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The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
EVERY COURTESY
FOR MRS. MAVERICK

Washington, Aug. 16.-It was stated
at the Bureau of Imni grafton to-day
that it's officials in charge at New
York have instructions not to detain
Mrs. Florence Maybrck. now on her
way to America after spending years
in an English prison.
The New York officials have been
given instructions to extend her every
courtesy due an American citizen and
to facilitate her landing as far as pos
sible.
This was the decision reached here
when the coming of Mrs. Maybrick
was first announced, and there has
been no change of view since.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
cInLDREN's MANY MsroRrUNEs

IN the ages of children up to u
Years their misfortunes. from baby's
prlckly heat to the boys open sore.
are many. Few parents realize the
therapeutic value of sulphur for skin
diseases and impure blood.
~ Hancock's Liquid Sulphur. Natures
Greatest Germicide, is Indispensable
IN home where are children-it
NAV be taken internally or applied di-
rect 20 the affected parts
Here is the opinion Of Mr.. II. j. La
Inar' Nlneville, Macon. Ca We used
Lour Liquid sulphur on our one-year-
"ld bahy, who suffered intensely from
lrlckly heat over her entire body. A
N'li dozen applications In two DAYS
'nur1ly relieved her and she slept
houndly. You should recommend Liz
u'a sulphur strongly 10 mothers. il
WI prove blessing TO every family
Win small children.
The Hancock LIQUID gulphur 90
Baltimore, Nd. sends free rs booklet
on sulphur.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
AInhnmn Coal strike.

Birmingham. Ala, Aug. 16.-Fifty
non-union miners arrived in Birming-
ham from Kentucky tonight and will
go TO work for the Sloss- Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company at the Brookside
mines.
The strike situation is practically TN
changed with no hopes of an early set
Element The operators are making
determined efforts to open their mines
with non-union labor. but so far, com
paratively little coal has been mined.
II Is reported tonight that the opera
tors have contracted for LOCO miners,
to be brought here from West Virginia
and Kentucky.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
Tbrents Against Hunter.

Knoxville. Tenn, Aug. ia special
from Middlesboro, KY. says Chairman
Byrley of the Republican Congress
sional Committee has postponed the
committee meeting which was called
to be held at London, KY, to-day, to
meet at Middlesboro tomorrow. His
reasons for the postponement are GER
tain alleged threats Of intimidation and
violence at London, and alleged malice
Of London people against DR.. Hunter
one Of the candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination. An injunction has
been granted by Judge Moss, prevent
ing the counting of the full Bell coun-
" vote.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
MOTHER FOUND HER SON
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
He Had Gone Into the Orchard to
Gather Peaches.

He Had Gone Into the Orchard to
Gather Peaches.
Greensboro, Ga, Aug. 16.-About ESQ
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rollo
Champion, the 16-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Champion, was struck
and instantly killed by lightning at
his home, about two miles east of this
city.
A severe electric storm had passed
and Rollo, thinking it safe to leave
the house, went out in the orchard
near the house to gather peaches. In
few minutes a clap came and the
mother, thinking something near the
house must have been struck, went to
the window and discovered her son
lying under the shattered peach tree,
dead.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
ASKOLD'S LOSSES.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-Capt. Riet-
zenstein, commander of the cruiser
division of the Port Arthur squadron,
reports to the naval general staff that
the cruiser Askold, owing to the dam
age which she sustained in the naval
battle off Port Arthur, was obliged to
enter the port of Shanghai on Aug.
10, and that her losses were one of
ficer killed and three wounded and ten
sailors killed and forty-four wounded.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
JAPANESE NOW HAVE
STRONG LAND POSITIONS.

Chez Foo, Aug. 16, $3.50 p. m.-To-
days sortie of the Russian warships
from Port Arthur is regarded as a
confirmation of previous reports that
the Japanese have occupied an impor-
tant land position, the fire from which
compelled the Russian vessels to leave
the harbor. 1t is not certain that they
returned to their former anchora ge
after the sortie.
Junks which left Port Arthur Aug.
10 report that heavy fighting was con-
tinuing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
A woMAN's GRATITUDE.
A Mountain Woman Writes i'm Praise
of Newbro's Herpicide.

For several years have been
troubled with dandruff, causing me
much annoyance. and my hair became
very thin. have used Newbro,s
Herpicide for a month and the dan
druff has entirely disappeared and my
hair is becoming much heavier than
formerly. New hair Is growing where
there was none and | am very thank
ful TO you for the benefit ] have re-
ceived from Newbro's Herpicide."
Very truly yours.
MRS. G. r. FOSTER.
No. 9s5 Utah ave. Butte. Mont
Sold by leading druggists. send 1Oc
In stamps for sample TO The Herplcide
Co. Detroit. Mich
Livingston's Pharmacy. Special
Az
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
IAPS ARE URGING
THEM TO SURRENDER

London, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Central News says that the big oil
house at Port Arthur is blazing furi-
ously and that the position of the
besieged is such that the Japanese are
urging them to surrender.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
Wounded were Starving.

Shanghai, Aug. 16.-It transpires
that the men wounded on board the
Russian cruiser Askold were almost
absolutely starving when they were
brought from the ship to the municipal
hospital here. They consumed food
ravenously and now they are doing
we'll.
The Japanese consul is demanding
of the Chinese authorities that the
Askold disarm. The attitude Of the
Taotal of Shanghai on this matter is
characterized by his usual indecision.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
British Protest.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-The formal
British protest against the treatment
of neutral ships was delivered ITO the
Russian government to-day. 1t fol-
lows the lines of Foreign Secretary
Lansdownes and Premier Balfours re-
cent statements on the subject in Par
lament.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
SAYS THE PALLADA
WAS SUNK BY TORPEDO

Che Foo, Aug. 16, 4 p ma credita-
BILE report states that the Russian pro-
tected cruiser Pallada was sunk by a
torpedo boat during the engagement
on the night of Aug. 10.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
CRUISER DIANA HAS
REACHED VLADIV0ST0K.

London, Aug. ia dispatch to
news agency from st. Petersburg says
a naval officer has telegraphed to his
family that the cruiser Diana Of the
Port Arthur squadron has arrived at
VladiVOstok
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
Joe Jeaer.on's Condition.

Buzzards Bay. Mass. Aug. H.
Joseph jefferson, who has been slight
" indisposed through an attack Of in
digestion. was this evening very much
improved. according 70 Or. Fitz, who
had been called from Boston 10 attend
the aged actor
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
SAYS BATTLESHIP
SANK IN FULL VIEW.

Che Foo, Aug. 16.-4 p. ma tele-
gram just received from Tsintau says
the officers of the Russian battleship
tleship sank within full view during
the Battle on the night of Aug. 10.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
SURRENDER DEMANDED.

Toxic, Aug. 1.-THE Emperor's offer
to release the nOn-combatants at Port
Arthur, coupled with a demand for
the surrender of the fortress, was de-
livered yesterday (Tuesday). An an
swer is expected to-day "wednesday.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
STORAGE PLANT FIRE.
Fire Department Captains Were In
jured at Richmond.

Richmond, Va, Aug. 16.-The meat
packing and storage plant of w. S.
Forbes & Co. was partially damaged
by fire to-day and further injured by
being flooded with water. The build
ing and stock were insured from be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The dam
age to stock and building is about
$40, 900.
Capt. Wise of Engine Company No.
and Truck Captain Walter Shaw were
both seriously hurt during the fire,
the former having one of his arms
fractured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17

london. Aug 49, king Edward has
approved the appointment Of Dr. WIZ
liam ORler. professor Of medicine and
physician 20 tho hospital Johns Hop
kins Medical School. Baltimore aa regi-
us professor OF medicine az oxford Uni
yCreitY.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
Nixon VIII build Them.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-The con-
tracts with the government obtained
by Lewis Nixon of New York, includes
the construction of several torpedo
boat destroyers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
RUSSIAN VESSELS
ARE DISMANTLED

Tsingtau, Aug. 16, p. 1n.-The Rus
sian battleship Czarevitch and three
torpedo boat destroyers, now in the
hands of the local German government
for repairs, have been dismantled.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
CRUISER N0VIK HEADS
FOR VLADIV0STOK

London, Aug. 1.-THE Yokohama
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that the cruiser Novik of the Port Ar
thur squadron has been sighted off the
strait of Van Diemen, steering for
XladiYostok.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
Chinese Railways Questioned.

Pekin, Aug. us a. m.-The Chinese
railways have been asked If they have
sufficient rolling stock and how quick
ly they can transport 10000 troops TO
Shan Hal Kwan.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17

Atlanta. Aug. f6.-Rev. John r.
Briggs ~ the Greensboro. Ca. Baptist
Church. has accepted "A call 10 the West
End Baptist Church Of this city. 20
succeed Rev. ~. X. O'Kelly. assigned.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17

Washington. Aug. i6.-The President
to-day appointed Thomas A. Jones
postmaster az Elberton. ca
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17
RUSSIAN VESSELS
MADE A S0RTIE

Che Foo. Aug. 16.-2 p. m.-The Rus
sian ships at Port Arthur made a sortie
early to-day. They are now being
pursued by the Japanese. A severe
engagement is expected The Japa-
nese fleet kept off some distance from
the entrance of Port Arthur during
the past night, fearing danger from
torpedoes in the darkness.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-17

Che Foo, Aug. 16,-9 p. m.-The Rus
slams, it is reported, did not encounter
the japanese fleet. Nevertheless they
returned to Port Arthur.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
HOW ZOOS GET WILD ANIMALS.
Bait Used by Recruiting Agents and
Travellers.

Bait Used by Recruiting Agents and
Travellers.
Getting recruits for the geological
parks is not by any means the easiest
thing In the world. though the authori.
ties themselves do not bear much OF
the trouble in this connection. The
work is mainly done by travellers and
natives OF countries from which the
wild beasts come, from whom the vart
Gus geological societies OF the world
buy, except when the purchases are
made from professional wild,beast
dealers.
Some of the latter employ regular re,
cruiting agents. whom they send out
whenever they receive orders which
they cannot execute with stock they
have in hand. II the park authorities
order an African lion of dealer and
the dealer has not suitable beast on
hand recruiting lions in Africa begins
at once and continues until a good
specimen has been obtained.
The different methods by which the
various wild animals are captured in
their native state are interesting. Lions
are generally caught by being tempted
to thrust their heads through nooses OF
strong cords composed of twisted
hides. Pieces Of meat are used for
bait, but frequently the hunters have
many days of hard chasing before the
lion can be persuaded to try the moose.
When he does the cords are pulled
quickly around his throat, sitting him,
and other stout cords are then bound
around his legs. Restoratives are then
administered to revive the animal,
whose efforts to free himself from the
moose have brought on exhaustion, and
he is carried away and put in special
ly constructed cage for shipment
Tigers are more savage than lions
and can rarely be captured when full
grown. Recruiting is accordingly car
ried on among the cubs, the parent
tigers being killed and the young, left
without protectors, being easily caught
The cubs readily accustom themselves
to captivity.
Perhaps the most difficult of all wild
animals to capture is the giraffe, says
the New York Times. In addition tC
being very rare, giraffes are exceeding
ly timid and are very swift-footed
There is no special way to capture
giraffe, as almost every way has been
tried, and all have been almost equally
unsuccessful. The method which has
occasionally resulted in capture Is by
using long cord, at each end of which
is round weight. This cord is thrown
by the hunter in such a manner as to
wind around the animals legs, either
bringing it to the ground or rendering
it incapable of escaping before it is
made a prisoner Most Of the giraffes
in captivity have been caught by
chance when young.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
RnYngA Athletes.

In this age OF athletics one might
think that no people ever showed so
much interest In feats of muscular
might aud skill as those who have per-
fected football; but modern games, and
even the games of the Greeks ut 0lym-
pia, may have been more than match.
ed by the sports OF peoples who are
now held in little esteem. A writer
on the Canary Islands gives an account
Of their athletic training which makes
even the college giants Of to-day seem
weak and effeminate
The Canary Islands were subjected
by Spain about the time Columbus dis.
covered America. The conquest was
due solely to the superiority OF Euro
pean weapons. and not to better skill
and prowess. The native soldiers were
trained athletes, developed under a
system which held athletic sports an
important business. like military drill
Spanish chronicles have left us ac.
counts of the sports Of the islanders
From babyhood they were trained to
be brisk In self-defense. AS soon as
they could toddle the children were
pelted with mud balls, that they might
learn how to protect themselves. When
they were boys stones and wooden
darts were substituted for the bits of
clay.
In this rough school they acquired
the rudlments OF warfare which en-
abled them. during their wars with
the Spaniards, to catch In their hands
the arrows shot from their enemies
cross-bows.
After the conquest OF the Canaries
a native Of the islands was seen at
Seville who, for shilling. let a man
throw at him as many stones as he
pleased from distance OF eight PAGES.
Without moving his left foot he avoid
ed every stone.
Another native used to defy any one
to hurl an orange at him with so great
rapidity that he could not catch It.
Three men tried this, each with
dozen oranges, and the islander caught
every orange. AS a further test, he
hit his antagonists with each of the
oranges.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
A HOuEe Divided.

Most persons have had the expert.
ence of walking with friend out of
step and trying to shift just at the
moment when the friend also makes
the attempt. This is an instance of
thwarted harmony much Alike that
which appears in story, told by V. c.,
Of an elderly couple. They were child
less, and had never been united by the
bond of other lives linked with their
own. So they were always in state
of welI-bred disagreement.
On the subject of meals they dis
agreed thoroughly, and each usually
suggested a dish for the Sunday dinner
which the other did not approve. One
Saturday the man came home from
market with a basket.
"You needn't worry about to-mor-
rows dinner any more, Maria. I've
got it."
"And SO have I, George. You were
SO Undecided"
Undecided? told you want 1
wanted"
"Well, 1 mean you didn't decide as
1 did. SO I bought goose"
why, SO have 1. told you I'd like
a goose"
p "welI, now we are agreed for once,
anyway"
"Yes, and 1 suppose we'll have cold
goose and stewed goose for the next
two weeks"
They relapsed into their usual 81
lence.
Sunday forenoon the wife asked, ''Do
you want little ounce in the apple
sauce with your goose"
"Your goose, you mean"
"No L don't. 1t seemed so absurd
to have two geese in the house that
sent mine to Aunt Jane"
"What! / sent mine to Uncle Joe"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28

rod. used to draw geometricai figures
and diagrams while discoursing on the
subtleties of Euclid. This unusual pro.
ceeding was but the practical Rpplt
cation of quaint theory of his that
the elevation of the pupils eyes In
duced sharpness of intellect.
Much annoyed at the barefaced man
ner In which the photos Of his friends
and acquaintances that were scattered
In profuslon about his rooms. were ap
psopriated by his many visitors, gen
tleman we'll known In Partisan society
hit upon the ingenious device OF hav
Ing them affixed to the ceilings OF his
fat Three large rooms are thus deco
rated. and that callers, should they
desire. may obtain clear view of the
portraits, opera glasses Of special con
struction are supplied.
When In 1898 Mile. Forester gave a
dance at her house in Paris the ceiling
of the ballroom was so constructed
that at given intervals 1t discharged
upon the dancers fine rain Of white
rose, cherry blossom, jockey club and
other scents. This pleasing surprise
was likewise prepared for his guests
by a wealthy Russian nobleman, who,
however, heightened the effect by hav'
ing the ceiling exuuisitely painted with
the flowers whose essences descended
upon those beneath.-London Tit-Bits
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
Latest Electrical Novelty.

Down near Atlantic City, N. J.,
there has been in successful operation
for several months an experimental
trolley road minus the trolley. More
astonishment still there is no third
rail or storage battery to be seen on
this unique bit of road. Without any
apparent means of obtaining the all
important electric current, motor cars
will draw 200,O00-pound load on this
road. OF course, the secret of it all
lies in the application of a new sys-
tenn. Every sixteen feet a point of
connection is established midway be-
tween the rails where a metal button
projects above box through which
passes the powerful current carried
along wires in subway. A person
might step on this button and one of
the rails at the same time and not
receive a shock. but, as the car passes
over, powerful magnet underneath
attracts the button and in raising it
establishes the circuit which supplies
the motor with enough of the essential
fluid to propel the car along the six
teen feet of track to another point of
contact. The saving of expenses in
installation and maintenance over
that of the old systems, the freedom
from overhead wires which SO seri-
ously interfere with the fighting of
fires in the cities, and the immunity
from fatal shocks which 1t insures are
factors which will no doubt bring
about its rapid adoption.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
A Heart Story.

Folsom, S. Dak.--In these days
when so many sudden deaths are re-
ported from Heart Failure and various
forms Of Heart Disease, it will be good
news to many to learn that there is a
never failing remedy for every form of
Heart Trouble.
Mrs. H. D. Hyde, of this place, was
troubled for years with pain in her
heart which distressed her great deal.
She had tried many remedies but had
not succeeded in finding anything that
would help her until at last she began
a treatment of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
this very soon relieved her and she has
not had a single pain or any distress in
the region of the heart since. She
says: 81 cannot say too much in
praise of Dodd's Kidney Pills. They
are the greatest heart medicine l have
ever used. / was troubled for over
three years with severe pain in my
heart, which entirely disappeared after
short treatment of Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
Eiahhnnk Gnnfua

Many a traveller In desert lands,
when in danger Of dying from thirst,
has been saved by the plant known as
the water or fshhook cactus, says the
New York Commercial. During the
moist season it stores up large guam
tity of water for the subsequent dry
one, when all the ground Is parched
with heat and only channels filled with
stones mark the course of former rivu-
let's. So well has this cactus provided
for the safety of its precious liquid
that 1t Is no easy task to obtain 1t.
The exterior skin is more impenetra-
Bile than the toughest leather, and, be-
sides, it Is protected with long, wiry
spines curved into hooks at the end,
yet so strong and sprlngy that II a
large rock be thrown against them
they remain uninjured. If the spines
be burned off one may, by long and
tedious effort, cut through the rind
wtlu a stout knife; otherwise nothing
but an axe will enable them to get at
the interior of this well-armored plant
When the top is removed and hol-
low made by scooplng out some Of the
soft inner part it Immediately fills with
water, cool and refreshing, though O
bllstering sun may have been beating
upon the tough skin above 1t all day.
The water, when first obtained, has a
whitish or smoky tint, but when set
tied is as clear as crystal.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
STORY OF THE MuFF.
Once Its Color Isetokened the Rank Of
the wearer,


the Wearer,
"Do you know that the color OF a
mum once betokened the rank OF the
wearerf" said a furrier to a phlladel.
phia Record man as he stroked beau.
tiful sealskin nun. "lu the days OF
Charles TX. no lady could have worn
this fur, for black was decreed by the
King to be the badge of the common
people and the court followers were
restricted TO the colors,
"Atuffs have gone through more
styles than Il would seem possible TO
invent for such simple article OF con.
venience, 1t has been long and mar.
row, like sheaf, and. again. large
and round At the beginning OF last
century the test of size was to try the
muff In -four barrel II II went In
without much trouble then that nun
was too small to be really fashionable,
At the present day almost anything Is
proper, but those enormous cylinders
would certainly draw much attention.
One of the most curious styles was
that OF Louis NlN.. called the 'chleus
mauchons,' because they were made to
convey little dogs in,
"The nun when first introduced was
the exclusive property Of the nobility
and originated In Venice These mufts
We're very small and consisted of a
single piece Of velvet brocade or silk,
lined with fur and the openings fas-
tened with rich jewels, Such arrange.
ments came in during the early part
OF the seventeenth century. but In the
previous century the ladies frequently
carried a piece of rich fur, which they
used either as nun or neck piece
"The mum reached It's highest point
IN the reign of louis Nv, when the
productions were exquisite. Then
fashion declared for cloth mum In,
stead of fur, and the furrlers made a
great uproar. They petltioned the Pope
to excommunicate the wearer Of a
cloth muff, but to no purpose, Finally
some ingenious merchant brihed the
headsman to carry cloth mum on
execution day. The women shrank
from such association and the fur won
the day. We now associate the nun
only with cold weather, but In the old
days It was Il regular part of woman's
dress and was carried In all weather,
As late as 1890 a nun and straw
bonnet were not deemed lncongruous."
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-04-28
Alien Nrortals.

Think for a moment of the narrow
limits Of our knowledge! Sixteen hun.
dred millions of featherless bipeds,
more or less, are picking up a living,
eating and drinking, marrying and Civ.
Ing in marriage, on this pretty planet
Of ours; Of what infinitesimal proper.
ton can you really unveil the secrets
and gauge the virtues and the happi.
ness How many people do you know
Intimately enough to say whether their
lot is, on the whole, enviable or the
reverse? Every human being is for
eign kingdom TO every other, We make
q short excursion into their minds; we
touch at a port here and there; and we
say glibly that we know thep intimate,
Iy. We know not how many dark cor.
ners are carefully hidden away from
all strangers, and what vast provinces
have never been reached in our most
daring travels. How, then, can we
Judge one another? Such utter ignor.
ance of our neighbor's thoughts and
motives should make US wondrous
charitable.