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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
THE CHINESE pEDDLER.
Little Ones Have to Depend on HIN
for Their Toys.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Few indeed, would be their playthings
if the Chinese children had to depend on
toy stores for them As 1t is, the peddle-
is familiar sight in every Chinese city,
and when the children hear the gong of a
toy seller il is a signal for a rush to the
front gates to catch him before he gets by.
AT a call these men slip the pole from
their shoulders and set their baskets on
the ground, and there is always a group of
children ready 10 gather around them.
A display of toys carried by one of these
toy sellers includes many things familiar
to Americans, though the shapes seem odd
and fantastic. Clay fruits, dolls Of all
kinds, pewter jewelry, earrings and hair
ornaments, fire crackers Of strange shapes
which will hardly ever go off, toy pipes,
little bows and chopstlcks, small carved
idols, little horses, dogs camels and ele-
plants all covered with rabbit fur, and
wagons with music boxes under the seats
that grind out tune as You pun them
along.
other things seem stranger still, for the
kites, made in the shape of birds, fish, SER
pents, dragons and even inaninate objects
like bells and houses will have wind
harps fastened on their backs to make
them sing while in the air, and will have
eyes set loose on their backs, so that
when the wind bows the eyes Will turn
around ana look as II tney were WllhiiS
at you. There are long glass trumpets,
to be blown like bugles. that give out
beautiful. clear note. Little shuttecocks
made out of a couple of cash bound to-
gethcr with red leather ond with bunch
of feathers fastened in the holes in the
cash. which the children keep in the air
bv humping with their heads and striking
with their feet Mods for making clay
money, whisting tops that spin on
string held between two sticks; small
whistles to fasteu on the tails OF pet Pig
cons to whistle as they fly.
You will also notice lot of clay mods
of different kinds of animals or fruits or
other familiar objects, and for one cash
YOU can take your choice. The 10Y seller
then opens up the bottom tray in his rear
basket and shows a bowl of yellow candy
set over a pan of burning charcoal to
keep IL soft. He rubs a little flour in the
mods to keep the candy from sticking.
picks up a little of the soft sweet, wnicn
he works into a cup shape in his fingers
and then draws out, closing up the noe.
one end is drawn out longer than the
other and then broken off. He places his
Inns to the broken place and begins to
blow and the lump of candy slowly sWeils.
Then he clasps around il and gives a hard
blow. breaks off the stem through which
he has been blowing, opens the MODS,
diDs a little bamboo stick into the soft
sugar and touches it to the side OF the
candy figure in the mold, lifts 1t out of
the mold and hands il to you on the
stick. all In much less time than IL takes
~ toll about 1t.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01

PORT Royal, S. c., Oct. 8.-ArrIved.
schooner John NJ. Brown, Norfolk
Carrabelle, Fla, Oct. S1.-Entered bari,
Tauraus CNor), Johnson, East London
Pensacola. Fla, Oct. 3l.-Arrived, bark
Weser (NoD, Bulow, Para.
Sailed, steamships Olaf Kyrre (Nor),
Fnson Bremen; GTacia (Sp), Cirarda,
Liverpool; bark Viva (Nor. Jensen, Rio
Jane!ro.
Bark Marion (NoO which came here
from Para for disinfection, sailed for Apa-
lachicola,
jacksonville, Fla. Oct. Sl.-Arrived,
steamship Iroquois, New York
Entered, schooner r. T. Rundlet, Foun-
tain. Baltimore.
Cleared, schooner Queen. McFadden,
Nassau.
Entered and cieered steamship Chero-
kee. Chichester, Charleston and Boston.
Fernandina, Fla, Oct. 3l.-Eniered,
schooner Charles X. Buckley Townsend,
New York
Cleared, steamers Istok (Aus), Lazie.
Siettin, Germany via Norfolk; Fran
CNor). Brum, Danzg. Germany; schooner
Maggie G. Hart, Carlisle, New York,
Key West, Fla, Oct. 3l.-Arrived, steam
en- Fanlta, Hail. Tampa; tug Albert
Dewey Hyer Charlotte Harbor; schoon-
ers Lady Shea (Br). Pensacola, bound to
Nassau. weather. bound; B. Frank Neatly,
Davis, Tampa Louise Hastings. Albury,
Tampa; Rollin Ranford, Peters. Havana
Sea Gull CBr), Barnum, Bonacco.
Sailed, schooner Hattie Darling (Br,
Thompson. Nassau.
Charleston. s. c.. Oct. s1-Arrived,
steamers Seminole, Bearse. Jacksonville,
and proceeded to New York; Armenia
(BD, Scearf, West Harilepoo; schooners
John G. Schmidt. Norbury, Norfolk; Pas
adena, Harris. New York.
Cleared. steamer Raisby (BD, Thomas,
Bremen.
Sailed, schooners Mary Curtis, Maker,
Richmond; s. b. Marts, Holloway. Balti-
more; Susie II. Davidson Doughty. Phila-
delphia Anna. Woodruff. New York; Uni
ted States cruiser Montgomery, Norfolk
New York. Oct. 3l.-Arrved, steamer AL
gonquin Jacksonville.
Baltimore, Oct. 30.-Arrived steamer
Mary Lee Patton, Charleston
Philadelphia, Oct Sl.-Arrived, schooner
James Band. Brunswick; steamer Bene-
factor, Richmond.
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WAR RELIC MARKET NOT BRISK.
Stny-at-HOmeS DO Not Want Relics,
but I'm Demand 10y the Soldiers.
From the New York Tribun

From the New York Tribune.
There are curio shops and relic stores
in New York where guns, pistols, swords
and flags may be bought which were used
in the various wars. including the war
of independence. These places also carry
large stocks of projectes OF all sizes
each piece having a history. and the
shelves in these shops are loaded down
with hatpins belt buckles and dress orna-
ments which are valuable because they
come from the coat of a soldier or from
some battlefield. There is always a mar
ket for these goods, and old flags, old guns
rusty swords, and anything that smaclled
Of war have always been considered sta
pie articles
One OF the largest dealers in this line of
merchandise, when asked as to the effect
of the recent war on his business, said
that il had created no boom, and that there
seemed TO be little demand for Cuban war
souvenirs on the part of the general pub
lie, but that returning soldiers have been
eager purchasers. Nearly every man who
took part in the Cuban campaign brought
back some trife as a souvenir. Some
were contented with a few bullets. a scrap
of the blue and white material from which
the Spanish uniforms We're made, a few
Mauser bullets, or a belt Others brought
uldNtiNlSNs ifdi Is ol uiliIoTilSs swords, ana
larger pieces. On arrival at the camps
of detention all their private belongings
were usually conhscated, and in many in
stances they were destroyed for sanitary
reasons, and men were seen weeping as
they watched their souvenirs burned for
the possession Of which they sacrificed
grub" Those are the men who on their
way home stop at the curio stores and
buy a few buttons or Mauser bullets to
take with them.
one man, in a brand new khaki uniform
said: "At home we have the uniform that
my father wore In the civil war. and all
the way home ! was figuring now mine
would look alongside of it: and then they
took 1t away from me, boiled st, and got
the fever bugs out of II suppose, and gave
me this fresh from tailor shop. and not
fit 70 hang up with the uniform at home
If ] only had the old buttons this would
do, but as II Is it's a fraud" And he look
ed through the cases in the shop to get
something real.
The sailors brought many war relies
and hundreds of them found their way 70
the curio shops one man realizing several
hundred dollars on his lot,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01

Passengers by steamship City of Blrm-
ingham from New York-Mrs. ]. Rauers
and daughters. +. NJ. Goodrich and wife.
O. T. Hopper. c. B. Fitch, e. ~ Hancock,
w. Cohn. A j. Snedeker NJ. Leader. r. T.
Ballard, j. f. Wallace, Mrs. G. Hubbell,
Mrs, l.. f. Hubbell c. C. Beebe. Mrs. j.
L. Stone. Col George A. Mercer, Mrs. II.
A. Crane, Or. st. ]. 3. Graham and wife,
II. II. Garmany, Miss ]. d. Morine r.
Doerng. Mrs. J. f. Burns, s. d. Smith.
wife and daughter. G. CRAWFORD, L. Mey-
er. L. Badoye. r. l.. Pikalsky Ed
Burke. Thomas Logan, Perry JOY. w w.
Usher, j. Travis and son, S. Murello. c.
Belperio L. Maresrilla, A. D'Andobls, A.
Muollo, G. Zamsrillo A. Poliseno, s. Cos
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

british Steamship Andes Delayed
Again ny Hole In Her boiler.
The Tug IL. VI. c. smith Repaired
ond Ready for service-schOOners
Arrived From Sea-Other ship
Notes.
The British Steamship Andes cleared yes
terday for New York after having COM
pleted repairs 10 her machinery, which
was out of order when she arrived here
Friday. just before starting to sea 1t was
discovered that there was a leak in one
of her boilers, which may delay her day
or two longer. She is loaded with fruit.
The Propeller Towboat Company's tug
II. NJ. c. Smith was launched from Jones'
marine railway, after having received re-
pairs of damage sustained in the recent
storm at Fernandina
The schooner Isaiah Hart, capt. Queen,
which put into this port Just after the re-
cent Storm, with her rudder head broken
and was repaired here, left for Kingston,
Jamaica, yesterday.
The British steamship Neither Holme,
from Greenock, arrived yesterday for
cargo of cotton, to be shipped 10 Bremen.
She is consigned to w. w. Wilson, agent.
The schooner j. +. duBignon, from New
York. arrived Yesterday with a cargo of
fertilizer, consigned to the agent of the
Central of Georgia Railroad.
The schooner Rebecca NJ. Walls, from
Baltimore. arrived yesterday. with a cargo
of coal consigned to the c. II. Dixon Com
pany.
The steamer w. 3. Cook, from Augusta
arrived yesterday, with 400 bales cotton
504 sacks of cotton seed, 90 casks spirits
turpentine, 80 bales sweepngs, 100 bales of
domesiics and a large lot of miscellaneous
freight.
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the rest Americans or Europeans. Only
about 500 of the japanese and less than
1000 of the Chinese are Christians. The
Portuguese are, of course, Catholics.
Living is very dear there. Chickens
are 81; eggs. about 45' cents per dozen;
butter 40 cents per pound; COAL s12 or $l5
a ton. and other things in proportion. FISH.
although the ocean is full of them, are
as dear as in London. The houses are
built mainly of wood, the Chinese earpen-
ters doing the work. There are no bricks
there being no clay on the island. There
is no lime, and the houses are rarely plas-
tered There are several stone quarrie5'
and the government buildings are con-
structed of stone. 1t Is a charming coun-
try, with a delightful climate. and VIII
be a very valuable possession TO the
United States"
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this and nearby Georgia ports are quoted
at A0ogA75 for a range-in Guiding Balti-
more and Portland, Me. Railroad ties
base A feet, 10 Baltimore l31kc; TO Phila-
delphia, HE; TO New York 1890. Timber
rates, 50cQ$l00 higher than lumber rates.
BY Steam-Lumber- Baltimore, $500;
Boston. 500; New York, $7.75
Naval Stores-The market is steady
Medium-sized vessels. Rosin-Cork for
orders, IS 90 for barrels Of 80 pounds and
&c primage. Spirits. As. Larger vessels
Rosin, IS Cd; spirits. IS 80. Steam, 12c per 100
pounds on rosin, 800 on spirits to Boston
and 10c on rosin. and SOC on spirits to New
York
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01

Per steamship City Of Augusta for New
York-2.1u bales upland cotton 30 bales
sea island cotton, 265 bales domestics and
yarns, 80 bbls cotton seed oil, LOCO bbls
rosin. 24.574 feet lumber l73 Dds hides, 3
bbis fresh fish, % cases cigars, 81 boxes
fruit 3SS bales tobacco, IS boxes vegeta-
bes. IS tons pig iron, 446 pkgs general
nd@e.
Fer steamship Berkshire for Baltimore.
-l.576 bales upland cotton, Y bbls turpen-
tine, 1888 feet lumber, IS boxes oranges,
2S ions pig iron, 100 sacks clay, % casks
clay, 70 bales sweepings, 80 bales moss.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship William Lawrence, Willis,
Baltimore. J. Carolan, agent.
Steamship Neither Holme (BD Wilson,
Greenock.-W. w. Wilson, agent.
Schooner j. e. duBignon, Turner, New
York.-Master
Schooner Rebecca NJ. Walls, Little, Bal
timore.-C. W. Howard & Co.
Steamer Dcretta, Chadwick. Button
and return.-J. II. Judkins, Manager
Steamer Clifton, Strobhar, Beaufort
George L. Beach, Manager.
Steamer w. S. Cook, Myers, Augusta
w. T. Gibson, Manager
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
CONDITIONS IN HONOLULU.
Rev. John osborne Says There Is
Good Field for Capital.
FROM the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
Rev. John osborne of Honolulu is stop
ping. with his wife, at the Hotel Stafford
He is the rector of st. Andrews Protest
ant Episcopal Church in Honolulu, and
came from there about six weeks ago to
attend the sessions Of the General Assem-
bly, Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
at Washington. He is originally from
Canada, but for two years has been in
Honolulu.
DR.. osborne was in Honolulu at the time
of the formal annexation. In speaking OF
that event last evening, he said: There
was not much excitement in the town. and
the majority of the natives were not
In favor Of annexation. When the Ameri-
can flag was raised, and the time came
10 cheer, Il was a poor little cheer that
went up In fact, it was nearly all done
by the American sailors. There were
many wet eyes. Even the annexationists,
when they saw the old flag under which
they had lived happily and prosperously
and had brought up their families, come
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01

Per Central OF Georgia Railway, Oct 81.
-7,726 bales cotton 200 tons pig iron, $50
bbls Oh, 100 bbls Suwanee Springs water
1873 pkgs mdse, lao pkgs domest!cs, 5l9 bbIs
rosin, IA casks spirits turpentine, 80 cars
lumber.
Per Florida Central and Penicsuiar Rail-
road Oct 3I.-4 bales cotton.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, Oct
31-S9S bales cotton
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01

Steamship Kansas City, Fisher, New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Gate City Googins, Boston,
Ocean Steamship Company
Steamship Andes (BD, Cote New York
]. +. Minis & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
Notice TO Mariners,

Pilot charts and all photographs infor-
nation will be furnished masters of ves-
sells free OF charge In United States hydro
graphic office, In custom house. Captains
are requested to call a The Office. Reports
OF wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission to the navy department..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-01
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market steady; rate quoted
are per 100 pounds: Boston, per bale, $i.25;
New York, per bale Sl00: Philadelphia,
Per bale, Sl.00; Baltimore. per bale, 500;
via New York Liverpool. Acc: Bremen.
45c; Genoa, 45c; Reval 45c; Riga 6Sc: st.
Petersburg, 63c; Havre, arc; Hamburg.
zoe; Antwerp. zoe: Amsterdam, 5Oc
Direct-Genoa, SIC, Bremen. 4sc; BARGE
Iona, Soc; Havre, sic; Rotterdam, &c:
Liverpool 46c.
Lumher-By Sail-Freights are quiet.
foreign business is dun. The rates -
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ia. g. Costa. F, Biele, \. Marlat F. Fer
nandez and brother, r. Wakeley. G. An
derson and wife, Mrs. S. Rendell.
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GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

| New York. Oct. 91,-Flour dun and nom
naHy steadier Rye flour firm. Buck
wheat -four firm on spot. Sl.55Ql.70. Buck
wheat steady, 13G44c. Corn meal steady;
yellow Western, 7307ic. Rye frmer; No.
?, 54aAl2c: state, sic Barley steady;
| mating, 47la05lc Barley malt steady;
| Western. 57a7Gc Wheat spot, steady;
No red, 763sc; options opened weak under
liquidation. lower cables and big receipts.
They We're subsequently rallied ON excited
covering, due 10 a break in consols aud
small increase In the visible supply CLOSED
3sQ9sc net higher; sales Included No. .
red, December closed 7SAc; March closed
7424c May closed 72ssc.
Corn, spot, firm; No. ?. $3.50; options
opened easier with wheat but developed in
dependent strength on cables, small visi-
bic supply, increase and covering; closed
l2Q3sc higher; December closed 3Slzc; May
closed 395kc.
Oats, spot, tirmer; No q 29Ac; options
duh and featureless. Beef trmer: extra
mess, S.50G9.5O. Cut meats quiet but firm.
Lard steady; Western steam closed at
s.. 25Q52715 nominal; city. S495; November
closed $525, nominal; refined steady.
Pork firm; family, $l1.50412.50. Butter
firm Western creamery, 15G29c do fac
tory, lll2Ql4Ac; Elgins, 23c; imitation
cgeamery, l3Ul7c; state dairy, l40l9c.
Cheese steady; large white, S12c. Eggs
drmer; state and Pennsylvania, 21tad22c;
seys. Sl.00@l %; New York. s.. 25nI. 30; Long
Island, Sl25GI175; sweets, Jersey, $1.l2laG
LIS; Southern, Toe, Cotton seed oil quiet.
Petroleum steady Rice firm. Cabbage
dun, $l.00Q30O. Cotton by steam 80, 9Sc.
Coffee options opened steady at points
advance, further improved, ruled generally
steady on higher European and Rio cables
and subsiding Brazilian movement; well
sustained warehouse deliveries in this
country offset by continued indifference Of
spot buyers; speculation exceptionally
slack; local covering The feature. Closed
firm, prices l0Q15 points net higher; sales
1900 bags, including December, $5.2Od530;
Japan $40; spot Rio dun and nominal;
mild quiet Sugar raw, strong, held
higher; fair refining. lS-16c; centrifugal,
96-test, 5-l6c; molasses sugar, Slice; re-
fined firm but quiet
Chicago, oct Sl.-Dealers in provisions
to-day had a sensation in a squeeze of
shorts in October ribs. Though few in
number, the shorts were crowded badly
as evidenced by an advance of $1.45 above
Saturdays closing price. The final fig
ures showed a net advance OF Csc. Janu-
airy pork, lard and ribs each advanced
2lkc. Wheat closed sc higher on a re-
newal OF the recent war scare. Corn ad-
vanced 1sGhc. Oats left off shade
higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Onpninn Highest CHASING
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I.hases of the Moon for November.

Last quarter. Gth, hours and % min
utes morning; new moon. 18th, hours
and 20 minutes evening; first quarter, 10Th
II hours and minutes morning; full
moon, 9th, 10 hours and 30 minutes, even
gree 10Th.
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savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at 6:i9 and sets at 500.

High water at Tybee to-day at 1888 q
m. and 500 p m. High water at Savannah
one hour later
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Steamship Berkshire, Baltimore.
Steamship City of Augusta, New York.
Steamship Sldra (BD, Havre and Rotter-
dam.
Schooner Isaiah Hart, Kingston
Schooner Stephen G. Loud, Baltimore.
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Opening Highest Lowest .Closlng.

NdsH quoIaIIuns were as tOIIoWs; Flour
steady; No. spring wheat, 66a66I5c; No
3 spring wheat, 6flI66e; No. red 6Sc No
corn. 322ic; No. yellow corn, 33c: No. 2
oats, &c; No. 2 white 26lka27lsc No 3
white, 25a26iac; No. 2 rye. 50lkG5lc; No. 2
barley, 33G4Sc; No. 1 fiaxseed, $101lad1. OF;
prime timothy seed. S2,S5; mess pork. per
barrel SS5qZ9O; lard, per 100 pounds
%92}3@i95; short ribs sides Ooose). 5000
$50; dry sailed shoulders (boxed), 4lAdiEc:
short clear sides (boxed), S510a5. 20; whis-
KY dstillers' finished goods, per gallon
SIPS.
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK MARKET.
The Features Of the Days Dealings In All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. Sept. 2s-Influepces affect
ing individual properties furnished the
motive for today's irregular price move
ment. The bears. flushed with their re-
cent successes. attempted to make 1t in
teresting for their opponents at the out
set and effected a break In Tobacco and
Sugar. The latter went down on the an
nouncement of a reduction in grades OF
the product. but heavy supporting orders
turned the current and forced heavy COW
ering. Subsequent fluctuations were very
erratic In sympathy with the changes
elsewhere, but the stock rebounded
strongly and ended at the top.
The apparent diminution in the floating
supply of railroad stocks caused a mo-
mentary scramble and values improved
sharply in many directions. Later de-
velopments seemed to favor a belief that
the bears were playing possum and con-
tent to wait until the market reached a
hher level in order TO make the losses
more acute. Dizziness followed the rise
and little of interest developed until the
late session. when Tobacco WAS savagely
attacked and extensive short lines were
put out elsewhere.
Final dealings were very feverish bun
last prices ruled above the lowest. with
the declines exceeding a point mainly in
the lnuuStrials.
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New York Stock Market.

New York, Sept. %.
FLOUR-Receipts. 19.50S bbls.; exports,
1902 bbls.: sales, $500 pkgs.: quiet except
for a moderate demand for new spring
patents; under tone steady.
RYE-Steady; No. Western, 50 elf.
Buffalo; 53kGi54 fob. afloat to arrive;
state rye. 50 elf. New York car lots.
WHEAT-Receipts. 31S.2O0 bushels: ex-
ports. 10000 bushels: sales, 1S0, 900 BUSH
els futures, $1,000 bushels spot: spot
steady; No. red. 76 fob. afioat, Oct ~
to IS; No. Northern Duluth, 741l4 fob.
toba, tn fob. afioat. early November;
middle DC .ober.
CORN-1Receipts,. 2S.4OO bushels; ex-
ports, 1903. 4S7 bushels; sales. I15,000 bushels
futures ~, 600 bushels spot; spot easy:
No. 2. 36AM3GA fob afloat.
OATS-Receipts. 1873, 200 bushels; exports,
800 bushels; spot quiet; No. 2, 26: No. 3,
25R; No. white 2S12; track white West
ern. 26M34; track white state. 1904.
REEF-Firm
IARD-Weaker: Western steamed
closed $5.12le; city. $3.50; September, S.. III
nominal; refined, easy.
PORK-Steady.
BUTTER-Steady: Western creamery.
15hM2l: do. factory. nl4M14A; Elgins, II
state dairy, 14M19; do. creamery. 15Nf20.
CHEESE-Dull: large coiored 81
small colored. S%M9; large white, 81
small white, SAM9; skins. 6ia67; part
skins. 5kM6
Realistically; state and Pennsylvania.
111aMlS; Western fresh, 1512.
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DAILY KENNEBEC JoURNAI THURSDAY. sEPTEMBER @ 1873

cry.-a far away. half audible shrek
This has troubled some people very
much. The theory was that the wife
OF the captain heard the waves wash
Ing on the beach where her husband's
body came ashore. and realizing tina:
It was warning. ran up stairs into the
room where she committed suicide
giving a cry as her spirit departed the
flesh. The other day carpenter wfo
knew the story and had heard ths
mysterious noises. was ordered to fix
gutter on the house. He took or a
section Of the roof few feet square
and there found a piece of sheet iron
which had made the ghostly noises.
When the wind blew the sheet would
scrape across smooth board making
a noise like waves, then over one Or
two cracks which made the sound OF
footsteps and finally scraped across a
rusty nail which gave squeak. and
then swung back into place and began
over again with the next gust OF wind.
"All ghosts should be run down be-
fore they injure the value OF house"
said the carpenter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

II is said that .l1e soldiers Of General
Kitchener after their victory over the
soldiers OF the Khalifa went over the
battlefield killing all the wounded. This
is not mentioned by any Of the English
papers except the London Standard,
which in its issue guardedly admits
that some of the Slrdar's Scudanese
cautiously made their way across the
field of battle, "their duty being one
which, however hateful II may seem
to the theoretical humanitarian. war;
fare against the savage followers OF
the Khalifa makes Imperative" The
practice, which is not new one in the
Scudan is asserted to be necessary
because the wounded Baggaras contin-
ue to fight after defeat. frequently
killing surgeons or others sent to their
aid.