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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18

proaching column increased in inten-
sity; the earth, trembled; the air sang
with a kissing noise. Suddenly day
was blotted out and Hades was let
loose. Smith and his wife could
neither see nor. think, but they instinc-
lively tried to hold on to the very
earth beneath them, which seemed 10
be hurled up into the air and whiried
about like a scrap of paper.
I'm a few minutes the roaring sound
began to lessen, the Keeling earth be-
came still again, and the swift patter
of pouring rain was heard falling on
the trapdoor. After fifteen minutes
OF suspense Smith cautiously raised the
door and peered out. The rain had
slackened and the sun was shining.
Smith looked about him. There
stood his shack uninjured His cotton
and corn had suffered only in the loss
OF a few leaves. Then he looked over
beyond the dead line and gave a great
shout. Jones had disappeared so had
his shack; so had his wagons ana
tools, and the shed where he had kept
his team.
There was a broad, smooth track
across the prairie where these had
stood--a track from which the grass
was gone, and which looked as though
an army of Kansas grasshoppers had
passed over it.
Some men would have sat down to
think over such remarkable occur
renee, but Smith did not He hurried
out his mules, hitched up his plough
and ran furrow around the whole
claim, while his wife stood guard with
the gun to await Jones' return. Smith
quarter section then and there, but he
might have spared his haste for Jones
did not reappear. and nothing was
heard of him for several weeks. Then
Smith received a letter dated from d
town forty miles away in an adjoining
county. The letter read:
Dear Sir: | write to let you know
that you can have that - farm all
to yourself, for will never come back
to that - country or make any fight
in the court. When the cyclone came
along that day felt as though I was
flying UP and apart, like a bag of
feathers, and that was the last knew
until I came to about six miles from
here with part Of my own front porch
heaped on top of me. A fellow came
along and dug me out, and found
had nothing broken except one rib. I
found one of my mules close by, still
tied to the scantling to which he had
been hitched, and the other one / heard
of the next day about three miles
away. There weren't hurt. so l have my
team and myself, and there is a claim
here whose owner was blown away and
hasn't been heard Of so l have taken
that. I'll stay here unless another cy-
clone comes along. Then you may hear
from me in Arkansas, or back in Ten
nessee. Hoping you are still there Re-
spectfully A. Jones'"
This is a cyclone story that can be
verified, for Smith filed the letter with
the court in establishing his title to the
quarter section. For that reason the
story is worth repeating, but, of course,
it is not one that would attract much
attention out in the cyclone country
except that 1t is the only case on re-
cord where the storm usurped the
functions of judge and jury"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
TO APPEAL FOR BoERs.
COMMUNICATIONS to Start a Move
ment for This Purpose.

Cleveland, Nov. IA meeting of
delegates of the societies of the Ger
American Central Bund of Cleve-
land was held to-day to arrange for
plans for mass meeting of citizens
in the interest of the Beers. The Ger
man societies intend to petition Con-
gress to intervene in behalf of the
Beers, and to send a memorial to
President Roosevelt. The memorial
will ask" the President to take imme-
diate steps to stop the shipment of
horses and mules from New
Orleans to Cape Town, to be
used BIZ the British forces in South
Africa, claiming that it is contrary
to stipulations of an existing treaty
with Great Britain, and also calling at
tention to a proclamation of Queen
Victoria, dated April 26, 1898, calling
for the strict enforcement of the treaty
during the war between the United
States and Spain. The President will
also be reminded of the British con-
centration camps in South Africa and
to the precedent established by Presi-
dent Mckinley in regard to the recon-
centrado camps in Cuba.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18

IN washington. 1t is distinctly graft
Tying. Mrs. Roosevelt drives in a
regal victoria or a trim brougham, and
the men on the box wear liveries OF
very dark blue, with wide collars of
pronounced, almost continental blue.
Their hats are ornamented with small
cockades of red. white and blue. 1t
sounds rather bizarre, but it is in real
lty IN the best possible taste, and smart
TO the extreme of smartness.
Madam Wu's Nieces.
Mrs. Roosevelt in her Victoria was
driving up Sixteenth street recently,
when she was observed to bow to the
occupants of commodious automobile.
There was a great bobbing and dodg-
ing OF heads within the automobile,
and finally the numbering machine was
turned about and started in the direc-
ton of the Presidents carriage. When
the latter was successfully overtaken,
three quaint and curious young faces
were turned in the direction of Mrs.
Roosevelt. who smiled at the eager
ness with which three strange little
chinese maiqens regarded her. The
automobile was the property of His
Excellency WI Ting Fang. and the
oriental strangers within were the rel
atives of Madam WI who returned
with the latter from a recent visit to
China. Both the Chinese Minister and
Madam WI go a great deal in So
ciety, but their visitors will not be
allowed often to venture beyond the
legation walls, it having been a con-
dition of their parents permission to
come to this country. that they faith
fully observe the customs of their own.
Poor little almond eyed maidens.
shut behind stone walls when a fairy
revel is at present in progress for de-
butantes and beaus in Washington.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
RUSSIAAND The EAST
BOTH CHINA AND JAPAN SEEKING
HER DOORS.
RUSSIA HAS A CARTER CASE.
WHOLESALE FRAUDS PERPETRAT-
ED IN RIVER WORK.

Engineer Aiexandroff and Several OF
His Accomplices Convicted-An
Anti-Liauor> Legislation on In
Russia - Provincial Government s
Complain of Conduct of Liquor
Monopoly in Famine Districts.
workingmen of ST. Petersburg
Want Liquor Booths Closed.
Special correspondence OF the Associ-
ated Press.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 1.--Rupnors that
a special Chinese mission, headed by
an imperial prince, will arrive here
about March /, appear to be well
founded. Closer commercial relations
are stated to be the principal object.
Japanese merchants have been COM
ing to Russia in constantly increasing
numbers recently with view to closer
commercial relations. Two or three
parties who have been well received by
Russian authorities and business men
are now in Moscow. All the signs at
present point to more cordial relations
between the two empires for the pres
ent at least.
The press is beginning to realize
that the government has made rad
ical roundabout in respect to famines
and displays no signs of pursuing an
ostrich policy this year. Commendable
energy is also manifest in relief meas
ures, though reports from portions of
Siberia show the needed grain has not
reached it's destination. prices in some
places standing 200 or 800 per cent.
above normal The railway ministry
announces reduced tariffs for relief
foodstuffs.
A criminal process which has JUST
ended at Mini Novgorod proves that
Russia has not attained the ideal of
all governments, an incorruptible pub
lie service. Several engineers, led by
one Alexandroff. We're convicted OF
wholesale frauds in connection with
river improvements during a period or
years.
They executed whatever work they
did in the most shameless manner and
charged for material never purchased,
and laborers never hired. and sold ma
terial sent them almost as fast as it
was delivered.
1t is interesting in this connection
that Assistant Minister of Finance Ro-
manoff's visit to Manchuria was main
ly to inquire into the peculiar disap-
pearance of railway records from
places where the Chinese found moth
ing else worth carrying off.
From many provinces there have
been coming in during several months
loud complaints against the govern
ment liquor monopoly. Nearly all the
Zemstva of the famine districts have
petitioned, vainly it seems, against the
continued sale of spirits during the
famine, and the city of st. Petersburg
and house owners in a portion of the
city with a population of 10000 work
ingrnen are petitioning the government
TO close the liquor booths in this dis
trict. In other parts the Zemstva de-
mand higher liquor prices, the increas-
ed profits to be devoted to education
These petitions have likewise been dis
regarded SO far.
The Minister of Finance proposes to
allow the Temperance Committee A.
900, 900 roubles next year or 600, 900 more
than this year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18


mile. Colonel Dan McCook fell
MORALLY wounded. Colonel Harmon
took command of the brigade. and was
instantly killed, MIME ball going
through his heart. Captain Fellows,
another one OF the dreamers, rushed
forward, shouting, Come on, boys
Wen take and fell dead a few
feet from the ditch. Colonel Fahne-
stock ordered a second charge, but we
failed to carry the works, fell back
twenty seven PAGES, separated into four
lines. threw UP breastworks, and held
our position.
"Fahnestock came out as he dreamed
he would. Harmon did not dream that
he was to be killed. and Fellows did
not dread that he was to be killed,
but both were shot dead. So, after all,
the facts were not greatly in favor OF
belief in dreams, but officers and men
OF that brigade who knew of the con-
versation between FahnestoclS, Harmon
and Fellows just before the charge
was made accepted all that happened
as sustaining belief in dreams"
Belief in dreams or premonitions
had very little TO do with the actualI-
ties Of battle" said the major zone
of the best men in our company at
stone River dreamed on the night of
December 80, 1862. that he would be
killed in battle the next day. He was
sick all that night. and took his place
in line the next morning with two
blankets worn shawl fashion about his
shoulders. He shook like a man with
the ague, but he would not leave the
ranks, even when the surgeon peremp"
torily ordered him to the rear.
He told me privately OF his dream,
and said that he was not going to evade
the issue. He admitted that he was
very sick, but he was going to remain
in the fight and he was going to meet
his death in the spirit of the warning
that he believed had been given him
in dream. He listened to General
Rosecrans's order of battle with kind
ling eyes. He went forward in the
charge with the blankets tapping
about him and yelling like an Indian.
He came out Of the battle without
scratch, but was in hospital three or
four weeks with fever. He recovered
from that, served through the war,
and came to believe finally that his
dream was the result of his sickness,
and was not a warning.
when we were in West Virginia
one Of my men dreamed that in going
through a defe rebels. shooting down
from the hills on either side. put four
bullets through his body from his
shoulder to his feet. and that he
scampered through the dehle and fell
dead after he got through. The next
day. after a long forced march, we
approached a defile that answered to
the vision Of his dream. He fell out
of ranks with feet SO sore and limbs
so stiff that he could not walk another
step. Just then the bugle sounded In
trent. He forgot all about sore feet
and stiff limbs, and ran forward. as
hea s-.ad 10, Al =
went through the defile at a limping
gallop. A dozen shots or more were
fired, but not a billet struck him,
and when he was through he said to
me privately that he would never be
depressed BY dream again.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
DREAMS BEFORE BATTLE.
Many Soldiers Believed in Them,
But Some Did NOt--Made Nervous
by Them.


From The Chicago Inter Ocean.
"a good many soldiers" said the
doctor, believe in dreams. remember
very we'll the day that Colonel Dan
McCook. commanding our brigade in
front of Kenesaw. called the regimen
tai commanders to report to him IN
person. When Colonel Fahnestock of
the seth Illinois had come up TO the
tree where Colonel Dan was sitting,
he said: we are going to charge the
rebel works in our front Addressing
Colonel Oscar Z. Harmon of the 125th
Illinois, he said: You will command
the first line.' To Colonel Fahnestock
he said: You will lead the second line,
and when you carry the works, shove
down the boys on the rebels and de-
ploy our regiment TO the left and oc-
cupy the works
Addressing Colonel G. ]. Dilworth
of the S5th Illinois. McCook said You
will lead the skirmish line with your
regiment He directed Captain Snod-
grass, of the 22d Indiana, TO lead the
third line and Colonel Clancy of the
SD Ohio to lead the fourth line, the
lines to follow each other at intervals
of ten PAGES. Colonel Fahnestock re-
turned TO his regiment, ordered the Of
ficers together, gave them Instructions,
ordered the men to load at will. and
not TO fire gun until we reached the
enemy's works We were them lying
down in the order assigned, waiting
for the signal gun.
while waiting. Colonel Fahnestock
went to a little cluster of bushes where
Colonel Harmon and Captain Fellows
were sitting. in front of the 125th Illi-
nois. The three knelt or sat down fac
ing each other to engage in conversa-
ton. Colonel Fahnestock loosened his
guerilla whistle and tore up his letters
Colonel Harmon asked him whether he
though we would carry the works.
Fahnestock replied he though not; that
we had waited too long; that we had
too far TO run, but he declared IL we
failed to carry the works he would
surrender before the men should re-
turn over the open field across which
we would have TO charge.
Colonel Harmon agreed with him
as to surrender. but said he though
we could carry the works. Colonel
FahneStock replied that he had been
sick all night that he had had dream
In which he was in a terrible battle
but got out safe. Colonel Harmon said
that he had had "A dream. In which
he was fighting copperheads IN the
North that he then became engaged
IN a big battle but aid not know how
IL termlna ted Captain Fellows had
dreamed that his left foot had been
cut of With q cannon ball. He brought
his hand down across his left leg 20
show where, just az the signal gun
was fred at $50 a. M
IAN the officers ran 10 their COM
mands, ana the brigade moved for
ward When wh reached the enemy's
main line we encountered a calling fire
and abetis wired foeether and etakcd
or anch0re1 in the ground in front 81
IA olich We we're compelled 20 break
through these glgtrurtlons after Ne
BAD made a run ~ nearly n quarter %
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18

would do so simply because the own
ers of the vessel have neglected TO
equip her with the wireless system, and
thus failed to take one OF the most
ordinary precautions against trouble
and worry Overdue vessels will be able
to tell where they are and what has
delayed them, so that anxiety may be
sllayed, and a call for help at sea from
100 miles away should rarely or never
fail to be answered Those who go
down to sea in ships in the future are
more than likely to ask questions in
regard to the Marconi equipment, and
IL is by no means impossible that the
system will be as important and nee
essary a part of the Atlantic liner as
the propeller.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
TO RELEASE S. IGLEexAs.
Gcmpers Arranges Bail for Cuban
Labor Agitator.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE release of
Santiago Iglesias, the agent of the
American Federation of Labor, who, on
arriving about a week ago at San
Juan, Porto Rico, to organize the
working men of the island into trades
unions, was arrested on charges Of
conspiracy, probably will be effected
tomorrow. A cablegram was sent this
afternoon giving the following author
ity to furnish bail
Washington. Nov. 17.--Sidney Nc
Kee, San Juan, Porto Rico. Request
you furnish bail $500 for the release of
Iglesias pending his trial. The feder-
alton and myself will be responsible
Samuel Gompers."
Another cablegram, sent to Iglesias
in Jail, announced this action and re-
quested himself to cable directly re-
pert as to the real causes of his arrest.
Mr.. Iglesiss has not yet cabled a word
direct to the federation since his ar
rest.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
DIR. ALBERT L. GIHoN DEAD.
Was Awaiting His wife when At
tackled by ApOpIexy.

New York, Nov. i7.-Dr. Albert L.
Gihon. aged about 70 years, a former
medical director of the United States
navy. who came 10 this city from the
South three weeks ago % meet his
wife, who has been IN Europe and Is
expected hack next Tuesday, died Ia
Fooseyelt Hospital to-day. Or. Cihon
suffered stroke ~ ap0plfxy last
ThuTsday al BE hotel re never re-
Rnlred consciousness after he waa
stricken. He was q native of Pbiledel'
Dhia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
A THURMAN REINsTATED.
Brannon Rung in Old Horse Tanner
and Won $50, 1000.

Cincinnati, Nov. 17.-william Bran
non, who for nearly ten years has suf-
fered ostracism from the American
turf. has been reinstated at Latonia.
The offense which made Brannon a
turf outlaw was the alleged ringing
of the old horse Tanner. under the
name Of Polk Badget, at Latonia. on
which he won something like $50. 900.
The horse is dead, also the jockey
who rode him. Judge Perkins said he
thought Brannon had suffered pun
ishment enough.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18

The people OF California observed a
queer natural phenomenon recently IL
was a regular migration OF butterflies
They appeared first IN twos and threee.
then IN focks. and finally In thousands
They were flying toward the north
west. IN course parallel 10 the Sierra
Madre range OF mountains. They nov
Cd az regular gait. and always IN
the same direction, and Il took them
several weeks 20 pass. 50 great was
their number. Some were caught ana
examined, and they had every appear.
ance OF having come q great distance
u ~ thought that the migration began
~ the far south, bat the cause ~ n
can only be guessed Il has been sur
gef'ed ihst unusually faY0ra be wealth
ef ln the South produced W many thai
'eDd heeamc scarce end these travel
fiA Nefe in search 81 new feeding
sfounas ~ ~ Nksly that fha moun.
tain Fange shaped fheiI Coufse -
greet extent.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18

When They RefirewBlnks~ =
hear thar NJ Greafnnn viii never run
fOr smother once Jones Good ness
ms when IA be der New Yofk
weekly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29
time music.
Seats on sale Tuesday.
DAVE WAKEFIELD HIT
ON IDEA BY CHANCE

I hit on the idea by chance. Down
on the East Side of New York I had
seen hundreds of the picturesque Jews,
with their boards and queer hats and
queerer dialect. 1t struck me that
there was a striking character type
that never had been done on the stage
II may seem a strange statement to
make but the fact is 1 never devoted
much time to studying the Yiddisher
in his haunts. That is, it didn't seem
like study, for l was simply using the
powers of observation. 1 took a men,
tai kodak picture of him, and was
enough of a mimic to catch quickly
his gestures and mode of speech. Then,
with my subject photographed on my
mind I familiarized myself with his
views of life. put myself as much in
his place as I could. and fitted my
stories to accord with his nature.
Some of the stories were founded on
fact and more We're wholly fictitious.
Since I first acted the Yiddisher, I
have been developing and retouching
my original conception, its present
state is very different from its first
From Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

Something different from the the or
binary melodrama is one of the claims
for the production I'm Woman's
Power" which will be the offering at
Lothrop's Opera House this week. Con-
sistency so often lost sight of in the
construction of a play has been strict
ly adhered to by the author Of the play
which is founded on facts.
The story deals with a man who,
though a maker of base CON- still was
g. polished gentleman-to all outward
appearances who is tempted by the
great struggle for wealth aided by the
accidental discovery of an alloy that
was so near the real silver that none
but the most expert could detect the
base from the true metal. Such is the
character of DIR. Hardicraft whose life
is the ground work of I'm a Woman's
Power" Another very important fac
tor in the development of the story is
Laura Duchesne, a French adventures,
an accomplice of the doctor. 1t is
through her duplicity that ruin is work
ed for both of them and their I'M
lawful enterprise.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

land as the best New England story
ever written" has been dramatiZed and
put on the stage in most elaborate
manner. The big production will be
seen at Worcester Theatre tomorrow
and Tuesday night.
1t is the fashion now to rush the
dramatization of a popular novel onto
the stage almost as soon as it is out,
but in the case of Quincy Adams Saw
yer" the publishers of the book have
waited a year, refusing the most flat
tering offers from leading managers
throughout the country. until they
were assured they had the right man to
dramatic the book and the right par
ties to produce it with the idea of hold
ing strictly to that sweet rural charm
which all readers have admired in the
story. The aim has been to reproduce
with great fidelity, on the stage, the
quaint characters and the genuine New
England h0mespun atmosphere in
which they live.
Nothing that modern stage artifice
could do to give the atmosphere of real
ism to the scenes has been overlooked.
The entire production. consisting of
five big sets of beautiful and effective
scenery, is painted by William S. Gill,
while the construction of scenery and
the mechanical effects are by John Fol
ey. The dTamatiZation is said to have
been very ably done by Justin Adams.
AS might we'll be imagined the story
of the play is as sweetly natural as the
breath Of the fields, the good folks who
move in its scenes are real and their
honest humor and everyday views of
life are cheerful. while throughout the
clever chain Of events runs the golden
thread of unique love story. The play
is presented by a carefully selected
company of well known artists.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-29

There are 20 people engaged in the
play and added to which is a full COM
plement of new and handsome scenery
fresh from the painters hands, which
includes some novel effects, among
them being the robbery of the express
car while the train is in apparent mo-
tion, travelling at high rate of speed
showing both interior and exterior of
a modern railway vestibuled train and
claimed to be one of the heaviest pieces
of stage realism ever attempted.
In a Woman's Power" was written
by John Arthur Fraser the author of
THE Convict's Daughter" one of last
seasons greatest melodramatic success
es The company includes Harley Hall,
Leo Powell, Ardie LaCroiX, Joseph Gus
sack, Charles Mason, Herbert st. John
Brenon, Ivah NJ. Willis, John F. Birch,
Frank Opperman, MILFORD Brown and
the Misses Lillian Alexandra Harris,
Dorothy LaCroix and Ida Blake. An
extra matinee will be given on New
Years Day when the usual bargain
matinee prices will prevail.
The realistic melodrama, THE Tide
of Life" written by Edward Weitzel,