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4 GUN PLAY THAT FAILED. WMrOCWiFI L I t KOIIT TO STOP A iMMm i >io\. U|| Mrlr Tim* All nu*4l—Tease ettr Averted br Ih* (falrkneaa r '*' of 4be Parle In Preventing the Gambler I'rnm Pinning Ihe ( neb. lee 4 * Itnml In Ihe Inl.li- Willi n Knl In— Pnrttelpnnt Convinced lie Mn*l Ilia Mnaei‘l llnrih, Although Hr Una !,<■> Rebind, From the Oil ago Inlcr-OrcMt "MO't of Ihn sumles lhi nr* told of •rotational *.inc of pA'-r,” said A cotn (nor-tal traveler who recent-v returned from tour of tba Western stale*, "ar* urua a Mill* out aide tha densely pop and* 4 e<: tan of tha country, and are fold of eccurrebce* of twenty’ yeara or trrtr i-eo. Noa It tuny ha trua that Saroer poker naa play ed by tha laat gen oiaUor. than la uaual nowadays. though 2 douhf lu Certainly there Is more poker fla/ed today than ever before, and though much of It it. small playing, and • •■a* on with eurr.winding* thai are likely to prevent any gradt dl.-ptav of ferocity, there ta aUU a vast deal of It that is p’nved 'for blood.' aa the gamblers say 4 , and by men who are ready and willing ta taka long chance* to win. honestly if they can but to aio anyhow. "And even to-day It I* possible for a man who la known am-rg the gambler* •* • •tft* •Port to get Into a game In whldh ha will he accommodated with any atakea he n.ay prefer And he may be grertsdUy certain when he alts down to p4ay tba 4 . he U up ugalna: the hardest propoaiuon in poker that can be found If ha dries not underwtar.d the game a 1 enough to see any .r- kd play that may t*e attempted, he might bettor pas* over hi* money without playing, at.o *ave the tlm< . but If he has ail the requisite con fidence In bis oan ability, and a sufficient amount of cash to make It worth while for the other fellows, la- ar. get *ll the eaclienient he la looking for “I had an exparlence myself only a few tnoniha ago that 1 muM wry seem* to me to lie worth all the money It cost me, an 1 1 dropped nearly ll.ftp in the game before It broke up suddenly. I don't alien play a* heavily us that, but I roust confess a strong liking for the itamo and a prefer ence for Urge stakes It happened that 2 had put up a couple of hundred on a flyer with Chicago broker, a friend of mine, acme three weeks la-fore, and bud cleared 81.0 TO, It occurred to roe. after some study, that 1 was never likely to wave a similar stake that I could so well I'ffori to put Inton poker game, and that then. If ever, was the opportunity for the gsme of my life. A'rord'ngly, i looked up a friend whs. while he was the chief of police, •till lik ed a good game, and fold him I was yearning for excitement to the tune of a thousand and I didn't c.ire how harl a gsme I went against, so long us It should be played on the square. He knew me Well enough not to waste lime In talking aerse. so he eald: "Very well, sonny. If you rs hell-bent on being naughty, IMI let you In on the game I play In It's square enough. I'll guarantee that, for the men that I plev with know that I could run 'em out of town In a day If [hey tried any phony work with me. And they know that I know Ihelr game a swell as they do.' In a "Hard 44 liams. "I told him that waa about what I wi looking Tor. and accordingly 1 went with him about It o’clock that night to the side entrar.es of an office building on the main afreet of the town, lie opened the street door with his own key. and we climbed two flight* of ttoirs. Then he produced another key and we entered a room where four men sat playing raalno. ■“They were evidently walling for the ehlef, for at the mnirlusion of the game they moved to make room for ua at tha pound table, and one of the number pro duced fresh cards and a bog of chips. There was hardly a word spoken by any one excepting that the chief said. 'This gentleman Is a friend of mine.' and each of the four bowed, and said: 'flood-even ing. sir.' "It wwsn't necessary for me to be In otru-'led In the etiquette of the game So 2 simply eald: 'Clood evening, gentle men.' and took my teat. 1 naiwwrf say that 2 felt tto surprise at recognising one of Ale- player* a* the cashier of the bank where 1 had negotiated my certified check that afternoon, but I wasn't quite fbot enough to say anything or to show the turprie l felt The other three. I f< Vt sure. were.professional gntnhlar*. and I afterward learned that oita of them own •<! • faro teiik in ifcs ~w>f that he played In this game habitually for his personal amusement. No one ww* Introduced by name, hoMVtr, nor did 1 hear any one's name mentioned. "The gw me was for table stakes, in ‘he chief had told nie. and- icn man took 1100 worth of chip*', ones. live*, and twenty live-. Then each put 3**o In bills In front of him. and of course I followed suit. It ww* likely to be interesting enough, and at the same time It gave n the ihance to stt tn again In case I should lose tr.e Itra; stack. 'The game began rather slowly, aa pok ar so often begins, no two notable hands bring out against each other for per haps twenty minuter or. maybe, inor. It went as the table stakes game Is like ly to go. all In favor of the first lust tor. with a good nitnv Jackpots all, falling to the opcncT. until them came one lot that had been sweetened up to 875 before It was opened. The cashier opened It lot 875 and I came next hooking at my cards. 1 saw a pair of kings, and natur ally cams In. The next two men passed, one of the gatnbleta came tn, and the chief passed. ttun on a Hank lllufl. "In the draw l took three cards, and each of the other men took one. I let my three lie face down tIU the cashier had list 3200 Then 1 picked mine ii|> one at a time. When 1 saw my fourth card I rais ed tt IAU I didn't cat. h my third one. but wu playing the bluff The gambler threw down promptly, and tic .-ashler, nfttr a brief study, showed hit openers, area up. I scooped the pot. of course, and began to feel my oats. It was the first large pJay anil I had worked the bluff ah right. "Then came another lull In the play, and for fully an hour there was no ex citement. No bet was made of more than a hundred, and not one of that site was even called. The luck waa fairly even, too and I was the only man who had coughed up a second stake. The others had got on their Ice once or twice, but bad pulled through without breaking. All of a sudden something happens*!. •'ll all came of splitting opener* f*o far as my observation goes moat of the trou ble that happens tn poker .ounce from that. At least It la more fruitful of dis putes than any other one thing In Ihe game, which Is the reason I am heartily In favor of a rule again*: It. In this . vse there ought led to have been any dis pute. lor wo were playing as strictly as such a party might be expected to play, and the discard pile was properly kept. At least, we thought tt was. and If it had not been for what I honestly think was a mistake In the first place there would not have been any dteturbepc*. "The cashier had opened a Jackpot and bad drawn one card. 1 had passed out and so had the chief, but the three gam blers l ad all come In. the faro hank man happening to have the next play after the cashier. The chief was dealing. Ba h of the three drew three cards. When the batting began the rashler put up a hun dred 'be next mm talked, and the other two threw down thei# hind*. The cashier taler.i back and Ibe gambler shoved III* pile up In the middle of the table. Of ooursi-, that made It a caa* of tall or lay down wttn ihe cashier, and he called . r*o Uce skew down U appeared that tits "7 X T” ' Influence —Cold in the Head, an Inflammation of tha lining mem brane of ho nof Commit*’** with llnu lin#. it-’hln* and dryn**® of Ihe no®* j -nU, followed by witery or mucus dta *harjrr; fTNjusnt pn#rtinjr; dull pain and sens#* of wrlfrht In th* fohotoad; lm*r#*m ••d sacrotlon of occaMonal chUllnoas, and f*v*r. If not arrest#*!, the <'*#arrh to tho thivat ami respiratory orrsri, at tended with )(oir-*t*n#-*'*, H<*ro Throat. Tickling Cough and Opfr***cNl Mrrath ing. CHKCKKD CIRCTLATION. the causa of nearly all Colds, produr**# tho#* svmp -1 torn*. the its# of TT* start * the blood Ongling through Ih* veins until It rischfs ho #*xtomltl*® when the fret warm up ami Coid Is broken. At a'.) dr tgglsts, 2m . or hy mall. Nsw pn kr edition of Dr. Ifiimj>hr*yt' Manual of ®j| dl#ft*n. mailed fro#. Humphry vs’ Hont<>p®thk; Modlcin# Cos., comer Wi llsm and John st , New York. COLDS J * I #: * k.I.K find . * it ' split kins# to druw to a iliiH.%* said tho cashlar a h# r#ii* h-il for the pot " *WiU a minute.' *td th# cimVor, r*a> tut ► for the discard idle. ‘lsCt’s a#*# If you did.* **Hc luinM over th# dlis'ar<l. and fh*r# wu tli* king of ciut lying i.xt to th# Jack of club#. Again th# *-ashi* is rusr.hrd for the pot aitd agatri th# gambler said, •Hold on * “\V# nil look#<l in aovn# purprls# but ho #fr.rmu#sJ. sp#wkiiig Siomly and icoktv.g a* tho cashier very k##nly as h# talked. *1 ! dl<ardo>| a king myself,' h# raid. tnd if j you wIU count up you will find tn.it that king of clubs ws* min#. and that your <ls art! was th# Js< k of lua* ' **A th# card> lay h# certainly soovno*! to b# right, aid pro\ldtig there was no I trickery anvwhcr*. th# tshi#r had r#r tainly lost the i*ot. but whatever the miptak* was, nl whoever had ms-l# It. f th# <whler seemed honest eii*ugh jn think j ing that h# was right. 1 thought ho was | honest, anyhow, sod h# hu l rriy sympa thy wheii he Mtkl ‘1 die* ardel that king, and this pot is min# What are you go ! lug to V> about It?' And with that h# stretched out his hand for th# third lime j to rake In the money. •*Th#y don't use kntv# a* much as they 1 used to, oven in tho for Wat, nisi Chat ■ u 4 V . I I 3k, *! *-c ■ -■ • 4*-., -EglraEllHl r J y' ..gfei E* ■IB **W%r3t ■ t J ',Jfe w. ■... ... V"1 ■* r i J " *' II I ; - : s m Th® Ctztrlna Muff was 4he first time I had seen one drawn tn anger lor more then fifteen years, but before the cosshler's hand touched the chips, Ihe gambler made a lunge at tt with a wlckeddooklng bowl*. It 1* n fact that he drew It ao quickly that I could not tall where he had been carry ing It. though I wu looktug straight at him ail the time. "The Intent lon. plainly enough, waa to pin the cashier's hand to th table, and 14 It had not been for the clerk's mar - veloua quickness th# effort would have been successful. It wee like dodging ■* stroke of lightning, and 1 don't even yet, understand how he could have acted te) promptly, but his hand shot out at the same instant that the knife appeared, and the point of the blade, Instead of striking through the flesh, c.wiq down a hair's breadth to one eide. The chief had caught the gambler'a hand as tt cam; down, and hod swerved It only a llttl# bit, but Just enough, as It happened It was an oak table that we were playing on, but Ihe force of the blow was **o great that the knife, passing through the hats* covering, spilt the solid limber from side to side. "I drew lack Involuntarily. I had no Inclination to be mixed up In the fight, end the two gamblers who had thrown •town the'r cards apix-ared to be of the same mind that I was, for they, too. puxh e*t back fr..m the table and started to tlso. Hef'rfe wc were fairly on our feet, however, the whole difficulty was over. It wu* the most rapid action l ever saw. and nil uni 1 after 1 had had time io think It over for a moment did 1 real's* what had happened. !)l|iln(tf*y of the "Flilef." "Thin 1 m Ihe cashier' as white as a ghot. bn* with his eyes biasing, and bis features set. bolding smoking revolver In bis hnnd while the chief held tils wrist In n*i Iron grasp. lie had iw .s*ed the revolver upward at the Instant It w:,a fired, so that the bullet went through th# '•iling. He had done this, too, wtth his left hand, for with hi* right hand he had lorn the gambler'a hand loos* from the knife, whteh remained quivering In the spill wood. "The gambler, however, was at fully aroused as the cashier. He wasted no lme In trying to free hi* right hand, probably realising that that would be Im possible. hut he was reaching around with bl* left after h!z pistol pocket, with the evldenx Intention of drawing hi* own re volver. Before he succeeded In doing Ihle. however he chief gave hl right arm a sudden twist that sent him headlong out of hi* chair. Then he spok* : " 'This thing stops right here,' he said. 'You may settle your dispute over the money to suit yourselvce, but there will be no morn flghttng antic I am here unites you lick me flrsl. Rut up your wcaponr now and be good,* "It wasn’t ssld angrily, nor did he even raise bis voice as If he were In the least degtes tail lid a m> Uia contrary, be gpoka -THE MORNING NEWS: NI'N'DAV. DECEMBER3O.IiKW. •e f* M were chiding two mUchievouo school boys, and ihe efface of hts words wms simply nuflrvtious. The two n.fi glared at each other for rn#n‘ or two. and then, seeing that the chief *•' in orm*t. sullenly put sway their weap ons h* had commanded and rewurne 1 their *iits The money still lay In # h# middl# of the table. "Neither of lh#m spoke mf flr#t for boil wer* t*iiimg with excitement, nnd it ■#ttn*d a* If neither could command his von#, s o the chief spoke again, still In th# same fatherly way. It would lie'# been amusing iai tn# oc'’asl#n been !•* ■M*rioua. for Im* was otolldanbly younger t an #Kl.#r of th<n " ’lt’s ir*!ty dear,* he said, ‘thai '■•no lof you has made serious rnitsk# I don't jxr#tiMl io say which one K i*. uni l’in (io; g- lriK to have a r.y fighting over It. as I said Now, It strikes in# thn* th# ! trilfg o do is for #s#h man to draw out what h# put Into <lm pot * "ll wms p ain -r*ough t<* m# Ihst n#l'h #r man w s pUas#i with th# suggestion, hut they look'd at ea* It oti#r f-*r m# m#hi longer, and then both nodded Th# • hl#f th#Mi divided rhe mc*i#y. going *° tor as to return a< h man at the fsble th# stake he <rigiiall> had In th# Jsok I (f course, that was rx#t poksr hsit Just at t)# moment nobody ##tn#l irh'lln**d ;o stand on #!•# t#'hiiicdJltki of th# gam# "Then (ante w (wat w# to um* the im#at ! surprising occurrence of th# evening I vai ooimting up the few chip# I had left. I>rr(Mirotory to casitiiuc In, when, t. my .tniaismwx, u bow deck *" produ al nd tno other five men rasiivned tie* gam# * If nothing whatever had happon#d I had a notloQ, Just for an Ingcsuit. of play* l*g right aiong with th#tn. but it a wav as qMly *s it < ame J saw- then, ns i hud not lofor#, that 1 was not in toe same class with thsm. I frit that 1 laid had my money’s worth, • > I simp ' swid. *l,#av# mo out,' and shoved my chips over io tho hanker H# a**'# rn# th# money. eid I said ‘flood grentle vn#ti,‘ and left the room "They all sal 1 'Good night.* btrt they didn't stop the deal to say it A! KAITsN I ON |;IPM)9IVGI. Dynamite All lllahl If Nol Careless ly Handled. From the N#w York Times. "Ppeaklng of dynamite and other ripkv slves," said an expert blaster. "H Is <loubt ful If ther# is another subject on which the average lay mind Is more misinform ed. Taking the Turrant explosion, for ex ample, more ridiculous theories have been aired by ettisene in letters to newspapers giving the possible causes of the explo sion than would till a gond-tdzed Joke book. And as If to make sure that the opinions expressed should receive tha lrof*er attention, many of ih# writers felt so cook-suroof their own com lurlona that th®y have not to mention Jn Ihoir cotnmuni< xtioii.H that they wtro experts oti th® iubJ*H*t. "A* will b* four ®o-cAile! •u®pit l<>UM Iron drum® tn th® rulnn shortly wfior th* flro Th* drum® wor® of ®h*®t Iron, w*r® 3 fret In •Hamoter. vtrf f’*t long, wiiß provided with stout Iron ujwn which they wer® to br rolled, ®nd w* r* about lft inllon* capacity. Wh*fi found two of th* drum® showed that tiipii heail* had been blown out, leaving a rag ged hole about 1 foot In diameter. "Now. there Is probably not an expert In existence who would be willing to tes tify as to what those druma contained un lea# he made a thorough examination. Y'et the rtdtcul.ms acatement has been mad* that tha drum* contained nilro-glycsrtne— -1 in other words, liquid dynamite. I am no 'more prepared that any other man aho l aind lee explosives to say what ready waa |ln the drums. But for sever*' good reoa- I on* 1 am willing to swear that iiltro-glyc crlne was not the ibntents. "To begin with, nltro-glyeerlne Is never packed In drums—the manufacturers have too much respect ror th* compound Five kallou can* is about the extreme quan tity tn which this exploslva Is shipped, nnd then there are no chines or <vb,-r rolling arrangements about the cans. Thera is not a place In this land where nltro-glyeerlne |* drawn off from tanks through s spigot amt sold like beer. More over, In the heart of New Y'ork there Is no more sale for nltro-glvcertne than • here Is for life rafts on Broadway. Again, no matter how used a man has become to bundling explosives, he retain* hl< esteem for nliro-alycerlne. Finally, bad nltr)- <tliferine been In those drums, and h*l that quantity of that explosive gone off, not a sky-serat>er within four block* of i tie s. . tic would have remained standing The Island would have ro ked Not a house In the lower part of the Hty would have escapnl undamaged. The shock would have been felt down on Ftre Isl and. and Instead of a heap of wreckage where the building collapsed, ihero would ■a 4 a hole, blown from twenty to thirty feet to rock, and the rock would be burned and crumbled so that It could be scratched away In chunks by one’s An ger nails, "It may seem to a layman that the men handling high explosives In quarries anj at mines becomes *s r—ieel They may aeem careless to one who has not learned to look at the stuff without expecting to soar heavenward for bl* audacity, but the precautions which these men have been trained to exercise have become so much a second natura to them that they are no tonne' consdous of observing them. If by any chance anew nun doe not ■how tn n factory or on a job that h* : Is properly careful, bn* career as a pow | *!er man is cut very short. tlliMl IZynnualte Is. "como ou one* sold, ‘DjnagnMu U Ilk* * COLD SHIVER is impossible with an OIL HEATER to heat your house. W* sell only the b*t— THE BAKLER. THE BA.WER. THE ERIE. All <hs* stv **rk ntl*l'y. Oil I* in* Choepast tasi In the arorhl We have a k—s'ltlf'il line a t Fire Sets, Fire Irons, Fire Dogs, Spark Arresters, an 4 all fireplace furniture Thos. West & Cos., 11 llr*ntilo Street. 1\ Ml. a a Oman—you never knoa- e-hat It Is g-o --, in* tn Uo next ' Without ■•ommer.tln* -m I in Koman tNsrt ol the statsenent. dyna ■l,ll*- or nttro-Kl> i-rrlne. is oi# of th moet lolAhie at aell as the stronxest frletsl | man has Dynamite, you must know. Is | rx'hlrur hut nltro-(lyo*rtne soak-d up in 1 aanduat or tn lnd.an meal This make* : -of th* liquid rxpkalve a solid one. hlch | can h- lAndlcd to better advanta*e.which 1 ran t tr*n*ihened. on a scale of per | - enteure, to contatr. more or less of the I- xptosiv* oil—ac4-ordln* eo the quantity of I ultro * naked up in a given quantity of th* Naaduet srei which Is more easily han dled. both as to safety and a* a matter of aiorln* the stuff In fissure, of rock* and l* <*> *. where a l-.ul-l would run out eu.d a say when used. "Dynamite t* cast Into sticks, known a, lartrlilge*. These are cylindrical In s!<*f>e. and measure freen an Inch to an Inch and a half In diameter by about six Inches In lerurth. In <x,lor they resemble Ihe yellow erf Unseed oil. and they ar oily to the touch. •*I have seen some rsenarkaW* freak* In the line ed trick* of dynamite. Kxplo -tve a* the atuff ts. I liave seen a oase "f 4-n iartrl'l**-* fall feet Into a shaft, and the case was simply smashed and th* dyitariUi" luirled In a heap like so much harmless tnush. On the other hand. 1 saw a man drop a o.vrtrldao from hla land to Ihe ground, and tlere was iui enoikh left of h m tor s krease *p>>t Thl* pecu liarity of dynumltr, IIS tendency to ex plo-lu under t-orlaln conditions atel it* non explosive trait under more nttki-avut -Ins clroumslanoe*. Is soeneihtiuf tnai 1 not explainable. But the fact remain* that, when properly handled, dynamite I* n->t danaerou*. Her,- and ther* we read of a btaster who blows himself up, and In nine case* out of ten It fs simply that the nun began drilling in on old hole, not knowing that li wat partly loads,! with on old charge of dynainMe . ri.es* c-onllncd, dyamlte will burn —•* an much grease. 1 have seen a whole cartridge of dynamite thrown Into the 11 rebox of a boiler and th* stuff burned, roaring like a lukboat blowing off * Scorn On another ois.on 1 saw tt man who had become excited ad a burning car tridge throw It io the ground and tram ple on It trying to stamp out the flames aiul -the limit lived to tell the tale. It 1* of frcpient occurrence that dynamite . accidentally net nflre. This happens montly In winter. The earirldges then fteexe. In that condition they are use less as far as blasting is concerned, for whether confined or not. they simply burn. To than- them It Is necessary either to Immerse them In hot water or to place them ns*r a Arc Th. hot water, however, draw* the strength out of th* cartridges. Therefor* the Iwwiflre method Is more often used, lienee the fires. "To set off dynamite an exploaloln i* necessary. For this reason a fulminating cap is affixed to the end of th* fuse ho that when the spark has eaten through the fuse the cap is set off and ut Ihe •cirne instant tha whole charge of dyna mite roe* off. sometimes half a ton at n •■me. and u slice of mountain is blow , down to be crushed Into ntone for our roml* and driveways. ll* Action Downward. "One of the peculiar actions of dyna mite ex compared to other explosive* Is that Its action It downward Often when In a quarry It D dedred to bleak a hum rock quickly, a raririd* of dynamite l.< Simply Placed on top of the rook, and after helr.g covered with a little heap of earth, la set off The rock Is spilt Into u num ber of piece*. Were black powder heaped on a ro k In tin- ssmo way the heap of dirt on top would simply le blown away, leaving the rock unharmed. Thl* down ward action of dynamlie makes It at once the mod useful nnd th* most powerful of explosive* known. I once assisted at number of experiments at the Steven* Institute, it helne desired to prove the downward action of dynamite and It* In credible force. A number of blocks of Iron, six Inches In diameter and three Inches thick, were practiced upon. An ordlnery newspaper wee spread over one of the block*. A cartridge of dynamite wa* placed on top of the paper, and offer being connected with a fuse and cov ere.! with a heap of dirt, the charge was set off When the block was examine.! after th* explosion Ihe print of tha paper we* distinctly Impressed Into th* surface of Ihe Iron. The reaeon was llmt the paper, where the printers' Ink had touched It. was harder than the rest of the paper, and by the Incredibly hard and sudden blow struck by Ihe dynsmlt*. the Imprint of ihe shape of the letters was mad* as plainly on the Iron aa If It had been cheese A simitar experlmsnt was than made with an ordinary ok leaf and th* outline* of Ihe leaf, rib* and all. was gouged Into the iron. Both of thesa Ido-k of Iron ar* in Ihs museum at tached to the Institute "With a few outlines of dynamite, or nltro-glyeerlne. ns u really l*. made pub lic, perhaps ll win quiet an uneasy- army of expert*, who fear that dynamite and similar exploslva* are store.! under fhetr dining room*. There are hundreds of explosives heeldes these best known and most dread agents that might have eaue cd the Tarrant explosion. Fierce a* that | explosion may) seem to ctilxens who saw tt. and careful as the explosive chemicals should be excluded from th* midst of a community. If that particular explosion had been caused by an agent Intended for that purpose. New Yorkers would have a little spot in their midst which It would he worth travel ng miles to see.'* ■m ■ - j —The mime of th# new hall for which some anonymous friend of Columbia Fnl .erstty has given tlOu.Off) Is to be Karl Hall, whether or hot after ehe donor |* not being stated. Th* building will house fbe religious organizations of the univer sity and be like Brooks house at Harvard. —Cucumber* largely take the piece of frutt In Fiber!* They are raises! In profusion amt when nearly rii> they are put down for s few days tn a brine mode froen sal, amt oak leave# and then are .Milan both In connection with regular mi all eutd by UiemstlTqz as one eats aj>- flvs, j -wo. riuisiz to i,viecH lexHiwx. Member* of His Ohs Saw Atlempf to l.yarh Xrgrn ItaplM. Athens. Oa.. Dec. An steempf was made Friday night to take WUI Harris, th# would-be rapist out of <Tarke county JaU. Harris Is charg'd With attempting to ravish the wlf# of a colored school teacher named Jon* 4 *, and th# attempt o take him from the Jail wa* mud* by members of his own race. Harris la a young negro who entered Jonea 4 house u few nights since end was only deterred from the accomplishment of hi* desire by the terrlft- struggle of tbs woman, who tore hi* clothe# from him and scarred hi* face tn many placea The mxrroee In the community w- re very much outraged and there have he*n om inous muttering* among them for eeirrol da.# All they lacked ws* a leader and a little more deeermlnalion. Friday nigh: Hherlff Weir w.s called , hi* door and a w. li-knowu negro sp rawled, asking th* sheriff If he could get Harris but of lha JaU. Hherlff Wilr told him he could not and the negro then told Utc sheriff that he had behind him % Urge crowd of negro*a who Intended tak ing Herri* out He told Huerlff Weir :hat no harm would be done him and that after they had overpowered him they would sat Harris out. leaving him. and then com* back and tall the sheriff where his prisoner was Sheriff Weir told the negro that the first one. who attempted Io get his prison er would be killed, and sa many more would hr laid out aa might t>* necessary to protect th' 4 prisoner. Tn* negro lend er of the mob went off and tn* eherlff prepar'd to meet th* mob If It should come. The mob decided not to storm the tall, end there was no further attempt made to get Harris. There Is deep feeling among the negroes against Har ris. and he might suffer harm at their hand*. If they should get hokt of him. He will b# given his committal trial Monday before Judge Foeter, and meanwhile every nereeeary precaution will be taken to keep him aafe In jail. There seams to be e crowd of negroes gathering In th* city to night from the country, and another attempt may be made AfTKH A Al t.Aft R-KFIXPntr. JecWssavllle Hoard of Trade Will Dlm-sm the Sln rrer Jacksonville. Fla., Dec. > The Jackson vtlle Board of Trade Is after a sugar re finery for this city. Th# parnes Inter •eled are a Mr. Caldwell of New York city, who ts engaged In providing and operating machinery for thD putpoae, nnd Judge Tillman of Quitman. Oa. They In tend coming hf-re toon to talk over the matter and a special Board of Trade m cl ing will he held to dlscuaa Ihe r wtth these gentlemen. The feeling U fav orable for such an enterprise here, and the wnv* and mains can easily be pro vided, If the decision la made. The project for permanently establish ing a knitting factory here Is progre-slng very satisfactorily. Already some 1111.100 of stock has been subscribed t-y local cap, tallats and the enterprise will go through. 11 OHM AT FBMACOI.A. Hark Klandra Capalsed and Tog and lehssner Foundered. Pensacola, Fla.. Dec. !9 —A storm of wind and rain passed over h* city lile last night. Several streets were flooded The large steel hark Klandra waa cap tlxed In the bay. Tug Klondike and n small schooner foundered. A man and two aona spent the night In the rigging of th# schooner and wer* rescued, half frozen, at daylight. 11018. L. 11. WOMBWBU lir.il>. Florida's Commissioner of Agrienl lure Dies. j Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 29 —Hon. Lucius ; U Wombwell, state commission'r of ag riculture, died laat night at Cbattahoo ■ hee. aged 51. lie wuaaa prominent law ver and for Ih* poet twelve vests hat :>een commissioner of agriculture. TH AGING DIAMOND WHI43GI.ERA lion Ihe irrassr> llrpsrlmrnl Gels In I'iaie on This Gentry. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. "How In the world do the officials gel posted as io the movements of dtarmm 1 , smugglers?" asked an Inquisitive citizen j of on old customs Inspector. "I read fre quently of them arresting this person and that at the steamer, and they never seem to maka any mistake. But how do they get thslr lips?" "Does th* government maintain an International apy system es pecially <o catch that brand of offend ers?" "Oh. no." replied the Inspeotur, laughing. "We couldn't afford to do that; the American people don't like spies, and there would be a hue and cry at once If we attempted anything of tho sort on the Parisian basis. The Information In re gard to diamond smuggler* comes from two source*—th* French police and agents employed by th* big Importers and ex porter# of precious stones. The Paris de tective bureau keeps Itself remarkably well Informed as to the movement* of strangers In the city and frequently gets w ind of sonic projected smuggling scheme. In such case* word la at ottee passed or to the American authorities. We often have a chance to return thrf favor by I furnishing Information concerning crimi nals who are wanted abroad, and have made a point for year* of cultivating the good will of the French police. They ere 1 valuable friends. But the majority of ih* lips come from private detective* employed hy the Jewelers. All diamond Importers are personally Interested In j checking smuggling because It Interferes .. Years ago wo many atones were sneaked , into tb# country that the? completely de moralised the market end caused a shrink age In value* that Involved the 10-s of thousandn of dollars. Finally th# legltl , mate dealer* got together and t<K*k ays ‘ "malic, atepe to pux a atop to Ihe trait!' 4 . They employed detective* at Paris. Ain l sterdam and other great diamond selling I cities, and kept one or two of them o>n i itnually on the principal steamship line*. : IJy that mean* they soon apread conal'-r --natlon among the professionals ami the : wchctne was aM Ihe more effective because nobody knew where the Information c-ame from. I remember on* man who trave led back and forth for several years In the ioie of a buyer for a large dry goods ! house. He used to lei It be known casu ally among hla ship-board ticqualntances that he was Intending lo smuggle through ! n lot of costly lace. It la astonishing how gossip of that sort travels on board liner, and also how smugglers will grav itate together and exchange confldem , In nine cases out of ten she bogus dry goods man was soon on familiar terms with everybody who bad a similar scheme In contemplation, amt ail that remained was to give the offii-er th* wink when the vtMsel reached the do- k. He caused the detention of lot* of peojde wlio marveled a* his good luck In ketttna through hlm- I self. They never entertained the faint- j i est suspl. lon that he was a detective. An- , other very suoctweful agent was a Mule , French widow. Bhe also posed as a smug gler amt used lo arrange to get caught now and then, to divert auspl.lon The way she wept and raved at the Inspectors I was very realistic. Moth of ihoee opera tives ar* out of the husmeea non. but there are other*, and th* system Is still ' pursued, although It Is not nv-'e- try lo employ as targe a force aa formerly. Dia mond smuggling aa a profeertou baa prac- i Uealljr ceased lo tiiiV'j j SHOES FOR THE LITTLE MAS. 'Nothing gives so much tone to the little chap as well fitting shoes. When he has seen our styles he’ll want no others. The real “man fashion” in pltirap vici kid, calfskin and txixcaif, with the best oak soles, strong outside backstays, lace hooks at the top. The famous “Steel /Z * #\ Shod” brand—the best you can buy. We are Leaders in Boys’ | { SHOE ! j and Little Men’s Shoes. J. A. Varnedoe, A. L. Weil, ** Emmett Moncreipfe. fraiiajfflh* CLASSIFIED AUVEHfISEMENTS. rEIISOKAL. ARHIVBD," A FINK 810LECTION OF .witches. In grey, blonde, brown, drab and black shade*, also wavy hair o maku wig*, toupee*, snitches, pompadours to order, by the Georgia hair expert. Fust Broughton, trie place for shampoo ing *l* Rvlng, hair uttlng. scalp treat ment. manicure and chtropodlat work. Mall order* promptly Oiled, tncios* a good size piece of hair 4o match hy. PROFESSIONAL Nt’RSE WILD nurse retired lady, before and during confinement; to adopt child. Mr*. B. Wadley, Cameron. S. C. "Sikh l hmjth mah Rtcaiovrio and resumed dr.as making at aoaithea*'. corner Taylor and Whitaker. THE FFRKITFRK EXCHANOF - 1U Barnard street, buys and sells all kinds of second-hsnd furniture for cash. LILIES OF THE VALLEY; MY own importations. In -'old storage; rea<K to deliver pip* every Saturday; leave or der* with J Gardner, arent. J Brough ton street, east. A. C. Oelachlg. nursery opposite Catholic Cemetery. Kid: CHI NO A CO. CORNER WHlT nker and Llla-rty street* headquarters for Chinese and Japanese fancy goods, tea*, etc , at low prl n*. Oriental and Turkish ornaments below cost price. Como and visit us. HOLIDAY liras, CARPETS. POR : tleres. lace curtains end * thousand and on# artlrlca to gladden Ihe good wife's heart. ('. P. Miller, silent. DON' T kfhUGRT, WB TAKE "OLD trunks In part payment on nr*/ one* Chatham Trunk Factory, Broughton, cor ner Abct.ort* streets. YOU WILL LIKE THE MILK FROM Springfield Dairy; It'* rich and pure; try It. ELEGANT BEDROOM FURNITURE, dining room furniture, china closeta, sli ver cases, sideboard**, buffets, mirror-door wardrobes, etc.. our immense stock must be seen to be appreciated C. P. Miller, agent. CHOICE LINE OF AMD cobbler seat rocker* for the holiday*, at Teeple'e Sl7 Broughton, well. NEXT .MAYOR OF SAVANNAH. GA. General repairing and manufacturing, razors and razor strops and bundles put on razor# and concaving razors nnd hol low- grinding and safely razors: straight edge sharpening and h dr clippers ground, an'! cash registers repaired and replated, nnd typewriters repaired, and cash regis ter# and typewriters for sals; orders through Pogtoffl'.sj. genera! delivery, will receive prompt attention. Robert Mo- Donotigh. Savannah. Ga. "GO TO C HETTERICH. 110 STATE street, west, near \Vhltaker street for your candy; positively pure. A 8-pound bo* for 80c; a 8-pound box, 75c, 8.1.00. 81-78; home-made candy, delicious flavor#, at lO*- a pound: oornlcopiai filled, io each; candy toys for the tree at lc eseh. Corn ucopias ut 3c ca. ii. and souvenir box a! 5c each. HOY ABOUT TOUR WINTER clothing 4 ’ let us put It In shape; 81 P*r moulli. Sterling Pressing Club, is York w. T am now LOCATED AT !1 west Broughton; ring up 118* If you want to have your furnliure moved or packed for shipm*ni or storage, 1 guarantee price* the same o# 1 do th# work that's given to me A S. Orlfltn. 411 Broughton street, west; mattresse* mad# to order. LADIES HAVE YOUR HATS MADE at Mias K. Britton's. Feathers, wings, breasts, etc., at half what other* ask. Trimming. 25c. I-W Itamard ztreet. CANARIES AND GOLD FISH. J. Gardner, 12 Broughton street, east. jraiUUS LA* K CURTAIN# WILL beautify your parlor. 1 WILL CLEAN, REPAIR AND RE new your sewing roachtzre neatly and cheaply, cither ut your residence or at 211 Jonea street, rust; *> year* experi ence; snuggest llttl* repair shop In th* city. 'Phone* Dell and Georgia, each 4®* A B. Goodwin. KENSINGTON FARM MII.K IB UN surpassed lor richness; delivery Is per f . phot *. 2348. TFEPI.E IS SHOWING A NICE I.TVB of carp<-‘N. matting ruga, /hades, 100 hum; cheapest In town IF ITS RUGS YOU WANT. YQU CAN get them cheaper from Mnßills WE YVILL HELL YOU A 'BETTER trunk, satchel or telescope for less money than anywhere else. Chatham Trunk Factory. Broughton, corner Abercorn streets. GILT “CHAIRS. TABLES. “COUCHES, cozy corners, recaption chairs, leather chairs; an Immense assortment at rea sonable prices. C. P Miller, agent. WHEN YOU SEE M GILLIB' SIXTT- Inch (r9-c<nt rug*, you will buy them. Just can't help It; will sell In any quan tity. BUY YOUR CANDY AT C HKTTER |cb, 110 Bute, near Whitaker. Box nice bonbons Sc; one-pound box of bonhons, 10c; j box of bonbons and chocolates, 15c. Th# ] very bert chocolate# and bonbons, mixed, lie; assorted chocolates, (he best, 25e; crystallxed fruit, ts< 4 . HOW ABOUT TOUR WINTF.R clothing' let us put It In ship*; 81 per mouth Sterling Pressing Club, 19 York. w. "FURNITURE MOVED WITH CARS," I* s specially wtth McGlUt*. IMMENBK LINE OF RATTAN ROCK era from 81 48 up to 315. C. P. Miller, agen t. M'GILLTH Tfl CTTEAP ON RUGB, NETS, lace cur'Bins, bammisks. water coolers, pillows, plat ures, stove**, hatroim cults, and furniture of every description. MILLER'S HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR brother* and other fellows' brothers you will have to call and examine our Immense line in order to thoroughly ap preciate the subject. C. P. Miller agent. YOU WILL HAVE MONEY BY HAV lng the Chatham Trunk Factory to maka or repair vour tfunk, Satchels and um brellas. Broughton, corner Abercorn street*. HATS. RIBBONS VELVETS? ETC at your area price lints trimmed for 25c.' Feelher# dyed and curled. II ** rrmod eled. Mlts C. D. Kenner. 117 York. west. BAY STREET AND JQFFBRSON street are hard on horse* that are poor ly shod; and many a fine animat hat 1 been crippled by Ihe poor work of eo .albd horre boere; I not only shoe the horse, but fit the shoe and guarantee my work; try me once. M'Uiahan. the horse, nhoer and Alter. Jefferson afreet near liberty. OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 for 38 cent* at Busin*** Office Morning New*, PRfIMXAL FOR A PRETTY BEDROOM Bt’lT parlor and dining-room furniture, you ehould go io Teeple’e. hr 4 ABM U ON A 4 elevation in ihe country, free from city drainage Impossible for mhk to beooin contaminated, by impure odors; If you want pur* Jersey milk, phone 2846. De livery prompt; satlafactlon guaranteed MOILLIS MOVES. PACKS SHIPS and stores piano# si and furniture; beat work only; no "Cheap-Jokn” prlces—no "Cbasp John” Jobe. MILLERS HOLIDAY GIFTS FO' Sisters and other fellows' eteters; ton*- tsblez. ladles' desks ehlffoatar*. pteturr - of all kind*, come and ** ua; w* will hsl,> you out C P. Miller, agent. ~HOW ABOUT TOUR WINTER clothing" let us put it in shape; | per month Sterling Pressing Clab, 18 York, w "teeplecan have you money on mover, steel ranges, oil heaters and hot stuff heatera. 317 Broughton, west MILLJCIt'B HOLIDAY GIFTS ~FOIt children; dolls and toy* of every dasertp ttozi. ehalra. baby carriages. gx>-<wrt*. velocipede#, trleyclea. ext rear wayons, pa trol wagons. C. P. Miller, agent. M'QILUB BEM-4 SIXTY —Smyrna patterns—for cents. *XMAS FLOWERS ROBEH7~HYA. cinlhs and Lille* of the Valley; will be ready; orders solicited J. Gardner. .13 Broughton etreet, eaet, agent for O*:- srhlg's Nursery. rHOTuuRAPnr. FOR A NEW TEAR-8 GIFT there# nothing nicer or more appropri ate than a lovaly photo of oneself; 'or mother, father, friend or sweetheart, and Wilson's Studio. 41 Hull street, ta the place to get It: you ere not "too late;" elt to-day and 1 will guarantee It In time If you wish It; crayon and wafer color tn targement# and frames h specialty. M Edw. Wttaon. proprietor. P ft—Why no 4 have a photo taken during the nineteenth century, anyway; hurry! hurry! MEDICAL. DR. McGKHBE VISITS ANT PART city; 81 cash, office treatment. 86 per month; medicine furnished Coemepoiltat' Dispensary, laberty and lJm.xlg> street/, ■pbotue 885. LADree. ben d - to-day for mt free monthly regulator; never fella; aomr tiilng new air#. It', Ueard, Olive street, LouisylUo, Ky. LADIES! CHICHESTER'S ENGIJSH Pennyroyal Pills sre the beet. Hate, re llsbl*. Take no other Send 4c stamp* for particular*. "Relief for Ladle*." In letter by return null. Ask your druggist Chichester Chemical Cos.. Phllada., Pa. MORPHINBL OPIUMS laudanum cocaine habit, myself cured; will Inform you of harmless, permanent h(n* cue. Mrs. Baldwin. Box 1212, Chicago. CANCER CURED AT“hoME BY XN t* rnal treatment, no knife, plaster or pain Book and testimonials mailed free. Oan <er Institute, 121 W. Forty-second street, New York. I HAVE FOUND A POSITIVE ut'RK for dtunkenueks; can t>e given secretly, will gladly tell you w bat ll is; de’t set and money. Mrs. May Hawkins, Lock Box L H. 131, Grand Rapids. Mich. ztow ARB YOUR FEET?" IF YOUR feet are troubling yob. call on ms and I will give you relief; I cur* Ingrowing nails, corns and all diseases of ihe feet without pain; charges reasonable; can give tb* beet reference# tn th* city; i llcnta treated at residences; orders ran be left at Livingston'* drug store. Bull nnd Congress streets; telephone 4 /*2 Lens Davis surgeon chiropodist. HELP WANTED— MALE. WAN TED ~A TO N CL\"'TVVO~IC3CfiiiD meed blmn lo travel, one tvr Florida and one (or Georgia. Address H„ Mun lug News. wanted, touno man wmmt . (amlly to take charge of country store; only those w-ho have had experiences in mercantile life need apply; must have some knowledge o( bookkeeping. Ad drc*s Country. News office. EXPERIENCED' GUUfTHTrT.GHR wanted; must give good references. Ap ply TO® West iiroad street. WANTED. THOHOUGH OFFICE msn; must be quick, accurate, and up to date; good bookkeeper and stenographer, to right party a good position la open Address Employer. News office. WANTED, HMAIX HOT. WHITE AP ply tk Bay street, weal, Monday morn ing. WANTED, A BT TLER WHO CAN make himself generally useful about the premises. Ap ( gy. with references, after 9 o’clock Monday morniuq, at is Gwin nett street, east. YOUNG WAN 'WANTED BETWEEN the ages 1* and 36. Apply Btainmai. Bros , tl and p; West Bread street. WANTED. A MAN THAT UNDER siatsl* tailoring and pressing clothes, Ir I Country town; good location fsr right man. at mice. A. Z. O. wanted, a' licensed DRtadcwsT to lake charge of business In a village; lo i silly healthy and house rent or board • heap M, U C.. oare Morning Newt WANTED. FIRST-CLASS FARM hand; must be thoroughly rcliable. D. H Lester. ■M Good WOODSMAN WAS’ll. at once. satisfactory reference# must bs given Address "L J.. Box <" McHen ry, Miss. WA NTBD. nKoOM AD dress Box SW Char Ira ton. S. 4. SALESMEN WANTED TO BEI.L Ot’H good* by sample to wholesale and rwtali trade; ws are the largest an! only msn ufacturers In our Hits In the gorld: libera; salary paid. Address, Can-rex Mfg Cos offioe. a Hoard of Trad# Buialing. Savan nah, Ga. SALESMEN FOR ClcttßS; NEW plan, qukk sales, good business, bt| money. Consumers' Cigar To., S4 8. 7H street, Bt. Louis. ENGINEERS FIREMFSf.~MACI?tN- Ists and electricians; nest gupnge pam phlet, containing question! asked by ex itmining hoard of engineers; sent free George A. Zeller. pubHahef Bt. Louis. Mo WANTED. ‘ RELIAHI-E PEOPLE everywhere to distribute iroall hooks sn-i circulars; LI per thousand paid for dlst t button; no ranvaealng. larder Advartla lng Company, Sll Broad tiny, New York. WANTED—CO TER WEEK FOR MEN with rig* to Introduce four poultry foot and Insc t destroyer k enclose stamp Western Food Cos., billon A., Kauea; CUy, Mo.