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~;E K OF A MURDER TRIAL
in CA AT OHLUOO
TlU "' , v ITt I'TWIMT.
TUBA w®* **"•*• a
ilir Dead Man, tkr I'ftl
■ ri.ik'r
! minrHMMkMl'O** 1 * Mart*
of (ho Dtfftcolfr In W Med
p rrta il Loot Hlo 111-Dfw
" 0 , > r ,fc ' Flaht.
r 4 Oct It -Whm court ad
r.ight o neck hod bom given
r\\ a. Tlllt*. for the killing
The state'* witnesses had
jr.rt veaierdav wa* occupied
sttmony for the defena* Of
depend* upon the state
, no was with him at the time,
~|vd a charge of fine ehot In
. i ■ and TUlta himself; they ap
r# the only wltne*e to the
, . affair. Other tentlmony la but
, , , rv of the statement* of these
he well established that the
mt on the beat of terms, and
trett *
../Itborhood gossip had Intenst
i<. ling between them TUlta hat
.... rf rmed that Joe Prevail was "tot
, v , neater for him.” while Prevatt
.1 advised that Ttllls took exceji
’ . „,me remark of his reflecting in
(fW ~ irev upon the women of the
„ w v and would whip him at the
-t unity. This wee the feeling
. h.- night of the encounter
Cl, Prevatt. who seems still unable to
Vt , from the bird shot received In his
l-, i. • m. Ice. elated that he and hl
r{< , . went to Tints' house on lhe
, f . f t)ie kl.llng to hire him to build
, ; 4 i for their uae on the 8t Jonn's
n ,,. ,t thc> called him out to the gate.
, . T'lhs. without waiting for them to
, i .:r bu-tneer. called Joe a liar and
( . m off his horse and began to beat
km
Cl, ,-ot down to aid his brother, who
vudoan He pul.eel TUlta off. when the
,•>• ! rr.ed upon him. getting the bet.
~.r . .m. Then Ttllls ran to his house
r. ram* track with his gun. When he
p un "1 ’he Prevails had mounted their
r, ~w nd were starting away, when Tll
'red both barrels at him Some of
tks t >t struck hta horae, causing It to
Jump ar.d throw him Joe dismounted and
,rre .a k to aee If Flem was hurt, when
Tlib* fire.! again at Joe. the a hot killing
knr
1; I make# a somewhat different atate
mr.f Hr saytt that when he reached the
(tie Jo* Prevatt told him that they had
urn* to settle that difficulty; that he
tr. k the flrat blow, upon which he klck
*l him. and followed It with b ows from
h:< - ; until he drove him Into a r>rr
trt. on th* opposite side of the street
Then Firm Prevatt rame to Ms
brother s assistant, striking Ttllls on
the fide of the heed with a
trjv> -,ub. partially (tunning him When
r revuered he struck Firm, who called
t. brother: "Shoot him Joe," ' Shoot
He "'>ke away from them and ran to
t ; ■ :e. where hr secured hts gun awl
f rhiges, and returned As he reached
tk* * " one of them aald "There he ts.
* him ” He did not wait for them.
' tte.-d Aral ut one then at the other
•r.| re|. a led his gun. but the third shot
• i Menially discharged, and went
‘ r to nr air
Ttllls' mother who was staying
* • th m for the night, heard the dlf
tnd heard the call "Shoot him.
• t Ice.
P ■ c*. was introduced to prove thtt
• ha.i but two or three days pre
contracted with a man living on
P>’*ite elde of the river, to hulM
Liter. It Is understood that the
har some strong points yet tn
" *0 he hrough out to-morrow, or
1 ' ■ The ruse |* being vigorously
MKF.W THU PANAMA ( AMI,.
Abli.itt Thinks Better of ft Than of
the Vlrsragits I anal.
nmmg European steamers to-,lav
*' M Htilln. director general and pres
• r the board of directors of the Pan
tit Final Company: Oen. Abbit chief
* * r and W N. I-on Cromwell, coun
ts i r the canal company.
T ’• I'an.tma Canal Company,” ea'd
r '"‘ Abbott, 'is watting for tha recom
“ 'on of the Walker commission to
'• - r - and for the action of that body
'hat gbe decision will la- In favor
' ■■ I .i.amif canal, as being more feast
•nomical and giving better results.
• Isl.m Is agulnst the Panama
It* the rompany will nevertheless go
w '-ulUllng It.
1 ■ ve that If both the Panama and
N * >*ua canals are built, nlne-tentha of
' " ‘ l* will choose the Panama .ana!
*' • n K the better. What ihe Walk, r
r ,n hear.l when In Purls Was a
i ' nto them. Already between throe
t ir million cubic yards have been
' 11 down there and two-Afths of
l 'r work has been done."
* MEN of THH I.KHUOH).
'"wetrns Reached New York With
thr Hraranl >lrn.
N * York. OcL 14 -The Red Croat line
F*mrr t one tens, which arrived this
!, ii- from Manaos and Para, brought
*> I V—tiger* Capt. Sprout and aeven
r * J of the Mary
' n.. i of Thornaaton. which waa
*in r ~| , t a,, on 8 ,. pl I7 wW , e on tb( ,
' f: -tn Fcrnandlna to Martinique
I-ermond was anew ves
’hon ten years old Hhe sailed
' ■ llna on Aug. 24. with a cargo
On B*pt. 17. when shout #st
t '-southwest of Ilermuda. she
t .‘S' ’ * hurricane, arcomtautled by
: b' rea. In which the vessel was
. . . | ;,ri 1 waterlogged All hands
I v rescued by the steamer Hilary
" 1 l * ri,l "t at Para.
' S,TH A URGE CARGO.
'"earner Irada Ha* hatted
• r, *n (ihlaprioii,
Tex.. Oct. 14-The larges;
” ’ v< ' r went out of Galveston and
* ir£f r than any nravloun
,h ' Oulf. is that of the Brlt
h;. , r 1 r *'*e. which cleared yeater
e.a-, . , '*' l on hoard In round ami
*t, f cotton, the equivalent of
' *’ hale*. Bhe also carries 24.0H0
f v , "heat amt ?,*kt barrels of
"T" Is valued at 11.M1.J12
’HI Ml c o tl , cad G%.
k ' ' ,, '*ke Has Made by Bnrlag
, '-r at. Joseph. Mo.
tr ... hMo Oct. 14.-Coal and gas
' ■•ntlilea were found east of
cr. ' *' l •y at n depth of a little
• -. **•*• The gas will ba plpe<l
w> , , ** once, if the supply hold*
t fri , 1 "’Hses to do A vein of coal
f 11,1 " ' ,eh 'o feet In thickness was
lee, '^ h '•'■"••e at Kiel.
1 The Itoesl.in ship I-ooh
•kleh w. •' tllman. from Prnatcoli
• I','. ilei on Feehrsm Islind,
•I r ..f,,, . reported. Wa# got off
1 -ii*> 4 , hat deckload, and arrived
GICMI At. JOE wot A’ mm.
Wrlt-Kaswa Navaanah Man aad Ml**
lltlb <f tinrlanafl Patted.
RptingAekl 0.. Oct. 14 -The event of the
week tn Cincinnati was the welding at
ihe Grand Hotel of Mias C<lk Htlb and
Joseph Wolf, manager at Havannah for
the Isaac Josepn Iron Company ot Cin
cinnati. The bride's brother served as
best man. and the ushers were Mewtr*
Oue H Hllb. Wm M Hllb. Kmanued
Bower. Leopold Wolf, Maurice Joseph,
Mitton Ptau- and Jacob Dub of dnvan
nah.
Some ISO guests sat down to th# sump
*'i,mis banquet that followed the ceremony
The tables were decorated wrlth American
beauty roses, mermet* and Mareschal
Nell ro*e and fern*.
The bride s aunt and cou*ln. Mr* Sara
Sommers ami Ml** Johanna Sommers,
•ame from ftreelrn. Germany, especially
to be present at the wedding Mrs. Som
mer*. who before her marriage, was u
Mlsa Joseph, made the eleventh of the
Joseph brothers and slaters w-ho were In
attendun, r. tills being the flrst reunion
when every member of the family was
present |n over #i year*, since some pf
them had Arst come to America from
Germany.
The bride and groom received many
handsome and costly presents. An or
chestra discoursed music throughout the
banquet, and played for the young people
to dance afterwards. The hrlde uni
groom hove gone for an expended tour,
and will make their home# at Savannah.
TRI *T WITHIN A Tni ST.
Injunction Aten Inst Certafn Owner*
A otlug Their M hlaky Stock.
Elizabeth, N. Y , Oct. 14 —Chancellor
Magee granted a temporary Injunction
yesterday, restraining August Be mont
John D. Cadwallader. A. W. Keech of
New York. T. J Coolldge of Bostuti and
William F Harrtty of Philadelphia, from
voting ihelr stock at the annual tme Ing
of the Dlatllllng Company of Ametlca,
which will lake place not Wedr.eeday
The application was made by Phtltp
Krelsa of Chicago, a stockholder tn Ihe
company, which It generally known as ihe
Whisky Trust. It le claimed that a trust
within a trust exists through the merging
of the Interest# of certain stockholder# In
order to control the corporation In the
bill of complaint It Is set forth that tha
Ave different truatees formed a union of
their Internet# and agreed to vote up*
their coneolldated holdings of stock ae one
tdock. Thla merging of tr.tereats. It Is al
leged was brought about for the purpose
of securing a dominant voice of the man
agement of the concern, and It Is further
asserted that this plan had as Its object
the aggrandizement of those vompo-lrg
the clique.
HANNA EXPLAINED IT.
Told Jnat What He Meant by Hl*
Statement Ahoat the Strike.
Chicago, Oct. 14 —Senator M A. Hanna
when a.-ked about his statement made
last night, during a political meeting >t
Forty-Second and Sherman atreeta. that
the Pennsylvania miners; strike would
come to an end to-day. said:
"1 did not profess prophetic insight Into
the ftrtkn situation tn Pennsylvania, but
the last news received from the center
of the disturbance* la to the effect that a
settlement Is near. Advlrea received bv
business men coincide with this state
ment. and I am told a compromise of the
difficulty In a certainty within a few day*
at Jcast."
R4I4KU OVER NMl.nfKi.
litßnal Mlealonary #rmnn Hrnaakl
t.rrat Reealta.
New York. Ort. 14 -The Rev. Albert B
Simp-on preoident of Ihe Chrtailan tnd
Mleatonary Allianc-. to-day preached hie
annual mllonary ifrraon at th# Goapl
Tabrrnatle. and a# a reaull over tSO.OQO in
■ aoh. pled*, c and property were realized
for ihe mipport of ihe mi a-lon# and mia
alon work of the alliance for Ihe rom.nf
year.
\V, F Blackatone | arlicipnlnd In *he
aervlcea. The aermon and ihe rifferl. a
waa the rloainx chapter of (he aeven
■eenth annual cmivenllon of Ih* alliance
The total amount collected to-day waa
t52.3A.28. I'art of It was from proceed* of
a collection taken a( Nyack. N Y.
MIXMIOYM4 1 URMSUiTfEt.
Ylattnra Filled Fnlplta la Kaaaaa
City Charrhsa.
Kansas City. Oct. 14—Dslegal## lo Ihe
National ronvenilon of Mlselonary Soot
cll-a of Ihe Chrtsiian church flll#J the
pu.plte of numerous churches to-day. or
attended prayer ami song service In dif
ferent part# of ihe etiy.
The session# of the American Christian
Missionary Society will le returned to
morrow The annual address of Presi
dent W. K. Homan Is th' drat buslnea* on
the programme Buffalo, Pittsburg.
Minneapolis and Los Angeles are making
n fight for the neat annual convention.
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE.
111.Iil> Will laaue a (all < All
Southern Methortlata.
Jackson. Mias.. Oct 14 —Biahop Charlea
B. Galloway, prealdent of tha geneial
hoard of education of Ihe Mnhodlat Epl<-
copal Church. South, to-morrow will l-aue
a call to the one and one-balf million
Methodists In the Houih to acs-m de In
their place# of worship on the nlaht r.f
ihe liiM day of the year to hold an old
fashioned watch meeting as a titling cli
max to the Twentieth Century Fund
movement. The fund now amount# lo $!,-
100.800.
sot rtntiMi sol th.
Rogers Locomotive W'orha Will Re
main at Fateraon.
New York. Oct. 14—It le now thought
that the Rogers Locomdlvo Works will
remain at Pjierson. N. J . and not he re
moved lo Birmingham. Ala , aa seemed
likely a short lime ago.
A Birmingham Iron firm ha# he u ne
gotiating for th. machinery. Intending '
move It South But prominent New York
er* have stepped In with the thought of
running the works at Paterson. :thd n Drm
Of Paterson brewers Just announce* mat
if in# New York deal does not go through
they will buy the plant and run It.
Had a shuntlnat Affray.
Brunswick. Ga . Oct 14.—W H. Hamm
she and hadlv wounded Jack Thomas, tn
> row at Eterrett city yesterd.ij. Bosh
are white roft hand* Hamm Is In Jail
here and The mat came down for medkal
treatment
r"f*h K( Common ll-
KOSJEJtRs=.I.“
PsiTTs N •> '•*>• kv m*
| lb*" permanently.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. OCTOBERir. 1000.
PAYNE S VIEW OF CHANCES.
Gave tint a Republican Forecast of
the Fleet ton—Stoles Are IMrtdrd
lato Fonr t leases.
Chicago. Oct. 14 Henry C. Pam*, vice
chairmen of the Republican National
Executive Committee, to-day gave out hie
Aret forecast of the election Mr. Payne
made an estimate of the voteo by state#
and In doing so. divided the elate* Into
four claattee twenty-four sit e*. having
If* electoral vein, certain for McKtnh )•;
twelve elates, having 11* eie lord volo*.
certain for Bryan; six states, havlrg 38
electoral votes, in which the chance* of
Republican or Democratic succrs* are
even, and three elgte* having 24 vote*. In
which the chances are AO to 40 In favor of
the Democrats.
Mr. Paynes forecast te based on the
last report* received from all the states
and leas follows
For McKinley: California. ; Connc !l
cut. (; Illinois. 24: Indiana li. lowa. 13;
Kotinas. 10: Maine. A. Massachusetts. 13:
Michigan, 14 Minnesota, A New Mump
(hire. 4. Newt Jersey. 10. New Tors. A;
North Dakota. 3; Ohio. 3. Oragon. 4;
Pennsylvania. 12; Rhrsle Island. 4: tb utft
Dakota. 4. Vermont. 4: Washington 4.
West Virginia. A: Wisconsin. 12; Wyomlt g.
3. Total 270
For Bryan Alabama. 11: Arkansas. 8.
Florida 4; Georgia. 13; Louisiana. 8 Mis
sissippi. . Montana. 1; North Carolina, 11;
South Carolina. ; Tannages*. 12; Texas.
IS; Virglnlx. 12. Total llE*
Even chances: Delaware. 1; Kentucky.
IS; Maryland, 8. Nebraska. *. Nevada, S.
Total
Sixty to forty tn favor of I>emncrai*
Colorado. 4. Idaho. J; Missouri, 17. Total
24.
A'IaITORS Fll.t.F.D PI'LPfTR.
How the Preabytertan Ministers
spent Sunday In Brunswick.
Brunswick. Os. Oct 14-The ftunday
session of the Savannah Preabytery was
marked by th# varloua ministers Ailing
th# pulpits of Brunswick churches, on
invitation of the respective pastors. At
the rreebvterlsn Church the celebration
of the Holy Communtor. wo* observed,
and several received into the church
Rev W. H McMeen. of Flemlngton
preached an able sermon in Ihe morning,
and communion was administered by Rev
J. W. Quarterman. Those who served In
the distribution of the communion were:
Eaters R Habersham Clay, of Savannah.
A F McKay. C. C Varna doe and J. R
Martin.
Rev A. J Strath of Savannah. Fins*
Church, preached at the evening service
to a large congregation The mlntwtora,
and the pulpits they flllad. other than
above noted, were
Baptist Church—Morning Bervl> Rev
IV. A Nlabet. evening service. Rev. C. C.
Careon
FI ret Methodist Church—Morning ear
vto*. Rev A J Smith; evening service.
Rev. H A Brown
McKendree Methodist Church— Morning
service. Rev D T Sheppard, evening ser
vice, Rev L, R Lynn
At Seaman's Bethel In the evening Rev
Fharlee Montgomery preached
To-morrow afternoon a steamer ride will
he taken by the delegates and congrega
tion of th# Prewbyterlan Chueh to Jekyl
Island Thla trip on the water has been
tendered the Presbytery by Messrs Ray
mond A Tupper. steamboat owner*
To-morrow evening the concluding ees
elon of the Preahytery will he held and
the license of Mr Pee body applicant,
will be granted, a •'ompanted by Interest
Ing exercises
The session will he continued until all
work I* concluded, this enabling all dele
gates who desire to leave, to go home
Tuesday morning
Rev IV F Hollingsworth, the retiring
moderator and one of Brunswick's eo
quent and most aealou* divines, ha* heen
ably assisted by the congregation In car
ing for the delegates and their stay la be
ing made a pleasant one
OFFICE EMPLOY R* SI PTERBO.
Postmaster at Galveatnn Appealed
for Aid for Them.
Washington. Oct. 14 —Postmaster Gen
eral. Emory flmlth. recsettly received from
Postmaster Orlflln of Galveaton. a letter
telling of the pecuniary and personal loss
which had befallen his employe* (n that
office as a result of the terrible cyclone
of Kept 8. of the fearful strain under
whk~h they had been working day and
night, since then, and of the admirable
spirits which animated the men. not.
withstanding their misfortune.
Posrmaeter Griffin suggested that If Ih#
vast army of postal officials, rlerka and
carriers could know the true condition
of the men at Galveston, n small amount
from each might he cheerfully contribut
ed. and would give Ihe needed relief;
otherwise |t was to be hoped a beneficent
government, "to whom we are loyal, will
hear and answer this appeal."
To this communication Acting Post
master General W. M Johnson sent th*
following reply:
"The department l* in full sympathy
with the appeal of the postmaster at
Galveston In iwhalf of the employes if
that office who have suffers*! through
the terrible calamity which has over
taken them, and hope* that response bv
thoee who have not already conlrlbule.l
through some other channel will he gen
erous and prompt. I am gratified lo
learn that Ihe action taken In thla dis
trict by the National Amociatlon of Let
ter Carriers Is meeting with hearty re
spense *
"Contributions may be addressed, lo
Hon. John A Merritt. Postmaster, Wash
ington. D. C. "W. M Johnson.
•'Acting Postmaster General.”
TVPHOOh (41 stll DAMAGE.
Tow as Destroyed and Lives Lost In
Fnrmnaa and China.
Tacoma. Wash.. Ocl. 14—A typhoon
caused great damage last month on th*
coaets of Formosa and Southern China.
A number of towns were destroyed Nine
teen hundred houees were washed away
or Inundated nt Talpeh. Formosa, and
many lives lost.
The Japanese steamers Falchlau Maru
and ffetkro Maru went ashore at Talpeh
ond sustained serious damage The
French cruleer Krrsalnt wea blown ashore
In Hankow harbor Southern China, and
her steering gear destroyed She waa
(willed into deep water ond after tempo
rary repairs, proceeded to Saigon
Forty more Boxers were beheaded at
Hnnkow late in September. Hankow |e
under martial law.
4RKIVEO WITH TME PLAGIE.
Highland Prlae* l.wal Fire by the
Terror While oa Her Virtge.
Montevideo. Ocl. 14.—Th* British steam
er Hlgttlund Prince, from AnlweG’. Aug
Jh. London Sept. 7. ami Bahia. Oct. 4. has
arrived here with bubonic plague aboard.
Five deaths. Including Ihe captain and
flrst officer, occurred during Ih# voyage.
Chief Officer Drowned.
San Franc isco. Ocl. 14-George W.
Moore, chief officer of the Biltlsti ship
Albyn, Which arrived to-day from Ant
werp was washed overboard and drowned
While the Ship wae off Cape Horn. Mooro
was a native of Liverpool.
BSI MEIIATIO* H ALASK A.
I niiiurmlur* H< |ort tfn*h .o|d mill
m firmt < ||rr Itrll.
Tacoma. Wnih Oct 14 —Onaua l>*uni
cratorn Berk and Si xtofi have rv-irhad
Juneau from Co;iper river, where Ihelr
•ummer'a work leaulted tn the cniunera
tion of 900 !mlian> and frw whites Th In-
Jlane In that pe'tlon have lt*t 4y doaen-*
thli nummer Thin mortality remilta (rofii
the Influx of miner** and the destruction
of the ealmon by cannerfe* at the
motitha of tb river*.
Mr. Beck rvpuru that on July 4 gold w.*
found at Tee linn river In three week**
four men took out 14 om) tn coarae gold.
.N*r dexton tlmiki the oopicr of
I'rlnce Wllilatn Sound wilt pnkltic<- untOid
million* lie traveled several week* will.
Government OcdOKUt tichrudei, who e*
prtianl hlin>elf .* liltevlng that the and
IkOfflti* of copper tht-ri are uneiju;tll'*d in
the world 9
A railroad will t.* r. • min
to develop thl rich countr) Th** govern*
tnent telegraph line through the <'4U*-.ir
ttver territory ie rearl> cotnplntnt. uivl It
can te <?ulikly flnifte<l In the ttprin^g
roil \% old i it mi;.
F.niiton l might for llohltlna n
Hitnk In Mleltlgnu.
Igincoln. Neb., Oct. 14.—Deputy Sheriff
Clark of Kalnmaxo<>. Mich will to-mor
roa leave Idncoln for home, h iving in hi*
custody C'harlet* K\.neton, whom he r*
rested yeaterd.iy on ifl. charg* of robbing
the Enron Hank of Ktchland. Mich.
Evanston to-ntgrit confesnl to Chief of
parr" ”!Xf r 1 t*: ■: •*: — • ’ —i —r '
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i'erwian Lan.o Eton Coat. Trli.im* I With Errnli).
Police lloagland and Sheriff Clark hi- par
ticipation in the crime The Richland rob
bery. which was •*. nsatlonul and daring,
occurred two years ago and F'** l In rash
and 840 OWI In eerurftlc* were stolen Hl*
men were connected with Ihe theft and
four are now In she penitentiary. Evans
ton haa heen In Lincoln several months
STORM WAW IIKM'HI I TIVK.
Additional Dlsnatrra In Ansa arotla
and trnfonndland.
Halifax. N B, Oct. 14-Additional dl
atlsra to shipping on this coasl ut< re
ported. The known list of \ seels a-hote
now numer thirty, mostly owned In the
province and Newfoundland. Th lo - d|
over the county and In Ihe it. Llr rin*
provinces through lorrtflc rainfall.- and
washouts and damage to orchard* anl
buildings In' heavy winds will he very
many thouatnde of dollars. Hlvere have
overflowed their hank* and trains cannot
proceed. <
FATHER KE.T( HI M (PI’IHATED.
He Will Take t horae of All Catholic
Indian Mission*.
Vlnlta. I T . Oct. It.—Rev. F.Hher Will
iam H Ketchum of Antlers. I T.. ha*
beer, appointed and will soon take charge
of the entire Cithollc Indian missions of
th t'nlted States, with headquarters at
Washington. D O Father Ketchum was
for three years pastor of the Catholic con
gregation al Muskogee and also had
chtirgo of the m!ion work at ibis place
and all of ihe Cherokee nation and the
Qua paw agency
Sullivan nnil McGovern.
Cincinnati. Oct It.—Ram Harris, man
ager of Terry McGovern, signed article*
this afternoon for a match between Dave
Sullivan and McGovern before the Non
pareil Athletic Club of Igiulsvli'.f ll.trrL
posted 8600 with a local sporting man to
hind the match. Hnrr.s stipulate I that
the dale must ba Kei
are the only open dates McGovern h-j <
until January.
Three Tlmsushiml Searched.
Ypsllantl Mich . CK't, II -Three thou
sand persons, atiidema of the State Nor
mal College and citizen.;, engaged In n
search along Huron rtver to-day for the
bodies of Miss Abide Cronin and Ward
Wood who were drowned last night while
canoeing on the river. The bodies were re
cevered Both were students nt the co|.
lege.
—Ambassador Choate's morning* are al
ways given to a regular routine. After
breakfast at eight, h. re.i 1* the papers
for an hour: then goca over hie moll until
ten. and dictate* hi* letter* until eleven
I" MOTHERHOOD" YL
|— .M2- w iIVV
nT tells plain (actsthat every one of the rentier sex *
ought to know. Its common seasc advice saves * W
pain, trouble and anxiety. One or more copies
p sent upon reque st. t.> one person or t>> d.tferent atl- //
■ dresses. |f the readers of this smnouncement know of v
* expectant mothers, they will do them a rreat favor by
0 having this book sent to them. Address the (>ti Wishers,
THE BRJLOFfFLP ltf:(.t l. (Ton t 0., Allaata. Ga.
HLt OU HI D Ilia 4TU:\ %.
*1 nlerllt I'oltee Eorego Wleep l
Mead -Odd lalea.**
In m the New York T*m*
All th** T*m h ih'in knew of Walter Itev
rle\ Crane and hta volume of **o4*!
Talei*,*’ aid ia*t night each policeman.
he came in ft rn Ida pol. Instead of go
i* g Immediately to lel r holding convert#
and nwu* or !” arrlincttkHig dtacue>ion
upon th** high*r critiihm. dug down un
der hi- iill-w in I | i.wluced a copy of the
OdJ T.ii* - in which wax Inscribed To
ai> %ery K*od trlei and the p lie* force, from
tie out hot * There wa** a ime wh**n the
*\era.;* TANARUS n ierlolner dwelt In profound
Ignorance i*f *h- young author an.l hi
•thlil Tal* ’* Hut that w. before \V I
i!*filu night
Mr rui,** !# writing b*l ittaln**l a fair
*1 • itr• of i pularli\ when eome of hie
f i* rule lutlmated to him that hie wrork*
1.4 v i tha’ tin local coloring adorning
t • pfig>x of hi.- cousin, the late (4t**i>hen
Crane
'Hut how am 1 to get the color, in a
paint ehop a?k*<l ihe muthor
• l*> - sti hen ill hi frlerdx an
awered, g- to the Ttltdarloln for It.“
To th*- I’- derloln wei t Walter Hover
ley Crane The tlwel’* ra on the cynical
t* k of Thirtieth street, boundiil l*y
S;\th .o*l SfU'iiih avenue- w uer- th*
grerti imi * tmc Tender Uun Htall*i
tilmk awa rung >u Pinning liittnanl.>. paw
.rl> I it* pirntti. a quietly drep-l
m uni; mn wlrh carrying a
Ir 4 hat dhng Tl.e tag < nuilned mat hi
- ripP into which th* lo* al col*r w4P to
b j our* *i on lb*- pyot of It*- origin on 1
.4 t w pie of the odd Tale** Round**
man Italy met him under th** green lamp**.
Hun ;ti> c do. ar un i here lately.
jpK* 1 th* author.
Puzzled, the Round*mn regarded him
“Color," he said, slowly; "It depend*
what kind of color you want. The lamps
heti arc green, the ekv overhead I* blue,
and If you want black. Just go around the
corner to Seventh avenue and start a ra a
riot."
The author pul down his bag on the
4>avt inent
"Well, I'm Mowed." ha began.
Th> n. leaving hi* Img h hind, he wenl
close to (he Houndsnati,
"lascal color. ' he -aid, "Is hut a mls
litiding term for sotne'hlng that la not
color at all. hut rnarcjy leal. It la that
r!l-i4r clement that. Incorporated In a
I Iccc uf writing, makes It savor of Ihe
soil. Ii Is entirely distinct from tin- dra
matic element, which Is Ihe art of cre
ating unexpected sliuatlons. It la ihat
ultentlon to tin detail of the local' of a
story that at imp- the Gory a* h wing
heen written of and aho it a ■•articular
bn a.lty. the characters and charaicterla
tlc*.
I nnoted by the bulging eyes of the
Houndsman and the eagerly flashing eyes
of the author, a shadow that had hovered
over the bag t r some moments, lnwera-1
and decended U|so It. From the dept hs
of the -Itadow a black hand shot fzrth.
stanching up the hog tnd gathering it
unto It*lf. Then the sound of rapidly
running Is* broke Into the lecture upon
lo< a I color The nuth-.r and the Rounds
man. facing sharply about, looked up the
street
'Tin afraid, sir, (hat there rest your
tuig," *|ok o ihe Roundsman
A* Ihe shadow gilding Sixth avenue
ward near and a lamppost, mil of It* density
. am>- th outline* of a human figure—*
human figure running Ilka a ■uburoanlle
to can h Ihe 8:05
The author cried aloud:
"My manuscript*, my new hook, gone
*t"len. and here In front of Ihe station
hone* I"
The next mom-nt another shadow neared
the htmpl*)*), Ihat of a quietly dressed
young man with eyeglasses, hut carrying
no handbag. The author reached Sixth
Avenue No handbag or runner war In
eight Sorrowfully he returned to the rta
tion hoti*> and In ret.|*on*' to hi* pp al
Detectives Hhlbh and l-o kwoed were pm
ii(*>n the cae and h‘ wis told ' return
at 5 a m.. when Ihe detectives would
hovc had a chance to Investigate.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning a sleepy
voting author pool before the Bergaat t a
desk,
•My big my manua-r.pts?" h atk-d
eagerly
The Herge.yit passed a smtll hag aervas
ihe rail to him.
"Wonderful, wonderful'' exclaimed ih#
author, assuring hlmw'lf of hi* mvnn
scrlpt*' s rfeiy. "Who aaya the police are
not a wonderfully efficient organisation?
Where was tt found. Hergeant?”
"In Jersey City." he waa io:d
Yes■ erdav afternoon • paekah* arrived
at Ihe station house. It contalhe I copies
of "odd Tales" for a good for lon of the
force.
HOW THEY END THEIR DAYS.
i>i;a aucii muiieirm' lia fa min
TtltU HIHMKI HI M 4.
Many of Thrm Find Meana of Rale
alatrnrp by HeepCna Minima.
Urn mu lte Oppor funllle* llxir (ill *
eo tmr n I Ivellhood aportlna
l*ur*wttP 4enerall> Hetatii n Hold
on fh- A nit
From the New York Tribune
I’rlfe fighting never took high rank an
Aft amusement for retinal people, and the
manly rt" mn aiianpllfled in the irix*'
ring ha a I whip been looked upon sp
1* ha-ing PtertMcle. But daaplte their hru
’al * haraeterlnth - prise fight** ha\* been
putiotilaed to *ont* extent by men who
were neither tufhjn* nor who
ex< used th mxeixex for count'nan* ing the
contepia l*y paying that the ejnirt wsp
aclPtttlllr Ring conteatp with hare knuc
kles hecam** popular In England m**re than
two centurtep ago, anl men with muni
tion* to excel in the ro|M<ft ring gave ex
hibit tOfix of their knowledge of the irt
of pelf defen re In the earlv da\P of the
republic, but tt was not until early In tho
4's that th* • port ing element <f th*
ourdry became deep'y tntererDd In ring
flgtdr Tom llyer, Tom Hxyrri. John C
Heet.an. Harney Aaron. John Morrtpaev
and a hot if other flghterr appeared in
the prtse ring
They became popular hen'ea with a
part >f the rommunlty, and in the far
Wt. particularly t'alifornla. they were
liomsel HatP, collar* and other artlclen
of men'p wearing apparel wete namel
for them lleeiiin hat** id H.iyer* 4*ollar.-*
were **opular at the time when th#*ee two
pug 11 l*t n ware aspirant** for the cham
plonehlp. and a ane. mudv to imitate
Irlrh hlkckthorn. wa known a a McOool
xhelleloh
I Uhtlnu in Fnrly limi.
The fight* in thope dayp took place for
the moat part in the opi. air The "ring
side' wap the turf and at large hghta
rude henrhee were put up to aecommo*
date the neople who came from near and
far to wttnaxa the 4'ontestP
(here WuP leap wdeniifAc fighting In
thowe dayp'* aai*l an old man who had
been o fighter hlmeelf and who Ip still an
enthiixlapt. "but there wap more fun f*r
thoee who look on not quite ro much,
though for ihe lighten*
!•• the earl\ days of the prise ring the
fighter's ambition was to win prise* and
then heroin# the proprietor of a public
hoiiee John Morrleney'x bnrra>ni In Troy
wap the cons regaling p ace for a l**ng
rime of the flghilng alement of the ourdry
and n favorite resert for gambler'- and die
repute Me people of all kind* The plat e
w**p na!i are! unattractive, bin It waa
the ambition of other fighters to have
Just such a place. Men who were lower
•town In the prof* ition and cuid not ih
plre to**p ibllc hmia* p became tralnerp.
f ewe hen* of boxing and wrepfling and
many members of the frnierntiy who were
unable to attract MiffAclent attention were
compelled to wrk like ordinary mortal*
In shops and fsetorie* The stage had no
attraction for prig* fighters In the early
days of the pport In the l'nltel ffcates
When John C. fleensn wax at the height
of hie glory, young, handsome and crown
ed with the prigs ring laurels, he married
n actress who had gained notoriety bv
appertng In spectacular piayp. He wea
Induced by hie wif* and her friends to
oppear on the stage in a part written for
him but he wax a mdarr hoty failure as
an actor xml retired from the celling after
a brief and thankless • areer His old ad
versary John Morrissey, developed an wm
billon In the direction of polltlce His at
eociatee In Troy and Lanatngburgh belong
'd o a clasp which In later year* rmtd*
‘Ed Murphy the loss of TToy, and the
condition which they brought about made
a 'Bar" Rhea possible %
Morrissey came to New York amt wa*
elected a representative to the Fortieth and
Forty-first Congre sea.where he wws p |nt
*d our as the prlxe fighflrg member lie
toe im** the owner and manager of several
l*llt|cai gambling houses and In IW7 to*k
his seat In the New York state Henafe
representing the fourth district Hts Im
me)tate predecessor wa John Fox who
succeeded William M Tweed Morrße.
died In ItTA and since then no prlie fight
er has become prominent In politics. John
I Hulllvan wanted to go to Omgreas ml
had hopes In the direction of the chief
magistracy of Boston, but h s political
nmhttlona came to grief
For several years prlge fighting was un
popular and pugilists were not In great
demand, but a revival cam#* when Indoor
fights took the place of the open-air con
tests
• The stage prlge fight." aai.l n follower
of the sport, ‘ gave the hlg fellows an ide*
that they were actors Htandfng up in w
ring In a cellar, in a barn or on the gr* e*i
was more btltlnensdlkr thin doing the
flick on a stag* flooded with lime light
The rights In the big halts and afh!**t c
clubs also gave rise to simulation op |he
part of managers Who ever heard of a
prlge fighter having a manager or a pres*
agent In the old da vs? Nowadays fhev
require those staff ofTWr* nearly as mu h
as they do a knowledge of the art "
llrswlnv arda on the Rlsge.
John !* Sullivan was the firat promi
nent fighter to make his apt*** irar.r- on
the theatrical stage after prise* fighting
became popular, ami since that time iho
prise ring has been looked upon as a step
ping stone io the stage, and It seems to
be In th* regular order of things to see a
pugilist's name on a play bill so>n after
he has won a ring victory. The public
house la still Hlp ambition, and mindful
of the drawling qualities of a well.known
fighter, rum sellers and brewers have
given prise fighters handsome salaried for
the privilege of using Ihelr names In con
nection with rum shops of the gaudily be
decked kind
The recent exposure of the bold and
systematic frnuds. which have been prac
ticed on the "sporting" public by the men
who arrange prise fights has done much
to bring the profession Into 111 repute even
with ihe men who were Its enthusiastic
patrons. Men who were looked upon as
"champions" were naturally drawing
cards nt theaters where they appeared
but the fact that they simply played n
pari In * gigantic * heme to rob the
people who raid to see ' square" figh s.
and that victories an.l defeats were ar
ranged beforehand, have tendency to
diminish the prise fighter in the grogshop
huatnesa where he flourished in the days
of old
"Billy" Edwards who in hla day gain
*d considerable ring fame, was for years
the "bouncer" In a New York Hotel.
Harney" Aaron follows the races reg
ularly "Mike" Donovan who la known
In New York •* a square sport." |* now*
an Instructor In boxing
The prise fighting rdhimunlty points
with pride to the fact that Richard bro
ker and "Tim" fbilllvan. who have #•-
ways been i*irons of the sport for pleas
ure and for profit, w**ra themselves once
fighters of no mean order
TELL* or TIE* TAIN.
Lien#. Louis R. Lawton's Own Brief
hlory nf the Untile.
From the Baltimore Bun.
Uitt. Louis B. Lswt-Jh. who was
wounded three times at the battle of
Tien Tln. July 12 latt, and who Is con
valescing at Ihe I'nlon Protestant In
firmary, where he recently underwent an
oi>eral!on. gave to the Bun a graphic ac
count of that bloody engagement Lleut-
I.awlon wm* one of the greatest of heroe#
of Ihat battle, and the wax records con
tain th* highaat commendation of hla
bravery end coolness.
"The Ninth Infantry, tinder Gen E H
Llacum " he said, "iefl the foreign con
cession at 3a. tn and marched Hirst miles
to a point south of th# wailed city of Tlsti
Tsli and look a mauHon In the rear of
•he ItrlHeh. the Japan****', the German*
and il# French From this point It waa
two miles to the main wall and a half
mile to the mud wa!!
"Very soon after arriving eight men In
(i> of our companies were struck by bib
let* fired from the main wall TV Chi
iifm 1 use the .\!annM*'h r rlfie. whb'h la
mat* on the anm** principal as the Mau*
per, Nit shoots further
■ To see the troops swinging around In
to line double-timing Into rblumns of pla
toon* r#adv for the advanr*-. was . I beauti
ful wlglit The sun was Just coming <h
ami the shrapnel were bursting In the
air all about us. Th itii n were all In
k.mm| • •uulttlon an*l looked as (hough they
w i. r*R for tV fight
"Th# at* ance to the mu*l wall, which
wa* U feet high, was m#Ale with little
rei*lataiii*e Here we soon had our nw
cbm* ami mountain gun# mounted Tb*
Rrin-h guns were manned with Hlkhe—
tall, fine-looking m* n. wtarlng big yellow
turban and rtVt*nnl In East Indian coa
tunw* ITielr fire w t dinseted ogalnst tha
main wall, from wh.!i inMired ccnttnuuux
1> a heavy artillery fire
The Americans crossed the mud wall
light behind ihe Jar# who w*nt over firat
Our orders were to hii port the Japs
"The Japan* v e are the finest Itl
the w. rid It's amoving, though, to waACh
t • little colonel get out in front of hu
command IR or grins, then aaya
something, then ail the Japs laugh and
begin tunning forward
"Our troops moved to the right and got
cover from * raise! road. While lying
there a heavy fire wa? opened Upon ua
from the mud village, southeast of rhe
walled city 'The Japs turned In that dtmo
tion ami we advanced behind them until
w- reached an unfordahl* fiver 7i yards
side We were then exposed to both ar
tillery and Infantry fir* from the mud
villas*-, not over one hun*!r**d yards dis
tant The only cover we could get wii
front little rule* * *r <Mtche*. something
llkj lice paddles
"It was here, about 9 a in that Gen.
4Jscum wnc mortally w*unlet lie dle*|
In half an hour IBs last word* were.
Keep up the fire on tlu>se loophole hous
es About the same tim#- MJ E*gan,
Caft Noyes amt t'apt tiookmlller wer*
severly wounded. an*l I was shoe In tha
bead Muj .1 M loe assumed omtnan I
f th* regiment and sent me hank to Gan.
I>orwant of the British army, to report
our position and losses and to ask for
arntnunltl**n an t reinforcements,"
The lieutenant prefer* that lOWMIH
else tell horn with an irderlv. he wrt
back and made his ref*rt The Hritlan
general gave him two com pan lea *f ma
rines and a h o*fdtal corps, anl he atartad
to return to Mai lei All along th* way
the men of the hospital corps were drop
ping out to attend to the wounded, and
reaching point three hundred yards
from MaJ Lee, th** men with Lieut. Ist
t n, who were acting under the orders of
their own ofTß'ers refused absolutely to
proceed further Ho the lieutenant allow
ed them to take position there. While ho
continued alone to r?p*>rt to th* major
"I started on u run." he said, "and
cached the first ditch safely. There wem
cnly fifty yards left. Cilmhlng out of th?
ditch. I droti*-d my noieloks. which,
since | wa* acting as adjutant. I could
not afford to lose. The delay cauaad In
Adcking them up probably saved tny Ilf#,
for Just as I wa* Jumping Into the last
itltch. while In the air. I caught n bullet
other than th# one that waa probably in
tended for me As I climbed out of this
last ditch I thought my arm was broken.
The bullet had shattered the n*rv#a In
the shoulder and the arm wm* paralysed.
"(’apt W A lire water cam** to me and
dre***ed my wounds, and MaJ I##e fame
up and 1 mad*- my report At this point
*h* Chinese concentrated their fire on us.
All but the major and myaelf and two
orderlies got to better f*ver.
"Fnder this fir*, using meat can and
bis bayonet, my orderly dug me a pit In
the meantime I received a wound through
the shoe A man who ha#l been woundsd
twice was lying near me I though? ho
w'a* unceonsclous Presently a third bullet
••truck him in the face and he got up.
stsed up the situation and walked around
behind me and lay down.
"When th# PR was dug the major and
I light* I our pipe* and talked matters
over. We remained there until h p m.
that evening I then walked ha**k thro#
mile# to my obi quarters at the forvlgn
< onceaalon
"About 2 o’clock the next morning. July
14. a force of one hundred Japanese -roes
.■d the moat to the walled city to Mow up
ihe gate with dvnamlte fieventy-five of
them. I understood, were killed, but fh#
• barge was placed against th** gate Then
the electrical loittery was found to bo
• Usable*! so a Jap undertook to set tha
charge off with hi* fingers In *Ao4ng an.
of course, he was blown to atoms. Then
the aide* marched through "
• .lent Lawton, though suffering from
the recent operation on th# nerves of his
shoulder, seem* In good spirits, a fid look*
tanned and haalthy He I* 2* years old and
la a graduate of West Point. If* Is a dl
- ml relative of Gen !awon killed a Hat*
Mateo last December Ills homo Is In Au
burn. N Y Lieut. l4#wton's wife and
their youngest child came to Baltimore
with him
Fpon leaving the hospital Lieut Lawton
expects to take temporary quarters at
Fort McHenry He does not know vat
whether the use of his arm can be re
stored or not.
CHAYKA It %YE GOOD TRAIT*.
They Are Not the lllsnareMhle Per
son* The Term Implies.
From the New York Mall and Expreas.
One of the most Interesting phase* of
linguistic jsludte# pertains to (he change*
In the meanings of words which, aa wa
know, may become belter or may become
worse A word tnav even come to mean
pseclsafy the reverae of what It did to a
previous age Deterioration la the usual
role The term crank la a recent coinage,
bui until now he# heen uniformly applied
to those peculiar |s<>|4. whoa* fad# os
whim* have not heen held worthy of im
itation. but rather of contempt They were
thought below normality In Intellect and
ability. At present among medical men
one hears the word applied to ttease who
show very Indifferent cboradterlstlcs. and
the fact Indicate* Ihat the word Is un#
dsrgolng a decided change In significance,
A man of character would not call a char
acterless man a crank simply because ha
I* sharper, but the reproachful word
Is frequently used by the characterless tat
denote a physician of exceptional hono<
and Integrity.
We recently heard a health officer who
has shown heroic seal ond iinselflahnat*
in the administration of hi* office etigma
tlx.d a* | health crank He had no hob
ble* except lo protect nhc community from
Infectious disease* In all such caaas tha
se-ret motive I* lo excuse oneself for lack
of professional or ethical spirit by calllag
•he better man by this opprobrious name.
On* who hatew medical politic* la dubbod
a crank by the politician. Th* echemef
for office thus appear* to Justify hlmaelf.
Th* medl.al editor who Bells hla columns
to Ihe reading nolle* man naturally caiia
the better Journalist who refused to do
this a crank.
Those who exhibit zeal for professional
good, who criticise professional abuse*
are. hy the fact of (heir ezhstence, a
standing tehuke to those who never had
or never o'wyed an Ideal of duty, and they
are naturally anxious to hide thalr shame
by rvltx rank It Is an odd Wt of pay*
-hniogt J legerdemain which only foot* tha
fool When these feel the sling of con
• a they whisper devil, dev!!’ or hunt
up a scapegoat. It will soon be that all
trickster* will call all honeai men cranks,
and then n new word will have lo be de
vised for the old-time fad rider. All med
ical reformers ara crank* io those who
compound with sin* they have a mind to,
so ihat wc should have a word to desig
nate all those cunning folk who rid them
selves of obligation by sneering at those
who believe tn duly and labor for pro
fesslonai progress.
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