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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

A Chicago man declares that he can rob
the gallows of it's terrors for condemned
persons. He says hypnotism will do il.
There is in the Cook county Jail a con-
demned murderer named Merry who
wishes the hypnotist to try the expert
ment on him. 1t has not been decided
vet If the Jail authorities will permit
Merry 10 be hypnotized
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

Joseph Letter. the Chicago wheat king,
has made bet Of $1,000 with a New Or
leans man as 70 whether or not wheat will
sell as low as 65 cents this year Letter
takes the negative side, and says he would
like TO put up five times as much on the
same question. BY what means could Jo-
seph be induced to take a hand in cot
ton?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

II is to be hoped that the representa-
tives of the labor elements, who are 10
ho.d a convention in st. Louis in May,
viii not permit lot of political agitators
TO use them TO form a new political party
The fate of the Farmers Alliance should
prove a warning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

From Springfield (dass) Republican Qnd)
The Standard oil trust has just declared
a regular quarterly dividend Of per cent.
and an extra dividend of per cent. The
extra dividends are generally larger than
the regular, and almost as frequent This
is interesting news both to the Chicago
university and a plundered public.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

There is talk in Congress of an investi-
cation of the failure of the Chestnut
Street Bank of Philadelphia. In that
event. The Pennsylvania congressman
who deposited his three months salary
in the bank the day before it failed will
probably take a leading part in the in
cllry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Core of the Matter.
From the Philadelphia Times Qnd.)

1t seems, on getting down to the core of
this American apple business. that Ger
many merely wanted to oblige it's own
fruit growers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08
Georgia III say 1t some Day.
From the Albany (Ga) Herald (Dem

1t is estimated that North Carolina mills
are consuming annually $4,000 more bales
of cotton than are produced in the state.
Suppose we could say the same Tor Geor-
gia! We would consume about 1,250.OOO
bales, whereas North Carolina consumes
only about 100000 annually.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

shortly TO be rush of New England
women to the Yukon country. They evil
IDENTIFY expect to strike a regular matrimo-
nial Klondike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

The first cargo of American pig iron re-
ceived in Sweden, arriving at Gothenburg
last week, came from the South and was
shipped from Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

Children should not be permitted to
carry matches around in their pockets.
The probabilities are that more than half
Of the small boys who spend their even
ings on the streets have their pockets
full of matches
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

Was shipped From Savannah.
From the Wilmington IN. O. Star (Dem.)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08
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THE EAST.

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(oth) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
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DAY, Feb. u. at $3.50 p. m.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

dcrcd Net great service was tried for
murder In one Of the border counties and
sentenced to be hanged. The woman heard
OF her friends troubles, and his distress
touched her heart. She resolved TO save
his life. She went TO the little town Of
half n dozen houses and took n look at the
Jail in which her friend was confined.
There was no other prisoner in the mil,
and one night when the sheriff came to
bring supper to the cowboy no felt the
muzzle Of n pistol at his ear and heard the
words, Throw up your hands" He had
just opened the front door of the jail.
Make the least noise" said Net, land
will blow ont your brains
She made him release her friend, and
then they bound the officer hand and foot
and locked him in cell. Net had two
fast horses near by and a winchester for
her friend. They rode rapidly toward the
Rio Grande. a posse of Texans was in
hot pursuit. and at daylight, when they
were within few miles Of the river, the
escaping prisoners horse became lame
The Texans overlook them. a battle en-
sued, and the cowboy fell MORALLY wound.
cd at the first fire. Net would not lleser,
W. ~ bliOt ll1t 1DuEtu
from her winchester, and three horses be
longing 20 the posse calloped across the
prairie with empty saddles The girl at.
tempted to help her dying comrade up be
hind her on her horse He urged her tc
save herself, telling her that he was dying.
She boldly charged the two remaining off
GERS and put them to flight. When she re.
turned, she found that her friend Wa:
dead, and she galloped away.
Very little is known Of her career in old
Mexico. Cowboys in Texas familiar with
her remarkable history sometimes heard
from her and always in connection with
some desperate adventure. Her fathers
family moved from the territory to old
Mexico some years ago, and this maynard
character enjoyed the satisfaction OF
spending her last days surrounded by those
who knew BE-. best and doubtless loved
her In spite Of her faults.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11
LAZY Pendulum.

From the New York Tribune comes
o story. which Mr.. Moody recently
told. illustrative % the fact that TO the
power Of single hearted perseverance
there IS NJ known limit:
When Twas in London some years
ago, I saw a lady In my audience who
eould not walk and had n chair on
wheels in which she was brought into
eh-rch. The look q disgust on her facc
ard the attention she attracted in being
brought into the meetings made mo
take notice q her / spoke TO her ono
day, and Sic said:
"Mr. Moody, when this excitement is
over and you have COMO back TO Amer.
lea the people will so hack to their old
ways They wen; keep On. They can't
do it."
talked with her for some time, but
she stuck % her point. y day or two
siterward l told the fable Of the clock /:
Tho pendulum counted how many times
it woGld have 10 tick before it was
worn cut, and IL was 50 appalled, at the
number that IL wanted TO give I'D right
there. saying, II never can do it,
But" said one Of the other parts Of
the clock, cit is only q tick at O time. "
THAT l. Just what some Of you are
doing" i said, saying that after Mr.
Moody gees back to America the excite
mcnt will die out We will not keep i.
up We can't get grace enough TO do
So Get grace enough to live tick at
q time. n step at time" said !.
That woman went homo and bought
clock with a pendulum and put ii
whore she could see il. She preached so
much About "a tick at q time" that her
friends called her Lady Pendulum.
The day before returning TO America
received a package from her. In IL
was a clock, and the letter with it said:
"Plcaso put this clock,in your room,
and when yea Look at it remember tina,
Lady Pendulum Is still living tick q,
a time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11
Glazed Seams.

a correspondent who signs himself
v. C.. evidently meaning Victoria
Cross, sCnds the following runiniscencc
20 the London Telegraph: Your ac-
count of tho tailor who has invented
gGmniCd seams for sCwc,l ones reminds
me 81 the experience Of a gallant French
officer who was friend Of mine, then
o young man, in tho Crimea-General
Pelissi.r. lie was rather careless about
his dress except when in uniform, and
one day h. surprised all his friends by
Appearing IN q magnificent shepherd
tartan suit They were all envious Of
his splendid turnout. st night he join.
cd In the conviviality which was TAX
ing place In ono Of the huts. warmed
BY C cheerful. blazing fire. The place
got intolerably warm, and when Pc.
lissicr roSo 90 20 tho company were
amazed 10 find the shepherd tartan
'eomplet' fall to pieces in an extraor,lj.
nary manner. Tho sleeves Of the coat
dropped 10 the floor. then the back. aud
the trousers also fell OF in detachmCnts.
An examination showed that the seams,
instead Of being sowcd, were glued to.
gethcr, and the heat Of the hut had
completely melted the composition. Pc.
lissier had bought them from Greek
peddler aud paid a high price for them.
IL that enterprising merchant had fall.
en- into the generals hands within the
next few days ! am afraid he would
have had short shrift. Unless the new
system Is capable Of better things than
that most Of rs will be quito content to
stick 70 the stitches"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

TuE reputation o. the newspaper
press, as q whole. has suffered unde-
servedly for the sins OF q few Of its
sensational members Nevertheless
10 is true. IS The Chicago Chronicle
does veil 10 remind the people. thu,
in general the newspaper press Of the
United States is clean and whole
some. 80 far from psndering TO
the vicious and deprsved.r 10 says.
american journalism 10 becoming
more conservative In the printing OF
unsavory news. The newspapers Of
todsy-with the exceptions noted
minimize the accounts % hideous,
brutal and revol,ing crimes. There
fore. Mr.. Sorsn. superintendent Of
the 81. Louis public schools. who cd.
dressed the Illinois teachers as
Springfield last Thursdsy, vas In
error when he attributed 20 the press
. vicious influence over school chill.
dren. There are some things In the
daily newspapers which u would be
better. perhaps. that children should
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

dead. The tragedy occurred i'm grove not
far from the young girls home, and in
consequence of this the body was not dis.
covered for several weeks.
The young girl knew that she had com
mitted a terrible crime. and she at once
resolved upon flight. Slipping into her
brothers room, she secured suit of the
boys clothes, and in few moments sue.
ceeded in making a very startling change
In her appearance. When daylight came
she was far away from Fort Gibson,
mounted on splendid horse, which she
was urging toward the prairies of Texas
She Joined company of COWBOYS. who
did not suspect her She knew all about
cattle. smoked cigarettes and used terms
never heard very often except around the
campfires on the plains.
At Denison the whole crowd went on n
wild spree, which ended in a row in q So d.
loon. In the desperate affair two men
were killed and three wounded. Net stood
by her comrades and fired until her pistols
We're empty. Only one OF the COWBOYS
escaped unhurt, and in company with this
young man the now thoroughly desperate
murdcress rode out Of the town. They
were pursued, hut never captured.
They went to a cattle ranch far cut on
the western plains, where the girl re-
manned for year or more performing ev-
cry duty required Of n cowboy. She rode
the widest mustangs and went on long
hunts after drifting cattle Never did one
OF them dream that Little Cherokee. as
they called her, was not q man. Down on
the Rio Grande Little Cherokee had n
difficulty with the cook OF the outfit and
killed him. The dead man had friends.
who were not in camp at the time and she
concluded that she would feel O little bet.
ter on the south side Of the big river.
While in the little town of Santa Rosa
she was insulted by Mexican desperate.
who was just at that particular time en- .
gagged in the amusing occupation OF shoot
ing up the town." The girl got the drop
on the rascal, and made him get down on
his knees in the street, and while he was
piteously pleading Tor his life she shot
him and coolly cut off his ears The citi
Gems were glad to see the villains career
ended, and they petted the little Amcri.
can and offered every hospitality to the
heroine. In consequence Of this she lost
her balance and rode her horse into more
than ole saloon.
She next turned up in Chihuahua
where she resumed her female attire. and
after making herself conspicuous by some
very extraordinary capers, one Of which
ended in blood, she succeeded in captur.
ing the heart Of old Don Juan Serrano, q
rich cattle owner, who had q magnificent
hacienda in northern Msx:co. They were
married. and the old nightmare, as she
called him, took his little bride to his
country home. In less than two months
the old don was in his grave and Net was
engaged in the pleasant pastime Of spend
ing his millions Heirs turned up who
laid claim to the estate, instituting legal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

Proceedings th.A threatened danger TO che
pea,e and safety Of the desperate woman.
Foesoeing that she was liable to learn
something Of the Mexican penal code, the
maiden mounted fine horse and rode to n
ranch on the Rio Grandc. where she knew
there was large herd of cattle belonging
to the estate of the old don. Here she per.
formed feat which would hardly have
been dreamed OF by the most hardened
desperate. She ordered the vaqueros to
round up the herd and drive 1t toward the
Rio Grandc, and when they refused sho
shot one dead and made another leave the
camp. She was dressed in her proper ap-
parel at the time, but later in the day she
resumed the buckskin leggings and jacket
OF cowboy, and, mounting fine horse,
pistol in hand, sho compelled the trem-
bling poems to drive the whole herd of
1000 steers across the Rio Grande. 1t
took her year TO turn the herd into gold
but she succeeded in doing it, in the mean
time making several trips to Chicago and
st. Louis, frequently stopping at the best
hotels, where her sex was never known.
She now had money enough TO live in
luxury for the remainder of her life. But
after making trip to Europe she tired OF
travel and longcd for her old life on the
plains. She returned to the west and
bought ranch near Flagstaff A. T., de-
termining to settle down and lead quiet
life. 1t was not long before tho innate
dcviltry pent up inside her anatomy got
the better of her Judgment. She in some
way incurred the enmity CT ncighboring
rancher, who had very pretty wife, and
instead of killing the man, as one familiar
with her career expected her to do, she
did something much more astounding.
She made love to her enemy's wife and
induced her to fly with her to Ell Poso.
Net had so carefully planned the extraor-
binary piece of deyiltry that she never lost
dollar, and succeeded in running her
encmy's home for life. She carried her
money in her pocket, and when she had
succeeded In Turing her victim into room
in hotel In Fl Paso she revealed her sex
and left her. The unfortunate woman
told her enraged husband true story, but
he never believed it, and the affair ended
in divorce and ruined home.
The strange woman never returned to
the United States but once after this, and
on that occasion she came on desperate
mission, which ended In the death of three
men and secured for her the title of the
Terror Of the Plains"
a cowboy who had at some time rem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

ASoSo the recent organizations Of
capital 10 corner products are re-
corded:
I. Wire nall trust capital &C.,.
600. 900.
.. Machinery trust, capital. &C.,.
100000.
s. Enameled irouware trust. CAPT
tai $4,000. 900.
T. Beer trus., capital 5000. COO.
g. English thread trust. capital
sso,Ooo,OoO.
8. Cotton hose trust, espi,al t2,..
100000.
Z. Biscuit trust. capital $50. ooO..
$ Tinware ssspiing Tns,, capital
s7s, 100000.
3. Rubber goods trust, capital
$50. 00o.0
As the Peoria Journal says. there
arc more 10 follow. Standard oil
aud sugar are no longer the only
combines Ia the field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11
DRESSED ASA COWBOY.
The Astonishing Exploits Of a
Woman Desperate.
CLOPED WITH HER EyEMY'S WIFE.
Revenge That Was DeviIish and Complete.
Net Bette Killed Many Men In the
Course Of Her Lively Career as Cowboy,
OUTLAW and Adventures.

An American woman died on q cattle
ranch near Nilladama, in old Mexico, a
Few days ago who was well known on the
big ranches and in many towns and cities
OF the wild and rugged west from Texas
10 Arizona she was q remarkable wom-
an, and in the execution OF her schemes of
ncviltry she displayed a sufficient amount
o. courage and natural ability to have
made her very distinguished character
IL she had cxertcd her talents in any logiti-
mate calling, says the It. Louis Republic
In her career she sailed under a dozen or
more different names, but those who knew
her best say that her original name was
Net Bette, and that she was born near
Fort Gibson, in the Indian Territory. Of
parents who had plenty of Indian blood
In their veins. As n little girl she was
very pretty, and q pct and favoritc with
the young officers who were stationed at
the old fort.
Her first .'mad affair." as she called II,
and the one which she insisted transform
ed her from IN innocent maiden into a
3evil, occurred In the Indian Territory
when she WIS q very young girl. a hand
tome young soldier won the girls heart,
promising TO marry her as soon as he was
| discharged from the army. Net acciien
tally learned that he had deceived her.
she went to her lover In apparent great
| distress. With tears in her eyes, she told
him that she had changed her mind. She
could not marry him, she said. While she
was saying Il she watched him narrowly
out OF the corners Of her eyes, and easily
saw that he was pleased. With her in
| formation she then lurctl him 10 her homo
and after telling him OF his trcachery and
making him confess that he really intend.
cd to marry another girl she shot him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11
WHY Pre.lden, MeKinisr n

WHEN President Mckinley fl!s bis
place on the Interstate commercC
commission, Col William x. Msrri.
son viii shake the dust Of washing.
ton from his feet and come back "a
Illinois. rhirty.iour years ago he
went 10 Washington as q represents.
tive In tho Thirty-eighih congress,
90 that he parts company with tbs
capital with more on less regret.
Having the example Of John N. Pal.
mer before him. he proposes, in spite
OF his ~ years. 10 90 back 10 The
practice OF Law. lie leaves the com.
mission after 10 years Of eontiaueu.
service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11

MAYOR Cooks, OF Gslesburg. has
cot his foot down on sparrow shoot
Ing within the limits oi his domain.
lie thinks that the safety and CON-
fort Of the public have been ondan-
gered long enough and has given or
ders 10 his police fosco 10 arrest auy-
one found using . weapon Of any
soft. rife, air-gun, shotgun, rubber
gun or any other kind Of gun,
within the city limits. Thlsis "a II
should be. Rock Islands mayor has
realized this Tor some time. and the
reckless use Of guns has been pro.
hibited here Tor two seasons past
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-11
NAPOlEON'S LAST WORDS,
The Dying Thoughts Of the Man Whom
Europe Feared.

1He lying thoughts OF the Man Whom
Europe Feared.
On his deathbed Napoleon expressed
his conviction that England would end
like the proud republic of Venice.
With perfect composure he gave his
last directions: 81 desire that you will
take my heart, put it in spirits of wine
and carry it TO Parma to my dear Marie
Louise. You will tell her that never
ceased TO love her and relate to her ev-
cry particular respecting my death up.
on this miserable and dreary rock. You
will tell my mother and family that the
great Napoleon expired in the most de-
plorable state, deprived Of everything,
abandoned to himself and to his glory,
and that he bequeathed with his dying
Breath to all the reigning families Of
Europe the horror and opprobrium of
his death"
The second codicil Of his will con-
tanned the direction, which was after
ward complied with, at is my wish
that my ashes may repose on the banks
of tho Seine. in the midst Of the French
people, whom l lpve so we'll"
On tho 9th of May, 1921, he who had
for years kept all Europe in state of
feverish excitement terminated his
eaI thly career
| After lying in state two days the
body was deposited in a coffin composed
first Of tin lined with white satin,
which, having been soldered, was inclos-
ed in another Of mahogany, third Of
lead, and tho whole in fourth of ma
hogany secured with iron screws. After
tho ceremony an enormous stone was
lowered over the body, resting on a
stone wall SO as to escape the coffin.
On the 12th of May LOUIS Philippe
commanded that the ashes of Napoleon
be conveyed to France. In his commu-
nication he said: "Henceforth Franco
alone will possess all that remains OF
Napoleon. His tomb, like his fame, will
belong to none but his country"
At II O'Clock, Dec. Is, the first can
non was heard announcing that the re.
mains of the emperor had reached
French ground. Amid tho vast assem-.
blage the body was borne by "a seameu
to its last resting place in the Hotel des
Mvalides.
So closed the eventful career Of the
great Napoleon, whose memory can on.
ly perish with the records of tile world.
Detroit Free Press.