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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-29

There you can imagine what a
buzzing this book brought down on
the heads of it's makers. The Des
Moines Register calls it " a series
of harum skarum chapters, filled
with theological asides,' irrelevant,
immaterial and incompetent re-
marks" The Catholic Mirror, of
Baltimore, protests that the 'Wo-
mans Bible is receiving but scant
favor from the sex for which it was
prepared. No good Christian wo-
man will give it countenance."
The Chicago Advance assures us
that "the public is going to sit on
this 'Woman's Bible and sit down
hard. 1t was intended to help
woman in her struggle for right
position in the world; no worse
blow could have been struck her
cause. In our land of Bibles no
sensible woman can be made to be-
lieve that her sex is better off in
the lands that have no Bibles"
The Times Herald deals its blow
in these words: "There are some
plumbers which are worse than. a
crime. The 'Woman's Bible is one
of them"
On the other side we find in the
Woman's Tribune, of Washington,
the promise of CLEANS of new
truths or clearer interpretations of
long-accepted statements"
The Boston Investigator thinks
it valuable piece of liberal litera-
ture, and hopes for it wide circu-
lation.
Susan B. Anthony thinks women
are doing what men have always
done twisting, turning and per-
verting the Scriptures, but they are
called ''impious" because they dare
to do it.
Rev. Anna Shaw admits that
Mrs. Stanton has written some
more or less interesting sermons,
many of which end with an excel
lent application.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-29

The trouble seems not to be that
the work is Unitarian and there
fore unorthodox, but that Mrs.
Stanton has been brilliant and flip
pant when she should have been
serious and reVerent. Aside from
the treatment, what if we do grant
that the findings are true-N,ill the
heavens fall? We by no means try
to follow literally these old Bible
personages. But the manner OF
spirit that was in them is what we
seek from the Hebrew scriptures
not definite rule for every care.
We look to find the fatherhood Of
God compelling the brotherhood Of
men, the peace brought to earth
and the charity that thinketh no
evil.
The passages criticized we do
not take for eternal verities, but
particular instances applying to
peculiar social conditions. These
circumstances are not ours, and l
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25

A Schooner Lost With All ON Board
I'm Gale of snow.

Chatham, Mass, Dec. 2A-Last nights
storm was the most severe of the sea-
son here, a gale being accompanied by
snow and sleet.
During the storm the schooner Calvin b.
Orcutt of Perth Amboy was wrecked and
her entire crew lost
The gale rapidly increased during the
day and falling snow added to its free
ness. Last night some fishermen on the
North Chatham shore noticed the schooner
very close into Chatham bar, wallowins
and pitching heavily, ana the sea was
sweeping over her deck every minute. she
was then too close in to fetch out by Pol
lock Rip and the gale was crowding her
on shore with mighty force. her salls
were in ribbons, and the snow that was
falling encased the canvas as II IN wise.
The sails were blown from the bolt ropes
and the ropes were as big as a mans arm.
The vessel hove to as IL to make sound
ings, and finally her anchors were let so.
1t is thought that the captain misJudged
his position.
The schooner was first dicovered coming
under sail. and after she had ahenoIsu
she was seen to be edglng down on the
bar with signals of distress flying from
her main rigging. Nothing could 9e done
by the fishermen, so they trampeH tnree
miles to notify capt. Doane az Chathah
station The place where the ship strand
ed is just across a wide cut IN the peach,
on the south point Of North Beach. owing
could not launch its boat. The orleans
crew was the only one that could possi-
bly, aid the schooner, but owing 10 the
government telephone cable being broken.
it was II o'clock before the Orleans creN
was aware of the disaster. It was a long
distance to the wreck, and IL was /; 80
O'clock before the crew reached the scene.
After planting a sand anchor, line was
shot from a gun. The force of the gale
caused the lines to go wide. The second
shot threw the line directly over the
masts. and it caught on the spring stays.
The snow had ceased falling and the moon
was shining. Men were seen lashed 10 the
rigging and the line hung over them, put
no man moving, showing that the last
spark of life had ebbed away before help
had arrived. This was at O'Clock, ana
fifteen minutes later, the masts fell, the
schooner split open, and the sea claimed
as fine a vessel as ever sailed.
1t was a most trying experience for all.
From the first. everything seemed TO
point to the vessels doom. Al daylight
this morning only the keel of the vessel re-
manned. The masts and broken pieces or
the hull were scattered about in the great
est confusion. 1t is thought that the bod
les are yet in the rigging, but the sea is
rough and they will be torn to pieces before
it is safe for a boat to get out to them.
A badly stove boat came ashore long be-
fore the vessel broke up. 1t is thought
that the vessel rode the bottom, after
dragging down to good holding ground.
The beaches are strewn with wreckage,
but no bodies have been rescued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
TRTLBY STORY IN REAL LIFE.
HypnOtist Puts Girl in a Trance
and Mnrries Her.

jamestown, N. Y. Dec. PA man Civ
ing his name as Berton M. Main, and his
residence as Sheldon, ILL.,, phrenologist,
palmist and hypnotlst, came here four
weeks ago and engaged room and board
at the Woodburn, a high-class boarding
house. Last night he was married to
Miss Mary Whitman, the handsome young
sister of the landlady of the Woodburn,
but tonight he is in the city. jail, having
been arrested on a charge of getting the
girl under hypnotic influence and
then marrying her The bride
says she has no recollection of the mar
riage or the events which followed II until
to-day, and can hardly believe that she
was married, but the proof is absolute Ihe
groom was arrested on complaint or the
girls parents and she joins in the petition
for release from the man, whom she claims
is very Objectionable to her, but when IN
his presence she makes no complaint. Ihe
bride was engaged to be married to another
young man Of this city, and claims 10
have had no thought of marrying any one
else. No further action than the arrest o.
the groom has yet been taken, but his Will
be followed by all possible measures to
have the marriage set aside.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
DOYLE MAY GET A FEW DUCATS
THAT WILL BE ALL HIS CONTEST
WILL AMOUNT TO.

Congressman Lester Thinks BOSS
Buck May Have Inspired the Pro-
ceedinGs-CoI. w. w. Dudley of
Blocks of Five Fame DOyle's At
tOrneX-He Served the Notice OF
Contest ON Col. Lester.
Washington, Dec. A.--Representative
Lester will be subjected to the annoyance
of a contest. His defeated opponent, Joseph
+. Doyle, In the very last hour of the Pc
riod within which notice of contest may be
filed, concluded to raise the question OF
Col. Testers election. w. w. Dudley, who
conducted the blocks of five" department
OF the Harrison campaign, has been retain-
ed as Doyles attorney Yesterday was the
last day in which Mr.. Doyle could legally
give notice OF contest. so late last night,
Col. Dudley called at Col. Testers resi-
dence in this city and personally notified
him that his right to q seat in the next
congress will be contested. There are
about fifteen counts in the notice. The sub
stance of them all is that friends of Col
Lester perpetrated frauds in almost every
county and deprived republicans of the
right to vote.
Col Lester says he does not fear any in
NSStlSdtloh Oh tne tuetnOuS Dy which ne
was reelected, but he regrets that he will
be put to the annoyance of a contest He
has been in congress long enough to un-
derstand that many of the contests that
come up from the south are made
for the sole pdrpose of securing
the allowance which congress
usually awards to unsuccessful
contestants. The limit is about $1,000
and If the contestant has a crafty politi-
cal attorney, like Col. Dudley, he can so
conduct the case as to make a fair division
OF the amount allowed 1t is believed
that Col. Buck is at the bottom of the
Lester contest. for while Col Buck was
in this city, hanging at the heels of Mark
Hanna, he did considerable wild talking
to his republican friends, Col. Dudley in
cluded, about the election frauds In the
Savannah district. 1t Is possible that Mr.
Doyle had no idea of making a contest
until urged TO do so by Boss Buck. IT
Is understood that Col. Dudley has not
been informed as to the evidence that Mr.
Doyle can secure to sustain his charges
of fraud. but that will not prevent the
Indiana attorney from following the case
into few hundred dollars fee. 1t Is a
rule with Dudley. Mivhener g. Butter
worth, who make a speciality of southern
election contests, that they first call upon
the amount allowed for expenses. They
have sufficient influence with the commit
tee and the officers of the House, who
handle the funds, to obtain their fee be-
fore the contestants has chance to fin
ger the money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
TURKISH TROOPS IN REVOLT.
They Secure Clothing and Most of
Their Back Pay.

Constantinople, Dec. PA few days ago
a regiment of Turkish troops from Yemen,
Asiatic Turkey, embarked at Hodeida, on
the Red sea, on board government trans
port, en- route for Constantinople. When
the ship reached Moudania, on the sea of
Marmora, at which port they were to dis
embark and proceed by rail, journey of
six hours to Constantinople, the troops
seized the captain of the vessel and put
him in irons They then informed the COM
manding officer of the regiment that they
positively refused to land until they re-
ceived their arrears of pay, amounting in
the aggregate of 100000 piasters, and sup
ply of proper clothing instead of the rags
they We're wearing. The vail of BrouSa
was notified at once of the demand of the
soldiers, and that official sent the sum of
10000 piasters, but this the troops posi-
lively refused to accept, and threatened
to pillage the town of Moudania unless
they received what they demanded. AS the
soldiers were fully armed and fiercely de-
termined, the val. who was only fifteen
miles away, sent 100000 piasters, which he
held in reserve for deposit in the national
treasury, accompanying the remittance
with note stating that the sum was all
that he had at his disposal, and also sent
a supply of clothing. After receiving the
money and clothing the troops landed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
ROCKFORD HOTEL BURNED.
Lives of Many Guests in Jeopardy,
Dut All Rescued.

Rockford, H., Dec. 24.-The lives of
many guests of the Huffman house were
placed In jeopardy tonight, when that
hostelry and the block bearing It's name
was completely destroyed by fire, with a
total loss OF $4,000.
The blaze originated i'm one of the show
windows of Potter Bros dry goods store,
on the lower floor, due to the whiskers of
a santa Claus figure becoming ignited
from gas jet. The flames ran through
the store and its combustible stock with
great rapidity and, finding outlet to the
hotel portion of the building, soon ate
their way upwards through the elevator
and air shafts The guests became panic-
stricken, but fortunately none had retired
and all were rescued, but not without diff
Guilty
Many Of the escapes were exciting and
narrow. the firemen Deing compelled 10
carry several of the ladies from the struc-
ture in a semi-conscious condition; The
guests lost all of their personal baggage
The loss sustained by Potter Bros. is $780,
000. with 100000 insurance. The insurance
on the building in $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
MASS MEETING FOR CUBA.
New Workers Again show Their
Sympathy For the Patriots,

New York, Dec. PA mass meeting for
Cuban liberty was held tonight at Colo
NAL Hall under the auspices of the United
Order of the Republic.
DR.. Franklin Soper, who presided, ex-
planned the object of the meeting and in
troduced as the first speaker, S. p. G.
Henriques, formerly United States consul
at Havana.
Mr.. Henriques said the charge that the
insurgents were in the main an ignorant
and uneducated class was untrue. He
said he believed the report made to Presi-
dent Cleveland by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was
the only correct report of the condition
of the affairs on the island made to this
government for many years, as the regu-
lar consul generals were generally prop
erty owners and suppressed or toned
down the reports made by the consuls or
consular agents.
Rafael Navarro, a Cuban, said the Gu
bans would not accept an arrangement
for the granting of autonomy from Spain
The Cuhans would fight for unconditional
and absolute liberty until the last one of
them was buried.
The Rev. Richard Hartley and the Rev.
DR.. John Balcom Shaw also spoke.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
SHOT IN THEIR WAGON.
Two Men Fired ON by n Man They
Accused of Stealing.

Elmra, N. Y, Dec. PA special dispatch
to the Advertiser from Rathbone, Steuben
county, N. Y. says that at 1890 o'clock
tonight William Harrington was shot and
instantly killed and William Allen NOR
tally wounded by Floyd Myers. All OF the
men had been drinking, and the victims
of the shooting accused Myers of stealing
a wagon robe, and drove to his house and
demande H. when he walked out of the
house and opened fire on them with a shot
gun. Allen fell from the wagon, while the
horse ran away with the body of Harring-
ton, which remained In the wagon. Myers
il bad character having once shot
man at Addison. He is at large at mid
night, but the sheriff officers expect to
catch him before daylight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
mAYFTELD aUIETING DOWN.
Fears of Further Race Troubles
Fast Passing Away.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Dec. PA special from
Mayneld, KY, says that all fears OF fur
tber race troubles are rapidly passing
away. At a mass meeting last night
netltion signed by 100 negroes, asking for
neace. was read and adopted. The, excite
pedStS' ,nonad{ately died away and many
~ he armed citizens and volunteers from
he surrounding towns returned 20 their
homes This morning squad or deputies
patrolled the town, but there was no as
The town council has declared that all
idiera must hereafter be of the street at
10 n M or 20 10 jail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
CHRISTMAS EVE CORPsEs.
Two New Workers Commit Suicide
When Most of the World In Happy.

New York, Dec. A.--There were two
Christmas eve suicides in this city. Mrs
Nellie Decarlo, 40 years of age, wife Of
Salvatore Decarlo, a musician, who has
his home on the top floor of the fiat house,
S25 East Forty-fifth street, took three
ounces of carbolic acid this evening, and
died fifteen minutes afterward She was
believed to be temporarily insane.
julius Giles 40 years old, a janitor of
1,4G Amsterdam avenue, committed sui
eide this afternoon by hanging himself
with a rope, which he fastened above the
door Of a bed room OF his fiat. In a let.
ter which he wrote shortly before he hung
himself. Giles gave as his reasons for the
deed that he was discouraged at being
out of work
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
GREATER NEW ToRK's CHARTER,
The Preliminary Draft Completed
and Mnde Public.

New York, Dec. 2.-The preliminary
draft of the new charter for the Greater
New York has been completed, and was
made public to-day. The commission be-
fore submitting the charter to the legisla-
ture will hold public hearings from Jan 4
to 16. The preliminary charter divided
the city into five boroughs, Manhattan.
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Richmond and
Queens.
The central government of the city will
be IN the hands of a municipal assembly,
consisting OF two houses. A lower house
OF 104 members, elected from senatorial
districts, and an upper house OF thirty
seven members. elected from council dis
tricts, Is created by the charter There
will be one mayor, but each of the five
boroughs will have a president to care for
local concerns. and there Will be twenty
two local boards, one for each senatorial
district
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
BRYAN's TRAIN WRECKED.
He Is Forced to Lay over at Chatta-
nOoga in Consequence.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Dee. 2i-Passenger
train No. l3. north-bound on the Georgia
division of the Southern railway, having
aboard William ]. Bryan, met with
slight accident this morning, midway De-
leader was hastenng home after lee
ture in Atlanta to spend Christmas with
his family. The engine was grounded by
the spreading of the rails and thumped
along on the crossties, tearing up a por-
ton of the roadbed The train was de-
layed four hours by the mishap. In con,
sequence Mr.. Bryan missed connection,
and was obliged to lay over till tonight,
when he left by way of Cincinnati The
news of his being in the city spread like
wildfire, and he was given continuous
ovation at the Southern hotel. Curious
crowds followed him at every turn, and
his admirers claimed a monopoly of his
time and attention while here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
THREE FRIENDS Ar KEY WEST.
The Vessel Seized and Searched, But
No Ammunition Found on Board.

Key West, Fla. Dec. 24-The, Three
Friends arrived at this port this evening
about $40 O'clock and was Immediately ta-
ken into custody by the customs officials.
A thorough search was made of her, and
nothing in the line of ammunition was
found on board. The captain states that
since leaving Jacksonville he has been
cruising among the Florida keys. The tug
was first sighted coming in the southwest
channel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
GALvEsTON's New STEAMER LINE.
The North German Lloyd starts Its
First Ship For the Port.

Galveston, Tex. Dec. 24.--W. w. VIII
son, general agent of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company. received a ca
blegram to-day from the home Office,
sta ling that the steamship Roland of that
line, would sail from Bremen for Calves
be continuous after that date. The pas
senger agent of the company has been
instructed to resume the sale OF prepaid
tickets from Bremen to Galveston
Fowler and McVitie, general
agents of the Hamburg-Anerican
line. have positive assurance
that the steamers Of this line will
not be withdrawn from the Galveston
trade. The permanent continuance or
these two lines In the Galveston trade Is
regarded as a great victory for this port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
BERLIN ANARCHISTS BAGGED.
several Promincnt Members of fhe
sect LODGED ia jail.

Berlin, Dec. 2j-The Berlin police have
been engaged within the last twenty-four
hours IN searching the lodgings Of we'll
known anarchists, with the result that
they have arrested several prominent
ranbofa of the sect" Including the
leader. Landaucf, and his female COM
pani0n Ro1u Barllsg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
PRINCESS cHIM1T's EI0rrMExT
She Claims She Did Not Run Away
But Left Her Husband Openly.

Buda-Pesth Dec. 24.-Newspapers here
state that the Princess of Chimay and
Caraman, formerly Miss Clara Ward of
Detroit, Mich. the report of whose eope-
ment with Hungarian Tzigane Ga gypsy
muscian) caused such a sensation in aris-
tocratic circles a short time ago, has ar
rived at Stuhl Weyssenburg in company
with the Tzigane, whose name is Rigo.
They deny that they eloped The princess
declares that she openly bade farewell to
her husband before she left his home, and
that he was fully aware of her love for
Rigo and of her Intention TO go with him.
The princess, the papers add, has visited
RIGGS parents who live In gypsy hut,
and promised them that she would marry
their son as soon as she was divorced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
MURDER DONE ny ROBBERS.
A Farmer Shot, His WIFE ChIorO-
formed and His SON Fired on,

formed and His Son Fired on.
Millugton, Mich Dec. 24.--James Brown,
aged 6s. a farmer, living one and half
miles west of this place, was fatally shot
by robbers last night. At 8 O'Clock Mr..
Brown was called to the door by two men.
They asked for a drink of water. and
followed the old man into the house and
began duarrelng with him, one of them
then bound and chloroformed, and Mrs.
Brown was knocked down and also chloro-
formed. The house was ransacked, but
no money was found. A son, who reached
the house before the robbers left, was
fired at, and then the desperadoes made
their escape. Mr.. Brown died this after
noon from his wound
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
posTOFF7cE CLERK A PRISONER.
A Letter From which lie Had Taken
Nancy Found ON Him.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. A.--william c.
Rauscholb, a clerk IN the city division
of the postonice, was arrested last night
for robbing the mail, and on his person
was found a rihed letter, from which he
had extracted money. lie admitted his
eIiiit but claimed It was his first and
only offense. He is q years old. The
riding az letters IN this postofiice has con-.
ffnucd for some months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
CHARGED WITH CROOKEDNEss.
The city. Chamberlain of JOhnstown,
N. v. Arrested.

CIoversville, N. Y, Dec. A.-Andrew j.
Rogers, the city chamberlain of john
stown, was arrested this afternoon on the
complaint of Mayor Knox, who charged
him with approprating about 5000 OF
Tho citv's funds He was subsequently
reiased on $1,000 bail 1t was supposed
that the matter had been settled by Rog-
eve, bondsmen. making the deficiency
,ood hut as Rogers had refused to set
he with the latter his arrest followed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
BRYAN's CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
GOV. stone ships Him n Handsome
Coal Black saddle Horse.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. 24.-Ciov.
stone has shipped a magnificent Ken
lucky thoroughbred saddle horse to Lin
coin. Neb, as a Christmas gift TO William
j. Bryan. The animal Is coal black in
color, and has been the governors fav-
orite saddle horse for some months He
bought It IN Kentucky with several other
horses about a year ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
TWO CoNvTcTs SCALE A WALL.
Three others Captured before They
Could Get Away.

Suffolk, Va, Dec. N.-Five men escaped
from the county jail at o'clock this
morning, but three were detained before
they scaled the enclosing wall.
With no other implement than a pick,
devised from an iron bucket handle, the
prisoners made an aperture through three
Inches Of hard wood and thirty inches OF
brick, and then with a grapple hook and
ropes attempted to mount a twenty-foot
wall Two succeeded. Tho delivery was
Ship of Frank Hill. who was held for
felony.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
BANK CASHIER INDICTED.
He IL Accused of EmbezzIIng he
tween $4,000 and 5000.

Charlotte, N c.. Dec. 2i.--The grand
Jury OF the present term Of the criminal
court returned a, true bill Of indictment
for embezzlement against Archibald Bra
dv late cashier OF the Loan and Savings
Bank The amount involved is between
81 OOO and Sc 900. The finding was made on
lie testimony Of John Il. Oates. president
OF the bank, who submitted the books In
avfdQuce
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
voN T1UscT n a BAD Box.
Lese Majeste added 10 the Charges
of Libel and Perjury.

London. Dec. 24.--The Standards Berlin
correspondent telegraphs that Maj Won
Tausch, the chief Of the political police,
who was arrested few days ago in con-
nectiou with the trial Of Berlin journals
ists. who we're charged with libeling high
state officials, has against him, in addi-
tion to four charges OF perjury, charge
of lese majestic, which has been made on
concerning the health Of Emperor Wilianl-
to certain newspapers, chiefly Bismarck
ian ORGANS.