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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
u. II. RIORDAN DEAD.
He Was the Senior Member of "a
WeII-KnOVvn Cotton Firm.


Charleston, S. c.. March 21.-Bartholo-
NEW Rochefort Riordan, formerly Char
lesion journalist, but recently living in
New York died at his residence in the me-
tropolis on Sunday. March 81. Mr. Riordan
was born in Virginia, fifty-nine years ago,
and was educated at Mount st. Mary
college. He was devout Roman Catho-
lie. Entering journalism early in life, ne
was connected with papers in Richmond
for awhile, and then came to Charleston
during the war to work on the Mercury.
He returned afterwards and was with the
Richmond Examiner.
In 1867, Mr.. Riordan came back TO
Charleston, and with Capt. +. w. Daw-
son and Ben Wood. established the News.
In 1873, the Charleston Courier was pur-
chased and the News and Courier was es-
tablshed. In 1885, Mr.. Riordan disposed
of his interest in the News and Courier,
and moved to New York, where he was
engaged in the cotton business. After a
short time, Mr. Riordan became a mem
Der of the New York Cotton Exchange.
and established with his son James. the
Arm of Riordan & Co. The firm was a
successful one, and so well established
that it will continue after the death of
tho senior partner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
ELECTRIC CANS COLLIDE.
Passengers Thrown From Their
seats and the Cars Badly wrecked.

Passengers Thrown From Their
seats and the Cars Badly wrecked.
Augusta, Ga. March 2l.-At the corner
Of Broad and Kollock streets there is a
turnout from the street electric line for
the Monte Sano cars. This afternoon this
switch was open. and a Summerville car
was coming down Broad street and a Lake
View car was going up. They met just at
the Kolock street turnout but as the
route of the Lake View car was straight
up Broad, neither car anticipated trouble
as they approached each other on the pa
rallel double tracks. Instead OF going
straight up Broad street, however, the
Lake View car ran into the Kollock street
turnout and went directly across the par
raliei track upon which the Summerville
car was speeding In the opposite direction.
The two cars rushed together with a
sounding crash which splintered glass,
stove in dashboards and sent the passen,
gers tumbllng from the seats. Fortunately
nobody was dangerously injured. the most
seriously hurt being an elderly lady who
was riding IN the front seat and whose leg
was struck by the dashboard when 1t was
stove In by this collision
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
LOCOMOTIVES BOILER BURSTS.
Two Men Killed, Passengers Unsent-
ed end n Freight Train Fired.

ell end Freight Iratn Fired
Chicago, ILL.,. March 2l.-The engine
drawing the New York and Boston special
on the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern railroad, which left here at 1880
o'clock this morning. blew up in the En-
glewood yards, half hours run from the
city, and the fireman and engineer were
instantly killed. The dead are:
Alexander Frank, engineer, Of Chicago.
Il. b. Smith, fireman. of Chicago.
The engine was completely demolished
by the explosion and the baggage ear
wrecked.
The train came to a sudden stand still,
and II is probable that had It's speed not
been slow every car would have been de-
rallied. As II was, the passengers were
thrown from their seats and some sus-
tanned slight bruises.
A line Of freight cars on a side track
caught fire and the flames did consldera-
BILE damage before they we're extlnguish-
ed
Another engine was procured from the
Forty-seventh street house, and after a
delay of nearly two hours, the train pull
ed out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
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BIG FIRE AT OTTUMWA.
Up to % o'clock the Loss Was 1850, 900
and the Fire Was suII Raging.

and the Fire Was stiII Raging.
Ottumwa, Ia. March 2l.--A fire, which
started at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon in
Cullens dry goods store, had destroyed
a quarter of million dollars worth OF
property at o'clock, and at II O'clock to-
night is beyond control A gale is blow
Ing and there seems to be but little hope
Of saving any Of the big brick business
block, In which Cullens store is located
The fire started In the basement its
origin being unknown, and 1t baffied the
departfnehf from the start. The ilremen
could find no fire and we're driven back
continually by dense clouds of smoke
which filled the entire block up stairs and
down. and allowed the flames to eat their
way up and out from the interior Of the
building.
Culen's dry good store. $50 900, went first,
then Prngh & Co.'S wholesale queensware
and china house, $4,000, while the dry
goods stock OF ]. G. Meek. $4,000, and w.
]. Donlan e. Co.. 5000 win be ruined by
smoke If they escape the flames, which
seems improbable The block was worth
$4,000 and Office tenants in the second
story lost heavily. The insurance is not
heavy The Cullen Company had just re-
ceived ito spring stock and had not yet had
Il insured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
FITz ON THE FIGHTERS.
He Looks Upon Peter Meher as the
Greatest of the Lot.

San Francisco Cal, March 2i.-"Of all
the prize-iighters who are aspirants for
championship honors." said Bob Fitzsim-
mons to-day, II believe Peter Maher Is
the greatest l believe he can whip Cor
bett, Choynskl Goddard. Sharkey and the
rest. While Choynski is the most vicious
puncher of them ALL he does not possess
the ring generalship Of Maher"
Such men as Sullivan have absolutely
no show of victory in modern pugiism.
They cannot endure nor can they escape
the onslaught of a modern pugilist. 1t .
my opinion that even a second rate fight
er can put them out. / have met most
of these men and ] have studied their
methods, but even the be st man is fallible.
Nobody, for example, believe that l had
right to aspire for the championship,
but | did and | proved my aspiration as
justified by victory, II may be that Nah
er is not the best man. ! would like to
see them all fight for 1t and see the best
man win.
LAS for myself, / have fought my last
battle have given promise to my wife
that l will never enter the ring again, and
will keep my word, If Mr.. Corbett chal-
lenges me, as / understand that he will
to another fight, l will not accept the
challenge.
Il have nothing to gain in glory by
whipping Mr.. Corbett again. and l cannot
see why he should wish to venture an
other battle. Defeated champions have
not always been unpopular, as the case
of John L. Sullivan illustrates MIR. Cor
bett, / understands is a good actor He
stlll can make money II seems to me he
should know by this time that II Is not
necessary to so into the prize ring to
make II"
Fitzsimmons has at the present time no
definite idea of his future movements.
These VIII be determined by his manager
and brother-in-law, Martin Julian. The
champion spent last night In writing let
ters and answering kilograms He had re-
ceived dozens OF congratulatory messages
from all parts Of the country, and he lost
no time IN answering them. Wen wish
ers had beautlhed his apartments with
flowers.
This afternoon the champion appeared
at the Chutes in n sparring exhibition. 1,
is likely he will remain in San Francisco
for several days and then proceed to New
York. Julian arrived to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
GREEKS FIRE ON TURKS.
narrow Escape From IA Pitched Dat
tie at Pramandn.

tAc
Athens, March 2l.-It Is stated here that
the powers are seriously discussing the
question of nominating Prince George Of
Greece for governor Of Crete.
a number of Greek sharpshooters at
Pramanda. on the frontier, fred upon
some Turkish soldiers who were on their
own territory. The Turks were deeply an
gered and It was only with the greatest
difficulty that their officers prevented a
conflict. The Greeks we're equally desir-
Gus with the Turks for the opening OF hos
tllities and IL was hard to hold them in
check. The advices reporting the incl
dent do not state when IL occurred.
Canea, March A-According to the pro-
clamation issued by the foreign admIrals.
the blockade Of Crete began at 8 o'clock
this morning. II Is apparent that the
blockade IS directed solely against the
Christians In the Interior, and that the
Moslems will suffer little Inconvenience
from the action Of the six great Christian
nations of Europe. II appears that the
object of the blockading squadron is to
prevent the landing OF supplies Of food,
clothing. e., destined for the starving
Christians in the Interior while the Mus
SulWauS VINO nave npckeu 70 the coast
towns are allowed 70 land whatever they
want.
The few Christians remaining here find
Il difficult 10 understand the motives that
are prompting the powers 20 exert their
energies 10 crush the Christian population
Of the island, while the Moslems are given
a free hand to do about as they please
About the only hope OF the Christians
outside the coast towns IS In Greek block
EIDE runners, who will not hesitate 10 run
through the Gordon OF foreign warshlps
around the island"
There was an exchange OF shots yester-
day between insurgents and Moslem vol
unteers in the vicinity OF suda Bay. The
Turkish warshlps IN the bay bombardod
the insurgents. but the result Is not
known. A number Of foreign warships
were IN the bay but the ytook no part in
the firing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
THROWN FROM A LADDER.
An Electric Light Trimmer Badly
Injured mt Augusta

Augusta, Ca. March 21.-To-day while
Clifton Clary, the trimmer Of the electric
light company, was on a step ladder in
front Of the Planters hotel trimming up
the arc light in readiness for the night,
a boy rode on 70 the sidewalk with his BIZ
cycle, collided with the step ladder and
knocked II from under the electric light
man. Clary fell heavily to the pavement.
sustaining painful injuries. end II is feared
seriously injuring one Of his knee caps.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
smARKEY AFTER PETER MAnER.
lie Posts Forfeit Of $4,000 For a
Fight before Any Club.

San Francisco. Cal. March 2i.-"Dan"
Lynch. manager for Tom sharlxey. posted
s.. 800 IN the hands OF "Parson" Davies 70
bind a match with Peter Maher Lynch
says Sharkey viii meet Maher before any
club Offering the largest purse any timo
after 1--WE weeks from date. and Will make
a side bet OF from $500 TO $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

where new ministry, under M Simitch,
was formed, aiming at the Servo-Bul-
Sarlan entente, now concluded. The
Princess Marie of Greece has been be-
trothed to Grand Duke of Russia, and
the King of Servia has become a willing
instrument in settling the arrangement
with Bulgaria. No encouragement to
Hellenlsm is main point in the Balkan
Slavonic alliance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
FEATHER WEIGHT FLOORED.
lie Tried to Fight heavyweight
IL Rounds.

Hot Springs Ark, March 2l.-Billy lay
ton, middieweight, knocked out Johnny
Van Hest. featherweight, in eight
rounds last night at Wilmington park.
The knockout came unexpectedly. when
the midget seemed strong and was Civ
ing his big antagonist hard work to set
away from his vicious swings.
Layton, with twenty pounds the better
OF the weight, played with Van Hcest
all the way, and did not start TO finish his
man until the seventh round. In the
eighth Van Heest swung with his right
and slipped down. He arose wild and
Layton smashed In a straight left and
turned his man over with right swing
on the Jaw, putting Van Hest out for
half "A minute.
The fight was for $500 a side Van Hest
agreeing to stay fifteen rounds for the
money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
A EniIure NJ DuhIin.

Dublin, Ga, March 2i.-The store OF the
Dublin Mercantile Company. one of the
largest business concerns OF this city.
was closed by the sheriff Saturday night
about o'clock. IL rs thought that the
failure was caused by heavy dealing in
cotton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
SCOTT COMING HOME.

Tie WhE AFFeEteU tut IHFIH8 NuDHh
Postage stamps in His Possession.
Havana. March 2i.-Charles Scott. the
American. who was arrested on Feb. s..
on the charge of having Cuban postage
stamps in his possession was released to-
day, the court having dismissed the case
against him. He will leave for the Unit
ed States on the steamer sailing Wednes-
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
Thrown FROM A BUGGY.
Two Small Girls of Macon BADLY Cut
and Bruised.

Macon. Ca. March 2i.-Two little girls.
each about three years Old. We're thrown
from buggy this morning and seriously
hurt Col. Miller Gordon's son, five years
old, had charge Of the turnout, and ar
irving at the Methodist church. alighted
and was taking the girls out when tho
horse ran away. The buggy was smashed
and the girls thrown violently on 10 the
pavement, each receiving severe gasbes
ard bruises.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
SIMPLY DELICIOUS.
How Expert Pastry Cooks Make Q
Fresh Strawberry Pie.

How Expert Pastry Cooks Make q
Fresh Strawberry Pie.
One of the most delicious of all pastry
is pie of fresh strawberries. Line q
deep tin pieplate with the incest pastry
you can prepare. Fill the pastry with
uncooked rice and bake it in the oven.
When the paste is done remove the rice;
it can be soaked and used for boiling,
or it may be kept on hand to bake in
pastry. 1t simply serves to prevent the
form of pastry from rising and getting
out of shape as it would if it were not
filled. Apple jelly is sometimes used
to fill the pie, and when the crust is
baked its contents are scraped out, leav-
ing perhaps a quarter of an inch Of Jelly
in the bottom. The apple jelly is some
times given the exact flavor of straw
berries by mixing strawberry juice in
equal proportions with apple juice
when the jelly is made. When the crust
is filled with jelly it makes a rather
more elaborate pie, but takes more
time.
In either case, as soon as the crust is
baked dredge little sugar over 1T and
fill itwith perfectly ripe, luscious straw
berries well sweetened. Heap sweet
ened and whipped cream thickly over
it. 1t may also be covered with a mer-
ingue made of the whites of three eggs
beaten to stiff froth, four tablespoon
fuls of sugar and the juice of half a
small lemon. Cover the berries careful-
ly with the meringue, which is nom
conductor of heat, and isolate the pie
plate holding the pie from the oven bot
tom by setting it on thick pine board,
and bake the meringue in this way in a
moderately hot oven for 20 minutes. If
the work of isolation has been properly
done the berries will not be heated, but
the meringue will have risen and will
be well done and only delicate brown.
Remove the pie to cold plate and let it
become ice cold before serving it.-N.
Y, Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
CHINESE HAIR SOAP.
Is Disagreeab1e to Look At, But mas
an Excellent Effect.

Is Dfsagreeab1e to Look At, But Has
an Excellent Eject.
In the great empire of China you run
across some odd things, writes Mar
gherita Arlina Hamm in the New York
Times. One of these is what we might
call hair soap, and is used for shampoo
ing purposes. How it is made 1 never
could find out, but from the mere APP
pearance of the article / should say It
was composed of fine curled hay, oat-
meal, wheat husks, grease and little
borax. 1t looks for all the world like
some of the Oil cakes which dairymen
the market it is sold by the cake, or to
those who cannot afford the luxury in
small pieces. The cake is round or
elliptical in outline, from an inch to two
inches in thickness, from twelve inches
to two feet in length and from eight to
fifteen inches in width. 1t must weigh
two or three pounds.
In using it your maid breaks of q
piece about as large as an ordinary
cake of toilet soap. When applied to the
hair it produces fair lather and tho
hay and husk separate and work their
way into the scalp. The rubbing causes
them to polish the scalp as well as the
hair itself. The subsequent rinsing carr
ries away all these vegetable ingredi-
ents and leaves the hair and scalp in
beautiful condition-the former soft
and silky, the latter pink and warm
While the hair soap is very ugly to look
at and seems altogether ridiculous, yet
if you use it once you are simply
charmed with your new acquisition and
employ it regularly thereafter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
KITCHEN RUN BY CITY.
At Grenoble. France. an Associations

At Grenoble, France, an Associations
Serves Good Food mt Cost.
Housewives who think the coopera-
tive kitchen is so far in the future that
it would be absurd to look forward to
it for relief from daily drudgery will
be interested to hear that a kitchen with
the same end in view as the cooperative
has been in successful operation for
nearly 80 years, says the New York
Press. The Association Alimentaire, OF
Grenoble, France, Is purely municipal
affair. The city owns it and supplies
meals at cost in its own restaurant or
delivers them ut private homes.
Everything at the Association Ali
mentaire is as good as money can buy.
The cooks are as clever as any in France,
which is saying great deal. The pro-
visions are bought in the best markets
and are carefully selected. The serv-
ice is excellent. The dining-rooms arc
of several grades, according to the fur
nishings and the attendance, so that
all tastes may be accommodated. One
may dine there for three cents on bread
and soup and be- satisfied, or one may
pay more and have full course din
ner. In the best rooms, which are mar
ble-foored and decorated with much
elegance, there are walters who look for
tips as naturally as though they were
in the SWEETEST of Partisan cafes.
Pure wines, which have been properly
aged, are served at about eight cents =
liter.
There is no financial profit to the city
in running this huge restaurant, which
serves some $4,000 meals day. Tha
charges are based on the cost of the ms
terials used, the employment of heIH
and the amount spent In keeping tho
utensils, machinery and building in rei
pair.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
The only Exception.

The Punxsutawney Spirit tells Of an
old gentleman in Jefferson county, Pa.
who had worn the judicial ermine OF an
associate judge for ten years. One day
he was asked by an old acquaintance
if he had ever been consulted by the
court while on the bench. Never but
once" said the judge. only once nm
ten years!" exclaimed the friend. 1T
must have been a very important case"
"Oh, no." replied the eX-associate, 1T
was not a question of vital Importance
1t was one day when the court had been
in session about tenFzours, and had
sat there and dreamed and dozed, and
scarcely realized what was going on
During lull in the proceedings, just be-
fore court adjourned, his honor turned
to me and said in sort of sympathetic
way: Isn't that seat pretty hard?'
1 admitted that it was, and that was
the only time in ten years that the
court ever asked my opinion about any
thing"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
THE AGE OF THE PEARL.
Probably the Oldest Precious stone
Known to the Ancients.

Probably the Oldest Precious stone
Known to the Ancients.
The pearl is the one gem that comes
to us perfect from the hand of nature.
and to this its great antiquity as .
gem is largely due, says the Popular
Science Monthly. Precious stones
whose beauty and brilliancy depend ON
polishing and cutting would naturally
be discovered and utilized. The discov-
cry of the diamond probably dates
within historic times. Though known
earlier, it was not generally included
among the gem treasures of royalty
even as late as the seventh century. The
modern cutting of diamonds in regular
facets was invented as recently as 1456.
Indeed, it is quite probable that the
pearl was the first gem known and
treasured by prehistoric man-since
the search for food must have been the
first occupation of the earliest race
and the shining pearl would thus have
been discovered in river mussels II not
in marine oysters. Certain it is that
the Old Testament and the ancient writ
ten history allude to pearls, and that
remoter evidence is found on the tombs
and excavated cities in still earlier
eras. The Egyptians, Babylonians and
Assyrians held the pearl in an esteem
verging on reverence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
STORY OF TWO DOGS.
Damon Ii Dead and stuffed, Bat Pyth-
las still Lives.

las Still Lives.
A stuffed dog in glass Casa COM
mon, ordinary street cur-adorns the
private apartments of one of Philadel-
phia's largest hotels, says the Philadel-
phia Record. There is rather curious
story connected with the defunct ami
NAL, which the hotel man recites as fol
lows: One day the dog came nosing
about the lobby, and although elected
several times always returned, evident
" in search of the kitchen. Finally, in
order to get rid of the cur, it was given
a large piece Of raw meat. Instead of
eating the meat the canine took the Of
fering in its mouth and went out into
the street. Out of sheer curiosity the
hotel man followed the animal and saw
it take the beef to another dog, which
was crouching behind the step. The lat
ter stood up on receiving the meat, and
as it did SO held one foot off the ground.
1t was discovered that the second dog
was lame. 90,
When the crippled dog was eating its
meat the other stood guard to see that
there was no interference. So it came
to pass that the proprietor took both
dogs into the hotel and christened them
Damon and Pythias. Damon is the one
in the case and Pythias still runs about,
although old age is creeping on apace.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
a DELIGHTFUL CORNER.
Convenient book Case Combined
with n Comfortable Couch.

Convenient book Case Combined
with n Comfortable Couch.
A couch is an Indispensable article in
Il room that is frequented as the living
room" of the family. In cultivated
homes this room is apt to be the Ii
brary. Here modern taste calls for
low book cases, with broad top for the
of clock lamps, jar
dinieres and bric-a-brac. A corner case
of this sort can very easily be combined
with q couch after the manner suggest
ed in the accompanying illustration.
Here one may take his ease, with all his
favorite volumes convenient to his
hand, while at night the lamp above
his head will make reading and rest
irg especially delightful.
The bookcase proper is broken up by
drawers and curtained spaces, to take
away the "set" look that long rows Of
book shelves can hardly help having.
Peneath the couch are three capacious
drawers for the convenient holding of
old magazines, pamphlets or files of Pc
riodicals one may wish to preserve.
Such drawers are exceedingly con-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-23
SILVER STREET.
An Oriental Atmosphere Rubbish
and Art Gems Mingled.

An Oriental Atmosphere Rubbish
and Art Gems Mingled.
The curious Chandni Chowk, or "Sil-
yer street." of Delhi, one of the most
picturesque thoroughfares in the east,
derives its name from the filigree
wrought with unrivaled skill and taste
in the Mogul capital, says All the Year
Round. Sunlight and shadow contend
for mastery mongirregular masses of
tumbledown houses, where carved
wooden balconies approached by ex-
ternal stairs glow with rich embroid-
cries, which form but a 1.-THE OF the
varied treasures found in the Chandni
Chowk.
The muslin-robed. merchants stand
outside the shops to proclaim the value
of the wares and to solicit inspection.
Dark and winding steps lead to dusky
chambers, where an all-pervading odor
of sandalwood and musk creates the
traditional oriental atmosphere and
impregnates the bales of silk and CASH
mere piled round tealSwood chests
filled with silver, gold and jewels.
Bargaining proceeds with eastern de-
liberation which yields to the rapid
methods of the west when the adapta-
BILE Hindoo mind detects trace of
dawning Impotence on English faces
Temptation is rife and through tons of
rubbish innumerable gems of art re-
ward the explorer who can afford the
necessary outlay of time and money.