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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
WILLIAM TELL OUTDoNE.
A Bulldog Shot as 1t Sat on It's own
er's Shoulder.
From the New York World


1t was unfortunate for Dan Young s
bull pup-the Bruser-that he came with
in the purview OF wililatn Adums' five
shooter and 1t was fortunate for Dan
Young himself that Adams can just Craze
the skin of a mans ear at 100 yards
Otherwise, Dan Young, instead of the bull
pup, would now be tasting the joys Of The
other world.
Riverhead, L. l., looks upon William
Adams as a William Tell at eighty-five
pounds. William had always been a dead
shot 1t flying mark, and that was why
the electors of Riverhead elected him
deputy sheriff at the last polling
William Tell shot the apple from the
head of his child. Adams shot Bruiser
from the shoulder of the owner. This
discounts Tell by ten points.
Bruiser had always enjoyed the re-
spect of the company until in a play
full mood it bit the hand of John Burn s
child. Then Bruiser's fate was sealed
At the hotel that night the local CO.
lebrities met to solemnly try Bruiser for
attempted murder. Guilty" said the
jury, and Bruiser was accordingly sem
fenced to death. The court records show
that he received the verdict with a CON-
posture that would have put the illus
triOuS Danny DriscOll to shame and fol-
lowed his owner out Of court with a de-
iant wag of his tail. His owner swore
Justice Stackpole duly recorded the YER
dict of the jury, and issued an order for
his execution forthwith. You're a dead
shot William" he said TO Adams; you'd
better carry out the sentence of the law {"
Young sat in his front garden vestcr-
day afternoon reading the paper. while
Bruiser was peacefully swapping at an
imaginary fly, when Adams appeared on
the scene.
Il warn We to let that dog alone " said
Young, starting TO his feet and both
dog and master snarled in sympathy
The brute bit a child. I've got a war
rant to shoot him, and he diesp' said
Adams, leveling his revolver at Bruis-
er's head. Bruiser skipped out of sight
behind his master.
"Will you shoot him, now" grouled
Young, catching up the dog and placing
it on his left shoulder. You cant hi
won't allow you to hit me-"
And with those words he started on a
run towards the house.
III bet a fair-sized roll that I'll send
a bullet through that dogs brain with
out touching YOU" said Adams, cooking
his revolver. Young laughed
Young and Bruiser were now twenty
five yards away. Adams had quietly
measured the distance, and, as Young
put his foot on the stoop of the house
levelled the pistol
Steady! in pin him through the eyer
he cried.
''Bangi'' went the revolver Bruiser
yelled and fell over limp and stone dead
shot through the head The bullet mad
reached the brain by way Of the eve
Young's white face stared stupidity at
ground.
That's precisely what ] intended tn
do, replied Adams, as he put his revolt
yer IN his pocket and walked away.
And that IS why the Riverhead Deople
say that Adams discounts William Tell.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
"a vIRTUOUs WIDOW"
Ting's Wife MOurned Year and
Then Committed Suicide.

From the New York Mail and Express.
The news has come from China that the
widow of the late Admiral Ting has Just
committed suicide, A little over a year ago
the admiral, who was a brave man and a
great soldier, but utterly out of his ele-
ment in modern naval matters, was COM
PEELED to surrender his fleet at Wei Hal
Wei, and thereupon committed suicide
His widow, one of the great ladies of the
realm, pursued with perfect fidelity the
historical etiquette in such cases, mourn
ing for him one year and then commit
ting suicide upon the anniversary of his
death. The mourning itself is no insig-
niticant affair, as l found when inVesti-
dom. They wear the sack cloth, the same
as did the Hebrews in the Old Testament
days they fast, and then at Intervals
give great feasts out of honor to the
spirit of the dead man, as well as to the
spirits of his ancestors. One month be-
fore her suicide the widow announces
her intention, and from that time on re-
ceives thanks and congratulations from
all her relatives and friends. The week
preceding her voluntary death the near
relatives come to her house, which be-
comes scene of subdued festiVity on
the day in question, after bidding a very
affectionate farewell with her intimates.
she bids an official farewell, very stately
and dignified, to all her relatives and
friends.
This is one of the few occasions in Chi
nese etiquette in which the women and
men ever see each other socially. Then,
according to her own taste, the widow en-
ployS the means which she has selected for
her departure to another world Some
times it is suffice which she herself ig-
mites; sometimes she commits hari kari.
sometimes she cuts her throat, or the
great artery on the inside of the leg. bur
more frequently she takes poison. and es-
pecially opium or morphine pills. In al
recorded cases she approaches her end
with perfect composure, and inhicts The
wound and undergoes the last agony with
rare calmness and fortitude. After her
death there is festival and a funeral even
more magnificent than that of her late lord
and master. Within a year after the IN
neral the family erect what is called a
"Virtuous Widows Arch to her memory
These ''virtuous widows arches are
found everywhere in the celestial emDire
and number thousands upon thousands
They usually consist of two tall posts of
granite, not less than twelve feet high a
foot wide and a foot thick, with an or
nately carved capstone over the two.
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by means of a forl1ed stick 1.-THE fortu-
nate individual, when the spell is on him,
can pick UP a dry forked stick and locate
a crevice down to nifty. or sixty feet in
depth. The operator takes a dry forked
stick and grasps an end firmly i'm each
hand, leaving the fork free TO vihrate.
on passing over crevice the stick will
whip or Vibrate rapidly and will con-
tinue TO do so until the creVice is passed.
Mineral is all through the lead country
found In crevices and the service of "a
nrst-clasS "dOuser." of recognized integ-
rity, is always in demand
The family of Miss Schiller has for
years borne the reputation of possessing
this power TO a marked degree. but all
their abilities. If rolled Into one. could
not compare with what is credited to this.
the latest possessor. They have only been
able TO locate crevices, Ike all other
"dOuscrs,' and the crevices contained
water about as often as they contained
mineral. Mary Schuer claims 10 locate
not creVices, but ore bodies. Incredible
and impossible as this seems, experiments
seem to bear out her statement. and a
wager of some hundred dollars that she
can point out the location of any consid-
cradle amount of hidden metal Is as yet
untaken.
Miss Schuler's father rarely permits her
to show her abilities. but some weeks ago,
in the presence of a few visitors. she sue
cessfully performed the following tests. A
sack of 100 silver dollars was drawn from
the little county bank by the visitors, and
the COIN was laid In the shape of "A TRAN
gle on the ground floor Of the house and
covered with planks. Miss Schuler was
taken up to the floor above and asked to
locate the metal. In fifteen minutes a
triangle was chalked Qua on the bare wood
floor, under her directions which was
found 70 correspond exactly with the space
occupied by the buried coin.
A quantity of metal was then hidden un-
der three or four of a steal number Of
packing boxes, arranged to form a plat
form, and she successfully picked out the
box every time
This marvellous power, she claims. is not
confined to metals alone. OF, coal and
other non-metallic products are also easy
to locate, and q report Of this reached the
oil fields of Ohio, and a special agent was
sent out to investigate IL. Ii reported to
the company that IL would pay them 10
furnish travelling expenses for Miss Schu-
Ter to Ohio i'm order that a more thorough
test might be made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
A Hanging at birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, May S.-John Wal
drop, colored, was hanged in the Jail yard
this morning for the murder of Alex
Thornton. Both men were convicts at
Coalburg, and during a quarrel Waldrop
Drained Thornton with a coal shovel Wal
drop said nothing on the scafold, dying
without fear. The execution occurred an
hour before the expected time to avoid
curiosity seekers. The sheTin kept secret
and even the newspaper men got left
only about two dozen deputy sheriffs be-
ing present.
win Smith, who was to have hanged
to-day for the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Arthur Wood, has been respited thirty
days, to be used as a witness against
his associates in the crime.
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upon his enemies; they laughed at his
weapons He stuck his head under a rock
and left his back and tail exposed. This
Is the porcupines favorite position of de-
Tense Now come if you dare" he seems
TO saw Touch his tail and like a trap
It springs up and strikes your hand full
OF little quilts. The tail is the active
weapon of defense; with this the animal
strikes. 1t is the outpost that delivers
its fire before the citadel Is reached. 1t
Is doubtless this fact that has given rise
to the popular notion that the pOrcupine
can shoot its quills, which of course 1t
cannot do.
animals tail again and again, till its
supply Of quilts began to run low, and
the creature grew uneasy. What does
this mean?" he seemed TO say. his ex-
element rising. His shield upon his back
too we trlfled with and when we finally
drew him forth with a forked stick, his
eyes were ready 10 burst forth from his
head Then we laughed In his face and
went our way. Before we had reached
our camp ] was suddenly seized with a
strange, acute pain IN one or my feet.
II seemed as # a large nerve was be-
ing roughly sawed in two. ] could not
take another step. Sitting down and re-
moving my shoe and stocking, l searched
for the cause Of the paralyzing pain. The
foot was free from mark or injury. but
what Is this little thorn or fang of
thistle doing on the ankle2 / pulled il
out ana found 81 to be one of the lesser
quills Of the pOrcupine. By some means,
during our circus, the quill had dropped
INSIDE my 6LDchiuEs the AIluS ndQ LOOK
and the porcuplne had his revenge for all
the .ndignities we had put upon him.
I was well punished. The nerve which
the quill struck had unpleasant memories
of II for many months afterward
When you come suddenly upon the por-
cupine In his native haunts, he draws his
head back and down, puts up his shield
trails his broad tail and waddles along
slowly away. His shield Is the sheaf OF
larger quills upon his back, which he
opens and spreads out in a circular form
50 that the whole body is quite hidden be-
meath it
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
WAITS FROM THE WIRES.
Some of the Days Events Set Forth
in short Stories.


London, May S.-The court has ordered
the eXtradition to America of William
Turner and William r. Dunlop, the Bur
den diamond robbers.
Washington, May S.-The contract for
the plumbing work, etc, of the public
building at Birmingham, Ala, was to-day
awarded TO Wright & Huffner of Birming-
ham a 1881
Washington, May S.-To-morrow the
Venezuelan commission's chief historical
expert, Prof George l.. Burr, will sail for
Holland to investigate the Dutch records.
bearing upon the Guianan boundary dis
pute.
Washington, May S.-The President has
further amended the civil service rules by
an order issued to-day bringing into the
classified service the interstate commerce
commission, which embraces about one
hundred and forty persons.
Philadelphia, Pa, May S.-Michael Mis-
bet, grand secretary of the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania f. & a. NJ, died at his
home here last evening, aged 81 years. Mr.
Nisbet was a prominent figure in Masonic
circles in this state. He had been in the
fraternity for As years and few Masons
have had more honors and degrees confer
red upon them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
THIS GIRL IS A LIVING MAGNET
Locates Gold, Silver and Lead Bur-
led 200 Feet in the Earth.
From the Chicago Inter Ocear

From the Chicago Inter Ocean,
Clayton county, one of the row of Iowa
counties bordering the Mississippi river,
has a wonder and a marvel, a veritable
Lady of Lourdes," except that the mys.e-
rious power in this case is vested, not in
a miracle-working figure, but in the flesh
and blood of an 1S-year-old girl, and that
this power produces wealth instead Of
health.
In other words if reports from appar-
entity reliable sources can be believed,
either a most miraculous and incompre-
hensible power is possessed by this young
girl, power to discover bodies of any
precious metal within 200 feet of the sur
face of the earth, and to mark out with
nearly mathematical eXactnesS the track
of the ore-bearing vein, or a hoax of
exceeding deceptiVeIfess has been display
ed on the majority of old miners of that
region, and the fake" that can deceive
an old lead miner into credulity mus;
be very effective and skillfully planned
piece of work
Clayton county is one of half a dozen
Iowa counties that, some fifty or sixty
years ago, were stricken with the curse Of
lead mining. The epidemic has pretty well
burned itself out by this time, but its
Virulence is well attested by the thousands
Of pockmarks covering the once smooth
surfaces Of hill and valley and the general
invaded and debilitated expression given
TO the whole country by great piles of yell
low clay and gravel. Lead, or mineral"
as II is universally called through this
country, has been found in considera bic
quantities, and within the memory Of the
present generation rich enough ore bodies
have been discovered TO satisfy the mod
crate desires of an Iowa farmer
II was in this locality two or three years
ago that either marvellous and unknown
psycnle power or colossal fake was de-
Veloped through a Miss Mary Schuler, a
girl about Is years old, and born and bred
in Clayton county. Il was at about that
time that her seeming ability to locate"
mineral by a method akin to "dousing''
was first noticed. Now "dousing'' is
something that no miner doubts any more
than he doubts the existence of the big
lead" What 1t Is he does not pretend to
say, and "dOusing' conveys to him more
exact idea of the method than Of underly-
ing pscyhic facts or theories.
In q nutshell his idea is this: Certain
individuals are born with the power of
locating" mineral or water in crevces
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
INDIASA's REPUBLICANS.

The Nominations Made for Judge of
the Appellate Court.
Indianapolis. Ind, May S.-The republi-
can state convention adjourned this morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock. The last nominations
were those for the appellate court The
balloting resulted:
First District-W. D. Robinson of Glib
son.
Second District-W. ]. Henley of Bush.
Third District-James b. Black Of Ma
rion.
Fourth District-D. W. Comstock Of
Wayne.
Fifth District-U. z. Miley Of Benton.
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WAY WITH roRoUP1xE au1LLs.
Their Barbs Work Into the Flesh
Distressingsy.
John Burroughs in St. Nicholas.

John Burroughs in St. Nicholas.
The quill of a porcupine is ike bad
habit; If it once gets hold it constantly
works deeper and deeper, though the quill
has no power Of motion in Itself: it is
the live, active flesh that draws 1t n by
means of the barbed point. One dav NV
boy and encountered porcupine on
the top Of one Of the Catskins ana we
had little circus with him: we wanted
to wake him up and make him show a
Olence or injury TO him we succeeded 10
the extent Of making his eyes fairly stand
out from his head, but quicken his mo-
ton he would nOt-prObably could not
What astonished and alarmed him seem
ed to be that his quilts had no effect
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
Tenderness Captures the kirst
Event at Aqueduct.

Tenderness Captures the hirst
Event at Aqueduct.
Aqueduct Race Track, May Sat the
track to-day the air was clear and the
wind bracing, and the large crowd pres
emit kept moving around to keep warm
The opening race was captured by the
bay flly Tenderness, after a hard drive
The Native being beaten by a short head
The second race resulted in a blanket
finish between Balmaghie, Royal H. and
Lady Greenway with the first named in
front.
In the third race Second Chance forged
to the front when within a few lengths
from the finish and won by a length from
Ellmont.
In the fourth Dreibund led into the
stretch, where Copyright passed him ana
won by half a length.
Arthur X: took the final race, beating
Contractor by neck.
A summary follows:
First Race-FiVe and one-half furlongs
Tenderness 9S12, Keefe, Z to 2, won, with
Time 1:O9h
Second Race-Five and one-half fur
longs. Balmaghie,. 96 J. Donnelly, to
2. won, with Royal H. second and Lady
Greenway third. Time 1:10A.
Third Race-For 2-year-olds half mile.
second Chance, Powers IS, s to /, won
third. 0:52
Fourth Race-For 4-year-olds and up-
ward, mile. Copyright, 1OS, Keefe. to
70, won, with Waterman second and Drei
bund third Time :441a
Fifth Race-For 2-year-olds, half mile
arthur K, 10, Doggett, 6 to ), won, with
contractor second and Sir Moltke third.
Time O:51.
Louisville KY. May S-Five well con-
tested and exciting races were run to-
day, two of which were very much on the
dump order. Only two favorites won,
ana the books got their first win of
ne meet. There was splendid crowd
IN attendance. The weather was warm
anu bright and the track fast. A sum
mary follows:
First Race-seven furlongs. soufle. 100.
Ihorpe, 10 to 1, won, with Perjury second
ana First Mate third. Time lbs.
second Race-Five furlongs. Burlesque,
l9o Inorpe, to >, won, with White Frost
second and Assassin third. Time 1:O234
Lhird Race-Mile and fifty yards Ju-
ulln, IL Thorpe, to 5, won. with Lester
SECOND aud Fretful third. Time la
Fourth Race-The Maiden stakes, six and
naf furlongs. Aimee, 100, Scherrer. 20
70 l, won, with Bonnie Dundee second and
Leonalse third. Time :221a
Fifth Race-Four furlongs. Stentof
4l9, r. Williams. to 1, won, with Ethel
1 a.9s second and Chappie third Time
Chicago, May 8.-The struggle for the
Gay at Sheffield came up in the last
race, IN which Dago and Belvour INDUCED
~ head and head finish, Dago winning
uut by nose, Sammie Young at to J.
Tn ri tne only favorite 70 take race. The
-,lslana. derby, valued at 5000, will be
Fun at Sheffield tomorrow. A summary
first Race-Six furlongs. George B.
aM!II l0-. Soden, 6 TO !, won, with Deni-
S getle second and Warren Point third.
second Race Seven furlongs. Sammie
iioHng 81 Clay. 8 to ]. won. with Terra
ii,Igner second and Waterman third. Time
Third Isaee-six furlongs. Frandie D.,
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10 Hyle. 20 /. won. with The Rock
second and Longdale third Time .l6ia.
Fourth Race-AIile. Evanatus. 500. Dor
sey, 10 I. Won. with Redsk.n second and
Orlnda third Time 1;43L
Fifth Race-Five fu-l0ngs. Floreauna.
10 Lewis, 10 ]. won. with Tramp second
and loretta third. Time 1923
sixth Race-Six furlongs- DagO. los.
HuestOn, 8 10 !, won. with Belvour sec
ond and Merry Monarch third Time
1.lis4
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London, May S.-The Kempton PARK
spring meeting opened to-day. The Han
worth park weller Of 900 sovereigns. Jubi-
lee course, one mile, was won by Leopold
de Rothschilds bay colt Moor, 3 years
old Mr.. Beauchamp's bay colt Marion. S
years Old was second and c. Morbeys
chestnut colt by Pioneer. out of Hypatia.
3 years old. was third. Richard Croker s
chestnut colt Nashville, by IroQuois, GU;
OF Bulette, years old, was among the
starters, but was not placed.
The Fulwell plate of l05 sOvereigns, six
IurlOngs, the winner to be sold by auc-
ton for 100 sOvereigns. was won by Blame
Mango. MaffiO was second and Full OF
Fashion third. Mr.. Cookers brown geld
ing Eau Gallie formerly Utica, by Iro-
quois, out of Duchess, + years old, was q
starter, but did not get a place. The
betting on Eau Gallie was TO on.
Ihe royal 2-year-old plate of 5000 sOvc--
elgns, nve furlOngs, was Won by MT.
Fairies bay colt Eager, with LOrS Rose
berry bay FLY Chelandry second and
the Duke of Portlands bay FLY Lady
EriVOles third.
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Of &c
q o core met is It la OF May
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