davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
ROAD BUILDING IN GERMANY.
Much Money spent aud Good Roads
the Result.

the Result.
Berlin Letter in New York Evening Post
The data given by me in the following
are taken from official records. They re-
fer 10 Prussia alone, but | may here say.
that, with slight variations, they arc also
applicable to the other states OF Germany.
In fact. in some of the latter, notably in
saxony, with It's model high roads, and
Baden. the state Of the public highways
is superior, and in none is It inferior to
that OF the Prussian roads.
There are three kinds Of highways
provincial" the "Kries," and the zee
meln-de- Wege." The former two are
those whose building and maintenance
rests on the shoulders OF the provincial
or district representative bodies. All the
rest are communal or private roads;
among the latter the larger part are built
and kept up on shares by far the
largest number Of them all are. Of course
the vlcinal. commune, and village roads
and ways and hs TO them just as strictly
enforced regulations exist as to the wider.
more extensively constructed and careful
~ maintained and provincial roads In
assessing dues and taxes for roads, one
principle adhered TO throughout Is 90 lay
these IN exact proportions to the greater
or lesser benefit accruing, Immediately adj
iacent paying the largest share.
BY decree OF April 30 1876. the sum OF
49, i00.0OO marks goes annually out Of the
Prussian revenues 10 the provincial boards
OF the monachry. distributed pro rata OF
populations aud trafnc. with the obligation
60 expcnd this money In maintaining the
existing provincial. formerly atate) roads
IN good shape. Beside that. out OF the
special funds created In 1875 tout OF the
French war indemnity OF iND. interest TO
the amount Of about 100000 marks is
divided similarly every year among the
provinces. Some single provinces thus re-
ceiye sums sufcing entirely FOR the pur-
pose; thus the Rheniah province n sum OF
over 100000 marks Cor 100000 Han
over and some or the more recently an
uexed prussian districts like Hoese, Mas
sau, Frankfort, have their own arrange
ments. dating from the days prior 20
their incorporation into Prussia. Beside
the above mentioned sums. however. for
assuming the maintenance and manage
mont Of former state roads. the communal
associations Of the kingdom together re-
ceiye 100000 marks. This sum includes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
NATURAL GAS IN NEW YORK.
Well at BaIdwinsviIIe Flowing o.
100000 Cnbic Feet Per Day.

Syracuse, N. Y, July pa special to
the Post from Baldwinsvi.le says: AN
other immense gas we'll has been develop
ed upon the Benning farm, one-half mile
northeast Of Baldwinsville. 1t is by far
the most prolific well yet found here. BY
actual test to-day the volume of gas flow
ing from 1t amount to over 5000. 900 cubic
feet every twenty-four hours. The pres
sure is intense; it will reach 5000 pounds to
the square inch. The well is down $3.50
feet. 1t has been sunk into the Trenton
rock 300 feet, where the great deposit of
natural gas was struck. No such deposit
has ever before been disclosed In this state
and 1t is even said by experts that the
flow exceeds any discovered in other states
The force of the gas while boring is
proceeding is so enormous that it will
lift a weight of 200 or 300 pounds placed
over the opening. 1t throws out particles
of rock from depths of $500 feet, 100 feet
into the air. When the rock is thrown out
the particles are driven through pieces of
solt wood as though they were shot from
a gun. The well is now being piped ana
packed"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
SHOT TO DEATH IN A TREE.
Lynchers Run Down a Black Ravish-
err in Alabama


Goodwater, Ala, July 2O.-Another
lynching was enacted in Alabama last
night, when a mob of infuriated citizens
shot to death james Daniel a hurley me-
gro, who had attempted an assault on
Mrs. John Baker, the wife of a white
farmer living near here.
Baker and his wife had retired for the
night, and both were asleep when the ne
gro burglarized his way into their room.
He went to the bed in which Mrs. Baker
was sleeping and threatened her with
death if she screamed. She did scream,
however, and her husband rushed to her
assistance in time to see the negro jump
from window and escape. Since that
time vigilant search has been made
with bloodhounds for him.
The track was lost and found several
times. Yesterday the dogs struck it anew
and after spirited chase of several hours
the negro was freed in a forest in Coosa
county last night. From his perch in the
branch the offender prayed to his pursuers
to spare him, but at given signal a volley
was fired into the tree. 1t was too dark
to distinguish any object, but chance car
ried dozen of the bullets into the negro's
body and he fell to the ground dead
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
slIlILXNhEIIl1N:
5a 3Js
-
BANK ROBBERS BAGGED.
Cashier They Tried to Hold Up Beats
Them at the Gimme

Them at the Game.
Odell, ILL.,. July 20.-Two men entered
McWilliams Bank and. placing revolvers
at the head of Cashier Van Buskirk, or
dered him to throw up his hands and pass
over the cash Van Buskirk was ready TO
meet just such an emergency, as he had
weapons at his command which he rails
ed to shoot at the intruders The rob
bers did not wait, but opened the door
and escaped. The cashier at once ran out
of the door and gave the alarm. People
on bicycles, horses. wagons, buggies, and
afOot followed the would-be robbers, who
ran to the east of the town, where they
jumped in a buggy driven by two boys.
They drove the horse hard until they
saw that the Odell pursuers were gaining
on them when they leaped out and made
for the corn fields. Hundreds of people
Were soon on the scene. They surrounded
the fields and after several desperate at
tempts to get away the robbers were
caught. Numerous shots were fired, but
no one was injured. The robbers were
brought TO town and lodged in jail to
await the action OF the grand jury. AT
the preliminary examination they gave the
names of Frank w. James and Harry
Howard, both from New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
GAS WAR IN GOTHAM.
The Equitable ana Consolidated
Companies to Lock Horns.

Companies to Lock Horns.
New York, July 2O.-The Herald will say
tomorrow: Notwithstanding vigorous
protests to the contrary it is almost certain
that New York will in the next four
months be the scene of a bitter fight be-
tween two great gas trusts. When the
directors of the Equitable Company an
nounced last Monday that they would not
surrender their holdings on the terms pro
posed by the East River Company. the
casual observer believed that it was a
heavy blow at the proposition to organize
gas trust No. p But the blow was more
apparent than real e. c. Benedict and
ms friends control the Equitable stock
lie has been for some time anxious to
form combination in this city similar to
Ihe one that has given him practical con-
troll of the lighting of Chicago. He was
very active in the preliminaries of the flu
IIle attempts at consolidation with the Con-
sohdated Company few months ago.
Ihough Mr.. Benedict denies it, his
1rlends insist that he has been quietly at
work making plans by means of which
the East River Company will be absorbed
INTO the Equitable, and then they say with
TINS coailtlon ii is his purpose to go di-
recly into territory occupied by the Con-
solidated and Standard Gas Company and
HSht the corporations on their own
ground.
Meanwhile the East River COMPANY
was fully aware of what was going on.
Inc men interested in this corporation
are in control of hundreds of millions of
collars Ogden Goelet, G. G.. Ha-
vens, G. G. Ravens, Jr.. Au-
gust Belmont. R. T. Wilson and C. N.
Jordan are deeply interested in the sue
cess OF the company. According to the
statements in the street these men, ap>
preciating the efforts of some of the
Equitable stockholders to get control Of
the East River. nearly turned the tables
| and attempted to obtain control of the
Equitable.
"Mr. Benedict declares positively that he
has nothing to do with the announcement
by the Central Trust Company He saws
| that there is no object to be gained by the
Equitable joining with the East River.
Other directors of the Equitable saw the
| same yet it is positively known that prop
ositons were made to the East River Com
pany by men who hold a very large por-
ton of the stock of the Equitable, and
that those men regard the proposed con-
| soltdation of interests with much more
| complacency than anger. The fact that
| Mr.. Benedict is bringing on from Chicago
| TWO or three men who had made the Chi
| cago Gas combination success indicates
| that Notwithstanding the protests from
the directors of the Equitable, that com
| pany Will surely, and within a compare
| lively short time, join with the re-or-
| ganized East River Company and aid in
the battle against the Consolidated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21

the strike beginning Thursday morning.
The union men have notified the operat-
ors that they will remain idle until the
general strike is successful, and until the
Bloomington operators pay 70 cents for
the third vein, instead of 60 cents now
paid. They declare they will not allow
any men to work after Wednesday.
The operators assert that they will fully
protect all desiring to work, no matter
what the cost. a conflict is probable on
Thursday. The Lake Erie and Western
railroad is unable to obtain coal here, and
has abandoned three construction trains
and one way freight, by which 100 men are
made idle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
wAYCROss NEWS wAIFs.
Rifles on For Camp--TrOubIes of the
Telephone Company.

hiues OH FOr Cump--IrOubleS Of the
Telephone Company.
Waycross, Ga, July 20.-The Waycross
Rifles this morning left for st. Simon's Is
land to join the other companies Of the
Fourth Georgia regiment in encampment
Section ,923S of the United States code
was the one of which c. l.. Goodrims was
charged with having violated, instead of
the section as stated in to-days paper.
The manager of the Waycross base ball
park is endeavoring 10 sell a sufficient
number of season tickets to warrant his
making guarantees to a number of teams
to cross bats here this summer.
Operations on Gong distance line extern
sions have been suspended pending the ac-
ton of the court at Townsville in the
hearing of the injunction suit of the Plant
system against the Southern Telephone
and Telegraph Company. The railroad
wants to enjoin the company from build
ing and operating telephone lines along
and across the tracks of the railroad The
case will be heard probably the latter
part of July.
S. Carpenter formerly promoter of the
old Waycross Telephone Company, and
who secured franchises at Brunswick and
other places, and several hundred sub
scribers also is in the city. probably in
the interest of the Lockwood Telephone
Company.
The Southern Telephone and Telegraph
Company recently purchased the line and
local exchange of the Waycross company,
and the new contract that the company
offers to the people is by many thought to
be too expensive and binding. Numbers
refuse to sign the contract and will dis
pense with telephones until a better con-
tract shall be offered.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs Max Isaac,
on Gilmore street, died this afternoon after
an illness of some days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
STRIKE DRUNIMERs JAILED.

They Were Trying to Get the Wen
Out of One of the GaIlitzin Mines.
Altoona, Pa. July 2O.,-Two striking min
ers who went to the mouth of one of the
Gallitzin mines and beat drums with the
intention Of getting out the non-union men
were arrested and locked up by the author
tiles this morning. The strikers held a
long meeting to discuss the situation, but
no conclusion was reached IL is predict
ed that a compromise will be effected and
that all the men win go to work
The Mitchell Coal and Coke Company got
an injunction from Judge Bell at Ebens-
burg to-day restraining striking miners
from interfering with the miners or prop
erty of the company at Gallitzin, or any of
it's employees. The company will seek to
recover from the county on account of the
expense incurred in defending its mines
from the strikers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
MINERS FALLING IN TO MARCH
Continued from First Page.)

came over yesterday, were employed to
take their places.
The Enterprise mines were closed to-
day. The men refused to work because
they were told that Cooks men had join
ed the strikers. The Enterprise will re-
sumo tomorrow, as the men have learn
ed of their mistake.
The visit of the strikers yesterday had
no effect whatever on the miners here as
they claim they were fooled last year and
will not come out again.
1t is rumored this evening that the
miners are gathering again to come over
to the mines tomorrow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
DEBs SPEAKS AT RIVERsVILII1.
He Urges the Men to Quit work and
Join the strikers.

He Urges the Men to Quit work and
Join the strikers.
Fairmont, w. Va, July 20.-Fifty miners
heard Eugene Debs speak at Riversvile
tonight, but only a few of them came
from Montana the most important mine
i'm the region. excepting the Monongah.
Mr.. Debs speech was an appeal TO the
men to lay down their picks and throw
their fortunes with their striking breth-
rem. His words were received very en-
Enthusiastically. and the miners present
seemed deeply interested. No attempt was
made to organize the men. as Mr.. Debs
thought there were not enough miners
present.
Tonight at Monongah the newly organ
lied union held their second meeting. and
nineteen new members Joined, making 239
in all. The new members are men who
were employed to-day. The operators here
are jubilant and say the great strike. as
far as West Virginia is concerned, is a
failure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
- -
BURIED TREASURE IN 4 BON.
Two Men Claim 10 Have Dug Up $40
600 i'm Alabama

Eufaula Ala. July 2O.-Excitement
prevails at Conner. this county, over the
unearthng of buried gold on the Seay
plantation, tenanted exclusively by ne
groes. Two white men, strangers, appear
ed there, and, after making inquiries de-
scriptive of the locality as it stood thirty
years ago, went to an old landmark and
measured thence to a spot,where they com
menced digging. They soou took up a
box and left with it. one remarking to a
negro who had shown them the landmark
that the box contained $4,000. John w
Seay once owned the plantation lie died
in a confederate hospital in Mississippi in
1862, and Is known to have had considera-
bic money, which has never been account
ed for.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
HOLLANDS NEW CABINET.

pr Pierson the Premier mud v,n,.
ter of Finance.
,.. hague July ga new cabinet has
.5 'oimed to replace that which resign
p,' 'e'n'Iy' II Is made up a. follows:
P.erson. ' VI r'nance-Dr.
stein 'olelsh Anairs-Baron Colt
M,gs,er Of the Interlor-Dr. Roeile.
M.rio.sr OF Justice-Prof Drucker.
Geo3 OF Marlne-Vice Admir-. Mac
all f'tt''s'er OF war-coi. Dandem Van Is
Mrs,sr o The colonies-iDr. cremer.
T1Is Il ~ ~ Sommerce-Dr Lelly.
meuon onloial and is subject to mod
fras.Iyc u very liberal and pro-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
ELK BASEBALL TEAM.
Players of n New York Lodge TO
Make nm Extended Tour.

New York, July 2o.-The base ball team
Of New York lodge No. /, Benevolent and
Protective order Of Elks has arranged
the most important tour ever undertaken
by the organization.
They will start on two weeks trip.
playing Elk teams at various points.
and winding uD with the annual battle
with the Brooklyn lodge team.
The tour opens az Newark next satur-
day afternoon and continues as follows:
July 20, at Wilkesbarre. Pa; July 30.
Lock Haven, Pa; July 81. az Altoona,
Pa: Aug /, at Uniontown. Pa. Aug. 3,
Pittsburg; Aug. 4. Wheeling, W. va. j.;
Aug. 5. Youngstown. O.; Aug. 6. Mead
vile, Pa; Aug. T. Erie, Pa.
Included In the team are such stars as
Sam Crane, once an expert national
league second baseman; John NJ. Ward,
formerly manager OF the Giants and
Westeryelt. the orange A. G. pitcher.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
LOCOMOTIVES FIREMEN.
Strike Cuts Down the Attendance at
Their Reunion.

Cincinnati, o., july 2o-The strikers ma
terially affected the reunion meeting OF To-
connective firemen and their railway allies,
which began here to-day. So many Of the
firemen are engaged in hauling coal that
the attendance is not half what was ex-
pected. Representatives of the nremen
and four other railway orders are her from
Michigan West Virginia, Kentucky. In
diana and Ohio They number about 400
instead of 1000 as expected.
Bad weather marred the days outing.
Tomorrow will be given up 10 exempl-
tying the ritual and initiating new mem
bers. 4 canvass OF those present has
demonstrated that the firemen will not
join the Federation of Labor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
BELLEvILLE's BATTLE.

The strikers Claim They VIII Not
Resort 40 Violence.
st. Louis. Mo-. July 2o.-There has been
no disorder Of any kind at Bellevifle III.
The marching strikers from oFalion and
connellsville. 300 In number. arrived at
Bel.eville this evening It had been in
tended TO hold a meeting IN the evening,
but the men we're too tired from the
march and this was abandoned. The
marchers declare their Intentions are to
induce the 1900 Believil.e miners 20 quit
work, but they say they will accept no
other methods. but those Of argumentative
persuasion. All fears OF serious trouble
IN Belleville have died out, owing to the
pacific talk OF the marohers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES,

Aliens Fooi-Ease, n powder for the feet.
II cures painful. swollen. smarting feet
and Instantly takes the sting out OF corns
and bunions. fts the greatest comfort
discovery Of the age. Aliens Foot-E Ease
makes ight-iitting or new shoes feel easy.
n is r. certain cure for sweating. call0us
and hot. tired. aching feet. Try q to-day.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores Hy
mail f0r 1jc In stamps Trial package
FREE. Address Allen s.sOlmsted. Leroy,
New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
NAY REDEEM TREASURY NOTES
Representative Mitchell Introduces
"a Bill on the Subject.

Washington, July Representative
Mitchell Of New York to-day introduced in
the House bill to establish a currency re-
serve fund for the redemption Of United
States treasury notes OF 1890. The fund
shall aggregate at the start $50 100000. Of
which not over slOO. 10000 shan consist Of
gold and the remainder of United States
and treasury notes. The fund SHAH be adj
ded 10 from time to time as the treasury's
never aggregate more than 500, 0O1, 900. The
fund shall be used to redeem United States
and treasury notes. which shall not be
re-issued. except in exchange for gold to
be deposIted IN The reserve fund.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
ALABAMA STRIKE ENDED.

The Operators and Miners COmprO-
mise Their Differences,
Birmingham, Ala, July 2O,-The dis
agreement between the coal miners and
operators in this district was ended to-day
by a compromise, the operators agreeing
to pay the miners S71a cents per ton, a re-
ducuon of 21s cents. Tomorrow about
1000 men, who have been on strike sifice
July l, will resume work
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
INDIANS BREAk JAIL.
yellow Hair and Sam Crow Dig Dat
with an Iron Bar.

with an Iron Bar.
Miles City Mont July 2O.-Yellow
Hair and Sam Crow. two Cheyenne In
dams, Gvho were arrested as accessories
with Eugene Standing Elk, 'or the muir
der of John Hoover, over whose death oc-
CURED the late trouble on the upper
Rosebud, broke Jail last night by digging
through an 1S-inch wall There was no
particularly strong evidence against them,
but they were being held as witnesses.
They were confined in the woman's de-
partment Of the jail. They broke off a
piece of iron from the bed, with which they
made a hole about two feet by one A
posse are out securing the country for
them, but with little hopes Of catching
them. Sheriff Glib and Under Sheriff
Daily are now at Lame Deer agency. with
warrants for the arrest of three more
Cheyennes implicated in the murder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
COKE REGION CRISIS.
only n spark Needed 90 Inhame the
Miners Now at Work

Pittsburg, Pa, July 2O.-Cameron Miller
returned from Uniontown tonight and
said that instead of holding the meetings
he expected at Fair Chance, he spent
the day in consultation with the labor
leaders NJ Unlontown. As a result Of
this conference, IL is announced that a
mass meeting OF the miners in the coke
regions will be held at Scottdale on the
28th 10 consider grievances peculiar to
their own district. which includes the
loading Of "humpbaek" wagons company
stores etc. Mr.. Miller says II needs but
a spark to inhame the miners IN the coke
region and secure their co-opera lion IN
the great strike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
THREE DROWNED ON A PICNIC.
Skin Ia which They Were sailing
CnpsIzed In "A Lake.

Cnpsized In IA Lake.
Salem. o., July 2O-Three young people
were drowned this evening at Shelton
Grove. a pleasure resort ten miles below
this city. Their names are;
JOSIE PHILLIPS. aged 90
MARIE PHILLIPS her sister. aged i6.
OF Salem.
ISAAC MASTERS Of Wlnona.
The young people were attending tho
Friends annual picnic. and went out on
the lake In a skin. The boat was aocl.
dentally capsized and all were drowned
The bodies were recovered and brought
TO this city tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
DHOWNS HERSELF.
Dependency Over Betrayal Ends In
Suicide at Saginaw.

Saginaw, Mich, July pa young girl
named Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton, 70 years
old, drowned herself and her thirteen
months old bady last night in the Saginaw
river. The bodies We're discovered late
this afternoon. Dependency caused by
her betrayal was the cause of the tragedy
The relatives Of the girl make threats
of vengeance against her bctrayer. whose
identity cannot be learned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21

Richmond. Va. July 20-Jackson Will
son, the negro VINO attempted an outrag-
eous assault Thursday night on Miss Gil
lam o. York county. was arraigned in
\ DIRK county court to-day He pleaded
penalty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
smPWRECKED SAILORS.
Twenty-TNVo Survivors of the Kin
ora Reach sam Francisco.

San Francisco. Cal. July 20-Twenty-
two seamen Of the lost British ship XII
nora, who spent nearly two months on
the barren island Of Clipperton. In the
South sea, arrived in port this morning on
the warship Comus. rhey wiz be provid-
ed for by the British consul until an OPP
portunity occurs for their return 70 Eng
land
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
BAD OUTLOOK Ar BLOOMINGTON.
The Miners 20 quit work and A..
ready Milking Threats.

Bloomington, H.. July e0.--All the min
ers az Bloomington to-day went 20 work
az usual By "wednesday night they will
have finished putting the mine In order.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
Attorney GencraI scott netter.

Richmond. Va. July "a special from
Warrcnton tonight says ''Thc condition
OF Attorney General Scott d considerably
improved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
Sir John sIleIton nenh.

London. July 2O.-sir John shelton. the
author known by the nom de plume OF
Shirley, IL dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-21
'"'n GONG TO GREENLAND.
s TO Explore the Western
'onst OF The I.Innn

~ @E OF Tie TNInnH.
stg, .s, Sliy @.-The Lokai Anzeiger
Sss..'.. ram tho vessel on which Or.
s.I .,,-. last polar expedition was made.
~ 60 year explore the western coast
osnmsr5 .'ana. The Fran Will be under
SIM br ei Capt sverdrup. Who called
s.b p-.i 'e,Ansen az navigator. Dr.. Nan
With "a ......o.fl y make a tour of research
ooshu. y % English and American GO