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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14

Pills for Pale People cured me surely
enough.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEG.
pie made me what l am to-day, only wish
could persuade others to do as did, and
take them before 1t is too late"
(Signed) JAMES CROCHET"
Before me, Notary Public, personally
appeared james Crockett, who signed and
swOre to the above statement as being true in
every particular.
RoBEET E. HULL, JR.,
Notary Public.
Wayne County. Mich.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14

settlers along the line. He met many
growers who had recently moved into the
section from other parts of Florida, where
they had little else than badly nipped
orange groves. When truck can be hit
lust right there is money in it, and these
new settlers in the extreme part of the pc
ninsular, where there IS never frost, nope
to do very well Just at present there Is
but a small movement of vegetables from
Florida to the North, but the railroads eX-
pect the coming season to be a good one
Thus far the conditions through the truck
raising belt have been very favorable, and
il Is hoped these will continue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14

Williams Pink Pills for Pale People to me.
Finally she said they only cost 30 cents,
and she wanted to know if would try them.
To please her consented, and the first box
gave me relief continued to use them for
about two years before l could get strength
enough to walk. 1t came slow but sure, but
what l am to-day is due wholly to DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
Nearly everybody in Detroit knows how
long was confined to the bed, and of my
wonderful cure. 1t is almost a miracle to
some people that saw me when the doctors
had given me up, but DR.. williams Pink
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
TO SELL A VAST ACREAGE.
suwannee Canal COmpany's Proper
ties TO Go on Under the Hammer.

ties TO Go on Under the Hammer.
on the first Tuesday in March there
will be sold at public cutlery at the court
house in Fulton county all of the property
of the Suwanee Canal Company, which
was organized to develop the lands of the
Okehnokee swamp, and in which the late
Gen. Henry r. Jackson invested very
heavily The order for the sale appears
in to-day's Morning News.
The reclaimng of the Okefinokee swamp
was one of the greatest enterprises ever
projected in Georgia and in magnitude is
second only 10 the reclamation of the
swamps of South Florida by the Disston
company. Many thousands of acres Of
land have been redeemed, miles of canals
have been constructed, railroads built,
saw mills erected and other enterprises
piit in successful operation. In the prop
erty to be sold are over a quarter million
acres of land, situated in Pierce, Camden,
Clinch, Ware and Charlton counties A
circular saw mill with a capacity of 10000
feet per day, and a Perkins shingle mill,
with a capacity of 30Oo0 shingles a day
two steamboats, a great dredge and other
valuable machinery are among the assets
to be disposed of. A deposit of 500 900
must accompany the bid and this In itself
gives some idea of the value of the prop
critics and the amount they are expected
to bring
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
A Resular Armv omcer.

Jan. 10, 1S99.-The Editor Of the Morning
News: In your editorial, "Too Many
Shoulder Straps" in this mornings News,
you state that Gen. Wood was appointed.
or Went into the volunteer army from
civil life" Gen. Wood has been a COM
missioned officer i'm the regular army for
the past thirteen years. 1t must not be
forgotten John l.. Hayden,
First Lieutenant First Artillery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
LIKE A MIRACLE.
HOW A LOCOMOTOR ATAXlA
SUFFERER WAS CURED.

Ike Story Of c Sturdy Eagineer-His
Death was Deereed at a Consultation
OF Physicians. but a Changed
Medical Treatment Saved
His Life
from the Evening Nel0S, Detroit Mich.
James Crockett, a sturdy old Scotchman,
living in Detroit. Mich. at 8s Montcalm
Street, was asked about his wonderful cure.
First" he said. " l must tell you some
thing of my life before my almost fatal sick
ness. was born in Scotland in 1922, and
came to this country in 164s. am ma
rine engineer by trade, and have been up
and down the big lakes hundreds of times
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14

Natural selection.-'I don't know
what's going to become of that boy of
mine. He was never known to get any
thing right"
Make weather prophet of him
Pits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14

Cab Tout say, Bill, lend me six
pence?"
Cabby-I can't; but can lend you four
pence
Cab Tout-All right. Then you'll owe
me two pence Punch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
WINTER RESORTS.
SUWANEE SPRINGS HOTEL,
SUWAREE. FLA.

This hotel is now opened for the recep-
ton of guests under the management Of
Z. WEsTWooD PRICE.
Jan. !, 1899
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16

ten architects or firms of architects, of
conspicuous ability and experience, To sub
NIT competitive designs for the said build
Ing upon q carefully drawn program, said
connection 10 be adtudged by said COM
mission acting with two other persons to be
selected by the competing architects. The
architect or firm OF architects whose design
shall thus be adjudged most acceptable snail
b. eiaoic.ya as architect of the building, to
act under thr direction of the office of con-
struCtion hereinafter provided for, and to
furnish all designs and drawings required
for the construction of the building and
personal services requisite for their artistic
execution Said architect shall receive as
fun compensation for the said designs,
drawings and personal services the sum of
g per Centum Of the total cost of said build
ing. to be paid from time 10 time the
work progresses. and all designs and draw
ings furnished by him for the said building
shall become the property of the District Of
Columbia
building shall be placed in charge OF an
officer Of the government especially quail
fed for the duty. to be appointed by the
aforesaid commission who shall receive for
his additional service an increase of 10 per
centurn of his present salary to be paid out
Of any available funds. and he shall dis
burse the funds under rules to be pre-
sCribed by the said commission. make all
contracts and employ all necessary per-
sonal services not herein otherwise pro-
vided for"
Designs Invited.
In pursuance Of this law the commits
sion named therein invited competitive de-
signs Of architects for the proposed library
building on the basis of an elaborate pro-
gram Of competition. The terms of this
program, so far as they bear upon the
character OF building to be erected, read as
follows:
THE total cost Of the building, including
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comfort and convenience will be carefully
considered. Mindful of the librarv's fu1c-
uohs as supplement of the public cduca-
tlCial system of the District, the trustees
VIII continue to endeavor to develop 1t
along the lines of greatest usefulness TO the
school children of Washington.
The BUILDINGS Construction.
Mr.. Bernard r. Green of the Library of
Congress has been appointed to superintend
the construction of the library building. m
accordance with the terms of the law The
building must be commenced not later than
March ;, 1900, and completed not later than
March ). 1902. Such progress has already
been made in the preliminary work that
the structure will undoubtedly be easily
begun and finished within the time limit.
EViqently the library is TO be housed in
building exceedingly attractive architect
ufaIiy and delight to the reading public
as a model lending library in the conyen-
lence and thoughtfulness of it's interior ar
engagements. Especial attention is TO he
gwen TO the development of those features
OF work which, under the law are to char
acterlze the Washington library 1t is to
be conspicuously a lending library. with
notable development of the open shelf
ROOM a characteristic feature of the model
modern library, and marked as already
noted, by the special attention paid to the
chlldren's room and to all departments
which will increase the usefulness of the
library IN performing its primary function
in the words of the law creating it. ''as a
supplement of the public educational sys-
tenn of said District
While Mr.. Carnegie's original donation
was $2Jo0O0, this amount does not indicate
the full measure of his beneficence in rela-
ton to the public library. On the 18th day
of April 1899. he increased his gift by $50
900 in order to cover the cost Of furniture
and equipment for the library, architects
and superintendent commissions and
other incidental expenses; and on Septem-
Der 26 1899 he made an additional dona-
ton of $4,000 to meet an extraordinary in
crease in the cost of building material
which threatened to prevent the execution
of the accepted design of the library with
the money available In the manner most
creditable to Mr.. Carnegie and to the ma
tional capital.
The acceptance of Mr.. Carnegie's gift
carried with it the pledge of suitable MAIN
tenance of the library by Congress, upon
which the donation was conditioned. Con-
gress, acting as the Districts legislature
will undoubtedly fulfill this pledge of suit
able maintenance, as it does in the case of
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ments which will increase the usefulness
of the library as the supplement of the
public schools. Architects will therefore
provide the most ample areas and the most
convenient arrangements for these depart
ments, and, if necessary, will increase I'M
hesitatingly their minimum allotments of
space as suggested in the foregoing lists.
The preferences indicated for first-f1oor
locations call for disproportionate occu-
pied ground area on that floor. If the prob
lem set for the architects cannot be other
wise solved, it will be admissible to con-
slider the placing of the childrens room in
light. dry, airy and attractive section of
the basement. with separate entrance
from the outside"
The Accepted Plan.
The additional persons selected under the
law to act with the commission in adjuds-
ing the competition were Architects George
B. Post of New York and Henry Van
Brunt of Kansas City The latter is pres-
dent of the American Institute of Arch
tects, and the former is an ex-president of
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Report of the President of the Board
Of Trustees.
PLANS FOR The new BUILDING
a Handsome and WeII-Appointed
Structure Contemplated.
EQUIPMENT OF BOOKS

The president of the trustees of the
Washington Public Library. Mr.. Theodore
W Moves, today submitted to the Commits
sioners the annual report of the board. 1t
consists of the reports of the president and
librarian, and is illustrated with cuts of
the new library building to be erected with
money donated by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie.
The report of the president is as follows:
The most notable event of the year in the
NErary'S history is the assurance given to
IT Of a spacious, weIi-equipped and attrac-
tive permanent home through. the beneh-
ceuce of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie and through
the COnSideTate legislation of Congress In
meeting the conditions of Mr. Carne gie's
gift. The original Legislation creating the
library gave promise of a future perma-
neut home by providing that in any mum
icipal building to be hereafter erected in
said District suitable provision shall be
made for said library and reading room.
sufficient TO accommodate not less than
10000 volumes" Through the good for
tune which has befallen the library its
joymeRt of a home of its own has been
FASTENED 10y years. and accommodations
are assured far superior in every respect to
the best that the proposed municipal build
ing could furnish.
on the 18TH day Of January. 1899 Mr..
Carnegie. in response to verbal sugges-
tion ci Nj. b H. Warner, vice president of
the library trustees. offered to give s250.0O0
for the erection of a building for the libra
~. if Congress would provide a site and
suitable maintenance.
The trustees and other friends of the
library IabCred diligently for the legisla-
ton by Congress upon which MIR. Carne-
gie-s donation was conditioned, and finally,
on the "a day Of March, 1899, the following
measure was enacted:
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That au-
ttority j. hereby conferred upon commits
sion. To- consist of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, the officer in
charge Of public buildings and grounds and
the president Of the board Of trustees Of the
Washington Public Library, to cause to be
erected upon Mount Vernon square, in the
city Il Washington, in the District of Co
lu-rti... { luflCing for tn" use Of the WASH
il - u Public Library with funds to be con-
tr.Eu-cd by Andrew Carnegie: Provided.
Tint Such a building shall be commenced
within twelve months and completed with
in 'Arrc Years from the passage of this act:
And provided further, That no liability
shall O incurred by the United States or
the EiStrict Of Columbia for the cost Of the
erecri ID % said building.
Sec > That said commission shall invite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
ENGINEER wINsHIP'S CALAMITY.
Commander Taus.iS Describes an En-
EnEement at MaIabOn.

The Navy Department has made public
q report from Commander Taussig of the
Bennington, with appended reports of sub
ordinate officers, concerning an engagement
at Malabon. This particular event occur
led the 18th of March last, and the purpose
of the department in making public the
report appears 80 be solely to make known
the gallant conduct of the sailors engaged
and particularly that of Assistant Engi-
neer Winship.
a landing was made at Malabon by
force from the Bennington. the purpose be-
ing to take Photographic views of the dam
age wrought by the big shells from the
Monadnock fired at the priests house the
preceding week. Although told by some
Cinnamon that there We're no armed insur-
gents about, Commander TausSig took am
pie precautions to prevent surprise. One
of the steps taken was to post the tender
Balanga so as to enfilade the north wall.
This boat was in charge of Assistant Engi
neer WinSh1p, and rendered great service.
The insurgents appeared behind the en-
trenchments and fired upon the Benning-
tons people and upon the Balanga, and,
after an hour of desultory shooting. not
being authorized to retain the place and
having taken the photographs desired, Com
mander Taussig withdrew his men, who
We're fired at as they rowed away in their
boat.
Wnship is specially commended for gal
lantry by Commander TauSSig. He said
he fired the Observation-Disclosures on the
Ealanga eighty-seven times, and, although
wounded early in the action, he retained
charge of the gun and the Balanga, not
only throughout the action, but until the
ship returned to her anchorage about noon.
The Balanga was lying bows on to the
beach, very hotly engaged with the enemy
in the trenches, and the fire of the mus
kerry against them was very hot, although
her men fought without cover till the Ben
ningtons landing force had gotten safely
beyond range. Upon his return to the Ben
nington Winship though wounded in five
places, set the doctor to look after Cox
swain Terry, who was slightly wounded,
before asking for medical attendance for
himself.
Commander Taussig commends for espe-
cial consideration Chief Master-at-Arms
VIM MacKay, Coxswain Terry and Private
Kirkman, although, he says, the entire
battalion behaved SO calamity that, were
he to name the deserving, he would furnish
a roster of the battalion. Ensign E. H
Campbell is mentioned as deserving great
credit for the skill displayed in placing
the Bennington during the engagement
with the shore, he being at the time ip
command of the ship
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ing. suitable shelving. card catalogue space.
Public reading room 3, 600 So IT.
Reference library, suitable shelving
Catalogues room...... 800 SO. #.
Shelving.
"Accessions room. ....... 500 SO. #.
she wing.
open shelf room. 500 so. IT. or more
Shelving.
books and selected classes of other books
on shelves, to which the public is to have
unobStructed access.
"Children's room. ........1, 800 SO. # or more
Shelving.
librarians room. $1,000. 800 sp. It.
With safe or vault.
Reception room.
Cloak rooms.
'Layatories, etc.
ION the second floor might be placed.
Periodicals and news
paper room. 1900 So It. or less
Shelving.
Glass or lecture room &, GOO SO. #.
Shelving, wall space for maps, plans
etc.
-Four special reading rooms
400 So. TT. each. 600 So. #.
Shelving.
Book room
IF continued through this story.
Among the rooms IN the basement
should be packing and delivery ROOM
lunch room. q binding and repair room,
two or thre~ stock and store rooms, in
Guiding scrubwomen's room; engineers de-
partment, boilers and mechanical appara-
tus, bicycle room and fuel rooms, either in
basement OF in vault outside underground
The boiler chimney should be incorporated
in the building.
opment of the library will be in its lending
department. 1t is desired also to give spe-
cial attention to the open-shelf facilities to
the children's room, in short. to all depart
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occupied by lecture or class room of
about 5000 square feet. In the east wing
Will be situated the newspaper and period
tcal department.. The trustees room and
four special study rooms will also be stu
ated on this floor.
In addition to the usual rooms provided
in Easements, such as engine rooms, boiler
space, packing, delivery, binding and repair
departments and stock and store rooms,
with ample toilet facilities and quarters for
janitors and charWomen, the lunch room.
with kitchen and pantry equipments, will
be located in that portion of the building.
The bicycle room will also have place in
the basement, near the front entrance.
Here wheels may be safely stored while
volumes are being procured for outside
reading, or while the reading rooms are
being used by the riders
The Easements particular feature, how
ever, Is the reservation of an entire wing,
constituting a single large room. well light
ed and accessible, which may be used as a
chiidren's room If at any future time such
use may seem desirable Wherever the
children may be ultimately located, their
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The items marked with a star are new,
as compared with the existing apprOpria-
lions law. The others are the same as the
appropriations for the current year. except
that an increase of $500 is proposed in the
salary of the librarian. The Commission
erS library estimates for the current year
were S16.2So. The proposed new items in
the estimates are that for binding and
those for a few additions to the library
force. The considerations in detail which
demonstrate the necessity of the increases
asked are set forth in the librarians re-
port The trustees cannot present too
urgently the wisdom of adequate main
tenance appropriations for the developing
library.
Encouraged by the good fortune of Mr..
CarneSies enlightened beneficence and by
the temper of recent congressional legisla-
ton, the friends and promoters of the pub
lie library will undoubtedly push forward
with renewed vigor in the grand work of
building up at the national capital the
long-needed popular circulating library.
The community benefits from such an in
stitution and the disadvantages from it's
lack do not need to be elaborated in this
age of notable and almost universal public
library development.
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the existing library, by appropriations in
the District bill under the provisions Of
the organic act Of 1878.
Equipment Of Books.
1t is in respect to the equipment Of the
new building with an adequate supply of
books that thought and energy on the part
Of Washington will be most required. The
present small library, though 1t is growing
with sufficient rapidity to work inconve-
nience in the present rented quarters, and
to overwheln the small library force avail
able for cataloguing will be pitifully In
SUFFICIENT. even a. q beginning in the book
stack of the new library,
IN the two years Of grace which will be
required for the erection OF the new struc-
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probation of such library, and of its i'm
portance and value to the community.
The pouring in of donated books to be
catalogued and the rush of persons to be
the small library force, which has been
from the very beginning entirely made
quate.
The departments Of the library are scat
tered over an entire building containing
sixteen rooms on four floors, arranged for
residence purposes, and the labor of super
vision and inspection alone is no light task
"A considerable increase of the force for
the next fiscal year is absolutely essential
The librarian and his assistants are en-
gagged not only during the day, but until
10 O'clock at night, and are thus doing
double duty for which an extra force IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16

The recent public statement made by AS
sistant Postmaster General Heath that an
army commission was offered Aguinaldo Is
denied at the War Department. According
to Secretary Root and Adjutant General
Corbin the records of the War Depart
ment and the State Department so far as
they relate to the conduct of the war, fail
TO show anything indicating that a commits
sion in the United States army had been
offered to Aguinaldo."
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Ex-Ma1or wassOn EnIfsts.

By special permission of the Secretary Of
War the age limit was waived in the case
of James Robert WATSON, formerly a major
IN the army, who has enlisted as a private
at the age of ffty-three in the Sd Cavalry.
at Fort Myer. Va WATSON was formerly
a paymaster and was dismissed for flnan-
cial irregularities. He hopes by his future
service to redeem himself In the eyes Of
the world
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DEFENDING CONSUL BEDLoE.
Statement by Counsel for the Fflfbus
ter Abbey's Owner.

Mr.. E. B. Hay, counsel for w. T. Sylves-
ter of England, owner of the steamer Abb
hey, which was seized as a filibuster carry
ing arms and ammunition to the Filipino
insurgents, has made a statement in de-
Tense of DIR. Edward Bedloe, United States
consul at Canton, China, against whom
charges were made in connection with the
grant Of an American registry to the Alb
bey 1t concludes as follows;
There is absolutely nothing wrong in
this matter Of the Abbey, SO far as Consul
Bedloe is concerned. His connection with
the case was purely incidental and moth
ing whatever could have resulted from 1t in
the slightest way detrimental to the United
States government"
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often provided in the case of other libra
Estimates for Next Year.

The estimates submitted by the trustees
for the maintenance of the library for the
ensuing year are as follows:
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr. w. D. Little of Braxton is at the
Pulaski House.
Mr. H. A. McEachern of Valdosta IS a
guest of the Pulaski
Mr; j. n. Evans of Atlanta is regis
tered at the Screven.
Mr.. w. L. Ellis. Jr, of Macon is ston.
ping at the Pulaski House.
Mr. F. o. Dumner of Port Royal spent
yesterday at the Pulaski House.
Mr.. II. d. Trout of Augusta was amono
day. Sestel-
Mrs. w. P. Smith. who has been GO
flously i'll for the last six weeks ar her
nome No Sl2 Hull street, west, is now on
the road to recovery.
MI q. 5. Noise, superintendent OF the
nrst division of the Central. is confined 70
ms nome with a severe attack of fever,
day. Sester-
sergt. j. c. Mooney, Second south Gar
oiina' who has been on sick leave q, -,
nome spent yesterday in the CITY. o,ost
OF the Screven House Seret Ntooro,,
leaves to-day to join his regiment in CHI