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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
MIRACULOUS FALLS.
Remarkable Experiences in the Line
of Dropping.

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
They had been speaking of miracul-
Gus falls, long falls and falls from big
places without serious injury Il was
on a swinging ladder on the outside of
a Chicago building a few years ago."
said one of the painters in the crowd,
land we were working at the time on
the twelfth story, painting the frame
work of the windows. Down in the
street below the cars looked like cigar
boxes, and the men and women who
rushed to and fro looked like animated
dolls. My partner had been wondering
how it would feel to go sizzling and all
that sort of thing, when suddenly l
lost my balance and over the ladder /
went. l heard a fearful groan come
up from the crowd in the street, and
And it didn't kill your" said list
ener.
And my partner" continued the
storyteller, rushed to my end of the
ladder, caught hold of the rope that
was tied around my waist, and helped
me back on the ladder"
well, l didn't have any string tied
to me when l fell" said another mem
Der of the group, land l was working
on the top story of a Chicago sky
scraper at the time, and was so far
from the earth that you couldn't see
the street cars, men, or anything
smaller than a building, without the
aid of a microscope, and when l struck
l was landed in a heap"
How did you escape the under
taker?" asked the quiet listener.
"Well, 1t was this way: You see, 1
was working on a scafford on the in
side, and
THAT reminds me of an experience
/ had some time ago." said still anoth-
err member of the group, when, with
three other men, l was thrown from
a freight train thirty miles above the
city of New Orleans, and"
Speaking of falling" said a chubby
fellow in the group, II took a tumble
once from the very apex of the tallest
building in Chicago, and landed right
in the middle of the pavement below.
Did it hurt me? Oh. the jar made my
head ache little and / came very near
starving to death on the way"
Imaginary, Thomas" quoth the
quiet listener.
But" continued the chubby man,
that was not a circumstance. l fell
through an elevator shaft; one end of
a painters ladder broke with me. 1
tumbled over the edge of a sixty-foot
railroad trestle and dropped through
the skylght."
You're idea of veracity seems to
have experienced somewhat of a fall
Also" said the listener.
"Oh, / don't know" said the chubby
man; you see / experienced these
falls at different times and different
places"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
Advertising Freaks.

From the New York Commercial.
There is no city in the world where
more diversified methods of advertis-
ing are to be seen than in New York.
A walk the length of Broadway or
Fifth avenue will instantly demontrate
it,
A novelty in this line appeared in
clothing house down town this week.
Behind big plate-glass window is
lamb about three weeks old. A sign
behind it reads: This is not to re-
mind you of Mary, but to show you
the stuff our cheViot serge suits are
made Of" The lamb attracted a
crowd all day long
A seed house has the window show
space planted with turf, and dunn
my figure with a lawn mower stands
in one corner. A sign attached to the
lawn mower reads: This grass was
sown three weeks ago, rs seed be-
ing used" This also attracts the pas
sers-by in big crowds.
On Fifth avenue a florist has an
ideal display representing a landscape.
Japanese dwarf trees, plants and flow
ers have been tastefully arranged; ar
tificial hills with close-cropped turf, a
miniature river, and stately old oak,
not more than fourteen inches high,
gnarled and knotted, make up the
about this entire display are some
miniature animals drinking from the
stream.
A man leading two goats down Wall
street attracted considerable attention
Thursday morning. A banner over
the back of each goat announced that
"-'s real estate office had desirable
flats to rent in Harlem"
A restaurant on a side street had a
| sandwich out a day or two ago
| dressed like a butcher. He carried a
model of a frying-pan on which was
| inscribed: I'VE have the bulge on the
beef trust and raise our own stock.
| Prices just the same at -
A wholesale salt house had a wagon
on the street few days ago in which
sat a man and two boys giving away
miniature sacks of salt on which was
printed: 1.-The spring birds are here.
| This is to sprinkle on your chicken.
- Salt Company"
Pretty girls with pretty teeth are in
| several store windows advertising den
| tai articles, and long-haired maidens
| do the same for the hair tonics. A
miniature "gusher" in a window ad-
| vertises an oil-well company's stock
and gives ocular demonstration that
| the company has at least one derrick
in operation. Kites supporting banners
| float over numerous buildings, and the
newspapers have rivals who post bull
| letins of the news of the world in
| front of their places of business.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
STATE FLOWERS.
EmbIems That Have Been Chosen In
Twenty commemorative.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
At the annual luncheon of the Mas
sachusetts Floral Emblem Society in
this city on Monday, May 5, Mrs. Ell
len A. Richardson read short paper
on 1.-The True History of the National
Floral Emblem Society of America"
The National flower movement in
America was started at Ardmore,
Penn, in December, 1886, when Mar
garet B. Harvey, wrote the original
National flower poem. valley Forge
Arbutus;" containing the now popular
phase National flower" Mr.. John o.
K. Roberts, editor of The Phenixville
Messenger, published near Valley
Forge, wrote the first editorial on the
National Flower" giving due credit
to the poem.
The National society as yet has not
pushed it's work for the National flow
err, believing that the states would bet
ter first awaken local interests by Sc
lecting state emblems. Twenty states
have already performed this. office.
With the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition before US, such a congress is
being planned for decision as to the
National flower.
Miss Helena Richardson, state coun-
cillor on publication, who has CORES
pOiAOCu with lAiC VI NdIiOuS
states in regard to the floral emblems,
gave brief extracts from their replies,
showing choice of state flowers as fol-
lows:
Colorado, blue and white columbine
chosen in 1899; Delaware, peach bios
SONS, chosen many years ago; Maine,
pine cone and tassel: Michigan. apple
blossom, 1897; Montana, bitter root,
1885, Nebraska, goldenrod, 1885, Okla
homa, mistletoe. 1898; Oregon, grape,
1899; Utah, sage lily, 1892 Vermont
clover, 1894; California, poppy; Geor-
gia, Cherokee rose; Idaho, syringa;
Kansas. sunflower; Minnesota, moe
casin flower; Nevada, sage brush;
Washington state, rhododendron; Ar
kansas. cactus. and New Hampshire,
oak branch and acorn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
LABELED WHILE YOU WAIT.
Your Trunk Covered With Foreign
Hotel, Railroad and Steamship

Your Trunk Covered With Foreign
Hotel, Railroad and Steamship
Cards.
From the Philadelphia Times.
In this city an enterprising individual
finds a brisk trade in furnishing la
bells for travellers trunks and valises,
so that when a piece of baggage is
finally turned out of his shop it's owner
has apparently indisputable document
airy evidence that he has toured the
world or such part of it as may have
seemed fit The convenience of this
method of travel it will be seen at
glance, fits in very well with the Amer
lean idea of saving time, while as for
money it, of course, saves large Jumps.
While cheap enough, however, this
method of travel is not without some
slight expense. The labels must be we'll
paid for, because the labeler will tell
you that all his wares are genuine, and
it is no easy thing to get such little
pieces of printing from far-away no.
tells railroad stations and steamboat
offices, and you see at once that he is
right Indeed, if you have any of the
sophistication that travel ought to give
you, you will suspect that many of the
labels offered you are made on the spot,
and YOU have an uncomfortable feeling
in being pasted for an entire route that
some of the hotels named on the labels
do not exist or that their locations may
have got mixed in a way to confound
YOU some time when you may be at the
very best point in your "reminiscences.
This suspicion is rather increased by
the curious fact that tour or CUBA
costs more than a less popular tour of
the same extent in Europe, and you
wonder If it is not because the Cuban
labels are too well known to be bogus.
How such a trade is advertised or
made known to patrons Is one OF It's
curiosities. Most tradesmen are more
or less widely advertised through be-
fne, recommended to others by patrons
who have been satisfied with the work
done. but il is not to be supposed that
a traveller by label would care 10 tel
his friends anything about IT, or TO
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
CROKER FAV0RS VAN WICK.

would Certainly Vote for Him for
Grand Sachem if He Were in New
York.
London, May 15.-In an interview at
vantage tonight Richard Croker said
mat were he in New York he would
certainly vote for Robert A. VanWyck
as grand sachem of Tammany Hall,
ana that Mr.. VanWyck, in his
opinion, was as fine a man as
ever drew breath and a good mayor.
Mr' croker said that Thomas L. Felt
ne. ner mad been his lifelong friend, but
mat ne had been grand Sachem many
'imes, in fact for too long a time.
=, ne expressed himself as very sorry
that Lewis Nixon had resigned as
yynaifman of the Finance Committee.
t ne said he had given no orders, but
nat ne had left the matter entirely to
sue leaders to decide. Mr.. Croker said
ne mad cabled Mr.. Nixon last Wednes-
Jay 10 do just as he pleased and that
II Mr. Nixon could not control them
II was not my fault"
MT Croker said he had no intention
VI returning to New York in August,
a'Iu mat he could not say when he
would go back.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
BRAIN POWER IN MONKEYS.
DIR. Kinnnman, of Clark University,
Makes Interesting Tests.
From the Baltimore Sun.


Worcester, Mass, May 4.-Having
completed his studies of pair of mon
keys, in which he found evidences of
brain power, DR.. A. j. Kinnaman of
Clark University will begin expert
ments with an orang- outang, in his
efforts to find the missing link"
He thinks the orang-outang is nearer
to man than any other animal, and
can be taught many things that are
taught to human beings, perhaps the
art of speech, Clark University is now
looking for young orang-outang with
habits not too well established
DR.. Kinnaman tried to put the cries
of the monkey into words, but failed.
The nearest he could get to 1t was
the hwuich. the, cry of distress, fear
and hunger, and nqu-u-w, a less dis
tressed expression.
The two monkeys which have been
studied by DR.. Kinnaman in one of the
large rooms at the top of the university
building rooms last fall, Jack, the
male, in October, and Jill, the female, a
month later. According to the doctor,
they were average stupid monkeys. One
interesting fact he learned is that the
lady monkey was not nearly so quick
to learn as the gentleman monkey. But
this may be laid to the fact that they
were taught by appeal to their greed,
and perhaps Jack was more greedy
than Jill.
The doctor placed a row of tumblers
containing food, each covered with a
piece of colored paper Of all different
colors. He liked blue least Of all. al
though it was a bright blue, and he
generally liked bright colors.
The doctor also deduced that the
monkey can distinguish among shapes,
which he learned by placing distinctly
different shaped vessels and putting
food in one or two particular dishes
each time. Jack soon learned the dish
in which the food was.
This same result was obtained by
placing boxes of the same shape, but
of different sizes, in a row. Jack learned
the right size so he knew it every
time.
The most interesting of the expert
ments was in teaching the monkeys 10
open boxes with combinations of fast
enings. Jill was at first absolutely use
less at this. She was easily discour-
aged lacking persistence and patience.
Jack learned by imitation and expert
ence one device after another. Jill
learned from Jack, but not from DIR.
Kinnaman,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
Clifford 6. Rnherfa.

Clifford S. Roberts, a Savannah boy,
who has been for the past eighteen
months soldier in Company D, Third
United States Infantry, died sudden
ly at Fort Thomas, KY last night. He
had returned from the Philippines only
about three weeks ago.
The cause of his death is not known
here, but the impression is that it was
the result of an operation for some
disease contracted in the Philippines
he found it necessary to undergo.
Mr. Roberts served during the Span
ish-American War as a member of the
Republican Blues, in the First Regi-
ment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He
enlisted in the regular army after the
muster out of his regiment.
He leaves a mother. Mrs. r. T. Rob-
erts, three brothers. H. L., w. C. and
Z. II. Roberts, and two sisters, Miss
Stella and Miss Bessie Roberts. The
remains have been shipped from Fort
Thomas to Savannah, and the funeral
will take place sometime tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
To CONTINUE STRIKE
ANTHRACITE MINERS CONVENTION
so DECIDES.
TO FIGHT TO BITTER END.
DECISION OBTAINED BY A MAJOR
ITY VOTE.

What May Prove One of the Most
Serious Labor Troubles in History
of the Country Has Begun-EnEi-
neers, Firemen and Pump Runners
May BE Called Out TO-day-Strike
VIII Probably BE Extended to 81
luminous Coal RegiOn-Presiden
Mitchell in Plain and FOrceful
Terms Advises Miners to Peace.
Hazleton, Pa. May 1.-THE Anthra-
cite Mine Workers in convention late
this afternoon decided to continue the
strike of the 145, 900 men against the
mine owners and to fight 1t out to the
bitter end. The matter of calling out
the engineers, firemen and pump run
ners will be decided by the delegates
tomorrow. The vote to continue the
suspension was as follows:
Total vote cast, S11; for strike, 461A
against strike, 349%; majority for
strike. 111h. President Mitchell, how
ever. in compliance with the rules of
the United Mine Workers, announced
to the public that the action of the
convention was unanimous.
The step taken to-day by the miners
after practically considering the mat
ter for two months has wiped out the
uncertainty of the situation and 1t is
freely predicted that the most serious
labor struggle in the history of the
country, If not the world, is about to
begin. That is the view taken by near
ly every miner. While the leaders are
cautious and will not forecast their
actions, ii is not unlikely that the
miners fight will be carried into the
bituminous coal regions and into other
fields of industry.
President Mitchells advice to the
miners was peace and he gave 1t to
them in the plainest and most force
full language. He was ably assisted
by President Fahy and Secretary
Hartlein of the lower district and Sec
rotary Dempsey of the upper territory.
President Nichols of the First dis
trict, was the great champion of the
strike advocates. Mr.. Mitchell who
was the last to speak, was listened to
with the greatest attention.
1t is said that a telegram was read
from the American Federation of La
Dor against a permanent suspension.
But the delegates would not listen and
amid considerable suppressed excite
ment the vote was taken.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
KoHIaooR FoR QUEENS CROWN.
Famous Diamond VIII Not Be Worn
by King Edward.
From the New YORK sur


London, May 10.-Owing to the desire
of the King and Queen that no seats
shall be placed eastward of the Sacra-
rum In Westminster Abbey, as a for
mer coronations, the timber built an
mex, which at the coronation of Queen
Victoria was added outside the west
door of the Abbey, is now being con-
structed in much greater proportions.
1t will accommodate several hundreds,
as well as provide robing rooms and
other apartments for the King and
queen. 1t will be covered with a stucco
preparation, giving it the appearance
of solid masonry.
The King and Queen will enter and
leave the Abbey through a large door
that is being prepared on its north side.
The chapel of ST. Edward the Con-
fessor, to which the King and Queen
will pass after the service, has no al
tar. One is now being erected at which
the King will deliver his sceptre with
the dove to the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and his golden spurs and stew
ards staff to the Dean OF Westminster
to be laid on the altar.
There was a long discussion early in
the year as to what place the famous
Kohinoor diamond would take among
the crown jewels at the coronation.
Some people said that it would be in
the Kings and others that it would be
in the Queens crown. 1t is now known
that it will be ii that of the Queen.
There are some interesting supersti-
tions connected with this stone in India
from which place it came into the pos
session of Queen Victoria. Every ma
tive of that country firmly believes
that the holder of the stone will be the
ruler of India, but with it goes the
dread penalty that II brings violent
death to it's male owner. Story after
story going back for centuries is told
to bear out the truth of this supersti-
ton. and the Indian mind is probably
convinced that King Edward hopes to
avoid this fate by making the jewel
the property of the Queen whose sex
safeguards her as it did Queen Vic
toria-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
DR.. VAN DYKE is MODERATOR.
Follows in Footsteps of His Father
as Head of Northern Presbyterian
Church.

as Head of Northern Presbyterian
Church.
New York, May 15.-Dr. Henry Van
Dyke, professor of literature at Prince
ton University, was late this afternoon
elected moderator of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian Church,
which body began it's deliberations here
to-day. He was elected on the second
ballot, which resulted: Van Dyke 29S,
Moffat, 227. Holmes 40.
After the result was announced the
retiring moderator, DR.. Henry C. Min
ton, moved that DR.. VanDyke's cleo
ton be made unanimous and this was
done
Amid cheers, DIR. Van Dyke was es-
corted to the moderator's chair, and as
he took it, DR.. Minton said:
My Brother, it becomes my duty to
inform you of your election to the Of
flee of moderator of this general as
sembly and to present you with this
book of law and order. l trust that
God may spare you TO us all and that
He may grant His blessing in the
work before you"
DR.. VanDyke in reply said:
81 thank you with all my heart for
giving me the privilege of standing in
a place made sacred to me by the
memory of my father. / have not de-
served this honor. but will do my best,
If you will help me, to be a loyal and
true moderator in the church in which
1 was born and which l love with all
my heart"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16

serve as a reference-infact. silence on
the part of the agent is one of the
things you buy along with the label.
The agent, therefore, has to drum up
his own trade. and in doing so must
needs exercise some discretion. He has
to take the same sort of chance as the
vender of green goods"-though. of
course, his business is not against the
law-and he does 1t by quietly calling
on people who he thinks might like
to be customers. and explaining that if
they happen to have lost label or two
during their last tour he is able 10
supply it. This curious offer gets him
a hearing. and by the time he has
explained his plan and its capabilities
the temptation to go on a tour by la
bel is laid before the victim in its most
alluring form.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
GREENE AND GAYNOR.
CONTINUED from First Page. J

then Immediately began consideration
of the question of the best means to
have them extradited and brought back
to Savannah for trial. The extradition
treaty between Great Britain and the
United States was carefully studied,
and the conclusion reached that there
existed good grounds for the extradi-
ton of the men. To Marion Erwin,
who has figured prominently in the
conduct of the cases at Savannah, was
assigned the duty of proceeding to
Canada and assisting the government
in the attempt to secure the return of
the two men to the United States. Con-
siderable delay was occasioned by the
fact that certain records pertaining to
the case had to be forwarded to Can
ada.
Were Too Popular in Quebec.
The officials here satisfied themselves
after thorough investigation that
Gaynor and Greene felt reasonably Sc
cure from extradition while in Quebec,
because of local conditions existing
there. They feared that if the men
were arrested in Quebec resort would
be had Immediately to habeas corpus
proceedings, and they would be re-
leased. For this reason, and in accord
with Mr.. ErWin's views on the matter,
the determination was reached to have
the warrants sworn out in Montreal
and served on Messrs. Gaynor and
Greene in Quebec thus bringing the
question of holding them for extradi-
ton before the Montreal authorities
Just by whom the warrants were
served is not known here, but it is sup
posed this was done either by Cana
dian officer w "a Init
Secret Service officials deputized for
that purpose. The arrangements made
by Mr.. Erwin contemplated the char
tering of boat to take GaynOr and
Greene from Quebec to Montreal after
they had been arrested in the former
place, as told in the Associated Press
dispatches.
A dispatch came to the Department
of Justice late this afternoon which
reported that the scheme for securing
the men on board the boat had been
successfully carried out. The officials
are highly pleased with the manner in
which Mr.. Erwin has performed the
delicate duties assigned to him and
say the methods devised for appre-
hending the men are entirely legal.
MI. Erwin Is in Charge.
The expectation here is that when
| arraigned before the Montreal author
tiles Gaynor and Greene will endeavor
to secure their release by habeas cor
pus proceedings. Any efforts in that
line will be vigorously resisted by Mr..
Erwin, who has employed we'll
| known firm of attorneys of Montreal
| to assist him in whatever proceedings
are had. The confident belief of the
| officials here is that this gov
eminent will be able to Sc
cure the extradition of the
the two men, in which case they will
be taken to Savannah for trial. A
careful perusal of the extraditlon
| treaty, they say, demonstrates that its
provisions are broad enough to cover
the offenses charged against them in
the indictment. 1t is not known here
! just what the warrant for arrest
! charges. The case is quite compli-
Gated, but an earnest effort will be
made to compel the men to stand trial
in Georgia.
GUp to time of going to press this
morning no notice had been received OF
| aVvfxr Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
stories About Paris DeImonico.
From the Pail Mail Gazette.

OF Jacques Bignon. the celebrated
restaurateur of the Second Empire and
of the early years of the Third Repub-
lie, many stories are told. says our
Paris correspondent. One fete day
during Winter Count Paul Demidoff
(of the famous Russian family allied
with Jerome Bonaparte) entered Big
mons and ordered simple dinner.
when the bill was presented Demidoff
was so impressed with the total that
he called Bignon to him in person.
How is this?" he said. You charge
me 30f. for two peaches!"
Yes, Monsieur lie Comte."
Are peaches so scarce, thenT'
Then said the prince Of restaurateurs,