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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26

and laugh with fiendsh glee at the fool
ishness Of men who find pleasure in wick
edness. He is of the lower regions, with
nothing about him 20 admire, a creation
that makes a very strong sermon N
stone. No one could look at him without
longing to get as far away from the sight
as possible.
Then the sinister spirit of ill-wilI, a
venOmOus image that turns its evil face
toward the place where the priests re
peat the message of peace on earth and
good will TO man. The demon has opened
his spiteful jaws to croak at the sound of
che story he hates, and he accompanies
the croak with a vindictve expression
and a horrible curve of the figure that
is repulsive. Certainly a powerful sermon
is the spirit of ill-will.
The daughter of cruelty is rightly nam
ed. A head that is neither human nor
altogether feline but which retains the
worst features of each, is tearing TO pieces
the body of a little animal which is grip
ped tightly in the strong hands The great
cruel teeth can almost be heard to crunch
the tender flesh of the victim as the spec
tator looks at the image. 1t is a most
brutal sight and one which makes the
onlooker feel glad TO know that the crea-
-[ure is petrified, and cannot climb down
in the dead of night from the walls of
Notre Dame and prowl among the sleep
ing citizens.
IIdeous indeed is the hairless harry
that represents the spirit of lust Bending
open-mouthed over the parapet of the Ca
thedral, the horrible image spits venom
ously al those below The lust demon is
entitled TO rank near the first in the stone
sermons that terrfy and disgust
Crouching on a corner of the Cathedral
roof, with arms around knees and claw
like toes clasping the stone parapet is the
figure of imbecihty. The demon resem-
bles a gorilla, and in its massive frame,
its powerful arms, and the general aspect
of the figure, there is the suggestion that
1t is not the spirit of harmless imbecihty
that is represented here, but a murderous
madness that is looking for victim.
Hypocrisy is a cloaked figure with
vulture-like aspect that is intended to be
typical of the race of usurers who go
about looking for their prey in the world
of men.
Powerful sermons in stone, every one,
and sermons that are being preached ev-
cry day and night, in all sorts of weathers,
from the roof of Notre Dame.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
Don't Forget the Old Folks at Homo

BSEF III ttOLlDA1
Don't Forget the Old Folks at Home
The most useful and appreciated Of all
presents is a pair of Gold Spectacles or
Eyeglasses. You can buy them at special
prices now. A fine Gold Spectacle for So
A fine Gold Eyeglass for 50. All glasses
bought for holiday present can be changed
to suit the wearer within one year free of
charge. Also on hand a fine line of Opera
and FIELD Glasses. Chatalaine Cases.
Eyeglass Chains and Hook and many 9TH
er articles suitable for holiday presents.
Eyes examined free of charge.
DIR. M. sCHWAB & SON,
AZ Bull Street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA RAILWAY.
GENERAL OFFICES.

Whereas, the Baltimore Trust and Guar
antee Company. trustee for the preference
and consolidated bonds respectively of this
company has given notice TO this company
of its resignation from the trusteesnip OF
said preference bonds; and
Whereas, The mortgage or deed of trust
dated Oct. l, 1895, under which said trusts
are created, provides that in the case of
the resignation Of the trustee il shall be
lawful for the holders of a majority in
amount of the first mortgage preference
bonds secured thereby and then outstand-
ing, to appoint a successor by an instru-
ment in writing duly executed and &c
knowledged by them respectively;
Wherefore, and in consideration of the
premises the holders of the preference
bonds of this company are hereby re
quested to meet in the city of Savannah,
Ga, at the office of the Georgia and Ala
bama Railway on the 18th day of January,
1899 at z O'Clock noon, for the purpose Of
nominating and appointing a new trustee
for said preference bonds in the place and
stead of the said Baltimore Trust and
Guarantee Company.
JOHN SHELTON WILLIAMS,
President.
Dated at Savannah, Ca, this 26th day
of December, 1898.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
WHISKY LEADS TO MURDER.
CHARLIE CURRY RECEIVES HIS
DEATH WOUND IN GRIFFIN.

Poker Game Wound Up in a Drum ken
RiOt-BaII From - CaIiber Pistol
Sent Into Curry's Head by Will
GhOens-GhOens Under Arrest
With Campbell Who Is Held as an
Accomplish.
Griffin. Ca, Dec. 25.-(speciaD.-
peacefulness Of Griffin was marred this
afternoon when the news came to the DO
lice station that Charlie Curry, young
man who has been engaged in laying brick
on. the new cotton mill, had been murdered
in an old negro house near the Boyd ag-
ricuitural works in West Griffin.
Chief of Police Ison at once sent Officers
Gordon and Phelps TO the scene, where
they proceeded to make arrests. 1t was
found that Curry had been shot over the
left eye by a .3S caliber revolver, in the
hands of Wnl Ghoens and was breathing
his last in the house where the shooting
occurred.
This morning Charlie Curry, VIII Gho-
ems, Gus Campbell and Jim Mccormick
went out to have a Christmas egg-nog and
a game of poker They all partook freely
of the egg-nog and Mccormick soon with
drew from the game beastly drunk.
The particulars of the crime, as they
are learned from Gus Campbell, who is
the least drunk, and who is confined in the
Spalding county jail as an accessory 10
the crime, with the other companfo.s--
Ghoens and Mccormick, are as follows:
Whiskey and Poker.
After INDUCING freely in drink and los
ing some money, Ghoens and Curry began
quarrelling. Words became pretty hot
when GhOens drew his revolver and fired
twice az Curry, one ball taking effect in
the forehead above the left eye.
When Ghoens realized the terrible crime
he had committed he threatened TO shoot
Campbell if he did not stand by him.
Campbell was unarmed and practically at
the mercy of his drunken companions.
Campbell carried Ghoens home. They
went TO bed and when the police arrived
to arrest them they swore they would
shoot the first man to enter the door, but
the two officers with much courage, I'M
hesitatingly entered the room through the
back door. When Officer Gordon at
tempted to lay hands on Campbell, Ghoens
placed has revolver at the officers left side
and pulled the trigger but for some I'M
known reason the cartridge failed to fire.
Both were arrested and brought TO the
city, when they were turned over to Sher-
if Morris.
Says He WINS Forced Into 1t.
Campbell says he was forced at the muz-
zle of the murderer's weapon TO take the
part he did, and GhOens declared in his
piteous cries he knows nothing of the
affair. Ghoens is a young man of p, with
wife and child. He is from a family
well known among the employees of the
Griffin cotton mills, and the crime of to-
day will only add ANOTHER chapter to their
black record
Curry is. still Lying in the old house
where the shooting occurred, and it is only
matter of a short time when he will die,
although the doctors are doing all in their
power to save him. He Is a Northerner,
and has only been in this city a few
weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
SAD SERMON IN STONE.
Grim GnrgOyIes That FrOwn Upon
Gay Paris.
From the washington Post

From the Washington Post.
While the holiday crowds are filling the
streets of Paris, in the usual careless
happy fashion a series of sermons is being
ever preached by the silent stone images
that gaze down from the roof of Notre
Dame Cathedral Many would fain have
the silent but effective preachers re-
moved, for at time when the pomps and
vanities of this world occupy the minds
and hearts OF men and women, gay Paris
would soon forget that above them are
these stone reminders of the fact that
pleasure is but for a season.
The sermons take the form of demons
of evil fends Of maevOent aspect, out
of place il would seem on a sacred edi-
fee, but quite in accordance with the re-
llgious teaching of the time which sought
to terrify the wicked into changing their
ways by showing them the awful side Of
WrOng-dOing and the penalty that went
hand-iu-glove with unlawful wrong doing.
If the glutton wishes TO see the concep-
ton of his nature that the sculptor Of
the sermons in stone has set up at a
warning to the greedy one, he should go
to Notre Dame and gaze on the attenu-
ated creature with the head of a feline and
the frenzied look of a hungry tiger who
is grasping, tearing. gulpag at a stray
meal that has come his way. Another
herce-looking creature is the demon
known at the Surge" a winged. horned
fend, who surveys Paris from his lofty
perch with a look that Is that Of a fend
incarnate IL Is a wonder that Parisians
can sleep soundly al night knowing that
this sad-eyed devu. with his chin in his
hands, is looking down az them from
Notre Dame, TO all appearances counting
the hours when he Will claim the city for
the evil one
less d'gnlhed demon, but a more VIM
diciiVe one. Is creature Win "a mans
body, hut the head. horns and beard of a
goat The duty of this demon seems 10
pe 90 lhten f0r choice m0rseis vi scandal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26

Charleston, S. c., Dec 25.-(SpeciaD.-
Christmas day has passed off here with
out an accident of a serious nature. During
this afternoon there was two shooting and
one cutting, scrapes in which three ne
groes were slightly injured. but the rest
of the celebra ton of the great holiday was
uneventful. Appropriate services were held
in all the churches, and during the after
noon there was an immense throng of mer-
ry makers down at the Isle of Palms. The
outdoor observances of the day were not,
however, as numerous or as elaborate as
usual, owing to the fact that the weather
was cloudy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
MACEo's HORSE FOR SALE.

Comoguay, Gen. Maceo's war horse, will
be sold al auction in front of Younglove &
Sipple's stables, Broughton and West
Broad streets, Il o'clock TUESDAY, Dec
q. This is the horse on which the cele-
brated Cuban general, Maceo, was riding
at the time he was shot and killed Como
quay is seven years old, sound, kind and
gentle, has all the saddle gaits and knows
all the bugle calls.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
SPECIAL NOTICES

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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

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Mr.. Eugene L. Gilbert are invited to at
tend his funeral from the residence of his
brother, Mr.. w. c. Gilbert, 1O1 Duffy
street, west, at eleven dD o'clock this
morning.
PEPPER-The friends and acquaint-
ances of Mr.. Robert E. Pepper, Mrs. NJ.
Pepper and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. w
C. McDonough and family are respectfully
requested to attend the funeral of the
former from his late residence, 400 CASTOR
street, east, at 10 o'clock this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26

The item Of furnishing power al the
station would be reduced from cents 20
about with a larger plant, and the cost
of conductor and motorman would be ma
terialy reduced with longer runs. on
the saving in these items and on the i'm
provement in the efficiency of their APP
paratus, the offices OF the Air Power Com
pany base Their expectation of rivaling the
trolley in cheapness of road operation.
Many railroad men believe that they Will
shortly prove their case by actual dem
onstration. At any rate, compressed air
is likely to take it's place as one of the
great motive powers f. w. MAYO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
THE DAY AT ANIERICUS.
Twelfth New York Regiment to
Pass Through Savannah.

Americas, Ga Dec. 25.-(SpeciaD.-
Christmas day passed quietly without in
cident or accident Monday viii be observ-
ed here .as holiday, merchants closing their
stores and all business being suspended.
The regiments at Camp Gilman had a
sumptuous dinner to-day, and thousands
of visitors went out this afternoon to wit
ness the dress parade. The Twelfth New
York is breaking camp tonight and leaves
at noon Monday for Charleston, Via Sa-
Vannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26

Helena, Ga, Dec. 25.-(speciaI.)- AFTER
several weeks illness d. r. McEachin, a
prominent young man, died here and was
buried yesterday, with Masonic honors. He
fl7ed a number of offices, with credit and
general satisfaction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
GoOk for the large spectacle over door,
CORNER RIVER STREET AND EAST
AZ Bull Street.

CORNER RIVER STREET AND EAST
BROAD
Is one of the best business stands on the
wharves. The new Edison Electric Works
win be located on opposite corner.
All of the Screven ferry business has
been removed 10 the East Broad street
dock
The Central Railroad River street ex-
tension passes near. and gives this rail
road facilities.
1t extends from River street to Bay, has
a frontage on each of IS feet and depth
of 125 feet
1t has brick 2-story store ready for
business, and can be bought on easy terms
C. H. DORSETT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
Costsof the New system.

on this point il is impossible to make a
convincing comparison, for the reason that
air has never been employed on a large
system, and on such a road the cost OF
operation for each ear mile is likely TO be
less than on a small line. For electricity.
cable, gas and animal power approximate
ly. exact figures are TO he had Ia the
following table the comparative cost per
car mile is shown from figures compiled
in New York and London The figures
given for air power are computed by a
conservative engineer from the showing OF
the air motor cars in their trial service
Cost of Operating Per Car Vile wan
Various COVERS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-26
was a little greater than that Of the other
cars on the road
How II Compressed Air Car Looks.

The Hardie cars employed in this expeT-
mental work We're like ordinary cable cars
IN appearance. except that the space be
meath the body Of the car was protected by
aprons extending atong the sides. Be
hind these aprons. mounted on the car
trucks, were the storage chambers, con
nected with the running gear by pistons
similar TO those employed in steam locomo-
tives. An improvement on this driving ap-
paratus was effected in what Is known as
the Hoadley motor, the one now IN use
and in cars of this pattern none of the
operating machinery is exposed 10 view.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
Mckinley Succeeds in Securing rlore Time
to Conclude Present Negotiations.
CONGRESSMAN CONVINCED 1T is NECESSARY.
Time Is Necessary to Receive SPANS Reply Which Will Come
in Cipher and to Formulate Final RepIy---It May
Only Take Forty-Eight Hours
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01

United States. who. during the delicate
and strained relations between the two
countries, has sent ships TO our waters ur
therabouts can not complain at our send
ing a squadron 10 our own waters. "
would be curious In the face OF The univer-
sal law for the visitors TO override tile
master OF the house. Such visitor would
be supply bandit. II would be ignonin-
i0us not TO send our squadron for fear that
YANKEES vessels would try TO prevent r."
The article concludes BY counsellng the
people TO be calm and not to embarrass the
government In IT. difficult and tckllsh
task.
lei Pals trepublican) characterizes the
statement regarding the l'aconccntrados In
Cuba as fable and declares that the
United States could not intervene without
provoking Europe and wal seize the Maine
disaster as a pretext for their attack.
The seIni- official GlolG saws It is the gem
crai opinion that we Al i approaching rap.
idly the end OF the str1,rsle. .Forewarncd
the best
EI ricmpo fc0nsers iyc1 Expresses confi-
dcnce that the cove smcnt will IN aey
SIX c,,h,s r'ss e IN Ies q ~ du'x n
calmly the results q pc conference.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01

sentailyss voted for It's immediate con-
sideration without waiting for the sraaish
report. This proposal adds Senior Bernabe.
vas rejected, but the jingoes appeared -
be greatly annoyed.
Ei Liberal concludes by calling on the
ministry 10 Identify iiself with the upani-
nous feeling OF the country TO placsi be-
fore II everything OF Interest 10 the nation
and proceed with direction and cooinesi.
but al the same fimv With undauDtedness.
for there Is limit which Spain can not
and will not overstep That limit Is marked
by the respect II owes the world ana lis
Own sovereignty"
The impartial independently says De-
spite the hopes OF the last few days II Is
now believed that a conflict Is near, We
are confronted with a danger which, what
ever may be thought, President Mckinley
can not change spaniards are being hard
ened to resist Consequences of this danger.
We are all spaniards: our mission Is 70
save the national honor and II rests with
the government 10 take energetic steps. AZ
Is urgent That sc should prepare wafk1ips
and send them 10 Cuba. The cruisers
CrIsfobst Colon and Prince Dcsiruriol,
now At GadIz. should start as coon as qvsr
kible and the first-eiass ironclads Pclayp
and jnpsdor should follow promptly, The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.
The British Combined Forces Sur
priscd the DcrvfshcS.

The British Combined I'orccS Sur
oriscd the Dcrvfshcs.
Cairo, March SIT Is announced in .
dispatch from Atbara that an important
reconnaissance was stsrted by the An so.
Egyptian troops on Wednesday. Eight
squads of cavalry, -four Maxim guns, u
battery OF horse artillery, two compsnles
Of infantry and the whole Of the mounted
troops reconnoitered through the Dersish
position, los miles from Atbgra, this morn
ing and encountered 500 OF the ensmy's
hoIsemen, whom they drove in. and pre- :
sing forward. found Mahoumeds position
in the Eeavy bushes strongly entrench d,
with Pits filled with riiemen and protected
by a thick Zareba. IN the center OF which
was a small hollow with three tiers OF
entrenchme fllled with spearmen. Tie
whole position was swarmlng with Dslv-
ishas The artillery opened fire at 1900
yards The effect was apparently good, but
II was difficult to judge TO csrtan y
owing TO the thick bush The Maxims
swept the front OF the position. The Derry
ishes, however, did not rely. eyidcntlg
awaiting an attack at close quarters. Hay
ing ascertaned the epemy's position tie
erconnofering force retired followed by the
Dervish horsemen who did not attack, but
retreetcd under shell fire.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01

s5,00O,00o 20 purchase one or more OF the
Danish West Indian islands to be uscd
for naval purposes.
The senate committee had before it Cap
tain Sigsbee, Of the Inflated Maine, and
CAPTAIN Baker Secretary Longs naval
aide What these others told the ccm-
mitteo Is treated coptidentially.
The committee fror, the republican COLI
f. renee reported 10 that conference
recommendation that 10 action be taken
until Monday and its report was approved,
the conference adjourniDg until that date.
When this committee returned from lis
col sultation it's chairman commented tue
course OF the president ana Expressed con-
fde,-e in what he was doing. AS to his
plans they said nothing. stating that they
erreed to treat as confidential such COM
munications as tie president made TO them.
Ihere was n spirited debate in the house
If n p2rtisar nature and It's eject has bnt n
to solidify the parties, the republicans 70
av ait action and the democrats 10 iofce
matters.
The most important action taken BY the
navy departm nj today was the determine
lion 10 have the naval militia OF the say
erai States prepared for immediate service
should this be found pseessary This cons
clusion was reached by u conference o. tne
committee on naval strategic points during
the afternoon. Letters were sent 10 tne
odiutapt generals OF ~ ',tste' 49," 49, 49,. 49,
Il 4 naval militia organization, asking them
10 eel in motion the machinery Tor driiilhg
and equipping the organizations 70 they
NAV be ready within a very few hours no.
lice OF call TO arms.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has charge
Of ali matters pertaining TO The MAYA
militia and he feels that the respanse %
this request viii be hearty and prompt
The officials express hope that there VIII
he an unanimous sentiment on the part OF
IN PARTIES to drill al members 81 me
ioil their command
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-01
Mant n RniIrond comml..ipn.

Lake Charles, La. March si.-The report
biished In the New Orleans papers yes
fday to the effect that the Calcasieu rep
Fentatiyes in State constitutional con-
.ntion had not supported the ordinance
Pviding for railroad commission in the
)w constitution of tho State of Louisiana,
$ occasioned the circulation of petition
the delegates to vote for the ordinance.
be petition cites the fact that in the con
Intion which elected the delegates from
is parish plank in the platform ex-
|esEed the wish of the convention that a
|mmission be provided for by the consti-
Ition Scores of signatures TO the petition
being secured.