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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03
LADIES WILL SERVE COMPANY A.
South CarOIinians viii Enjoy a
Feast To-day.

Company of the Second South Caro-
lima Regiment will enjoy dinner given
by Savannah ladies to-day at their camp.
The company is encamped on Telfair
place, being in the city on provost duty.
Mrs. I. S. Lucas and Mrs. Bryan will
be in charge of the dinner arrangements
and will serve the men. 1t is expected
the affair will be a most pleasant one,
and the soldiers are eagerly awaiting the
hour when the bugle will call them with
its 'soupy, soupy, soupy."
Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Bryan were in
charge of the dinner that was given Com
pany A on Thanksgiving day. The ladies
felt regret that there was not enough
turkey for the men then. and they pur-
pose seeing that every one gets as much
as he can eat to-day. The soldiers feel
deeply grateful to the ladies for their
kindness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03
TEACHERS TO GET MONEY.
Brunswick's Board of Education
BorrOvs $4,000.

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 2.-The board Of
education met to-day and closed deal
whereby they borrow 5000 on long time
and comparatively low rate Of interest.
The arrangement Of This loan viii enable
the board 90 pay ala It's Indebtedness. and
for the first time IN years show "a clean
financial front TO the teachers aud credit
ors. The terms on which the money was
secured are such that by the time the
money Il due, sinking fund thag win be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03
HE MADE A BAD TRADE.
1t Led Farmer John Harris to XIII
Himself by Hanging

Rome Ga, Dec. News has reached
here of The suicide by hanging of John
Harris, a bachelor farmer. aged So. at his
home near Cedartown last night. He has
always had bad health, and recently sold
his farm. Not making as good a trade a 5
he desired, he jumped from a rafter IN
his stable and broke his neck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03

shortly, and everyone is wondering II he
bridegroom viii return TO Egypt az COM
fnauder-in-chief Of the Egyptian army IN
view OF the fact that he made and has al
ways maintained very Strict rule th3t
English officers Of that army should noi 10
married men. Besides Miss Moreton brinss
"A fortune 10 her husband which. With hs
high rank, makes q return 20 Egypt icli
attractive than q might otherwise be.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03

1t was with diffidence that he rose to
the sentiment, "Mr. POSTMASTER and
gentlemen" he said, II am not reminded
of little story" OF course he was
bowled down. A palpable liar has no
standing before a cultivated American au-
dience.--Detroit journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03
Her BOY Is Among Them.

An Ohio mother writes to the Morning
News asking that Il convey her thanks
80 the ladies Of Savannah for their great
Kindness TO the Seventh Army Corps on
thanksgiving In providing them with such
them. S"e
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03

created. win have more than enough IN 81
TO pay the loan The teachers and credit
ors generally will rejoice 10 learn that
their money win now be forthcoming.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03

Lord Kitchener IL engaged to BE- mar
rled TO Miss Marie Evelyn Moreton whose
father was private secretary 60 the Mar
quis Of Lorne during his stay IN Canada
The wedding is e2pesied 70 take place
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03

Mr.. r. w. Glading, commercial agent at
Thomasville for the Monon Route, was
among the visiting railroad men in the
city yesterday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06

Athens. the Robert college has been a
nursery for Bulgarian statesmen. so
marked. indeed. has been the influence
of this one Institution that there are
some who say that OF all the results
OF the Crimean war nothing was OF suSn
permanent importance as the TACT mat
II attracted to Constantinople a plain
American citizen from New YORK.
The influence of the United States In
the East In by no means confined TO
Robert college. There are other insti-
buttons founded by Americans at Con-
s~tantinople which are working quite as
well as the Robert college, but as they
educate girls instead OF boys they Will
not make their political influence felt
until the sons of the students come 10
mans estate. But IL is not only at Con-
stantinople that they are at work. They
are at the present moment almost the
only people who are doing any good Tor
humanity In Asiatic turkey The Ger
a kaiser has fraternized with the
assassin, and. arm In arm with the In
fidel. has proclaimed his divine mission
to protect the Christians OF the East.
whom his friend and host has been
m~assacring by thousands for the last
four years. But the only protection the
poor unfortunates receive is from En-
glish-speaking men.
I grieve to say IL. but IL Is for the
most part quite true. that until the
other day England did no good to any
one in Asia Minor. OF late the En-
glish people nave Weakened up and are
now spending thousands Of pounds in
charity In that country. But the only
real good which the English did In
these regions for many years was con-
fine to this: Our British consuls
helped American missionaries when
they got into difficulty. People speak
as II the Apglo-American alliance was
a peaceful dream TO be realized in the
remote future. II they had lived in
Asia Minor they would discover that IL
is a very practical working factor in
the daily life of millions of men.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
An Important Discovery.

II Is stated that a syndicate has been
formed to acquire certain inventions for
generating electricity by air. The discov-
cry. II reports are TO be relied upon. is
one of the most Important and far-reach-
ing of the century. With a mail appar-
atus. weighing only a few pounds. and
without the aid of gas, or steam power,
or dynamo. sufficient current can he gem
Grated for lighting any ordinary dwelling
house. Experiments conducted over a
period of some months are said TO show
that very striking results can be obtained
by this method. and that the current de-
veloped remains quite constant. BY
means of this invention, IT is expected
that the supply OF electric current will
he brought within the reach OF all with
out the necessity of taking IL from cor
poration or company mains. and at a
trifing cost as compared with the present
charges for current.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
BOARD OF CANVASSERS
They Run Into a Snag in the First
Session.
THE VOTE FOR BRANTLY
County Contrasting Boards Have Re-
turned His Name in Several DIFF
fercnt Forms-Count VIII
Be Delayed.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Dec. 5.-The state board of
ca-nvassers. consisting of the attorney
general. auditor and treasurer. with
the secretary of state as clerk. met to-
day to canvass the returns made by
the different county c~anvassing boards
on the vote cast for the state ticket at
the recent election. Nothing was ac-
eomplished to-day beyond a brief ses-
sion thai was devoted largely TO n dis
cussion of the powers and duties of the
board. This was brought about by the
discovery h n the returns from some
of the counties show quite a disparity
in the manner Of recording the vote
cast for Brantly. In Madison county.
for instance. the county board has re-
corded a certain number of votes for
Theo. Brantly. some for T. +. Brantly
and some for Theodore Brantly. In
Beaverhead county the clerk Of the
county canvassing board. in making
out the report of the county board,
placed the votes for Brantly under a
heading marked 1T. T. Brantly."
After n few of these discrepancies or
technicalities We're discovered. IL was
decided to wait until tomorrow be-
fore proceeding with the canvass. that
h attorney general may look up the
law as to the authority of the state
board to add the diuerent votes for
Brantly together. The impression pre-
walls with the board that IL does not
possess the power to &c back OF the
action of the county boards. The fault
lies with the county commissioners. so
81 IL claimed. who. under "A decision OF
the supreme court. should have fol-
lowed the intent of the voter and count
ed all the ballots for Judge Brantly.
without regarding the Brantly votes
according to the spelling or the use or
disuse OF an abbreviated or full
r. Il. s%tranahan. representing the re-
publican state committee, was present
at the session of the board, as were a
number OF others. The adjournment of
the proceedings pending Mr.. Nolan's
decision was further made necessary
by the fact that two counties. Missoula
and Madison, had not forwarded the
returns in accordance with the law.
by registered mail. The former came
I'm an ordinary circular roll. while the
latter was in an unregistered envelope.
Both were properly executed and APP
parently all right, but since h law
had not been followed the board de-
cided not to use them officially. Tele-
grams were sent 10 the respective coun-
~ clerks to forward the returns in the
prescribed by law. This will
probably delay the official count until
the end of the week inc perhaps later
II IL is decided that the county boards
alone possess the authority to q the
votes for the differently spelled and
named Brantlys together.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
A Big Drink Bill.

Belgium has a population OF less than
1000 o. whom II takes lss.V" wine and
beer shops TO supply. This is one for ev-
ery ~ persons. women and children in
Guided. Its annual drink bill Is figured at
slO. Oo.0 90. the item of gin representing
one-third Of this sum. investigation
shows that of the convictions in criminal
courts "a per cent. of the crime Is to he
traced TO drink: of the suicides. 30 per
cent, and of the paupers ~ per cent. are
thus accounted for. Under these eircum-
stances thoughtful and serious Belgians
are deeply bordering the drink probleH
and e~ndeavoring to find some means OF
limiting the practice and diminishing its
destructive effects. NJ. Jules lie Jeune.
ex-minister of justice. is authority for the
statistics given. and. so far. nobody in
Belgium or has tried to Inn
pugn them. They indicate a condition OF
popular thirst requiring more normal ana
less LIQUID assuagement. and the temper
auce reformers there are trying TO find
out the best o Of applying IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
Venice without Water.

Venice without its waters would he a
far less picturesque place than IL really
is. And such a state Of affairs. we are
led to believe. may eventually come
about. The regular increase I'm the delta
of the Po has been studied by Professor
Marinelli. Comparisons of the Austrian
map of about 1922 with the records of sur
veyors. made In 1898 show that the mean
annual increase during those 20 years has
been about three-tenths of "a square mile.
and from all known data II appears that
the total Increase during six centuries has
been about 1873 square miles. The increase
Is continuing. and the Gulf of Venice is
doomed in time To disappear. No imme-
date alarm need. however. be excited. for
Professor Marinelli calculates that be-
tween leo and 100 centuries will elapse
before the entire Northern Adriatic will
have become dry land.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
Practically Worthless.

There still remain in some OF the older
states. says William T.. Curtis In the Chi
cago Record: large areas of public lands
that have never been taken up. but most
of them are practically worthless. In Ala
bama there are 522.SsS acres. In Arkansas
S.6a6. $50 acres. i'm Florida l.I51.2s5 acres,
Kansas. 1.Oeo.SS3. Louisiana 15S,545. Michi-
gan sos. Ss5. Minnesota 5.720. s26. Mississippi
3S3.a0. Missouri ASH and Wisconsin
4la. 7sa. The largest area of unoccupied
public land Il i'm Montana. where there
are more than 71.0OO.co0 acres. more than
four-hfths of the entire territory. In
North and South Dakota only half the
land IL occupied: i'm oregon only one
third OF IL. In Utah. out of "A total OF
-. 0eo.0 w acres. only 100000 are occu-
pied.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
he BROKE THE RECORD
Frank Walters Feat in the Six
Day Bicycle Race.
LONG RIDE IN THE SADDLE
Falls More Frequent Than Last Year.
Joe Rice's Retirement Was a
Surprise-Enthusiasm
for Miller.

New York. Dec. 5.-Frank Waller of
Boston has broken the only record up to
the present time in the six-day bicycle
race at Madison Square garden. He now
holds the worlds record for continuous
riding. He left his wheel at 4:30 this aft
ernoon. having ridden 3l4 miles and eight
laps in Is hours and 10 minutes without
d~ismounting. beating last years record of
272 miles. made by ~stephane. Waller took
a short rest. losing two places in the con-
Test. Pierce. followed by Miller. passing
him. At the end OF the seventeenth hour
Pierce was about five miles behind WAL
ler's record of last year. The record made
by hours to-day fell short three or -four
miles of those made last year. Falls are
spills occurred to-day. but none of the
riders were seriously hurt.
The garden was filled with spectators
all day and until a late hour tonight.
One of the early surprises and "A great
disappointment to his many admirers was
the retirement of Joe Rice of Wilkes
barre. Pa. who quit work this morning.
having found himself in no state to con-
tinue the race.
Miller aroused the greatest enthusiasm
this morning by setting a wonderful pace
for many laps. Frederick, Navin and
Pierce were entirely outclassed and only
the veteran. Waller. was able to stick to
the champion and maintain his relative
position. again and again. amid wild
cries of delight from thousands of threats,
Miller spurted and tried to shake the
| tenacious Waller. but the big German
knew full well that with two miles to the
good to keep up with. Miller was his end
of the game and he he'd his own.
| Many cheers greeted the temperance
of the French champion this morning. lie
had been off the track about four hours
and it was generally believed he had quit
for good. On his return. however. he pt1-
licly announced that he would not leave
the track again for ~ hours. and immedi-
ately began to take the hottest pace of
the day. Miller. Waller. Pierce and
Nawn. however. refused to be shaken and
stuck close TO his heels. About the same
time Lawson. the Swede from Minneap-
oils. took "A short rest and afterwards APP
pesred with a stomach rest. the first that
has been used i'm the present race.
Hale pays little or no attention To pace
makers, preferring tn go his own gait,
which appears to suit the requirements
of Menachon, as the stolid Frenchman
keeps in the wake OF Hale. For hours to-
gether this pair pursue the even tenor OF
their way.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
Final Volume.

The Westminster Gazette reports that
the final volume Of the British museum
catalogue OF birds has just been COM
pleted. This undertaking. by far the most
important of its kind ever attempted.
was commenced a quarter OF a century
ago. The catalogue Processes 10 be "a com
plete list of every bird known at the time
of publication. II contains an account OF
ll.6i4 species OF this class of vertebrates.
divided into 22S genera and ia families
The number of specimens referred to In
the work cannot fan far short OF fo.e0.
about 3J0.eoo " which are to be found I'm
the cabinets Of the British museum. The
catalogue. which T. illustrated by innum-
cradle wood cuts, consists altogether OF
q bulky volumes. and for n OF these DIR.
Bowdler Sharpe hlmseia Is entirely re
SponSible.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
HAvRE NOTES.

Nearly all of the freight trains run
ming over the Great Northern between
Havre and Blackfoot are double-head-
ers.
DIR. J.. S. Almas and Judge Henry j.
Meili are preparing to erect a substan-
tia office and residence building on the
Colonel Sweet property on Main street.
The building will be 34x24 feet.
The Great Northern is making ex-
tensive repairs on it's station building
at Pacific Junction and will keep the
telegraph office there open all through
the winter.
The hid of the wolf recently killed
by II. Il. Martin of Pacific Junction
measures s feet and 10 inches. Mr..
Martin is having IL properly tanned
and dressed and will send IL to his
home in Chicago.
James Fenton took the oath of office
at the meeting of the town our this
the Third ward.
Broadwater-Pepin has re-
turned from his visit to Helena.
Assistant General Superintendent
shields of the Great Northern paid
Havre an official visit this week.
DIR. ]. s. Almas performed a heroic
act this week. He was called by wire
to Chinook To set a broker leg. and
in order to reach his patient had To
travel on horseback over a blind trail
for a distance OF 16 miles and through
a raging blizzard. He made the Jour
ney cheerfully and successfully. but IL
shows that heroism is not confined 10
any one class OF individuals nor to any
one line of duty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06

bia river. Ore. . 1000: on Burrows ISL
and. Washington. $4,000; at seaiahmoo
bay. Wash. $4,000; for IL lighthouse
tenders at an average cost OF o
SIS. 600 each: for light vessel on Cape
Mendocino. Cal. . 10000; improvements
at naval station. Port Royal. 3. c.
siss. 600: at naval station. Key West.
including purchase of additional lani.
s112. 500: improvements at Mare island
navy yard. Cal. $751; 80: at naval
academy. Annapolis. 81. 10000.
Under the war department: For the
improvements at Rock Island arsenal'
Ill. s225. $50: for gun and mortar bat
teries. s4.ii0.0 900: sites for f~ortifications
and seacoast defense. 800. 900: for arm
ament OF fortifications. s7.o1i. s9s.
The total amount asked for fortihca-
lions and other works of defense Is sl2,-
ISL. 900. For buildings n grounds at
West Point military academy. 1898. as;
for construction Of buildings at military
posts. 81. 900. 900: for improvements in
Yellowstone National park. $4,000; for
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Ma
tional park. $50. 900: for Gettysburg Ma
tionaI park. $4,000; for Shiloh Nation
al Military park. $4,000.
The total amount for continuing or
completing improvements of rivers and
harbors is s2s.532. T73. some OF the larger
items being as follows: Humboldt har-
Dor and bay. Cal. $i43. lis. harbor at
Oakland. Cal. $685. 900: breakwateE at
San Pedro, Cal. $500. 900; harbor at
Yaauina bay. ore. 4 $1,000: Gray's
harbor. Wash. 100000: Mississippi
river, from mouth of Ohio to mouth Of
Missouri river. s673.333: from o Of
the Missouri to ST. Paul. $3.50 6s6: from
head Of passes To mouth OF the ONO
river. 81. $50. 333: Columbia river at cas-
Asna a..A. nAIIta aud Inkgar
Willamette rivers. below Portland.
$50 900; entrance to Coos bay and har-
Dor. Ore. 800. 900.
The postmaster general estimates the
deficiency In the postal revenues for
1900 at s4,265. 9ss. The estimate for
army and navy pensions Is s144. oo0. 900
cost OF pension service. si.233.s3o.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
WHAT IT WILL COST
To Run the United states Government In
Is0o-iOOO.

Washington. Dec. BIN conformity
with the requirements of the law. the
secretary of the treasury to-day trans
mitted to congress the estimates of APP
propriations required for the service for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1900. as
furnished by the several executive de-
partments. These estimates. including
permanent annual appropriations. ag-
gregating 1898. cas- 1S as against $685.
s15.51s. the amount OF the appropria-
tons. including deficiencies and miscel-
laneous. for the fiscal year of 1899. ana
s4s2. 647 SIS. the amount Of the estimates
for 1898. Following is the total recapitu-
latiOns. cents omitted:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
tai -. s5ss. ols. SIS s4s2. CA. ss5
Grand total o..

tHfduu AoAdl rsosos'tos'fo
For the military establishment esti-
mates for the year 1900. covering the
more important items. together with an
increase in each item over estimates for
1899, are given as follows: Contingent
cies of the army. ss5o.00o. increase siS2'-
600: pay and travelling expenses OF the
army, $780, 900. increase A.l4i.3s4; sub
slstence OF the army. si1.6s2,43', IN
crease about sls.0 900. 600: regular sup
plies. quartermaster's department.. VIA
900. 600. increase si2. 600. 600; incidental
expenses, quartermaster's department,
s.. 500. 900. increase 50. 800. 600: transport
tation of the army and supplies. vs.
s13.s75. increase about So. 800. 900;
clothing and camp and garrison equip
age, s14.74i.43l. increase about s~lS.ooo.-
600; barracks n quarters. 1900 900:
increase 81. 10000: medical and hospital
department s.. 100. 200. increase N,giS.-
600: ordnance stores and supplies.
81. T55. 900. Increase l.l50.o Oo; manufac-
ture OF arms. $500. 900. increase 100000.
For the naval Establishment the fol-
lowing are the principal items shown;
Pay of the avy si3,226.44o, increase
about S4.50 900; increase of the navy
$40. 1s2. 402. Increase about H,s50.OOO: out
hts for naval apprentices. bureau OF
maintenance OF naval training station
at Yerba Buena lsland. Cal, $4,000
new: ordnance and ordnance stores,
s1.s15.Oo0. Increase SS6i 600; equipment
OF vessels. s2.225. 4s0. Increase s1il.s2':
provisions. s.. 900. 900. increase 81 .6OO.O 900;
construction and repair. s3.o0o.0Oo. In
crease $500. 0O0; repairs To L. ;. ;. Con-
stitutlon. sl5o.o0o.
Among the items under the head Of
public works are the following: Build
ing for laboratory. Marine hospital
service. $4,000: public building al
sitka. Alaska. silO. 900: p~ostofiice build
ing. Chicago. 100000; public building.
Helena. Mont. s150.ooo; customs house.
Portland. Ore. 100000: public build
Eng, 81. Paul. MINI. s25o.0oo; public
building. a Francisco, 100000.
Following are among the important
Items submitted by the lighthouse serv-
ice: Light near Point Arugello. Cal,
sss. q at entrance 10 san Joaquin
river. Cal, SIS. 000: az Point Buchon.
Cal, Sc 600; al battle-ground, Column
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Four Tons OF Nitro-Gelatine Blew Up
at Piuocle, Cal.

Pinocle. Cal. Dec. 5.-The nitro-gela-
tine house OF the Judson Powder COM
pany blew up at 1855 o'clock this after
noon. killing Superintendent Charles
Kennedy and four Chinese. the only
workmen In the building at he time.
The explosion was a terrific one. four
IONS of nitro-gelatine blowing up, COM
pletely demolish!ng the building.
The same house was badly damaged
by an explosion six weeks ago and two
Chinese were killed. Superintendent
Kennedy was experimenting some mix
ing when the explosion of this after
noon occurred. II is probable that the
cause Of the explosion will never be
known. as no one in the building es-
caped death.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
EASTERN TURF EVENTS.
At Oakland.

San Francisco, Dec. 5-Weather at
Oakland fine. track fast. Results: Five
furlongs. s~elling-sflver Beaux won. Peter
Weber second. Miss Rene third: time.
1.01n. Six furlongs. se~lling-Novia won.
Toritzio second. Ruskin third; time.
i:i4I1. Six and one-half furiongs-Obsidisn
won. Limewater second. Los Medanos
third; time. 1:21iz. Seven furlongs-May
w. won. Rosinante second. San Venado
third: time. 1:26ia. One and one-sixteenth
miles-Topmast won. DIR. Bernays second.
Myth third: time, i:41a. Futurity course.
seIling-Sport McAllister won. Good Hope
second, Pat Morrissey third; time. l:l0ls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06

New Orleans. Dec. a-Weather clear,
track good. Results: one and on"-siN
teenth miles-Briggs won Necedah Sec
ond. Celtic Bard third: time, l:seis. Six
furlongs. selling-Pat Carrot won. Sir
Blaze second. Banagua third; time. l:lF4.
One and one-eighth miles lockwood
won. Phil Becker second. Jack Martin
third: time. 2.0J4. one and 1ne-s;xteenth
miles. selling-Manito won, pcyo second,
Joe Shelby third; time. i:5i. Seven fur
longs-Xalisss won. Elkin second, Brigh-
ton third; time. 1881.