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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-23

Macon, Ca. Oct. 22.-Mercer University
ana Auburn, Ala, chronological teams,
meet on the gridiron here tomorrow af-
Serhoon This is the first game of the sea-
son and much interest is manifested
amo lg Mercer students
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-23

Chicago Oct 22.-An assignment was
made to-day by the Fowler Cycle COM
pany, one of the largest bicycle concerns
in the west.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-23

in the Bargain Rush-He-"Se Selling silk
at 10 cents? l don't see how they can do
it," She-"Of course, they have some po-
lice there. Detroit Journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-23

Any sarsapariila is sarsapa-
rilla. True. SO any tea is tea.
So any flour is flour. But grades
differ: You 70anfEhc best. It's
so with sarsaparilla. There are
grades. You want the best. If
you understood sarsaparilla as
we'll as you do tea and flour it
would be easy to determine.
But you don't. How should
YOU'D When you are going to
buy commodity whose value
you don't know, you pick out
an old established house to
trade with, and trust their ex-
perience and reputation. Do so
when buying sarsaparilla.
Ayers Sarsaparilla has been
on the market 80 years. Your
grandfather used Ayers. 1t is
a reputable medicine. There
are many SarsapariIIas -
J but only one Ayers. 1t
cures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
BE CLOSED AT NOON
Half Holiday Tomorrow in the Depart
ments.
Public Printer Palmer Announces
That He Has No Authority to Is
sue a Similar Order.

All the executive departments will be
closed at noon tomorrow in order to en-
able the employees to prepare for the OBJ
servance of Thanksgiving day. This is a
pretty good indication that the same course
will be followed with regard to the days
before Christmas and New Year day. The
practice of closing the departments at
noon on the days before national HOLIDAYS
In vogue prior to the first administration
OF President Cleveland, has been sus-
pended since that time. Its resumption by
the present administration will be source
OF general rejoicing in all the departments.
The order authorizing this half holiday
in the Interior and Post Office departments
provides that all clerks whose services can
be spared will be allowed to leave at II
O'Clock. but under such orders the custom
has been to let practically every one leave
work at the hour named.
A committee representing the composf-
tors of the government printing office called
on Public Printer Palmer this morning to
ask that that office be closed at II o'clock
tomorrow. The committee was composed
of John W. Thomas, H NJ McElfresh and
John W. Usilton. After they asked that
the printers be given the same privilege
replied that he would like to do as they
wished. but the law would not allow him
to pay employees of his department unless
they were actually at work Wednesday,
There was no way in which to overcome
this obstacle to the desired half holiday
They will, of course. have holiday
THANKSGIVING day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
INVESTIGATING CORNELL MURDERS
Testimony of Mrs. Dahlman is Damng.
ing to Children's Mother.

OCONOMOWOC, Wis, November 23-A
the coroner's inquest into the cause of the
death of the two children of Ernest Cor
nell and the attempted murder Of Cornell
the sensation of the day was the testimony
of a neighbor Mrs. Dahman, who said
that at about 4:30 o'clock Saturday morn
ing she saw two persons carrying a Ian
tern go from Cornelrs across the street,
and a few minutes later return to CornelIs
The direction given by the witness led to
the Lewis House and stable, and the time
is about an hour and half before the dis
covery of the bodies.
Then testimony was given by two wit
nesses who heard awful cry about &
o'clock and the sounds of blows, apparently
emanating from the Cornell dwelling One
or these witnesses testified to seeing at the
same time human form pass a window in
the room where the tragedy occurred The
testimony OF these three witnesses was re-
garded as the strongest Of the day against
Lewis and Mrs. Cornell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
TREASURY PROMOTIONS.
Official Announcement of Changes In
the Department.

Official Announcement of Changes In
the Department.
The following promotions are announced
at the Treasury Department:
Office of the auditor for Interior Depart
n;ent-P. E. Northup, Illinois, 81, 400 to ST.
600; A. H. Shattuck. MASSACHUSETTS, 81, 30
to $l,4OO; Henry Gardner, Massachusetts,
81 600 to 81 200; Geo. w. McLaurin, Florida,
$500 to $1,000; Miss NJ. Nelson, New York,
$500 to $500.
Auditor for the Post Office Department
J. S. Manning, Ohio. $1,000 to 81. 800; Oliver
NJ. Ong, Ohio 200 to 81, 400; VIM. H.
Scholz. Wisconsin, $1,000 to 81, 400: Jas E.
Wilkins, Illinois, 81 900 to 81. 400; Miss E. "
Leigh. New Jersey, 81, 600 to 81, 200; JAS B.
Patterson, Montana, 500 to s., 600; Jas E.
Undcrhill, New York, $72O to $1,000; Wesl y
Kitchen, Kansas, 1920 to 81 400; =. j.
Bowling, Tennessee, $1,000 TO $1,2OO;' s. d.
Skeen, Pennsylvania, LOCO to 81, 200.
Supervising architects office-Wm. H.
Russell. Pennsylvania, 81. 200 to $1,4O0.
The following have been designated for
examination with view to their promo
Office Department.: E. E. Jackson. Ohio,
81 400 to 81 600; T. H. Green. Mississippi.
81 600 to 81 500; w. b. Noerr, District of
Columbia, 81. 400 to 81, coo; w. I. Rich. Mas
sachusetts $1,000 to 81 400; G.. w. Alberto,
Wisconsin, $1,000 to 81 200; c. T. Chapline.
West Virginia, 81 400 to 81. GOO: I. T. Smith,
New York. 81 600 to 81 300: E.A.Jacobs. Mas
Pennsylvania, $1.4O0 to 81 LEGO; Miss N. Ell
dredge, New York, 81, 900 to 81 400: Miss ID.
w. Everson, District of Columbia, N,O00
to 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
RULING ON BONDSMEN.
Those Who Are on UnsatfsGed Re-
cOgnizances Not Acceptable.

Those Who Are on Unsatisaed Re-
cOgnfzances Not Acceptable.
Chief Justice Bingham, sitting in Grim
inal Court No. 1. decided that when it ap-
pears that against a person Offering him
self as surety there stands on the court s
records a forfeited and unsatisfied recog-
nizance, that person will not be accepted
as a bondsman.
This ruling was made when Thomas l..
Blandford offered himself as surety in the
sum of $1,000 for Walter Pickett, under in
dictment for assault with intent to kill
Blandford stated that he owns real estate
Of the value of $4,000, incumbered to the
extent Of $500. He stated under oath that
he was not on any other bond, and was
about to be accepted, when Clerk Galley
called the courts attention to the fact that
the man is on a bond Of 81 900. and ON an
other of $780, the latter, further explained
Mr.. Galley, being a forfeited and unsatis-
fled recogniZance.
Assistant District Attorney ShilIngton
also showed that some time ago Bland
ford's offer to become surety in another
case was refused by the court, and he sug-
gested that. a forfeited recogniZance still
standing against Blandford, he should not
be accepted as surety in any case, SO long
as that remains unsatisfied.
Chief Justice Bingham adopted Mr.. Shil-
lington's suggestion, and refused to accept
Blandford as surety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
PENDING TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS.
Adverse Decision In the Pension Case
of GOtlefb Ellersfck.

A pension claim which has been pending
twenty-seven years, and which, ii admit
ted, would carry back pay Of $4,000, was
decided today by Mr.. Davis, assistant secre-
tary of the interior. 1t is the case of Got
leib Ellersick of Missouri, whose claim for
alleged total blindness due to disease of the
eyes contracted during the military service
in 1864, is rejected. The case has attract
ed much interest and presented many per-
picking features, but it was found that no
record of the existence of any disease Of
the eyes in the service existed, nor was
there competent testimony to show the in
currence of any such disability in the SER
vice. The claimant was discharged from
the army in 1865, and did not lose his sight
till 1865. No effort to establish his claim.
presented in 1870, was made until 1890.
twenty five years after his discharge, when
most of those who could have testified from
personal knowledge were dead. The deci
sion holds that the claimants own state
ments were inconsistent and fatty contra
dictory of his most important witnesses,
aside from which the physicians and ocu-
lists decline to accept the cause of his pres
ent blindness as due to any service origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
PROF. pRlTcHATr HoNoRED.

St. Louis Friends Tender Him n Ban
quet Before Leaving.
ST. LOUIS, November 23.-Prof. Henry S.
Pritchatt, who will soon leave for Wash
ington, d. c., to assume the position of
chief of the coast and geodetic survey, was
honered by the alumni of Washington Uni
cersity. Of whose faculty he was MEM
Der. with a dinner at the Mercantile Club.
d. r. Francis. ex-Secretary of the Inte-
rior in short speech said that all Missou-
rians should feel proud of the fact that
d man born and bred in Missouri had been
called by the President of the United States
TO take charge of the coast and geodetic
survey, especially when this department
would locate the most important coast de-
fenses that this country is yet to build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
San Pedro Hnrbor Bids.

Secretary Alger, in reply to question as
to what course he intended to pursue in
the matter of advertising for proposals for
constructing the breakwateri in San Pedro
harbor, said he had received many tele-
grams from publishers offering to publish
the advertisements for nothing II it should
be found that there il no appropriation
available. But rs the law does not permit
OF the acceptance Of gratuitous service he
has asked the controller OF the treasury
whether there is any fund from which the
expense Of advertising can be paid Should
the controller reply In the negative Secre-
vertise the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23

African Chief Who Has Been Raidfng
NeighhOrIY Irihcs.

BRASS. Guinea Coast. November 23-
The column of troops commanded by Major
Arnold, consisting of $50 men belonging to
the Niger cOnstabulary, with field guns and
Maxim guns, which was sent to subdue the
slave-raiding Prince of Idau, landed at
Etobe on November IA and marched direct
TO the princes stronghold. The prince was
intrenched in a place four days march
from the river, and for a month previous
to the departure of the troops had been
raidinS the Akpoto tribes for sixty miles
around his headquarters. The latter was
defended by four hundred guns and one
hundred rifles. There was a hot engage
ment in front of the town.
The hussars of the British force charged
up 10 the elSht-foOt wall surrounding the
place and completely routed the defenders
The prince fled TO the bush and the town
was burned and evacuated on November Is
Inc enemy lost heavily. The British force
had two men killed and twelve men
wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
James Charnley, Jr., Kills Himself Be-
cause Of His Fathers Disgrace.
BODY FOUND IN MILWAUKEE, HOTEL
Had Evidently Tried to Destroy
All Trace Of Identity.
RECOGNIZED BY ACCIDENT

CHICAGO, November 23.-Grief and
cha grin over the disgrace of his father,
Charles NJ Charnley, according to his
friends, drove to suicide James Charnley,
5r., who was found in his room in the Hotel
Pfster, Milwaukee, with a bullet hole in his
heart. Charles M. Charnley, formerly
pl esident of the Presbyterian board of aid
for colleges and academies. disappeared last
summer. short 100000 of the funds in
trusted to him. This weighed heavily On
the sons mind. and it is said that for some
time the young man had been i'll.
Friends Out of City.
The sister and brother of young Charnley,
both of whom are out of the city, were not
notified at once of the second disaster that
had come to them. The brother, Charles,
is in New York, and the sister, Miss Con-
starce. is at Smith College,
This second chapter in the family's sor-
row comes with a crushing weight, as
young Charnley had assumed the place at
the head of the family which his father
had so recently left vacant. During the
days when the story of Chas. NJ. Charnleys
shortage was being exploited in the papers
ana an a ever since young Charnley had remain
ed in this city and borne the brunt of the
recrlmlnation, notOriety and disgrace For
months previous to his fathers disappear
ance. 1t is said. the impending disaster was
iNAAo"h " Tie young man.
How He Was Identified.
Ihe identity of the young man was estab-
hsheo IN singular manner. Up to last
night there was apparently nothing to
snow who the dead man was
He had emptied his pockets of everything
which might give some cIew and all that re-
mained for the police to work on was a.
sold Dand ring on one of his fingers en-
graved with the words, Easter Sunday"
Huhureds OF people viewed the remains
put all failed of recognition. Last night
however, newspaper reporter from CHI
caso visited the morgue and with the depu-
ty coroner made a thorough examination,
of the clothing.
The discovery was made of the name -
Douglas, in, the suicides Shoes The re-
porter looked UP the name in the Chicago
directory and found that j. Douglas lived
at W Astor street.rOn arriving at the Astor
street house, he was met by Douglas
Charnley, cousin of the suicide, who in
formed him that j. Douglas was his uncle
put that he was in Europe and consequent
~ could have no connection with the Mil
waukee mystery. During their conversa-
ton the thought struck Charnley that his
cousin had been wearing a pair of his
uncleS shoes, and Immediately light was
thrown on the mystery.
Had Been Out of Work.
1t appears that young Charnley, the sui
eide, had been out of work for some time,
but that on Saturday he engaged with
hrm some place i'll Kentucky to go to work
as bookkeeper. He left the Astor street
residence early in the day, bidding his
friends goodbye, and was not seen by them
afterward alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
Personal Mention.

Secretary Alger has gone to New York
to attend the chamber of commerce din
ner this evening. He will return Thursday
mor1hng.
Civil Engineer F. C.. Prindle is at the
Ebbitt on leave.
Passed Assistant Engineer F. M. Ben
rett of the New York is at the Army and
Navy Club.
Ensign F. B. Sullivan is here by order
of the Navy Department, and is at the
Army and Navy Club.
Assistant Naval Constructor H. G. Gill
NOR is at 14O6 21st street.
Ensign D w Blamer of the Puritan is at
1l23 De Sales street on leave Of absence.
Lieutenant G. J. Boush of the Annapolis
is at the Concord on leave.
Captain j. D. Glel non, assistant surgeon,
has reported at Fort Myer, Va. for duty
with the 9Th Cavalry.
Captain Robert D. Read. jr., 10th Cav
airy, is in the city on leave Of absence.
One of the recently elected members of
the Ohio legislature is Wick Taylor of
Youngstown. who was for a number of
years clerk in the Post Once Depart
ment.
Ebert NJ. Rucker, jr., of South Carolina,
assistant attorney in the Department OF
the Interior, has resigned IN order to prac-
tice law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
fatte Ship O. egon Narrowly ESCAPED
Destruction Last Sunday.
CREW Won BY A HARD FIGHT
Took Over Eight Hours to Subdue
the Blaze.
REPAIRS ARE REQ UIRED

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, November %
The Call says: The coal bunkers in the
United States battle ship Oregon caught
fire Sunday evening from spontaneous COM
bustion, and for over eight hours the crew
worked with a vengeance TO smother what
locked like a costly blaze. There were
over two hundred and fifty tons of coal in
the vessel. and prompt action alone saved
the ship.
Water Leaked In.
The fire is supposed to have started from
water leaking into the coal bunkers This
would eventually cause a terrific heat from
accommodating gases Luckily, the fire was
disc ove-ed before it had gained much head
way An alarm was Immediately given,
AID orders were issued to remove the coal
from the vessel to the wharf. Steam pipes
were attached and connected with the low
er part of the vessel in an attempt 10
smother what fire might have been in
other parts of the ship.
The men went to work with a WILL but
the task was greater than had at first been
supposed The work was done with diff
Guilty, and the smoke hindered the men in
their attempts to quickly put out the blaze.
During the whole night. after the fire had
been discovered, the entire crew labored in
removing the smoking and blazing ccal
and ii was not until daybreak that the
men were allowed to leave their work
VIII Go in Dry Dock.
The warshp will be drydocked within d
few days and righted, after which she will
be coaled and her ammunition placed on
board, when she will be ready for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
The President Nearly Through Work
His MeAanxe.

on His Message.
President Mckinley received no visitors
this morning prior to the cabinet meeting.
which was short one, as the President
and his official family had accepted inyi-
tations to be present at the marriage of
Miss Noble to James s. Harlan at St.
Johns Church. Secretary Gage and Sec
retary Alger were not present
The President is nea ring the completion
of the work on his message. AS heretofore
stated, the message has been written in
sections, the President completing one sub
ject, laying it aside, and going to another.
Like the ready-made houses of the present
day, the message is now to be put together
This will be an easy matter when every
thing Is in readiness. When the message
Is put together. however, the President will
have to go over il, making such changes as
he sees fit and to suit any change sin sit
uation.
Capt. J. C. Napier Of Nashville. Tenn,
ore of the applicants for the position of
register of the treasury, expects to see the
President in few days. Capt. Napier Is a
scn-in-law Of the late ex-Minister Lang
ston, and is considered onetpf the brainiest
colored men of the south. Ris name is un-
der consideration by the President There
are four colored men whose names are or
have been under Consideration. They are
Capt. Napier, ex-senator Bruce, w. A.
Gaines of Kentucky and Prof Wright of
Georgia. 1t is thought to be certain that
one of this four will get the appointment.
Senator Wellington Of Maryland is in the
city, and WILL it is expected, call upon the
President. The fight for untitled Maryland
offices will soon open at the White House.
Many appointments for that state were
put off until after the election.
A change has been made In the force Of
ushers at the White House. Jacob H. Tur-
ner, who was chief usher during the Har-
rison administration, has been restored to
the position of usher. He has held posi-
ton in the Post Office Department, and was
transferred from there to the White House.
Mr.. Digges goes to the Post Office Depart
ment in place of Mr.. Turner. Mr.. Turner
applied for his former position of chief
usher, but this is held by Capt. Dubois,
and no change was made as to this.
The President mas grapted ,pardons to
five men serving terms in federal prisons.
They are as follows:
Stephen NJ. Folsom, convicted In New
Mexico in 1894 of making false entries in
= the books of a national bank, and given five
years. y
Justus ]. Hetsch convicted in Kentucky
this year of embezzling postal funds, and
sentence suspended pending application for
cemency.
j. E. Young of Arkansas, sentenced ten
years ago to two years imprisonment
Pardoned to restore citizenship.
John Timmons of Alaska sentenced to
six years in 1895.
Fred. w. Griffin, convicted in Illinois in
1895 of embezZling funds from national
bank and sentenced to five years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
LETTER CARRIER SENTENCED.
ONeiiFs Plea AS to DecOy Letters
Ignored by Court

ST LOUIS. Mo-, November 23-Jndge
Adams in the United States district court
has sentenced Lawrence ]. O'Neir. a let
ter carrier. to three years in the peniten-
tiary for theft of letters. O'Neill was ar
rested by means of decoy letters His at
torney brought the question that the case
was not valid because the letters taken by
ONeill were decoys and not really mail
matter, so that they We're really sent
through the post Office and not really in
tended for anybody.
Judge Adams decided the attorneys views
would not stand. and after severely lee
turing y NeiD imposed sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
Army Notes.

Captain Alfred C. Sharpe, 22d Infantry,
is relieved from duty at Cleveland, Ohio,
and ordered to join mis- company.
Colonel Charles r. Greenleaf, assistant
surgeon general. has been appointed a men,
ber of the examining board. appointed at
San Francisco, Cal, relieving Lieutenant
Colonel johnson V. D. Middleton, deputy
surgeon general.
Captain Isaac p. Ware. assistant surgeon
at Fort Grant, Arizona territory. has been
ordered to Benicia barracks, Cal
Captain Merritte w. Ireland, assistant
surgeon at Benicia barracks, has been
ordered to the Preside at San Francisco,
Cal.
A board Of survey, consisting of Lieu
tenant Colonel Gilbert c. Smith, deputy
quartermaster general: Lieutenant Colonel
William H. Nash, assistant commissary
general of subsistence, and Captain Owen j.
Sweet, 25th Infantry. has been ordered to
meet at the clothing depot at st. Louis,
NO.. to Investigate an alleged discrepancy
in a box of wooden stockings from the
Philadelphia depot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
NOTHING FROM ZIMMERMAN.
No Change in the Status of the Marine
Band Leadership.

There is no change in the status of the
leadership of the Marine Band. Col. Hey
wood. commandant of the Marine Corps, to
which the band is attached, said to a Star
reporter today that he had not yet had
final answer from Professor Zimmerman,
and consequently he could not say positive
ly whether he would or would not accept
the leadership. There was no special necos-
sity for haste in the matter. he said. as
Mr.. Larsen, who has been acting leader Of
the band since Professor Fanciulli's retire.
ment, is rendering satisfactory services,
and the absence OF an actual leader is lot
felt AS matter of fact, explained Col.
Haywood, the longer Zimmerman delays
action in the matter the more opportunity
there will be for Larsen to demonstrate his
fitness and capacity for the leadership.
Col. Haywood said that there were nearly
hundred applicants for the place. and ne
didn't know but what the promotion of Mr..
Larsen would be the best way of settling
the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
EIGHTY-NINE CENTS AHEAD.
Amount Turned Over to the MisceI-
laneOus Account.

The government is ahead 50 cents in the
first payment made for the Union Pacific
road. For some reason, the court which
handed down the decree ordering the sale
of the Union Pacific fixed the amount OF
the first payment at $13,645. .2oOS9. How
the court got the idea that 80 cents was
part of the amount of the bonds represent
ed in the sinking fund is not known, but
the decree fixed that amount as necessary
to be paid, and the reorganization commit
tee paid it. The exact amount of the bonds
in the sinking fund, for which the first
payment was made. was the sum given,
with the exception of the 50 cents.
When the big payment reached the treas
ury today separate warrant had to be
made out for the 50 cents and it was COW
cred into the miscellaneous account. The
government is that much to the good, and
has no way of refunding to the reorganiza-
tion committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
MINERS WAGES INCREASED.

Men In YOunEstOwn, Ohio, District
Get Advance of 20 Per Cent.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, November GA
Commercial Tribune special from Youngs-
town, Ohio, says:
Bessemer Limestone Company, Carbon
Limestone Company and other large lime
stone operators in Mahoning valley last
night posted notices of an advance in
wages OF 70 per cent, taking effect De-
cember l. The advance will affect 5000
men and is due to all the blast furnaces
being in operation.