The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

pressure of the pump.
F. A. Sales of Providence has just been
sued for the possession of what is said to
be the Oldest bel in the country. Orig |
inally a convent bell in Amsterdam, it |
was captured and used by the British navy |
as ships bell until Aug. 19, 1872 when |
the Guerrero lowered her cOlOrs to the |
Constitution. After knocking around for
decades with other captured naval stores |
this old bell was sold i'm New Orleans for |
junk The late S. A. Smith an ardent
antiquarian, bought it, and took it TO
Rhode Island. The BEL is of a duh green |
ish bronze color, about eighteen inches
around It's mouth, and about fifteen inches
high with a projecting crown. 1t is made
of very thick me tai compared with modern
bells of the same dimensions. 1t is posi-
bic that this thickness of the metal is the
cause of its remarkable softness of tone.
Of the number of Jewish officers in
The English army that Is to say officers
protesting their ancestral faith. there are
only about 100 in the three branches of
the army. that is to say the regular
forces The militia and the volunteers.
Several of them have attained The rank
of colonel France, in spite of the asi-
tation against Dreyfus. has some 300
Jewish officers comprising brisadier gen
erals and even generals of division. In
length, who is a lieutenant general and
a favorte aid-de-camp of King Humbert,
that commands the fortress and garrison
of Turn, the Old capital of the kingdom
of Piedmont. Owing TO its proximity to
the French frontier it is regarded as one
of the most important commands of the
Italian army. Gen. Oltolenghi was also
for a time military governor to the Grown
Prince of Italy.
A bill has been introduced into the
Greek Chamber authorizing the govern
ment to introduce foreign officers for the
reorganization of the military and naval
services The measure includes supple
mentary grants for the military and naval
budgets of the present year. In the
course of the debate the minister of ma
rine declared that it was impossible TO re-
organize the navy without foreign in
structors. The scheme is said TO be pop
ular What opposition there IS seems to
emanate from the older officers in the
two services, who. according to the CORE
spondent in Athens of the London Times,
are unable to realize what foreign in
structiou has done for the Bulgarian and
Turkish armies. Two of the chief diff
culties to be contended with, the CORE
spondent adds, are, first, the natural in
disposition OF the Greek character to sub
init to discipline; and, secondly, the preVa-
lence of corrupt political influence.
A letter from Egypt in the Chicago
Record says: We saw only the oIter gar-
dens and the museum, the chief attraction
of which is a magnificent marble sar-
| cophagus decorated with bas reiiefs of
Alexander the Great. on one side the
conqueror is represented as routing the
Persians, and on the other side there IS
| a lively struggle with a wild boar. Inc
| guide book does not certify that Alexander
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| guide assured me that he had. The col
| lection of statues, bronzes and sarcophagi
| is interesting and immensely valuable, ana
| | would like to copy some of the descrlp-
| lions from the guide book but space for
bids One Egyptian mummy case had
Stranger, forbear' kind OF IN lnscflp-
! ton on it. The guide furnished me with
A liberal translation. The King on the
| inside of the case 'swathed in spicery and
| fine linen" had caused this injunction TO
| be placed on the lid of the sarcophagus:
| do not disturb these mortal remains,
| for there is naught within this easement
| except my poor body. There is neither
gold nor precious jewelry to reward the
covetous." The autiquarians who I'M
| eartbed the sarcophagus did not respect
| this appeal When they examined the
| mummy wrapped inside of the box they
| found several pieces of gold ctasped in
| the right hand, which proves that an orl-
| entail viii lie even amer uSdtii'
English railway dogs-that is to say,
those that serve as collecting agents for
the various charities for the benefit of rail
road employes-are likely to receive addl-
| tiOnal attention from travellers after the
Queens kindly notice of Tim, one of their
number. who received a royal contribution.
There are still several collecting dogs on
the various dimes about the country, says
the London Chronicle, though the more
famous of them are no more. One of the
best-known of these dead collectors was
Help-a collie trained by guard on the
Bright on line. Il am Help, the railway
dog of England" read an inscription or
a silver medal attached to his collar
| travelling agent for the orphans of rail
way men who are killed on duty. My Of
flee is at No. Go COlebrooke row, London
where subscriptions will be thankfully re-
ceived and duly acknowledged" This ca
nine collected no less than a thousand
pounds sterling during his charitable ca
reer. He is TO be seen to-day at Brighton
station, preserved under a glass case
But perhaps the prince of railway dogs
though not engaged in collecting, wa:
| Snatch. He was a vagrant Cockney cul
and was rescued from the loafers abou
the EuSton terminus by one of the engi
neers of the London and Northwestern
Company. Snatch always accompanied hi
master on the engine, and was with him il
a collision when the latter was killed
Snatch was eventually run over in thu
London streets by cab. But he lives il
a sympathetic picture by Harrison.
The Oberammergua villagers hay
spent a portion of the 100000 marks re
ceived for seats at the last Passion pla,
on the construction of an iron theater, II
order that in future there will be no re
currence of the drenching received from
heaven by $500 spectators in 1890, says tn
New York Sun. Mayer. who filled the rol
of Christ received 1000 marks for fort,
performances. and about the same sun
was paid to the leader of the chorus. Tn
smallest amounts were paid to the chill
dren. who obtained 10 marks each In al
100000 marks were paid for the perform
ers' services, so that even after meeting
the cost of the new edifice, N considerable
balance remains on hand. The stage of tn
new theater and the chorpodium betwee
it and the auditorium remains open an
uncovered so that the al fresco illuso
| win be retained The committee of twenty