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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23

large Registration-Mnd Dog Killed.
Negro Bitten by Snake.

valdosta. Ca, May 22.-There is a very
.+rone probability THAI a system of free
-rr,I mail delivery will be started in
1owndes county before very long. The
-n,tter is already exciting the interest of
.oonle living on two or three routes, and
:. &c said that Congressman Brantley be-
,ores that, in view of the dense popula-
zion of Lowndes county it will be easy
- get an appropriation for extending the
s,.starc to this county. 1t is proposed
49, the postal officials at Washington
ta cautioned for a route to the north of
.Sis CITY and another route to the south.
t5otb routes would run through excellent
lemons and would afford mail accomm)
cations to a large number of people.
Tho outlook is that LOWndes county will
hava the largest registration this year
tho county has ever had before. Al
roqdv there are over 1,700 names on the
registration lists and the number bids fair
40 On 10 $500 in the near future. 1t is
',o+ known vet what the Populists expect
70 do. but it is believed they will name
candidates for some of the offices, with
The hope of getting sulporti from the Re
I nuhlicans A prominent Populist told
your correspondent as; much to-day.
mad dog was killed in the western
nart of the city last night Several par
lbs got on the trail of the animal, which
vas Swapping and biting at everything in
eirbt. After a volley of fourteen or fifteen
shots the dog was killed.
The census enumerators of Lowndes
county are TO have a meeting here on Sat
,,rdav TO discuss the work they are to do
and TO familiarize themselves with the
questions which they are to ask on their
rounds In view of the complicated char
acter of their work, their plan of discuss
ing if before hand seems 10 be a good
one.
A negro named William Adams in the
Lake Park distri t was bitten by a rattle
snake yesterday and is not expected to re-
cover The negro thrust his hand into
rabbit hole. and to his amazement, he
seized hold of a monster rattlesnake
which buried its fangs into his flesh. The
snake it is said, measured feet in length
and had eleven rattles. At last accounts,
4 the negro was lingering between life and
Il death
The Lowndes county Superior Court con-
Ev5ned here yesterday with the venerable
Judge Hansell on the bench. All of to-
lav was taken up with a case against
negro named Spencer Scott charged with
4 criminal assault upon a little negro girl.
4 The jury had not returned in the case up
to late hour this evening. The criminal
docket is also light, there being only one
murder case, that of a young negro in
the Dasher district, charged with the
murder of another negro named Sam
Jones some time ago.
1t is said though that the grand jury
Is to have a very busy session, and that
many matters will come before them.
Forty-two subpoenas were sent out for
II witnesses at one time to-day, indicating
that the jury is going to the bottom of
some matters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
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Jockey Walsh Who Rode at Morris
Park May Lose His Life.

New York, May pa good days sport
accident which may result fatally for T.
Walsh, the jockey He had the mount on
Movay in the third race which was at
five furlongs down the eclipse course
chute. Just inside the last sixteenth Mo-
way apparently crossed his legs and turn
ed a complete somersault, falling on his
rider The boy was carried to the jockey
the hospital He was suffering from con-
cussion Of the brain.
The racing was spirited. Two fixtures
decided were the Pocantico handicap and
the amateur cup, with gentlemen Jockeys
up. Summaries:
First Race-Seven furlongs, selling
Rinaldo, to 2, won, with Bon Jour, 10
2 and to ), second. and Dolando, 10 to
/. third. Tine 1:2s15.
Second Race--Fiye furlongs. Handwork
8 10 s. won, with Golden Age, to l and 6
to 5, second and Ballyhooley, to l. third
Time :5S12.
Third Race-Five furlongs. Bedeck, to
1, won, with Prince Charles s to and to
2 second, and Karl Kahler, 10 to l, third.
Time O:5SA.
Fourth Race-The Pocantioo handicap,
mile and sixteenth Missionary, to 1,
won, with Gonfallon, to l and to ), sec
ond, and Contestor, 4 to L, third. Time
1:47%.
Fifth Race-The Amateur cup, one mile.
Tulane, 16 to 8, won, with George Keene,
5 to and even, second, and Post Haste,
s to l, third. Time LAC.
Sixth Race-One mile. Queen of Song,
3 to l, won, with Voter, to 5 and l TO 2,
| second, and Half Time, 1S to s. third. Time
LAP.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
TALES ENGINEERS TELL.
Queer Acting Locomotives, Disap-
pearing Cars, and Oft-Occurring
Accidents They Know of.

Accidents They Know of.
From the Milwaukee (Wls.) Sentinel.
In reminiscent mood the older ones
among the visiting locomotive engine rs
are full of story and incident. They get
together TO tell their hair-br eadths es-
capes, of their hoodooed engines and
ghosts, for every railroad has It's gho t.,
of "1ogy engines" of lazy engines, ana
tired locomotives" to their hearts con-
tent. Many of these stories make inter-
esting reading.
would you believe" asked an old-timer
of the rail. chat engines need rest, that
they absolutely get tired?
at is a fact" continued he. Il have
known engines to get absolutely tired cut
in my experience. l remember sevei a.
years ago on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago, at a station called Nevada, l
was making a pretty sharp run TO Gear
No. 3, the fast mail, and was getting pret-
" close to her time. We went into Neva-
da on a heavy grade, when 1 signal Tor
the switch and the STATEN tender came
down and opened the switch. Just as we
reached the opening ! discovered that the
engine was going to lay down between
oxhausts. l could hear the express rumb-
ling down the hill behind. ] was a tile
nervous as the engine went on to frog,
on the sharp curve to the siding. As
feared, she quit, lay down like steer in
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MARRIED SIXTY YEARS.
Judge and Mrs. HanseII Celebrate.
Townsville News.


Townsville, Ga. May 22.-Judge A. H.
Hansell and his wife celebrated on sun
DAY the sixtieth anniversary Of the mar
rage. The clergyman who performed the
ceremony, Rev. John w. Baker is also
still living, his home being in Marietta,
Ga.
Prof, Euler B. Smith Of the State Nor
NAL College delivered an nteraining lee
ture here tonight on Tribes"
The colored excursion to B1inbridge yes
terday over this end Of the Plant System,
% celebrate Emancipation Day, was a
huge affair. Two trains Of ten cars each,
with some LOO passengers. left he-e to say
hothing of those picked up later.
Fondren Mitchell Kedar Powell, John
Iripiett, W. S. Bulloch, Arthur Patten,
1. NJ. Cheatham, w. NJ. Brooks
ana 5. NJ. Beach have been appointed del
esates to the State Democratic Conven-
ton
jackson Bruce, son of MIS-. Emma Bruce,
was drowned Saturday while bathing N
.ne Ochlockonee river with some friends.
1 ne lad was eleven years old. His body
was recovered later by j. d. Pittman.
Miss Davie Bruce and T. j. Wilson " era
married Sunday afternoon in this city by
Judge Massey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
QUANTITY OF TOBACCO LOST.
Fire in Danville, Va, Destroyed Two
Large Warehouses.

Fire in DanviIIe, VA, Destroyed Two
Large Warehouses.
Danville, Va, May 22.-Fire broke out
at o'clock a. m. to-day in the tobacco
warehouse and factory district and for
over three hours furnished the fire de-
partment the most stubborn fight of late
years, being only gotten under control at
$50 a. M, when two of the largest ware
houses in the country, both in regard to
SIZE and selling records, two factories and
La storage warehouse filled with bright
leaf tobacco, were destroyed and upwards
Of 100000 pounds of valuable tobacco, val
ued at about $4,000, and buildings at $780,
G0 had either passed 70 smoke or were
ruined.
Several farmers narrowly escaped with
tier lives, losing their wagons, loaded
With leaf tobacco, but saving their horses.
The losses are as follows:
Acree's great tobacco warehouse, cover
Ing an acre of ground, Banners ware
warehouse, with about 100000 pounds of
American Tobacco Company's leaf tobac-
con in hogsheads, AGREES tobacco factory,
leased by Chalmers Patterson; Hodnett' 5
factory and a number of small brick and
wooden structures. The territory burned
covered almost an entire square. The larg-
est individual loser was F. X. Burton,
owner of the Browns packing warehouse
and Banners warehouse, which were I'M
Insured
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23

A TEXAS WONDER.
unII,s Great Discovery

One small bottle OF Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel. cures diabetes.
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs.
rheumatism and all Irregularities OF the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in chill
dren. If not sold by your druggist will
be sent by mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment,
and will cure any case above mentioned.
DR.. E. W. Hail, sole manufacturer. p. o.
Box $40. St. Louis, Mo. Send for testi-
monials. Sold by all druggists and Solo,
mons Co., Savannah, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
Gillian Claims Committee.

washington, May 22.-The Swiss gov
eminent has cabled the state department
that it's presidents, at the request of the
government of the United States and
Chill, has appointed J. S. Pioda, the
Swiss minister resident in Washington,
as a member of the ChIlian Claims Com
mttce.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND.
Brooklyn Kept in Good Form and
Won the Game.

Pittsburg, May 22-Inability 90 hit Kit
son when hits were needed seemed to
take the ginger out of Pittsburg. and
they played a lstless game. Brooklyn
was in the game at all stages. Attend
ance 5000 Score: RHE.
Pittsburg 80 0 0 o 100 OIL 0 0
Brooklyn 80 2 0 o. s /
Batteries-Tannehill and thinner; Kit
son and Farrell.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23

Vicksburg, Miss, Jan. s. 1900.
I have used Halls Great Discovery for
bladder and kidney trouble, and would
not take a thousand dollars for the bene-
fit received from using one bottle l feel
that / am permanently cured. 1 make
this statement from a sense of duty that
/ owe to those likewise afflicted, and trust
that they will take advantage Of the in
formation and realize the truth of my
assertion. G.. II. Foster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
Canadians CongrntuIated.

ottawa, Ont, May 22.-Lord Mimic, Gov
ernor General of Canada. has received the
ioilowing cablegram from Joseph Cham
perlain, Minister for the Colonies:
London. May 22.-Congratulate Cana
ia on great service rendered by Canadian
artillery in relieving Mafeking."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
How Cincinnati Won.

Cincinnati, May 22.-Grady's muff of a
thrown ball which he followed with wild
throw to second, Hickman's error, two
singles, a base on balls and a three-bag-
ger gave Cincinnati six runs in the fifth
inning. McBride's batting was the only
feature. Attendance co., Score: R.H.E.
Cincinnati 80 1 0 0 0 0 0-S II 4
New York 40 0 0 0 0-5 j
Observation-Disclosures and PETIT; Car
rick, Warner and BoWerrnan
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
Philadelphia Beat Chicago.

Chicago, May 22-To-days game was a
comedy of errors in which the Chicago's
exceled. their misplays helping PhIladel-
phia to most of their runs. Attendance
1900 Score: R.H.E.
Chicago ..1 o o 0 O1 2 0-5 6
Philadelphia 2 0 0 4 0-S IL 4
Batteries-Callahan and Chance; Dono-
hue and Mcfarland
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Receiver for Gold Mines.

Muncie Ind, May 22.-Jordan Williams
was to-day appointed receiver of the
Snipes Gold Mining Company by Judge
Letter. The company has been developing
gold mines in North Carolina. William
Whitman of Muncie, and his brother An
North Carolina, were the promoters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
Had an Easy Time.

New York, May 22.-Kid Mcfarland has
an easy time with Billy Ernst at the Sea-
sloe Sporting Club, Coney Island, to-
nSIsht Mcfarland getting the decision at
the end of the sixth round.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23

ST. Louis, May 22.-The only error in to-
days game was Sullivan's failure to hold
jones' strike in the fourth inning St.
Louis punched hits when runs We're need
cd. Attendance ! 800 Score: R.H.E.
st. Louis .....1 1 X-7 9 Q
Boston ..... 20 0 0 0 0 90, 0
Batteries-Jones and Criger; Pitdnger
and Sullivan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23

san Francisco, May 22.-Thomas McDer-
mott brother of Maxine Elliot. the actress,
wile OF Nat Goodwin, committed suicide
so-uay Domestic troubles led TO despond-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
HOW THEY ARE HUNTED.
METHODS OF CATCHING WHALES
OF THE DEEP CHANGE.

Old Manner of Harpooning Has Pass
ed Into Mere Memory-Modern
Vessels and Appliances Have Come
Into Vogue.
From che New York Times.
Most persons think of whaling as an in
dustry pursued with a bluff-bowed old
vessel beating her way round the world,
manned by New England farmers and the
refuse of crimps' lodging houses. and at
lacking the leviathans of the deep in
frail boats with harpoons and lances
Nothing could be more at variance with
the modern method of whale hunting, for
science has enlisted in the pursuit the
most efficient as well as most destructive
of accessories, and the killing of the ce-
tacea has been transformed from an ad-
venturous pursuit, Astounding in excite
ment and hairbreadth escapes into a mat
ter-of-fact, everyday business undertake
ing.
Whaling in Green bay illustrates these
new conditions. A specially built, stanch
STOUT and swift little steamer prosecutes
the fishery replacing the old-time boats
and rowers. She carries on her forecastle
the weapon with which she does battle
a powerful cannon, which fires a pTojec-
tile capable of destroying the largest
leviathan i'm these waters. This gun
elects a large iron harpon, with cross
arms which lie against the shaft until
il strikes a solid body, and then project
out and imbed themselves. The head
of this harpoon is formed of the fore
going projectle. which is cigar-shaped
and sharp-pointed, and explodes as it
pierces the whales side, generating a gas
which serves 40 keep the fish afioat after
the wrecking effect of the shock on its
internal organs has left 1t lifeess mass
A stout rope is attached to the butt of the
harpoon, and by this the whale is kept in
leash as 1t thrashes madly through the
water in a vain effort to escape its I'M
known enemy. Death rapidly ensues I'M
less, as sometimes happens. the projectile
goes through the fish from side to side,
and a second shot is then necessary. But,
though the ship may have to fire a second
shot, in no instance has q whale once
struck by the harpoon escaped the hunt
ers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23

Toronto, 4; Hartford, 8.
Syracuse, 6; Springfield, 10.
Indianapolis, l. Milwaukee, 2.
Cleveland, 2; Kansas City, II.
Buffalo. g; Chicago. 6.
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L0UISIANA's SENATOR'S.
roster TO Succeed Cnffery and Me-
Emery to Go BncL.

Baton Rouge. La, May 22.-Both houses
OIL the Legislature assembled to-day and
elected ex-Gov. Murphy j. Foster 10 the
Dmted States Senate and reelected
slted States Senator McEnery.
senator McEnery is now serving a sec
ohq term in the Senate and his new term
VIII begin 1903. Senator Fosters term
begins in 1901
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
Gives the whales Hard Work.

The whaling steamer Cabot is power
fully engined, makes thirteen knots and,
on occasion, can hold her own when a
huge finback, frenzied with pain, seeks
to drag her off toward the ocean. The
practice with the whalemen is that as
soon as a fish Is struck the engines are
shut off and the whale is allowed TO ca
reer along on its way, towing the steamer
after her This soon exhausts the whale,
which then comes TO the surface and here
it's death furry takes place. Very rare
ly one of them will attempt an attack on
the boat though as a rule they are too
terrified to approach the strange object
which plows so rapidly through the wat
er, but when any such menace is at
tempted the quick handling of the steam
err and the discharge of a second harpoon
will soon put the Infatuated animal out
of the fight and drag his carcass into the
factory at Shocks arm, where the manu-
facture of the oil and the cleaning of
the whalebone are undertaken.
This form of whale fishing originated
in Norway, where II has been pursued
for many years with conspicuous success
Several companies are engaged in 1t at
various points on the Norwegian coast,
and very large profits are made, so plen-
tiflll are the fish, and so readily are they
captured. II was then extended 10 Ice
land, where it proved equally successful,
and thence il was established in New
foundland. In those days the dead whale
was hauled into the beach at high water
and the fat was taken off at low tide.
When che water was high again the car
cass was turned over, and later the pro-
cess was repeated, until the whole opera
ton was completed. This made 1t i'm
possible to study the whale as whole,
but at Shocks arm there is now "slip"
or slopdng platform, running OUT into the
water and by means of this the fish are
hodsted up high and dry and the removal
of the blanket or oil-bearfng outer COW
ering is possible without any cessation.
the scientific observer having at the same
time an unrivaled opportunity for his
work
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
The BEST OIL bearers.

The industry was only set on foot in
this island in the spring of 1898, and for
that. season the Cabot killed ninety-one
whales, many of which, however, were
only small ones. This year the total has
reached nlnety-eight, the average size
being much greater. 1t might be thought
that such killing would soon deplete them,
but DR.. True counted over 100 of them
spoutfpg together on more than one oc-
casion, The Norwegian whales are richer
in fat, owing to a greater plentitude of
the mollusks on which they feed, but the
Newfoundland ones are much larger and
far mere plentiful, so that the balance IS
struck about equally. The humpback
gives the poorest yield, its blanket" be-
ing thnnest of all. The finback is more
valuable, yielding four to six tons Of oil,
besides a good quantity of baleen, or
whal ebone.
A huge factory has been erected at
Shocks arm for the conversion of the
dead fish into commercial products. AS
the whales are towed into the harbor they
are moored by ropes to ringbolts fastened
in the rocks, and here they fioat, as many
as thirty or forty at time, waiting their
turn to be cut up and thrown into the re-
fning watts, which rapidly convert the fat
into fine, clear oil. largely in demand in
Europe for soap-making and other indus
trial undertakings. Only the fat Is re-
outer covering Inside that, and adher-
ing to the bones, is the meat, a strong.
tough, stringy growth, which 80 far has
been valueless, though now an attempt
is being made to transform IL into patent
fertilizer
All last winter the fsherfolk in the
neiehboring harbors carried 1t away by
boat lcaGs and used 1t for food, 1t being
TO them very agreeable change from
their eternal diet Of Goldfish. Though q
would hardly satisfy the tourist or trav
cir Not infreluently II was sllted dow
in barrels, and did duty al The past sum
mer, and this sfascn a similar practice
Will be pursued, as the gua1o factory vi l
nor be ready to work before the spring
AS the meat rots or is stripped from the
WI ales the bones drop to the bottom
where they will remain as an ever-si lin :,
monument TO Industrial activity, until
ieuce has devised some mears OF utl IL
ing them. as 1t has Of the other portion
of the fl h.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-04

 Matters. BOXERS NOT A REPRESEN- TATIVE TYPE. The Great Bulk of the Chinese
 Peaceful. Agriculture Their Principal
 Occupation. Irrigation Methods are Crude.

The most wonderful feature in
 the physical geography of China is the existence of d vast region of l0ess in this portion of the Empire. Loess is very snlId but friable earth. brownish yellow in color and IS found in many places from 500 to 1000 feet deep. The l"ess hills rise in terraces from 20 to several hundred feet in height. Every atom of loess is perforated by small tubes after the manner nf root fibers, only the direction of these little channels is always from above downward sn that clraveage in the loPss mass is invariably ver- tical. The loess region of China is perhaps the most broken coun- try in the world, with it's sheer cliffs, and upright walls, terraces and deep ravines. Owing to the ease with which 1t can be worked, caves made at the bases Df straight cliffs, afford homes for millions of people i'll the denseIy populated northern provinces where the Box CTS have thus far been most active. Whole villages cluster together in carved out chambers, some of which extend back more than POO feet. The capabilities of defense in a country such as this. where an invading army must necessarily become lost and absolutely bewil dered Tn the tangle of interlacing ways and where the defenders may always remain concealed or have innumerable means of escape is peculiarly significant at this time when consideration IS being given to a conquest of Chiua.
 It may not be generally known that the Chinese were the discov- erers of coal as a fuel. The Vene tian traveller Marco says, It is d fact that all over the country nf Cathay (China) there is a kind of black stone existing in the beds of the mountains which they dig out and burn like firewood. This stone burns better and costs less"
 The rivers of China are her glo- ry and there are few countries in
The St. Johns herald., 1900-08-04
Highest Honors, Worlds Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair Avoid Baking Powders continuing
 alum. They are injurious to health

not permitted anything of the kind. said MT. Ray, land believe it has sxer- cised the greatest care in admitting only such laborers as seemed absolutely necessary to meet the imperative de mands of the sugar planters When . large planter went to the officials and said it was necessary for him to secure additional help or suffer heavy finaa- cial loss, and an investigation proved the truth of his statement, he was per mitted to secure such number of men as would do the work, but TO more, and care was taken ih drawing the COZ tract so that at the expiration of thel- term of service the men should be re- turned to their native country. I am persuaded the government is dealing fairly with this country.
 ''It has been frequently said that oriental labor is necessary in doing the work of cultivating and gathering the cane, and that white labor is incapable of standing the work" continued MT. Ray. "I looked into that subject thor oughly, and am convinced that not only is the white man capable of standing the work in question, but that he can do the work better than the brown mar, as the Japanese are called The climatic conditions which. it has been said, the white man cannot stand, are myth. It is unquestionably hot in the cane fields at times, but hotter weather is to be found in this country.
 "The best proof of my statement is found in the result of actual experi- ments that have been conducted on ore of the large plantations, to which 1t Americans were taken from California saw number of these men, and all of them declared they had not suffered from the hot weather as much as in California. Contrary to the generally accepted opinion, the planters prefer white labor to orientaI,"-N. '. Trib- une.