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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
WILL PAY ANOTHER DIVIDEND.
More Money Given to BrunswicIS's
Public Schools.

brunswick, Ga, June 21.-By order of
'uase SeaRrook, presiding in Glynn su-
peilor Court to-day Receiver James S.
wright OF the Merchants and Traders
Dahk declared dividend of 10 per cent,
payable on and after July 10. This is the
second dividend that has been declared
uhoef the conservative management of
receiver Wright, and he is evidently us
InS every means possible 10 realize on
wat assets the bank had left after the
OIdsn came nearly two years ago
four brunswick law firms. Messrs. Ow-
bb sianea ana an G. symmes, We're allowed a
10 a. teo IN cash of 800, which, added
~ gA'fOV aifeady paid them, makes their
T TI.n proceeds from the receivership "a, 200.
i lilS money was allowed them for serv-
~ N bringing some of the Merchants
anu traders money into court
Judge Seabrook wound up the civil cases
III winch Judge Bennett was disqualified
ms morning and left for his home. To-
morrow morning Judge Bennett will take
UP the criminal docket and rush thar
branch Of the business through. II is prob
aoie that the grand jury viii get through
~ ~ morrow ana send up their presentments.
IHty WIZ, besides other Recommendations
state their choice of Mr. j. w. Connely
Is Juslce OF the peace to succeed Judge
James I, Lambright
The city has agreed 10 nav the BOARD If
Education $500 on their account against
me city for rent Of Towns Common prop
ytty, ana the note for that amount has
Deen made out and turned over TO the
board Of Education. This amount would
pay OF all the immediate debis of the
board, including one months salary due
the teachers for June. but the board has
been charged such high rate of discount
on me $3.50 paper that they have decided
10 hold off the note for awhile, aud try
and raise the cash from some olher source
10 pay the teachers with.
IN the meantime the board is havina
Expert Examiner Campbell of the Rich
mona Business College examine their
books and say that they will make a good
showing and convince the people that they
are conducting the schools economically
and that they deserve the aid asked fol
from the county and which the County
commissioners not only refused to give
but couched their refusal in such terms as
to virtually accuse the board of spending
more money than they should
The selection of the site offered by Col
j. Il. duBignon to the government for q
pubic building semes to meet with uni
versa. approval from the citizens of Bruins
WICK, and will give TO one of the pretties,
streets in this city building of magnifi-
cent proportions.
Brunswick's tax rate has been fixed al
IA for the ensuing year This is the
same rate that prevailed last year, and
Is lower than that of several Georgia
cities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
HYPNOTIzED BY A NEGRO.
Strange story Told by White Girl
of Kansas City.
From the Kansas City Journal

From the Kansas City Journal.
A. c. Thompson, a negro employed as
a coachman by A. B. Lewis, a halter at
1902 Walnut street, is locked up al police
headquarters for investigation. The com
planing witness Is Rosa Robinson, a IT.
year-old white girl, who lives with her
parents at Thirty-ninth street and Lydia
avenue.
A week ago Miss Robinson answered an
advertisement for a servant wanted at the
Lewis household, and Thompson was sent
out after the girl last Monday Instead
of taking her to the Lewis home, he took
her to a room at 1892 Oak street, where
he has been living with her ever since.
The girl acknowledged that she was In
love with the negro and intended to marry
him. She says he told her he was
hafbreed Indian, and when he went to
live with her at 1882 Oak street he repre-
sented himself to be Ahoted Indian palm
list and scattered advertising matter all
over town. He also told the Robinson
girl that he was hypnotist, and i'm a
few hours, she says, he had her under
his control
When the girl did not return to her
home her mother sought the aid of the
police In locating her. Detectives Halde-
man and Jarboe were put TO work on the
case, and they succeeded in locating her
at 1882 Oak street yesterday afternoon.
Thompson was found at his employers
place of business and was taken into GUS
iody and locked up. Miss Robinson was
delivered into the care of the police ma
iron at police headquarters. Her mother
called TO see her during the afternoon aud
declared that she would prosecute Thomp-
son for assault. The negro says the girl
promised to marry him and that It was
his intention to make her his wife. The
Robinson girl Is country bred maiden
unused to the ways of the world She Is
pretty and possesses a graceful figure
She says II was her intention to leave
town with the negro and marry him as
soon as he secured a divorce from his
present wife.
''Iie welded a strange power over me.
said Miss Robinson to a reporter for the
Journal, soon after the arrest II cannot
describe 1t. First he frightened me by tell
ing me he could look one In the eyes and
command them to do anything he wanted
them to do. Strange feelings seized me
when he would wave his arms about HIS
head and mutter weird words and chant
strange songs. / was half faint all the
time / was In his presence and I did NOT
know what / was doing. He told me he
was an Indian, the son of a noted chief
and believed him. did not know he was
a negro"
Miss Robinson is tall and graceful. with
a wealth of golden hair. If dressed fash
ton anywhere. She lived with her parents
until two years ago In fancy county Mo
She was tired Of her home life she saws
and she was believed the fairy stories told
her by a negro whom she believed 20 be
an Indian. Her father is an employe of
the Gilsonite Paving Company and the
family is well known and highly respected
In Westport. Thompson Is separated from
his wife.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

Interesting Work Before Southern
Biblical Assembly.

Charlotte, N. c., June 21.-The South
ern Biblical assembly continued to-day.
The pastors conference in the morning
was addressed by Rev. w. A. Lutz OF
Winston, Rev. c. P. Watson of Summer
vile, S. c., and Rev. DR.. A. M. Chreitz-
berg of Summerville, S. c., the subject
discussed being THE Bible In Ministers
Private Life
The adult school was conducted by Rev.
DR.. Henry Alexander White of Wash
ington and Lee University, his subject
being THE First Thirty Years In the Life
of Christ" A meeting of the assembly s
council was addressed by Rev. DR.. j. E.
Gilbert, Washington, D. c.. and Rev. Dr.
A. j. Stokes, Charleston, S. c., subject
Postuates of Religious Education"
Mr.. j. w. Bailey, editor of the Biblical
Recorder of Raleigh, addressed the young
peoples conference on THE Victories OF
the Bible"
Rev. E. B. Pollard Columbian Univers-
ity, Washington, addressed the School OF
Bible Doctrines on the subject "Convlc-
ton of Sim" There. was a lecture by
Prof, ]. ]. Lowe and wife Of Philadelphia
at night on The Life of Christ in Song
and Picture
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
FROM PULPIT TO DYING BABE.
Pastor Was Preaching When the
Little One Screamed.

From the New York Press.
Bridgeton. N. j., June 19.-While the
Rev. George j. Meredith. pastor of the
Newport church, was preaching an elo-
quent sermon yesterday II was noticed
by his congregation that he seemed dis
quieted at the screams of child that
came from the parsonage adjoining the
church Finally he was unable to con-
tinue his discourse and hastily left the
pulpit and ran into the parsonage just
in time to have his youngest child die
In the absence OF the father and the
family the baby somewhere had found
a package of arsenic, and had taken suiil-
Client to kin him In snort while.
Never before, II seemed 70 the congre-
cation gathered 10 the main church IN
the little town, had their respected pastor
been so earnest and eloquent in his SER
mon Always imbued with his topic, u
seemed he had forgotten all else, and
words and phrases conveying the highest
thoughts ia love and respect for Provi-
dence and His teachings came from him
naturally and eloquently. II was his
theme that all things were for the best.
There suddenly came scream from
the parsonage-the quick piping OF a
chid's voice, as II In terror or pain. IL
was noticed by the congregation, but not
nv the pastor who was too much en-
crossed with his theme TO hear anything,
See ANYTHING, know anything, IL seemed,
except that his flock must learn that the
truth only comes the sooner from the Bit
Ter teachings OF sorrow and adversely.
Another scream. shrilier louder. poign-
ant with agony, came from the parsonage,
and The pastor awoke as from a dream
IL was the voice of his dear babe-.a voice
Of pain and horror, preceding death.
The pastor trembled and hesitated and
tried to continue his sermon, but II was
~ no use II was not the cry Of a child
that had fallen, nor was II the yell OF a
spoiled baby thwarted In silly desire. IL
was a sound that meant the wrench Of
death agony and even as the minister hes
itated Il sank lower into mGans.
Hastily asking the pardon OF his hear
ers. the minister ran from the pulpit into
the parsonage and took in his arms his
lovely child, years old, from the floor
The baby had found the arsenic. and evil
IDENTIFY mistaking the white stuff for sugar
had swallowed 1t. Even then It was TOO
late for medical aid, and the baby died in
a short while in It's fathers arms.
Meantime the congregation sat silent
waiting for the minister 10 return to finish
his sermon. He did not come back. In
stead a church elder who had gone out
to learn the cause OF the delay returned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
EARLY INNKEEPERs SIGNS.
Many of Them Were Painted by
WorId7RenOwned Masters.
From the London Telegraph.


II was made compulsory in the time of
richard ii for innkeepers to hang out
signs. But they became so large as to i'm
nede the highway, and an act was passed
to limit them to seven feet in length. The
Last repressive act was passed in 1862 for
taking down all overhanging signs, and
his was so effectual that scarcely any
remained by ITO, except a rev over the
iooirsfa Is in HoIywell street.
Many signs had been painted by world
rer,nwed masters. For a picture of Shakes
neeTe for a sign in Little Russell street
brury lane the sum of $500 was paid. The
ereat mart for the average potboiler Sign
Font in stock was Harp Alley, Shoe Lane
Some of the signs were so preposterously
rnassiye as to pull out the front of the
bnuse they adorned Such an event hap
lived in St Brides lane in 17S, killing,
lin others the Kings jeweler and two
i,Iies A sign of the Three Queens, in
1Sslarxenwen on the other hand, was so
Srrniv built in that when ordered 20 be
naas,rnoved in 1764 IL cost 600 to take down.
srba constructions reputed TO be the
largest were the signs of the Castle, in
TSiaSt atreet, and of the White Hart, in
sauthwark Among the best modern ex-
SS'et,ias the place Of honor must be given
~ aa he one at the bottom of st. James
treet IL was very effective, was in har-
nonnv with the building, and was the first
imuortant sign put up in London during
her majesty'S reign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
WOMEN AT THE FRONT.
What They Are Doing in the
Trenches in the Philippines.

Trenches in the Philippines.
From the Kansas City Journal
When the deeds of courage and valor in
the Philippines have become a part of
familiar history one of its brightest pages
will be given to the wives and maidens
who bore a part so nobly with the Kansas
troops They were present in the trenches,
ready with their bandages to give first aid
to any stricken soldier, and about the hos
pitfalls their cheerful presence and deft
nursing gave comfort to many wounded
boy. In the letters written 10 home folk
by the Kansas wounded we ind mention
ed the names of Mrs. Funston, wife of the
colonel; Mrs. Schlieman, wife of the chap
lain; Mrs. Buchan, wife of the Kansas City
captain; Mrs. Whitman, wife of the junior
major, and perhaps more frequently yet
the names OF Miss Bradner and Miss Ollie
O'Brien. Miss Bradner went from Kansas
10 India several years ago as mission
ary With The breaking out of the Span
ish war she proceeded 10 Hong Kong,
and then, after Manila had fallen, 10 the
Philippine capital, where she, al once in
stalled herself as a nurse in the Twentieth
Kansas. She kept az the front with the
boys all through the late campaign and
applied the first relief to all the wounded
that came within her reach. Ii Is related
by one Kansas boy that during one of the
fierce engagements this young woman SAT
by his side in the trenches, cooliy passing
cartridges 10 him as fast as he could hfe.
Miss ollie O'Brien is Topeka girl who
went to Manila last summer on pleasure
bent. She accompanied Mrs. Stutensburg,
wife of regular army officer who Is now
serving with the volunteers from Nebras-
ka When the wounded commenced TO
come from the front she volunteered to go
into the hospital as a nurse, and she has
attended to her duties faithfully and well.
Miss OBrien is naturally OF the army.
When a bit of a babe she was adopted
into the family of Capt. M. O'Brien, ana
the people OF Hays City remember well
the pretty little girl who used TO fit about
their town when the captain was station
ed at the nearby fort.
Miss OBrien is tasting for the first time
in her life the delight of being something
in the world besides social favorite. She
writes 10 friends that there Is no other
word but glorious" She Is learning TO
be thrilled by the crash Of guns the
tramp of men and the blast of the bugse
The flag is no longer a pretty rag fu;-
tering in the whilom breezes--it is the
soul of a nation, speaking its serious
thoughts. When she wraps the wounds OF
patriots che feels that she Is soothing the
hurts Of her country. and the strength and
broadness of it is coming to her like a
great light out of darkness. All OF this
Miss O'Brien tells In her letters, and she
says she is not shocked nor grieving, but
happy-iercely happy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
NEwsBoY FOUND JEWEL box.
Mrs. oliver RiclSerson, "a Niece OF
Andrew Carnegie, Had Lost IL.

From the New York World.
When Mrs. Oliver Rickerson, a niece
Of Andrew Carnegie. left her home az
Lloyds Neck Long Island, Friday
morning last, 90 go 20 Maine for the sum
mer, she packed up her diamonds and jew
elry in q small wooden box intending 20
carry it in her hands all the way to in
sure the safety of the treasures.
Upon reaching the depot in Long Island
city she stopped at the news stand TO pur-
chase a coupe of magazines. When sha
left, the newsboy. Halsted Haywood, saw
q neatly-wrapped parcel on bundle OF
newspapers.
Some one has left her lunch box" said
young Haywood
Maybe IDS box OF sure enough
dough, he remarked to his friend, the
boo black u guess III put II safe away
That evening Haywood took the box to
the office of Frederick p. Morris, presi-
dent of the news company.
Thinking he might find some trace Of
the owner. Mr.. Morris opened It, ana
Newsboy Haywood, who stood by curious
ly watching the operation. almost tainted
There were diamond rings, sapphire,
rings. pearl rings, emerald rings, turquoise
brooches bracelets, diamond stars, cres-
cents and sunbursts in such numbers that
the boy could only say.
'"Fhey must have cost Million"
There was not the slightest trace Of the
owner. Mr.. Morris carefully replaced the
Jewels and took tho box to the Queens
County Bank where he had II placed in
the vaults.
Saturday afternoon telegram came to
the officials Of the Long Island Railroad
from Mrs. Rickerson, asking them IL they
had found box of jewels. They had tofi
Mrs. Rckerson 10 come on and Identify
them.
Yesterday Mrs. Rickerson arrived at the
depot She told Mr.. Morris that she did
not miss the box until she had reached the
Aristook Hotel Friday night and started
10 dress for dinner. She was told how her
treasures were found by the newsboy, aud
said she would reward him Saturday. Mis-,
R.ckerson said the Jewels were worth
about 5000, and perhaps more.
HeyWood's friends are congratulating
him In advance on the reward that he IL
TO receive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
RICH BEGGARS.
Impose on the Tender Hearted for
Money They Do Not Need.


From the New York Tribune.
The arrest a short time ago of a blind
beggar in the shopping district who prov
ed to be a comparatively rich man afford
ed many charitable people who give money
to beggars without investigation food for
reflection. The charity organizations take
every opportunity to warn the public
against frauds of this kind, and issue cir
culars and pamphlets for the purpose of
discouraging promiscuous charity, but the
frauds continue to flourish, and the worthy
moor are deprived of the help which is di-
Verted from them. 1t is believed by men
and women WHO make charity study and
the dispensing of assistance science that
were before the days of organized charity.
and thai they would vanish from the
scene entirely if people would use the
same precautions before giving money
away as they employ before spending it
in the regular course of business.
lone of the strange cases OF fraud that
have come to our knowledge, said an Of
ficer Of the Charity Organization Society,
was that of a family in the upper part
of the city which lived comfortably for
many years and luxuriously for few on
money which was given to them by people
who believed that their donations kept
worthy people from rom starry starxatio a.
Like 16sf d mest IF they the had people sysr
TEN, which included writing plausible let
ters TO people all over the country, and in
MANY instances referring to clergymen
physicians and lawyers who did not .ex-
isf The family had been rich and had
sduandered their fortune, but wished 70
, keep up the Old style. The daughters, OF
uhon there were several, dressed better
than many of the people who helped pay
for their fnery; they gave theater parties,
and paid large bills at florists, livery sta
bIes and confectionery establishments,
ard their neighbors considered them well
Off Investigation Instituted by this Of
Ace finally unmasked the family, and they
a similar case was that of the Jennings
In North Carolina. The family also made
ietter-writing a specially, and received
money in large sums. They wrote ac-
Entertainments of the donations and
nronised 10 return the loans" and then
because of sickness in the family"
ness Of a child, sudden blindness of the
father Of the family" and various other
Meas asked for further loans. Hundreds
of these letters are on file in the office
of the charity Soc!ety.
This family consisted OF father, mother
son is years old, and a married daughter
81 years old. The whole family, including
the son -irl-laW, physician, to whom peo-
ple wrote for information as to the poor
Family. lived on what came to them in
answer to the begging letters. This gang
was also broken up when some of the let
ters reached the hands of the charity So
About the same time a Mrs. StubenroIl
carried on a similar business with highly
Satisfactory results In New York and
begging letters from No. All Macdougal
street His chief stock an trade was a
huge pile of directories, tearfuf tales of
l dire distress and destitution which he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

From the New York Tribune.

Michael, the Midget" as he Is known
In the cycling world, was generally rec-
ognized as eccentric by his friends in this
country. Rumors were heard at Regular
intervals regarding a Mrs. Michael who
had been left behind on the other side OF
the ocean, but whenever Michael was ask
ed regarding his matrimonial affairs he
would grow dumb and change the subieen
TO others he would deny that he was mar
RED, 1t is said. His ecccntriciiy was forcl-
bly, illustrated when he decided to abandon
cycle racing for the turf just when he was
at his hight as a middel-distance paced
rider. His failure as a jockey was predict
ed In these columns, for the simple reason
that jockeys cannot be made In day and
II is almost impossible TO make Jockeys
of any consequence out of old timber A
boy 10 be ready great, must begin young
A reporter who saw Michael at Sheeps-
head Bay yesterday was informed by the
midget that he had not abandoned the
turf and that he would not go back 10
cycle racing. Philip Dwyer TOOK an inter-
est in the little fellow and promised 10
assist Michael In preparing himself 10 be
a Jockey. II was said yesterday that Mich
ael did not report for duty with the regu-
larity expected of exercising boys at the
race track. and he was informed recently
by the trainer Of the Dwyer stable that ne
need not report further. Michael had one
mount in a recent race, but the critics say
that his effort was 50 lamentably weak
that he did not get another.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
ATTENDED 5000 FUNERALS.
Reading Woman who Established .
Peculiar Record.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Reading, Pa. June l9.-Scphia Christian,
known as Funeral Sophia" was taken
10 the almshouse to-day at the request
of her neighbors.
She has been a regular frequenter of flu
nerals for many years. and had a record
of having attended over 5000. She fire.
quently walked many miles In order to
attend funeral Sometimes she went to
half a dozen in a single day II denied
admission she would jump over the fence
or climb In the window and get there ar
any rate. She invariably stayed for re-
freshments afterward.
She has been an object OF charity for
several years. When Chief Miller called
to take her to the almshouse she insisted
that she would not go. until he told her
there was to be big funeral In the coun-
try, and then she was ready. When she
reached the almshouse she broke down,
begging to be allowed 20 return home.
as there were several funerals on Tuesday
which she desired to attend.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

Washington, June M.-Secretary Hitch
cock has certified TO the treasury that the
annual payments of 5000 each to all the
states and territories except Alaska for
encouraging he state agricultural colleges
under the Morrill, act, are now due. The
payments will be made shortly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
WANTS TO SEND NEGROES.
Lyons Thinks FiIipinos Should Have
an Object Lesson.

Macon, June 21.--Judson L. Lyons reg
ister of the United States treasury, was
here to-day. He is trying to get the adj
ministration to send ten regiments of ne
gro soldiers to the Philippines to convince
the FiliDinos that negroes are not slaves
IN this country. He believes that If the
Fillpinos knew they would not be made
slaves they would submit to United
States rule
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
Wedding at brunswick.

of Miss Georgia Doerflinger of this city
ana Mr.. w. II. Leopold of savannah, which
occurred this afternoon at st. Mark s
Episcopal Church, was attended by a large
humbec of people and was one of The pref
uest weddings ever celebrated in Bruins
NICK. The young couple left on the early
uain for an extended bridal trip north.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
DIR. BARROWs WAS CENsURED.
Said He Was Imposed Upon by Bel
mont and Mrs. Sloan.

New Haven, Conn, June 21.-Rev. W. NJ
Barrows, the minister who recently mar
ried Perry Belmont and Mrs. Henry D.
Sloan at Greenwich, was to-day severely
censured by the General Association OF
Congregational Ministers of Connecticut
of which he is a member.
DIR. BarrowS was present and personally
apologized to the ministers, saying that
he had been imposed upon by Mr.. Belmont
and Mrs Sloan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
An Advancc ON wagons.

Chicago. June 2l.-At The meeting of the
National Wagon Manufacturing Associa-
tion an advance of at least 20 per cent. an
prices during the coming year was decided
llDOn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
KIondiIxe BEAT Goddard.

Chicago June G.--Joe Goddard the Aus
tralian heavyweight, lost on a foul to
Klondilke, a local coiored heavyweight IN
the fourth round of what was to have been
a six-round contest tonight