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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
Russian Minister pies From Wound,

81. Petersburg March I'm. Bog
oliepon, minister OF public instruction,
who, while holding reception Jan. "a,
was shot by Peter KarpOyich, formerly
q student az the University OF MOSCOW,
died here to-day Of his wound
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
A HEAD END COLLISION.
Illinois Central Freight Trains Col
Iide with Fatal Results
to Trninmeu

Clay Switch, KY, March 15.-In head
end collision between freight trains to-
day on the Illinois Central Railway. three
men were instantly killed and three were
fatally injured.
The dead:
Engineer Teckey of Paducah.
Fireman Newman of Newbern, Tenn.
Fireman Hamlet of Fulton, Ky.
Injured:
Engineer Bornschein of Paducah
Engineer Hazelton. Is.
Brakeman Roberts. colored.
misunderstanding of orders Is said to
have caused the wreck. The trains ran
together when going at full speed. Both
engines were wrecked. and ell the men
riding thereon were either killed or in
jured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
THE AMERICAN RECRUITS.

gence, says Col. Lee.
London. March i5.-During the debate on
the army estimates IN the House Of Com
mons to-day. Lieut.. Col. Arthur Hamilton
Lee. Conservative. who was British mill
tary attache with the United States army
during the spAnish-Amerlchn War said
the American recruits IN physique ana In
telligenoe were superior 10 any other
troops in the world
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
CAsTELLANE AND DE RODAYs.
Their Duel Scheduled to Take Place
This Morning.

Paris, March 15.-The seconds of Count
Boni de Castellane and M. deRodays met
to-day and decided that the duel is to
take place tomorrow morning The shots
will be exchanged at % PAGES. M. Per-
ivier one of M. deRodays' seconds, who
is co-manager of the Figaro in an inter-
view to-day declared that the duel would
be absolutely private.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
cIoverport's Heavy Loss.

Cioyerport, Ky, March i7.-Seyenty- -one
buildings were destroyed IN the hre here
yesterday Practically complete estimate
OF the losses bring the total up to 500 900
.Sith Insurance amounting 20 fizt.O0-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16

ran Away From Home and Enlisted
In Navy.

Washington. d. c.. March Ex-senator
Bacon has secured the discharge from the
navy Of a is-year-old son OF d. j. Proctor
o. Forsyth. young Proctor being infat-
uated with the idea OF sea life. ran awuy
from home and enlisted Because OF his
extreme youth the Secretary ordered his
discharge.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
FRENCH HONOR is EASY.
Deroulede and Buffet Abandon Their
Duel Because Ordered Out of
Switzerland.

Lausanne, Switzerland, March 15-The
duel which had been arranged to take
place to-day between NJ. Paul Deroulede
and NJ. Andre Buffet has been abondon-
ed in consequence of the authorities hav-
ing issued "a decree expelling both the
would-be combatants from Switzerland.
The seconds drew up declaration say
ing that in the presence of force ma
jeure they adjudged the honor of their
principals safe and declared the incident
closed. Both parties then left Switzer-
land.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
SIGNOR CRIsPT VERY ILL.

DOwnEer Queen Margherita.
Rome, March. 15.-Signor Crispi the
celebrated Italian statesman and former
premier, during an audience with Dow
ager Queen Marghcrita to-day was at
tackled by a sudden illness and fell to the
floor slightly injuring his head. lie re-
ceived immediate medical attention and
was able to return to his hotel. Later
this evening it was reported that he was
feeling better.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
oongres.man Brosaus May Dle.

Lancaster. Pa. March i5.--congressrnan
Marriott Br0sius, this evening. had
stroke Of apoplexy which ~ expected 70
@esult In his death.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
WATCHING VENEZUELA.
An italian Cruiser on Hand and So
fs the Scorpion.

Port OF Spain, Island Of Trinidad. March
i5.-The German second-cIass- cruiser VI
meta is reported to be making further
investigation in regard to matters In con-
nection with the Island OF Margarita.
The Italian third-class cruiser Dogali
is here, watching Venezuelan affairs. and
Is ready to start at once to protect Ital-
ian interests in Venezuela n necessary.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Scorpion has arrived here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16

Madrid. March i5.-Gen Motto has been
appointed captain general of Madrid. IN
succession Of Gen. weyier. who IL now
minister OF war.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
TWO GEORGIANs PROMOTED.
DIR. Graudy n Major and DIR. LongIno
n Captain in Surgical Department..

"A Captain I'm Surgical Department.
washington, d. c., March 15.-In a ust
OF volunteer army appointments an
nounced to-day. two Georgians secure pro-
motion. These appointments are in the
medical corps. Dr. Luther b. Grandy Is
appointed surgeon OF volunteers. with
the rank OF major, and DR.. Tom LonginO
surgeon, with the rank of captain. Both
are now IN the service.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-16
TROUBLE is IMMINENT.
and Russia Dlsputing Over
That Railway Property.

lien Tsin, March 15-The British and
russians are disputing over the limits Of
railway property in the Russian conces-
s,on, ana the guards of the two nations
~, ih close proximity to each other
me me British have been strongly rein
Iorced and trouble is Imminent unless the
Russians retire.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
The DEVELOPMENT of Railroads

From the earliest times until the Sec
ond quarter of the last century there
was no change in the methods of arti-
ncial locomotion. The maximum speed
per hour under the most favorable con-
ditions was ten or twelve miles. Then
came the railroad and steam locomo-
tive.and in less than fifty years speed
had been raised to fifty and sixty
miles an hour
Not only that, but 1t was made possi-
BILE to carry hundreds of passengers
safely and promptly for enormous dis
tances. Although the steam engines
of to-day dates back to 1874, when
James Watt obtained his patent, yet
all its principal Improvements are of
American origin. The total steam
horsepower of the world is estimated
at about 65,000,000. of which the Uni
ted States can lay claim to almost one.
third.-New York World.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
The Velocity of Light.

The first attempt to measure the VEL
ocity of light was made in 1S49. IN
1862 more careful and extremely
elaborate experiment was made by
the same scientist with the co-opera-
ton of another. both being French
men, whereby the velocity of light
was found to be 1s5,157 miles per Sec
ond. This result seemed so startling
that American scientists attempted
similar experiments. which only served
to confirm Professor Foucaults re-
suits and to make his accuracy and
care seem the more marvellous.
This once determined. it was adopted
as the only adequate means OF meas
uring the distance of the earth from
the sun, and 1t is In it's applicability
to this that the chief importance OF
this very important discovery con-
sists.-New York World.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14

South American cattle industries. The
South American field is just now ap'
pealing to cattle men in manner
which promises the most important re.
suits ultimately.
Cheapness of production down there
is an especial inducement to investors.
One does not need to have great
deal Of money to start with either. 1t
is n0 place for poor man, on account
of the low wages, but a man with q
capital of $500 has an excellent op-
portunity to lay the foundations Of a
fortune.
Many people in Paraguay have good
cattle lands, but not the money to
stock them, and these lands they will
sell cheap. So great is the demand for
money to invest in ranching in Para
quay now that capitalists command
their own prices, and sometimes get as
high as thirty or forty per cent. for
their loans. Carrying foreign cattle
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
Menu for the Hens.

Laying hens like variety OF food,
and with sufficient exercise and good,
comfortable quarters will be much bet
ter on varied diet than on one made
up of the same kind of food each meal
Here is bill of fare for one week for
25 hens: Sunday, breakfast, mash;
dinner, one pound green cut bone; sup
per, one quart wheat; Monday, break
FAST mash; dinner, little wheat
scattered in litter about 10 a. m.; sup
per, one pound green cut bone; Tues-
day breakfast, mash; dinner, one
quart oats scattered in litter at lO a.
M; supper, one quart cracked corn;
Wednesday, breakfast, green cut bone;
dinner, one pint barley scattered in
litter; supper, one quart wheat;
Thursday, breakfast, mash; dinner,
buckwheat scattered in litter; supper,
one pint cracked corn; Friday break
fast. mash; dinner, green cut bone;
supper, mixed grain; Saturday break
fast, mash; dinner, chopped vegeta-
bles; supper, one quart cracked corn.
To prepare the mash, take equal
parts of bran, ground oats and corn
meal, with one-third as much clover,
one large spoonful of pulverized char
coal and a little salt. Pour boiling
water over it, cover and let it steam
over night. Mix the vegetables in it
before feeding. Chop potato parings,
cabbage, beets or other vegetables, any
one of which will do for feeding. Use
onions sparlngly. Do not mix the
mash too soft, but have it crumbly.
Feed while warm and give warm wa
ter to drink in cold weather.-New
England Homestead.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
A Cruel P1utocrat.

Mister" said the large. strong man
who inherited his pride from long
line of noble ancestors, Il hate to ask
you for it, because l never done a
thing like this before. I've been around
lookin' for work all day. l wouldn't
lie to you about Il thing like this, mis-
ter. But if you ever tried to find q job
in a bank, or some place like that, and
nobody would offer to you any kind Of
work except drivin' n team or shovel.
in coal. you know how 1t is yourself.
amt no common beggaar, mister.
I've been used to better things. l was
brought up refined. know 1 amt
got no right to ask you for help. but
I'm ashamed to go home lookin' this
way, and If can only get little as
sistance now I'll show you some day
that you done right when you let your
heart be touched. If you can let me
have twenty-five cents TO get clean
collar and -"
WELL" the man who was about to
step into his carriage. interrupted, I'm
like the German Emperor to-day"
"How's that. misterT"
"I've decided to give no quarter.
Drive ahead. John."-Chlcago Times.
Herald.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14

to South America to cross with the
native breeds is already big business.
When the native breeds are crossed
with foreign one the cattle grow
larger and attain their full develop
ment sooner.
That great land of cattle ranges, the
Argentine Republic, is as large in area
as Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama.
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas. Okla
homa, Montana. Wyoming. Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada,
Idaho. Washington. Oregon and Cali
fornia together, and how much of the
country still remains available for ex-
ploitation may be judged from the fact
that only about six per cent. of it's
240,OO0,O0O acres of land available for
riculture-15, 100000 acres-is under
cultivation. The value of animals and
their products exported by the Argen-
tine increases at the rate of about ST.,
100000 year. Uruguay, though n
comparatively small nation, has excel
lent grazing grounds, and four years
ago was reported as having 5,SS1 ,402
head of cattle on its ranges, a number
which has increased considerably
since.
Southern Brazil joins with the Ar
gentine, Paraguay and Uruguay in
competing with the United States for
the cattle trade. In the State of Rio
Grande do Sui the cattle industry is
already important, end Is growing
every year. The country is favorable
for cattle raising, labor is cheap and
ing in the United States. Land for
cattle raising purposes can be bought
low and ports for shipping cattle
abroad are easy of access.-Ne-Z York
Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14

similar to the Texas cattle, being Of
fully as good stock and much tanner
and more easily managed. Though
there are now in Northern Paraguay
only enough cattle for a small beef
industry, their numbers are rapidly in
creasing. and in three or four years
this region bids fair to be the centre of
a great beef industry.
All that is nee6ed to "boom" the cat
tie raising industry of this part of
Paraguay is an outlet for the beef.
With the extension of railways and
the increase of river navigation this
can readily be obtained, and the cat
tie of the little interior republic will
join with the herds of the Argentine
and of Uruguay in furnishing the
roast beef of old England" to the
world in competition with the United
States. Excellent stocking cattle'
can easily be brought on to the ranges
of the Chaco from the Brazilian prov
ince of Matto Crosse, which adjoins
the Paraguay border.
Cattle diseases in the favored land
of Paraguay are seldom seen. In the
north they are unknown. In the south
one occasionally runs across cases of
"black leg" but even then only among
calves, and lne percentage Of such
cases is neve" alarming. Loss of cat
tie owing to the cold of winter or to
dry season is unknown.
1t will be seen that Northern Para
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14

A large swamp near Lima, N. Y,
which few years ago was not consid-
cred worth SIS per acre, has been
is now considered worth from 500 to
5000 per acre. It has been mostly de-
voted to growing the two crops OF cell
cry and onions. These swamps may be
used for many years without applying
fertilizer, as the muck is deposit OF
decayed vegetable matter further en-
riched by the washing Of fertilizing
matter from the surrounding higher
lands. Celery and onions both like
this kind Of soil. and the onions can
send their fibrous feeding roots down as
deep as they please. There is another
advantage in growing these two crops
together. There can be scarcely too
much moisture for the celery short Of
absolutely flooding the ground for days
at a time, which is prevented by the
drainage, and consequently II there is
too much water for the onions the cell
cry will make a good growth, while IN
a hot and dry season like the past.
the celery crop may be small, but the
onions will make all the better growth
and yield tremendous crop, 1000
bushels to the acre having been grown
on some plots there, it is said. Thus,
IL one crop fails to yield profit, more
may be expected from the other, while
in an ordinary season both may do
well, the celery finding water enough
at the surface. and the deeper roofing
onions plenty lower down.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
An American Girls sang-Froid.

A remarkable instance of sang-froid
occurred in Paris a few days ago. says
the Paris Messenger. A fire broke out
about n. m. in house of the Square
de pOpera. Long before the arrival
of the fire brigade the lady who occu-
pied the room had saved herself. She
was aroused by a smell Of smoke: she
perceived the curtains In the room In
n blaze. and she Immediately opened
her bedroom window. and. without the
slightest ceremony, pitched into the
street her clothes. She then. simply
clad In her chemise. descended into
the street by means of a rope she Mt.
tached to the balcony OF her bedroom.
by the time the fire brigade arrived
the lady had dressed herself aud was
none the worse for her descent. except
sore hands. from which the skin had
been removed In her daring descent.
The lady In question was nm Ameri.
can. who had only arrived In Paris .
few days before.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
Winter Dalrying.

During the winter months wise
dairyman will always give his cows
winter care.
mean by this that his attention to
his dairy will not be governed by the
vagaries of the weather.
Some men let their milch animals
run promiscuously over the fields ev-
cry bright or warm day during the
cold season, but even if they own and
control COWS it would be misnomer
to call such persons dairymen.
wish to place great emphasis on
the Importance of warm housing, and
regular feeding and watering of cows
from now until grass grows again.
On account of the possibility of in
viting tuberculosis, do not tolerate a
damp or poorly ventilated stable.
l think that bovine tuberculosis is
propagated more extensively through
the mediums of unsanitary stables
than any other cause. OF course the
winter months when the cows are
closely confined gives rise to the most
danger in this direction.
Pure, healthy milk must be obtained
in order to make first-class butter, so
you see the hygiene of the stable is all
important.
Healthy cows cannot long remain so
in unhealthy surroundings, nor when
fed or watered irregularly.
Never trust the care of your cows
to a cheap or inexperienced hand; that
Is, IL you are in the dairy business for
improvement in milk products and for
personal profit.
The dairies throughout the land that
are paying the best profits today are
those that are minutely supervised in
every detail by their owners.
The dairyman who assists in his own
milking and personally does or as
sists in all of the care and feeding of
his cows. is. II he is truly in earnest.
seldom forced to declare that dairying
is failure.
Mix plenty of energy into your dairy
work this winter. and never go to bed
at night without feeling absolutely GER
tain that every cow in your stable Ia
not hungry or thirsty. or forced to lie
upon damp. filthy fioor and breathe
yitiated air.
In your laudable efforts 10 maintain
stable warmth do not sacrifice ventila-
tion. but happily combine the two. tn
the end that pure. healthy and profita-
BILE milk may result.-George Il. New
ell. In American cultivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
War Too Expensive to Last.

War and conquest do not pay. The
appreciation OF the fact is more vivid
than ever 1t was before. and out OF
the turmoil of the close Of the nine
teenth century has come n firm and
stable adjustment of ideals which
holds high promise for the twentieth.
Russia. long regarded as the menace
to European diplomacy. under the
young Car shows unmistakable as
pirations for peace and Industrial de-
yelopment. The German Emperor has
changed the role of war lord for that
Of the promoter of enterprise and the
foster-fathcr of commerce. What the
preachers of peace could not impress
upon the nations the preeipstators OF
war have written In blood and fire. and
the lesson Is iearned.-Eaginoeripg Z
Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14

globe. Omc1alS or the American belk
Telephone and Telegraph Company
maintain profound secrecy as to the
invention and the experiments which
they have been conducting, but admit
the purchase of DR.. Pupin's patents.
The price paid is said to be between
100000 and $5OO,OOO in cash, and an
annual royalty of $4,000 during the
life of the patents, which is seventeen
years. This would aggregate nearly
three quarters of a million dollars, and
is probably the largest sum ever paid
for any invention.
I'm my estimation the invention of
DR.. Pupin is the greatest since that
of the telephone" said Stephen L.
Coles, managing editor oe the Electri-
c;.l Review, who has been watching
the development of Professor Pupin's
work for five years and Is familiar
with the theory and it's application to
commercial uses.
Dr.. Pupin is one of the foremost
scientists in the United States," Mr..
Coles said. His experiments have
been thorough, and he has demonstrate
ed beyond shadow of a doubt that
telephoning any distance over land or
under water is practicable. AT pres
ent we can talk, say, one thousand
miles over specially constructed land
lines and short distances under water.
1T was considered great achieve
ment when we first talked with Chi
cago, but with Professor Pupin's sys-
TEN of induction coils at regular in
tervals along the line it will be possi-
bic to talk under the Hudson River,
but telephone cable messages are limit
ed to short distances. By using DR..
Pupin's system a telephone cable to
Europe or any distance becomes prac-
ticable.
1T is difficult to summarize his in
vention so that it can be grasped by
the lay mind, but it consists in taking
the elements of impedance in an ordin-
AIRY telephone or telegraph line and
balancing them against each other so
that their effect is neutralized and a
clear passage is left for the transmits
sion of electrical waves.
I'm all probability the first use of
the new system will be on long dis
tance land wires"
According to the Electrical Review
''the essential feature Of the invention,
following the elaborat, mathematical
analysis of the subject by DR.. Pupin,
consists of the application of Undue
tance and capacity to such a circuit
in way that is, to all intents and pur'
poses, equivalent to a continuous dis
tribution of these qualities, but which
is, ut the same time, practically pos
sible and commercial"
Professor Pupin's experiments were
conducted ut Columbia University. He
constructed an artificial line two hun
dred and fifty miles lcag and tested Il
with various forms OF induction OF
choke coils.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14
An Important Crop.

Grass is always an important crop
and also an evidence of good farn-
ing, as no soil will produce large
crop of grass every year unless the
land is we'll manured or treated with
fertilizers. Grass is the foundation for
all other crops, as it not only pro-
duces pasturage and hay, but furnishes
sod for the assistance of the crops
that follow. When the land is in grass
1t is really mulched and humus accu-
mulates. The shading Of the soil by
the grass is beneficial and the roots go
down deep into the subsoil for plant
food which is brought to the surface,
deposited in the plants and thus ren-
Gered available for another season.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-14

States are becoming more and more
restricted each year. there are in the
South American countries named vast
regions suitable for cattle raising
which have not as yet been utilized
In Texas now the cattle no longer
roam over vast ranges, but are practi-
cally kept in pastures, the grazing
grounds being inclosed in miles upon
miles of wire fences. The Old-time
cowboy, too, has become largely a
''fence rider" patrolling the outside of
the Enclosures to see that the fences
are not broken down. and that the cat
tie are not lost, strayed or stolen. Many
cowboys have emigrated to South
America. where they have taken up
their old free life alongside of the ma
tive gauchos on the wide-swept PAM
pas.
In Paraguay large region called
the Chaco has just been opened up to
stock raising. 1t lies in the north
west corner of Paraguay, between the
Paraguay River, navigable stream,
the Pilcomayo River and the Bolivian
boundary. The climate is healthful,
and though it is warm there in sum-
mer, it is never as hot as it was in New
York last summer.
The prairies are clothed with a va
riety of good grasses .and the Chaco
lands are acknowledged to be the best
fattening grounds in all Paraguay.
Good land can be bought in the Chaco
for $1,000 league, and one league will
support 100 cattle, and two herds Of
1000 each can be fattened on it in a
year. All the expenses of raising cat
tie there are ridicuiously small COM
pared with the expense in the United
States. A man can put steers on the
range in Paraguay, all expenses paid,
at cost of $3.50 a head, and these he
can sell when fattened for $3.50 q