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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

''Bohannon," Bender" Painter"
"Kinneman"-there seems to be names and
material in the story Of that Dalton Gear
pirate" case sufficient for the construction
Of a frst-class detective story of the yell
low back novel type. It would not be sur
prlsing if one should shortly make its APP
pearance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
An Annexation Argument.
Louisville Courier-Journal Dem1.

The Dole government of Hawaii is
young, but it has already increased the
bonded debt from 100000 to 100000 and
the floating debt from 100000 to $75O.O0O.
That, of course Is another reason for an
nexing Hawaii, for is not a national debt
a national blessihg?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

few nights ego an electric light pole
standing az the corner Of Jones and Bull
streets. fell into the latter street with a
crash. The pole had rooted of about the
level OF the sidewalk. and the weight Of
the lamp suspended over Bull street drew
and threw the pole in that direction. The
collapse occurred At a tolera5ly late hour
Of the night, and fortunately there was no
one injured. Had the pole fallen during
the day time. or In the early evening there
would have been a casually TO chronicle.
in all probability Tie fallen pole has been
replaced by another of the same kind Aft
er while * VIII TOT and fall into the
street. 1t is to 5e hoped that it Will, like
its predecessor. select an hour for falling
when 1t will not XII anybody. We have
time and again called attention to danger
Gus wooden poles in the very heart Of the
city and to The desirabilIty of replacing
them with substitutes less menaclng to
the lives and limbs OF the people. It might
be hardship 70 require the substitution
at once of iron poles throughout the city,
but 1t would not be a hardship 10 REQUIRE
that only iron poles shall hereafter be
erected, and that when a pole is replaced
1t shall be with an iron one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
HERE THEN Is OUR
CLOAK BULLETIN

Superior tailor made, combining everv
good point and style, material, fiji and
finish. Note the special figures for NIop.
days sales:
Ladies Tailor Made Kersey Cloth Fly
Front Jackets, silk lined throughout. 50
SILK Lined Boucle Jackets, regular 80 a
value; Monday S7.9&
Black All Wool Cheviot Jackets. half
silk lined, regular $S.75 value; Monday
$7.47
Black and Navy Kersey Jackets. half
lined, regular $50 value; Monday E47
Other perfect styles in this seasons
most fashionable materials, $575.
Extra quality Boucle Jackets, fancy six
lined, strapped and stitched seams beau.
tifully finished, regular s15 value; Monday
S1298
Handsome Kersey and Boucle Six
Lined Jackets, inlaid velvets collars, reg.
ular $l5 value; Monday choice 1915
Black Boucle Capes, Thibet fur trim
med collar and front, lined with silk, reg.
ular value SO; Monday $79S
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
TO Punish Northern Lynchers.
From the Chicago Times-Herald qnd.

No indictments were returned against
the lynchers in Urbana, Ohio, or in Yer
salles, Ind. Why not permit the Urbana
grand jury to investigate the Versailles
affair and vice versa? This might wrench
the law severely, but it couldn't wrench it
more severely than the lynchers did.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

A Boston, Mass, man is figuring on an
abstruse mathematical problem. He owns
up to having three wives and says his in
some is IS a week. The problem, there
fore, is TO make his weekly income go
around among the three families As far
as the three-ply husband is personally con-
cerned, he may be boarded at state ex-
Dense for some time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
CURRENT COMMENT.
CRhIneta Comnnred-

From the Norfolk Landmark Dem).
The personnel Of McKinley's cabinet
is much below that of Cleveland's. Olney.
Carlisle William l.. Wilson. and the late
Judge Gresham, certainly have not their
equals among the members Of the pres
ent cabinet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

The Tredegar Company Of Richmond Is
now making projectiles for the federal
government A little more than thirty
years ago the same company was making
projectnes for the confederate govern
ment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
The CLOAK SEASON

Has delayed its appearance. but ~,
bound to come, and you won't have -.
opportunity TO make such a satissa7-o-,
selection as you can now while the a.
sortment is at its best. We, theref5-s
urge you to come this week. W. nav.
made an effort 10 make our
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

What He Wanted-"Have you read
The Choir Invisible'?"
No; what | want to learn about Is The
Choir Inaudible.' cleveland Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
CHORUS.
" The orbicularis oris. 4"

This is not all of the production. but
you viii doubtless agree with me that IL
is quite sufficient to enable you to Judge
OF the merits Of the little gem you have
so ruthlessly attacked"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
CLOAK DEPARTMENT

more worthy than ever before. yon
can absolutely depend on the quality =.
material, the excellence of the wors ana
the style and care in the finishing Of 81.
cry garment. Made TO order Carmen,
will not fit any better than these, and tbs
prices a which we offer the entire In
are somewhat less than ever made IN
similar goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

The most rigid shotgun quarantine Is to
be found in the state of Texas; and the
fever seems to be spreading more there
than elsewhere Us it retributve justice?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
A REGULAR SNAP.

The big bargain of the season. The
most fashionable colors and makeup
800 Girls two-tone Boucle Refers and
Jackets, in handsome browns, greens,
navy and red colors, very stylish gar.
ments, not sold anywhere for less than
s.; here Monday for S5.25.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
WEARABLE CARPETS.

% per cent. less than elsewhere in Sa
vannah. A full stock, nice assortment al
the new patterns and colorings.
Extra Super Ingrains, warranted al
wool. Toe, made and laid.
A magnificent line of S-inch Wire Tapes
try Brussels 85c, made laid and lined.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11
SPANISa COLUMN aMsuSHEo
BIova Up with a Nine ssd AImsst Aa-
initiated by CsbAsx

NEw loEK. Feb. "A special to the
New York World from KEY West. Fla-.
says
A. ten Weyler was marching with
his columns just before entering Santa
Clara his horse was shot under him bT
= Cuban sharpshooser- IL Is supposed
the shot came from a distant hillside
Throughout the march from Rodas
the eaptain--eneraI WAS assailed by
missiles of this -S,ad. and several times
barely escaped being woandcd-
lie Is greatly worried over il. and
large scouting parties preeede the AL
vaneing Spanish columns TO capture
the daring marauders.
A Spanish force of 500 men was am
bushed Wednesday night near NazA-
rene. iast west of Santa Clara. aud
narrowly escaped annihiIa.ion-
Tue insurgents had mined the road
and bridge over a creek and hidden on
the road sides As the >panisrds were
crossing the bridge the mines were ex-
ploded killing 20 or 30 men and wound
ing many more The blowing up of
the bridge divided the Spanish force
aud the CuOaRs fred oa those in the
rear and charged with maehetes- Many
Spaniards we're driven into the creek
where they were drowned
The soldiers in the rear column Just
managed 70 escape annihilatioa- The
Cubans captured 50 prisoners and re-
port over loo Spaniards killed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11

The Bsttt@.htp Iaaisa. Ax.ia Esaad
Wsatirg and Hsr s~.wsrthlne.. Doabt.d
she CSaid Net ke-p the Pace s~s by an.
Sew Nsrk- sss Hetsra~d ts Hs2psSa
Reads for farth-r fa.P-cttss-
WAsHISsroS. Feb s.-what may be
represented to foreign governments a.
al i<nomiuious failure - one - the
crack vessels % the new navy receive.
an explanation which navy officials -
experience regard a. satisfactory. The
return % the battlsship Indiana 10
Hampton Roads Yesterday after
having been Al sea With All
miral Bunee's squadron scarcely
- hours. was due - the same
turrets which got loose in n
storm last fall. when Capt. Evans
commanded the ship In evolutious Of
Long Island On that occasion tae
big guns projecting from the turret.
swung back and forth across the decks
a. the ship heeled over on her beam
ends aud the sravest fears were felt
that the magnificent vessel would
turn turtle" and 80 down. Capt
Evans hove her to aud lashe,. the guns
Temporarily which enabled him 10
reach port, and then several months
were spent a. the navy yard in Try ing
10 remedy the defects
Capt Evans was succeeded In col
mand By Capt Taylor. formerly OF the
war college, and yesterday was Capt
Tsy ylOr's first experience for some time
in an armOred ship that has earned a
reputation Zoe wallowiug. aud Il Is
understood the long rollers following
the recent heavy gale made them
selves felt on the ship when the heet
got Of HatterAs.
II she had not been restricted TO
squadron formation, Capt Taylor
might have headed his course into the
seas, bus as the New York. with her
high free board aud notable stability.
wa. setting the course. and as the In
diana could not safely stay with the
heet. she was permitted TO return. II
her tuTrets had broken loose of Hat
The navy department gave out the
following statement regarding the
matter yesterday afternoon;
The Indiana returned TO-DAY 10
Hampton roads, having made a raa
with the squadron When she went
cut this lime she had with her new
locking device FOR her turrets. lately
put on a, New Nor<. aud which was
intended 10 remedy the troabIe she hat
the last tune size Pu; - sea in heavy
weather This prevent device has three
times the strength - the former one
Nrry properly the officers of the ship
have been cautious aud obServaut a.
q its vvrkiags. al. she has returned
20 the roads for farthsr insp=csioa
ot = anu Possibls read diastme7t
The department -xpecss 20 have the
Indiana again 81 SEA in a few davs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

The citizens of Devalls Bluff have
orga nized a vigilance committee Pirs
losses there are over so. co, and burgia-
ries have been very numerous
FIFTY armed Ksntaekisas under the
command of 4 colonel, = major and a
captain, are held in readiness 20 see that
a negro is tried and punished By due
process Of Law il Marion county
UNDER the effects Of a rising temper
ature and a rising river the ice gorge in
the Ohio river at Louisville gave way
on the 7th and the steamer Buckeye
State Was caught in the egrrent and
thrown high and dry on the bank
T. J. SkAGGs. who was sentenced 10
the psni.entiary for having three living
wives. and pardoned by Gov. Clarke OF
Arkansas on tho solicitation of wife No.
J. is now in Jail on forgery charge
The presidsns has signed An order re-
ducing the number Of pension agencies
in the United States from eighteen TO
nine.
The Atlantic is storm swept. and
thsre Is some gneasiness about the
North Atlantic squadron. which 10 max
ing for Charleston
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany at Trenton. n. j.. on the 5sh. or
xznized the American Coffee Company
with q capital stock Of 81. coo. 0oo
FAILURES for the past week in the
IA
Ss5 last year, and s3 in Canada. against
Iass year.
DEW county Ark citizens resent
the report about destitutioa in South
Arkansas
BANK elsarings in the United States
increased 4 per cent last week
TnE annual report Of the Alabama
State mine Inspector shows the 5, Ioo. 900
tons of coal we're mined in Alabama last
year. Over half OF this was taken from
mines in jefferson comfy
DISPATCHES indicate that . heavy
snow storm. in some places the mos:
severe in years. fell in the southwest on
the ith. The deepest snow for three
years covers the ground in Central Mis-
souri,.
A gang Of bandits attempted 70 raid
the stores and government ofnces A. Sac
and Fox 20. II agency on the 4th. and
three men. Including Gen Thomas. the
Indian agent. wers-shot and killed
A. VI. Billings. owner OF the street
railway system Of NenphiA died 81
ckIcsgo On tss 7ss, Sgs5 " Tsara
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


A petition IS being circulated asking
the board OF supervisors 70 order a local
option election in Kinds county. The
county has been dry" ever since June
.. 1895. the last license expiring On that
date. An election can nos be held be-
fore Jane = isgT. Section 1918 - the
Code. which reads as follows, controls
the matter: Ia case OF an election an
der this chapter resulting for the sale,
. license shall not BE- granted after the
last election until the end Of two years
from the expiration Of the last license
granted In the coanty." The Antis
claim there has been a big change in
sentiment since the last election and
tina; they stand a good chance of car
rying the county. Before the election
can be ordered petition must be pre-
ssnted 70 the board Of supervisors con-
taining oHe-third ot the qualified cleo
tors. The election must be held within
forty days after presentation ot the
Petition--T- NJ. Henry in Commercial
Appeal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

FIRE was disecsered in the boys
dOrmitory Of the Genesee Wesleyan
seminary at Lima. y. Y. shortly after
midnight on the Ist The building
was burned to the ground The loss
is estimated at $50, COO There were 100
boys in the building. but all escaped
with their lives. One student was in
iured by jumping from . windows o
badly that he died soon after.
Ike B. MCFARLAND, teller of the
Second national bank Of Parkersburg,
W. Va, is short s45. .eoo in his accounts.
He has confessed that he lost the
mouey in speculation The shortage
will be made good
TEE Kalamazoo (Mieh.l high school
building was destroyed BY ire on the
Ist- The cause of the fire was an
explosion Of furnace gas. The loss is
estimated at ss0.0oo; insurance. sl=,-
J0a Several Grsmen were injured.
one Of them fatally, by the breaking
Of n ladder.
Ma J. ;. WMsoS. Of Iowa. tele-
phoned 10 friends on the ist: Il have
accepted the portfolio Of agriculture
in Mr.. Mekinley's cabinet"
on the ist the president reappointed
Martin A. Knapp. Of New York. to be
interstate commissioner.
FOUK men who were cut Of from es-
cape by fire in the Tzmaraek mine. az
Houghton. Mich. were. on the Cd.
abandoned to their fate. orders being
issued TO seal mp the shaft, the attempt
to pump air in to the entombed miners
having only resulted In increasing the
fury of the flames.
Ar Ali Saints cathedral, Albany. n
Y, DR.. James Dow Morrison, rector of
st. Johns church, Ogdensburg. was.
on the ID, eonsecrated bishop of the
Episcopal missionary diocese of Du-
Iuth-
The state house at Harrisburg. Pa,
was destroyed by IRE, on the I'd. en-
failing a loss of 81. .ooo. COOS Insurance,
$40, ,O0o:
PRESIDENT HARPER of the University
Of Chicago announced ut the chapel
services. on the I'd, that Lady Aeer-
deem. wife of the gove ernOr-general OF
Canada, would be the eonvocation
orator at the university commence
ment exercises in the Auditorium April
L Lady Aberdeen will have the honor
of beng the first woman chosen for
such an occasion in this country
The ice gorge In the Ohio river At
Cincinnati broke, on the ID. as did also
the gorge in Licking river, aud the
paei(et Henry VI. Stanley and 70
barxes we're swept out into the cur
rent Of the Ohio. The Stanley was
rescued while drifting down the Ohio
THx big works of the Case Thresn-
ing Machine Co. at Racine. Wis, viii
resume operations on the sth- They
hav. been closed for six months Sew
~raI hundred men will be given en-
ployment-
ALMOST the entire business portion
Of Arlington. O.. was destroyed by nre
ON the I'd Six business firms were
burned out. and one family barely es-
cared with their lives
WHAri is called . Christian theater
will be opened in Paris for the pur-
nose Of prod ueing highly artistic, lit
erxrv and moral plays. which. It IS an
nouueed. Catholics may sttend Win
o,t having their faith insulted-
ADyIcEs received BY the authorities
Ia CoustantiDOple. oa the Sd. iadieAte
,hat the bahonie plague Las szsae IL
sspsssssss 81 pts'sais, ksssassss'sA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11
MONEY MISSING.
sudden Dtsspp.arsne- Of Fands Caa,~.
the >a.p~aslsn Of . Bsnk.

BUTTE, Mont. Feb. a-The North
western national bank Al Great Falls
failed To Opea its doors yesterday
morning. and the reason given in the
dispatches is discovered defaleatiou
OF abous SCI, ,0oO The cashier j. Il ID.
Hatcher. and lie 5 still in Great Falls
one dispaten says the money was in
the vaults Thursday. aud was missing
yesterday morning Facts are hard to
obtain. owing 10 the excitement
caused by the failure and the reii-
ernee Of the bank officers. The bank
had capital OF $50. .0o0 and al adver-
tised surplus Of S50,o00 Thos. Couch.
6. NJ Hyams, Frank Kleptko and
other prominent stockholders in the
Boston & Montana and Butte 4. Boston
mining companies are members Of the
board of directors Of the bank, and
W. e. Conrad. a Great Falls cap tai
ist, Is president Of the institution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11

Col W. u. Holder % Jaekson i in TO-
ceipt OF letter from ten Marcus J.
Wright Washington, II. C.. agent ,or
the collection of Confederate Nar
records, making inquiry a. 20 the
whereahoats Of ". II. Haynes. who vas
the assistant commissioner OF sUhsist-
encs 10 Gen Charles clarke IN MiSsis-
sippi in iss53 lie sAys that subs--
quently he wzs the major chief % the
clothing bureau. Trans -Mississtppi ne-
psrtnent, under ten = Kirby smith.
and that he learns he came ~ MiSsis-
sippi az the eloss Of tie ~ar- lie wants
TO know his address IL living. and if
dead the address % some one Sith
wh0m he cosld c0musnicats relative -
Mr. Haynes Official papers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11
THE CRUISER BROOKLYN


CHESTER. Pa. Feb III the coasll-
tioas remain favorable il looks to-day
a. thoaEh thc cruiser Broo<lvn may
leave her anchorage At Marcus ilo.sx
for the dry dock a. the League Island
navy yard tomorrow The ssevestor--
finished unloading the coal froul the
vessel this morning aud al the am
muuition has been taken out The
divers report shows that the plates
have been ripped from point near
the bow To po.nt under the engine
room, bat the damage Is euntued To
the port side
The injury Is serious. bat IL : not a.
bad as was at fir.t thsaght from he
quantity 0f water forced iatc the
double bottom coin mpartmeutS. The
skin is no, damaged. aud the bolts
were not sheared of, CAPT. Cook has
received a telegram froisI Eevsn Point
lighthouse. Mich-. expressing sympa-
thy for the accident 10 the Brooklyn
The captain, for a number Of years,
was stationed at this lizhthouse
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11
eeCoMING moNoToNoUs
sim Another Vessel of tbs Navy Taaad
to be Ia.~sworthv-
SEw IoKK. Feb. s--Yester,iav morn

sim Another Vessel Of the Navy Toaad
to be Ua.~s~orthv-
NEw YoKK. Feb. s-Yester,iav morn
ing's Journal says.
still another vessel of the United
States navy has been found uusea-
worthy. II is the monitor Puritan. the
last one added to the list Of vessels
available for service The Puritan
was 10 have left the navy yard neat
Tuesday - Join the feet In comm and
of Admiral Bunee of Charleston har-
bor. The engines were given a dock
trial few days ago aud il was .heu
discovered that they did not work
smoothly. Many of the valves were
fouud 10 be leaSy. The valves con-
nseting the oatboard delivery pipes
with the eoadsnsers are aIso leaky
and the pumps have been working for
the last two weeks in order 10 keep
the vessel free from water.
Men from the construction depart
raent have been making repairs. but
It will be some time before they are
completed, and the vessel will not be
able TO fiin the squadron t0r aboa:
two weeks
The engines worked roughly in the
trial, and Ia less thau Is minutes
snoiSe came fr5m the tournals They
were taken apart aud the dttings
were found 70 be badly burned They
were sent T. the steam engineering
shops where new ones viii b. made.
Oue - the officers attached to the
ship said yesterday We found shs.
the valves cuRaecting with the PIpes
leading t. the outside Of the ship
leaked TO such an extent that it was
Necessary 10 keep the small pumps
working al the time The tr5uble
was caused by the packing in the
valves. it is Of q metallic compost
tiOn. and was not properly fitted We
expect 70 have this repaired within
the ext few dav&
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11

There will be a greatly increased cot
ton acreage planted in SansoNer county
tais year- Preparations and supplies
for new plantations are everywhere
visible, large numbers Of mules are
being purchased. ani hands from every
where they can be obtained are coming
In every day- The Naroo & Delta Rail
Way has opened Up a vast country as
fertile As the Nile. Thousands Of acres
that never before felt the ruthless hand
OF the planter -ilI this year 20 70 swell
the receipts % the king Of products.
There can Re bat one result. and that
low prices. Increased acreage will al
ways make lo~ prices. whether the de-
mand for the ra~ material be small or
great our planters should put in cora
enough for all purposes and then plant
the balance of their Land in cotton
This wOali be economic and money
making farming ->anaower Tocsin-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-11

tics. I was in the supreme court on
Monday when the attorney-general
sought To advance the interests ot
those Cusans who wanted 20 get TO
their own country. And IL get in
any trouble il will be on this score
Have you read how the sPanisrds
are killing women and ehiidren7 Do
you know how boys are shot every
dav7 There Is no precedent for inter
national law. The strongest nation
makes it, tell you I'm sick and tired
OF women aud children being murdered
at our doorsteps and turning back and
saying. We're not our brothers' keep
ers-" I say we are our brothers keep
ers. Aud whether am blamed or
praised shall never be silent until
the belligercney of the Cubans i reeog-
nj