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The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
OLD PANAMA.
was One of the Great and Rich Cities
of the South.
From the Catholic World

From the Catholic World.
Following the English style. dinner is
full dress and ceremonious affair.
After dinner comes the promenade
along the Esplanade-a charming walk
around the old battery overlooking the
prison. Our way borders the sea; be-
hind us lies the city, with its Moorish
towers, it's red-tiled roofs, back of il
rises Mt Ancon; to our left is the lit
tie Indian hamlet of La Boca, at the
mouth of the Rio Grande, and the
green hills of the Andes in the dis
lance: along the horizon oceanward
stretches the bay. What words can de-
scribe it?-a study in color as, the rays
of the setting sun turn to crimson,
green and gold its everchanging waters
and throw into deeper relief the emer-
aid green of it's islands; the stately
palmettos trees that fringe its banks,
the white beach, and for away the an
cient towers of San Anastasius, sole
landmark of the once beautiful city of
Old Panama.
The story OF this beautiful city, Old
Panama, reads like one of the romances
from the Arabian Nights that so de-
lighted our childhood. Its houses of
aromatic wood, hung with costly tapes
tries, adorned with painting and sculp-
lures that a king might envy; its 500
magnificent churches, with their SER
vices of silver and gold, their frescoes
Of pearls and precious stones; its pleas
ure gardens; its broad driveways. chief
of which was the kings highway over
which the royal horses bore the treas
ures of the mines TO Puerto Bello, and
the ships ready to sail with them to
Spain. Into the midst of this Asiatic
splendor came Morgan and his buc-
cancers, and this struggle. one of the
most memorable on our continent, the
first of white against white, led to the
destruction of the flower of Spanish
chiyalry and the capture of Panama.
So pass the glories of the world!
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
TO CORNER SALT INDUSTRY.
Big Company Organized With Cant.
tai of $50. 600. 600.

Cleveland. Aug. 26.-The Plain Dealer
says this morning:
The formation of a new salt trust
which will supersede the old National
Salt Company in it's efforts to control
the output of the country will be
watched by local parties who are in
terested in the sale of the commodity
with a great deal of interest.
The new trust will be known in
business circles as the InternationaI
salt Company and have a capital of
soo'ooo,ooo. The letters of incorporation
were secured under the laws Of Nav
Jersey last week, and the meeting for
election OF officers will be held in New
York in the near future. 1t is rumored
that the parties behind the new forma-
tlon are those who are most deeply in
terested in the the National Company,
and that they will absorb the rival
companies"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27

Mrs. T. p. Smith, hospital matron,
Omaha Barracks, writes from 1927 N.
Clark street. Chicago, ILL.,, as follows:
"Peruna seemed to be the favorite
tonic among the soldiers at the bar
racks. If they were weak or GONZALES
cent after an illness II would build
them up and restore their strength in
a very few days / used it myself last
fall for a very severe backache and
bearing down pains, and found that
three bottles completely cured me-
MRS. +. b. SMITH.
Peruna is the favorite tonic not only
among soldiers but among all classes
of people. Anyone weak or GONZALES
cent after an acute illness will find
Peruna to hasten their recovery and
help them regain their usual strength
and vigor
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
RELATIVES on THE TRACK.
Looking for Demented Woman ana
Two Sons.

Corning, N. Y. Aug. 26.-Dr. Meme
Poor, a Chicago woman, who, with her
two sons, caused excitement in an Erie
train last Thursday night by rushing
through the train brandishing Knife
and crashing through the plate glass
Vestibule of the train, is being anx-
iously looked for by relatives In the
hills about here.
After she and her sons were released
by the Corning police they wandered
about town for several hours on
Friday they suddenly disappeared. IL
has been since learned that the woman
is we'll connected in Chicago ana mas
wealthy relatives there. Farmers report
that a woman and two boys answering
the description of the missing trio have
been living in the woods, buying food
where they can.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
JUDGE WILBUR INTERVIEWS.
stops the Automobile Races to Be
Held at Newport.

Providence, r. L.. Aug. 26.-Judge
Wilbur, in the APPELLATE Division of the
Supreme Court, to-day granted tenn
porary injunction restraining the Ma
tional Automobile Association and
others from holding automobile races
on Ocean avenue, Newport. hear
ing will be given next Wednesday on
the application for a permanent in
junction The bill in equity was brought
by owners of property abutting on
Ocean avenue.
The race, which was to have been
held Friday next was designated to
be the most notable event of its kind
ever held in this country. A prime
mover in the affair was w. K. Wander
bilt, Jr.
1t is probable the contestants will
use a mile track a short distance from
Newport, but that will be unsatisfac-
tory for high-power machines, such as
were used in the Paris Berlin race.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
THE RIVER MOUNTS HIGHER.
Tennessee CravIs Up Far on River
Banks.

Hamburg. Tenn. Aug. 2e.-The Tenn
essee river is higher than ever known
at this season of the year. There is at
crop under water. What corn is not
covered is that which stood on high
ridge land, and it being dry land, was
burned up by the dry weather.
The river has backed up the creeks
and sloughs for five miles in places and
killed both corn and cotton. A large
number of people here have their whole
crop of corn and cotton destroyed.
Their condition is critical.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
NEWSPAPER MAN KILLED.
He Attacked the Rural Guards OF
ManzanillO.

Havana, Aug. 26.-Martin de Castro,
a well-known Cuban newspaper man.
has been killed at Manzanillo. About
three months ago he published articles
attacking the rural guard of Manzan-
lilo and was shot at. He came to Ha-
vana and complained to Gov. Gen.
Wood, expressing fear that his life
was in danger. Gen. Wood ordered
the local authorities to afford to him
all the rights and protection guaran-
teed by the law.
Castro thereupon returned to Man
zanillo. only to be shot dead by mem
Der of the rural guard with whom he
had quarreled. The offender is being
vigorously pursued.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27

London, Aug. 27.-"The Jibuti mail
brings tidlngs that the United States
are taking steps to make Jibuti a stop
ping and revictualing station for their
fleet, in preference to Perrin or Aden,"
says the Marseilles correspondent of
the Times, land a group Of capitalists
are organizing coal depots for supply
ing Jibut with American coal, which
will thus compete with the British coal.
The same company is negotiating to
coal Russian vessels"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
POLITICIANS IN A ROW.
Premier of Manitoba Accuses Part
ner of Theft

Winnipeg, Canada, Aug. 2s-In the
police court this morning Premier Rob
I'm charged his business partner. Mr..
Mills. with the theft of several thou
sand dollars.
Robin charges that during his all
sence in the East, Mills sold several
hundred head of cattle owned by them
Jointly and pocketed the proceeds.
Mills had $500 in his pocket when ar
rested. He has been one of the best
known cattlemen in Western Canada
LOT twenty years past. The case was
continued for a week.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
wALTHoUR SMASHED RECORDS.
Georgia Boy Tears Up Bicycle Track
Mt New York.

New York, Aug. 26.-Bobby Walthour
of Atlanta, In his match race, motor
paced, against Johnny Nelson of Chi
cago, defeated the latter, and in so do
ing smashed all previous indoor paced
bicycle records from one to fifteen
miles, inclusive.
Walthour jumped into the lead at
the start and rode rings around the
plucky little Chicagoan, who had the
misfortune to lose his pace frequently,
and one of his motors broke down.
In the fourth mile Nelson changed
pace for the first time and lost distance
n doing so. After that point he never
had a chance and was riding without
mace at the finish, Walthour winning
nv fourteen laps. Walthour's .ime at
the end of the fifteenth mile was
24.19 3-5.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
CAMPMEETING AT DOUGLAS.
big Crowds Attend Services mt That
Place.


Douglas, Ga, Aug. 26.-The annual
camp meeting at Gaskin Spring is daily
and nightly attended by hundreds of
interested visitors. with quite a num-
Der of ministers of note. A conserva-
tive estimate placed the attendance
yesterday at $500, and a more orderly
or attentive gathering of as many peo-
pie cannot be found anywhere.
In addition to dinner, served at the
Spring hotel, the fair matrons and
daughters of Coffee county had bounti-
full spreads of the most tempting viands
throughout the beautiful grove, and
every visitor was given a royal well
come.
All the teachers have arrived and are
ready for the opening of the fall term
of the Southern Normal Institute which
opens tomorrow morning, and stu
dents are arriving by every train.
Messrs. Lawrence and Miller are push
ing the grading on the Douglas and
Ocmulgee Railroad as rapidly as posi-
ible.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
CRACK COMMAND RETURNS.
Ricbmond Light Infantry Blues or
Its Way From Buffalo.

New York. Aug. 26.-The Light In
tantrv Blues. the crack military or
SANITATION of Richmond, Va. returning
home after a visit to the Pan-Ameri-
oar Exposition, sailed for Richmond
to-dav on the Old Dominion steamer
Jan1ilton. The battalion left eight
members behind to act as an escort TO
Gov. ]. Hoge Tyler. who remains here
until Tomorrow, when he will sail for
home on the steamer Jefferson
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
Two KILLED by Failing Tree.

Jonesboro. ILL.,, Aug. 26.-Mrs. Mary
7 Seaver and her 9-year-old son were
killed to-day by a falling tree. Both
were terribly crushed and the woman's
heart was picked up thirty feet away
where the violence of the blow had
expelled it from the body.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
MOB WANTS TO LYNCH.
After Negro Who Assaulted small
Girl.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. ga negro
named Louis Smith was arrested anu
lodged in Jail here to-day. charged with
an assault one week ago on 1-year-
old girl, the daughter of railroad en-
pioye.
Tonight a crowd of men bent on
wreaking vengeance on the negro as
sembled near the jail. messenger
has been dispatched to secure sieuse
hammers with which to break down
the doors of the Jail and a lynching Is
imminent.
The officers are passive, and 1t is not
anticipated that any determined eHort
will be made by them to thwart the
purpose of the mob.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
SUING FORMER FOREMAN.
Company Says He Spread Revolt
Among Employees.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Suing a former
employee for $4,000 damages on the
charge that he spread disaffection
among the other workmen and was
thereby largely instrumental in caus-
ing a strike. is the latest novelty in
the many labor troubles in and near
Chicago.
The plaintiff in the suit is the w.
B. Conkey Company of Hammond,
which secured an injunction against
the strikers few days ago, and the
defendant is James A. Russell, formerly
employed by the Conkey Company as
foreman.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
RAILROADS IN RATE WAR.
SANTA Fe Fights Frisco system at
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Aug. 26.-The Santa Fe
to-day posted notices refusing to deliv-
err grain for transfer to the Frisco sys-
tenn and the Chicago and Alton Rail-
way and again put in the open rate of
cents on wheat from Kansas City to
Chicago
Although the Santa Fe has cut the
rate to cents, it is taking but little
wheat to Chicago, while competing lines
are moving it in great quantities. 1t
is asserted that the competing lines
have a secret rate lower than the
cents rate.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
NOVEL USE OF CAMERA.
Pictures of Strike Breakers Taken
mt Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-Striking machin-
lists have taken up the camera as
means for evading Judge Kohlsaats
Injunction prohibiting them from pick
citing the Allis- Chalmers Companys
plant.
Taking pictures of these men can
not be construed as intimidation" said
Business Agent Ireland tonight.
Their pictures will be Of advantage
for circulation among the different
unions. where they will be marked as
men who travel through the country
taking the positions of workmen who
are on strike"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27

order to elucidate these points they
should hypnotic Mr.. Borreman. The
latter having given his consent, the
court sanctioned the carrying out of
the proposal. This is the first time in
Belgium that the use of hypnotism has
been sanctioned for judicial purposes.
The investigation which will follow is
expected to bring out facts of curious
interest
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27

Lexington. KY, Aug. 26.-Maclslln
Cooney, white, aged rs. was brought
here tonight from Versailles TO escape
a mob. He is charged with attempting
10 criminally assault Mary Hays. aged
9. near Versailles.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
TO THE GOVERNOR GENERAL.
Testimony Against Nicely Is to b.
Turned Over.

Turned over.
Washington, Aug. 26.-The War De-
partment has directed Attorney II. G.
Lewis, special agent of the department
in the. prosecution of Charles Nicely. ac-
cused of postal frauds in Cuba, to turn
over to Gen. Wood the testimony of the
twenty-four witnesses, If the Depart
ment of Justice has no objection.
Among the witnesses whose testi-
mony has been taken are the president
and cashier of the Seventh National
Bank of New York
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
SURROUNDED IN SWAMP.
If Bob Brown Is Caught He VIII BE
Lynched.

Montgomery, Ala. Aug. pa tele-
gram was received at the Governors
Office to-day stating that the negro Bob
Brown, who killed ]. c. Mcleod near
Batesville, Ala, last Wednesday, has
been surrounded in a swamp near Eu-
faula. Bloodhounds have been for
warded and IL the negro is caught he
VIII probably be lynched.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
Sailed for Hampton Roads.

Nantucket, Mass. Aug. 26.-The
North Atlantic squadron. Rear Admiral
r. l.. Higginson, commanding. has
ssalied from here for Hampton Roads,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
MAGuIRE is THE NOMINEE.
Democrats Name Him for Mayor of
indianapolis.

indianapolis. Aug. 2e.-Charles Ma
guire was nominated for mayor by the
Democrats of Indianapolis to-day at
the first primaries under the new law.
He defeated William Moore two to one.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
Louise davenport Dead.

San Francisco Aug 26.-Mrs. Louise
sheridan, better known as Louise Dav-
export, the actress, is dead here from
cirrhosis Of the Liver. -
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-27
TORPEDO BoAT TO BE LAUNCHED.
Daughter of Rear Admiral wilkes
to Christen Her.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The torpedo
boat Wilkes will be launched at the
yard of the Gas Engine and Power
Company, Morris flights, N. Y, Sept.
%. Miss Elizabeth Wilkes, daughter of
Rear Admiral Wilkes, after whom the
craft is named, will christen her. Ad-
miral Wilkes was in command of the
San Jacinto when Mason and Slidell,
the Confederate commissioners, were
taken from tie British ship Trent dur
Ing the Civil War.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06
THE sAuCY RED SQUIRREL.

Dame Nature has been unusually
 kind to the red squirrel She has pro-
 vided him with powerful weapons of
 offense and defense. She has set in his
 muscular jaws long. cruel teeth, which
 are whetted to keen edge on the hard
 sheiled nuts. She has conferred upon
 him claws sharp as needles, and mus
 cular system which seemingly Is con-
 trolled by an electric current. There Is
 wicked wild fire in his bright eye that
 stamps him the bravest wild thing of
 the forest He will fight to the death. He whips his great cousin the gray squirrel without effort, and is match for the large stoat.
 When pursued by dog he makes a dash for the nearest tree, which ne | mounts, calling out "chickaree" as soon as he is out of danger He does rot, like the gray squirrel, seek hiding
 place in the top of the tree. No, he Is
 far too bold to hide from dog. He
 stops on low limb, just out of reach. and fairly boils over with rage and fury. He barlss, spits and sputters; he makes furious rushes, as if he intended
 to come right down the tree and whip that dog.'' He violently jerks his tail and pounds the limb with his hind feet, picture of impudent, fiery ener- BY.
 Every movement of this little squlr- rel is accomplished without apparent muscular energy. He seems to float up tree. If you are near enough you may hear the pricking of his claws on the bark, but you cannot detect mus cular effort He flashes along the limbs in some mysterious way, never stop ping, like the gray squirrel, to measure distances before a leap. If he misses and falls he usually catches by a claw to some twig, thus saving himself If he falls to the ground 1t does not harm or disconcert him. He Is up the tree In a jiffy, sptefully saying things that sound to the listener very much like swearing.
 From the middle of April to the first of September the male squirrel leads a jolly, rollicking life. He is as restless | and noisy as a schoolboy. and as full of I fun He will hang head down, holding 1, on by his hind claws just for the fun | of the thing. In the tree tops he is | king. He rules the bluejays and crows, and races them out of the pine trees whenever he feels disposed.
 The gray is no match for the red in a tree-top in trial of speed. He usually l keeps to the ground, where his long leaps give him the advantage over his fiery little foe. Many sprinting match of this kind takes place in my door yard. If red surprises a gray squirrel stealing food he sounds his war cry, and in a mad rush Is on to the gray be- fore he can make off with the bit of food which he has appropriated. The gray, finding that he is hard pressed, runs around the cabin with the red hot at his heels. Round and round they go, the gray silent, the red yelling like little demon. When the gray has had several narrow escapes he drops the food and retreats unholested. The red picks up the food and takes it to a fa- vorite limb, where he devours 1t, talk Ing to himself, meanwhile, about that gray thief."--Forest and Stream.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06

l A LIFE SAVING LUNAR ECLIPSE | I looked up, but the sky was cloud
 less, and through the clear atmosphere
 the stars sparkled like diamonds | Casting my eyes across that dark blue expanse, my attention was arrest
 ed by the fact that the moon had as-
 stunned most peculiar shape, and while this all happened in less time than it takes to tell, yet distinctly remember the sense of perplexity which this celes-
 tial phenomenon produced.
 The sensation was brief, and was suc- ceeded by positive certainty. It was an eclipse, thank God! and in this saw a glimmer of hope.
 I knew with what suspicious dread the Chinese regard lunar eclipse, and I determined to work upon that we'll grounded fear. Stepping forward to the prow of our boat, revolver in hand, l raised my hands to heaven and fired two shots at the moon and with a hys- terical laugh l cried:
 Look! look there."
 Involuntarily every face was uplfted. The effect was magical The shouting ceased, the stones dropped from their hands and an aweSome fear took pos- session ot them. Already the spectacle had been observed by the Inhabitants of the town, and the very doogs were re- spending to their peculiar canine in stinct and were furiously barking in harmony with the general constern3- tion. Gongs were being beaten, fire crackers exploded and drums of every description belabored, with the belief that is universal among the Chinese that it is only noise, and plenty Of it, that will frighten away the dragon that is consuming the moon." The deafening din is kept up until the eclipse is past, and the natives are ju- bilant in the conviction that they have succeeded in soaring the rapacious mon- ster away, and under such curcum-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06

stances who could prove to them that they had not?
 This was the sight that paralyzed our tormentors, and with terrified haste they slunk away to join the anti-dra- gon demonstration in the town, while I still remained motionless, with my els- tening revolver menacing the moon; and that perfectly natural phenomenon in the heavens, so overlapping to the Chinese, is undoubtedly attributed 10 me and my noisy revolver to this day by the inhabitants of that inhospitable Chinese town.--The Rev. Frederic Poole in Lippincott's Magazine
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06
GENERAL CHRISTIAN DE WET AT
 CLOSE RANGE.


 The figure. of middle height was stocky and well-set, conveying at a glance an impression of physical strength. There was nothing in the appearance or dress of the man to cause one to single him out from among any crowd of burghers. He looked the typi- cal Boer of the veldt, from his weather beaten slouch hat to the cowhide boots into which his trousers were tucked. A more unmilitary figure could hardly be conceived There was no attempt at uniform. A dingy, dark blue sweater concealed the shirt-if there was one and the trousers were an ordinary pair of brown overalls. Coat there was none. A bedraggled little cockade of ostrich feathers was stuck in one side of the band, but it had lost its freshness and dropped dispiritedly. Not the slightest indication of rank was visi- ble. But for the light magazine sport ing rifle, slung across his shoulders. and bandoller filled with cartridges, he might easily have passed for far mer who had just left his plough. As he faced us with his back to the set ting sun, his face was obscured In a. shadow. could see that it was beared- ed and belonged to a man well along In middle age, but little more. Stll, exaggerate nothing when I say that even at that moment I was conscious that it was not the face of common place man. Perhaps 1t was his straight, secure seat In the saddle; perhaps his air of cool assurance and self-posses- sion: perhaps the quiet, even tones e his voice; but, at any rate, the impress sion was instantaneous and permanent. Thomas F. Willard in Scrlbner's Mag a2ine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06

POSTED PEOPLE, when
 A in want of Wines and Liquors, go direct to the best
 Grocer Wine Merchant that
 they know of. With such a
 house these goods are a busi-
 ness-not a side issue. The selecting, choosing between different brands, ageing and intelligent handling of Liquors and Wines require. a degree of actual understanding and knowledge rarely called for in any other branch of purely commercial business.
 An intelligent man. can afford to experiment with a new brand of cigars, because he can pass them on if they prove to be of the cubeb kind. If his wife buys a patent fur niture polish that eats the var nish off, there's a remedy-the cabinet maker can probably restore the article. But no sane persons experiment. with Wines and Liquors, the quail ity of which may mean sick ness or health to them.
 You may think that a house noted for selling you the very best articles in its line procur- able in the markets of the world, in a we'll appointed store and in a business like way, must necessarily charge you price for goods than you need to pay?
 Has it ever occurred to you that stores in a class below trade on this very prevalent notion and often secure the same or even a higher price for questionable or spurious articles than you are asked to pay for the genuine3
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06
FOR RENT.

HOUSE 173 Olive street; 15 rooms. all improvements; location unsurpassed h. Qulre at law office of
 JACOB B. ULLMAN, ap12 If AIS Exchange Building.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

I have no peddling wagdns on the road Any person claiming to sell our goods is an imposter. All our goods are sold direct from the store.
 E. H. CLARK. S25 Chapel street,
 a6 St - Baker and Caterer.