The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, October 06, 1900, Page 6, Image 6

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6 BACK FROM NEWFOUNDLAND. A VA*T COIATNI ni.l.KI) WITH WILD Wit Nl(<ii;D 3lr, I'rnnb € . tlaM** lMctt*ra i lie i r nlr>, fhr* IVnplr nml thr (iimr f th- Par Norihrrn llnnl l lir t'aritMin I* •;* Game f#ir h* Ki pert Rhot, Hut Mr l)ren|* il** Weeut of linn-on thr l.rrwnrt! *|lr Hr Full* nn 1 nwy A let I in— \r %% funml* liiiiil n < onntn of Momt ti Iu nml llu n*l Mnn> I nkr—%lr. Unfit*) lln *one I'ltir tnuirrn \leea it* Hell n Trti|ilili f linmr. R ex On&rU H. Hi ~ Mr Frink C Batte> who hr.* - nootlux .•r 1- bou in the wii.f of Newfoundland. re turned to M' irniii >• trrrt.i> morning on tb Tail . * affci tin arwen< •*/ nearly r th*. Hr Vin Mar: r. who hi* u r. ti * mt*- r •<( i •* irt\. rtacbPd the* nty loot v,e k Th# thr ■ gentlemen L.-iv* t .* i.t.d t ir raputailon on portHoni of . huh older, but hove glb 'i *>m* • i i;rn to •Inunc tion a* #jtnlorr! having pfnfr ♦•! a I moot untrodden w lid, r i lived f. i . *r ly n month In *r.< •>! the m •-t rugarr-t lot-*!' to l*r found in th* V\>M*rt IKml pnrrr Each g#>i ad thr g urn hr w*t. •f ‘*r and bring :> k tr* I. * - thr •port To Mr. Battry thr other two gentlemen Ulvr tlifl err <M #t u me most p- s ful a|x>rtam< n. r *v. ,i a- *ftf§ • most refnurkabi# r ft\> in Hnh t:i. rifS* When ***• n ye erdav h> i Mo arw? N>w reporter, hr w. ver Mr Battry %\ i* too modm to lay to thr honoir • ctibcsi to him by his f#,iow rav# a:i I w.is aorntwhat JndeMnlt. mb.* * it* ment a* to thr amount of ft am*- w nieh hr had la Ml Fnv. “Thr country was even more Interestir\g than the mere- shooting f thr game." said .Mr. Battry. “It I* no such a diffi cult matter t sho t carlUu. r-i* :*|y when you have mild*•.*■■ wfio ar. Th*>r*gh ly acquainted with thr . untry, in 1 who can put you on t. <d the ways of thr game Our gtillti were Nova H )tt*n*. of Fren h dr.. n?. u u* most if t . |>r.>pir of the island. 8?r tig, hearty. ru irrd follows, honest and faithful, who would bear almost Impossible burden* with seaming •*a.-r, and who were densely Ignorant. I Mas Informed that coper cent of thr voter* of th Island could neither read nor write and probably ibis was an underestimate The p pul t or i- confined almost entirely to thr • hu pne. there kxiTiM few Inhabitants lefvond thr* miles from the erast, and subs!*** largely by fish.irg Our t* w\* inf -ttn*■*! us that th* eonaklered them**eive it Ing fairly well when they earned S.V) u \*ar “The country Is very n gh as we rocky and mountainous The whole sur face of the country appear* to be a rough, confused maae of r*** u. i\ing every ev - ilence of glacial origin. In the age* that have p.j-ed these rock have be omo covered with masses of sp>ng> mow* Th* valleys and every depri -i> n In the bibs nr* fllletl %\ith B. though there th* hll tire rove red with a rough. * lose tm-i* r brush while the mountain id* are h* nv lly wooded, the growth <-• a*!ng abruptly at the mountain top-, where' the ball rocks a,ways appear. Tiw country full of iakea ami the |*eculiar f* a uri is that the lake are invariably found at the mountain tof. Kvery little hill top and moss tussack even lia It * bi-ln of water, very prettily am I very artistically arrang- I'd, too. many of them at i>* *r. with th* clear water iapp.ng th*- v. ry eiie- of th* ha sine, and yet not tunning over. “To look at tins* valleys of moss one would aupjos them t. I * urgs-y m* i* dows offering splendid g raxing grounds. This the rnis*ake ma*le by an English magaxlne writer, w ho took a flying trip through the country by rail ond dwelt u\ his article on the Immense possibilities of Newfound )nnd as a cattle raising country This caused two young Kncllshmen. who were looking for occupation, to rush out to the country to start a *'ttL ranch. They Were disUiusioned soon afer their arrival, but decided to remain anyway, and so erected iiin for the ,c omtne*la*fon of •porrsmen. Me made their nbm our base of operation* “it was easy enough to And the cari bou with the ail of our guide?.” said Mr Hattey. "Owing to the strict protec tion afforded by the government g m** laws they ar* vary plentiful. The ar|- bou i also a very ea> \ animal t** shoot when you learn that you must not g**t to the windward of him A c tribou** brains stsm to be In hie nose. li> hasn't sense enough to know a man when h* * one. but once let him get scent of one and he will never slot* running I bellev** e..m of those w startc*i ar* running yat Once started they will run f* mile* I*' keep ing to the le-ward mi. I Advancing * ni tlousiy they may Is* reach'd at very Ao* quarters. th<‘ underbiush l*ejag very fa vorable for stalking |>ur|oses As w# were limited In the numu r w* were hIIosn) to shoot, we had ample opportunity to Ohwerve them when shooting was ut of the question. I had my cam* r. along and got several fine views of buck.* and herds at close quarters, on on* occasion I ap proached within ten 1r lof a tin* •g b> creeping through the underbrush Not h* Ing sotlsflerl with this. 1 crept five feet further and then got . goo*l snapshot : him as he dt*hed away. It ought to make h goo*i view If the plate develop* properly.*’ The caribou can he approached on o|*en ground. Mr Battey sail, from the lee ward. by walking forward when hi' head Is down and standing M ck-tlil when he looks up If h should see th‘ man mov ing towards him however, he will be come frightened. The young does, not *o easily frightened, will how thrir curiosity B'on’tßundle our Throat ou can cough your :lf into bronchitis, neumonia and con sumption. Bandag ing and bundling your throat will do ) good. You must e your throat and i rest, and allow o heal. A 25 cent f the Pectoral is cure an ordinary rder cases a larger ; economical. cherry Pectoral It’s the best remedy in the world for hoarseness, bronchi tis, croup, asthma, sore lungs, and consumption. "On of my daughters had a rerv had ' .*>■ of arthuia w tried all kinds of remedies, but without relief. Three and oue-half bottle* of Ayer * Therry Pectoral cured her. Wo think It Is a mud wonderful reraedv." Enas J. f:sT*Misorh, Jan. 1.1890. Laagevilk, Ohio. Tkrtr sire* I 2Se , Me., a4 11. All dnralsts MAKES WORK EASY ALji4^k jaw) >. ■>**!. ■ s h jt i if■}( * r 't’i'jL *■.* - ■ ’*ii''** ' • PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND Will give you restful nights, a good appetite, and stop that rack ing headache and backache. HEALTH RESTORED. Mrs. /*l. A. Cummings, 140 No. 50th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., writes: “I have occasion to do a great deal of work, and before I used Paine’s Cel ery Compound was troubled with frequent head aches, pains in the back, was unable to sleep at night, and had no appetite. I was completely run down and unable to attend properly to my business. A friend recommended Paine’s Celery Compound to me, and after using two bottles I feel like another woman.’’ by coming f rword to inspect th- intruder Mint prancing arouu 4 him playfully, until they citch wind of him, * i then ihry ai** Mono Something h.i>* lauxht them tha where thi went of man D there 4ar- S* r Mr. Mattey also* obtains*! a number *f tine v|cu> of the wene-y, - • tm> of which i-* very fine Im one p,r >f th* country they expior*l a 11U* wnlcu D h !o * I in a cleft in the mountains m 1 in lrn?:*li The mountains rD* tin to • great bight on each •! and *t m.m\ *• *nt > b* .toil ful cr.M* a ic 4 come* tumbling over the mountain* In tl i laK 1 an I and ot:d on top of this island, which is mouti t ain<*UK, \> another bike n*vp’o| miles jn length Thin Illustrates the peculiar char a*-ter of the e* *ner> Mr Mattey hue the head of u v*rv large caribou, one of hie xtctlm*. which he is having mounted In New York The male carllxm do not, is n rule, have branching antlers, tan thW on* has a splendid pair f the pa I mated typo. It will make m fit.e countei j*U cv to t:i* hi ii of tne large moewte. which fell before Mr ftattey’e rifle |n the Maine wools some live or s ix years <igo. took mi; i*tvr t. pit: tl In f Wnn the \rw V ork-ttotott Mur* nt tic** I’nlo f.miintfw. New York, Ot ,*i Host on dropped the first of the present series to New York at tie Hoio grounds this afternoon Score: K II K Boat.on 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 10 4 New York e 0 o 0 l o j % 9 s i Hatter!*-Willis and Clark; Taylor and Bowerman Wfott W (is Hit llrirl, Cincinnati. Oct .V—Scott was hit very har t to-day Donlan's j air of homer:* were the features. Attendance ,100. Score H H K Cincinnati 0 o o o 0 1 0 o A ] k i St Louis o 3 0 o o 2 1 o 0-4 in | Batteries—Scott and IVM*. Sudhoff and Robin* n On b'ronnl >f Mnitt. Philadelphia* Oct. & Brooklyn-Philadel phia Kamo postpon* and on a tint of w grounds. I OTTO\ i.ItUW I.lCw TO v 4 |;* T. lit t om nitiou 4 filled to lußt-mlilr nt Mirnn >oi, gtt. Macon. Oct. .* The Ex* • utivo t v*mr. te of the Georgia Cotton Groue C pro t*ctlvs Association ut inimouii) pi--* i • resolution here to-day tailing an inter state convention of Southern cotton grow er* and busbies* men. generally, to meet In this city on Tu***lo , N*v in-\ ITetklcwU liar vie Jordan wi- siut horir l to |ssu< th call, and n. out j. . r to piondncnt planter* und .u ,u*- hi n throughout the cotton belt, urging their attendance. 10very effort wall be matle to s*-*urv the l.irg* **t gathering of cotton producers ever iemaiM§ in the South. He union f \ ♦•nrnim. Columbia. S C. o * ; The veteran -o' the Second South Carolina Vcdunfeer* are preparing for n reunion here during fa i w.ek One of thi featur* f ih< ah air will be a hinqijo* to I* served in th state house S* v* ral hundred of **th* boys" are expecttd to participate. trgro \mi**il fur f otiur**. Columbia, S. C., o t .V Rpubi an* of the Sixth di*?ri a have n >rrdi:a and A It Stewart, a young rnulatt law ver to pore R, B. Scarborough. wlo recent I/ *.e frated Congressman Notion in the Detno cratic primary THE M<MINING NEWS: SATURDAY. OC TOBER 0, 1000. l ii uit i id’ A I'ORiiKn. Ife Tried •* %\ urk the f ltlsen* Hunk of \Mldooto fur fg.OMl. Valdosta, G. . Oct. s.—one of the slick es: forg* ri“s t ii.** has lieen attempted in * Hie *• firm of the country in many a day wnt) and t* t*d ii tune to -ave the Otlsens Bank s2,uflM this we* k. Th*- forgery was omroß?ed last week and it w .- done s * nicely that no one wodd hii\* suspe td it being a fraud. Thi doty of the forgery is about as fol low M* sus Betts Sc Cos. of Afthburn are lari:*- patron< rf the (Vttxen* Bank and last we* k a draft upon Butler A Stevens of Biiv,)tii ,'h w*s sent here for deposit. With (he rlruft came a letter, written up on a letter head Us* and by the Ashburn firm and upon u typewriter having the same l- dtr- • that generally used ly th**nt. The ilruft wjw for ab uit 1*4,00 1 and the let ter requested that in currency be yn> by registered m id to * , c. L droves*’ at Tifton and that $* •"•* he placed to their deposit account. Such requests during the * > • <*n hi not umisnsl and (he bank h- to promptb carried out tlie |n >tructions sent a reeeipt to Belts A Cos., snd s* tulinM the draft to Savannah for ! co’lection. In a tiay or • a telegram from the Sa vannah bonkers t it* 1 ibot the draft *>n Hu r A. Stevens bad been refused pay* men’ and thnt It ha.l tv en pant* vie 1 Hres ilent I ui of th. ('(*** Bark, wired lb *v Cos. tßot the r <!rif had be*n titri’id d*wi> but heir l nothing Com them The m* n. y was tr iced from Tif ton to Pn-her Station and then to *’il> wher** ti was . iiiklH before the for cer got his hand** upon it. The yartv who perp* trat* and the forgery had order* and *he mom y man to Hash* r ami then to 1 **k CiH The d* la> In r--ending *h m.Mey pr*>biib > knot k* 1 him out of . arrying out the s h. in. and securing the money. It j barred from I ake City that the man who v a- working that end of the game • , ed that h*“ had a partner who was trying to u t h*>| I of money that be long and to them Jointly, nn<l he offered a man to identify him at the post office. The p* sml officials h ive taken hoid of th* car* nr*d It 1- understocit that a re w ird of s.'4jo will l* paid for the arrest of the guilty parties The government's ns* iigalus? the man Im for using the malls to defraud. W B l\ I Id.l'll in \ Ml I,is. The Inlnutt Uni* twsj Throwlsu Its •tiller I oiler the i art. Way r * . <la. Oct f*. —lnformation teaches here of the a< * Mental killing of Mr J.c ti Hater, w toils man for A C K*nu*.l a turientln*' cpe*utor In this county. ..bout 2‘ m bs s ai h cf Waycross. \i**itu S *cl k >c-t* rly morning. Mr tlaster kade) his cart with wood, and as he iittem**ea to get on the mule's ba k. ■** is t! i iist'-m In the backwoods, the animal m.:d* <l ash.throwing th* unfortu nate mat* ah** id of It. The heavy cart ,d*d with 1 ghiw.v and. p)j- *d over his *l\ He bed in great agony until k> *' lock la-f t iglit, when be tiled. Mr. CS- 't-r leaves a wife and several * hildren Hi was about . M ars of #ig. A h’are < irreil it about 1 o'clock this tn rniriK in ti e southern part of town The r* - den* • cf King s* trlett, i leading col or* *1 man wa destroyed. The lose was about Il,* 0. kcnlileil to Hratli. Thcmasvtlle, <r . Oct. 5 Arthur Ii k* y. a young colored min. wis s -aided to •it *m yesterday by ateam from a tnirate*! tMiller on his father's place near Dun cansvUlc, In tbU county I Mlt&R ltM) or *1 V*M>. Patrick i**l June* llc|*| for Fargrry in the Mice f ane. N>W' York. Or t 3- When Iwiwyer P at rick and Charles Jonc* wrre arraigned tn h* court this afternoon. Aaaistant Db* tn t Attorney Oaliom** did no flic any complaint. l>etcctlve Carry rubm.f Ml an affidavit in which hr awore that h* Ir- Itrved Pa*rh k afi-1 Jm . to hr gull y of forgery , a ln .n- attorney and re. re try of one William Hi , now dre-aard wlsor • rig atun they .it* u*i Ctr l o' having fort**i ** <*he* k by a -ting in corcrrt Patrick and Jorcs were htfi arr.lgntl a. I Magt*tra*e Mot hell th'in it* $10,600 t.atl c.i h. for ox tmih * ten M nday w i * XI iiiii*trat* Brann will b* the prealdiug maaietratr. Mi |)ous n wan laid the Iki i. made but Mr on borne objtctal, atatlng that the men are •u.* i of fergrry tn the Nvoitd degree in the matter of checks pre sented to Bwe iseoft A* HotiS for * awl th i iutimating thnt U woul*l be mi, the complaint of forging those check* that the district attorney was lo r*ro*eed Mr. Hotu* asked that ball le •otr.r ,- ruiwe i at $7 >*. but Mr Oahorn- wouM not content Mr llouee *atd he wou.d furnish th* iiai!. The men were then !*k'*n to the Tomba James \V Gerard. • ounwel for Capl James A. Baker. Jr., made public to-'ay a ;s*t of the more tm|e>rtant tu- jrl l*s found in Mr. Hue * strong b>x it* th** vault* of the Bie Deposit Company of N*w York Th* value of the content* < f this hos w.it ee Imaged on Thuradav even ing by 'at Baker a* at leg.-t $1 After a more thorough *% .••miration of the Inventory Mr Gerard said to-day that they were wor.it about sj.'>ii* Mr. f’atrick on Thursday night fda ed a valu nc ion ol s73t>‘CU on these aecuride*. Tin* *-*t:mate !<*■* no? In* *J Mr Bice s property in charge of Swene**n & So4e. nd th* Fifth Avenue Tru*t < ’*>n- I any ** rad Mr Gerard. The ptrong tiox contained quite a lot of Texas MCU i lles of uncertain value Th** inventory included the follow tv UN!,'o Atchison. Topeka and Smla He gener.il mortgage. 4 per cent of !SS*'*. north a *out kPl.dr*. A‘ hi son T*- pek i anii Santa F* aaljustment. g mortgag** 4 p*r * ent bond**, of lift' n -rth IlfT N*i‘. 4Jmr *har* * of Atchison. Topek t an*! Hwn ( a Fe preferred sto'k. worth ij-i - •Mm s27l,*A Bajm Antonio and Aronsaa l*as- Railroad Ikimls. worth $2X1.250. Hour ton an l Tex.*** Central bonds sllf*.a Houston *id Teg- Central hon.K, •**•>.a.*l f c'k. In!rni?i*T*ni nml G *•.' Northern Hallwav bonds. Mein* fiiifr Artesian Water Company hon*l>- s*' •s# ■-* shares of Houston ! • and Brew ing f*ocnp.iiy. worth approxlm.it* ly $!*•• r) Totoi estimate I at $1 31^.060 SEIT l> Till:III T%\ ROOHU. Figure* for Fifteen Florida I on title* lime Hern Received. Tallahassee. Fla Oct r. —FTfteen coun tfca have ent up their tax lntoks for IPOC*. These countlej cover one-third of the state and the * and valuations of proper y far puriH>v**s of taxation ar* given for the year :#:<& and -* Alachua $ 3.M'*.lfT 37 f 4.002.48. fS Suwannee 1.704.761 1,72k.Ad 7^ Imval ' 9 42.1.5. - Orange I 3.62H.661 -* 3.6.* ,777 Kscambla 4.777,(14 to 4.v.*,*rf>7 *s. OaceoNi 1.321.486 tl 1.4M.A14 t 4 Franklin m,7%\ Id 914.991 33 Lafayette 672.* t* *;93.Tt2 0u Bradford MSS.SSZ i co Jack-on 1.913.691 '*> 1.979.714 00 Folk 3.391.99) 3.533.3 0 00 I Vasco !.€29.(YA 19' FtPnam 2 7V..<S?h 2.711.793 00 Gadsden ].1x.232 00 1.071,139 00 Hernando 962.306 9>* 999.619 3*) 139 496.196 23 *40.112,589 64 The tot as for comp.i’l with the f gure for 1919, sh w a net increase of |1 t2*.3T3 41 In tax valuations The Pople's party has certified ita can r'i atos to the Secretary of State, as fol- I ws: For Governor—A M Mor’on of Her nando county. For l*resld**ntlal E ectofs—W. A. Weeks M tl i'arleton. W. J Fdks and Thos N Bel R II Mlckler his 4urch.i*ed th** Dyke proper y. consßting of a two-storv resl . . ned 10-. on the corner of Cali and Monroe streets W F Deal. K L. Wood and J T Deal Yirgii it lumlermen. are prospecting on tv* dve lines of rjl'rogd centering at Tal -I*l a<fe rt for timber lands. 4 lT*r 4 4innt> Hctnrn*. Dougla <ia “t. s.—Coffee county’s return* lo rely get in within the presertb d limi snowing the fallowing results For Senator. Fifth District— lion. U Johm*>n of Ware. I>©mocr.it 1.496 For Solicitor Geneml, Brunswick Cir cuit— lion John W. Bennett, Demo rut... 1,460 For Representative— Hon. C A \\ id. Jr . Democrat— *O4 Hon Arthur ltt I'opuiitt 77s Hon .1 M Denton. Independent 119 For Clerk Superior Court— Fisher tiiekln, Demot-rai . 73< D W Gaskin. Bopulist. (present in cumbent) 529 For tmlinary— Thomos ‘Young. Populist, (present ln nim -enn no oppo.-ition 93D For Sheriff— W. W Southerland. Democrat 796 David Rlcketsiwi. Boputlst 7.”il* W H Wil4*ox. Imlefeiden( 63 For Tax Collector Thcma* Daniel. Democrat &*> B W iKHiglae. In*i*4endent 611 For Tax Receiver— M C I’nilk. lH*m*M*nt Dt l B le>tt. Bopulist 7Vt H. Fibs. Independent 1 AT* For C’mitHy Treasurer— Wi ll* Vi kers. b<nuvr.it iwo II imllton Hears. Bonn list itV. For Surveyor- James Giliis, Democrat 913 I N Hartley. Bopulist 67A For Coroner— Dr \N M Canton. Democrat S2l T. G. JJarper. Bopulist (.i;, Harrs nt Norfolk. Norfolk. V Oct 5. —The at the ••tate fair to-day as follows: 2:12 Trot .inl p i e, |*tirse |fifli> Reuben H *von tn straight beats, b. time 2 15*4 \\ ilton Bov secoml. and Mlk* Dunn third 2 23 .Mixed, purwe |Y* Alb ntine won In might heals. Hlttl* Htak**- h chkl, and Rubico third !4e*t tim** 2JS%. Running r.ice, half-mil- dash. Grandma won. Time :52. *2:9> trot, purse (unflttlshe*!).*' Paddy McGregor won first heat Times 2:23V B Itlno won second heat. Time 2;3Vx. —Cham*- for a Hero—" When I marry. It will Na lirnvi hero, who fears noth ing " Max “Yes. dear; I nm sure you will n* v* r w* I any other kind of a man." : Philadelphia Bulletin. [i 1 • ' iillM II VTIIAI'I.... l- ■■■ B abength and great medicinal value. Don't take the weak, watery n | L't Witch Haul preparations represented to be “the sameaan> n POND'S R £ g H EXTRACT. They generally contain •' wood alcohol," which irritate* f the skin, and, taken Internally, Is a deadly poison. H Oat POMP'S EXTRACT, sold only lu aualed bettl— !■ MW wrapper*. n ••THE WHITE HEATH.** A Frosrn Frog of Which Indians Ire Hoff % fra Id Than of Rat tleannhrs. Will Bfarks in Ainslee’a, “Of all the n.itural phenomena pe*'u.ivr to the Rocky Mountain region none Is more strange or terrible than the myste rious storm known to the Indians as ‘the wh’te k-ith.’ Sclent!ft men have never yet hml tin opportunity of Investigating it. be .tusc it vires a* t ie moat unexpected * roes and may keep away from a * ertain locality h r y-ars Well-road men who hav* been through it eay that it I** really a frozen fog But where the fcg come? from is more than any on ■an sy This phenomenon occurs most frequently In the northern part of Colorado, tn Wyom lr g and onoaeionalSy In Montana. Alsou? two year* ago a party of three women and two men were crossing North Bark m t saston in the month of Febru ary The tr w*s bitter*' cold. bN dry as u bone and motionle** The sun shone with almost startling brilliancy. As the five people drove along over the crLp mow they did no? experience <he least o!d but really felt mos? comfortable, and rati • r enjoyed the trip Motyitaln peaks fifty miles away * ould be seen as distinct ly as the pine trees by *he roads*dc “Suddenly one of the women put her hand up to h*r face and remarked <ht something had ?ung her Then other members of the party did the same tiling, although n**t n sign of an Inse t could be **een Al! marveled greatly at this A moment later they noticed that the dtrt.ini mountain* were disappearing behind a . loud cf mi** Mlat in Colorado in January’ Surely there must be some mir t k*' beeouse Within ten minutes a gentle wind began to blow and the ar be. ame filled w*.4h fine partlc.es of something that S' intil’ated like and omond dust In the eun shr e Still fhe people drox’e on until they ime to a cabin where a man signaled to them to stop With h‘s head fled up In ,< bundle of mufflers, he rushed out and handed the driver a piece of paper on which was w-rit’en ‘Come tr.to the house quick, or th § storm w-ill kill all of you Don’t ta.k outside her* “Of course no time was lost in getting under cover and putting the horses in ho s!oble? But they were i little late, for n less than an hour the whole party was sick with violent coughs and fever Be fore the next morning one of the women di* and with all the symptoms of pneumonia The others were violently 1Y of it. hut managed to pull through after long si’k ness. I ?e**n you people driving olong the road long before you got to my house, and 1 know* 1 you didn't know what you were drfvto’ through.’ sad the man. a soon n.~ th*- surviving member* of the party were able to talk ‘That stuff ye seen In the air i small pieces of l * froxe so solid It gms clear down Into your lung* without melting If any m*n stayed out a few hour* without hi? head covered up he would he sure to die One winter about eight years ago It cleaned out a whole Indian tribe across the Wyoming line They are more afr- U of it than they are of rattlesnake* That’s the reason they cU it the white death xi %It K fY! Ik II4KD TO RE ICH. 11l Ibr nlty In (ielllng Mrxb nn M hngntiy to the Fartorle*. Frorr the City of Mexico Herald An Englishman who has arrived in (he dty from the peninsular portion of Mex ico give He red porter an Interesting >*t vcrjßt.on regarding many m.*tters con ms ted wph tna• prolific par* of the re. public Among other topics f conversa tion the mahogany supply came up. and he was asked his opinion as to how long It would lie before the trees jn Mexico would all have been utlhsed commercially, and whether ny caution was being taken toward preserving o supply for The fu ture. His reply was that there was an unwritten i.w against the cutting down of young tree**, and manv iartH of Tabasco Chiapas, Yucatan and Comj*en*hx had not is yet lieen exploited In that line. Th* mahogany hunter, he said, is the m* st Important and **m pakl laborer in *he service The tree* dt* not grow in lusters but are scattered promls~uou*- *!y through the forest and hidden in a dense growth of underbrush, vines 4*n*l creepem. and It often requires .* skillful and experienced woo. Ism an to fl nh them No progress can be made In tropical for ***cs without the aid of n maehefte, for he way must be cut step by s*ep The mahogany is one of the largest and tallest of trees. a..d the hunter, seeking the highest ground, climbs to the top of he tallest tree ami surveys the sur rounding country. Ills pro< Meed eye soon detects Hie mahogany by its pecu liar foliage and ht counts the trees with in th** scope of his vision, tuxes the di rection and distances, ar.d then, dee end ..;g, cuts n narrow trail to each tree, which he carefully Maxes and mark* especially if there is a rival hunter in the vicinity To fell a large mxhogany tree is one lay's task for twro men. On account of the wide spurs which project from the trunk at the base scaffolds are often elected and the tree cut ti>ovc the spurs which leaves a stump from ten to flf tee fee* in hlght. a sh**er warte of the very best part of the tree and one which modern Ingenuity shook! certainly d* vise seme means to proven*. Great difficulty Is sometime* had In get ting *he trunk* to a point of tr insporta - tlon. and crude trucks are generally used, made bv sowing off ore end of a tree trunk and fitslng the wheel thus xeQulreJ with a ku.d of axle, trhlch a* the best In - elumsv nod antV)iia*ed ff ir The*** trucks are hnu **l by oxen, and all the trucking js done |n the dry season, the log* '•ring placed on the bank of si river to in lit the time of the (land* No little Judgment is required to de termine it what exact Stage of the flood to tiirn the logs adrift. Should the wa ter *e too high the lop woud be apt tt I*** left high and dry on some of th* low lying grounds adjacent to the river and probably covered up by sand and rubbish Mahogany Irees give from two to five logs 4*sich. measuring from ten to eighteen feet in length itvi from twenty to forty four inches mi diameter after belrg hewed. The manufacturing pro-res* consists |n sawing off the ends that have been bruised n*l splinter**! in transit down the river and in rednlng an*l rehewing the le** b skillful workmen, who give them i -mooih and even surface The logs are then measured, roled back into the wa #• r nt the mouth of the river and then made Into rafts to be taken to the ve*. t-eb* anrhor*d outside the bar. Ileaela %V n*liitigf • Tuesday. Washington, Oct. J. A t.lr K rnm from S ret try Cort* Ijroa rn 'lvrt t .hr Whw Mon-o that the l‘r*Ht.l,nt. Mr* M • Klnlcy and cxr ntlve |rty. will Intvr Canton ti"xt Monday nftrrnoon about t o'clock Thry arc ,|uc to arrive In Wash ington Tuesday morning. spi Trade indicates purity and perfection in brew ing. It has been used on more bottles than any other label in the world. It is found only on the famous bottling of Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn St. Louis, U. S. A. Bremers of the original Budvtciser, Faust. Michelob, Anheuser-Standard, Pale-Lager, Export Pale, Black and Tan, Exquisite and Malt-Nutrine. FOYE'S FOYE'S FOYE'S It’s Economy to Trade at this Store. In buying our stock of NEW FALL GOODS, We have tried in every way, possible, to make it profit able for our patrons. Every yard of fabric, every gar ment, and every article that is offered here, is thoroughly good, and the best to be had anywhere for the price we ask. Shrewd buyers will be quick to see the advantage of coming here to-day. Truly, these are rare opportuni ties. For money saving read every offer carefully. WRAPPERS AND WAISTS. We m-!I better Wrapper* ind Wal-t- f.-r |e* men- >• than uny house tu ihe city, our line I- a-ery erxn.ive and rani ot he described lure. Kor to-day. as trtroiu-- tory to this d*|riment. we offer two special lots. Flanneette Wrappers, sood t>le* and correctly made at 79c. Never *oM unU* r $! fin All wool Flannel \Vai *. ir.mrrv' \ w th braid, and fully worth $1.50, for to-day like. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. Children’* F.rhi B tek Hibb*>d Schcoi Hoe, il for to-day Sc La 'li .*’ Fine Cange Faat Black Herm*- dorf Dye. ;i pair* Lidlr? Ftie Black Fro* Stitch and l a e Effe i*. 3? . va'.u . at Children’* Ribbed Union Buita < 33c. quaiity, at ?se. CORSETS. (ilove-QitlnK t’orse's. white mui tr.it>. toll everywhere at 43c. for to-day 39c. UMBRELLLAS. W K-h'Ch Twi:if I JSilk T'mbretns. pearl horn. Dresden and rilver mount.d. natu ral handles, lI.TS quality, at Il.lii. fiUFmi Opening, iirii m Ffii.ny II P. T. FOYE Corner Broughton and Barnard. PIHM.RK** IN (.1 Ml IhIV,. VihnntaH*'* of Meel Orrr Iron—Th*- I'nnilrr I well In i>rlnntiee. From the Bro k!yn Kigle . Capt Frederick M r*h, of the Hlxt h Ar tH>ry. Frit and States Aimy. lecture.| um evening In the H*giment Ar ni< ry to the n-n fimm>.<l tie l colt er?* of that r*glmr-nt on the gf-oeral subject of the armiimpfit of >oait fortification* He discussed In in Interesting manner, and with a net!'' able soircl y o technical term* the developm* nt of min and |*wdcr mikirg In the past .Ift years. remark.ng at the outrl that there I** now hardly a sin gle appl ance in i** In land fortification* wa* b4ng used when he entered the service. The Captain aid. In subsfance; "At Hist the h aw g tv were made in a *■ lid pi* p' of cast Iren and were bored out after tie c •atir.f? had been completed. Rueh gun* had reached th- limit of their ♦ ffi< I im’ v In In A TMe first l* , |w toward rad cal improvement were ti e consequence rf the Impiovement of gupiwder. which was due to the researches* of General Hh -b ii!*. Thl* has* hr om the nx of steel, a# you kn< w. >nd It 1- not goh.g too for to • >’ that the RTt.if ad. an which have 1 n made in th* proe*.c~ f r th. minu f *cture of >t* el orlcrtr *tr I with the im provement of KUnp<.wder by general Hob* hlnr. For it w -* hie production of more fxtwerful explosive* that mad* necessary stronger metals* fyr the Rune, and the in vestlga lon .1 r ifd t.tvurd this end re st* ted In the disc tvery of pr'cease* for rnak ng stel. And so we ran trace pretty •inch every thin* In wh'h ted i* used, frem the big office building to the railroad track, to (tenoral HobWm*’ experiments with aunp wder. •'The flist improvement made. n> far * Run manufacture was concerned, w* In the character of the '• iron Then wi tight Iren began to b' need, and cast iron f moot h-bore tin wer* changed Into by fitt n,g ntd them rlfl and tubes of wrought Iron Th* first *t*el gun?* were mode by the Ktuppa In Germany, hut th** making of th'm whc begun soon after in this country Yet In I*V th*re war only j one place In (he Fn|*ed Rtate* where sted j gun* were being turned out steadily, and the largest made w*re of H inch bor\ I meapen* which am now considered rapid j flrere. Today. however, the largeat and rmept et*l cast Inga produced In the woril are made In thl* country. I * The rifle U superior to the tin oath bore GENTS FURNISHINGS. Gent's Four-ply I.Jnen Collars. In a" ths leading shapes Gents' Black and Fancy Half Hose, yte vale ot l&e Gent’s Slk Ties in ad the new s*- > and colors. r*xra vclue. at 9> Gent’s Fine Mu* in anl Outmg M< it Shirts, well worth 75c . at 49\ Gent's Fnliundered Shirts, good muslin rein force* 1 linen bosoms and bands. Srv. value. 3 for sl. 0 NEW FLANNELS. There has been a large demand for dairifx flanrel** for waists Will put on *4i* to-dai. thirty pie.es farcy and rlHn French flannels, the 65c. klns at 49 SHOES. Jukt rcc-lvcd n nip> lo; o' boy*' and voinh*' *chco; *hoc!*, t! 10, 11.73 an I *? 'ft Oimlltlc!*. to-day—ll.o>. II 25 and 11.50 s;*r* 1 lo 5. HA\‘DKERCHIEFS. I. idl— *' Whit* Mfmstltchad and rolor-d Iwwdem ir I.*dl.' Mandkcrchlff, with lac* edit-* and rmhrold*r*d eernrr.* sc. I ail**' all llnrn. cof* nfllsh 13c BELTS. Belt* of aupcrlor fiunltty. j.ttcpt leather, with Ma k or Blit buckle* 3, Paten* leather belt*, pulley buckle* and Birdie effect ha k 2.V RumUan leather belt* with pulley buck le* and girdle back Sdr. Gilt belt* with Jewelle.l buckle* Sic. LADIES’ NECKWEAR. There I* r.oi a re kwear want ahat can not h. Biippl'.ed from thi* flock—every thltif, from the plain velvet *to-k and ‘ome with tie* >o match, to th* elaborate liberty *llk and lace Jabot*—2s- to t.’ * gun In many c*entlal particulars, th* principal of which ore that n heavier |r J rtl'e con be used. Insuring gr •lestrnctlve powers, and at the same time gre?er accuracy u attained The oi<l smeoth-b re ln-irrh gun fired n roun*l ahoc i welshing almut 120 pounds, which would penetrate hardly more than three lnch* I armo-. The medren Ift-inch rifle carrh * i prcjrciiv weighing 575 pounds, whl* h will p net rate 3) inches of hardened at I,(4ft \atds. and its energy Is 11,(100 foft* t. ns; that Is, it strikes a blow W'hlch wIU move lkm tons a foot, or one ton feet And the W tnch rifle develops an en ergy of 7-Vftfti* f at tons. Tie advat.tagc of ste*| over Iron as * metal for gunmaking lies princpaMs f the fact that It can he manipulated easi ly. Modem big guns are made |n relatively small places partly l*eeanse by this pro *** actually greater strength is affaire 1 find partly because It Is easier to det** 1 Haws In small than In large pieces of fne al. The process most commonly used provide* f r the making llrtt of th** Inner tuhe. which Is r tl *d. and then shrinking m over It the Jack*t. and a series of rlns* The wire-wetmd gun. which Is believel bv mam exierts to be the strongest weapon ye? d*‘\ Ise I. Is m ule bx surrounding th* tube by small strips of steel fitted tog* 'b rr. which In turn are wound with wire The highest velocity yet reached ha* been att lined with these weapon* Th- guns used In forts are mainly 1- and v inch lfl*r and W-lnch mortars." Captain Marsh described th* •b r used in this large ordrmnee. The kind most r mmonly used Is what Is known • brown prismatic iowder. ft contains lr fch MO *w>un*ls 7S pounds of sattp*' t#r round* of sulphur. 2 or S pound* of *ug*f and 1 to 9 pound* of charcoal. This pow <ler Is very effective because It burn* slowly, but a srrlftus objection to It ! dense smoke that accompanies each dm charge. Ard there Is the added objection that n great deal of It In hulk muc be used Rmekeles* pow ’er lof three kinds rn the basis of either nitroglycerin or gun ccttc n Nltrovlycer In Is made by pour ing crude glycerin into nitric acid. *" 1 *r m the pre* tpitate are made the v rious kind* of dynamite Guncotton '•* made bv bringing cotton into contact witn gyci rln The problem In making a less powder of thee high ‘ been to produce a mixture that Slowly and a the swmc time not be r fected by wa m and moist climates, i cetaln yet whether this his < **** rw * c*‘*mpilshed as the smokeless powder now in use has not been subjected to sufficient test.