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bail and cbosstib.
Railroad Record, commenting on a
__ ot • ‘accident” in the yard* of a railroad
VVyuweukee. where a neglected switch led
? .he death of seven men, says: * ‘As con
* with casualitiea on railroads the
c r( i ‘accident’ should not be used, but
disobedience of orders or
„£ii'ecce should be substituted. That
“ *‘ oO accident, but pure criminal negli
* DC e on the part of the switchman—and
.hr did not that engineer throw his eye on
*ht switch and have his tram under oon
“ o ‘accident T What crimes are hid
den m they name.”
The Short Cut branch of the Atlantic
Coast Line from Fayetteville. N. C., to
Rowland, will be opened to business to
morrow. A local combination freight
and passenger train will then be put
on leaving Fayetteville at 7 o’clook a. m.
and arriving at Florence at 3 o’clock p. m.
There is already a local train on the Short
Cut from Wilson to Fayetteville to con
ned with the first named train at Fayette-
Tilla
Of course there is no saying what results
will be achieved yet by electricity, in the
light of the wonders that have already been
iccomplisbed, but the following project of
i railroad from New York to San Francisco
lolng at a rate of speed of 200 miles an
Jour cannot fail to make a considerable
draft on credulity. W illiam Snee, an eleo
(rieal inventor, it is learned from the
Railroad Record, has matured plans
la construct an electrio air line road
that will perform the journey in’ twelve
hours between the terminal points named,
ird he is going to demonstrate its
(easibility by a working model on the Cht-
Hgi exposition grounds. It may be
taten for granted that the distance
between New York and San Fran
ebeo can be reduced to 2,400 miles
by running on an absolute bee line between
the cities; and, that conoeded, if the 200-
tn;!e-an-hour speed can be obtained, the
journey will be capable of performance in
the twelve hours. The two difficulties in
the way of accomplishment of this incredi
ble-looking feat are (1) the obtaining of a
•peed of 200 miles per hour, and (2l the keep
ing of a train on the tracks moving at
•ueh weight jand a roadbed of such
s speed. With a preliminary view to ob
viating the first difficulty, rails of such
solidity will be laid as to be able to with
stand the shock that comes from a heavy
train tearing along at suoh a lightning
gait. The rails and roadbed constructed,
then will come the application of |the motive
power—eleoricity. There will be two motors
on each car, each of a capacity of 200-horse
power. This will furnish a train
of ten cars with a capaoity of
10,000-horse power—which will give the
•peed already stated. A striking peculiarity,
It may be mentioned, of the proposed Snee
motors Is that there is to be no trolley pole
and overhead wire, as in the case of street
cars. The ourrent passes directly to tbe
motor from a third rail, whioh by an in
genious arrangement is made a complete
conductor in all kinds of weather. In refer
inoe to the source whence this supply of
•lectrlcity is to come Inventor Snee says:
"1 intend to harness Niagara Falls, manu
facture the electrio current there, and send
It down by feed wires to tbe main line. I
sill also use tbe falls ou tbe Mississippi
river between St. Paul and Minneapolis to
reaerate another ourrent, which with the
Niagara Falls ourrent will run tbe trains to
Denver. The ourrent for sending the trains
I o San Francisoo is to be made at one of tbe
Immense falls of the Yellowstone.”
WORK OF TBB HOUSE.
Pension Bills Passed-rEulogles on Hep
resentatlve Splnola.
Washington, March 26.—The attend
ince of members In the House this morning
irss small. Among the few gentlemen
present silver was the chief, if not the only,
tubjeot of conversation. Thursday’s battle
was discussed in all its phases, and specula
tion was rife as to the probable outcome of
ihe oombat, which may be precipitated
Monday or Tuesday by a report from the
•ommitteo on rule-.
Mr. Culberson of Texas offered a resolu
tion providing for the payment of the ex
penses of the subcommittee of the commit
tee of the judiciary investigating charges
sgainst certain judicial officers of the
United States.
Mr. Bailey of Texas said that he did not
believe tbat there was a quorum present
md demanded a division. The vote resulted
15 to 1. Mr. Bailey raised the point of no
juorum and Mr. Culberson withdrew his
resolution.
The House then proceeded under a special
irder to consideration of pension bills re
ported favorably from the committee of the
whole.
The first bill was one to pension Sarah L.
Henderson, an army nurse. On tbe division
no quorum appeared, and Mr. Bailey made
that point, but on the roll call a quorum
voted and the bill was passed. Mr. Bailey
made no further objections, bis only purpose
In raising the point being to insist that
business should be transacted by a Quorum
•ad not by a mere handful of members.
Seventeen private pension bills were passed
snl then at 2 o’clock publlo business was
impended and the colleagues of the late
I ranois B.Spinola of New York proceeded to
pay tributes of respect to his memory. Those
who spoke were Messrs. Cockran, Curtis and
Cummings of New York, Wheeler of Ala
bama, Qeissenhainer of New Jersey, Belden
ot New York, Hooker of Mississippi and
Cooper of Indiana.
The House then adjourned.
MAYPOBT TO BE BOOMED.
Capitalists to Try to Maks It a Ship
ping Port.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 26 —To-dav
•be Jacksonville and Mayport Railroad
Company purchased the Jacksonville Ferry
Company, which runs steamers between
Jacksonville proper and South Jacksonville
•cross the St. Johns river. This railroad
recently oame into possession of men of
Beans and energy. A large force Is now at
work grading from Arlington, eight
miles away, to this city. It
I* proposed to have the road in
funning order between Jacksonville and the
mouth of the St. Johns (twenty miles) on
May 10. The road will be equipped with
the beat of rolling stock. Plaus are being
made for an elevator and wharf at the aea
larminui. It is proposed to make this place
n important port, in order to handle phos
phate, lumbar and naval stores. The road
'tpects much business from all
florida roads centering in Jacksonville
from the Bt. Joh. a river. The bar
aow sounds 18 feet at high tide and the com
pany believes that with a continued increase
10 depth Mayport will be a strong com
petitor of Fernandina, especially with
Jacksonville behind her. Tho scheme also
•ontetnplates the erection 6f a fine hotel and
teneral beautification of the beach as a re
*2 rt . IP. means business. The principal
men behind it are: D. M. Veamans, late of
: , Thames (England) canal; Horace Scott,
* lumberman of the northwest, and J. A.
•Vfeaeil, a railroader.
A bpool Company Assigns.
Woonsocket. R. X., March 26.-Tbe
American Bobbin Spool and bbuttle Com-
P'uy, George M. Eudioott, president, and
l n A ‘ J° nc *> treasurer, a syndicate
|®b has lately secured control of nearlv
II the factories in its line of business in the
cuntry, has assigned for the benefit of its
suitors to William A. French and Lev
e[t Saltonstall Tuckerman, both of Bot
,n - The instrument of assignment was
rn l or-i'in 01 * r#cor ‘ l ln thi * cil > r r.*rly tnis
h. T ?liT ab, l lM * of tbe concern are stated to
IKj-•■AJP.OOU and the nominal assets 11,500,-
Pui • „| her ® u 0 Interruption of tbe
A Birn Burned at Darlan.
Ga. , Marali 26.—Tbe barn on
~* *" r * rice Hold was destroyed by fire
it. alxjut 5 o’clock. It is not
—bow the fire origmated. The locals
‘natod lu the ntigbboi hood of U.OOU.
SPALDING’S DEMOCRATS.
The County Executive Committee
Discusses the Third Party.
Griffin, Ua. , March 26.—The county
executive oommittee, in reeponse to a call
from President W. E. H. Searcy, met here
to-day for the purpose of devising plans and
naming the day for electing county dele
gates to the state convention, which meets
in Atlanta May 18, to elect delegatee to the
national convention. Daring the commit
tee’s deliberation mention of tbe third party
was made, and to judge from tbe views of
some of the members, who are evidently
in a position to know, this party
is more formidable than most people
are willing to admit. In order that
no third partyite may get Into the delegate
making cn May 18. Col. W. E! Hammond
introduced a resolution that tbe election be
by primaries, wbtle CoL Frank Flint had
passed a resolution tbat none but known
democrats should be allowed to vote
In the primary. During the discussion of
these resolutions it developed that the nsw
party has a much larger hold than is gen
erally oonceled. Col. Flint stated that even
in this oounty there #ere quite a number
who would affiliate whb the third party,
while Judge J. D. Stewart in a speech de
clared that it was his belief that Clayton
could now be carried by Representative
Watson of the third party, that men
whom he had known all bis life had told
him "they thanked God that the white party
was at last divided in Georgia.” Continuing
Judge Stewart said: “There is a great ef
fort, and w e underes'imate the strength of
it, to break down the Democratic party in
the south. No longer than yesterday, at the
dinner table in Fayetteville, the present rep
resentative of Fayette oounty told me that
a newspaper stated after Representative
Livingston had returned from St. Louie
and made bis speech at Covington, he had
killed the third party in Georgia. He said
they simply got the cart before the horse—
the third party is alive and Living
ston dead.” Judge Stewart concluded by
sayiog that he was no alarmist, but it is
now the duty of every democrat to be on
the alert. Col. Searcy stated that while
the third party sentiment was small in
Spaulding it was growing and, in his
opinion, the democratic door should be
opened wide and allow voters to come into
the fold.
A BASS BALL BUMPU3.
The Secretary of the Southern League
Resigns.
Atlanta, Ga., March 26.—George E.
Hopple, seoretary and treasurer of the
Southern Base Ball League, to-day sent his
resignation to President Genslinger at Now
Orleans. Mr. Hoppie, who is a successful
business man of large interests here, was
accused by tbe Macon base ball manager of
having complained to the president chat
Macon’s olub was ou a weak financial basis
and there was considerable doubt about the
Central City coming to the soratch when
the season opened. President Genslinger in
formed the Maoon people of tbe receipt of
such a complaint, but did not say who|had
made it, and Maoon’s charge
that Mr. Hoppie had made it
was merely founded on jealous suspicion of
Atlanta. A big kick was raised. Secretary
Hoppe denied tbe charge and demanded an
apology from Macon for what they had Bald
of him in print. The apology was not
forthcoming, and to-day the secretary re
signed, because be did not propose to be the
subjeot of insulting insinuations at the
hands of base bail men. Tbe southern
league has not yet played a game, but
already there it plenty of kicking.
A NEGRO FAMILY POISONED.
The Father Suspected—He Beat a Child
to Death a Year Ago.
Thomasville, Ga., March 26.—Intelli
gence reached this oity yesterday of what
may prove to have been a horrible crime.
Peter Thompson, a negro, lives twelve
miles from Thomaslille, and is the man who
beat one of his children to death a year ago,
an account of which was given in the News
at the time. The coroner then swore out a
warrant charging Thompson with murder,
but in some way the matter was hushed up
and the father escaped punishment.
It is reported tbat once when this killing
was mentioned to the father he said that he
“would kill the whole and crowd yet,” re
ferring to bis family of nine. It appears
that he attempted to put this dreadful
threat Into execution Friday of last week.
His entire family were taken suddenly and
dangerously ill with symptoms of poisoning,
Thompson alone remaining unaffected. One
of them, a boy 8 years old. died on the same
day and was buried immediately. Throe
more members of his family may die. The
coroner has as yet taken no steps, but the
matter will doubtless be investigated.
MILEAGE BOOKS.
A Strong Plea to Be Made Before the
State Railroad Commission.
Atlanta, G a ~ March 26.—The Atlanta
drummers had a well attended meeting to
night for the purpose of taking aotlon on
tbe petition of the Southern Travelers’ As
sociation to the Georgia railroad commis
sion for 1,000 and 2,000-mile books at S2O
and S4O, these books to be issued by all class
A roads in the state. On next Tuesday tbe
railroad commission will hear this petition
and the drummers decided to indorse the
demand by their personal presence at the
hearing. Resolutions calling on the com
mission to grant the petition were also
passed. Tbe travelers will make an en
thusiastic effort to carry their point.
Delegates to the annual convention of the
Southern Travelers’ Assiciation, to be held
in Chattanooga on May 2, were elected.
PEAR GROWERS MEET.
A Permanent Organization—The Alli
ance Also in Session.
Thomasville, Ga.. March 26.— The
South Georgia Pear Growers’ Association
effected a permanent organization to-day,
adopting a constitution and by-laws. Capt.
Varnedoe was elected president, E. M. Mai
lette vice president and B. M. Stone secre
tary and treasurer. There was a general
expression of opinion taken from all pres
ent, some fifty members, as to the effect of
the freeze on the crop. The concensus of
opinion was that there would be a third of
a crop.
Tbe nlllanoe also met here to-day In secret
session as usual.
The teachers’ institute was also in ses
sion.
SPALDING’S FARMERS.
Annual Election of Officers of the
Agricultural Society.
Griffin, Ga., March 26.—The county
agricultural society’s convention was held
here to-day and the annual election at
officers occurred. H. T. Patterson was re
elected president, B. N. Barrow vice presi
dent and J. M. Kimbrough, Sr., secretary.
The api roaching state convention to held
here iu August was discussed and it was de
cided to invite the cooperation of the
horticultural society and tbe alliance to
join in getting up an exhibit of the produots
of this section for the occasion. No doubt
a fine display will be made.
Sale of a Baw-mlll.
Lake City, Fla ~ March 26.—Hon. R.
F. Rogers has purchased the interests of
E. F., S. D.and J. D. Futch in the saw
milling plant situated two miles west of
Lake City and will run the establishment
iu his name. The firm was heretofore
Rogers, Futch & Cos.
Swallowed a Silver Dollar.
Tiiouasville, Ga., March 26. Bob
Wetberliigton, a young man, swallowed a
silver dollar tm morning and it lodged in
hut throat. While Dr. Taylor was trying
to attract it tbe dollar slipped further
down. He Uup and walking about.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1892-TWEI.YE PAGES.
HE BLEW OUT THE GAS.
A Newsboy Dies From Asphyxiation
in a Jacksonville Hotel.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 26.—Mao
8. Barnett, a newsboy, was found dead in a
bedroom at tbe Travelers’ hotel this morn -
ing, having been suffocated by gas. Wed
nesday night Barnett arrived in the city
and went to the Travelers’ for the night. In
the morning he arose quite earlv aud had
to use the gas to dress by. When he had
finished he blew out the gat and left the
room. The night cl6rk found out that Bar
nett had blown out the gas aud
told him about it. warning him sgainst
doing the thing again. Last night
Barnett returned and again engaged a
room. He retired early, and no more was
seen of him until early this morning, when
he was fonnd in bed dead and the gas freely
escaping. The Union News Company boys,
headed by W. D. McNally, are raising funds
with which to pay the expenses of tbe fu
neral, as Barnett died penniless. The de
ceased was between 17 and 20 years of age
and came from Lake City.
RALLIES OF THE ALLIANCE.
The Members of the Order In Burke In
dorse the Bt. Louis Platform.
Waynesboro, Ga. , Maroh 26.— The Peo
ple’s’party mass meeting, held here to-day,
adopted the Bt. Louis platform. About
seventy people were present, principally al
lianoemen. Many negroes were also on
band. ,
A POSTPONEMENT IN JEFFERSON.
Louisville, Ga., Maroh 26.—The meet
ing called to sit at the oourt house here to
day to indorse the action at the St. Louis
convention was postponed until April 16 on
account ot the small attendance, there be
ing on)y about seventy-five present. A
committee of five was appointed to Invito
C. a Post, C. H. Ellington and W. S.
Walker to address the meeting on that oc
casion.
POST FAILS TO SPEAK.
Washington, Ga., March 26.—C. C. Post
came last night to nddress a third party
meeting, but left this morning, and no cause
is assigued.
ST. MARY’S SIFTINGS.
Burial of George Crlbb Tbe Town
Heavily Into Central.
St. Mart’s, Ga., March 26.—George
Cribb, who met a violent death Monday night
in Fernandina, was buriod here yesterday.
He is a grandson of Capt, Cribb, an ex-pilot
of this port, and has been, until recently,
engaged In the same .work. At tbe time of
bis death he was working on the phosphate
wharf at Fernandina, and it was supposed
that he fell from the wharf, striking his
head against tbe piling in his descent. Foul
play is now suspected. His body was taken
from Amelia river Tuesday morning.
To-day Mrs. Paoetti of Cherry Point will
be buried here. She has been an invalid for
some time.
The fate of tbe Central Is a matter of
great interest to many of St. Mary’s’ citi
zens. About 1.000 glares of Central and
South worn stock are owned here.
An Entertainment at Mlllen.
Millen, TJa., March 28.—The citizens of
Millen were entertained Thursday evening
by the Broom Fencibles of Waynesboro,
composed of the young ladies of that town
under the command of Miss Clifford Gray,
tbe captain. The entertainment was given
for tbe benefit of the Mlllen Methodist
church. Tbe drill took place in the large
dining room of the Millen hotel. Avery
large atidienoe was present. Before the
broom drill the B. L. l.of Waynesboro, un
der command ot Lie.it. Fletcher, twenty
strong, gave an exhibition drill. Capt.
Gray’s commands were perfect and her oom
pany executed them with machine-like pre
cision. The company is composed of very
beautiful girls, and they made a decided
impression here.
The Millen Artesian loe and Electrio
Company has been organized with a capital
of SB,OOO, with privilege of increasing to
SIOO,OOO. This has created something of a
boom in our town.
Counterfeiters in Thomas.
Thomasville, Ga„ Maroh 26.—1 t seems
that Thomasville ia the oenter of a band of
Counterfeiters, or rather those who pass
cuunterfeit money. United States Deputies
Avant and Poore came here from Macon
yesterday, and drove direotly out to Charles
Chafln’s plantation, six miles from town,
where they arrested Gilbert McQueen for
passing counterfeit money. Deputy Poore
left on the next train with this prisoner
for Macon. Deputy Avant remained, and
a little later arrested Joe King (colored),
waiter in the Pearl saloon, on the samo
charge. A number of witnesses have beeu
summoned, among them Cashier Smith,
and Merchants Feinberg, Kelly and Clewis;
all will leave to go to Macon.
A tiew Freight Boat.
Jacksonville, Fla., Maroh 26.—The
people of the Indian river oountry are going
to have a freight boat of their own. They
have made arrangements with Capt. W. B.
Wilson of tnis city to have her built She
will be 164 feet long. The Merchants’
Steamship Company of Florida has de
cided to build anew ship to run In connec
tion with the John G. Christopher.
Tried to Assault His Niece.
Hazelhurst. Ga.. Maroh 26.—A man
about 45 years of age triod to assault his
little nieoe last night, who is about 6 years
old. Tbe little girl and her mamma were
spending the night at her uncle’s when tbe
assault was attempted. A warrant was
issued for the man, but he had left the town,
A LEGAL QUIBBLE.
How a Husband and Wife Defeated
Bach Other’s Good Intentions.
From the Albany Aryus.
Avery curious case, in which a husband
executed a will which had been prepared
for bit wife, and the wife executed a will
which had been prepared for ber husband,
has recently been decided by tbe general
term of the supreme court of this state in
iu tbe fourth judicial department (Syra
cuse). John and Jaue Nelson, being hus
band and wife, wanted to make wills each in
favor of tbe other, and employed William
Cowie to prepare the instrument, which he
did in due form.
The wills were read and placed upon the
table for signature. Each than signed one
of tbe wills, made tbe requisite
declaration as to the character of
tbe instrument, and asked Qie subscribing
witnesses to sign. After execution the wills
were sealed up in an envelope, which was
not opened until after the husbaud’s death,
when it was discovered for the first time
that each had by mistake signed the will in
tended for the other.
The wife brought a suit in the supreme
oourt to correct her husbaud’s mistake in
signing tho wrong will, by reforming tho
language of tbe will which he actually did
execute so as to make it conform to that
hich he certainly intended to execute.
Her complaint was dismissed at the spe
cial term, however, and tbe appellate
branch of tbe supreme court bolds that the
dismissal was right.
Mr. Justice Martin, in the opinion of tho
genoral term, says in substance that there i
no will to correct, because the husband did
not make any will at all. The instrument
that be executed was his wife’s will, aud of
no more legal significance than if it bad
been a blank piece of paper. No precise
similar rase is reported in this state, but
there are English and Pennsylvania deci
sions in point adverse to tbe position of lbs
wife.
The iniiamtahti of Newfoundland live on
ths water and have do interest whatever in
farming. Wl.at they eat and wear Is all Im
ported. Hard biscuits, tea and flsb constitute
their diet fr n one year to another, and on the
|ioor mans table meat Is seldom seen They are
skilled sailors, but they would stumble over a
plow and break their becks.
A STORY OF THE BbA.
How a Brig Was Captured by Advent
urers and a Woman Marooned.
From the New York Sun.
There is a sailor employed by a -ship
chandler in Both street. New York, who at
tract* attention by bis walk on tbe street
His right leg seems to be attached to bis
body for walking sideways instead of tbe
usual manner. At tbe first glance you
would call it a natural deformity, but if
you followed him for 100 feet you would
feel quite certain that eome accident bad
happened to him, and he owed bis condition
to tbe ignorance or careless:] .-sa of those
who practised aurgary on a broken leg. I
will call bis name John Lee, and 1 will reel
off his story as be told it to me not a fort
night ago.
In the year 1863, after the government of
the Japanese Islands had put down the re
bellion which had been in existence for two
years, many beads were lopped off and
many rebels banished from the country.
Among tbe latter were a score or more of
adventurers who were not natives, but Eu
ropeans. Some bad gone in with the rebels
for the sake ot adventure and pluuder, and
others had beeu forced to join by circum
stances. The fear of being involved with
other governments decided the Japanese
authorities to spare tbe lives of these
foreigners and at the same time rid
the islands of their presence. There was
in tbe port of Yokohama at the time an
Australian brig named the Robert May,
commanded by Capt. Henry Welles, and she
woe chartered to take fourteen of these ras
cally adventurers to the south and land
them on any one of the islands of the Bonin
group whioh should prove the most conven
ient. As all of them were desperate men,
the Japanese government was willing to
pay a good price to get them out of the
country. There must have 1 een money in
it, for the brig, or tho captain, would not
have meddled with such a dangerous cargo.
The brig bad an English crew of nine
men and a boy, and the captain had his
wife with him. John Lee, the sailor with
the twisted leg, was one of the crew. The
brig had part of a cargo of tea. aud a space
in her hold under tbe main batch was fitted
up to reejive the prisoners. A dozen mus
kets were brought aboard, the prisoners
guarded the same as convicts would have
l een, and Capt. Welles set sail in full ex
pectation of landing them according to in
structions. He was not the man to deal
with such rascals, however, as events
demonstrated. Every man In the pen knew
that he was’to be landed without shelter or
provisions, and from the first going aboard
there was a determination to rise on the
crew and take the brig. It was on tbe night
of the fourth day out, and duriug a squall,
which oame near dismasting the brig, that
the plot was carried oat.
Tnere are many things to be said in favor
of the desperadoes. They desired to capture
the brig without bloodshed, and but for the
dogged obstinacy of the captain that would
have been done. He called the crew to rally,
and when he found himself unsupported he
fought the gang alone aud single-handed
until killed with a musket ball. He was the
only one killed, though some of tbe crew
were wounded in tbe first rush. John Lee
was aloft at the moment, and in his fright
and oonfusion he met with a fall
which broke his leg. The mutineers
set it and gave him careful
attention, but in the sotting they twisted it
around and the bone knit aud left it in its
present shape. Having poisession of the
brig the desperadoes were fora time divided
as to what should be the next move. They
had had enough of Japan, and no one had
any idea of turning pirate in waters where
a man-of-war was to be met two pr three
times a week. They decided to run to the
southwest and land on some uninhabited
island above Formosa and enjoy a free aud
easy life for a season. To that the crow of
the brig agreed, some pleased with the pros
pect of such a life aud others realizing that
opposition woujd be of no use.
Mrs. W olles was a bout 36 years of age,
full of energy and resolution. Her treat
ment by the mutineers did more than any
thing else to win the crew over to their side.
The fellows were led by an Englishman
named Tom Jones, who was, no doubt, a
thoroughly bad man, but in this case he
should have due praise. On the morning
after the capture of the brig Mrs. Welles
was interviewed in the cabin. She was told
that the men had possession and that it was
proposed to got her out of the brig and out
of harm’s way while they had oontroL
They did not dare to epeak a ship, nor
land her at any port, but would set ber
ashore ou some island and provide her with
means to take care of herself. She agreed
with them that this was the best they could
be expected to do, and for the next two days
and nights she was left entirely undisturbed
in the cabin. There was plenty of rum
aboard, but between the mate, who was act
ing as captain, and Tom Jones, who was tbe
leader, nothing like drunkenness had oc
curred. The "good times” were being put
off until they oould find a safe haven some
where. John Lee was lying in his berth
with a broken leg, but was kept posted as
to what was going on forward and aft.
On the afternoon of the third day the brig
reached the island of Shangwon, one of tbe
Ixiochoo group, aud a boat was lowered
and pulled ashore to investigate. It was
only a small island, nearly circular and
about three miles across and was unin
habited. John Lee says he begged the
oaptain’s wife to take him along, but she
pioDably either feared that he would prove
a serious case on her hands or become a
menace to her safety if ha got well, and she
decided that she would rather go alone.
The boat which set her ashore car
ried all her clothes and tbe personal
effects of ber husband, with beef, pork,
bread, wine, a musket and ammunition)
some books, and in fact whatever else she
asked to be allowed to take. Jones ad
three men were ashore with her. and they
not only fonnd a good spot for a
camp, but constructed a good shel
ter for her and put all her goods
uuder cover. No woman could have
fallen into the hands of more des
perate men, and yet no woman could
have been treated more tenderly. The brig
sailed away just at sundown, and she was
left to begin her Crusoe life.
The island had scarcely been left behind
before tbe man on the brig began their
carouse. Two days later they beached tb e
vessel in a cove on one of the Borodine
group of islands, and for many months
peace aud war reigned by turns. From the
very hour of landing dissensions arose, and
it wasn’t a week before tbe crowd split in
two parties and lived apart to fear of each
other. John Lee, according to his own
statement, was no better and no worse than
any of the others. There was nothing to do
but sloep and eat and drink. The brig was
plundered at will, aud as provisions began
to grow scarce there was more drinking
and less eatiug. The first man killed
was the mate, about a fortnight
after landing. His death was followed
speedily by tbat of a second man, and after
ward tbe evil passions of tbe living were
not restrained. At length, tired and dis
gusted with their orgies, the Jones party at
tempted to get the brig afloat and leave tbe
island. They were disojverbd, and a terri
ble light took place, and five men were
killed. The brig was set on fire aud de
stroyed, and from that time on until tbe
British gunboat Foxhound touched at tbe
island and took off the four survivors, the
men hunted each other to tbe death. *
The island on which Mrs. Welles was ma
rooned bee off to the east coast of China
aud is still uninhabited. On the day after
she had been put ashore she made a smoke
signal on the west side of the island to at
tract attention, and it came near causing
her destruction. A native trading craft,
with a crew of four men, stood in to investi
gate, and tho captain and a boy came
ashore in a small boat. No sooner was it
discovered that she was aioue than a plan
was concocted to rob her of ber possessions.
Had that succeeded ths would probably
have been murdered eieo. Thanks to tbs
desperadoes who bad marooned her, she was
armed, and tbs result of tbe affair was that
she shot the captain dead end drove the sur
vivors off ths island. From that time on
she was in suoh fear that *he made no fur
tber effort to attract attention. Ou two
occasions ships meatus! by Europeans casus
so near that she oould have signalled them,
but the let them pass without doing so.
Il was a real Crusoe life tbe captain’s
wife was compelled to lead, and while there
were many drawbacks there was also a cer
tain amount of enjoyment in the situation.
Sba first set about building a bouse, and tbe
men who inspected it when she was reeoued
agreed that few men oould have done better.
It was a framework of poles covered with
one of the old tails, sod from tbe stones
along the beach she had oonstruoted a fire
place which made her home comfortable in
the bad season. She discarded her own at
tire and dressed in her husbands clothes,
and when first seen by tbe rescuing party
she was supposed to be a man. Her second
adventure occurred after she had been on
the island about four months.
A native craft put in one day and landed
a man who was evidently a lunatic. At
soon as he was on shore the boat hastened
away, and tbe man’s oonduot prove i tbat
he was bereft of bit reason. He began
singing and shouting and dancing, and the
woman hastened to shut herself up and pre
pare for discovery and atteok. She did not
hoar from the man, however, until next day
near sundown. Then be made a sudden at
taok on her house, ar.d in self-defense she
had to shoot him. She only wounded him,
however, and he ran down to the sea and
plunged in to his death.
Ona must wonder what a woman, situated
as ths captain’s wife was. could find to do
to pass away the time. After building her
house and getting the interior to suit her
she captured and domesticated half a dozen
parrots. There was also a species of dove
on tbe island, and she built a cote and soon
had half a hundred of them about her. Then
she transplanted vines and flowers to make
homelike surroundings, and when time hung
heavily on her hands she cut away at tne
underbrush or gathered firewood. There
was a beautiful spring of cold water about
a quarter of a mile from her bouse and ou
higher ground. Wltn the ax left her she
out down aud hollowed out small trees un
til she bad a continuous line of troughs from
the spring to a point near the house with a
supply of water almost great enough to run
a mill wheel.
One more startling adventure befell the
woman before she was rescued. In fair
weather, when she had nothing to do
about the house, she was in the habit of
taking a musket and making the olrcult of
the island, which was a journey of half a
day. She had returned from one of the ex
cursions when she saw three Chinese sailors
from a junk lying off the shore. They had
come ashore with an empty water cask in
search of water, and haviug caught sight of
her house were plundering it. One of the
trio had his arms full of goods and was on
his way to the boat when she cameuD. Her
sudden appearance, coupled with the dis
charge of her musket, tumbled ths fellows
into their boat empty banded and left her
the water cask as a trophy. The junk huug
about the island for a day or two, evidently
anxious to land, but mystified and afraid,
and finally sailed away and left her in peace.
It was just thirteen months and a day
from her landing before Mrs. Welles was
rescued. It might hare been far longer but
for John Leo and his companions. When
thev were taken aboard tbe Foxhound they
told of the woman having been marooned,
and after some time spent in locating the
island she was found and taken off. Four
men were left to be tried and punished by
British law for what bad happened. When
i asked the old sailor about that he refused
to explain. When I pressed him he became
sullen and morose and would talk no more.
He wasn’t hanged, of oourse, but the reool
leotlon of a long term of imprisonment
wouldn’t be very soothing to him.
The Brain Jar of the Military Step.
From the Medical Record.
Dr. Colin, regimental physician in the
French army, has published the results of
his investigations into the effect* of regular
marching in disciplined bodies upon soldiers.
The regularity of the step causes tho indefi
nite repetition of a shock of the bones and
brain, infinitely more deleterious than an
irregular walk, and to this regular repeti
tion of the mock to the same parts of tho
body are due the peculiar aches, pains and
illnesses of the troops. In a one-day march,
he says, this shock it repeated 40,000 times,
nnd often tbe strongest men, who nan walk
the same distance when not in line, suc
cumb to the strain in two or three days.
Dr. Colin’s preventative is a rubber heel in
all military boots. This heel ha* beeu tried
at bis instance, he says, and the result has
been found to be a great relief to the sol
diers. The experiments with the rubber
heel are still in progress.
Localßeoirl to- the Morning News.
Looai;foreoait for Savannah ani vicinity :
Fair, Sunday and Monday nortbwest
winds, slightly warmer In the central por
tion.
~~1 Forecast for Georgia: Fain
FAIR Sunday and Monday northwest
winds, slightly warmer in the
central portion.
Comparison or mean temnsrature at Reran
nah, (la., March 33. 1892 ,and the mean of the
•ameiiay for nineteen rear::
I Departure ~ .
Mias Tzmpsratcr*. from the , *2 r v Jro
normal 8l “ offl , „ J * n ‘
for ldyeara Mar. zn 'S3. or *•
Cl i C 4 (-3 -2S
oaMPAHicr t haucfalsL mratkmkvr.
Amount An ?™ ,nt uSrn’AhT
for 19 years -, lar >J2
12 il 40 4LM f -1.83 '
Maximum temperature, 77“; minimum tem
perature, 52".
Tbe bight of tbe Savannah river at
Augusta at 8 o’elook a. m. (75th meridian
time), yesterday was 18.8 feet, a rise of 4.9
feet during the preceding twenty-four hours
Noth. —Tbe iota! rainfall at Havatitiah
from 8:50 a. m. of March 25 to 12:20p. m, of
March 26 was 3.26 inches.
Observations taxen at tns earns moment of
ttmest all station* for the Moaxmo News.
SAVAitxxa. Marc i 28. 7:U p. oity time.
j Temperature.
| Direction. ?
I Velocity) ? |
I Rainfall
nut
OF
RATIO**.
Norfolk 401 N 8| . l6;doudy
Charlotte 52J 8 61 .01 Cloudy.
Hatters* 54 N 6 .48 Cloudy.
Wilmington 58jN E L .22 Raining.
Charleston.. 64SNW L .O’ Cloudy
Augusta 58;Cm . 14: Cloudless.
Bava*sah 66 N E L *0 Pt’ly cloudy
Jacksonville 73 S W 6 .30 Cloudless,
Tampa 72|8W .. .Ofjjßainlng.
Point Jupiter. Fla. 76| W 13 .00] Cloudless.
Titusville 7c W 14 .01 Cloudy.
Key West 74 NW 6 .00 Cloudless.
Atlanta 60 8 13 00 Cloudless.
PensaooLa 64 8W 18 .0o Cloudless.
Mobile 68.8 W| 8 .00 PtTy cloudy
Montgomery 68 8 W 8 *T Cloudless.
Hew Orleans 70 W |lO .09 Pt'ly cloudy
Galveston 68 NWjlO .00 Cloudless,
Palestine 80 MW 12 .00 Cloudless.
Brownsvule 70 E | 8 .00 Pt’ly oloudy
•T denotes trace of rain or snow.
|P.H Smyth. Observer, Weather Bursau-
A MUB KM ENTS.
SAVANNAH THEATERT
TWO PERFORMANCES.
WEDNESDAY MATINEE AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, MARCH 80.
That sparkling and gifted soubrette,
KATIE EMMETT,
Under the management of Mr. Harry Williams,
in an elaborate production of
TUB Waifs ef New M,
Supported by the same excellent company Inst
has contributed so much toward the enormous
success achieved by Miss Emmett in this play.
A comedy drama! Primful of laugh, sensa
tion and genuine pathos Nsw and magnificent
soeoery expressly painted for this production.
Stupendous mechanical effects!
GREAT 7-Hf NBATIONAI.-7 SCENES'.
New York illustrated
Keats at Uvlngston's drug store
Next attraction—THE CITY DIRECTORY,
April 1 and it.
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EASTER!
Demands can be fufly supplied
from our exquisite selections in
the most taking Spring Fabrics.
Knowing the requirements of
our very fastidious clientage we
have taken extra pains to please
both in diversity and quality.
We now have an absolutely
FULL HOUSE including the
very best and latest creations of
the
FOREIGN and
DOMESTIC
MARKETS, and we exhibit re
sults unsurpassed by any first
class establishment in the coun
try.
“HOGAN’S”
IS A SYNONYM FOR
QUALITY,
QUANTITY,
And we are fully determined to
keep in the van of public ap
proval.
“If You Don’t Find It at Bofan’s,
You Won’t Find It Elsewhere. ’’
j
mmrmmmmmmmmm
EVERYTHING FOR SPRING.
D. HOGAN.
nOXJKL*.
THE MARSHALL,
H. N. FISH’S
European Hotel and
Restaurant,
Broughton St., Savannah, Oa.
ROOMS Me. 7*o, $1 pr day, etch person.
MKKCHANTO. Bssnifarwren, rnsrabaiile.
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■TATS
OF
WBATHIa.
I A. R. ALTMAIER A CO.
1 ilnlul Success.
OUR SPRING OPENING
OF FINE MILLINERY
GOODS, which occurred last
week, was an event long to be
remembered by all those who
attended. Our spacious par
lors were crowded from morn
ing until night. The
SMAIiB LADIES
Showed their appreciation of
our unstinted efforts toward
eclipsing all former openings
by turning out en masse. Ou
all sides exclamations of de
light and surprise were heard.
THE DNIVERSAL VERDICT
Was, that never before has
there been such a successful
Spring Opening of Millinery in
this city. Our Order Books were
in continual use. Popular
Prices and Fine Goods is the
reason. As we are very much
pushed in this Department we
would advise all who contem
plate purchasing Spring Head
wear to
Leave Tbeir Orta at Ooce
So that none maybe disap-
Eointed in receiving their Hats
efore Easter.
The Most Beautiful Stock
Dress Goods
IN THE OITY.
That is what the ladies are
saying about our magnificent!
assortment of Dress Goods.
We thank you all, ladies, for
your kind words of praise re
garding these Goods, and shall
show our appreciation by fix
ing the prices within the reach
of all. We certainly have an
enormous stock, and conse
quently “ROCK BOTTOM
PRICES” will be in order, so
that we may not find it neces
sary to carry over any Goods
in this Department. To those
ladies who contemplate pur- ;
chasing anything iu the Dress
Goods lino we would say, “See 1
our stock first.” You will then 1
be in a better position to ascer-,
tain whether or not you are re-j
ceivinggenuine bargains. Re-’
garding our stock of
DressTrlmminp
We would say that wo have
made extra exertions in this,
direction and certainly have I
been well rewarded for our,
pains. Our stock of Dress
Trimmings, as it now stands,
“has no equal in the South,
This is saying a great dedl,
nevertheless it is positively]
true. Wo solicit an inspection.
Bo You Anticipate
Purchasing anything in Silks?
If such is the case we would
solicit a careful andcritioal in
spection of our immense st och
of these Goods. This depart
ment is now complete in every
particular, and even the most
fastidious oannot fail to be well
pleased with the many different
and varied qualities and color
ings for Spring wear.
THEY Will I
We refer to the finest variety of Oxford
Tie Shoes that have ever been shipped to
this city. We are "spreading ourselves"
in order to do the "Low Quarter Shoe"
trade of Savannah. Popular prices on
Goads that are each and every pair guar
anteed will oo it
WEAR A. R SMITH’S SHOES.
EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED.
To be found only at AltmayePs
Shoe Department.
NOTVE.—Next Sunday we will
announce the date of our Big
Shoe Sale. Wait for it. You’U
never regret attending It.
SOLE AGENTS IN
BAVANNAH FOR
The Tourists All Aek for Burt’s
Famous Shoes.
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