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New-York tribune., 1900-01-28

Much has been said and written of the Prosi-
dent as an orator. He is surely notable this
regard. His short speeches are models Of
rhetoric and delivered in a pleasing style, hut
his talents as an auditor equally remark
able. and surrounded by his Cabinet he is fre-
quentIy called upon to show them. When he
listens TO q speech he sits TRANQUILITY in the large
chair generally placed for his convenience, gaz-
ing fntently at the speaker and usually holding
his silk hat in his hand. No nervousness marks
his manner. except now and then he will tap
quietly upon the arm OF his chair with his gloved
hand, or close and unclose it. He does not miss
a single point the speaker makes; looks crave
or smiles as the case may be, and often
though carried away by the enthusiasm OF the
moment leads the applause. He is truly
sympathetic listener and one Of the younger
orators put it, IAN inspiration TO the speaker"
Mrs Conger. wife Of the Minister to China,
who was in town early in the week visiting
friends had nothing but what was pleasant to
saw Of her life in the Celestial Kingdom whittier
she will return late in February. The Chinese she
finds a gentle sympathetic race and she speaks
with the greatest admiration Of their treatment
of animals from which people the world over
could learn a lesson. 1t is against their re-
Iigiou 10 XIII even those reptiles that are con
sidered venomous. and scorpions and snakes are
safe from the. ire of the inhabitants. Calling a
native servant to kill a snake that had fallen
from the caves Of The Temple their country
home to the floor below one day, Mrs. Conger
said she was astonished TO see him take the
reptile which was quite five feet long, by the
tail and swinging it to and fro, walking the
while toward a ravine that ran along in front
of the house, throw it carefully into the hol-
low.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28

successful career in Congress. Mr.. Kahn
standing with his own people is evinced by h
majority of 1000 in a district that has give
8 600 for Mcguire his Democratic predecesso
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1900

the snap Of twig will apprise game in
the neighbOThood of the hunter as effec-
tuahy as the discharge Of a gun. The
guide who takes you into the woods sums
up the argument for the moccasin as fol-
lows:
These dude hunters come down here In
what they cali hunting costume, and
they don't get nothing They wear shoes
with nails in 'em and soles as thick as
your hand. or they have what they call
hunting boots Might as well go hunt
ing on q freight train. Give me a good,
soft neat hide moccasin or a shoepack,
and III show EN- what's what in getting
through the woods without making noise.
tell you the old Indians knew their bust
ness and it amt any use trying to i'm
prove on what they wore. "
The moccasin idea has been employed
successfully in Bangor in the manufacture
Of dainty bedroom slippers for women,
made like moccasins. but without the
These are made OF elk $ hide, very
soft aud warm and very much like moose
hide. They are trimmed with beaver. the
remnants from furriers' cutting tables be-
ing used. and when ready for sale, Win
a bit Of embroidery on the top piece. they
are temptation to any woman who sees
them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03

shine all the morning. BY p. m. the
front one is beginning TO cool.
Good Nights TO sleep.
Never a night of the whole year in which
one must turn and turn TO Try to go 10
sleep. never one to lie awake till almost
morning from heat No hot sheets and
hotter bedstead-if iron-that you dare NOT
put your hand on; no need to get up and
walk about that YOU may become so tired
that you fan asleep in spite of heat; no
need TO lie with your head on the window
sill TO Perchance get some slight stir of
air--of which there is none-as We have
done in Cincinnati more than once. No
use for a very thin lawn robe de cham
bre, and as for those ingenious fans that
cool the air of a room, we are not able
TO imagine any use that they could be
put to if here. If there was another Lord
Timothy Dexter" of NeWburyport. he
might possibly conceive some use for them
and bring shipload here and insist upon
their sale. As he succeeded in selling
warming pans in the warmest Southern
states, for rice ladies. and mittens for
STEAMERS. such a genius must have pos
sessed all possibilities.
Monkey" jugs.
Not even window and door screens are
used here. Flies come, but remain only a
day or two and vanish.
Another PECULIARLY is that things keep
cool without ice. 1t is made here, but is so
high IN price that very few buy it. An
American coming mere with the custom Of
revo,ing in iced drinks imaglnes at first
thai he cannot exist without ice, but be
fore very long he finds that he can. and
not only that he is surprised to see that
the water as we keep 1t is quite cool. We
put Il in what are called monkey jugs
They are made of a peculiar porous clay
brought here from Rio de Jaueiro, and
have very funny shape, but they do keep
the water most delightfully."- cool They are
far more healthful as a cooler than ice
We are sure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03
TYPEWRITER SAFE FOR A TIME.
They VIII Not BE Driven From Their
Occupation by Recent Inventions.
From the New York Hera'

From the New York Herald.
Have you read about mat new arrange
ment called the phono-typewriter?" asked
the business man of Miss Blank his pri-
vate secretary. IT'S something 20 do
away with you women in the business
world" he went on. IT'S very simple
Strange nobody ever thought of it before.
You just sit and talk into a receiver like
q monograph, and the typewriter writes
your letter. Simple-simplest thing ever
offered for patent. l shall order one just
as soon as it is on the market.
I'm sorry for you girls who are here in
the great world all alone, fighting along
but you must get married-you must get
married. l believe the phono-typewriter
will do more than revoutionize the pres
ent conditions OF the business world. 1t
will restore women to their proper sphere. &"
What's that?" the business man ex.
claimed, later in the day, as ne picked up
a letter on his desk.
con" said the private secretary 81
thought that as you intended to do away
with my services as soon as the phono-
typewriter was patented you would nike
me 10 begin to do some work like that
which it will probably turn out, so you
could be used to its arrangement"
The letter he'd been dictated soon after
the conversation dpOut the wonderful new
invention. and read:
MI. william Jones-no, his name isn't
william, it's James. Mr.. James Jones
Have you got that? You must be quick
err Well, Mr.. James Jones-no William.
Did l say william or James? James? Oh.
yes. You have his address. No? Well
you'u find it in the directory, Look I'M
der 'J-Jone, you know. It's somewhere
downtown. Wouldn't wonder If he was
in Wall street. Always did like Wall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03

street Well, can't blame him. Lively
street Where was !? Mr.. Walter Jones
-um-um-ud-My dear sir No just make
it sir l don't want to be too familiar
with q man like Jones Nice fellow. but
rather-Oh you know what | mean.
You've got that, Sir? Yours of the 26th
proximo just received Now be sure and
begin with "a capital. You must be careful
of your capitals. If there is one thing
am almost cranky about les my spell
ing and punctuation and diction. Diction.
yes. I'm great on dictiou. Did l say
proximo? You mustn't wait for me to tell
you these little things. Now, new para,
graph.
In regard to that little affar-ur-ur-
that business deal 10 which we spoke-of
which we spoke--I would suggest that you
visit the proper autfiorities-no, scratch
that out. l would suggest that you call
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03

and confer with the authorities Of whom
ence; spell spondence with one r.
had young man once who always in
sisted upon spelling It with two. Another
paragraph.
Il should not be at all surprised if you
found everything satisfactory in such u
case for everything is pretty sure TO Ne
satisfactory housekeeping is pretty
sure to be satisfactory when-when. what
did / say? on, yes when 1t is satisia.-
tory. No, cross all sthat last paragraph
out I don't believe in writing long let
ter when q short one will do. I'm Ike
Pascal in that Beliete it's harder 10
write a short one than long one. ThatH
do. Yours respectfully-no, truly yours
tnatll DO '.-, ..-.-. -.-:-
Then the business man changedhis n1nn
about the value of The new invention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03
DON'T STEP ON ARAT
To XIII Him. Don't Feed Reaches nm,

bedbugs on the. so-called exterminatinr
powders, which don't even make the bugs
sick. W hen you want to rid your house
of all kinds Of household vermin. whv
not do it in the easiest surest, cleanest
ana cheapest way-by using Stearn's EIscs
Piled in cracks and crevices or spread IN
a piece of cheese, and no bad odors can
arise from it's use, as 1t entirely CON
ana die outside the house II they can
not get out inside of two days the Paste
consumes and dries up all of the rat bur
the skin and bones, so that there is noth
ing left TO smell. Stearn Electric PSsfe
has been made for over 20 years Thous-
ands ana thousands of housekeepers have
er had one single complaint For sale al
al druggists &3c a box, IL your druggist
does not keep II send STAMPS and we viii
Co. Chicago. III. 'e
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03
CAPE TOWN WEATHER.
JUNE, July AND AUGUST ARE TIL
WINTER MONTHS.

- ~, $50 -, ..t. Ill,
i'"' "''
OF the street.
Can. Town Corresp1rd.rcc Boston Trans
sript
-rt,l. ,,,,+t, ,,f ,..,., --,v, f. ,r..,, The
"
p4Se OF Twelve mountains "'h it9lH '''
Lion Head Whltn Is a. 'ht At.aiiiD
ocean end ofCafr Town The electric cars
Pm, -, ,I, .,.5., f tt.. suburbs ,ft,ar olov-
,
'i vi '"'-'' '"i'''' JAM i'i ~" "
What would Boston or Ne" OK per
son think Of paving So ceuts2 That is the
regular nri,, here,
rh.. cit-,,,,. ~ ,,,,,-s,,t,,r, - c,,s
Town IN summer Us Simply pefleeLon'
There is nothing TO b- desired, Is seems
10 U.S. TIN DAYS are nearly one t,phrokeD
e,,,....-t- 49,. 49, .....,,,.., -,....i,-.o 90
the Ola hEmh' hui gust delshiul sun
shine that you may depend upon if YOU
wish Ia have a da,.4 outfnr ar .xnca,
visitors y-bo .,,,,3 ,,t ,,,,,,ra am in
rainy weather. We round tAat TACT 'i
the reliability o. the weather great
comfort. W, must own. Here We need moi
sa,- r., , fri,,t ..ot, voc ,.v- ..,,,,,, a.
'"'- "Na'I'' PEI UNITS Ho' eve" 'H'''N ~
ones sell, Wlll 30 to the Seasnore
wednesday if il does not rain ", can ac-
tuallv make nlans ana t.. sure Of carry-
;-,. H., 80. - -,,,.- r.; 49, Ill, .
" '''
slueIa'loh. Are You thinking thel IL We
have such coudless days that they are
very hot? Then you are mistaken We
had that idea " hen We were In the Unit
ed States, aud il is fostered by writer's
generally who only travel through Africa
We expected 10 he literally burned alive
by the terrible sun hat made "Afric's
burning ands." That only proves how
little we knew of The geography of South
Africa.
Ice at Johannesburg.
Cape Town is situated a little above the
So'l ueslee ol IdLt4'u4V' anu Johannes
puIe Is iot veg iaI SCUM Oh the z2lh uH-
sree' anu Net thoush almost ten degrees
,ai'heI hO' ~ or nearer tue equator 10
LiaillesouiS mas qule coo winters Ice,
AtOSt anu - NJ lIihts SHOW. All on account
oI tie mountains feopIe leaNe there dur
ING the WINTER anu come doWh 10 Dur
Dan "here IL Is mud, because 1t Is built
on sahuy tract OF iahd, when, though
hllly' Is not mountainous.
cape IoWh mas mountains north and
south' with the pay between. on the tops
OF those across the bay we often see
snow, ana at such times it becomes quite
cold mere Ihen the mountains, being so
hlgh ana winding about in such fash
ION. protect many portions of the town
ana suburbs from the heat Of the sun
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-03
PAlNE'S CELERY COMPOUND
a Great Reconstructant

REV JOHN RICE SEVENTYFVE YEARS
y wife and Celery
good regulator OF the system general and
found kidney
18th
The human system in old age must have a large
store of nervous energy and rich, nourishing blood
Panes Celery Compound keeps the liver and kidneys
active, and the body strong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
BULLER'S PLUCKY FIGHT.

WINSTON CHURCHILL TELLS OF HEAVY
sSES-CONFIDENCE IN THE GENERAL.
London, March 6.-Winston Churchill, describ-
ing the relief of Ladysnlith in a dispatch pub
lished by THE Morning Post" says:
II has been effected at cost OF upward of
five thousand officers and men in army only
twenty-five thousand strong
He goes on to pay high tribute to Sir Redvers
Butler. emphasizing the confidence his men had
in him, without which the enterprise could
hardly have succeeded OF General Buffers at
tack on February q Mr.. Churchill says:
Considered in itself il a masterpiece,
soundy conceived, boldly launched and skill
fully executed.
He adds that much also due to the
greatly improved Intelligence Department"
MI Churchill points out that the Beers now
hold Van Reenen's Pass. but that majority of
the Free Staters have accompanied the Trans
vaal force northward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06

WITH HEART FAILURE IN THE
COLONIAL CAFE.

John E. Fitzgerald. lawyer. living at No.
32S West Seventy-second-s died suddenly in
the Colonial Cafe. No. 212 Columbus ave. last
evening. Fitzgerald was about to take drink
when he suddenly collapsed, and would have
fallen to the floor had not Edward Bauern-
schmidt, of the walters. and several men
who were present rushed his assistance. The
lawyer placed chair, but before DR..
Pritchard, who lives at No. 1O5 West Seventy
third-st.. could reach his side he had expired.
Heart failure is given the of death.
Mr.. Fitzgerald ifty-five years old Three
months ago his wife. who Nine. Connolly.
a well known dressmaker, died
Before coming to New-York, several years
ago. Mr.. Fitzgerald prominent citizen of
Boston, and was at time Fire Commissioner
of that city. He also at one time Assem-
blymau and Alderman Under President Cleve-
lands first administration Mr.. Fitzgerald
customs official at Boston.
When Lord Mayor Fallon OF Dublin In
this city. a short time ago. Mr.. Fitzgerald es-
corted him around the city and also accom-
panied him TO Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
ENTHUSIASM IN LADYSMITH.
SCENES WHEN RELIEF FORCE ENTERED
DR. JAMESON SICK.

DIR. JAMESON SICK.
Durham, March 2.-The newspaper corre-
spondents who have reached here from Lady
smith say that the enthusiasm Of the garrison
and inhabitants of the besieged town was in
tense when the relieving column entered the
town. Men left the hospital. and the
women and children went forth TO greet the
newcomers. 1t was noticeable, however, that
the latter were the most demonstrative, cheer
ing the women and children whom they were
proud to have saved
The correspondents believe that the garrison
could have held out until April 2 though ra-
tions necessarily had been reduced to the mini
mum. The men of the garrison will require q
rest, and the horses are much wasted.
The correspondents pay high tribute to the
plaint was heard from them. in spite of their
were beyond praise.
Sad sights were often witnessed when the
sparse rations were being drawn. Children
would pathetically seek milk for their sick
mothers. The women and children were esti-
mated at five hundred. Though there was
much sickness arising from the horse meat diet
and the absence of farinaceous food, the epi-
demic period passed safely.
Dr. Jameson is suffering from typhoid fever.
General Butler entered the town at noon, es-
corted only by his staff. His bronZed appear
ance was striking. He said he had not entered
a bed for three weeks
The Beers exchanged shots with the relieving
force, which saw few bodies lying in the road.
The correspondents praise Generals White and
Hunter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
EAILED FOR $500. 900.

Cleveland March (SpeciaD.-J. F. Sieberling who
was supposed be millionaire manufacturer of
Akron to-day filed a petition in the voluntary
bankruptcy court of that city His liabilities are
$500 Co., and his assets nothing. few years
ago Mr.. Sieberling of the most promi-
nent manufacturers in the State. He made reap
ers and mowers, but in the panic Of 1893 his shop
was shut up owing TO the competition of the Nc
Cormicks, who nearer the West and could sell
cheaper. At that time he employed thousand
men. Since then he had been investing his capital
in street railway stock and other things. and had
up against several gold brick" schemes which
resulted In his financial ruin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
RUMORs OF PEACE AND WAR.
CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM LOURENC
MARQUES-KRUEGER'S APPEAL.

CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM LOURENCo
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. APPEAL.
London, March 5.-A dispatch to THE Times"
from Lourenco Marques, dated March t. says
that persistent reports continue to prevail that
the Transvaal Government has opened negotia-
tions looking to securing pea ace. On the other
hand it is asserted, the Beers will make stand
at Glencoe and Langs Mex, and that in the
mean time tho intrenchments at Pretoria are
being extended in anticipation Of a siege.
A conference between the Boer Presidents, 1t
is added, and the general commanding the Beers
receipt of the of General Cronje's sur
render Until Thursday night official confrma-
tion of the surrender withheld from the
public President Krugor sent a fervid re-
ligious appeal, with orders that it should be read
by all the officers TO the burghers, urging them
to stand fast and strive in the name of the Lord
for unless they had faith in Him, cowardice
would set in and their position would be hope
less the moment they turned their backs on the
enemy Their past victories he declared showed
that the Lord was on their side. The President
hesoueht the burghers to bring destruction
on their progeny.
The dispatch also says that high authority
in BIoenfontein declares that In the event of
renuIse of the Free State forces the latter will
retire toward the Transvaal and unite with
their breth. en- there. maintaining the struggle
TO the last
The Boer casualties at Colenso In the week
ended February % are reported to be thirty one
men killed and 130 wounded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
PREPARING FOR BATTLE
british AND BOERS TO.
GETHER NEAR OSFONTEZN.
PoBERTss STRONG POSITION-MOvE-
MENT TO RELIEVE MAFEK1NG-
GATACRE'S LOCATION.

tcopyrght: 1900: by The New-York Tribune.l
[Ry CABLE TO TIE rRIBuNE.l
London. March G, 6 a. m.-skirmishing is
.,ruous in the neighborhood of osfontein and
General French has temporarily succeeded in
stopping the movements of the Beers who were
,rekking 10 the northwest. Bennett Burleigh in
g disnatch 10 The Telegraph" mentions that
miles TO the south of Modder River. while ac-
ccrdinE TO The Standards" correspondent Lord
Robertss army is most simultaneously posted
The Sixth and Seventh divisions. with the
mounted infantry are on the south bank Of the
river. the Ninth division and cavalry brigade
beine or the north. The country is an open,
grassy plain favorable for the British opera
tioas. and the Boer position is said be ex-
tremely precarious.
The force which is announced in the Cape
Kimberley may be the column for the relief of
Nafeking which was reported all well on Feb
ruary 24. Fourteen Stream is. however, strong
ly defended by the Beers. that if the column
keeps 70 the railway line the passage of the
vaal will probably be obstinateiy disputed.
Colonel Plumer has occupied Crocodile Pools.
which was evacuated by the Beers Febru-
cry 25
The burghers remaining at stormberg do not
seem inclined 10 retire TO the Free State just
yet. and Commandant Olivier has invited Gen
eral Gatacre TO make another attack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
ROBERTss STRONG POSITION.

London, March Ga dispatch TO THE Stand
srd" from Osfontein, dated March 4, says:
Lord Robertss army now occupies most ad-
yantageous position. The Sixth Division, under
General Kelly Kenny is posted on the right and
holds all the kopjes for distance Of five miles
south of the Modder The Seventh Division
under General Tucker, is In the centre imme-
diately south OF the river, and General Coivilie
with the Ninth Division, is on the north panK
The cavalry brigade under General French. is
,os,es IN the left front and the mounted infan-
trv under Colonel Ridley Martyr. on the right
frcnt.
The country round consists OF wide, grassy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
TWO KILLED: MANY INJURED.
COLLISION OF PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
TRAINS IN INDIANA

Terre Haute, Ind March "A dispatch 10
1.-The Express from Brazil. Ind. says that In
a collision two miles north Of that place. the
Chicago and Indiana Railway. two miners were
killed and seventy-fve were injured Many Of
these will die from injuries received. The local
eastbound freight No. 113. into the rear of
the miners train, and three cars were reduced
to kindling wood, while others in the passenger
train were piled in mass of wood and iron on
the tracks It is not yet determined how many
bodies are in the wreckage. and 1t is feared that
more will be found. The injured are being taken
to Brazil on a special train. and doctors are at
the scene.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
TO INQUIRE INTO TAYLoRs ACTS.

Frankfort, Ky, March 5.-Senator Triplett. anti
Goebsl Democrat. offered resolution to-day to
investigate the truth Of the published reports con-
cerning shipments of State to London by
Governor Taylor and to demand the return of same
to the State Arsenal. If the reports found
to be and the return of the is refused the
committee appointed TO make the investigation shall
then bring in bill making appropriation of
S25O,OOp to buy guns, and also authorizing Cen
eral John y. Casteman to issue call for suf
ticient number Of volunteers TO take the guns
from those in possession of them and return
them to the arsenal. A storm of applause followed
the reading of the resolution which lies
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
NO RAsCAIITY. SAYS BYRNs.

MAN WHO SUCCEEDED KAYsER SAYS Az
DIRECTORS WERE HARD HIT.
John Byrns treasurer OF the Dry Dock, East
Broadway and Battery road. who also assumed
the office of secretary last week. when Leopold
Kayser one OF Henry Harts nephews. was
ousted from that position by the receiver, was
quoted yesterday accounting for the ruin of
the road in the following way:
do not believe that there has been any delib-
crate rascality In the handling OF the Third
Avenues finances. There is. however, no deny
ing that there has been extravaganza and mis-
management. That s the most serious charge
see that can be made. i had been only q abort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
MILNER PRocLAIMs MARTIAL LAW.

MILITARY RULE IN FOUR DISTRICTS. IN
CLUDING BARKf-Y WEST
Cape Town. March 5.-Sir Alfred Milner has
ISSUED the following proclamation:
Whereas. The enemy's forces have invaded
lhe Districts Of Prieska, Kenhardt Britstown
ano Barkly West; and
whereas, Many British subjects have taken up
Hrns and.
whereas III is necessary TO repel invasion and
suppress rebellion; now, therefore,
martial law is hereby declared in these dis
tricts