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The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
FORTUNES FROM DREAMS.
tRysntoF' G Car 1vu OF Some Strange

tEnyentor' Can Eeu OF Some Strange
Experiences.
1T Is remarkable how ideas Of an
inventive nature occur to me-" re-
marked Henry Hollingsworth to a
Cleveland inventor Frequently when
engaged in problems upon mechanics
have gone to bed and dreamed what
seemed to be a perfect solution of that
which had been uppermost in my mind
during the day. But the trouble is that
upon awaking. while recollecting per-
fectly that l had dreamed the solution,
1t was impossible to recall the details
necessary tG a practical application Of
~ Ia. You kno@, It Is said Of the
automatic car-coupier of the double
jaw type, that the originator Of the
idea was a telegraph operator who,
while leaning back in his chair, with
his hands casped behind his head,
dozing, was brought to his senses by
the blowing of a locomotive whistle.
That noise served as a connecting link
tor his thoughts. With his hands still
elasped, sailor fashion, he slowly
Drought them in front of him, and
wo ndered why the cars Of that train
,cou1. not be connected with one an
otber> IN the same way his hands were
boolxed together. AS result OF this
curjous,v suggested idea we have the
the two o.. s of which fit into each
n+bon after the same manner
of the bnman bo 1ds. There is a west.
ere to,.. iian ma ellis of dreaming Of
- <ilrass 'neor ,, VINO 'ght last summer.
lie saw around him n0t> Of them and
hundreds and thoussAde, ont of him.
tons and tons piled up in \ anv 9TH
BUT these spikes differed from he four
eer he had ever seen, in that'N about
faces were grooved. He th,ugf9S> and
these spikes when he woke up, er
next night saw more spikes than ~
in his dream, Then he bect ,me CO.'S
vlnced that those spikes wereA 'ntendeS
as the foundation for the fortu ne that
he had been striving for. As result
The western man has applied for
patent upon the invention, whit h, II
is claimed, effects a saving Of 20 per
cent in the steel used, and makA
cheaper and better means of holA ns
The rail to the tie than heretofore el u
ployed. Washington Post.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
RnsI,in,s senso Of Taste.

John Ruskin, at seventy-fve, had
as keen a sense OF taste as most men
have at twenty, and greatly enjoyed
new Aavors.
"My palate" he once said, "seryes
me now so we'll, because when l was
a child ] was given only the plainest
food. When 1 was boy, too, 1 had
but one or two toys and no amuse-
ments Hence the keen delight
which I-take now in every little pleas
ure -
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
Solar Rainbows.

Solar rainbows are very rare. They
depend, says Professor Lewis Swift,
of the Lowe Observatory, on the sim
ultaneous occurrence of four distinct
events. First, it must--say in the
Middle States-occur during tho three
winter months; second, it must take
place at noon; third, it must be rain
ing in the north, and, fourth, the sun
must be shining in the south. 40
the apex Of the bow is low, it also re-
quires to see it an unobstructed hori'
zon."
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

The are fourteen Harvard produates IN
the Fifty-sixth Congress, now In session oi
tives. - S''H va
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle. Bold by all
druggists
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

! have found Plsos Cure lDr Consumption
ST. Covington' KY. Oct. /, 1894
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

There is the very closest connection be.
5Ween local political affairs and national
Polities in the Argentine Republic. The 10.
sai administrations are, in fact, party strong
Influence. PV''''0N 0N'
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

A bill has been introduced IN the leelsla.
ture OF New York to abolish S.'umo1 Iaw
marriages In that State ~"
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

Dairy, A.; l. The place, room, OA
house whore milk is kept, AID con-
vorted into butter and cheese.
2. That department OF flaming
which is concerned in the production
Of mills, and in its conversion into
butter and cheese.
3. A dairy farm,
Dairying, n. The business of con-
Quoting a dairy.
Dairy-mAid, n. A female servAnA
whose business is the care Of thS
dairy.
Dairy,man, n. A man who keeps.
OF takes care Of dairy.
Dairy.woman, n. A woman who ats
tends TO dairy.
Huckster, n; /. A retailer %
small articles, of provisions, and tha
like; a peddleTj hawker.
2. A meen, trickish fellow.
Huokster, vi, To deal il -saall arr.
ticles or in petty bargains.
Hucksterage, L. The busmesa OF a
buckster; small dealings peddlin9.
Hueksterer, n. A huSkSter.
| Huckstreqs, n. A female hucr-
Ster Y
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
How Are Your x,dn.v.,

N. ty.,.,-,- arc AouE RidneVae
Be frea 9paragus Pills cure all kidney fila sa,n
oloo' Auu. nIerllnR Remedy Co. Chicnrn nr n "
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17

The native commissioner at Sebungwo,
Africa, reports that the white rhinoceros is
still to be seen on the veldt in the districts
between the Sanyati and Zambesi Rivers. II
was generally thought that the gigantic
animal was extinct.
The suburban citizen., 1900-02-17
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life Arny,

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netc, full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No.To.
Bac, the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong All druggists, J0c or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
SAYS rHE TALK Is ABSURD.
EH-Gov. stones Views on the Reor-
EaniEation business.

New York. Nov. Sex Coy. Stone. vice
chairman Of the National Democratic
Committee. said al the Hoffman House ,o-
night IN regard 20 tho proposed reorgan-
cation Of the Democracy:
This talk about a reorganization Is alb
surd. The Democratic party g. already
organized. II by reorganization Is meant
change in the national committee. that
viii have TO be done az tho next national
convention. II by reorrunizatlon Is meant
radical change Of platform. with can
didates whose v!ows accord With H.. that
will also have 10 wait the next national
convention. II the next national convrn-
tion wants new committee ! am willing
10 abide by tho verdict Of the convention.
have noted that those men who ciamor
for reorganization after defeat are the
very ones who contributed to the defeat
There are some people who go 90 n
convention and demand a certain platform.
insist on the selection OF certain candl-
dates. and az their failure 10 get VIII Il
they want Immediately withdraw their
support and become opponents Of the
party II they want changes iet them
work IN their state orgluiza ions for the
selection Of delegates 10 bring about those
changes"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
ALvoRD'S DEFALCGTlON.
Cnsc of the DefauItinE Teller Taken
IN before Initcd states COM
missioner shields.

New York. Nov S-Cornehus l. Alvord.
Jr. the former note teller Of the FIRST
National Bank. who is accused OF enoez-
cling s6go. ocp of the banks funds wac arr
rnigncd before United States Comm.s-
sioncr Shields in the criminal branch Of
tho United states circuit Court to-day
lie was represented by Jacob r. Miller
United states District Attorney Henry L.
Burnett aud his assistant. Ernest T.
Baldwin. appeared for the government
Tho examination was conducted hy MIR
BALDWIN
The mrs, witness was whiting T. Snow.
assistant cashier Of the First National
Bank MIR snow said hc had known Al
word twenty years. the past ten of which
he had been the note teller of the First
National Bank lie explained in detail
the du,ics Of the note teller and the hJuk s
clearing house Transaction. Tie explained
the balance sheets which showed "a short
agc of Seso.tOo in Alvord's department The
hgurcs showed that thc shortage vuriei.
and that from oct 10 10 oct i3, q was
i100eo
You know that Alvord's accounts were
made up from statements handed him by
other persons in tho bankf' asked Mr.
Miller.
Yes sir. Partly" answered Mr snow.
"Mr Alvord WIS suppo ga 10 take these
statements Of other emp.oycs as correctf'
Yes
Mr Miller then led Mr. Snow 60 admit
that since tho latter nrst became an Of
nccr of the bank two years asp he had
never known tile officers % the bank to
examine the assets OF tho Institution
Cashier william Reed. of the FIRST Ma
tiuual Bank. was the next witness H.
said tho last time the bank had an exam
iuation was on oct Is lie had no per
sounI kroWlsdgo OF any report OF that
cAaminatIon.
Morton y Moore. settling ClHrk for the
bank. Identified column OF figures OF "a
sheet of paper that VAS prepared for and
sent To the Gearing house as having bNen
made hy himself
Iie explained the details ~ making NJ
tho sheets for the clearing house Then.
ono by one be Identified the sheets made
UP for the banking days of october Mr..
Moore testified that two ngures In the
sheet made up for October Is had been
changed The figures a. fhcy stood were
not his lie did not know who had made
tho changes n was brought out that tho
sheet had been ia possession OF Alvord
after n had b,en made up hy Moore
Adjournment was then taken until =.
m tomorrow
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
oLAIA MORE THAN THEY GOT.
Republicans Are AFTER Kentucky and
Nebraska.

New York Nov. S-As a result q mes.
sages received at Republican national
headquarters today by National commit
teemen J. II Moniey and y b. Scot
from doubtfut points. Mr.. Maniey. gave
out the following statement:
Full returns to-day leave the situation
as II was yesterday We have won By
sS electoral votes. We have carried every
Northern state but Colorado New ada and
Montana. with ten vo. .es. We have car
ried Kentucky, Maryland, psllware and
West Virginia. As We predicted during
the entire campaign they are attempting
90 rob as OF the electoral votes Ia * NJ
lucky under the power OF the Gocbel law
II they succeed We shall have 295 electoral
votes our candidate for governor wires
that We have carried Kentucky for tac
electoral ticket and elected him by over
700 majority The time has com. " w.ea
the American people ought ln irsst At
whatever cost that the votes s all TO
counted as they were honestly cast
Senator Scott in answer TO teiegrams in
quir.ng as TO the result in Nebraska re-
ccived the following dispatch from +.
RoseWater. member OF the national advis-
ory committee VINO is a candidate for the
United States senatorship from Nebras-
ka;
Returns from rural districts incou-
plcte but no doubt whatever that Mckiu-
ley carries Nebraska by not less than s.
90. Governorship close but the prospects
favor Republicans Eoth houses Of Leg
islature will be Republican by small ma
forftv"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
GREAT CUBAN FRANCHISE.
Company Formed with 80. o.OOO. 900
Capital Co secure Control Of
city Railway Lines

Philadelphia. Nov. s-Following a meet
ing Of New York. Philadelphia and Cana
dian capitalists in this country last night
Sir William Van Horn. chairman of the
board of directors OF the Canadian Pacific
Railroad and his son. r. H. Van Horn.
Of Montreal. sailed from here to-day on
the steamer Admiral Sampson for santl-
ago. where they will make an effort to 50
cure options on all horse and trolley lines
IN cuba and also on all sugar plantations
in the island
The departure OF the two men was the
result Of tho permanent organization at
last nights meeting Of the Cuba Company
with a capital Of 100000 Sir william
presided az tho meeting and the Others
present besides his son. were William l.
Elkina and Thomas Doiau OF this city.
Il. A. Smith. president OF tho Cuba Mail
Steamship Company and Percival Farqu-
har OF New York and Or. r. W Shepherd
ard NJ l.. Evans Of Montreal
The purpose Of tho company. II is an
neunced. Is to secure control Of the eiec-
tric light and trolley franchises In cuba
and TO establish plants and systems in ev-
cry city The purpose. 81 Is said. will not
be confined to the control Of those fran
chises alone. but viii ultimately tako the
steam roads and also the sugar plania-
tions.. Tho entire capital stock Of the
company. Il is said By those interested
has been Eubscrlbcd
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
DOUBTFUL STATES
KENTUCKY AND NEBRASKA ARE
STILL UNDETERMINED.
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM THEM
KENTUCKY ~ PROBABLY SAFELH
DEMOCRATIC.

In Nebraska GOV. Poynter Ran Ahead
of the National Ticket and VIII
he EIected-PresIdcntin Vote Is IN
Doubt-Drynn Claims Nebraska by
1000 votcs-RcpubIicnns Also
Claim It-Niay he a Contest In Ken
tucky.
Louisville. Ky. Nov S-wlth returns
from nn but 81 out OF Ssi precincts in
Kentucky. the Courier-Journal puss
Bryans majority at 5000 and Beckham's
al 5o0o The missing precincts have been
taken into account IN this result.
The Republicans now claim that ma
iorities will be shown for Mckinley and
Yerkes when the returning boaui can
vnsses the vote al Frankfort which Il
viii do three weeks from election day.
Tho returning board IS Democratic and the
Legislature is also Democratic
Ex-Gov. James b. McCreary. who man
aged the Democratic campaign. tonight
closed the headquarters and viii to-mor-
row return to his home az Richmond. H
said tonight that he had heard from cam
paign chairmen In every county in tho
state and that allowing ali tho Republi-
can claims In the Eleventh District he
placed tho majority Of Bryan ana Beck
ham. respectively. at 5000 aud 5000.
Tho Louisville Commercial. Republican.
will tomorrow say the election IS very
closeT II Will not concede the defeat Of
Yerkcs. and the Mckinley electors. and
viii say that the official count only can
determine the result.
Claims of Republicans.
Chairman Combs OF the Republican
state Campaign Committee was quoted to-
day as follows:
While VIC have not the figures thor
oughy compiled yet We are certain that
Mr.. Yerkcs carried Kentucky by small
majority.
The result IS very close think that
II Will probably require the official count
to determine how the state goes. When /
left headquarters Ycrkes had q small plu-
rality with seventeen counties san 20 be
heard from. I am informed that over
500 ballots were not counted by Goebel
election officers throughout the state. on
account Of trivial technicalides.
we have discovered that not only have
Systematic frauds been pracuced all over
the state. but In some counties. there vas
wholesale exclusion Of voters from the
polls In Fsyette county for Instance IN
Two precincts go voters were kept from
voting. In Breathitt six hundred persons
were kept from voting ChaAengcrs an
inspectors were also excluded from the
booths in numbers OF counties the re-
turns were padded by the Dcmoo -ats. rot
ably IN Franklin and owen counties.'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
SAYS HE WILL BE sIsN AToR.
Quay says the Regulars Have Won
IA Pennsylvania.

Washington. Nov. S-EX Senator NJ. S
Quay who will leave tomorrow morning
for Florida. tonight gave out the follow
ing statement for publication
The contest on Tuesday resulted in a
sweeping viaory for the stalwart Repub-
Leans Of the state. The Senate will b. or
sanized by the regulars no matter what
statements may be made by insurgents or
hostile newspapers. Senator W =. snyder
Of Chester county will be elected president
pro TEN. OF the Senate. and Representative
". T. Marshall, a stalwart from A.legha-
ny county. viii be elected speaker OF tho
House. ! viii be elected United States
Senator by above 100 votes out Of a total
of 2si on the first ballot IN joint assem-
biv"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
CLAIMS UNFAIR TREATMENT.
Combs Thinks Mckinley Entitled 20
Majority IN Kentucky.

Louisville. Ky. Nov. S-Les.ie Combs,
chairman Of the Republican State Cam
paign Committee. said this afternoon:
Under any fair election law Mckinley
and Yerkes would have carried the state
by 500 to 10000 majority. The Republican
vote has been Whitfield in most places By
petty larceny. ana number of places by
highway robbery. Nothing but the OFF,
ciaI count will settle the election. and the
officiil count Is made under the Goebel
law by commissioners from whose hands
the Republican party has no reasonable
grounds TO expect fair treatment"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
LAURIER's VICTORY.
satisfaction Expressed
BY English Papers.

London. Nov. 9-The morning papers
irrespective OF party. express unbounded
satisfaction at Sir wifrd Laurier's vic
tory. The Daily News utilities Il 20 read
lesson TO the British antl-war Liberals.
All the papers discuss the coincidence
OF three notable cases in which the swing
OF the political pendulum has been ar
rested. and the Daily News remarks:
Does Il por,end a new factor in Demo
cratic politlcs7 The only safe conclusion
a. ,hat what has happened is no. because
lord Salisbury. Mr. Mckinley and Sir
wufrid I.aurier have discovered a new
wav OF governing without mistakes, but
because in all three countries there mas
nccn stirring Of national life 20 great
,.sues and because the opposition parties
have been found out Of touch with nation
Al feeling"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
WE SHOULD DROr 10 TO !.
The Views of Boke smith nnd Horace
Boirs of IosvH.

Boirs of Iowa.
New orleans. Nov. s--The New Orleans
Picayune sent telegraphlc requests 20
many leading Democrats IN various sec
tions OF the country asking expressions
with reference 10 the future Of the DEM
ocratic party. Tho following are ex-
tracts from some Of tho replies
Hoke Smith. Atlanta-'T doub, the ad-
visibility Of a distinct movement by
few men with the purpose OF reorganiza-
ton. a party which can poll the enor-
nous vote that the Democratic party has
recently polied. IA far from being dead
party. More conservative counseis will
prevail IN future Democratic conventions
and with a pronounced soupd money plat
form Ia 1904 with a man against whom no
factioual fght can be made there is ev-
cry reason TO believe the parry will tH-
umph
Horace Boles Of Iowa says.
My belief " We should drop IS 20 !
Let the money question rest while con
ditiohs remain as "a present organize
Democratic clubs In every voting precinct
10 send delegates 10 county. from county
70 state ans from state 70 national con-
yent.ons of delegates 20 meet periodically
and formulate q platform for the party.
This should be based On principles enun-
ciated in our Declaration OF fndependence.
Insist on a strict construction of the sole
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
ANOTHER I<ENTuoKY CONTEST.
Beckham Claims His Election by "A
Majority of 5000.

Frankfort, Ky Nov. s-Gov. Hickman
returned to the state capital to-day. He
says his plurality viii not be under 500.
The state Election Commission will meet
week after next to canvass the returns.
Returns from the rural districts are un-
usually slow in coming.
II H. evident now that both sides viii
continue TO claim the state until after the
Official count - made. and then there like
Is will be 81 contest for Governor TO b.
settled In the courts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
SAVANNAH, CA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 8 1900
ANNEXED TO RUSSIA.
Russinn General Notifies Consuls
That Hts Government Has TAX
en- some Territory

Tien Tsln. Nov $. via Shanghai Gen.
Linevitch, the commander Of tho Russian
troops. has officially notified the foreign
the land on the riverside opposite the
British and German settlements has been
annexed 70 Russia by right OF conquest
Unless all foreign owners OF property inn
mediately deposit documents proving
their ownership no claims viii be enter
;ained. Much railroad property as well
as the east arsenal. Is included in the ter
ritory annexed hy Russia. The consuls
will protest against the annexation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
MoToRMEN on A STRIKE.
Those I'm Pensacola Quit because
stools We're Taken Away.

Pensacola. Fla. Nov. s--No electric cars
have been run on any of the lines hcre
since n o'clock this morning. the motor
men andDconduetors having gone out on a
strike
some time ago on the statement Of ply
siclans that the long hours OF standing
were injuries 10 the health Of motormen.
The company permitted them to use Stools.
stools. The men demanded their stools
back. but the company refused TO accedo
70 the demand. hence the strike
The strikers are supported by district
assembly Knights of Labor. and they have
applied 70 all labor unions not 20 patron
lze the cars should the company attempt
70 fun them with non union men
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
MOODY WAS FATALLY SHOT.
serious Result OF nm Election Row
In Florida.

Jacksonville. Fla, Nov h-News
reaches here of a serious election day row
al Keystone Park. Hllsboro county.
George Mobley and Thomas Moody
prominent citizens Of that section. be-
came involved in a quarrel AZ the pri-
mary polling place. and the alteration
finally resulted in a lgbt. On which one
OF rho participants was badly stabbed
They were then separated. but few
minutes. subsequently. Il 90 alleged, Mob
ley shot Moody while standing IN the
doorway 81 the building In which the elec-
ton was being held. II is reported that
Moody viii not live. on account of the
prominence Of both parties the nffair has
caused considerable excitement.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
FROM PRESIDENT LOUBT-r.
Congratulations From the Head Of
the French Republic.

Washington. Nov. S.-Among the tele-
grams Of congratulations received by the
President are the following
Paris Nov Ills Exceilency Monsieur
Mckinley. President Of the United States
OF America: l beg you 20 accept my most
sincere congratulationH on your re-elec-
tion 70 the supreme ONCE that you have
nlled with such lustre and during which
the bonds of friendship between our two
countries have. to my great delight. been
drawn still closer.
Emile Loubet."
Manila. Nov. Z. 19lO.-The President.
Sincere congratulations. The most imp7r-
tant step ia bringing peace and prosper
Ity to these islands has been taken.
"Commission. /"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
A BIG STEAMSHIP DEAL.
Combination That VIII Involve VIII
Hons of Dollars.

Baltimore. Nov. s.-Rumors were current
to-day concerning a combination Of trans
Atlantic steamship companies which VIII
involve several companies and many mil
lions OF dollars. II was said that the At
lantic Transport Company. which operates
lines OF steamships between New York
Philadelphia. Baltimore and London will
be a part OF the combination Details II
the deal are carefully guarded. but Il Ia
understood that the stockholders Of the
Atlantic Transport Company will recci .
more than $40 per share for their hold
ings 80 the event Of a eonsummation Of
the deal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
YELLOW FEVER Ar NATcHEz.
New Case u Reported 60 the state
board of Health

Jackson. Miss. Nov. s--One new case OF
yellow fever is reported 20 the State Board
OF Health from Matches this morning
Mrs Batter. the Hrst patient reported
died last night She was a niece Of Gov.
Longino a surgeon OF the marine hospi-
tai service IL now In Natchez. endeavor-
AnS "a trace the source OF the Infection
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
ALLEGED FRAuD N ST. LOUIS.
Republicans Considering the Matter
Of Contest.

Of "a Contest.
St Louis. Nov s-Tho Republicans are
considering a proposition 20 contest the
election in the city Of ST. Louis. The mat
ter has already been discussed by the Re
publican city Central Committee and by
Individual candidates and viii be taken up
for formal and official consideration, and
as soon as the official count has been
made. The& are convinced that a proper
examination Of the ballots would result
in the rejection Of from 800 to 5000 fraud
u,ent votes that have been placed to the
credit Of tho Democratic candidates. This
would be- sufficient 70 reverse the result
or nearly an the candidates.