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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04

help him along and the stamps began
pouring in thick and fast The 1000 were
in his hands almost before he knew It,
and he increased his limit to 100, 900.
The people of Doylestown became in
terested in his work. and tore the stamps
from their letters, to add them to his
collection. Stations of deposit We're estab-
lished around the town where stamps
could be left for him. At the court house
offices, the express Office and the printing
houses boxes were kept to receive them,
and these he emptied on periodical trips
over the route. Old letters were hunted
up and the stamps from them went with
the rest. When he had the 100000 he
wasn't satisfied, and determined TO go in
for 1,000,000
Gradually he got his operations in the
stamp line thoroughly systematized. Con-
venient soaking pans and drying racks
were laid in stock and not the least i'm
portant thing added to his outfit was
magnfying glass. Putting common 2-cent
stamps under the lens, he was able to dis
tinguish half a dozen types of them only
differing from each other by minute
lines on the face or shades of color
Stamps of other denominations also va
ried, and as he wanted to fill in more time
he took to sorting them by types He
tied them up in neat little square pack
ages of $50 each.
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WITH THE SOLDIERS IN CUBA.
Plenty of Rain-Engineers Go Into
Barracks-Sundry Matters.

Vedado, Cuba. March 2S.-Rain, rain.
rain-plenty of IT, There Is no need of
praying for rain in Cuba nowadays. You
can look out over the ocean and see a
cloud arising, and by the time you can
make your way back to your tent the rain
is upon you. The soil here is very red
and sticks to the feet like that much pajnt
Many of the men from the batteries
camped here have put in an application
for discharge under the law granting them
that permission; that is, those who en-
listed after a certain date. There are up
wards of hundred in each battery who
have put in applications, and are expecting
each day to get their walking papers.
Many of them state that they will re-en-
list TO go to Manila, as they are very de-
slrous of having hand in the fighting.
The four companies of engineers WIN
nave been camped here have removed i'm
barracks in Havana, and have a very nice
place at present. In a short time all the
men camped here expect TO be in barracks.
1t Is hard TO keep the tents up against the
strong winds and beating storms
Last Friday was a big day in Havana
and to stand along the street and watch
the parade was indeed amusing. An Amer
lean could look over the heads of Cuban
soldiers Each Cuban had his own sten
and TO see their heads boiling I'D ana
down was a sight. JsIst back of them
came our American boys, keeping step TO
the music of the band AS they passed
by one could not help but cheer for the
boys in blue.
One night one of the Cuban police came
up to one of the men in Battery l., who
was on duty in Havana, and ordered him
to keep walking his post, assuming the
position of a higher officer. The guard
simply ordered the Cuban policeman to
accompany him to the captain of the bat
terry, where he was soon given to under
stand that the American soldier was by
far his superior. and that II he was under
the impression that the poicemah's uni
form he was clad in gave him authority
over the American soldier, he was greatly
mistaken.
There Is a deep interest manifested here
in the Y. NJ c. A. tent, and the men are
availng themselves of the advantages 1t
affords them.
Let me acknowledge through your paper
the receipt of some late magazines from
Miss BESSIE Whatley of Savannah and
several others. They have been read with
great pleasure and profit by many of the
men. This is one way the people of the
states can help on with the work among
the soldiers, by sending reading matter
for our Y NJ. G. A. tents.
one of the constant friends the men
have here Is the dear little fea, 30 small
he Is hard TO see. but Oh! how he bites
me- Fl. A. Howell.
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SOMETHING LIKE UMBRELLAS.
Gorgeous and MOnstrOus Affairs for
African Monarchy Presents.
From the London Dailv Nan.


From the London Daily Mail.
There are two umbrellas on exhibition at
the shop of Messrs. James Smith & Sons,
New Oxford street, which are to be sent
in day or two to a West African poten-
tate.
They have been specially made for Mr.
G. J. Bridger, f. r. C. s., of the Colnias
Institute, for presentation to a native chief
at AKIN, on the Gold Coast
These umbrellas are none of your COM
mon eight-ribbed alpaca arrangements
They are gorgeous affairs Each one is 8
feet high and feet across with ten cane
ribs, cover of three colors-red, yellow,
and blue-a deep yellow fringe. four silk
en- guy ropes as supports when the wind
gets up Bit, and an artistic ornamental
solid silver cap, which takes the place of
the ferrule of the ordinary plebeian Eng
fish game.
Each cup is an excellent specimen of
English art work. One represents a pine
apple, and IL is almost as big as the real
thing. The other has on the body of the
knob a representation of reeds and lotus
plants and flowers. and on the top is a
miid-looking crocodile with man fixed be-
tween MS Jaws, MS ought 10 duOrd end
less amusement for the African potentate.
The designs for both the caps were drawn
by Messrs. Smiths own artist, and the
whole of the work was done on the prem
Uses.
The umbrellas were opened for the ben
eft of Daily Mail representative. The
shop is pretty large one, but every bit of
il seemed to be consumed when these two
monsters were slowly and carefully ex-
banded to the utmost limit. In a native pro-
cessdon they win form the most conspicu-
GUS objects of curiosity. Fully opened with
bearers bravely Juggling at the guy
ropes, they win sheer the chief and all
his family and his friends from the tor
rental rain or the binding glare of the
sun. Or, again, they win make admirable
parachutes or temporary courts of justice.
The pineapple and the crocodile munching
his helpless victim might be used as an in
sigma of office-a respectable equivalent TO
the Chinese button.
Many African chiefs have had presents
made at Messrs. Smiths shop They have
usually been big, brawny, twisted sticks.
made of iron wood, with handsome silver
mountings. MIR. Adam-that must be the
name of a very cid chief-had a stick ~
feet long. MIR. Arim Erpineyon Elem had
one given to him which was 9 feet long
and similar one was presented TO Arch
ibong H., chief of cid town, old Cafabar''-
as the inscription described him.
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ENCHANTED GROVE OF BEES.
The BuzzinG Audible, but Not a Bee
Can BE Found.
From the Galveston News.

From the Galveston News.
Away back in the sos there was a Shaw
nee Indian village on the South Canadian
river, agout IS miles west of South Meal
ester, but the old village has long since
disappeared. On the spot where the young
Shawnee buck sung his kiowala to his
dusky maiden and courted his best girl
by the light of the full moon, only an &C.
casional rock hearth and a few graves are
left to indicate the former hunting
grounds of the red man.
Near the old village site now lives a
white man. Just on the border of this
mans farm is a spot which seems to have
been the thickest settled part of the Shaw
nee village, and here is a grove of black
oak trees. In this grove are two very large
postoak trees, one in the south and one
in the north end of the grove. In the grove
can be heard most any day the buzzing
of a swarm of bees so plainly that the
noise has fooled many old bee hunters.
but all their search has never revealed a
single bee.
Now comes the most peculiar part of
this most peculiar tale. The large post
oak tree standing at the north end of the
grove is the curiosity of the bunch for not
long ago a young man, hearing of the
bees, went to the spot and proceeded to
look carefully up each tree IN the grove
until he came to the north tree. He was
within two feet of this tree, looking IN.
when he heard noise just like a car
penter at work mailing on boards and
trying to locate the hammering, but il still
seemed to come from the tree. The ham
mering continued until he happened IN
touch the tree with his hand when It sud-
denly stopped. The man then went away
amazed. A day or so after this man had
occasion to again pass that way. He
slipped up TO the tree and listened for the
hammering. and sure enough, II was as
plain as ever. He touched the tree with
the END of his finger, and as before, the
noise stopped at once. This man and sew
eral others have tried touching the tree
several times since, with the same re-
suit 1
The said that the humming of bees and
the curious hammering can be heard any
day, but no one has been able to explain
the mysteries Of this enchanted grove.
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SAVANNAH AND STATESBORO.
The New Road VIII Connect With
the Georgia and Alabama.

The contractors on the Savannah and
statesboro Railroad are progressing with
their work, and it is stated the road will
be completed within few months. giving
a quick schedule between Savannah and
The territory that viii be penetrated by
the new line The new line connects with
the Georgia and Alabama.
The Savannah and Statesboro comprises
the old Cuyler and WOODBURY. Road. Not
long ago a number of Washington capital
lists bought the Cuyler and WOODBURY., de-
cided to put il in good condition, and then
extend it 10 Statesboro. The people of
Statesboro have been eager for a long
time TO have the connection. as the present
route OF getting to Savannah and back re-
quires about two days. II Is stated the
new lue will enable them to make the
round trip in one day. The line has been
completed as far as Sherwood, and about
five miles additional have been graded.
There are about $50 hands engaged on the
work.
Mr.. w. f. Wright, who has had much
experience in railroad building, has been
made general superintendent and has ac-
tive charge of the construction. Contrac-
tor Fred Pitts of Alabama, is doing the
grading. and has 175 men employed. IF
Statesboro Star, Just take a drive ten
miles from town on the line recently run
by the Statesboro and Savannah Railroad
They are working $50 men, all told, and are
making a bee line for Statesboro."
1t Is stated the company is putting the
best material in the construction. Heavy
rails and the very best ties are being
used. Regular schedules are now being run
from Sherwood to Cuyler, meeting all
Georgia and Alabama trains, and the com
pany is hauling large quantities of naval
stores, lumber and wood.
The officers at present located on the
line are.
President-Stilsou Hutchins.
General SUPPLEMENTARY. F. Wright.
Auditor--F w. Grimes.
Chief Engineer-G. A. Whitehead, Jr.
C. i. and p. As II. Wright
Trainmaster-D. ID. Arden.
Purchasing Agent-B. +. Petty
Contractor-Fred Pitts.
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t4eoAman & Co win deem necessary for
the completion of their work in the speci-
fed time. That will be a matter lett 10
the firm. though it Is estimated that they
v,iu have 800 or 800 men at work, taking IN
those employed in all connections. great
exDepditure viii be necessitated IN carry
ing on the work and the city VIII De Dehe-
flied. The entire work VIII be IN progress
for a wear. The Georgia and Alabama eX-
poets it 10 be completed WITHIN mat tlil r'
and il is supposed that more INA" Si'V0V'
900 will be expended.
II is nrohable that some OF the piling
win he driven before the dredging has
nrovressed very Ear. 1t Is not the inten-
lion 10 take the work piecemeai' nnlsnlns
I'D the dredging before the pihng IS start
ed trhe contracts for the rest of the work
win be let as soon as possible. They VIII
he so timed as to insure the complexion
Of the entire terminals WITHIN the year
II is possible the contracts for the yards
and for the extension from Meldrim TO the
bridge that is 10 cross the river VIII De
awarded to the same contractor, as the
work is of similar character and a con-
tractor who could do one could do the
other. AS soon as the government APP
nroves the plans for the bridge which
have already been submitted, the con-
tract for its construction VIII be let. The
President has already signed the Dllf per
hitting the construction of the bridge
over the river, but il Is necessary for the
Secretary of War to give his approval TO
the plans. The sheds are also to be built
under separate contract.
When the slips are dredged by Hegeman
&, Co. the dirt will be used for filling pur-
poses on low places on the island. The
dredging apparatus will be of the pump
ing sort, and piping will be arranged to
carry the dirt to those spots IL is desired
to raise to the general grade. For this
purpose 5000 yards of piping will be neces-
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LOCAL personal.

Mr.. w. b. GnIcon Of McGregor, is at
the : laski.
L. L. Campbell of Waycross, is stop
rA at the Pulaski House
Mr.. c. r. Farley of Atlanta Is In the
city, stopping at the De Soto
Mr. L. r. Wright of Macon, was among
yesterdays arrivals at the Pulaski.
Mr.. II. E. Lester of Charleston, was reg
'stered at the Pulaski on yesterday.
Mr.. J. r. Watts was among the guests
registered yesterday at the De Soto.
Mr.. Julius Sanders of Macon, is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. Peter w. Martin of Greenville. Ca.
spent yesterday in the city, and was a
guest of the Pulaski House.
Mr.. A. f. Holt of Atlanta was among
the visitors who spent yesterday in the
city, registered at the De Soto.
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BIDS ON TERMINAL WORK.
WHAT THE CONTRACTORS WANTED
TIE G. q A. TO PAY.

Bidders on the Work and Their Fig
ures on Dredging. Piling aud Lum-
bcr-Hegeman a Co. of PIttsburg
Making Arrangements to Get Their
Dredging Plant Here-Pumping
VIII lie the Means of Getting Up
the Dirt and Filling Low Places
on the Land-Contracts for the
Yards. the Extension From Mel
drtun, the Bridge and the sheds
and store Houses soon to BE Given
Out-sOo Men May he Employed on
the Terminal work.
A thoroughly equipped dredging plant
of the latest and most effective pattern
viii be used IN connection With the es-
adjustment Of the Georgia ana Alabama
terminals on Hutchinsons Island. Mr.. w.
w Hegeman Of Hegeman & Co. PITTS
burg, TO whom the contract for the dfedg-
Ing. piling and lumber for the terminals
has been awarded. mas begun preliminary
arrangements for undertaking the work.
He VIII get his plant on the way TO Sa-
vannah as quickly as possible, aud viii
have it put in Operating order as soon as
he can after it gets here.
Economy In time is one Of the objects
of the Georgia and Alabama in the great
work 1t Is undertaking OF converting the
waste of lands into up-tO-date terminals,
affordins every convenience and facility
for export and import shipping. and oper-
atoms viii be as rapid as possible under
the terms of the contract that has been
awarded Heeeman & Co. By April l the
work will nave commenced and il must
be completed by Nov. /. There are other
things 10 be done in connection with The
work that are not included
in the contract secured by
the Pttsburg firm. Among these
are the construction of the line from Mel
drim to Savannah, the building of the
yards, the construction of the bridge that
Is to span the river and the erection OF
the many sheds and storerooms that are
70 form part OF the terminal system. Only
the dredging, piling and lumber have been
contracted for by Mr., Hegeman.
Mai. A. Ii. Johnson, chief engineer of
the Georgia Construction Co. under which
the terminal work is TO be prosecuted,
returned yesterday from New York,
where the contract was awarded. He
was seen and list Of the bidders for the
work and the figures at which they de-
sired 20 do it was secured. The bids fol-
low:
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China,s Mail Service.
From HONG LAX.

Difficulties of the civil service exami-
nations are multiplied tenfold in the re-
quirements set down by law of applicants
Tor positions in the mail service of China.
In the first place, an applicant must
have strength and courage. To acquire
these he goes through very queer method
of training. He wanders through noun
tains and valleys forests and caves. The
exact time to be occupied in a trip is fix
ed by law, and a heavy fine is imposed
for unnecessary delay. He must repeat
these trips at night, and if he listens to
the bad spirits and thereby fails to ap-
pear at the required time at certain
place he is sure to lose his rights to a DO
sition.
This Is not ALL He is obliged to carry
an enormous weight for many miles and
return, with it within given time No
allowance is made for his inability to de-
fend himself against thieves and highway
men, his road usually leading through a
district thick with bandits.
In training the candidate eats very lit
tle--though he is used to this-and he tries
every straining. exercise. Then comes his
real examination, under the direction Of
government officials. He Is taken into a
long room, where, suspended from a high
beam With strong ropes, are very heavy
sacks flied with rocks.
The candidate must give a swinging mo-
ton to all these sacks and then run to and
fro between them, carefully guarding
against a blow by one of the weights.
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ONLY ONE FAvoRFrE WON.
Horses Had Good Weather and Fine
Track at New ORLEANS.

Horses Had Good Weather and Fine
Track at New ORLEANS.
New Orleans, March S.-To-day was the
eighty-third day of the Crescent City Jock
ey Clubs winter meeting. The weather
was fine, and the track good. Minnie Z.
was the only winning fayor.te.
First Race-Selling, one mile. Barataria,
5 10 !, won, with Mordecai. 4 to ! and to
5, second, and Protus, % to ;, third. Time
IA.
Second Race-Six and a half furlongs.
Minnie b. 10 l, won, with Maurice W, Z
70 l and 2 to l, second, and Little Jack
Homer, 30 10 /, third. Time 1:2416.
Third Race-Selling one mile and one
eighth. EIkin. Is to !, won, with Mailer, 9
to and to l, second, and Tendresse, s to
;, third. Time 1.5S
Fourth Race-Handicap, one mile. Sis
ter Stella, TO !, won, with Lady Callahan,
TO and 2 TO l. second. and Eva Rice, 10
90 1, third. Time 1:i19s.
Fifth Race-Selling. SIX furlongs. Little
Sallie, to 1, won with Sangamon, 10 1
and to 1, second. and Pontet Canet, to
l, third. Time 1:l6L.
Sixth Race-SelHng. six furlongs McAI-
bert, TO ?, won, with Dr. Work, 30 to l
and 10 TO l, second, and Lady Juliet TO l.
third. Time 1:162i
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pussycat and Kittycat.

From the New York Tribune
Pussvcat and Kittycat set out for wah'
And of a llttle sparrow bird they sooH w
gan TO talk, 49,. l..
Said Pussycat to Kfttycat, 81 see him ]"
the sky"
Said Kittycat to Pussycat, Il wish that
could fly"
Said Pussycat to Kittycat, Il see him u
tree
Said Kittycat to Pussycat, "Sparro"S
agree with me-
Said Pussyeat to Kittycat, Il see him on
stone"
Said Kittycat to Pussycat. Il wish ! was
alone" -
Said Pussycat TO Kittycat. Il see him !"
the grass "a
Said Kittycat to Pussycat, IT will not ie'
you pass"
tried to bite,
And the Joyful little sparrow few away
with all his might.
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overture. The Occasional" and followed
by Lemaigres Prayer in G fiat; Gull
mants "Scherzo Symphonique." Wagner's
Trauermarsch aus "Goetter daemmerung.
and Motives" from "Siegfried." Berloiz'
"Rakoozky' march; Grieg's Morning
from Peer Gynt," and concluding with
Rubinsteins wedding march from ''Fera-
mors."
Mr. Browne was first heard at the intro
duction of the organ in the First Bantist
Church a week ago. His playing at the
Lawton Memorial and at Christ Church
has won him many admirers among lovers
Of organ music
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II will be seen that Hegeman & Co.
were not the lowest bidders for any of the
work Officials OF the company went to
New York for further conference after
the bids were opened. After consultation
with President John Shelton Williams il
was decided to award the contracts TO MIR.
Hegenan. His prices on the three classes
of work give a better average than those
of any other bidder. and it is possible that
the road preferred the work done by one
contractor and that The reason that their
average was the lowest for the contract
vas given Hegeman & Co.
1t was officially stated few days ago
that the cost of the work provided for in
the contracts that have been awarded to
Hegeman & Co. would be between $500. 900
and SS5O,OO0. Al the time II was the intcn
ton Of the company 60 dig but three slips.
Since then the officials have decided TO in
crease the humber of slips from three 10
four, and the cost of the work has been
pToportionately increased. Mai johnson
said that the cost will approximate $780,
OV9 under Hegeman a Co. IS contracts
During the time the contractors win he
al work there must he. under the terms
of the contract. at least 100000 cubic vards
OF dirt month dredged. 1t is estimated
that it will be necessary to remove ! 8O0 :
900 cubic yards
The lumber that is TO be used win he
cut IRON the forests by the contractors II
Is said there must have been a conbina
ton worked by the bidders on the lumber.
as the prices given above are conceded
TOO high. The contractors have arranged
for all the timber they will need. and have
bought il as 1t stands on the lands. II
will be cut and transported to the island al
their expense. Georgia pine of the best
quality will be used for the piling and the
wharyes. the building of which Is included
In the contract Of Hegeman & Co.
1t is not known what force of hands
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MR. BROWNIES THIRD RECITAL.
His Organ Playing at Christ Church
Greatly Admired.

Mr.. ]. Lewis Browne of Columbus, who
played the organ at the opening of the
Lawton Memorial. gave a recital at Christ
Church yesterday afternoon from 6 to Z
O'Clock. The church was wen filed and
Mr.. Brownies playing was greatly admir-
ed. His programme included seven num-
bers, beginning with the Handel-Best
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That elairvoyant said she would show
me some ghosts OF the past" well
what Of it?' II told her l had come there
and planked down good money TO find OUT
whether l had a ghost of a FUTURE
Brooklyn Life.
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to pose for an hour as a wood-satyr?
Tramp: 1t depends how fer off de wood
is; but if yer want ter sketch me as a
stone-wall safer, go ahead fer a nickel
PucK
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-07-19
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96onf, ber6rarnt. Ser 9erGuF betrGgt
$4,000.
Die 9tabt @dgoner i'm SnbidntrzSerriz
torium tpurbe Samtag frii6 BON elmer berz
beerenben Seuers6runft beimgeTu9t. Ser
bon Muscogee b~erbetgeeilten S~euertpebr gez
lang es, Der 6lammen 9err gu perben.
Ser angeri9tete S9oben belduft ft9 arf
$4,000.
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8ros. in ct. 2ouis lit am Montag Mors
qen boaftGnbig abgebrannt. Ser @erlnIt
betrdgt ungefGbr $4,000, lift aber burdh
8erfiber1ng gebedt.
Die v9Dntiac Spring &c @agon MDrfs"
nebit einem bdran ftoBenben 8obnbdufe in
8ontiac, Mi9., finb abgebrannt. Ser Sc
iammtoerluF betrdgt ungefdbr $4,000.
9as pra6tooGe 2aub3a1ts bes friberen
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gg5eatlD SsQs, 3pei Meile1 pon gBei tburD,
Bong SSlanb, lit am 9onnerffag Qbenb
obgebranut. Sp6er berbrannte cine Ser
b1ei groben StaIungen, in ctnen WhitneD
feline 8OGblutpferbe 66Gt. Der bur9 ben
8rdnb bes 9auies auein angertdtete G9az
ben bettdgt $4,000.
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5reps6urg BEL Sdmestotpn, q. 9, 1T bur9
einen 8ItB eingedi9ert tporOen. Ser Ser
lnit 6etrdgt $4,000.