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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

has been dull in this district, and many
miners have. gone elsewhere Many also
volunteered in the army. month ago
about a hundred left tn one lot 70 Work
in Pennsylvania mines. Tile operators
have used every EFFORT TO get men from
this vicinity. Advertisements Tor men
have run I'm our local papers Tor weeks
without result At many OF the mines me
force X not half what II should be under
normal conditions. In view OF this state
Of affairs We have arranged TO get so
men from Virginia. Many Of these men
have worked I'm the district in the past
hut had gone home during the dull trade.
The first allotment did come In yester-
day. and consisted Of thirty-nlne men,
some white and some cOlorcd. not yV'
as stated I'm the Post.
THE fixed charges for operating mine
with half a force are much greater man
with plenty Of men. Competition from
other fields is so great that The mines
must be operated under tho most faNor-
able condition or lose money. We gre
sorry II our action does not please NY.
Stephenson. but We think We have per
feet right to conduct our business IN
manner that seems best 10 MS without
consulting outsiders. and. after trying 10
get men locally and not succeeding, We
feel that we are justified In gong eise-
where for them. especially Whtn t1ese
men are not brought I'm 10 take the place
Of other men. and when there is no labor
trouble OF any kind IN the district
ION account Of the inability OF me ope-
rators 20 secure a sufficient NUMBER Vt
men to run their mines NJ fuil capacity.
the KanaWha district IL not PRODUCING
more than two-thirds the amount ~ coal
that IL was a few months ago. Charles
ton CIV. Na) Gazette
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
MlO-0CEAN RESCUE.
Ten Persons Taken from Il Sinking
Schooner After Heroic Efforts.

NEW YORK, Dec. ls-The British
steamer Pawnee which arrived to-day
from Mediterranean ports, brought ten
shipwrecked peOple-eight men and two
women-who were taken from the dis
abled schooner Deer Hill, of ST. John
\. g.. in midOcean
Captain Aikenhedd reported that on
the morning of December sth he sighted
the Deer I'm I'm distress and needed as
sistance. A heavy northwest gale was
blowing. and a dangerous sea was rum
ming. The schooner was seemingly UNI
manageable, and the rudder disabled or
carried away.
The Pawnee stood by, and at Z. VI.
succeeded in getting a tow line aboard,
which had been sent by drifting a small
line TO eeWard The line parted, how
ever and boat was launched in charge
of the chief officer, and sent 10 coa-
muuicate with the Deer Hill The boat
had nearly succeeded in boarding the
WRECK. when an enormous sea struck
and stove #, and after great difficulty
the boat crew succeeded in getting on
board the schooner. where they were
obliged 10 remain all night.
on the following morning the weather
had slightly moderated; tow Inc was
sent on board and the Pawnee towed the
Deer Hill toward Bermuda. After tow
ing about six hours the line again parted.
Finding that the wind and sea were in
ereasine when the line partei, II was
found impossible to get out another The
captain OF the Deer Hin slgnalied tnat
he wished TO abandon the wreck ana re-
uuested the Pawnee to stand by.
The gale continued throughout the sth'
10Th and 18th, the Pawnee keeping her
position near the wreck but found II I'M
nossible 10 use boats 10 remove the UNI
fortunate people of the Deer I'M, owing
Ia the high sea. Finally az +. NJ. OF the
18th the rescue was effected and the Deer
pul was abandoned. The rescued people
were Captain &. w. Burns. Louisa Burns
his daughter; HazeH Merritt the own
- daughter. and seven OF the crew OF
~ Deer Hiil-Philadeph Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

here Saturday night from Paris. II Is ex-
pocfed IN some quarters that senior Mon
terO Rios who is President OF the Senate,
groups. with the view OF enabling Senior
Sagasta, with modified Ministry. 10 hold
office until the Cortes meets and votes
on the treaty OF peace. f. is expected
that the Ministers Of War Finance and
the Colonies will retire from the Cabinet.
FL Liberal declares hat the political
parties which have been In power for the
last twenty. years must now disappear.
for they are incapable Of governing. The
Liberals and Conservatives. u adds, rep
resent the snnihili'ion OF SPANS presuse
abrOad.-New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Hichmond's
Citizens and other Matters.

Judge Waddill went down to Norfolk
Yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. w. G.. Baldwin. chief OF the Nor
folk and Western detectives. is al FORTS.
Circuit Judge W. r. Miller. Of wise
county. visited the Capitol and State Il
brary yesterday.
Mr. Thomas G. Wynne. treasurer Of
James city county, and the city OF VIII
liamsburg was at The State Library
Mr. Thomas W. Shelton prominent
attorney Of Norfolk Va, Is M the Jeifcr-
son.
Miss Leila Randolph Tatum has re-
turned 90 her home after an absence If
several months
Mr. and Mrs Frank Siayton Thompson
suent last week delightfully."- Iu New
York. where they attended ihe grand
opera performances.
Sam Johnson CcoloreO was arrested
Yesterday on the charge of stealing coal
from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company lie was taken 20 the Second
Police Station.
Governor Tyler has granted pardons TO
Arthur vs.. and william l.. Wright who
were serving fifteen and sixteen-year
farms respectively. Tor the murder Of an
ex-convict in Accomac county I'm 1891
Rev. W. II. Jones. prominent colored
educator. who presdes over Payne Uni
versity Of Selma, Ala, called on Hhe
Governor. lie is on a visit North with
letters Of Introduction from Bishop
Turner
Captain w r. Barlow left Richmond
Monday evening for New York on an
urgent business call. Captain Barlow
has resided I'm this city for the past seven
years lie was in Richmond once before
at the evacuation. when he was ordered
by General G. r. Shipiey 10 command the
guard and protect the home of Mrs. Cen
eral r. +. Lee. Captain Barlow, although
a Northern man. leaves behind him
large circle of acquaintances who regret
his doDgrtlfra
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
THE VIRGINIA TROUBLE.
Marriage To Night Of Two Popular
Young People.

SOUTH BOSTON. VA. Dec l9-Spe-
cial.-One more arrest has been made IN
connection with the Virginia race can
iiict The Judge on Friday refused bail
to those of the prisoners who applied
for Il.
Tomorrow night al the Presbyterian
church the marriage Of Mr. +. b. Grad
dock 20 Miss Mary Douglass Easley will
take place. The prospective groom was
formerly OF this place, but Is now CON
nected with the wholesale shoe house II
Crahl0ck. Terry q Co. lyncfburg
while the bride-elect IS the accomplished
and charming daughter OF Mr. Thomas
Easley. OF this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

There was runaway accident on
Broad street last night in which young
lady was painfully, but not seriously
hurt.
MT Henry Finke hired a buggy 10 take
a lady out driving The vehicle was stop
ped at Fifth and Broad streets ana the
young man entered a store. Just as he
came out the horse ran away. Near
Brook avenue the lady jumped out OF the
buggy and badly sprained one Of her
ankles.
Policeman Shoemaker stopped the run
away horse at Belvidere and Broad
streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
JEALOUS INSPECTORS.
The Difficulty of an English Ncwspa-
per ia importing Supplies

WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-Special.-The
British custom-house officials In their
jealous quest for contraband spirits bore
gimlet holes through rolls OF paper on
which there was no duty on the theory
that concealed spirits. on which there is
a duty. would leak ont II I'm oiled skins.
or if i'm glass the resistance To the long
thin glmlet would be felt. says Consul
partment.
These gimlet holes are Just as apt TO
turn up in the Illustrations. when the pa
per is printed as In the reading matter
and as the roll unwinds with d constant
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

Matt Wallace an elderly negro. sue
cumhed COB stroke OF apopleNv about 3
clock Yesterday afternoon on Main
street near Sixteenth.
The ambulance was egmmoned but the
negro was dead before its arrival. The
coroner was summoned accordingly. and
he determined death to havc been due 90
natural causes. therefore dccminc am in
quest unnecessary.
The body was turned over 10 friends.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
Madrid Cabinet 20 Eesign.

MADRID. Dec 1s.-1he papers here re-
port that the Cabinet, at It's meeting on
Saturday decided not to appear before
the Cores. l Is believed hat Senior Sa-
gasta will submit The Ministry's resegina-
lion to the Queen Regent tomorrow.
Several members OF the Cabinet ana
Ssnor Montero Rios. President OF the
spanish Peace Commission. on bis arrival
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

has made good his escape. At least Tor a
while. The theory has been advanced
that no is SIN hiding in the city. though
this is not credited by some OF those who
have been watching the case FOR some
time. Sercents Tomlinson and Han are
stiH at work Oh The case and expect soon
TO locate the young man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
Coal Miners Wanted.

A prominent coal operator called the
attention OF the Gazette Yesterday 70
dispatCh published i'm the Cincinnati Post
10 the effect that 2.O0o colofed men are
be brought into the district. and the first
allotment Of 200 arrived yesterday. The
truth about the matter" said this opera
tor. lis that during the past year work
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
TRAN WRECK IN NORFOLK.
r Norfolk Il Western Train Collidcs
with one on Milloughby spit Road

NORFOLK VA. Dee. 19 SpecIal-The
and O'd Point railway. due here at 10
O'Clock fu-NFhf. was boz collision with
Two ffsiFat can. of tne norfolk and West
eru railway NDuormau George Smith.
az the oi0 Point train. was hurt not
seriously. however Hc Dies ut 81. Vim
cents Hospital 1he uaeman Oh the Nor
folk and western Wus even less seriously
injured
The wreck occurred 40 the crossing IN
The suburb of Norfolk
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
DEATHS.

in Hammont7n. y j.
Sunday. December 18th. ls9S JOHN
JACOB JR. late OF this city and a
war member Of the old First Regiment
Virginia Volunteers. Funeral in Ham
monitor on Tuesday, Dec. 20
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

The Committee on Relief Of the Poor
was to have met at o'clock last night at
the Almshouse. only Messrs. Cottrell.
Hobson. Smith and Teefey were present
not a quorum. A meeting viii be held at
o'clock tonight in the city Hall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
Two Cows Stolen.

Silas Robinson (colored) was arrested
by First station officers last evening,
charged with having stolen TWO cows, the
In Hanover county near the city limits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
The Auditorium Cake Walk.

The cake walk which was to have taken
place al the Auditorium last night was
postponed on account of the Indictment
weather to some future date.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

Young Eugene Barnes who b. charged
with cmbezzllng "a snug sum OF money
belonging 90 his employer. has not yet
been located. 1t Is thought now that he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20

pWALE. DICKINSON COUNTY. VA.
Dec Special. William Mullins. aged
rinetv-two years of Ava. this county.
died Yesterday al the home OF his
daughter after an illness of some weeks.
lie was the oldest man in the county and
was a veteran OF the war with Mexico
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
Miss Margaret Morrison.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Dec. 10
epccial.-auss Margaret Morrison, Of
Philadelphia. died last night at o'clock
at the residence OF her brotherin-law.
AIR. A. g. Brechin Ridge street. i'm the
SEVENTEEN year Of her age. Her death
was caused by q fall she received six
weeks ago. Her BODY was taken 10
Philadelphia this afternoon for burial
Tho bldv was accompanied by Mr. aud
Al. ~ urrn.hfn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
TOPICS OF TENNILLE.
High School Nearing Completion.
Prospects of the Planters.

High School Nearing Compiled ton.
Prospects of the Planters.
Tennille. Ga. Jan. 15.-The Tennille High
School building is nearing completion, and
Prof. Whitehurst, with four assistants,
will soon be ensconsed with $50 to 200
pupils
Interest in fruit, wheat and better grades
of stock is being fostered, and the enor-
nous size of the hogs that have been
slaughtered this winter proves quite a
stimulus to the hog growers
Peach orchards are being replenished
and varieties of the Japanese plums are
coming into notice.
Farmers do not talk like reducing the
cotton acreage much, every man hoping
that his neighbor will do So and that lie
must have few bales more next fall
The weather is the subject of discussion
and it is feared that meat viii spoil and
that oats and fruit will be killed out later
on in the spring.
Farmers are taking advantage of the
weather, and started their plows pretty
generally, so that if the early spring
weather favors it, planting will be done
easily.
There has been more moving around 10y
farm laborers this winter than has &C.
Cured within the last decade, and dispo-
sition to be at work is manifest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
AN OLD-TIME CHAIN SHOT.
Ancient Relic Found in Restoring
Independence Hall.
From the Phlladelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
All the relics of the historic times when
the nation was young that are in indie
pendence Hall are not in the curio hall
by any means. This interesting fact has
recently been discovered by the workmen
engaged upon the restoration of the cid
building to its appearance in 1776, who
have found hidden away in the most I'M
expected recesses quaint reminders of by
gone days.
One of the most interesting of the nu-
merous article found was dug out of a
niche in the wall of what in more recent
the county. 1t was a well-preserved spec
linen of the chain shot, an abortive sort
of life-destroyer that even in the laws of
modern warfare did not prohibit its use,
would be retired by the efficiency of mod
ern rifle guns. The chain shot was sup
posed to be terrible projectile, but its
get-up after all was simple enough.
1t consisted of bombshell divided into
four quarters neatly fitted together, and
in its hollow inside were strong iron
chains holding the fragments with perhaps
six inches of slack This shot fred
from one of The old smooth-bore cannon.
was ohBPCNNh " ny OiJNil GlAtI leaving the
gun, and the quarters swinging on their
lengths of chain were expected to cut
down whole files Of troops at one fell
swoop.
Several solid shot were found of cali.
Der that might have fitted any one of the
six brass cannon captured from Burgoyne
at Saratoga, from which the Americans
modelled their guns. These and some
shrapnel shot together with a lock from
an old fiintlock musket were the princi-
pal finds. one of the shells is said to have
been found loaded, and it is handled with
great care, for the Americans had power
full powder in colonial days.
Just how this collection of miscalleane-
Gus relics of warllke past got into mid
den corners of the old structure is a mvs-
terry. 1t is said that there are more in
the building west Of the hall proper. and
as a. IS demolished the worlSmen will keen
sharp lookout for ali such finds end
turn them over to the keeper of the eurio
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

TT. temperature; ~, velocity of wind,
J. Nj. Sherer.
Observer Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity I'M
I'll midnight Monday. Jan. II. 1898: Fair;
no important changes in temperature
Washington Forecast:
For Georgia-GeneralIy fair in northern
portion; variable winds becoming south
westerly.
For West Florida-Generally fair; north
westerly winds.
For South Florida-Generally fair; slow
ly rising temperature; southerly TO south
westerly winds.
For South carolina-Fair; slightly cool
er; northwest winds
General Conditions-Light showers fell
during the day along the Georgia coast,
IN the Caroiinas, and light SHOWS in the
Lake region, but at o'clock clear wealth
er prevailed In all sections, except the
Lake districts, where generally cloudy
conditions were reported.
Cooler temperature changes are report
ed throughout the Southern states.
Light to fresh northwesterly winds are
noted along the Atlantic Coast
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature, 1 p. m. 90 degrees
minimum temperature, s p. m. 40 degrees
Meah temperature ................54 degrees
normal temperature ..............53 degrees
EXCESS OF temperature ........... 1 degree
Accumulated excess since
Jan. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. degrees
Rainfall ........ ................... IA incn
NOrndl '.'............ ............. IL men
deficiency since Jan. 1............1 As inches
River Report.-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta al a. m. (75th me-
ridian time) yesterday was 81 feet, a fall
of OF foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken Jan. IS, 1898, p. M
C5th meridian time) at the same moment
Of time at all stations for the Morning
News:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
A NEW DISEASE.
Has FearsOme Name, and Comes
From Electricity.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
What killed him, doctor?"
I'VE have diagnosed the case as cleo.
trolytic enecia.'
Gracious! What under the sun is that?
something worse that cancer, I'll bet, and
maybe, more sure and sudden than heart
failure and cerebral hemorrhage."
1T leads to a gradual death. like con-
sumption, the doctor explained. 1T does
not XIII; Is simply wastes away"
TOOK this erudite physician 10 task on
the new disease and learned something
Nearly every man, woman and child in
TINS great city, he eXpounded. Lives in
an electric Held which is growing stron,-
er and stronger day after dav with t5o
increased used of electricity for donestic
purposes. Our bodies are surcharged M
an hours. We are surrounded by electric
ignt wires a. home and in the streets IN
notes, theaters, etc. we ride i'm electrio
cars. with overhead and underground troll
Ieysi we SIT beside electric fans. we have
electric buttons, electric messenger TaIis
electric bells, electric telegrenbs LIS
trlc telephones. etc. Naturally our bo1ies
must De more or less affected by this aug
inented held, and there is danger that bo
snall soon hnd thousands of victims y,
elecrolyuc enecia. Diseases which bavo
recently fooled and fooled the doctor ero
~ uiuei $1,000 20 be this strange result
OF 100 much electrical excitation."
The doctor continued 1--WE know tho
operation of electric currents on metal ana
stone. That is called by the scent,sts
electrolysis, which in plain language means
decomposition. Lime and other e1l,aIina
earths can be decomposed by elecfrolvsis.
also water and salts. Likewise the human
BODY. The effect Of eiectrolysis on tba
system Is gradual wasting away of the
vital tissues a
scarcely perceptble until collapse is i'm
minent. The new disease, which we have
named electroytic enecia, is simply a Iong
continued fever produced by too much
electrical excitation The only cure Is re-
moval to apart of the country where there
rs no such thing as an electric generator
or wire of any kind. Persons who cross
the Atlantic often in our modern steam
ships are more subject to electroyltic enc
cha than those who remain on land. as fine
vessels are masses of giant electrodes.
from which there is no escape"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
Ocean Steamship Co
FOR
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AND
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
ThomnsviIIe,s EIectinn.

Thomasville, Ca, Jan. 16-The city cleo
ton here will be held on next Tuesday
Both the candidates for mayor and all the
candidates for aldermen have signed a
pledge to spend no money for the purpose
of influencing votes, either directly or in
directly, personally or through friends
The people of this city have made up their
minds that corruption in city politics will
no longer be tolerated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
FLIORIDA.

John Gomez Of Panther Key, Monroe
county, claims to be 100 years old. His
wife Is nearly the same age.
The steamships and sailing vessels do
Ing a regular business between Tampa
and the towns up and down the Gulf
coast are all being well patronized.
The Methodists have just completed
| neat little church at Baldwin With a seat
lne capacity Of about one hundred. Their
ehuieh was blown down during the storm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17

j. Hoge Taylor, the new governor of
Virginia, is farmer and the first of that
calling to fill the gubernatorial chair of
his state in forty years. Hitherto the Of
flee has been practically monopoized by
LAWYERS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.

Student Expelled From Dental Col
Icae Sues the College and Its Dean
for DamageS-GainsVilIe Theory
I'm Reference 40 the Express COM
Money,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
charles Darwin once EXPRESSED his

Charles Darwin once expressed his re-
greet at being unable to visit this country
and inspect the archaeological treasures
of the Peabody Museum at New Haven,
which he declared to be among the most
complete and valuable in the world. This
is largely due to the labors of Prof. o. C.
Marsh of Yale University, to whom the
French Academy of Sciences recently
awarded the Cuvier prize of 1900 francs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
MERCHANTS and MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-.
Cabin, limited 4 days, $780, Cabin nm
limited 5000. Excursion, limited a
months, $32. Second class, limited DAYS
S1475.
TO -Steamer-Cabin. limited q
days, $50 Excursion, limited months, $685.
Second class, limited days, ST.
TO WASHINGTON-Steam and rail-
Cabin, unlimited. $16.20 Second class.
limited 5 days, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIE-Ste and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion, linz
tied months, $500. Second class. limi-
ted days. $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabln.
unlimited, ST. Second class, limited 1
days, $1L5O.
TO BALTIMORE-Cabn limit days,
SIS. Excursion, limited months. $25 In
termediate. limit days, $3.50. Interme-
date, excursion, limited months, S22
Storage, limit 9 days. $40.
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows STANDARD time):
ESSEX, Capt. Billups, WEDNESDAY.
Jan. 10, at 800 p m.
d. H. MILLER, Capt. Kirwan, SATUR-
DAY, Jan. p, at p. m.
Steamship TTASCA, WEDNESDAY, Jan,
26, at p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
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A D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ. 2
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Chnmpagne Imports in $50.

Tho importation of C. H. Mumm's Extra
Dry were TITS cases, or 1928 more than
any other brand. This wine is particular
~ fine, dry, and Of exquisite bouquet.-ad.