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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
LAKES AHE FAsr DRYING W.
Large Areas That Receive Less than
Their share - Rainfall.

Prom the New York sun
Lieut. o. Olufsen 81 the Danish army
has recently completed pts second series
~ explorations in Central Asia and partic-
ulariy on inc lofty pamir piatoau, whore
hc nrst began his studies On isas he says
that ln the past few years the quantity
OF water 90 the Turkcstnn and Bokhara
has notably diminished number ~
oafos that were cultivated with much sue
cess several ycars ago have now been
abandoned because the streams that rem
dercd their irrigation possible havo dried
up This phenomenon q partlciurly prom
trent along tho little rivers that feed the
syr uarla and rho Amu Darin. whose
sources are among the highlands Of The
pamirs
Tue quantity 81 sncw on the pnmirs d
decreasing on account % the rapid erosion
Of the soft schisiose rocks when form the
ridgrs the niiing up Of the valleys and
the increased average velocity 81 the
whit with high winds blowing over "a
surface that a. now more level than
formerly. the SHOWS which fed thc lakes.
the sources Of those rivers that heiped 20
give fertility to Turkestan and Bokhara.
blow away IN large part and The result
D. that the lakes are much smaller than
formerly.
BE mentions in particular tire Yechii
kul OF lake which wns formerly o. least
90 kllomcteFe~a bout $50 mi'es--ln circum-
ference. The lake De- now only about forty
miles 90 circumference, Parts or u. how
ever. stiH exist. az little lakes cut on from
the rrain lake in the lower parts 81 tho
former bod occupied by the Yeehn kul
when @ was ore unhroken sheet 81 water.
This lake however. is not one Of ihe fced-
cfs OF the river. Tor 30 D. a salt lake.
A somewhat similar story comes from
south Africa with regard 20 the famous
Lake Neami discovered hy Livingstone
more than nfiy years ago. Tho deasica-
tion ~ Like Nwami has made extremely
rapid progress iu tho past ten o. twelve
years When Livingstone reached tho
lake iu ISIS be found n sheet OF water
with an are Of about NO kilometers. The
lake has now entirely disappeared. It's
old bed Is q loN-iying plain covered with
Jungle with small areas OF hneey land
here and there. but not a vestlse o. water
surface 10 he seen.
The okawango river. once TIRE outlet OF
the bake. Is entirely dry for Some twenty
miles from Ngami. where Il begins TO
gather water again. Formerly many ma
lives hvsd around the edges 81 the lake
and raised a great deal of grain there.
but culture now to impossible. as there
o. no sFateT q lrTigatc the crops. ard mo
result 6 thar the numerous villages
around tbo lake have been abandoned.
only = comparatively few herdcrs Of cat
tio san live where ia the aoufisAiag days
% Lake Ngami there was a large popula-
ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT
condition of the work of the United
states supreme Court.


Washington. Dec. 3-Auorncy General
Grgrs this afternoon sent hts annual re-
mort 20 ConSrCss. 1t opens
with statement OF the CON
dillon OF the work Of the United
states Supreme Court. which shows that
go appellate eases were doeketcd and III
were disposed OF. leaving 303 cases siill
pending. on July I, 1899. there were BIB
United States convicts In tie various pria
ons and rcformatories Of the country
against 2.9ss az the close Of the last hseal
wear In 90 Of the .6oe civil suits termin-
,ted during the last fiscal year Judgments
we're Cor the United States. in 900 against
tine United States. 4s9 were either as
missed or discontinued and p were aP-
pcalcd
or the 70ls criminal prosecutions ter
minated during the last year iH were
r,r,aacufions under the customs laWr' H
which there were i26 convictions, o.z'' IN
Aer the internal revenue laws. ~ wnleh
there were 3.7i9 convictions, i.'oS uno moe
rostofice laws in which there were 80
convictions & under Naturalization "e'7,
\, which there were four disconunuel
intercourse laws in which there were 90
convictions: 206 under pension laws 10
which there were if5 couvctions' % tor
cr,hczzIement. In which there were %
.on,,ir.tous. Slsl miscellaneous proseeu-
,,ons in which there were i.ss' conNie-
tions. -, ...,,.,,,er,s
'rhe aggregate amount Of che Juagins'', Y
renJered m favor Of the United states N
ciyil suits during the past year was N'',-
ags Of which S2ia5 was actually coioe''u'
while 50 res was obtained during the yeal
an Judgment rendered Ia former years
ana a. is0 was otherwise realized 10 eiNil
suits. s.s.t,
Tbe aggregate amount Of fines, ieriei'-
mes and penalties Imposed during the
xenr In criminal prosccu IONS WIS s'u''l"''
IN which si0A020 was collected.
The Attorney General renews recon-
.,cra,,ion that Congress provide Tor az
,,,sol on the part OF the government. ~
.ss.s OF decision adverse 60 the uniteu
s,ates bv the courts on demurrers inter
uosld 10 indictments 81.
owing 10 the increase Ia the price o,
buildlne material the Attorney General
,et.s ~ additional appropriation 20 con
strpet 4 new building for the department
81 Justice in keeping with the dignity AHu
credit Of me government.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04

The cost q the public schools Of great
er New York for the year 1901 win be si7-
7i0.07s. The number Of pupils IN the schools
IL estimated az eoS,ii2. - that che average
cost Tor each pupil II ti3.s9. In 1880 there
we're 2s0.s3i pupils. the total cost was S.
oO9.sss. and the average cost per pupil was
1853 The expense Of the public schools
has. therefore. nearly trlpled IN cen years.
while the average cost per pupil is nearly
sis a year more. This increase is partly
due - the municipal Consolidation ana
rarity 20 the Davis law. which has In
creased the average salary d the teachers
from 1854 in 1879 70 ti.2sS5s In 1904,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04

Search for the casket containing the
remains Of Charles Coshlan has been
abandoned az Galveston. The motel actor
Jied there n November last year ana iof
eome unknown reason the metallic ca -k.t
containing che body was SIN IN caves
ton when the terrible tidal waFe s"epe
- ,No mace Sent. 3 last The casket
,,,s swcpf from the receiving vault ana
a now believed 20 have been carried out
TO sea.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
oHILD's AWFUL CRIME.
Valentine DnIy. Aged Years. MAY
he a Murderess.

Lille. Francc. Dec IA great sensation
has been caused at Armentles. nine mlles
west OF Lille. by q crime committed by a
child OF years upon another Of ? years
Of age.
Valentine Dlly the daughter Of power
ty-strickcn raren,s. saw baby girl IL
the street holding a cake. She en-
deavored 20 take 81 from the in
FAINT and when the latter resisted
dragged her into the house forced her
into trunk stabbed her IN tho arms and
legs dozen times and inflicted terrible
wounds n the stomach with n shocmak-
eFs knife The infant Is not expected 20
recover. Valentine Dilly a. first accused
brother OF the crime. but finally con-
feaeod
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
WISE WON'T CONTEST.

Member OF the ConErcssmnn's
Family Gives out the Statement.
Norfolk Va. Dec "A member Of The
family OF Congressman Wise gives out the
information that he has not the sllghtesi
idea Of making any contest for tho seat
OF II. s. Maynard In the next Congress.
as his health viii not permit 70. This IL
the first time that this Information has
been given out by n member OF his fam
lly all prior publications have been mere
ruuorE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04

Professor barrett rcgHula this posseasi0n
o. "eupernormar faculty the most sat-
isfarfory theory regarding che discovery
~ wafcr with witch hazel twig He
thinks that tho successful operator is self
hvpnotiztd hy fixing his niseution on the
twig be save. "Thia suboonHcioua per
cepfive power commonly called "clairvoy-
ancc. may Professionally be- taken a. the
explanation Or those successes of The dow
ser which are inexplcablc on any grounds
"a present known 90 science"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
MAYOR DIEnL Ar MONTGOMERY
Ills Delegation Addressed 60 Ala
hama Legislature.

Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 3.-Mayor Diehl
OF Buftalo. accompanied by Norman +.
Mack and other distinguished citizens. ar
rived here this morning. The delegation
was accorded the privilege Of addressing
the Alabama Legislature IN joins session
on the Pan-American Exposition and the
representation OF this state thercat The
party left tonight tc~attend. by special
Invitation. the Southern Industrial Con-
ventlon. which opens tomorrow az New
Orleans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
COLONIAL CABINET MEErING.

Ten Thousand Persons Expected nt
the Worcester Congress.
Cape Town. Dec 3.-The ohicial cabinet
met yesterday. holding the first meeting
that had been held on a Sunday within
twenty-five years. The ministers met
again to-day to discuss The anu-BFitish
agitation.
opal speaker VIII b. Olive Schrciner, the
novelist
Eleven suspects arrested a. johannes
burg 60 connection with the plot against
the life Of Lord Roberts VIII be- dep0rted
the evidence against them not being sur
ncicnt 20 warrant a formal trial
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
TIDE TOWARD THE CAPITOL.
The Galleries Were Overlooking
With Visitors by ~ O'Clock.

with Visitors by ~ O'Clock.
Washington. Dec. 3.-Thc opening OF
Congress az noon to-day drew great
crowds to tho capitol
on June Z. last. the first session OF the
Flf,y-slxth Congress adjourned and the
second session began to-day with many
momentous questions awaiting the atten-
ton OF the national lawmakers
Early In the day the tide OF Gravel
turned down Pennsylvania avenue to
ward the capitol. and by II O'Clock the
galleries were overlooking. There were a
number Of early conferences among Sem
ators and Representative as 20 the weeks
programme. Speaker Henderson arrived
~ 1873 o'clock and was soon surrounded
by members. Moss Of the army Of spec
taiors fiocked TO the House side
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04

Beaufort C., Dec. 3.-Rcar Admiral
Nordccai r Eudicott. chief of the Bureau
of Yards and Docks. arrived here last
might and proceeded at once TO the naval
station.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04

Paris. Dec At b probable. says dis
patch from Cologne that Mr.. Kruger will
meet Emperor Nicholas al Nice or Men
tone. where the Cars physicians have
advised him 20 90 for his couvaiesccnce.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
JELKs Now ACTING GOVERNOR.
GOV. sanford Asks Tsim 60 Assume
the Duties Temporarily.

Montgomery. Ala. Dec. S.-Owing 20 en-
foobled condition Of Gov. Sanford he CO.
day called on President OF the Senate
Jelks TO assume temporarily the duIies Of
Governor This Mr. jerks dld aud ifnme-
diatcly sent 90 the Senate a list Of mimi
nations suggested ny Jov. Stanford SEN
ator r. Mell0r was elected pres lisnt
pro TEN Of the senate
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04

Is it not truel Women suffer- feel the very life crushed
out of them grow old before their time. Each morning
wake up determined TO do much before the day ends
and yet
Before the morning very old the dreadful BACKACH
attacks them, the brave spirit sinks back in alright
matter how hard they struggle the clutch is upon them
and they fall upon the couch crying:
"Why should suffer so What can dol"
The is ready. your cry has been heard and q
is able TO restore you to health and happiness
Backache is only symptom of more fatal trouble
heed its warning in time
Lydia Il. PinSham's Vegetable Compound will
stop your torture and restore your courage Your pains
come from unnatural mensruation arrangement
Of the womb Let those who suffering read Mrs Nor
toms letter and be guided by her experience.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04
AN OPEN LETTER TO WOMEN.

DEAR Mrs PTNKHAH II have been so delighted
with Lydia r.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
I thought / would write and thank you My system
was entirely down suffered with terrible back
hchs ia the small Of my back and could hardly stand
upright; tired in the morning than on retiring
at night, had appetite. Since taking your Com.
pound have gained fifteen pounds and am gaining
every week. Ny appetite has improved, have back
ache and look better than ever looked before.
81 shall recommend Il to all my friends as Il GER
tainy Is a wonderful medicine. Mas. L. =. MORTON
1913 Hopkins St, Cincinnati. o.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30
MILFORD.

March 29,-Mrs. Robert Pike of Wake
field, Mass, who has been spending {
few weeks with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. e. B. Coloney, has returned
Charles Peterson has accepted a posi-.
ton in New Haven.
Norman Williams has had his OF
wagon reprinted,
pigeon shoot will be held on Coco
Friday at $50 o'clock at the residence
Of Joseph E. Plat.
Eight members of the Salvation Army
will conduct the services in the First
church this evening.
The Junior league meets this afternoon
after close of school
Charles Gillette has purchased a large
farm wagon.
There will be no meeting of the D.
A. r. this month owing to the illness
of the regent.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. b. Tyler have return
ed to Walnut Beach after spending
many weeks in Bridgeport.
The officers elected in the Methodist
church are as follows: Secretary, George
l.. Whitcomb; treasurer, d. Putney;
collector, w. s. Clase; committee on
sexton and fuel, c. w. Oviatt; commit
Plumb; finance committee, William p.
Thomas, George L. Whitcomb and
Theodore Beach.
Miss Laura Jordan Is spending few
days at her home in Shelton.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30
A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.

Given by Mrs. Edward G. Cole at the
Home for the Friendless.
At the Home for the Friendless last
evening there was a delightful enter
tainment given for the old ladies of the
home. The entertainment was planned
by Mrs Edward c. Cole and consisted
Of number of recitations and several
vocal solos, all of which We're greatly
enjoyed AT the conclusion of the enter
tainment ice cream and cake were
served, bringing to a close an exceed
ingly pleasant evening.
Mrs. Cole is a member of the Calvary
Baptist church and has a Sunday school
class of young ladies who assisted in
the entertainment last night Mrs. Cole
is also one of the members of the board
of managers of the home. Her son,
Robert, was present last night and help
ed entertain
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30
Q. u. A. M. ENTERTAINMENT.
Held in Republican Hall Last Night

Held in Republican Hall Last Night
An entertainment and dance was
given last evening in the Young Mems
Republican club hall by the Garfield
council No Ia, O. u. A. M.
The entertainment lasted from 8 to g.,
and included some fine talent. Stanley
Smith, who is organist at st. Thomas
church during Lent, played in his usu-
ally excellent manner some fine piano
selections. There was large number
present. Following is the programme
and list of officers who were in charge
and the programme:
Observation-Disclosures.
Recitatior-Charles Marion.
Vocal Solo-F. l.. Smith
Recitation-Miss Mabel D. Smith.
Vocal Solo-Misa Brill.
ecitation-Misss Gladys Vicel.
Piano Solo-Stanley s. Smith.
Reception committee-George f. Cow
dy, chairman; F. Williams and r. A.
Smith.
Floor committee-J. Munger, e. Lud-
ington, j. Smith and H. c. Rowlings.
Ten dances followed the entertain
ment.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30
TY.4LLTNGFORD.

A special meeting of the board of bur-
gesses will be held this evening for the
purpose of calling a special meeting of
the freemen of the borough to vote by
ballot on an appropriation Of $4,000 for
. the extension of the electric light SER
vice. 1t is probable that the meeting
will be called for Wednesday, April II.
The mystery connected with the $50
feet of hose ordered from the Eureka
Fire Hose company of New York last
September, and which no one here SEEM
ed to know anything about, has at last,
after an investigation, been cleared up.
The New York company stated that the
chief of the fire department ordered the
hose, and Chief Engineer Downey de-
MED the same and claimed that he had
no knowledge of the transaction. 1t
now transpires that he was right in his
statement and that the matter is decid-
eddy mixed up. The hose in question
was ordered by Burgess p. FL Darr1gan
then chairman of the fire committee
and one of the electric light committee,
and was intended to be small hose for
the electric light plant. 1t was ordered
through an agent of Boston who was
here at the time. The hose Is not what
was ordered and will be shipped back to
New York.
The voting down of the fire alarm
system question at the borough meeting
Thursday evening is the cause of con-
siderable dissatisfaction among those
who were working for the same, and
there is a feeling about that when the
matter of the $4,000 appropriation for
the extension Of the electric light sys-
tenn comes up to be balloted for there
is a likelihood of an attempt to vote 1t
down.
Fritz e Webster's company of clever
comedians will appear in "a Breezy
Time" at the opera house Monday even
ing The piece is farce comedy, but 1t
is said to be little more connected
than are most plays of the kind. The
comedy is brim full! of melodious music
and plenty of mirth.
Rev. j. A. Clarke Of Wallingford and
Rev. Francis Moody of Reddlng, Conn,
officiated at the funeral of Robert
Barnes yesterday afternoon. The bear
ers were G. I. Par1nelee, Frank FILL, Or
men Huntington and Oscar Peterson.
The burial was in the Center street
cemetery.
Attention is called to the typography
exhibit notice of Mrs. w. H. Goddard,
of eBaumont avenue, which appears in
another column Of this paper this morn
ing.
The New Britain Regulars will play |
basketball with Company K in the ar
mory Saturday evening.
Henry Backes started yesterday for |
Keene N. III.
DR.. J. D. McGaughey and daughter,
Miss Juliet, expect to start tomorrow
for Greenville, Tenn, for a three weeks
trip.
James N. Plat left here yesterday for
Newfane, VT.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30

New York, March ga carload of
California oranges was sold to-day for
the benefit of the st. Johns Guild
which brought more money than any
carload of the fruit ever sold in this
city, $4,63175 being realized. The
fruit was donated to charity by the
Southern California Fruit Exchange,
and the car contained 365 boxes, with
so to 200 oranges in box Many of the
boxes were resold several times.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30
YALE ELECTIVES NEXT YEAR
New Courses in Forestry and Comblna
sions OF Capitnl-Course im Colonial
PoIicy-New Courses In Norwegian.

The prospectus of courses offered at
Yale for the mex. school year was an
nounced yesterday. The faculty have
given total of POS optonals for 1900,
against 1873 for the present year There
arer23 new courses offered, While 6 of
the present courses in Latin are with
drawn. The additions lie largely along
the ines of political science and law, his
tory, history of Europe, the European
languages, English literature, and
Greek. A comparative list of the
courses follows: +
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30

ophy, So; economics, social science, his
tory and law, 60; Semitic languages and
biblical literature, 40; classical and In
do-Iranian philology 81; modern Ian
guages and literatures, 80, natural and
physical science, &C; mathematics, "a;
fine arts, 81 music, z; physical educa-
ton, 2.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30
WILL NOT MOVE AT PRESENT.
Western Union Telegraph Company to
Remain in Old Quarters.

western Union Telegraph Company to
Remain in Old Quarters.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has been contemplating moving
its quarters from 1913 Chapel street to a
more cent? al and commodious place for
some time and for this purpose the
general manager proposed making a
visit to New Haven to look over the
ground and choose a suitable location.
Unavoidable circumstances arose which
prevented the visit of the general man
ager last week. Since then the compa-
ny has decided not to make a move at
present.
The store formerly occupied by the
Treat & Shepard company was the store
which the company thought of taking,
but still more commodiCus store is de-
sired.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-30

The Woman's Seamen's Friend soci-
ETY. will hold it's monthly meeting Mon
day, April 2, at 8 p. M, at the Bethel, 81
Water street
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-02-24

The local option bill failed at
the last, owing to the disagree
mcnt in the conference committee
upon the House amendments. The
dispensary advocates with a few
notab exceptions are not willing
to trust the people with the right to
vote between prohibition and the
dispensary where diSpensaries are
now established, and this is the
milk in the cOcOanut whenever
local option bv counties is pro
posed. 1t is almost an assured
fac that a number Of the dispen
saries would be voted out without
delay, and this would materially
diminish the Importance of the
State liquor machine as a money
maker, for the expenses would not
be curtailed at headquarters if
one half or two thirds of the local
dispensarles were abolished, which
would lead inevitably to the de-
struction of the central establish
ment. Hence the voters must
not he gwen a chance to tear
down the rotten fabric. Green
vile Mountainoer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-02-24
Thief Gets Into Dispensary.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
kershaw, Feb 22.-When Dis ,
penser Amos Hough went to open
the dlspensary yesterday morning
he found that the glass IN the
front door had been broken
enough to admit a mans hand,
and it is supposed that some o: o
broke the glass and ran his hand
inside where he could very easi y
open the door, the lock being a
kind that could be unlocked easl V
without key from the inside.
There was 81 or IS worth If whis.
key taken.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-02-24

On account of the rise in paper,
great many Of the county news
papers in the State have raised
their price of subscription. Or.
dinary white paper on which news
papers are printed has advanced
70 per cent, and the market still
has an upward tendency.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-02-24
COTTON PLANTERS

who are interested IN high prices
for cotton next fall can hear of
something to their advantage by
sending II postal card at once to
THE ADAMS COTTON CO.,
Charleston, S. G..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-02-24
Columbia to Camden by Rail at
Last.
The State, 22d inst.

The State, 22d inst.
At last the track of the Seaboard
Air Line from Camden to Colum.
bias outskirts has been completed,
and now the rest of the track Law
ing work will he pushed with
vlgor. On Tuesday afternoon the
first Seaboard engine to make the
trip came through over the new
line from Camden to this CITY.
Yesterday Col McBee's chief
clerk made the trip to Camden
and back on this engine. The
engine could of course come only
to Smiths branch, as the track
has not yet been laid from that
point on into the city.
Things now look bright for the
early opening of the Seaboard's s
main line from the north to Flori-
da. Exactly when the road will
he thrown open to traffic cannot
yet he told, for there are so MANY
circ' instances and possible delays
to he considered.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-02-24
A Lumber Company

The secretary of State yester-
d"y issued a commission to the
Carolina Lumber company of
kershaw. The company proposes
to manufacture lumber of all kinds.
The capital stock is to be 5000,
divided into shares at 800 ca h.
The State, 22d inst.