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The silver star., 1900-09-21
TROOPS GOING FROM
AFRICA TO CHINA

London, Sept. 11.-In accordance
10 the prediction of Sir Robert Hart
that there will he further hostilities In
China in November. the Associated
Press understands that the British
government is already considering the
transfer OF troops from South Africa
to India in order to make 1t practicable
TO send more troops TO China. Tho
military authorities consider the war
in South Africa so far ended that
troops may now he safely moved.
1t is possible that the Russian legn-
tion has already been removed from
Pekin to Tien-Tsin, but there Is no def
mite news as yet as to whether Ii
Hung Chang will after all go TO Pekin.
General DOrward Is going TO the cap
ital, leaving the British troops Mt Tien-
1'sin under command of Brigadier Gen
eral Horne Campbell. Vice Admira!
Aliexieff has returned to Taku.
The Americans have begun ut Ho 81
WI a permanent telegraph line be-
tween Pekin and Tien-Tsin.
The Pekin correspondent of the
Daily News says that the assassin of
Baron Won Ketteler has been shot
The Morning Posts representative
there says that the question Is being
discussed of sending relief TO a few
British, French and American engi.
neers who are besieged In q city 200
miles south of Pekin.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

A writer In the New York Sun gives
figures TO show that the problem OF
procuring sufficient number Of rail-
road ties causes the corporations in
creasing perplexity. a mile OF stand
ard single-track railroad requires
about 1900 ties. and the average life
OF tie Is estimated at about Ave
years. The annual requirement Of the
Pennsylvania railroad for the part OF
the system east OF Pittsburg IL nearly
100000 ties. The tie supply Of all
the railways OF the country represents
an aggregate impressive at once TO the
business instinct and to the imagina-
tion. Under the best conditions, and
making no allowance for fire and other
accidents. a plot Of 1000 acres ana A
period Of 30 years are required to pro-
ducs 100000 ties. Every line of rail-.
road thus becomes an argument Ia
favor OF preserving our forests from
destruction.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
GAL WESTON RESUMING IT'S
FORMER BUSINESS I'm

Galveston, Sept. 17.-Now that the
water works are running, some OF the
streets lighted, many others nearly
cleared Of debris and telegraphic COM
munication with the outside world 10
established. the people OF Galveston
are anxiously looking forward to the
establishment Of rail cOmmunica-
tion. They will not have to wait long.
for the work OF re-laying the tracks
and rebuilding bridge across the bay
Is being pushed with great energy. The
officials in charge OF the work believe
that they will be able TO run trains In
to Galveston Union depot on Thursday.
The work thus far done has been re-
markable and has been accomplished
under the greatest difficulties. The
track has been laid along right OF
way which has been swept by the sea
and washed into rnvines along a line
bestrewn with dead bodies OF men and
animals. The men worked under a
blazing sun, In water and slush and
mud, In surroundings sickening to the
senses and at first without adequate
supply of food
The greatest difficulties in the way
of securing material for the work or
rather in getting the material to the
The silver star., 1900-09-21
AMERICANS TOOK A
THIRD OF PARIS PRIzD

New York, Sept. I'm n n
Young of San Francisco, president y
the Board Of United States comns
sioners to the Paris exposition. anivs1|
here to-day on the steamer New Yut
Mr.. De Young was most enthusiaai|
over the exposition. saying:
"The Paris exposition is the greated|
the world has ever seen. say this ~
qualifiedly, Notwithstanding the MIR
adverse criticisms which have been n
dulged In by many Americana In n
displays Of manufactures, In sc,esm
and In art. the exposition Ii sImpi1
complete. There is not line OF ~.
thing used by man for transportaths
comfort or luxury. in any branch Z
manufacture. which is lacking. Its q
ucati0nal value is practically illimin,
bic. l fail to understand upon wh3
are based the adverse criticisms 3
dulged In not only by visitors ignofsn
prominent citizens. l am afraid man
Of these have not observed carefully &
at length.
Il am proud to say that Americas
took 1900 awards. or one-third Of u
entire number awarded. The Amdi
cans at the exposition We're the me-
lavish entertainers of any nation, an
of the Americans .the most enthussl
tic hosts were the Californians. II
people from my state spent $4,000
taking care of guests and friends
all the states had done as well AZ Cal
f0rnia, there could be no criticism .
the American showing at the expos
ton"
The silver star., 1900-09-21
LOUBET SETTLES
BOUNDARY LINE

Washington, Sept 1.-THE minister
OF Costa Rica at Washington, Senor
CalvO, has received n cablegrnm from
the minister OF Costa Rica at Paris,
which conveys the Information that
the president of the French republic,
NJ. LOubet, who was the arbitrator ap-
pointed to decide the boundary ques-
ton between Costa lsica and COlOm-
bia, by his award of yesterday fixed
the boundary limit between the two
countries Oh the Atlantic side at Mona
Point Tor T.. Carretal. and ON the Pa
cific side at Punta Burica. The repub-
lie Of Colombia claimed that the limit
should be fixed at Cape Gracio Adios
In the Atlantic. including the whole Of
Costa Ricn and Nicaragua Atlantic
coast, and that the limit on the Pa
cific side should be placed ut Boruca
river. to the northwest of Golfo Dulcc,
which would have given Colombia a
right to half the territory Of Costa
Rica and about two-thirds OF that Of
Nicaragua.
Costa Rica claimed the old limits be-
tween Central America and Colombia,
placed ut the Island Escudo de Vera.
gua. on the Atlantic, and the River
ChIriqui Viejo TAT the base OF Punaa
BurIca to the southcast on tthe Pa-
cifc.
The award. us already said, fixes the
boundary line on the Pacific side ut
Punta Buricn, as claimed by Costa
Rica, and on the Atlantic, denies the
right OF Colombia to amy part Of the
territory OF Nicaragua or any portion
Of that OF Costa Rica beyond Mona
Point.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
Want ChInn Dl.nrmssl.

London, Sept. 1.-THE Paris CORE.
sponden' OF the Morning Post says:
France and Russia. | have been ms.
sured. have agreed TO demand the
complete disarmament OF China, In.
cludlng the razlng Of the Taku forts
and the Notifications and nrsenals
elsewhere"
The Russian legation In Pekin. nc.
c.ording to n rnku special. dated Tues
day, was then preparing TO move 10
ileh Isin or to come other point. ow.
ing to the difficulty OF communicating
with the home authorities.
General Chnffec * preparing to make
his troops comfortable for the winter.
When asked his opinion regarding the
sltuntion. he Is reported 80 have an.
swered:
1T would be better for the United
States troops to lenve. but In any event
the Chinese Christians Will be provided
for"
The silver star., 1900-09-21
ELECTIONS IN CUBA
PASS OFF QUIETLY

Havana. Sept. 17.-In Saturday.
election OF delegates to the Forthcoming
constitutional convention the Natoml
party triumphel In the province Of HI.
vana, electing General I4acreic, Genefal
Rodriguez. secretary Of Justice Gend;
General Nunez and SenOr Tainays
General Sang,iilly. Republican. was D
SO successful. There wer no DISTURB
ances.
In Pinar del Rio there seems to he =
doubt Of the election OF Gonzalo .
Quesadn. RIus Rivera and Civil Cover
nor DULLES. No returns have been r.
ceived from Santiago or Mantanzah
In Puerto Principe SenOrcs Cisnef~
and Silva were the only candidates, =
that their election Is assured. II Is co..
cetled that In SANTA Clara the Fedefss
will win.
The NatiOnnlists assume to he anti
nnnexatiOnists, but they are moderals
In tone. More than one OF the DEE
gates, representing n majority In TN
province arc ro-Amcricnn. Wheee
their personal feelings are concerns
and irrespective Of politics. they deslle
closest relations with the United Sfa'sa
The silver star., 1900-09-21
Return. rron rw.ls.A Census.

Washington. Sept. 17.-There haw
been enumerated by the twelfth g.
sus to date 1lS cities, with somethng
more than 17.OOO.OOO OF the inheb8'
ants OF the United States. or less u
q quarter Of the probable total poys'
lati0n. This count In confined to ciues
exclusively and the percentage OF y
crease from 1890 to 1000 cannot De y
ultimately applied to the whole couF
try. The whole Increase noted Is fnir
ty-one per cent. while during the o.
cadc from 1sSO to Ism II was less thas
twenty-five Ier cent. In 1880 the ~
tai population OF the country was ~
122,2jO. but In that year the Indian
Alasknns and Hnwnilans were not u
clusled. Had they been the pcplllanui@S
would have been Increased to G''sio
0OO. Counting these people In the pr ~
cnt census will atlsl materially 70 'ne
total, bringing II above 75.OOO.OO' a.
The percentage OF increase IN VI
country has been less than In ciusss
and II Is thought the average ram q
growth will l,e from twenty to tweng
four per cent. Figuring ON . tweny'
two per cent. increase, the popuIetces.
will Ike 7O.aA0. Add to this ~
Indians and the people Of Alaska u. 4.
Hawaii and the total from the wnSe
country will fall Q little short OF ~
100000.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
skeleton Ten. Tai. of Death In s,l...r

sksleton Tells Tale of Death In Biissard
Salt Lake. Utah. Sept 1.-THE half
eaten remains OF George TIllditch OF
Pennington. a private In Company Il
Of the National Guard, who disap-
peafed last April. have been found In
the mountains near Morgan.
He met his death while hertlIng
sheep. losing his wny aud encounter
ing a terrific blizzard. and In spite OF
the most vigorous search on the part Of
his comrades. relatives and friends at
the time and since. no trace Of the un-
fortunate young man was found until
Private Lawson Of the same company,
who was herslIng IN the vicinity OF the
forks Of Lost creek last week, made
the grewsomc discovery. The head
and hands nnd other pnrts OF the body
had been eaten away by coyotes during
the six months II lns been EXPOSED,
Practically only the skeleton was left,
and but for u letter found on n piece Of
clothing TINT had wlthst0od the wealth.
er, II II doubtful TINT Identification
would have been possible.
At the time he disappeared n great
many searching parties were sent out.
Company Il Of BOuntiful. Of which the
young man belonged. turning ont In q
body and going NIL through the noun.
tains In Morgan county.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

places where II 10 needed h.,.
encountered. Notwithstandir. =
dimculties the work has Rons :.
and night and the structure thss
bring Galveston in real touch ~ ~
outside world is being steadllv - ~.
forward toward the stricken city ~!
IL 20 rapidly recuperating. "a
The Santa Fe system has con.... Z
ed nearly all Its best bridge srS y
men ON the work Of restorinS
munication with Galveston. a.
dred trAckmen and go bridpems.-
engaged In the work. The frscs
completed to Virginia Point = ~
tonight.
State Health Ofiicer Blunt lef, \.
to-day for Austin, where he viii w.
a report to the governor conce,s,5
conditions In Galveston. 1t ia ssid ~
this statement will estimate ths ~
tality at 5000 souls. DIR. Blonn4 u.
in Galveston several days and mss.
thorough Investigation of the resru'
Of the storm.
Miss Clara Barton Of the Red C,,.,
Society arrived In Texas City to.niss'
with a hospital corps and supplies n
will reach Galveston tomorrow M,
ing.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
That German I.o.u.

Berlin, Sept. i5.-It IL officially "a.
nounced by the bonrd OF directors Of
the Disconte-t;crcllsclnft. that with the
cooperation Of the Imperial bnnk. nnd
through the intermediary of the Dis.
conie-'eselIschnft the Dentsclie bank
o hamburg. the VI. NJ. Wnlburg com.
pnny OF Hamburg. Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co.
inn the National City bnnk Of New
YORK nave taken over xiD.OiO.OOO Of
Iour per cent. treasury bonds Of the
nsrmnn .. empire. failing due In 1904 nnd
100. WIN the npprOvcl ~ the 1mper-
W. DnnK, me issue viii he pIncci ON the
market IN the United states.
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E.gl.nd rs.r. Gotten lx,,.,.,

Manchester. Eng, Sept. i7.-Thc
Manchester Textile Mercury estimates
that the minimum average Of stoppaee
for the mills will liz eight weeks. ai.
though the period mny bc longer. and
that the losses. including the wages Of
100000 workers. will bc f25, 900.
These losses are attributed 10 the fall.
trc of nature 70 supply sufficient raw
material. The English manufacturer In
totally dependent upon clrcumscril,etl
area Of foreign supply and those who
provide this supply nrc now sirainins
every nerve 10 consume the production
ct home. thus becoming formidable
competitors VI England
The silver star., 1900-09-21

There is popular impression that
microbes and germs OF all kinds are
killed by intense cold Recent exper-
inents in the laboratory of Professor
Dewar. the man who solidifed hydro
gen. shows that this impression is err
roneous. Many forms OF bacteria were
subjected to the tremendous cold Of
liquid air for an entire week without
interruption. yet afterward they de-
yeloped as vigorously as they would
have done If they had not undergone
SO frosty an experience.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

Three chief feasts during which the
ohinsse take legal holidays are those
OF the dragon. the moon and the year
Five days attend the nrst two ana
tsirty the last. Those who have lived
In chins for any time Invariably award
Ne palm for attraotlvsnsss 70 The feast
o. howers. whioh occurs In the sprias.
T.sa the trees are In bloom and svsry
Dr1vsss garden In the land 10 q Tower
snow Of the nrst order. In thousasds
OF thrifty homes the people make thslr
favor'te rice wine. marching out IN
procession to the accompaniment Of
nssic 70 The rice Aslds.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

According to the Journal Of German
Engineers. the French railroad trains.
instead Of the English. hold the first
place for speed. schedule time being
the basis for comparison. regular
train between Paris and Amiens makes
the distance. SO miles. without stop
in an hour and a quarter. or at the
rate OF S. miles an hour. The fastest
regular train in Great Britain makes
so miles an hour. for a distance OF
only 80 miles. between Perth and For
fax In Germany greater speed than
5s miles an hour is prohibited, but the
fastest regular train makes only 20
miles. between wittenberg and Ham
burg.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
Vertical penmanship. az

Vertical penmanship, adopted 40
widely in the public schools a few
years ago, seems to be going out OF
fashion. 1t is said to be slow to write
and not favored in commercial life.
The return to the Spencerian system
emphasizes the project to erect me-
mortal library to Platt Spencer in Ge-
neva, o. Here. in little log house
the great penman taught many branch
es, especially the beautiful handwrit-
ing which young and old came from
afar to learn. Until the age Of s..
Spencer had never seen writing paper,
but he had already traced his charac-
ters In the sand of the rivers edge
and on the bark of trees. His life was
full OF hardships, but many a man
reared in luxury may well envy the
inscription, Poet, penman. educator,
reformer. benefaetor." engraved on his
tomb by grateful pupil.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

Norma Diorn is a girl who live.
with her father near the headquarters
Of the Guadaloupe in Texas. and has
recently been rewarded for bravery
with handsome silyer-mounted re-
volver. presented by the Texas Cattle
association. Her achievement was the
lassoing Of mountain lion and drag
ging ii TO its death. as it was in the
act Of attacking her fathers cattle, on
the borders Of the ranch. As she had
no weapon on her person, she vas
forced TO depend upon her lariat.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

The shirt waist man is not new. Pres
ent consideration of him has brought
to light an ordinance of Lincoln's Inn.
400 years old. "Urbanus Sylvan In
the last Cornhill. writes; In 1905 there
Is resolution of the bench that any
one at the clerks commons shall be
decorously clad, and not with his shirt
in faeie populi ultra diploidem, /. E..
sticking out in public view beyond his
doublet"
The silver star., 1900-09-21

A professor Of geology has found
near Montclair. y. J.. fossil specimens
Of fish supposed to be millions OF
years old The fish belongs to the or
der OF ganoids, OF which there are only
a few modern representatives House
keepers who think their fisherman is
not furnishing wares as fresh as they
desire can at least comfort themselves
with the knowledge that his iee-box
contains nothing as old as this.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
xsss.r os,.g " lssssasl.

Lisbon. Sept. 1b.-eaturday.-I.
Portuguese government hae w
graphed 10 tho governor Of Mosans :
bIQue. authorizing the departure
Mr.. Kruger for Europe. Tho gcvefs~.,
however. must satIsfy himself ~
Mr.. Kruger ID really going 70 Bulsy
He n instructed TO take Ill precauus
to safeguard the safety Of Ar. Atu
The newspapers here ~ thai ~. ~,
Kruger will take the 0er0an etean ~
Hersog at IIourenxo MarQuees ny ~. ".
tInation bcing Holland by way o. ~
sel1les. Mrs. Kruger u here.
A special dispatch fro0 Naples esyss ~
an agent Of the Tuansvaa1 stetss ~
the object Of Mr. Kruger's visit 70 ~
rope ID 70 negotiate . ssttleneet W. n
Great Britain and that ~ ~
power 70 act 70 that -.
The silver star., 1900-09-21

The abandoned farms in Rhode Is
land number 349, according to the
states oficial catalogue, but from that
fact 1t must not be inferred that Rhode
Island. as a whole, is in serious dan
ger Of going out of tillage. Estimat-
ing each abandoned farm at 100 acres
the $40 amount to but about I per
cent Of the states area
The silver star., 1900-09-21
SILVER STAR
O0nnnhs1 Wssh1RA
~ = n VIII. D11ass - ~
n0G09uA --- ooEOkADn
Tuns: - - ysna

Elmer B. Adams, who presides over
the United States Court :or the Eas,-
ern District Of Missouri, is believed 10
be the wealthiest federal Judge in the
country, his fortune being estimated
at &500, 900.
The silver star., 1900-09-21
Coal strike In Eject.

Number of men in anthracite
mines liS.uO
Number belonging to union. l34. 100
Number that may go out . $4,000
Number OF persons deprived OF
income .-..-.....5s 10000
Union funds on hand . $4,000
Average daily wages received
by miners ... .-..... LBS
Average wages Of day men at
mines ..---.---.-..... .D
Daily loss in wages. ....... S166, $50
Area of coal fields in square
mics. -.-.........-.-... 40
Average annual production.
IONS -.-..-........ f5.po.0D
t1he foregoing figures as TO the num-
Der Of men involved in the strike and
the wages received Were furnished by
members Of the executive board of the
United Mine Workers Of Americal
Scranton. Pa. Sept. 1j.-There is no
longer any question a. TO a general. If
not complete. iie-up of the mines In the
Lackawanna region on Monday morn
ing. To-day. three days before the
strike order goes into effect. 1900 of
the 1900 miners are on a strike. twen-
ty-one Of the ninefy-seven collleries are
forced into idleness. and by noon to-
morrow, the union leaders claim. the
tie-up VIII be complete
The silver star., 1900-09-21

tlenen nave uken snch nctlve part
may serve us the basis for the estab.
lishment. even though In the distant
future, Of universal peace. which In
the goal OF Christian civilization"
The Chinese minister at Washington
has received an imperial e,iIct confer
ring on III Hung ClGing extraordinary
power for the complete settlement OF
the ChInesc troubles. II gives him au-
thOrity to mnkc any terms according
to his own discretion without referring
them to the emperor. This Ii unusual
authority. and II IL claimed mt the Chi.
nese legation. gives III Hung Chang
credentials adequate 10 meet MI the
objections heretofore raised ns to hin
power 10 negotiate for peace. The edict
h dated two weeks ago. hut IL just for.
warded from ii Hung Chang. Minis.
ter Wu delivered II TO the state ne.
partment.
Justice Hallornn ut Dcs MoInes, Town
has rendered decision In n tustlce
court In the cnsc of llynn W.. Charles
Weitx 4 SOn. In which he held that n
labor union is pool or trust. the oper.
alton Of which In In direct violation OF
section 6O(D Of the code Of Town. which
says: ANY corporation or orgn nIzutIon
having for itr object the inainiciinncc
or regulation 0f any commodity Is n
trust or pool" The American nnd Eng.
llsh Encyclopedia of i.nw specifically
de1ineN labor nv n commodity. nnd il
h on this authority TINT Justice Hal
l0ran formed Ills opinion. Ryan tx
hacked by the Tcnmstcra' Union Of
Des M0ines. which viii tnkc tho case
- ~ District Court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
LEGAL SALES.
CITY SHERIFF'S SALE.
5heriff's Office, City Court of Savannah.
savannah. Ga. LulY 10 1900.

Sheriffs Office, City Court of Savannah.
Savannah. Ga, July 10. 1900.
UNDER and by virtue of an execution
and amended execution issuing out of the
City Court of Savannah in favor of Mich
olas Lang against Anna Reden, / have
this day levied upon the following describ-
ed property as the property of defendant.
to-wit
All Of that lot. tract or parcel of land
situate lying and being In said county
and state, about four az miles from
the city of Savannah, on the Skidaw way
Shell Road containing thirty-three 1887
acres, more or less and being the south
ern one-half CD OF LOT number nine 3d. In
the plan of the subdivision of that part
of the Placentia plantation, lying east OF
the Skidaway shell road, made by Will
liam Hughes county surveyor Of Liberty
county, January LIST. 1855 said tract OF
land being described In deed from
Susannah II. Howe ct al. to John Assem-
dorf, dated August 5th, 1884. and recorded
In Book L. folio 2i9 et seq. of the record
OF Chatham county, as follows, to-wit:
All of the southern one-half % of that
lot of land in the county of Chatham.
known as lot rumber nine 90 Of the
Plancentia tract: said lot number nine (O
being one OF the subdivision of the tract
of land formerly the property OF John 2.
Williamson, deceased, and sub-divided by
William Hughes, surveyor of Liberty
county, in January, 1853; said one-half
90 part OF said lot being bounded on tho
north by lands belonging to the estate OF
Or. Royal on the east by a salt marsh.
on the south by lot number ten G0). and
on the west by the Skidaway shell road.
the southern boundary line of said lot
magnetically being S. n. e. 642O. And
will proceed to offer same for sale at pub
lie cutlery, on the first Tuesday in August
1900 Same being the 7th day of the month)
during the legal and usual hours of SALE
In front of the Court House door In Chat
ham county. to satisfy said execution and
amended execution. Defendant notified
of levy. Property described In execution
Terms cash, purchaser paying for titles
e. ]. WHELA,N Sheriff G. c. s.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-31
CHATHAM sRERIFFs SALE.

STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNTY Under and by virtue of a n.
IA. issued out of Chatham Superior Court
In favor OF Burras & Klopfer VS.. Louis
Collat have levied upon the following
described property of the defendant. to
wit:
Seven "a lots OF land known in plan OF
subdivision of Farm lots eight 90 and nine
90 Morris tything,. Percival ward south
west OF the city OF Savannah drawn by
r. J. Thomas, civil engineer. on July is,
1899, known as lots two (z and four (D
Block c; lots six 90. eight 90 and ten
90 Block s.; lots twelve and fourteen
(12 and 14) Block @; also lots eleven and
thirteen III and 49, Block ID, being parts
of lots six 80 and ten O0) Third tything.
Arson ward Said above described prop
erty being situate, lying and being in The
county of Chatham and state of Georgia.
And will offer for sale at public cutlery
before the Court House door of Chatham
county, In the city of Savannah. Ga. on
he first Tuesday in August. 1900, the said
above described property of the said de-
PENDANT. during the legal hours of sale,
10 satisfy said n. ia.
Terms cash, purchasers paying for
titles. 7. j. SWEENY.
Sheriff G, c.. Ca.