The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Gently across Indo-China, has brought to
the monkey house of the Jardin des
Plantes Paris two fine specimens of the
Semno2ithee monkeys, which are among
the most curious monkeys of the monkey
tribe. As their name indicates, they arc
venerable in appearance, and resemble old
scholastic doctors with gray boards and
black velvet skull caps.
The Journal fur observation-disclosures
states that precious stone may lose their
color in the light ruby left for two
years in a show window became lighter in
lint than a twin stone kept in the dark.
Similar effects have been observed with
emeraids and sapphires. Cheaper gems.
such as garnet and topaz, lose their tints
even more quickly.
The Illinois Steel Company has nearly
completed its order from japan for 5000
tons of steel rails, secured over three
months ago. Since Jan. I over 100 solid
train loads of rails have been shipped from
their mills. These have been chiefly de
stined for export They have gone to
nearly all the Eastern. Southern and
Western coast ports to be loaded on ocean
steamers, according as the most reasona-
Die rates Of freight could be secured
10 ~ iAAAOhto nave JCCil illdhS WIN NlAC
object of determining the efficiency of rpa-
chimes using pneumatic tires inflated to
various degrees of pressure. A pressure
of thirty pounds to the square inch served
to barely keep the fellies from the road
with a weight of $50 pounds, and the eff
cheney of the machine amounted to 81 per
cent An increase to forty pounds raised
the efficiency TO "A per cent, While al
seventy pounds, the highest pressure en-
ployed, the efficiency amounted to 81 per
cent.
When silverware is not furnished too
badly by the sulphuretted hydrogen in the
air, it can readily be restored with the fol-
lowed composition: Cream of tartar, part;
powdered alum, l part; washed chalk, l
part. Stir sufficient quantity of this
powder in clean water TO make medlum
thin paste, with which brush the object
requiring the restoTatio Should the sill
Verware be furnished essentially, it must
be plunged for a moment in either a boil
ing bath of hydrochloric acid or mangan-
ate of potassa.
Sixteen thousand dollars is said 10 be
the record price paid for a cablegram.
that price having been paid for mes
sage sent by Mr.. Henniker Heaton TO
Australia in behalf. of the British Parlia-
ment. Reuters account of the murderers
Deeming's trial 4,00J words cost $500. \
1,S0O-word dispatch from London to Ar
gentina cost $500. The most expensive
private message so far is that sent by
the King of Italy to the Duke Of Abruzzi
at Rio Janeiro, informing him of the
death of his father, the" late Duke of
Acosta, which cost $3.50. The New York
Times cable dispatch of the proposed
Spanish treaty some years ago cost $70O.
Japan is now building a great steel
plant The works will cost $1,000, 900, and
will be put into operation within three
years. The product of the plant for the
first year will be almost exclusively steel
rails, and probably some steel plates for
ships. Boiler plates bar steel, and struc-
tural iron will follow in order. This steel
plant which will be situated at Yawata-
mura, a town of about 10000 inhabitants
is on the extreme northern end of the Isl
and of Kushiu This island according to
reports, is rich in coal. More. than 30O0,-
600 tons of coal are said TO be taken out
Of its mines yearly. The ore beds from
which the mill will get it's supply of iron
ore are on a neighboring island, the two
being separated by a channel only a mile
wide. The ore will be brought from one
island to the other by boat
Admiral Irwin, IN the course of his tes-
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INC eiia'e Ioielsh AFFAIRS
committee, was asked what he thought
of the defenses of Puerto Rico. He said
that the fortihcations of San Juan were
magnificent pieces of masonry" i'm
pregnable in their day. but now of no
more valuable than a wooden fence"
against the Y or 13-inch guns Of the In
diana. The admiral quoted the opinion of
Gen. Gilmore. after an extensive experi-
ence, that sand is the only material that
can stand the terrific pounding of mod
ern guns Gen. Gilmore said that if he
were ordered to build a fort 29O miles from
the nearest sand he would have il hauled
TO the spot in wagons IL necessary. In
the bombardment of Morris Island tha
marvellous resisting power of sand vas
shown in a STRIKING manner A few sood
bags at night made good The ravaoes Of
the dav. and Il was not until the crest
of the parapet was shot away mat the
fertilization became untenable. The fire
a., +ba uror1xs Of So, 10, e.o,v,,.. - -.