The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-25
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ia North Carolina.
The Kansas City Priests OF Pailas fes-
tival. which has been conducted several
seasons past as the great attraction Of
that city. r. likely 20 be dropped because
this year u didn't pay In either attendance
OF trade.
During the French military maneuvers
numbers OF men deserted and crossed the
border into Italy. on one day eight msn
from the same regiment deserted, prefer
ring exile for several years 20 the pros
pcct Of completed their military service.
Shipping flrms at Portland and Bath.
Me. are unable TO hnd crews for their
vessels. a number OF which are lying at
the wharves unable 20 leave for the rea-
son given. The cause OF the scarcity Is
that a great number OF men have shipped
on transports for Manila and China.
Minnesota has law for the prevention
and suppression OF forest and prairie fires
has regular "fre wardens." and as a re-
suit. the chief IRE warden Is able TO report
that there were only ten forest fres in
1879 These burned over 3e5 acres and
damaged timber 10 the extent OF only 81
81.
Nearly thirty years ago Jonas Silver
man. n farmer living near Springfield. o..
was ayindled out Of $3.50 by sharpers
while on n train near Valparaiso, Ind.
The criminals escaped and ere long one
OF the three died. The other two drifted to
tho Klondike "a year or two ago. became
rich ana have just returned 90 the States.
They hunted up Mr.. sllverman. paid him
the s.. $40 and gave him 81 900 more by way
OF interest on the forced loan.
The automobile industry. which has
already attained enormous proportions In
France. IS likely to receive further i'm
petus as the result OF the experiments
made AZ the French maneuvers. An ON
Ger OF high Tunk states that the vehicles
were useful beyond all expectations and
the artillery has already decided 20 sup
ply with motors certain carriages used in
the transport OF baggage and ammunition.
Some German brokers engaged IN pro-
noting an Industrial company advertis-
cd that the enterprise promised to pay
5 per cent. the first year and more later
on. The public invested. but failed 20 get
any dividends. Then some OF the In
vestors sued TO recover their money.
claiming that Il had been obtained by
false promise. After winning a compro-
has been rendered in n high court order
ing return Of their money on surrender
OF the stock.
Charles Steinhrink. who was convicted
~ 81. John. Kan. on forsy-nine counts OF
selling whisky in violation OF the prohib-
tory law. was iined $500 and sentenced
90 forty-nine month in Jail As he can
not pay his fine he Will. under the law.
IH.rH Il An 49, =
80 cents q day. making his total fail SEN
tence practically thirty years and nine
months. The probability IS. however. that
after a year or so tho county will tire
% feeding him and the County Commits
sion will release him.
Uncle Sam has a regular contribusor
10 the general fund OF the government.
Promptly the first week OF every quarter
q check for SIS IS received al the Treas
ury Department with a request that II
be placed in the miscellaneous fund Of the
treasury. from which q can only be with
drawn by a special act OF Congress The
money Is from n veteran OF the Civil War.
He IS an employe OF the Philadelphia
Mint He explained IN his letter that a.
long as fhe government employed him nj
good salary he would not accept the
pension.
The Harvesting OF one OF sweden's
large waterfalls has just been accomplish
Cd The water power lies NJ Quarnsveden
and tho electric current g. conveyed 20
Domnarfvet. about three miles distance.
Tho power station. generators cables and
transformers are all from German houses.
For conveying this current 5000 pounds
OF copper wire Is used. The waterfall.
which is one Of the most powerful and
continuous IN the kingdom. Is estimated
TO contain 1890 horse power. 5000 az
which Is utilized 10 operate the sawmnls
OF the company. while 1000 Is used for
the generation OF the electric current.
Germany Is getting nervous over the
spread OF leprosy in the empire The sm-
perial Board OF Health. has Just reported
that there were twenty-five known cases
of loprosy in Prussia last year There
were also six cases which are suspected
and are still under observation ana prob
ably some which have not been reported.
In the city OF Hamburg ten cases were
found. In MecklenburR-S chwerin another
case was reported. In the Memei district
Of Prussia tho disease Is indigenous. The
Prusslan ministry for religious and med
zeal affairs Is 70 make a systematic search
for undiscovered cases.
"A movement has been started IN
France which has for It's purpose the
preservation. or rather. the cultivation
OF the kangaroo. which has been RAPIDLY
proceeding toward determination. Or
Briseon. a French surgeon. SAYS that
there Is likely soon 10 be an exceptional
demand for the animals IN CONSEQUENCE
OF the success attending the use OF kan
CARGO tendon IN the hospitals II hap
been employed in scores Of instances 10
tie IN tho fractured bones Of a mans lee
IN order that he mny use his knees while
the bones are knitting together. Kan
gnroo tendon, he says. a. as strong a.
silver wire. II Is taken from the toll. erAl
being animal in It's nature r. ABSORBED
and tho leg does not have 20 be cut omen
as Is necessary when silver wire IS used.
"A party OF Comanohe Indian plave4 n
good Joke on a crowd Of United States
surveyors ana ailotting agents in the co.
manche reservation recently. saws a
Claremore. l. r. dispatch. These men
were surveying establishing corner stores
ana getting everything ready 20 divide no
land IN quarter sections. TIE Indians
have not taken very kindly 10 the division
and allotment OF their land. and. eaelnr
that the whites were scared they decided
10 act. The surveyors are an tenderfeet
recently from Washington. Suddenly
without warning. their camp was invaded
by yelling. shooting band OF 5n0 Inal,ns