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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

THE DESTRUCTION OF WINDSOR.
Two skeletons Found in the Ruins.
Insurance Estimated at S5S2. 900.

Two skeletons Found in the Ruins.
Insurance Estimated at 1882. 1000.
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Oct. 1S.-The com
plete extent of the disaster to the town
of Windsor was not fully disclosed until
this morning, when the fire had pretty
we'll spent itself
In all the fire-swept district, only the
court house, customs house and Mounce's
hotel stand intact. All the other build
ings were swept to the ground as If cut
donw by an enemys batteries. The
vaults of the Commercial Bank, the Hall
fax Banking Company and the postoffice
have stood the severe fire test. The Peo-
pies Bank vault has not Jared so we'll
The door is somewhat warped and it is
feared that papers and valuables have
been destroyed.
The bitter cold wind which blew all day
yesterday still prevails, and unless cloth
ing is speedily brought into the town
much suffering will result. Most of the
people burned out escaped with little
wearing apparel, and the cold makes the
suffering intense.
Conservative estimates place the insul-
ance at $5S20O0, not more than 80 per cent.
of the loss
This morning trains from Kentavile
and Halifax brought thousands of visitors
TO the town to view the stricken ruins
and assist friends and relatives. A car
load of provisions and clothing arrived by
an early train this morning from Halifax.
The town of Truro also sent a car Of
provisions and clothing. 1t was thought
yesterday that no lives had been lost, but
this morning the charred skeletons of two
persons were found near the ruins of a
house on st. Ann street. Further inves-
ugation proved them to be the remains
Of Patrick Kelly and his wife, an aged
couple. The skeletons were found about
six feet apart and, from their position,
1t is likely that the old man and woman
We're sleeping when the flames enveloped
their dwelling. In the excitement yester-
day the Kellys were not missed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
THoTTERs AT LOUISVILLE.
First Day of the Driving and Fair
Association Meeting.

Louisville, Ky, Oct. B-The Louisville
Driving and Fair Association had an
suspicious opening this afternoon in its
third annual fall meet. Characterized by
almost perfect weather and an attractive
card, including the best horses in their
respective classes, to-days meeting was
one of the best ever given by the associa-
ton. The track was fast the quality of
the entries was above the average while
the scratches were few and many of the
finishes of the sensational kind. 1t is estl-
mated that over 5000 people passed
through the gates Summaries follow:
Ell class, trotting, purse $1,C00. Elloree
won In straight heats. Best time 2:09A.
Fred B., Grace Hastings, Athanis, Pilot
Boy and Dick Hubbard also started.
2:07 class. pacing, purse $1,000. Heir-at-
Law won in straight heats. Best time
2:OG% Lottie Lorraine, Pearl Onward,
Directly, and Phenol also started.
2:1S class, trotting, purse $1,000. Curta
won second, third and fourth heats and
race. Best time 2:13A The Abbot won
the first heat. Time 2.1S. Philonides,
Mackey, Luxon, Louise Mack, Dufour
Doris Wilke, Robert Lee, William Tell and
Tuna also started.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
LATONIA RESULTS.
The Talent Picks But Two Winners
at the Kentucky Track.

The Talent Picks But Two winners
at the Kentucky Track.
Cincinnati, o., Oct. 1S.-Only two favo-
rites won for the talent at Latonia to-day
Randazzo was backed down from to l
TO 2 to in the first race, but was beaten
out by Linstock, rank outsider. The
weather was pleasant and the track fast
First Race-Five and a half furlongs
Linstock, IS to l. won, with Randazzo,
2 to ! and 4 to 5. second, and First Call
4 to l. third. Time 1.08%
Second Race-Seven furlongs. White
Oak. 6 to won, with Elano II TO 5 and
to 5, second, and Menus, 20 to l, third
Time 1: 29l2.
Third Race-One mile and sixteenth
Ell Toro, to 5, won, with Prosecutor, 3
to and even, second, and Rasendylle, to
1, third. Time 1:50A.,
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Harry
Duke, 2 to /, won, with Orimar, to 1 and
s to 2, second and Simon W. s to l, third.
Time 1;14%.
Fifth Raee--One mile and furlong. Kit
ty b., 9 to 5, won. with A. B. c., 10 TO 1
and to l, second, and Fresco, 8 TO g.
third. Time 1855.
Sixth Race-Seven furlongs. Whaterlou,
toN5, won, with Oral, to l and to 5,
second, and Caddie c., to 1, third. Time
1.2815
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
HELPED by THE PHoNoGRApH.
Assists One Man to Get Well, AnOths
err to Sleep.
From the Chicago Record.


From the Chicago Record
Mr.. Simmons, who lately passed through
a period of critical Illness, is now conva-
descent. although still unable to leave the
hospital.
His friends come occasionally TO bring
fruit and flowers, and he IL plentifuliy
supplied with reading matter.
Mr.. simons is an active man, accustom-
ed to diversified amusements, and he finds
1t difficult to pass the time away with
games of solitaire and dialect stories In
the magazines.
Chicago men are failures as patients
They are unwilling to lie back and wait
I'm idleness for slow recovery. Every
disease Is complicated by worry over an
enforced absence from business. Some
patients may find an occupation In count
ing the spots on the wall paper, but MI
Simons was not that kind of patient, and
besides, there was no wall paper at the
hospital.
While he was fretting over lack Of
entertainment a friend thought of the
photograph. Mr. Simons was moved
into a private room at the hospital and
monograph with megaphone attach
nnent was put to work for his benefit
He would lie there for hours at time
and listen to brass bands, comic orators
and vaudeville singers, and although ne
would have preferred a real performance
In q theater he enjoyed the entertainment
very much
one of Simons friends gave a dinner
party and he received an invitation, all
though II was known, of course that he
could not attend But the convalescent
was not to be robbed of all the fun. He
sent a photograph to the dinner party
and had the stories, the music and the
music recorded on the cylinder and got
them all secondhand next day.
Then he had a photograph sent to his
Office. and 1t took the street noises and
the talk Of his employees, and when he
heard these he was homesick for the roar
of wheels on the granite blocks.
This suggests the story, which is not
vouched for, of the man who had lived at
lake front hotel for several years and
had been lulled to sleep every night by the
rattle of wheels, the putting Of engines
and the footing of whistles along the I'LL
nois Central tracks.
He left the hotel and moved to a north
orn suburb, where the silence at night
was so dense that It could be felt.
He found that he could not go to sleep.
The deathly absence of noise caused a dull
ringing in his ears and he would lie in
nervous dread, fearing any sound, and
vet hoping for some break in the prolong-
ed stiffness.
At last he concluded that he would have
to move back to the hotel and be soothed
by the rumbling trains. A friend suggest
ed the photograph.
So he had several cylinders loaded up
with whistles puffs, bell ringing and other
Illinois Central noises, and every night af-
ter he retired his hired man would put
these records" into the photograph and
he would fall asleep with the old loved
sounds IN his ears.
This may not be a true story, but 1t sug-
gests a new use for the photograph.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
ADMIRAL JOHN L. woRDEN DEAD.
He Dies Suddenly at Washington
From Pneumonia.

From Pneumonia.
Washington, Oct. 1S.-Admral John L.
Worden, retired, died In this city to-day.
He commanded the Monitor at the time
of Its engagement with the Merrimac in
Hampton Roads during the late war In
1886 he was retired with the full rank and
pay of an admiral, the only instance of
the kind on record. He also received the
thanks of congress for his gallantry in
the war
Pneumonia was the immediate cause of
Admiral Wordens death. He was so years
of age, and up to last Saturday was in
very good health. Then the disease from
which he died developed rapidly from a
cold, and this morning 1t was announced
by his physicians that he could not live
throughout the day.
Admiral Worden was one of the few
remaining heroes OF that old regime which
made the United States navy so glorious
in it's achievements. and helped to make
such an indellible mark of proWess and
patriotic devotion upon the pages of his
country's history. Fer nearly two-thirds
of a century he was a naval officer hav-
ing been appointed a midshipman from
Fishkill, Duchess county, New York.
Jan. 20, 1884, over siXty-three years ago.
He was a native of New York state, born
at Sing Sing, Westchester county.
His career was full of exciting adven-
ture and his name long ago became
synonym to the navy for all that meant
honorable devotion to duty under the
most trying circumstances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
AN INsURRECTION IN CHINA.
Bandits Enter KuanE Yang and XIII
and Wound $4,000 Persons.

Bandits Enter Kuang Yang and XIII
and Wound $4,000 Persons.
Tacoma, WASH, Oct. 1S.-The city of
Kuang Yang in Human province, has been
captured and its inhabitants massacred
by band of rebels forming part of the
rebel army which is devastating Human
and Kyang provinces in Southern China.
On Aug. q the bandits scaled the walls
of Kuang Yang with the intention of cap
turing the provincial prison and releasing
three of their members confined therein.
One band tore down the prison, setting
free several hundred murderers and
thieves and imprisoned debtors. Another
gang attacked the central part of the city.
first numbering the magistrate, who had
sent the three bandits to prison. His
entire family, numbering thirty-two, in
Guiding servants, were killed. The night
was spent in Staying and plundering. All
mandarins and every civil and military
officer in tine city were beaten. The num-
Der killed and injured exceeded 14,000 The
insurgents numbered 1900 men, half Of
them armed Their avowed purpose is
to destroy existing government in South
ern China.
The government is greatly alarmed, but
has no adequate means of suppressing the
instruction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
SURGEON GENERAL BATES DEAD.
He Was President NIcKinIey's Physi-
clan and Appointed by Him.

clan ana Appointed by Him.
Washington, Oct ls.-Surgeon General
Newton L. Bates of the navy, the Presi-
dents family physician, died at the shore
ham hotel at $3.50 O'clock this morning
from a renal trouble He was appointed
surgeon general about two weeks ago to
succeed Surgeon General Tryon, and was
Obliged, on account of the illness which
finally resulted in his death to take the
oath of office in bed. His Illness at this
time was not regarded as serious. but it
developed alarming symptoms within the
last day or two
he entered the navy from New York
state in June, 1861. and prior 10 his appoint
ment as surgeon general, was medical
director with the relative rank of cap
tam, and was on duty at the naval mu-
scum of hygiene in this city. In 1868
surgeon General Bates was assigned to
me Mississippi squadron. From 1864 to
1851 he served at the New York naval lab
ofatory, after which he rendered service
at sea, being successfully attached to the
portsmouth, the Swatara the M.antono-
mob and the Pawnee Later he was fleet
surgeon of the South Atlantic station from
1873 to 1876, and subsequently, of the Eu-
ropean station. He was intimately ac-
quainted with President Mckinley having
made his acquaintance through their res
ldence at the same hotel while the latter
was a representative in congress, and
later through his discharge of the func-
tons of family physician He accompa-
MED the President on most of the jour
neys from Washington that he has made
since the Inauguration. He leaves a
widow, who was a Miss Bache of Brook
lyn, daughter of Medical Director Ba-
che OF the navy She was with him at
the time of his death. The remains will
be taken to Brooklyn tomorrow morning
to be buried in Greedwood cemetery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
Georgia Postmasters Appotnted.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The following
fourth-class postmasters were appointed
in Georgia to-day:
Clayton, Rabun County-Deguerre A .
Menson, vice James l. Langston, removed.
Fox, Epson County--J. Y. Carlisle. vice
r. r. Carlisle, resigned.
Guest, Colquitt County-Henry Elliott
vice G. w. Thornton, resigned.
Peacock, Clinch County-J. b. Pofford.
vice G.. w. Vining, resigned
Pine Mountain, Rabun County,. ID.
Hunter, vice Mary w Bilingsly, removed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
DIED FROM HIS WOUND.
a Negro shot by an Omcer Dies Mt
Tallahassee.

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 1S.-About three
weeks ago John Jackson, a bold, bad ne,
gro, and a stranger here was shot in the
leg by a deputy sheriff, who had at
tempted to arrest him. lie was taken to
the jail, but last week gangrene set in
and he was removed to Emergency Hos
pital He was put under the influence OF
chloroform yesterday, and his leg ampu-
tated by Dr. Phiibrick He never rallied
after the operation, and died about 4
o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

Tallahassee, rla., oct 18.-John McDou.
gall, the new postmaster, has taken
charge of the Office here, and r. r. Cor.
man, the retiring postmaster, left to-day
for Jacksonville, where his family have
resided for some time. Mr.. McDougan
will make no changes In the Office force
at present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
PRITISH CABINET WILL DECLINE.

Monetary Commission Convinced
Their Mission Has Been Useless.
London, Oct. 1s.-The United States
monetary commissioners have received no
official informa ton regarding the action
taken by the British cabinet on Saturday
last Private advices, however. convince
them that the cabinet has dealt the death
blouy to their mission.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
A One-sided Gnme at Dnyton.

Dayton, O., Oct. 1S.-About 1900 people
witnessed the one-sided base ball game
this afternoon The weather was pleasant.
but for lack of interest the audience be-
gan to leave before the game closed. The
score was; Baltimore, 10; All-American,
l. Batteries-Hoffer and Clark; Hastings
and Donahue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
CounterfeitIne I'm PrIsop.

Pittsburg, Oct. 1S.-Warden r. S. Wright
of the Riverside penltentiary has discover
ed that number OF the convicts confined
IN the institution have been manufactur-
ing counterfeit 50-cent pieces
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

Washington. Oct. 1S-The President to-
day made the following appointments
Frank c. Partridge of Vermont consul
general at Tangiers, Morocco.
Consuls-Chaster W. Martin of Michigan
at Amherstburg, Ont; Joseph /. Britain
of Ohio at Nantes, France.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
HARVARD CLUB COMING SOUTH.
1t VIII Take Its Trip Early in the
Spring to Get Practice.

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 1S.-The man
agement of the Harvard base bali club
have decided to send the teams on
southern trip during the next spring va
cation in order to give the players expe-
rience and training at a time when the
weather in this section prohibits out of
door practice. Games win probably be
arranged between Georgetown, University
of Virginia, and the University of North
Carolina, together with other southern
colleges.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

"A Useful Art-"Of course" said one
old farmer TO the other, your boy is
learnin' Latin and Greek at college, but Is
he gettin' anything practical?'
ooh, yes In the last letter he writ he
tells me he is takin' lessons In fencin. -
Detroit Free Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
SCOTTISH RITE MAsONs.
southern Jurisdiction in Session in
Washington City.

washington, Oct. 1S.-The supreme coun-
vi Oh the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Kite of Free Masonry for the southern
jurisdiction of the United States, including
all states west of the Mississippi river,
opened its regular biennial session In this
Ivy Today. Thomas Hubbard Caswell of
2 "a francisco, grand commander, presid-
eI, ana read his allocution.
WORK on revision of the statutes will be-
5u tomorrow. The thirty-third degree
w%lll be conferred Friday night, The atten-
,Sle OF active and honorary members of
N4e supreme council is quite large
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
FAILURES IN TEXAS.
City Bank of sherman Makes an As
siGnment.

City Bank of sherman Makes an As
Signment.
Houston. Tex, Oct. 1S.-The City Bank
of Sherman failed to open its doors this
morning. and after meeting of the direc-
tors decided TO make an assignment. Cash
Ter Hall says the bank has assets of 4 to
of liabilities. He says the banks indebt-
edness is $4,000, and assets $4,000
A petition for a receiver has been fled
by r. c. Mclean. a stakeholder.
Pearl Stone q Son of Buffalo, Leon
county. filed deed of trust to protect
preferred creditors. Preferences are for
$4,000, and total liabilities are about $780,
co.. Assets are larger than the total La
biliti6s.
A. Lowensteln of Dallas and Clebourne
to-day filed deed of trust at both places.
Preferences S7, 76S
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
A NINE-ToN CABLE ON MULEBAcK.
sixty-fOur Burros Carry II Up TIN.
Mountain From Telluride.
From the Chicago Tribune.

NIUIII tIIV OIIICd8U IIIDuHt.
Any person who has seen long strings of
horses dragging immense spools of cable
to the several cable lines In Chicago may
appreciate the magnitude of an undertake
ing that has been successfully accom-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
BALD WINS A HEAT.
He Defeats Fred Loughead in a
Match at Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 1s-To-nlght at
the coliseum track in this city Eddie Bald
of Buffalo and Fred Loughead, the Can
dian champion, rode the first heat OF a
match race for purse offered by the COLI
scum company, Bald winning in 657 S-5
The distance was three miles. and a large
crowd witnessed the contest. The race
foh
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
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SALISBURY WILL NOT RETIRE.

He Denies the Report Tint III
Health VIII Cause Him to Resign.
London, Oct. 1s-The Marquis of Sails
bury telegraphs the Associated Press from
Hatfield house HEREFORD, saying there is
absolutely no truth i'm the story published
by the Daily Chronicle of this city to-day
saying that the premier is anxious to re-
tire on account of i'll health and anxiety
respecting the health of the Marchionesa
of Salisbury, and that an early recon-
struction of the cabinet is probable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
PETROLEUM SPRINGS AFIRE.
They Have Incurred Great Loss ana
Are stan Burning.

Are StiI burning.
st. Petersburg, Oct ia dispatch from
Baku, on the peninsula of Apsheron, on
the west coast of the Caspian sea, cen
ter of the great oil producing regions in
European Russia, says that a petroleum
spring at Romany a suburb of Baku,
caught fire last night The fire spread
quickly to other springs in the vicinity.
until the whole valley was a sea Of
flames. The fires are still burning. The
losses are enormous. Four springs and
twenty-three bore holes have been de-
stroyed, as well as several magazines and
mines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
RAILROAD MANS CHANGE.
\. j. FrHzen to Go to the PittsbuI4y
and Wheeling Road.

and Wheeling Road.
Baltimore, Md. Oct. 1S.-A. ]. Frazer,
now superintendent of the Birmingham
division of the Southern railway, with
headquarters at Birmingham, Ala, win
De appointed superintendent of the Pitts
ourg and Wheeling division of the Balti-
more and Ohio on Nov. l. 3Ir Frazer
mas been superintendent of the Alabama
Great Southern division OF the Queen and
crescent system, trainmaster of the Ohio
ana Mississippi, now part of the Baltimore
ana Ohio. He will fill the vacancy oc>
easioned by the resignation of NJ. B. Cut
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

London, Oct. i8-';Pedlar' Palmer, the
bantam-weight champion Of England. and
Dave Sullivan of Boston met this evening
at the National Sporting Club, at ll6
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
Other Postmasters Appointed.

Washington, Oct. lS.--The President to-
day appointed the following postmasters:
Charles w. Buckley, al Montgomery, Ala;
w. d. f. Mann, at Tallapoosa, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

pounds, to compete for the bantam cham
pionship of the world, a purse of 50, 500.
and side bet of $1,000 The contest was
won by Palmer in twenty rounds.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-30
Planned sI4 to the Cns,,dor

There is total disregard of the value
the precious metal in Dawson City.
Every one has so much gold dust that the
sight of big sacks and cans of it have
ceased to attract attention.
For instance" said Mr.. Thomson.
you will see wooden sack covered with
canvas, bar across one end Of it. This
Is saloon, about us unlikely place for
riches as man would find on earth, and
yet at any time of the day and night the
aggregate wealth of the men in there at
any one time would reach into the mil
lions.
why, one day was in a place of this
and in front of the bar was n
long box filled with sawdust. This saw
dust, owing TO frequent approximations
from the tobacco chewing custom, gets
soiled. Some boys came along and said
to the proprietor, If you will give us this
old box, we will bring you another filed
with clean sawdust. Take il along was
the rejoinder. The boys Immediately put
a clean one In its place and took away the
old one. was so interested to see what
they intended TO do that followed them.
and, TO my surprise, they commenced TO
pan out the sawdust, and in little while
they recovered Sl4 in gold. Alaska
Miner
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-30
stocks.
Manifest Destiny.

"Charley" exclaimed young Mrs.
Torkins.
"What is it?" inquired her husband,
as the newspaper slid from his startled
grasp.
~ have thought it all out >
II don t know what you are talking
about. "
1.-The baby's future. You know how
important it is TO watch child and see
what his bent is, so that you can get
him started on the right road in life "
"Yes, but isn't our baby rather
young?"
1.-THE younger the better There is no
telling how early character may begin
to be nodded. You may thank me for
taking a great responsibility off your
mind. You needn't worry about his
savocation any more
And what, may inquire, do you
propose 10 make Of him?'
"A grand opera singer. "
you're going to let him go on the
stage?'
81 think that when nature especially
fits any persoa for some particular call.
ing it is dangerous and wrong TO com.
pei him TO do something else.
'How do you know he is fitted for
grand OPERA"
because every time he opens his
mouth he yells at the top of his voice
and you cant understand a word he
says. - Washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-30
Ingenuity In the Cabin.

During one of his Journeys a famous
traveller camo 20 lonely cabin and
found the door wide open. In the cen.
ter of the room he entered he found a
cradle, in which an infant was reclining
fast asleep The cradle was rocking
with surprising regularity, but no sign
OF what propelled il could be seen.
The travellers curiosity was aroused.
Hewent 10 the cradle and found stout
cord attached TO a nail driven in the
side of it The cord, he found, passed
through an auger hole in the side of
the house
he took mp the trail, which soon led
him into ravine, where "A donkey was
standing and switching his tail. The
mystery was explained The other end
OF the cord was attached TO the ass tail,
and the constant switching of its caudal
.appendage furnished motive power
sufficient to rock the cradle. London
Telegraph