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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

strongly in favor OF restricting the power
Of colleges in the matter of comforting
honorary degrees. This is a power usual
~ stipulated in the charters. Now 1t Is
proposed to ask the legislat ure TO take
that privilege away from certain institu-
tons The teachers argue that the course
is not high enough in some schools TO
warrant the granting of bachelor of arts.
Some of the states best known institu-
tons such as the university. Emory ana
Mercer will not confer certain of the
higher degrees at all. while other schools
with courses much lower VIII give them
with free hand.
Several of the Georgia papers have been
publishing statements to the effect that
Gov Atkinson was opposed TO the plans
of the state pharmaceutical board in
spending the appropriation of $1,000 from
the legislature for Analysing and pre-
venting the sale Of adulterated drugs. The
governor was not sure the law granted
the board the right TO send out an in
spector as they wished and requested that
he be not employed until the attorney gem
eral could be consulted The governor
wishes It stated he is heartily in sym
pathy with any lawful plans the board
may have for the disposition of the money
10 good advantage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
ONE MILLION sIGHrLEss MORrALs
Census OF the worlds Blind People
Gives An Enormous Total.
Nr,.n,,, a.. ,.,.4.~ Nh

AAtA Nit AsOAubH Adl.
II is stated that there are 100000 blind
people In the world. or one to every / 500
inhabitants. Latest reports show 1900
blind persons in England, or $40 for each
100000 inhabitants. Blind infants Of less
than five years. 1913 for each 100000; be-
tween and Is. 2Ss: between 20 and Is. 422:
between As and 60. 1925, and above IS
years. 1900 for each 100000. Russia and
Egypt are the countries where the blind
constitute the largest proportionate num-
Der OF the total population. In Russia on
account OF the lack OF experienced medical
attention. and IN Egypt because OF oph-
thalmia due to irritation caused by move
ment OF the sand by the wind. There are
nearly 10000 blind persons In European
Russia, the larger number being IN Fin
land and the northern provinces. This Is
ascrihcd 10 the nat country ana imperfect
ventilation On huts OF the peasantry.
Though more than half OF the blind popu-
lation OF Europe Is found In Russia. there
are only twenty-five asylums for the blind
In the empire, one-tenth OF the total num-
Der IN Europe,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
THE NEWS AT TALLAHASSEE.
Installation of odd FenOws-sundry
Items of Interest.

Tallahassee, Fla. July s-District Dep
uty Grand Master w. II. Markham Tues
day night Installed the following officers
for Leon Lodge No. 3, 4. o. o. F.: r. L.
Collins. r. c.; II. 7. Felkel, N. 9Th. w.
Demllly. " G.; w. Ii. Chaucey. secreta-
ry. b. A. Meginnis, treasurer; II. Bern
reuter-, w; h. e. Philbrick, c.; w. NJ
Mcintosh. SE, chaplain; S. +. Rozear.
r. S. TO N. G.; John Burkhardt, l.. S. to
". c.; Max Flataner, II. $ 70 V. G.; c.
Il. Cogswell, l.. S. TO V. c.; L. r. Car
ter. l. c.. w. n. Markham, o. G.. h. A.
Meginnis, cashier OF the Capital city
Bank and treasurer Of the lodge for TWEEN
~ years, was the recipient Of handsome
gold-headed cane from his appreciative
brethren.
The state pension board held a meeting
on Wednesday and placed six new names
on the pension pay roll. all to begin on
July !, and 10 draw 500 "A year. When the
board has made a sufficient number OF
new pensioners to exhaust the appropria-
tion they VIII suspend the work OF ex-
aiming applicants for pensions. and file
all papers until the appropriation Is in
creased by the legislature.
w. A. Tously, a newcomer who owns
a home on the nil east Of Tallahassee
began 90 pick stra wberries on the 10th OF
March, and he IS still bringing ane ber-
ries every day. Besides good corn and
cotton crops he has a very promising pros
pect for a good tobacco crop
The county school board has been In
session this week selecting new school
furniture, apparatus etc.
Rev. j. n, Micklcr OF Cara belle and
Rev. J. u. Ley OF this city will attend the
international Epworth League convention
az Toronto, Canada. They Will Join the
special party TO leave Jacksonville next
Monday.
George Fitzpatrick s. a eon-in-aw OF
a fight with another woman, and wanted
TO fight everybody she met In her mad
career she encountered her husband, and
they were having quite lively scrap.
when the mother-in-law and her son, Al
len, appeared upon the scene. OF course
the new arrivals took up Tor the daughter.
sister and wife. and the trio proved 100
much FOR George They were giving the
husband a terrible trounclnE. when he
took out his knife and inauguratcd a cary.
Ing bee. He quickly scattered the COM
binauon, and George was master OF the
situation. The mother-in-iaw ana son
were both cut in several places. The
wounded parties had George arraigned be-
fore Judge Whitfield on "Wednesday. on
a charge OF assault with intent 10 muir.
der George demanded "a jury. proved that
he had acted ln self-dcfensc and was ac-
quilted. Or phiibrick attended the wound
ca parties, ana says they are very pain
fully carved, and the mothers injuries
may prove 90 be very serious 10 che b not
properly treated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER.
Minister Says the Changed COndIA
lions Make IL Necessary.

From the Newspaper Maker.
Rev. Francis e. Hopkins, d. D., pass
tor of the First Congregational church, Of
Dubuque, Ia, had something good to say
OF the Sunday newspaper
He said IL was a product OF the changed
condition Of the times, and had grown Out
Of their necessities. If he could have had
his way, originally, he would have Oppose
ed the'Sunday newspaper; but now Il had
come to stay, and he was In favor of IT, Ie
vas filling long felt want The sins ID
the Sunday newspaper we're the publica-
ton OF advertisements that have a tens
dency to make people immoral and tbs
publishing OF news of a questionable chars
acter, and he thought that the proprietora
OF Sunday papers ought TO be more care-
full citing the fact that a man Is now serv-
ing term OF Imprisonment for publishing
obscene advertisements In his paper on
Sunday. But at the same time the Sun
day paper is a great help 10 the cause OF
morality. Newspaper men we're intelll-
gent and had families which they desired
should walk In the path OF rectitude. Tbs
newspaper was a business enterprise, and
the men publishing II wanted to make 10
paying one. II was better to read Sum
day newspaper than TO do many other
things on Sunday. A merchant owns n
ship that he expects 10 arrive in port on
Saturday. He takes up his Sunday paper
and reads in II that his ship has arrived
safely In port; that God has prospered his
enterprise, and given him the means to
nay his debts, and he goes 10 church on
Sunday and gives thanks. II II were not
for the Sunday newspaper he would not
know that his ship had arrived and he
would be kept In n porturbed condition ot
mind until he should see In the next days
paper that she had come In. The condi-
tons had changed and the merchants and
others wanted the Sunday newspaper.
and they would have Il. lie remembered
when he was a boy In New York that one
Sunday while the congregation was wor-
shipping. newsboys ran along the streets
shouting Extra" "Vicksburg II cap
uredr' Instantly everybody In the church
was all excitement, and deacon went
out bought paper, and, returning. hand
ed u 70 the good pastor, who laid aside his
manuscript and read the news. and the
congregation arose and sang the Doxolo-
gy. This was another instance 20 show
the use Of the Sunday Newspaper. In con-
ciuslon. he again spoke OF the changed
condition OF things and said he must take
more liberal view regarding tho sunday
paper and other things.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity un
til midnight July O. 1897; Showers; prob
ably attended by thunderstorms; little
change in temperature.
Weather From Washington
For Georgia and South Carolina: Fair,
except showers on the coast; southeast
to northeast winds.
For Eastern Florida: Showers; varia-
BILE winds
For Western Florida: Generally fair.
continued high temperature; southerly
winds.
General Conditions: High temperatures
are still reported from the entire coun-
try, except along the immediate New Eng
land and Middle Atlantic coasts. where n
Is from to 8 degrees cooler. In the
west and extreme northwest temperatures
ranging from 80 to "a degrees are re-
ported.
Light and widely scattered showers. at
tended by thunderstorms, were reported
in the Carolinas, Southeastern Georgia
ana in the Florida peninsula Elsewhere
generally clear weather prevailed
Light variable winds are noted along
the coast
Yesterdays weather at Savannah:
Maximum temperature 3 p. M. 81 degrees
minimum temperature a. m... 70 degrees
Mean temperature ............... so degrees
normal temperature ............. 50 degrees
Deficiency of temperature ...... degrees
Accumulated excess since July
]. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % degrees
Accumulated excess since Jan
!. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. us degrees
Rainfall OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90 inch
Normal ............................ rs inch
Deficiency since July ............ 81 inch
Deficiency since Jan. 1............. IS inch
Rlunr RntonrL-I-hA klnht ~ - -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

Remarks.-showers are reported from all
cotton sections except Middle Georgia,
Middle and Northern Alabama and Texas.
IL continues cool in the Atlantic coast dis
tricts. but very warm weather Is noted
I'm the southwest
Observations taken July s, 1897, p. m.
C75th meridian time), at the same moment
OF time at all stations, for the Morning
News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
STRANGE OCEAN PnENoMEvON.
Remarkable Rise and FAN OF the sea
for Hours.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Barcelona, July 2.-There was a strange
phenomenon here yesterday. The sea
rose and fell yard every ten minutes FOR
several hours The moorings OF the Brit
len warahip Surprise we're carried away,
ana she had TO put 20 sea.
The same phenomenon occurred az the
time OF the earthquake which DESTROYED
krakatrs. volcanic island Ia the strait
ol annla ln lsAl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

his place in center field. The feature of
the game was Hoy's fielding. Score:
RH.E.
Cincinnati ....3 o 0 3 0 0 0 o % 10 /
Batteries-Dwyer and PETIT; Taylor and
Clements
Chicago, July s-The Colts defeated the
coming champions to-day in a ten-inning
contest. the most exciting and best-played
here this season. The Bostons scored
their only run in the first. on two sin
giles and wild pitch A double, a sacri-
flee and a single tied them in the fifth,
and the winning run came in the tenth,
Griffith batting it in after a single and
steal. The visitors played a wonderful
game in the field, but were unable to hit
Griffths. Attendance 1000. Score:
RH.E.
Chicago 30 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 2
Boston .....I 0 0 OIL 6 o
Batteries-Grifiths and Donohue; Mich
OILS and Lake.
st. Louis, Mo, July S-The Brooklyns
won from the Browns to-day by a score
of l to 0. The playing on both sides was
fast. The local team claims it was shut
out by the umpire Attendance, 1000.
Score: R.HE.
Brooklyn ....1 0 0 0 OIL /
Batteries-Donohue and Douglas; Payne
and Grim.
Cleveland o., July S.-The Senator's
were never in to-days game. Although
they hit Young hard they were unfortu-
nate when they had men on bases. At
tendance. 500. Score: RH.E.
Cleveland - A 3 0 0 DO IA 3
Washington / Fl 0 0 0 o 1-5 10
Batteries-Young and thinner; King and
Mcclure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

Dead 70 Anxieties.--" what Il anathy7'
IT'S strange and dangerous condition
that a man sometime falls into--a cons
dition IN which he has even been known "a
lend his bicycle.-ChlcaEo Record
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

nah river at Augusta at a. m. (75th meri-
dian time) yesterday was So feet a fan OF
Is feet during the preceding twenty-four
hours
Cotton Region Bulletin, Savannah. Ga,
for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a.
m. 18th meridian time. July s, 1887:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09
BATTLES WIN THE mar.
New York n Winner and Baltimore n
Loser.

Pittsburg. July S.-There was enough
hitting to-day TO make the game interest
Ing and the errors on both sides we're cost
ly enough TO make Il uncertain. The win
ming run was made on Elrs wild throw to
the plate. Warner was put out OF the
game FOR saving naughty words TO the UNI
pire. Attendance 200. Score: R.HE.
Pittsburg ....I o o u 20 o. s 4
New York % . % 90 O-5 II 5
Battories-killen and sugden; Rusie
Warner and Wilson
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

Cincinnati. July s-The Reds won from
the Phillies in am embarrassing game here
to-day. Both Dwyer and Taylor were hit
hard In the first inning Cooley was
caught of first base and put out After
kicking for few moments Umpire
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

Louisville, July S.-The Colonels played
Ike champions to-day, ana the orioles
were never IN the game. Cunningham
kept the visitors hits scattered and his
support was gilt-cdged The batting OF
Clarke and Worden was a feature. Aten-
dance 1880. Score. R.HE
Louisville ...9 o o / 4 90 2-7n o
Baltimore 80 o. O10O O-3i2 3
Batteries-Cunningha and Wilson
Corbctt and Bowerman.
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MY brother died las, week; he was
blown up"
"Ahi Wife or boller7--Judgo
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

1T temperature; ". velocity OF wind.
J.. NJ. sherior.
Observer, Weather Bureau
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-09

Chicago 10 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 ?
Boston .....I 0 0 0 OIL 0
Observation-Disclosures and Donohue; Mich
OILS and Lake.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
VIA KANSAS CITY.

Gulf Railroad Officials Receive Brief De-
tails of the Disaster.
KANSAS Cry, Sept. l4.-At the head
quarters Of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf Railroad company, which
owns the townsite Of Port Arthur, a
statement containing the brief par
ticulars of the disaster at the Gulf was
given out. According to the railroad
reports heavy wind came Oh during
the evening attaining the velocity Of a
hurricane at o'clock and increasing in
force until 9 p. m, when the highest
velocity was reached. In Port Arthur
six lives were lost, about 80 houses were
blown down, the second story of the
bank building was blown off, the Sa-
bine hotel was damaged and roofs were
blown from the roundhouse, natatorium
and the railroad company's stables.
The pier, it is reported, was somewhat
damaged.
OF the disaster at Sabine Pass, which
is the Opposition town" to Port Ar
thur, the Pittsburg and Gulf statement
says: At Sabine Pass the lose is one
schooner, four tugs, many buildings,
ten or more people drowned, including
Moore and Belts, contractors, and
there is six feet of water in Sabine City.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
WILL Be SIGNED SOON.

Ambassador Instructed to Accept Sails
bury's Peace Proposals..
LONDON, Sept 1.-THE morning pa
pers contain dispatches from Constan.
tinople asserting that all the ambassa'
doris are now in receipt Of instructions
enabling them to come to full agree.
ment on the basis of Lord Salisbury's
proposals for the constitution of an in
ternational commission representing
the six powers to assume control of the
revenues with which Greece will guar
sntee the payment of interest to the
holders of old bonds, as well as the pay.
ment Of the indemnity loan.
According to authoritative reports
the treaty Of peace may now be signed
at any moment. It is understood that
e1.0O0,00 Turkish will be paid to the
Turkish goverlQaent through the I'M
perial Ottoman bank as soon as the
evacuation Of Thessaly commences.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
ATKINS SELLS HIS WATCH.
Sometimes Her Msjesty's Soldiers Mako
Good Thing Out of 1t.

Sometimes Her Msjesty's Soldiers Mako
Good Thing Out Of 1t.
There are many little eooentrioities Pc
ouliar to Tommy Atkins, not the least re.
markable Of which is the method he adopts
for disposing Of his watch.
Almost every man when he enlists pos
sesses watch Of some kind, but in u few
weeks time he discovers that this useful
article is not an absolute necessity In the
ranks.
a little current coin Of the realm, which,
under the existing circumstances, would
be of more service to him.
But he is a soldier now, and 1t would
seem as though he took delight in openly
defying the stereotyped methods Of civil
ians, for he has invented little method
of his own for selling watches.
The watch "for sale" is hung upon tho
messroo,n door and the owners comrades
stand some 10 or 10 yards away and shy
the watch takes it, and 1t becomes his alb
solute property. The seller pockets all
the sixpences which have gone wide Of the
mark until the fatal one is thrown.
To throw sixpenoe ~ yards with any
degree of accuracy Is not such an easy
matter as 1t perhaps appears, and 1t not
infrequently happens that the seller of the
watch obtdins more than It's value for it
before it is struck. The chagrin of Tommy
when his watch is struck ut the first or
second throw can better be imagined than
described.
This method Of doing business provides
a little excitement, and Tommy Atkins
f7oorlv lOvos n hreak in the 1nOnOtnn7 Of
life.-London Telegraph.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
WITTY Latham.

Arlie Latham WAS truly one of the few
real wits Of the baseball profession. but
like all ball players Arlie found that the
young bloods were too fast and were slow
ly crowding him and other vets out. Ono
of Laths funniest remarks Oh tho field
was made during q game between tho Chi
cago and Brooklyn Players league. teams
at Eastern park in 1890. 1t was a dark,
dreury day, land interest in the national
game was growing beautifully less every
day. BY actual count there were 55 per-
sons in tho stands and on the field, in
Guiding the players of both teams, police
men, attendants and spectators. The Off
Gals of the two clubs were forlOrn, and
even the teams seemed Influenced by the
situation, for they were playing dead
game.
just at the rear Of the. grand stand
workmen Hero building the clubs office,
and among other things employed by them
in their labor was huge derrick and an
immonsc iron chain. BY some miscuo
this derrick and chain suddenly topplcd
over and fell with clanking crash that
was prolonged and deafcning. The chain
made tho most noise and continued to
rattle long after the derrick had fallen.
There was naturally rush to the scene Of
tho accident, and when quiet had been re-
stored Latham created laugh by shout
ing:
"No need Of excitement! They're sim
ply counting the money out there!''-New
York Sun.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

No Material Decline Expected Until An.
other Crop Is in Sight.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-The follow
ing relating to the wheat situation is an
extract from the report OF Mi. John
Hyde, the statistioian of the agricul.
tural department:
High prices for wheat have for sew.
eral weeks past been bringing out sup
plies quite freely, and increased sup
plies have, in turn, reacted upon prices,
causing some decline from the highest
figures of August. The general tenor
Of the information cleaned from all
available sources is not, however, of a
character to warrant the expectation or
the fear from the cons umers on the pro.
ducers' point of view of any material
cheapening Of wheat until another crop
is in sight with prospect of ampler
stocks"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
The Little Lapp Baby.

It is rather hard life that the folk
Of Lapland lead. In tho far north the
earth is SO long icebound that the peo-
pie have often to wander great distances
after food, and what must the little
babies do then, poor things2 The moth
ers, you may be sure, are not cruel, but
carry the infants on their travels in
funny looking cradles. The tiny bed is
made out Of tho trunk Of q tree and re-
sembles rudely formed canoe. When
the tribe rests at night. the cradle is
hung from the bough Of tree II 1t be
summer: The baby, having been laid In
The bed, is then laced in with strong wire
bands, partly to prevent It from falling
out and partly to keep wild animals
from getting at the little inmate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-09-17
THE TATTLER.

Miss Edith Thomas Of New York is tho
only woman Chime ringer in the world.
Nine. Calve hos named tho three high
est mountains on her estate In tho c.
venues after three of her fnvorito operas
Carmen, Cavalleria and Navarraise.
Miss Marie Hassentoin recently received
. rxtnoipal's Certi 1cate Us toNcber, tho first
ever given to woman IN PRUSSIA. She
purposes to establish school for girls at
Charlottenburg.
Since the death Of her son Mrs. John w.
Mackay has boon living In strict retire
ment, and has ovinced no inclination to
resume the brilliant soUinl career for which
she was at ono time famous.
Little Miss Nellie Wick practices in her
fathers barber shop In Kings rond, Chul-
sea, England. Miss Wick hns been known
five minutes, and this without a mishnp
The anniversaries Of victories won In
the Crimcnn war are still observed by
Florence Nightingale In spite of her rs
years and broken health. She always re-
members to send a message to tho veter-
ans of the Crimen.
Sylvia Du Muurier, ono Of George Du
Maurier's daughters, apprcnticed herself
to Mrs. Ncttlehip, a noted London dross-
maker, for yonr, and won't through all
the drudgery Of dressmnkng from tho be-
ginning to the finish.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, widow OF
tho once famous and now too nearly for
gotten Pathfinder, is living at Long Beach,
in Los Angeles county, and still keeps up
an active interest IN the philanthropic
work to which much Of her life has hocn
devoted.
Miss Julia Grant was named nftcr her
parental grandmother, Mrs. Ulysses S.
Grant. when sho WAS is yonrs old, sho
began to 60 about in society whlo her FINN
lily was living in Vienna. Sho il dignified
in her manner. but very pretty and unns-
Stunning.
Miss Georgia Cnyvnn, tho actress, Is an
apple lcnd The apple is her medicine and
her food, her cure Ill and regulator. Sho
cats one just b fore going to bed and an
other wien she rises in the morning, and
they always stand ready for her refresh
ment during the day.
Patti has written some "confessions' in
which she pleads guilty to Il greater fond
ness for Longfcllow than for any other
poet. Her fnvorito novelist Is Dickens,
and her greatest pleasure Is In entertain
ing her friends. She says that she has no
favorite flower, as she loves them ALL
Nine. Woleska, Russian widow, is ono
Of the richest ladies in that country. She
owns on immense quantity of land, and,
although she has great number Of agents
to collect her rents, superintends all her
business herself, spending some hours ov.
cry day on her accounts with the head stew
ard.
President McKinlcy's mothers name Is
Nancy. So vas that of the mother Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. OF tho other presidents.
mothers given names there arc four Eliza
beths. three Marys, two ELIAS, two james,
two ADnas and one each Susanna, Molly,
Abigail, Sarah, Phoebe. Harriet, Sophia,
Malvina and Maria.