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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
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OFFICERS TO STUDY SPANISH.
1t VIII Hereafter Form "A Valuable
Part of Their Training.


Washington, Nov Elm view of the ac-
QUESTION of Spanish-speaking colonies by
the United States, steps have been taken
by the military authorities TO induce Of
ficers of the army to learn the Spanish
language.
On Dec. / it is proposed to hold an exam
ination in Havana, to ascertain for Off
cial rating the degree of proficiency at
tanned by officers serving there. Similar
examinations will be held at other points.
The reasons for desiring American army
officers to learn Spanish is thus set forth
in circular order issued by Gen. William
Ludlow. commanding the department of
Havana:
1T is expected that all officers sta
toned in the Department of Havana win
take advantage of the favorable oppor-
tunity offered them to gain a familiar ac-
quaintance with the Spanish language. 1t
is likely that a knowledge of Spanish
whether in Cuba or elsewhere will here
after be required as part of the equipment
of all military officers and in any case
facility In communication in Spanish, eth
err by speaking or writing, viii constitute
an important addition to an officers value.
1T is therefore enjoined upon all Of
ficers to take means to pursue the study
of the language as diligently and as rap
idly as their other duties will permit with
the view of acquiring, as soon as practical
Bile, a fluent use of the language"
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A FIFTY-MILLION FORTUNE.
george Smiths Money Said to BE
Coming to His Nephew, James IT.
Smith.
From the New York SIN

From the New York Sun.
Attention was attracted in the financial
distrlct yesterday by the publication by
one of the Wall street news agencies of
the following statement:
A man estimated to he worth 10000. 600
died in England this fail and left most
or MS fortune to a young, active Wall
street business man, who is a director in
several important companies, whose stocks
are listed on the Stock Exchange 1t is
thought that this money will make itself
telt IN Wall street before long. The young
man IS strong believer in certain special
ties on the Stock Exchange"
James II. Smith, junior member of the
Vail street firm of Geddes & Smith, it was
learned, is the fortunate heir limited at in
the Item which, of course, makes him one
of the wealthiest men in the world He is
the nephew of the late George Smith,
who died in London few weeks ago. The
younger Mr.. Smith is now returning to
this city from Europe. The firm of Geddes
& Smith has its office at 10 Wall street
1t IS composed of Peter Geddes who is a
director of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad Company, and Mr.
Smith, who is a director in the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
George Smith was native of Scotland
Though prior to his death he had lived
the life of a reciue at his club in London
he made his fortune in this country. He
came here when a young man, settling
near Chicago where he made sufficient
money out of real estate to go back TO
Europe with the first idea of living a life
of retired ease. That sort of life didn't
suit, however, and on his return to this
county another Scotchman, Alexander
Mitchell, came with him.
The two established an insurance COM
pany in Chicago, which had banking priv
ileges. Mr.. Smith in this venture was
COLI
west. He issued notes that We're known
as George Smiths money" which cir
culated freely over a great section of the
country. lie organized with his partner,
Mitchell, the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad, which has since become
one of the greatest railroad systems of the
United States. Mr. Smith. after he had
accumulated an enormous fortune, again
returned 10 Europe, making his home at
the London Club, where he died
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
THE FAULT OF THE SCHOONER.
sullivan Changed Her Course just in
Time TO Collide.

Vice President John NJ Egan of the
Ocean Steamship Company received a re-
port from Capt Askins Of the steamship
Tallahassee yesterday relative to the col
lision that vessel had the night before off
Long Branch with the lumber-laden
schooner Senator Sullivan.
Capt. Askins reported that the accident
was the fault of the schooner. The night
was clear, and the schooner had been read
lily made out. For some reason she chang
ed her course just at the time that made
her collision with the steamship iuevita-
BILE, and the accident was the result,
The passengers and freight OF the Tai
lahassee were transferred TO the City OF
Macon of the Ocean Steamship Compa-
ny's pier The City of Macon sailed for
Savannah yesterday afternoon. 1t is re-
ported that six days will be necessary for
the repairs to the Tallahassee.
The following passengers were on the
Tallahassee: a. J. Clements. j. H. Smith,
Miss A. Finneborn. NJ. F. Hickman, Mrs.
l. Sykes. Miss A X. Mallory, w. H.
Payne, NJ. J. Moore. Miss NJ. Straib. Mrs.
II. Winter, c. E. Ensign and wife, G. w.
Snavely, w. G. Lettice. j. S. Lee, o. ".
Tracey and wife, Mrs. Whitehead and
E Daniel and wife, e. Leplae, Mrs. Fin
Gayson and daughter, M. A. Tribune, r..
Taylor d. G. Barrow, A. Albert, M
Fleckner s. Boyd, Miss E. A. Taylor, J.
H. Monahan, w. II. Tibbetts. Mrs. ".
Wilfert and daughter A. Beane, T.
Beane, Miss J. Kelly, Miss e. Dence, s.
Karsman. f. Van Esben, f. Brown, C.
p Stredling, c. Perron and WIFE 7. Krof-
ton, J. II. Monahan, c. Brazier, e. H.
War;, Lucy Johnson, Mrs S. Mitchell r.
b. Chapman, c. II. Foster r. r.. Goode
and wife, w. Julich. c. Gutenberg. r.
Washington, wife and son, M. Daily, J.
Colgan, w. Murray w Meyer and wife.
V. Clark, A. Anderson and thirteen ItaI-
ians
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Cincinnati, Nov. 6.-Results at New
port:
First Race-One mile and sixteenth
Frank Mcconnell 3 10 l. won, with Para
keel, i TO /. second and Colcluke, 10 j.
third. Time 1:54.
Second Race-Five and half furlongs.
Foneda, 30 to I. won, with Troubaline, 10
10 l, second, and Eta, 10 O. third. Time
11lta
Third Race-One mie Ramiro II, TO l.
won, with Bell Punch. 3 to l. second, and
Hampden, 10 10 1, third. Time 1852.
Fourth Race-Seven furlongs, handicap.
Souchon, to ?, won, with Pinochle, to
2, second, aud SkiIman. 10 ?, third Time
1917.
Fifth Race-Slx furlongs. Decide, to 2.
won, with Albert Vale, to l. second, and
Juanetta. % to l, third. Tine III.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
GIGANTIC PROPERTY SOLD.
Lot of birmingham Real Estate
Brought S1,O4O.OOO.

Birmingham Ala, Nov. 6.-The property
of the Elyton Company the successor Of
the Elyton Land Company, was sold at
public outcry to-day, under a decree of the
Chancery Court of this county and real
lied $1,O4O,COO
The purchaser was William Hall, Jr., Of
New York, chairman of the reorganization
committee
The decree under which the properly was
sold was in the case of Mary K. Semm s.
executrix OF the estate of Thomas X.
Semmes, deceased, VS.. the Elyton Com
pany, and the cross bill of the Maryland
Trust Company of Baltimore.
The property rights of the company con-
sist of many lots in this city, and its value
is conservaUvely estimated at 50, 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
FIGHT IN A JUSTICE COURT.
Plaintiff EndeavOred to shoot Oh
jectiOnabIe Witness.

Prattsburg, Ga, Nov. 6-During the trial
of a case in a justice court here in which
Luke Crawford of Thomaston was plain
tiff, negro witness gave testimony which
enraged Crawford who drew a pistol and
fired shot at him. Bailiff Carlisle grabb-
ed Crawford in time 10 divert the shot and
no damage was done.
There was intense excitement in the
court room which was crowded. The bdi-
nff succeeded in overpowerlng and dis
arming the enr2 ged man after a desperate
scuffie in which he was considerably
bruised
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
Little Girrs Narrow Escape.

Columbus Ga, Nov. 6.-Margaret, the
2-year-old daughter Of w. G.. Coart a
prominent citizen, was seriously burned
tonight. Her dress caught from the CRATE
while she was alone in the rosm. Had il
not been for a negro cook who rushed in
and extinguished he flames, she would
have burn. TO death. The woman's clothes
were burned.
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LARGE MINING ASSETS SOLD.
United States Iron Company Makes a
S1,O0O.OOO Purchase.

Florence. Ala, Nov. 6.-The entire as
sets of the West Point Mining Company,
ore fields of Northern Alabama and South
ern Tennessee. have been sold 10 the Unit
ed States Iron Company, of New Jersey.
a corporation organized with a pald-up
capital of $1,000 COO.
These properties aggregate about 5000
acres of land on which il is estimated there
are 100000 tons of brown hematile ore
worth, at a conservative estimate at least
81 CO0.0GO.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
COLUMBUS STREET FAIR.
Thousands of People in Attendance
on Festivities There

Columbus, Ga. Nov. 6.-The Columbus
Street Fair opened to-day with fully 10000
visitors in attendance. Tonight Miss An
ME Garrard was crowned Queen of Flow
ers in presence of 10000 people. The
Queens ball followed at Masseys Hall.
and was grand social success 1t is ex-
pected that there will be $1,000 visitors here
tomorrow. when the floral parade occurs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
THIRTEEN MEN INJURED.
Engine and Passenger Coach Wreck
ed in MissIssdppI.

Elisville, Miss, Nov. GA collision oc-
cured to-day on the Laurel Branch Of the
Gulf and Ship Island Railway. An engine
drawing a car containing a large number
of mill hands ran into logging ira n en-
CINE. The passenger coach and engine
have completely wrecked and thirteen men
were badly injured Their names are not
known.
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ELECTRIC RAILROAD SOLD.
1t Required Nearly S1,OOO,OOO 20 Con-
summate the Deal.

Raleigh. ". G., Nov. 6.--The Twin City
Construction Company Of Winston. n. c..
which has heretofore owned and controlled
the w,nston-salcm Railway and Electric
Company, has sold the entire plant o the
Fries Manufacturing and Power Company
and a number Of Northern gentlemen, who
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07

-Tommy-Say, paw?
Mr. Figg--Well?
Tommy-Whst is the ilorseless age7
Mr.. Figg-Eights No horse ever gets
past indianapolis Journal.
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~ Treatment for Miserable
FANN I'm Men, Free. Weakness
Y ENE n VII nervous waste, secret losses.
'kNk w decline, cured by our exelu-
~ MA Y sive methods. Wonderful
" - ~ AA appliance and remedies sent
y We on trial and approval No
IA a "a ~ advance pay required no
III SAM COD. scheme. information
j. NS8A~ IL OF supreme value, nowhers
~ Az ~ else obtainable, sent free.
ERIE MEDICAL CO. BUFFALO. NY.
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Will in the future cooperate with the
present owners OF the Fries Manufacture
ing and Power Company in the manage
ment of the street railway and lighting
systems of that city.
II required nearly 81, 100000 to make The
deal which was finally closed to-day. The
new management viii extend the car line
south OF Salem. and make decided sm-
provemcnts on the entire pant al once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07

have been converted into fertile soil with
the aid OF artesian wells.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07

Mr.. F. c. Shepard, general freight agent
of the Louisville and Nashville, was reg
istered at the De Soto yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07

Mr.. D. E Williams, Jr., commercial
agent of the Southern, with headquarter,
at Jacksonville, spent yesterday in tn,
city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07

The new vice president of the Plant
System. Mr. Knott, who will be elected at
the coming annual meeting of the stock
holders, will leave for Europe i'm a short
time. He will return, however, in time 10
take charge of his new office Jan. /.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07

Mr.. e. Pope, secretary to Passenger
Traffic Manager B. w Wrenn of the
Plant System, left for New York last
night.
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1,.'No' they don't sing. That is strange.
don care about singing and don't
9SLo it as an accomplishment.
f., vi, no. not the piano. Is there music
fo, vac sound Of a piano? We have not
e.ri!. l IT, But some of them play c
var and very picturesque they look.
agree with me they are pictu. esque?"
padn seen enough of them to know.
yo1 ut YOU agree with me the American
lo.l sn are not picturesque; that their
'.hes are"
Beautiful"
a. me, is that beauty?f Mr.. WI
ol.." back his head. with its long black
IL t.e' and laughed immoderately. rs
slt1 NY. then, that you should all look
lbs mat you should all strive to be
and salne impossible size around the waist
rtsa- '9caSe yourself in those dreadful steel
di,tS.. Don't you realize there Is no in
~, AMY about American women?
.7,s ~ let me tell you another thing that
co,.i more for our Chinese women than
,o-.- say in lifetime. There is no di-
been mere. Several divorce laws have
Cd MADE for China wants to be prepar-
emergencies. But they are not
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excitement yanks them out Of his pocket
and proves It,. / said 50 from. the first
oh. father. father." moaned the princess.
say such a thing? My husband couldn't
do a mean action II he tried. The idea OF
his stealing the diamondsl Not II they were
impossible"
Come. come" cried Miss Jennie Baxter.
stepping energetical.y forward. II imagine
everybody has had enough of this Clear
out, Mr.. Briggs, and take Mr.. Taylor with
you l am sure he has not had any break
fast yet. and he certainly looks hungry. II
You hire detectives, Mr.. Briggs. you must
take care of them Out you go. The dining
room is ever SO much more inviting just
now than the library. and II you don't see
what you want ring for It."
before her and. closing the door, said to the
prince. who was still standing bewildered
at having his hand forced in this manner:
There. Two fools from four leave two.
Now. my dears-Im not going TO highness
either cit OF you.yeu are simply two lone pe S
are drifting apart through foolish misun-
d~erstandings that a few words would put
speak them. which you havn't. and that's
why I'm here TO speak them for you. Now,
madame. / am ready to swear that the
did not show his deep love for you. and II
you had overheard US you would not need
me to tell you so. He thinks Schaumberg
not that ever saw the poor man, but ne
is bound to be an IDIOT or the prince wouldn't
be jealous of him. As nobody had stolen
the diamonds after all this fuss. SO no one
has stolen the affection of either of yeu
from the other. | can see by the way you
look at each other that l won't need TO
apologize for leaving you alone together
wnlle L run up stairs to pack"
Oh, but you are not going to leave u.s.
cried the princess.
Il should be delighted to stay, but there
is no rest for the wicked, and / must get
back 10 London
With that the girl ran to her room and
there reread the letter she had received. 1t
ran:
Dear Miss Baxter-we are in a very con-
siderable dilemma here. so 1 write TO ask
you 10 return to London without delay, 60
ing back to the Tyrol later on to finish the
investigation of the diamond mystery. The
Duchess OF Chiselhurst is to give a great
AFFAIR. with notables from every part OF
Europe, and they seem determined that no
one connected with a newspaper shall be
admitted. We have set at work every in
iiuence TO obtain an invitation for a re-
porter, but without success, the reply in
variably given being that no official account
VIII De sent to the press. Now, I want you
10 set your ingenuity at work and gain adj
mittance, If possible, for I am determined
to have an account of this ball written in
Will know that the writer was present. II
you can manage this. l can hardly tell you
how grateful the proprietor and myself will
be. Yours very
Miss Jennie Baxter sat for some moments
musing, with the letter in her hand. Sud-
denly her eyes lit up, and she sprang to
her feet.
What a fortunate thing IL is" she cried
aloud. that I did not send on the refusal
hurst! | had forgotten all about it till this
moment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-11
FAITH CURE FOR BOILs.
One Instance Where 1t Failed and
Turned q Disciple Into q coner

new orleans lueS-DemOcTdI
Speaking OF Christian Science" said a
merchant. II am reminded Of a rather ex-
citing episode In which one of our traS ling
men, played star role. The major. as the
boys all call him, is a tremendously big.
fat man, and, although rather irasciblc, fs
really a capital good fellow.
About two years g he became a con-
vert to Christian Science. and i never saw
a man more deeply. interested in anything
in my life. He would argue on the subject
for hours at a stretch. and was especially
aggressive In defending the doctrine that
sickness is purely imaginary and can be dis
stpated by the will. While he was at the
height of his enthusiasm an enormous and
excruciating boil appeared on his right
shoulder blade. According TO his new faith
upon II intensely and repeating the formula,
I have no boil on my right shoulder but
the trouble was to get the plaguy thing I'm
range of vision.
FINALLY the major had a bright idea, ana
proceeded to perch himself on a stool with
his back to the bureau mirror. BY then
using a hand mirror he got the boil In
sary to place the stool on a box In order to
make IL high enough. and. needless to say.
the seat was somewhat shaky for a gentle
man weighing 30 stripped. Things went on
right during the first day, but next morn
ing, while the major had his eyes glued on
the glass and was bus!ly repeating Il have
backward. upsetting the bureau as he went
down. He lit squareiy on his sore SHOULDER.
and emitted a shrek that was audible ali
through the neighborhood.
"The family found him ~haif-buried in the
debris. and Ow, my boili' was all he could
say Why, i thought you had no boil re-
piled his wife, thinking to soothe him, and.
although he had been asserting that very
thing himself for nearly twenty-four hours.
1t made him so mad he wouldn't speak to
her for a week. He sent for a doctor, and
when he got out Ii was unsafe to mention
Christian Science in his vicinity. I have
never heard him refer to IL since"
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name for the case. II he says that IL is q
case Of not wasting good liquor, already
poured out, or a case Of not being churlish
and unsociable when in the midst of friends.
or a case of learning something at last
about a brand of whisky which he never
met before, or a case of celebrating a public
holiday, or a case of stimulating himself to
a more energetic resolve in favor OF absti-
hence than any he has ever yet made, he is
lost: his choice Of the wrong name seals his
doom. But II. in spite of all the plausible
good names with which his thirsty fancy
so copiously furnishes him, he unwaveringly
clings 10 the truer bad name, and apper-
ceives the case as "a d~runkard's act. a
.drunkard's act. a ~drunkard's act" his feet
are planted on the road to salvation; he
saves himself-by thinking rightly. .
In the power of voluntarily attending ia
the point OF the whole procedure. On II,
just as a balance turns on it's knife edges,
so our moral destiny turns. When We were
talking of the subject of attention. We dis
covered how much more intermittent and
brief our acts of voluntary attention are
than is commonly supposed. II they were
all summed together, the time that they
occupy would cover an almost incredibly
small portion OF our lives. But I also said.
you will remember, that their brevity was
not in proportion to their significance.
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MEANEST MAN IN THE SOUTH.
AbOminable Trick Which He Played
ON His Trusting Wife.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
IT nave a very simple scheme for wrig-
nang In ou a Il 3ib. "0s said @ a Perfect Hhs "i Brute tea last
evening to several congenial companions.
ION such occasions 1t is a great mistake
for a man to attempt any explanation.
The thing to do is merely to assume an air
of injured innocence. That attitude VIII
puzzle a woman and shake her confidence
In your guilt. She viii begin unconsciously
to cast about for some explanation. some
theory, some clew to the mystery, and when
she nnds one, no matter how preposterous,
she will be 80 pleased .a nsrs by her n own 70 ci aeeest Is
out of hand. You see, 1 have reduced the
thing to a science.
ago that / would be detained over my
books until past midnight. After 1 left,
some neighbors, confound 'em, invited her
saw me, Of course, with some of the boys
in the parQuette. When / got home there
was an explosion. ! said nothing. 1 sin
PLY d look Nex at e Say sa aheye w Was another ther0a ex-
plosion. / resumed my tactics. That even
Ing she said: Look here, Charley, / want
the theater to see Colonel Hawkins. Then
I remembered suddenly that Hawkins was
seated at my left. and also that she knew
1 had been trying, to close a large-sized
I'm the goodness Of her heart the dear
girl had arrived at the conclusion that l
must have gone to the show to clinch that
contract. I smiled wanly. i would have
thought, Mary 1 replied with great gentle
nave suggested itself to you before That
was enough. She wept copiously. ! was
not a monster; 1 was a martyr: Eventually
I forgave her upon her solemn prom
ise never again to suspect me Of an untruth.
So you see how it is. II / had tried to ex-
plain 1 would doubtless have made a mess
Of it and planted lasting seeds OF distrust.
AS II turned out, the episode rebounds TO
my credit. It's a great thing to have
brains, boys, when you're dealing with
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I'm taking roses home with me tonight:
Red roses. costing half my weekly pay:
They'll give my wife perhaps an hours delight
And then she'll cast them carelessly away.
What fools we mortals be- Long years ago
I plucked, with careless hand. Wild roses re-
And tossed them TO a maid l used 10 know.
To-day I found some rose leaves. faded. dead.
Hid in a little corner where my wife
Keeps sundry treasures stored. a note or twos
A young mans photo: not, i trust. like life. -
A toy, a trinket; and a baby's shoe.
I'm fifty now. and c,1nted somewhat eruRs
NY figures portly and my hair Is gray
Bah. One would think that I was old enough
To scorn the mad JOY OF a bygone d4y.
And yet I felt unreasoning delight
To and those wjthsred rose Raves lying thero|
And-well. Pm taking roses home sc-ni&nts
And ali the time I wonder. WIN she carof<
-oeral1ins Neyriek, - La.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-11

Yes, they are here again. the long, long days,
After the days Of winter. pinched and white
Soon. with a thousand rinstrels comes the light.
Late, the sweet robin-haunted dusk delays
But the long days that bring US back the nowers.
The sunshine. and the quiet-dripping rain.
And all the things we know Of spring again.
The long days bring not the ~long-iost hours.
Tho hours that now seem to have been each one
summer in itself. a whole LIES bound.
Filled full Of deafhless ~joy-wher in his round
Have these forever faded from the sun?
The fret. the fever. the unrest endures.
But the time niee- : Oh. try. my little Ia
COMING 20 hot and play-worn to be glad
Ard patient Of IL Ions hours ma afe yous91
a- -Wtllan Dean HovsrAA