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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
OLDEST BANK IN THE WORLD.
Naples Boasts IA Financial Institu-
ton Founded in 1889.

ton Founded in 1889.
Mr.. Neville-Rolfe, British consul at Ma
pies gives an interesting account of the
past history and present position of the
Bank of Naples, which is, he says, the
Oldest bank in existence, for the Monte
Vecchio of Venice and the Banco San
Giorgio at Genoa, both founded in the
twelfth century, have ceased to exist, as
has also the Bank Of Barcelona, founded
in the fourteenth century. The Bank of
Naples was founded in 1883, and is a state
bank, with a considerable capital, to
which no one lays any claim; in other
words, it is a joint stock bank, but with
no shareholders. When Charles v went
to take possession Of the kingdom his
new subjects desired TO receive him with
becoming magnificence and therefore con-
tracted vast loans with the Jews against
valuable pledges. These loans they were
unable to repay. and to get rid of the
difficulty his majesty banlshed the Jews
from the kingdom. The Jews managed be-
fore their departure to sell the pledges to
two Neapolitans at very easy prices. The
new owners offered them to the original
owners at a small profit and they also
offered further loans without interest on
the old security. Some philanthropists
stepped in and gave considerable gifts to
the new enterprise, provided loans with
out interest were made. In 1913 the bank
was established on these lines, and was, In
TACT, charitable pawnbroker. But by de-
grees its scope enlarged into that Of a
bank doing an ordinary commercial bust
ness. In 1884 1T had an income from gov
eminent securities of 1850, besides the
capital necessary for carrying on it's bus
mess.
In 1885, in a commercial crisis, the gov
eminent forced It to lend fiji, 800 for two or
three years certain. without interest. The
result was a loss TO the bank, and in a
Few years II was declared to be f56. 900 in
debt In 1851 II had recovered its position,
but series Of frauds and losses amount
ing to nearly 100000 crippled IL again. In
December last Mr.. Luzzati proved to the
chamber that the bank had recently lost
tS,0O,0N, for a great part of which the
branches at Genoa, Bologna and Milan
are responsible. Nothing short of state
interference can now save the bank, and
Mr.. Luzzati was anxious to Incorporate
~ into national bank of Italy on the
lines or the Banks of France and Eng
land. This, however, met with very strong
opposition in the Neapolitan provinces. II
IS proposed TO issue government paper to
the amount Of 100000 francs, which rep
resents the bullion in the hands OF the
bank, and from the interest accruing 10
form sinking fund 20 place the institu-
ton on sound financial basis. The in
terest Is fixed at 3iz per cent. net, instead
of the normal rate OF AZ the holder OF
the paper will thus lose q per cent. IN
exchange for his government security and
the government will lose the same amount
But both parties would lose great deal
more we're the Bank of Naples to stop
payment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
THE WONDERFUL ALBATRoss.
Its Marvellous Flight In the Air and
Its Ridiculous WaddIe on Land.
From the Chicago Daily News.


From the Chicago Daily News.
The albatross has been the theme OF
poets and naturalists ever since the first
one dawned upon the sight of man. The
scientist has offered many theories for
the birds long-sustained power Of flight,
but it remains as much of mystery as
ever. An aIbatross viii follow in a ships
wake for days, sailing steadily along with
no motions of the wings, silent and in
scrutable as fate. No other motions than
an occasional veer of the wings when
the bird desires to turn an angle is OBJ
served. Despite the birds marvellous
power Of sailing along it is very hard for
il to rise from the water.
The home of the albatross is in the an
tipodes and the Auckland Islands. No
lighthouse rears its head here, and heavy
fogs and treacherous currents swirl about
the place. The land is rough and noun
famous on the coast. but inland marvel
lous flowers grow; wonderful asters, mar
guerites, lilies, and gentians and here mill
lions upon millions of birds make their
homes.
Among the coarse heritage the pure
white head of the albatross meets the eye.
The body is larger than that of the swan,
and its expanded wings measure seven
NHtAl lGcN AiOll up 70 up LIS BlOiy AAeAo
departed, for while nothing can be gran
der than its flight over the ocean, moth
ing is more ludicrous than its waddle on
the land. It's only sign of defense is to
clap its beak in a helpless manner, for it
cannot use its wings.
The nest is pie of earth like a childs
sand castle, and in the cup-shaped top
the albatross lays one egg. During the
sixty days the egg is Matching the mother
does not stir from the nest for if she did
the seahawks would swoop down on the
egg and destroy it. The young bird is
covered with fluffy down, pure white In
color and silky as floss. The nesting is
fed so assiduously that IL becomes inn
menseiy fat and rivals its parent in
weight 1t is then deserted by the pa
rents who wander over the ocean, some
times encircling the ocean before return
ing home
The most remarkable thing in the his
tory Of the albatross is that during the
absence of the parents the young nesting
does not receive a mouthful of food. Dur
ing the whole time, sometimes four
months, it lives on the fat it has accumu-
lated. In the open nest en- a bleak hill
side the young albatross is exposed all
winter to sharp winds and the tiercest
gales that ever rush across the ocean,
yet at the end of it's fast the young bird
is lively and in good condition.
The reason the parent BIRDS go away
is not known. Their desire for flight is a
mystery, for it is not the same as the
migration of our northern birds to the
south. When the parents return they I'M
tremendously bundle out the nesting,
which has become a slaty-gray in color,
and set about repairing the nest. The
young bird still stays around, evincing in
many pretty ways its fondness for its pa
rents, and not till next year does it take
its first flight to sea in company with its
hard-hearted father and mother
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
A JOB FOR 700 TURKEYS.
Turned Loose In An Orchard to Save
1t From Invading GrasshOppcrS.

From the Fresno Republican.
w. X. Birmingham of Oakland a few
years ago purchased a large tract of land
In the river bottom below PollaslSy, and
has since put out over 1900 fruit trees
There was small orchard on the place
when he purchased 1t, and these older
trees are In full bearing. while peach
trees but three and four years old have
borne large crops. The soil is deep silt
and very fertile. Mr.. Birmingham put
in a large gasoline engine and pump, and
pumps water from the San Joaquin river
to irrigate with. The orchard presents a
very thrifty appearance, and all the trees
that are old enough are loaded with fruit
Last Thursday an army of grasshoppers
came down from the hills to the southeast
and invaded one corner OF the orchard
They were too young to fly much and
could only hop and crawl, but they had
voracious appetite. and within a few
hours had eaten every leaf from every tree
over an area of five acres
There was In the garden tract nearly
everything in the vegetable line, but the
hoppers showed no preference whatever
eating everything clean as they went
Squash vines that were very thrifty each
OF which covered a space Of perhaps six
feet square, were eaten on clean. Straw
berries were eaten without cream, and
every berry and vegetable In the garden
went to fatten grasshoppers. And there
were millions upon millions Of hoppers
and hoppers. They are not OF the seven
teen-year variety either. but just common
everyday foothill grasshoppers with a
mountain appetite. AS their wings are
not large enough to enable them to Indulge
the disposition so prevalent IN both man
and animal to hurry on 10 other locall-
ties In search OF greener or better pas
lures, they just hop and crawl upon the
trees and vines, and eat. and eat, and eat
IL does seem as II they can eat for TWEEN
ty-four hours without a rest
MIR. Birmingham at once put an adver-
tisement IN the Republican that he want
ed thousand turkeys. A wagon load OF
turkeys passed through Fresno yester-
day morning en- route for Pollasky, but he
wants all he can set.
As an experiment. Mr. Birmingham mix
cd with a quart OF middlngs and a quart
Of bran one pound OF arsenic. and set tho
mixture before the invading army. They
ate with relish and-marched onward.
right on. He says he didn't find a dead
grasshopper.
Two years ago the hoppers invaded the
same orchard. Mr.. Birmingham found A
Portuguese who had a band OF 100 turkeys.
and az once made arrangements with him
TO bring his turkeys down 20 the orchard
and camp there. The owner OF the tur-
keys had several well-trained shepherd
dogs, and with their aid and twenty
Ave turkeys were allotted 70 each row OF
trees, and herded slowly along, eating hop
pors. Men were sent In advance 20 shake
The hoppers from the trees, and the tur-
keys did the rest. The hoppers were to-
Ntally destroyed and the orchard Bayed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
- s----------
CRUISING FOR A FLY sPECK.
But for This Object on the Chart the
Rescue's Crew Would Have Got the
DOubIOOns
From the Portland OregonIf

From the Portland Oregonian.
The recent sailing of schooner from
Victoria bound for Cocos Island to dig up
the rich plumber supposed to be buried
there has brought out numer of contra
dictory reports about the authenticity of
that treasure legend, the latest story be-
ing the effect that it was discovered and
carried away early in the sos A water
front man was reading this yarn in an Of
flee yesterday, and, when he had finished
exclaimed:
That shows what great results some
times hinge on very small matters. 1
known a couple OF men who would proba,-
bly, have recovered all of that treasure If
1t had not been for a fly"
The ordinations of surprise and incred-
ulity which greeted this remark were al
the encouragement needed, and the vete-
ran proceeded:
1T was along in the latter part OF 1879
that Thomas Doig, Eric Johnson, William
Masters, and NJ. ID. Staples, who had been
running an independent pilot service at
the mouth Of the river, with the schooner
Rescue, were driven off the bar by the
Flavel monopoly. Having no further use
for the schooner, Masters and Doig sail
ed south in her to do a little discovering
on Cocos Island, and to eventually sell
Z.
Staples dug up some old charts of the Pa
cine, which, though a trihe worn with
age where supposed to te accurate and In
due season the craft sailed out of Astoria.
never TO return. Cocos Island was notice.
able on the may, but there was no name
attached to It, In due season, the Rescue
and her fortune hunters reached the lat
titude and longitude where the isle ~
riches showed up on the map. They al
most went blind straining their eyes 10
catch sight OF the land, but their search
was unrewarded, and, like Noah's Ark
in the song, they jes KEEP a sallln, and
a sailin'.' Every time they would get past
that spot on the map they would double
back on their tracks again, but the island
would not appear
There is no telling how long this state
OF Affairs would have lasted, had II NOT
been for the discovery made by Dole. one
morning. Masters had the old chart
spread out on the table, and was figuring
away for dear hfe when Doig came down
from the deck. lie leaned over Mastery
shoulder drew his sheath knife, and made
scratch on the paper. Cocos Island dis
appeared, ana Masters, as soon as he re-
gained his composure, said Wei, I'll be
burned Il II wasn't a ly specls'
This discovery dlsgusted them so much
that they boro away for San jose Dc Qua
temala, where the schooner was sold. ana
Doig became admiral IN tho navy at that
point, and II was only about a year later
before this other outht came along TO Cos
cos and dug up a schooner load OF Spanish
doubloons, showing plainly that n Il had
not been for that ny Dolg and Masters
would have found the treasure. for M The
ny had Kept on the paper they would never
have sailed without map showing tho
island, and, OF course. u they had found
the island before the treasure was taken
| Il would have been theirs"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
TIFToN's NEW RAILROAD.
Its Capital TO he Not Less Than $780,
600 Nor More Than $500. 900.

Triton, Ca, June 12.-AppIcation for a
charter for the Triton. Thomasville and
Gulf Railway Company is being made by
the following named gentlemen: w. w.
Ashburn, ". ". Lietch. Walker NJ. Glenn
ents OF Eastman; +. j.. Stubs and s. j.
SIupns OF Cox; @. w. Parrot, ST.. George
w Parrot, Jr., Jacob Hass and John n.
Gay OF Atlanta; s. i. Hayes. y. NJ. smith.
ana Joseph ii. Merrill Of Thomasvllle: n
- Clark OF Moultrie, and NJ. j. Parrot OF
New YORK. The capital stock is TO be not
less IMAM 100000. nor more than $4,000.
me petitioners pledged themselves 10
bseslh work az once. This will give Triton
,oet nnes OF railroad, and win ada very
materially 10 her Importance as a rail-
Io ., center and distributing point.
inton U.s. 10 have a base ball tournament
= cay pigeon shoot. bicycle races and
various other amusoments during the fair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
Fortresses Must ne Rooted.


Capt Sir @. Baden-Powell, a distln-
gulshed military authority, warns the gov-
ernments Of all nations that they had bet
ter put bomb-proof roofs on their forts. II
they want 70 stand any chance whatever
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13

- Louis. Mo, June 12-The Nemesis
vl we national cycle races to-day we're
C,,ne-third mile professional. Earl Klsor.
S Nv aork. time Q.ii; one mile. Earl Klscr.
une zls Is, one mile professional. E le
sAnusIson, Roodhouse, H., time 2.22,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13

well ! observe that we win now have
n combination bicycle and typewriter foa
battlefield use. What will the inventor
do next, I wonder7" Don't know ass
Gen. Observation-Disclosures Commercials
Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13

u wish you would make a picture OF
the Sultan Of Turkey for to-morrow's
paper"
~ am afraid I have no photograph.
SIR
what OF that7 You know how 20 dram,
a fez, don't your'-Puek.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04

WAsuNGToN, July % The presi-
Dental party will leave uere Wedues-
day for their vacation on the shores Of
Lake Champ.aIn. The chief executive
desires To obtain as far as possible a
complete rest from official duties dur
ing his absence. and for this reason IT
- possible few appointments vii be
made during that time. II il stated "A :
the white house that all papers sent To
the president at his summer home viii
he mailed to Washington without
icing opened. IL is the intention that
all papers shall 70 through the chan
nel they have heretofore followed.
The president, it IS said. will look over
n" papers while he is away, and ,vhnt-
ever appointments are made will Le
announced here
Benlamin +. Montgomery. one of the
executive clerks, will have charge of
affairs at the white house during MIR
Mckinley's absence
Secretary Hiss Tuesday approved
two schedules of a!lotmcnts of land ia
Severalty, made 10y the Chippewa com
mission To the Boise Forte band Of
Chippewa Indians, residing on the
Iioise Forte aud Deer Creek reserya-
tons, ia Minnesota
On the Hoisc Forte reservation Coz al
lotmcnts are made, aud the total
nnmDcr o! acres allotted - 55.2I2.
Added To this are as acres reserved
for the sub-agency. village and GENE
terry purposes On the Deer Creek
reservation are four ullotments. and
total acreage covered by the aIlot-
mcnts is 2JG
Secretary Long has decided To- send
the hig battleshIp Indiana To Halifax
To Oc dockcd and cleaned H. is felt to
be- necessary To do this in order To-
prevent injury To the hull of the shin
from corrosiOn The department would
have much preferred to send the In
diana To Port Royal. ). G., for this pur-
pose, but the opinion of the best navi-
gators in the navy department was
that IT would Toe decidedly risky in the
present unsatisfactory condition OF the
approaches to the dock there
While the naval officers naturally
depIore the necessity for thus sending
our finest ship To foreign dock, they
say the practice is aot new or uncofn-
mon
WAsHINGTON. July % -Assistan,
Secretary Howell, Of the treasury de-
partment, who is in charge of customs
matters, said Tuesday:
The new tariff bill is particularly
free from antiquities. which, despite
the most careful efforts are liable to
creep INTO such measures 1t is "A rev
enne producer, aud in my opinion. will
produce az least Sls5, 600 900 during the
present fiscal year, and | look for at
least 500, 600 900 during the fiscal wear
1899
The newly arrived Bolivian minis.
ter, Senior Luis Pdsl presented his Gre
denua's TO President Mckinley Tues
day, aud the usual formal speeches
were exchanged. The minister is the
third representative Of Bolivia who
has been sent to WASHINGTON.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04

VICTORIA, -. C., July 30. There is a
crowd OF indignant gold seekers in
town. Two hundred OF them came
from Seattle with their outfits to take
the steamer Islander for Dyea. Arriv-
ing here they found that not pound
OF goods would 5e allowed to enter
the klondyke district without paving
the regular Canadian duty. some Of
them decided upon payment of the
duty here. bu' others are going with
the expectation OF cvading the Gus
toms officers. This is hardly possible
and the customs officers are going M
on the Islander, accompanied by a
force Of consttb.cs. who will assist
the mounted police now there TO en-
force the law.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04

Mans two best friends are said to be q
gun and dog. Ii Is easy to get good dog,
but hard To get a good gun. The guns made
by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co,
New Haven, Ct, are not only always good,
but they are acknowledged the best made IN
the world For years the Winchester has
been the standard OF the world and 10 any
one who has studied or examined IT. many
points of superiority its popularity u not
and shot guns made by the Wlnchesters are
IN demand all over the world Although
they cost comparatively little. they are bet
ter than the highest priced hand made guns
in every way. Winchester ammunition is
of the same high grade as Winchester guns
and can always be relied upon. Send Tor a
large illustrated catalogue free.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04
GOLD CRAZE
Taking Away Mary Employees in the
Navy Department.
The Discount Of seven and n Half p.y
Cent Allowed on Beer STAMPS D-IiV-
cred Ga or Before July 2ith tn lie
Collected Prom the brewers.

WAsHINGroN, July 3O.-The navy de-
partmcnt has FELT the evil effects OF the
gold craze. The firm Of Moran Bros.
located in Seattle, is building the tor
pedo boat Rowan and had made rood
progress until the Alaskan exodus set
IN. Now they have informed the navy
department that so many of their
workmen have dropped their work To
go 10 Alaska that they are Obliged TO
appeal TO the navy department for an
extension of time in which To complete
the boat.
The land office is receiving many APP
plications for copies of the pu bile land
laws by persons who profess their iu-
tention OF going TO Alaska The Office
has been Obliged To notify the app =
cants that the land laws have not vet
been extended TO Alaska, though the
mineral laws apply.
WAsHNGTON. July 30. -Commissioner
Forman Thursday issued the follow
ing circular letter To collectors Of in
tcrnal revenue:
you are hereby instructed To- col
lect from all brewers in your district
the discount of seven and half per
cent, which was allowed on beer
stamps delivered by you on or before
the 24th inst, without regard To- the
date OF the order for stamps.
In case of neglect or refusal of
brewers TO pay the same after demand.
you will report them for assessment
on your July list You are informed.
and will so advise all brewers in your
district, that stamps purchased and
delivered before the 18th inst, and
upon which the discount of seven
anu half per cent. has been allowed
may be used for their full face value. g"
The secretary of war has appointed
the special board provided for in the
sundry civil appropriation bill to make
survey and examination Including
estimates OF cost of deep waterways
between the great lakes and the At
lantic waterways. The personnel of
the board is as follows: Mai Charles
w. Raymond, corps of engineers: AL
fred Noble, OF Chicago and George Y.
Wisner, of Detroit.
The commissioner OF internal rev
enue has amended the regulations
concerning the bottling of distilled
spirits in bond SO as to require the
data prescribed by law to appear on
bottle strip stamps. 70 be printed or
engraved thereon before they leave
the internal revenue office. Hither-
to this data has been permitted
to be written on the stamp by the dis
tiller.
A statement prepared at the treas
ury department shows that the recent
civil service order of the president in
creases the exemptions from the civil
service competitive examination from
% TO 2l9 in the internal revenue serv-
ice, and in the customs department 3IS
positions are added TO the EXEMPT
class and $50 places hitherto outside
the rules have been brought within
them. All OF the exempt places. how
ever, are subject to rigid, non-com-
petitive examination conducted by the
civil service commission
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04
BIG BATTLE
Near Canudos. In which Three Thousand
soldiers Were Killed


NEW YORK, July 3).-A dispatch to
the Herald from Rio Janeiro. Brazil.
says that authentic information has
reached that city To the effect that
more than three thousand soldiers
have been killed in big battle near
the site Of Canudos.
The fanatics numbering more than
10000 men, all well armed. attacked
the government troops Whole brig
AIDES of the soldiers were swept down
and destroyed, trampled under foot as
the victorious fanatics. with wild.
hoarse shouts Of triumph passed over
them
The full extent of the loss of life can
not be told. There is no reason To
doubt, however. that the loss in
killed on both sides is more than
5000
For miles the ground around Canu-
dos Is strcwn with the dead and diving.
the government troops being COM
PEELED to leave their dead on the field
and flee TO save themselves from com
plete destruction from the avalanche
Of fanatics
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04

BREsLAU. July 3l.-The recent con
tlnuous heavy rains have caused many
rivers OF Silcsia and bohemia to over
flow. A number OF bridges have been
carried away. Railway traffic has been
stopped and several houses have coll
lapsed. a bridge at Astritz, in Silesia.
was swept away and eight children
who were carried down with the struc-
ture, were drowned. Several persons
are also reported to have been drowned
in bohemia
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala
l" Splendid Trim for IA Fine RAN and
winter Trade ia Iron aud Steel


BIIiNiNGHAM, Ala, July IS The
SIoss Iron and steel Co blew in their
No. furnace at Birmingham Tuesday
morning. and the Tennessee Coal. Iron
and Railroad Co will blow in their
third furnace at Bes,emcr The Ox.
more furnace of the latter company
Will 90 IN blast IN "a few DAYS
and the rolling mills at Birminp.
ham and Gate City are also prcpar-
ing TO resume. The new steel furnace
IS ma daily operation, the output hav-
iuH proven an excellent soft steel. and
tue steel - accommodating at the !; r
mingham rolling mill 10 be rolled as
soon as the mills resume operation.
The coal ami iron market, show
great Improvement since the settle
mcnt OF the wage question altogether.
birmingham Is ia splendid trim for
tine fail and winter business.