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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29
BEST THOUGHTS LOST.
Mark Twain Always Mindful of
Wlfe's Comfort.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
The widow Of Mr.. Orion Clemens. the
brother of Mark Twain-Samuel Clemens
lis visiting Mrs Xantippe Saunders of
22S West Walnuts treet Mrs. Clemens Is
always in close touch with the movements
and doings Of the great humorlst-philoso-
pher, and speaks delightfully."- OF the home
side of his life.
1.-The people," she said. do not really
know Brother Sam. They know him as
the author, whop refers a laugh 10 a
tear. But we value him infinitely higher
for his home life. Self never seems to
enter into his mind. The wants of others
are always uppermost. On one occasion
heard him say:
my best thoughts always come 70 me
when / am in bed
"'why don't you then write them
DOWN.
"'What? Disturb Livie Chis wife)? No,
indeed. She is worth all thoughts and
more besides
This will give you some faint lnkline
OF his real value
gwen In the midst OF his great hnan-
e'al troubles ana when his health arous-
ga our fears. he was the same He only
thought OF how 10 shed sunshine on those
about him. The recent death Of slls daugh-
ter. 10 whom he Wac peculiarly devoted.
was great blow 20 him. but he only
sought through II all 20 ease the burden
Of others grief
HE has never disposed Of his Hart
ford home" che said. land will d0ubtiess
live there again when hc apq his family
return. HIS wife ara fwo daGgafars, his
only living children. are nov with him
iu London, as hls wife bas been BIZ con
stant companion in ali 81 thc present Tour
around che world"
Mrs Saunders d . arsi cousin ~ Marx
Twain, aHd hanging oN fie W8il ~ her
ngFior o. his pqfff0it copied 10 Der from
Photograph taken como years ego.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29

simplest form in the firing off mechanical
ly at very rapid rate of the ordinary in
fantry bullet. The quick firing" gun with
which our artillery has recently been arm
ed. is somewhat misnamed. It ought
rather be called the gun with recoil-
checking carriage."
In our modern infantry weapons the
first great change that followed riding
was that all our rifles were made TO be
loaded at the breech or back end of the
gun, and not from the muzzle. The or
binary breech-loading Tified small-arm
was the weapon used by both the French
and Germans in their great war of 1870.
There were differences between the weap-
ons used but both were in this respect
alike. By some means or other all nations
now supply their men with a magazine for
rapid firing. This is either fixed 10 the
breech or detachable.
The form we now employ is the Lee
Enfield" The difference between this
and the Lee-Metford is very small II
takes the same bullet. The Beers use the
Mausers. The chief distinction betweeh
the two is this-that while the Lee-Eu-
field has magazine which is inserted I'M
derneath the body through the trigger
guard and secured by a catch, and is pro-
vided with what is called a cutoff to
prevent the cartridges from rising. so that
it can be used as a simple breech-loader
contains ten cartridges, is ordered to be
used, the Mauser on the other hand, has
magazine which, though not absolutely
fixed. is only intended to be taken off for
cleaning. 1t does not need a cutoff to
use as a single loader. The magazine con-
tains five cartridges, but whereas the car
tridges for the Lee Enfield have, when
the magazine is charged. TO be each put in
separately the magazine of the Mauser is
filled at once by placing against the face
of the magazine a set of five cartrides
held in a clip which falls eff when the
cartridges have been inserted in the mag
azine. Thus if each weapon We're at the
beginning of a fight empty. the Mauser
would permit of more rapid fire because it
could be loaded five cartridges at time
while the Lee-Enield would take cartridge
by cartridge as long to load as a single
breech-loader. On the other hand, the
times when very rapid discharge of fire
is desirable are not numerous. and for
these the ee-Enfield has ten cartridges
ready against the Mausers five.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29
SHIP IN RAIN OF METEoRs.
British steamer Bombarded by stars
ON the High Seas.

From The Philadelphia Times.
Capt. Flathorn, Of the British steamer
Grosmont, at the Delaware Breakwater.
from faraway Pedang. Java, brings an in
teresting story Of curious phenomenon
which he observed at sea on the night
of Dec. .. when the Grosmont steamed
into a shower of meteors.
The display lasted for nearly half an
hour.
I'VE we're in latitude 80 north longitude
"a west" said Capt. Flathorn, land IL was
about II o'clock at night. Quartermaster
Brown, who was on the bridge. told me
that there was strange light on the
northern horizon. ! hurried from my cab
In and found that he was correct ! have
never before seen such a spectacle. To the
north the sky was Illuminated with saff-
ron hue extending almost 20 the zenith. |
az first thought that n was the aurora
torealis. but the Hight did not move as is
the case with the northern lights An hour
later bail Of flaming light appeared.
heading almost directly for us. Within a
few moments n increased 10 tremendous
proportions. fnVOluntarily the men feil 10
she deck. expecting instant annihilnfion,
but just af tho moment when destruction
seemed Inevitable the glOhe ~ nre burst
Ike q bomb.
Tho explosion Wag without n0ise but
Ia go Instant the former sgmbrc scene wa
transformed inf0 che brightness ~ mid
DAY. Aynaaa u metfofa appeared. and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29
To Sunday
Advertisers.

The attention OF those who patronIze tho
Cheap and Want Columns OF THE sun
DAY MORNING NEWS Is called to the
fact that their ads VIII be repeated In tho
MONDAY MORNING NEWS az HALF
RATES. IT Is not necessary 20 ten *
perienced advertisers that repetition Of an
advertisements IL great reinforcement 20
lho effects o. the irs, publication.
You should see that your advertisements
70 10 on Mondays 40 well ~ sundays
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29
SHOT ron CARTOON OF QUEEN.
French Editor Severely Wounded
BY Capt. O'Neiu Murphy.
Paris Gable in New York Journal

Paris Gable in New York Journal
Capt. ONeill Murphy, brother of The late
Daniel Murphy. the San Francisco mill
ionaire and uncle of Lady Wolseley, wife
of Sir Charles Michael Wolseley, Bart-no
ralation to Lord Wolseley-has shot IN a
duel and perhaps killed NJ. Marcel, edi,or-
in-chief of La Caricature.
1t was some OF La Caricature's cartoons
insulting Queen Victoria that reused the
ire of the Irish captain. who served for
many years in the Horse Artillery and Is
a crack shot.
Murphy called Marcel out for insulting
the Queen. AS result the EDITORS collar
bone is broken and he has a hole in his
breast which may prove fatal
La Caricature and LIE Rire have been
particularly severe in their cartoons-not
more so, however, than the English pa
pers were in their ridicule of France dur
ing the Dreyfus affair When the gallant
Captain saw his Queen attacked he wrote
10 the offending editor calling him a dog
and a coward.
Marcel being coy, Murphy sent 10 him
two Roumanian princes, the brothers
Storza, with a message that If Marcel
didn't give satisfaction he would go down
and make mashed potatoes of the editor
his staff and all the paraphernalia Of La
Caricature. This. of course, brought the
Frenchman TO time and a duel was ar
ranged. Capt. Murphy wanted to fight
with Winchester rifles, but consented 10
compromise on dueling pistols at twenty
PAGES.
All the preliminaries arranged the com
batants, with their seconds and physi-
clans, went to a spot near Base close TO
the borders Of Germany. This was done
in order to make certain Of a duel.
The combat was of the briefest duration,
for Marcel was put hors de combat at
once. As he fell his revolver went on. and
a bullet grazed Murphy's arm. The editor
lies IN a precarious condition in Switzer-
land. while the Irishman Is out skating in
the Bots.
When Murphy wag asked about his en-
counter he merely remarked:
at Is the poorest shooting / have done
IN many "a day. ! aimed for MS heed and
merely broke his collar hone and put a
hole in the wrong place. think these
fellows WI stop insulting women nov ~
not. I VIII have more Of them out"
Murphy says he thought 81 the woman
more than the Queen. sin D. d. said
that the Prince Of wales haf thanked him
for - chlyn.r0usly defending nis mother.
aud Ar. Chamberlain hae eenf a kipi NOfd
OF acknowledgment because punisnmeuf
has been Indicted on behalf 81 iier Maj
esiy.
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suppeTs and balls are at their hight at or
3 O'Clock in the morning.
The pace" is fast II is easy 20 attend
half dozen Eat homes" in a single af-
ternoon without Inconvenience. The guests
60 In fur-lined sleighs. and go from house
to house In simple attire, resting aud
drinking tea with lemon. Everything is ex-
coedingly informal and lazy and these
"at homes" are considered eye-openers for
The important functions which follow later
IN the evening
The Princess, who has not been at all
homesick, writes thai she loves Russia
and all the Russians"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29
Princess cantacuzene On Prussia's
From the chicago rrIbune

From the Chicago Tribune.
New York, Dec. 2i-The Princess CANA
cuz ne. whose wedding closed the Newport
season, writes the nappiest SORT Of letters
90 her relatives from her new home len ST.,
Petersburg where her husband Is station
ed as one OF tho Emperors Guard, ST.
Fc.ersburg is gay just at present. and the
American Princess has been received into
the most exclusive society, not only be-
cause of her marriage to a member Of the
nobility. but BECAUSE she is the grand
daughter OF Gen, Grant, who was greatly
admitted in Russia.
The Princess describes the style Of Rus
sian "st homes In che letter 20 a young
friend. She says thar the Russian "al
home" Is never the fires0me affair a IN In
our society, put Is looked upon as an OPP
portunity f.r rfpose and gentle stimulant
before q round of greater pleasure begins.
The "at homes" ore from Z 10 in che
0rcrrosn. ana in cases u The ulira-faah-
lOnnbie PEOPLE fhis 81 he Time for break
last, % maug ~ not rise until 10 g. The
RUSSIAN ropilyy turnH night Into day
during che fashionable season. Pew roilfs
before 4 Or 3 " lioek ~ me morning, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29

literally bombarded the sea for over TWEEN
ty-iive minutes"
Capt. Fathorn said that The meteors fe !
on oil sides Of the Grosmont, and that she
was struck a least half dozen times, but
without being damaged
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
GateIy & OGorman Corner Front and TrunbuI Streets
OUR SPRING OPENING
axes Place Thursday, April 9th.
FROM 9 A. M. TO 9 P. NJ.

hSye have departed from the usual custom OF sPndnga amount for
COSTLY SOUVENIRS adult this
Of to
Worcester
beoremt o
in
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02

several other societies have arranged
to Join the column. The entire Co. T.
under Capt. Cannon will act as an es-
cort The town officers will be present
in carriages.
Members OF the local post, G. A. r.,
and of A. 3. Fuller Camp S. Of ", VIII
be present.
The scene in the armory is most SOL
emn. The baskets, which are
more handsome than we're expected,
Of the government, were taken from
the rough pine boxes this morning
by order of DR.. Worcester.
Martin e. GarVey arrived this MORN
ing and saw Dr. Worcester. to inform
him of the handsome and safe manner
In which the remains were prepared
for shipment. When DR.. Worcester
learned the facts, he revised his order
of yesterday that the goods were to
be kept in the pine boxes
Jennings casket especially Ia a masa
of flowers The west end boat club
sent a large anchor. His family sens
several handsome pieces. The Forest~
ers have sent other pieces.
A beautiful cushion, the Offering OF
Co. II, stands before the canopy.
TWO sentinels stand near the baskets
and will until they are removed to
last place of rest.
Lieut.. ]. j. Boyle was on duty wRh
detail Of u men the night throug
He was relieved by Lieut.. Martin +.
HeaIey and a. new detail at nooh.
Lieut.. Heaiey will remain on duty un-
til he is relieved tomorrow.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
WATER Failed.
Webster Firemen In
a Peculiar Pre-
dicament.
SEE BUILDINGS BURN.
Men Are Wholly Unable to
Prevent Destruction
of Two Houses.

Webster. April 1.-The local fire de-
psrtment was up against fate this af-
ternoon. They were called to a fire
at lab o'clock. opposite the cemetery
in East Webster. and after a long, hard
run, got there. That was about all
they. accomplished, however. Although
It was through no fault of theirs, it
was Impossible to get water, and the
department and spectators witnessed
the buildings before them swiftly con-
sumed by, the raging flames.
The scene. of the fire was quite a
distance from the nearest hydrant,
which is placed on East Main street,
near H. N. slater's cambria mills. The
first drawback the department expert
enced was a shortage Of hose, but that
need was remedied by Mr.. Slater loan
ing the use of some 400 feet of his pri-
vate mill hose. In all, a total of $500
feet of hose was laid.
With willing hands the valve in the
hydrant was turned on, and the fire
men prepared to handle the nozzle to
fight against the flames. But alas! no
water came, and this serious handicap
did not abate until water was not need
ed
All this time the dwelling house was
being rapidly consumed The barn
adjacent soon caught and was partially
destroyed. Still the water did not
come. The house was burned to the
ground portion of the barn was
saved by the firemen pulling it down
with hooks. When the water did come,
it was not needed, and it had not got
more than halfway through the pipes
when an order came to shut it off.
Not a drop Of water reached the fire
through the pipes. The water commits
sioners are blamed for not having the
gate in the neighbOrhoOd Of the hy
draht turned on. There was a pump
In the yard, and what water could be
carried in common water pals was
thrown on the flames. The good it did
could be summed up in a nutshell.
The building that was destroyed was
a two-stoTy dwelling house owned by
James Boyd q New York city broker,
and s-oceupied by. Charles Henry
Winthrop. Representative Joseph P.
Love is the manager Of the property.
The fire was caused by q defective
chimney. An Insurance is carried on the
house of $500, and 500 on the barn, by
the New York Underwriters agency,
through the agency of Waldo Johnson
& Son The furniture was mostly saved.
The loss is estimated at $1,000.
Winthrop and his family of six child
rem are made homeless by the fire. They
have lived there about six years. As the
family is in rather destitute circum-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
ATEMPERANCE COMPANY.

A notice posted at the door of the
Isaac Prouty Company's boot and shot
shop is attracting much local attention
The notice reads:
To the voters in our factory:
We desire to express our earnest
hope that every voter will cast his
vote at the town meeting for no-li-
cense. When you first open your
ballot. be sure and vote no for Ii
cense. and then you Will not forget
it.
One reason for this expression is
that a person who uses alcoholic
beverages cannot be useful to US.
ana If not to us, not to his family.
1t should be the desire Of every
well-disposed person, knowing the
results Of this habit to do all in
his power to stop it and drive the
business from town.
The first effort should be to de-
prive the traffic of any legal
standing. The second should be to
give the persons no fragment.
Practice is what is generally rec
commended and advocated by all
moral and Christian people. Total
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
OVERRULED.
Demurrer Filed by Norcross Brothers in a
$4,000 Suit.

0iO, OOO quiz
The demurrer in the case of Adam
Hunter against Norcross Bros. was
heard by Chief Justice Matteson and
Justices Stiness and Tininghast in the
appellate court at Providence Friday
morning Hunter was injured by fall
ing from staging on Oct. Sd, 1898. He
had both arms broken, his face badly
cut. and was otherwise injured. He
now seeks to recover $4,000.
The plaintiff in his declaration re-
cites that while In the employ of the
defendants. he was directed by the
stage foreman to go on a stage that
was already built and take boards
passed to him. While taking the boards
passed to him, a part of the already
built stage slipped and he fell to the
ground a distance of 70 feet. 1t is
claimed that defendants were guilty Of
negligence in not having the stage
properly braced, and because the board
that slipped was a short board and
was not nailed as it should have been.
Defendants demurred to the decla-
ration on three grounds: First because
if any one other than the plaintiff was
guilty of any negligence causing the
accident such negligence was the neg
ligence Of a fellow servant Sec
ond. that the defendant had equal op-
portunity with the foreman of foresee-
ing any danger that might result.
Third. because the plaintiff on his own
showing assumed all risks.
The court overruled the demurrer.
James M. Gilrain was attorney for the
plaintiff and Walter b. Vincent coun-
sci for the defendants.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
too SWEEPING.
Spencer Mans State
ment Unjust and
Unfair.
A WARNING TO VOTERS.
Big Prouty Shops Post a
Notice Advising Men
How to Vote.
A WARNING TO VOTERS

Spencer, April In a communioa-
ton which appeared In today's Leader,
signed by I. D. Achim, he accuses the
Worcester papers Of falsehoods and
printing untrue statements about Tho
mas J. Condor, candidate for select
man. No statement has ever appear
ed in the Spy about either Of the two
candidates, Mr.. Kramer, and Mr.. Con-
don, that would injure their reputa-
ton or standing among the Spencer
people. But, Mr.. Achim has done
what the Spy has never done, that Of
accusing Mr.. Kramer of things that the
people Of Spencer do not or will not
believe. Whatever has been said
about either candidate in this paper
the same has always been said about
the other, giving both men an equal
show
As far as most of the people of Spen-
Ger know, both men are upright ciu-
zens of the town. Mr. Condor is pres
ident of the Holy Rosary c. r. A. Mr..
Ramer is also a member of this soci-
ETY..
Another part of the communication
states that Mr.. Kramer is trying TO
force himself upon the people. Mr.. Ra-
mer has been a selectman for eight
years and by last years vote, 1858,
the highest ever cast for selectman in
this town, shows how the people OF
Spencer regard him. Mr.. Ramer would
resign his position if the party who
came to him was of his own nationah-
ty, but he would not resign and allow
people of another nationality to name
the candidate.
The Irish-American voters do object to
the French-American voters, represent
ed by L. E. P. Moreau and 1. D. Achim,
to name their candid date for them. The
irish American voters have nothing
against Mr.. Condor, in fact hold him
in the highest estimation, but they will
not be dictated to by men of another
nationality.
Both candidates are sorry that :his
trouble has come up, but both are
towards each other and are
not saying anything relating to the
campaign, and are attending strictly
TO their own business.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
SAD CLINTON SCENES.
Caskets Of Soldier Dead
Covered With Flowers
The Funerals.

Clinton, April Hundreds made pill
grimags to the armory today where
the bodies of Clinton's soldiers brought
from Cuban soil lie side by side in cas-
kets, under the canopy of black.
The collins are quite covered with
flowers, and floral pieces. Some Of
these pieces are most elaborate. Upon
the cakets Of Corp. Denning and Priv.
O'Malley is set picture Of each res
pectively.
The body OF Priv. O'MaIley arrived
on the 725 train from Keene, n. H
The body had been addressed to J. P.
Hynes Of Keene, who is supposed here
to be a relative Of the soldier.
1t has been previously arranged that
the funeral shall be held tomorrow at
St. Johns.
Three hearses will bear the caskets
70 the church and TO the cemetery.
The service will be most imposing.
But no funeral mass may be said in
the afternoon, on Sunday or indeed IN
lent.
The remains viii be attended to ST.
Johns cemetery in Lancaster with
bands Of music and a procession Of
civic and military societies.
The FOresters. the Hibernians and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral of Mrs. johnson Largely Attend-
ed at WhitinsWlle.

Funeral of Mrs. johnson Largely Attend-
ed at WhitiosWIIs.
Whitinsville. April The funeral Of
Mrs. johnson Of Main street took place
this afternoon from her late home at
o'clock. The house was filled with
mourning friends and relatives. Rev.
w. p. Lawford, pastor or the M r.
church, oficiated and in words of sor-
row spoke with regret Of the sudden
death Of Mrs Johnson and also of her
Christian liee.
Mr. Lawfords remarks brought tears
to the eyes Of all those present Among
the floral tributes were many 81 elegant
design. Several selections We're rem
dered by a quartet composed Of Richard
Hdrgra yes, Fred Avery. Albert !.
Brown, Arthur Farrand, among them
being, Life is but span" There is a
calm for those who weep" The bearers
were Henry Benton. william White
lock, David Dimes, John White. Henry
Seagraves and James Forsythe Inter-
ment took place in Pine Grove cene@
terry.
Miss Edna Lamond Of Union, Me, ID
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ames
Of Johnston avenue.
Easter VIII be observed in all tbs
churches tomorrow except the United
Presbyterian church
The remains Of Charles Richmond oR
the Ninth Massachusetts who fell az
Santiago, were brought to Whitinsvills
last evening and Inferred in Pine Grove
cemetery. Mr.. Richmond formerly lived
here and was employed in the Within
machine works. 1t was a sad blow 70 his
friends, as they did not know that he
had been killed in war. His parents live
IN Long Meadow. They We're present
at the burial.
George A. Armsby. who was chosen
as overseer Of the poor for three years
at the citizens caucus last evening, has
declined to serve.
A number from here went to Woon-
socket this afternoon 10 witness the sol
diers' parade.
James Kearns Of Westboro has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Brooks Of Water street.
Thomas Phalen Of WoonsOcket visited
old acquaintances in town yesterday
Albert r. Fletcher, Sr., left today for
Boston where he will attend the Ham
del-Haydn Easter concert.
Cyrus Baker and wife OF Prospect
street returned home last evening from
Mt. Dora, Fla, where he has been
spending the winter.
]. George Smith has resigned his posi-
ton as janitor in the II. Z. church ana
Mr.. ChiDman has succeeded him
The Within machine works band held
its first rehearsal last evening In en-
CINE room. The next rehearsal VIII BE-
held Tuesday evening and il Is hoped
every member viii be present
j. A Nulligan had his annual bicycle
opening today In Mumford block AE.
Mornsey OF the Orient company was
present and explained about the orien1
wheels.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
LED BY CLOWNS.
Parade of Maskers Was Cheering Event
at Upton.

at Upton.
Upton, April 1.-The masquerade in
Knowlton Hall last evening for
the benefit of the senior class
of the Upton high school, was a most
successful and brilliant affair. At 73O
the maskers began to assemble, and af-
ter a short musical entertainment by
the orchestra, the grand march start
ed and from that time until r. those
present whiTled the dizzy dances to the
strains from the Upton orchestra, and
every one had an exceedingly pleasant
time.
The grand march was led by eight
clowns with their ladies'. Among 9TH
ers were policemen, soldiers, sailors.
farmers. the most successful one of
whom was Charles Wood. Two young
ladies were dressed in the costumes Of
day" and might"
The management Of the party was in
the hands of the young men of the
senior class. with Walter Fiske as floor
director Refreshments We're served
at 1890. c. NJ. Wood Of Upton ca
tered.