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The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05
WI GOES TO A sEANCE.
Oriental Skepticism Shaken by
Washington Medium.
From Washington Post.

Washington Medium.
From Washington Post.
Mr.. WI Ting-fang, the Chinese min
ister who is shortly to retire from his
post here, appears to be rounding, out
his stay by taking in everything Amer
lean which had not already come I'M
der his most observing eve. Some of
the doings currently credited to him,
such as the report that he went auto
imob1l1ng in American raiment, have
met with denials when brought to his
attention, but the story of his latest
experience in this line is so well au-
thenticated that ii is beyond denial.
The occasion was Mr.. Wu's presence
at seance in this city the other night.
the details of which are given by Will
liam Henry Burr, who was among the
score of persons present, as follows:
twenty or more people We're seated
In the back parlor at the house of the
medium on Wednesday evening, Oct
", When entered, the latest conner bur
one. Taking my seat in the back row.
l heard in front a voice with a for
,, elgn accent, sounding to me like Ger
man, 1 soon learned that it came from
Minister WI, and by his side sat his
secretary. Minister WI asked many
er in spirit manifestation.
Painted by Invisible Hands.
Hanging on the wall was an oil
portrait of George Christy, the min
strel, who died thirty-two years ago.
WI was told that it was painted by a
spirit in half an hour.
Did you see it painted p he asked
mo
Then, how do you know%
The medium witnessed 1t, and
there are many others who have seen
such things done
Here another gentleman said. Ct
have witnessed the painting of a. por-
trait by spirit power
Minister Wu-Where?
In Chicago
"When?"
Only month ago. 1t is likeness
of my deceased wife,
Will you sell it?'
Not for million dollars
Then, maybe you are rich?'
am not. but were ever so poor.
| would not sell it,
Tell me how it was DONE
A canvas 22x27 inches was placed
against a window. Two female medi-
ums sat, one on each side. | saw the
canvas darker, forming a background.
presently a face began to appear. No
brushes or colors were used, and the
portrait was completed in half an
hour
"The Battery'' in Action.
THE conversation was now interrunt-
ed by the entrance of the medium, who
selected lady to sit beside him in
What he called "the battery" A third
sitter was a gentleman who volunteer
ed. The three were seated in front of
q curtain Az feet high, stretched across
a corner. The medium clasped the
lady's left arm with his two hands.
and the other man held her right wrist
A curtain was drawn over their bodies,
leaving only their faces visible. The
light was partially turned down.
The performance began with rap
pings, beating the tambourine, drum
ing and other noisy demonstrations in
the cabinet, which I need not repeat.
Then new battery was selected by
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

THE NATIONAL BICYCLE, EASY
terms. Examine it; light, durable.
Oakman & O'Neil, Drayton, near Ogle-
thorpe.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

WE HAVE THE LARGEST AND
most up-to-date optical house in Geor-
gia; bad eyes made good, weak eyes
made strong; examina ton free. Hines
Optical Company, Whitaker and
South Broad streets
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05
AT THE THEATER

"A Runaway Wife" at the matinee
and "A Sleeping City last night, were
the two bills put on by the Gagnon-
Pollock Company yesterday.
The vaudeville specialties by Nc
Geevy's Ragtime Rubes, and Gagnon
and Pollock, society sketch artists, con-
tinue features of each performance.
There will be no matinee performance
tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night
the company will present "A Stage
Struck Girl" This play pictures the
stage from the actors view point,
showing the scenery on the reverse
side, or as if from the stage instead of
from the front of the house.
Laura Clement, the Mrs. Bang of
1.-THE Messenger Boy" Company, noted
for her comic make-ups, has quite out
done herself, 1t is said, in this musical
comedy A week or so ago her ward
robe for the part of Mrs. Bang was
added to in a most unexpected way
Reeves Smith, the actor, and c. D.
Moore, manager of the opera house at
Eau Claire. Wis. discovered a hat on
the rack of a local restaurant that they
thought would strike Miss Clements
fancy. To say it was wonderful crea-
ton would put it mildly. Such another
not exist on earth. They bought it and
sent 1t to Miss Clement by express
She now wears it in the first act of
THE Messenger Boy" It is a hit in
itself. The sale of seats will open this
morning at 9 o'clock The prices are:
Orchestra, $150 and $10O: balcony, 81,
75c and soc: gallery Csc.
f. G. Whitney will present the Grace
Cameron Opera Company next Monday
and Tuesday nights. with a special
matinee Tuesday. in the newest, and by
many said to be the best comic opera
written in the last ten years, "A Nor
mandy Wedding" by J. Cheever Good
win and William Furst. The entire
New York production as staged by AL
M. Holbrook, Mr. Whitney's general
stage director. will be seen here. In
the company that Mr.. Whitney has en-
gagged to support his new star are:
Harry Brown, Miss May Cressy. Miss
Daisy King, Miss Genevieve Reynolds.
William Herbert and large company
of exceptionally pretty girls.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05
Made Only One Arrest.

Yesterday was an exceptionally quiet
one with the police. No disorder was
reported at police headquarters and
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05
CLASSIFIED Advertisements.
Continued from Third Page.
MISCELLANEOUS.

CALL UP S07 AND VIRGINS WILL
send out at once plumber to connect
up your stove.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

WHEN YOU WANT SWEET MILK,
butter milk, cream, clabber, curds,
fresh Jersey butter, phone Springfield
Dairy Depot
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

SPORTING GOODS ALL KINDS
made to order at Savannah Jobbing
Company, POS Broughton street, east;
Bell phone 467.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

EXPERTS IN WHEEL REPAIR
ing. They have the know how"
Any job will demonstrate. Oakman 8
O'Neil, Drayton, near Oglethorpe
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05
Camera Clubs Exhibit.

The Savannah Camera Club will hold
a meeting tonight to arrange for
its fall exhibition Nov. q and 2Sth.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

MATTINGS. SHADES: IT MEANS
money in your pocket to buy these
goods at Teeple's. 315-319 West Brough-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

ONE OF THE FINEST THINGS ON
the market, the Alamo gas and gaso-
line engine. Mingledorff & Co. agents
$40 Indian street.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

the spirit of George Christy, the guide.
The lady chosen was one who said she
had never before attended these Sc
anceS .a'
The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-05

LIGHT, EASY-RUNNING, DURA-
BILE wheel, the Oakneil, SIS. Oakman
& O'Neil DraYtOn near Oplethnrna
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Thirteen Now Dead.

Gloversville, N. Y, Special.-Motor.
man William Dodge, Of the runaway
car on the Mountain Lake Railroad,
died at Littauer Hospital Sunday
night, making the thirteenth victim
of the wreck Of Friday night. 1t is
purobable that George Fisher, whose
skull was fractured, will die, and Ed
ward Schell Is In a very serious state.
Coroner Palmer has commenced an
investigation. 1t has developed that
the frame Of the truck Of the runaway
car was broken and may have caused
the accident, but the death Of the mo-
torman will make it difficult tn deter.
mine the exact cause.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
After the Trusts.

Oyster Bay, L. l., Special.-It has
been ascertained that the Presidents
speech at Pittsburg Friday in refer
ence to the trust question was fore
runner of determined efforts by him
to have Congress take up that sub
ject and enact definite legislation at
its next session for the control or sU-
pervision of the trusts. Recently the
President and Attorney. General Knox
held a conference with Representa-
tive Littlefield. of Maine. whose know
ledge of constitutional law is admit
ted, at which Mr.. Littlefield was in.
vited to prepare a bill for the regula.
ton and control Of the trusts that
will go before Congress with the en-
dorsement and influence of the Presi-
dent back of it. The bill will be sub.
mitted at the beginning Of the next
session. but before this is done, the
President, Attorney General Knox
and Mr.. Littlefield will have frequent
conferences as to the details. In ad-
dition to this proposed action the
President is going to talk upon the
trust question a great deal on the
several trips to be made by him in
the fall. He has announced to
friends that the question is a vital
one, and that he proposes to push 1t
vigorously until there is some action
by Congress.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Five Killed By One Bolt.

Offerman, Ca, Special:-Three white
men and two negroes killed, one white
man and one negro injured, is the re-
suit of a severe thunder and lightning
storm here Monday. The men were all
employed in the construction depart
ment of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, and were
stretching wire when struck by the
lightning. The construction force was
working in two sections. about five
miles apart. Three white men were
killed and one injured in one section,
two negroes killed and one injured in
the other. One lightning bolt killed
the five and injuring the two. The
white men killed were NJ. o. Hawkins,
F. B. Sluder and A. H. Rymer, all OF
Alexander, N. C. The former two are
single; the latter has wife and ten
children in Alexander. Their bodies
are being prepared for shipment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
DUTY on Cuban Vessels,

Washington, Special.-The Presi-
dent has issued a proclamation OF
date July 3rd removing discriminating
duties upon Cuban vessels entering
United States ports. Under Spanish
rule and also under the military oc-
cupation such duties were not I'm
posed upon Cuban vessels. for 1t has
been formally declared to the authori-
ties that Spain imposed no such duties
upon United States vessels. But
when Cuba became an Independent
nation the law was self-acting and the
duties began to run, until such time
as the president should receive satis-
factory assurance that there was no
discrimination against United States
vessels in Cuban ports. Now such
assurance has been received through
MIR. Squiers and the proclamation has
been issued.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Swift and Company's Packing Plant
Burned
WAS A MILLION COLLAR LOSS
Burned District Adjoined Largest Of
flee Building in the Uuited States
Loss Covered By Insurance.

Chicago, Speciality a fire which
broke out in their plant at the stock
yards Saturday night, Swift G. Co., suf-
fered loss whoch is estimated by the
officials a: 81 100000. The fire was con-
fined to one building standing at the
intersection of Packers avenue and
Broadway. This structure was four sto-
ries high, built Of brick, and was 3U0
feet square.
The first floor was occupied by the
Wholesale meat market OF the COM
pany, the second by the shipping de-
partment and the third and fourth by
the general offices Of the company.
The latter are said to have been the
largest single offices in the United
States, more than 800 employees work
ing on one of the floors in single
room.
The cause Of the fire is not known,
but it was discovered near the engine
room. 1t spread so rapidly through the
building that it was found impossible
to save anything in the structure.
The burned building adjoins portions
of the plants OF Armour & Co., and
Libby, Mcneil & Libby, and for time
the fire department had desperate
fight to keep these buildings from the
flames. w. ]. McGonigle, the superin-
tendent of the plant, said tonight that
the loss will aggregate fully one mil
lion.
The loss is fully covered by insur~
ance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Temperature For the Past Week Wa,
Above Normal.

The average temperature for the
week ending Monday. Jure 1th, was Sc
degrees, which is about degrees above
normal. Il was the warrne5t week Of
the season. Maximum temperatures CT
100 degrees, or above, were general over
the State from the +th TO the 1th. with
az extreme maximum G: 706 degrees
at Florence ON the Ath. The minimum
of the week was s. degrees at Spartan.
burg on the 2nd.
There was very little cloudiness. and
the sky was practically cloudless en-
cept for short periods each afternoon
Fresh to brisk, parching winds prevail
cd. that were very injurious to yegeta-
ton. as the relative humidity was
much below normal. causing crops to
wilt and shrivel. The nights were prac-
tically dewless.
Only six out of over two hundred
points represented by correspondents
reported any appreciable amount OF
rain. with the largest amount in Oco-
nee and Lexington counties, making
this the driest as we'll as the hottest
week of the season. The drought has
become serious over the eastern hall
of the State, where corn has suffered
material injury, while over the western
half, all crops have so far stood the
trying conditions remarkably well, but
are badly in need Of rain.
The earliest corn was too far ad-
vanced to be greatly hurt, but later
paintings suffered from the extreme
heat, dryness and parching winds. and
some fields were irretrievable damaged,
over the eastern counties. Bottom land
corn. and over the western counties
generally. it has not yet been seriously
injured, but soon will be with a con-
tinuation of the present weather con-
ditions. Corn is firing in Orangeburg
and Barnwell; chinch bugs are dam
aging it in Chester, Lancaster and
York.
Cotton which stood the unfavorable
weather fairly we'll, except that IN
places it is turning yellow and she'd
ding its lower leaves, and has stopped
growing. Lice are still prevalent in
a few localities. 1t is blooming profu-
sely in places, and the plants are fuii
of squares. The dry, parching winds
had a deteriorating effect, but in places
the crop continue to be unusually
promising.
Tobacco was hurt somewhat by the
hot sun, and curing, that is now gen.
eral, was hastened by the unfavoraole
weather that threatened further injury.
In places the crop is very fine.
Wheat threshing is practically nm
ished, and late reports confirm previous
ones as to the progress of the crop,
and the uniform fine quality of the
grain. Rice is doing very well, but ike
all other crops, needs rain badly. Mel
ons are being marketed, but the dry
weather is detrimental. Peas have good
stands. Pastures are poor. Apples are
plentiful in York. Gardens aret falling.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
The King Out : Danger.

London, BY Cable.--The following
bulletin regarding King Edwards
condition was posted at Buckingham
Palace at 10 o'clock Sunday morning:
@His Majesty had another excellent
light. He is cheerful and feels much
stronger. We are glad to be able to
state that we consider the King now
out Of danger. The evening bulletins
will therefore be discontinued"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Bull Eight at Lawton.

Lawton, Okla, Special.-The first OF
the series Of bull fights to be held here
came. despite the protest to Governor
Ferguson, made Thursday by John P.
Haines, secretary, in New York, OF the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals. The fight was witnessed by
5000 people. 1t was devoid Of cruel
features and none of the animals was
killed. The fight will be repeated daily
up to and including July Z.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Returning to Work.

Roanoke, Special.-The Norfolk &
Western Railroad officials here stated
today that from indications there was
no strike, practically. in the coal fields,
as all the miners in the fields are at
work today. Many old men are going
hack daily, and new ones are being
taken to the mines. 1t is believed that
after the fourth of July all those who
have left the fields will return and go
to work.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Pre- sJdent Invited to Hacon.

Washington, Special.-A committee
CT citizens from Macon, Ca. headed by
Bridges Smith, chairman, Thursday in.
vited President Roosevelt to visit that
city upon the occasion Of the Farmers
National Congress, to be held October
7, s and 9. He promised to take the
matter under consideration.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Another Town Captured.

Port-of-Spain. Trinidad, B. W. l.,
By Cable.-News has reached here that
after four days fighting the town OF
Barquisimeto, in the State OF Lara
Venezeula, has been captured by rev.
olutionists under General Luciano
Mendoza
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10

THAT fellow makes mighty good
money"
"Indeed?"
Sure; he works in the mint
Baltimore News.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-27
shot Down Danish Flag.

In view of the purchase of the Dam
ish West Indies, pardon me for re-
calling an incident Of twenty-odd
years ago that nearly caused serious
international complications. An
American. marksman, paying visit
to Charlotte Amalia, amused the gov
ernor by an exhibition of skill with
the rifle. Sitting on the veranda of
the government house he said he
could cut with bullet the signal
halyards on the flagstaff of the fort,
and lower the Danish standard to the
ground. As the lines were almost in
visible in the distance, the governor
was willing to bet that he could not
do it. The shot rang out and the
flag fell. Presently a horseman
dashed up, informing the governor
that some one had fired on the flag.
There was great excitement. The
governor, none too popular, it seems,
with the military, ruined his political
future by admitting that the affair
was a joke in which he connived. Re-
port being sent to Copenhagen, high
~ colored, of course, by the COM
mandant, his excellency was sum-
marily removed.-N. Y. Press.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-27
Shopping i'm Picking.

The Chinese are peculiar" for
16any other things than those set
down by Bret Harte in his immortal
chronicle, and among them is the ex-
teraordinary custom among the mer-
chants of Picking. A japanese CORE
spondent has been recently explain
ing to his businesslike countrymen
the great waste of time in shopping
in the Chinese capital. Frequently
whole day is wasted in trying to find a
small article of daily use. This is
largely due to the fact that trading
is despised by the higher classes in
Picking, and the merchants are scat
tered over the city and over space of
three miles outside the city wall.
In order to purchase quire Of paper
the japanese had to go to Ling Chang,
three miles outside the city, and had
also to get out Of the city to buy beef.
Hours day were spent in going from
shop to shop. often several miles
apart. In what seems to be the shop,
very few articles, and they of the
lowest quality, are kept, the goods
being upstairs, and will be overlooked
unless the customer is aware of that
popularity. The shopkeeper is quite
ready to detain a customer in gossip
in the lower shop for several hours.
The shops are open from eight or
nine o'clock in the morning until five
or six in the afternoon, and at night
all are closed except restaurants and
drug stores. -Japan and America.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-27

the fare being only thirty cents, I'M
less you miss your road and are taken
on one of the many side trips. Keep
ing In touch with the conductors, how
ever, will prevent this mistake.
There is not room in this letter to
tell of the optical delights of the ride
from Marmoneck. 1t is a succession
Of beauty, it shows the great power Of
money and the great piles of it that
have been expended in turning will
dernesses into vast meadows and lawns
that rival even the rOtund and incom-
parable yerdancy of Irelands hills.
The trip by trolley from Ansonia to
New York cost, exclusive of inciden-
tails, ninety-five cents, and according
to the guide books takes six hours
and twenty minutes, but including
waits, about seven hours. Trolley trav-
cling in New York is considerably
cheaper than in Connecticut. For in
stance the ride from Larchmont to
TarrytoWn, sixteen and one-half miles,
cost only ten cents. 1t is a ride tenn
ing with historic association of the
most interesting kind Here Andre
was captured and monument me-
morializing that event stands on
Broadway, a thoroughfare connecting
New York with Albany and Boston,
Observation-Disclosures LnC w h0lC w dy.S@ S1CCpy
Hollow is but five miles walk from
my desk. The old church well known
in Irving's legend is still standing by
the old bridge over which poor Ichabod
Crane had the run for his life, away
for ever from Miss Van Tassell and his
favored rival.
The guns of West Point can be
plainly heard here but sometimes the
echo is confounded with the test
blasts at the Rand Drill company's
works. The spot where Andres cap
tora played cards before they alighted
on him is marked by a large inscribed
slab This is the home of Helen
Gould, a good girl. She is called here
Minna Irving the poet Stearns, the
dry goods millionaire, Huyler the. can
dy maker, Archibald, the standard oil
magnate, the Rockefellers, Eastman,
the -four dealer Mrs George Lewis,
Clarke, the thread manufacturer, Mr.
Carroll of Tammany hall, Graves. the
wall paper millionaire, Mrs Fremont
of society fame, Mrs Smithers, whose
wealth is in distilleries and breweries,
and half dozen others live here
Mark Twain recently bought a place
here, but he shines in different firm
ament 1t is a beautiful town but so
weighted with money that it has not
grown change in ten years.
@. p. HAYES.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-27
what Puzzled Tommy

Tommy had been worrying papa
with the usual number of unanswer-
able questions, and had been threat
ened with condign punishment if he
did not keep quiet. He fdgeted about
in silence for some time. but at length
broke out:
"Pa, they say the rain falls alike
upon the just and the unjust, doesn't
it?''
Eyes. yes. Don't ask silly ques-
tons
.And it isn't just to steal another
mans umbrella, is it?''
Certainly not. If you ask any
more
ssBut, pa, the rain doesn't fall upon
the man that steals the umbrella, and
it does on the man that had his stolen.
Funny, amt it, pa?"--London AN
swers.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-27
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION

Trains leave Meadow street station
for Boston, Hartford and way stations
at TOO and 8:3S a. M; 1898, $3.50, 8:07
p. m.
Trains arrive at Meadow street sta
ton from Boston, Hartford and way
stations at sos. 40 a. M; 1:45, $40
and 7:3S q. m.
Trains leave Meadow street station
for New York, Fishkill Landing, Dan
bury and way stations at 8:13 a. M,
and 1:50 and 6:24 p. m.
Trains arrive at Meadow street sta
ton from New York, Fishkill Handing,
Danbury and way stations at $3.50 a.
M, 1884 and 8:O4 .. M.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave Meadow street station at $50,
1905 a. M; 200, sos, TOO p. m.
Arrive at Meadow street station at
$50, 11:3O a. M; 4:5O, $50, $50 o. m.
NAUGATUCK DIVISION.
For New York--6:35. S:12, 1880 a.
M; 1880, 2:44, Cos p. M; Sunday, 7:05
a. M; 5:1O p. M.
For Bridgeport-6:35 S:12, 1880 a.
M; 1:30, 2:44, Cos p. m; Sunday, 7:05
a. M; $40 p. m.
For New Haven (via Derby juno
IlOIlJ--O.Oo. o.I@s IU.CO d. Ill., LOU, A.44,
Cos, 7:20 (mixed) p. M; Sunday, 7:O5
a. M: $40 p. m.
For Ansonia-e :35, s:12, 1880 a. m;
100, 2:44, 4:45, Cos, 7:2O (mixeO p.
M; Sunday, 7:O5 a. M; $40 p. m.
For Watertown-6:4S Sal, 11:17 a.
NJ; 1:31, 1855, 800, 6:12, 57:1O. 1856,
IL 20 p. M; Sunday, 9:55 a. M; SOB p.
m.
For Thomaston, Torrington and Win
sted- 1886, 11:12 a. M; $50, 7:O5, $50
p. M; Sunday, 9:4S a. M: 7:5S o. m.
MERIDEN BRANCH.
Trains leave Dublin street station
for Middletown and way stations at
9:O5 a. M, and 6:15 p. M.
For Cheshire ZOO, SAB, 11:1O a.
M; 1 80 and 4:o4 p. M; Sunday, 1850
a. m. and $50 p. m.
Arrive from Cheshire 9:33 a. M;
los, 800, 500, TAB. p. M; Sunday,
$50 a. m; $50 p. M.
Trains arrive at Dublin street sta
ton from Middletown and way stations
at 7:5O a. M. and 3:5S p. m