davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
CHICAGO's FOOTBALLS.
Narrow Escape From Assassination
of the Chief of Police

of the Chief of Police.
Chicago July John o. Collins and
william, alias Red" Sullivan were nos
ltVely identified this morning as two of
me robbers who held up the clerks in
'he office of the New York Biscuit Com
pany' at Morgan and Randolph streets
at noon last Saturday and made wav
win over $1,000 Louis Larsen wee
SiIe tough, was also identified nv peter
[5AJ,Afgrinah, butcher of 2,T29 West Ran
GLoipn street as being one Of the men W1bo
ago "a BUSINESS some weeks
.I CInief Badenoch to-day. speaking of the
80 Irsep plot to assassinate him. saws. "A
cw uays ago, while driving alone u
ti,.a le street street 1 noticed a group of fonr or
W. W. teIows standing on the corner near
y. asnlh ston. They were a Tough Iool-in.,
sbov.,s; and l sized them up as men wboo
GSIo9ld be run in. 1 forgot ali about ~
tsrp,l4ent until yesterday, when we bad
Neq sullivan in the sweathov snd a.
iEI ~ ms confession. Among other tbingS
+b, toi9 inspector Fitzpatrick and rnvseIf
Ia II | had made the slightest n0tjo,l
~ al arrest them would have been eiIied
u. SUI mere and then. So that while fhara
go a. nc otner plot to kill me VET opi'7
go pea Ply the merest chance from, heirl:S
'iOt uoNn IN the street N-AA5
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
A CIRCULAR FISH.
Ii Had Become SO Through Growing
in the Interior of Human skull.

From the San Francisco Can.
THE strangest fish story / ever heard
was an experience 1 had myself" said
Judge Scudder of Ataluma as ne settled
himself back In his big arm chair while
a reflective look passed over his open
countenance.
1T was in the summer Of So / think
that an fastener and myself started
out on the warpath for fish. Salmon
creek afforded fine fishing for salmon,
trout and salmon trout as well. and
many were the stories Of mammoth fishes
caught there which were waited to our
ears when our friends learend of our
destination; to all Of which my friend
from the east listened incredulously.
This stream as you know, flows through
narrow defile. with preclpitous sides,
and winding around considerably after
leaving Freestone finally empties into the
Pacific. and right near there we had our
headquarters-at the Ocean View house
tramping up the narrow canyon each
morning with bait in ourselves as well
as the fishes.
I'VE had good sport-hne luck, in fact.
for two days and on the third day ] chose
very Wild spot and seated myself on a
large rock Overhanging the creek. / fish
ed with a line and rod using the same
old-fashoned sort Of worm did al a boy.
There was no need to use the more sci
entific fly when fish were so easily caught.
1.-THE easterner was down stream a little
way, and everything was intensely solemn
and quiet When felt fierce pull on
the line l reused up at once, and pulling
up, what should l see come bobbing to the
surface but a human skull, which, to all
appearances, had swallowed the bait
through It's eyes. Naturally my other
wise steady nerves were considerably
shaken, and with sort of howl | started
back suddenly which motion swung the
gruesome thing rather sharply against a
several pieces--to my relief-slid off into
the stream, leaving dangling on my line
a most peculiar looking fish, almost white
and forming an almost perfect ring.
Il quickly jerked the hook out of its
gills and let it drop into the clear water,
where II went through the .strangest mo-
tons. still keeping its circular shape 1t
was unable TO swim, but twisted around
in the water, or moved with a wheel-lke
motion. My friendi who had been at
tracted by my howl, arrived just in time
to see some of the eccentric gyFauons, and
[ really believe, il he hadn't actually seen
it. he would always have sad 1t was a
California yarn.
I'VE afterward came to the conclusion
that the fish, when small, had strayed
into the skull, and probably through some
motion of its own had turned the ruin
over, and so closed its mode egress,
though Il could easily survive and grow
on the food which came floating by, and
there It continued to grow only in a ring,
till the worm, falling through one of the
eye-sockets, provided a mode Of relief
from its cramped quarters.
1--WE quit fishing for that day, and 1t
was some time before / could eat fish with
out a thought of this strangely imprisoned
curio."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs.
The National Convention in Session
at Detroit.

at Detroit.
Detroit. Mich. July 24.-The national
convention OF the Ancient Order OF Hi
bernians. opened at the Catholic club
here. at noon to-day. nearly four hundred
delegates being present. ATS O'Clock this
morning, Bishop Foley. the national chap
lain, celebrated pontifical high mass in
the Cathedral. for the benefit OF the dele
GATES and visitors. and preached a sermon
appropriate TO the occasion.
The convention was opened with an ad-
oreSs OF welcome. which was replied TO by
Pres. =. ]. O'ConnOr, of Savannah, Ca.
The report of the national secretary, NJ.
J. Slattery, for the two years ending, De
cemoer 81, last, was read. II shows to-
TAI membership OF s9,90l. This is an ap-
parent decrease of membership of 3.917
since the report made in 1894. This seem
Ing loss in membership is caused by the
discrepancies in the reports from Ohio
and Pennsylvania. as furnished by the re-
SpectiVe secretaries two years ago, as
compared with the report of the present
secretaries for two years ago. This cause
being eliminated. the order shows an in
crease Of 1920 members. The number OF
1870.
During the past two years SS4576s were
paid out In sick benefits, and $239 SIS were
paid for charitable and other PURPOSES
the total expenditures for the period be-
ing N,024,9S0
The receipts during the two years from
all sources were S1,O75, $50 and the order
has balance on hand of S545, PIC
The appointment of a committee on ere
dentials was the only other business
transacted
Officers Of the grand body who are pres
ent are: P. J. O'Connor, President. Sa-
vannah, Ga. John c. Weadcock, vice
president, Bay City, Mich. NJ. ]. Stat
terry. secretary. Albany. N Y; Thomas
J. Dundon, treasurer, Columbus, O.; Nor
ris +. WIhere and James Jackson, Phil
adephia; Edward Sweeney, Cincinnati
and John NJ. Clarke, Milwaukee, direct
ors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
HOUSES PROSECUTION.
All the Testimony Brought Against
Him by the City Heard.

Pittsburg, Pa, July H.-In the case of
W. II. House, recently assistant city att
torney, who was charged, together With
ex-City Attorney Moreland, with misuse
of public funds, the prosecution to-day
completed its testimony. consisting Of sto-
ries of various property owners about diff
ficulties experienced IN getting money due
them for damages on account of the open
ings of streets, and the statements Of sew
eral city officials in regard to the finances
of the city attorneys Offices The plea Of
the defense, as indicated in the opening
address, will be that Houses acts were
those of a subordinate without response
bilty except to his principal, and that he
handled the money in the name and under
the direction of the late city attorney who
has pleaded guilty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
SENATOR FAIR's WILL.
"rS' Elizabeth HasISins Tells of The
Deeds to Mrs. Craven

san Francisco. July 14.-Tn the tr,a, -
n ar VIII case to-day, Mrs. Eliza heir
ldsHins testified that she was nrese,+ =,
ne parlor of Mrs. Nettie Cravon-Ea,r
ileh the late Senator James ] Fai, 49, -.
ne rtte troublesome will She heard ~, -,
+, 1y the senator after he had v,r,t nm
Wo5 ana also. also heard him remark that '' 5a
attemntaldI o u these h attorneys" when thew tv
Mr. Leo 70 break his first will WIZ
fba askins expressed her si,rr,-i ~ men
Re ,aen, Mr., Fair remarked that ba MRS b;
same Timer he5 IN different way. at the
'@Sperty valued at over ST .0Oo "a Gus 10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15

John Hardy, the inventor Of the vac
uum brake, who died in Vienna on June
%. was born In 1920 at Gateshead, England,
his father being a modeler He was APP
prenticed to a locksmith and worked in
various factories for some time under
George Stephenson. He left England at the
age Of twenty-one for France, and in 1860
went to Austria as head Of the repairing
shop of the Southern railways. He brought
out his invention in 1878 and 1885 retired
into private life. He is believed to have
been the last of Stephenson's assistants.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
A HUSBAND SLAYER FREE.
a Virginia Jury Refuses to Indict
Mrs. Mary f. Russell.

Norfolk. Va, July 14.-Mrs. Mary E.
Russell, held on the charge of having
killed her husband at Whaleyville, Nanse-
mond county, Virginia, about a month
ago. has been released, the grand jury
refusing to return a true bill Russell
went home drunk as was his habit, and
after having beaten his wife terribly,
went to sleep. Some hours later, a neigh
Dor going to the house found him dead
in bed, his head being beaten in with an
AK The evidence that the deed was done
by Mrs. Russell was conclusive. but owing
to the treatment she had always received
from her husband, and the terrible con-
dition in which she then was as the result
of his beating. public sympathy has al
ways been with her, and accounts for her
discharge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
A CASHIER DISAPPEARS.
He Is Short in His Accounts to the
Amount of $4,000.

Charlotte, N. c., July 14-Joseph Myers,
cashier at the Carolina Central freight de-
pot in this city, has disappeared, being
short in his accounts to the amount of
s., 800. The company was due him by a
clerical error $500, so that his real short
age is SO, 200. He had become infatuated
with a mysterious, but handsome woman
a Mrs. Bisonet, who has also disappeared
and It is presumed they are together. Myers
is a married man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
MAY BE ANOTHER REVOLUTION.

A Honduras Leader Buying Arms
and Ammunition in This Country.
Cincinnati o.. July Alt developed here
last night that Gen. John Drummond,
who was here ostensibly for the purpose
Of buying machinery for his silver mines
in Honduras. bought $4,000 rounds of
cartridges and $4,000 orth of powder
from the Kings Mill people, and 100000
rounds, besides other munitions of war.
from the Winchester Manufacturing Com
pany of New York. Gen. Drummond is
the man who led the revolutionary forces
against Honduras a short time ago, and
he is supposed to be planning another rev
olutiOn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
Christian EXDEAvORERs.
Excursions During the Day and a
Bicycle Parade at Might.

bicycle Parade at Night.
Washington, July 14-To-day's plans for
the entertainment Of the Army of Chris
tian Endeavorers here consisted of excur-
sions from the city to points of interest
in all directions. Large crowds took the
early morning trains to Mount Vernon,
where public exercises were held at 4
o'clock to commemorate the centenary of
Washington's farewell address. These ex-
ercises we're under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor convention committee,
aided by President Clark and Secretary
Baird and the trustees. The programme in
cluded the planting of a Christian Endea-
vor oak, singing by a chorus and speak
ing and reading of Washingtons farewell
address. Tonight a lantern bicycle parade
occurred on Pennsylvania avenue with
5000 bicycles in line
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
No Fever Mt Vera. Crnr-

Vera Cruz, July 14-There is not a case
of yellow fever in Vera Cruz at present.
and the health of the city was never bet
ter, considering the time of the year.
Great heat and less moisture is said to be
the cause of this. and the city is also
much cleaner than usual
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
MUNYON'S
REMEDIES.
A Cure for Each Disease.
With Munyon's Improved Homeopathic
Remedies 10 the House Mothers Can
Become the Family Physician and
SAVE DOLLARS IN DOCTORS FEES.
Get Munyon's Guide to Health from Your
Druggist. 1t VIII Tell You What to
Use and How to Cure the Most Oh
stinate and Complicated Diseases.

Professor Munyon IS honored to-day as
the leading authority in the medical
world. His new and humane methods of
treatment have swept away all the old
fashioned ideas of dOctoring with poison
Gus drugs that create dozen diseases in
the EFFORT TO get rid of one. He does not
claim that he has one remedy that will
cure all complaints but that he has pre-
pared specific cure for nearly every dis
ease. He does not claim that Munyon's
rheumatism Cure Will cure consumption
dyspepsia or any other complaint, but ne
does assert that it will cure rheumatism.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure IS prepared ex-
pressly 10 cure dyspepsia: Munyon's Cough
Cure to cure coughs; Munyon's Catarrh
Remedies to cure catarrh; Munyon's Kid
ney Cure to cure kidney troubles. The
same may be said of all Munyon's differ
ent remedies. They may be obtained at
all drug stores, mostly a % cents a bot
tile.
Personal letters to Professor Munyon,
1,5O5 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, an
swered with free medical advice for any
disease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
ITALY's MINISTRY.
Marquis Di Rudini Succeeds in Re-
constructing 1t.

constructing 1t.
Rome, July 14.-Marquis Di Rudini has
constructed the Italian ministry by the
selection of Marquis Visconu Venosta,
as minister Of foreign affairs, signor Luz
zatti, as minister of the treasury; Gen.
Pelioux, as minister of war; Signor Sinea.
as minister of posts and telegraphs, and
Signor Prinetti as minister of public
works. Otherwise, the personnel of the
cabinet remains as before MARQUIS Di
Rudini retaining the premiership and min
istry of the interior, Admiral Brin, the
ministry of marine, Signor Branca, the
ministry of finance, Sgnor Guicciardini.
the ministry of agriculture, Signor Costa,
the ministry of Justice, and Signor Clam
turco the ministry of public instruction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
Nex Hampehfr Prol,lbitIonIsts.

Concord, N. H, July. 14.--At the meeting
OF the prohibition State committee to-day
II was voted to hold the state conven-
1on IN this city en- Wednesday, Aug. >.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
VALKYRIE TO SAIL.
Lord Dunraven's Yacht to Start
Homeward To-day.

New York. July 15.-Lord Dunraven's
sloop yacht Valkyrie now lying at Erie
basin, will. with fair winds and weather
prevailing, sail for the Clyde tomorrow
morning with Capt. Dixon and Mate Fair
weather in command of crew of four
teen men. The Yalkyrie, on reaching the
other side, will be locked at once and put
IN first-class racing trim.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
StoVe Manufaeturers Assign.

& ~ ~ WOOD, Ont, July 14-Holrnes ~.
aL wright stove manufacturers Ioore
ana s.lea. The assets are abapt co. ila ae W.
4n0 Inc liabilities $4,000. S0us slVo'OOV'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
CRUISER OLYMPIA SPEEDY.
She Makes an Average Run of 1896
Knots Per Hour.

Washington, July IA report received
at the navy department to-day, states
that the Cruiser Olympia, on June II,
made trip from Hokomadie to Yokoha-
ma, at an average speed of 1896 knots per
hour. The vessel was under natural
and full power. The wind and sea were
favorable, but her bottom was rough, as
she has not beensin dock for six months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
MOVING GOLD 10 NEW YORK.
Carlisle Preparing to Meet Demands
for shipments.

Baltimore. Nd. July 14-Under orders
from Secretary Carlisle. Assistant United
States Treasurer Hammond to-day ship
ped $4,000 in gold coin to the New York
sub-treasury. The amount of gold remain
ing in the Baltimore sub-treasury is ST.
100000. 1t Is thought the treasury Depart
ment Is. concen tra'ting the gold reserve in
New York sprepa ratory to demands for
coin to ship to foreign counties
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
BRYAN AT CENTRALIA.
Several Hundred People Turn Out to
Greet Him.

Several Hundred People Turn Out to
Greet Him.
CENTRAL1A, Ills, July 15.-For some
reason the ovation that was to have
been given to Mr.. Bryan here was al
most failure. Scarcely 500 people all
told were at the station when the train
bearing Mr.. Bryan and his wife pulled
in. A club of Democratic voters ar
rived from Nashville with band about
z 80, and few minutes later one came
in from Fairfield, but they added
scarcely 200 people to the crowd. To
make matters worse the place selected
for Mr.. Bryan to meet the citizens was
the city park, which had
Already Been Engaged
by William E. Mason, Republican cam
didate for the United States senate
from this state. On this account Mr..
Bryan and his friends had to vacate
before o'clock. The big majority of
the crowd that came to the park ap-
ps red to be Republicans who had ex-
pected to listen to Mr.. Mason's talk.
There were frequent cheers for Nc
Kinley, and then the friends Of Democ-
racy would shout for Bryan, Altgeld
and free silver. Mr.. Bryan did not in
tend to make a speech but the crowd in.
sisted and he made few remarks.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
System of Plumber by Taxation
PETTlGREW WAS THERE.
South Dakota Populists Hold Their stats
Convention at Huron.

South Dakota Populists Hold Their stats
Convention at Huron.
HURON, S. D., July l5.-The Populist
state convention was attended by 600
delegates and visitors, including many
old wheel horses Of the party and some
notable new converts. Among the lat
ter were Senator Pettigrew and Judge
Palmer.
The convention met at 2 30 p. m, and
after organizing took recess to s
o'clock. In the evening the platform
committee submitted its report to the
convention. It declares against private
monopolies of public necessities; advo-
Gates government ownership Of rail-
roads, free coinage Of silver, postal saw
ings banks, direct legislation and cleo
ton of United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people; denounces
the state administration recommends
the Iowa railroad law; endorses Sena-
tor Kyle; extends congratulations to
Senator Pettigrew and his colleagues /;
instructs it's electors for free silver
president and tells it's delegates to the
national convention to unite with the
silverites. The speakers Of the evening
made happy reference to Bryar's nomi.
nation and his name was cheered to the
nchO
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
CHICAGO OF CLEVELAND..
Beloved the Former VIII Secure Eepub-.
lean Headquarters. ...+ S x rE

Believed the Former VIII Secure Is0pub.~
Lean Headquarters. I'm
CLEVELAND, July l5.-The national
Republican executive committee will
meet here during the Cay and the most
important business.to o. transacted will
be the selection Of a city where a ma
tional headquarters will be located. It
is generally believed here that New
York is practically ont CT the race and.
that Chicago will be decided upon. 1t
is understood that Chairman Hanna
personally favors Cleveland, but the
general sentiment amcnc the members
of the committee is for Chicago.
Hon. H.. G. Payne of Wisconsin, a.
member of the executive committee,
arrived in the city during the day, and,
in an interview. said: Il am opposed
to New York as headquarters because it
would mean disaster tor Mckinley. The
battle ground will be in the West. I
favor Chicago for national headquar-,
tcrs, with Cleveland as second choice"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
TELLER FAVORS BRYAN.
Will Support the Democratic Nominee for
the Presidency,

Will Support the Democratic Nominee for
the Presidency.
DENVER, July Ex-senator Teller has
returned to Denver from Manitou,
where he has been in conference with
Senator Dubois Of Idaho and Congress
man; Hartman of Montana as to,sthe
conrse the silver Republicans shall pur-
sue in the approaching campaign. They
have postponed their conference until
other silver Republicans can arrive.
They will probably then issue a state
ment of their position. Senator Teller
makes no concealment of his intention
to support Mr.. Bryan for the presi-
dency. He says he is satisfied that the
Bryan people will make the financial
question paramount to all others in the
campaign, and that, if elected, Mr..
Bryan will devote himself with great
singleness Of purpose to securing re-
turn of national bimetallism. Mr..
Teller believes Mr.. Bryan is a strong
candidate to begin with, and that he
will constantly grow with the people.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
Attempt Made to Assassinate
the Head of the French
Republic.
Two Shots Fired at Him From
a Revolver but With
out Effect.
Would-Be Assassin Claims the
Cartridges We're Harm
less Ones.

PARIS, July 15.-An attempt was
made to assassinate President Faure
during the day. The president had
gone to Longchamps to review the
troops. He had no sooner entered the
field when man in the crowd stepped
forward and fired revolver ut him.
The shots did not take effect. The
wOuld-be assassin was ut once arrestel..
The news of the attempt upon the
life Of the president spread with great
rapidity among the crowds of people
who were celebrating the national fete
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
JONES is CONFIDENT.
Democratic Chairman Predicts the Eleo.
ton Of Bryan.

Democratic Chairman Predicts the Eleo.
tion Of Bryan.
WASHINGTON, July 15,-Senator Jones
Of Arkansas, the new chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, has ar
rived in Washington. In an interview
he confidently predicts the election Of
Bryan. He declared that the silver
sentiment which prevailed at Chicago
was but sample of that existing over
the country. The financial issue will,
he says, be forced to the front and the
Republicans will be kept on the de-
fensive. There will be little or no talk
on the tariff except to insist that the
country does not want to return to
'McKinleyism."
: eve propose Senator Jones said,
''to get close to the people, and we shall
do this by circulating literature and by
talks on the stump"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
SENATOR GRAY'S ADVICE

Opposes the Independent Movement of
Single Standard Democrats.
BALTIMORE, July 15.-The Baltimore
Sun has an interview with Senator
Gray of Delaware, of which the follow
ing is the substance:
1t can be stated upon the best Of au-
thority that the senator does not ap-
prove the proposed independent move
ment in the Democratic party as advo-
Gated by Illinois Democrats. In his
opinion, the wisest and most practical
thing single standard Democrats could
do would be to endeavor to control the
nominations for congress in every dis
trict in which they have strength
enough to influence the result.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

Of the cabinet may entertain on this
question, but for myself I am wiling to
say am opposed to the platform from
first to last
He refused to say whether he would
vote for Mckinley and Hobart. II
hope" he said, "to have all opportunity
of casting my vote for a sound money
Democrat I do not know what steps
will be taken in that direction, but I
hope and believe that before November
there will be a candidate in the field for
whom every sound money Democrat
can consistently cast his ballot"