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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
SCOTTISH RITE NEAsONs.
The supreme Council Elects Officers
at Providence.

Providence, R. l., Oct. 2S.-The supreme
council of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite Thirty-third Degree Masons
for the southern and western Masonic ju-
risdiction of the United States of Ameri-
ca held its twenty-eighth annual session
yesterday. The election of officers result
ed as follows:
Grand Communications Jones Of Chi
cago.
Lieutenant Grand Commander-Richard
F. Greene of New York.
Grand Chancellor-C. w. Newton.
Minister of State-W. L. Kimburg of
Texas
Grand Auditor-R. ]. Fletcher of Sac
ramento.
Grand secretary-Gen. D. F. Seville of
Washington, D. c.
Grand Treasurer-Gen. w. R. Morris of
Minneapolis.
Grand Marshal-Spencer N. Gilmore of
Providence.
Assistant Grand Auditor-James Hill of
Jackson, Miss.
Assistant Secretary-Gen. E. e. Pettison
OF Grenada, Miss.
The next annual convention will be held
in Omaha in 1898.
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line out, he having found bottom at about
twelve fathoms. but il took us about five
minutes to haul 1t in, and when we got
II all to the surface we saw we had a
medium-sized goldfish. Now a Goldfish Is
about as ungame a fish as one can find
but 1t took the combined efforts of the
three of us who at this time were capable
OF any action to haul It alongside and
land it In the boat And right then and
there we had a feast.
Since then l have had as good food as
any man, yet / am willing to swear that
that meal was the most satisfying a hui
man being ever had. Raw codishl How
refreshing was Its every bit of moisture
to our parched threats. While we prob
ably got but little real nourishment out
OF the fish, the hope that was instilled
into us by the fact that the soundinRs tn
dicated we were near shore awoke within
us new energies, and we managed to keep
the boat, aided by q small jury SAIL head
ed for the west, and we had the pleasure
that night of sleeping on a bed, and were
the recipients Of kind and willing atten-
tons from the natives of a fishing village.
who, having sighted our boat, put out
and brought us to their village.
My memory Of the first drink of pure
sweet water / got from these men viii
live with me forever. Never was the nee
tar OF the gods SO sweet and soothing as
that first drink of pure water and the
NtApNe3AAb
that poor Jim Kerns, my shipmate, did
not live to enjoy 1t, for. poor fellow, he
was so far gone that, though the fisher
men did all they could for him, he died
early the next morning.
1--WE spent nearly a month at the fish
ing village. by which time was COM
pletely recovered, as / had youth and a
good constitution on my side but Door
Capt. Hanson, who was over 60 years of
age, never fully regained his health.
Now comes the strange sequel. The
other man, an A. b., named Tar Robinson,
who survived the wreck, after standing,
all the hardships with the rest of us. met
his death In most singular manner, and
his death leads me to the belief that II a
man Is born to be drowned he will he
drowned, no matter how or when his time
comes. for he was literally drowned in
the impress of a horses hoof
Shortly after he got home to England
he got stupidity drunk, and was so help
less that. when he fell, his face went into
puddle of water, and the verdict of the
coroner's jury was:
lie was drowned
And that Is what leads me to say that
life is a strange contradiction for here
was man oceans, hunger nor thirst could
not kill and yet he was drowned like a
rat, in less water than a man uses to
wash his hands and face"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
CLINCH COUNTY's COURT.
Damages of $1,000 Awarded Section
Master Austin,

Master Austin,
bonneville, Ca, Oct 29-The largest
verdict ever made in a damage suit in
this county was given this week to F. M
Austin, a section master on the Plant
system, for damages received by him on
Feb. q of last year. The case was per-
haps watched with greater interest than
any other at this term of court. Mr. Aus
tin sued for $4,000 and the jury gave him
a verdict of 5000. The damages alleged
were for injuries received by him from
stick of wood, which fell from a NOV
ing freight train. Mr.. Austin had step
ped from the track and was standing on
the roadside waiting for the train to pass.
AS the engine dashed by him stick of
wood fell from the tender and struck him
on the head.
Another case was that of a negro train
hand named Jesse Holmes in a suit for
$40 600 for injuries received by falling from
a ladder on the side of a car at Dupont
two years ago. 1t was alleged that the
ladder broke and that the negro fell I'M
der the car, having an arm crushed off by
the wheels. verdict of 81, 900 was given
the negro
Clinch county is right now engaged in
the experiment of working her conVicts
on the public roads. Under the order of
Judge Sweat, some weeks ago. all of the
convicts from this county In the private
camps were ordered returned, and rather
than have them idle in the Jail, Ordinary
Cornelius has arranged road gang and
is trying to improve the condition Of the
roads of the county.
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AN AUTOPSY ON A COW.
Rhode Island Animal Killed by
Swallowing a Football.
From the New York Times


Providence, Oct. 26-The coroner in that
portion of South Kingston known as
Gould's Crossing decided to-day after
holding an autopsy upon the carcass of
the favorite Jersey COW of Charles c. Al
len, that the animal had been killed by
boot ball. The animal became wheezy
last Saturday and in the evening at milk
ing time she had kicked and punted so
desperately that weakness knocked her
out and she fell in a heap.
Farmer Allen sent for veterinary sur
geon, and the two set up all night and
tried unsuccessfully to diagnose the pug.
zling diseases. The veterinary declared
that the trouble was a new one to him.
He applied all sorts of remedies, and oc-
casionally the distressed animal would
rise and kick like a mule, driving her at
PENDANTS before her The appetite of the
COW failed on Saturday night, and Sunday
and Monday she wanted no fodder at an
Then death followed. and Farmer Allen
determined to learn the nature Of the
strange and fatal Illness.
The foot ball was found In the stomach
and was still partially blown up. II an
pears that the boys living about Gould's
Crossing went over to one of the fields Of
the Allen farm Saturday to have line up
and that in some mysterious manner one
of their foot balls disappeared. The au-
topsy explained all
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ncsnIts AZ Motifs PnrIs.

New York. Oct. 2S.-The weather was
fine at Morris Park to-day, the attend
ance excellent and the track good
In the last race there was a beautiful
contest for a quarter of mile through the
stretch between Sir Walter and Hastings,
in which the former won by the shortest
of heads in fast time. A summary fol-
lows:
First Race-Seven furlongs, selling.
Wordsworth, to /, won, with Domitor. 10
to ], second, and Albert s., s to l, third.
Time 1;294
Second Race-SlX furlongs, selling. OK
nard, u to /, won, with Saratoga, to l,
second, and Ortoland, TO /, third. Time
1:12A.
Third Receive furlongs. Handsel, 3
to l, won, with Decanter, Z to 2. second,
and Miss Tenny, TO 8, third. Time $50.
Fourth Race-One mile and a sixteenth.
Estaca, TO 8, won. with Bannock, Z to 10,
second, and Manassas, 10 to 1, third. Time
las.
Fifth Race-One mile. Don de ORC, IS to
s. won, with Thomas Cat, 50 10 /, second,
and DR.. Catlett, 9 to 5, third. Time 41A.
Sixth Race-One mile and three six
teenths. Sir Walter, to /, won, with Hast
ings, to 8, second, and Ben Holiday, 3
to l, third Time 2:01.
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DIED IN A PUDDLE.
Sailor Who De6ed Ocean storms
Drowned In shallow Water.

From the Portland Oregonian.
Tacoma-"This thing we call life is a
strange contradiction-at one time almost
impossible to extingulsh. at another snuff
ed out as easily as a man blows out can
dies fame"
Thus spoke the captain of an English
ship, as a prelude to a story he told of
some of his past experiences.
about twenty-three years ago." he con-
tinued, II had the misfortune to join in
the capacity of third mate the Inflated
ship Americans. which foundered in the
North Atlantic, and out of a crew of TWEEN
ty-four only four of us reached the shore
alive, and one of those poor fellows sue
cumbed the next day to the terrible suffer-
ing we had undergone while drifting on
the ocean in an open boat. The ship was
old and unseaworthy, as she was con-
verted Italian man-of-war, which had been
sold to a Norwegian, who put 1t into the
North Atlantic line to trade. The ship
had originally been fastened with inch
copper bolts but the cupidity of the crew
had caused them, when the ship was light
or in ballast, to draw these bolts, sub
shutting wooden plugs, thus weakening
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
wAYCROsS WAITS.
Happenings of Minor Character i'm
That Little City.

That Little City.
Waycross, Ga, Oct. ga goodly num-
Der of Waycross people besides the Way
cross Rifles will attend the Townsville
fair tomorrow on the early morning spe-
cial train. Waycross and Townsville are
very friendly an their relations, and a
hearty welcome will be given the Way
cross delegation. The train will leave here
at o'clock, and will return in the early
night. .sr.-..
A bear skin will be hung up on the old
log cabin at the fair grounds. The bear
was killed on Billy's Island in the Okefno-
kee swamp.
The Waycross Fair Association feels
grateful to the press of this section for the
many pretty notices and eourtesies done
the fair. .-louF et7 .jDl .ea
The poultry display at the Waycross fair
will excel any that have been made at
fairs in Southern Georgia.
The Waycross knights of Pythas ba-
Ear is being put in readiness, and will open
next week and continue during the fair.
Fourteen bales oolong staple cotton were
bought to-day by the Grace-Brantley Com
pany, being the largest number of babes
ever brought here in a single day. The
cotton was produced by Farmers Thig-
pen, Jordan and kirkland on their farms
above Waltertown. The cotton was an at
traction on Plant avenue for several hours
and many people were agreeably surprised
to see It,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
WAKCROSS FAIR.
Great Crowds Expected to Attend

Great Crowds Expected to Attend
Next Week.
Waycross, Ca, Oct. 2S.-Reports are
coming in from the different counties of
this part of Georgia indicative of the
crowds which each county will send to
the Waycross fair. Larger crowds will
come than has attended the Thomasville
fair. The trouble at ThomasvilIe has been
that it's western territory is handicapped
by the yellow fever quarantine, being so
near Montgomery. Here the case will be
different Waycross is about midway be-
tween Savannah and Townsville and
Jacksonville and BaXley and Triton and
Brunswick. Jasper, Fla, is not far off
and people have promised to come from
High Springs, Jasper and Gainesville.
Waycross has a strict quarantine against
Montgomery and all infected districts and
is so far from the yellow fever that there
is no fear of trouble. The various lines
of road centering here will make it
Georgia to attend the fair. The rate of one
cent a mile for the round trip from diff
ferent points on all the Georgia lines of
the Plant system for Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of next week. with a two
days limit, is so low that no one who
wants to come will have to pay much to
do so. The attractions which the fair man.
agement will have during the week will
he very fine, and it is understood that the
exhibits in every department will be su-
perior to any fair South Georgia has held
IN many years, if at all. The races viii be
very fine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
ACCUSED OF POISONING.
Florida Wife Held For the Death
of Her Husband.


Orlando, Fla, Oct 2S.-Two or three
weeks ago a colored railroad hand, who
resided at Ocoee, in the western portion
of this county, died under circumstances
which gave rise to a suspicion of foul
play. short time prior to his death he
became fearfully sick after having par
taken of some soup prepared by his wife
lie yomited very freely at that time, and
aI'er this recovered and again went to
ms work. Later on, he had a second at
t@ch and died. His body was buried and
tne matter rested as if no suspicion had
peeh aroused. But information of the cir
'uInstances came to Sheriff Anderson
.'"d' after investigation, he decided that
,He case should be looked after. His in
leSugdtlons decided him to cause the ar
rest OF the wife, which was accomplished
yesterday he took DR. r. L. Harris,
county physician, and Prof. Norman Rob
HiSoh' ex-state chemist, and drove over to
O1oee' Ihey had the body of the dead
, az eNhumed and Or. Harris removed
.e stomach and liver. These were
oiousht in and Prof. Robinson will make
chemical analysis of the contents 1t is
io' probable that the result of his re-
5earehes will be made public until his evil
ppeuce shal be given in court. But enough
mas leaked out to warrant the holding of
1Ie woman on suspicion or having pois-
oned her husband.
ne man was carrying life insurance
toHcy OF several hundred dollars, and it is
ulouEht that the hope of securing this led
''e "lIe TO administer poison.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
WILL NOT CONTEST THE WILL.
sons of the Millionaire Put a stop to
RumOr's Stories.

RumOr's Stories.
Chicago. ILL.,, Oct 2S.-There is to be no
contest of the Pullman will, so both sons
of the dead palace car magnate declared
to-day.
Said George NJ. Pullman: 1.-The idea of
wishing to contest my fathers will never
entered my head, nor my brothers. head
either. No steps have been taken, none
will be taken to break the will. My re-
lations with the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany and with my family are most cor
dial. am IN the company in the capac-
ity of an assistant district superintendent,
and expect to remain with the company"
Referring to the gossip that coupled
his name with that of Miss Felicite Ogles-
by in the character of a rejected sutton,
Mr.. Pullman said
Our relations are exactly the same as
they have always been. So far as my
brother Sanger's engagement is concerned,
that is an affair that concerns him. do
not chose to interfere in his business
Friends of Miss Lynne Fernald says the
engagement between that young lady and
Mr.. Sanger Pullman has been broken off.
In terms as explicit as those employed
by his brother, Sagner Pullman contra
dicted the rumor that his fathers will was
to be attacked in the courts. An authori-
tative denial of the same rumor was also
made by Mrs. Pullman.
The explicit denials of a contest seem
to dispose of a great deal of gossip which
has been floating about concerning the
Pullmans. This gossip was to the effect
that the millions left by George NJ. Pull
man were to be tied up in an acrimonious
litigation. The story was that the sons
considered themselves as practically dis
inherited on the bare allowance of $1,000 a
year and felt aggrieved at the scant pro-
vision made for them in the will.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
NEW RIVER STEAMERS.
To Run on the OcmuIgee and Oconee
Rivers.

To Run on the OcmuIgee and OcOnee
Rivers.
Brunswick, Ca, Oct. 2S-Four new river
steamers have been put on the Oconee
and Ocmulgee rivers tributary TO Bruins
wick and Savannah within the past thir-
ty days. They are the City of Macon, OBJ
Grated by the Macon Navigation Compa-
N.Y. Relief, operated by Capt John L. Day
of Lumber City; Little William, operated
by the Hawkinsville Deep Water Boat
Line Company, and the City of Dublin,
by the Louisa boat line Of Dublin. The
Relief is an Seton boat, while the others
are about 100 tons each, Within the past
two years 1880 has been invested in new
boats on the Ocmulgee and $500 on the
Oconee. A strong effort will now be made
to secure the cooperation of the engineer
in charge and the representatives from
each congressional district directly bene-
fitted in an effort to secure larger appro-
priations for river Improvements. In this
movement it is expected the two senator's
will heartily join.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
THoMAsvILLE FAIR.
The Third Days Attendance Larger
Than the Grand Stand.

The Third Days Attendance Larger
Than the Grand Stand.
brownsville, Ga, Oct. 2S.-There was an
immense crowd present at the fair to-
.. The grand stand, which was thought
ba of ample size, could not hold half
.,a neople in attendance this afternoon.
-,ervbedy was enthusiastic in their
..,ises. The tournament elected great in
rest There were ten entries, and the
ding was excellent. W. F. Quarterman
,-on first prize r. R. Evans, second, and
5. Mauard, third. Pool selling on the
,.urney was active, several of the knights
having many admirers.
The fancy dress bicycle parade, in
ebarge Of Col. j. H. Merritt, was a brill
isnt success. Little EhHe Dixie won the
rrize for under IA years old, and Miss
Louise Hayes for Over IA years.
There were a number of exhibition
races. which were good, and caught the
crowd.
Gov. Atkinson and wife arrived tonight
and are topping with DR.. I. NJ. Mcintosh,
former principal physician of the peniten-
riary. The governor is accompanied by
several of mis- staff. A reception was given
to-nigh, by Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Merrill In
honor Of The governor
col J.. Johnson, president of the Way
cross Fair Association, was an interested
visitor at the fair to-day. Many promi-
nent people from surrounding towns were
also present
The Fourth regiment will be here to-
morrow and there will be a military dis
play.
Townsville, Ga, Oct. 2S.-The third day
of Thomas countys big fair opened au-
spiciously The attendance has improved
leach day. To-day the building and grand
d stand were crowded. Large numbers of
people came in on the railroads from all
s directions.
The negro exhibit attracts much atten-
$tion, as showing what this race is doing.
a Special mention should be made OF col
Hlection of jellies and preserves, by Mrs.
Charles Byrd; twelve quilts, by Mrs. Mary
Y Morris; splendid array of boots and shoes,
#by F. Flpper; boys suits, by Mrs. Hill
#liard Rawls; a mantelpiece, by ]. w.
4Sykes; while Mrs. Amos Lester shows
bare assortment of her handiwork from
#hand-painted chinaware and oil paint
8ing to a lot of jellies and preserves. Mel
8son Grant 50 years old, has a trunk made
#ored schools here have each an exhibit,
(which rivals the others for interest and
zrnerit There is a model of a house by
s14-year-old boy.
To-day was Flower Day." and quite a
4display of cut flowers and pot plants were
timade. A design Search the Scriptures"
with Bible and cross of immorteles, i'm
#bedded in moss and flowers by Mrs. B.
ia. Hawkins, Sr., deserves special mention.
L. W. Sales of Savannah, shows a two
masted schooner, and a steam boat, which
a ARE models of neatness.
The exhibits of poultry and hogs are ex-
/ Ceptionaly good
The largest crowd is expected to-mor-
row, Governor and Military day. A great
event will be the free for all trot The
fakirs make things lively on the streets
at night The book makers are playing in
hard luck, Games of chance not seen in
|Thomasvile for many years, are once more
inducing the hopeful to part with their
money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 2S.-The results of to-
days races at Latonia were as follows:
Matte Lee. TO 2. third Time 1;16.
First Race-Six furlongs. Midlight, 4
to 8, won, with Cyclone. 4 to /, second, and
Second Race-Five furlongs. Flop, 4 to
l, won, with Bonneville. to /, second, and
Tusculum. 3 to 2, third. Time 1:02ia,
Third Race-Handicap, one mile. J. II
c., even, won with The Elector, to O.
second and Belle Brambe, to /, third.
Time 1:41.
Fourth Race-Handicap, six furlongs
Caddie c., to l, won, with Frank Thomp-
son, to 1, second, and Aspasia. 20 to 1,
third Time 1s15.
Fifth Race-One mile. Myth, 3 10 /, won,
with Lula Fry, s to l, second, and Rock
wall, s to l, third. Time 1851
Sixth Race-Postponed on account of
darkness
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
LIBRARIANS IN CONVENTION.
Mayor Price Delivers the welcome
in Behalf of Macon.

Macon, Ca, Oct. 2S.-The convention
of Librarians is attracting much interest
Tonight a public meeting was held at
the Wesleyan Female College. Mayor
Price delivered an address of welcome.
Several other speeches were made, In
terspersed with music. The librarians are
receiving a warm welcome from Macon
people. Mrs Nora Barbrey Maconis IL
brarian, is conducting the proceedings of
the convention with view to stimulating
interest In the library work throughout
the state.
Gov. Atkinson and staff passed through
Macon this morning en- route to the
Thomasville fair. where governors day
will be celebrated tomorrow.
Mrs. Nat Birdsong wife of ex-Jailer
Birdsong, died this afternoon of consump-
tion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
Nature makes the cures


Nature makes the cures
after all.
Now and then she gets
into a tight place and needs
helping out.
Things get started in the
wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start the
system in the right direction
toward health.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with hypophoS-
phites can do just this.
1t strengthens the nerves,
feeds famished tissues, and
makes rich blood.
soc. and 500 all druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
M'DUFFIE LOWERS THE RECORD.

He Knocks Three-Fifths of "A Second
From the "WelSh Rarebit's Best.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct 2S.--Eddie McDuf-
fie to-day, at Willow Grove bicycle track,
established a new worlds record for one
mile, paced covering the distance In
1:35 2-5 three-fifths of a second lower than
the record made by Jimmy Michael on the
same track several weeks ago McDufie s
time to-day also equals the time made by
Stocks in London last summer although
the latter's time was not accepted In this
country on account of the character OF
his pace, q motorcycle. To-days record
was made after three unsuecess full at
tempts fifteen minutes intervening be-
tween each trial. McDuffie was paced by
quintet, quad and two sextettes.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Very Satisfactory Reports Presented
at the Meeting.

Waycross, Ga, Oct. 2S--Presiding Elder
Rev. P. s. Twitty held the fourth quar-
terly conference for the First Methodist
church last night at the pastors study.
Reports from the stewards on the finances,
from the pastor on the spiritual condi-
ton and from the Sunday school and the
Epworth League were very satisfactory.
and showed the different causes to be in
splendid condition. The present board of
stewards were reelected for the ensuing
church year. This Is the last quarterly
conference that will be held this year. and
Rev. John w. Domlngos Is winding up his
second years work as pastor of the
church. Mr.. Domingos and Rev p s.
Twitty will have a good report to hand
over to the annual conference when 1t
meets on Dec l in Savannah. The con-
gregation will hope to have Mr.. DomIngos
returned to the Waycross station.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
COLEMAN GETS THE LIMIT.

Convicted in Four Cases of Striking
and Insulting Ladies'.
Athens Ca, Oct 2S.-Will Coleman. col
ored, was convicted in four cases to-day
for striking and insulting ladies In this
city and was given the limit in each case.
his sentences aggregating four years in
the chain-gang.
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Senator Morcnn,s Condition

San Diego, Cal. Oct. Ex-senator Nor
gan is slowly regeining his strength. He
has been free from fever for over thirty
six hours, but must remain quiet for some
days yet His trouble is due to an injury
to his knee which he received while he
was in Hawaii.
The senator's attending physician is con-
fident that Senator Morgan will make good
progress to permanent recovery.