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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-05

also to be given a chance in new alloys.
Aluminium is a metal Of which but little
has been known until recently ana it has
been found useful In so many ways that a
sort of popular idea prevails that it would
be good for coins. Chief among its adj
vantages would be its very light weight
Cents made of it would readily be distin-
guished from coins of the same size by
this remarkable lghtness alone.
DR. d. *. futile, the chief retiner at the
mint, who knows all about the properties
of metals, is somewhat skepical, how
ever, as to whether aluminium will come
out of the proposed tests with flying col
ors. 1t is extremely difficult TO anneal,
and when heated will suddenly run like
butter instead of becoming plastic. There
would be trouble in rolling 1t into the long
strips from which disks are cut prepara-
tory to stamping. OF course 1t can be
worked, but not with sufficient ease ana
rapidly to make 1t practicable for coming
on a large scale.
Pure nickel has recently been coined in
Switzerland, but it has been found just
as difficult to handle as aluminium, though
for a different reason. Such great neat
is necessary to bring II into condition for
coming that the operation Is slow ana eN-
pensive While pure nickel coins might
be satisfactorily made in the minis OF
Switzerland, it does not follow that the
same would be true at the Philadelphia
mint, which is called upon to turn out
fifty times as many fiVe-cent pieces as
the mints of that country, and could not
spare the time to work over them.
The scent coin now in use contains only
% per cent. of nickel, the remaining %
per cent being OF copper. Nickel. more
than any other metal, has the property or
giving it's color to an alloy. Even an al
10y Of 30 per cent. of copper and ID per
cent. of nickel will be nearly white. The
advantage Of using a greater proportion
of nickel in the scent piece is therefore
not apparent, especially as more than 20
per cent. of It makes the alloy refractory.
The experiments at the mint viii IN
clude different combinations OF nickel,
copper and zinc, forming the alloys known
under the head Of German silver; copper
and tin. which produce bronze; aluminium
and copper, which make aluminium
bronze. German silver has been used Tor
coins by one of the small South American
states, and proved fairly adapted for the
purpose. Bronze is commonly used for
coins OF small value. 1t 1t doubtful II
aluminium bronze in any form VIII be
found acceptable, as 1t is hard to work
and has a yellow, brassy appearance re-
semblng gold, which IL TO be avoided in
all coins Of small denomination.
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FRAUDS MOST FOUL.
Continued from First Pave


The statements made in the papers that
1 have given up the fight and conceded
MeKinleys election shows a deliberate at
tempt to create a false public sentiment;
to make the people believe McKinley's
election is accomplished and acquiesced
in. have not for moment acquiesced in
his election, and will not until material
returns change the present situation. On
the present showing I claim Mr.. Bryan's
election, as 1 believe Indiana and prob
ably Michigan have been carried for
Bryan. and if either is, Mr.. Bryan is
elected.
The reports circulated shortly after
O'Clock last night that Mr.. Bryan had been
elected caused considerable excitement in
Chicago, and at many places large crowds
gathered. At the Auditorium 800 or 400
people assembled early, and preparations
were made to parade the down town
streets. A verbal permit was given the sill
yer men to march by Chief of Police Bade-
noch before he went home to dinner and
on this the parade was organized. Just
about the time the start was
to have been made some one
telephoned the central station a
message, the purport of which cannot be
learned from the sergeant who received 1t,
| nor is the sender known. In about an hour
Chief of Police Badenoch came in has
| tily and in a short time after Mayor
Swift came to the city hall
in response to a telephone message.
1t developed later that the chief
| had called out the entire police force of
| the city and a few minutes after his arri-
val at the city hall he dispatched three
wagon loads of detectives to the Audto-
rum. Here the men were placed outside
the doors of the big hotel and it's annex to
| prevent any trouble that might arise. Two
| or three hundred men We're held in read
mess at the central station to answer
! any calls that might be made, but their
| services were not required On orders,
| two officers tore down some posters in
| front of the office of the Dispatch, the free
| silver afternoon paper, and remained on
| duty there until large crowd, which had
| gathered there for some time, disappeared.
| The police refuse to say who sent in tine
| request for extra officers.
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PENNIES OF ALUMINIUM.
The Mint Making Tests to See II
They Are Practicable.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
In the short period that will elapse be-
fore congress convenes again IN Deem
Der a series OF interesting experiments in
coinage will be conducted at the mint in
this city. Metals and alloys heretofore
untrled for the purpose will be tested and
stamped into token coins. Their availa-
bility as substitutes for the alloys Of
which the minor coins-nckels and cents
are now made will be ascertained and
samples submitted to congress.
or all the countless possible alloys 70
be cbalned from copper, tin, nickel and
aluminium In different combinations per-
haps fifteen or twenty may be found fair
ly satisfactory. II Is possible that one or
two Of these may advantagoousy be
brought into Use for general coinage. No
fault has been found with the present
one-cent and nve-cent pieces The expert
ments are merely ordered 70 keep In touch
with the times and 20 gain a knowledge OF
resources The Philadelphia mint while
having no regular experimental depart
ment f. well equipped to make the tests
Aluminium, which has never yet found
a place in the currency Of any nation. Is
TO be worked up into trial coins. 1t Is
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The wicIsed Gamc OF crnr..
From the New York Tlme.

from the New lOtk Ilmes.
1t has been decided by the New Orleans
city council that craps is a game wi k
ed beyond all others, and under ar ordi~
nance just passed any one who plays it in
home, club or street, whether for high
stakes. low stakes, or none, will be arrest
ed and punished. Yet the game not only
originated at New Orleans, but its nven-
tor was the very arlstocratic Marquis Ber-
nard de Marigny, who entertained Louis
Philippe when the latter visited Louis
lana, and who seventy years ago, was
the head of the creole colony of the state
as it's wealthiest and most prominent cit
lien. What was his plantation Is now the
Third district Of the city. When he
cut il up into lots, he named one of the
principal streets Craps" and explained
that he did so because he had lost the
money he received for tho lots on that
street in this favorite game of his II was
only few years ago that a protest was
raised against such a disrepu,able name
for very quiet and respectable street.
especially given to churches.
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wAsHBURNE's HOPEFUL WORDS.
He Still Claims Bryan Has Won the
Battle.

He Still Claims Bryan Has Won the
Battle.
Chicago, Ill, Nov. 4.-The following
statement of the presidential situation
was issued tonight by Chairman Wash
pies party COMMITTEES:
To the Voters of the United States Our
facilities for receiving the election re-
turns are equal to any. We know from
private advices and the returns up to date
that Mckinley is not elected. On the
other hand the latest returns justify our
claim that Mr.. Bryan is elected. It is
one of the peculiarities of republican en-
terprse that they always claim every
thing in sight few hours after an cleo
ton.
In 1876, as well as in 1884 it was not
known for three or four days which can
dtdate had won. Although the early re-
turns indicated republican success, demo-
cratic followed Again, four years ago,
the early returns favored Harrison's cleo
ton, while the subsequent ones elected
Cleveland. This year the early returns
favored Mckinley, because they came
from the eastern and middle states and
from the cities of other states, while the
returns from the south and west were
Withheld so as to stampede public senti-
ment that Mckinley was elected, whether
he was or not, and thus create senti-
ment in advance which would operate to
his advantage in case the election was
contested, while, on the other hand, had
the first returns announced Bryans sue
cess aud a contest resulted, there would
be an uprising of the people through fear
OF repetition of the Tilden episode.
We have positive evidence that the re-
publican national committee have wired
their state committee to claim certain
states which are in doubt, fearing that the
subsequent returns might indicate Bryans
election. We shall soon vigorously press
the question. viz: If it is not for the pur-
pose of manipulating them, why are they
held back?
We want the American people to be pa
tient and calm, and to walt for the official
returns, and pay no attention to the false
reports sent out by manipulating commit
tees. We also feel justified in assuring
the people that If Bryan Is elected he will
be seated The will Of the people will
never again be defeated through the ma
nipulation of returning boards TO cap
ture the presidency. The political crime
OF 1876 will be resisted If repeated.
The returns this evening indicate that
Mr.. Bryan viii carry all OF the states
west of the Missouri river and south Of
the Ohio and Potomac, which, without
Maryland and Delaware, make 200 votes.
Delaware IS stiil in doubt, but we are
sure Of one elector. which makes 30. Add
to this Michigan. II votes, or Indiana, 10
votes, and IL iusures Bryans election. The
returns from both OF these states now
show positive gains for Bryan IN all of
the suburban districts. The claims Of the
republicans were based upon the reports
from the cities. Now that we are hearing
from the country the situation Is rapidly
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army to repel the Turks. 1t was here he
met and loved the beautiful Zoe to whom
he addressed one of the best known OF
his poems.
The reading world believes Zoe was a
Maid of Athens" She was not. She was
born and bred In Missilonghi, married a
Greek, from the interior not far from Lee
panto, and afterward moved to Athens.
Here she lived to be a very old woman and
retained to the last traces Of the beauty
which charmed the eccentric but highly
gifted English nobeman. / met a number
of people who knew Zoe well. and every
one agrees that she was very beautiful.
Moreover, 1t is said that she preserved to
the day of her death the autograph letters
written her by Lord Byron and handed
them down as heirlooms to her children,
who now live in Athens.
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HAWKS oUSCI'RED TuE sIrN
The season Next Following the
Snake SensOn in Maryland.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Next to the eastern shore. the western
counties are the most interesting portion
Of Maryland. 1t is never dun in Western
Maryland. There is always something
going on. Directly the snake season closes
in Washington county, the hawk season
begins in Allegany. This past season was
one of the best snake eras in the history
of Washington county. Each day there
was a snake story, until people got to ex-
pect them in the morning paper and feel
sorry when by some chance they did not
appear. The closing one OF the series APP
peared the other day. A snake along the
canal had ruined it's digestion by swallow
ing an enormous ear of Washington coun-
ty corn, with the shucl5 on, in the same raw
condition as were the stories people had
to swallow.
But as we have said, that story ends the
series. and the hawk season has promptly
opened In Allegany, the adjoining county.
Last night the Sun received the follow
ing dispatch from a correspondent In Cum
berand:
Farmers from the lower section of AL
legany county report the passage in
southwesterly direction of a flock Of hawks
that was two miles wide and was fully
three hours in crossing the valley. The
sun was obscured for a while by the NOV
ing black cloud. One farmer not salts
fed as to the species of the birds, fired
into the flock and brought down six. They
were found to belong to the bird and not
chicken-hawk species"
Some people may think that this story
Is exaggerated, and that the farmers in
the lower part OF Alegany expanded two
yards into two miles, just as some people
suppose they can expand 80 cents into n
dollar. But the story may be entirely cor
rect. except possibly with respect to the
cloud being two miles wide It may have
lacked some little of that width
We have some indistinct recollection OF
a true hawk story which came from the
eastern shore some years ago. According
To that story one of the remote districts
of Dorchester county, bordering on the
bay, was visited by hawks In multitude
such a $ is described in the Cumberland dis
patch possibly not quite such a multi
tude, but still a multitude. At that time
the county was paying a reward for
hawks scalps. When the hawks appear
ed. therefore. every man and boy who had
a gun went to Strengthening hawks, and
the county was only saved from bank
ruptcy by the failure Of the supply of am
munition. AS it was, She bill for hawk
scalps was so great that an act was rush.
ed through the next legislature to repeal
the hawk bounty. Indeed, some of the
eastern shore men wanted special session
called.
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wKINLEY NOT IN IT IN MISSOURI.
Tbe Plurality for Bryan Between
10000 and $4,000.


G. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 4. - Chair
van Cook of the democratic COM
r,ittee. at $50 o'clock tonight, ad-
,.anced the figure of the majority for
rrvan from 10000 to 5000. Nearly all
tbe cities are returned complete. The
few country precincts returns received
show small gains for the democrats.
stephens, for governor against whom the
ranlblicans worked hardest, suffered
sonoe. but in many places led his ticket.
There will be almost reversal in the po-
litical character of the congressional dele
cation. Later reports indicate the cleo
lion of the following:
FIRST Districts. P. Giles, dem.
Second District-R. N. Bodine, dem.
Third-A NJ. Dockery dem.
Fourth-George Crowther rep.
Fifth-W. S. Cowherd, dem.
Sixth-D. A. Dearmond, dem.
Seventh-John p. Tracey, rep.
Fighth-R. p. Bland dem.
Ninth-Champ Clark, dem.
Tenth-Richard Bartholdt, rep.
Eleventh-Charles f. Joy, rep.
Twelfth-C. e. Pearce, rep.
Thirteenth-Edward Rabb, dem.
Fourteenth-W. r. Vanderver, dem.
Fifteenth-M. E. Benton, dem.
The democrats have majority OF over
% in Joint ballot in the state legislature
and will elect a successor to Senator vest.
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ANIMALS AND MUSIC.
stable Call as n Last Resort brought
stamneding Military Horses Back.


From the Boston Transcript.
The editor OF Thierfreu relates the fol-
lowing story Of his own personal experi-
ence Of the sagaclty of military horses. In
the year 1872, during a skirmish with the
Sioux Indians, "the Third Cavalry regi-
ment had formed an encampment in vail
lev on the southern border of Dakota. At
niehtfall the horses were tethered by a
long line to the ground. Toward daybreak
violent storm of rain and hail burst over
the valley. The terrified animals broke
loose from their fastening and, in their
fright tore away up the steep sides or
the valley into the territory of the enemy.
without horses, at the mercy Of the enc
my, we should be lost; yet it was impossi-
bic. in the half darkness. to go after them
into an unknown country, probably full
Of indians. The captain, as last re-
source. ordered the stable call to be sound
ed. In a few minutes every horse had re-
turned TO the encampment, and we were
saved"
A gentleman who was a finished musi-
clan resided some years ago at DARN
stadt and kept a dog. which was the ter
ror of all the siners and instrumentalists
In the place. for 1t had the fatal habit Of
raising it's face to heaven and bowling
whenever a false note was emitted 1t
never made a mistake, and well-known
singers were said to trcmble when they
saw their unwelcome judge, seated by his
masters side, al concerts or at the opera;
for MAX" was a regular first-nighter,
and a great friend Of the theater director;
he was never known to miss a new opera.
MAX" was no respector Of persons, and
when the singing was but a shade out he
would attract the attention of the whole
audience to 1t with terrific howl. One
tenor went so far as TO refuse to sing un-
less the dog was removed; but Max" was
TO great a favorite with the Darmstadt
public, and such a well-known frequenter,
that the singer might as well have requst-
ed TO have the director himself removed
from the stalls. and he was Obliged 10
give in with as good a grace as possible.
The dogs master stated that he had train
ed him when he was quite a puppy, and
by the time he was three years old the
dog was as good a judge as his master Of
a false note.
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TEXAS.
The Latest Estimates Give Bryan
100000 Plurality.

Houston, Tex, Nov. 4.-The latest esti-
mates place Bryans plurality in Texas
over 10000. and that of Culberson. the
democratic nominee for governor, at 3d.
OOO All the democratic congressman are
elected. They arei
First District-Ball.
Second District-Cooper.
Third District-Degraffen
Fourth Dissatisfaction.
fifth District-Bailey.
Sixth District-Burke.
Seventh District-Henry.
Eighth District-Lanham.
Ninth-Sayers.
Tenth-Shelburne.
Eleventh--Kleburg.
Twelfth-Slayden.
Thirteenth-Stevens.
The returns are coming in slowly.
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ARKANSAS.

The state Goes For Bryan and the
Democrats For Congress.
Little Rock. Ark, Nov. 4.--Returns from
Yesterdays election indicate that Bryan's
majority in the state will not exceed So,
900. Congressman w. L. Terry ran 300
ahead of Bryan in this city. All the dem
ocratic candidates for congress are elect
ed by increased majorities. They are as
follows:
First District-P. NJ. Mccullough.
Second-John S. Little.
Third-T C. McRae.
Fourth-W. L. Terry.
Fifth-H. A. Dinsmore.
Sixth-S. Brundinge, Jr.
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BRYAN WANTS NO MISTAKES.
He Urges Both Sides to Watch the
Returns Carefully.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. AIR Bryan has
received a number of kilograms asking
for definite news in regard to the election,
and has given out the following general
answer: 1.-THE democratic national com
mfttee claims enough states to give a ma
jority in the electoral college. but the vote
is very close in several states, and the re-
suit cannot be known positively until the
entire vote is counted. In all close con-
tests it is wise for both sides to watch the
returns to guard against the possibility
of mistake, intentional or uninten-
tional"
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DOGS AND BICYCLES.
The Animals Have Not Learned TO
Gauge the Speed of the Machine.
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
Dogs are already, 1t is said, becoming
scarcer in the London streets, partly be-
cause they cannot keep up with their
owners when riding bicycles, or II they do
so are often overtaxcd, and partly be-
cause the dogs have not yet learned how
to avoid the machines, and are constantly
causing accidents. In this case, Stephen
sons prophecy as to the fate OF the COW
on the line IS reversed. II is the rider
and his machine. and not the dog, who
usually suffers. The dog. with every good
intention. does not seem able TO realize
the speed Of the new invention. other
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New York States Plurality.

New York, Nov. 5.-Corrected returns
from all the counties in New York state
give Mckinley a plurality Of 266,67s. Only
one county-Schoharie-w carried by
Bryan.
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foc+ive democratic votes were thrown out.
S-inety-fve per cent. of the negroes pre-
tended illiteracy and had their ballots pre-
,ared for them by the judges. 1t is be-
iieved they were advised to do this by
+ba;r white leaders.
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Nine. Adelina Patti during the course
Of her operate career has earned S5.oOO00O.
Miss Vivian sartoris, granddaughter
Of Gen. Grant, is one OF this years more
notable debutantes in washington so
ciety.
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changing. Tho republicans are becoming
alarmed and the silverites triumphant in
the belief that Bryan will be our next
President. George F. Washburne.
Chairman, Chicago Branch PEOPLES
Party.
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DELAWARE's DOWNFALL
The Mckinley Electors Apt to Have
1000 Plurality.

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 4.-The outlook
tonight is that the Mckinley electors will
have a plurality of over 1000. Some rural
districts are missing. but the indications
are that the democrats will have a ma
jority on joint ballot in the legislature,
which is to elect United States senator.
Tunnel, DEM, for governor, sand Handy,
free silver democrat, for congress, are
elected.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
HOSTILE STOCKHOLDERS.
Directors of the American Pipe
and Pile Armor Company
Disliked.
Suit TO Gust Officials Who Are
Claimed to Have Betrayed
Their Trusts.

There is another row on the hands of
the directors of the American Composition
Pipe and Pile Armor Company. Peter
Tautphaus, A. B. Hunt, H. G. Capwell, L..
E. Ashley and z. f. Badgley, who claim
TO constitute that board, have been sued
several times recently, and all sorts OF
charges as to their management OF the
affairs of the company have been brought.
They have been accused of fraud, OF over
stepping their authority as officers OF the
company, and now they are said to nave
been deposed from Office. but to have re-
fused to vacate.
Mrs. Eleanor l., White is plaintiff in
suit filed Wednesday to oust the offending
directors. She claims that at recent
meeting OF the company, at which over
$4,000 OF the SO, ,579 shares OF its capital
stock were represented. 65, Sol shares, more
than two-thirds of the entire num- Der,
voted to dIsplace the defendants.
However, when the votes were counted,
President Tautphaus declared that but 62,-
Isl shares had been voted against the di-
rectors, he refusing to count 1S5 shares SO
had not been transferred on the books OF
the corporation within ten days preceding
the election. One hundred and nine shares
of stock belonging to Mrs. E. /. White
were not allowed to be voted, it being
claimed that they had not been paid for.
The votes of 1886 shares belonging to the
estate of person named Ellsworth were
also repudiated, it being claimed that the
Public Administrator, who has charge Of
the estate, has no right to give proxy on
the stock.
By such proceedings the worthy presi-
dent managed TO hold on to his office and
to keep his fellow-directors in power. He
then, despite the protests of the assembled
stockholders, declared the meeting ad-
journed.
Not to be baked, however, another
chairman was chosen. and the 65, $50 shares
of stock were votfd for o. S. Gilbertson,
Isaac Jessup, A. ]. Robinson, f. w. Kel-
ley and F. a. McGee, who were declared
elected directors, instead of the three in
cum bents.
AS Tautphaus ct al. refuse to step down
and out, the aid of the Superior Court in
Fastening their departure is asked.