The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-06
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good place to avoid. A short time ago
Deputy Garcia was assassinated UP there,
and his assassin was caught and locked
up. 1t was a political affair, of course.
Lately. the authorities deliberately reieas-
ed the ASSASSIN and gave him place on
the police force.
The largest flower in the world it is
said, is the bolo. which grows on the
island of Mindanao one of the Philippine
group. IL has five petals, measuring near
ly yard in width, and a single flower has
been known to weigh % pounds. 1t grows
on the highest pinnacle of the land, about
two thousand feet above the level of the
sea.
The WItwyck hose company of King
ston. n. Y. thinks it has the finest parade
carriage in America It cost $4,000 is dec
GRATED in gold and silver, with a lot of
imported statuettes fire bells, nine signal
lamps and a mass of carving and filigree
work. OF course 1t is useless for fire pur-
poses, but it is daisy" at parades.
DIR. Fuhrer, archaeological department
! N. w. provinces, has rendered his resigna-
ton of government service. 1t is under
stood that he was recently called on for
an explanation regarding his gift of a
tooth to a certain Burmese monastery
which tooth purported TO be a relic of
Buddha. but which has since been proved
to be that of an animal.
Recently the first iron bridge erected
in the state of Ohio was removed. This
bridge was over Salt creek, on the Cen
trail Ohio division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad in Muskingum county, and
was built in 1851. 1t was a single span, II
feet in length, and was known as Boil
man deck truss bridge with plate grid
ers." Bolman was at that time chief en-
gineer of construction of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad
There are only two now alive on whom
London conferred swords of honor-Lord
Wolseley, early in 1874, on his return after
having burnt Coomasse, and Lord Rob-
erts, in 1880, for the relief of Canadahar
The roll, of course, contained the names
of the great Anglo-Indians-Baird, Cough
Hardmge, Smith, Charles Napier and FOL
lock. Colin Campbell and Outram and of
Feuwick Williams for the defense of Kars,
and OF Lord Napier of Magdala.
The Delhi police have arrested a Ma
hommedan for a trick on a widow. He
spoke to the woman in confidence, telling
her that he was in possession of some
hairs from the Prophets beard and head
!
source Moreover, he had offered it 10
! the Nawab of Bahawulpore for 10000 ru-
J lees but the Nawab would only give him
half that sum. He was, however, willing
10 part with it for 1000 to her. The wo-
mar was crdeulous enough to believe the
story and gave the man 1000 rupees.
The periodicals published in Paris
number at present 2,5S7, of which 1856 made
their first appearance last year. In this
enormous mass politics, properly speak
ing, is represented by only I IA organs.
Strange to say, 1t is medicine that absorbs
the largest quantity-namely, 206. Finan-
cial matters are dealt with in 1876 publca-
tons, fashions i'm 113, law in So, agricul-
ture in 67 and industrial matters in 54.
There are 26 journals on gas and cleo
tricity "a on assurance, 10 on cookery, .
on matrimonial matter and % on photo
grahpy. The "Revues" reach the number
of 1872.
The diamond trade is very accurate
thermometer of financial prosperity. When
times are good the demand is large. Amer
lean people buy more diamonds than any
nation on earth; but when times are bad
they practice economy, and the market is
dun. The revival of prosperity is indicat-
ed by the treasury statistics, which show
diamonds and So 076 of pearls while in
1897 we bought only 81 ,9S5 $40 worth of dia-
monds and 81, 573, 1888 worth of paris. This,
of course does not include those struggled.
II is probable that the value of diamonds
smuggled into the United States is greater
than of any other article, because it is SO
easy TO conceal them. Maj. Williams, who
! has charge of the special agents and detec-
tives which are kept by the government in
la CT
night the Illicit trade in jewels had fallen
off a great deal since the reduction of the
duty. When the tariff was 80 and 60 per
cent. the temptation to smuggle was of
course much greater than 1t is now when
| the duty is only 10 per cent, but at the
) same time, he says, competition is so ac-
: tive and prices are so close that the 10
/ per cent. makes a good profit if the goods
3 can be imported without paying duty Con-
sequently, according to his estimate. fully
half the diamonds sold in the United
: States pay nothing toward the support of
the government. There are various ways
of smuggling precious stones They are
;; concealed in cheese. in pomade, in soap.
in cigars, umbrella handles walking
sticks, in the hollow handles of silver and
tinware, in preserved fruits and confec-
tionery. There is no comprehension of the
ingenuity of the diamond trader who
wants TO cheat the government, and he
generally succeeds, because he has every
advantage in his favor And the manufac-
turers and merchants are always willing
to assist him.
: -"Oh, yes, paper collars are still made, .
said haberdasher to representative Of
, the New Orleans Times-Democrat "Thir-
, ty years ago they were worn by men who
considered themselves very good dressers.
Now their use is confined to a few old
fellows who won't change and of course
they have to be manufactured to order.
There are several customers for them here.
and a wealthy planter who lives some
distance north of the city orders them by
thousand lots. I was in New England
last summer, and while visiting a little
town famous for its collarmakers saw
an old pant used for turning out the pa
, per article. 1t had been rusting away in
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