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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05
moodoos of the Hieh seas.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Men who go down to the sea in ships
may not be more superstttous by nature
than their fellows, but in that wonderful
eXpanse Of sky and water the smallest in
cident Of a mysterious nature is magnifled
into an omen. That mariners of the olden
time invested the sea with supernatural
powers and misunderstood its messages is
not surprising, since modern science and
the most enlightened understanding fail
to account for its battling vagaries. That
Is why a strange bird settling on the mast
head Of ship at sea causes a panic amona,
the crew, not a man of whom would dare
to harm the stranger guest for fear of
shlpwreck and death.
But the worst hoodoo Of ship is a cat.
Stories Of the III luck brought on ship
board by cat have become history. The
cats Of the steam sloop of war, the Resa-
ca. the boat detaiied for special duty in
the survey OF the Isthmus of Panama. made
themselves famous by the persistency with
which they caused disaster The first one
was washing her face on deck when she
suddenly disappeared as if she had been
an astral body, and two days later the
sailor whose pet she was fell overheard
and was drowned
Six months later the Resaca anchored
off the coast Of Callao and a new cat wa e
found. but one day an American who wa !
III and homesic6 came on board to see his
coupuymen and the cat jumped on the
ship rail as soon as she saw him
scratching and mawing as If possessed
she would have gone overheard. but the
fden jumped TO the rescue ana locked IN
their second pet for safe keeping. But the
vigilance o. Pussys guard relaxed and she
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/ half dozen spare ranges on hard in the
! bread closet. And. speaking OF bread no
| Manila cook ever made his own loaf, but
! always went across The street 90 the little
'ltenda' and bought from a Chinaman
/ what was needed for the household. The
/ quahty Of bread being uncertain, toast was
/ IN general favor With the foreign resi-
/ cents, and was 10 be- found on every table
| at ever meal. ice was cheap and plenty
and Tor the small sum OF s. per month the
/ wagon would leave a piece weighing ten
pounds at your gate every day in the
week
/ Good servants in Manila get eight TO ten
Mexican dollars per month"; or, four to five
/ ~ American god. My head boy got S.
was married, had TWO children. and
| bought all his own food out of this modest
stipend; and I don't think he stole from
me- though he may have done so from
somebody else now and then. To be sure
ne besought advanct on his salary to bury
"a sister or brother as he said, and it was
until he asked me 20 pay for burying the
same member Of his dOr6 twice that I saw
| the necessity Of tabul3ting his family and
checking off such as were defunct.
Although servants are cheap, it is nee
essary to have plenty Of them so that a
certain given few snail be awake when
wanted. 1t is always easier to get Up
from ones chair, ring a bell on The cen
ter table, and let a boy come to fetch
'@1-A - Jill ''i' i'''-.' iSS-4i man ~ -
70 s'ep across the tnIeshhoid yourseH. In
idc'' nave even hHoWh young IoFelsh-
q, "Aose DeaId was no heaV4er IMAM
ScHoOlOoy = 10 take with MN parDer 10
Keep ms lace clean sha'en during some
provincial "Trip.
one Washing OH IN Manila IS absurd
~ cheap ana for ~ per month as many
CONES can be thrown INTO the family
hampers as one cares 70 use Two full
sulls OF clothes day, for thirty days,
MAKES an ltem OF no mean dlmens0ns,
ana YET me laundryman turns up each
week with his basket fuIl, and perfectly
satished with his remuneration. Then,
| too, he washes Wei, and although when
you see him standing kuee-deep in the
| river whanging your trousers from over
his shoulders down on TO fiat stone,
you fear for the seams and buttons, moth
ing ever appears 10 suffer- Although he
builds a small bonfire in a brass fiat
| iron, that looks like a warming pan, and
runs 1t over your white coastal blaz-
ing as il is-the result is excellent, and
scorched spots are conspicuous only by
their absence
l. One more pecultar institution IN The
Philippine is the regulation bed. And to the
newly arrived traveller its peculiar rig and
construction make il command a good deal
OF interest, if not respect 1t is a four-pos-
ter with the posts extending high enough
TO support a light roos. from whose caves
hang copious folds Of cheap lace. The he'd
frame is strung tightly across with reeu-
lar chair bottom cane, and the onlv other
fittings are piece of straw mating spread
ever the cane, a PILLOW and a surrounding
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Paris on Sept 5, 1870. The executors Of
the will thought becaGe Of its shabbi-
ness of selling it for whit it might fetch.
But they were dissaudei, and it is to he
placed in the proposed Evans Museum
at Philadelphia. Meanwhile 1t will remain
in the custody OF Francis, the stable
man of DR.. Evans. It WIS Francois who
drove the Empress-dresed in clothes Of
Mrs. Evans-Mme. Lebrton, DR.. Evans
and his secretary to Trouble. They were
three days on the road bit they obtained
another carriage and fresl horses at Ev-
reux. The Empress, in tht hurry of run
n4ng away. only took the on pocket hand
kerchief in her pocket. she wept often
on the road. The doctor a9ghted several
times to wash it in ROADSIDE brooks, and
dried it in the sun. The Impress and
Mime. Lebreton sat back t. the horses
to avoid being noticed andS if noticed,
to pass for humble relatives of DR.. Ey-
ans.
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FORTUNES in Crowns.


One of the most elaborate is that of the
King of Portugal us jewels alone are val
ued al ti.G00. GEO. The crest of the crown
which the Car Of Russia wears on special
occasions is q cross composed of five mar
veloNsly brilliant diamonds resttne. on a
large ruby, uncut but polished. The state
crown of the czariua. though small. is
composed, according TO authorities upon
the subject of gems, OF the finest stones
ever strung.
Queen Nictorla's great crown, valued at
1850. 0o CONTAINS a splendid ruby. one larse
sapphire besides sixteen smaller ones.
e eht cmeralds, four moder3te-sized rTlbies.
1860 brllliants and 1913 rose diamonds. witch
four small pear-tormed pearls and 2G9 of
other shapes.
When The sultan of Johore wears his
crown and mis- state clothes the diamonds;
on him alone are estimated 10 be worth
f2.5o0oo0 HIS collar. his epaulets, his CIR
die and cuffs, the handle and blade OF his
sword, are al studded with precious gems.
llis bracelets are Of massive gold. aud his
fingers are covered Wlth rings that are al
most priceless.
But perhaps. tine most costly insignia of
Yrinccly dignity are those Of another trib-
utary prince OF British India. the Mahara-
jah OF Baro8a. ThH eeutloman's chief or
uament is NOT crown. but a necklace Of
tive strands containing 5oD diamonds. some
OF which are as large as hazel nuts. while
tna upper and lower rows consist of erner-
adds OF the same size.
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Passenger Fares From Savannah

TO NEW YORkz--Cabin, so; Excursion
$Sz; intermediate. $l5; Excursion, s24i
Storage SO.
TO BOSTON-Cabin, 500; Excursion. $685.
intermediate, ST.; Excursion, SIS; Steer
age $l1.75
TO PHILADELPHIA (vIa New York;
CABIN, 80; Excursion $50; Intermediate
III; Excursion; 81; Storage, $12.
me express steamships of this line are
appointed 20 sail from Savannah, Central
(soth) meridian time as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY
June 6, p. m
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Askins, TUES
DAY June z. D. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, FRIDAY
June TO- 10 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett.
SATURDAY, June IL, II a. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burs.
MONDAY. June 13, 12:8O p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, TUESDAY.
June IA, 1870 p. m
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins, FRIDAY,
June H. 1890 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, SATURDAY,
June Is, 4:3O p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett
MONDAY, June 20, 500 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt Burg,
TUESDAY, June p, 500 p m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. FRIDAY
June a, 500 a. m
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins SATUIt-
DAY, June rs, $50 a. M
NACOOCHEE Can+ Sr,ith NtONJDAY.
June q, 1890 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Cant. Daggett.
TUESDAY, June q, 1880 a. m.
steamers leave New York for Savannah
. p. m. caily except Sundays, Mondays
and Thursdays
w. G Brewer. Ticket Agent. 30 Bull st.
Savannah. Ge.
r ". Smith, Cont Frt Agt.. Saw. Ca
L. " 1rezeyant, Agt., Savannah, Ga.
h. H. Hinton, Traffic Manager.
Jca n II. Egan. Vice President
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N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Joseph Fletcher Of Pinetta, Berrien
county, shipped Thursday 1000 head Of
sheep to points west
Sam Lang, son of supt. Thomas Lang,
of the West Point Manufacturing Com
pany's mill, at Langdale, died Thursday
Of consumption.
Hon G. r. Glenn, state commissioner
of education. has just had conferred upon
him the degree Of Doctor of Laws by the
University Of Tennessee.
Walter J. White, editor and proprietor
of the Wrightsville Record, who has been
i'll at DR.. Holmes sanitarium at Atlanta
for The past six weeks, is critically ILL.,
The thirtieth annual session Of the Geor.
gia State Dental Society will meet at the
Sweetwater Park Hotel, LAthia Springs
Ca. commencing June and continuing
three days.
The Second volunteer company Of Fitz-
gerald is ready for the second call, and
has the following officers: E. B. Stevens.
captain; Geo Moore, first lieutenant, and
D. Bradley, second lieutenant
Darien Timber Gazette During the
wen tAlSAS WdS SIiipDcQ from the port OIL
Darien, cOastwise and foreign, 1,219,751 feet
of timber and lumber, valued al So. 517
During the past month there was ship
ped, coastwise and foreign, II, 4S6, $50 feet
OF heWn and saWn timber and lumber, val
ued at $ll6,9B. During the month ending
on May 81 there was measured al the
public boom 100000 feet of square, scab
and sawn timber This does not include
the sawn timber and lumber which came
in during the month and was carried di-
rect to the private booms.
Wednesday DR.. and Mrs. c. Pickett of
Canton drove out of town on a profess
slonal visit 10 the home of Jesse McCul-
lum, who lives near Univeter. On their
return trip about two miles from town.
DR.. Pickeus horse ran down a very rough
road, and when at the bottom of a hill
DIR. and Mrs Pickett were both thrown
from the buggy. The doctor struck a pine
tree on the roadside and the bones of the
right side of his face and head were
badly broken and crushed, the fall being
with such force as TO produce almost in
slant death from conclusion of The brain.
He was not conscious at all after the
fall and lived only a few minutes. Mrs
Pickett was not so seriously hurt no
limbs being broken, but her internal in
Juries are yet unknown.
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FOR BEAUFORT.

Steam er Clifton leaves from foot Bull
street Aionday Wednesday and FRIDAY at
8 30 a. n. city time
ii. $. WESTCOTT, Agent
Phone 020.
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Ocean Steamship Co
FOR
New York, Boston
AND
TIE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommoda lions.
All the comforts of modern hotel.
Electric lights Unexcelled table Tickle "a
include meals and berth aboard ship.
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For BIufit0n and Beaufort, S. C.

Steamer loretta VIII leave wharf foot
Of Abercoru CEtners' WHARF street 1t ?.
N Tor BluG .on daily except sunday and
Thursdays Wednesdays trip extended
TO Beaufort leaving Button Thursdays
al q. N. Re turning same day
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The Carriage in which Eugene e.
cnneh

Relic worshipers may like to hear OF the
fate Of an old carriage Of DR.. Evans me
late American dentist of Paris. II is tbo
one in which he took the Empress out OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-22
TURKEY ron SEVENTH ooRPs.
Ladies Programme for soldiers
Thanksgiving Dinner.

The last general meeting of the ladies' OF
the committee in charge Of the Thanks
giving dinner for the soldiers was held
yesterday morning at Y. NJ. c. A. Hall
There was a large attendance, and the la
dies were enthusiastic in their discussion
of the work.
The work thus far has met with fatter-
ing success, and the result is no longer
doubtful. Savannah has responded nobly
and turkey Is no longer mere vision Tor
the Seventh Corps on Thanksgiving day
A number of officers and soldiers were
present at the meeting and rendered val
liable assistance in mapping out the work.
Mr.. A. l.. Moody, Y. NJ. c. a. secretary
of the One Hundred and Sixty-flrst lndi-
ana, and Chaplain Stringfeliow OF the
Fourth Virginia, conducted the meeting.
one regiment, the one Hundred and
Sixty-first Indiana, is supplied entirely
from the home state, thus leaving sach
of eleven regiments, including the artll-
lery, signal corps and hospital corps, in
charge of a committee.
The Third Georgia will not be forgotten,
though plans are not yet formulated as
to its entertainment.
The provost. guard, the Fourth Illinois,
will be taken care Of though the central
committee has been relieved OF several
camps of this regiment by other parties
but those camps which are not in charge
of special parties will be in the hands Of
the chairman of the Fourth Illinois.
Every effort is being made to forget no
regiment, camp or squad.
The gymnasium hall at the Y. M. {. A.
will be open for reception of supplies from
10 o'clock until O'Clock TO morrow. on
Thursday 1t VIII be open from a. m I'M
til p. m. for the distribution of the sup
plies among the camps. A sufficient num-
Der of assistants viii be on hand TO man
age every department, the corps of assist
ants being divided up so as to have man
ager and aids for every kind of provisions
Mrs. Semmes was put in charge of the
dinner to be served the Maine Artillery,
and Mrs, Fulton was assigned TO the Ninth
Illinois. The signal corps will be provided
for by Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Charles Gibbes.
Four companies of the Fourth illinois
will be served by ladies independent of the
general organization. The two on Ogle-
thorpe avenue, east, win be looked out for
by the ladies living near the camps, while
the two camped in Collinsville will be
served by the Collinsville ladies.
Ladies who will serve at the camps will
arrive at O'Clock, the dinner to be begun
at 4. 1t will take about two hours to serve
a regiment, thus giving an opportunity for
the ladies TO get back to the city early In
the evening.
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TO TALK OF SUNNY ITALY
Rev Alex GiIray at the First Pra.h
terrain Church To-nfYh4

Rev Alexander Gilray of Toronto. Can
ada Will deliver a lecture on sunny
Italy in the lecture room of the rirst
presbyterian Church, at Bull and Tavlor
streets, tonight at o'clock. He 1,iII
speak of his tour through that corrfr,,
and especially of eleven busy davs snent
in Rome It is expected that Mrs Me
charged. WI ICE
At the close of the lecture an Of
fering will be received at the doors tn
proceeds of the evening will be devoted
to the repair fund of the church wbicb
is being raised by the Ladies' Aid Societ,,
Mr.. Gilray is very entertaining sneaker
He delighted the congregation of the Tirst
Presbyterian Church at the morning end
evening services last Sunday. He has a1so
spoken with great acceptance to the nao.
pie OF the independent Church and an
audience at the Y. NJ. C. A.
Mr.. Gilray is guest Of Rev. Arthur 7
Smith He is pastor of one Of Toronto,s
largest Presbyterian churches.
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WILL MAKE NO EXCEPTION.
Park and Tree Commission to Go
with the Rest.

The Park and Tree Commission seems
destined to meet the same fate as the
other local commissions. On account of
the good work which has been done by
! this commission, and its systematic plan
of improvement of the citys parks and
streets, Il was hoped that it would be
allowed TO survive the general onslaught
upon the commissions. Such, it seems, is
not to be the case
| Hon. j. J. McDonough, who introduced
the bills repeating the commissions, said
yesterday that the Park aud Tree Com
mission must share the fate OF the rest
Mr. McDopough was asked if he did not
think there are reasons why the Park
! and Tree Commission should be retained
Il do not" he replied. 1T is an I'M
necessary and expensive body"
do you not think the commission has
done some good work." Mr.. McDOnough
was asked.
1T is true that the commission has done
some good work, but il has been too eX-
pensive," he replied. The same work can
be done by the city at less cost, and with
equally satisfactory results"
Cannot Council create a similar body
10 The Park and Tree Commission to carry
on this work after the repeal OF the law
creating the present commission. should it
see fit to do so?" Mr.. McDonough was
asked.
"A bill has been introduced In the legis-
lature giving Council the power to create
such commissions should il see ht," Mr..
McDonough replied. THE bill will doubt
less become a law, and Council can Gre
ate such commissions should it see fit. For
my part. l am totally opposed TO the com
mission plan"
In spite of the fact that it has made
some errors, the systematic plan lnaugu-
rated by the Park and Tree Commission
of caring for the trees and parks, and
continuously improving The forestry of the
city has convinced many thinking peo-
pie that such a system should be con-
tinued, and that the only proper way of
caring for the parks and trees Is by hav-
ing the work in charge of a body of men
having some special fitness for their work
and devoted to the improvement of the
citys appearance.
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FOUR TRANSPORTS COMING.
Manitoba May Arrive Tomorrow
and Michigan Coming Monday.

Manitoba May Arrive Tomorrow
and Michigan Coming Monday.
Four government transports are expect
ed to arrive in Savannah within the next
week or ten days.
A telegram was received yesterday an
nouncing that the transport Michigan
which carried the Fifth Cavalry to Porto
Rico, would arrive an Savannah on Nov
2S next Monday. The Michigan win bring
four batteries of artillery and two troops
of cavalry here to go in camp.
The Manitoba probably left Nuevitas a
day or two ago. She carried the Eighth
Cavalry to that point, and is expected TO
be back here within day
or two at the outside. Some
of the officers are of the opin-
ion that she will be here tomorrow. She
win carry six more troops of cavalry TO
Nuevitas.
According to telegram received yester-
day with regard to the departure of the
battalion of engineers for Havana, the
transport Roumania will be here the latter
part of this week. II appears from the
statement made in the telegram that she
will go from this port to Havana, though
it is not known yet what troops she will
carry.
1t is also reported that the transport
Chester has left New York for Savannah,
presumably under orders to take the
Third Georgia Regiment to Nuevitas,
where 1t will join Gen. Carpenters brig
ade
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e. NEwMAN's FRIENDS ANXIOUS.
Letters From Him Indicate De-
pressed Mental state.

pressed Mental State.
Considerable surprise and anxiety has
been caused by the receipt of letters from
Mr.. Emile Newman within the last day
or two, indicating that he is in an exceed
ingly depressed state of mind.
Mr.. Newman left Savannah week ago
for New York on business. and at the
time of his departure seemed in the best
of health and spirits. so far as his friends
could detect. Letters from him Saturday
left the same impression, but Sunday
three or four were received by various
people, indicating much mental depression,
and greatly alarming his friends. Among
them was his resignation as president Of
the Harmonic Club, and designations from
one or two other organizations with which
he has been prominently identified.
The Information received indicated that
Mr.. Newman had left New York for Bos-
ton, and Mrs. Newman left Savannah at
once for that city. A telegram from Bos-
ton yesterday stated that Mr.. Newman
was there, and that he was well This
information was wired 10 Mrs. Newman
at Richmond. Mr.. Newman's friends here
express the belief that his trouble is a
temporary one, and that he will soon re-
turn.
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BRATTEN WILL SAIL TODAY.
VIII Carry 10000 Pounds of Food for
Needy Cubuns.

Needy Cubnns.
The government supply ship Bratten will
sail to-day at noon TO the relief of the
needy in Cuba. The vessel was loaded
yesterday with about 10000 pounds of sup
plies, principally hard bread ana canned
meats.
Agent r. @. Trezevant of the Central
Railroad had large force of men at work
loading the vessel. They began early in
the morning, and did not take long 10
finish up.
Mai. G. w. Ruthers. depot commissary,
went aboard the vessel in the morning TO
look over her. He found that inadequate
accommodations had been provided for
guard of fifteen artllerymen, who were
aboard. They were slowed away in lit
tie deck room, that was altogether too
small and uncomfortable. The room did
not appear to be securely built, or per-
fectly safe in case Of storm, so Maj.
Ruthers decided al once that he would
take steps to improve the situation. He
wired the department at Washington, tell
ing of the lack of accommodations for the
men that existed. In reply, he received
instructions to take the detachment off the
vessel. This was done, and the artillery
men will remain in camp here until they
receive further orders.
Mai. Taggart will be accompanied on the
trip by capt Niles of the First Artillery.
| The major will also have a commissary
sergeant along with him. There will now
be no guard. as the taking away of the
arti,lervmen meant that no other soldiers
/ we're left
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THIRD GEORGIA'S SHED CAMP.
VIII Remain at Car Works Until
Regiment Goes to Cuba.

Regiment Goes to Cuba.
The Third Georgia Regiment did not
reach Savannah last night as was ex-
pected. The trains started somewhat later
than was first intended, and the regiment
was in Macon up TO about o'clock.
The regiment came via the Central Rail-
road, in three sections, two sections of
eleven passenger coaches each. and one
section carrying the supplies and quarter
masters stores, army wagons, stock, etc.
Instructions have been given to have
these trains switched right out to the side
tracks at the Georgia Car and Manufac-
turing Company's work, and there the reg
iment will be encamped during the few
days that 1t will remain in Savannah. The
men will use the southern shed of the car
works, while the officers. will have their
tents put up.
The first section was scheduled to reach
Savannah about O'Clock this morning,
and the others between that hour and 5
O'Clock. None of the trains come into
the city. When the transport which is to
carry the regiment to Nuevitas arrives the
men will be carried right alongside it in
their cars, and a long march from the
camp to the wharf will be avoided.