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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
Two Carolina Idiots.

1t is astonishing that the green goods
swindlers fnl 81 many victims. So much
has been published about the green goods
business that it hardly seems possible that
there is an intelligent person in the country
who is not familiar with it. The swindlers
find many victims, however, and, it is said,
they grow rich in the business
1t is rather curious that so many of the
victims are men of standing in their
respective communities, and are often
church deacons. II does not follow from
this that large percentage of those who
bear good regulations and lead moral lives
are bad, and only need an opportunity to
show their true characters 1t does follow,
however, that there are men who are
Straightforward in all their dealings and
exemplary in their conduct until they are
strongly tempted to enter crooked paths.
They are good as long as it is easy to be
good, but they lack the strength of charac-
ter to resist temptation.
The Tennessee man who was victimized
by the green goods men in New York
week or 50 ago was a deacon in good stand
ing in his church and a man of influence in
his town. He was willing to pass counter
felt money, however, because he Thought he
could do so with safety and make fortune
The South Carolina man who invested 800
in green goods in New York this week was
also a deacon, and had such u reputa-
ton for worthiness that he was
selected to carry 5000 900 in township bonds
to Boston. He discharged his trust faith
fully. He would have sacrificed his life
before he would have appropriated any
part of that property, and Yet on his way
home he contracted for what he supposed
was counterfeit money, and he no doubt
intended to pass 1t upon his neighbors. Had
he not felt secure against detection he
would not have ventured to touch the green
goods. Does rot the fear of publicity keep
many who are dishonest at heart honest in
fact3
The next day after the South Carolina
man invested $400 in New York a North
! Carolina man invested $500 in green goods
in Philadelphia. 1t is difficult tQ-avoid the
conclusions that these green goods victims
are idiots as well as rascals. They do not
seem to have sufficient Intelligence to see
that the alleged money would not be sold to
them if it could be passed without detec-
ton. They seem to think that they can do
with safety what the shrewd rogues who
swindle them cannot do.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
Singular Behavior of Mr.. Coon.
From the Near York Sun.


NORWICH Conn, Jan. 24.-D. P Coon, an old
time wealthy merchant of this city, recently be
came insane on account of business troubles
and his eccentric movements have to be
watched. At O'Clock on Sunday evening,
when the mercury was 70 below zero, Mr.. Coon,
in full street dress, went down the well in his
back yard. 1t is thirty-fiye feet deep and there
is five feet Of water in it.
he was soon missed and the neighborhood
was aroused. People searched the streets and
the dOpryardS. and called his name loudly
Some men went to the well, leaned over its curb
and shouted down the dark shaft. but no reply
and NJ sound was heard. Finally Mrs. Coon,
who had strange convection that her husband
was in the well, went and asked:
Mr.. Coon. are you down the well?'
why, yes, replied the merchant coolly in a
tone of mild surprise, that indicated his Opin-
ion that it was the most natural thing in the
world that a man should be down well at
O'Clock, evening, with the mercury below zero
Neighbors reeled the bucket down to Mr.
Coon, who mad been standing in water that
reached to his shoulders for thirty minutes, and
he caught hold of it and was drawn up. There
was not a scratch on him, and it is a mystery
how he got down the well so expertly and safe
ly. Later in the evening Mr.. Coon became
lucid. He explained that he didn't reply to
neighbors at the well because they were trying
to catch him. He laughed heartily at his plight
in the we'll, and said to his attendant:
What under heavens do you suppose
wanted TO go down that well fOrf''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
An Alarm Clock Under the Sofa.
From the .Albany Journal.


mother on Madison avenue lately requested
her daughter, who is just approaching woman
hood, to give her beau hint that she must not
SIT up later than 10 O'Clock This the girl was
reluctant TO do, but her little brother threat
ened that unless she did be would open the par
lor door and announce the maternal edict. The
sister supposed that she had pat quietus on
her brother by reminding him Of bis playing
hookei and forging his mothers name to ex-
cuses from school TO go skating, not forgetting
to mention the little riding whip his mamma
kept in her room. All this, however, was not
enough TO keep the youth from getting even
with sis's beau for not giving him anything
Christmas
The other evening he got an alarm clock with
bell as loud as the gong on the Brooklyn
Bridge" bob, and placed it under the sofa where
his sister and her betrOthed We're to do their
SpOonlng. The hands We're pointed at 10. The
unSuspeCting girl heard the tick but took it to be
her lovers Waterbury, lie was just tickling
her ear with yarn about horse his papa was
going to buy when the gong sounded. There
was pause--and then as if understanding the
meaning, he grabbed his hat and never stopped
running until he struck the door stOop, when
he flew. The boy had iced the steps. The little
brother now takes a cushion to school with
him,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
Extortion Fostered by Projection.

E3tOrtlOn FOstereQ Oy HrOtecJlOn.
Even the Protectionists are beginning to
understand that protection is calling into
existence and sustaining more monopoles
than the country can stand. What are
these trusts which are being formed but
huge monopolies, made possible by the pro
hibitory tariff taxes The PHILADELPHIA
Times, a strong protection journal said the
other day: If the sincere friends of Amerl-
can industry would protect protection they
must promptly separate it from the extor-
ton of trusts and mouopOlistS II can
survive the hostility OF opcn, manly f1es;
it cannot survive the suicidal blows Of those
who use protection only to abuse it by the
arbitrary oppression Of consumers that
would not be tolerated in despotic Russia"
Who is there who is so simple as to sup
pose that the monopoIieS will heed advice
like this, Have they not always sought to
make every cent out of protection that they
couldi II is folly TO think that they will
voluntarily abandon a single advantage
which it gives them They pirate about the
necessity of protection b labor. When did
they ever willingly make concession to
AdPOi dll'A with hlh Jllcl bNNl HISS an w
portunity of squeezing every cent possible
out of LAHORE They would mpoverish the
country and pauperize labor before they
would miss a single chance to increase their
wealth
Trusts are only bigger and more grinding
mon ~ lies than those which already ex
isted. There were steel monopolies before
no. c+anl ft-,,c fa,-rpaI hut
not quite so powerful as the trust is. Two
years ago the steel rail manufacturers com
bined and raised the price of steel rails from
$27 to $40. They made fair profit at SCI
and an immense one at $40 When there is
competition steel rails can be obtained at a
fair price, but protection makes combina-
tions possible, and they prevent competi-
ton and take from the pockets Of con-
sumers immense sums beyond fair
profit. Is labor benefited by trusts
and monopolies! The frequent strikes show
that it is not. The money extorted from
the people goes only into the pockets of the
monopolists. If railroad pays $40 a ton
more for steel rails than it ought to it pays
its employees less than it otherwise would
and collects more from its patrons.
The resolution of Mr.. Bacon, chairman of
the Committee on Manufactures, to inv estI-
gate the subject Of trusts, introduced into
the House on Wednesday, is h wise one. If
there is an investigation the people
will Ia made aware of the way
they are being robbed by the aid of the
prohibitory tariff taxes The Protectionists
will not be able to hide the truth The con-
sequence will be that the demand for re-
duction of the tariff will be more emphatic
than it has ever been. There will be a
clearer realization of the truth of the Presi-
! dents message, and better understanding
of the misleading statements of the protec-
ton journals,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

FFOUI nc -NtU ] OF " OFtFI.
COLUHBCs O., Jan. 2j-Iu the tally-sheet for
gerry case to-day the work of selecting a jury
was interrupted by ex Congressman Converse,
of the defense who charged that conspiracy
existed on the part of the court and the tate
Attorney 10 secure a favorable jury by exhaust
ing the panel, when the court could select whom
II pleased, The State Prosecutor replied in a
fiery speech, saying that the opposing counsel
was trying 10 smirch the reputation of every
man engaged in the case and many OF whom
were as high above him rs heaven is above hell
Mr.. Converse was replying in a still more
heated strain when ex-senator Thurman arose
who has slept for quarter t Of Zee Century Since
| entered the practice of the law fifty years ago
such scene as this which has just taken place
has never come before my eyes, / never heard
the combatants and the jury panel being ex-
hausted, the court adjourned until tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

The Republicans Of the House who sup
ported Mr.. Thoebe in his contest with Mr..
Carlisle 10 the extent Of voting to have the
case re opened for taking additional testi-
mouy, are beginning to find out that he
isn't the honest son Of toll they would have
the workingmen believe. He presented to
the Elections Committee and 10 the House
petition for re-opcning Of the case which
he and his counsel, J. Hale Sypher, declared
contained 1900 genuine signatures Of voters
who reside in Mr. Carls,e's district As
petitions seldom exert very powerful in
fuence nobody took the trouble
TO count the signatures, or
question their commences. 4 statement in
our dispatches shows that after the contest
was settled somebody concluded to examine
the signatures, and the surprising discovery
was made that instead of 1900 there were
only about half of that number, and that
only about 300 were signatures Of residents
Of Mr.. Carlisle's district. The majority of
them We're names of citizens of Cincinnati,
and there is a suspicion that many of them
are not genuine, but were written by some
one who was hired to do the Job.
In the face of this showing the Republi-
can Congressman who were 50 anxious to
create the suspicion that Mr.. Carlisle wanted
TO cover up fraud, must feel that they were
engaged in a rather sorry business Mr..
Frank Hatton's little paper in New York
the Press was particularly vicious in its as
saults upon Mr. Carlisle. What has it to
say about the petition? Does it still think
that Mr.. Thoebe is an honest son of toll,
and that his counsel Is one of the
brightest ornaments of the Wash
ington BARI By the way, this counsel,
MIR. j. Hale Sypher, has just been repudiat-
ed by Louisiana Republicans. For years
he has been pretending to be a representa-
tive Republican Of that State, although he
has not lived there for many years His
only reasons for such pretensions is that he
was once a carpet-b~ & politician there. The
Republicans who now figure in Louisiana
politics are not proud of him. The resolu-
ton they adopted at their State convention
the other day indicates clearly that they
would not welcome his return.
1t is strange that men like Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts, and some other
Republicans of the House should have per
mltted themselves to be used by men who
would depend upon a fraudulent petition
to further their schemes
What striking contrast to Thoebe and
Sypher, does Mr.. Carlisle present; 1t is
not easy to understand how men desiring
to do justice could have hesitated a moment
in deciding the contest in Mr.. Carlisle's
favor particularly as there was no
evidence against him. Men do queer things,
however, in politics
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
SHOES.
SHOES.
AN OPEN GUARANTEE.

For every pair Of Shoes sold
with my guarantee and not
giving satisfaction | will make
them satisfactory. l am aware
that Good Shoes and the Low
est Prices are the only means
Of gaining supremacy; and as
a special favor will ask you to
inform me Of any Shoe not
givingsatis faction. Ny stock
Of Shoes for Ladies, Gentle.
men, Misses and Children is
complete, and cannot be ex.
celled anywhere.
Every lady is cordially in
vited to call and see me. You
will have the most polite at
tention whether you desire to.
purchase or not.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
Gen. Black Granted the ension.
From the ChicdQo Tribune.

female constituent of the two Senator's
from Minnesota got joke on them one day
under circumstances that were pleasant all
round. Messrs Sabin and Davis were called
out of the Senate one morning to see the lady
She was thinly-clad woman and in widows
weeds. She told her story to the Senator'S Her
husband had been a brave soldier. He sus-
tanned injuries which finally Cau-cd his death
but some defect in the proofs had caused delay
at the Pension Office in acting on her appca
ton for pension. The local Grand Army of
the Republic Post in Minnesota made up a purse
and sent her to Washington to see the
Congressman and have them take her to
Gen. Black, the Pension Commissioner. You
can't get pension that way said both Seua.
tors in . breath. "A personal interview will not
do you any good You must 20 back home
We will hurry the case as much as possible. :"
The little woman burst into tears. II have only
SOC. in my pocket she said NY friends sent
me here and hoped to get my pension and pay
my own way home In less than ten seconds
the hands of the two Senators were in their
pockets, and in ten seconds more the woman
had more than enough to pay her fare home,
aud senator Davis, who is Chairman OF the Pen.
sions Committee, went back to bis desk and
wrote the people at her home that they had
acted toolishiy ~ sending her here, but he would
push through bill for her relief as fast as DOS
sible The next day Senator Davis was surprised
when messenger Informed him that the WON
an was again waiting 10 see him. He thought
she must already be- far on herAay honleward
When be met her there was a great change in
her appearance. The sad face Of the day before
was now wreathed in smiles Then the spoupl
TO her story came ont The woman was not
willing to 70 home without at least trying her.
self To speed the action on her pension She
went over 20 see Gen. Black The attendant AT
the door said the commissioner was tired and
could not see her, as il was after Office hours
You tell him, she replied, chat am tired |
am poor and hav" come 1850 miles to see him
This appeal gave her the Gov ted audience
Her story was a-lin related The commissioner
was interested. lie sent for the papers looked
them over aud allowed the pension then and
there. And now senator Davis is waiting 10
hear from the letter be wrote the woman's
friends telling them they had acted foolishly in
sending her here. When they reply the laugh
VIII again be put upon the JUNIOR Senator from
3iluucsofa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
The Bonnets They Wear to the Theatre

From the Near York Times
Mrs. Berry Wall. the new-made bride of the
King of the Dudes, wears to the theatre quite
frequently a small bonnet which is an odd com
hlnation of sage green and primrose yellow.
This bonnet is stringleSs and made Of velvet.
the velvet being shirred in the loose, careless
folds now fashionable, over small frame cut
INTO sharp point behind, showing the little
Clytie knot in which she wears her hair 1t is
pointed in front also, going up very high d.
rectlY over the face, and the inner edge of the
front is lined with yellow. The Sage-cOlored
velvet which forms the crown is embroidered
with little gold leaves, the brim being of the
plain velvet. In front is cluster of plain upright
loops OF the yellow ribbon, in which is set an
aigTette of green heron plumeS 1t sounds odd
when described but is in realty pretty and very
becoming. Mrs. John Hoey is said to wear the
most expensive bonnet found at any of the the
aires, but this charge should not be entirely laid
To the millincr, because the most costly part of
it is the pin she uses to thrust in her hair at the
back TO hold the bonnet in place. 1t is not con
spcuouS-looklng, and yet it cost lot of money,
being made of the most exquisite tort oiSe
shell, crIsted with diamonds The gems are
small and the cost of the workmanship was
greater than that of the diamonds. The head
Of the pin is cut in ScrollWorE as delicate as
lace, and in all these fine cOuVoptiGn of shell
are set thousands of tiny diamonds The
result is charming. but the labor and
care expended to produce it was im-
mense. Nine. Julia Naldi, the prima donna.
wears black mostly to the theatre and a very
small black lace bonnet shOwered with tiny
golden drops, and two little tinsel birds trim it.
These are perched OF small wires and thrust
into the thick fittings Of lace over the front so
delCalely poised that with every movement of
her head they quiver and Skinner in the light
Another who wears a black lace bonnet is
Selma Dolaro the author of Fashion" Mrs
Steele MacEaye shows that her husbands new
play is paying wen by the beauty and style of
her headgear. The other night she appeared in
a lovely thing made of cream plush, ornamented
with appliqueS of jet, and made with brim of
black ostrich feather trimming. 1t had loops
of cream MORE ribbon for garniture and let
aipratte.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
To a Pastoral Poet.
From The Piffsbur0 Dispqfc

Among my best put your book,
O Poet Of the breeze and brook
That breeze and brook which blows and falls
More soft to those IN city walls)
Among my best ana keep it still
Till down the sair green-g irdled bill,
Where slopes my garden slip, there goes
The wandering wind that wakes the rose,
And scares the cohort that explore
The broad-faced sunti0wer Der and DER,
or starts the restless bees that fret
The bindweed and the mignonette.
Then shall take your book. and dream
lie beside some haunted stream;
And watch the crisping waves that pass
And watch the flicker in the grass;
And wait-and walt-and wait 10 see
The nymph-that never comes to me!
AUSTIN DoBSoN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

Some of the papers are publishing what
they call the history of the letter written
last fall 10y Mr.. Blaine to Col. Fred Grant
congratulating him on his nomination for
Secretary of state of New York, and ex-
pressing the hope that he would receive the
earnest and active support of the Republi-
cans. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Blaine wrote
the letter very reluctantly-iu fact, il was
only after two cablegramS and a letter ex-
pianatory of the situation had been sent him
that he was induced TO reply, and the an
Swer he sent was so unsatisfactory that the
Hon. Thomas Platt took the liberty of
making it more outspoken in Col Grants
favor before it was given 10 the press. How
many people are there who will believe the
storyi II the letter had had enough iu-
fiuence TO save Col. Grant from defeat, does
any one suppose an explanation would be
deemed necessary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

SPECIAL Nor1cEs-M. T. leasing, Teacher Of
Piano and Harmony; X OF l.. Lecture.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDrLE-Oc Steamship Co.
WHOLESALE GROCERIES, ETc.-G. Davis &
Son.
HOUSE FURNISHING GooDs-Lovell Latti-
more.
INSURANCE Thirty eighth Annual
Report Of the Manhattan Life Insurance Com
pany of New York.
CHRAP COLUMN ADyERTIsESESTs-Empo
meut Wanted For Rent; For Sale; Found; Mis-
cellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

The announcement Of ex-Jnstice Strong,
Of the United States Supreme Court, that
the Blair bill is unconstitutional and that
the Supreme Court will so pronounce it
does not seem TO disturb the self-conhdent
and self-satisiiod Senator Blair Ho goes
right on arguing for his bill just us IL there
Perhaps he thinks that the ex-Justicc doesn't
know much about the question Of the con
stitutionality of the bill, and less about the
opinion entertained by the Supreme Court
justices with regard b IL. Al least one Of
them fayors il, or did when he was a sena-
tor from MissisipnL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

The officials of the Erie railroad in New
York have passed an order requiring con
ductoIs and engineers in the employ of the
road to carry ''reliable Watches" such as
have been examined and approved by
authorized inspectors The order is to take
effect Feb. Il. The employee, think the
company ought TO pay for the new watches
OF for repairs on old ones, but the company
Is Of a different opinion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

The Philadelphia Press refers to the Hon.
Roger Q. Mills, Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, as "Meat-Ax Mills"
The Press is mistaken He is not one of the
Sausage Mills. He is one of the Mills en-
ployed in grinding down the tariff taxes
The Press ought TO be more careful about
ITS facts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

The necessity of paving some of the streets
running east and west in the centre of the
city is generally recognized. Why not
pave one side of Liberty street now and the
other side when the city is in financial
condition TO do SOL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

One of the Assistant District Attorneys of
New York city, whose name is Semple, CON
cluded that he wouldn't argue certain cases
which were brought before the Supreme
Court on appeal because he thought the
rulings of the Judge of the lower court
were not in accordance with the law. AS
this is the first instance in which an Assist
ant District Attorney Of that city has I'M
dertaken TO perform the duties of the court
his associates are inclined to call him simple
Senlple
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

Rev. Sam Jones is reported to have made
$50 converts and to have received g, 800 in
Kansas City, Mo. That says cold cal
cuating exchange, ''is at the rate of SOB
bead If Mr.. Jones converts stick-and
they generally dot must be admitted that
his remuneration in money is not more than
il ought TO be-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28

The Duke Of Newcastle has just arrived
in New York from London, and Flunky-
dom is in a state of excitement. The Duke
is described as being dwarfed in size, and
having a pale. weak-looking face. His
weight Is not more than a hundred pounds,
and be wears a cork leg But be is unmar-
Tied, and his rent roll is said to amount to
sj65, 900 a year. He expects TO visit Florida
next week, and II be behaves himself he
will be treated as well in this section as II
he were private American citizen.
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