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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
Mississippi's Megaphonic c

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Vossburg, Miss, April 23-According TO
the statement of a gentleman from Mico
Jasper county can boast of a cave that
may some day equal the world-renowned
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky The omen
ing to the cave is situated on the farm Of
Squire McLaurin, about twelve miles
from Mico. 1t has been explored for abont
quarter of mile, and gradually in
creases in magnitude. The openi1e is
about four feet square, followed ouf Of
solid limestone rock. Several exnIorine
parties have entered the cave and Dene9
trated to the distance above named when
afraid of the strange sounds heard in tbe
cave, they would turn back The faint
est whisper can be heard with startIfno,
dlstinctness, and when spoken loudly can
be heard for several seconds echoed and
re-echoed. anu
Not long since party of three entered
the cave, taking lightwood torches with
them. They had penetrated a short dis
lance when some bats flew into the face
OF the torch bearer. From fright he
threw the torch down, which was ex-
tlngulshed. Then a scramble for the omen
ing resulted in several bumped heads and
muddy suits. Beautiful stalactites hang
from the roof of the cave. and vvba5
viewed by torchlight look like maIifons af
diamonds. There is another opening about
four miles from the one named ana If iS
supposed to be part of the same cave
A public road passes between the two
caves, and at one point a rumbling sound
can be heard, which goes to show that a
subterranean cavern exists beneath the
road. INC
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
WAS A WALKING GALLOws.
a Man Named HepenstaII Who Was
Known by This Title.
from the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The late Mr.. w. J. Fitzpatrick, who
died last December, was best known in this
country, perhaps, as Levers biographer,
but he was also the author of many in
teresting historical works. dealing for the
most part with the mysteries which
shrouded the expenditure of Pitts secret
service money, and with the true character
of the shadowy figures moving behind the
scenes during the rebellion of '9S, and the
act of union that followed it.
Time travels slowly over in ireland. The
peaSantry still talk of the stirring events
or that memorable year in manner that
makes 1t difficult for a stranger to realize
that nearly a hundred years have elapsed
since they took place. In several of Mr.
Fltzpatricks books reference is made to
an officer whose energetic measures for
suppressing sedition should certainly claim
Tor his memory the same respect and ad-
miration as are awarded to Judge Jeffries
and other gentlemen of the same stamp.
When the rebellion first broke out, the
militia regiment of certain county ad-
joining Dublin could boast the services of
an officer of the name of Hepenstall, who
soon became known throughout the length
and breath of Ireland as the walking
GaloWS." This notorious officer, origin
ally an apothecary, was a Goliath in sta
ture and a Nero at heart. If after dark
while patrolling the country with his men,
ne met peasant who could not satisfacto-
rily account for himself, HepenstalPs mode
of procedure was first 10 knock him down
with a blow from his fist, which was quite
as effective as a sledgehammer; and then
ordering one Of the drummers to take off
a cord from his drum, to adjust a moose
around the prisoners neck, draw the rope
over his own athletic shoulders and trot
about, the victims legs dangling in the air
until death at last put an end to the tor
ture.
These details-almost incredible al the
present day-were admitted by the gallant
officer himself when undergoing cross ex-
animation at the trial of rebel named
Hyland, counsel for the defense exclain-
ing at the close of this remarkable evil
dence: Then, sir, you acted the execu-
toner and played the galloWsr
Yes, please your honor" came the I'M
abaShed reply.
Such was the barbarous severity of the
time that Lord Norbury, the presiding
judge, warmly cOmplimented the witness
on his loyalty, and assured him that he
had been guilty of no act which was not
natural to a jealous loyal and efficient
officer. PrefiXed to that rare and extreme
~ sedluous periodical, the Irish Magazine
Tor 1910, is picture of Hepenstan in his
capacity of eXecutioner, slowly strang-ling
an unfortunate wretch, who is dangIin3.
behind his gigantic back. His features
handsome in their conformation and
seraphic in their expression present a Duz-
zle to the students of Lavator's theory
and it is impossible not to admire his mag
nihcent physique. A wit suggested thar
his tombstone would be suitably inscribed
| by the following epitaph:
Here lie the bones of Hepenstau
Judge, jury, gallows, rope and all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

ing him closely to see if he detected any
thing in his boss.
Yes, sir he said, and left the room.
Mostyn entered. He gave me respect
full good morning" and then awaited my
instructions.
"Mostyn," I said hastily. I'm feeling
rather unwcll this morning and shall get
home when I've signed anything urgent
There's nothing special, is there2"
No, sir, except that consignment for
Walker d Co."
"Oh, yes, of course" / answered. Bring
me the delivery note. BY the way. Mos
tyn, I've had Instructions that the bullion
Is not to go TO Walkers but to Morrison,
"All right. sir" he answered. carelessly
He went out TO bring the delivery note
for signature. And then a feeling of bOr-
ror shiyered through me. for I remember
ed hat had been idiot enough to OVerIoOIx
entirely the fact that l had never seen
Benson.s signature. Here was a nice mess
But in a moment I saw my way out of
the trouble. Ringing the bell. I told the
messenger to bring the current letter book
Here I found scores of Bensons auto
graphs, and with a little practice I CON
trived to arrive at fairly good imitation
Mostyn brought the note and asked me
how he should fill it in.
ITO Morrison. jenkins & Co.. 2S Queen
street, Edinburgh" 1 replied. without hes
itation, reading from telegram I held in
He rapidly entered the address given and
L
it boldly, and returned it to him
There's nothing else of importance
sir, he said; 'the other things / can at
tend to-"
VERY good" / replied. Then I'll be off
at once" And five minutes later was on
the way to the station, bound for Liver
pool, and thence to New York by the first
ship leaving that port.
Everything turned out splendldly. The
bullion was duly forwarded to Morrison
Jenkins & Co, who promptly decamped
with it to New York. as arranged. There
we divided the swag, and went our sew
eral ways.
Mr.. Benson was found on the doorstep
Of his own bank one morning in an I'M
conscious state. On recovering he told
the reporters that a week previously he
had been set upon by two men, gagged,
and taken to a vile den, where he had
been kept prisoner. Then he had again
been drugged, and awoke to find himself
beside the bank door, He could give no
reason for the outrage.
When, however, he heard of the miss
ing bullion, II is possible he began to see
through the business but in all probable
ity he we'll never know how admirably
his place was filled on enc eventfu morn
ing by the man who had the good fortune
to be the bank managers double.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
A DETECTIVES PAPER.
New Addition to the List of Glass
Journals and the Curiosfties 1t
Cnnt.fns
Contains.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
The American Hawkshaw viii go down
into literature outside of the dime novel
and the detective story, for he has a
newspaper of his own, says an exchange.
This unique addition to the list of class
papers is published monthly and If is
devoted to the interests of detectives and
policemen.
Its news columns are given over IN q
bulletin of more than $1,000 in cash re-
wards, with a veritable rogues' gallery
of pictures and descriptions of Crooks
wanted while the latest swindline
schemes and methods of detections ara
fully explained for its crime-investfgatino-
readers. 1t is interesting to read tbat ~
you want to succeed as a detective Won
should understand hyplOtism."
do you need bracelets in your bus.-
nesS?" queries a dealer in patent mir
pers, handouts and dark lanterns. Mus
tache, whiskers-just the things to
ing" suggests another advertiser. While
skeleton keys TO open 500 desks. draw
ers, trunks and padlocks, set of 81, ,,
are offered to the profession at ST. II
is rather grewsome to learn that sS106
spot cash buys pair of thoroughbreJ
and already keep a cold trail better tba1
most old dogs; best inves tment a sbertff
or special officer can make" Also Sfo.
25 cents you can learn how to dstec+
counterfeit money"
The most novel article is a brief traa-
tise on .'psyGGihology, as applied 10 crime
detection. The departments of Police
Pickings" and Secret Service Spe1
Shots contain suggestive items All tbe
way from the fact that the CITY councii
at ColfaX, Wash, % decided to reduca
! its police force to one man" to the state
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ment that New York has ninety-four
policemen to the square mile"
In an article on the future of the de-
tective service the detective writer de-
clares that "dime-novel writers have
done amateur detectives more mischief
than anything or anybody in existence,
but remember truth is stranger than fc-
ton"
The editors estimates that the average
earnings of private detectives are: First
year, $50; second year, 81 800; third year
$1,000 He says: If all the detectives and
police in the United States should lay off
for a month every citizen would have to
fix up his house like an arsenal to protect
his family and nrOnerty''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
LONDoN's FLOWER SUPPLY.
The Wealth of Bloom and Plants
That PASSES Through COvent Gar
den Market

How many flowers this morning?"
Twenty tons"
This seems a large order for cut flowers.
but it represents the quantity sent off by
one steamer during the season from the
Isle of Sclly. At the busiest time this will
be repeated three times week for weeks
in succession. and occasionally thirty tons
have been sent at one time. The question
who was the first exporter from Scilly to
COvent Garden is difficult to answer salts
factorily, but the trade has assumed pro-
portions which its originator could not
have dreamed Of When he looked around
his garden and picked a few handfuls of
flowers with the intention of sending them
to market as an experiment, he little
thought that within twenty years the flow
er trade would be the most prosperous
trade which had ever been known in Sell
ly.
/. Now every farmer is a grower of flow
ers (Which as rule means narc.ssi and
dafOdis) on large scale, and almost
every individual householder. if ne can
get garden, is one. | say if he can get
a garden, for In Scilly every available piece
of ground is used as a garden, and if from
any cause one Is gwen up number of
Would-be tenants apply to the lord pro-
prietor for it. Sometimes piece of a farm
may be divided up into gardens, and those
who are fortunate enough to get a norton
Immediately set to work and plant hedges
of veronica, escallOnia or euonymus or
put up wooden fences at stated distances
apart, to make shelter for the flowers
which are to come.
In Sicily ii would be hopeless for any one
to think of growing flowers unless he had
first provided shelter for them for every,
wind sweeps the islands and protection
| from storms is absolutely necessary. on
| the other hand (and this no doubt is the
/ secret Of the success with which the flow
| ers are grown there), the equabilitv Of
/ the temperature is remarkable severe
/ frost being almost unknown The Hover
! gardens divided into these squares nv me
/ hedges have quaint and pleasing an
! pearanee. AS a rule, each square patch is
1 devoted to one variety of flower tboupb
/ most of the larger growers have MANY
/ squares of each sort, especially of the old
/ er kinds, such as Scilly white, solei dor
/ Ornatus, etc.
The flower season begins about Christ
/ mas, when a few small consignments ana
/ their way into the markets and are rsuaiiY,
| sold at good prices, especially If ~
| French flowers have not vet made an a.
| pearance. From this time up to the end of
! May, flowers in larger or smaller oIIa
/ titles are sent by every steamer. the bus-
| lest time being, as rule, during March
! and April
Besides the narcissi and daffodns mar
/ guerites gladioli, arum lilies. the srsr-
! let anemone fulgeuS, white single sfocLs
| and Wall-hoWers are grown in large omar
| titles The white and yellow marolisrjto
| bushes attain dimensions which woI1Id q g
/ tonish people who grow them in pots nm
| der glass. VA
| -Anthropologists and other ,o,,,,.,-.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
-Eva w. -spear of New Haven. 3 -

Eva w. Spear of New Haven. years
old, whistles with her mouth closed Sba
is a physical curiosity, because the wbist-
ling notes come entirely from the larvnx
and not from the lips IA
1t is said that President Kruger of
the Transvaal republic has been offered n
large sum to come to America and Loo
ture on South African affairs.
Mrs. Ann B. Whitman of Marlboro
Mass, who died last week at nearIv 81
years OF age, was present at the LAYING
of the corner stone of Bunker Hill n3n rlls
ment. ~ iiu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
where WOMAN ERRS.
Bab's Visitor Tells of Feminine Degrade
ton

10 of
the or the
10 IA
ion in &c River-Nhere Socialism God
ia Woman
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The Honorable ]. F. Greer one Of the
best known and most highly respected
county judges Of the state of Florida,
writes of his horrible sufferings from In
fammatory Rheumatism.
Office of ]. F. Greer, County Judge,
Green Cove Springs, Clay Co, Florida
Gentlemen; -Twenty-three years ago
was attacked by Inflammatory Rheuma-
tism. I was attended by the most emf
nent physician in the land. ] visited the
great Saratoga Springs. n. Y, the noted
Hot Springs of Arkansas, and many other
watering places, always consulting with
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finally came to Florida, ten years ago.
About two years ago I had a severe attack
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for II weeks, and during that time was
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Springs.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

-Anthropologists and other scientists
are deeply interested in discovery made
recently near Dickinson, N. d. A number
of well diggers, while picking away at a
depth Of forty feet below a solid follr-foot
vein Of coal. came across a human sjSnli
m an excellent state of preservation. How
II came there and to what race it he
Ionsed are the questions TO be decided.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
RHEUMATISM,
THE EXPERIENCE OF A COUNTY
JUDGE.

Spends Thousands of Dollars Trying
All Sorts of Remedies, and at Last
Finds Relief and a Positive
Cure in p. p. p, Lipp-
mans Great Remedy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

goods in our line until you have examine
our new additions. . IN
Having reftted our stores and pu.. n
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Christmas what is better than TO 3" ara
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its comforts with him, or a me ~ caa
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we have a nice line of Toy IrunA77, yig
children. Also Buggy Nhps' articlas
Whips, ana a nice line of usetnl aIi,siitv.
for the Holidays. All CHEAP LOT
Nothing shoddy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

The Honorable J. F. Greer. one Of the
best known and most highly respected
county judges Of the state of Florida,
writes of his horrible sufferings from In
flammatory Rheumatism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-15
INSANE MURDERER.
Desperate Fight I'm a Cellar with a
ReligiOn-Craxed Italian.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-At vineland, n.
j.. this afternoon a crowd of armed men
battered down the door of the home of
Luigi Jurio, cut through TO the cellar and
after terrific struggle captured Antonio
Jurio. who had brutally murdered his
father. In the cellar with the murderer
were his mother and brother, all insane
with religious frenzy. Until recently the
Jurio family were living happily, but the
death of "a younger son seemed to turn the
minds of them all. Since that time they
have been exhibiting religious frenzy con-
stantly and in all places. and a few weeks
ago two of the sons, of whom was Antonio.
were arrested and sent to Jail. They were
discharged day or two ago and the
father Luigi Jurio. incurred the wrath of
Antonio by refusing any longer to indulge
In the insane and boisterous religious serv-
ices. Antonio in his insane rage this after
noon seized a club and attacked his father.
Outside the house he dealt the old man
terrific blow on the head and when his
his chest and pounded the old mans head
into a shapeless mass. Crowds of people
saw the murder. but none dared interfere
to save the mans life. Finally two of the
spectators secured guns and at the sight
OF these Antonio fled to his home. A posse
was formed and crowd of armed men
been barricaded and it was necessary be-
fore an entrance could be effected to bat
ter in the door. The Jurio family were
heard praying and shrieking in the cellar
the trap door to which had been fastened
down from below. Then axes were secured
and large section OF the floor cut away.
Half dozen men, prepared for any emer-
gency, dropped down into the dark hole
where the crazy Italians had taken their
stand and after a terrific struggle man.
aged to bind the murderer Antonio down
carried off to jail, along with his insane
mother and brother
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-15
SEEKING PROTECTION
Lumber Interests of the Country VIII
Demand RestOra ton of Duties.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-Over fifty dele
gates are here tonight for the national
convention of lumber interests. 1t is ex-
pected that over 150 will be present when
the convention convenes at 10 o'clock to-
morrow mor ming for session of two days
The call was issued by j. L. Defebaugh
publisher of The Timberman, and W. B.
Judson, publisher of The Lumberman. The
lumber dealers of twenty-seven States
have responded to the call and of these
responses it is believed there will be at
least $50 delegates in the convention. At
the preliminary conference tonight the
tariff of 1894 was condemned as discrmi-
mating against the lumber interest. The
delegates from the Northwest and the
South are very enthusiastic, and claim
that over six hundred millions of dollars
are invested in lumber interests which
have no protection. while everything enter
ing into construction with lumber is pro-
tected. Congressman-elect G. z. Dorr of
West Virginia, Is one of the delegates, and
will champion the cause of the mmbermen
In the next Congress. While the general
interests of raw material in the lumber
business Will be discussed. the primary OBJ
ject of the convention is to secure such an
organization will secure a tariff ON lum-
Der from the next Congress. There are
some free-traders among the delegates but
they claim IL there is to be a schedule of
custom duties that lumber should not he
Disseminated against by being put on the
free list.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-15
VIOLATED A COMPACT.
Spania rds Did Not Abide by the &C.
neva Red Cross Agreement.

neva Red Cross Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Senor Quesada,
in charge of the Cuban headquarters. has
documents bearing on the treatment or SOL
diers in Cuba which he intends TO use be-
fore Congress I'm attempting 10 secure from
that body action favorable TO the insur-
gents cause and which. he contends. ac-
cord to the Cubans the rights of belliger-
ency. They assert. he says, that the Span
iards agreed to abide by the terms of the
Geneva Red Cross agreement for the treat
ment of soldiers captured in the war. which
they failed utterly TO keep Notwithstanding
the Cubans treated the Spanish captives
with great magnanimity. The most i'm
portant of these documents, Senor Quesada
says, is the following:
''In the cattle ranch FL Platno state OF
Camaguey. on the 2d of November 1896. DR..
Edwardo Padro. lieutenant colonel of the
military sanitary department OF the army
of liberation of Cuba and DR.: Manuel
Huelva Romero, physician or the nrst class
of the Spanish army. being present, DR..
Padro said that by order and representa-
ton of Major General Calixto Garcia, chief
of the military department of the east,
and by virtue of communication that
said superior chief had sent and was send
ing to the chief of the Spanish. army Adolfo
versaI laws of war that the Cuban army
observed although they were not observed
by the Spanish army, he delivered in this
act to DIR. Huelva twenty-five sick and
wounded soldiers, five sanitary employees,
four civilians DIR. Fernado Pere DE La
crause, and an officer of the frst,class of
Pitarch, said individuals being all taken
prisoners in the field hospital of the Span
ish army to which they belonged. in the
capture of the town of Guanimaro by the
Cubans under the orders Of Major General
Calixto. which took place on the 2sth of
last October DR.. Manuel Huelva Romero
said that on representation of the Spanish
general, Castellanos and in conformity
with what has been declared by DIR. Padro
he admits the receipt of the sick, wounded
and other prisoners mentioned. declaring
that among the wounded there is a chief
and an officer. and in order that ii shall
use they drew up the present minutes,
making two OF the same tenor"
The above bears the signature of DR.. Pa
drn and DIR Manual HuelYa.