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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Vol. XI.-NO. 46.
Laugh.

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Laugh and the world laughs with you.
Weep and you weep alone;
This sad old earth must borrow its mirth.
1t has troubles enough of its own.
Sing and the hills will answer
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
The echoes bound to joyful sound,
But shrink from vOicing care.
Be glad and your friends are many,
Be sad and you loose them ALL
There are none to decline your nectared wine
But alone you must drink lifes gall
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lOrdly train.
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow isles of pain.
Feast and your halls are crowded.
Fast and the world goes by;
Succeed and give. twill help you live,
But no one can help you die.
Rejoice and men will seek you,
Grieve and they turn to go;
They want full measure of all your pleasure.
But they do not want your woe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09

Regardless of the fact that wheat is
above the dollar mark, young men still
persist in sowing wild oats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

o,v nrecedIng year, and the grand total
- evnorts was the largest ever RECORDED
Eror the hret time in the history OF our
foreign commerce, the years eNpolta-
49, averaged more than $i00,OOo,nD per
Month the total being i.23l .4s2,S5V against
81 05O 9gs 556 in 1897 and $i.OSo2lsl4S IN ~,
No other years having reached the pii"oi
dollar line. -
"Of our domestic exports, the vaiue OF
agricultural products was 800 ,ooo''o, eu.
raesjnp by S54, 1855, 1888 the highest record
go. tefore made. that of 1892. Our man
,,facturers also made their highest record
- avnorts those for the year beng $zso'-
eo7 254 against $277, 2S5,S9l in the preceding
S,ear FOR the first time also ~ the ms
torv If our foreign commerce, the exports
~ domestic manufactures We're So
man the imports of foreign mahulac'utes'
while the total exports or the year w.
twice as great as the total liipoi ~ a. -
dition heretofore unknown, the TRACE PAL
100 IN our favor being more than twice
a. great as that OF any former year,
II resnect to immigration, the secretary
says: a,
.,,rba report of the commissioner general
= t,,,,fcration shows that ,299 immi-
Grants arrived during the year decrease
COMPARED with the preceding hscai year,
Of 1893. The number OF those 'eDarreo
ana refused landing was S,229, as cotnpai
ad with / $50 for thep reeeding year, ana
COS connosed Of All allen-contract labor
ers 22s1 paupers. 25S diseased persons l
idiot. IL insane. convicts, 10 assisted i'm
.,ats,rants and 1879 who were returned with
h one year after their arrival, having be-
come public charges"
,rbe secretary points out the evils Of our
nresont currency system. and strongly
nrges that The system be reformed. lie
saws that in his opinion, II the currency
forms which he made in his last an
mai reuort were adopted the evils from
which the system now suffers would be
removed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
ENGINEERS ron MATANzAs.
4 battalion to Leave Macon and Go
Via Miami.

Macon. Ga. Dee. 6.-The Third Battalion
Of the Third Engineers is packed up and
ready to leave at any minute. They are
Going TO Miami Fla, tomorrow or Thurs
dav and from there will take transports
10 Matanzas Cuba. where they will pre-
pare camps for the entire First Division
OF the First Corps.
The regiments Of this corps are the six
canned az Macon. the Fourth Tennessee,
already in Cuba, and two regiments ct
Americus. The impression prevails here
that the entire division viii be in Cuba
nv or before Christmas
But il is not az all likely that Macon
will h without troops, as the Seventh Cav
airy Is coming at once. and such requisi-
lions have been made on the war depart
mont as to lead soldiers to believe this
wiz be made permanent camp. Ware
houses have been built here and other i'm
r,roveunants made, which indicate more of
r,arrna oency than. at any other place at
II Nor these soldiers nave yet been sta
toned.
The officers who will command the Third
2attalion Of Engineers are Lieut.. Col. Ed
ear JadWln. Maj. Wake being sick. Caps.
7 n westerneld, G. w. Sturteyant, l.. n.
Hfattair and +. G. Hand; First Lieutenanta
~ X. Brice. John W. Daniel. Jr. Walter
{ Brown. Elmer Zarbeli: Second Lieuten-
ants Samuel Bubble, Wharton Griffin, G.
r Quinn. O. ". HOiley.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
SURGEONS IN SESSION.
DR.. ParI<er's Interesting Paper on
Gunshot wounds.

Memphis. Dec. 6.-Some of the most
prominent physicians and surgeons in the
United States are in Memphis to-day, and
they viii remain until after the eleventh
annual meeting of the Southern Surgical
and genealogical Association has con-
cluded its convention for 1898
The progress with the programme to-
day was slow. however and the chances
are that it will be impossible for the CON
vention to consider all the papers that are
scheduled within the three days that were
given over to the meeting.
The convention met this morning at $50
o'clock and was in session. excepting a re-
cess for lunch, till after o'clock in the
afternoon But even with that amount
spent upon the work outlined. it was not
possible to complete the days programme
President Richard Douglas Nj. D., of
Vanderbilt University Of Nashville, called
the meeting 10 order, and the proceedings
were opened Nath prayer by Bishop
Gailor.
No time was lost in beginning with the
reading and the discussion of the papers.
and the first ope on the programme was
of more than ordinary interest. 1t was
from DR.. w. L. Parker OF New Orleans,
who, during the late war with Spain, was
one Of the volunteer surgeons in the Uni
ted States army. The title of his paper
was "Gunshot Wounds and he gave
quite number of his experiences. 1t was
his opinion that the hospital equipment
was inadequate, and while he did not fail
to compliment the army surgeons. he was
somewhat severe upon the method of
handling the wounded contending that
there were too few ambulances and too
few nurses. ands added that many times
wounded men were taken to the hospitals
in ordinary army wagons.
Dr. Floyd w. McRae of Atlanta read a
paper on the subject of Penetrating
Wounds of the Abdomen" and in the same
connection DIR, II. Horace Grant of Louis
willie read his paper on Practical Side
of the Treatment of Bullet Wounds of the
Abdomen.
The association at tho afternoon session
proceeded with the consideration, of other
papers, all of which were Of a technical
character.
When the convention adjourned for the
day, the members had gotten as far down
the programme for the. first days session
as the first of the ten subjects for the af-
ternoon meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
MINE BLOWS UP FOUR MEN.
NOT a FRAGMENT OF MEN on
CLOTHING COULD DE FOUND.

4 Sergeant Twenty Feet Away
Killed by the COMPASSIONATE Mark
Found ON His BOdy-Siine Had
Been Taken From Boston Harbor
and Was Being Hauled Over n
smooth Road-The Explosion a
Mystery-One of the Wen With the
Engineer Corps.
Boston, Dec. 6.-Four men were killed
and several seriously injured at Fort In
dependence, on Castle Island in Boston
harbor, this afternoon by the explosion of
a mine, which had been removed from
the channel by a diver The dead are:
Sergt Morris McGrath.
Hiram Vaughn.
Private Brennan "a diveD.
Ryan Ga ctizen).
Vaughn, Brennan and Ryan had placed
the mine on a team, and started to take
it to the place where the other ammu-
milton was stored. The road along which
they passed was unusually smooth. hav-
ing been constructed with a view to the
necessity of care in transporting explosive
material.
Without warning, the mine burst. The
horse and cart and the three men were
blown to fragments. Sergt. McGrath was
standing fully twenty feet away. He was
instantly killed by the conclusion. His
body does not bear a mark of any sort
AS soon as possible after the explosion
a careful search was begun by Lieut.. Ray
mond, who had charge of removing the
Mines but not fragment of men or
clothing could be found.
Lieut.. Raymond states that he cannot
explain how the explosion occurred. He
says that since the order was issued from
Washington hundreds of mines have been
handled in precisely the same way as was
this one, and transported over the same
road.
Ryan was a civilian assisting in the
work Vaughn was a member of the En-
gineer corps. He had only two weeks
more to serve, when he expected to be
transferred to naval college to take a
course in naval construction.
Sergt. McGrath was the keeper of the
island.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
HEBREW UNION IN SESSION.
ZnngwiII's Remarks on American
Judaism Strongly Criticised.

LungW1iHS Hemarks on american
Judaism Strongly Criticised.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 6.-The sixteenth
annual council of the Union Of American
Hebrew Congregations, met here in the
han of the house of delegates this morn
ing. There were representatives present
from all over the country.
The proceedings were opened with pray
er by Rev DR.. Calisch of this city. Presi-
dent Freiburg delivered his annual adj
dress. Mayor Taylor welcomed the union
to the city, and a permanent organization
was effected by electing Mr.. julius Stevus
of Richmond president; Mr.. Teller of Phil
adelphia vice president; Mr. Lipman Levy
of Cincinnati, secretary, and Mr.. Sigmdnd
Levyn of Buffalo, n. Z, assistant secre-
tary. This closed the morning session.
President Freiburg's address was devot-
ed largely ostracng the history and oe-
valopments of the union, and 10 advoca cy
of encouragement of the Union Hebrew
College of Cincinnati
The feature of the afternoon session was
an grafton by Hon. Samuel Wolf of Wash
ington, in the course Of which ne reviewed
the work done by the union during the
past twenty-five years, and made an earn
est plea for the cooperation of American
Jewry He closed with a caustic criticism
of Zangwilfs recent remarks anent Ameri-
can Judaism.
Tonight the delegates were present at
a brilliant ball, given in their honor, by
the Jefferson Club.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
THE FAvoRITEs ARE WINNERS.
out of Five Races Four High-Priced
Horses Take the Lead.

New Orleans, Dec. 6.-To-day was the
eleventh day of the Crescent City Jockey
Clubs winter meeting. the weather was
clear and the track good. Four favorites
won. Summaries follow:
First Race-Selling, one mile. Marti
to /, won, with Loherer. II 10 5 and 4
TO 5, second, and Prestar, 80 to 1, third.
Time 1:42ss.
Second Race-Two-year-olds. six fur
longs. Freak. 10 2, won, with Charlo,
y 10 1 and to /, second, and Lost Time,
Is to I, third. Time lie.
Third Race-SeLing, one mile and an
eighth. Clay Pointer, 3 to 2, won, with
DeBridge, 6 to 1 and 2 10 /, second, and
Viscount, to /, third. Time 1:57A4
Fourth Race-Handicap, thirteen-six-
teenths Of a mile. Dave s.. to /, won,
with What Next, 6 to 1 and to s. sec
ond, and Canova, to 5, third. Time
1;22
Fifth Race-Seven furlougs The Win
ner, 4 to s. won, with Eight Bells, IS to l
and to ], second, and Lady Callahan,
to /, third. Time 1870
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
SECRETARY CAGES REPORT.
Expenditures for the Year VIII Elk
coed Revenues by S112 ,OOO,O0O.

ExDenditures for the Year VIII Ex-
coed Revenues by S1I2,OO0,O0O.
Washington, Dec. 6-The Secretary Of
the treasury, in his annual report shows
that the total revenues of the govern
ment from all sources for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1898, were 494, 333. g53.75, and
the tota, expenditures 1882 3S1 ,247.35 show
ing a deficiency of $38, 047, 247.60. The reve-
nues we're S63, 9i6 1886 greater than the
provious year, and there was an increase
in the ordinary expenditures of $77,594,-
423 %.
II is estimated that the revenues for
tho current fiscal year will amount TO
S577. s74, Gi7. 81 and that the expenditures will
be $3.50 .S74, 647.S7 leaving deficit of $l12.-
900 10000.
Relative to national banks, the score
tary says:
"During the existence of the national
banking system up to the close of the year
ended Oct. 81, 1888, 5,151 national banks
were organized. The number in operation
Is 4 598 or the closed associations. t94
we're placed in voluntary liquidation bv
rho shareholders, and 1853, insolvent. IN
charge of receivers. On Oct. 81 1897. there
were in active operation 3,617 associations.
During the past year IS were organized.
so placed in voluntary liquidation, fail
ed including one Of the banks in liouida-
ton above referred TO, making a net re-
duction during that period of 10 banks"
With reference to our foreign com
merce the secretary says: THE foreign
commerce of the fiscal year 1898 In many
| respects has been phenomenal. The ex-
portations of the products of both field
and factory exceeded in value those OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
AN EXTENSION TO ALBANY.
Directors of the A., V. & w. Road
Hold an Important Meeting.

hCCAAhEs
valdosta, Ga, Dee. TAT recent meet
ing of the directors of the Atlantic, Val
dosta and Western road, resolutions were
passed expressing the belief that it would
be advisable to extend the line on 10
Albany An extension of this sort has
been rumored for some time, but the first
official reference to the matter was made
in the resolutions of the directors meeting
which was held here Saturday evening.
AT the next meeting of the roads off,
cials steps will be taken to increase the
capital stock of the road. 1t is under
stood that this is already arranged for, so
the directors will only have to make it a
matter of record. The distance from here
to Albany by the new line is about sew
enty miles
The Methodists of this city are jublant
over the record made by their church
during the past year. The reports of the
years work were read before the congre-
cation Sunday and it was the best that
has ever been made by the church. The
membership of the church is just a little
over 300, .but the collections, for the past
year amounted 70 $6,S20.20. All of the as
sessments of the church were paid and
an old debt of over $1,000 was cleared
away. The local pastor, Rev. j. e. Wray,
left for Hawkinsville yesterday to attend
the annual conference 7acfn
The Fourth Georgia Regiment viii have
an election on the 18th inst. for a colonel
in the place of Col. ]. o. Varnedoe who
is in the service of the government. It is
not known yet who will be chosen, though
it is understood chat both Capt Hopkins
of Thomasvlle and Capt Wootten of AL
bany have been mentioned in connection
with the place. It is highly probable that
Capt Wootten will be elected, as it is I'M
derstood that the other gentleman is not
an aspirant for the place
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
SNAKE KILLS A DOG.
Found Huge Rather I'm a Hole In
stead of "a 'POSsum.

Valdosta, Dec. ia negro named Jim
Bradley went out 'possum hunting Mon-
day night and had an experience with a
huge rattle snake. Bradley's dog struck
trail and followed II some distance, tree
ing the game in a gopher hole Bradley
ran up and urged the dog into the hole.
In moment the animal came back with
la huge RATHER cooled about It's neck. The
dog was bitten by the snake and died. The
snake was killed and brought to the city.
1t had fourteen rattles and was an unusu-
ally large one.
The lightning rod men who were ar
rested here the other day and fined SIPS
for selling rods in the county without
der warrant from Florida charging them
with cheating and swindling. They were
carried TO Jasper for trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
MEEK is MISSING.
A Columbus, Miss. Attorney Nysteri-
ousIy Disappears.

St Louis, Dee civilian C. Meek
whom Judge Thomas B. Harvey says is O
prominent attorney of Columbus, Miss,
who came to st. Louis Monday, is miss
ing A brother. Daniel M. Meek. of Wash
ington, who was to meet him at the Ho-
tel Barnum, Is searching the city for the
missing man.
The lawyer is % years old, was well
dressed, and was well e supplied with
money Mr. Meek left the hotel last even
ing 10 meet the brother at the union sta
ton and has not been seen since.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
shoe Manufacturers RAN.

Lynn. Mass. Dec. CIV. X & A. II.
Jones, boot and shoe manufacturers Of
Boston and this city, to-day made an os-
Segment The firm is one Of the Oldest
shoe houses in the city and manufactured
goods for the Southern and New England
trade. The cause Of the failure is said to
be inability to collect outstanding &C
counts, and a general dizziness in trade.
Liabilities about $4,000 The assets are
unknown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

New York, Dec. TAT / O'clock this
morning the score In the six-day bicycle
race at Madison Square Garden for the
first fifteen msn was: Pierce, S29 miles;
Miller. 49, Waller, 796; Albert, 1884; Hale,
$50; Gimm, 755; Stevens. 1856; Nawn, 74s;
Lawson, TAG; Aronson. 694s schineen, e55;
Forster. 661; Pilkington. 6s8; Julius, 642;
Monachon, 642.
"a. m.-score: Pierce, 1851; Miller. $40 3;
Waller. 1913; Albert, 800; Hale, 763; Gimm,
IA; Stevens, s03.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
WOOD HAS WROUGHT WONDERS.
Even the People and Animals Look
ing Better Under His Regime.


Correspondence ofythe Associated Press.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 25.-Gen. Leon
ard Wood, governor Of the province of
Santiago. has wrought wonders in San
tiago.
From the very commencement of his
regime in the city disorder began to give
place to cleanliness and quietude, although
the people who were being benefited were
the last to appreciate his efforts.
Even the Americans. who knew Santi-
ago in the past. must perforce admit now
that not only is the city clean, but the
people and even the animals are looking
better than at any previous time
Several of the main streets of the city are
being macadamized. Gambling has been
sternly suppressed. }lnfDn "a
leader, or Mayor, has given great salts
faction to tbs Cubaus. He is a wealthy
man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

Macon. Dec. 6.-The Macon Chamber OF
Commerce to-day entered vigorous protest
against the rates charged by the Macon
Telephone Company. II decided that the
rates here were much higher than In Other
cities ofthe same size. FOR instance. house
telephones COST ~ and business phones 81
month.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

Macon, Dec. s.-The County Commission
ers met to-day and followed the example
az The state legislature In trying TO redace
cxpeuses. The salary OF the ianitor of
Ire court house was cut from $3.50 20 $3.50
A year. and the superintendent Of the poor
house from $50 TO $500 a few other puch
cuts we're made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

Wilmington, Del. Dec. g.-This was the
second day Of the trial Of Senator Richard
r Kenney of Delaware, charged with con-
spiracy and aiding in me interpolation
Of the funds Of the First National Bank
~ Doyer. The examination u William
81. Boygs the defaDitiDg teller, occupied
fhe DAY. hls testimony being practically
tbe same o. "a tbe former trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
The EDEN HAN sim ON fire.

Liverpool, Dec. 6.--The British steamer
Eden Hall, Capt Jones, at Ibis port from
Galveston, previously reported with fire in
her cargo has not yet had II exungushed.
After clearing most Of the cargo out from
between decks and the lower hold, FIRE
broke out again necessitatirlg flooding the
fore part Of the -Yessel. n.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
nlly smln whIr. Joe walcott.

New York. Dec. 6.-"Mysterious" Billy
Smith met Joe Waleott, the colored fight
er. al the Lenox Athletic Club tonight.
and after fighting twenty hard rounds,
Referee Charley White declared him as
the winner The men weighed l45 pounds.
Smith never fought harder in his lie and
in the eleventh round he knocked Wall
colt off his feet with right swing on the
q.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

vienna, Dec. GA cabinet crisis is i'm.
minent ia Hungary. The president and
one OF the vice presidents OF the Chamber
OF Deputies have resigned. Il Is believed
now chat Baron Baniiy, the premier. wall
seslga
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
FIRE AT LIVE OAK.
A Dwelling and Furniture Almost
Wholly Destroyed.

Live Oak, Fla, Dec. GA fire originate
ing from a stove fiue about II o'clock this
morning. nearly destroyed the dwelling OF
Mai j. c. Gallaher in this town. The In
surance on the dwelling in the Scottish
Union and National Companies is 81 $50
and $500 In the Providence of Washington
on the furniture of o. D. Mcfarland.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

Macon. Dec. 8.--President Mckinley has
accepted tae Invitation u the Macon peo-
pc ana VIII come here on bis way 80 sa-
Fannah. Gen. Wheeler viii b. IN bis party.
The Taney County republican., 1898-09-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Some Short Sentences Which Contain
Truths Uttered in HumOr-
GUS ways.

The man who is welded to art should have
q model wife.
Money often wins the first battle, but sell
dom the second.
Some girls change color because the first
box is unsatisfactory.
Usually the more a man is wrapped up in
himself the colder he is.
It's wise philosopher that knows when
there is a brick under the hat.
Poor is the minister whose voice fills the
church and empties the pews.
A woman's idea of strategy is to spend
dime in an effort 70 save nickel
All genluSeS are moro or less eccentric A
few have even been known to pay their
debts
Eve had her faults, but she never went
through Adams pockets while he was asleep.
Love blinds some men, and it makes lots of
others too near-s;ghted for military service
A chainless wheel renders trouser guards
unnecessary, but it's different with chain
less dog.
When a man IS continually talking about
his troubles, his neIghbors never trouble
very much about his talk.
The intense love of an old topper for LIQUOR
goes to prove that familiarity doesn't always
breed absolute contempt.
Many a man who doesn't know enough to
60 In when it rains knows enough to raise the
best umbrella he can get his hands on.-
Chicago Evening News.
The Taney County republican., 1898-09-15
SICK WITH YELLOW FEVER.
Six Immunes Down with the Disease-Ns
UEeasiness Felt-Apraliing Destitu-
tiOn Among the Cubans.

Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 9.-Six cases
of yellow fever have developed in Col.
Sargent's Fifth immune regiment. The
cases have been watched closely for
several days, and, in the opinion OF
Col. Harvard, chief surgeon of the mil
itary department of Santiago. the
diagnosis is Enthusiastically correct.
The victims have been sent to the
yellow fever hospitals and strict
quarantine has been established
against the regiment, which is en-
camped on the hills along the Morrc
road, about two miles south of the
city.
There is a great deal of sickness il
this regiment, but, in the opinion O.
the surgeons, no more yellow fever.
The regiments now doing garrison
duty are in fairly good health. Nc
uneasiness is felt by Gen. Lawton OF
Gen. Wood. The four members Of the
Fifth regular infantry, who were sent
to the yellow fever hospital ten days
ago when they disem barlked from the
transport knicl1 1er booker from Tampa
are doing well. The battalion is still
isolated, but no new cases have de
veioped.
The destitution among the Cuban:
is appalling. Gen. Wood issued $4,000
free rations Wednesday. The capacity
of the free supply depots is not great
enough to meet the demand and a new
one is to be established shortly