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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
ENGLAND's CORONATION Guam.
Famous Piece of Furniture with "a
Wonderful History.
From the Chicago Record.


The most precious relic in all England
and to the English in ali Europe is an old
gothic chair which stands in the chapel
of St. Edward in Westminster Abbey be-
side the sword and shield Of Edward III.
1t is made Of black oak in the gothic
STYLE and the back Is covered with carv-
ed inscriptions. including the initials of
many famous men. The feet are four
lions, that look like poodle dogs with their
tails curled UP over their backs. The
seat is a large stone about 30 inches long
by IS inches wide and Y inches thick,
ana all the soveregns of England for the
last 800 years have sat upon 1t when they
were crowned. The chair is known as the
coronation chair, and the stone Is claimed
to be the same which Jacob, the son of
Isaac, the son of Abraham, used as pill
low when he lay down to sleep on the
starlit plains of Judah that memorable
night as he was on his way from Beer
sheba to Haran in search of a wife. 1t
was then he had his dream, and saw an
gels and archangels ascending and de-
scending a ladder that reached to heaven.
and Jehovah came to him and made the
great promise which is being fulfilled to
the Jews this very day. And Jacob took
the stone and set IL up for a pillar and
poured oil upon 1t, and vowed a vow and
called the name Of the place Bethel.
The kings Of Israel were crowned upon
this stone from the time that they ruled
a nation-David and Saul and Solomon
and al! the rest.
The story goes that $50 years before
Christ, at the time of the Babylonian cap
tivity, Circa, daughter of ZedelIiah, the
last King Of Judea, arrived in ireland, and
was married at Tara to Eeremon, a
prince Of the Tuatha de Danan--which is
siad TO be the Celtic name of the tribe of
Dan. The traditions relate that this prin-
cess went originally TO Egypt in charge
of the prophet jeremiah, her guardian.
and the palace Taphanes. in which they
resided there, was discovered in 1886 by
DR.. Petrie, the archaeologist. After some
years they went hence to Ireland and
from Circa and Heremon Queen Victoria
traces her descent through James T. who
placed the lion Of the tribe of Judah upon
the British STANDARD.
jeremiah Is said to have concealed this
sacred stone at the time of the destruc-
ton of Jerusalem and the captivity OF the
Jews, and to have brought 1t, ''the stone
of the testimony" Bethal, the only wit
ness Of the compact between Jehovah and
Israel, to Ireland, where 1t was known as
the liza Dhaii (stone wonderfully. 1t was
carried to Scotland by Fergus /. and
thence to London in the year 1900, and has
been used at the coronation of every king
and queen of England from Edward /
down to Victoria. 1t is thus the most
priceless historical object in the British
! empire, as it was the Palladium Of Israel
1t is a curious fact that the affairs OF
Ireland were called Bothel, houses OF
/ God.
I In the same chapel surrounding the cor
/ onation chair in Westminster Abbey are
! The graves Of six kings, five queens. four
| princesses, a duke and a bishop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
RAN AWAY WITH THE GYPsIEs.
Wilkes County Boy Leaves Home i'm
Fit of Anger.

wilkes County Boy Leaves Home I'm
"a Fit of Anger.
Washington, Ga, Dec. 20.-Thomas Bal
ley passed through here Saturday, return
ing from a two weeks fruitess hunt after
his boy, who has run away with the gyp-
sizes. The boy was about Is years old, and,
getting angry with his father, because
he had forbidden him to buy an old gun
which the boy had set his heart on, he
ran off and joined the gypsies, who were
camped a Moore's mill, on the border Of
Wilkes county, a few miles away. Inc
father heard that his son had been seen
with them, and followed them away over
into South Carolina, sometimes coming
lust too late, but at last he was admitted
to their camp, but could see nothing Of
the boy. The father believes firmly that
the gypsies hid him out when they knew
he was coming as the description given
him by several people of q boy seen with
them tailed exactly with that of his SON
He could not prove 1t, however, and had
to return home alone to his diseonsolate
wife.
lin williams who travels for the Au-
gusta Herald, is now here, negotiating Tor
the sale of the Georgia Reporter. the
Reporter was founded about five years ago
nv q syndicate in the interest of lmml-
grafton. and put in charge Of Editor j.
W Jones of Nebraska. The paper was
extensively circulated out west, ana uu-
do1htedlV served its purpose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
BtA43ING TRADES COUNCIL.
Adverse Action of the Federation of
Labor Resented.

Adverse Action of the Federation of
Labor Resented.
st. Louis Mo, Dec 21-The first ses-
sion of the National Building Trades coun-
Gil was held in this city. and was marked
by scathing denunciation of the American
Federation of Labor for having passed a
resolution in Nashville last week oppos-
ing the formation of a national council
In compliance with the instructions Of
the building trades council of St Louis
and vicinity, H. w. Stenbiss issued the
call which resulted in the meeting to-day,
with the purpose in view of effecting a
permanent organization. There are fifty
four delegates present from all parts of
the country.
The American Federation of Labor pass
ed a resolution condemning the effort to
form a new organization. and stated that
the effort would be to create further dl-
vision in the ranks of labor
The council to-day went into executive
session, and general discussion con-
corning the American Federation of La
boris resolution ensued, during which the
federation was bitterly denounced.
A counter resolution was adopted which
deplores mildly the action of individuals
in another organization. who in the fur
therance of selfish schemes were willing
TO injure a kindred organization at a time
when it most needed friends
Congress was memoriaized to do ell in
its power to defeat the anti-pooling rail-
road bill now pending.
A resolution was adopted favoring the
proposed postal savings bank system.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
WEIRD JUSTICE IN MEXIcO.
some Strange Decisions Given by
Mexican Magistrates.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Among the wild, weird and wonderful
things TO be found in the southwest are
the decisions sometimes made by Mexican
Justices of the peace. Most of the justices
In this territory are Mexicans. few of
them are men of sufficient intelligence and
education to know something about the
first principles of law, but most Of them
are very meagerly equipped.
one such administrator of the law hold
ing office in Northern New Mexico decided
that 1t was his duty to try man who
had been charged with murder. Accord
ingly ne impaneled a jury of six persons
and tried the case. The jury found the
man guilty and the justice at once ordered
the prisoner TO stand up for sentence. lie
delivered long lecture to the murderer
upon the Nervousness OF his crime and
warned him never to appear in his court
again upon such a charge. Then he i'm
pressiyely pronounced sentence-$5 and
costs--and dismissed the court, his face
beaming with pride and satisfaction over
his oratorical effort
before another Mexican justice Of the
peace who dispensed his ideas of law In
Southern New Mexico there came a Next
can man and maid to be tied in wedlock
The Judge looked them over critically, and
apparently had doubts about the compati-
bility of their tempers, for he put time
limit upon the combination, and as he pro-
nounced the words that made them man
and wife he added with emphasis, for the
space of two years only" AS they went
away he told them II they were dissatis-
fed with their venture before that time
to come back and he would divorce them
for the same fee.
Still another, who won his fame in Tex
as, tried a man for some petty offense,
found him guilty and fined him So and
costs. But this was too much for the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
MANUFACTURERS CLUB MEETS.
New Cabinet Office AdvOcated-Trav-
cling Men Complain.

New Cabinet Office AdvOcated-Trav-
cling Men Complain.
Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 20.-The Manu-
facturers' club tonight held meeting
at which resolutions were adopted favor
ing the creation of new cabinet depart
ment Of commerce ana manufactures.
A communication was also received from
the national organization of travelling men
complaining of the mefficiency of the in
terstate commerce commission.
Papers were then read by Charles II.
Cramp OF the shipbuilding firm, and The
odore Search, president of the national
organization Of manufacturers, on the way
TO encourage American shipbuilding
Mr.. Cramp deplored the growth of Eng
lish influence in this country. He said:
English ideas and doctrines penetrate eV-
cry walk of life and every branch of ac-
tiVity in the United States. At no time
prior to the declaration of Independence
during the colonial period, was our moral
end intellectual subsection to Great Brit
ain so complete al il is now. In my judR-
ment, this relation between Great Britain
and our country constitutes the greatest
cause of the prevailing financial and in
dustrial conditions here, and more partic-
ularly in the shipping industry. American
statesmen and journalists seem to await
expressions of British views on any sub
ject connected with our national existence
or attitude before making up their minds"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
POINT PARK BOUGHT.
The Government Secures Battle
Field on Lookout Mountain.

The Government Secures Battle
Field ON Lookout Mountain.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dee 20.--For some
time negotiations have been pending be-
tween the National Chickamauga-C Chat
tanspga Park Company and the owners of
the property on the summit of Lookout
mountain, looking to the requirement by
the government of what is known as
Point Park" and a small strip just under
the Point to connect the same with
land recently purchased on the plateau.
just under the mountains palisades,
known as the "Cravens place." where
Hooker fought the famous battle aboVS
the clouds
To-day President H. V. Boynton, for
the park commission, and John Sanborn
of New York, for the owners of the prop
erty, closed the deal above mentioned, and
the papers for the formal transfer are
being now drawn up. A bill, 1t
it stated, has been prepared,
and will be presented TO the present
congress for immediate passage making
an emergency appropriation of funds for
the purchase of the property, which it is
understood was bought at the figure set
by the commission, which figure is said to
be in the neighborhood of $4,000
1t is on the Point park" where the New
York commission wanted to locate their
$4,000 monument which 1t was proposed
that state should erect in commemoration
of the valor of the New York state troops
engaged in the battles sS.%Out Chattanooga.
Gen. R.sr1s+ap- {hinKs tina the transfer
will be- $500 the government will own
- Ply May !.
RIf4I0ING TRADES COTNCIT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
PACIFIC RAILROAD LANDS.

ReddingtOn's Charge Against Gideon
Appears 10 BE Bnseless.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-The sub-commit-
tee of the Senate's committee on Pacific
railroads to-day heard F. NJ. Gideon, the
attorney, who was charged by ]. K. Red
dington on Saturday with having manip-
ulated the land Office orders. Mr. Gideon
denied every allegation made by Redding-
ton and insisted that there was no pos
sibility of manipulating the records In the
manner charged, even If he so desired.
Alexander Britton testified that the
books and papers in the land office had to
go through a number Of hands and four
or five divisions of the land office, making
it impossible for any one man to manipu-
late them in the manner charged by Red
dingtOn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
TEXAS SLEET STORM.

The Death Rate on the Cattle
Ranches Probably Heavy.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 2O.-North Texas suf-
fered the worst from sleet Saturday and
Sunday in many years
Dallas was completely isolated all Sun
day and communication with the outside
world is to-day only partially restored.
The Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph Companies, as well as the telephone
companies, suffered almost entire prostra-
ton.
Reports from the cattle raising districts
are slow in coming in, but it is believed the
damage will be great. In Crossley coun-
ty the death rate in cattle was 40 per cent
The railroads were badly demoralized
All trains were from two to six hours late
Freight traffic was at a complete stand
still. To-day the rain stopped and al
though a stiff northwest wind set in, it is
thought no further trouble will ensue.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
PULLMAN's FORTUNE.

The widow Decides to Accept Her
Dover Interest in the Estate.
Chicago Ill, Dec. 2O-Mrs. George M.
Pullman has decided to accept her dover
interest in the estate of her husband in
stead of abiding by the terms of the will.
According to the will she was given $5O,-
900 in cash. the homestead in Chicago and
the income from 81, 10000 during her life,
the sum to revert to the estate after her
death. Her acceptance of the will would
have made it practically impossible for her
to leave anything to the two sons who
were practically disinherited by their faith
err Her third interest as dover gives her
SO 900, 900 in personal property and one
third interest for life in the real estate
held by Mr. Pullman. This estimate makes
the estate of Mr.. Pullman aggregate at
least S15,00OO00 instead of $7,0O0,000 as an
nounced Immediately after his death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
FILIBUSTER PLOT FEARED.


the political parties in Cuba. AT one
time he was a bandit in the Niulta Abalo
and his record was very discreditable II
was quite inexphcable to the friends OF
Maceo that ne kept the physician on ms
staff for so long period, notwithstand-
ing the warnings given him. Maceo USED
to say that Zertucha's fault was his drink
ing habit
AT the time the famous Cuban com
mander was killed Zertucha was charged
with leading him and his party into the
fatal ambush, but he issued long state
ment in which he tried to show that Ma
Geo met his death in battle in the usual
way. Zertucha also bitterly assailed the
honor of the other Cuban leaders.
After the killing of Maceo the dishon-
ored physician was allowed to go free by
the Spaniards. and it was said and gen
orally believed that his pockets were well
lined with Spanish gold.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
National EducntionaI Association.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 20.-Hou. w. n.
Sheats, state superintendent, has been APP
pointed a member of the board of man
ayers for the National Educational Asso-
citation and director for Florida. j. NJ.
Greenwood Of Kansas City, Mo-, will APP
point assistant managers for the different
Sections Of the state and Mr.. Sheats says
Florida will send large delegation to the
next meeting of the association, to be
held at Washington city next July
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
INDIAN TERRITORY CITIZENSHIP.
Judge Townsend Hands Down a De-
cisiOn Defining the Matter.

Ardmore, I. T., Dec. 2O.-In rendering
his decision auent the citizenship cases
to-day, Judge Townsend ruled that all
nonresident Chickasaws and Choctaws
who have made proper application for cit
izenship in their respective nations, are
entitled to be enrolled as citizens, also
that all marriages between whites and In
dams performed in strict accordance with
the laws of these nations are valid, and
extend citizenship to white persons, but
where the ceremony was not according
to the Indian law, the party to the act Is
not entitled to enrolment yet all children
of such unions are entitled to enrolment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
DON'T NEGLECT
A COMMON CASE OF PILES.
1t May Lead to Serious Results.

1t Nay Leau 10 SeElOus hcSultSs
When people generally understand that
all such fatal diseases as fistula, ulcer of
the rectum, assure, etc, almost invariably
begin in a simple case of Piles, they win
learn the wisdom of taking prompt treat
ment for the first appearance of troubles
in this quarter. The Pyramid Pile Cure
will certainly cure every form of piles,
itching, bleeding, proruding or blind
piles, and hundreds of lives have been saw
ed by using this cheap but effective rene
DIV right at the start, because at such a
time a single package will effect a cure,
while in the old chronic, deep seated cases
several packages are sometimes necessary
before a lasting cure is affected.
Physicians are using the Pyramid Pile
Cure in preference to surgical operations
and with uniform success. For sale by
druggists everywhere at so cents and 81 per
package.
Send for free book on cause and cure of
piles.
Address Pyramid Co., Marshall, Mich,
formerly Albion, Mich.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
Lucious strawberries at Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Fla. Dec. 20.-The finest
Strawberries ever seen in this market are
now being sold by Thomas Costa They
are of the Brandywine variety, and he has
sent a box to President Mckinley, none
of which are less than one and a half
irnch1.s In diar meter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
MALLORY LINES COTTON RATE.

Tariff to be Made For 10 Days at a
Time Alter Jan. 4.
Galveston. Tex, Dec. 2O.-The Mallory
steamship line to-day gave notice to all
concerned that its present rate on cotton,
Galveston to New York, 1112 cents a hun
dred. would expire with the present year.
After that date rates would be made for
periods Of ten days while the steamer rate
war continues.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

"A prize of virtue has been conferred
by the French Academy on Miss Bonne-
fois, who has devoted her life to the edu-
cation Of the children of the forains, the
nomad population OF the booth and the
caravan. She goes the round OF all the
great fairs and sets up her tent school
among the shows and circuses. doing an
immense mount of good. and she is high
~ popular among her rough clients, young
and old.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
POISONING CASE AT sYLvANIA.
Rev. G. ID. Adams and His Family
Made Dangerously Ill.

Sylvania, Dec. 20.-What seems to be
a mysterious case Of poisoning developed
here this morning. The wife and four
children of the Rev. C. d. Adams, pastor
of the Methodist church, were seized with
paroxysms about II O'clock. The physi-
clans pronounced it to be case of poison
ing. They are in a dangerous condition.
The family believe the water was poisoned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
INTERNAL REVENUE.

Receipts in November $1,257,027
Larger Than Last Year.
Washington. Dec 2O.-The monthly
statement of the collectors of internal rev.
enue show that for the month of Novem-
Der last the receipts amounted to 49, ,296,
an increase. as compared with November
last wear. of 81, 257 927. For the last eleven
months. however, there is shown to have
heen a decrease of IS, III.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
ItaIy,s New Cabinet.

Rome, Dec. 20.-In the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day the Marquis di Rudini an
nounced the formation of the new cabi-
net.
The debate on ratification of the ministry
occupied five hours, all the principal lead
ers speaking. The opposition fiercely at
tackled the government, and the small ma
jority obtained by the government is re-
gar1ed as equivalent 70 a moral defeat, es-
pecially as several former friends of the
ministry abstained from voting. The min
listers had expected a majority of quite
fifty.
It is understood that, though disappoint-
ed, the premier, the Marquis di Rudini,
will not resign, but as all the friends of
the minister of foreign affairs, Marquis
Visconti Venosta, voted against the gov
eminent, it is expected he will tender his
resignation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

Born in Him.-Brown-" Bluview is a
confirmed pessinnist, isn't her"
Jones-"Yes; | knew him when he was
boy one Christmas eve he had q gloomy
spell because he happened to think how
sorry he'd be when Christmas was over"
Puck. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
The Roads Earnings Largely in Ex-
cess of Those of Last Year.

cess of Those of Last Year.
Louisville, KY, Dec. 2O.-The Louisville
and Nashville earnings for the second
week of December show decided increase
over the earnings for the corresponding
week in 1896. The gross earnings for the
week were $45S,O3O, which is an increase
of $19120 over the earnings during the
second week of December, 1885, and but
$12, OBS below the high water mark of 1892.
The freight business last week increas-
ed $16,65O; the passenger business picked
up $3,415 while the miscellaneous fell off
S945
The total business was an increase of
SIS 635 over 1885, Sal, 995 over 1894, and $5099
over 1893.
Total earnings since July l show an in
crease of $4G7, 1859 over 1894, but are 1851, 1863
below the earnings of 1892.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
SHIPPING FIRM sUsPENDs.
The Business One of the Oldest in the
Tea Line i'm New York.

New York, Dec. 2O.-George B. Morewood
& Co. shipping and commercial agents.
to-day assigned to Charles H. Gostenhofer
with preferences for 5000. The business
is one of the oldest in the tea line in the
city. The firm had connections in Eng.
land. India and China, and year ago
claimed a capital of $4,000. The firms
attorneys say the assignment was very
sudden, ard they We're not in the position
to give the assets and Liabilities.
George 3. Norwood, one Of the men,
bers of the firm. said the assignment
was caused by the decline in coffee. He
did not think the liabilities would exceed
100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

Washington, Dec 2O.-The United states
supreme court adjourned for the holiday
recess to-day. Before adJourning the
chief justice announced the reassignment
of the Texas trust cases from Jan. 3 to
Jan. o.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
TAMPA LAND COMPANY CASE.
The United States Supreme Court De-
MES Petition.

mics n Petition.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Chef Justice Full
Ter rendered an opinion in the supreme
court of the United States to-day in the
case of the Central Trust Company of
New York against the Tampa Suburban
Land Company on an application for a
writ of certiorari to bring the case to the
supreme court from the superior court for
the district of Florida. In this case Judge
Pardee issued an order granting an in
junction and appointing a receiver for the
land company when absent from his dis
trict. and it was expected that the su-
preme court would pass upon his power
to do this. This the court did not 90,
holding that the trust company had DIS
remedy in an appeal to the circuit COURT of
appeals. Hence the petition was denied.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

sydney. N. S. w. Dec. 2O.-The Oceanic
Steamship Companys Aladema, Capt. OF
tendorff. sailed to-day via Auckland for
san Francisco She carried about 100000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
INsOLVENT BANK PAYMENTS.

Dividends Declared i'm Favor of
Creditors of Two Institutions.
Washington, Dec 2O.-The controller of
the currency has declared dividends in ia
vor of the creditors of insolvent national
banks as follows:
Fifteen per cent, the Union National
Bank of Denver, Col.
Thirty-seven and half per cent, the
First National Bank of Fort Payne, Ala.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The supreme
court to-day postponed argument of the
La Clede Gas light company case until
Feb. q.