The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-29
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tropical industries
Howard B. Little, in knowledge, dis
cusses cases of trees shattered by light
ming, and cites an extraordinary case. A
tree was encircled by Il rope some %
feet from the ground and 1t so CHANGED
that an end of the rope stood out from he
bark of the tree so that during the early
part of rainstorm the tree was damp
from the top 10 the rope, while the lower
portion of the trunk was kept compare
lively dry. The tree was struck in this
condition and the lower part only was
damag ed. The damage followed down
ward a path which the twist in the 1ber
of the wood made easiest.
"A pretty well known Philadelphia,
says the Philadelphia Record, who is now
at Atlantic City, likewise strives to at
tract the eye there by appearing in the
hotels and cafes and on the Boardwalk
every night with a gold chain around his
neck, to which two big gray rats are at
tathed. The rats, plain ordinary rodents,
but tanned wear gold collars, and the
young mans gold chain is fastened to
these. Up and down his back and waist
coat the rats patter, but usually they are
seated on his shoulder. whispering in his
ear. Sometimes he fondles them or gives
them bits of cheese and cracker. They
They seem to be quite clean, but a pecu-
liar smell, somewhat like musk, initiates
the nostrls if one comes too near the
young mans pets.
Not many years ago American turf
men took but little interest in racing
abroad, hardly ever having a bet on
foreign event except perhaps the Derby
in England. Now they keep close track
of events on the European turf, paying
particular attention to English racing.
The winnings of American horses abroad
for the year 1899 are not yet known eX
actly, but there is no doubt they were
larger even than for the previous season,
when a very creditable showing was
made. In 1888 ninety-nine American thor
ough-breds started in England in 5S7
events, winning eighty-seven races be
ing second fifty-five times and six times
finished third. The total amount won in
purses was O20. The most money won
by one horse was $4,000, which amount
was captured by Pierre Lorillards 2-year-
old Caiman, by Locohatchee-Happy Day,
Golden Bridge, better known to Ameri-
cans by his former name of Bridegroom
II, won Sli ,055 while Myakka had $4,000
to his credit at the end of the racing sea-
son.
Strange and almost weird is the ce. e
monial which accompanies the burial of
Spanish kings. The pantheon, or royal
tomb is at the palace of Escurial. sit
uated 5000 feet above the level of the
sea, and some distance from the capital.
Only kings, queens and mothers of kings
are buried there, the collins of the kings
lying on one side, those of the queens on
the other. After lying in state for several
| days in the throne room in Madrid, an
enormous procession is formed accompa-
nying the body to the Escurial A halt is
made on the way and the corpse rests
there for one night, In the morning the
Lord High Chamberlain stands at the side
Of the coffin and say in loud tones rs
Your Majesty pleased to proceed on your
Journey" After a short silence the pro
cession moves on and winds up to the
grand portal of the palace. These doors
are never opened except to admit a royal
parsonage, dead or alive. When the casket
containing the remains is at last placed
in the vault the chamberlain unlocks il
and, kneeling down. calls with a loud
voice. Senior! Senior. Senorn' After a SOL
emn pause he cries again: His Majesty
does not reply. Then it is true the King is
dead"' He then locks the coffin, gives the
key to the prior 0he palace of the Escu-
rial contains also large monastery and
church,, and, taking his staff Of office
breaks it in pieces and filings them at the
casket. The booming of the guns and the
tolling of bells announce to the nation
resting
place
1t may interest Americans who intend
to travel in France this year, says an
exchange, to learn of the following YER
dict rendered by the AK Provence, Court
of Appeals last month: In April, 1895 a
wealthy French family engaged a suite
Of rooms in a fashionabl Marseilles hotel
Upon reaching her apartment Nine. H.
deposited a small sachel containing her
jewslry, to the value of q, 900 francs, in
the wardrobe, which she subsequently,
locked. She then went to the dining sa-
loon, leaving the key of her room in the
lock. During Nine. HIS absence her
trunks We're placed in her room. When
she returned from dinner she discovered
her jewelry had been stolen. All efforts
to trace it have failed. NJ and Nine. H.
then instituted proceedings against the
hotel proprietor for the full value of the
stolen jewels. The case went to the Court
of Appeals after having been lost in the
court of first instance The second YER
dict was more favorable to them The
judges decided that, although Nine H.
was guilty of gross negligence in not hav-
ing locked the door of her room, and de-
spite the fact that there was a notice in
her apartment TO the effect that the pro-
prietor would answer for no loss of val
uables not deposited at the hotel office
the proprietors responsibility for such
Valuables was not entirely annulIed on
that account. He was therefore ordered
to refund to NJ. and Nine H. two-thirds
of the value of the jewelry stolen from
them in his establishment, and also to
pay two-thirds the costs of the legal pro-
ceedings
The Earl of Dundonald who had the
honor of riding at the head of the British
cavalry which first entered Ladysmith. is
Scottish nobleman who comes of an old
family which has produced many fight
ing men since The time of Alexander III
and has served its country in MANY wavs
and in various capacities. The peera re
dates from 1647, when Sir William Coch-
rane of Cowden was created Baron Coch-
Iane of Dundonald. The same gentleman
was advanced to the dignity of a Scottish
earl in 1863 and was created Lord Coch-
rane of Paisley and Ochiltree One of the
Cochranes was a colonel in the Army of
Charles /; the seventh earl was a mill
tary officer, who fell al the siege of
Louisburg during the American war of
Independence. and the son of his sue
cessor, who was aid-de-camp to Lord