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, Imbkrmbm and the railroads.
important Conference Held On
the Loailinx Grievance.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4.—An important con
ference took place here to-day between
committees of saw mill men representing
tlir lumber manufactures of Georgia, and
officials of the leading railroad lines of the
southeast. The subject which brought them
toother was the new loading rules, where
) % -cording to the lumbermen, they are
; u ; to an expense of $9 or *lO per car. H.
II Tift, M. F. Amorous, A. B. Steele,
. ,„k Garbut and J. W. Oglesby repre
nted the lumbermen. The railroad men
' , i l . p j. g. Metcalfe, general manager of
i),. Louisville and Nashville railroad; G.
j.'vans, general superintendent of the
l .>ui-ville and Nashville railroad; J. M.
j ,i vice president, and T. D. Kline, gen
! , ,i|>erintendent of the Central of Geor
', , William C. Shaw, vice president of
f 'Georgia Southern and Florida; Cecil
~ , ,iiett. vice president of the Georgia and
M iharna railway; George C. Smith, presi
*l,af the Atlanta and West Point rail
* pl. C. Spalding vice president of the
N ’K, and N. railway: M.
i Collier, master mechanic and Jos
p,,tl m. Brown, t raffle manager of the
U* . -tern and Atlantic railroad;W. J. 'Mur
nhv superintendent of the Cincinnati
.s,.inherit railway, and W. W. Strtngfel
n\, soliciting agent of the Seaboard Air
Itine.
11 H. Tift presided and M. F. Amorous
f l, .(I'd as secretary.
\fi. r informal discussion the lumbermen
. ..enied iheir grievances in writing.
V,i. v ask an allowance for 400 feet of lum
„ i used, and 1,500 pounds for the freight
(l|l j t w ith reimbursement for carpenter
an .l blacksmith work in equipping cars
with space blocks.
MAltt HAND’S WILD MARCH.
Mern Measures Adopted In Dealing
Witli the Native*.
Paris, Jan. 4.—‘A letter from an officer of
the Marchand expedition which, according
to the authentic news received here, ar
rived at Raffa, in the Tambura district of
the Nile basin, on Sept. 17, and was pro
ceeding to occupy Rumbek, In the territory
of Bahrel Ghazeelpy, published in a news
paper of Toulouse, says the French force
consists of 23 white men and 500 Senebal
ese riflemen.
Describing the hardships endured, the
writer says: “The native carriers give
much trouble. We seized them forcibly and
they attempted to escape at every oppor
tunity. We vainly shot or hanged those
who were recaptured, but others continued
to escape.
"Many were recaptured, but several suc
ceeded in getting away. We were obliged
to enter villages with a few riflemen and
seize all the men and women found there
in. Sometimes the whole population fled.
We then burned a few huts, which gener
ally induced the natives to return. We
then seized the chief and compelled him
to give up the slaves to carry out or or-7
dors. ,
“This is the only way to deal with these
brutes, whom we have seen quarrel over
the bodies of their shot comrades for
iood.”
LONDON’S HORROR.
Tlie City Hall Preaents the Appear
ance of a Wreck.
London, Ont., Jan. 4. —The Union Jack
to-day floats at half mast over the city
hall, but it is not needed to remind the
citizens of the horror of last night. The
city hall presents the appearance of a
wreck, and the streets in front of it are
crowded with curious and sorrowing citi
zens.
City Engineer Graydon asserts that the
cause of the disaster was the breaking
of a heavy beam which ran beneath the
floor almost in the center of the space
which gave way. The beam broke in the
center, throwing all the people standing
within a large space Into a mass. The
engineer denied that the hall was danger
ous, and said the great extra weight caus
ed the beam to snap.
An inquest was begun to-day, but no
evidence will be taken until after the fu
neral of the victims.
SETS HERSELF ON FIRE.
Saturated Heraelf With Kerosene
Before Applying tlie Match.
Leroy, N. Y., Jan. 4.—Miss May Thomp
son, aged 25, of Dallas, Tex., who since
lust August had been visiting the resi
dence of M. F. Thompson, attempted sui
cide to-day by setting fire to her clothing.
She first saturated her hair and clothing
with kerosene oil and applied a match. In
an instant she was enveloped in flames.
The members of the family extinguished
the fire, but not qntil every particle of hair
was burned from the young woman’s head
nd the upper part of her body badly burn
ed. She will probably die.
Miss Thompson has suffered a long time
from heart trouble and often expressed a
b ur that she would become insane.
ROW OVER THE REDICTION.
tarder* nml Spinners of New Bed
ford Inclined to Strike.
-Mew Bedford, Mass., Jan. 4.—There will
In a mass meeting of carders and spin
's rs here to-morrow to take action on the
proposed anticipated reduction. Officers of
local organization declare their vote
"111 be to strike unless the cotton manu
re turers recede from their vote of Dec. 31.
Irewiston, Me., Jan. 4.—The reduction of
I wages of cotton mill operatives in this
Gale goes into effect Jan. 17. It will
amount to from 10 to 11 1-9 per cent
It is estimated that about 20,000 opera
'’ s will be affected in Maine. The re
i lion in Nashua, N. 11., will affect about
-i operatives.
" hitinsville, Mass., Jan. 4.—Whitins
who operate cotton mills at North-
Liu wood, Saundersvtlle and Whit
m vine, have reduced wages 10 per cent.
ivtucket, R. 1., Jan. 4.— Th mills at
dale and Ashton, Blacksfone, Hope
' ' and Berkeley, It. 1., announce a re-
II lj on of 10 per cent, to-night.
'll River, Mass., Jan. 4.—At the weav
' headquarters to-day two strikes were
“ide'ed as the result of the posting of a
1 ’ list of prices in the Shove and King
j "dlip mines yesterday.
Hubert l. daiinev dead.
Irvns Loros One of Its Foremost Ed
ucational Professors.
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 4.—Dr. Robert L.
l bin y of Austin, Tex., late professor of
Godology and political economy of the
ivi rsity of Texas, and one of the most
l ,| "ininent educators in the south, died to
'"‘■v "• his home.
hs lather, Dr. Charles W. Dabney, was
I'U'snlent of the University of Tennessee
!' M ;,ss istant secretary of agriculture un
r '’resident Cleveland.
Judge Itcnunn Not 111.
i '.' l ' ve *ton, Tox., Jan. 4.—The story that
K< Reagan was sick is without fottn
'on. He is sitending a few days at his
l; 'V home at 'Palestine, and Is in his
1,1 1 health.
G. O. P. SPLIT IN MARYLAND.
Senntorship Also Causing a Big Rosy
In the Terrapin State.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 4.—What promises
to prove a serious split among the repub
licans in the Maryland legislature devel
oped to-night at their caucus for officers j
of the general assembly, which convenes
to-morrow.
Twelve of the eighteen members from
Baltimore city refused to attend. They
are known as "Malater” men, because
they ate adherents of that faction which
recently dethroned United States Senator
Wellington from the leadership of the
party in the state and elected their can
didate for mayor of Baltimore in spite of
the regular organization s efforts to defeat
him.
To-night's action is looked upon as a
protest against the proposed election of
Judge McComas to a scat in the United
States Senate, now occupied by A. P. Gor
man, and it is asserted that the Malster
ites will combine with the democrats and
organize the lower House to-morrow un
less their demands are complied with.
GAS RATE FOR GOTHAM.
Pill to Be Introduced to Make gl Per
1,000 Feet the Maximum.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 4.—The republican
members of the assembly held a caucus
to-day, 77 members being present, and
unanimously rc-nominaied Speaker J. M.
E. O’Grady. He will be elected.
The democratic assembly held a caucus
and nominated a ticket headed by Thomas
F. Donnelly, who will be the leader of the
minority in the assembly.
The republican senators held a caucus
and nominated James Whipple for clerk.
At the opening of session of the Senate
to-morrow. Senaior Guy of Bronx will in
troduce a bill providing that gas shall be
furnished for $1 per 1,000 for private con
sumers in Greater New York, and for 75
cents per 1,000 to municipal buildings, in
stitutions and streets. The bill places ju
risdiction over gas meters and mechanical
appliances for the measurement of gas in
the hands of the board of public improve
ment. The bill covers entire Greater New
York.
Other bills soon to be introduced are an
anti-trust bill and a bill to put a stop to
“government by injunction” by Assembly
man Green of New York.
PEORIA ROLLING MILL SOLD.
Reorganization Committee Buys It
in for Stockholders.
Peoria, 111., Jan. 4.—The Peoria rolling
mills, which have been idle and in the
hands of a receiver for two years, was
sold to-day to a reorganization committee
made up of former stockholders. They
will start them early this month, employ
ing several hundred men. The new con
cern will be run at the start largely on
cotton ties and hoop iron.
HOMESTEAD MILL CLOSED.
The Men Hefuse to Accept the New
Scale of Wages.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 4.—The employes of
the 10-inch mill at the Homestead mills of
Carnegie’s refused to accept the new
scale of wages and the mill has been
closed down indefinitely. All other de
partments are in full operation.
MILL A HEAVY LOSER.
Prospect of Reorganizing; a Fall
River Concern Gloomy.
Fall River. Mass.. Jan. 4.—A special
meeting of the stockholders of the Robe
son cotton mills was held to-day to’ act
on the proposition of the directors to re
organize. No action was taken. The
debts in excess of the assets are $83,000,
the total being $116,659. The mill has lost
$33,000 in two years.
BRUTAL CRIME AT BREAKFAST.
Man anil AVife Sliot Demi at Their
Table in Nebraska.
Fairbury. Neb., Jan. 4.—George Baker
and wife, who live about three miles west
of here, were murdered this morning at
the breakfast table. Each received a
charge of birdshot in the head. There Is
no clue.
Transfers in the Cavalry.
Washington, Jan. 4—These transfers
have been made in the Fourth cavalry:
Capt. Joseph H. Dorst, from Troop M to
Troop D; Capt. Wilber E. Wilder, front
Troop D to Troop M.
Export Duty On Nickel.
Toronto, Ont., Jan. 4.—There is a move
ment on foot in this city in favor of an
export duty on nickel ore and nickel plate.
“ACT OF DU l VKEN FI.I NK.EYS.”
The Stars anil Stripes Burned on
lionril American lAner St. Bouia.
Front the New York World.
Capt. William G. Handle and Chief Offi
cer Beckwith of the American Bine steam
ship St. 801 l is, which arrived in port yes
terday, spent much of the time during the
trip across the Atlantic Investigating a
story which made every American on
board indignant. The story relates to the
burning of an American (lag by British
stewards aboard the steamship during the
passage.
The. investigation has been nearly com
pleted, and it was announced aboard the
St. Bouis yesterday that as a result sev
eral members of the crew will be dis
charged from the service of the Ameri
can Bine to-day. The burning of the flag
occurred on Christmas day at the dinner
of the stewards. The celebration was in
fuU swing. One of the stewards lighted
a match and held it to the American flag.
“Burn it!” some of the stewards are
paid to have shouted. Then followed a
general tumult. The stars and stripes
was burning from every corner of the
bunting. , .... „
“The matter is still under investigation,
said Second Officer Campbell. “I am sorry
that the matter should become public. It
was simply the act of a lot of drunken
flunkeys. Action will be taken to-mor
row."
How n Prophet Fell Down. ,
From the Columbia (S. C.) State.
There is a prophet abroad in Columbia
who may be known by his beard. About
Christmas, 1895, when at Brunswick, Ga.,
a certain present of whisky which had
been made to him fell into the keeping of
Mabry, the express agent, and disappear
ed It could not be recovered, and he be
lieved that Mabry had appropriated it.
Whereupon he lifted up his hauls and pro
phesied, saying to Mabry: “You'll bo in the
penitentiary within two years. As he re
marked yesterday, but two years and one
week had expired when Mabiy found him
srlf ln jail for robbing the express com
pany A decidedly dangerous prophet <o
monkev with! Yet a prophet with a little
of the Mahdi iu him, for the state of Geor
gia has no penitentiary for Mabry to en
ter.
—Senator Gorman says that he has no
concern for his future, although he is
grateful to the newspapers that arc tak
ing the trouble lo arrange it for him. He
does not aspire to become a Bulled Slates
senator from the state of New York, nor
,*ven a sachem of Tammany hall.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1898.
WHAT ROY ALTY EATS.
Glimpses of the Dietary of Emperor
Francis Joseph.
Vienna Letter in Pall Mall Gazette.
The Emperor of Austria is a pious Cath
olic, who keeps as strictly to his fasts as
he does to his eurly rising. On such days
he abjures ail meat and contents him
self with fish—a dish that, like mutton, is
a rarity in Vienna—and various kinds of
omelets. His majesty takes his fish pref
erably with buttered potatoes. His cui
sine is peculiarly Viennese, and it is only
at court and state dinners that the French
menu has any chance. The Vienna kitch
en is closely allied to Ihe German in the
simplicity and want of variety in the
dishes and in the “done-to-death” charac
ter of the meats, .but is decidedly mote
tasty and inventive, “Kaiserschmarrn"
and the dumpling-like “Knoedei” having
a world-wide celebrity. His majesty, like
his subjects, prefers large helpings at the
sacrifice of variety, and has a particular
weakness for a dainty sort called "Frank
furter mit Kreu.” It may be called his
specialty.
in summer the so-called second break
fast is omitted, and the emperor contents
himself with the 5 o'clock breakfast, con
sisting of a cup of coffee and a iittle
“kalte aufiage” (sliced cold sausage, ham,
etc.). His majesty sticks to his desk for
the next seven hours with scarcely an in
terruption. At noon comes the luncheon,
or “gabel-fruehstueek,” consisting of a
soup and a slice of roast. At 2:30 is a din
ner of six courses, comprising soup, fish,
two roasts, pudding and dessert. His ma
jesty likes beer, but partakes of both neer
and wine very sparingly, although the wine
is changed for each cover. Liquors are
also served. The emperor drinks prefer
ably dark Bavarian beer; half a pint in
his quantum. When he has risen from
the table, Kaiser Franz Joseph, has finish
ed his eating for the day and touches noth
ing more, even when in the evening he
attends a theater. He is in bed by 9 o'clock
and (o his regular moderate life he owes
undoubtedly his longevity and his splen
did health and spirits.
That is how the emperor lives in winter,
but the arrangements must necessarily un
dergo alteration on every occasion when a
state function takes place. Then tlie
splendor and lavishness of the imperial
table knows no limit, and the fifteen cov
ers hide titbits from every nationality,
according to the tastes of his guests. But
his majesty is only at home when his table
is laden with the simple fare of the royal
“burger.” All the royal fruit and vege
tables are grown in the country, except
when the time of the year absolutely com
pels the purchase of these abroad. The
wines are mostly Austrian or Hungarian,
but also include Burgundies, Moselle, and
Rhine wines, and Spanish sorts and cham
pagne. Next year at the jubilee exhibition
the emperor intends to have the dishes
cooked in the imperial kitchen sold in the
exhibtion grounds. The public will thus
"for a consideration” be able to enjoy the
piquant crumbs that fall from his ma
jesty's table and sip the wines from the
royal cellars. The proceeds will go to
charitable purposes.
ABOUT SLEEP WALKERS.
llncex" Tilings About Them and Tlieir
Narrow Escape.
From the Hartford Courant.
The mention of a sleep-walker standing
upon the street railway track the other
night and barely escaping being run down
has brought to the minds of many people
incidents in this line that have come un
der their observation, and it is simply as
tonishing how general is this singular hib
it. One person mentions the case of a
member of the household who was found
wandering about on the house top, all un
mindful of his danger, while the observer
was at his wits’ end to know how to get
him in before he should make a misstep
and fall to the ground. Usually the eyes
of the somnambulist are wide open, and
now and then a story indicates that the
vision must be fairly good at times. For
instance, a gentleman remembers that
when he was a young man ar. acquaint
ance was badly given to the habit, and he
would often go out into the yard and wan
der about. One night a number of them
lay in ambush for him just to watch his
operations. By and by the door opened in
a business-like way and out came the
young man. He went straightway across
Ihe street into a lot where there was a
nut tree, and proceeded to pick up nuts
and put them in a pile. A few moments
at this task, then he started toward the
house. In spanning the fence he made a
misstep and fell. This awakened him, and
while he was In the first act of collecting
his thoughts he saw in the darkness the
young men who were watching him. Just
at that time their appearance so startled
him that he fled like a deer. The circum
stance was so impressed upon his mind
that he never afterward indulged in the
habit.
A gentleman told an amusing incident
that happened in his early life. He was
sure that he could not have been more
than five or six years old at the time. He
often found himself at the far end of the
long, unfinished chamber where he slept,
and usually could not awake suflicienlly
to find his way to the bed again, so one
or the other of his parents would hear
him crying and come to his rescue. Nat
urally they got a little tired of the bother
and no one should be blamed for what fol
lowed. As stated, the chamber was an un
finished one, and in place of Ihe guard
rail at the danger end of the stairway a
number of barrels had been placed. When
the night’s somnambulistic tour culminat
ed that left a lasting impression on his
mind, as well as his body—he was near
those barrels and it seemed had been
struggling to get through between them,
when he must surely have been killed by
falling down the stairs. The noise aroused
the parents, and on this memorable occa
sion the father visited the chamber just
in time to save the lad from getting
through. He was on his hand and knees
pushing through, and the opportunity for
administering the usual punishment of
those days could not have been better ar
ranged to order. “Talk about spankings,”
said the relator; “why. that must have
been forty years and more ago, hut I can
feel the sting as if it was last night! But
it cured me, you may be sure.”
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THIS CAR IS FOR OYSTERS.
Bivalves to Dr Transported in tlie
Interior In Tlieir Native Element.
From the Kansas City Times.
A. E. Stilweil is not only President of a
railroad and a great many other things,
but it seeems that he is an inventor as
well. The Pittsburg and Gulf passenger
train which left for Port Arthur last night
carried one car which not only did not
resemble any other car on the train, but
which, in its interior arrangements, was
different from any car ever built. On its
side were large silver letters, making the
words, ‘Stilweil oyster car."
Mr. Stilweil had long noticed, as have
many othfr people, that sea fish and oys
ters. after being brought from tlie ocean
to interior points, lose a large share of
that especial flavor which distinguishes sea
food. It was generally believed that this
loss of flavor was due to the fact that the
fish and oysters were out of the salt water
so long, and so Mr. Stilweil set to work to
remedy the difficulty. He proposed to do
this by bringing salt water fish and oys
ters to Kansas City in their native ele
ment. The car which left yesterday will
return in four days, and will bring the first
consignment of oysters and sea water. As
this is the first car of its kind ever built,
and is making its first trip, the experiment
will be watched with considerable inter
est.
The Inside of the car is eight feet wide,
four feet high, and thirty-four feet long.
This space is divided into four compart
ments, each of which has two ventilators
in the top, through which the oysters are
to be loaded, and two unloading spaces in
(he side. The floor and sides of the car are
constructed of three-inch white pine. They
are Calked and pitched in the manner of
ships, the compartments being water tight.
The capacity of the car is 82,(D0 gallons of
water, enough to accommodate a great
many bushels of oysters. .
The ear was built by the Pullman Car
Company, after designs by R. L. Langtin,
chief draughtsman of the Pittsburg and
Gulf road. It is painted dark blue, all the
lettering being sliver. It presents a hand
some appearance, and will be run in the
passenger trains of the road.
ST. LOUIS’ STAR PATIENT.
She Is a YY’oinnn YYHh Ylnny Incura
ble Ailments.
From the St. Louis Star.
In the city hospital in St. Louis there is
a patient who describes herself when she
was taken there as “only' a piece of a wo
man.” No phrase could be found that
would so fittingly tell of her condition.
Her name is May Hardin, and although
she Is only 30 years o!d, she looks like a
woman of 50, and has more ailments and
injuries than any other patient ever re
ceived in the city hospital.
She was carried to the hospital from
the city dispensary, having been picked
up in an unconscious condition on the
street. At the hospital an examination
disclosed the fact that her feet were frozen
and that gangrene had developed to
such an extent that it would be necessary
to amputate both feet to save her life. It
was then that she pleaded that she was
“only a piece ol a woman,” and begged to
be allowed to di6. The operation was
performed, however, and now she Is as
anxious to live as the healthiest man or
woman In the city.
An examination of the patient led to the
discovery that 6he W'as slightly demented,
she had lost the sight of one eye, her
right hand was crippled so badly as to be
useless, one of her lungs is almost entire
ly gone, she has heart disease, her hear
ing is affected, she is addicted to the use
of morphine, and, in addition to an incur
able ailment, has lost both legs from be
low the knees. All these troubles, she de
clares, have come within the last live
years.
She was born in Decatur, 111., and lived
there until she was 15 years old. The
poverty of her parents forced her to work
as a servant, but owing to her weak intel
lect she could never keep a place long.
She refused to tell what caused the loss of
her eye, though all of her other injuries
followed after that from street accident o
and exposure. The only trace left of the
good looks she claims to have once pos
sessed Is in her remaining eye, which is
said to be of remarkable beauty. The
only thing in prospect for her is the poor
house. But she wants to live.
How Hawalfans Got Hid of Inflect*.
From Nature.
Few countries have been more plagued
by the importation of insect pests than the
Hawaiian Islands: in none have such ex
traordinary results followed the Introduc
tion of beneficial species to destroy them.
By far the most conspicuous of the former
class, and hitherto the most injurious.havc
been the scale insects. The number of spe
cies of this group which have spread
throughout the islands is remarkable, and
not less so the enormous multiplication of
Individuals of many or most of these spe
cies.
The first Importation of cocclnelidae to de
stroy these hordes was made In 1890, when
Vedalia cardlnalis, Muls., a native of Aus
tralia, was sent over by Albert Koebele.
At that time many trees were in a deplor
able condition from the attacks of icerya,
motdcey-pod trees being particularly bad
ly Infested—so much so that they were be
ing largely cut down as the only resource.
The Vedalia was .1 complete success; it
became perfectly naturalized. Increased
prodigiously for a time, practically
ed the trees, and then, as the icerya be
came comparatively scarce, decreased in
numbers, while at the present lime it is
evident that the number of scale and its
destroyer has arrived at a fixed proportion.
Previously to ius Introductlan here the
same ladybird had done excellent service
in the fruit orchards of Lower California.
Dr. Tristram, chancellor of the diocese
of Canterbury, at a consistory court, held
in fit. Paul’s, London, the other day, or
dered that the crosses, the picture of the
Virgin Mary and the crucifixes In the
Church of St. Mark, Marylebone, be re
moved for the reason that they had been
used for superstitious purposes.
TO-DAY’S WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Savannah and vicinity until
midnight Wednesday, Jan. 5. 1898; Threat
ening weather, with probably light . , nv _
ers; little change in temperature.
Weather From Washington
For Georgia: Threatening w.tther,
probably with light showers in the north
ern portion; northerly winds.
For East Florida: Fair; warm, i ; varia
ble winds.
For West Florida: Genet.id- fair
southwesterly winds.
For South Carolina: Threatenit w , dy
er; southwesterly gales.
General Conditions: Very light : w. t
occurred in the New England t Nl„|..,e
Atlantic states, the eastern and northern
lake districts, and along the immediate
Texas coast, but at S o'clock part > ,-loudy
to clear weather prevailed in nearly ull
sections.
A decided rise in temperature is i r
ed from ail sections of the country , , i
of the Rockies. 'Tlie lowest, .; ,i.
was noted at Boston.
Light to fresh southwest wind l.low
ing along the coast from Jaeksouvi,;,.. ld
Norfolk.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah-
Maximum temperature 3p. m it:; gr, . .
Minimum temperature 7:30 a.nt. d< r,,
Mean temperature a, q, ;;1 ,,
Normal temperature 4x degiv.
Excess of temperature 2 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. 1 43 degree*
Rainfall on ~,, ~
Normal in p,
Deficiency since Jan. 1 to inch
River Report—The high! of the Suva i
nalt river at Augusta at 8 a m. (75th mer
idian time) yesterday was .o feet, i fall
of 0.2 foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken Jan. 4, 1897. s p. m.
(75th meridian time), at the same moment
of time at all stations, for the .Morning
News:
Name of Station. | - -t. *\ rdn
Boston, cloudy j 21 [ 12 T
New York city, cloudy j 30 | 8 T
Philadelphia, cloudy , 38 | 6 j tin
Washington city, clear...| 36 | L .no
Norfolk, clear | 42 n in
Hatteras, clear | 50 | is .on
Wilmington, cloudy | 48 10 .On
Charlotte, cloudy j 50 8 | .no
Raleigh, cloudy |. 46 8 | .00
Charleston, pt. cloudy |SO 8 j .00
Atlanta, ,pt. cloudy j 54 12 | .00
Augusta, cloudy ] 56 10 j .00
Savannah, pt. cloudy j 54 6 | .00
Jacksonville, pt. cloudy.,.| 52 |L j .00
Jupiter, clear | 52 | 6 j .on
Key West, clear | 60 j 12 | .00
Tampa, clear | 54 j L | .on
Pensacola, pt. cloudy js6| I, | .0,0
Montgomery, pt. cloudy..| 58 | 6 j .oo
Vicksburg, cloudy | 62 | L j .00
New Orleans, cloudy j6o| L | .00
Galveston, |d. cloudy | 62 | 12 | T
Corpus Christ!, pt. cloudy] 60 | 12 | On
■Palestine, cloudy 66 | L | .0)
Memphis, cloudy 56 j L j .00
Cincinnati, clear 40 | 12 | .00
Pittsburg, pt. cloudy 38 j 10 j .oo
Buffalo, cloudy | 32 | 24 [ T
Detroit, cloudy | 34 | 24 | .00
Chicago, clear j 32 j 18 , .00
Marquette, clear | 32 | \8 | T
Bt. Paul, clear | 36 | 6 | .00
Davenport, clear | 32 j 6 | .00
Bt. Louis, cloudy J 40 | 8 | .00
Kansas City, clear | 40 j L | .00
-|-T, temperature; *V, velocity of wind.
J. M Sherler.
Observer Weather Bureau.
JIMMY MICHAEL’S TOOTHPICK.
He Lost It In the Race, and AY ns
Much YYorrled.
From the New York Journal.
If Jimmy Michael had lost Saturday
night’s race with the Frenchman Taylore,
he could have blamed only his toothpiok.
He lost it, and for a few minutes the Issue
was In doubt. It may be better to say that
if the Rarebit hud noL lost his toothpick
he would have beat Taylore further.
Trainer Shafer saw the well-nigh fatal
accident and supplied the Welshman with
another quill in the nick of time.
No picture of Michael, as he spins
around the white circle, is accurate unless
the artist sticks a quill toothpick between
the midget’s teeth. It is always there when
Michael is speeding.
, The diminutive cycle king says that lie is
enabled to inhale just the right quantity
of air when his jaws are brought together
upon the pick, and that tt reminds him,
during the excitement of a contest, to
breathe properly.
On the ninth mile of Saturday's race
Michael’s heart stood in his throat as his
lung regulator fell under the tire of his
wheel. He could not have felt the absence
of a pedal more. It made him nervous. It
rattled him. He brought his will to bear
upon the case, hut it couhl not remove his
discomfort. He whirled on for a half mile
without it ami as he passed his trainer,
shouted:
“A toothpick!’’
Shafer fumbled in his pocket in (hp tit
most consternation. He danced among the.
track officials like an Indian and screeched
out high above the cheers of the multi
tude that he must have a toothpick. He
finally got one. It was fills little race saver
that was handed to the flyer as he flew
past at the lieginnlng of the tenth mile.
“I feared that it was all over when I
dropped the toothpick,” sai l Michael, after
the race. “I have been using this*method
of regulating my breath so long that when
I am without it it is really u serious mut
ter. I was very much frightened for a few
moments.”
DEATH HOBS THE BRIDE.
YY eliding, Birthday and Silver Wed
ding End in Tears.
From the New York Journal.
It was the evening of the daughter’s
wedding, it was the 25th anniversary of
Ihe parents’ wedding, it was the father'.*
birthday, it was New Year's eve, in the
Irons home at Belmar, radiant witli silver,
jewels, flowers and musical with the crys
tal laughter of women.
'Suddenly tlie bridegroom fell dead.
The wedding, the anniversary, the birth
day, New Year's eve, the bllllancy of
metals and lights, the fragrance of flowers
have gone out of New Jersey's pretty,
little seaside town.
Lille Irons would have been Mrs. George
A. Giger in an hour. Patiently she had re.
hearsed with him the enchanting cere
mony. There would not he a finw in it; the
best man knew exactly what to do; the
bridesmaid* would not he In the way; the
floral marriage bell was a masterpiece of
form and color.
Festoons and astragals ot natural flow
>rn in the drawing rooms, the dining
fbotit You tak<\
ißrowns’lroni
Doctor and Cook Agree
The following opinions of high authorities on hygiene and cooking, ex
press tlie v ie\\s of all members of the medical and culinary professions.
“f-°t ton *erd nil iia*u direct dirt eric “Vegetnltfe oil. h ascot ton.eed
value; it Hid. both digest „„d aL <■> favor with
.initiation liittolrue.a llnirnnah- rA'> cm - te * home wive, and lute'ligeot
lv ivliol'xtmr rumtiiniition 1 Irtish cook*#.#**
beef auet nuil pure* < ottonm>e<l oil U The dralrabln Mulutiiutu ('ottolnne)
eminently worthy to aunercit'de lard I" P ,,rer * m " p# * hwilthfol ami eoo
for rulinitry use.” noniical than lor;!, which ft linn up-
J. Hobur. Kghert, A. M„ M. !>.. ,’h.D. Morion Hariand.
- ' icteric aud Hygienic <\netf. The famout lecturer und cooking teacher
COTTOLENE
links appetizing food, good health and economy.
Oenulne Onttoiene in sold everywhere in one to ten pound yellow
! ■TW'y t Una. with,,,,, tmdo-mmrk—"<N><fo/rn in.l ttee,d God in rotUm
unt urnatti on everyth). Not fwrsntwl if sold In any other way.
Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY.
ht. Loui*. Now York. Movtwfal.
Hard Sense.
It takes keen common sense,
added to superior judgment and
experience, to be superintendent of
a railroad. Such a man never re- .
commends any thing that he has not
himself subjected to crucial test. x
A prominent railroad superintend- r . . Yj
ent, living at Savannah, Ga., in
■which city he was born, says he
feels better than he ever did, and
he had the worst case of dyspepsia
the little he ate disagreed with him, h ' V """Y 1
causing him to vomit often. He L i
had pains in the head, breast and / wEBm j
stomach, but after using three hot
man. • lie says that lie feels that he I’■alf
could live forever If he could always , wßjjfgsrir &u mfß
on application to Lippman Brothers/the
proprietors of this great remedy.
Dyspepsia in all its forms is promptly
and permanently cured by P. P. P. General
Debility and lack of energy give place to vim and ambition through
the use of P. P. P. Blood Poison and all its incidental and hereditary
ills are eradicated by P. P. P. Rheumatism is conquered and banished
by P. P. P., as are also Catarrh and Malaria. P. P. P. is a purely vege
table compound, which has steadily grown in favor for years.
SOLD BV ALL DRUGGISTS.
LIPPMAN BRO T " T '*'.S, PROP Yipp ( i. R A S N block. Savannah, Ga.
COLD WEATHER
IS SURELY HERE.
KEEP WARM
BY USING ONE OF
LINDSAY 8 MORGAN’S
FAMOUS
OIL HEATERS or
BUCK’S HEATING STOVES.
HOTELS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST SYSTEM.
Reached only via the Florida East Coast railway, from Jacksonville lo Miami.
The Miami and Key West Steamship Line, from Miami to Key West. Parlor car
buffet service now running. For railroad schedules se page lit.
, NOW OPEN.
KEY WEST—Hotel Key West, $4 and upward; special weekly and commercial
rates. LEON H. CILLEY, .Manager.
MIAMI—Hotel Blecayne, $3 and upward; special weekly and commercial rales.
11. E. BEMIS. Manager.
ST. AUGUSTINE—HoteI Alcazar, JOSEPH P. GREAVES, Manager.
Casino Swimming Pool. A. M. TAYLOR, Manager. >
PALM BEACH—PaIm Beach Inn, FRED BTERRY, Manager.
OPENINOS.
Miami—Royal Palm, open Jan. 12. Palm Beach—Royal Polnclana, open Jan. 15.
Ormond—Thi- Ormond, open Jan. 15. St, Augustine—Ponce de Leon, open Jan, 19.
Nassau— Florida-Bahamas Steamship Line, beginning Jan. 17. Miami to Nassau-
New steamship Miami. Send to general offices, St. Augustine, for souvenir folder*
of the East Coast. , C. B. KNOTT,
General Superintendent Florida East Coast Hotel System.
C\ v r\\ QSfvx 14 Broughton St,, West.
IMm ww .
* O f^Liri7isl7ers.
We thank the public for their lib
eral patronage, and wish all
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
room o the halls, retouched by her and by
him had a beauty which Belmar would
talk’ of Incessantly for year* and years.
All the silver of the 25th anniversary
and the sliver of the welding gifts shone
in an artistic disorder on the tables, the
shelves and cabinets. She and he had
placed them. They were so happy that it
seemed as If they had accumulated In the
day proofs against misfortune for an eter
nity.
They loved inch other extremely. A resi
dent of Shenkel, Pa., he had come to Bel
tnar on a visit, three years ago. and they
had met then, at once, in the house of a
mutual friend.
Instantly he had given Ills life to her,
and site had promised to be devoted to
him only. He was young, a clerk, without
a prospect of advancement and without
money. He was sure that these dlsad
v.mii iges were as nothing In comparison
with the force of his love, and, gradually,
he overcame them.
Business took him to Belmar, apparent
ly. and lie stayed there. Improving his
fortunes as he labored from day to day,
his eyes fixed on a star which was Lillie
Irons,
He was in an ecstasy of joy. John R.
Irons was proud of his son-in-law, Mr*.
Irons admitted him unreservedly, Lillie
and he were in an accord of minds so
complete that they counted their silences
as others count their dialogues.
Lillie thought tt the most extraordinary
occasion for Joy that ever befell a mor
tal. There were celebrations upon cele
brations gathering around her wedding lot
tnnke of it an apothesis.
She danced In the whirlwind. If she had
thought that the ancients who knew ev
erything made love like hers end suddenly
in death, perhaps she would have feared
to tempt fate by the excess of her happi
ness. But she had no presentment.
After tlie rehearsal of the wedding cer
emony Giger came to her extending his
hands, which would hold hers tightly now
through long, long years of beatitude.
... o|l, wtlat is the matter!" ho exclaimed,
1 can't see.”
fell, to the horror of the bystanders.
They knew that he had gone out of life,
for a tragedy like this Is not half-hearted
, Perfect in form. But they would no*
believe that he was dead.
Mrs. Irons said, pleasantly, "Oh, do not
Play with sorrows like this!” from the
rear room where she was arranging flow
era. ahe came with one for him, to chide
him for being so cruel in his pleasantry.
' founil her daughter in hysterics over
his body. She has not had an hour of con
sciousness since then. Her eyes open with,
a ray of intelligence in their punils and
close at once, in the realization of the loss
Inal has come to her.
There is black crepe over the white,
radiant owners or the Irons home. IE
seems, in Beimar, as if nobody there wiii
be ever happy again.
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