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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
CITY BREVITIEs.

The Republican Blues will hold their
regular monthly meeting this evening.
Important business will be transacted.
A series Of protracted meetings Is being
held at the Duffy Street Baptist church,
under the conduct of the pastor, Rev.
James d. Chapman. The meetings began
last Sunday night, and are 10 continue
throughout the week. Thus far the re-
vival has been very successful. Large
attendances have been drawn by each
service, and the seeds of much good have
beer planted. Already a number have
been converted. Mr.. Chapman has
Dreached a series Of interesting sermons
on the parable of the prodigal son.
The case Of j. w. HEIDI VS.. Canuet e.
Co A laborer's lien, was tried a second
time Yesterday before a jury in Justice
Wickhams court. Heidi claims that Can
not owes him $3.50 for work done last
year. TO secure this amount he levied
an two of Canuet e. Co.'S teams last fall
They gave bond for twice the sum In atieg-
ton and prepared TO fight the case, re-
faining Mr. r. NJ. Hitch 70 represent them
Mr.. ID. II. Clark represents Heidi. When
tho case was first tried before Justice
'Wickham the decision was In favor of the
plaintiff, and the jury yesterday sustained
Inc Justice The case will now be carried
BY certiorari 10 the superior court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
FREAKS OF FROST.
Some of the Whimsical and wonder
full DOings of the Ice Fettered Sea-
From DE chieago News.

From the Chicago News
The ice king is a whimsical giant, but
nothing he ever did equaled the wonder
of the occasion when, by single Whit,
he turned the big black body of an ocean
steamer into floating fairyland of ice,
This occurred in February. 1895, when
the Umbria, nearing New Yorks port,
was washed with tons of spray in the
teeth of a northern gale. Next day when
the steamer came to harbor she was en-
crusted with sparkling frost from sum
nit to waterline.
Photographs of immense hailstones are
few in spite of the fact that printed re-
ports of them are forever circulating
The most remarkable of the few ever
reproduced show two that fell in a terrif-
ic storm in England in July, 1898, and
measured two inches in diameter. Much
larger hailstones have fallen in this coun-
try. Hailstones with gopher-turtles and
alabaster for nuclei have fallen and
stones over six inches in diameter have
been reported, and birds and even sheep
were killed by them. Once in India hail
fell that was warm and tasted like sugar
Ito the delight of the children Of the
district.
icicles' on record as there are hairs on
mans head. Icicles on a frozen dam in
Black forest almost obscured house. but
the celebrated Broxburn icicle deserves
the appellation biggest 1t was formed
in February, 1895. at the Almond Aque-
duct under which the Union canal runs
near Clifton Hall, Broxburn. The water
dropping from the aqueduct about l20 feet
into the water froze and in three nights
an ic.ce had joined the river and aque-
duct Shone upon by the sun IL glitter
ed in awful splendor and people came from
miles around to view the spectacle.
Icicles are as common al Niagara as po-
tatoes. but an icicle three feet long at
Hong Kong, China would make the oldest
inhabitant reminiscent for the rest of his
life. A very amusing picture is shown
of a garden seat in Hong Kong with icicles
hanging on the back. This In a place
where the average temperature is rs de-
grees was astonishing to the natives.
Nothing can be more picturesque than
a frozen waterfall and in Yorkshire this
has happened. For 700 feet a river de-
scends rapidly and then comes fall of
forty feet, which sometimes freezes over.
The famous blizzard of 1883 will long be
remembered i'm New York city, when all
communication with the outside world was
cut off, except one cable line to London
Messages to other parts of the United
States were cabled 10 London and then
returned to this country. Streets were piled
fourteen feet deep with snow. Beautiful
effects of an ice thatch are often seen at
Niagara Falls, where myriads Of little
icicles will cluster together over large
area.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11

ley of the state of Ohio has received for
President of the United States III votes.
William j. Bryan of the state of Nebraska
has received 176 votes. The vote for Vice
President Of the United States is as fol-
lows: The whole number of electors APP
pointed to vote for Vice President of the
United States is AL, of which a majority
is ga Garrett A. Hobart of the state
of New Jersey has received 271 votes Ar
thur Sewall of the state of Maine has re-
ceived 149 votes Thomas f. Watson of
the state of Georgia has received 27 votes.
This announcement of the state of the
vote by the president of the Senate is,
by law, a sufficient declaration that Will
lam Mckinley of the state of Ohio is elect
ed President of the United States, and
that Garrett A. Hobart of the state of
New Jersey is elected Vice President of
the United States, each for the term be-
ginning March 4, 1897. and will be entred
together with a list of the votes, on the
journals of the Senate and the House.
The count of the electoral vote having
been announced and the result declared,
the joint convention is dissolved and the
Senate will now return to its chamber"
The statement of the Vice President
was followed by applause on the floor and
in the galleries. AS the senators filed
out of the hall the representatives again
rose and remained standing until they had
all left the apartment. While they were
going out the galleries emptied themselves,
the whole function having occupied just
fifty-siX minutes
The House, at 1:55 o'clock, adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.
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Language ID the par.

There is a man In the Hammond block
who hates slang with an abiding hatred.
says the Detroit Free ress. He IL an
authority in the business world and Is
frequently called upon for advice. The
other day a broker entered huTriedly
Il have a chance TO go in with Blims
on what looks like good DEAL said the
caller. sis Blms a square MANI"
mo, sir, Mr.. Bims issround as a mar
BILE and short and fat"
you misunderstood me. Is Blims on
HAS his ups and downs Just like the
rest of us"
"Pshawl You don't catch on. Is there
anything crooked about Blims?"
Hes straight as ramfod. Used 10
be In the army. you know"
Say, can't you get noxt? Does this
ing for the best Of IT."
Get next 20 what. PLAY. what. and get
the best Of what? You talk in riddles"
Great Scott! Suppose / should tie UP
with Blims and we We're getting the hot
end OF II, would he duck, or take his
Cruel like a man1 That's what I'm try.
ing TO find out" .ft
"Well sir. you had better consult a
clairvoyant | cant attempt 70 deal with
such a mixed up proposition. II there's
anything ! can do. for you, just please
present your case N plain United states"
rs Blims honest2f
Perfect 50. lie was with me fof ten
years and / found that he wouldn even
take 50 much as joke. ~-.--
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
A SECRET OF THE BOOT TRADE.
what BECOMES of Old Harness.

FROM 2uSWeiS.
"Old harness thrown away? Not like
ly," said dealer i'm old leather every
scrap of il Is worth money: in fact. /
can't get enough of it. Old harness col
lecting Is as good as gold-digglng, IL a
man can only forage out enough horse
owners to keep him well supplied. When
you just think how many thousands of
horses there are working in harness in
London alone you can imagine how great
the supply is.
Nearly all the cast-off harness Is con-
sumed In making cheap boots. People
viii have cheap boots, and the boot manu-
facturers find that for making service
able article at low figure there's moth
ing to beat old harness. Then again, whip
thongs, and bootlaces are also made from
old horse-trappings.
I'm the first place, the greater part OF
II is bought up by big marine store deal
ers, who collect II from the harness-mak-
ers and from army sales of condemned
goods. also from railway companieS sales.
the average buying price being twopence
per pound. These dealers have II taken
10 their warehouses, where u Is sorted
into different qualities and prices ranging
from one penny 20 sixpence pound. IL
is then sold to smaller dealers Of the same
kind, who In turn distribute II TO the boot
manufacturers and others.
Now. N II wasn't for the enormous
quantity Of old harness used by boot
manufacturers a WOfklngudn WOuld not
he able 70 purchase a pair OF new boats
FOR a few shillings. No bootmaker could
a fford 20 sell a pair of mems boots made
entirely OF new leather for three-and-s six
pence: vet hundreds OF pairs are sold az
This prlce every week in our great towns
and a. long as horses are worked In har-
ness will continue 20 be.
"Oid saddles are mostly used for making
the inner sole Of a boot as they are gem
eraliv composed Of the best leather, and,
besides being more durable, will not
crack or perish. The most prof table sad
ale TO cut up Is a riding saddle You see.
tbev contain tremendous quantity OF
GOOD. sound leather; and then they are FREE
duently thrown aside more because they
are dingy than anything else. Undoubted-
~ a hunting saddle makes the finest boots;
but military riding saddles are usually
made on the very best leather.
'drre 'reins' used for driving horse
form an important item I'm the construc-
ton OF cheap boots being split by machin-
ery and laid under the sole. Then the
sbilnkers' and traces are never very much
worn, especially when they come from
rich people. Some sets OF harness such
a. IL used by omnibus companies, are
very often useless when thrown aside, be-
ing cracked and persisted through hard
wear and long exposure 20 the weather.
"The demand for old ects OF military
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
p. Dunno Wins the 81 900 lie Compile
Handicap CIeverIy.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 10.-Foggy,
rainy weather to-day kept down the at
tendance to the 1000 regulars. The track
was slushy and three favorites won, Nc
Carren's P. Dunno, securing the $1,000 LIE
Compile handicap cleverly. Summaries
follow:
First Race.-One mile. Ondague, 10, c.
Heiff, to 5. won by neck, with Pirate,
105, Beauchamp, Is to /, second by four
3, third. Time 1:51. Eau Claire, Spinola
and Summer Coon also ran.
Second Race.-Half a mile. Ironical,
100, A. Barrett, Y to ], won by nose,
with George 7. Todd, 1O2, Morse, to J.,
second by three lengths and Floss, 93,
Dorsey. to l. third. Time 0:54. Our Liz
zie, Variety and Lillian Russell also ran.
Third Race. Seven furlongs. Rhstt
Goode, 102, Cannon, 5 to ], won by three
lengths, with Hillsboro, 103 Morse, even,
petit, 9S, T. Burns, to 2, third. Time
:36ik Ettarre, Paskola, Mrs Bradshaw
and r. @. Ban also ran.
Fourth Race.-Lecompte handicap, $1,000
Dunno, 116, Beauchamp, to l, won by five
lengths, with Donna Rita, 104, G. Reiff,
TO 1, second and Sharon. 106 Scherrer, 4 to
/, third. Time 1:351s Crawling, Full Hand.
and Stachelberg. also ran.
Fifth Race.-Six furlongs. Lady Louise,
So, I. Burns, l to 2. won by four lengths,
with Lillian E.. 1922 Hirsch, 10 to l, sec
ond by two lengths and Al Kyris, 81, A.
Barrett, 10 to /, third. Time 1:2l1A. Alto
June. Rover. Moloch. lombard, ATLANTA
and Tricky Jim also ran.
Sixth Race.-SiX furlongS. Whit, 103,
Beauchamp, to /. won by half a length,
by two lengths, and Tagliona. 100, Weber,
to /. third. Time 1:22A DR.. France,
Prytania and Text also ran.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
BRuNswICK's DIRECT TRADE.
A Deal Which May or May Not
Pan Out.

Brunswick, Ga, Feb. 10.-C. II. Belts,
agent of the Johnston Line of steamships
at Beaufort is in Brunswick. His arri-
val was unheralded. Railroad and cor
poration lines in general wear sealed
mouths, but here is a correct and exclu-
sive surmise of Mr. Belts visit: lie is here
to complete the much-talked of deal for
direct trade to European ports. Bruns-
wick will be main artery Tor dlstrlDutlon'
The Southern railroad is in the deal.
Brunswick is the Southern's short-haui
deep-Water terminus. The southern owns
900 feet of deep water frontage known as
the new docks. The Johnston Line Is
believed and reported to have leased this.
The Brunswick Terminal Company have
been using the Southerns new docks.
They are now loading at the Plant sys-
tents docks A Johnston Line steamship
has sailed for Brunswick from England.
The Johnston Line want President Church
ill of the terminal company TO represent
them here Churchill comes high and has
as yet closed no deal If he does not go
with the Johnston Line, Brunswick will
for foreign freight. One the terminal
company will manage, the other will be
Johnstons. Freight rates will be very
low. Official reports of charters show
four steamships bound for Brunswick now.
This will be the largest number ever in
port for February Taking all informa-
ton from various sources and sitting
them for reliability, it is apparent that
the foregoing gives an outline of one of
the biggest commercial deals promised
southern ports.
son of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, has returned
from a hunting expedition up the St
-Carnegie's smallest yacht was sent after
himself and companions, the famous yacht
Dungeness not being in commission this
is rich man and will fall heir to millions
The steam yacht Chere Aimee came in
port about O'Clock last evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. v. II, Crawley Of waycross is In
the city
Mr.. w l.. Best of Allendale, s. c., IS
at the Pulaski.
Mr.. b. l.. Robertson Of Hubert was in
the city yesterday.
Mr. George w Lockwood of Beaufort
was here yesterday.
Mr.. r. J. Reynolds Of Augusta is stop-
ping at the Pulaski.
Mr. John r. Sharpe OF Herndon Is stop-
ping at the Screven.
Mr.. ]. II. Hudson of Bennettsville, s.
c., Is In the city.
Mr. r. L. McCaskill of Brunswick was
In the city yesterday.
Mr. o. s. Davis of Eulonia was a guest
of the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr.. william Elliott, Jr OF Beaufort Is
registered at the Pulaski
Mr. A. w. owens OF Allendale, 8. c..
is registered at the Pulaski.
Mrs w NJ. Foy OF Manassas is IN the
city, the guest OF the Screven.
Miss l.. McKindsey buyer for Leopold
.Adler's millinery department, will leave to-
day on the Kansas City for New York TO
make spring purchases
MIR. Richard V. Eavans one Of Blrming-
ham Ala, s. most promising young law
friends. and left on the City OF Augusta
for New York.
MIR. and Mrs. William Boston OF At
lanta. who were in the city on account
OF the death OF Maj. Shellman, Mrs Bos-
toms father, left last night by the Cen
trail for their home.
Mr.. J. c. A. Brannen OF Atlanta. chair
man Of the police commission OF that city
Is in Savannah. and ~ stopping at the
Pulaski. Mr.. Brannen In accompanied BY
his family. which he is taking TO Florida.
He called on Chief McDermott at the
police barracks yesterday. and was
courteously received. In the afternoon the
Atlanta chairman was taken out for a
drive around the city BY the chief.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
DARK OUTLOOK FOR DROUGHT.
THE JURY FINDS HIM GUILTY OF
CHEATING AND SWINDLING.

Judge Berry Sentences Him 10 Pay
Fine of 81 900 or Serve Twelve
Months in the Charlottesville
General Manager of the Road of
Which Drought Was Receiver Tes-
tihes That Drought Grossly Mis-
represented the Condition of the
Road.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb 10.-A. e. Drought,
the ex-receiver of the Florida Midland
railroad, was convicted of being COM
mon cheat and swindler in the city court
before Judge Berry to-day and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 81 900 or so to the
ehain-gang for twelve months. The jury
was out on the case but a short time.
The accusation agai -st Drought was
issued at the instance of Eady & May
field. brokers. of this city. Drought had
sold them $24OO worth of receiver GER
tificates. $500 in cash and $500 in ceme-
terry stock for the certificates. 1t was set
up that he represented the road to be an
good condition and that the certificates
would be paid out of the first proceeds
when it was sold. The road, however,
brought only enough to pay SO per cent;
of claims prior TO the certificates ana
the certificate holders got nothing.
Il. II. DOVE, who was general manager
of the road, at the time of Drought re-
ownership, came to Atlanta from Florida
to testify against him and the character
he gave the receiver was anything but an
enviable one. He said that the line was
complete wreck in every way when the rep
reservations were made that 1t was IN
good condition, and that Drought was a
general all round confidence man, having
succeeded in causing him to lose lot OF
money. Drought however declared that
Dove was his enemy and he was beins
prosecuted.
An application will be made for new
trial and the case will be carried TO the
sIlnrar1a pourt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
Y. NJ. c. AS WON . TO 2.
EIrst of the Indoor Ran League
Games a Hummer.

The first game of the indoor base bail
league was played at the Young Mems
Christian Association gymnasium last
night between the Young Mems Christian
Association and the Catholic Library As
ISOLATION and resulted in a victory for
the Y. Nh. A. team by a score of 9 to >.
The game was full of ginger, and both
teams played snappy ball. As this score
indicates the Y. NJ. G. A. team PLAYED
the better game and won on their merits.
The battery work of Coleman and Har-
den for the Y. NJ C. A. was fine and to
it may be attributed the small number
of runs made by the c. l.. A. boys.
The c. l.. a. team played good game,
considering the little practice they have
had and while disappointed with the score,
took their defeat good-naturedIy.
The seating capacity OF the hall was
taxed and about 500 spectators saw the
game The crowd was very enthusiastic
and seemed to ENJOY the game greatly
The colors of both teams were very much
in,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
Duke 90 Go Before Lexow.

New York, Feb. 10.-President Duke OF
the American Tobacco Company was sub
poenaed this morning TO appear before
the .Lexow committee on Saturday. Mr..
Duke says he will appear and give all the
information at his command.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
TRUST COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
Its Assets and Records Hidden by a
Missing Cashier.

Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 1O--J. II. Jack
son was to-day appointed receiver for the
Mutual Deposit and Trust Company. The
corcern was side issue of the defunct
Sioux City Savings Bank and was man
aged by Cashier Stone of that institution
It is charged that before leaving town.
Stone secreted its assets and records. 1t
was feared the lack of them would ruin
the company unless receiver took its
affairs in hand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11

Struck Out-By Coleman, 9; by Charlton,
5.
Bases on Balls-Off Coleman, 6; CharI-
ton 9.
Two-base Hits-B. Sullivan, Anderson
Darlington, Timer, Sweeney.
Umpires-Messrs. Hall and Lyon.
Scorer-Mr. Frank Hogan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
A NOTED NUN DEAD.
She Was One of the Founders of the
Sisters of Providence

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 1O.-Sister Mary
Xavier died at st. Mary's of the Woods
yesterday, aged n years. She was the
last of seven sisters. who came to this
locality in 1872 and started in a log cabin
the order of Sisters of Providence, and
where is now located property worth more
than $l,000,000. They founded the educa-
tional system, which now has 800 teach
erS in cities of the country, and which
owns, exclusive of church ownership ST.
100000 or $4,000 900 worth of property.
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WAGES OF IRON MINERS CUT.
Metropolitan Company of Michigan
Makes n Reduction.

Ironwood, Mich. Feb 10.--A reduction
of 10 per cent. in the wages of all employ
es has been ordered by the Metropolitan
Iron and Land Company, at the Norrie,
East Norrie, Pabst and other mines be-
longing to it on the Gogebic range. The
reduction affects every employee from the
superintendent down. The principal stock
holders i'm the Metropolitan Company are
officers of the Illinois Steel COMPANY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
FACTORY HANDS STRIKE.
Glass Works So Badly They Can Not
Make a Living.

Elwood, Ind. Feb. 1O.-The 700 employees
of the Macbeth lamp chimney factory
walked out this morning on account of a
difference with the company, and refuse
is said that the glass has been worked
badly for some time, and the breakage
has been so great that the men could not
make wages and decided TO walk out and
remain out until the matter was settled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
RIinznrd in NIlnnesota.

st. Cloud, Mimi, Feb. 10.--Throughout
the central and northern part OF this
state, a blizzard rs raging, and all trains
coming from the west are delayed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
FURNACES AGAIN FIRED.
The Carnegie Plant at Braddock Re-
Stunning Operations.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. 1O.-Furnace 20" of
the Carnegie's company plant at Braddock
was lighted to-day. This furnace has
been out OF blast since last Aprll. II Will
furnish employment for 200 men.
By the end OF this week eight of the
nine furnaces composing the plant will
be making iron. giving employment to
about 1900 men. including those who
Nunrl1 In the wards
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
INeTHE RAILROAD WORLD.


Matters of Interest to Savannah ana
Elsewhere.
The Pennsylvania lines employ 100000
men with pay roll of $4,000 900 year.
B. A. Denmark, Esq. president of the
Southwestern railroad. left last night for
Macon TO attend the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the company to be
held to-day.
With its usual advertising push the
Plant system has gotten out a new pam
phlet on the west coast of Florida. This
time the superlatively fine roads of the
west coast, as adapted to bicycling, are
shown.
1t is said that, with the promotion of
Mr.. Frank Thomson to the presidency of
the Pennsylvania lines, other promotions
in the clerical and managing departments
will be made, each man moving up a
notch. One thousand men will thus. gain
promotion,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
Loom works ConsoIidnted.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. f0.-The Cromp-
ton loom works and the Knowles loom
works have combined, and the new com
pany will start with a capital stock of
s., 900, 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
Illinois senate Favors Cubans.

Springfield ILL.,, Feb 10-The Joint reso-
luton offered by Senator Sparks memorial
izing congress to recognize the beliger-
ency Of Cuba was adopted by the Senate
to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11

The Green Bag tells this story OF Judge
Wilson of Ohio; Several lawyers gath
cred in Judge Wilson's room after adj
journment OF court, and were discussing
the retirement OF a member OF the bar
Among them was one whose practice s
worth s55,OG a year. He said. I have been
practicing several years. and am well fix-
ed 4 have thought 1 should like to re-
tire ulc devote mg remaining years 60
studies have neglected. study law
said Judge Wilson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
MILL HANDS strike.
Too Large "A Part of Their Wages
Paid in Store Orders.

Provo. Utah. Feb. 1O.-One hundred and
twenty-five employees of the Provo WOOL
en- mills have gone on a strike. The com,
pany has been paying the men one-quar-
ter cash and three-quarters store and
factory orders. The men demanded half
cash. which was refused The Provo wool
en- mills are the largest i'm the west. and
were established by the late Brigam
YOunR.
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Berlin, Feb. 10.--The government has or
dered the prosecution Of several UNIVERSE
ty professors. who recently signed a decla-
ers of Hamburg.