The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-30
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ways ana eleven are directors Of colonial
o. foreign railways. while half q dozen
others are large contractors for railway
works
1t Is one OF the curiosities OF the presi-
DENTAL election that the banner repu alican
township should be located 10 North Caro-
Ina In the shelton Laurel township IN
that state Mckinley got 30 votes and
Bryan none.
The Union Traction Company OF Phil
adelphia promises TO run open ears. one
in FIVE. an winter kong. with no res,ric.
lions as 20 smoking. In the summer
smoking Is permitted there on only the
taree ast seats Of the open cars.
Belgian tradespeople and hotei-keep-
ers who are lamcntiag a serious loss Of
trade owing 10 the late antl-Briush man
ifeetations are nov antagonizing any dem
orstrative reception Of ex-Presldenf Kru-
ger should he visit Antwerp,
ice racing on The Hudson is 20 re.
ceive unusual attention during the coming
season one craft that has mst been
turned out will be a marvel in its way.
u viii carry 6is square feet Of canvas
and Wili yet BE- SO light that four men
con easily lift aad handle IT,
The Plttsburg Church Federation has
taken up the work OF theater reform A
committee on the subject has notified all
N 4nagers that it will exert rs best efforts
10 prevent the presentation OF any no.
torious ~ demoraiizing pay at any Pitts
burg theater.
An investigation on certain OF the
woods of South Africa has revealed the
fact that the stinkwood or Cane laurel
would prove a valuable substitute In Eng.
land for tho American walnut The wood
is said 20 be hard 70 saw. but planes eas.
Us snd can be turned and polished with
facility
AT a special session Of tho Michigan
legislature a constitutional amendment
VAS passed which PROVIDES that railways
may be taxed on the VALUE OF all their
property in place OF the present rnethoi
q specinc taxes, based upon the annual
income The vote viii be taken on the
amendment on Nov. 8
in addition TO being the greatest ostte.
sheep ana hog market in the world. chi.
cego has now become the leading hors1
market During the first nine moaths Of
the current year Ia 90 horses were re-
ceived and sold there. and the highest
former record 10 a Ike period Of time was
broken by nearly 300.
AT the New York automobile show
there was an amusing sugg s'iveness
about the iuXtapos luon OF three mac ines
on The main floor Ranged in a row here
was q big truck bearing the woed Cham
payne IN large lettering ami the brand
next % IL has an ambulance and next to
+ y a police ratrol wagon.
One 81 the most frequent uses TO
which the telephone is put by French
country subscribers Is that II an ia m
20 wake them 10 the morning Those
who wish 10 be aroused At given hour
I have only "a advise the t. ephons admin
s'ration the night before Of the hour Al
which they wish to he rung up.
-Half size pianos are being made ia
Germany fot the use Of children who are
learniuE 10 pleE Doctors declare that
much rcrmanent injury b. done 10 tho
muscles 81 the fingers by endeavoriug 10
stretch an octave or more. 10 the new
I pianos are made with keys half the usual
/ width IN order to prevent such injury
| -Pou1e officers ana attorneys Of Port
]
/ gered By a decision given by Judge At
kinson. one John Walsh was brought
/ into court charged with being a common
/ drunkard. His honor put q few questions
and discharged the prisoner, saying man
Is never drunk unless he is Unconscious
An Inventory has been filed and ap-
proved IL the estate OF the late John
Back % Milwaukee showing the aggre.
gate value OF 81 be- real estate and personal
property az N5s3si So. The claims against
/ this estate amounted TO only $50. which
I Il a rare occurrence IN a case Ike tais
MT Black was an Mayor OF Milwaukee
I ATTEMPTS win soon be made by Calf
fornia merchants 70 put fresh asparagus
on the market In London and other places
m Great Britain. The California navel
oranges are growing IN favor M England
and arc being much appreciated. II is ex.
pecied tfat Callf1rua asparagus will com.
4 pete with French asparagus which Is sen,
70 England IN large quantities.
The old home place Of James X.
Polk located in Polk avenue. Nashville.
Tenn Is being rapidly demolished and
an npartment-house viii be erected on
the site. Mr. Polk q "a there Tbs. state
Legislature has several times considered
proposition TO buy the house for "a CUB
ernaioral mansion but the idea has al.
ways met with negative acton.
"A Chi-agoan just returned from a trl,
cast SAYS that the cas- est way 10 anger q
saratosa man is to drink a water : hat Is
not produced there. No res ident OF sara-
toga. IL is said, ever thinks Of q f~kns
the gprius waters but he takes Il a. an
insult u visitor does not and regards
as an enemy the person who has the te.
meri'y 20 cider and pay for an imported
water.
"A special report received at tho Treas
ury Department at Washington from
. Capt. W II Roberts OF the revenue cut.
: ter Manning tells OF a remarkably long
cruise Just completed by that vessel Thu
Manning left New York on Jan s OF this
year and was continually on the 90 Until
the middle OF October and during the
nine months che steamed a distance OF
. &c miles.
-Knowledse must be sought for In the
most available sources. Prof Pickering
of Harvard University has begun the
erection Of an observatory al w0odlawn
near Manasvllle. for his colossal telescope
lie hopes 10 take oaservs tons OF the
planet Eros early In December. and will
subsequently,. undertake like obs rvat on
Of the moon and Mars. Important results
are expected
-Twenty-one persons died in Massachu.
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