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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
TWO FAVORITES LOST.
Horses Run on "A slow Track ut New
Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. 22.-To-day was the
twenty-hfth day of the Crescent City
Jockey Clubs winter meeting. Weather
fine; track slow. Mariu and Dave S
were the beaten favorites.
First Race-One mile. Great Bend u
10 . won. with PATRON. to l and to
second, and Eva Rice TO !, third. Time
1864.
second Race-Seven furlongs. Queen Of
Song. s TO 5. won. with Weldon. % to / and
& TO 1. second. and Pell Nell l. 30 TO
third Time 1854.
Third Race-Selling. one mile and an
eighth Babe Fields, to j. won with
Lake View Palace, % to 1 and 10 /. sec
ond, and Jim Flood, 6 to /. third. Time
2:o2
Fourth Race-Sening. one mile ana an
eighth. Clay Pointer. TO s. won. with
Mariti, even, no place betting, second. and
Double 10 TO !. thEd Time 1:59s,.
Ffth Race-siX furlongs. Diegs. 3 20
!. won. with DoBride. TO ana 2 10 4
second, and Dave s, to s. third. Time
1a7h.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
FAILURE At AMERICUs.
seven Deserters Brought From hos
ton-Americus' Many Criminals.


Americas, Ga, Dec 22-CSpeciaD.- The
large dry goods store of Samuel Morris, q
Hebrew merchant here, was closed this
afternoon upon receivership proceedings
issuing from the United States Court at
Macon The name of Bianton Winship APP
pears as the receiver. The amount of as
sets and liabilities are unknown.
After a session of four weeks the Supe-
rior Court adjourned this afternoon unin
the second Monday in January, when all
business viii be concluded. During the
trial of the criminal docket twenty-five
negroes were convicted, and they now
crowd the county jail awaiting transporta-
ton TO the penitentary and chain-gang.
AT least as many more prisoners are also
in jail awaiting trial at the January ad-
journed term
Seven deserters from the Eighth Massa-
chusetts Regiment arrived here this morn
ing from Boston, and were carried 20 Camp
Gilman FOR trial before court martial The
soldiers escaped while the regiment was
encamped at Chickamausa last summer.
The prisoners We're carried through the
streets here heavily guarded
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
THATCHER ALSO ARRESTED.
A Reward offered for the Capture OF
lowers Slayer.

Douglas, Ca. Dec. 22.-(SpeciaD. -
Ephriam Bratcher. young white man.
sen OF the woman in the case, was ar
rested and brought in yesterday for a
preliminary hearing, charged with being
accessory before the fact to the killing
of Elisha lowers. last Saturday night,
There being insufficient evidence to sus-
tain the charge, he was discharged.
Elijah and J. ]. lowers, brother of the
man killed, have offered a reward of $50
for the arrest and detention in any Jail
of Mccoy Walters, who is charged with
the murder, and il is thought that the
Governor viii also offer a reward.
Douglas came near having a serious
confagration yesterday afternoon. The
steam ginnery of B. Peterson has been
running on full time. A match, undiscov-
cred by the ginner, was in the seed cot
ton, ana on coming in contact
with the gin ignited and the fire ran all
over the lint cotton, but the promptness
OF the employees put 1t out before any Sc
rious damage was done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
sCHLEY's HANDSOME SWORD.
People of Three states Present Him
n Most Costly GIFT.


Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Rear Admiral
Schley was tonight the recipient of a
handsome and costly sword scabbard and
belt, presented to him in behalf of the peo-
pie of this city and other cities in Penn
syivania, New Jersey and Delaware, who
contributed TO fund established for the
purpose.
The ceremony took place in che Temple
Baptist Church. and Col. a. X. Mcclure
presided The formal presentation was
made by Miss Rena McNeal, the 15-year-
old sister of Private Harry McNeal of the
Marine Corps, who distinguished himself
curing the battle of Santiago by climbing
out on the muzzie of one of the cruiser
Brooklyns big guns during a heavy fire.
and removing a loaded shell, which had
become fastened In the breech. The adj
miral in accepting the gift, thanked the
people and said
Let me nope with you. that in Gods
providence, il may never be drawn with
out reason, but if il ever should be so will
ed that IL must be. il will never Ia,
sheathed except In your greater honor. -
The sword, scabbard and belt represent
ed cost of 1870 The blade is of fine
Damascus steel, appropriately engraved
and the hilt is deliberately decorated win
diamonds and other precious stones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
PROFILE OF THE SAVIOR.
Relieved to Have Been Discovered
on an Ancient Bronze Medal.
From the Pittsburg Disnatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
London, Dec. 16.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Standard telegraphs that
a Frenchman named Boyer d'Agen discov-
eded curious bronze medal among a
number OF old coins for sale in a curios-
ity shop at Rome. He bought it for 10
centimes because he thought he discover
ed on it Hebrew characters dating back
from the primitive times of the Christian
era.
On close examination, il has been de
clared that it bears an efiigy of Jesus
The portrait is in profile with the head
slightly inclined forward. The forehead
is high, the nose rather long and slightly
pointed at the tip Mustaches are slightly
marked and the beard is pointed. The
hair is long and curly. The phys.agono-
my, taken as a whole, cannot be called
regular but il is extremely fascinating
On returning to Paris, Boyer d'Agen
showed the medal to numerous numismat-
lists, who pronounced it to be al least of
the greatest antiquity. The Hebrew in
scription ID bears on the reverse, translat-
ed into English. is: The Messiah, the
King, will come in peace. He is the light
of men incarnate and living"
Replicas in bronze and silver are being
struck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
BANNON COLEMAN DEAD.
Was One of LOuisviIIe's Best known
Business Men.

Louisville Ky, Dec. 22.-Mr. Bannon
Coleman, president of the Central Coal
and Iron Company, and one of Louisville 5
best known business men, died at a late
hour tonight of pneumonia, at his resi-
dence in Dupont square.
Mr.. Coleman was member Of the le-
gion reception committee and contracted
severe case of the grippe on the day of
the regiments arrival in Louisville.
Mr.. Coleman was born in Louisville 43
years ago. He married Miss Meta Du-
pont about fourteen years ago He had
been president of the Central Coal and
Iron Company for a number of years, and
was interested in several other institutions
In the city. He was an aggressive bust
ness man, a good citizen and warm
friend. He was generous and kind-heart-
ed and donated literally to the charitable
organizations of the city, He leaves a
widow and three children, Alfred, Arthur
and Greta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity until
midnight. Dec. %, 1898: Fair and colder
Washington Forecast for Friday
For Georgia and Western Florida-Fair;
colder; fresh to brisk northwesterly winds.
For Eastern Florida-Falr; colder in
northern portion fresh southerly winds,
becoming northwesterly.
For South Carolina-Clearing in the ear
~ morning; much colder; fresh to brisk
southerly winds; becoming northwesterly
winds.
General conditions: Clear skies rule
over most of the Mississippi valley and all
the country west of that river; over North
erh illinois, Alabama Northern florida
ana Northern Georgia. Partly cloudy to
cloudy weather prevails over all other Sec
tions.
1t is warmer in Virginia, Western Penn
sylyania and over the Eastern Lakes;
colder in the Central West and the Lower
Mississippi valley.
Fresh to brisk south to southwest winds
prevail along the South Atlantic coast.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
maximum temperature ...........6 SO degrees
minimum temperature ...........6 so degrees
Mean temperature ................64d degrees
normal temperature ..............4 degrees
Excess of temperature ..........10 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Dec. l "a degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. '...........................2 91 degrees
tedlhLai OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .08 inch
normal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL inch
Dehcieney since Dec. l .......... 10 inch
Excess since Jan. 1 .............91 10 inches
River Report-The hight Of the Savannah
river at Augusta at a. m. yesterday was
lOS feet, rise of 90 feet during the past
twenty-four hours.
Observations taken Dec %. 1898 & n. m
Goth meridian time). at the same moment
OF time at all stations for the Morning
News:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
ST. LOUIS SELLS BONDS.
Received the Best Price That Has
Ever Been Paid.

St. Louis, Dec 22.-Twenty-se firms
of brokers' and bankers competed for 1861,
900 eleven-year 31A per cent city gold bonds
to-day The Lincoln Trust Company of
this city was the highest bidder, by a
narrow margin and was awarded the
bonds for %O5 $3.50. This is the best price
the city has received for bonds. All the
large cities in the country were represenr-
cd in the bidding.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
continental Co.'s Anothcr-

Richmond, Va, Dec. 22.-The sale of the
p. II. Mayo & Bro, incorporated, tobacco
manufacturing plant of this city to the
Continental Tobacco Company was con-
summated to-day The Richmond plant
viii be known as the p. II. Mayo branch.
Il is one of the largest establishments of
the kind In the South.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
Governor's Daughter married..

Charleston. w Va. Dec. 22-Chorio.
Christian Beury, "A wealthy coal operate,
o. this city, and Miss Bessie Kate Akin.
son, the Oldest daughter OF Gov. Akin.
son, were married tonight at the execu.
tive mansion. The bride ana groom tof,
tonight ior Florida ana viii spend a
month IN the South.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
Veterans, Commnnder ncnd.

Boston, Dee. % Col John HEMINGWAY
Roberts, former commandor-in-ohicfo OF the
Union Veterans Union. died suddenly at
hls homo Ia Chelsea thls afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23

Getting At the Facts-Insurauce
Agent-"Pardon me. madam. but what Is
your age?" MISS Antlquate-'I have seen
twenty-five summers" Insurance Agent
Yes, OF course; but how many times
did you see them?"-Chlcago News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23

Prose Versus Poetry-He-"Man pro
poses-whats the rest of it?" she-"But
is not always accepted "-Detrolt Free
Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23

IT, temperature; *v, velocity of wind.
H. B. Boyer, Observer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

to these two ordinary beach pebbles ar,
tied. The length of the anchor is fee
3 inches, the width across the hook {
inches, and across the transverse bars
foot inches. The stones are from tt
6 inches i'll diameter and 2 inches thick
Another anchor was in use quite re.
Gently i'll the Arran islands, off the west
coast of Galway. 1t Is constructed of a
! sloping bar at each side and three cross
bars, forming figure not unlike the
isosceles triangle in Euclid's pons asi.
norum. The lowest of the three cross
bars is of Square section and is fixed by
iron spikes at each side to the sloping
pieces SO as to prevent them spreading
outward. The stone, which acts as a
weight, is clipped by means of the two
side pieces, being held tightly by two
spliced rings of rope passing under the
upper crossbars
These crossbars are of round section
and project at each side, thus keeping
the rope rings from slipping upward.
The cable is fixed to the middle of the
lowest transverse bar and is carried up
ON one side of the stone, then between
the two sloping boards, and finally
through a loop fixed to a hole at the top
Of the anchor. The boards at each side
are l foot 1919 inches long and tho
stone foot 3 inches long
1t may seem strange that such primi-
tive looking contrivances should con-
tinue to be used by fishermen who have
full knowledge of every modern ap-
pliance connected with navigation and
vessels, yet there are good reasons why
they should have survived. Where the
sea or river bed is rocky anchors are
easily lost. This is a serious matter
when the anchor is of iron and of some
value but if it is constructed like those
described there is not much difficulty
or expense in replacing it. A beach
stone and few bits of wood are always
at hand, and the skilled workmanship
required to fashion them into a very
serviceable anchor is but small.
Thus it il that under certain condi-
tions primitive appliances must always
hold their own against modern inven-
tions. When, as often happens, newly
introduced contriyance gets out of or
der, it generally involves much greater
loss of time and more expense to re.
place it than if it were of simpler con
struetion and capable of being made by
an ordinary workman out of materials
easily procurable on the spot.
Highly civilized man has much to
learn from his prehistoric ancestors and
from nncultured races still existing as
to how he should act in an emergency
when deprived Of his usual appliances.
-Reliquary and illustrated Archaolo-
pist
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08
A sprAined Ankle.

A false step, fall or a sudden wrench
is very often the cause of that painful
straining of the fibrous tissue commonly
known as sprain. The ankle is, as a
rule, the yictimized member, and many
are the tedious hours for which TIE care
less dispenser of orange peel can be held
accountable. There are several methods
of treating a sprained ankle, one of
which is strapping the leg from ankle
to knee with adhesive plaster The
plaster is cut in strips about an inch in
width and of sufficient length to encir-
Gle the leg to within half an inch, the
space being left TO insure free cireula-
ton. This treatment can only be applied
before the leg begins to swell, therefore
within very short time of the accident.
Recovery by means of the ordinary
treatment that of elevating the foot
and having recourse to hot applications,
may be greatly accelerated by scientific
massage. By proper manipulation the
swelling can be reduced and the pain
lessened in a very short time. If, how
ever, the service of one who thoroughly
understands giving the treatment can
not be obtained, simple rubbing will Of
ten give relief The rubbing must al
ways be up, not down. and the hands Of
the operator as well as the wounded
limb should be made thoroughly anti
septic before any friction is applied, lest
the secretions OF the skin being rubbed
into the pores should be reabsorbed and
inflammation increased in the strained
tissues. New York Ledger
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

On one occasion two gentlemen, in
yited as guests at i table where Mr.
Gladstone was expected, made a wager
that they would start a conversation OIL
n subject about which even Mr.. Glad
stone would know nothing To aeeom.
plish this end they read up an ancient
magazine article on some unfamiliar
subject connected with Chinese manu-.
features When the favorable opportu.
nifty came, the topic was started and
the two conspirators watched with
amusement the growing interest in the
subject which Mr.. Gladstone's face be.
trayed. Finally he joined in the con
versation. and their amusement WAS
turned into gnashing of teeth-to speak
figuratiyely-when Mr.. Gladstone said,
" All, gentlemen, l perceive you have
been reading an article | wrote in the
= Magazine some 80 or 40 years
ago -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

Among the interesting old books and
papers belonging to the late Edward w.
Wells of this city was n geography
that let's in some light on the state of
general information in the world a
century and half ago.
America is the last quarter of the
world, and the north part of the con-
tinent is very little known. y The map
of North America gives all the region
northwest of California as "parts un-
known. The great lakes are down as
Superior. Ilenois Huron, Erie and
Frontenac IN. England" is all one lit
tie patch reaching up to the st. Law
renee. Louisiana occupies most of the
middle country. The "Oyo" river is the
name of the Ohio. The chief town of
New Jersey is said to be Elizabeth
Town. The climate is thus explained
I'm the north are vast unknown Noun
tains, perpetually covered with snow
from whence the Winds blowing the
greatest part Of the year these Countries
become much colder than those in Eu-
rope in the same latitudes -
1t is interesting to note that this work
that is more than century and a half
old should advocate quite vigorously the
construction of canals across the Pana-
ma and Suez isthmuses. = Hartford
Courant
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

Not long ago was in the crowded
Office of a celebrated specialist for the
eye and ear, and happened to notice q
man sitting at one of the tables with a
most bewildered expression ON his face
and pile of bright colored worsteds in
front of him. After desperate struggle
he succeeded in asserting them, but,
alas, not according to shade or color.
DIR. @. came in then and said: lis that
the best you can do? Try again and put
the colors in five piles.
Once more the unfortunate man be-
gan his hopeless task. There were pink,
blue, lavender, yellow and red worsteds
to be piled, each color by itself. The
man began. Yellow was comparatively
easy, red not so bad, iut pink, blue and
lavender conveyed no idea of difference.
The perspiration rolled down the man 4
face, his features became fairly distort-
ed, and finally we heard him murmur,
This is a corker p | became desperate
myself, and when he finally gravely
separated the blue shades. putting some
with the lavender and others with the
pink, felt like screaming. AS soon as
| could see the doctor | expressed my
sympathy, and he replied;
Yes, sympathy is very we'll, but if
you were riding on railway train you
would like to be sure that the engineer
knew the primary colorsl This man has
passed series of examinations and is
qualified TO assume responsible posi-
ton, but he has this serious defect in
eyesight. - Louisville Courier Jour
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08
PRIMITIVE ANCHORS.
STONES AND WOODEN TUBES FILLED
WITH LEAD FIRST USED.

The Earliest Anchors Made ON the Hook
Principle Had Only One. FIuke-Crude
Devices That Are stiIi Used In Different
Parts of the World.
There appear 10 be two ideas which
have led up to the invention of the
modern anchor ID the idea of attach
ing the vessel by means of rope or
chain to a weight sufficiently heavy to
keep the vessel from moving when the
weight has sunk to the bottom of the
sea, and % the idea of using a hook
instead of tor in addition to- the weight,
so as to catch III the bottom. The Eng
lish word anchor is practically the same
ms the Latin ancora and the Greek ang-
kura, meaning that which has an an
gle, from the root ank, bent
The earliest anchors made on the
hook principle probably only had one
flnke instead of two. In the Sussex
Arch9il Coll. there is AN illustration
of what has been surmised to be an
anchor made out of the natural forked
branch of a tree 1t was found with an
ancient British canoe at Burpham, Sus-
sex. There is in the British museum an
interesting leaden anchor with two
fiukes bearing Greek inscription. Its
date is about 90 b. @. and it was found
off the coast of Cyrene.
The invention of the anchor with two
flukes is attributed by Pausanius to
Midas, by Pliny to Eupalamas, and by
Strabo TO Anacharsis. Diodorus Siculus
states that the first anchors were wood
en- tubes filled with lead, while another
classical writer says that before the in
PRODUCTION of metal anchors Jumps of
stone with hole through the middle
for the attachment of the cable were
used.
The form of the anchors used by the
Greeks and Romans is well known from
representations on Trajan's column and
in the catacombs at Rome as an early
Christian symbol This form does not
seem to have changed materially for
quite thousand years, as is shown by
the BayeuX tapestry.
some very primitive kinds of anchors
are in use at the present day i'll different
parts of the world and study of their
construction may throw some light ON
the evolution of the modern anchor
An anchor which came from Japan
consists of natural forked branch of a
tree, slightly improved artificially, SO
as to make hook. Two round bars ara
fixed at right angles to tire shank, and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08
Lord Roth.ehIld.. Physician.

One of the Chinese methods is. be-
lieve. to pay the physician as long as
the patient is in good health. with the
obvious intention of making it the in
terest of the doctor to keep the patient
we'll. Apparently this is the method
Lord Rothschild has adopted. l hear
that he. pays Sir William Broadbent a
retaining fee of 1000 guineas a year.
conditional ON Sir William visiting him
every Saturday to feel his pulse and see
that he is keeping in good health. =
Sheffield tEnglandD Telegraph.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08
Attaining Refinement,

Charles Dudley Warner was once
talking informally to the students of
the Art league in New York ON Refine
ment -
And how may one best attain to
this ideal of refinement" asked one
soung man.
Mr.. Warner stroked his whiskers
very earnestly for space, but this was
the utmost he could find Of encourage
ment, "A very good way is TO inherit
IL. -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

The Bosjesmans, in south central At
RIGA, are exceedingly ugly and@exist al
most in state of animalism. They
dwell in holes, live ON roots and reptiles
and have very much the appearance OF
the ape.
The Calmucks of the great Tartar
family are, although civilized, extreme
ly ugly. They have short, fat noses,
small eyes, high cheek bones and a
protruding chin
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

DIR. johnson was once consulted by
an old lady on the degree of wickedness
to be attached to her son S robbing an
orchard. Madam, said johnson, lit
all depends upon the weight of the
boy. l remember my schoolfellow, Dayy
Garrick, who was always little fell
low, robbing dozen orchards with i'm
punity, but the very first time | climbed
up an apple tree-for l was always a
heavy boy-the bough broke with me,
and it was called a Judgment. +"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-10-08

Astronomers generally now admit
that the more recent studies of the
planets Mercury and Venus tend to con-
firm SeLiaparelli's opinion, advanced
some years ago, that both Of them turn
on their axes once while revolving
about the sun. This, however, is very
difficult point to settle with certainty,
the reason given for this being, and
very plausibly, that the evidence rests
upon observation of the exceedingly
faint markings upon the disks of the
planets, the fact being that very few as.
tronomers have ever seen them at all
with distinctness and only those who
have made a most persistent study OF
them and are favored with vision espe-
cially sensitive to such details are COM
petent to express am opinion as to their
correct Interpretation.
1t is argued that if, as held by some,
the rotation and revolution periods are
the same be a correct opinion. then the
climatic conditions of the two planets
must be most remarkable. Furthermore,
our moon always shows the same face to
the earth and no knowledge exists of
the hidden part, nor have the supposed
inhabitants of that concealed hemi-
sphere ever seen the earth. This, how
ever, is of no importance to them, as
the earth is not the source of light, heat
and life on the moon. All parts OF
the moon are brought under the sum
influence just as all parts of the earth,
though the day and night are IA times
as long as on the earth. But how il
must be ON planet which has one side
only exposed to the sun, astronomers can
give no answer. Exchange