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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
TALLAHASSEE ToPICs.
Rates of Plant System ROaGS-Pri-
mary of the Dem Ocrafs.


Tallahassee. Fla. Jan. 29.-some time
since the PANT system applied 70 the rail-
read comm on fer an Increase of &. per
cent. on commission rates, on all its lines
south of Jacksonville and Gainesville. A
day was set fer a hearing of the ma ter,
but in the meantime the Pact officials.
wired q request that permission be given
them to Withdraw the application. TIE re-
quest was granted upoa the Mi ion that
the commission rates Re az once made eff
fective 10 and from all points on Plant
lines
The commissioners have teen nctifed by
the president Of the South Florida ana
Sanford and St. Petersburg Railroads, that
at future time he viii make application
to the commission to abrogate their rule
No !, which reads as follows:
All connecting railroads which are I'M
der the management or control by lease.
ownership or otherw Sc. Of one and the
same company, and all connecting roads,
majority Ct WI Csc sloC k s OWNED or con-
trolled, either directly or indirectly, by one
OF the connecting in5s, SHALL for the pur-
pose Of transpor. alton, in applying their
schedules cf freight rates, be Gems derel as
constituting but enc ana The same road
and the rates shah be com Duted as upon
parts of one and the same read. unless
otherwise specified. The fact that each Of
SAD roads has a separate board CT direc-
tors shall not prevent the Application Of
this rule"
Henry T. Fe.kel, a young farmer of Leon
county, has butchered 115 hogs this seaso~
His highest hog tipped the beam at ~
POUNDS, his heaviest at 425 pounds.
The Tallahassee Democrats Will hold a
primary next Tuesday night to nominate
a city ticket, which viii be voted for on
Feb. Is
The Tallahassee colleges and schools are
preparing to appropriately observe Arbor
day Feb. 4.
Bishop e. G. Weed of Jacksonville is in
the city, a guest of Gov Bloxham. He
will ofiiciate at the Episcopal Church to-
morrow.
The annual conference o. the A. NJ. E.
Zion Church vii. meet here next Tuesday.
Bishop T. H. LomaX, presiding. This is
said to be the oldest co.ored conference in
the world. Ii was organized 101 years ago.
and has membership of about 10000.
Tallahassee is 10 have a new brick Cath
Ole Church. S. 3. Leonard, a Jackson
vilel contractor is here with the plans and
sDeciilca tons,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

a Los Angeles woman, alone and with
no weapons Dut her tongue and her Took
ing chair, routed six men and big cor
poration 10 boot. An electric light COM
pany wanted to plant one Of its poles 10
front Of Mrs. MulthauTs house, and Mrs
Multhauf didn't want the pole there. Six
s,alwart men, employees of the lighting
company, dug the hole directly in front
of her house, after she had objected and
warned them away with all the vigor and
force OF which her tongue was capable.
When they had finished the hole she made
another onslaught. sudden and unexpect
ed, while they We're preparing TO put in the
pole, and the men, taken aback. hesitated
for moment. She took advantage Of
the breach she had made and rushed 10
the front with two boards and a rocking
chair. She rooted the hole with boards
and planted herself thereon in the rocker,
and with folded hands calmly told the six
men that they didn't dare, attack her She
was quite right. They didn't. They hung
around at a discreet distance nearly the
whole day, while Mrs MuIthauf sat and
rocked and glared at them. Finally they
concluded to give it up. Then they went
meekly off and dug a hole on the other
side Of the street. Mrs. Multhauf watched
and rocked until the hole had been dug
and The pole planted. Then she picked
up her rocker and boards and marched in
10 the house.
DR.. Tuchler OF Alameda worsted a thief
in brilliant style. Although She is sue
cessful physician, she is still woman
enough to carry her purse in her hand. As
she approached the railroad station in Al
ameda man hurried past her and snatch
ed the purse. DR.. Tuchler did not cry
stop thief nor scream, nor pick up her
skirts and run after him. She doubled
up her fist, gave one leap, and landed
dow on the fellows jaw that sent him
sprawling on the sidewalk 1t was Just
such blow as those with which the only
sullivan used to bring his rivals to the
dust. The man was completely knocked
out, and so dazed that he looked as il he
did not know what had happened to him.
Dr. Tuchler is not a large woman. and
does not possess more than usual strength.
Nellie eastman is the best known and
also the most popular woman in Arizona
she is a practical miner, and can talk
about Lodges, compartment shafts, faults
ana footwals with any miner in Arizona.
and more inteligently than most of them
She mas prospected all over Arizona until
she knows its geology as another woman
knows her back yard She has studied
mining engineering, and has made herself
a capable superintendent of mines She
has developed a good many mines herself,
ana out of some of them she
has made fortunes, and out of
others she has not taken as much
as she has put in. But, like the true min
er that she is, she has taken it ali philo-
sophically, and II she lost money in one
mine, she was cheerfu,ly sure she would
make 1t back again in some other She
has just started for the Klondike, and Arl-
zonians think if anybody can find gold up
IN that country, Nellie eastman can Go it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
BIG SUIT OVER LAND.
Heirs Trying to Recover Valuable
Property at ThOmasviIle.

Townsville Ga, Jan. 29.-Suits have
been filed in the Superior Court here by
Snodgrass & Hawkins, attorneys. against
twenty-five parties, TO recover all lands
in that part of brownsville known as
Fairview, and certain other lands adjoin-
ing. The Savannah. Florida and Western
Railroad and r. f. Lester are the largest
present owners The claim is based upon
remainder interest thought to be vested
in Mrs. Mary e. Bryan. the authoress,
who is living at Charleston. near Atlanta,
Miss Julia e. Edwards and the minor
children Of Mrs Laura Willie, all of Met
calfe. in this county.
Mrs. Bryan, Miss Edwards and Mrs.
Willie were sisters, and the daughter of
Mrs. Louisa Edwards, deceased, from
whom they inherit this claim. The prop
erty was sold by r. b. Houghton, trustee,
for Mrs. Louisa Edwards, in 1866 to Sandy
Colson, and has since changed hands
many times Warrantee deeds have
been given by J. L. Finn, r. E. Lester
and the Bank of Townsville to large
parts of IL. These parties are responsible.
Various abstracts have been passed by
the attorneys of this city, making them
also liable
The land claimed consists of about 200
acres and includes the land wherein the
railroad shops and all the buildings in
Fairview are located. When this infor-
nation becomes generally known a SEN
sation will be created in this city. The
interested parties will fight the suits and
a long and vexatious law suit may follow.
Joseph Hansell Merrill recommends pine
straw as a road material. He has made a
number of experiments on
small scale and the
results are encouraging The straw should
be spread upon sand beds, box holes and
soft clay on the hill sides, where the road
beds are troubled with such mpedments.
The straw being abundant and convent
ent and costing absolutely nothing il fur
nishes very cheap material. One coat
a year, IL is thought, would be sufficient
to harden the worst roads. The results
obtained near this city should, at least
enlist the interest of road owners over
the pine section and secure from them
trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
WASHINGTON NEWS WAITS,
The Town Inherits $4,000 Under the
VIII of DIR. 4. II. Willis.


Washington, Ca. Jan. 29-The late DR..
T. T. Willis of Richmond left $4,000 10 the
town Of Washington and 81 200 to the Mary
Willis Library, which he founded and Gu
dowed here. 1t is not known what dispo-
sition the town will make OF the money.
Another case of smallpox has found its
way here. This time it is a negro from
Athens, who came here on the train last
week. He had had the smallpox and was
recovering, but not past the danger Of con-
tagion He went among the negroes and
sat around the streets two or three days
before his condition was discovered. He
was then isolated and nurse sent to take
care of him. IL was discovered that ne mad
charity ticket. Some community has
played a scurvy trick in sending him here
II is hoped that there will be no spread of
the disease.
Daniel b. Nash was married TO Miss
Minnie Galloway on the 18th.
c. A. Stribling and Miss Emma Flauni-
gan of Lincoln were married Jan. 16.
Farmers are buying more guano than
ever before. Most of 1t is made by the
local guano works.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
Not Up to Expectutions.

There were a couple Of spruce negro
girls on a Sixth avenue train the other
morning says the New York Evening
Sun From appearance and demeanor
you would never have supposed that they
were not aboriginal to the metropolis. Yet
their conversation showed them to be at
least newcomers, If not out and out
strangers. In loud, clear tones they enum-
Grated various sights that had impressed
them for one reason or another, all great
ly to the entertainment of their fellow
passengers. The train stopped at Eighth
street. well, dahs one ting in New
Yawk," said one of the negroes. with her
face toward the window, dat dissappoint-
ed me like eberyting I'd hear'n tell so
much bout it, We know, and l was mighty
keen ter see It, All my New Yawk GEM
lemen and lady frens he'd tole me heaps
bout it. an all my gentlemen an lady
fren's dat visited New Yawk he'd made
a special pint o. seem IT, But when
saw 1t fur merself-'' Fob goodness
sake, honey, what was it?" interrupted
the other negro. Dat ar" was the
answer, with a wave Of the hand, "Jefson
Market piece cont.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
NO STRIKE AT LAWRENCE.
National Union to Concentrate fTS
Work at New Bedford.

al Now DtulOEus
Lawrence, Mass. Jan. 29.-There will be
no strike n.this city at present this de-
cision having been practically reached by
the Mule Spinners Union to-day.
Although no definite action was taken
the spinners are nearly unanimous in their
determination to follow the programme of
the National Union, which is to the effect
mat an efforts should be concentrated on
New Bedford.
Inc committee appointed to wait on The
national organization and obtain its sane
uoh TO strike, report that their efforts
were m vain. The national organization
said that a victory for New Bedford
meant a victory for all the strikers.
New Bedford. Mass. Jan. 29.-To-night
ended the second week in the strike in the
cotton mills and the situation remains
practically the same as when the strike
begun. The manufacturers are silent as
the grave on any plans they have in con-
temptation, but the strikers are busy peo-
PIE.
Great encouragement is being offered to
the strikers and the strike Is being con-
Quoted on the best capital that labor has
ever put up in this city with every pros
pect of its being successful Funds have
been fairly pouring into the Golfers Of the
local unions, the contributions in many
cases coming unsolicited.
The spiuners union to-day paid out near
~ 1850 in strike pay to its members fore
ed into idieness by the strike, and the
money VIII ind its way into the store
Keepers money drawer by the first of the
week. The feeling of depression that has
been felt at both ends of the
city for the past few weeks
is gradually disappearing. Even the
non-union strikers. who generally have to
depend upon charity to a certain extent,
will this time be looked after. These non
union opera tives expect to have some mon
ey by Tuesday morning
Providence, r. T., Jan. 9-The cotton
mills of Centerville, r. T., shut down at
noon to-day, and will not start again until
the striking weavers return to work. BY
the closing of the mills $50 hands not in
volved in the strike are out of work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
SUICIDE FOLLOWS Loss OF MONEY.
Former Passenger Agent Kills Him
self Mt Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. ga man, who commit
ted suicide Friday afternoon on the Ran
dolph street viaduct, has been identified
from the newspaper descriptions as VIII
liam A. Virgins of Cincinnati. formerly
OF Chattanooga Tenn kilograms We're
received in Chicago tonight from Chatta-
nooga, saying there was no doubt Of the
Identity.
Virgins went TO Chattanooga from Gin
cinnau in 1890 as Southern passenger agent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad. Two years ago he returned to
Cincinnati and embarked in the grocery
business. The venture proved disastrous.
and it is supposed he became Respondent
over the loss Of his money and sought re-
lief in death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
CALIFoRNIA's MINING FAIR.
The Exposition Crowded With Inter-
esting Exhibits.

eStAhE ENnlDttS.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 29-The State
Mining Fair which opened at Mechanics
Pavilion tonight at 1880 O'Clock, is one
of the most interesting expositions ever
seen in this state
Among the exhibitions is perfect minia-
ture of the North Bloomfield mine, the
largest hydraulic mine in the world, which
is in operation tonight. Two converg-
engines in front and pour their torrents
into the heads of the bed rock ditch $50
feet distant.
Another equally interesting exhibit is
the tunnel with its representation of I'M
derground quartz and drift mining
The special feature of mining machinery
are represented and the different coun-
tries have remarkable exhibits of their
ores.
There are three notable bells i'm the min
ing fair, the jubilee bell, which rang when
President Mckinley touched the electric
button, al II o'clock washington time.
and set the fair in operation. The Vigil
lante bell. which was used in 1856 by the
vigilance committee at Fort Gunnybags
and the Mission Dolores, bearing the date
of Monterey, Ammo Domini, 1892"
Washington, Jan. 29.-In the presence OF
the entire California Congressional delega-
ton. Judge McKenna of the United States
Supreme Court and Mrs. Leland STANFORD
and other ladies. President Mckinley an
y o'clock tonight touched the telegraph
Key al the White House and formally on
eheo the golden jubilee at San Francisco.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Senator's Secretary Reports That for
Gaugers ImprRcticabIe.

Washington. Jan. 29-The Senate COM
mittee on civil service and retrenehment
to-day resumed its hearings.
Win II. Lyons of Bellevue, KY, secre-
tary to Senator Deboe, testified that he
had been a gauger for twenty months He
resigned the Office. He said he had taken
the examination provided by the Civil Ser
vice Commission and had failed because
he said, the. examination was thoroughly
impractleable and no proper indication as
10 the ability of a government gauger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

BOTH LEGS AMPUTATED.

Switchm"n of brunswick Meets a
Horrible Death.
Brunswick, Ga, Jan. t0-J. F. Crouch. a
switchman on the Southern Railroad. was
fatally injured this morning. Crouch was
on top of car handling the brakes. An en-
CINE backed hard against the car, and his
hold was broken by the shock. He fell UNI
derneath the Car, which passed over both
legs above the ankle. About u o'clock the
physicians decided it would be unw!se to
delay amputatlng both legs longer Crouch
was placed under the influence of chIoro-
form, and the amputation Of both legs was
accomplished. The shock Of the accident
had proven too much for his system, and
he died this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
CHRIS MERRY SENTENCED.
Feb. rs Fixed as the Date for the
Wife Murderer's Execution,

WIe "UHuoNeEs HAecutIOn,
Chicago, Jan. 29-Chrs Merry, the
peddler recently convicted of beating and
choking to death his wife, Pauline Merry.
was sentenced in Judge Horizons court
to-day to be hanged Feb. 49, This date is
just three months after the murder as
committed, and is barely outside the time
limit allowed by statute TO condemned
murderers.
Merry had apparently fully recovered his
nerve, and when Judge Horton pronoun ced
sentence the condemned man gave no sign
of emotion beyond a slight flush
Merrys attorneys made the usual motion
for a new trial and arrest of sentence
which were overruled, the court saying
there was absolutely no grounds for the
motion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

Brunswick, Ga, Jan. &c. Erdman,
second mate of the American bark Nellie
Brett, l.. b. Lowry, master went insane
to-day. He is a consuls man, shipped at
Port Natal, South Africa, Nov. 5. 1897. His
is unknown
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
MRS. MARY c. WAGNER DEAD.
Died Suddenly This MorninE-Her
Funeral in Charleston

Mrs. Mary c. Wagner died at the resi-
dence of her niece. Mrs. W. deBruyn Hops.
No. 1lo Barnard street, at l:2O o'clock
This morning. She had been III but a
short time. Mrs. Wagner was formerly
Miss McNish. She was about 60 years of
age She leaves, besides other relatives.
three nieces, Mrs. deBruyn Hops, Mrs. H.
Fl. Mckee and Miss Mary W. Maccaw.
Her remains will be taken to Charleston
to-day for interment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
NEW nNGLAND's COOL WAVE.
The Temperature % Degrees Below
Zero at Many Places.

Boston, Jan. 29-Belated reports from re-
mote places in Northern New England
show that the temperature was the low
est last night known in Many years
AT Lancaster, n. H., the mercury broke
all records of the past twenty-five years
Forty below zero was reported from "a
number of places in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont.
Two wrecks were reported off the New
England coast during the day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
REMOVAL OF sPIRITs IN BOND.
Favorable Report Ordered on Dali
zeIIs Bill.

zeIFs RilI.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The ways and
means committee to-day directed a favor
able report on the bill of Representative
Dalzell authorizing the transportation of
distilled spirits in bond from a distiller
warehouse to a general bonded warehouse
By the owner OF the spirits the same as by
the distillers.
The committee made several amend
mems on the suggestion of Deputy Col
lector Wilson. One of them provides for
a ten-cent stamp in case of a removal
prior to June !, 1899, and after that for
stamp which will cover the cost to the
government, as determined by the experi-
ence of the previous year The measure
is chiefly of Importance to the trade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
NEGROES IN THE RING.
CoIored heavyweight Completely
Knocked Ont at Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Bob Armstrong, the
colored heavyweight, was completely
smorhered aud knocked out tonight by
Frank Childs, a colored pugilist of this
city. The affair was a special event of
the regular bi-weekly programme of the
Chicago Atheltic Club.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
ANNExATuO OF HAWAII.
Prof Won Hoist Addresses the Com
mereiaI Club of Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 29-At the annual banquet
of the Commercial Club, which was held
tonight at the Auditorium, Prof. Won
Hoist of Chicago University delivered the
principal address of the evening. his sub
ject being THE Annexation of Hawaii"
His remarks provoked considerable dis
cussion, In which the leading members of
the club took part, some of them disap-
proving. while others sustained the profess
sor's views.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
BLACK RAvIsHER CAPTURED.
Officers Leave to Take Him From IL
IinOis to Kentucky

Paducah, KY, Jan. Boob Blanks, the
negro who on the night OF Jan. p, out
ragged the 12-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Bailey, near Mayfield, was captured to-
day at Brooklyn Massie county. Illinois.
officials have gone from Mayfield to take
the negro back from that place. The out
rage was done in a cruelty brutal man
ner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. 29.-Jim Brews-
ter, Of Indianapolis and Ed Wall, of
Memphis colored welter-w weights, fought
savage contest before the New Hot
Springs Athletic Club to might. Wall was
knocked out in the tenth round,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
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GOTHAM's FOREIGN TRADE.


New York, Jan. 29.-The imports at the
port of New York for the week were.
Cold, SSOs,ll6; silver, $S0sOi; dry goods,
s2.72l $50; general merchandise. s., $50 700.
The exports of specie were: Gold, s, 1885,
O20; silver, SSi6,2s2.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

Brunswick. Ca, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Joseph
Graham, wife of Mr. Graham, stevedore
for The Johnston line fell to-day and broke
her right arm. She was formerly OF Sa-
vannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
GARY DIMES M'KINLEY.
Mrs. Gary Receives the Guests in n
Magnificent Gown.

Washington, Jan. 29-President and Mrs
Mckinley were entertained at dinner to-
night by Postmaster General and Mrs
Gary. Mrs. Gary received in a gown of
white brocade satin trimmed in sable and
lace
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

Mayor Van wyck of New York OBJ
jects to being addressed as your honor"
holding that for a Jeffersonian Democrat
Mr.. Mayor IS the correct phrase.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-01-20
GRAIN TRADE AND CROPS.

The.Cincinnati Price-Current of last
Thursday says
The weather has been mild much of
the past week, and the snow covering
has disappeared from the wheat fields
to great extent. In fact the winter
grain area is now practically all with
out such protection. The condition of
the plant continues favorable as a rule,
and there is little to be offered of an
adverse nature beyond the apprehen
sions that hard freeziugs under the alb
sence of the snow Gov ering wonid bring
damage. This. however. is IA condition
not yet reached. and whatever may oc-
cur in the future the situation at date
is to be regarded as encouraging.
Advices from other countries in re
gard to the position OF growing wheat
crops are for the most part quite as
surfing, with Indications that an in
| creased area is under culture, as in this
country, under the Inducements of the
| higher prices.
From a reader at Buenos Ayreh, who
| is in position to be Informed as to crop
conditions, we have the following ex-
pressions under date December 1: THE
present outlook for wheat in the Ar
gentine Republic, is for at least 1000,
600 tons 100000, 900 hushels) for export.
| Locusts are active in places. and
| drought in others-still the crop is a
bumper one. Hail has done soma ap-
preciable damage, and can do much
more. Harvesting in the North is we'll
| under way. Weather so far very
changeable." The advices cabled later
confirm the indications here noted, and
in some instances suggest even greater
results.
There appears to be comparative
iquletude is the grain markets, and the
position is not changed much in COM
| parison with q week ago. With con-
tinuance of favorabl conditions at
tending the growing crop and nothing
| new otherwise of an adverse nature
there can hardly be expected import
ant change in values in the near flu
ture.
| May wheat at Chicago closed
14c below the highest point of the
week, &c above the lowest point, and
&c lower than week ago.
Corn at Chicago sor May clos
ed sc below the highest point of the
week, 4c above the lowest point and
&c higher than a week ago
Wheat receipts at primary markets
we're 3.454, 600 bushels for the week
against A, SOB 900 the preceding week
and 1 ,622, 900 last year.
Corn receipts were $4,000 bushels
against 4,276,00 the preceding week
and 2. 514. 900 last year.