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New-York tribune., 1899-03-12
RAMAZAN AND BAlRAM.
HOW THE GREAT MAHOMETAN FAST AND
FEAST ARE CELEBRATED.
THE PART TAKEN IN THEM BY THE SULTAN hs
PILGRIMAGE TO THE RELl'S-FASIlN'
BY DAY AND FEAsTTNG BY NiGHr
Constantinople. February y.

Constantinople February -
The ninth month of the Moslem year was se'
apart by lahomet as a fast and may have been
called Ramazan (Arabic rams to burn) oecaus'
the fast was supposed to burn away the slis
of men, During that month every MoSlem mus'
abstain from food and drink throughout u'
whole Of the daylight portion OF each "ay' u''
is from sunrise to sunset. For all haiua~'"
the doors Of Paradise are opened and the d""rs
of hell are closed and the devils are 'ha'''p'
and he that fasts in the month oi i'@iNi~@"
because Of belief in God, and in Obedience u "''
command shall be pardoned Of all MS past S''
From the severity Of the fast are eAehi'e'
the infirm. the sick. women with emo of "'''
ing children. young children and udNeA'is oN
iourney of more than three days. but III '"s
case OF a sick person or a Traveller me i"''
must he kent AS soon as he is able TO perform !"
Since the Mosem year is lunar IN the cou'"
Of thirty-three years it goes the rouha Ci '''
seasons 1t thus periodically taiis IN nh'uS'.
mer. when the long fast from sunrise To suhss'
under the burning sun. Is extremely uS"e'
pecially for workmen who must iaoor ou' "
doors. On one Of these occasions Hui0p .
talking with a Turk about the hardshps VI NV
fast told him OF the Land OF the hiuh's"'
Sun" where for so many days the sun he'"
sets He pointed out to him that Rama]~n
would coincide in certain periods WIN "''
nightIess season. and asked how in such CIR
cumstances the fast could be h pt Inc i'
weighed the matter in silence FOR ie" -"
ments and then replied: Il think that is a eo''
try where no good Moslem ought TO hye'"
Mahomet said God would make the fss' ."
ease and not a difficulty" SO flere Is DO ~
striction placed on life between sunset ana 81"
rise. In the late afternoons the streets ID Wv
Turkish quarters are busy with buyers and sen
ers of food. Immediately after the sunset %,
is heard cigarettes are lit and ftar lore"AS'T
is eaten. which Is more collection u I''
d'euvres than regular meal Dn'T'
served an hour later, and among the Ne"
| classes the night is spent IN feasting. for Nv
who have not to work Ramazan is not 81 w.
a fast as an inversion OF day and night
needless to say that there are strict MoSsD.
who keep the fast seriously and relgiousy' AD'
lax Moslems who lind ways OF eyadinS IL
sUPPOsITITIoUs CARAVAN
Three interesting religious functions 'A~.
| place during Ramazan. one of these Gu
Enim. Every year the Sultan sends Na4"-
gift to the holy places at Mecca, ana 'Ne -
van bearing II leaves Constantinople IN NO."
zan. The group Of camels. with their son'' "a.
tawdry trappings and bearing the ehes' "
tanning the gifts, go from Stamooui u VIZ
periaI Palace Of Yildiz. where they are le''.
! hy the Sultan Then they cross the D'''
New-York tribune., 1899-03-12
THE urCAREME BEGGAR QUEEN ~ PARIS

Paris correspondence OF The London Telegraph.
Mendicants are 10 have their nominal queen
at one Of the forthcoming carnival masquerades.
The person selected to act as Refine des Gueux
Is not however, Of the begging fraternity and
her title only symbolizes an old-fashioned GUS
tom, which is to be revived She is young
woman Of eighteen, or thereabouts who every
day, helps her parents to sell cowhee and
calves heads In the central markets. Her reign
is to begin and end on the Mi-Carame Festival
when she will shut up shop and, arrayed in
gala robes will be carried in triumph around
Paris, with an accompanying king and maids
OF honor Such fetes, with their symbolic at
fractions form the chief amusements Of the
Paris market people. who riss early and work
hard throughout the year.
New-York tribune., 1899-03-12
THE SPANISH NOTARY.
A POWERFUL OFFICIAL SHORN OF HIS
PRESTIGE AND FEES IN THE
NEW POSSESSIONS.

,,s ,>C,rv1, prERoGATIvEs IN SPANISH COUN-
TRIES AND HIS EXTORTIoNATE DE
MANDs-AN EASY BERTH.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
The Races at LittIe Rock.

Little Rock, Ark, April S-At the races
to-day the weather was cloudy and the
track good A summary follows:
First Race-Selling, six furlongs. Myoso>
tbs, to l, won, with Thanksgiving, even,
second, and Forget Not. to l. third. Time
117A.
Second Race-Half mile. Lamplighted.
even, won, with Schnell Taufer, to l and
even. second, and Fine Shot, to l, third
Time O:51.
Third Race-Selling, six furlongs Ar
lington, to l, won, with Draw Lad, /
20 8, second, and Tony Honing, 3 to l,
third Time LII.
Fourth Race-The Pine Bluff stake,
2-year-olds, four furlongs. Flaunt, to l,
won. with Cheese Straw, to l and 2 TO
l, second, and Aberdale, to l, third Time
O:5O
Fifth Race-Selling, five furlongs. Jack
anapes, 2 to l, won, with Eitholin, 2 to l
and to 3, second and Farondelle. 20 to ],
third. Time 1:91A.
Sixth Race-Mile selling Wilson, to
/, won, with Ransom 8 10 1 and to 5.
second, and Savarin, 40 to l, third Time
LAS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
PUNISHMENT IN SIAM.
BarbarOus CrueIties That Are Prac-
ticed on Criminals,


Although the King of Siam STYLES him
self a civilized monarch and his small
kingdom has been undergoing a reeeneraI-
Ing process, the traveller in thai Strange
country will still find relics of barbarisn,
Among the most curious practices etil IN
vogue are those for the punishment If
criminals.
Men are often subjected 10 severe nm
shments for very trivial offenses l. is
not an uncommon thing for the b-ine 10
sentence two men TO be chained tooetber
who are then compelled to go about voLed
in this manner perhaps for Years as NO
one dare release them without the KINGS
permission. And the King often foroets
to give 1t. An instance of this kind was
brought out recently when one of the nris-
oners died, and the other unfortunate
wretch was seen dragging the body of HE
late companion about beside him unable
to escape from his horrible yoke. TN
European consuis endeavored to Obtain bis
release, but during the delay occasloned
by the absence Of the King this poor viz
tim became insane and soon afterward
died.
When the King goes abroad through the
city or appears at any public function ex-
IRENE care is taken by his officers that no
person is in any way on the same level or
above him. For this reason he is placed on
raised dais when inside a building, and
when proceeding through the streets all
persons are warned to refrain from looking
from balconies or windows while his ma
jesty lie passing
Executions are Of frequent occurrence,
and the method Of execution is interesting.
although revolving in detail, The locality
mostly used for this purpose is situated in
a valley a short distance from Bangkok.
Morning Is The time generally selected.
When crowds Of natives may be seen NOV
ing toward the spot, arrayed In their gay
est colors, and one would imagine that
some pleasant and enjoyable fete was
about to be held. The assembled thou
sands, arrived at the scene OF action, chant
merrily and bet among themselves as to
whether the executioner will cut his mans
head off at one blow.
The execuuoner Is dressed IN red rags
and armed with a large dab" or sword
The cSldemned man Is then led W by an
escort drawn by lot from his own station.
who have charge Of the entire affair. and
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DR.. HATHAWAY & CO.
presents were lost one million of insuranc
would not cover the loss"

NOulU not cover the loss.
The other Vanderbilt wedding. that Of
Miss Sloane and Mr.. Hammond. is going
10 be a record breaker, both in the church
effects and in the reception to follow.
With the possible exception of Mr.. Cor
nelius Nanderbilts mansion al Fifty
eighth street and Fifth avenue, there is
nothing in town to compare with the new
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane 1t is up to date, spacious gor-
geous and splendid. Many other adjec-
lives might be used to describe it, but
justice could hardly be done with less than
these four. 1t IS a place to dream Of
And when il comes to the Sloane livery
one may say the town has never seen
anything more impressive in the garb of
hunkies. The servants are English and
even in their undress uniforms they would
not be a discredit to any rocco costume
play if they were suddenly brought on the
stage as supernumemares. They are dec
orative in the extreme
And the froggings- When the Sloane
fiunkies put their froggings on the very
SWEETEST officers OF the very SWEETEST Brit
ish Lancers would sink into insignificance
in comparison. The splendor of the
Sloane livery is positively dazzling.
Miss Sloane is of a very different type
from Miss Fair, and, therefore, has chos-
en- a wholly different costume for her
wedding Two deep flounces of point lace
brought up on the sides of her white sa tin
gown will add to her hight Otherwise
her costume will be extremely simple
Miss Sloane likes simplicity in dress.
and as she is woman Of opinions and has
the courage of her convictions, her we'd
ding gown will doubtless reflect her taste.
In all likelihood she will not wear any or
the splendid jewels that have been given
her as wedding presents. A coronet of or
ange blossoms will secure her veil of tul.e,
and sprays and clusters of the same en-
blematic flower will hold the lace here and
there on her skirt and corsage.
Such simplicity will fit well in the deco
rations which will make St Bartholo.
news Church blossom in all the Easter
glory of countless flowers. From the plan
and scope of these decora tions it would
seem that Bermuda had almost been
rhed of its famous product of lilies 10
secure enough to build the huge pyramids
amid tropical foliage in the chancel
The floral decoration for the breakfas,
to follow in the Sloane residence will moi
be less elaborate All in all. these two
weddings are well worth the interest thew
have aroused.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
BAR AND RESTAURANT.
Mr.. Bohan VIII Not Rebuild the
Soutb End On Tvhea This Scason

Mr.. Bohan VIII Not Rebuild the
south End on Tybee This Season
Mr.. w. NJ. Bohan will begin the erection
of a building on Tybee in the next ten
days, to be used as a restaurant and bar.
It was his intention TO rebuild the South
End hotel, but for several reasons it has
since been decided not to erect the main
building this season.
The restaurant viii be a neat one-story
building, eighty feet long and forty wide
Around it will be large piazzas, and there
will also be a large dancing pavilion at
tached. In addition to these the bath
houses and three cottages will also be in
use.
Mr. Bohan says there will be no trouble
in completing the building by May 90
which will be in ample time for the open
ing of the Tybee season, which he does not
think will start fun blast before June l.
While the bar may not be run by Mr.
Bohan he saws it will be under his con-
troll. There is no doubt but what he will
be remembered by his many friends, and
that his misfortune from the fire that
swept the beautiful South End from Tybee
may not be felt so severely after all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04

Started at Jennings in Wintry
Weather With Small Crowd.


Weather With Small Crowd.
Washington, April S.-The racing in the
East was inaugurated at Bennings to-
day. The weather was wintry and the
attendance did not exceed 1,2OO. Five in
teresting races were run and two proved
exciting. The weather was clear and the
track fast. summary follows:
First Race-Six furlongs. Prestidigita-
trice, to 5, won, with Danforth, 80 90
1 and 10 to l, second, and Gen. Mart Gary,
to l. third. Time 1:16
Second Race-The Arlington stakes, half
mile King Thistle, z to l, won, with
The Bobby, II to / and 5 to ?, second, and
Presddigtator l to 5, third Time 0:50 2-5.
Third Race-The Easter steeplechase,
about two miles. Baby Bill, even, won,
with Red Hackle, 30 TO l and 10 to l,
second, and Vanity Fair, 10 to l, third.
Time 4:19
Fourth Race-Half a mile. Contestor,
to 5, won, with Specific, 4 to and OUT,
second, and Prestige, 10 to l, third. Time
0:51.
Fifth Race-Mile and forty yards. Nosey,
20 5, won, with Sensational, 4 to l and
even, second, and Judge Magee, to J,
third. Time 1:48.
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for the orphan children. She was assisted
by Gen. Wilson and Gen. Sanger.

for the orphan children. She was assisted
by Gen. Wilson and Gen. Sanger.
An entertainment for the benefit of sa-
cred Heart Church will be given at the
school hall, corner Habersham and First
streets, at $50 O'clock this evening.
Among those who will participate Is Mr..
Valentine Ryan of the Second Louisiana,
who Is said to be a decidedly clever VEN
triloquist and impersonator.
The programme is as follows;
Overture, Rosenfeld's orchestra.
Baby song and dance, Misses Nita Ros-
signol, Josephine O'Connor, Emmbe Nun
gezer, Wnefried OConnor Inez SheftaI
Mildred Giliard.
University Quickstep. J. Molina. banjo;
w Hewitt, guitar.
"A Good Time Down in Georgia." recita-
ton by Master Preston Everitt
Break the News to Mother" song by
Master Leo Morrissey.
Fancy dance Miss Ellen Adams.
Love Shall Guide Thee" &C. A. White.
duet by Miss Eva l.. Malta and William
McIlveen.
Ventriloqual comicallties, by Valentine
Ryan.
The Water MIL" recitation by Miss
Nellie Everitt
kiss Me, Honey, Do" song and liz by
Miss Nta Rossignol.
Trio. mandollns Messrs II. NJ. Conner.
John q. Butler; guitar, William Denhardt.
only Bugle Boy" (Charles A, DAM
els), song by Nellie and Preston Everitt
THE Broken Pitcher" QIenry Pontet),
song impersonated by Miss Eva l.. Malta.
Character impersona tlons and recitations
by Valentine Ryan.
There will be dancing and refreshments
after the musical programme has been
concluded.
The benefit concert to have been given
al the Savannah Conservatory of Music
tomorrow night has been postponed until
some future date.
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TO SETTLE SAMOAN MIDDLE.
Greatly OF BERLIN NOT NECES-
S4RILY TO BE DISCARDED.

,s a Commission Is Appointed, 1t May
Re Possible to Adjust Conditions
in the Islands to the Treaty-United
states Representative Not TO Be
From COngress-The Proper Man
Nav BE Somewhat Hard to
Find.
washington. April 3.-The President and
secretary Hay have been giving consider
a,ion TO the selection of a representative
n the United State government on the
samoan commission, which may be taken
as pretty sure index of the confidence
Of our government in the agreement of
the three Powers upon the commission
Man for settling the issues that have
arisen relative to Samoa.
The United States representative will
not be a member of either the Senate or
House of Representatives, according to the
present lights. 1t is probable that the eff
fort will be to find some person thorough
" familiar with the issues likely to be
presented in the settlement of this Sa-
moan dispute.
The question is a complex one and hav-
ing generally dropped out of public no.
tice during the last ten years, the number
Of persons of the official class who are
well posted upon it is extremely limited
In the absence of an acceptance by Great
Britain of the commission plan it has not
been possible to proceed to outline the in
structions to be given to that commission.
1t is said that 1t does not follow by any
means that because the commission is ap-
pointed, it is to at once overthrow the
treaty of Berlin, under the terms of which
the three governments have for ten years
administered the affairs of Samoa.
May Retain the Treaty.
On the contrary it is entirely possible
that the commission will be able to ad-
Just conditions at Apia and elsewhere in
the Samoan group to the terms of that
treaty, and it is conceived here that all
that as needful for reforming conditions
there and placing them on a satisfactory
basis may be secured through the adoption
of some additional articles to the Berlin
convention. not even affecting the general
principle of the tripartite control
Many cable dispatches have been passing
between Washington and London in regard
to the Samoan settlement. The main
point is on determining exactly the extent
of authority which the high commission is
to possess.
Lord Salisbury, the British premier, is
not disposed to enter precipitately on a
plan until it is fully understood just what
the plan, in all its details, is. The British
government is as ready as the United
States or Germany to accept the general
principle of commissioners but it wants
to know in advance as to the power of the
commission. AS Lord Salisbury is in the
south of France, the inquiries and replies
have to be forwarded to him from London
so that necessarily there is considerable
delay
The indications are that the British au-
thorities will give their adherence to the
agreement within day or two, but it is
stated that there is still a chance, al
though very slight one, that the agree
ment may not be concluded.
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oLINDE RODRIGUEZ CASE.
One of Sigsbee's Private DISPATCHES
May Cut Figure.


Washington, April 3.-The argument of
the naval prize money case of the French
steamer Olinde Rodriguez, which was TO
nave been heard in the United States su-
preme Court to-day was postponed until
next Monday.
Inc postponement of the hearing was
ouered at the request of Attorney Jones
Ior the owners of the steamer. Mr. Jones
nldae strong plea to be allowed 20 in
"ouuce certain dispatches of the navy de-
paIthent relative TO the character of the
blockade of San Juan.
one OF these was, he said from Capt
s.ssDee and had not been printed It
ueciaied the blockade TO be Intellectual
euu mad been brought to the
attention of the trial court, but the pre-
SUNG Judge had accepted IL in a private
capacity and il was not placed in the
cord II it was to go in the record. Mr.
Sones treatment of the case would be
very difterent from what it would be if
oIis document was not admitted The
government would only agree to have the
uisPdtch printed in connection with afida-
Wis explaining its purpose.
Inc court took the matter under adj
Visement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
ABOUT THE WEATHER,
Seasons Not More Tickle Vow Than
Heretofore.
From the Beaufort Gazette.

From the Beaufort Gazette
lie following is an interesting letter
about the increase of cold spells and hur-
ricans from the weather bureau:
hon. william Elliott, Beaufort s. c.
SIR: Yours of March 10, addressed to the
Secretary of Agriculture has been by him
referred TO me for reply. You ask %, why
you now have disastrous cyclones in your
neighborhood about every two years.
whereas twenty-five years ago they were
of rare occurrence"
%. Why you now have in your neigh
borhood Unusually severe cold spells.
whereas formerly it was only at long in
tervals that orange trees were killed by
cold snaos?"
The records that are available for study
during The last hundred years show that
there has been no remarkable increase in
the number of cyclones or cold spells. on
the other hand the atmosphere of the
whole globe is subject 10 variations in it's
temperature, moisture, winds and storms.
These variations do not appear to depend
upon anything outside OF the air such as
the sun and moon above u.s. or the changes
in the earth's surface produced by man be-
low; they are as peculiar to and inherent
in the atmosphere as are the currents and
ebultions within a pot Of boiling water.
the eddies in river during a flood
THE cause and probable continuance of
these two phenomena" cannot. at present,
be stated any more definitely than this
The definite records Of cold snaps and
storms for your locality do not cover a
sufficiently long period Of time to admit
of determining every possible weather
type but we have no reason TO think that
visitations, such as you state occur every
year or every two years, are likely to be
repeated more than three or four times.
Very respectfully w. f. Williams, Acting
Chief U. s. Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT.
The Fever Is Spreading-MOre Than
q Billion Dollars in 1t.

q Billion Dollars in 1t.
New York, April S.-From the begin
ming of March to the present time seventy
three new telephone companies have been
incorporated in the country, with capt.
tai of nearly 100000 The movement to-
ward free and long distance speech is by
no means a plutocratic one, for whereas
the Automatic Exchange Company was
incorporated in Meriden, Conn, with
capital stock of $25O,000, the Jackpot of
Kentucky is satisfied to begin with SO
The Daily Telephone Items, paper pub
llshed in New York city, estimates that
by the end of next year more than a billion
collars will have been invested in the tele-
phone alone, and that it win give employ
ment to 10000 people one way or another.
A single branch of the Bell system has
just ordered 1900 miles of copper wire
and the day does not seem to be distant
When every respectable house, nay every
nat, VIII have its transmitter and receiver
mere are at present four big combinations
hghtlng the Bell, namely, the Massachu-
sets and the Automatic companies in
New England and the North; the KinIoch
IN the West and the Maryland in the
SOUTH all of which are just now embark
ing IN great telephone enterprises
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
MARcH's WEATHER RECORD.
Was "a Little Up in Temperature ana
Down in Rainfall.

Observer Boyer's record of the weather
conditions at Savannah during March
show the month TO have been 2 degrees
fraction over an inch short in rainfall.
above the average In temperature and a
The average March temperature for twen-
ty-nine years is 50 degrees. The average
last month was 81 degrees. The average
rainfall for twenty years is 1866
inches. The total last month was 2.5s
inches.
The mean temperature for March since
1871 Is as folloWs:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
wedding in Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, April 3.-NIiss Florence
Olfnby. daughter of Mr.. William E.
Ouinby, ex-minister to the Netherlands,
and editor of the Detroit Free Press, was
married here this afternoon to Ernest
Alonzo DeFunniak of Birmingham, Ala
A large party of Southerners from Birm-
ingham, Atlanta and Louisville attended.
After a reception at the brides home, the
couple left for New York over the Michi-
Gan Central in President Ledyard's private
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
WAGES SCHEDULE RESTORED.
Nearly 100000 Hands in New Eng
land Are Affected.

boston' April S.-Cotton mills generally
al the New England states operating more
man three-quarter5 of the total number
u Spindles in the North, began work to-
uay under ansadvanced wages schedule.
"''eh' IN Marty all the mills, is about the
Sailc as existed prior to the general re-
oe5 made In the early part of 1898,
~ Mnlch' It Is estimated, directly af-
"a -, ION lJO0OO 70 10000 hands employ
90 by more than 100 corporations
Inc reduction made In 1895 averaged n
Que Que more than 10 per cent. In the FalI
liver ltiNer mills. which include 2.l92 22O spin.
~ ',gs o. 'he lOS63,i43 IN New England. u
mounted TO II 10 per cent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
VETERANS MEET TONIGHT.
Will Receive Report Upon the Death
of Capt. Branch.

OF capt. Brunch.
The Confederate Veterans Association
will hold an important meeting at Con-
federate Hall tonight.
Besides the discussion of the reunion at
Charleston and the probable appointment
of delegates, the report of the committee
appointed TO draft resolutions on the
death of Capt. H. M. Branch will be sub
mitted.
These resolutions have been prepared
by Col John Screven, and are said to be
worthy of the subject and of Capt.
Branchs high contributions to the cause
of Southern independence and to the vel
fare of the association.
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princeton BADLY Defeated.

Washington. Auril S.-Georgetown to-day
added another game to her unbroken chain
of victories by defeating Princeton. The
latter lost the game by not being able to
connect with the ball with men on bases.
The score was: Georgetown, 10; Prince
ton. g. Batteries: Beach and Cranston;
Hillebrand and Kaser