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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
STU ALTON is ENCOURAGING.
There Has Not Been n Case of Plague
in Honolulu for a Week.

Honolulu. Feb. ., via San Francisco,
Feb. 9.-The situation at this time is very
encouraging. There has not been a case
of Plague for one week. While it is not
considered that the scourge has been
stamped out entirely, YET it is believed the
trouble is well in hand.
1t is the intention of the Board of Health
to be on the safe side, and to that end a
strict quarantine will be kept up for some
time TO come.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE.
But She Afterwards Got on without
Amy Assistance.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 9.-Tno British steam
er Honton, Capt. Sery. New Orleans via
Norfolk for Glasgow, cargo laden. went
aground two and a half miles south Of
Paul Gamiel's Hill. on the North Carolina
coast, at $3.50 to-day She was quickly
discovered by tho life savers. Capt. Sery
signalled for tug. and the Merritts of
Norfolk were notified, and sent a tug to
her relief. but at 2 p. m. the Honiton clear
ed by her own efforts and proceeded for
Norfolk apparently uninjured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
SENATOR BACON's CONDITION.
He Is steadily ImprOving-New GeOr-
gin Postmasters.

Washington. Feb 9.-Senator Bacon is
stil confined to his bed from the accident
he met with on Feb. 3. Owing to the ex-
treme shock to his nervous system caused
by the injury. his attending physician has
prohibited his receiving any company, and
attending to any class Of work in the way
of correspondence or otherwise. He IS
steadily improving and hopes to be en-
tirely recovered in "a short time His
physician states that his every symptom
indicates that he will be restored to his us
nal vigor and health as soon as the nature
OF the injury will permit.
Georgia postmasters we're appointed to-
day as follows; Cooper, Hart county, w
J. O'Barr: Crusoe, Pulaski county, ]. j..
Keone
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
RIOT IN MARTINIQUE
An Infantry Post Attacked and Nine
Men Were Killed.

Fort de France, Martinique, Feb 8, via
Haiuen Cable.--A mob OF 1900 miners has,
since Monday last, been preventing the
harvesting of sugar cane. The movement
is extending and troops have been sent
in all directions.
An infantry post Of twenty-five men was
attacked and nred on by it's assailants
killing nine men and wounding fourteen
In the commune Of lie Francois two in
cendiary fires have occurred on planta-
fiCns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
ORLEANS ADVISES FRANCE.
Says Advantage should he Taken OF
EngInnd's Troubles.

Paris Feb. 1O.-Prnce Henri dOrleans
has an article in the Matln to-day. in the
course Of which he advises France to take
advantage of Englands difficulties. He
says:
at the present time we must not con-
tent ourselves with purely negative formu-
las in foreign policies. We have not the
right to follow events in South Africa and
Egypt with complete disinterestedness."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
Bryan spoke in Brooklyn.

New York, Feb civilian J. Bryan to-
night delivered his lecture on Pending
Problems" before the George Rlcard Post
Grand Army of the Republic, at tho
Brooklyn Academy OF Music. The chief
feature Of it was his presentation Of the
silver question. The Academy was
crowded and Mr.. Bryan was literally ap-
nIauded
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

Charlotte. N c., Feb "a mass meet
ing Of the students of the University Of
North Carolina was held this afternoon
and an Invitation was extended to Col
william j. Bryan to visit the university
and make a speech after his Raleigh en-
gagement. IT Is thought the Colonel will
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
nnrrow nns necome Insane.

New York Feb. George Beauregard
Burrow, the man who planned the abduc-
ton Of Marion Clark, has become insane
in Sing Sing prison, where he has been
confined since June II under a sentence Of
fourteen years. il Is likely that he win
end his days in Manhattan Asylum for
Insane Criminals 10 which he will be
transferred tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10


The effect of Gov. Taylor's message was
apparent. Senator Cox said:
I'VE mean business. We Will have q
quorum in the House and quorum in
the Senate We viii be in working order
and ready to transact business by Nom
day. Further than that have nothing tn
say"
Late In the afternoon the House war;
rants were issued and the excitement
ouieted down with the sudden calmnesS
that indicates the approaching storm.
The secrecy that had marked the pro-
ceedlngs Of the executive sessions COW
cred the names contained in the warrants
list Of a number of members to ba
brought to London has been prepared, but
whether warrants were issued for all OF
them could not be ascertalned.
Five detectives have arrived In London
and every effort has been made to keep
their identity a secret. Two Of them ara
here in the interests of the Democrats ana
three for the Republicans.
Gone TO Arrest Democrats.
London, KY, Feb. 1O.-Sergeant-at-arms
Cecil Of the House, and Howard of the
Senate left at 1 O'Clock this Saturday.
morning on the northbound train with
warrants for the arrest OF absent Demo-
cratic members Of both houses.
Late last evening it was finally decided
by the Senate officers to make out the
warrants for the arrest of absent Demo-
cratic senators without waiting for the
arrival of Lieut. Gov. Marshall, and send
Howard with Cecil who had already BEEN
given his warrants from the House,
Where the two men were going could
not be ascertained here, as no tickets were
purchased and they refused to tell.
The significant remark was dropped that
something would be heard tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
Courtesics 10 Norwegians.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Acting Secretary
spaldlng to-day instructed the treasury
officers at Charleston, S. c., 10 extend the
courtesies OF the department to the Nor
wegian corvette Eida, which will call
lharn ahn1I Feb. Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
WILL PAY DOLLAR ron DOLLAR
The Announcement Of Collins Fail
ure WAS "a Mistake

New York. Feb 9.-The failure Of John
Collins. a member Of the Cotton Ex-
change was announced at the opening
of the market to-day. A little later Mr..
Collins sent word to the managers OF the
Cotton Exchange that he would pay dol
lar for dollar and resume business and
that the announcement of his inability to
meet his contracts was all q mistake
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
American student DucIsed.

Buffalo, ", y, Feb "a dispatch from
Montreal says an American freshman at
Maglll University was knocked down and
ducked in the dissecting bath for criticis-
Ing tho British troops in South Africa
The student had referred to the British
officers as "asses" and troops as "cow-
ards"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
COMPLETE CESSATION OF WAR.
Conditions In Southern Luzon Con-
sidered Pacific.

sidered Pacific.
Honolulu, Feb. 2, via San Francisco
Capt. w. l.. Kneedler of the United States
hospital ship Missouri, en- route to San
Francisco from Manila, with nearly 800
sick soldiers says that he madn tour of
Southern Luzon in company with Gen.
Young, just before leaving Manila. The
conditions there show complete cessa-
ton of war.
II found the people perfectly contented
and engaged in their agricultural pur-
suits" said the Captain, and they are
very prosperous. Splendid crops are be-
ing raised and many cattle, and there
were no signs that the Filipinos were not
satisfied with the new order of affairs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
william VI. Knnpp "a Suicide.

Chicago Feb. civilian NJ. Knapp.
special agent Of the Phoenix Insurance
Company, committed suicide to-day In the
Hotel Grace by shooting bimself In the
temple and the mouth. It Is thought that
the suicide was due to temporary insan-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
GOES TO THE jury TODAY.
MoIIneux Case Is Expected 10 he De-
cIdcd Very soon.

New York, Feb. 9.-Assistant District
Attorney Osborne tonight completed his
argument in the trial of Roland B. Moli-
neux for the murder of Mrs. Katherine j.
Adams Recorder Gon will charge the
Jury tomorrow, and the twelve men are
expected to take up at once the question
of the guilt or the innocence Of the pris-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
Taylor Has Ordered That
Warrants Be Issued.
EFFORT TO GET A QUORUM.
Officers Have Left London 10 Make
the Arrests.

Taylor Says He VIII Take no Actions
with Hegard TO the Agreement
for Sometime, If at AII--Beckhaun
Declares He VIII Protect Demos
Gratis and That None of Them Shall
he Arrested-Sccrct Sessions Hello
at London-siIas Jones, Under Ar-
rest Says whitaker knows SOme-
thing About the Assassination OF
GOebeI
London, Ky. Feb. 9.-The following mess
sage from Gov. Taylor was received to-
day by member of the legislature:
Have warrants issued for members of
the House and put In the hands of SER
geant-at-arms to serve"
The warrants were made out late to-day
and given to Sergeant-at-Arms Cecil OF
the House Lieut. Gov. Marshall tele-
graphed he would be here early to-mor-
row mCsning.
The rigid secrecy that characterized yes-
terday's proceedings was maintained to-
day, but 1t was very apparent that all tho
legislators were laboring under a fever of
excitement.
The message from Gov Taylor to issud
the warrants was received just before the
House convened The intelligence was
passed secretly to members and an air
of suppressed excitement became plainly
visible
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
roMIer Goes TO Blnghnm.

Washington. Feb. 9.--First Lieutenant
Charles Fowler upon fis own Application,
has been detailed as professor Of mill
tary science and tactics at the Bingham
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

New Haven, Conn. Feb 9.--1rhe condl-
tion Of E. j. Phelps was reported tonight
TO be about the same as last night, though,
IL anything, the patient Is a little stronger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

Chicago, Feb. 9.--The Record tomorrow
viii say that NJ +. ingalls, viii soon step
out of the presidency of the Big Four and
that road viii then be absorbed by the
Lake Shore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

Koodoorsberg Drift, Feb. S-The Beers
Yesterday made determined attempt to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

nocrs Are Getting Active in Me-
thuen's NeiEhbOrhood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10

man
iont
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28

Of the Imperial hotel, where he. was
stopping, tell another servant Of how
the sweeping Of dusty carpets in the
hotel was gradually killing him with
consumption. He inquired at the Of
flce about the man, had a doctor ex-
anime him, and found the case a genu-
Inc one for charity. Shortly after the
man, his wife and child were on their
way to California at MI. Mooers' ex-
pense. They are now in Phoenix, kri-
zona, and the man is the chief cook at
the Adams House.
Two months ago MI. Mooers raj in
q Blacksmith shop in Los Angeles to
see about shoes for his PAGER. He
heard several men discussing the pros
pect Of getting gold at Cape Nome.
None Of the men knew him. He be-
came interested in one Of the young
men because Of his burning zeal to go
to Nome. He invited him to his house
that day and several days thereafter:
on one Of the first steamers from Sc
attic to Cape Nome, early In May,
Richard B. Judson sailed north with
supplies and capital.enough to last two
years. Frederick M. Mooers was his
silent partner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28
SAFETY RAZOR BLADE sTRoP,

In the cut is shown a new and use
full apparatus by which the blades OF
safety razors can be rapidly ~sharpened
on an ordinary strop. This device is
the invention of William H. Douglas,
Of New Jersey. In the majority OF
safety razors the short blade is set at
right angles with the handle, and it is
necessary to detach the blade from the
safety guard in order to sharpen It.
This makes 1t obligatory to provide
some means to hold the blade in a po-
sition to be sharpened in a manner
similar to the ordinary blades. 1t has
been a difficult matter to hold the blade
and turn it readily in the hand, but
with the new apparatus the blade is
inserted in the grip provided for that
purpose, and the handle is grasped as
shown in the illustration. The rollers
are in fractional contact with the
strop, and are connected with the
blade-carrying spindle by a simple
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28

he became a compositor on the New
York Sun, later Joined an expedition to
Brazil. and before he vas "a made g
fortune Of some SIS, 900 in the diamond
field along the Amazon. Returning to
New York he married, and gayly spent
his little fortune within two years. He
went back to the Brazilian diamond
fields. Meanwhile the governmental pol
icy toward the diamond miners had
changed, and aliens were no longer
permitted to mine there.
He returned to his ~type-setting, TINS
time on the Brooklyn Eagle. One day
he contributed an article to the Eagle
on~commercial affairs Of Brazil. at
tracing the attention Of the proprietor,
Thomas Kinsella. who made him q
bookkeeper in the business office. Next
Mooers was cashier for the Eagle. at
$4,000 a year. Those were palmy days
Of Journalism in New York and Brook
lyn-days when Tweedism put vast
sums in the pockets Of favored. pub
fishers. But Tweed was sent to pris-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28

sides the extra cost for the second
coach. Then, too, there is often a
combination of clean and slippery
pavement, where both wheels and run
ners could be utilized to advantage. To
provide for these emegencies
Edward c. Regelf of Minnesota has
designed this combination carriage,
which has the wheels mounted on a
skeleton from beneath the body por-
ton. The frame is mounted on verti-
cal guide rods and connected with a
horizontal crank-shaft, the latter hav-
ing a lever at the rear which is raised
or lowered to throw the wheels out OF
or into action. All that is necessary to
change the vehicle from a cart to a
sleigh is to touch the lever with the
hand or foot. to throw the skeleton
frame into either position.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Some Medical Problems Answered-Truth
About Innanmstory Rheumatism-A
Safety Razor strop Carriage and
Sleigh Combined.

Some Medical Problems Answered.
The name rheumatism is applied to
a great variety of affections accompan-
led with pain in the joints or muscles,
some of them more Of a equity nature,
others probably Of infectious origin,
and others still the expression of some
disease of the nervous structures.
Acute articular, or intiammatory,
rheumatism is a disease characterized
by pain, and swelling in n or more
of the, joints, usually the larger ones,
such as the knee, together with fever
of more or less intensity. 1t Is a dis
ease of temperate climates, especially
in cold and damp regions, being very
seldom seen in the tropics. 1t occurs
in this country chiefly in late winter
and early spring, although it may oc-
cur, particularly on the s%eacoast, at
any time of the year. In England 1t Is
said to be most frequent in the au-
tumn. It attacks persons between the
ages of fifteen and forty more COM
monty than those who are older or
younger. Physicians are not yet agreed
as to its nature, although many now
incline to regard it as a germ disease.
It begins gradually, with slight aching
in the limbs, sore throat, and a general
feeling of depression. The appetite
fails, the tongue is heavily coated,
often there is complaint Of headache
and of chilly sensations, and the suffer-
or is generally tout Of Sorts" There
is feverishness, and as this increases
pain and swelling appear in one OF
more of the large joints. The joints
attacked are hot, red and exquisitely
painful, and have every appearance OF
being severely inlamed.
All these symptoms may disappear
in a single night from n joint. n
appear at the same time in another;
and SO the disease may go On, attack
ing one joint after another. those first
affected recovering much of their tone
and function. One of the Characters
tic symptoms is profuse perspiration;
the skin is not red and dry, as In most
fevers, but cool, moist, and sometimes
actually dripping with sweat. The
disease may come to an end in a week
or ten days, or it may go on attacking
joint after joint, and when all have
suffered it may begin over again, and
90 go on indefinitely. AS long as the
rheumatism Is confined to the joints
there is little danger, although occa-
sionally death results from excessive
fever; but there is always danger that
it may attack the lining membrane OF
the heart and cripple the organ per-
manently. Rarely it attacks the men,
brane of the brain, causing violent de-
lirium or death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28

Frederick M. Mooers. mining king
and prince Of good fellows, whose ca
reer the past four years has been ex-
traordinary and eccentric In its lavish
expenditure Of money, died suddenly
the other day at the Fifth Avenue ho-
tel, in New York. He will be remem-
bered because, like the blithesome
prince Of old, he went along tossing for
tunes into. the laps Of all to whom his
fancy turned.
The story OF Frederick Mooers' rise
from poverty to wealth is an interest
ing one. Indeed, his whole life was one
Of unusually romantic vicissjtudes.
At the age Of so Mr.. Mooers was with
out a dollar. At the age of IS he died,
possessed Of one-third Of the Yellow
Aster mines, a property for which the
Dol Mars, Of Utah, vainly offered a.
100000.
His father was a cobbler in Cam
bridge. Mass. He went to New York at
the breaking out of the civil war, and
for months was a street arab. Then
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-07-28

sands. One day 1t flashed upon him
that the Goler camp was the center OF
an enormous extinct crater; that the
golden . particles in the sand were
washed there through countless ages
from lodges formed by volcanic action.
and If the rim Of the volcano might be
found the original ledge would be a
source Of fabulous wealth. For days
he told and re-told his story to his COM
panions. Finally Singleton and Bur-
chem agreed to go and search for the
ledge. Two days Of prospecting led
to the location Of the seven mines
known as the Yellow Aster group.
where Randsburg has since grown up.
30 rich were the specimens whacked
d.om the odtcropping rock that the yell
lpw Aster paid from the start. Mooers.
(ingleton and Burchem had taken over
100000 in ore from the golden lodges
lip to January, 1900.
With the knowledge that the Yellow
lister was to be. the source Of thou
lands Of dollars every month as long as
ke would probably live. Mooers set
yOOuC having g 8AO1AOV0Ay 6VVO sAHA0
nth his suddenly acquired fortune. Il
know too WELL" said he to friends,
chat my life has been one Of such
~hhrdships that I will probably live but
alfew years more-ten Or twelve years
at the outside--and / mean to have fun
and make some people remember me
fdr personal kindnesses after / am
gone"
AND he kept his word.
First he bought-s-mAsniAeeat
sion owned BY Thomas F. Fitch. at s1S
Bonnie Brae street. Los Angeles. He
sent to New York and got his aged
mother, his young son and his broth
ers. and brought them all In q private
car to Los Angeles. The homo was
furnished superbly. He bought horses
and$carriages for the family's use: pro-
svided his mother With servants to an
5ticipate her slightest wish. and made
sure that the home circle should have
a certain part Of the dividends from
Ethe Yellow Aster monthly.
All the rest hesdeyoteA tas all isorts OF
lswhims Of pleasure. S II S$
II month later. m Bunalo. he found
! printer Is shis own nasqs dying q,
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THE DOLLAR.
history Of . Term That Has Become
WorldwIde.

H,,torv o. . Term That Has Become
Worldwide.
Our word dollar dates back to 1875,
when q resolution wa passed by2con-
sress which provided that 1t should
be the unit Of money Of the United
states. Another resolution was passed
in 1885. August s, providing that it
should weigh 1854 grains Of pure sill
yer. The mint was established In 1872,
and then required to coin silver dollars
containing 371.25 grains Of pure silver.
This was due to the influence OF Alex
ander Hamilton. No dollars were
coined until 1894, and then irregular.
They are now worth 500 each. In 1894
the coinage of regular dollars began.
Our coin was the adaptation OF the
Spanish milled dollar, a coin very pop
ular wherever the Spaniards travelled.
The coin was called ''piastre," meaning
a fat piece Of metal; 1t is synonymous
with plaster. It Is supposed that the
Spanish took the German 'thaler" and
called it by the name Of plaster" The
word dollar is entered in Bailey's Eng
lish Dictionary Of 1745, and was used
repeatedly by Shakespeare at the be-
ginning Of the seventeenth century, es-
peeially in Macbeth, II: q, 81: 9TH b
disbursed $4,000 to our general use."
and in Tempest - II: 1. II. The guess
ton where Shakespeare found the word
dollar is answered by the fact that the
Hanseatic towns maintained a great es-
tablishment called the Steel Yard In
London. The Steel Yard merchants;
were mostly North Germans, who
would call the German thaler as; 1t it
spelled "dah-ler." The same merchants
originated the word sterling, an abb
breviation of the word "esterling." AS
the Hanseatic trade was particularly
brisk on the Baltic and in Russia. the.
standard coins of the Hanse merchants
were called esterlings, and sterling
came to mean something genuine and
desirable. The world dollar is the
English for thaler, the first Of which
was coined about 1885, and corresponds
quite closely to our present American
silver dollars. The word thaler means
coming from q dale or valley" the,
first dollar having been coined in q Boz
hemian valley called Foachimisthal. It
was under Charles ", the, emperor OF
Germany, King Of Spain and Lord OF
Spanish America, that the German tina
Ter became the coin Of the world,
Golden Thoughts.