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INCENDIARY AT WORK.
Succeeds in Destroying New Home In
the Pitts Addition.

a new residence iust erected 10y J..
Davidson Do Pitts addition was badly
burned hst night supposedly M the
hand of 400 r.Hdag The cottage.
which .s situated between Ffh aud
SIKH South ANA Sixth ana Seventh
West streets was vacant. and last
hiEht about 1880 o'clock nearby
ueigbb1r was aroused from hls sIe,p by
the heavy tread ~ feet about the house.
ie arose az once and went out 90 see
u anyone was there. ON reaching ms
own door he saw "a man leave thc new
house and hurry away lie had fol-
lowed the heeting form with bis eyes.
but q moment OF two. when be saw
hames leap.ug up through the roof OF
the new building He notified the fre
station as soon az possible. and No. 3
responded 90 haste. The neighb0rs were
unable 10 do anything with buckets as
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"The Laborer is
Worthy of His Hre.'

Bat a 9UaGe-earner can
get more for his personal ser
Vices # IN strong and rigorous
health. The blood IS the
He-giyiag and strength-mak-
ing part of the system. If It
Is pure, all Is veH if not 1t
should be purified Iuah
Hoods Sarsapariia, (Which
makes the Weak strong.
Can Eat -" Vas tired oat had no
appetite uaiz I took HooSs SarsSplrlla.
h built me night up and ] can eat hart
Ey." Eta SM Hasey. AttOl Mass.
J6od5 Saa1qbal@
S1I1Za Q 12lTD
Hood.s Flis caro h,or Mi the nonirrtaung sud
only osiharue 30 ,ake with noodt sanagArlll.
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CANFlELD.--At Modena lIgn ~,
Utah. July 9Th. 1900 OF acute hi's, wv !
disease and heart trouble Ia t-..
NJ. Westoyer. wife % ParIey r. W.
field. She was born IN Cotio,i,"g..s,.
Utah. oct. End. 1855 Deceased 80. ~.
a husband and two children. lale. ~
and son, 20 mourn her loss she ,,.r,
member Of the church Of y.
Christ Of Latter-day Saints anu
malned faithful 20 her death
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DIED.

MAURER.-At the family home No. l' "
Pollard court. OF kidney trouble Su!
18th. Charles Maurer, aged l' Yeas
and n days IA
The funeral services viii ba W.
Thursday at 2 %. m. az The INg.g,
fourth ward meeting house corA-. ~
South and Eighth West streets. ll'....
invited 10 attend. lntermc1t 10 %"
cemetery.
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CLEARNG HOUSE REP ORT.

Salt Lake City. July IS. 1900
Today's clcarIngs ..... ..... ..{33i95s. 0i
Same day last year ..,. ...... 456 sgj,G9
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DO not forget the date FOR the Volun.
teers' outing, 18th and 10th.
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CONDITIONS IN CUBA.
Governor General Wood Says All Is
Quiet la the Island.

Washington. July lS-Governor Cen
eral Wood. OF Cuba, who arrived here
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Admission Only S5 Cents.
Wrestling. Salt Palace, Thursday night
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THE SITE OF THE ORCHARD,

Admission Only 80 Gents
Salt Palace, Thursday night,
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July st--Dlscharging into the weir
above the high line tank 100000 July
18th, at the same place, 5,50OOVO
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

Hn OF great import 90 savannah that
"a board OF engineer officers has been orr
derrd e. convene here within the next few
days for tho purpose Of iuquiring into ard
making O. report upon the project for
twentv-eIght-foot channel from The city
10 the sea- u 81 such q channel that Sac
vannah wanted some years ago. such a
channel as would have given her COM
mcrce much in excess 81 that
which she has had. though with
twentv-fix fest of depth she haf
become the queen 81 the South At
lautie ports The commerce savannah
has more chan iusunes tho expenditure
necessary 10 make tweniy-e.eht foot
and even thirty-foot channel 90 che sea-
The board ~ engineers win find before
Il when it covcucs here $40 Inc data ucces-
slry 70 "a thorough and at che same time
- rapid investigation. a complete SUR
voy Of the harhor made under the direc-
tion Of capt q d. Gillette. who Is q mem
Der ~ the board was recently finished,
and mapped ard nd,xe1 From this the
board wall. 30 doubt Doe easily able 60
arrive "a she most feasible plan for car
ry4uE ont tho proposed Improvement. The
citizens committee which short time
aeo took up the matter 81 deeper water
FOR Savannah. IS ln position 20 show just
what Savnnuah'a commerce and CONNER
clM facilities are. and that the proposed
Improvement IS fully justified The COM
mlttec can show that snvauuah's increas-
al = .
Increase Of commerce from the new terri
tory into which these rail lines have gone
"a commerce which is continually de-
handing Tor its transportation abroad
vessels ~ greater tonnage aud deeper
draught While the board may not have
10 deal with this feature OF the matter.
o. IS. nevertheless. one which will justify
rs favorable and. perhaps. urgent report
upon tho need for tho work
The work Of this board will be tho FIRST
step toward securing deeper water for sa-
vanuah There Is no doubt that Capt Gil
ietto considers the harhor worthy Of i'm
provemcnt." and his statement 20 that e.
fect 10 the War Department. doubtless led
90 the appointment Of the board. There Is
every reason 20 believe tho board. upon
investigation. win take the same Wow Of
the matter and that following les report
the department will recommend that Con
gress make nm appropriation sufficient to
give tho added depth desired. Savannah
should have twenty-cight foot. ond II
possible. thirty foot channel just as
soon as the preliminarics can be arranged
and the work done
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
now lie cleared IIis client.

Their was GA attorney once who RAJ a
client who was on undcrsizcd fellow with
temper like q lightninss flash and who
had killed man much larger than him
self. says the Denver Times.
The case came 60 trial. ana his lawyer
who was e great big fellow, after The
prosecuting attorney had made out plain
case and had submitted a powerful arEu-
ment 90 tho Jury for conviction, arose and
requested the foreman Of the jury TO step
down beside him. The foreman compiled
and the lawyer said.
"Y0ur Honor and gentlemen Of the jury
the man killed hy my ciiCut-and We ad-
NIT tho killinR-was my size. You see nv
client Is about the size OF the foreman
here. The dead man hauled OF and slap
ped my client like this
and euiting the action 60 the word the
attorney slapped fhe foreman in the face,
shouting as he did So
what would you do 70 a man did that 20
YOU
IA KIN him" shouted the foreman.
Exactly" said the lawyer. that's just
what my client did-thars my argument,
your Honor and gentlemen
lie SAT down ard had a vordlce Of ac-
quitfnl IN ten minutes after the jury had
retired
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
Personal

One Of the wonders Of the nineteenth
century b. Thomas sidney Cooper. r. A..
who was born on Sept. g6 is8 lie began
painting in is-0 can still do his work with
out the use OF sHectacIcs. ana this year
had four pictures IA the Academy.
-kobay, the Hungarian composer. who
has been training the voice OF Nine. De
Navarro MARY Andersonl. has become
hnown chiefly hy the music 10 which be-
hsa sft several poems by W. r. Henley
aud Mrs Meyncn. The covers OF his pub
iicauons have been designcd by John SER
gent. y. a.
There are many stories Of the Princess
Louise. ana one ia the Young Woman tells
hos q boy on the Haimoral estate when
asked which member OF the royal family
be liked the best said: - think like
Tie Princess Louise best because shes so
jolly 90 talk 40" Even carlyle. we are
told, found her fascinating. for after
meeting her when she was about g. the
sage of Chelsea wrote Of her 90 bis sister.
"Decid,dly "a very pretty young lady. and
clever. TOO. as / found out ia talking %
hcr aftcrward."
An London Is interested IN the an
nouncemcnt that Alfred Harms worth
fWAtFi % tue LONDON ANaAE atU anu tNiA-
~ other English periodicals and tho won
der Of the English newspaper world. is
neg0tiatire for the purchase n the London
Times Mr lfarmsworth is "a years OLD
ara has "a fortune OF 100000 IFS re
teofis career ia journalism has no parallel
lie began as office boy on Tid-Biis twenty
years ago. with salary of ten shillngs
rcr week. lie advanced rapidly ami in
two years became the editor 81 "a weekly
run In conjunction with tho Illusr
London News He was FUN Of new ideas.
ana tricd his hand succ ssfully at every
branch OF Newspaper Work. ln-seVen yclrs
he had saved tI00. and with that sum
etarted his FIRST weekly. Answers. In four
years Answers reached a circuation OF
over 600 900 copies. lie was Joined by his
brothers, and one by one he has added e.
his publications until their combined cir
culation has reached tho total Of l50o1o
copies a week Among them IS Harms
worth Magazine. which alone has a circu-
iatlon az lOoOWo. His lreat success is
due 20 tho introduction OF American moth
OILS into hts publications re started the
London Daily Mall "a lS95. modelling IL
along tho lines OF American newspapers.
and IL became IN instant success. n he
gets the Times he will make e penny
journal. and VIII. it Is said. do maay
things with that staid journal that VIII
starlle England Mr.. Harnsworth ia the
son On q lawyer. and chose the position OF
office hoy Ia Tid-Bits rather than 80 %
college.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

1T was a queer case OF preseniiment
that ] overheard at the race track the
other day" said the man. according TO
tho Piusburg Post zone Of swo women
sitting back of me bet upon a certain Col.
Patten.
Now. what made YOU do that asked
the other woman. as, the race being call
cd. che horse Col. Patten took the lead
Ia "a way that looked as II he meant
to keep e.
I'm tell you why when tho race 8
over. and whether l win or not said the
first woman.
Sure enough. Col. Patten came In many
lengths ahead.
Now. TN tell YOU said the woman.
cheerfully-ls well she might. she had
won lot OF money. Last night my
husband and I had a late and hearty
supper Of becfstcak and onions I had
n dream. I was ~ the race track IN the
dream. and on a board before me was
the name % the winning horse unluck-
rs / couldn't quite make the name out
| could SEQ chat @ was two words, but
try as ! might I couldn't make out what
two. Just then my husband woke me.
what - the matter with your he
cried. You've been striking yourself
on the chest like everything ana crying
oh. how % burns-how n burnsr'
The minute picked up my score card
this afternoon knew the meaning OF that
dream. There was the horse with his
double name. Col. Pattcn. and there was
his jockey. Burns "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
Knight BITS.

BY Cuitivatson-H e-"Do you think you
could learn to love NEE" she-'I mish,
learned 20 Ike es."-Phlladelphla
Evening Bulletin.
in the Darkest souih-"But there was
10 evidence against the man who was
lynohed" protested the stranger NO
evldencc?" said the citizen why. he
was as black as the ace OF spadesH-
Puck.
Cook" said Mrs. Hostess solemnly.
at the eleventh hour. I'VE have forgotten
an about the entrees" And cook. IN her
excitement. responded with: Tor. mum.
80 we havei lf We amt couple Of blum
der-hcaded IDIOTS may ueverW-'rit-
Bits
Tho Main g-W0man-''Ive been
assigned TO discuss Ideals at the next
meeting OF the Mothers club" other
Woman-"Havc you thought what YOU are
going 20 WEAR Wuman-"Oh. yes and In
q general way what ] am goin to say
Detroit Journal.
-wmle-"Mamma. I dreamed
last night that papa gave me "A bicycle
for my birthday and YOU gave me "a
watch" Mnmma-"Rui Willle. you know
dreams EN Nt NNaiAf ARIES " lAltfa~ non
you viii give me the bicycle aud papa the
watch%'-Brooklyu Life,
Tale Of Two Ci,les-Kansas city Mag
istrate 90 vagrant-"Do YOU mean to tell
me you walked from 81 Louis 10 this
town IN Elk days" Nngrant-"Thars
right y'r Honor. IL seems like purity fast
traveliu. but was anxious. uutchly. TO
git away I'm 81. Louis. Chicago Tri-
buuc.
THE worst thing about this whole
business. muttcred Napoleon. turning
when safely outside OF Moscow 70 take
look az the burning city. rs that an the
fellows VINO believe the charges published
against me IN those London papers viii
SAY / am retiring under fire."
And he Jotisd down tho idea for future
use So his ST. Helena monologues. Chi
cago Tribune.
Harry. Il Isn't nice In you TO Sit on
the couch and 30 20 sleep every even
ing"
"Isn't t7 Wen dear me Marie II YOU
think OF anything you'd ike to hear me
say tust wake me un ana III say IT,
Indianapolis Journal
-Octobers Ike the summer girl
Her frook. which onco was fair.
j. now. though still becoming.
just q bit tine worse for wear
Chicago Record.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
10 Tim fnr An E1cuse.

We were sitting together one afternoon
Maurice barrymore. J. n. Gilmour and
another actor who shall be- nameiess. re-
Iates a writer 10 the Washington Post
The reparteo led 20 the attempted string
ing OF Barrymore By the other ACTOR
rather dangerous game.
Barrymore, " viii be remembered. had
written "a play called Roaring Dick.
which wac produced by Klaw 4 Err
LANCER with the author IN the central
part n was n very pronounced failure
This other actor had a prominent part In
the play
Barn moro had replied 10 some Of this
"strlugIur" IN his usual effective manner
when the now suffering one said:
ION. ] know you don't Ike me. Herby;
hut YOU should Indeed YOU ought to
have the greatest affection for me"
why. old manG' asked barrymore.
"Bocause Of the debt OF gratitude you
owe mo-" said the other actor. DIDN'T
I appear IN your rotten play2'
barrymore wcpt some stage tears and
reached out his hand. "a he feel.ngly
cried.
shake. Old fellow. OF course. Ike
YOU. why shouldn't - Ia be an migrate
II didn't / shall never forget you for
IL. I love you with all my heart. You're
my excuse"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

The old soak in his tnttcred patched
coat. shuned up 70 the bar. whore ne
had drained of so many drinks and
looked wistfuily az the bottles OF red
liquor 81 a row about two arms length
away. says the Chicago Chronicle.
say, Jim. old boy" he said to the
bartender IN the most winning tones he
could muster, lyon wouldn't take a man g
last cent fer a drink. would ye2'
''Yon bet your lifc I wouldr' snapped
Jim with the viciousncss OF q steel trap
Jim suspected an effort to get drink
on sick and proposed 20 forestail n
Well. s'poee I got to have her. so set
her out" and the soak heaved rp great
sigh that shook his frame with emotion.
Jim hcaved a much lighter weight Sigh
on discovering that the drink WIS 10 be
paid FOR. He SCI out the bottle OF the
toughest goods he had IN tho house The
unwelcome customer poured out four fin
gers ana drank u down with evident rel
ish. Wiping his mouth on his coat sleeve
be reached into his pocket and pulling
out one old furnished cent that ne had
found on che sidewalk. he slapped It on
the counter.
There YOU are. Jim" he gurgied.
What's this" yelled Jim in loud
sfrldent tonca
You said you'd take me last cent for
a drink aud there II IT,"
Jim reached under the bar for a base
bah hot which he always had on tan bu,
before he could get q out the artful soak
had disappeared through the front door.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11


10 the event Of tho clc,tiou 81 Sir Bryan
a probability which s now very prom
lr.uc-h ia likely that the Democratic
parity wl1 win control of the House also
The present majority az the Republicans
IS quito slender Against mo comhlusd op-
position 60 them they have hardly more
than bakers dozen majority Ana in
several districts e IS already practically
assured that Republicans VIII Do displaced
by Democrats Ia the dogi-'ful states
whore tho battle IS r1eine nerae8t. che
success of Tho Democratic national ticket
viii mean tho election ~ an increased
number 81 Democratic congressman.
In this condition % ansirs whom the
control ~ tho House s. within reach %
bchoov,s every Democratic Constituency.
whether in thc solid south" or the
North. 90 make the assurance % the re-
turn Of a Democratic representative dou-
by sure by Swing the party candidate n
fuu vote. There should ba no Iukewarm-
ness. no cnsryatlug cr-eonhdence no
possibility Of on unexpected Republican
slipping into o. pcmoerlta scat
IN this district. for instance. it is Off
ciauy announced chat che regular Demo
cratic candidate viii have Republican OBJ
position 10 Is not for moment believed
that this opposition win even slightly ems
barr1ss Col Lester. That be- wiu b. trlum-
phantly reelected. as be- richly deserves
20 b.. 81 as near "a certainty as any event
OF the future can be. Having served his
cons tifutncy with fidelity ana marked
ability. eud being 30 a position or infu-
euoo which could not be- attained 20 by am
other ~ however great ability. except az
ter long years Of service. the people Of
tho Ftst District desire that be retain
bis office Goa their interest IL may o. rec
marked incidentally. that COL Lester
stauas practically az the head 81 the LEE
Of the minority on the River and Harhor
Committee In me event OF Democratic
control 81 the House. his chances would
be- excellsut for the chairmauship % that
important committee. r. % necessary 10
remark upon the benefit that ne could
and would. Do 20 the First District 10 that
posltion2 AZ all events. whether Repub-
llcans or Democrats control he viii be
one OF the leaders Of the committee. where
ns In the past. he will 500 20 s. that tho
interests OF tho district are taken caro- OF
/ 10 should be- the pleasure. as it IS tho
duty. of the voters OF the First District
TO compliment Col Lester with one o. the
largest maioritIes ne has ever received
Such a vote would not only express CON
ndcuce ana appreciation. but would Doe IN
line with tho Demoeratij plans for wrcst-
ana money power as Represented by the
Republlean nartv
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Mestlng-zcrubbabe Lodge. No. 70. + &
A. RI
Special Notces-Gout ana Catarrh of
bladder Cured hy suwaneo Springs Wa
ter. Fancy and Re-presscd Brick. Andrew
Haniy Company. Ash and Cypress Lum-
Dor For Sale. Vale Royal Manufacturing
Company; snip Notice. Paterson Down
ing Company. Consignces. on Barrels
Wanted. Mutual Gas Light Company.
Ship Notices. Strachan q CO.. Consig-
nees. Levan's Table dHotc. Look Out.
Cohen-Kulmnn Carriage and Wagon CO
Cuisines Notices Sweet Maiden Toilet
Soap. Henry solomon a. Son: Harvard
Beer at DO Soto Hotel Ear. How We Ala
Happiness. Hunter q Van Kcuren. New
Deiicaoiea. the s. ". Branch CO.
whlsky-Duny'a Pure Male whlskey
Formal Opening Of the New storo-P. r.
Foye.
Queen Quality Boots-Gem & oulnt
Grape-Nuts-Postum Cereal Company.
Financlal-Iiaight a Frecse Co. New
ysFk.
only Three Days .ctt-Cohcn-Kulman
Carriage and Wagon Company.
Legal Naturalization Court OF Ordi-
nary. Chatham County.
nts-Peruchi-Beldcni Co, AT
Theater.
Medlcai-Pcruna. s s.. Castoria.
Hoods sarsaparilia. Lydia Pinkham's
Vegetable pills. TUFTS Pills: Worlds Dis
pcnsary Preparations; Mothers Friend:
Ponds Extract; Horsford's Acid Phos-
phate: Ayers Cherry Pectoral. s;uarts
Catarrh Tablets. DR. Hathaway co.
Cheap Column Advertiscments-H
Wanted. Employment Wanted: For Rent.
For Sale: Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
a nLIEE CALLED.

The average man enjoys seeing a blum
called and beaten. That o. what has just
occurred On certain trust steel manufac-
turing establishments az Joliet. H. a
week or so ago two big plants. employ
Ing 100 men closed down. The men were
Informed that she cause OF the trouble was
the fear OF Bryan's election In the event
Of Bryan's election. tho managers said.
business would so TO the DOGS and there
would be no market for tho products OF
tho corporations. Il was plainly the pur-
pose of the concerns 10 intimldate the men
into voting for Mckinley. II was hoped
that they could be made 90 believe that
the filling o. their dinner pals depended
upon Republican success at the polls
But The shutdown had precisely the or
posite effect Tho workers could not be
fooled. They forthwith began 70 talk
Democratic politics They called the blun
OF she trust II wos soon discovered that
the sentiment for Bryan was daily grow
ing stronger while Mckinley supporters
were fast wavoring and captivating Al
this juncture representatives, OF the Re-
publican campaign managers visited the
managers OF the steel mills and told them
that tho suspension Of operations must be
raised and business resumed, or Mckinley
would lose Illinois And Immediately the
fear OF Bryan in the minds az the man
myers disappeared They announced that
work would De resumed next Monday. AZ
which time the thousands OF men will re-
turn to their benches and FORCES II may
be doubted however. that the Bryan tide
among them has been stommed. Tho work
ingmen. having secn through the subtcr-
fuge OF closing che works for the purpose
Of making political capital for the trust
party are pretty wen disguised They
know that n the trust had been honestly
afraid Of Bryan. 81 would hardly have inn
mcdiately roscindcd SIS action IN closing
the mills when e became apparent that
Bryan's chances were improving
These Illinois concerns. hy the way. are
not the only corporations that are trying
10 coerce voters by alleging the fear Of
loss OF markets in she event OF Demo
cratic success From New York. Chicago.
Philadelphia and New England there are
reports OF contracts for machinery. sup
plies and merchandise mat contain
clause declaring them "void 10 the event
OF the election Of Bryan" Republican
newspapers and stump speakers are lny-
lnr such an amount 81 stress upon the
making OF sueh contracts as 60 induce the
opinion that they arc intended for cam-
paien purposes only. that. like tho shut-
ting down OF the Joliet steel concerns.
their purpose D. primarily to brighten
working people with the prospect Of closed
factories and 90 induce them 20 vote tho
Republican ticket IN November unless
she signs foil these bluna VIII De called
az the baliot-hox
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11

The MORNING NEWS s. published
every day 30 ihe year. and is served 10
subscribers 10 the CITY. co cent BY mah.
al l0c a month. sleo for six months, aud
ts.oo Tor one year.
The MORNING. NBws BY mail. Elk
times q week CwIthout sunday issce).
shfee months. s. 90. si& mouths $500. one
year $500.
The WEEKLY NEWS issues a week.
Monday and Thursday. by mail one year.
u.Oo.
Subscriptions payable In advance. Re
nit by postal order. check or registered
letter Currency sent b. mail at risk OF
scndera.
Transient advertisements. other than
special column. local or reading notices.
amuscments aud cheap or want column
10 Gems line Fourteen lines Of agate
type-equal 10 one inch square IN depth
IS the standard Of measurement. Contract
rates and discount made known on appA-
cation 81 business office.
orders for delivery % tho MORNING
NcWa 70 either residence or place o.
business may be made by postal card or
through telephone No go Any irregular
ity IN delivery should Dc Immediately re-
ported to the ONCE Of publication.
Letters and telegrnms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS" savannah.
Ca
EASTERN OFFICE. q Park Row. New
York city II. c. Faulkner Manager.