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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
Agent for Dr.. J1egeT'S SQDitOry Underwear.


Jewels were never worn to such great eX-
tent as now but nobody wants just a dia-
mond band. The diamonds must be set
in some strange way and must have been
worn by some great and good woman or
some great and bad woman. Which would
you rather have, the ring of a nun who
gave her life to prayer or the ring of
Catherine the Great? No, no; no explana-
ton is necessary. Human nature is very
much the same all the world over, but you
know they did have such odd things in
the days gone by. When a worker in
trinkets devoted year to cutting out a
ring or designing a rosary, then they
were worth possessing.
That poor Empress of Russia poor be-
cause she stands equal with the poorest
woman living or dead, claimed to have
had a piece of the tree upon which Christ
was crucified, and this tiny bit of wood
is in a perfect shell of diamonds, while il
rests on an altar made especially for it.
draped heavily with fine laces and before
which lamp burns forever. while a Sis
ter of Charity never ceases saying her
prayer for the whole wicked world.
Apropos of wonderful rosaries, a girl
who has plenty of money, and, better
still, good taste. picked up in japan
rosary formed of huge beads made of a
dark brown. highly polished wood. Each
bead is hollow and cut in sort of lat
tice work so that through it can be seen
the little gold god that literally grins
out at each one and about which the
head itself must have been cut. Undoubt
edly ii decorated some famous temple,
since its great length--it is twenty-four
feet long-would suggest that it was not
intended for home use.
By the bye, even in the hour of sick
ness 1 laughed and laughed and laughed
again at an old Scotch story as it was
told me. 4 Scotchman was having a
slight contest about money with the driver
Of a handsom. 1t was a matter of money,
for the Scotchman does not lessen his
life and weaken his heart by quarrehng
over anything else but money. The driver
on the high seat insisted that he had not
been given enough. The fierce-lookins
ladde from the land of the mountains
threw himself into dignified attitude and
said: Mon, mon, dinna We ken that
am a Mackintosh?" "Oh, boshr" an
swered the cabby. 81 don't care if you're
an umbrella. You have got to pay that
siXpence." So, with a dropping crest, the
Scotchman gave the siXpence and felt that
he was in a country that was no good.
like that sort of pride. like the sort
of pride that when pennies are scarce
makes one happy because ones grandfath-
er came of what our Scotch cousins call
guide" blood. 1t is very good 70 know
that ones progenitors were respectable.
Your grandmother may have been queen
of the washtub yesterday and ride in her
carriage to-day, but if she washed the
clothes, well she did her duty in that state
of life in which she had been placed, and
you owe her respect.
Your grandfather may have been re-
spectacle farmer who worked away In the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

dignities You put your collection in one
of those rather large glass lidded tables,
where small children can look with their
fingers and feel with their eyes. You
want to pick up something queer, some
thing that nobody else mas. Now, Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, Cruger possesses a some
thing that has real tang 10 it. Ii is a
cradle in which was rocked the great Ma
poleon and which she picked up in one
of those secondhand shops in Paris. It
is vouched for and is filled every day
with great masses of flowers, so that
where once the restless brain was quiet,
now there are the perfume and beauty
of the blossoms something that the En-
peror of the French or the prisoner in
st. Helena never gave a thought to.
Then in jewels you must have odd, queer
rings that were made by hand and made
in such way that each had a special use.
There is queer silver ring, with an uncut
emerald in IL, that rests in a well-flled
brac-a-brac table, and this is said TO have
been worn by one of Napoleon's numer-
GUS loves and to have been brought by him
from Egypt. Another Old ring shows
heavy band of gold, each end terminating
in such a way that there is a space left
so that the flesh shows between. The
one end is an asp, the other tiny lotus
flower carefully enameled in white. That
was one of Caesar Borgia's rings, and
when you were his enemy and he invited
you to dine with him he knew how 10
press the back of that little ring so that
the asps tongue came out and there was
a little scratch on your finger. Tomorrow
it grew black, and your hand swelled
whT1e your friends talked about cholera,
and nobody dared whisper poison"
though everybody knew. There is an
other famous ring. 1t belonged to great
eXplorer-a heavy band of gold, with a
cameo having the face of a beautiful wo-
man cut in it. But the cameo is like a lid
and lifts up, and under it is vegetable
poison that, softened by little heat, will
XII two or three men, and this one man
took il rather than ride to the guillotine
in a common cart.
In a little town near Vienna an enterpris-
ing American girl found and never was
satisfied until she had bought the we'd
ding dress of Marie Antoinette. Like all
of the house of Hapsburg, she had given
her marriage gown and veil to some poor
church. where the lace might be used as
a veil and the dress be cut into vest
the frock worn by the girl bride will
something that has history and one that
is so delightful. Queen Victoria counts
among her treasures the walking stick
that Bonnie Prince Charlie forgot when
he started off that morning to fight the
battle of Culloden. 1t was discovered az
terward and shows on its handle that it
has carved on one side the head of Wis
dom aud on the other the laughing head
of Folly.
From all the world over we hear that
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4
ters John. william and Edward Falvery
, and George Hodgson. The table was taste
fully decorated and the children spent a
very enjoyable time.
Messrs. J. J. McDonough, Jr.. r. G.
Fleming and Walter p. ont enjoyed de-
lightful fish dinner at Bannon Lodge, Fri
| day evening.
Mrs. A. r. Lawton returned on Friday
from Fiat Rock
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Lippman and
children returned during the week from
New York.
Mrs. Robert Falligant, Mrs. Barron Car
ter and daughter all returned during the
week from North Georgia.
Miss Jeanette Herman, Miss Lille
Traub and Miss Mamie Smith win make
their debut this season.
Mrs. Geo. w. Owens is at Dedham,
Mass.
Miss Lily Anderson returned on Friday
from Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Munford and daugh-
ter are al home from Gainesville
Miss Anna Guerard has returned from
Arden Park.
Mrs. Charles NJ Gibbs and daughter
have returned from Alabama.
Mrs. /. NJ. Frank and Miss Irene Frank
have returned from Sharon Springs, N. 7.
Mrs A. H. MacDoneIl and children have
returned from Atlanta.
Miss Henrietta Myers has returned to
New York after a visit to her parents
here.
Mrs A. L. Shenman returned during the
week from Asheville.
Mrs. James Sullivan and Misses Jennie
and Gertrude Sullivan have returned from
Arden Park and Waynesville.
Mrs Florence Gardner and Miss MaTga-
ret Gardner returned during the week
from Asheville.
Miss Florence Whitehead win spend the
winter with Mrs. Paul Lyman, on Charl-
ton street
Mrs. James S. Silva has returned from
Newark, N. j.
Mrs Edward Frost has returned to sa-
vannah.
Mrs. c. S. Connerat, Miss Alice May
Connerat and. Master Spencer Connerat
have returned from the mountains of
North Carolina.
Misses Ella and Carrie Riedin returned
this morning from the Macon carnival.
MIR. and Mrs. George W. Tiedeman left
during the week for New York After
spending week in New York city Mr.. and
Mrs. Tiedeman will join a coaching party
on a trip through Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Frank w Storer left last week for
a short trip to New York city and Law
renee, Mass.
The friends of Mr. T. S. Wayne, former
ly of this city. and who is now in a lucra-
tive position with the Mexican National
Railroad, will be glad to learn of his sue
cess in Mexico.
Mrs. Hampton L. Ferrin and daughters
ret ofF
home again on Huntingdon street. They
spent the summer at Hot Springs, N. c.,
and returning, visited Mrs. FerTlFs moth
er in Macon.
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nayneids until one day railroad uentoa
70 go through his land and he mad 49,
pay for il. You can afford n he n Irleid
% MN lie was good, honest farmer ana
mae is more than can be said of mast Of
the politicians. u iiios' oi
All OF 'you-uns" and all of "we-unsr
may nave been born of respectable and
WeH-oehaved people, who wouldn't have
know now to wear a coronet. bur sin
II Is from the great middle class indus
.rious ana economical, that all the wealth
IN TINS world comes. But wealth is NOT
everything. There is something in being
d Macklntosh, for it gives one respect
Tor oneself, and the right sort of self
respect makes the right sort of man or
woman. You and 1 both like the good
things of life. We like to be Miss Muffet
should. for have a special liking for
curds and whey and think they are lust
as good out of an ordinary bowl as if
eaten from the finest of fine china.
Like beautiful things. possess them IL
you cam but do not let the rage of the
collector overcome you. The man with one
idea grows very tiresome His one idea
81" s"e D.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Mrs. B. D. Smith of Humansville, Mo.
has been married seven times and outlives
all her husbands but the incumbent. She
is not yet quite so years old. her first mar
riage having been contracted when she
was Is.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
THE COLORED MASONs.
ST. Philips COmmandery and GeOr-
gia CHAPTERS Officers

gia Chapters Officers.
st. Philips Commandry No. s. colored
knights Templar, has elected the follow
ing officers for the coming year: Eminent
commanders Sir J.E. Whiteman; generaIissi-
mo, Sir ]. N. Chisholm; captain general
Sir c. P. Davis; senior warden, Sir DR.. c.
B. Whaley; junior warden, Sir S. G. Web
ster; prelate, Sir j. c. Beatie; treasurer,
Sir William Young; recorder. Sir w. G.
Singleton; standard bearer, Sir ]. c.
Coates; Sword Bearer, Sir R. M. Danielly;
warder, Sir R. G. Adams; guard, Sir c.
Brinson.
The officers were installed by Sir Knight
s. G. Webster, assisted by Sir Knight G.
w. williams.
Georgia Chapter No. p, r. A. M. col
ored, held its yearly election last night.
The following named officers were elected:
Fl. p, J. n. Chisholm; king, Major Can
morn; scribe. c. B. Whaley. c. of host, ].
w. Coates; P. sojourner, r. G. Adams; R.
A captain, c. P. Davis; G. M of first vale,
Willie Young; G. NJ. of second vale. r.
NJ. Danielly; G. NJ of third vale. F. c.
Pierce; tyler Toby Maxville; chaplain, J.
G. Beatie; treasurer, c. Brinson; secretary,
W. G. Singleton.
After the election the officers were duly
installed by the D. d. G. II. Priest S. @.
Webster, assisted by Passed High Priest
J. E. Whiteman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Miss Yaw the vocalist with a voice
Of record-breaking range, has altered her
name TO Yew for her London appearance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

Of Cuba were talked over and the
president was asked as to whether for
NAL instructions would be given the
commission. Mr.. Mckinley told the
would be given the commission in a
few days. The talk along this line
was of a general nature and laid down
no strict line of policy.
Both Rear Admirals Sampson and
Schley had been invited here by the
president to confer on the plans of the
commission, but Admiral Echley did
not arrive this afternoon. Admiral
Sampson looked somewhat fatigued.
He did not wear his uniform, being
attired in an ordinary mixed cloth
suit. He refused to talk for publica-
ton at this time. When asked how
long he would remain here he answer
ed mo longer than necessary After
leaving the president he stopped just
long enough to crafty several auto
graph enthusiasts and then drove to
his hotel, where Acting Secretary AL
len left him. The latter announced
positively hal the admiral would re-
tain his command Of the NOrth At
lantic squadron while one of the Cuban
commissioners. No time has been fix
ed for the commissions departure.
Pending receipt of the presidents
written Instructions Admiral Sampson
VII 81 ~ lllo IIo1lC III ANSW Oc1SCy "
spend a few days.
SIGSBEE ADVANCED THREE MUM
BEERS.
The president has promoted Captain
Charles =. Sigsbee, u. S. N, now COM
handing the st. Paul by advancing
him three on the list of cap
tains in the navy for extraordinary
herOiSm."
PRISONERS FAREWELL TO OUR
SOLDIERS.
A document entirely unique in the
annal of warfare was cabled tonight
to the war department by General
Shafter. It is in the form of a con-
gratulatOry farewell address issued to
the soldiers of the American army by
Pedro Lopez de Castillo, a private
Spanish soudiers, on behalf of IL, 900
Spanish soldiers, and is as follows:
Santiago, August %, 1898.
III. c.. Corbin, Adjutant General:
THE following letter has just been
received from the soldiers now en-
barking for Spain: SHAFTER."
ITO Major General Shafter, Com
handing the American Army in
Cuba:
Sir: The Spanish soldiers who ca
pitulated in this place on the 18th of
July last, recognizing your high and
just position, pray that through you
all the courageous and noble soldiers
under your command may receive our
good wishes and farewell which we
send them on e~hbarking for our below
ed Spain. For this favor, which we
have no doubt you will grant, you will
gain the everlasting gratitude and
consideration of II, 900 Spanish SOL
diers who are your most humble SER
wants.
PEDRO LOPEZ DE CASTILLO.
Private Of Infantry"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

Having used three bottles Of P. p. P.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benefit from
the same, having gained IA pounds in
weight in four weeks, I take great
pleasure in recommending 1t to all I'M
fortunate like JOHN MORRIS.
Office of J. N. McElroy, Druggist,
Orlando, Fla, April 20, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah. Ga
Dear Sirs:-I sold three bottles OF P.
P. p, large size, yesterday. and one
bottle small size today.
The p. P. P. cured my wife OF rheu-
matism winter before last 1t came
back on her the past winter and a half
bottle, 81 size, relieved her again, and
she has not had a symptom since.
I sold a bottle OF p. p. P. to a friend
of mine, one of the turkies, a small one,
took sick and his wife gave it a tea
spoonful, that was in the evening, and
the little fellow turned over like he
was dead, but ext morning he was
following and well.
Yours respectfully,
J. N. McELROY.
Savannah, Ga, March IL, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros. Savannah, Ga
Dear Sirs:-I have suffered from
rheumatism for a long time and did
not find a cure until I found p. p. p
which completely cured me.
Yours truly,
ELIZA JONES,
Is Orange ST.. Savannah. Ga
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
OUR SOLDIERS FIGHTING FIRE
Southern Hotel at Tybee Burned.
Members of the Second North Caro-.
lima Volunteers Form a Bucket Brig.
ade.

Savannah, Ca, August 22.-The
Southend hotel at Tybee island with
four adjoining cottages belonging to
the hotel, was burned to the ground at
an early hour this morning. Thirty
guests in the house escaped with the
loss of considerable of their personal
effects, the heaviest sufferer being a
wealthy Cuban sugar planter of Ma
~tanzas, named Dubois, whose family
had considerable jewelry and dia-
monds. His loss is about 81, 900. Several
guests who ran out on the beach in
their night clothes lost everything.
The hotel property burned is valued
at $45, 900. The insurance is $24, 600. The
fire broke out in an attic and when dis
covered had made considerable head
way Members of the Second North
Carolina volunteers, stationed at Fort
Tybee formed a. bucket brigade and
saved three cottages and other out
buildings from destruction. Mr.. w. M.
Bohan, the hotel proprietor, is unable
to explain the origin of the fire, the
attic not having been in use for some
weeks. The hotel will be rebuilt for
the next season.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

RumOred Among the Ohio Delegates 70
State Convention That He is Shortly
TO Succeed Secretary AIger.

RumOred AmOng the Ohio Delegates to
State Convention That He is Shortly
to Succeed Secretary AIger.
Dayton, Ohio, August pa spec
ial from the Cincinnati Times Star was
reproduced in the papers here tonight
that John A. Mclean would not be
represented by Chairman Dan Neon
vile, Lewis G.. Bernard or any other
of his former ~lieutenants who are at
this convention and the reason for
him not taking part was said to be due
to the report that John r. Mclean is
to succeed General r. A. AIger as sec
rotary Of war in McKinely's cabinet.
Inls caused more stir among the dele
gates than anything that has been
sprung for years at Ohio conventions.
Although Mclean was prominently be-
fore the democratic convention for
the presidential nomination and would
have been elected senator in place Of
Hanna if the democrats had carried
the legislature last November. and al
though his paper, The Cincinnati En-
quirer was considered a leading advo-
SoSS vi oiydh anu IIcc silver, Luo
story about Mclean probably becom-
ing the successor of Alger was believ-
ed by many of the delegates. They
cite the case of Hayes appointing
Keys, a southern democrat as his post
master general and, later, of Cleveland
making Gresham his secretary Of
state, and said that Mckinley had ap-
pointed Lee, Wheeler and other dem
ocrats to leading places and that great
er surprises in politics than this had
happened. It was conceded if Mclean
should become McKinley's secretary
OF war and The Cincinnati ENQUIRER
an administration paper, that it would
cause a political revolution, as Nc
Lean and his paper have been the most
potential factors in this state, as we'll
as in Kentucky, Indiana and other
states for free silver.
The factional fights and all other
usual issues have been overshadowed
tonight by the discussion of the re-
ports about the attitude of Mclean
and The Enquirer. While some dele
gates are busy ~denOuncing it as anti
convention sensation and r~idiculously
absurd, it is certainly commanding
more attention than other matters
which are not disputed. The Brice,
Sorg and other elements seem to be
circulating very studiously the Mclean
story, whether they believe it true or
not.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
Clever Trick.

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acts as a stimulant to the Liver and
Kidneys. is a blood purifier and nerve
tonic. 1t cures Constipation, Head
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BILE, a mild laxative. and restores the
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26

New York, August 2e.-The American
Missionary Association has received
dispatches stating that Rev. ]. r..
Fletcher. a Congregational minister
and one OF its missionaries. has been
shot while attempting to organize n
Congregational church at Smiley. Ga.
which is about twenty miles from his
home at Hagan, Ga. He went to
Smiley as the result Of correspondence
concerning the organizing OF the
church. which has been carried On for
several months. While in the pulpit he
was hot throusgh the window, his
body being riddlei with lot buckshot
and several small shots. They enter
ed his hips and thigh. one lodging i'm
his left hand n five in his right
hand. He tainted as ne fell.
His wife. with the assistance OF 9TH
ers, put him into a buggy and drove
him twenty miles 10 his home. Ills
condition is serious. although the ex-
pectation is that he VIII recover But
two shot have been removed from his
body. One OF his assailants has been
arrested; the others have been located
and it is believed that they will be ar
rested in a short time.
F1etchers wife fas made tenn
porary insane by the occurrence. but
has regaineu ner reason.
Fletcher his purpose
to prosecute his ASSISTANTS at what
ever cost 10 himself. The would-be as
sassins are said to be colored officials
of a Methodist church, but the officials
of the association are careful to acquit
OF any responsibility for
the crime. A report concerning the oc-
currenCe will be unquestionably made
at the Fffty-second annual meeting or
the association In Concord. y. H, the
third week in October.
Atlanta, Ga, August 22.-Rev. H. H.
Proctor, pastor OF the First Congre-
g%ational church, colored, said today
that Rev. Mr.. Fletcher. reported as
having been shot at Smiley. Ga, where
he was organizing a church. was once
a Methodist preacher, but became n
Congregationalist. He has organized
fifteen or twenty Congregational
churches in the section where the
shooting occurred. Rev. Mr.. Proctor
has received a letter and two postal
cards from Fletcher. In the letter
Fletcher said: Il was notified three
months ago that If / went to Smiley
to organize a church that / would be
killed"
Smiley is a little town in Liberty
county remote from railroad and tele-
graph.
Savannah. Ga. August 22.-The
shooting occurred on Sunday night,
August Eth, while Fletcher, who Is a
colored minister, was preaching at
Smiley The wound were painful but
not serious, the shot being small. Sew
eral arrests have been made. but as
yet there has been no evidence on
which to convict.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
OF A SPY
Frank Miller Held Under Charge of
Being n Spy Dies-Evidence Against
Him Among Hi Papers.

Atlanta, Ca, August 22.-The pa
pers of Frank Mellor, or Miller, who
died of typhoid fever at Fort McPher-
son today, were examined by the Off
GERS there tonight.
Miller was arrested Tampa sew
era1 months ago for fraudulent enlist
ment and suspicious actions and was
in the guardhouse waiting for trial. A
number of documents and kilograms,
all from Montreal, indicated that he
had acted as agent for one A. l.. Sid
dell, of that city. Among his papers
was an official discharge from, the ac-
tive military of Canada for Frank Mil
Ter, gunner, Battery A, Royal artillery
of Canada. Naturalization papers
made out to Frank Mellor show date
of May 18th at Tampa, Hillsboro coun-
ty, Fla. The kilograms for the most
part indicated that the sender was
supplying Mellor with funds. One Of
them, which attracted considerable at
tention was as follows:
Il canot telegraph you money today.
Move at once to some other town.
Write fully r. E.. Stocks at once. Will
wire money and Instructions on re-
ceipt. A. SIDDELL."-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-26
AT CAMP ALGER
Reviewing the BrIgades-Many of the
Troops Stockholders for Arrest of a
DeSorfor.

INV AsAuCS-E1dA VI snc
Troops Stockholders for Arrest of a
Deserter.
Washington, August 22.-The First
brigade of the First division was re-
viewed at Camp Alger today by Brig
adler General Goblin. 1t is the inten-
ton of General Goblin to review the
Third brigade tomorrow.
From rs to Is sick and convalescent
soldiers are daily given thirty days
furloughs and passes to their homes
Since the order directing that the sick
be sent home Immediately upon recov-
cry was issued, it seems as though
every man in camp is becoming i'll. 1t
becomes more doubtful every day
whether the First division will be
moved to Middletown, Pa, and every
step possible is being taken to make
the men comfortable in their present
quarters. Additional wells have been
sunk and wooden floors for the tents
will be provided. Orders have been
issued for the arrest of Private J. A.
Long, Company D., Third Virginia
He has been posted as a deserter.