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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
PoLIVIJA SUPERSEDED.


The Philippine Islands to Have a
New GOvernOr-General.
London, March ia dispatch to the
Central News from Madrid says 1t is re-
ported there that Gen. Primo d. Rivera,
captain general of Madrid, will be ap-
pointed to succeed Gen. Polavija as gov
ernor of the Philippine Islands and that
Gen. Ramon Blanco, formerly governor
Of the Philippines, will be appointed cap
tain general of Madrid.
Madrid, March 11.-It has been decided
by the government to send 1900 addi-
tional troops 60 the Philippines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
COURT HOUSE SAFE CRACKED.
The burglars Secure 800 and Leave
No Glow.

LAGRANGE, Ind, March 1.-THE la
Grange county safe, in the court house,
was blown open at 2 o'clock this morning.
and 800 was carried away Two thousand
pennies, just received from the mint, was
portion Of the plumber Sheriff Kauf-
man has no clew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
TWO ASSIGNMENTS AT ST. PAUL.
President and Cashier of a DeTunct
RnnIx the Assignorn

Bank the AssignOrS.
st. Paul, MINI. March 11.-Wlliam
Dawson and William Dawson, Jr., late
yesterday, made personal assignments re.
sulting from the failure of the Bank of
Minnesota, of which they were president
and cashier. respectively. A personal
statement made several weeks ago by the
elder Dawson, gave his liabilities as
81 ,62i, ,792, Of which s765,992 was his personal
Indebtedness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12

Taaeler, March 1i.-By the falling Of a
section Of the old town of Fez, $50 work
men have been killed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
nERMUD1 ASKS CLEARANCE.
Pnpers withheld Until Her Destina-
ton Is stated.

Washington, March n-A dispatch was
received at the treasury department to-
day from the collector of customs at Fer
nandina, Fla, stating that the steamer
Bermuda had applied for clearance pa
pers from that port The destination of
the vessel was not given, and until this is
stated the papers will not be issued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
LOUIsVILLE's BALL CLUB.
Franchise to BE Sold If Money Is
Lost This Year.

Louisville. KY, March 1.-THE directors
of the Louisville Base BAN Club announc-
ed tonight that unless they come out
even on this years business they win dis
pose of the National League franchise
They claim to have been losing money
for wears
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12

Paris March ii.-In the Chamber OF
Deputies to-day NJ Hanotaux. minister OF
foreign affairs, moved to take up the oues-
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23

Many stories are told of the witty
efforts made by certain English judge,
who died few years ago, and among
them is one which proves that his Wit
did not desert him in the most trying
circumstances. One day as he was walk
ing down the steps which led from his
town house he slipped, lost his footing,
and fell with many thumps aud bumps
to the bottom. \ passerby hurried up
to the judge as the latter slowly rose
to his feet 81 trust your honor is not
seriously hurt?" lie said.-in anxious in
qujry. My honor is not at all hurt, V
replied Che judge, with rueful express
sion, but my elbows and knees are, |
can assure YOU"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23

TIE lush" and the frcciIcd boy
were in dispute when Dec
llorne joined the group in front Of the
Alfalfa European hotel. ltWas pleas
ant evening. With the arrival of Oc-
iuber had come return Of warm
wcathcr--the real Indian summer. Only
ia town the soft haze which rests upon
the hills is lost in the smoke and the
autumn leaves are merely supposed to
be falling.
The air is mild and caressinE, how
ever, without the least sting Of frost.
The book agent had his vest widely un-
Lutloned and was gazing with surprise
and rcproach AT the two disputants.
The dentist was laughing and sick
ing" them on.
"Dcc" sat and listened for several mo-
lucnts before lie could determine the
subject und;r debate. What do you
suppose it was?
Which was the greater general, Grant
or Ice?
No one can ever tell how these hotel
arguments begin, and no one ever saw
cac Of them arrive at any conclusion
HHd end umicably.
The lush" WIS defending the mill
tnry reputation Of Grant. Not that he
knew very much about Grant or had
any decided opinions as TO his military
genius, but because the frccklcd boy
lad said something In favor of Lee.
III Lee had only had as many sol
dicrs as Grant had there wouldn't have
been thing to it," said the irccklcd
hoy. "l'm just az good union mar
as anyone, but say give man credit
for bein' good"
What was your regiment" asked
iNc lush"
Well, | come about as near fghtin
as you did"
Just about. Why, you wasn't borr
hnll Doc and began to stop talking
about The war"
"a man can read, can't he?"
IN tell you just how much you know
about Lee. You saw his picture on
cigar box somewhere. What's his frs
uamcW
Robert l.. Lee"
That's right! That's the name o
|he clgar-the Robert l.. - cigar
New that's whore you got the name.
ri Ia'pofc don'tknow anything abcu
iN siege of Eichmond7"
VI seems to me I've heard OF that
Who won ont thcre?"
~ shou.l..'t be win out when h
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
FIGHTING a RATTLESNAkE.
Idaho Man Had 10 Tear the Reptile
from Him.

Bernard Sharkey, owner of the Cop
per Queen mine, near Salmon, Idaho,
lately had an encounter with rattle
snake which. for sensational features.
has seldom been equaled in contest
with a reptile, says the Denver Repub-
lcan. Mr.. Sharkey was passing along a
mountain trail The footing was un
certain, and he was holding to bushes,
grass, etc, on the upper side of the trail
with one hand. Intent upon where he
was stepping, he did not notice he had
aroused snake, and had no warning
of impending danger until the rattler
darted his fangs into his hand.
The snake did not release his hold,
but attempted to coil itself around Mr.
Sharlley's arm during the descent.
Gaining his feet, Mr.. Sharkey attempted
to shake the reptile off, but found it
impossible. He then drew his revolver
aud shot it. The snak, 'oosened its
clutch on his hand, but darted at him
again, and sank its teeth in his leather
coat. Holding to the coat it twined
itself about his body, but with both
hands free Mr.. Sharkey continued to
battle with the better advantage. He
loosened the coils of the snake, got his
foot on its body, and literally tore it
away from his coat, q piece of the
leather being carried away in its
mouth. He succeeded in killing the
snake, which proved to be six feet in
length, and had 16 rattles
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
Remarkable whale story.

A curious story, which comes from
Caon, is told by the Paris correspond
cnt of the London Morning Foat. A.
NJ. Dubosq was duck shooting at the
mouth of the River OIne when a whale
rose near his boat. lie fired both bar
rcls of his gun into the animal, which
dived. The water being very shallow,
the whale soon rose again, whcrcupon
VI. Dubosq jumped upon its back and
began stabbing 1t with a large knife.
lie was tossed into the sea, but returned
to the attack and finally succeeded in
driving the whale ashore. NJ. Dubosq
has sold his capture to a company and
it has been towed to CGcn. 1t is u
years since a whale was captured ON
This part of the French coast.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23

Mr.. T. /. Selater writes to the journal
of Science, asking it to avoid the word
scientist" which is, in his opinion, q
hybrid term. The purists have always
objected to this word, formed, like
artist" with st" interFolGtcd Mr..
Selater proposes "scient," which is on
the analogy Of "eayant." The pedantic
sound of this word led an English editor
to recall a story about Prof. Henry
Sidgwick. Some visitors to Cambridge
remarked that there were many dis
tinguished and learned men in Eng
land, but none who corresponded in
breath Of culture to the sayalt abroad
"Oh, yes, we have them" said Prof
Sidgwicis, and then breaking into his
most effective stuttcr, added, SHARPLY:
but we call them p-p-p-p-prigs.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
Leather In the old Days,

There was one substance--leather-
which was extensively used in the
vaunted age Of chiyalry. Leather could
be nodded, and as "cuir-bouilli" was
much worn. Even the helm was orna-
mented with cuir-bouilli. The helm
always will cause wonder, for how
did the wearer see at all? 4 man in 4
fight may have another enemy ap-
proach him at the side or back, aNd
with his visor up the knight never could
tell exactly the whereabouts Of hs
next foe. In some of these helms the
wrarer must have been forced to bend
his neck, if he could bend it, away
down, or away up, to see anything at
all Perhaps there were many ran
dom blows struck in former fights, ant
a tourney was full of blunders.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
COMPASSES GO CRAZY.
A Point Where the Magnetic Needle
Cannot BE Relied On.

A Point Where the Magnetic Needle
Cannot BE Relied On.
A most phenomenal island is that of
Hornhohn, in the Baltic, belonging to
the kingdom of Denmark. 1t is famous
tor it's geological Feculiarities, consist
ing rs it does almost entirely of mag
netita, and its magnetic influence is not
only very wei known to the navigators
of those waters, but also much feared
b. them, on account of its influence
on the magnetic needles, which makes
the steering Of Il ship correctly mat
ter of much difficulty. In fact, says the
New York Sun, this influence is felt
even at distance of miles, and so pal
pably that on the island being sighted
by mariners on the Baltic, they at once
discontinue steering their course by the
needle, and turn instead, to the we'll
known lighthouses and other holds to
direct their craft. Between Bornhohn
and the mainland there is Also a bank OF
rock under water, which is very dan
gCrous to navigation, and because of il
being constantly submerged, vessel:
have been frequently wrecked at that
point. The peculiar fact in this case
is that the magnetic influence OF thit
ore bank is so powerful that a mag
nctic needle suspended freely in a boa
over the bank will point down, and, i
not disturbed, will remain in perfect
ly perpendicular line.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23

in behalf of the causes which they
cspoused have passed into history, |
hardly feel that ii would be proper to
enter into any dispute as to their re.a-
tive merits"
The book agent sighed and repeated,
softly:
The union Of lakes, the union of lands,
The union of states none can sever;
The union OF hearts the union Of hands,
And the flag Of our union forever"
Just the same, Lee was great gen
eral," said the freckled boy.-Chicago
Record.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
Do CLOCKS GET TIRED?
There Are Times w hen They Do Need
Rest, MFR. DiIItops Thinks.


Rest, Mr.. DiiItops Thinks.
DO clocks get tired?" said Mr.. Bill
tops, according to the New York Sun.
81 imagine they do. ! love to hear Il
clock tick; | suppose everybody does.
We had little clock that used to keep
in my own room. 1t stopped one day
and | shook ii up little and it started
on, but it soon stopped again, ard after
that it kept stopping, and sometimes it
would take me ten minutes to shake it
up so that it would go on ard keep 60
ing. suppose | spent on that clock as
much time as would have paid for half
dozen clocks like it; and finally it
stopped altogether and gave it up and
the little clock lay idle for months.
supposed that sooner or later we
should throw it away, ard thought
the only reason that we didn't was be-
cause we hate to throw anything
away.
"But one Gay ono of the children got
hold of the clock and took the back off
it TO see what was the matter with #.
You know what happens when children
begin fooling with a clock. | never
expected to hear the clCck tick again
but I'm blessed if the shaver didn't
make it 90. What he did to it | don't
know; nothing, guess, except TO oil it.
and suppose that was all It needed, or
else it had simply tired and had wanted
rest. But it's going again now, and
ticking away like good one"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
What Was Old.

\ large eartherwara vase in a win
dow in New York is surmountcd by n
conspicuous sign bearing this inscrip-
ton: Made of Egyptian Clay, Three
Thousand Years Old" One day an ex-
pert who happened o be passing the
window stopped and looked at The vase.
"Yea," he said, after brief inspection.
"it is considerably older than. 1000
years. I refer, of course, to the clay.
The vase probably was made IN 1893"
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
An Ideal SrOt.

YES" said the ot1icia! of the gas com
pany, who had just returned otter a
prolonged vacation, Il have been to
the land Of The midnight sun. It's glo-
rious-glorious!"
Il suppose So said the other official
thoughtful'y. 81 presume very little
gas is actually used, while the meters
keep hustling right along. ". y.
World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
:. ..s.::.,is,-aa Plato aIses.

In Le Moniteur de Ia Oeranique ct dc Ia Verreries an account is given of q new and attractive product, glass plate of different eolors-the manufac- ture of which is as follows: Upon ta- ble provided with several rolls cer- tain quantity of glass is poured, which is leveled to the desired thickness ei- ther by moving tho table or the lower roll. Upon this plate, but before 1t has cooled of, another quantity of glass is poured, which, leyeled with its re- spective roll, forms second layer ad- herring perfectly to the first. If the two glass substances are of different colors, the plato obtained consists of glass ot two colors, one upon the other, and a plate of more eolors can be produced tn the same way. By holding or pressing, letters or designs of any shape or d1- mensions can bo represented, the i'm presston being accomplished either by the flattening roll or another one run ming behind it, or, still better, by the vertical pressure of an engraved plate, or with cast designs and inscription
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHAMPION.
Only Two Sundays Missed In Nine Years.
 Eight Months and Two Weeks.

dACEODS anu AW0 " eGkBs
 4 13-year-old boy in Danville, Ky, thinks he is entitled to the world,s 8 championship for Sunday school attend. anee. He has been in his seat at the Methodist Church South on every Sun. day morning except two for 8 years, months and 3 weeks ending Sunday, Jan. 10 On one of the two exceptions he was down with the measles and on the other day he was unayoidably de- tained. More than this, he has now been in his class on sos consecutive Sundays, and he says he is going tg keep it up until he has 1, ,000 straight Sundays to his credit
 The boy's name is John C. Eastland Jr He joined tho Sunday school in May, 1887, when he was but a Iittlo more than years old, and he has been going ever since. What makes this reg. ularity of attendance the more remark. able is that until a few months ago the Eastiands lived six miles out in the country and had to drive to town before o'clock every Sunday morning. Much of the time John has had to come through all sorts of disagreeable weath. CT, and very frequently by himself. Sometimes he has come through bind ing rain and blizzards, when other chil- dren who lived within stone's throw of tho church have staid away.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
WHICH DIEDWoRTH S2o, ,oooY
Goldsmith, Who Was Burned With His Wife, Was Insured For Her Benefit

Goldsmith, Who Was Burned With His
 Wife, Was Insured For Her Benefit.
 There is going to be an interesting litigation in Now York city over $20,- GOO of insurance on the life of Aaron Goldsmith taken out in favor of his wife, He. his wife and their three chil- dren were burned to death. His brother, Louis Goldsmith of Ohateaugay, N. Y, was appointed administrator of his es tate by Surrogate Arnold on Monday. Goldsmith left two other brothers ard niece.
 The question is whether Goldsmith or his wife died first. Relatives of his wife contend that the money comes tn them and that the administrator of her husband will have nothing to adminis- ter upon. and they say they will have an administrator of her estate appointed shortly to take charge of tss insurance money.
 Counsel who have been consulted about the case say that under common law decisions the law would presume that the husband, being probably stron ger than woman, vould survive the wife. Decisions which arc pointed out in support of this view were cases where a man and woman had gone down with a vessel. It was said that there is no such case on record with regard to Q fire and that the reasoning applicable to drowning would not pertain to fire. The proximity of each of the persons to the advance of the flames. the character of the clothing they wore and their physical characteristics, it was said, would also play their parts. Moreover, there may be evidence given to show that the woman did, in fact, survive her husband Relatives of the woman say they believe they can prove that the woman was heard to scream after the husband had been apparently overcome by the flames. New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
asd,t,on So Yello wstone Park.

gantain Anderson, superintendent or tho Yellowstone National park, says that an effort is being made to seouIs Is legislation from congress which WouIa a add the Jackson's Hole country to the mark The area which it was proposed to tal,e in ia about 90 miles square ana contains .Jackson's lake and the Ihsee Tnton mountain peaks. It is rich ID natural scenery and would, in the opin, .. ion of the captain, add maferlaliy u the park attractiveness. sena.or o,, osl sar tar of Montana has drafted a bill Tor that purpose, which has the inaorse, ,nent of the senators from Montana anu Idaho but the Wyoming senators nave not yet been won oyat. t.-omaha D'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
He Is Coming.
Und grun dos Lobens goldnor Baum.

Yes, he, thy King. is coming To end thy woes and wrongs To givo thee joy for mourning. To turn thy sigha to songs; To lift thee from thy sadnc@, To set theo on the throne, 1essiah's chosen nation,
 His best beloved one.
 --Refosmed 06drch Messer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
ARlzoNA,s BIG CANAL.
It Win Be Eifty-fve Miles Long For Irri
 gatien Purposes.

eation Purposes.
 Ex-Senator Eugene s. Ives of New York, who is well and fayorably known in Washing ton, is now resident of Arizona and is i'll Washington with MT. James A. Fleming, prominent citizen of that territory, in connection with Q big irrigation enterprise
 MT. Ives said: We propose to cut a canal 55 miles in length, beginning at {. point 85 miles above Yuma and fol- lowing the course of the Colorado river, which will afford sufficient water to ir. tigate 100, GOO acres. The soil is natu- rally of great fertility and only needs water to make it as productive us any on earth. We can raise lemons. oranges, olives, apricots. figs and in fact all the fruits that have added so much to Cali fornia's wealth and can get them to market several weeks in advance of the products of that state.
 ''The great advantage We have over California is in our superior water sup ply, the Colorado furnishing an ineK- haustible quantity at all seasons of the year. Tho region tributary to Yuma is destined to become America's winter hothouse. The summer climate. which has been so often the theme of jest and story, is really nothing like as bad as the romancers make it out. for the air is so pure and dry that one doesn't mind the heat when the thermometer shows 100 as much as tie people of Washing ton and New York do when the figures are far below tkat mark. Washing tnn Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
As He Head It.

A small Indian boy made q queer ren glering Of Mrs. Hemans familiar poem OH the pilgrims. which he was required to turn from poetry into prose. The lines were:
 When Q band of cxiles moored their bark
 On the wild New England shore.
 And the nttle Indian thus interpretedi "The banished musicians tied their io2 on tho coast of New England. :"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-19
Two Lists of Presidents,

There they are---about half and half, It is worthy of note that the two term presidents are all in the right hand col umn. These in the left hand column were college graduates; those in the other column wore not. = Western Teacher
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-20
GREATER new YORK.
mia Municipal Campaign Is Hot
= and Acrimonious.
rIWYANY is WORKING TOOTH AND NAIL.
can Tracy Thought to Be Gaining
Strength Col Gardiner Charged with
Mistake that May Result
in a Court Martial.

Nav York, Oct. 10. With but one
s more davis registration to be recorded
4 i fine four days allowed for the in
3 scribng of the names of voters, the in
4 Jicotions are that approximately half
million ballots will be cast at the
arst election in the new municipality
a New York. The registration is
likely to be somewhat less than for
,be pres idential election last year;
n fact that of the pres.
.ent cities of New York and
Bro,klvn should be increased 20, 900 to
eoual the figures of 1896. In Tammany
necincts there is fuller registration
Than in other sections of this city,
which Is taken as an indication that
tbe regular democratic organization,
which Tammany processes to be, is
working with all its nigh to bring out
votes to counterfeit possible defections
to Henry George.
The events of the last 4S hours seem
TO Indicate that Gen. Tracy is gaining
strength, and not few acute politi-
"a pallS Dire ItEOld uo ing blldb Vic
contest will be between him and Van
Wyck. The straight republican or
ranization, it is pointed out, includes
veteran campaigners who, as soon as
thew learned definitely that no com
promise would be effected with the citi-
zsus union, recognized that the hard
est kind of conflict was before them.
They took steps to meet the difficulties.
| OF money there is said to be no lack,
and the unique spectacle is presented
Of contributions to the Tracy cam
paign fund by bankers and business
men who favor and will vote for Low
at least a number of prominent men
are credited with thus giving and thus
Intending,
Nothing is more noteworthy in this
campaign than the internicine bitter
ness involved. 1t isan "uncivil strife, !"
and many Of the prominent leaders do
not hesitate to apply epithets the most
Opprobrious to each other. George and
Dayton, democrats both, announce in
the plainest terms that their fight is
against Tammany and Crokerism. The
citizens union speakers, majority
Of whom are republicans, inveigh
most bitterly against Mr.. Platt and
his adherents, while TIE latter call
Low and followers traitors, disorgan-
lers and hypocrites.
Col. Asa Bird Gardiner, the Tam
many nominee for the district attor
Ineyship, has raised a lively gale in the
street cleaning department by his re-
ported allegations OF peculation there
in, Col Waring aud his deputy,
Capt. Gibson, vow the matter shall
not be dropped unless Col. Gardiner
positively disavows the statements at
.trbuted TO him, aud as Gisbon is on
the army list (retired) with Gardiner
he can call for court of inquiry or
prefer charges against Gardiner, which
will necessitate a court-martial.
Seth Low is hard at work. He spoke
at three meetings Friday night, and
was well received at each.