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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
Foreman CampOs and His Men Put
Out Fire on an Enemy'a Ships.

Out Fire on an Enemy'a Ships.
Foreman. J. f. Campos and Fireman
Brunson and Jesse Of fire headquarters,
are telling an experience they had while
fishing near Thunderbolt Friday. It is
not a thrilling fish story, but an account
of battle in which they unexpectedly
found themselves
After the days outing, they were APP
preaching Thunderbolt stealthily, having
on board an abundance of supplies. and
expecting 10 see the enemy momentarily
Campos was in the coming tower, while
Gunuers Brunson and Jesse were at their
proper places. Presently the enemy s
fleet was sighted at the wharf, and the
boys felt glorious when they realized the
entire force was bottled. The admiral
was on the rear of a small sail boat, while
around him were several small yachts, and
nearby was a&rowd surrounding an oyster
house, which was in great danger from
flying shells.
FIRE." cried some one. The boys looked.
and sure enough, without having fired a
single shot, the fleet was ablaze. and
smoke told what was soon to become of
the oyster house If help was not forth
coming. Campos and his boat made
direct for Thunderboft Don't cheer" he
said TO Brunson and Jesse, "for those
poor devils are dying"
When the boys reached the wharf they
found everybody excited and some We're
calling out for the fire department The
Warsaw hook and ladder company was
away, and there was no chance to get
them on the scene. The excited crowd was
soon informed that firemen were at hand.
and with their old time adeptness, the boys
laid hold of buckets, dashed water on the
boats and the oyster house. took several
prisoners, and left with more praise than
IL they had caught all the fish in Whining
ton river.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
WAIT YEAR AFTER YEAR.
Letter Carrier Substitutes Make Lit
tie While on Probation

ASt'er S"rrIer substitutes Make Lit
tie While on Probation.
II. b. Benson, head man on the list of
substitutes, hos been appointed temporar-
Ivy to fill the vacancy on the force of letter
carriers caused by the death Of Carriar
Mlrault. In all probability Benson win oct
the regular appointment, 1t being the Gus
tom to I'LL vacancies by selecting the sub
stitute who has been longest on the wait
ing list
Benson has been substitute carrier for
over Tour years. 1t was only by long and
patient waiting that he, or any of the
other three substitutes, could hope to
ever get on the regular force. 1t may be
several years again before there is anoth-
er opening. In the meantime the substi-
tutes will be earning meagre living from
tne work that comes in their way The 20
sltlon OF carrier, though with its life
long tenure and pay of $3.50 a year Is con-
sidered such good one that the substi-
tutes are inclined TO hold on year after
year awaiting an opportunity to get on.
AS substitutes each of them receives from
the government a salary. 1t is probably
the smallest salary per annum ON record
being but 81. All work available is divld-
ed among the substitutes, the faw reouir-
ing postmasters to apportion it nearly as
equitably as possible Each regular car
rier gets a fifteen day furlough and as
there are twenty at the Savannah office
this gives 800 days work for the four sub
sttutes, or seventy-fve days a year each.
While filling the places of carriers enioy-
ing this furlough, though the substitutes
are only paid at the rate of $500 a year.
When taking a carriers place, who is alb
sent from sickness or other cause. a sub
stitute receives his full rate of pay, the
amount being deducted from the carriers
wages.
1t is probable that the substitutes in the
savannah uostofiioe do not averake more
than $25 to $50 a month. This prevents
many men from holding on for the long
period that must elapse before an opening
occurs on the regular force. After once APP
pointed carrier there is little likelihood
OF a man being disturbed as long as he at
tends to his duties. Several of the Savan-
nah carriers have been on the force fifteen
to twenty years or more. Some Of them
have accumulated enough to buy comforta-
BILE homes and lay aside money for old age
or adversely. Colored men look with espe
cial favor on such positions owing to the
comparatively large pay, the out of door
life and the security that it affords of
permanent employment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Miss Maude Lillian Berry of the Madi-
son Square Opera Company, one of the
leading opera singers of America, in
speaking of Pe-ru-na, said: Really, I
feel it as duty to say how much Peru
ma has done for me. Just look how fresh
l am. You would not expect, in this spell
OF warm weather, to find me leaving the
stage without the least fatigue. 1t is en-
drefy due to Pe-ru-na. Long ago my
nerves were in danger of absolute and
hopeless collapse from the strain of hard
work, study and excitement. 1t would
have crushed me to give up my ambition.
A friend sent me bottle of Pe-ru-na and
prevailed upon me to take it. did, with
marvellous results. Not only did Il relieve
the tension and give incredible relief but
has made me heartier and stronger than
ever before in my life"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

severe pains in the head and nose; 1
could not be free from a constant desire
to clear the throat of mucus and my
nose was entirely stopped up. After
taking a course of Pe-ru-na feel better
than I have for ten years and have no
symptoms OF my former troubles remain
ing. am quite able to do my usual work
without the fatigue which l used to feel
on the slightest exertion."-W. w. Horn
back Carthage, Mo-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Robert B. Mantell
the great tragedian
in a letter dated
2 h / ladelphia, Pa,
A u e ust 3, 1898.
writes: THE bottle
of Pe-ru-na at hand.
1t is splendid and
most invigorating /;
refreshing to the
nerves and brain. 1t
is one of the best to-
MICS I have ever used
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

w. A. Ohley, Ex-
secretary of State,
Of West Virginia
writes as follows to
Or. Hartman: Il
most heartily recon-
mend Pe-ru-na as a
great benefit In cases
of catarrh; it is es-
pecially beneficial
wherever the mucous
membranes are af-,
fected. AS a tonic it
certainly has no su-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Hon. J. d. Botkin,
Congressman at -
large, of Kansas,
says of Pe-ru-na: 1T
gives me pleasure 10
certify to the excel
hnt curative quail
les of your medi-
pine, Pe-ru-na and
Man-a-lin. l have
teen afflicted more or
ess for a quarter ofa
j century with cal
Iarrh of the stomach
and. constipation. A
residence in Wash
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

HIeI NJ OFFN TUT INT q 1IN '
This Is to certify that 1
was afflicted for several
years with that dreadful
disease known as chronic
catarrh of the head and
nose. After trying various
catarrh cures without get
ting any relief, I began to
take Pe-ru-na with imme-
date good results. had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Petition for the Sale of Property
and an AlImOny Suit.
In the case of Mrs. Isabel Lathrop
against the Savannah Real Estate. Loan
and Building Company, a petition was
filed in the Superior Court yesterday. ask
ing that Receiver II. ii. Hull be permitted
to sell certain lots belonging to the com
pany for the purpose Of paying interest
due. Judge Falligant granted an order in
accordance with the request
Annie Dukes filed petition for tenn
porary and permanent ahmony against
her husband, William Dukes She filed a
suit for divorce just the day before
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

John B. Floyd,
Senator of West Vir-
GINA, Lawyer a n d
Journalist, says in a
recent letter 10 DR..
Hartman in speaking
of Pe-ru-na: II can
recommend your Pc
ru-na as a most ex-
celicnt tonic and as a
remedy for catarrh
it certainly has a
most enviable repu-
tation, several per
sons p e r S 0 n all y
known to me havi1r
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY,.
Chatham Republicans Then Hold
Their County Convention.

VUUHVy NOHNeMIIOm.
The Republican county convention will
meet at Harris street hall on next We'd
nesday. Some of the districts are said to
have already selected delegates and the
others will act tomorrow night
AT this convention there will be dele
gates elected to the congressional conven-
ton, called to meet here on Oct. 20. In
addition there will probably be a discus
sion of Republican political matters which
may result in warm debates, If nothing
worse.
The impression is growing that the
Chatham county delegates to the con-
gressional district convention will not be
so ardently In favor of a candidate for
Congress as some have anticipated. While
there will doubtless be division of opin-
ion some of the leaders do not hesitate to
say now that they will fight the putting
Of a candidate in the field,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

w. A. MacCorkle,
Governor of West
Virginia, s a VS. /:
Your Pe-ru-na as
q tonic IS certainly
unexcelled. and in
q number of cases
that have come I'M
der my obserVa-
ton, where it has
been used for ca
tarrh or any disease
which had its orr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Mr.. c. H. Jennisch is pro-
prietor of one of the leading
machine shops in DEBORAH,
la. He has been troubled
with catarrh for several
years, and had tried many
remedies without effect un-
til he commenced taking Pee
ru-na, of which he took four
bottles and he claims II en-
tlrety CURED him. He recon-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Sincox, Schullsburg. Wis. A cold in tns
first stage of catarrh. An old cold y
chronic catarrh. The best time to cuIs
catarrh is in its first stage. A neglected
cold is almost sure to result in chrome
catarrh. To neglect to take Pe-ru-na alles
catching cold or having a cough Is neN'
TO suicide.
winter Catarrh" is a book written ny
Or. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Sent Tres
IN any address
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

lugtoh mas increasedCongressma Botkin.
these troubles A few bottles of your
medicine has given me almost complete
relief and l am sure that continuation
of them win effect a permanent cure. Pc
ru-na is really a wonderful remedy for ca
tarrhal affections.
Almanac for the year 5ss9
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Hon. j. L. Hampton, Executive Clerk ia
the Governors Office Columbus o.
writes as follows to Dr. Hartman: Z
have been using Pe-ru-na for some weeks,
and want TO testify to lis value in cases
of catarrh and stomach trouble. I have
and my whole system was permeated with
IT, thus causing me much stomach trouble
Pe-ru-na has cured the catarrh and l am
in every way much improved"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

The Sisters of st. Francis Of
st. Vincents Orphan Asylum,
East Main street, corner of Rose
avenue, Columbus, o., In a let
ter dated June 2, 1898, TO DR..
Hartman, say: Some years ago
a friend of our institution rec
commended DR.. Hartman's Peru
ma as an excellent remedy for
influenza, of which we then had
several cases which threatened
to be of a serious character. We
began to use it and experienced
such wonderful results that since
then Pe-ru-na has become our
favorite medicine for influenza.
catarrah, coughs, colds and bronA
chitas."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
County Contracts Awarded.

The contract to supply the county with
winter blankets and flannel clothing was
awarded to Daniel Hogan by the county
commissioners. Epstein Bros got the
contract 70 furnish convict striped suits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

My sister Nellie had
the whooping cough.
She took Pe-ru-na with
the best results. / must
say this much in re-
gard to your remedies:
/ think if every one
afflicted would take
them they would never
regret it, but would
praise them to every
one as long as they
lived" - Miss Mary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

weaknesses and irregularities of women
may be recognized by certain unfailing
symptoms. Backache, headache, bearing
down pains, irritabil4ty and extreme nerv-
BUSINESS indicate arrangement of the
delicate female organism. Bradfeld's Fe-
male Regulator is the standard remedy for
characteristic diseases of women.
Sold by druggists at SI.oo per bottle.
The sRA0FlELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. o..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Governor MacCorke. gin in that malady
1t has been OF very great benefit. Pc
ru-na has my hearty commentator. both
ae a tonic and catarth remedy"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
ENGAGEMENT AT THUNDEnBoLT.

There is little reason to expect any
warm weather from now on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

? Modesty in
women is no
less a charm
than beauty and
wit. Is it any
wonder that wo-
men afflicted
with physical
disorders pecu-
liar to their sex
shrink from per-
sonal exanina-
tons by male
physicians? The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
HUME

in dredging out the canal. It is estimated
that the work win have cost the Plant Sys.
TEN more than 81 coo. 900 by the time It IS
finished. New yards and shipping facifi-
ties VIII be had in thorough keeping with
the big slip and lis advantages to COM
merce.
Mr.. w. G. Brewer, city passenger and
ticket agent of the Central Railroad is
up al Griffin. The Central Railroad haul
ed Battery b Of light artillery from here
to Griffin for il to be mustered out at
Camp NOrthen, and It wants the job Of
hauling il back Mr.. Brewer is a hust-
Ter, and he is pretty likely to get busi-
ness that he tries hard for 1t is not
known just when the artillery boys may
be expected back but it is thought it
will not be many days now before they
get back home for good.
Mr. w j. Haylow of the Plant System,
returned yesterday from New York, wnere
he had been on a few days trip to t.
tend a convention of the masters of trans
portauOn of American lines.
The birthday of President Henry B.
Plant of the Plant System is oct. e.
This day will be observed along the en-
tire system in the usual manner, that is,
years this has been a custom upon Mr..
Plants birthday. 1t has been observed
since the Atlanta exposition, where il
was proposed on PLANT Day as a fitting
manner Of celebrating the birthday of the
president of the great system. The ar
boreal operations are under the direction
of the division superintendent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Hon. David Meekl-
son, member of Com
/ ress from Ohio, says
! f Pe-ru-na: II HAYS
used several bottles
of Pe-ru-na, and feel
greatly b e n e fl I e d
. hereby from my ca
larrh of the head end
feel encouraged to
believe that its COM
tinued use win fully
{ thirty years standH
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

- 70 mt HaFIIs Senator ]. =. FIOyds
USED II with very beneficial results Pc"
ru-na certainly has my hearty endorses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Secretary of State WE. Chiffon.
Hon. W. z. Chiffon, -Secre-
tary of the state of West Virginia
writing from Charleston to DR..
Hartman, says: 1T affords me
great pleasure to testify to the
merits of your preparat ion-Pe-
ru-na. 1t has been used by
quite a number of my neighbors
and friends in cases of catarrh,
and has accomplished all that
you claim for it. I have used il
as a tonic, and as such I find
that 1t is of very great benefit
when my nervous system 10 de-
deranged."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

mends It to all who are AFFLICTED with ca-
tarrh. as he thinks it the best medcns
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

erior.' Sec'y Of State Ohley.
Ask any druggist for a free Pe-ru-na
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

1UVGTUOI AIkInsOU.
Hon. G. w. Atkinson, Cover
nor of West Virginia, in a re-
cent letter from Charleston to
DR.. Hartman, says: can
recommend your preparation,
Pe-ru-na, as a tonic. Its repu-
talon as a cure fer catarrh is
excellent, it having been used
by a number Of people known to
me with the very best of re-
suits"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-28
MURDER AND ARSON.
AssafInnts of an Aged Couple At
tempt TO Conceal Crime.

Atlanta, Ca, March 27.-W. II. BriIey and
wife, respectable white people were found muir
dered in their burning store at the corner Of
Humphries and Liberty Streets. at $50 O'Clock
this morning. short distance from them lay
the lly-mutlated corpse OF Robert Wilkin-
son, a negro notorious in police circles. The
theory Of the police is that the killing transpired
about l O'Clock in the morning, and that the
confagraiion was started about an hour later by
the muTderers
The police believe that the negroes. led by
Wilkinson, effected an entrance TO the store and
commenced 10 pillage, when they were surprised
by Mrs. Briey. Wilkinson evidently attacked
her, and had beaten her about the head fearfully
when her husband. attracted by the noise, rushed
in, and. finding his wife at the mercy Of the
burly negro knocked her assailant senscess.
Their blood thoroughly up, the negroes who had
accompanied Wilkinson then sunk hatchet in
the old mans brain and believing they had
slain everyone in the house, beat a retreat, but
. returned later, with the intention Of firing the
building TO conceal the crime.
IL is supposed that kerosene was then APP
piled, and. after seeing the fire well under way,
the gang fed. The buildings burned for some
time before an alarm given. When the fire.
men arrived Foreman Anderson forced passage
through the door and dragged Wilkinson out by
the head. Then cry went up that 4 white
woman had been found in the burning store,
and scarcely had her body been removed from
the degTis when that Of Brloy had been dis
covered iammed behind his counter. The authori-
! ties have arrested fifteen or twenty negroes on
suspicion but it is known they expect TO fasten
most Of the guilt one Howesworth. who is
already in the tolls.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-28
Didn't Care a snap for Him.
From the Detroit Free Press.)

(FrOm the Detroit Free Press)
III have nothing more to do with
him." declared one of the bellies of Sec
ond Avenue. with pout- He's a per-
feet stick The idea of his coming here
regularly every week and then drop
ping off suddenly to come at long in
tervals. just when it suits him. I'll
show him. Remember, mamma. if he
calls I'm not in, and if he asks me to
go any place I'll tell him that I have
a previous engagement. 1 never did
care a snap OF my finger for him. any
how" and there were tears in her eyes
just as an evidence of good faith
Never mind, dear" cOnsOled the
mother, who had been through the mill
herself It's not worth worrying
over"
I'm not worrying, and don't you dare
to think that I'm worrying, either. The
best Percy will ever get from me is a
cold bow of recognition when We hap
pen to meet As for our being friends
any more, that is simply out of the
question There goes that telephone.
and the mother could not help hearing
the home end of the conversation
"Oh, hello. Percy. I knew your voice.
Have a cold, haven't you? That's too
bad This unreasonable weather has
made SO many people sick Saturday
night? Won't that be charming?
Nothing could please me more At s
| o'clock I'll be ready It's awfuIly
kind of you. CioOd-by.'
| Then she whistled her own accom-
/ paniment to a waltz as she danced
| back 10 her mamma, who made innO-
/ cent inquiry
"Oh. it's Percy Wants me to go to
the theater Saturday noght- How
! thoughtful, and what an old dear he IS. :
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-28
How One Editor Grades Poetry

From the Chicago Evening Post.)
"Of course you don't buy poetry by
the yard" he said to the editor of the
magazine.
Certainly not" replied the editor.
Quality has more to do with the price
than quantity"
well, would you mind telling me
just how you grade it?"
Not ALL" answered the editor cheer
fully. We have a corps of readers.
you know, and it passes through the
hands Of all of them If the meaning
CT the poem is apparent to all we re-
ject it, If one of them is unable to
make out what the poet is driving at
it is accepted conditionally and will be
used some time within the next ten or
twelve years if We have room. If it
prove a puzzle to two Of the readers we
put it on the hooks to be used at the
earliest opportunity and to be paid for
at slightly increased price. If all of
the readers give it up we illustrate it,
and if no one about the shop, includ-
ing myself tan make even a guess at
its meaning we pay triple rates for it
and invite the poet to become a reg
ulaT contributor"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-28

it's own. but to this Government. All
the maps and plans of the harbor would
have been offered for our inspection.
Spain did nothing of the sort. and the
knowledge before us, that the Maine
upon entering Havana was placed i'm
mediately under the control of the Span
fsh harbor master and moved over the
place where she met her destruction
ought to be proof enough in connection
with the report that she was blown up
by Spanish connivance. The President
and Congress, if they hesitate now to
take such steps as will hold Spain rigid
" responsible, even though a declaration
of war be necessary. will place them
selves in a cowardly position, and can
only be considered particeps criminis to
all the reprehensible and criminal acts
of Spain.
''At the conclusion of the reading OF
the report We ought to Immediately pass
| a resolution declaring the independence of
the Cuban republic. Following that the
Secretary of the Navy should at once or
der the torpedo fiotiIla to be intercepted,
| and he should proceed with all the power
/ of this country to enforce all that such
! recognition of independence stands for.
! No greater exhibition has ever been made
| in any civilized nation of the supreme
| confidence in the national head than was
| given in the unanimous vote on the fifty
million appropriation. The confidence of
the American people given the national
Executive should be absolutely returned
to them by him, and his cOunseIors should
be the House and Senate. and not the pO-
IiticaI factors of the two bodies only. and
there should be no further secret confer
ences that emanate only from men who
have no pride in the nations honor and
have only greed as their actuating mo-
tives.
Men who think like myself will be
accused of acting from the standpoint of
sentiment. and, therefore. acting unwise-
ly. But our whole Government is based
upon sentiment; it was built up on sen
timent. and when the sentiment of chari-
ty and justice and equity between our
felow-men shall be obhterated. then this
country and the nation ought to go out OF
existence. For more than twenty-five
years the safety of our Government. tins
: means of preserving its safety and ma
tional life, have been neglected, and thi
preference in legislation has been giveI
2 to spectators and the moneyed classes
: Now when we come to confront an emer
gency we find ourselves in a naval war
fare with an effete and worn-out nation
5 which occupies but one place in the pub
lie estimation of the world-that of AFRO
gance. coupled with seniIity and bar
barism Joined with cowardice'