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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-01
Drove of Irish Bulls.
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Tullymucclescrag, Parrish of Bally.
ragget, near Ballysluggatrey, county
of Kilkenny, Ireland, January the
1th. ..
Ny Dear Nephew: haven't sem
We ietther since the last time / wrote
to ye, bekase we have moved from
our former place of livin' and I didn't
know where letther would figd ye
but now wit pleasure tax up my
pen to inform we of the death of yer
own livln uncle, Ned Fitzpatrick, who
died very suddenly a few days ago
afther lingerin' illness of six weeks.
The poor fellow was in commissions
theswhole time of his sickness, lynn
perfectly quiet and entirely speech
less--all the while talkin' ineoherent.
ly, and cryin' far wather. had no
opportunity of informin' ye of his
death sooner, except I wrote to We by
the last post, which same went of
two days before he died aud then ye
would have postage to pay.
l am at loss to tell what his death
was occasioned by, but fear it was
his last sickness, for he was nivIr well
ten days togither the whole OF his
confinement; and 1 believe his death
was brought about by his attn to
much of rabbit but be that as it may
when he brathed his last his dccthur
gave all hope of his recovery.
needn't tell you anything about his
age, for ye well know that in June
next he would have been just sevini-
ty.fiVe old, lackin' ten months, and
had he lived until that time he would
have been just six months dead.
His property now devolveJ his next
of din, which all died some time ago,
so that / expect it will be divided be-
tween US; and We know his property,
which was very large was sold to pay
his debts, and the remainder he lost
at horse race; but it was the opin-
on of everybody at the time he would
have won the race, If the haste he run
against hadn't been too fast for him.
nivir saw man in all my life,
and the docthurs all said so, that OBJ
served directions or took medicine
better than he did. He said he would
as leve drink bitter as sweet if it only
had the same taste, aud ipecakana as
whisky punch, if it would only put
him in the same humor fer fightin'.
But, poor soul, he will niver eat or
drink any more, and ye havn't
Twin relation in the world except
myself and yer two cousins who were
kilt in the last war. / cannot dwell
on the mournful subject and shall sale
my letther with black salin-wax, and
put it in your uncle's coat-of-arms.
So l beg ye not to break the sale
when ye open the letther, and don't
open it until two or three days afther
ye resrvs this, and by that time ye
will be prepared for the sorrowful
tidings. .".
Yer old sweetheart sends her love
to We. When Jarry Nc
Ghee arrives in America, ak him for
THE letther, and If he don't brung 1t
from among the rest tell limits that
spskes about your uncle's death and
sailed in black. I remain your affec-
tionate ould grandmother
BRIDGET O'HooLEGoIM.
P. S.--Don't write until ye resave
this.
N. B.--When ye come to this place
stop, and don't read any more unit
my next.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-01

will check the worst cough or cure a
cold in one night. 1t cuts the mucus
without exertion or strsining, and
stops the cough OF once by soothing
the iDflamed parts. IT invigorates
the respiratory organs and lung It's
sues with renewed vitality.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-01

The body of Robert Dickson, q
missing night Waterman, was found
IN the ruins of the Ashland (Ky.)
Fire Brick Works. A Coroner jury
declared that Dickson was murdered
and the building set on fire to hide
the crime.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-01

Don't annoy others by your cough
ing, and risk your life by neglecting
a cold. One Minute Cough Cure
cures coughs, colds, Group, gripp and
ell throat and lung troubls.
j. B, TIPToN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-01

from the Pelly, and will sleep on our
cabin floor tonight; they are very
peaceable in this country. These In
dians are cooking on our stove now ;
they have nothing to cook but moose
meat and tea.
went moose hunting with an Eng
lishmap. We saw several, but could
not get in gun-shot on account of the
deep snow. / carried the blankets
and the Englishman the. grub. We
went about forty miles up Henderson
Creek; slept in brush by camp fires
until it got so cold we had to come in !;
il was 80 degrees below zero when we
got back to camp.
Well the Indians are keeping up
such jabber cannot write. will
send this out by a friend of ours going
out with dog team; he starts out on
the goth, aud expects to get out in
eighteen or twenty days. We will
meet him as we go TO Dawson. Write
TO me bat / do hope you will not
have to write any bad news, for if
/ do pray at all, it is that may not
hear any bad news from home, Kiss
Leila for me. Love to father and
brothers, also Robert. 1 hope this
will find you all well.
Your son,
Cas-.
P. ST. havn't seen paper of date
later than first of September. Raye
heard all kinds of news about Spain
and the United States being at war,
and little of everything else; so you
see you can tell me lot of news.
This country may be very well in the
summer, but 1 do hope 1 will not
have to spend another winter here.
1t is hard to get work here, and a
man would live better and make
more money at dollar day in the
States.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-03-01

Wright's Celery Tea cures constipa-
tion. sick headaches. 25c at druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
OVERTURNED THE LAMP.
Firemen Called out to a Small Gas
ton Street HInze.


The southern section of the fire depart
ment responded to an alarm yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. The firemen
made a quick run and located the fire at
No 519 Castor street east. The house in
which the incipient conhagration had
started is owned and occupied by James
Rogers, colored. A child, playing on the
floor, overturned a kerosene lamp, setting
the mating and bedding aflre.
The occupants of the house and neigh
bors, who hurried in, began to throw buck
cts Of water on the flames Immediately
after the accident so that when the fire
men arrived they found the blaze subdued.
A quantity of the furniture in the room
was damaged by the fire.
Rather a peculiar feature in connection
with the fire was the extreme deliberation
of a servant girl at the home of Mr.. James
N. Dixon, at Lincoln and CASTOR streets.
Breathless after his run and in his shirt
sleeves, a colored man rang the bell at
Mr. Dixons and asked the girl who re-
sponded to his ring for the key to the fire
alarm box, No. 80, which is kept at the
house. The girl was doubtful about the
propriety of the key being loaned out even
in case Of fire unless Mr.. Dixon could be
there 10 authorize such an action. She
informed the anxious inquirer for the key
that Mr.. Dixon had gone to Tybee but
that she would speak to him about the key
when he got back. The man decided he
could not wait for Mr.. Dixon TO get back,
so he hurried to the nearest telephone and
sent in an alarm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
SIDEWALKS AND THE TREES.
The Size of Earth Spaces to BE Left
Around the Trees.

The Size of Earth Spaces to BE Left
Around the Trees.
A Washington ID. c. gentleman who
is familiar with tree culture in cities, writes
the Morning News in reference to the
earth spaces three feet square around the
trees in the sidewalk in front of the Chat
ham Academy, as follows: After
many years experience with sr-
tificial sidewalks, the authorities md that
a space left for trees less than four by
eight feet is too small, as the trees win
not thrive, and besides the roots lift and
cracks the sidewalk A law specifies AXIS
as the space which must be left for ali
trees where new sidewalks are laid. 1t
also saves money in laying the walk, as
IL takes less material"
The small earth space to be allowed
around the trees in front of the academy
buildings has been noted by number of
people In view of the probability that
large amount of artificial stone pavement
may be put down on Bull and other
streets, the city authorities, either the
Park and Tree Commission or The street
and lane committee of Council. it is ex-
pected, will look into the matter thor,
oughly before any damage results to the
trees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. Charles A. Conklin of Atlanta f.
among the guests registered at the De
Soto.
Mr.. p L. Bailey came up yesterday
from Ways, registering at the Planters
Hotel.
Mr.. D. A. McRae of Mount Vernon waA
among the guests registered at the Pu.
lasd yesterday.
Mr.. W. U. Hollingsworth of Cameron
was in the city yesterday, a guest of the
Planters Hotel.
Among the arrivals registered at tha
Screven House yesterday was Mr.. A. p
Won Ramp, who came down from Ar-
gusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Morse and Miss
Carlotta Morse Of Boston are at the De
Soto Mr. Morse is a brother of The late
Hon. Leopold Morse. from Boston.
Miss Josephine Hill of this civ ,,.,,,
graduate from the New York HosnitaI
Training School for Nurses this waei,
The graduating class numbering affeen
will give Its graduation reception Wednes
day evening. Miss Hill has been tbroo
years in the school and will enter the
professional field thoroughly eouipnea for
her work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
CHIEF ToMo-cHr-cHrs GRAVE.
Many People Guessing Where the
Old Indian Was Really Buried.

The announcement of the desire of the
Society of Colonial Danes to mark the
spot where were inferred the remains of
the Indian chieftain, Tomochichi, the
friend of Oglethorpe, with a stone and
tablet, has aroused considerable discussion
as to the exact location of the spot.
The suggestion has been made that
perhaps the mound of stones in
Oglethorpe square, near the south
corn streets, was erected there as a
memorial to the cheftain, history record
ing the fact that Gen. Oglethorpe ordered
a mound of stones erected over the grave
OF TomochichL The suggestion is a natur-
al one, but as it happens that the mound
or stone referred TO is less than a third
or century Old it is impossible that IL
should be the same mound which Ogle-
thorpe ordered erected over his Indian
friend. The rock mound in OglethOrpe
square was erected shortly after the war
by Capt. Henry j. Dickerson, now deceas-
ed, VINO resided in the house at AbercoTn
ana YORK streets now occupied by DR..
M #. Dunn. CaptA Dickerson intended the
mound as an ornament to the square
and planted it with vines and Towering
plants Capt. II. NJ. Branch, who resides
IN the house adjoining Dr. Dunns on
York street, is son-in-law of Capt Dick
erson. The latter conducted a stevedorng
business here for number of years and
Is well remembered by the older citizens.
History and tradition together confirm
the belief that Tomochichi was inferred in
Wright square, presumably near the Cor
don monument, but il is not likely that
the exact spot will ever be known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
TO EXTEND EDUCATION.
The University Extension Society's
Important Work.

Important Work.
The work of university extension which
has just been started in Savannah, and
of which Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parks is leader, is
arousing considerable interest among ed
ucational people. The committee to ar
range place for holding the societys
meetings Will be held this week
This is what Prof. w. D. McClintock
head of the department of English in the
University of Chicago, has to say as to
Mr.. Parks qualifications as a teacher of
English:
1t Is my deliberate opinion that Mr.
Parks is strong, sound and interesting
teacher of The English language and lit
erature. Mr.. Parks has the Characters
ties of man born TO teach He is accu-
rate and painstaking in his work. He is
pre-eminently clear, open, and straight
forward in his thinking and in the organ
ization of his work. He is frank. open.
pronounced and interesting in his public
manner. Mr.. Parks is of a literary ma
International artistic. should engage
for him to teach pure literature in a lit
erary, not mechanical fashion. l mean
my words to convey their full weight"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
TOURISTS FROM THE NORTH.

Excursion Party From brooklyn at
the De Soto.
A personally conducted excursion party
from the North got in last night on the
Kansas City, and is stopping at the De
Soto. 1t is one of the Hendrickson parties,
and is under the conduct of Mr.. r. a.
Sammis, who has directed the movements
of many parties through Florida and 9TH
er parts of the South. There are not as
many as usual in the party, only eleven,
most of them from Brooklyn being along
They win leave to-day by way of the
Plant System for Jacksonville, from which
place a tour of the east coast of Florida
will be commenced. The party will be back
in about two weeks, and on its return will
spend a day or two in Savannah seeing
the points of interest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
Police serrennts Ill

sickness has depleted the number of
sergeants at the police barracks. sergts.
Lingg, Floyd and Kilourhy have been off
duty some time and sergt. Baughn is COM
planning from an ailment which has been
giving him trouble. He Is still on duty
however, and is relieved by Sergts. Mock
and Davis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

The general appraisers of goods pass.
ing through the custom house have made
several decisions lately which, until pass
ed upon by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, will hold good. But while there Is
stability in that quarter, no system fail
ing in strength can be properly sustained
without the aid of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, a genial tonic and remedy for ma
larh, rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation
and blliousness, -ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
YAMACRAw's YOUNG RANGERS.

They Are All Ready 10 Fight in Event
of War.
While 1t is rather late. still Justice Wick
ham announces the organization Of the
"Hamacraw Rangers" which have volun-
teered their services in case it DEVELOPS
they are needed in Cuba. He states the off,
GERS are: Capt. Richard Wickham. First
Lieut., Dan j. Kiley. Second Lieut. w. f.
Corbett, First Sergt. James Mcguire
Corps. George F. Kllroy and John Kelly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
The Modern way

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

WILL NOT VISIT SAVANNAH NOW.

Gen. Merritt Coming Down the
Coast Later on.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, who is on an in
specting tour of Southern Notifications,
will not visit Savannah at this time. He
will make q tour of the South Atlantic
coast later on. He went to Fort Barran-
cas-, near Pensacola. from Atlanta. and
will return to Washington through the
Middle West, visiting Cincinnati, among
ether cities
1t was expected when Gen Merritt
started South, that his tour would include
Savannah and the other coast cities. He
has found it necessary, however, TO short
en- his trip to a week, and will make an
other tour down the coast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
ONES OWN CHURCH FIRST.
Rev. j. l.. SculIy's Reference to
Cathedral Fund Contributions.


Cathedral Fund Contributions.
Rev. j. L. Scully, in the course of his
sermon at St Paurs Church yesterday,
referred TO the contributions that have
recently been made by Episcopalians for
the rebuilding of the Roman Catholic Ca
thedral He referred especially 10 con,
tributions by the members of his congre-
cation. with his own church in need OF
all the assistance it can command. he adj
Vlsed against giving TO another church.
and particularly one so radically opposed
In doctrine and so out of sympathy with
all Protestant denominations.
Mr.. Scully referred 10 expressions that
had been made during the early part OF
his reciorship of st. Paul's of what were
believed to be his Roman Catholic ten
denotes. He trusted that no such mistake
would hereafter be made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
RAIN BRocGHT WELCOME RELIEF
Truck Crops Drying Up and Greatly
Needed 1t.


The rain yesterday and last night
brought welcome relief from the drought
and dust. 1t was almost the first rain
that Savannah has had in month.
While the total amount during the day
and night was a little more than half an
inch it did an immense amount of good.
The truck farms were greatly in need of
rain. The spring crops are all planted and
without rain there would have been heavy
loss. A steady rain is what the farmers
want-one that will thoroughly penetrate
the soil.
There is deficiency of 2l6 inches Of rain
since Feb. l and a deficiency of 5Ih inches
since Jan. l, according to the weather bu-
reau reports. This deficiency will hardly
be overcome this month. While the GEN
eral indications last night were for rain
the local forecast from the weather bu-
reau at midnight was for fair weather
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
TAKES no PRISON LIFE.
Nellie Wright n Regular at the Po-
lice Barracks

The case of Nellie Wright Is attracting
some attention at the police barracks On
account of her repeated arrest when re-
leased She was released Saturday after
noon, after thirty days confinement for
drunkenness, and was rearrested within
a few hours on the same charge She has
been prisoner az the barracks over eigh-
teen mouths and the only time spent out
side has been that required to reach the
nearest bar and get on a high-falutin
one Of the men at the station house stat
ed she was the most reliable and pains-
taking worker there, and thought a place
should be found TO engage her around
some Of the homes or hospitals,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
MANY WILL COME TO BUY.

Northern Homeseel<ers Want to Come
10 Savannah.
A letter received a day or two ago from
Mr.. w. H. Nesbitt. who is to bring an ex-
cursion of homeseekers to Savannah dur
ing the first week in April, indicates that
he is getting along satisfactory with his
work.
Mr.. Nesbitt expressed the opinion that
he will have a big crowd along. The peo-
pie he proposes to bring are such as will
prove helpful to any community. He says
his advertising of Savannah and Chatham
county is going all through the Northern
Central states and is resulting in his re-
ceiving many inquiries from prospective
homeseekers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
COMMITTEE TO ORGANIZE.
Omaha Exposition Fund Canvassers
TO Meet To-day.

Omaha Exposition Fund Canvassers
to Meet To-day.
The committee of citizens to solicit sub
scriptions from the people of Savannah
TO aid in making a Georgia exhibit at
the Omaha Exposition viii meet at the
city exchange to-day at noon for organi-
cation. The committee consists of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Hon w. G. Charlton,
Capt. Henry t. Williams, Col W. w. Cor
don, Capt. ID. G. Purse, Mr.. A. B. Moore.
Mr.. T. j. Davis, Mr.. John NJ. Egan. Mr..
p. A. Stovall, Col. j. H. Estill and MT.
j. A. G. Carson. The committee was ap-
pointed by Alderman S. p. Hamilton by
instruction of the meeting at which he pre-
sided, held at the city exchange last Fri
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
FIRST FIND ERRORS AT HOME.
Rev. DIR. SchaeRer's Sermon en- Self
Examination.

Rev. DIR. w. c. Schaeffer preached on
''Self-eXaminaton," at the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension yesterday. He
treated his subject from the standpoint
that the finding of errors should begin at
home
There are those, he said, who can throw
the miscroscope on others and detect the
smallest flaws without realizing the mag
nitude of faults which attached to them
selves He impressed his congregation
with the Biblical theory on these lines
which was to first pluck the mote from
ones own eye, and then discover the
wrong in others.
Or. Schaeffer drew many practical les
sons from his topic and gave out ideas
which were beneficial because universally
apDlicable,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
BANK CLEARINGs BrG INCREASE.
Savannah Ahead of All Southern
Cities

The bank elearings at Savannah. during
the past week, show an increase of 17.6
per cent. over the clearings Of the COR
responding week last year. The increase
is heavier than at any of the Southern
ports and demonstrates the steady growth
of the city's commerce Notwithstanding
the comparatively dull transactions in he
cotton market. which usually swell No
clearings Of the port.
For the same period New Orleans shows
an increase of 81 per cent: Galveston On
increase of 81 per cent; Jacksonville an
increase of 1913 per cent, and Norfolk n
decrease Of 3.5 per cent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity until
midnight, Feb. %, 1898: Generally fair
weather; no change in temperature.
Weather from Washington
For Georgla-Fair; light rains; north to
northwest winds.
For Eastern Florida-Fair; preceded ly
light rains in extreme north portion; north
winds.
For Western Florida-Generally fair;
northerly winds.
For South Carolina-Generally fair, PIE
coded by slight rains on the coast; north
erly winds.
General Conditions-Clear weather pre-
walls in Texas, Southern Florida the Mis-
souri, valley and along the North Atlantic
coast, but clouds are reported from all
other sections. Rain has fallen at many
stations in the Southeast with maximum
of SO inches at New Orleans and lgnt
precipitation has also occurred in the Up
per Mississippi valley and the lower lake
region.
Temperatures have risen slightly along
the coast, but remain nearly stationary
in the interior.
Variable winds prevail along the Allan
tic coast.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature 2:30 pm. so degrees
Minimum temperature $50 am. AZ degrees
Mean temperature ................53 degrees
Normal temperature ..............54 degrees
Deficiency of temperature ........ l degree
Accumulated deficiency since
Feb. l .......................... degrees
Accumulated excess since Jan.1. "a degrees
hainIaH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "A men
NOTHldl ....-.....-.. --.............,.O .l1 men
Deficiency since Feb. / ..........2. As inches
Deficiency since Jan. ........5. 81 inches
River Report-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at a. m. C5th meri-
dian time) Feb. "a was SO feet, no change
during the preceding twenty-four hours
Observations taken Feb. q, 1898, p. M.
18th meridian time, at the some moment
of time at all stations, for the Morning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
MALT-NUTRINE

is az good for the octogenerian as IL is for
the infant. Ii lghtens the burden of old
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which fact guarantees the purity, excel
ence and merit claimed for tad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28

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