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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
IN THE R4TT1t01D WORLD.
Matters of Interest to savannah and
Elsewhere.

Matters of Interest to Savannah and
Elsewhere.
The Georgia, Southern and Florida rail-
way will start its third annual personally
conducted jaunt from Macon to Tampa
May "a. The trip win consume a week. and
will be under the direction or Genera Pa s.
enger Agent G. A. Mcdonald and his as
sistants. Low rates have been granted for
the trip.
Mr.. James w. Carr, formerly district
passenger agent of the Plant system,
at Savannah. has been installed as union
ticket agent at Brunswick. He will have
charge of the Southern and Plant system
joint offices. vice Mr. ]. A Montgomery
resigned. The new incumbent is we'll
known to the travelling public by reason
of long service at Macon and Savannah
He is proving a popular addition to the
railroad force at Brunswick. Mr.. Mont
gomery the retiring official, had served the
road for many years in an efficient man.
ner. His resignation was rendered in order
to allow himself more time to devote TO
a private business enterprise in which he
is interested.
Mr.. Smith D. Pickett came up yesterday
from Jacksonville, where he represents
the Southern railway as general agent.
Mrs. Pickett accompanies Mr.. Pickett on
this trip.
Mr.. %. X. Bryan, chief clerk to Mr.. w.
A. winburn. general freight agent for the
Central, left last night for Augusta.
Mr.. B. A. Denmark, president of the
Southwestern railroad, went up to Macon
last night.
Mr.. J. c. Halle, general passenger agent
for the Central, says his advices from
along the line of the Central point TO n
big attendance here for the grand conclave
OF the Pythians and the military contests.
The railroads have authorized rates OF /
cent a mile. and the events are being wide
" advertised. The low rates, II is
thought. will serve to bring large crowds
to Savannah week after next.
Gen. C. NJ. sorrel. manager OF the
Ocean Steamship Company, left yesterday
for New York, his headquarters,
The suit OF the Central Trust Company
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
SCIENTISTS SAVED.
President Barnaby and Prof. Bow
man of Huntsville College
Survive Serious Illness Through the Aid of DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People-These
Eminent Men Give an Unqualified Endorse
ment to this Valuable rledicine.

One Of the oldest institutions of learning IN
, he West is the well.known Hartsville Col.
ege, situated at Hartsyille, Indiana. This
ollege was founded years ago in the interest
f the United Brethren Church. when the
'tate was mostly wilderness, and colleges
:ere scarce, not only in Indiana, but all
trough the then almost unsettled central
Vest. The college being an old institution
we'll known throughout the country
- ner students having gone into all parts Of
he world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
YOUNG BApTIsTs ENTERTAIN.
with Instrumental Music, Songs and
Recitntions


An interesting entertainment was given
last night In the lecture room OF the First
Baptist church for the benefit OF the Sun
day schools picnic fund. The picnic win
be given next Tuesday at Wilmington.
The audience was delighted with the ex-
cellent programme. and the pleasures OF
the evening were enhanced by the refresh
ments. The first recitation was by Mr..
Parsons which won merited applause.
Miss Meta Fretwells plano solo was also
wei received. Mr.. A. +. King sang IN
solo IN his usual manner and Miss Carrie
Nichols played q piano selection with adj
mrable grace and skill
a duct was sung by Miss Mary Gross
and Mr.. Readlck
MISS Nellie Connerys Rotations we're
q pleasure 10 hear. as were fhe songs OF
Miss Ethel Fretwel, who Is a favorite
with all audiences
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BERG THREE TIMES WINNER.
CAPTURED-THE TINE PRIZE IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL BOYs' RACE.

C. n. Harden Won the Handicap
with Harry Butler SecOnd-An Az
ternoOn's Lively Events on the Au-
gusta ROad-Fifteen starters and
All of Them Rode WelI-rhe Score
of the Race.
The dve-mile cycle road race Of the nigh
school boys was run on the An-
gusta road yesterday afternoon,
and was won by c. r. Harden,
with two minutes handicap. His actIll
riding time was fifteen minutes and thir-
ty-eight seconds. Harry Butler, ,hree
minutes and thirty seconds, was second.
Sigmund Berg won the time prize in The
fast time of 13 minutes and % seconds.
Berg is undoubtedly a fast rider, lie has
won three time prizes within two weeks,
the Y NJ. H A. road race the Memorial
day road race and yesterdays event.
Devereaux Bacon finished right behind
Berg. and rode a good race.
The race started a little before O'Clock.
There were fifteen starters, and the boys
were gotten off in good shape There
were several falls on the way out and IN
turning the barrel. Utitz took a tumble
Just after he finished, running into a
wagon. He was scratched aud bruised
some, but was not much hurt.
The boys, all of them, rode well, and
the race was well managed. There WAS
quite a crowd out to see the race, and MOI
the least interested Of the spectators were
the teachers of the high school
The following is the order of finish, the
handicaps and the riding time:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
NEW BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.
SmalIs Attorneys withdraw One and
File Another.

File Another.
Messrs. Charles N. West and T. P. Rave
mel, representing Abram Small accused
of the murder Of J. c. Neve, have filed
a new bill of exceptions to go to the SUI
preme court asking that the decision of
Judge Falligant, refusing to grant the
inquest held at the time of the death Of
Neve, be overruled. The petition when
brought up ex parte was refused by the
superior court and It was taken to the
supreme court. Being in the shape of an
ex parte document without two parties
to the contention the petition or appeal
could no be entertained by the supreme
court, so it was amended to make the
state the other party. This necessitated
a new bill of exceptions in place of the
first one, which was withdrawn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
MICHAEL HAYDEN AT REST.
His Funeral Attended From His Late
Residence.

The funeral of the late Michael Hayden
took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence, No. 40 East Broad street
The esteem in which the deceased was
held was attested by the large number of
people that attended.
The services at the church and grave
were conducted by Rev. Father Kennedy.
and were very impressive. The floral Of
ferings were numerous and handsome the
grave being entirely hidden from view.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Messrs. Daniel Sullivan. lanes
Leonard, Patrick Buttimer, John Flana-
gan, Timothy Sullivan. L. c. Geffcken.
John Fitzgerald and John Kelly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-steamer and rail
Cabin, limited four days, 1880: Cabin M
limited. $2O.SO. Excursion, $500, limited sir
SAFE. Uays'
TO BOSTON-Steamer and rail-Cabtn
limited six days, $500; second class i'm, >
tied six days $780, i''i'
TO BOSTON-Steamer-Cabin. Iin,tsa
eight days, 5000 Excursion, limited siT
months, $500; second class, limited siS
days, $500. Ok
Cabin, unlimited, $1G.aO; second class In.
tied five days, S11.20 0' anus
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50; second Chase
limited four days, $3.50. N'1'''
TO PHILADELPHIA (vob,,
unlimited, sl7O0; cabin, limited four Savs'
$500; second class, limited four Says
$11.50. N@5S'
TO BAL1TMORE-Cabin s15.OO: excur.
sion, limited six months, $500; second
class, $1,000. N'"N
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
Bids for Convict L.nhnr.

The state Of Florida advertises for bids
for the lease Of the state convlcts. Bids
will be received at the executive Office in
Iailahassee up to May Is The number
OF convcts now subject 70 lease is aho,,,
lD. The advertisement for proposals fot
to-day. ''0"9
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08


1t seems after all that Jack Princes
circuit is not dead, and according to
Prince it will continue to do business
There undoubtedly has been a lot Of
trouble on the circuit and the venture has
been anything but a paying one To re-
duce expenses Prince announced that the
prizes for professional events
would be reduced from $50 to $780, Several
of the circuit chasers entered a kick on
this and refused to race for such small
prizes. Eaton, Steenson, Newhouse and
Jack. four of the best men following the
circuit, have left it and are now training
at Wheelmen's track.
Prince, however sends out word that
the circuit will be continued and a match
race between Jimmy Michael, the little
Welshman, who has been training in Sa-
vannah, and Jimmy" Mcfarland was to
have been ridden last night for purse of
$4OO
Eaton. Jack, Newhouse and Steenson
have forwarded their entries to the pro-
fessional events in the jacksonville meet
to be held May ii.
We. Becker, the Minneapolis crack.
who is now in Savannah, will also
ride. At San Francisco, Cal, on Feb. p,
Becker lowered ali records from one to
five miles His time for the miles was:
9:54 3-5.
The match race between Kinsey and
Hufstetler has been closed and will un-
doubtedly be run, unless either man
should funk 1t is more than probable
that several Of the local riders win go
down to the races.
Howard Hipkins, who went north to play
with Hartford in the Connecticut league,
returned to Savannah yesterday. He will
play with the Catholic Library Association
team this season.
Newman, the pitcher OF the University
of Tennessee base ball team, made a won
derful record the other day. In a game
with the Grant University team he struck
out twenty-one men, gave no bases on
balls, and did not hit a man during the
game. Newman will be deuged with Of
4ers from league teams in a day or two.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

OF New York and the Boston Safe De-
poslt and Trust Company against the Ma
rietta and North Georgia railroad has
been referred to b. II. Hill as special
master for hearing.
t-
Mr.. T. Fletcher Smith, chief clerk to
Vice President Egan of the Central. went
up to Augusta last night to see the
Guards Ministries performance tonight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

552,7o5 feet Of pitch pine lumber, shipped
by the Georgia Lumber Company and 410S
railroad crossties, measuring 1890 super
hcia. feet, shipped by Dixon, Mitchell &
Wells.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
RED STAR LINE,
FOR BEAUFORT AND RL uEETON.

Steamer STAR VIII leave Bluffton daily
Except Sunday at a. M; returning,
leave Savannah at 3 p. m. Telephone ~
Steamer ALPHA Will leave Savannah
for Beaufort, Port Royal Naval Station
and way landings at 10 a. m. Sundays
Tuesdays and Thursdays. returning nsIi
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

one OF p. Sanford Ross mud scows wal
hauled on wlnnks marine railway yes.
terday for repairs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
PORT PARAGRAPHS.
Maritime Matters OF Local and Gen.
erRl Interest.

The tug Dauntless was hauled ON
Jones marine railway yesterday TO have
her bottom scraped and painted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

Engineer william Bowman. OF the TUG
Daunt.ess sustained serious laceratior
OF his right hand, yesterday. by getting Al
caught In the machinery OF the engine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
1t seems after an that Jack Princes

Berg receives a gold medal for the time
prize and the first ten boys in get prizes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

The schooner Frank Vanderherchen
Capt. Crawford, from Philadelphia, arrlv q
yesterday with a cargo OF coal eonslgne,
10 y. Il. Thomas a. Son
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
THE SOUTH SIDE FRUIT CARRIERS

For Peaches Pums, Grapes, Beans and Peas Send fol
illustrated catalogue and prices.
SOUTH SIDE MFG CO,
Petersburg, Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

The schooner Harry A. Berwlnd oiearet
and sailed yesterday FOR Philadelphia, with
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

Mr.. %. X. Bryan, chief clerk to Mr.. w.
A. winburn. general freight agent for the
Central, left last night for Augusta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

Howard Hipkins who went north to play
with Hartford in the Connecticut league,
returned to Savannah yesterday He will
play with the Catholic Library Association
team this season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

Mr.. Smith D. Pickett came up yesterday
from Jacksonville, where he represents
the Southern railway as general agent
Mrs. Pickett accompanies Mr.. Pickett on
this trip.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

Mr.. B. A. Denmark. president of the
Southwestern railroad, went up to Macon
last night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

Eaton, Jack, Newhouse and Steenson
have forwarded their entries to the pro-
fessonal events in the Jacksonville meet
to be held May ii.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

The suit Of the Central Trust Company
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acknowledging the introduction and the in
vitation, murmured something else.
You speak French to the madame" he
said in some surprise.
Instead Of Spanish? Never Spanish when
any other language, even that Of dumb
signs, can be used. Thattong que OF fthepenin-
sulareS! | would have all, all my coun-
trymen forswear the Spanish and some
day speak only the American" And then
a dancer had claimed the Cuban, and Mr.
Bentinck saw her gliding way in the arms
of another man with a distinct feeling of
outrage. But, although he stayed by Nine.
D'Arco, furnishing up his best French for
her benefit, further pleasure was not given
to him that night. He had not even that
OF putting her into her carriage, and all
the music, all the flowers, all the jeweled
dancers, all the beautiful women, were no
more than phantoms moving TO noiselesS
measures.
1t was of little use for Mr. Bentinck TO
attempt his Congressional duties the next
day. The clerk seemed to be droning
Spanish; the calling Of the roll was only
an iteration Of the syllables of Gloria Cam.
peador's name. and between the leaves of
the folio he pretended to consult swan
in that beautiful pale face, and he kept
saying to himself:
"Ghe walks in beauty like the night
OF cloudless climes and starry skies,
And allthat's S best OF dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes,
He was, after all, an innocent young
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

and with his senses Steeped in the subtle
spell OF the warmth, the deliciousness of
the moment, the music quickening into
mad movement, and sweeping them at its
will.
'Stop! she said, imperiously, as the
dance surged on. stop! 1t is not the
way L like to dance. will not be taken
out OF myself So" And the color flashed
over her face, but left ii as instantly
in its creamy palior, as they paused where
the wind blew in, and recovered their breath
under the bouGh of Il great palm. She
waved her fan slowly, shedding its violet
wood odor about her. Then she looked up
and smiled her slow, delightful smile
dancing is like life, is it not?" she said
Now you must take me away tony aunt. :"
And as they went along she added:
You reverse very We'll.
1t was with difficulty that they threaded
the crowd, detained at every turn by sal
utatons, and now and then accosted by
men who bowed their sleek, dark heads
and murmured some French OF Spanish
sentence as they passed. They paused at
length before sleepy woman Of massive
proportions, who sat in a row of stately
DANES as weary as herself.
Ma tante," she said, this is Mr.. Ben
timex. i have introduced myself to him.
/ have danced with him Ihavc committed
every impropriety-have i not, Mr. Ben
tinck?-which a duenna should prevent,
and of which chaperon nshoulddisapprove,
and 1 want you TO condone them all, still
speaking rapidly in French, "by inviting
Mr. Bentinck-Mr. Bentinck, Nine. ID 'Arco -
to call upon you at the Arlington. Won't
you?'
The duenna would have been more than
human TO resist that coaXing accent, and
she murmured something, and Mr.. Bentinck,
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"And as many revolutions as there are
Kingdoms of the earth,' said Gloria, as
they still stood aboIt the table. You must
know, Mr.. Bentinck, that Gen. Piers Peter
sen would be undone if there were no
wrongs to right, no tyrannies to overthrow,
in this world. There is not a republic in
South America born in his day that ne has
not assisted III the making He was with
Walker in Nicaragua, with Fremont in Cali
fornia. He was with Don Carlos in Spain
when they hung countesses to iamR$oss-;
the Spaniard, whether in revolt or reyOlted
against, always revolving! He was with
Kossuth, and he swan down the Danube
on hladders, naked, with dispatches in his
mouth As she spoke an electric glow
seemed to kindle behind the eyes OF the gem
eTal that burned bluer than blue diamonds
are. He has the Cuban color in his eyes,
and his blood-it is the blue bIood!'' she
cried She filled the cups again, and they
went back and gathered round the hearth;
Virgilio talking, low voiced and eager; Clio
ria every little while emphasizing what he
said. the general adding now and then
strident word.
''oh, you sympathize, you feel for US, You
are one of us.' she cried, her cheek flushed
eye. and she laid her hand on his a mo-
ment. He took it and held it, and when
he left he bent and raised it to his lips, and
his eyes said all his lips dared not, and the
long-lashed, shining eyes of hers returned
the gaze one full moment and fell again,
and the soft red mouth trembled. And un-
der the influence of the beautiful girl and
her heroic impetuousness of the ardent
and convincing eIoquence of the strange.
potent draft, when Mr.. Bentinck went his
way, at an hour well into morning, he
thought he understood the Cuban question
thoroughly, and he had promised 20 aid
the cause to the extent of the whole of
his power and the half of his fortune
He was still under the glamour, still full
of the feryor of Gloria's enthusiasm when
the next day he sat in the committee room
sorting his mail, and in an angry amaze
he found his desk half-covered with letters
from his constituents, urging him, as he
valued their support and his future, to re-
sist by every means at his command the
encroachments of the Cuban sympathizers.
(To be conclUded)
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WHEN CLOTHING TAKES FIRE

The daily newspapers are constantly
filled with reports of terrible accidents re-
sulting from tile ignition of clothing Of
women engaged about their household du-
ties. Very often her arms and hands, her
neck and face are scorched with the heat;
her hair is in blaze the smoke is suffoeat-
ing her. She becomes utterly confused and
rushes to and fro, SO creating a current OF
air which increases the fire. The best thing
she could have done would have been in
stantly to roll upon the floor. But how
few have the presence of mind TO do this,
The more need of a friend to do it for
her. Seize her by the hand or by some part
OF the burning dress which is not burn
ing and throw her on the ground Slip
off your coat or shawl, a bit of carpet,
anything you can catch up quickly, hold
this before you, clasp her tightly with it,
which will protect your hands. As quickly
as possible fetch plenty OF water; make
everything thoroughly wet; for, though the
flame is out. there is still the hot cinder
and the half-burned clothing eating into
flesli;. carry carefully into a warm room.
lay on table or on carpet on tile floor
not the bcd-giVe some warm, stimulating
drink, and proceed to the next operation,
that of removing the clothing.
Perhaps in the whole course of accidents
there is not, one which requires so much
care and gentleness as this We want only
three people in the room-one OH each side
Of the patient and one to wait upon them.
oh, for good pair of scissors or really Y
sharp knife! What misery you will inflict
by saving through strings, ETC., with a
rough-edged blunt knife. There must be
no dragging or pulling off; do not let the
hope OF saving anything Influence you. Let
everything be so completely cut loose that
it Will fall off, but IL any part sticks to the
body let it remain. and be careful not to
burst any blisters.
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II knew you would think sc" she said,
giving him again tie melting glance. Il
should never have dared talk to you SO
freely had not been sure OF it, / felt it
that day | first saw you in the Senate
chamber, and / myself as well as those
Senators have read your speech" And
then she repeated in those liquid tones
of hers, which to Harry Bentinck's ex-
cited ears seemed sweet as flute bub-
bling over water, the last paragraph of
that speech of his. There was nothing
more for Senorita Gloria Campeador to
do.
You may be sure that Mr. Harry Ben.
timex was at the opera that night The
music fed his mood. think it was Lucia,
and Christine Nilsson was singing it with
q divine abandonment of passion that
suited him. Flowers and feathers and
Jewels and pretty faces put the dingy
little National to shame, and the young
attaches down in the front row stood
up and surveyed the audience throughtheir
opera glasses, and made calls between
the acts, and broke in a body for the lower
box when, by a consentaneous movement
every eye in the house was turned upon
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in Cuba low. And we, If they take US
Piers Peterson and I and otheTs-we shall
be lucky if we are simply shot like the boys
the other day on their fIolic.''
''But Go you not see superior duty
here?" asked the listener. do you for
get what your death would be to your
sster?''
Every drop of blood spilled cries TO
heavenr' exclaimed Virgilio "But II
have a sister he has wife. And, then
who knows?-it may not be spilled.
II once we can command funds for an
armed ship, for men, for artillery, why,
then it will be our turn
Gomez cried Gloria, and she had filled
the silver bowl upon the tray with the cafe
noir, emptying into it the contents of the
sugar basin, and was flourishing her al
lumette, the flame catching and running
over the BOWL while she stood shining into
something weirdly and darkly beautiful,
Iadling up and down what looked, in the
dimnesS of the room, like liquid fire. When
it had all burned out she filled the little
cups with the intensely sweet and strong re-
suit of her brewing, and they drank long
life to the general
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fellow, with talent for telling speeches,
and he had been pushed along by the
people at home more for his prom
Use than his performance and partly be-
cause youth is plastic and sometimes
easily molded to the purposes OF others.
He had been born to one of the big
fortunes he had been occupied with books
and debates and business, he had once
gone down into Mexico about some land
titles and caught up little Spanish,
and he had been more than once abroad
III various ways, but he had never had time
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omens Common in Virginia.

Three white frosts in succession, a
sure sign of rain.
When the crescent is on her back it
never rains.
When there is a small circle around
the moon, rain is not far off; large
circle, no rain.
When the wild ducks fly overhead it
is a sure sign Of cold weather.
Show your money to the new moon, and
it will surely increase.
Spill salt, lend it out or give away
parsley plants is very bad luck.
Never move on Saturday: "A Satur-
days fit is short sit. "-Harper's Round
Table
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long skirt Of one, the veil, the loosened
trees, blowing on the wind, and the daz-
Zling beauty of the face flashing like an
apparition The other rider-it was not
so easy. He remembered that somewhat
knightly bearing. He remembered7 that
thin, dark, eager face, with the burning
eyes. He lad seen it at the door of the
Arlington, perhaps on the Avenue, under Il
sombreto.
What was she doing out here so early
with no groom, riding alone with that fei-
low? Mr.. Bentinck felt his heart quicken,