alkali deposit,
constitute a natural soap mandatory,
the product of which is gathered on the
adjacent series of earth cavities or pits.
Just below the pits themselves is a wide
tract of spongiest marsh soil, In whose
depths the soft soap surplus is absorbed.
The product is perfectly marketable, and
in the coming commercial development OF
the Big Horn basin there will doubtless
be a natural soft soap syndicate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
President on an Outing.

Washington Cor. Chicago Times Herald.
Men who have been hunting or fishing
with the President tell me he SIS a good
fellow" as free from mannerisms, affecfa-
lions and cOnceits as anyone can be. On
such occasions he does not like to have
any Difference paid him. He Insists on
taking his chances with the others, toting
his own load and looking out for himself
as the others do. He Is not offended IN
some one else gets the first pull al the
bottle. He is a true sportsman, and as
rough and ready a any man that ever
carried gun or cast a line. He Will lie
an dag On a blind, soaked with rain. wait
ing for ducks, or stand from morning til
night up 10 hiH middle casting for bass or
trout mi think "a fun As Tor newspaper
When tho administration was under nre
Tor rs Hawaiian policy the late Secretary
Gresham said 90 met '"fhia sort Of thing
dirturba me hilei J admit. bur ! never
ING rolls him You might just a. well Try
~ huFt an elephant N4ih y bean-sh0Ofer. p
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
DIAMONDS ON PARADE.
Mr.. brady Wears More Gems Than
Any Living Man.

Mr.. Brady Wears More Gems Than
Amy Living Man.
From the New York journal.
There is a man in New York who car
ries $4,000 with him wherever he goes
Diamond jim" his intimate friends call
him, but to others he is James B. Brady
Esq, the city's biggest railroad supply
agent. 30 Aaf nef -I
He has never consented to talk about his
expensive fad for publication, but the
other day he exhibited his gems TO a Jour-
nal man, and wrote out a list of the four
sets of jewels, one or another of which he
always wears. These are his diamonds:
diamonds
Two in garter buckles
-Four in drawers buckles.
Two in suspender buckles.
Two in shirt studs. X
Eight in shirt buttons. ~
Four in cuff buttons.
One In a pocketbook.
Four in card case.
Five in an umbrella.
Four in a cane
Two in necktie holder.
One four-caarat canary stone in ring;
cost 81 ,700.
One six-carat white stone in ring cost.
$1,000
One in watch Jergensen movement) +;
entire cost 5000. ofa
Seven in watch fob. -
Two of the five stones in the diamond
umbrella are in the handle. One is in the
cover clasp, one is at the top of the pam
oply and one is in the end of the solid
brella. This umbrella cost. Mr.. Brady
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
She Turns Her O-Year-OId Child
Over to Ravfsher.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec 26.-Detec-
tives this morning arrested Billy Barlow,
alias Charley Pogue, charged with out
raging Theodosa May Purdy, a 6-year-
old child. The crime brings to light a
shocking story of a mothers depravity.
The woman was Barlow's mistress and
with total absence of motherly instincts,
put the child in bed with the man, who
OF the worst type of humanity.
The day following the child was taken
TO the orphans home, the mother fearing
that she would die on her hands from her
injuries; and a physician who examined
the child says she will die. A day later
the woman called at the home disguised
by heavy veil and eyeglasses, and put in
an application for a 6-year-old child in
the hope of getting back her own off
spring. The girl is undoubtedly a nat
Hral child, and has a pretty, doll-like
lace The mother, Maggie A. Purdy, is in
JAIL as accessory to the crime.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
MoTORMEN DREAD CATS.
Use Every Effort to Prevent Their
Cars Killing FeIfnes.
From the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
"a motorman will allow his car to run
over a dog without any compunction, but
when it comes to a cat on the track it
brings out what little superstition may
be in the man, and most of the motor
men have a little" said a conductor to
the Observer. The car had come to a
sudden stop and all the passengers who
had noticed little kitten in front of the
car stood up and looked to see il its
mangled remains were on the track
why, / have known my motoffnan to
to see If he had killed at cat" said the
conductor. THE headlight on the ear
seems to attract them after dark and
they will stand in 'front.' of an approach
ing car and their eyes cleaning in the
darkness like balls Of fire. They seem to
make no effort to get out of the way
and disappear from the motorman's view
under the end of the car leaving him in
doubt as to whether he killed II or nor.
l guess when they get out of the range
of the headlight they realize their posi-
ton and scurry out of the way"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
wAIFs FROM THE WIRES.
Some of the Days Events Set Forth
in Short stories.

st Petersburg, Dec. 26.-The official chof-
era statistics for the week ending Dec. 81
show that there were 81 new cases and Sc
deaths from the disease.
Paris, Dec. pa dispatch to the Figaro
from Algiers says that the small French
steamer Emile Heloise has been run
down and sunk by the British steamer
Bellorophone and thirty passengers were
drowned Twenty-Five of the drowned
persons were natives.
New York, Dec 26.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan, who has returned from Washing
ton, was at his Office this morning. Mr.
Morgan, when questioned, stated that he
had no statement to make about the
bond issue or any other matter pertain
ing to his visit to Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
BERRY WALES SUCCESSOR.
belmont is Both the king of Dudes'
and n Politician.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Perry Belmont has now become the
leader of fashion so far as men are con-
cerned in New York. His clothes are
faithfully copied and his mannerisms are
models themselves. The fact that he pat
ronizes a certain restaurant brings crowds
to IT at meal times, solely for the pur-
pose of gazing upon the Beau Brummel
of the hour. In this respect Mr. Belmont's
is unique. AS for politics, his hand is
seen in every deal and intrigue one of
the most interesting sources of speeuia-
ton TO those who watch him is his future.
His ambition is boundless. Should he be-
come governor the presidency would be
the logical sequel He is quite young yet,
and therefore he can afford to wait for
the next century before the chief magis-
tracy of the nation comes to him. His
thorough agreement with Hill and Tam
many in no sense deprives him of the
support of that element known as BETTER
His amiable capacity for facing both ways
has stood him in good stead more than
once. He is the only American living who
is a social as well as political boss. He
does we'll in both fields.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27

culinary department of the House ought
TO be well looked after. as there are two
Cooks, one from Illinois and the other
from Wisconsin.
If any barrels are to be opened or
closed there are three Coopers to do 1t,
one each from the states of Florida, Wis
consin and Texas. There are three Cur
tises in this House, Gen. Curtis of New
York; Curtis of Kansas and Curtis of
Iowa. The two Gilletts Of the last House,
one from New York and one from Massa-
chusetts, are in this House. A Mr.. John
son comes from each of the following
states: California, Indiana and North, Da-
kota. There are two McCalis in the pres
ent House, one from Massachusetts, and
the other a new republican from Tennes-
see, The House should not run short Of
-four with two Millers in IT, One of them
halls from Kansas and the other from
the roll. one from Connecticut and the
other from Georgia There are two
Smiths, one a Michigan man and the
other an Illinoisan. There is a Stewart
from Wisconsin, and a Stewart from New
Jersey. The two Stones from Pennsyl-
vania have been referred to. The ath-
letics of the House are looked after BY
two Turner's, one from Georgia and the
other from Virginia. The lrrepressIhle
Walker Of Massachusetts, has a namesake
IN this House In Gen. Walker of Virginia.
There are two Watsons, one from Ohio
and the other from Indiana. The most
common name IN congress appears 70 be
Wilson, no less than four representatives
responding 10 Il and one senator. The
members Of the House are Wilson Of
Idaho Wilson OF New York Wilson 81
Ohio. and Wilson OF South Carolina. The
Senator is Wilson Of Washington.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27

,hnlpes, Man. Dec 25.-Thc fun text
pa TOBIAS reply 20 the dominion gov
,.lltul o. ne separate schools question
inelr public. The Manitoba government
Lively refuse the proposal 20 establish
-,4lFm ~ separate schools IN any form.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
FltnsImmons and Julian Fan out.

~ Paso, Tex, Dec. 26.-Martin Julian
~, ala SOD fttzsimmons had some words
~ night at the opera house, where
ll]almmons was giving an exhibition,
-nH uhan announced TO reporters to-day
,Lal ~ would have nothing more 20 do
WIN flizsimmOns. IL Is Thought the
quarrel VIII be patched up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
DIR. J. E. REEVES DYING.

The Physician an Authority on Dis
ease Germs.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 26.-Dr. James
Edmunds Reeves. a bacteriologist, and a
physician of more than natural eminence,
whose contributions to medical science
nave been considerable, particularly in the
me OF a microscoDical study OF the ORR
sin and growth OF disease germs, is to-
I.sht pronounced by his physician, to be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27

--Nen-Jack sofueish doesn't know his
own mind
Belle never knew he ives 81 ignorant
a. all Philadelphia Record.