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The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

John W. Gates the steel and wire mag
nate who recently 1ut down several of
his mills and lef' fndreds OF working
people to stsrve Il lget along the best
way they could is in Paris, where he is
going the pace" II is said that in a
gambling room the other night he lost $780,
900 at baccarat in one sittng-a sum
equal to the annual salary OF the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

In Geneseo. ILL.,, a man who got mad
with the town authorities. deliberately
tried to take smallpox. so that he might
distribute it among his neighbors. He has
been caught and locked up
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
SEA GRIT, NEW JERSEY.

Beach House, right on the beach. AL
ways cool. Fine accommodations. Dining
room service trst-class. Rates reasona.
BILE Send for booklet. Sea Girt IL the
first stop made on the coast by express
trains from Philadelphia 10 Asbury Park
and Long Branch. COAST COMPANY.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
AVONDALB SPRINGS.

On Knoxville and Bristol Railroad. five
miles west of Tate's, at the base of Ciinch
mountains; one OF the most delightful re-
sorts of East Tennessee. LAthia. sulphur
and chalybeate water Reasonable rates.
Address Miss c. CROZIER, .Lithia, Grain
ger county, Tennessee
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, and fresh southerly
winds; and for Eastern Florida. fair
weather, with variable winds
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

The Information that the Chinese have
pretty considerable army Of well-drilled
troops. armed with rifles and cannon that
ore an improvement upon the arms of the
Europeans who are now operating against
the Boxers comes as a matter OF some
surprise. 1t has heretofore been the COM
mon belief that the Chinese army was
little better than an undisciplined rabble,
armed with rifles and cannon that were
obsolete. II IL is true that the foreig-u
drilled Chinese have been brought 90 ia
high pitch OF excellence" and that one
commander has not less than 11.o0o OF
them under him. the prospects are coed
for some serious fighting before the stu
alton has been cleared up. While the
Chinese may lack that dash and spirit
which eharacterizes white-skinned soldiers
they are Indifferent TO death and are can
able of making a degged and wearying
resistance.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

zone Of the most artistic things in
connection with the Paris fair" says the
Philadelphia Ledger, sis the deftness
with which eighteen American commits
sioners draw 5000 each for doing moth
ing"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
Grcenbrier White sulphur Springs,
West Virginia..

Representative resort of the South. Open
June IS. $4,000 in Improvements. New
sewerage plumbing, lights, private baths
and toilets. Orchestra of 16 pieces. Fam
Gus Sulphur baths. New 9-hole golf
course. 200 yards. Professional in charge.
Write for illustrated booklet. HARRING-
TON MILLS, Manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

The voters of Rhode Island will, In the
November election, vote upon the ques-
tton OF abolishing the co-capital system
and making Providence the exclusive leg
islative capital of the state, as il has for
years been the center of population, in
dustry and commerce. 1t has been re-
called. as illustrating a popularity of
early government in this country. that
originally Rhode Island had FIVE capitals
one in each of ner five counties. The
1--WE, indeed, were continued to a date as
late as 1854, when the number was limited
to two by constitutional amendment.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
JOHN c. BUTLER,

DEALER IN
Paints, oils and Glass, sash. Doors. Blinds.
and Builders Supplies. Plain and Decora-
tive Wall Paper. Foreign and Domesfs1
Clements. Lime. Plaster and Hair. Sole
Agent for Ahestlue Cold Water Paint.
20 Congress street west and - ST Julian
street. west
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL.

Virginia ave and Beach Atlantic City, Nj.
5th year. Most central location; highest
elevation, overlooking ocean; $50 beautiful
rooms, many with baths. The terms are
reasonable Write for booklet Hotel coach
es meet all trains. CHARLES r. COPE.
MELRoSE. NEW YORK.-7s Madison
Avenue corner 18th st. Rooms with or
without board. Rooms with board 81 per
week $.25 per day and upwards. Send for
circular.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

In the New York Court of Appeals the
other day there came out a story of how
man who began life as a poor clerk
finally arose to the possession of 81. 10000
IT was not altogether through his finan-
cial ability. but rather through his abil-
ity as love-maker. that he achieved has
success. His first wife died and left him
an estate of 100000 He married a sec
ond time. and wife No. died and left
him s6oo0OOo For the third time he mar
Tied. The family of No. was rich but
his mother-in-law, in whom the property
was vested, declined to contribute to the
still further enrichment of her son-in-law
through his wives, and left will divert
ing the property in another channel.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
ROCKY RIVER SPRINGS,
StanIy County, N. c.,
0ran TVna

Finest mineral water Table supplied
with the best. Band of music. Daily
mail. Phone connections with all adjoin-
ing towns. Climate unsurpassed. Tourist
rates Southern Railway and its branches
and Atlantic Coast Line. Write for cir
cular. Address r. B. Beckwith NJ. D.,
Silver, Stanly county, North Carolina.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
Two Little Fables.

Charles and William were partners IN
a small way in the commission business
saws Life. When the war broke out VIII
liam went 20 the front, but as Charles had
an uncle who was congressman he went
to Washington and did important Work
for some contractors.
After the war william came home in
dusty blue clothes and was a nero, at
though he was Sc in debt. He found
Charles not only engaged TO the prettiest
girl in the place, but with his pockets
full Of ready money.
II is pleasant to know THAI republics
are not always ungrate1ul.
David was a fine old merchant. He was
a deacon. a solid man, and universally
resDected. The civic reform club urged
upon him to run for mayor, and the com
mittee Informed him that he would oe
pretty nearly unanimously elected. he
weakly consented, and the respectable eie-
ment was delighted
They ran against him an unknown per-
son named Michael. a retired saloon-keep-
err. He was an ignorant man, but ne knew
a good deal about machines.
When they counted the ballots II was
by majority of 1888 to 1853.
David felt very sore and is eth wonder
ing how it happened
stories like this should demonstrate that
success consists in knowing how to sue
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
hOTEL NORMANDIE,.

BROADWAY & 3STH SITS, NEW YORK.
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF.
EUROPEAN PLAN.
COOLEST HOTEL IN ~!EW YORK CITY
Located in the iveliest and most inter-
esting part of the city; twenty principal
places of amusement within five minuteS
walk of the hotel
CHARLES A. ATKINS & co.
Summer Resort-Ocean Kotel, Asbury
Park N. J. GEO. L. ATKINS & SONS.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Springfield Mass) Republican
Qnd) says: The Kansas City convention,
if 1t wishes to make a sharp issue between
the platforms. has only to demand that
the United States treat the FilipinOs as it
is pledged TO treat the Cubans. Let the
convention draw as sharply possible
the contrast between the conditions in the
two places. as resulting directly from the
opposite policies in the administrators
peace treaty-in Cuba, whose sover-
eighty was not taken, peace and progress;
in the Philippines. whose sovereignty was
violently seized upon, war and anarchy
and the bitterest hatred of all things
American"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE.

July daily rate s.. Unsurpassed seem
cry. Railway fare reduced. Stations, Otis
Summit and Kaaterskill.
CHAS. * GEO. II. BEACH, Mgrs..
Catskill, N. Y.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

The railway disaster near McDouough,
with its shocking loss of life, was no
doubt an accident, pure aud simple. But,
is it not within the scope of human In
genuity 10 prevent the occurrence Of such
accidents? Camps Creek, 1t seems. runs
alongside the railroad track for some dis
lance. and then turns and goes under the
railroad through a culvert. The position
was one which. it would seem. might be
viewed with suspicion by experienced rail
road men after an exceptionally heavy
rain and when the creek was out OF its
banks. II it had been the policy of the
road to have the train stopped. under such
circumstances, and an examination made
of the condition of the suspicious point,
the probabilities are that the 100 feet
OF washed-out track would have been dis
covered and the catastrophe averted. Il
would take time. Of course, to make an
inspection of bridges, culverts and other
points of possible danger before attempt
ing to cross them and schedules between
cities might be considerably disjointed in
taking such precaution; but there is 60
douDt tndt passengers NOulu Cueet4ulIS
spend the extra time on the road. when
they understood the purpose OF the delay.
-S-@-s
The old joke turning upon the spanking
school teacher and the small boy with
torpedoes in his pocket was really enact
cd in a Bnghamton. N. Y. school the
other day. The boy was gathering fire
works for the Fourth of July and on his
way to school had bought several giant
torpedoes, which he stored away in the
back pocket of his trousers until he could
get the opportunity 10 add them to his
supply in magazine. During school the
boy Whispered of his torpedoes to a com
panion. The teacher saw the whispering
and called the young chap up The boy
was rather curt in his replies. and the
teacher swung him across his knee. Be
fore the boy could protest or explain the,
teachers hand descended and there was
an explosion which shattered the hand
so badly that il had to be amputated,
Oddly enough the boy was not injured
in the least
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

Discussing the cotton situation, the New
Orleans Picayune CDem.) says: with but
a poor promise OF a large yield this year,
the small supplies of cotton in stock and
in spnners' hands acquire additional force
as stimulating influences in the market.
People who looked for materially lower
prices for the growing crop are now aban-
donng extreme views, and the opinion Is
becoming daily more prevalent that the
coming season will see a fairly high level
OF values for cotton
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
BLOWING ROCK.
GREEN PARK HOTEL

Summit of Blue Ridge. 4,340 feet. Seem
cry and climate unsurpassed, so say globe
trotters Hotel first-class in every respect.
Only house on mountain with plastered
walls; excellent livery; 40 miles turnpike
roads on top of ridge; large ball room.
band and other amusements. Postoffica
and telegraph in hotel. Opens July /.
Write for leaflet and rates to
Green Park Hotel Co., Green Park, N. C.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

The Chicago Journal Qnd) says: Let
US devoutly hope that no American soldier
man will be so reckless as to raise the
old flag over a Chinese village. In that
event every mon jack OF us would have
to advocate keeping It flying or be liza bic
to prosecution for treason"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal Dem)
says: 1.-THE Democrats of New York
ought to hold series OF prayer meetings
and pray that the Republicans will nomi-
cate Tim Woodruff for governor;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
GREAT CITY FOR PADLocKs.
Phenomenal Way in Which They Flour
 ish at Irkutsk.

Irkutsk, the accepted capital of ori- ental Siberia, is city of padloeks. It has only about 51 1000 inhabitants, yet there are more padlocks on the shut ters und doors of Irkutsk stores than can be found in an American city eS 200,00 There are as many as three padlocks on some store doors, and every lower story shutter bears from one to five. The paddock weighs from one to fifteen pounds. The popular size is five pounds and two and one- half inches thick, says the Chicago Record. The closing of store is all affair of consequence. The heavy shut ters are swung together, the ponderous Iron bars are put in place, the padlocks are adjusted and locked, and then comes the final and serious ceremony of locking the door. The door is shut the bars are placed, and the paddock is fixed and locked, and the verdant stranger thinks the closing operation is ever. It is not A piece of cord is drawn through the hask of the paddock, and the two ends are held against the G9or by a clerk or boy, while the pro- prietor melts q piece of sealing wax and sticks the ends tS the door. On the hot wax he places hispr1yate stamp. A promenade on an Irkutsk business street after closing time shows the huge padlocks, the two lines of string and fat dab of red wax as big as a silver dollar. In case sealing wax is dispensed with, the paddock is tied in q rag, the string being knotted in c peculiar way. The business man of Irkutsk has no faith in a stringless paddock. I learned that through ths wax and rag medium the owner of g store knew if his lock had been tam
 pered with during the night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
WHERE GOLD GROWS.
fl esb Deposits of the Precious bfehaa
 Every Year.


 Every Year.
 There are localities where gold may be said to grow every yeas. or, in other words, where fresh deposits of the precious metal are to be found annu- ally, says Answers. One such dis trict is in the Edmonton country, in The Canadian northwest, where, after he spring floods from the same banks and benches" of the Saskatchewan river, there are taken every year con- siderable quantities of gold by few diggers, who make their living out os the business. But the most conspicu- ous and interesting case of this sort is to be seen near Iehang. in the pro- vince of Hupeh. in China. For many centuries past each year gold has been washed from the banks Of coarse gray el on both sides of the River Han. and in the midst of the auriferous district there is an ancient town called Uiku- ten, which means Gold Diggers' Inn" It's inhabitants subdivide the gold bearing ground among themselves an- nually, stalking out their claims with partitions. They pay no royalty and appear to earn no more than bare subsistence, but this may be doubted, as John Chinaman is an adept at lay in low and sayin' noffin'" The an- nGai river floods bring down millions of tons of mud and sand, which is charged with gold, both fine" and in flakes, is deposited to depth of six Inches or more on the banks of gravel. It is in the winter that the gold is washed, and ii is said that seven men work about twenty tons of the "paf dirt" in fay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
FOURTH IN POPULATION
r'as Is the Standing of the United
 States Among the Nations

There were 62, 622 ,250 inhabitants in tho United States ten years ago, ac- .ording to the last census. Secretary Cages actuary of the treasury, who is close guesser iii matters of popula- rion, computes the present population between Maine and California, Alaska. and Key West, at 76,14S,000. To this must be added the peoples brought un- der the stars and stripes by the war with Spain and by the annexation of Hawaii, to say nothing of Cuba, Porto Ricu, and Guam. If the Filipinos can oe induced te stand still long enough to be counted they may possibly yiel6 million or two more, but unless the actuary has made a mistake in addl- ton there will yet remain wide gap between the actual and the magnificent round number. For decade or two longer, therefore, the United States must be content to remain in the fourth place in point of population among the nations of the earth. China despite the enereaehments upon her territory. still holds the lead, with 402 ,680,00o men, women, and chil~ ilren within her borders; the British umpire comes next with 3S1,0S7 ,S73 subjects, including the dusky fanatics of the Soudan; and the Russian em, pire is third, 129, ,211,113 persons owiDe allegiance to the ezar. No other n@
 ton, however, can show such a raJad 1 increase as that Of the United States. Geol ge Washington was president of nation numbering fewer than 3,0OO,- 900 individuals It took 20 years fot he population to double. In 1910 it was 7,239, ,SS1. fn 1920 it had reached only 9,633, 1922, and 10 years later the total 12,866,oso. From this time on it advanced by leaps and bounds. In 1840 t was 17,009, ,453, in 1850 it was 3,f91, ,876, in 1860 it had reached 31,- 3,321. and 30 years ago the census showed a population of 3s,55S,371. It Sid not pass the 50,000,0ao mark until 1880, when it was 50,155, 7S3, and the last enumeration. 1890, gave a total of s2.622, ,250.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
LOW LIFE IN NAPLES.
Haunts of the Thieve, Where Grim.
 {s Bred,

Is Bred
 The haunts of the beggars of Naples are also usually the haunts of thieves kept by some woman, who trades on the vice and misery of her fellow-crea- lures. says the Gentleman's Magazine. night and assemble by day, teaching children to pick pockets and beg. Thence every morning the blind, the lame and the aged set forth on their rounds in the city. A false monk sets out to visit certain families and shops On certain days, giving numbers fo ths lottery and receiving aims. An cid woman departs with her pocket full of sweetmeats, with which she dccoys little children into some deserted ccr- her and robs them of earrings or arti. c}es of clothing. Others rob the aims boxes hung up in churches or in front of shrines on the roads. These kneel before the images in fictitious devotion, beating their breasts with one hand, while with the other they fish for the ihOACy WILL d Lul4 otiSh SluSdI6u Wltu bird-lime, which they insert in the small oval aperture of tho box, draw ing out the coins one at a time. One member of the criminal class, got up as gentleman of fortune. used to frequent the public billiard saloons. where he soon made friendships with the aristocratic players. attracting them with his charming. ingenious smile bright blue eyes. and delightful tenor voice, and was often even in- vited 10 his friends houses and intro duced to their families. He was no thief, his buA ness was to inform his criminal associates of the financial state of the families he visited. thus enabling them to make plots of rob- oery or gambling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
 PIPES OF PEACE.
Eaoss Mia tie of BIood-Red Stone Moss
 Esteemea by Indians.

Esteemea by Indians.
 Nearly every Indian tribe has some Interesting legend connected with the bIood-red stone of the Pipestone quar- Ties of Minnesota. One tale is that long ago two fierce bands of Winnebagoes and Sioux, the brayest of their respee- tive tribes, met in conflict here They fought all day. from early morn untis set of sun, until the chieftain of one band was slain. Some of the warriors escaped, and some were made captives. Among the eaptives was the ehieftainas daughter Being very brave and fair. she was chosen by one chief as his share of the spells. Refusing, how ever, to become his bride, she was doomed to the stake. In dying she predicted that the Great Spirit would throw her blood upon the suns rays to her people far away, and that the stone under her feet would be forever tinted with her blood. Catlin, the famed e1 plorer of Indian country, was the first white man to visit this locality At. traeted by the Indian tales he had @ASSAA0 0 All sLO SalhiilCi OA ACouy HI NOAA- pany with young English gentleman and his trusty Indian guide. he started on horseback from St. Anthony's Falls to explore the region. It appears that the Indian tribes have long aeld the place in superstitious estimation, and also that 1t has been the resort of dIs. ferent tribes, who have made their regular pilgrimage there to renew their pipes. It is also evident that these people set an extraordinary value on the red stone, independent of the fact that 1t is more easily carved and makeg better pipes than any other stone. Whenever an Indian presents a pipe Of 1t, he gives 1t as something from the Great Spirit, and some of the tribea have tradi ion that the red men were all created from the red stone and that 1t is thereby a part of their flesh, Such was the superstition of the Sioux on this subject that we had great diff dculty ID approaching it, being stopped by several hundred of them, who or- dered us back and threatened us very hard, saying that no white man had ever seen 1t and that none should.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
a,osp CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRIA.
Newspapers in Francis Joseph's Dornaia
 Mnst Not Speak Too Freely.

Must Not Speak Too Freely
 The editor of small provincial pas ner in Austria was in great difficulty 10 find q fit subject for his leading article. having been too intent upon osnef business or upon pleasure to provioe one The last moment had come anu fhe editor was in despair. He tortured his hrain in vain, when he suaueniy was inspired by happy thought anu dashed off the lines: After carefuiiy nerusing the leading article written for the present number by one or the ab1est of our contributors, we nave ar rived at the conclusion that 1t may pe ,oisinterpreted by the authorities anu regarded as an attack upon the gov arnment. We ourselves consider 1t tQ be perfectly innocent. but. as we are unwilling. for our readers sake. as well as for our own, to have our news paper confiseated, we have very un- willingly, though, as we think, pfu- dentfy, resolved to withdraw the afti- cfe. This must serve as the apology so our readers for the blank space in our nresent issue" The journal was pup lished in the evening, and the sly ed. flor, after performing this little piece of stratagem, left the office in high humor. AS soon as he arrived in the office next morning clerk came up to him. with a doleful expression, anu said. ..Herr Redaktor, the paper IS eonflgeated by the police!" For what reason 2, asked the astonished editor s.Eor malicious ridicule of the instfta- tions of the Austrian empire by the omission of the leading article re- nIied the nlan.-New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-11
A Taie of a Turkey.

From the Swea City (Iowa) Herald: Along In the night large turkey climbed from the ridge nf the roof on oie Peterson's house to the top of the chimney and sat down, so as to get the benefit of the heat from the fire below. Early in the morning Mrs. feterson and two children sleeping in Eaa room where the hard coal stove was located were discovered to be Seathiy sick and the room was full or gas. The turkey was soon discov- ered and driven of, but 1t took quite q while for the sick to recover.