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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer.
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
OF SAVANNAH.
DIVIDEND NO. 57

Savannah. Ga, Dec. 81, 1S95-The board
of directors have declared a dividend of
Three Dollars per share from the earn
ings of the bank for the past six months
1885, to stockholders of record this dav.
WIN. W. ROGERS Cashier
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
INTEREST NOTICE.

Interest on deposits in the Savings De-
partment of the Title Guarantee and Loan
Company for the fourth quarter 1895 is
now due. All interested will please hand
in their pass books and get credit for
same E. l.. HACKETT, Cashier.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

light Two minutes iatef he saw heN
shade It with''her shoulders and look %
It curlously. Then he heard her laugh.
oh, that laugh! It seemed to Chip that
her laugh gave him a new lease Of life,
for It was merry laugh, and one Of
the long kind that seemed a. II 1t didn't
know how to stop, Chip thought II
safe to 20 back to his. room. Miss Trait
Joined him within a few minutes, and
said, In a mattcr.of.fact way:
Nov I know how spirit photographs
may be taken. Ill have a lot Of fuA
with them when 30 back home"
Chip was 20 grateful that he felt like
falling at Miss Traits feet, but hl
didn't do It; neither did he ever sea that
plate again, and he could not cay tha(
he was sorry at the loss. Still, being
q boy, he could not help doing . lot Of
wondering.
Miss Trait really seemed to think the
Photographic mistake q good Joke. How
would Frank Wilsey regard III There
was one way to find out. Chip toned
and otherwise completed the single
print he had taken from the offending
plate. He bided his time. and one even.
Ing he showed It to Frank, ct the store.
telling him that It was one Of the &C.
cidents Of photography. Frank looked
at the picture as II he doubted his own
eyes, then he blushed and said:
I'D give all my hopes Of life for such
an accident In earnest"
Stranger still, Just such an accident
finally came Of It. The picture set the
young people to thinking about each
other Q great deal, and made them
rather awkward when they ncet, and
each knew what the other was think.
ing about 20 In the course Of time Misa
Trait became Mrs. Wilsey, and Chip. y
store Clothes" such a. had never beeo
seen in bis native town, gave away the
bride, for, 40 the bride herself, said:
III It hadn't been for that dreadful
Photograph We mightn't have learned
to think seriously Of each other."-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18


A republic that waO fourteen cen.
turtles old when General Washington
and his army were fighting the forces
Of King George ILL.,, including the hired
Hessian contingent, 10 In danger Of loo.
Ing independence blessing which
our colonial ancestors achieved In that
memorable struggle. The wee common.
wealth Of San Marino. on the east aide
Of the Apennine mountains. In Italy,
BY long odds the Oldest Of oil existing
republics, 10 threatened with this ir.
remedial disaster. One Of the pro.
visions OF the treaty under which
Italy guaranteed the liberty Of San
Marine 10 to tho effect that the re-.
public shall coin no money, but adopt
the coinage Of Italy. But Italian money
got to be very scarce In Snn Marine,
and the little commonwealth. ON
the plea Of absolute necessity,
minted q limited number Of gold
and silver pieces for the use Of the
people. This did not disturb the parity.
but 1t fractured the treaty, and Signor
Crispi, the italian prime minister. pro.
ceeded to annul the guaranty Of inde.
pendence. This means the merging Of
San Marine into the kingdom of Italy.
Az the republic IL too weak for success.
full resistance, sue will prob,bly yield
to this harsh decree Of cruel fate
Washington Post.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
UNCLE SANS LIGHTNING ROC
The Great Washington Mouuwent and
1ts A1u0inum tn.

The Great washinston Mouuweat anA
1ts Aluminium Tip.
The Washington monument has once
again demonstrated It, apparent invui.
nerability to ordinary attacks Of light.
Ming. Il has been struck several times
BY discharges Of atmospheric electricity
without sustaining any damage. due.
probably, to the cne system Of light.
ming arresters with which the shaft 10
provided. Az 10 wen known, the apex
Of the shaft 10 capped with Q small
pyramidal block Of aluminium, and up
to the last storm that cloud piercing
point had escaped the heavenly bolts
OF electricity that have almost constant.
" played around and about the tan.
white column Of marble. On q recent
morning the city was visited with q
heavy thunderstorm, accompanied By
many strokes Of lightning, and one OF
the most vivid Of these struck the alum.
inum point The impact was followed
by the appearance Of ball Of 6ro shoot.
ing down the lightning rods and disap.
pearing In the earth. The visitation
caused considerable excitement st the
time, which was not allayed until Il
was ascertained that no casualties or
serious results Of any kind had occur.
red. The matter was reported to Col.
Wilson. tho engineer ofllcer In charge
OF the monument and the aluminium
point was inspected, % well % could
be done, with the aid Of powerful field
glasses and found to bc wholly intact
and unframed.
The only way In which this belief can
be thoroughly established, however, 10
BY q personal inspection Of the metal.
and this can be done by sending q ris.
ger up the outside Of the shaft to its
extreme tip. $50 feet from. the ground.
Whether this will be done will not be
determined until later. Col. Wilson
wes compelled to leave the city on OF.
dcial business In New England and will
not return for several days. The can
OF the monument has not been exam.
ined since II was first put In place sev.
eral years ago. and there 10 consider.
able curiosity tn % how It has stood ito
long exposure to the elements In ito
lofty perch In the clouds. Its latest ex.
perience with the usually disastrous
electric nuid will probably cause an
examination to be made In the manner
indicated, by sending q rigGer up to
the top OF the monument Just a. was
done when the aluminium point was
put In posltion.-Architectur and
Huildin1.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
Two Big Land Owners.

Henry Miller and Charles Lux, cattle.
men. OF San Francisco, confess to own
Ing more than 100000 acrss Of lad
In three States. This estate " a. large
a. Greece with the IOnian Isles. 1t Is
four times the area Of Alsace- Lorraine,
over which France and Germany
fought. 1t Is but little smaller than
Ireland, and half again as large m
Switzerland. 1t IL twice as large az
Belgium and third the size Of Eng.
land aud Wales together. Westminster
Gazette.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
They build Great structures.

The largest structure on the earth,
when compared with the size Of the
builders, IL the ant hill Of Africa. Some
of these mounds have been observed
afteen feet high and nine feet In diam.
eter. II q human habitatlon were con.
structed ON the same scale 1t would bs
more than seven miles high.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18

1.-POLITICAL.
The selection Of honest, capable men
70 govern the city. State and munich.
pal legislation for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest In the prl.
marles.
2.-MUNlCIPAL.
Clean streets and alleys-prompt 70.
0oval Of garbage - Improved urban
tra61c-less smoke-more water-h0n.
cradle police cheaper and better &C.
commodations for the people Of Chica.
20 In all directions elevation Of rail.
road tracks, etc.
0.-INDUSTRIAL.
Establishment Of Boards Of Couclli.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18
The Best of Everything for Chicago.
he Civic Federation
OF CHICAGO.
Telephone Main aso2 617 First National Bank Building
WILLIAM 7. BAKER, President
BERTHA fi0N0RH PALMER, Presldeat
J0siN j. Mc0RATh. Second Vie President.
RALPH NJ EASlEY Secretary.
EDWARD 1. DRHYER Treasurer.
The Civic Federation Aims to FocalIze All the Forces Now
laboring to Advance the Political, Municipal PhlIan.
throplc, industrial and Moral Interests Of Chicago
Bach Dssset ceantes q Specialists css.
aitsss Now Bsiss q Wort % TIE Following Lsss:

alton. Public Loan Bureau. Employ.
uent Agencies. etc.
4.-PHILANTHROPIC.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to . thorough systemisa.
ton Of the organized charities Of CHI
Cago.
6.-MORAL.
The suppression Of gambling. obscene
literature. etc.
0.-EDUCATIONAL.
Ample school facilities - improved
methods 10 teaching. and the develop.
ment Of Q greater interest In the
schools BY the parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
DEADLY EXPLOSION OF NAPTHA.
Fatally Injuries Three Men and Blows
Them Out of the building.

West Upton, Mass. Nov. 11.-An ex-
plosiOn of naptha in a retort used in
connection with water-gas plant at
the straw factory of William Knowlton
4 Son. in this city. yesterday afternoon
will result in the loss of three lives. The
fatally injured are: Fred G.. Bulmahan.
superintendent of the Western Gas
Construction company of Fort Wayne.
Ind. aged % years; Thomas Williams.
aged 30, of Upton: John Williams, aged
-. Of Upton. The injured are:
Charles Nelson. of Upton; James Sal
ham. of Worcester.
Bulmahan had just completed the in
stallation for William Knowlton & Son
OF a water-gas plant at the cost of s25,-
600. This being a country town the
plant was lighted in part by gas made
at the neighboring town of Grafton
Bulmahan was testing the plant when
naptha valve sprung a leak and the
fluid ran down upon the heater The
naptha ignited and the explosion in
stantly followed, shattering the win
dows and tearing a hole in the roof
The men were blown out of the build
ing and when picked up they were
nearly nude.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
MRS. CASTLE A FREE WOMAN.
Liberated from the British Bastile Because
She Is Stealomaniac.


London, Nov. ll.-Bernard Abrahams.
of counsel for the Castles, received the fol-
lowing note from The home office Monday
evening:
The prisoner Ella Castle will be re-
leased on account of her mental and ply
seal condition and other circumstances
"DIGBY. Under Secretary"
That Mr.. Castle was at the prison as
early yesterday as it was any use goes
without saying. and he said while waiting
for his wifi. TO come into the waiting
room:
Il feel twenty years younger, and as
though the nightmare OF the past month
had vanished. My wife was informed last
night that l would come for her today
She was utterly FRUSTRATED yesterday. l
shall Immediately retire to the country,
place my wife under doctors care and
endeavor to restore her health in order to
permit Of her speedy return to America"
Mrs. Castle was almost carried out of
Jail, she was so weak AMI helpless Her
husbands devotion has been the adnira-
ton of all who have seen it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
Dianantine.

A very attractive ornamental art Of
recent introduction is, rs stated, the pro.
duction Of an imitation bcadwurk on
fabrics of various kinds hy means O.
what is known Us glass powder. oE
"diamantine, the result being Patterns
which present an appearance similar "a
that exhibited by glass beads On cluse OF
open meshed fabrics. The method 81
operation in carrying out this idea Il
said to be simple-that is. the fabric is
coated by means Of molding boards with
resinous substances, composed Of. say.
60 parts OF guaiacum and 30 parts u
shellac, dissolved in 100 parts II alco-
hol, 10 parts Of elycerin being added to
the solution under continuous stirring.
After the composition has been carefully
distributed over tho surface Of the fab.
ric the glass powder Is strewn On u
and firmly pressed by repeated rolling.
etc, the glass powder being prepared by
thorough pulverizing or pounding. and
may he of any or many coloTs. New
York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
DEATH REVEALS a ROMANCE.
Wealthy Man and Working Girl Killed
While Clandestinely Together.

Reading. Pa, Nov. IA fast freight
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
which left Reading at 3:l5 y. m. yes
terday ran into carriage containing a
man and woman at the Gibraltar grade
crossing, this county. Both were in
stantly killed. the mans body being ter
ribly manC!ed. 1t was afterwards rec
o-niZed as that of Charles +. Bright.
aged 30 years, a wealthy citizen of
Reading and owner of considerable
real estate. on his person were found
$40. 600 worth Of bonds. The woman was
identified as Catherine Boyer. 10
year-old working girl. unmarried.
Bright had taken her for drive un-
known to her friends, who were under
the impression that she had gone to her
regular employment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
FARMERS, NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Some Points President Clayton Would Lfk,
New Legislation Upon.

Indianapolis. Nov. lin his opening
address to the Farmers National con-
gress President Clayton said: There
are some questions, some of which in
volve tho highest interest of our indus
try, upon which we might ask congress
sional consideration Among them is
TO be found the readjustment of our
tariff laws affecting agricultural prod
uct. The Importance of the employ
ment of expert civil engineers to inves-
tigate the practical ility of the reclaim
alton of the arid and Semi-arid district
by water storage and irrigation. Re
vision, amendment and the better en-
forcement of our laws restricting trusts
and combinations organized to control
the price of farm produce. The amend
ment of the Interstate commerce laws
so as to entirely prevent unjust dis
elimination against places or persons
in the shipment of freights; and to pro-
vide for a board of arbitration for the
settlement of industrial strikes.
The enlargement of the department
Of agriculture to the dignified position
to which it belongs. and to grant to the
department OF such appropria atoms as
will enable il to make full investigation
of our trade relations with foreign
powers respecting he importation and
the expectation of farm product The
enlargement of free mail delivery in
the rural districts. The readjustment
of our national and international mon
etary system by the congress of the
United States and by a monetary con-
ference with civilized nations that will
establish an International system of
both gold and silver as lawful mon
ey; and many like questions affecting
our great industry
\ paper by Judge William Lawrence,
Of Ohio, discussed means whereby the
Farmers National congress can be-
come greater political power in aid
of non partisan legislation. He
urged through organization on be-
half of the farmers in all sections and
a cooperation on all questions of non
political Importance.
At the conclusion of the discussion OF
Judge Lawrcrce's paper John c. Offut.
of Indiana, offered the following reso-
luton which was referred: Resolved,
That the Farmers National congress is
in favor of the equal use of both gold
and silver coin as money of ultimate
redemption, aud that we do request the
incoming president of the United States
to call n conference of nations that are
willing for the use of both gold and sill
Yer as money with the free and unlim-
tied coinage of both gold and silver at n
ratio to be agreed upon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
DEFIED THE TURK.
The Commander Of Our Squadron
in European Waters.
SEVEN SAVED FROM THE MosLEM

During a Massacre at Smyrna -Armeniar
Refugees Aboard British Ship, Hunted
Down by the Turks, Who Demand Their
Deiivery-ItaIians Refuse Help, Bnt the
Yankee Admiral Responds to the Call of
the British Flag Union Down.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE World this
morning says: The steamship Boyne
or the Mercantile Steamship company
OF London, arrived in port on Friday
from Gibraltar and Mediterranean
ports. Captain Fischer told a remark
able story to Collector of Port Kilbreth
and others as to why he had entered
port without a manifest. His ship
lay at anchor off Smyrna. Turkey, in
Asia, on Oct. 10. There had been sew
eral riots in Smyrna for three or Four
days, and the din of another conflict
ard the cries Of the victims of the as
sassins came over the waters that even
ing. a small boat came up and an
aged man begged permission to go
aboard. With him were six others
three of them women, and all Armen-
ian refugees. Captain Fischer assented
and in order 10 be on the safe side the
refugees were registered as passengers.
Not long afterwards q boat-load of
Turks came aboard. Capta.l Fischer
refused to deliver the refugees The
Turkish officers said he would give the
Brltisher until the next morning to
turn over the Armenians Captain
FISCHER sought assistance. An Italian
rnan-of-war refused to interfere
Hurrah for Our Cruiser MINNEAPOLIS!
When dawn came the United States
warshiD Minneapolis came into the
bay. The British flag was sent swing
Ing out upside down and the Minneapo-
lis lookout saw the signal of distress.
Captain Fischer told his story and Ad-
miral Thomas q. Selfrdge. Jr., COM
mandant of the European squadron.
said: Well give you all the assist
ance you want. You'll take these re
fugees safely out of this port if I've
got to lombard the town." and the
admiral ordered off the barge with a
detail of marines and blue jackets over
to the British ship with orders to hold
her safe from attack. Then the Amer
lean consul was sent for, and it was
agreed that the Boyne should sail at
once under the escort of the Minneapo-
lis. Soon bloody Smyrna was many
miles behind. but the captain had for
gotten his manifest. The Armenians
were landed at Ellis island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
New Industry for Rockford.

Rockford. Ills. Nov. 1.-THE Mars
den Development company has pur-
chased the plant OF the Rockford
Folding Bed company and will estab-
lish a new industry for the nanufac-
ture Of food product from corn
stalks. and acorn pith cciluose used
in constructing war vessls. which II is
claimed makes them unsuitable. The
company puts s5o.cc0 into new ma
chinery. viii give employment to $50
workmen. and is to begin active oper-
atoms at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
Archbishop Iceland scorns Rumors.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 11.-When
Archbishop Ireland's attention was
called to the published rumors OF his
recent political utterances being dis
approved at Rome, and that he would
be removed from the see Of st. Paul.
he laughed away the whole matter as
unworthy of notice. and would not
dignity it with a denial. Those
clio e to the archbishop say the re-
port is absurd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11

Says Mckinley Is Absolutely UntrammeIcd
as to His Cabinet.

New York. Nov. IA luncheon In
honor of Mark Hanna was given in the
banquet hall in the Equitable building
yesterday. The host was Isaac NJ. SsliS-
man, of the house of ]. & w. SeIiS-
man, and the guests included a numb
Der Of the most prominent business
men and financiers in the city. More
than thirty guests sat at the tables
Besides Hanna and Seligman the fol-
lowing were present: Ex-Mayor Abram
5. Hewitt. Carl SchurZ. Seth Low. Ed
V ard y. Gibbs, a. q. Paine. J. II
Rhodes. John y. Stewart. General
Horace Porter. Cornelius y. Bliss.
Solomon Loeb. Jacob Schiff. Theodore
Roosevelt. William Barbour. Edward
L. Poor. David l.. Einstein. General
Louis Fitzgerald. Edward Lauterhach
George Coppel. Edwin Einstein. James
McCreery. r. Fulton Cutting. ID. q.
Mills. Charles Stewart Smith. J. Ed
ward Simmons. Edward King. David
C. LegGett. James Speyer. Edward u.
Adams, and ]. Kennedy Tod.
When the time for speaking came
Isaac SeiiGman addressed the company
briefly upon the situation which led
to the gathering. He especially en-
phasized the necessity for joint action
National Democrats upon currency
matters. He then called upon Hanna
who spoke at unusual length for him
Hanna said that he felt that he was
addressing an important body of New
York bankers. and he spoke Of the gen.
eral work of the campaign.
The present organizations of the Re-
publican party. and also of the Ma
tionar' Democratic party. he under
stood. would remain in the field to
further the work so auspiciously be-
gun. Hanna said also that the new
administration would begin its work
without any pledges. and wholly un-
trammeled in the selection of a cabinet.
a statement which was heartily ap-
piauded. Hanna said that he hoped
they would be able to enlis; good citi-
zens in the cause represented by the
national banner
Hewitt also spoke and in concluding
asked that he be permitted to enroll
| himself under the banner OF the ma
| tionaT' party and proposed as toast
| tt,. success of the incoming admins
tration. to which he pledged the sup
| port of hirnsalfa and Of all patriotic Dem
| CCratS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
Will Buy Voting Machines.

Hudson, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE city
council has unanimously voted to pur-
chase three voting machines. one for
each ward. The device was used at
the recent election. and the result was
known in less than three minutes aft
er the polls closed and was the first to
be heralded to the country. The first
news of the election received by Major
Mckinley was from Hudson, on &C
count of this machine. This is the first
city to use this device.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
EaI meIa for AlieIfon.

Indianapolis. Ind Nov. 1.-THE
Farme's' National congress passed a
resolution requesting ex-President
Harrison to addressIthe body. The
session was largely devoted to reso-
buttons which were referred to COM
mit;ees. Amor 9 them wss one sug.
guesting S W. Allerton, of Illinois.
for secretary Of agriculture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
Another of Our Drgcncrate..

New York. Nov. li.-Fred Ritz. the
i-year-cld son - Mr.. and airs. Emil
Ritz. Of les Mulberry street. in New
ark. while left alone In the house with
his 2-year-old sister Jennie. poured a
can fun of Eerosen. over her clothing
and set lire To it. The child was burne d
almost To "a crisp and died in great
agony. Tho hoy told his frenzied moth
er he did il Just To- see Jennie burn -
When the child died Mrs. Ritz became
unconscious. and doubt Of her recov-
cry is entertained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
Preacher Killed ~ n Bear.

Troy. Mont. Nov. ii--3ev. J. II.
M"rtur. of this place, 6 his lie In a
desperate encounter iWih a bear in the
mountains near here last Saturday
He had been out with = hunting party
and separated from them Saturday
morning That night ~ did not re-
tuin. AID becoming alarmed his COM
rdnicns started out the next morn
Ing 10 search Tor him. The search was
kept up that afternoon. when Mentors
hat was found In the SNOW. Blood
was seen aud evidences 90 q terrible
battle with q bear were found. FOL
lowing the trail the body 81 the young
minister WAS found about loo yards
AWAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
Sovereign on the C.up.,~r.

Rochester. n. Y. Nov. 1.-The
general assembly Of Knights of La
Dor convened in secret session TODAY
General Master Workman Sow .reion
read his annual report. very pep.
perry document. charging coercion
OF employees and farmers alike dur.
ing the late campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
RuiIdcrs' Trial of tho R,,,Ie.h;, Iowa.

Philadelphia. Nov. 1.-THE new United
States battleship Iowa steamed down the
Delaware river Yesterday afternoon for her
builders trial in the Atlantic ocean of
the Delaware capes- The trip was for the
purpose of testing the stability Of her h, II
and machinery. The trial WAS entire =
private. and the Cramps had sole chary-.
the government being represented by only
oue officer