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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14
CIGARETTE FAMINE AVOIDED.
The New stamps Are Now TO BE Had
In Any Quantities.

Washington, Aug. 1S-It Is stated at the
internal revenue department that there
will be no further delay In the delivery
Of cigarette stamps, and they now may
be ordered. A large quantity we're ship
ped to New York yesterday and at pres
ent there are no acquisitions untitled
The delay In a measure was caused by
the breaking Of one OF the plates The
fact, TOO. that the new law went into inn
mediate effect upon It's passage preclpi-
tated vast amount Of work on the bu-
reau Of engraving and printing. but the
congestion Is now relieved and all orders
will be filled at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14
Tic world .493 az 3q5.1l2

The aggregate capital OF all railroads Ia
the world IS S35 ZIG 900, which is about
S2i for each lnhabtant or this whole
capital, SIS, 695, 900 600 or 50 per cent. "a in
vested In the European railroads. which
have but IS per cent Of the Whole mileage
The capitalization OF European railroads
IL $40 40 per mile or just about double
the capitalization OF American roads. and
nearly three times greater than the cap
ital Of Gearga's railroads.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14

The Western OF Alabama will build
shops at Montgomery TO replace the shops
which were recently burned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere. .


Elsewhere.
Mr. George T. Mcclure, contracting
freight agent for the Plant system at Gin
cinnati, is in the city for a few days.
Mr.. ]. w. Preston, formerly general man
| ager of the Middle Georgia and Eatonton
railroad, who has been in the city for
| several days left by the Central last night
for his home at Eatonton,
The indications are that this week of
| cheap rates viii not be the only time dur
! ing the summer season that the Ocean
Steamship companys outgoing vessels are
to be crowded. City Ticket and Passen-
ger Agent Brewer reports that next week,
Notwithstanding the low rates viii not
! prevail, bids fair to afford as large an
ocean travel to New York. He has already
made an exceptionally large number of
stateroom reservations for the sailing
| dates and expects many more.
Excursion rates under the rules Of the
| Southeastern Passenger Association have
been arranged on the certificate plan for
| delegates attending the following meet
| ings: Union Veterans Union (nationa
| encampmenO. Springfield. o., Augg 1921 ;
| Methodist-Episcopa church I4aGrange
district conference, Forsyth. Aug 1924;
! Methodist Episcopal church Savannah
| district conference), Baxley, Aug $3.50:
| Middle Georgia Baptist Association, For
| syth, Sept. 1-6; Sunday School Association
| calhoun county,. Jacksonville Ala, Sept
| 2-3 and Methodist-Episcopa church EAST
| Tennessee district conference), Chattanoo-
| ga, Sept, 30-Oct. s.
The rafIrOade rerort n ff,ro.s -. 49,.
! tourist traffic to the mountain resorts. and
the travelling passenger agents say that
| the hotels are generally well filed With
the Savannah people the most popular re-
| sorts are those of North Georgia and
| North Carolina, where there are now a
| large number of Savannahians Many of
! these visitors have been spending the
| greater part of the summer at the resorts
| while others have gone up recently of
| these latter many left on Aug. II, on the
| annual excursions run by the Central and
| the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
| roads. The latter road sold 1876 tickets for
| the trains on that day. These tickets are
good returning till after Aug. 81. The
Carolina resorts of the greatest popularity
| with the Savannah tourists have thus far
| been Waynesvi1e Blowing Rock Old
Fort, Swannanoa and Saluda
The mechanical department of the Plant
system will begin to work ten hours a
day on Monday This will be the first
time in two or three years that the men
have been put to work on full time In the
shops. They have been working eight
hours lately, and the change Is welcome
TO them. Work from the division of the
system TO the south has been coming 20
Savannah of late and il was found nee
essary to increase the hours in order 10
keep the shops clear
The Prussian ministry Of public works
has compiled statistics of the railroads Of
the world. Below is the mileage for 1891
and 1895 by countries:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14
A shnm nnttIc I'D NnshrIIle.

Nashville Tenn. Aug. Military week
az the Tennessee Centennial Exposition
Will close tomorrow With n great sham
battle IN which nearly 900 soldiers will
participate. After ihe battle the troops
viii be reviewed b. Gov Taylor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14

~ Dar.,il' Aug B.-Oerman troops on
ilr.a4 - an1 frontier have defeated
aag '9e rebels The rebels iosf
And ~. Germans lost Lieut. Hertz
's-nleI. '''peis killed anu a Number
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14

ager of the Middle Georgia and Eatonton
railroad, who has been in the city for
several days left by the Central last night
for his home at Eatonton
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14

The Prussian ministry OF public works
has compiled statistics of the railroads Of
the world. Below is the mileage for 1891
and 1895 by countries:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
SEA SERPENT CAUGHT.
Turtle Taken On lake Front nj Chi
cago That Weighs 500 Pounds.

Turtie Iukcn ON lake front ut Csh l.
cago That Weighs 500 Pounds.
The dreaded sea serpent" which hai
been seen by lake shippers awake ans
asleep for a dozen years has been over
come at last by three fishermen, Franz
and Charles Martin and Charles Ora.
gen, and now lies dead at Chicago.
After hard fight of nearly tire
hours the green-eyed thing Of terro.
was finally conquered and towed
ashore. 1t weighs over 500 pounds, and
is even larger and more horrible in an
pearance than those tabled sea SER
penis which are seen at least once every
year off New York and San Francisco
by the diligent ship news reporters.
1t is a ponderous lake turtle.
The Martins and Cragen went out to
the breakwater in the morning to take
in their fish nets and they found the
turtle entangled in the meshes of one
OF their great nets and making ter
rifle efforts to escape. With six or
eight stout poles, pair of axes and a
coil of tough rope the three fishers did
battle from small boat.
Several times the boat was nearly
capslzed by the strokes of the turtles
paddles, two of the poles were broken
in the fray and the 'sea serpent's' hui
man foes were drenched by the great
splashes. But the turtle was van.
pushed in time and towed lfeless to
shore. Its age is estimated at half a
century.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
~ CRUISE IN THE GULF.
North Atlantic Squadron Win
Maneuver or Florida Coast.
Interesting Programme of DFills and
Mock Attacks Laid Dat for Our
Battleships During the
Winter.

The North Atlantic squadron will en-.
ter the Gulf Of Mexico this winter and
spend several months of the Coast OF
Florida. This will be the first time in
about three years that the squadron
has been in the gulf, the last cruise hav-
ing been made under the command OF
Rear Admiral Meade. 1t was the inten-
ton shortly after his retirement to
send the squadron to the Venezuelan
coast for the customary winter drills,
but this was not deemed advisable on
account Of the friction that had been
caused between the United States and
Great Britain over the Venezuelan
boundary question, 1t being feared that
the presence Of our war ships in the
neighborhood Of the scene Of disput
would be misconstrued into hostile
purpose. Later on, and after the Ven.
ezuelan matter had dropped into the
background the situation as to Cuba
was regarded by the administration us
being such as to make it imprudent to
allow the squadron to absentitself from
our unprotected shores. Moreover, the
approach of the ships to Cuba would
have been interpreted by the insurgents
as a sign of the intention of the United
States government to interfere in their
behalf. All OF these reasons have now
ceased to be in force, and the action of
Secretary Long in permitting the ships
to 60 south once more, taken in con-
nection with the sending of the little
gunboats into the West indies, is an
evidence of the faith of the adminlstm-
ton in the peaceful outlook of the flu.
lure, Capt. Taylor, the commander Of
the big battleship, Indiana, has been at
the navy department for a conference
with Secretary Long as to plans for the
movements of the squadron, and ii has
Deen arranged that the harbor of Key
West shall form the rendezvous of the
vessels. The conditions there, it is said |
at the department, are very favorable.
The exact date for the assembling of |
the ships there has not yet been fixed,
this detail being dependent upon when
the ships now being overhauled com.
plete their repairs. Admiral Sicard will |
give the signal for the southern cruise.
The torpedo boat hotilla probably will
be in the neighborhood of Key West
about the time the squadron is in the
harbor, and some interesting drills and
mock attacks may be expected
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
SRENCHMEN PROVE UNGAllANT
Nile. Chnuyin IN Refused Admission
TO the Bar OF Paris.

Vile. Chauyin IL Refused Admission
20 the Bar OF Paris.
The court Of appeals at Paris ha,
rendered decision against Mile. Chau
vim being admitted to the bar of Paris
Her application recently excited con,
siderable interest, and the court was
packed with. people anxious to hear the
result. Mile. Chauvin is handsome, tall
well made and has dark eyes and a fine
complexion. She was attired in a neat
black satin dress and made an excellent
impression.
She replied to the prosecutors obiec-
tions in a clever speech, arguing that
in the absence Of an explicit text
against woman advocates in the French
code she was entitled 10 claim adris-
sion to the bar. Her manner and die
ton were faultless and her address was
quite free from defamation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
TO WORK FOR NUMBERS,
fresbyterians to Increase Sunday
School Army to 1890, 200 Members,

|
Rev. DR.. James A. Worden, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school depart
ment OF the Presbyterian church in this
country, has begun movement to cele-
brate the opening of the twentieth CEN
fury. His idea is to recruit the Sunday
school army of his church so that in.
stead Of 100000 members, as at pres
ent, 1t will consist Of host of 100000.
He wants this work of enlisting the
100000 Of reinforcements completed by
April /, 1901, the beginning of the
church year in the first year Of the next
century.
He has worked out an elaborate plan
and has urged the prosecution of a
vigorous campaign throughout the
union for the next four years. In cir
cular he has sent out, he says:
I'VE have now about 100000 Sabbath
school members in the Presbyterian
church. The proposition is to add $780,
600 to this 100000 and begin our &C.
clesiastical year, April l, 1901, with
100000 Sabbath school members.
That is, that every Sabbath school shall
add 30 per cent. to its membership with
in the next four years. This means a
net increase of 12K per cent, Of addi-
tional members to be brought in each
year, or $4,000 members each year for
the entire church. 1t Is believed that
these calculations and figures are mod
crate and that it is feasible before
April !, 1901, for Presbyterian Sabbath
school workers to gather in the de-
sired 100000"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
SENSATIONAL OHIO RUMOR.
Report That Anti Hanna Men VIII Support
Free NlIyer for Democratic Votes.

Report That Anti Hanna Men VIII Support
Free Silver for Democratic Votes.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 24.-The marshall
ing of forces in the Ohio senatorial
contest has begun. Charles Kurtz, of
Columbus, has dropped all pretense of
not seeking to defeat Senator Hanna,
and has for some time been organizing
his forces The State journal prints
q story that the republicans, led by
Kurtz, in opposition to the reelection
Of Senator Hanna, have promised to
support free silver as the price of the
defeat of Senator Hanna. The story,
the Journal states, comes from man
who claims that Mr.. Hanna will be
defeated. The Journal says:
Conferences ore being held in various parts
Of the state by democrats who have gathered
OF the direction Of Mclean and the free silver
leaders to plan for bringing pressure to bear
upon democratic members of the legislature to
vote for Gov Bushnell, and the argument
which is used In these conferences to convince
the doubling and bring conviction to the hest
tating is that Bushnell has surrendered to the
Bryanite idea Of finance and will act with the
free silver men In the United States senate II
0lected
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
SLOT MACHINE FOR THE MAILS.
One for Reception Of Registered Let.
tiers In New York.

A dime-in-the-slot machine for reg
istered letters was put on trial on tb'
mezzanine gallery floor of the New
York post office building the other day
1t is designed for the use of those wbe
may wish to send registered letters
after the regular Offices have closed
The box is about two feet by two feet
six inches in measurement and about IS
inches deep.
II the ofice is closed and you want
10 seEd $50 to your wife in the country
yoa drop a dime-it must be a good
one or else the machine will reject it.
into the slot. Then duplicate sheets
appear at an opening on one side of
the machine. On these are to be writ
ten the address of the person to whom
the letter is mailed and the sender's
cwn name. and address.
The sender keeps one of the dup,i-
cate sheets and the other is paced in
Tie box with the letter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
BIC TOBACCO PLANT.
4 Louisville Factory to Be Made an
Immense Concern.
II ARMY PACK TRAIN TO ALASKA.


LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 2A-An official
OF the National tobacco works said
yesterday that this city is soon to have
the greatest plug tobacco factory in
the whole world. The National will,
- soon as the new year is fairly opened,
begin work on an addition to the al
ready large plant at Eighteenth and
Broadway that will nearly double its
already great capacity. Besides the
factory q great warehouse will be
erected. The new addition will give
employment to about 1000 hands. The
present plant employees 1900 hands,
and, with the new addition, the Ma
tional tobacco works will employ more
people In the making of plug tobacco
and will have larger factory and
warehouse than any similar concern in
this or any other country, The plant
will have capacity Of $4,000 pounds
of plug tobacco per day.
AN ARMY PACK TRAIN TO ALASKA,
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. a. Orders
were received here Wednesday evening
by the quartermaster of the Eighth
United States infantry to have the
army pack train Of the department of
the Platte, stationed here, leave for
Alaska at the earliest possible moment.
The pack train is in charge of Chief
Packer Tom Mooney. He had the en-
tire outfit, consisting Of ten expert
packers and so trained and drilled
mules, on the cars yesterday ready to
start. The destination of the pack
train is Taiya.
RABBITS SPREADING DIPHTHERIA
Sioux CRY, Ia, Dec. "a. RABBITS are
spreading diphtheria, the doctors say.
throughout the central part of this
state. Some time ago it was noticed
that hundreds of the Dummies were dy-
ing Of a disease wrich the doctors pro-
nounced almost identical with diphthe-
ria in the human family. Soon after
the epidemic commenced among the
rabbits diphtheria began to be no.
ticed among the families in the local
ity. The conclusion was reached that
the germs were conveyed by the ami.
mails
A COLORADO LINCOLN MONUMENT.
DENVER, COL, Dec. 24.-Formal steps
were taken yesterday by the incorpora-
tion OF the Abraham Lincoln Memorial
association for the establishment of
memorial to the martyred
president in Colorado. The site select
ed is the summit of Mount Lookout, in
the Arkansas valley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
CAMELS FOR KLoNDlKE.
Latest Suggestion of Means Of Reach
the Gold Fields.

Charles Dabeney, representing a
party Of about so Michigan people who
propose TO go to the Klondike region
early in the spring, before navigation
opens, was in Portland, Ore, for several
days before leaving for Japan on bis
way to Vladivostock, Siberia, to secure
dogs, canes or reindeer teams for his
party. Mr.. Dabeney said he would pro.
cure a supply of either Of these animals,
and will select whichever he concludes
will answer his purpose. He expects to
return in February, and will ship his
animals from vladivostock, or II that
port is frozen, from some more souther.
" point to Japan, and bring them to the
Pacific coast for shipment north.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
PROTECTING THE BIRDS.


1t is the evident duty Of all good citi.
zens to do everything in their power ia
protect the song birds. In neighbor-
hood near Baltimore mutual agree.
ment has been made among the larger
holders of property that strict orders
shall be given to every employee to re.
frain from molesting birds of any kind,
except the crows. This agreement, al
though only year old, has wrought
miracles, and in the spring, summer and
autumn the trees In that neighborhood
are full Of the most exquisite music;
and in the mornings there is a regular
orchestral chorus, beginning with the
break OF day and chattering its merry
course until shutdown and after.
There are strict laws against the
slaughter Of song birds in many states.
but they are indliferently enforced
There are two factors that must be
dealt with--the small boy, who slayo
from mere wantonness, and the mill
merry fend. The small boy can be con,
trolled by the law. The millinery of.
tenders must be reached by public senti
ment. An officer Of the New York mu-
scum Of natural history-an institution
which we advise all, who have the op,
portunity, to visit-recently said that
In the course Of two afternoons in New
York be saw on the. hats worn by won.
en- 173 wild birds, or parts Of them, rep
resenting more than 40 different spe.
cies.
What this means must be plain to the
commonest understanding. 1t is that
the birds which furnish us music, the
birds which give life to our trees, the
birds which were placed on earth to
sing, the birds which we love, are sim.
ply sacrificed to the caprices Of fashion,
Public sentiment must sop this slaugh.
ter.-Leslie's Weekly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
TILTED LOVERS CLUB.
oniGae Organization to De Incor-
porated in New York.


porated in New York,
Lawyer Lorrin Andrews will apply
in New York state for charter for IN.
Tilted Lovers club, an organization
composed of young men of various ages
and compilations who have a common
sorrow.
No one will be eligible who has not
been "trun down" by some candid and
unrequlting female. The members of
the Tilted Lovers club believe that no
tie can bind men closer than the bond
OF mutual disappointment in love.
They will select quarters, will be a
duly incorporated body under the laws
OF the state Of New York, and periodical.
ly will assemble and rehearse the mem.
cries OF the days when the neck OF their
affections received the fatal and final
blow
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

them, for there was not one able to
help himself. So | stayed, dressing
their wounds the best | could, giving
them fresh water. There was not n
morsel Of anything to eat. That night
about nine O'Clock six southern stray
glers came to the tent to lind out who
occupied II. On finding all wounded
union soldiers they gave us part of their
supply of grub, and some roasted rye
for coffee. They built u fire, as the
night was chilly, and remained until
morning, and before departing one of
them put piece Of red flannel around
my arm and told me that would prevent
me from being taken a prisoner, and
pointed out the direction to take To find
one OF our hospitals.
HUNTED one up and stated the case 70
the lieutenant Of my company. Hewas
detailed on the battlefield to look utter
the wounded. He gave me @ lot of
bread and canned goods, and promised
to send aid as soon as possible. | dis
tributed the eatables to the men and
remained all night The next morning
bright and early saw a squad of cav
airy, ten in number. They motioned
me to come TO them. When got about
100 feet from them they brought their
down to charge, and wanted
to know who occupied those tents.
When l told them that ! was the only
one who could help himself, they made
me march about 200 feet ahead of them,
warning me u ! deceived them they
would shoot me, told them that |
would not hurt Them and those in the
tent were not able to do so. After sur.
rounding the tents, to make sure that
III was safe, they entered and took all
he medicine boxes, surgical instru-
nents, and then rode away. In the aft
'rnoon of the same day hospital wagons
md doctor came and took NIL the
Wounded 10 Washington. These men
lad my address. and all promised they
would write to me when they rot home.
David Sheldon, in National Tribune.
nnnnAnrEn rNn DArLIhn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
GEN. GRANTS NARROW ESCAPE.
How Timely Order Saved Him from
being Shot.

At the regular meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans association few
evenings ago u paper was read by Gen.
Marcus j. Wright, Us one of series
which will be read before the associO
ton the coming winter, relating facts
and interesting incidents of tho war,
in which an account was given, here.
tofore unpublished, Of how nearly Gen.
Grant came to being fairly ridd!ed with
bullets. The address gave brief de-
scription Of the battle of Belmont, Mo-,
the result Of which was favorable to
the confederates, In his remarks Gen.
Wright concluded us follows:
"Gen. Cheatham took Blythe's Missis-
sippi regiment and the One Hundred
and Fifty-fourth Tennessee, under my
command, to follow up the retreating
federals, and attack the troops embark
ing on some transports. When within
half mile from where we started we
came near a double house, about 100
yards from the road, occupied by the
fedemls as hospital. At the gate were
two officers mounted on very fine horses.
At this juncture two officers, one with
his oyercoat on and one with his over
coat ON his arm, came out OF the hos
pltal and ran toward cornfeld, and.
jumping the fence, disappeared. Az
they emerged from the house number
Of my men cooked their guns and were
about to fire. Gen. Chatham at once
directed me 10 order their guns to
shoulder, and not fire on stragglers,
as his orders were TO attack the troops
seeking the transports. The order was
so given, and the officers were not fred
upon.
ION tine day after the battle Gen.
Cheatham met, under flag Of truce, Col.
Hatch, Gen. Grants quartermaster.
Col. Hatch, in his conversation with
Gen. Cheatham, told him the two off
GERS who ran out Of the hospital were
Gen. Grant and himself, and that both
were surprised they were not fired on.
Gen. Oheatham few days afterward
met Gen. Grant on flag Of truce boat.
and he confirmed Col. Hatch's state
ments.
"The battle Of Belmont was the initial
battle Of the great campaign in the Mis-
sissippi valley. twas Gen. Grants first
battle In the war, and Its sequences
we're Forts Henry and Donelson, Shi-
|ch and oil that followed" -Washingtcn
Post.
Tho sacerdotal crown was one OF