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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
REMARKABLE AUCTION BIDS.
ZOIa's Table NOt'the Only Article I'm
der the Hammer.
From Tit-Bits

The lola sale in France, at which a lit
tie table was sold for more than $50 times
its value. recalls many instances of re
markable bids at auction sales. Zola's ta-
bic was worth "a les, but the first bid
for It was 1880, and the auction became
probably unique in the annals of sales by
being closed after a single bid.
1t Is not the first time that a table has
been sold for such a remarkable sum
though it Is probably the first time that
such an article has fetched such a big
price Cicero's table was put up TO auc-
ton after his death, but the highest bid
was ESQ Another historic article for
which an enormous price was PAID was
Cato's purple robe, which Nero bought
for &c 500 The habit worn by Charles XII
at Pultowa was sold for f22, 600 and a cup
used by Napoleon went for 81 guneas.
The hat which Napoleon wore az Eylau
was keenly bid for at an auction by thir-
ty-two persons, and was knocked down
at f75
Mr.. Quaritch. the famous bookseller, re-
Gently advertised two of his rarest vol
umes for f10,250. a sum which may seem
ridiculous to most readers. Mr.. Quaritch,
however, once bad "a, 800 for a Latin Psalt-
er and f3. 800 for a Mazarin Bible at AN
Five hundred and forty guineas for a
snuff box suggests that the bidder was
verging on madness, but a snuff box from
the Emperor of Brazirs collection was
once knocked down at this price. Another,
supposed to have belonged to Marie An
toinette, sold for 800 guineas, bids of 50
and 100 guneas being quite common at
snuff-box sales.
vase in the British Museum was
knocked down at 1000 guineas, and two
violins-a Stradivarius and a Ruggari-
were sold &t a sale for f760 and fl,2S0 re-
spectively. A violin bow by Tourte was
sold for ga, and the autograph OF Sir
Isaac Newton once drew bid of f64 An
admirer of George Nv a few years ago
bid f1S for walking stick which belonged
to the King. A silver penny of William
the Conqueror's reign was sold nine years
ago for 1872, and a half crown of the reign
of Queen Elizabeth went for f44
Lord Fitzhardinge once bid 1850 guineas
for a calf at Lord Dunmore's sale. Inc
previous highest price for bull was 1000
guneas. bid at a sale at Ketton. LORD
Fitzhardinge's bid was the highest ever
made ia England.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
From Poet-Lore.

The simplest form of the story, accord
ing to NJ Antoine Latour, who hunted this
"belle legende" to its source in 1900 seems
to be that Don Juan Tenorio killed the
ComenCador UIioa, whose daughter he had
stolen away. The Comendador was buried
in the chapel of the Franciscan Convent,
into which il was rumored, Don Juan
forced his way for the purpose OF INSULT
ing the tomb of his victim, whereupon the
eFipv descending from it's niche seized
upon the offender and bore him body
and soul to the internal regions; the most
probable explanation being, however, that
the monks in order to check the afro
cious career of Don Juan, enticed him
within their walls-whence he never came
forth.
The idea of the talking statue was
first utilized by Lope de Vega, who lived
near to the time OF Don Juan; next, Tirso
de Molina gives the complete legend in his
play emitted, Eel Burlador de Sevilla, or
III Conyidado de Piedra " ("Fhe Mocker
of Seville; or. The Marble Guest.'O A
century later Antonio Zamora uses IL
again in a play translated "All Debts
Must Be Paid" Moliere presents IL in lie
Festin de Pierre" laying the scene in
Sicily. however, and improving the char
acter of Don Juan so little that his audi
ences were shocked and his play prohibit
cd ana forgotten. His Don Juan was
more a citizen of the world than Span
lard. and the legend had become familiar
" known all over Europe and fourished
as a favorite theme for puppet shows
and pantomimes. It had appeared in Eng
land in Shadwelrs play called THE Liber-
tine" and at a later day Byron took pos
session of the name. saying:
'Pn therefore take our ancient friend. Don
Juan,
We all have seen him in the pantomime
Sent 90 the devi. somewhat ere his time. q"
But his hero Is by no means a resurrec-
ton Of MIN of the Spanish legend; he Is
only a peg on which to hang another and
no better story. Finally Mozart and his
librettist, the Able Da Ponte took Il up
eliminated some Of It's most repugnant
features and gave US the opera or Don
Giovanni"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27

der Every body welcomed me. The editor
of the paper which published the Vicar S
order added laconicahy below it: We are
seeking the truth. What Is truth|
81 do not attribute the great outpouring
of people to hear me 20 any ardent reh-
gious tendencies but rather to their curl
osity and their desire TO honor an Ameri-
can. The people are very grateful 70 Amer
leans. Their loyalty to us Is quite remark
able. As in most Spanish countries the
women do practically all of the church go
ing to Catholic services. Frequently l had
ten times larger congregations than did the
Catholic Church in the place. l preached
in theaters for the most part. Concerning
the Catholic conditions in Puerto Rico /
am bound to say that they are much SUI
perior to those i'm Mexico where I have la
bored for twelve years. | think there vii
not be the slightest trouble about Protest
ants getting a firm foothold In the islanC
within a very short time. The people are
poor and cannot build such churches a
are here in New York. but then such
churches are not needed In that warm eli
mate"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
CHRISTMAS BRAwLs AT PANA.
Two Fatally Wounded and Many
Placed Under Arrest.

Placed Under Arrest.
Pana, ILL.,, Dec. 26.-The Christmas fes-
tivities have resulted in innumerable
drunken brawls and encounters between
union and negro non-union miners. Eleven
OF the latter are in Jail and as many more
are nursing serious wounds.
Two negroes fought duel with knives
in West Pana, and both were badly cut
up.
James Meyers, a non-unior miner, was
assaulted tonight by unidentified persons,
and his injuries are reported to be fatal.
A negro miner named Snyder attempted
to shoot his wife this afternoon. A by
stander turned the gun and the charge
entered Snyder's right lung, making a
fatal wound.
The provost guard to-day arrested TWEEN
" persons among them City Treasurer
Corwin, Mine Operator Overholt eX-Dep-
uty Sheriffs Buckley and Hyburger and
Secretary and Treasurer Ellison of the To-
cal miners union, who were found with
arms upon them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
MACHINE PACENAKER BREAKS.
An Interesting Race in Madison

An Interesting Race in Madison
Square Garden Spoiled.
New York, Dec. 26.-The question of
supremacy between human and machine
pacemaking for bicycle riders, has yet to
be determined.
Tonight at Madison Square Garden the
American Cycle Racing Association held
one of it's tournaments where amateurs
and professionals struggled hard for hon
ors, and the nights programme was to
have been wound up with a twenty mile
race between II. D. Elkes the worlds
hour champion of Glens Fails, N. Y, .pac-
ed by regular pacemakers, and Jay Eaton
and Eddy Goodman, paced by the French
machine.
Eaton, who was chosen to ride the first
ten miles behind the motor. had put in
the third mile. When Fixes had a lead of
more than a lap, the machine broke down,
owing to the swapping of strap which
controlled its running, and then the in
terest in the contest Jagged. Elkes cover
ed the distance in Il minutes, Al % sec
ond, with Goodman almost mile behind.
Jimmie Michaels time for this distance
over the same track was 40 minutes, 80
seconds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
WERE PREPARED FOR ACTION.
WARsHIPS SO KEPT AS TO MAKE
FLEET MOST EFFECTIVE.

Chadwick Denies That the Men-Of-
War which Met Cervera's Fleet
Were Not in Il Proper State of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gements Were
Such That They Would Not Have to
Leave the blockade Line Too often
for Coal.
New York Dec. 26.-Capt F. E Chad
wick, commander of the cruiser New York,
now lying off Tompkinsvile, gave out a
statement to-day denying allegations made
in an article published in the Engineering
Magazine.
The article referred to statements made
to the effect that The United States war
ships that destroyed Cerveras fleet at
Santiago on July 3 were really not in the
proper state of preparedness when the
Spanish fleet passed out through the chan
mel and attempted to escape Engines
We're uncoupled, it was stated, boilers were
either empty or full of salt water and the
CRATES were cold. Capt. Chadwick
saws:
1.-THE New York and Brooklyn have four
engines, all of which, together, can only
be used to advantage with full power
The New York was using forty-five tons
of coal a day on the blockade It was
the practice to keep steam in four of the
six boilers, a fifth filed with water kept
hot by the hydrokineter and primed
ready for firing, and a sixth cleaning
This was the condition the day of the
action. The sixth boiler, as were all the
rest, was filled with fresh, not with salt
water.
To have kept fire sufficient to use eff
GENTLY all the engines coupled. would have
occasioned an expenditure of coal which
would have forced the New York from her
station as it did others. As it was, she
was hanging on by hex eye-lids, so to
speak, avoiding as long as possible, going
to Guantanamo for coal The use of her
engines and the Brooklyn's coupled before
the moment of full power would have been
a very serious detriment, and after full
power was on it would have been absurd
to have stopped to couple when going six
teen or seventeen knots and thus lose from
four to five miles, when it was SO clearly
apparent that the chase was being rapidly
overhauled.
Stringent orders existed regarding the
use of fresh water in all ships; it was not
singular to the Oregon. The New York
never had any but fresh water in her boil
ers and circular order of Admiral Samp-
son of May %, covered this matter in
great detail If full steam had been
kept at all times it would simply nave
meant more ships off their stations and
less force with which to meet the enemy.
1t would have been a foolish thing 10 do
from any point of view, particularly from
the engineering, as bleeding continuously
into the condensers at a high pressure
would have been most injurious to them,
and we should had our ships shortly al
together incapacitated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
Sir Evelyn woods Papa"

London Naval and Military Record.
Sir Evelyn Wood entertained the Savage
club with some very diverting experiences
of some of their brethren in Ashantee
Some Of the incidents are quite irresistible:
when he was serving with the chairman
mir g. A. Hentz) many years ago in the
Aehantee expedition he had a very good
onana" black man, who served him for
5s q dav and who brought twenty-five sons
Of his own body begotten. Uaughter) All
90 these sons were between twenty-one and
tu,antv-three years of age. (Renewed laugh
,erl The father was the finest of the lot
In every fight he put himself at the front
and after six months campaign he (Sir
n vvood). as he was returning to Eng
land offered any mortal present he liked
IIe sent to the army and navy stores and
ordered a twenty-guinea umbrella, which It
yo,,ld take two men to carry. and between
every steel rib there was a covering Of silk
more hideous than the other, and when the
nresent arrived at Cape Coast castle the
garrison was paraded, the troops presented
arms and they marched past the present.
TauqhterO But that was not the only
nrasent. for the warrior clad In strip OF
linen was too modest a man TO ask for an
umbrella. the presentation Of which in that
country was a great honor. Asked what
could be sent 20 him from England, he
chose a tail black hat. and he (Sr Evelyn
Wood sent him one az 23s. Laughter)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
"BAB" is CRITICALLY ILL.
Mrs. MaIIOn's Physicians Fear She
VIII Not Live.

Mrs. MaIIOn's Physicians Fear She
VIII Not Live.
New York, Dec. 26.-NIrs. Isabel MallOn,
the writer, is critically i'll, from pueumo-
MIA, at her home in this city. Fer physi-
clan late tonight said he feared she might
not survive until morning
Mrs Mallon was born in baltimore
about thirty-nine years ago. Her hus-
band died soon after their marriage, leav-
ing her dependant upon her own eXer-
tions. She at once came to New York, and
although without experience, determined
TO make a place for herself in the liter
airy field.
In time she secured employment with a
publishing house and later did the leading
work for fashion publication. She then be-
came a member of the staff of a daily
where She wrote the first of her letters
headed "Bab's Babble." These were soon
widely copied, and she began to syndi-
cate them to various newspapers. In a
short time they gave her a national repu-
tatiOn. She wrote them each week, year
after year, until a short time ago, and
they were always bright, entertaining and
clever.
For several years Mrs. Mallon has writ
ten extensively for the Ladies Home Jour-
nal under her own name and that of
Dab" and Ruth Ashmore" Just before
she was stricken with her Illness she
wrote the last lines of a book not yet pub
lished entitled The Business Girl show
ing Ghe difficulties which confront women
workers Of the higher class.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
LOCAL PERSOEAL.

Mr. Jack Duncansis in the city. stopping
at the Planters Hotel
Mr. F. E. Field is registered at the
Planters Hotel from Groveland.
Mr.. ]. P. Musslewhite of Callahan is in
the city. a guest of the Screven House.
Mr.. J. A. Waltherell of LAGRANGE was in
the city yesterday, a guest of the Plant
ers' Hotel.
Mr. H. w. Richardson of Garnett S. a.,
is among the guests stopping at the Pu-
laski House. -
Mr.. M. NJ. Caldwell of Sanford, Fla, is
among the arrivals registered at the Pu-
lash House.
Mr.. w. NJ Duncan of Fargi was among
the arrivals registered yesterday at the
Planters Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. I. Densler of Port Royal
were in the city yesterday, guests of the
Screven House.
Mrs. John Gary Evans left last night for
Waterbury, Conn, where she goes for a
visit to her mother.
Mrs. J. Warren Keifer, after a stay Of
some weeks at the De Soto, left last night
for her home in Ohio.
Mr.. W. E. Kay counsel at Brunswick
for the Plant System is among the guests
stopping at the De Soto.
Mr.. w W. Cunningham arrived yester-
day from Atlanta and is among the guests
registered at the De Soto.
Mrs. Ida Kendrick and sons of White
Springs, Fla, We're in the city yesterday,
registered at the Screven House.
Mr.. j. f. Crutchield, a prominent cot
ton buyer and manufacturer of Macon, is
in the city, guest Of the Pulaski House.
Mrs. w. s. Scott wife Of Maj Scott, ad-
julant general OF the First Division, viii
leave to-day for her home in Kansas
CIV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
--------------s-@I.-N
OWNS FIFTY-NINE CHURCHES.
The Governments Religious Possess
siOns in Puerto Rico.


siOns i'm Puerto Rico.
From the New York Press.
The United States government Is the
owner of half hundred fine churches and
more than thirty converts, parish houses,
and other church buildings. This statement
is made on the authority of the Rev. w. Fl.
Sloan. who returned this week from Puer-
80 Rico where he had been looking over
The field as an advance agent for the
American Baptist Home Mission Society
which has it's headquarters in this city. 1t
was in the business office of the Secretary
Of the Interior Of the island that the Rev.
Mr.. Sloan held the English service, the
first in San Juan, an account of which was
telegraphed here. Concerning it, Mr.. Sloan
said yesterday:
THE secretary told me that every church
building OF every kind on the island of
Puerto Rico was held in fee simple by the
Spanish government. He said the titles
were in his Office, and not in the hands of
the Catholic Church. With the transfer of
sovereignty from Spain to the United State
the transfer of tide passed, and hence the
United States is the owner OF these build
ings. Holding 50 beyond dispute he offered
me a church or two
"At Mayaguez, a thriving city of 20
O0O situated in the southwestern part of
the island and not far from where Gen
Miles landed there was building al the
time a very fine new church. 1t has a steel
frame with spire complete When news Of
the landing of the Americans arrived the
workmeu laid down their tools, and those
tools were stin scattered about the build
ing when ] was there Holding services in
the Mace. some of the people good-natur-
edly told me l might take the building and
finish II.
81 notice that the military power IN the
island has ordered the Roman Catholic au-
thorities TO cease the issue OF prOnuncia-
mcntoes against Professionals. l am glad
this order was NOT la force while ! was
there. Before the Vicar OF Ponce, the high
est ecclesiastical authority on the island
ISSUED such warning against me / had dif-
nculty in getting congregations. The first
service / held IN San Juan 1 Rot a CON
gregation by going into the park. mount
ing "a scat and beginning TO read the
Scriptures. In other places ! had 90 take
time 10 advertise myself Immediately the
people were forbidden 10 go 10 hear me-.
ana ine long aud stringent order was pub
ushfd 10 abe San Juan newspaper. ! found
myself known everywhere, aud ihf poo-
o. noe geo 30 great numbers 10 hear me
] saw 10 affemDf ~ Obey mo Wears or
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27

The eclipse viii begin a few minutes be-
fore the moon rises above the eastern ho-
rizon, and the first contact win occur liz
degrees from the north point of the moon
toward the east.
The entire duration of the eclipse will
be hours As minutes 54 seconds, and the
moon Will be totally eclipsed for l hour
% minutes u seconds. The path of the
moon Will be nearly directly through the
central portion of the earth's shadow,
causing an observation of its beams for
nearly four hours AS the eclipse occurs
in the early evening it win afford an ex-
cellent opportunity to all to witness this
rare phenomenon. No glasses will be
needed, as all the phases can be plainly
seen with the unaided eye. The curved
shadow of the earth upon the moon will
show the well known proof of the rQtun-
dity of the earth, and the dun copper col
ored hue, which the moon will have, even
when entirely immersed in the earth's
shadow, viii show that a few strong, red
sunbeams struggling through our atmos-
phere fall upon the moon by refracton
and family Illuminate its surface.
Parents should call the attention of
their children to the curious phenomenon,
for it will be some time before another
opportunity of Witnessing a lunar eclipse
like this viii occur again. However, the
people of the South may prepare them
selves to witness a grand total eclipse of
the sun on May %, 1900. The central line
of this eclipse will extend from new or
leans to Norfolk and the path of totally
viii be So miles wide. This will sweep
across Georgia from Columbus to Au-
gusta, totally obscuring The sun near mid
day till the brighter stars may be seen.
This will be the most notable asronOm-
ical phenomenon to occur in the South
for several generations. Otis Ashmore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
CHRISTIAN WORK IN CUBA.
Representatives of the Christian Al
lance Soon 10 Go There.

lance Soon 10 Go There.
Cleveland, O.. Dec. 26.-Lindus Cody, a
wealthy real estate dealer, who is an
enthusiastic supporter of President Simp-
son, of the Christian alliance, will depart
for Cuba Jan. 9 for the purpose of start
ing mission work on the island in behalf
of the alliance.
Mr. Cody talked the matter over with
President Simpson last summer and won
his interest. He contributed a liberal sum
as the nucleus of the necessary fund,
which has since increased to several
thousand dollars.
Rev. Samuel l.. Renicks of New York,
who will accompany Mr.. Cody, also a
worker in the alliance, can speak Spanish.
One of the large tents used at the Chris
tan Alliance camp meetings will be set
up at Santiago and the work commenced
there. the design being to thence branch
out over the island. As soon as the work
is well under way Mr. Cody will return
to America.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
FAMOUS CASE OF JEAN CALLS.
The Part Played by VOItnire in an
Earlier "L'Affaire Dreyfus."


From the San Francisco Chronicle.
1t is a curious coincidence that some
what less than $50 years ago there arose
a celebrated case that bears more than
one mark of resemblance to the Dreyfus
case. In each there was a wrongful con-
viction, an undeserved punishment; in
each were popular passions aroused to the
point of frenzy and while the revision of
the Dreyfus case is due to the intellec-
tuals, led by Zola, the reversal of the CALAIS
Judgment was due to the untiring efforts
and lavish generosity of Voltaire.
In 1850 and thereabouts France was
given over TO medieval blgotry and super
stition. The revocation of the edict Of
Nantes had recently expelled many of her
most thoughtful and reasoning citizens. In
Toulouse. in the province of Languedoc,
where the Calas tragedy occurred, 1eli-
gious intolerance reached the highest
pitch. Such horrors as the massacre Of
81. Bartholomew were celebrated yearly
with professions and thanksgivings.
There was living in Toulouse a merchant
named Jean Calas. a prosperous and
worthy citizen. He was honorable indus
trious. broad-minded. and, unfortunately
for himself. a Hugenot. He had wife
ana six children, two of whom were away
from home when the tragedy occurred.
His Oldest SON. Marc Antoine, was Of
morbid and gloomy disposition, and had
become Respondent because, being a HUI
auenot he was forbidden 10 practice law
On the evening of oct. 49, 176l, after hav-
mo- been unusually gloomy all day he
,eft his family at The supper table and went
downstalrs and hanged himself, where he
,yas found by his brother about an hour
later.
The outcries OF the startled family drew
curious crowd outside. IL soon was
g,htsuered around that q sudden death had
occurred within. The crowd saw two
voung men leave the house hastily and
1tlrr, ia different directions One was GO
.ns for a doctor, the other for the police.
rhe excitement in the crowd Increased,
ma some one exclaimed. just or the mag
sffate arrived Those Huguenots have
Killed their sonw
That settled b. DO more WAS 20 be aaia,
Magistrates, clergy and people were fuzzy
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zoLA'S ESCAPE TO LONDON.
Has Lived Quietly in the Country
Towns of England.

London, Dec. 26.-The Paris correspond
ent of the Times gives an interesting ac-
count this morning of the way in which
Emil lola escaped to London after the
sentence imposed upon him last July, in
the trial on the charge of libel brought
against him and NJ. Perrieux, managing
editor of the Aurore. by the the officers of
the Esterhazy court martial
According to M. DeBlowitz. NJ. lola has
lived az various country places in England
quietly ever since, II appears his Paris
friends had the greatest difficulty to per-
suade him to seek refuge in England. the
course they considered best for the inter
ests Of Dreyfus revision
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27
STABBED BEHIND THE EAR.
An Assistant Postmaster Killed by
Tramp.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. ga special to
the Age-Hera.d from Decatur, Ala says
that Ed Sparkman, assistant postmaster
at that place, was stabbed behind the ear
bv a tramp named Keller late this after
noon, and died soon afterward.
Keller escaped, but was captured late
tonight by the conductor on the Louisville
and Nashville freight train. Keeler was
turned over to the authorities at Cullman,
where he is now awaiting the arrival of
the Decatur officers. No cause is assigned
for the deed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27

San Francisco, Dec. 26.-The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's steamer China ar
rived at a late hour tonight from Hong
Kong and Yokohama via Honolulu.
Neither mail nor passengers win be land
ed tonight.