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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-26
REV. II. f. LEFTWICH DEAD.

He Was Formerly Pastor of n Pres
bytcrian Church at Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 25.-Dr. T. f. Lift
witch, prominent Presbyterian minis
ter, died here this morning, at the resi-
dence of his son, Thomas Leltfwich. Dr.
Leftwich was pastor of the Central Pres
byterian church here for nine years, and
from 1879 to 1896 was pastor of the Memo
rial church at Baltimore. He will be
buried in Bedford City, Va.
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Crniscr MnrhIchcnd and ker Mn.t

Key West, Fla. Feb. 25.-The cruiser
Marblehead arrived here from Jackson
VILE this morning and relieved the cruiser
Montgomery, which left this afternoon
for Mobile. Ala.
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Charleston, c., Feb 25-The first reg
ular fight in the Atlanta-Athens cooking
main was won by Atlanta to-day Quite
a crowd of sporting men are i'm the city.
In nine hack fights to-day Atlanta won
ofr
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settled Win Their Creditors.

Athens, Ga, Feb. 25.-M. Myers & Co.
have effected a settlement with their cred
itors and their large dry goods store will
pass out of the hands of Receiver Nell to-
morrow.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the partner
dersigned, carrying on business under the
ship lately subsisting between us, the I'M
firm name of Gardner & Einstein, was on
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
and that the business in future will be car
ried on by Sigmund Gardner alone, who
viii pay and discharge all debts and liza
bilities and receive all moneys payable to
the said late firm.
Savannah, Ca, Feb. %. 1897
SIG MOND GARDNER.
SAM r. EINSTEIN.
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MAD DOG AT HELENA.
Two Men and a Horse Narrowly ES-
cape Being Bitten.

cape Being Bitten.
Helena, Ca, Feb. 25.-Yesterday morn
ing mad dog came here from about
Scotland. 1t bit Tully Fletcher's trousers,
but did not reach the flesh. In a very
short time about a dozen young men were
after it with guns, and the dog jumped a
log and laid close to it. Clint Fletcher 3
horse jumped on the dog and fell, and
for a minute young man. horse and dog
were badly mixed, but fortunately, the
young man was not bitten. The dog was
soon killed, and quite a slaughter of
worthless ours soon took place
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MOONEY-Died at her residence, No sic
Gordon street, east, yesterday morning
Mrs. Margaret f. Mooney, in her 69th
year, of pneumonia. Funeral notice later
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brewing AssocIa-

Recommends the use Of the greatest OF all
tonics "Malt-Nutrine." and guarantees
the merits claimed for It, For sale by all
druggists.-ad
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

--~N----~~~~--~------~-~---~
MASON.-The friends and relatives OF
Mrs. zula Mason are invited to attend her
funeral from 322 Hall street, west, at 1896
o'clock this afternoon.
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If every patron of the Savannah
Steam Laundry would send a memoran-
dunn, giving name, address and contents,
with each bundle. Just think what mis-
takes could be avoided and how pleasant
it would make it for the employees
Every little help is appreciated by the
SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY CO.,
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NOTICE.

Neither 'the master nor the agents Of the
British steamship Hollywood will be responsible
for any debts contracted by the crow
WILDER g. co. Agents.
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SAVANNAH, GA.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TO TIE PUBLIC.

10 THE PUBLIC.
All persons are cautioned against pur
chasing that tract of land In chatham
county, Georgia, Immediately south oil 'l'
extended limits of the city of Savannah
known as the Branch tract, contains
one hundred and seven acres. more ~
ess, bounded on the north by Estill avenu'
east by Waters road, south by lands o.
Barstow, and west by lands of Gen. A. =,
Lawton. as have made contract FOR w w
purchase thereof, and intend to Apply ~
the courts for a specific Performance Of Wv
contract. ]. II. EsTILL
Savannah, Aug. &C, 1855
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DUR GENERAL sTOnAGE

OUR GENERAL STORAGE
So increased that we were Obliged 10 seel,
larger quarters. We now occupy the old
Forest City Mills, corner Congress and
Montgomery streets. Best and cheapest
storage in town for furniture and general
merchandise. Best facilities for MOVING.
Wagons, hacks. and messenger boys.
Quick dispatch
SAVANNAH DISTRICT MESSENGER
AND DELIVERY COMPANY.
Phone 2. svr~ygg
$4,000 Ia Loan on Real Estate.
Bonds and stocks OF Every Descrto.
ton Bought and sold.
AUSTIN II. MYREs, Broker,
80 bryan street, East.
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DISSOLUTION OF rARTNERsmIp.

The Arm Of Morgan s. Decker have this day
dissolved partnership by mutual consent. Il. J.
Morgan assuming all liabilities and collecting
all debts due the said firm
A. j. DECKER.
T. j. MORGAN
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MEETINGS.

MEETINGS.
ATTENTION, PALESTINE COMMAND
cry NO. z, X. IT.
A regular conclave will be held "a
in your asylum this (Friday) ev- TX
ening a o'clock. eZ&AA&
Visiting Sir Knights cor 49,
daily invited to attend. By or
der of
E. A. CUTS. EN-. Com.
JOHN RILEY, Recorder.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Mistletoe Camp No. 4 will meet tonight at 8
O'Clock. Business of Importance, and all soy
ereiRns are urged to attend
WI. HANCOCK, Consul
r. w. FAIR, Clerk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
SNAKE SWALLOWED THE Gun.
The Latter Taken Out Alive From
the Reptiles stomach.
From the Kansas city Journal.


Mckinley" cub lion. was doing be-
side the stove In the winter quarters Of a
circus In Argentine. Around the room
were the animal cages containing the
1.-THE creatures OF the Jungle placidly pass
ing the time away waiting for the circus
season TO open. Not far from the little
sleeping lion cub stood several large boxes
OF snakes, which have TO be kept near
to the stove TO prevent the reptiles from
freezing. There was not a human being
IN the room. II was as still as death.
Suddenly the head Of large South
American boa constructor appeared above
one OF the boxes. IL rose slowly up into
the air until about two feet Of It's body
was In sight It's evil little eyes sparkled
and Il twisted It's head and looked around
the room until IL beheld the sleeping cub.
Then It's head dropped over the side OF
the box and began moving across tho
floor Yard after yard Of snake came out
Of the box. IL was "a monster reptile and
~ moved cautiously and with It's eyes
still fastened on Mckinley" The snake
moved up 20 within a few feet OF the lion
cub. when II paused. The cubs tail was
closest 10 the snake. II Rlided closer yet
and then drew the tail into rs mouth. As
the tail disappeared the snake drew clos
er and closer 10 the cubs body and then
with a wide spreading OF its jaws Il took
In entire hind quarters OF the cub. NC
Kinloy" awoke and began 70 cry In a
plaintivo voice. Swiftly It's body disappear
ed and louder grew It's cries. The mother
OF the only lion cub born In captivity In
the United states heard the walls OF her
offspring and between the bars OF her cage
comprohended the situation az a glance
She sprang TO the barn and let out q roar
that brought every animal In every cage
20 rs feet and pandemonium broke loose.
The mother Of Mckinley roared inces-
sanity. while the Hons Joined IN the cho-
rus; even the sea lions beloved and soon
the elephants began 10 trumpet.
only mckinley" was silent. All Of his
body had passed inside the snakes Jaws
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KEEP OUT OF ALASKA.
The Advice Given by One Who Has
Sought Fortune in the Fields.
From the Denver Post.

From the Denver Post.
r. M. Brown of Circle City, Alaska, is
at the Brown and to-day called at the
Miners Information Bureau and left sew
eral rich specimens of Alaskan ore.
Il was one of the thirty-sx original To-
Gators of the Circle City camp" said the
old mining man. land was a part owner
of the town site. / cannot imagine why
people persist in going far from home in
search OF fortune, unless II Is one OF the
natural traits of humanity. Fabulous finds
of nuggets are reported I'm Alaska by the
papers IN this country, and up there our
papers picture the same kind of reckless
drops into the lap OF fortune out la Colo
RADIO. People appear to be continually
forced by the belief that there Is some
thing better In more remote parts OF the
earth. This may be true sometimes, but
II isn't true OF Alaska.
II saw many people from Colorado dur
ing my four years stay, and could not
refrain from plying them. The chances
there are just exactly the same as they
are here. There Is not foot more OF
virgin soil to prospect In Alaska than
there Is in Colorado. and mines there yield
no more than they do here. That coun-
tory Is wildly over-estlmated, and this
fools many OF our people, who go there.
take all they have with them and ind
nothing put hardship ana privation. There
are no nuggets on top OF ground in that
country. and the prospector finds the same
mountains, same snow deposits and same
mineral formations that he does here.
Two New York companies have in
vested heavily there and established head
quarters at Juneau. From this point they
send out printed matter laden with prom
Uses OF rich reward-just the same as some
OF the camps do here IN Colorado. or
AZ nh L.s
given up achieving success al home They
90 and return, as rule, just as any fell
low would who hasn't a nickel left to his
name"
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WHERE BEASTS COME TO DRINK.
Strange Sights Seen by an Old Pros
pectOr in Arizona.

Phoenix, Ariz., correspondent st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
1.-THE weirdest spot on earth is the Can
yon of Tres Alamos (three cotton woods),
and it lies hidden in the fastness of noun
tains the most barren and forbldding in
the territory Of Arizona. A cold spring
pours out of the solid rock and chatters
its way noisily down the narrow canyon.
Here. at the dead of night. come the
beasts of the barren mountains for miles
around to drink of the running waters.
And here lying quietly in the moonlight.
l have been a silent spectator of some Of
the queerest sights that mans eyes ever
beheld. l have seen the deer and the wild
cat and the coyotes and the tufted lynx.
and even a numbering cinnamon bear or
two. come here to drink. I have lain quite
still in the moonlight and watched them
for hours and there Is no more fascinat-
ING spectacle TO be seen In the OPEN"
The man who spoke has seen some wild
sights In his day toe, for he Is one OF the
Oldest prospectors In Arizona. lie came
into Phoenix the other day from Tres AL
amos, and In the evening he wcat south
and east 20 the new diggngs at che s. VI.
mountains, In Yuma county. Every min
ing man on the coast knows l.. j. Court.
Court is a strange character He has
made some money out Of his ceaseless and
tlreless prospecting, and has a score or
more Of claims staked out In different
parts Of the territory. lie Is an intelligent
man, OF not a little education.
ITS wonderful country" he went on.
"aud no man ever set foot into a wilder
region. There are three cottonwood trees
where the spring pours out OF the rock.
and along the banks OF the creek are
many willows. Near the spring Is a level
spot OF ten acres. The first night / camp
ed here because / was tired. But after
that / stald on for two weeks because Of
the wonderfully weird charm Of the place.
The walls OF the canyon are marvels OF
conglomerate maipaia or lava. There's
gold. iron, copper. cobble-stone, granite.
marble sandstone and silver ore all ground
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The snake was handicapped by It's meal. II
did not take long to sever the body and
they then tried TO pull the cub through.
out Y stuck and stuck fast. IL was neces.
sary TO split the snakes jaws and prv
them apart before the cub could be re-
leased. Then Mckinley" was taken out.
He was nearer dead than alive.
The snake was one that had been with
tho show for many years The cub Is one
OF twins born Just prior TO the last cleo
ton. Being born In captivity and an ex-
cepuonally fine specimen he was highly
priced. Last November. just prior to the
election, one OF the lions gave birth 10 two
whelps. Both were males, and In keeping
with the spirit OF the times one was named
Bryan the other Mckinley. Just before
election the cub called Bryan sickened ana
died. Mckinley. on the contrary, grew
sleek and fat and met with no mlshap un-
Gil the snake escapade.
After the attendants had given "McISin-
ley a bath and careful rubbing he an
pearcd to be quite recovered from -
squeezing process he had undergone
gamboled about the building quite al
py and care free as ever.
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BETWEEN sAYANNAH AND TYnEE-

except a small part OF his head and bis
front paws. There was a self-satisfed look
on the snakes face.
The turmoil OF The animals reached tho
circus attaches In another building and
they ran quickly 10 the scene. They COM
pretended matters at "a glance. one OF
them ran to the elephants. which were
tuggng at their chains and still trumpet
ing, and with an iron prod quleted them.
Others tried 70 extricate Mckinley" The
snake like a miserable coward. tried to
sneak away, but was caught and held.
Then one man caught Mckinley by the
paws and other men held the snake and all
pulled together. Mckinley" stayed
where he was. He either refused or
couldn't come out. Occasionally a little
more Of him slipped inside. Matters were
approaching a crisis. IL was either the
life OF the snake or the cub. A quick con-
sultation was held and Il was decided TO
sacrifice the South American native.
Knives were produced and the snake was
cut IN two. When the blades penetrated
rs flesh u seemed 10 realize It's position
and struggled with rs captors. the men
finally falling upon Il and holding It still.
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Florida Central q PeninsuI RaiIroad Co.

Miles shortest Line "a Miles
TIME TABLE EFFECT 8, IsD7.
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For three seasons now she has re-
coived all kinds Of attention at the sea
shore. and what has she to show for Il 7''
Everything the law will let her show,
fancy. Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-17

of the rattIesnake or the tooth or the
copperhead and was synonymous with
instant death.
Fortunately no boy was ever stung
by one Of these snakes. His caution, bic
prudence and proverbial good luck al
ways enabled him to circumvent the
Vaccinations Of the enemy, but it re-
quired ceaseless vigilance on his part.
Indeed, but few boys ever saw one Of
these reptiles, although we were we'll
aware Of their existence. But at rare
intervals some youth favored with ex-
ceptional eyesight and vivid imagina-
ton would get q glimpse of hoop
snake rolling its way along q distant
path.
Another curious snake that used to
interest youthful students Of herpetol-
ogy was the glass snake. AS far as
its habits were known, the glass snake
seemed to exist for the sole purpose Of
affording fun for the boys, who, when
they encountered one of them, hit it
across the back with stick, whereup-
OH his snakeship broke into thousand
pieces, more or less, according to the
mathematical proficiency of the boy,
and his brittle anatomy few in all di-
rections Yet this singular proceeding,
while it interested the youthful expert
menters greatly, never discommoded
the snake, or only temporarily, for as
soon as left to itself the parts all united
and the snake was whole as before.
This invariably happened, but although
boys have watched for hours to see the
mysterious process the reptile never
"got together" until they had departed.
Glass snakes are not nearly so>common
now, nor are they so brittle as they
used to be.
One fact In serpent history, however,
remains the same in spite of the dicta OF
scientists, as any boy Of today can tell.
The tail of snake will wiggle after il
is killed until the sun goes down. There
isn't boy in the whole country but
| knows this to be rock ribbed fact In
natural history. Learned men tell nj
that this notion, as they please to cal
IL, is a relic of far distant time wher
our ancestors worshiped the sun, which
ut one time was depicted with serpent
attributes. Chicago Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-17
SNAKES OF BOYHOOD.
SOME EXTINCT REPTlLIANS THAT
HAD MARVELLOUS ATTRIBUTES.
The Terrible Blue Racer and the Thou
sands OF Victims He Didn't Get-The
!, Hoop Snake That All Knew Of, but Few

sands OF Victims He Didn't Get--The
Hoop Snake That All Knew of, but Few
Ever Saw-Peculiarities OF Glass Snakes.
The blue racer was an ophidian cal
culated to cause the hair of the small
boy to stand ON end like the quills of the
fretful porcupine. Nothing could exceed
the flendish malignity Of this snake,
whose powers Of locomotion were in
credibly swift and whose appetite for
boy was forever on edge. And it was
only by relieving himself Of all impedi-
menta, such as the bucket containing
his small store of berries or his fishing
tackle and can of bait, that boy was
able to avoid capture. It was the cur
rent belief that when the blue racer
came up with his prey he swiftly in
folded the unlucky wight In his deadly
coils, crushed the life out of him and
then devoured him at his leisure. So far
as history goes and the mortuary records
show no boy was ever cut off in the
bloom Of his youth by blue racer, but
disasters Of this kind were only avoided
by the remarkable fleetness of foot dis
played OH such occasions.
His terror gave him supernatural
strength and added wings to his feet,
and the blue racer was incontinently
left in the shade The blue racer, ac-
/, cording to cloud of youthful witnesses
who have testified thereto, was snake
ranging from IL to 16 feet long, the av-
erage length being about 10 feet. It's
aspect was threatening in the extreme,
and its eyes CLEANED with q baleful and
hungry light. AS it reared it's ugly head
four or five feet above the surface in
search OF the trembling youngsters his
underside was seen to be Of bright blue
color, and from this fact and his swift
movements no received his apt and dis
tinguishing name. Blue racers are as
scarce as hens teeth now.
But the most deadly, the most grew
some and the most appalling snake
known to boyhood was the fearful
hoop snake, now happily extinct.
This scourge Of the forest was the bette
noire OF the urchin, who was continual
ly in mortal terror of encountering it as
he wandered through the pleasant woods
OF angled IN the waters Of his favorite
stream. The hoop snake roamed the
darksome shades OF the forest like an
avenging Nemesis, and, like the blue
racer, was always on tho lookout foi
boys. The hoop snake differed uniquely
from all other ophidia. When in mo-
tion, It was tho habit Of this snake tc
insert the end Of its tail In its mouth,
and, bending its body into perfect cir
Gle, 1t would roll silently and with in
credible swiftness through the woods
The tail terminated in horny spike
harder than steel. In which was conceal
cd sting Of the most venomous de
scription, and woe betide the objcc
that came within striking distance o
this fearful weapon. The virus I'm th,
tail was far more toxic than tho venom
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-17
soIdiers Neglected Graves.

Few Americans know that this
country owns cemetery at Saltillo.
Mexico. and fewer still are aware of its
rhameful neglect" said Colonel j. S.
Ross of New Orleans recently. II visit
I'd the place not long ago and felt hu-
inflated by the evidences of the lack Of
attention which are manifest. Thou
sands Of the brayest men who yolun.
tcered their services for the Mexican
war are buried there. Niggardly little
headstones mark most Of the graves, but
there is 10 effort at decoration or order
ly treatment of the cemetery. A few
hundred dollars properly expended every
year would keep the graveyard in good
shape, so that Americans would not feel
ashamed Of their country when they
visit il. believe Colonel 4. g. More Of
Missouri, while consul general to Mex
leo during President Cleveland's first
administration, tried to arouse sense
Of national pride in this matter, bOt
further than the earnest and feeling ap-
peal he made TO his countrymen nothing
has been done, 10 far AZ know. st
louis Republic.
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TO ABOLISH DEATH.
a SCIENTIST CLAIMS THAT THOUGHT
DETERMINES LONGEVITY.

He Maintains That the Progress Of Brain
Science Will Enable Mankind to Over
como Decay and Death - Believes That
(. Immortal Lie Will BE Achieved In Time.
DR.. G. A. Stephens, New England
man, a graduate Of the Boston univer-
sity medical school and q member Of
many learned bodies, built laboratory
several years ago at Norway lake, near
Norway, Me-, and he spends almost all
his time there in investigating the
causes of old age and death, with the
object of their alienation and removal.
DR.. Stephens published from his labora
tory the close connection of all the cells
in the brain by nerve fiber, enabling
them to feel and act together, about / u
years before the discovery was an
nounced by the great Spanish physiolo-
gist, Ramon y Cajal of Madrid.
DR.. Stephens says he is confident that
the progress of brain science will enable
mankind successfully to overcome decay
and its climax, death. He pointed out
that matter is indestructible and that
the law of the universe is immortality.
He believes that death at threescore
and ten or thereabouts is largely mat
ter of belief and habit Generation after
generation is born into the world expect
ing to die at certain time, and it dies
then. He very forcibly points out that
IL children were brought up with the
idea of living forever this altered ex-
pectation would gradually but surely
extend the life limit in the course Of
generations.
To prove that life length is largely a
child Of habit and environment he in.
stances the elephant and the swan,
whose ages run into the centuries, az
compared with infrsoria and moths,
whose heydey Of existence is but the
feeting moment. His studies have
been particularly directed toward the
microscopic examination Of the brain
cells of the old and infirm. He finds
their nuclei dark and shrunken, Just
like the brain cells of the fatigued
pigeons and of the honeybees so graph
ically illustrated by DIR. Hodge of Clark
university, Worcester, Mass.
DIR. Stephens raises the serious in
quiry as to whether the universal pres
ence Of microscopic dirt" may not b
potent factor of old age and decay
He has found large quantities of for
eign inorganic matter in old brain cells
He shows how this dirt" is brough
into the system by the inspired air Zen
closuroses). through the cells of th,
lungs into the' blood and finds its fina
refuse heap In the cells themselves
where it increases in amount hourl,
and escapes the metabolim constantl,
occurring in the minute tissues. the re
1uvenation II organic material and tb
constant birth Of fresh physiological
etyucturfs:
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-17
Tho Telescope of the Future.

The late Alvan @. Clark, in an nd |.
dress delivered before the congress Of
astronomy and astrophysics some time
ago, indicated his belief that the tele-
scope of the future will be much more
powerful than the present instrument.
He said, 1.-THE horizon Of science has
been greatly broadcned within the last
few years, but out ON the borderland l
see the glimmer Of now lights. which
wait for their Interpretation, and the
great telescopes Of the future must be
their interpreters.