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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.
Mr.. Frank @. Brown of Boston. presi-
dent of the Florida Southern, is in the city.
Mr.. George A. Macdonald, general pas
senger agent of the Georgia Southern and
Florida, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. H. Conally. general agent for the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis with
Jacksonville headquarters, is In the CITY,.
Mr.. D. Thomas, a travelling representa-
tive of the Norfolk and Western. with
headquarters at Winston, N. c., was in
the city yesterday.
One of the largest eargoes of lumber ever
shipped foreign from any American port
left Darien last week. The British steam
ship Mortlake for Zaandam, Holland, car
ried 1,7lS,722 feet of pitch pine lumber, and
$500 feet of deals.
The Southern railway will have an ex-
hibit at the Nashville exposition which
opens May l. The Souhtern's exhibit at
the Atlanta Cotton States exposition was
seen and admired by thousands 1t will
have an equally as fine one at Nashville.
Mr.. ]. W. Owens has been appointed as
sistant chief clerk in the passenger de-
DaIImenC OF tne rant system, TO Ill the
vacancy caused by the resigna&on of Mr..
j. f. Rockwell. Mr.. Owens is a gentle
man of ability, and the promotion to his
present position is richly deserved. He
leaves the post of secretary to Assistant
General Passenger Agent II. c. McFad-
den.
The railroads are doing extensive ad-
vertising just at present in the effort to
carry big crowds to- several events for
which low rates have been authorized. The
presidents Inauguration is the chief at
traction and that for which the most adj
vertising is being done. Other places that
offer early attractions are Birmingham
Mobile and New Orleans with their mardi
gras celebrations. The Central. the Flori-
da Central and Peninsular and the Plant
system are all advertising the inaugural
ceremonies, and it is a race with them to
see which will get the biggest part of the
visitors. The Centrars advertisements
bear picture of the President-elect and
the Florida Central and Peninsular's tell
you that that functionary invites your at
tendance at his inauguration The Plant
systems mardi gras advertisements are
very attractive. So too are those of the
Florida Central and Peninsular, which
branches off into a sort of new and undis-
covered country in it's advertising The
Central is booming the Birmingham mardi
gras.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

CLEANED AT GAINESVILLE.
Two Children Burned to Death-New
Saw Mill For Trenton.

Gainesville, Fla, Feb. 11.-Alachua. a
small station about sixteen miles from
this city was the scene of a horrible acct
dent last night. Margaret Halle, colored
woman who lived in a small cabin at that
place, attended a funeral of one of her
neighbors and had left her two daughters,
aged and II, alone at the house. The
children were put to bed before the wo-
man left. About II clock at night the
neighbors observed that the little cabin
was a mass of flames, and that the roof
was about to fall in. The children were
not thought of. or even at that late period
some one would undoubtedly have gone to
their rescue.
only a little cooked flesh and the charred
skeletons remaining.
No one knows definitely how the fire
caught, but it is thought that it had its
origin in the ROOM where the chimney
protrudes.
.'The Woven Web, or Down in Old Vir-
5pr reset at Edwards opera house in
this city last night by a company of
amateurs The performance was for the
benefit of the Gainesville military band
and Evergreen cemetery, and the house
was packed from wall to wall. Every
member of the cast displayed efficiency
in their work. The caste was as follows:
Bertha Danvers ........ Miss Leonore Coe
Louise Falcober. Miss Carrie Miller
Aunt Judy ..............M Miss Louise S. Bell
Walter Hastings. MT. y. n leiCu
Joseph bennington. MIR. j. w, McMullen
Uncle Toby. ..............M Mr.. J. ID. Iucker
Harry Falconer.. Mr.. Iheo HudglnS
Tim....................M Mr.. r. T. McCormlck
Moses. .....................M Mr.. b. f.. Miller
Mar. ParkhurSt. Mr.. Theo HudSlnS
The play was given under the manage
ment of Theo Hudgins, an actor of ma
tional reputation.
Trenton, in the storm district of Ala
chua county, is to have an immense saw
mill. 1t is to be the largest saw mill
plant in the county. The capitalists, who
are operating there will rebuild the old
tram road to the Suwannee river "A dis
lance of six miles. This tram road will
pass through tracts of land where tim
Der was blown down by the storm. The
company hope to have their plant in OPP
Grafton in time to save all of this timber.
If this can be done great benefit will ac-
crue to the residents of that locality, who
will have an opportunity to sell their tim
Der to advantage The lumber will be
fioated down the Suwannee river in barges
to the Gulf, where is will be loaded on
schooners.
The naval stores industry has taken
rand strides forward i'm the central part
of Florida. Operators are locating daily
in this part of the state and in this county
nearly all the timber is being utilized for
the Industry. Large turpentine farms
have recently been tablished at Mel
rose Fairbanks, Grove Park, Waldo and
Hawthorn and another extensive plant
will soon be i'm operation at Rochelle. The
advancement of this industry i'm the To-
cality is directly attributable to the worn
ont state of the fine forests i'm Georgia
and the CarOlinaS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
FLOOD IN THE OHIO FALLING.
An Ice Gorge Nine Miles Long One o
the Sights at Evansville.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 1.-THE Ohio is now
falling from Pittsburg to Portsmouth. The
tributaries are also falling. At Cincinnati
it was at standstll at midnight, regis
tering "A feet, inches, within five inches
of the danger line.
There is an ice gorge at Evansville ex-
tending from two miles below the city to
seven miles above it. The water guage
stood at "a feet last night. and was rs-
ing two inches an hour
This is the first gorge at Evansville In
its history The tow boat Penguin, lying
at the mouth of Pigeon Creek, was caught
by the Ice and carried against the Louis
vile and Nashville bridge The boat was
badly damaged and the crew narrowly es-
capped drowning.
The Cincinnati and Memphis line steam
er, State of Kansas, bound for Cincinnati
IS at the foot OF Henderson Island, ten
miles below Evansville. and Is reported in
"A safe position.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
.,oEI EsSNEss OF CONGRESS.
,u1 ALREADY PASSED BoBs UP
D THE SECOND TIME.

.tor Morgan Finds Loophoie
" showing His Venom Against
.,ent Cleveland in the COnsu-
,.d Diplomatic Appropriation
rbe conference Report ON the
,,ration Bill to BE Taken Up
-, wednesday,.
,..,ston. Feb. ia curious illus
If the extremely loose business
ais of congress was furnished IN the
ns'-' ebay. when Mr. Vest reported
ss" -,, the committee on commerce
M. tiu which had been referred TO that
t,,s, and stated that the same bill
Gun. had passed both houses at the
pre- session had been approved and
PFC as. the President and was now a
r5. aiplomatic and consular approprla-
.i1c oil carrying an aggregate OF $l'69o' =
s.s mas PASSED, after some causuc re-
81. nv Mr.. Morgan on an item of $lO,-
49, far q minister plenipotentiary to the
.s of Nicaragua, Costa RIGA and Sal
7or Two of these states, he said, had
.-.or5ins 10 newspaper reports, formed
-..b Honduras. a new government called
me Greater Republic of Central America,
ending minister TO Washington, who had
he, formally received by the President
and closing their respective foreign OH
ces 80 that an American minister could
6aI5 no diplomatic relations with them
irdi,idualiy. But of this change, the
PRESIDENT of the United States had not
Ion5oscended to give any information to
lonqress or the people Mr.. Morgan
s1oSe Of this state of affairs as having
f.oo1s1t about a very awkward complica-
IAN. but he said that he had no PROPOSE
ian 10 make about it, Neither had Mr..
fJlie rep. of Maine, who was in charge
af The bin and who recognized the force
If Mir Morgans observations, but said that
he committee on appropriations had
t6oueht it better to leave the usual item
in Inc bill and let the state department
arrange the difference any way that might
seem best TO 1t.
An agreement was reached to have the
vote on the conference report to the imml-
grafton Dill taken at 4 o'clock next We'd
Al i:30 O'Clock, the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session on the arbitration treaty,
and continued to sit with closed doors till
AS o'clock when il adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
Secretary Isaac Bassctt Makes q
Gratifying Report.

Gratifying Report.
Albany, N Y. Feb. 1.-THE League of
American Wheemen met in their second
days session this morning at II o'clock
The reading of the annual reports of the
officers consumed the morning session.
T. b. Potter of the improvement of high
ways committee read lengthy report. He
said that the work was gaining strength,
and legislation was pending on this ques-
ton in twelve states. He referred to roads
in European countries. where the govern
ment controls them. He urged all wheel
men to use their best efforts to secure this
reform in their own states He said that
most of the opposition came from the
farmersaand this was due to lack of know
ledge.
Secretary Bassett submitted his annual
report showing that the total member
ship on Feb. l, 1896 was 1923, and on
Feb. last 1912, a gain of "a, 4l9 members
in one year Mr.. Bassett said that during
the ten years past he has acted as secre-
tary, he had enrolled 1J0,7SS applicants for
membership and had received and dis
past year he said; we have booked a.
081 applicants and 2632S renewals. Our
best previous record of applicants was
220i2. We have just about doubled it.
Our income for 1896 was 1929 1875. Best
previous record, $6o'S5l. More than dou-
1--WE have distributed s72,5S4 among the
divisions. The previous record was $35,l7S;
more than double.
Nv are now al Work re-nunpeflnS tne
members. The outlook for the league has
a roseate hue, and 100000 members will be
with US next year for surety. while a
membership of $50 600 is easily possible
AT the afternoon session, beginning al
3:15 O'Clock, the election of officers was
promptly begun
For president two names only were pre-
sented, Sterling Elliott of Ohio and Isaac
b. Potter of New York. Potter was elect
ed the vote standing: Potter, 155; Elliott,
rs; blank one.
For first vice president A. Cressy Morri-
son of Wisconsin and Thomas ]. Herman
of PittSburg were named. Morrison was
elected, vote: Morrison, 140; Herman, lbs;
blank one.
Frank ]. Kirkiker of New Jersey was
chosen second vice president without OPP
position.
J. w. Clendenning of Covington, KY,
was elected treasurer
j. Fred Adams of Massachusetts,. j. Van
Ort of Pennsylvania, and G. T. Mccarthy
of New York, were elected as the auditing
committee without opposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
FIRED As HE FLED.
Arihonn Train Robber stilI at Large
After an Exciting Chase,

NInsman, Arr, Feb. 1.-Two deputy
,'erlIfs returned TO Peach Springs late
last night for fresh horses and provisions.
'hey report that the pursuing party
caught up with the train robber at p.
a., on the 9th inst. A running fire was
pt up Tor six miles and darkness pre-
fvn'eI nus capture, He was identified as
s s fdIkSr, we'll known northern Ari-
impossible " -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
SCOVIL'S TRIAL.
IL VIII BE Held at sancu spIritus
Before "a civil Tribunal

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE state depart
ment has learned that Correspondent SEQ
viz must be tried at saneti spiritus. where
he was arrested. The trial viii be before
the civil tribunal and in case an appeal
Is made IL will probably be heard al Ha-
Vana This informtion is understood to be
satisfactory to the officials
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
UIoAhnm Namcs delegates.

, tallahassee, fla, Feb. 1.-Gov. Biloxi
: m hes appointed list of delegates TO
,ne national conference of charities and
o' III. which begins on March AT
~ orleans, as follows: William h.
yer qisfson and II. g. Talliaferro OF Fam
Siin,M. n. Baker, Il. h. Archibald and
~ lnlam \. Mclean of Jacksonville T. r..
~ etls aud Henry r. Wright OF Pensacola.
~ Bailey OF Monticello, Eugene West
q ,West Farm ana j. w Trammen OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY.
4 State Convention to he Held at
Harrisburg i'm June.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE executive
committee of the national reform party,
whose headquarters are in this city, have
issued an official call for a state confer
thce 10 be held i'm Harrisburg on June 3
poiucs are invited to be present. or to
sen9 communications. The object of this
Conference is preparatory to a national
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
\ FIGHT WITH OUTLAWS.
Two Killed. One wounded and a
Third EScanRa

Houston. Tex, Feb. ia dispatch from
Menardsville tells of a desperate encoun-
ter near that place between outlaws and
sherih's posse. j. c. johnson, alias r.
J. Smith. and Jim Crane. were killed by
lne posse. Another man, named Under
wood, was shot through the thigh and
nac kbone and will die. The fourth out
Jaw, though wounded, managed to mount
a horse and escaped
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
a Western senator'. DIIemma.

A western senator. who has always been
addicted to the habit Of wearing striped
underwear, had narrow escape recently
on that account says the Washington
Post. The striped underwear worn by the
distinguished senator looked for ali the
world like prisoners garb, but, OF course,
that aspect OF the case. did not suggest
itself to the senator While en- route to
Washington last month. after he had
been reelected for another six years, the
fact came TO him IA. a striking way. The
car pitched and threw him out of the lower
berth onto the floor clad In his striped
underwear.
The urch of the car startled other folks.
too. and two ladies on the opposite side
of the car from the senator stuck their.
heads out to see what the commotion was
all about. When they saw the senator
crawling under cover, IN his striped garb,
thinking he was an escaped convict they
screamed and pandem0nium reigned. The
porter was summoned, Whereupon the la
dies commanded him TO remove the CON
Wet"
Il took all the senatorial courtesy the
senator could rake up TO prove an allbi.
and he was finally able 20 demonstrate
who he was; but he has since abandoned
the idea of wearing striped underwear,
having reached the conclusion that plain
fiannels without stripes are much better
and far safer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

The cry goes up from the rocky coasts
of New England that the lobster is in
danger of becoming extinct Bills have
been passed to protect and encourage him
INT the brute will not respond TO kind
treatment and seems determined TO get
as expensive as the diamond backs of the
Chesapeake.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
-----s-son-S-
RECEIVER FOR A MILL.
The GalIegO Plant at Richmond the
One Affected.

Hehmond, Va. Feb. n.-Judge ]. C.
Lamb of the chancery court this after.
noon entered a decree appointing Charles
Todd receiver for the Gallego mills. Pc
tuon was made TO the chancerv court =
"ceh or so ago for the appointment of a
Ieeelver by the Richmond Granite Compa-
n 81 Oh New York. Action upon the petition
an parties interested. The bond of tho
RECEIVERS is fixed as S25 600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assoc.s-
tim

.'ecommends the use OF the greatest Of all
."nies' "Malt-Nutrlne." and guarantees
we merits claimed tor Il. For sale by all
druggists.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

--Priscilla-Jack is the oldest fellow He
took me driving yesterday. and when we
were seven miles from home he said II /
wouldn't promise TO marry him he'd make
me get out and walk back
Penelope-Did you walk back?
Priscilla-No. INDEED, but the horse did
r-Iruth. -t-@--- 1872 ---~ ----Af 49, ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

steer clear OF his open-handed hospitals
". T. l.. q.
Hungry Hin. Jan. 2s, 1897.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

Looking Forward. -t3iram-Y see, "
we have q dispute with England an can't
settle 81. this here King OF Sweden viii
decide which Is rigbt
Josh-Wcll, II he sides with England, l
guess We kin lick EN- both.-Puck. ~. {
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

Mr.. D. Thomas, a travelling representa-
tive of the Norfolk and Western with
headquarters at Winston, N. c., was il
the city yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

One of the largest eargoes of lumber ever
shipped foreign from any American port
left Darien last week. The British steam
ship Mortlake for Zaandam, Holland, car
ried 1,71S,722 feet of pitch pine lumber, ahC
1902 feet of deals.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

a~SN Collins voltaic Electric Plasters
y are sure TO relieve sore lungs,
weak backs, kidney pains, and
CIlOF rheumatism, when all other plas-
1u0E. ters and pain alleytators tail. ryc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

Mr.. NJ. H. Conally. general agent for TIL
Nashville, Chattanooga and st Louis, witt
Jacksonville headquarters, is In the CITY,.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN wHEELsrN

SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

Mr., George A. Macdonald, general pas
senger agent of the Georgia Southern and
Florida, was in the city yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

The Southern railway will have an ex-
hibit at the Nashville exposition which
opens May l. The Souhtern's exhibit at
the Atlanta Cotton States exposition was
seen and admired by thousands. 1t will
have an equally as fine one at Nashville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12

Mr.. Frank Q. Brown of Boston. presi
dent of the Florida Southern, is in the city
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-13
Erery-Day Excursions

To all parts of the world can be arrang-
cd for any day in the year, for one or
more persons, upon application TO any
principal ticket agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railway. timer
aries carefully prepared for excursions
to California, Florida, Mexico, China,
Japan, and to any part of Europe. Es-
Inmates furnished, including all ex-
penses. Tickets furnished for the com
plete journey. It is necessary to wait
for any so-called PERSONALLY Conduct
ed Excursions. In these days of pro-
gressive enlightenment, with the ing
fish language spoken in every land I'M
der the sun, one does not need to depend
upon the services OF guides for sight
seeing, but can 90 it alone or in small
family parties, with great comfort and
security, and at ones own convenience.
Write to Alex. Mitchell, Commercial
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway, Salt Lake City, Utah, for de-
tails If you are contemplating trip.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

The Philadelphia Academy of Fine
Arts has just awarded the Walter LIP
pineott prize of $500 to Albert Herter
for his picture of lie Soir."
Mai. C. A. Woodruff, U. S. A., now at
Governors island, and DIR. Rossiter w.
Raymond. formerly of Gen. Fremont's
staff, have been chosen respectively
orator and poet of the twenty-eighth
annual reunion of the society of the
Army of the Potomac which will be held
in Troy in the latter part of August.
While Vienna is preparing for the cell
ebration of the Schubert centenary, a
grandnieee of the great composer has
made her first appearance in that city
as an actress. She is Anna Siegmund.
16 years old. She played one of the
parts in the performance given by the
School of Acting of the conseryatorium,
in which she is pupil. On her mothers
side she is granddaughter of Andreas
Schubert, a brother of the composer.
Wilhelm Won Sonnlelthner, who died
recently in Vienna, was a member OF a
noted family of that city which has pro-
duced several prominent jurists and
musicians. and TO which the poet Grill-
parzer's master belonged. His father,
cousin of Grillparzer, stood in inti-
mate relations to the latter all his life
and contributed valuable material to
the poets biography. In his youth he
was also an intimate friend of Schubert,
who visited his house frequently.
The Washington Star says that Rev.
DR.. ]. NJ. King may be appointed pastor
of the Foundry Methodist church in
Washington at the conference which
will meet on March 3. 1t is thought
that Maj. Mckinley may attend the
Foundry church during his term of Of
fee. He has sent cordial but noncom-
initial replies to each of the Washing
ton churches that have invited him to
accept pew.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-03-13
HUMAN ODDITIES.

Didymus, the Alexandrian, was born
blind, but, notwithstanding this defect,
attained such great skill in mathemat-
les. geometry and logic that he was
reckoned one of the wonders of his age.
Daniel Lambert, the famous fat man
and the most noted example of obesity
recorded in medical annals, was born
in ITO and died at the age of 40, of ex-
cessive fat. His weight was 100 pounds.
Sir Joshua Reynolds needed but one
sitting when intending 10 paint a por-
trait. Sometimes he would not take
even that. but would casually glance at
the sitter and proceed to paint the por-
trait.
GaIbara, an Arabian giant who was
brought to Rome by Emperor Claudius
TO serve in the imperial body guard, was
nine feet nine inches high. Pliny says
that he was the tallest man ever seen
in Rome.
De Piles mentions blind sculptor
who, guided by. the sense of touch
alone, made marble statue of Charles
/. of England. 1t is singular, however,
that this sculptor IS not mentioned. so
far as known, BY any other writer, and
the story may be apocryphal.
Nicholas Saun1erson, the blind pro-
fessor at Cambridge, was almost pre-
ternaturally gifted in the sense OF
touch. By this faculty alone he could
distinguish counterfeit from genuine
metals and money, and could tell, by
the grain, of what wood table wa:
made.
James Thornburg, mentioned in th'
English scientific publications early il
this century, was one of a family Of
seven children, each of whom had si2
fingers on each hand and six toes or
each foot. It is stated that his mother
and grandmother were similarly en-
dowed.