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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08

notice in an unfamiliar building Mr.. Bull
goes there with his men and has Ere
hearsal' as he calls it--more than one. VI
there is time. He distributes seat checks
among them, and requires them to be able
to go rapidly and without hesitation TO any
part of the auditorium. With competent
usheTs and a modern house. in which the
seats are well arranged, IL does not take
long for the men to learn to do this easily.
Some of the older places Of amusement.
such as the Academy of Music In Brook
Ign, are troublesome, on account of the IN
convenient way In which the numbers are
arranged.
"There is a great difference, said Mr.
Bull lin the way in which certain classes
of audiences must be treated. OF course,
an usher must always be polite, attentive
and watchful. and must have good deal
of patience, but he needs more of the lat
ter quality in some cases than in others.
Now, with such people as those who come
to the opera an usher has the least trou-
BILE. He can give them brief crisp an
sweTs to questions and he will be under
stood at once. They don't stop to ask
explanations Of everything. and TO ask
why certain rules are to be observed.
They are intelligent people, Who know the
customs of such places.
'But take, for instance, the crowd that
goes to a prize fight, or even 10 six
day race at the garden. Ushers have to
handle such people with kid gloves. You
can't give them any short answers; they
don't understand directions easily, and 10
chances to one they think you are insult
ing them unless you are willing to explain
patiently everything that happens to puz-
zle them. II takes all the resources OF
an experienced usher's skill to manage a
crowd like that, without giving offense,
and without too much delay 1t is odd
when you think how much more patient
politeness is needed with them than with
people who are more accustomed to that
quality"
The custom of tipping ushers in order
to obtain a seat by people who had paid
only an admission fee grew TO somewhat
alarming proportions in the opera house
at one time, and Mr.. Bull was obliged TO
take severe measures to break 1t up. Put
ting on one of the brown uniforms with
large buttons, which are the familiar cos
tunes of the opera house ushers, he plac-
ed himself where he could observe con-
veniently any little private business trans
actions between ushers and patrons. Hav-
ing located one of these, he would wait
until the people were seated, and then
go up to them and ask to see their checks.
These, of course. they could not show,
but they looked indignantly for redress
to the now frightened usher, who sudden
~ found himself unable TO secure for his
customers the seats for which they had
paid him. Mr.. Bull continued this sys
TEN until the ushers, convinced that they
could never safely guarantee any ones
enjoyment of a seat thus procured, gave
up trying, and shook their heads sadly
but firmly when opportunities presented
Themselves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
MAY HAVE ONLY ONE SENATOR.
Republicans OF Delaware Urged TO
Get Together at Once.

Dover Del, March 7.-Only five days re-
main before the final adjournment of the
legislature and strong effort is being made
to harmonic the Republican factions in
order to secure the election of a successor
to United States Senator George Gray.
With this end in view letter was
handed to every Republican member of
the general assembly to-day signed by
Congressman C. H. Grosvenor and Secre-
tary Charles Dick of the Republican ma
tional committee, urging an early and final
settlement of the sena torial question. The
letter says:
Eve do not assume to advise in regard
to your duty as members of the legisla-
ture, but we do want to impress upon you
that in close and bitter contests the will
of the majority rs a safeguard The Re
publican party at large is interested, not
only in gaining a senator, but also in the
future success of the party in Delaware"
The communication is regarded favoring
Addicks as he has the support of a ma
jority of the Republicans Eighty nine
ballots have been taken since the voting
for senator began on Jan. II, and the dead
lock has continued unchanged the slight
shifting of the votes each day not affecting
the result The belief here among the
leaders is that the legislature will adjourn
finally on Monday next without filing the
vacancy, and that Delaware will get along
with only one representative in the upper
branch of Congress until 1901.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
RATI0NS WILL BE REDUCED.
LUDLOW CUTS DOWN THE SUPPLY
IN HIS JURISDICTION.

Railroad Strikers in the Island Have
Been Refused PrOvtsiOns-SO-Can
ed Assembly Held Another Secret
Meeting with "A Guard on Hand to
Keep OFF the PubIic-Povers Re-
stored to COurts-A New Railroad
to BE Built.
Havana, March TN pursuance of Maj.
Gen. Ludlow's orders that the utmost care
is to be used in giving, out rations so that
only the real deserving may receive them,
1000 rations will be distributed daily for
a time in Havana city, Regla and GUIANA
bacoa, or ohe-third of the number distrib-
uted ten days ago.
The strikers of the Western Railroad ad-
dressed a communication to the military
authorities here asking for a supply of
food as the petitioners had had nothing to
eat for two days. The administration re-
Piled regretting that it could not
assist them, and the workmen are
now applying again. There have been
several such strikes recently in Cuba,
which have been amicably adjusted.
The so-called military assembly held an
other secret session this afternoon, a strict
guard being maintained about the place of
meeting to keep off the public.
Gov. Gen. Brooke to-day signed a de-
cree restoring to the courts of Matanzas
and Santa Clara the powers that were
suspended by Gen. Blanco.
II is said that the necessary capital is
in readiness to construct a railway from
the city of Puerto Principe, in the center
of the province of that name, to Santa
Cruz, on the south coast of the province,
and that Governor General Brooke has
been asked to allow the work to begin.
Gen. Maxine Gomez approves the project,
which was under discussion at to-day
meeting of Gen. Brooke's advisory cabi-
net.
The secretaries recommended the discon-
tinuance of the sale by advertisement, of
lottery tickets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
AT ATLANTIC CITY IN ApRIL.
Committee on Financial LEGISLATION
to Hold Its Meeting.


Washington, March THE committee
appointed by the Republican caucus of the
House of Representatives TO formulate a
financial measure for the consideration of
the next Congress, will meet at Atlantic
City for the purpose of taking up the
question on April It.
This was decided at a meeting of the
committee held to-day, in the room of the
House judiciary committee, at which Gen.
Henderson, chairman, and all the men,
bers of the committee were present. No
other meeting Will be held until then, and
nothing was done beyond deciding the
time and place of meeting
1t is believed that the financial question
will then be taken up comprehensively,
and the entire summer given up TO the
question, if necessary.
Previous to the meeting of the full COM
mittee, a subcommittee, consisting of Gen.
Henderson, Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Overstreet
held a conference with the Republican
members of the financial committee In
this meeting the participation of the sen
ators with the representatives in the work
in hand was discussed, but no definite
conclusion was reached as to whether
there would be joint meetings or not The
senators represented their inability to sit
as full committee, and said no sub-com-
mittee could be appointed in the absence
of Senator Aldrich, who is chairman OF
the committee. They expect him to return
early ia April, so that when he returns, ii
it Is decided to join the committee they
will also be prepared for the meeting in
April
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
cIIrEFBERs FROM THE FLOOD.
THE ADVENT OF COLD
,r.THER THE END is IN SIGHT.

r,. water at Cincinnati Is stun his-
inc. But at Many Points Along the
pixer II Is Going DOwn-Railw"y
,,..;,s Stopped by WashOuts-Eifty
,-,,;Iies Driven From Their
-. Inv the water at Newport,
Ky. -,
.....irnah March THE end of the big
es,5 here is in sight, thanks to the co.d
..,oer prevailing throughout the Ohio
~ru, It has cut off from one and
,,ll to two feet of what would have been
,1s maximum flood at Cincinnati had the
weather remained warm.
At . O'Clock tonight the water here was
.s-faer and inches, rising at the rate OF
o,o inch and a quarter hourly. AT all
S,;ots above Marietta the river tonight
:. falling. Between Marietta and Point
pleasant it is rising. From Point Pleas
ami TO Cincinnati it is falling at interme-
aiata points except at Manchester, sixty
-,-s. above here. where it is rising slowly
rno swell between Marietta and Point
pleasant is from the outpour of the Mo-
,oneahela at Pittsburg. Unless the
weather changes, that rise will never catch
the flood at this point
At all points heard from below Cincin-
rat The water is rising. From Hunting
ton w. Va, up stream, at nearly all points
on The river. snow, with brisk winds and
low temperatures are reported. NaViga-
,ion which was for a wkile interrupted,
mas resumed on the Monongaheia to-day.
Elsewhere navigation has not at all been
Interrupted though at some points impeded
by high winds.
AT Portsmouth the Cincinnati. Ports
mouth and Virginia Railway trains nave
been stopped by floods on the track and
nv washouts Suffering by people driven
from their homes in that city continues.
Several small dwellings in the water-soak-
ed districts on East Front street have been
lifted off their foundations by the winds.
Huntington, w. Va, reports great suf-
fering on the Guyan river from people
living in the lowlands, who were driven
from their homes. A steamboat, loaded
with provisions. left Huntington for the
relief of those people to-day. Central
CITY. small place above Huntington, is
a great sufferer from the food.
At Newport, KY, opposite here, one
street car line has been flooded so as to
stop the running of cars. Fifty families
have been driven from their homes and
have taken refuge in public buildings or
with their friends, and should the river
rise to 571b feet, twenty-five more families
will be driven out of their homes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
TALK OF A BIG COAL TRUST.
Morgan Returns From Europe After
Working on the Plan.

Morgan AeIurns from Europe AFTER
Working on the Plan.
New York, March S.-The World says:
J. Pierpont Morgan returned yesterday
CTuesday) on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. He went abroad two months ago
to secure assent of the Readings English
stockholders to plan which the Wander
bilt, Pennsylvania Railroad, Maxwell Of
the New York Central, and W. H. Trues-
western had formulated for a consolida-
ton of all the great Eastern coal interests
under one management.
Mr. Morgan, when seen soon after his
arrival, was very reticent regarding his
work in London. 1t is understood that his
efforts have been successful. From men
with whom he had talked and who have
been in cable touch with him during his
absence, a general explanation of the plan
was learned. Hundreds of millions of dol
lars have been brought into one combina-
ton. A pro rata division of the coal output
and of the profits has been outlined, though
months will be required to finally adjust
all the details.
1t is estimated that fully So 600 will be
saved annually in operating expenses.
The companies, said to be in the deal are
the Reading, Delaware, Lackawana and
Western; Pennsylvania Company, Lake
Erie and Western Coal and Railroad Com
pany. New York, Ontario and Western
Railroad; Central Railroad of New Eng
land; New York, Susquehanna and West
ern Railroad Company; Schuylkill and
Susouehanna Railroad with a combined
capital of more than $SS,O00000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08

The military affairs committee Of the
House has reported favorably the bill to
give Surgeon General w. A. Hammond
(retlred) the pay of his rank. Gen. HAM
mand was courtmartialed in 1864 for AL
legged corruption in the purchase of medi-
cal supplies and dismissed from the army.
He went TO New York to practice medicine
and after several years hard work and
struggle found himself successful with a
patronage amounting to $4,000 a year.
Then he went to Washington and sue
ceeded In having his case revised and the
verdict set aside. He was reinstated In
his old rank by President Hayes, but at
his own request was placed upon the re-
tired list without pay. OF late years he
has lost nearly all his fortune by business
reyerses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
SCENES IN ToYLAND.
birthplace of Jumping-JacI<s De-
scribed by Mrs. Harrison.

scribed by Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs. Burton Harrison Is better known as
a writer of fiction for sophisticated adults,
than as a story teller for the young; yet
in the March st. Nicholas, under the title
I'm the Toy-Country." she writes of the
making Of toys in the Tyrol In a way that
will interest every child.
on a bench in a chimney of the
first house they called at she says, sat
three boys of Rosies age or thereabout
Each held in his right hand a rude gouge,
and each punched away at a block of
wood with little, quick, apparently reckless
strokes that In a short time transformed
the object attacked into fairly good sem
blance of al mountain goat. An old
grandmother, in her arm chair, made a
speciality OF chipping out the horns, as she
had done for the past twenty years. The
father and mother were also at work upon
goats. but of a more finished sort, and
looked up smiling and cheerful, to an
swer the compliments upon their skill. On
the shelves of this cottage stood row upon
row of the same animals.
Upon the threshold of the next dwelling
the goodwife sat fashioning a no less
stately appsritiop than my lord the ele-
phant." Her husband employed Indoors
upon a camelopard. exhibited with salts
faction the Tyroean version in wood Of
this product Of Asiatic or African ciimes.
other houses revealed beasts of high or
low degree IN numbers enough to stock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
COLD DAY IN CAROLINA.
Relieved the Freeze Has Killed
Fruit and Vegetables

Columbia, S. c., March 7.-Central West
ern and Northern South Carolina expe-
nenced some more blizzard weather yes
terday and to-day, the day preceding be-
ing characterized by spring weather with
the thermometer al 81 degrees.
In some places the mercury went ss low
as 10 degrees above. Here 1t reached %
degrees, and has not been above freezing
To twenty-four hours. The cold has been
accompanied by severe northwest winds.
reports from various point bring news
OF orier, but heavy snowfalls, and state
Inents to the effect that farmers believe
ttis spring freeze has indeed killed all
Chahce Tor the fruit and Vegetable crons
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
HIS BODY WAS BURNED BLACK.
Hempel Received 1000 Volts and Is
Expected to Live.

hempeI Hece1Ved Z,OUO VOLTS ana is
Expected to Live.
New York March T.-Joseph Hempel. an
employe of the Lexington avenue cable
power house while working at his switch
board, received and survived an electric
shock of about 1000 volts.
The mans body was burned black from
head to foot; every stitch of clothing was
torn from him and he fell senseless through
hole instantaneously burned in the floor
by the current.
Hempel is expected to live. The doctors
who attended him say there is no. case on
record of a man withstanding a similar
shock
The accident was caused through Hem
pei trying to tighten az loose screw on the
switchboard, and in some way creating a
circuit.
The enormous power of the shock may be
judged from the fact that until the circuits
were readjusted all the cars on the road
were brought to standstil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
For RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Pleas of Towns ON the Mississippi
Heard by Commission.

New York, March 7.-Fhe Mississippi
Valley Commission gave hearing to-day
to representatives of the principal cities
along the river relative to the allotment Of
the $2,253 600 appropriated by the govern
ment for the improvements. Outside of
congressional delegations from Washing
ton, not over a dozen persons were pres
ent. Louisiana's and Missour's reports
were heard to-day, their pleas being gem
orally for increased allowances for levees.
The hearing viii be continued tomorrow
and Thursday
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
FIOrida's Legislature.

Tallahassee, Fla, March -Four weeks
from to-day the Florida Legislature will
begin its biennial session. The first duty
of each House is to elect its presiding
officer. Among the candidates for presi-
dent of the Senate are Hon. Fred T. My
ers of Leon, Hon. Frank Adams of Ham
ilton and Hon. ]. Ed. O'Brien of Eseam-
bia. For speaker of the House. Hon. G.
P. Healy of Volusia, Hon. W. X. Zewad-
ski of Marion, Hon. Robert AIcNanee of
Lake, Hon. ]. c. Pelot of Manatee and
Hon. W. A. MacWillams OF St. Johns
are candidates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
Cold wave in FIoridn.

Tallahassee, Fla, March THE wealth
er prognosticators promised blizzard for
this section on Sunday. A cold wave be-
gan here on that day. which eliminated
with plenty of ice last night, and the mer-
curry down to q. Shortly after Z o'clock
Monday morning rumbling noises were
heard here. There were three Of them,
following each other in rapid succession.
Many thought they were caused w an
earthquake, while others contended it was
a cyclone passing overhead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
Dive wood combination.

New York, March THE certihcate OF
INCORPORATION of the United States Dye
Wood Extract Company was filed to-day
at Trenton, n. ]. The object of the COM
many is to manufacture dye wood and
chemical extracts. The capital is SlO,-
0O0OOO. The company has been financed
IN Boston and the stock has been under
wrItten. The Individual companies which
are TO form the United States Dye Wood
and Extract Company are all located in
the East
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
CANNOT MAKE COMPANY PAY.
Judge SDeer Grants Injunction in
Express Stamp Case.

Macon, Ga, March Tin the United
States Court for the Southern district Of
Georgia to-day, Judge Emory speer grant
ed permanent injunction restraining the
Railroad Commission Of Georgia from en-
forcing penalties against the Southern Ex-
press Company for refusal to affix the
one-cent internal revenue stamp to its
receipts and bills of lading.s
The court holds that the commission
has no authority to pass on the question
as 10 who shall furnish the stamp, the
express company or the people, but that
this question must be decided by the
United States Court and that the question
must be carried to that court by the peo-
pie or the express company.
This leaves the question in its original
shape
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
Priest Killed by smoII-no,

Dallas, Tex, March 7-Rev Father T
A. Harnet, Catholic priest. died M tha
paroehal home here to-day of snnall-nox
ne contracted the disease while visitinr
psauents in the Dallas pesthouse in The
ohzzard three weeks ago, when he waIIse5
SIX miles with the thermometer IL degrees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
SAYS THERE WAS NO TROUBLE.
War Department Denies That There
Has Been RiOting.

Washington, March lit was stated
positively at the war department to-day
that here had been no news of trouble
with any of the Eighth Immune Regiment
at Atlanta or elsewhere.
The regiment was one of those slated
for muster out some time ago, and was
formally mustered out last night. The
department has heard nothing from them
since, and some irritation was evinced at
inquiries whether or not the soldiers had
engaged in rioting or other disturbances
1t was said at the war department that
1t has become the custom to start reports
Of this sort in connection with each color
ed regiment mustered out at Southern
points and that the denial of such Tu-
mors has become a burden TO the depart
ment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
rire i'm Rice and Lumber.

crowley, La, March Fire which
started at II O'Clock tonight in Green &
sboeuaker's grain warehouse. destroyed
that structure. together with Abbotts
rice house and Brown & Thomas lumber
yard A hard fight was necessary TO save
he business portion of the town. The
loss was $4,000, with only partial insur-
ance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
MAMMOTH soar TRUsT NEXT.
Chicago Manufacturers Discus,
Plans for Its Formation.

Chicago. March 7--Plans for the forma-
ton Of a mammoth soap trust were dis
cago soap manufacturers, called for the
purpose of taking some action In regard 10
the prices OF soap. which. it Is claimed,
are ruinously low.
Though the inception was purely local
one. it is said that prospects are now
good for a combinations taking In every
large soap manufactures in the United
States. A capitalization of fully SIS, 100000
win be represented IL this plan Is carried
ou
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08

New York, March 7.--Herbert w. Smith,
cashier for Edwin ]. Gillies & Co, coffee
importers, is a fugitive. Experts who
are going over his books have reported
thus far a shortage of nearly $4,000 in two
years and they have yet TO finish their ex-
animation. He squandered the money on
uvOv,aeD
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
AN OLD NEGRO HANGED.

Some Sensational Arrests Expected
as a Result.
Elusville, Miss, March News has
been received here from MCGEE, Simpson
county, to the effect that Allen Thomas,
an old negro, was hanged near there, and
his body riddled with bullets by unknown
narties 1t is said there are several sus-
nects and some sensa tional arrests are ex-
,1acfed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
ActIon Po.tponed IN man

Salt Lake. Utah, March THE joint ses-
sion Of the legislature to-day, postponed
action indefinitely on both the majority
and minority reports of the investigation
committee. Two fruitless ballots were
taken for senator
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
DEATH OF AUSTIN BIDwELL.

He and His Brother Got $4,000, 900
From the Bank of England.
Butte, Mont, March 7.-Austin Bidwell,
who, with his brother George, got 100000
from the Bank of England fifteen or more
years ago on worthless securities, died here
to-day. .r.-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
EnrthauaIee at Yokohama..

Yokohama, March IA severe earth
quake shock was experienced here at 10
o'clock this morning. the disturbance Wis
itiug the localities of the grear shock of
1891 with some loss Of life and property
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
MUCH PROPERTY INVOLVED.
Court of Appeals Decides Title to
Church Holdings.

Church Holdings.
Cincinnati, March THE United States
Court of Appeals to-day rendered decis-
ION involving the title to the large publish
ing house at Dayton, numerous colleges
and thousands of churches held in the
name of the Church Of the United Breth-
rem in Christ
The case grew out of a division in the
ehurch many years ago, since which time
one division has been known as the lib
eials and the other as the radicals.
Inc decision rendered by Judge Lurton
was from a unanimous court, and it sus-
'dlned Judge Taft in giving the property
70 the liberals as against the radicals
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
49, GoIdeu weddfnr

Gainesville, Ga, March 7.-Bill ARP
celebrated his golden wedding here to-
day. Many of his friends were In attend
ance and the occasion was most enjoy
ahla one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
Carter for MAYOR &c CUE,

Chicago, March THE Renuh,,oo..
convention to-day nominated zipa % city
yer Ior Mayor. Mr.. Carer has served "a, az
g tgrm as president of the Board Of Trs az
LIS ne IS a member of the drainage canal