The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-31
ITEMS on INTEREST.


upon which me Bunalo Express rs printed
D. electricity broush, by wire from Nj
asarl Fab.
Late statistics show that Michigan
now leads the world in the production OF
beans. Sew York state long held frst
place
Mrs Mary Folsom Of Fort Hamilton.
IS. S. hos alod d petition praying the
court Is cniolu her son from counting a
certain young woman who lives In near
uy town.
lone az mo busiest men IN Kansas IS
uhu webster OF Comanche county. He
.s under bond charged with felony has
boon attached by creditors. has been
summoned Into the bankruptcy court aud
is defending divorce aulL
Sine families. embracing forty-four
persons iu an nave started from the
na-rboraooI Of Olenolt Ia. Tor Okla
houa. where they Viii take up farm lhnd
ava we're puospcfou farm people in Iowa
lt Sofa out ln that state in order 20 50
where land Is cheaper
-ur Bruce Hllsiead % the Texas state
University BIAS gone 90 Mexico 20 pursue
.r. lmnortsnt archaeological investisa-
ZION. Hr viii also visit the ancient ruins
Boz U. found ou Table mountain. IN the
.,.t,. Of Nueyo Leon where brigands are
.ltI to have buried vast amount d
treasure many years ago.
The Russian navy viii have the ai-
vantage 81 aue bei Of coal, which las
recently bsen discovered at "a place cal. d
O.h.nsk. lea the Caucasus, only 2"
miles distant from the sea. The coal X
tends over au area of thirty miles ono
tbe quantity OF uel in oue OF the os-
rri.f. investigated Is estimated al about
100000 tons.
"A. J. King. recently elected prosecuting
attorney OF Vernon county, Missouri, a. ~
/ hnv, 40 conduct a lawsuit against Minis, T.
/ When county recorder be- was sued pN t"e
county for SiU.0. which u Was chlul =
| b. owed the county on fees collected az
not turned .n The case has been In man
circuit courts and has been sst for r.
hearing Jan. q.
Prank Leverett Of the United STATE
geological survey has been in the neig
Dorhooi of Ann Afbor. Mich. for slR
| months making a study OF surface geo.
rephv Tor the government lie nnds thai
| ~. site of Ypsllauti was al one time m
/ bottom of lake. which was connected
| with AN immense stretch OF water, inciua
ing Lakes Huron and Erie.
A terrific storm-the siroc.o-recently
swept across the Mediterranean from the
sahara. me scamen bviOusiug 10 tn
steamer Raven OF London report that
/ showers OF mud fen on the deck OF that
| vessel some years ago, during tempest
showers OF fine sand came from the sa-
! hara and fell on the fiat roofs Of the
| house and che decks OF the vessels In the
vicinity OF Naples.
Leaders OF the national party in Mas
sachusetts have organized club In Bos.
ton. with Moarfeld storey as president
! The purpose of the organization is de.
clarod 90 De raising and maintaining the
standard ~ s0vernment opposing the
rims. the boss and tho spells system ir
/ federal state and municipal politics. and
/ uphohing the ideals on which OUT repre-
sentative government is founded"
THE Court OF Appeals az Albany. y.
r.. holds that street car conductor ha.
the rlght 90 eject q passenger who insists
Oh standing on the platform. Elwood ".
Montgomery. suffering from violent
headache came outside hoping Tor &C.
! iicf la tae fresh alr. The conductor pul
him OF after some argument Montgom
/ cry sued and Obtained verdict for 81
dlmlEUs. but tEis decision was reversed
on appeal TO the higher court.
john Bowen. prisoner who wa,
taken sick in tho Marinette county. wiz
! consin. Jain with what was thought 10 b.
smallpox. has gone insane. Il H. sup
posed that the worry and fear induced b,
the Suspicious character OF his ailmen
unhiuged his mind. After he had beer
Isolated for several days h was fouu,
that 70 was only "a rash that he wa
suffering with. He soon recovered, bu
has since become violently insane.
"A recruiting officer who was In low
recently says that the percentage OF mof
accepted iu that state on Offering them
selves Tor army service Is considerable
above che average found la any othe
state. Eulistments ia Iowa are areeh
from the farms and the vart majori,
OF young fellows Offering themselves ar,
young. strong and hardy Then again
their intelligence IS much higher than ia
most other states, aud this snakes then
sim better material.
The position Of the United states n
world politics al tho close OF the nine
toenth century Is very different from IL.
position az the end Of tie eighteenth. a,
Indicated ny the following lines IRON
The Boston Ccntinel" Of April T. Iso.
The Ais
France fights all.
Britain pays eli.
Isussis threatens nll
Prussia humbugs all
Switzerland is nearly plundcrcd By al
spain does nothing al an
Germany thinks Itself an In an.
Tho United States is spoliated by oil
And lest destruction should come upor
an
May Heaven have mercy upon MS an.
Amen
Tho cruiser Olympia. which Is under.
going about $4,000 worth OF repairs a,
Boston viii have inc finest ngurehead IN
the service. II VIII be- partly "a teprodue.
ton Of the classic statue. ''Thc Winged
victory cast boz bronze. The npurcheal
ana scroll will contain about 90 pouna.
OF bronze. The nguTepiece. which will D.
HE size. represents "a heroic young wo.
man Ia flowing drapeTy holding over her
head an eagle about TO take light. Tho
wings or ~ ictory" are thrown bacx
against the sides Of the PROV. Her feet
rest upon sholl Of dolphlns
The hgurehead from the pedestal 10 the
eagles head will measure about seven
foct. Scroll work containing the national
coat Of arms on either side VIII run aft
ard Hon