davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
Railroads and Epidemics.

The Secretary of the Treasury, in his
annual report, speaking OF the marine hos
pital service and the work it did in connec-
ton with the yellow fever epidemic in
Florida towns during the last few months,
says: at is my opinion that interstate
commerce should be so regulated as to strip
railroads and common carriers of their
power to convey disease from one state to
another, and the regulations to be framed
in accordance with such law should be
enforced by national authority"
There is no doubt that law such as the
secretary indicates should be passed. The
railroad and steamboat companies are as
deeply interested IN preventing the spread
of contagious and infectious diseases as it
is possible to be, because, in proportion as
such diseases spread, their business is certain
to decrease. tits about impossible for them,
however, to take the steps which are neces-
sary to prevent the spread Of such diseases
by their lines. Their employees ere not
accustomed to dealing with matters Of this
kind, and the care and watchfulness that
are necessary can hardly be expected from
them. To prevent the spread Of epidemic
and steamships special service is needed,
and this service must be in charge Of men
who are not only capable OF discharging
their duties, but who will give all their time
to them
In order to check epidemics they must be
dealt with in time. Delays are extremely
dangerous, because they permit the people
of infected towns to travel about, and thus
spread the disease. The marine hospital
service should be clothed with authority to
do whatever it thinks best for checking cpl
denies and combining them to the places in
which they originate. Having such au-
thority it could prevent railroads from
carrying passengers from infected places,
and could also place inspectors on all trains
to prevent persons from infected localities
from going to healthy towns until it was be-
lieved to be safe for them to do so.
Senator Gibson, of Louisians, has intro
duced into the Senate the bill creating a
health bureau, to which the MORNING
NEWS called attention few days ago.
There is great danger Of getting too much
cumbersome machinery to provide protec-
ton against infectious and contagious dis
eases. A bureau, such as that proposed in
the Gibson billwould, doubtless, make great
deal of noise, bur the service it would render
would not, in all probability, be worth
considering. The marine hospital service
is a thoroughly organized branch of the
public service, and if its powers were en-
larged, more benefit might reasonably be
expected from it, in dealing with epidemics,
than could possibly be obtained from a
bureau having board, such as the Gibson
oil provides, of twenty doctors. who would
probably never be able to agree upon any
course of action.
There is one thing certain in connection
with this matter, however, and that is that
greater efforts should be made to prevent
and cheek epidemics, and it is pretty well
agreed that such efforts can be made with
any degree of success only by the national
government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
It Stuck to Him.
Opie p. Read in Time

Gen. P Langly a well-known farmer living
near Frankfort, KY, was invited to attend a
banquet given by the governor to the members
of the legislature. The old fellow was much
flattered by the invitation 1t was the first
great attention ever bestowed upon him, for
although he held, with grip of pride, the title
of general, his military services had been con.
fined to the collection of mules for the confed.
crate army. He consulted several friends, and
was told that it would be disgrace to appear
at the banquet in other than the conventional
regimentais of great social occasion, namely,
a full dress suit OF oroadcloth.
you don't mean one Of these skeer crow
lookn' coats, with the sides all chewed off, do
you p the old general asked
"YeS, a regular Swallow-tail."
81 don't like 1t, but reckon I'll have to get
me one."
Having no ready money he mortgaged fine
horse went to town and ordered dress suit.
AT the banquet he was delighted to see that
every one else was dressed in q similar manner,
and SO much at ease did he feel that he pro-
ceeded at once to make himself at home He
had never tasted champagne before, and was
much surprised at the mildness Of the insinuat-
ing beverage. He had drank at least quart OF
wine when he called waiter:
Say, haven't you got something to drink
herel'
"Oh, vas, sab; got champage, plenty o. hit IS
| Il mean haven't you got some Ticker. like
sweet milk well enough, but 1t don't take bold.
Haven Z you got something that will stckY"
The negro grinned He saw that the general
was a "tenderfoot."
Boss" said he, pointing TO the wine, you
jist stick ter hit an hit will jst stick ter you"
IAN right. I'll give IL a chance, but wish you
had something TO drink that would jolt little. -
About o'clock the next morning the general
was found In a narrow alley, standing on his
head, yelling Justify for some one to come aud
help him down. And two days later a man
passing along a road saw the general, in full
dress. clearing out a horse pond.
Why, general, what's the natter"
'See anything the natter"
Yes. decidedly. Why do you wear a dress
suit while doing such work."
ITO show what blame fool am. Were you
at that banquet?"
Yes"
well. there wasn't but one sensible man
present"
who was hei"
"A blamed darkey who told me that If I'd
stick to that stuff they had to drink it would
stick TO me-"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
The Winter Travel to Florida.

The indications are that the winter travel
greatly as was supposed In a week or two
the yellow fever in that state will have dis
appeared entirely. The northern travel
will be fairly begun a little later, and, as
there will be no danger whatever of con-
tracing the fever, it IS not probable that
great many people will be deferred from
going to the state.
Several considerations will probably en-
ter into their selection of a locality in which
to spend the winter, but the chief one will
be climate. and the climate of Florida is
unsurpassed, if not unequaled, in this
country. 1t is just such as the northern
| tourists want. The Hartford Times says:
1.-The south half of the Florida peninsula
has climate which, in January, February
and March, is not probably equaled by any
thing that California can offer. It is a much
finer climate, in winter than that of Rome,
or even Naples. Nor will it long continue
to be said of Florida that it has nothing but
a climate to offer. The rapid increase of
population in that sandy peninsula has
given to Florida people of means and taste
and attractive towns and fine hotels are
springing up in all parts of the state ST.
Augustine, the oldest land one of the
quaintest) of North American cities, has one
magnificent and already famous hotel,
which is said to be the largest one in exist
ence, and which has drawn large numbers
| Of northern people thither."
| The Times estimates that the Florida
travel viii be diminished onehalf. but that
| probably is an overestimate. Why should
it he diminished one-half? Why should it
be diminished at all? OF course the Times
bases its opinion on the assumption that the
fear of yellow fever will keep large mum
bers of people away, but there W Ill be ALSO
lutely no cause for fear on that score, and
the northern public viii quickly find that
out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Allison's Hopes.

Senator Allison, who has charge of the
republican tariff bill in the Senate, says
that that measure is going to be pushed to a
vote at once, with the hope of passing it in
the Senate before the holiday recess. The
senator is doubtless very sincere in what he
says, but the chances are that it will not
get through the Senate as quickly as he
hopes it will. The republican senators are
by no means united On it. Some of them
do not think it gives as much relief from
burdensome taxation as will be satisfactory
to the west
The western states are much more
anxious TO have the tax on the necessaries
of life reduced than they are to have
monopolies, which are fostered by the tariff,
strengthened. Congressman Burrows
of Michigan, who is an avowed
candidate for speaker of the next
congress, said, in an interview day or two
ago, that the people of the west do not
favor a high tariff. They are willing, he
says, that the principle of protection shall
be recognized in the tariff only to the ex-
tent Of covering the difference in the wages
of American and foreign workingmen.
II Mr.. Burrows interprets the tariff senti-
ment of the west correctly, the west wants
the tariff great deal lower than it is at
present. They want it so low that the
American manufacturer of plows and farm
machinery will sell his goods to American
farmers at the same prices he sells them to
Canadian farmers
Senator Allison may push his bill with a
great deal Of vigor, but the chances are
that there will be SO many obstacles in the
way Of it that he Will not get 1t to vote by
the time the senators are ready to go home
for their Christmas dinner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
a Modern Romance.
From, Good Housekeeping,

From Good Housekeeping
She had studied all of the "ologes,"
Knew all about Latin and Greek,
Italian and Spanish could read and write,
And French and German speak;
Could sing like a seraph or nightingale,
Was pretty well up in art
She graduated from the Harvard annex,
And th6n-She lost her heart.
There were moonlight walks. a sail or two
A drive when the day was done;
Ribbons, laces a wedding march,
And then-the twain were one
A run to Europe, then home again,
Receptions and balls score;
Then they settled down to LIES routine,
And the honeymoon was Ger.
Alas! for their life ships tossing now
'hong the breakers of Something to Eat"
Alas. that the love of a man should depend
On bit OF bread and meat.
But dinner of herbs, though seasoned with
On the palate at last will pail,
And he longed for the flesh pots of Egypt,
And the fatted OK in the stall.
The cook grew ''uppishn and put on airs
When she didn't know salmon from cod,
And she found, too late, she had married man
Instead of demigod.
Romance and poetry slipped away,
And Love-the gay little sinner
Pouted, then out of the window flew
When she couldn't cook the dinner
What did she do? Had she beer man
Ipresume she'd have taken to drink
But being a woman, she just sat down,
On the state of affairs to think.
The thing was done; it was no use now
70 say she had been fool"
SO she quietly donned her wrap and went
At once to an evening school.
Poetry never came back again,
And romance was lost, or dead.
But Love came shyly fitting back
AS soon as she learned to make bread.
The moral of this is so plain, I'm sure
You may read if you will but look
Study as much as you please. but be sure
If you marry you know how to cook.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

The MORNING NEWS is on file at the following
places, where Advertising Rates and other in
formation regarding the paper can be obtained:
NEW YORK CITY
j. H. BATES, IS Park Row.
G. P. HOWELL & Co., 10 Spruce street.
w. W. SHARP & Co., 81 Park Row.
FRANK HERMAN & Co, 1872 Broadway.
DAUcHY Co., % Park Place.
J. w. THOMPSON, SO Park Row.
JOHN F. PHILLIPS & Co., % Park Row.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION,
i04 Temple Court
PHILADELPHIA
n. W. AVER & SoN, Times Building
BOSTON
s. r. NILES, $50 Washington street.
PErrENenL & Co., 10 State street.
CHICAGO
LORD THOMAS, as Raadolph street.
CINCINNATI
FpwIv ALDEN COMPANY, &C West Fourth street
NEW HAVEN
The H. P HUBBARD COMPANY, % Elm street.
ST LOUIS
NELSON CHEssxAN & Co, e22 Locust street.
ATLANTA
MoRSIXe News BUREAU, SO Whitehall street.
MACON
DAILY TELEGRAPH OFFICE, 597 Mulberry street.
JACKSONVILLE
MoRSING NEWS BUREAU. Room Ely Block.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Col. Elliott F. Shepard has joined Gen.
w. T. Sherman in calling the people to
arms. Under the head of do You Want
War ~ he says in the New York Null and
Erp' ess: "The democrats shall not be per-
mitted to steal the government any more
than they were permitted to break it down
by force of arms. Crimes against the bal
lot box will be put down by the same mill
tary power that crushed the life out of the
rebellion. The next war will not be begun
by the south. 1t will come from the north.
The clash of resounding arms that will next
be heard will come from the weapons of
hundreds Of thousands Of loyal northern
men who will not permit the stealing OF
their birthright." This brings to mind the
declaration Of certain millionaire, said to
have been Commodore Vanderbilt. "There
are all sorts of fools in the world, remarked
the commodore, "but my son-in-law is more
kinds of fools than any man l ever knew"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
Savannah Harbor.

The chairman of the river and hsrbor
committee says that he expects to have the
river and hsrbor bill ready to report to the
House before the holiday recess. In the
statement of estimates for South Atlantic
rivers and harbors, published in the MORN
ING NEWS dispatches few days ago, only
$4,000 is asked for Savannah harbor.
1t is apparent that unless an active and
earnest effort is made in behalf of Savan-
nah harbor, it viii get scarcely anything
in the river and harbor bill The $50, 900 in
the stimates is placed there by the
chief of engineers, and has no connection
with the 2S-foot project. The whole amount
of the estimates for the 22-foot improve
ment has been appropriated. Congress, at
it's last session, did not recognize the 2S-foot
project, although it had the estimates for it.
Consequently, because of a technicality in
the law, no estimates for that project have
been submitted to congress at this session.
The $50, 900 asked for is for dredging, and
to keep the 22-foot Improvement in condi-
ton.
The chief of engineers should be requested
at once to state why the estimates for the
2S-foot project are not in the book Of esti-
mates. He will, of course state the reason,
and in that way they can be got before the
river and harbor committee. Perhaps Con-
gresham Norwood has already taken this
course. If he has not, he ought not to delay
doing so. Savannah's future depends
largely upon her harbor. She must have a
harbor that will float the largest vessels to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

James II. Jones colored) was Mr.. Jeffer-
son Davis body servant and for the last
thirteen years he has been an alderman of
Raleigh, n. C. His former relations with
Mr.. Davis make interesting his political
opinions. He was interviewed the other
day, and said, concerning southern matters:
1--WE hope for an administration which will
be just to the whole people, particularly to
the southern people. We have no political
rights here that are not freely accorded us.
The elections are perfectly quiet and no
colored man has any right to complain.
am a republican and have always been one,
but l am sure that the views of every fair
minded white man and colored man here, if
obtained, would precisely agree with mine
in this matter. The colored people here are
shown the most exact justice. They have
good schools carefully looked after" Jones
seems to be very sensible sort of man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
Advice to Brother Shepard.

From the NetO YORK Herald Und)
Dear colonel, your great brain is suffering
from an attack of spontaneous combustion, and
unless you take better care of yourself you will
be mental wreck-a colossal ruin. For
heavens sake, go to bed at once; pack your
mead IN ton or two Of chopped ice; call in DR..
the whole fire department and let them play a
dozen gushing streams or clear, cold croton on
your bewildered topknot; do anything, do
everything to save yourself from repetition of
such vehement and yociferous idiocY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
Reoistered at the Post ooice Il, SAVANNAH,

The MoRNrYe NEWS is published every day in
the year and is served to subscribers IN the city
ct IS cents a week, 81 90 a month, S. 90 for six
months and $40 90 for one year.
81 90; three mouths, 81 so; six months, S. 90;
one year, $40 90.
The MORNING NEWS, BY mail, six times
week without Sunday issue) three months,
Sc 90; six months, 81 %; one year, S. 90.
The MORNING News, Tri-Weekly Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, three months, 81 Is; six
months 81 so: one year IS 90.
The SUNDAY NEWS, By mail. one year. 81 %.
The WEEKLY News, BY mail, one year, 81 ..
Subscriptions payable in advance: Remit by
postal order, check or registered letter Cur
rcncy sent by mail at risk of senders.
Letters ana kilograms should be addressed
~MpRNIxo NEWS" Savannah, Ga
Advertising rates mads known on application.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

This passage from the Presidents message
should be given special prominence all over
the country. IL relates to tariff REFORM
"There should be no cessation of the strug-
gle until plan is perfected, fair and con-
sentative toward existing industries, but
which will reduce the cost to consumers of
the necessaries of life, while it provides for
our manufacturers the advantage Of freer
raw materials and permits no injury to the
interests of American labor" The party
which adopts that as the tariff plank Of its
platform will probably win in 1892. Tariff
reform has made wonderful progress in the
last two years, and its progress will not be
checked by the recent republican victory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

A bill was introduced at the last session
of congress to provide for the erection at
North Bend, O., of a monument to William
Henry Harrison. Probably it would have
remained p.geon-holed, or else it would
have been voted down, but for the result of
the recent election. Now, however, it is
likely to be passed. Either President
Cleveland or President-elect Harrison
would probably sign it very promptly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Heretofore the war on the Sunday news
paper has been waged chiefly by the minis
tiers and the religious press, but lately two
prominent daily newspapers, the New York
Mail and Cypress and the Chicago Ne,cs,
have entered upon the crusade. The Sun
day newspaper. however, will remain a
rood many wears vet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Perhaps the republicans will try to steal
the democratic thunder by revising the
tariff, and perhaps the democrats will try
to steal the republican thunder by admitting
Dakota and several other territories Poll
tics is a queer game
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

The Florida orange manages to hold its
own, and it always will, for it is the best.
The Hartford Times seems to think it is,
for 1t says: People want all the Florida
oranges they can get-for none that are
grown in Cuba, in Jamaica, or in Mexico
or California, are equal to sweet and
juicy Florida. 1t is good to see the crop in
creasing-as 1t is likely 70 increase. year by
year-and If no severe trosts hit the trees,
one of these winters will see Florida
oranges growing cheaper by reason Of the
great supply. But they are not dear now. y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

It may interest Americans to know that
Lord Sackville is still recognized in London
as the minister to this country. He is lat
home on leave" and draws his pay regu-
larry, but he hardly writes as many letters
a he did
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

The anarchists appear to be obtaining a
strong foothold in Chicago, and it was an
nounced that they were becoming bold in
New York, but that is denied. Chicago
seems to have been selected as their head
quarters in this country. Will the Chicago
Tribune rise up and put down the monster,
anarchism!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Mr. Blaine is said to have become very
nervous because Gen. Harrison has not sent
him word to come and see him. Mr.. Blaine
had better pack his grip and go anyway.
Didn't Gen. Harrison say, during the cam
paign, that the latch string to his front
door hung on the outsidel That was before
the election, but it might afford Mr.. Blaine
o pretext for going.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

IL will be observed that Ohio still bankers
after the offices. She wants a representa-
tive in the cabinet, and several of her poll
ticians are after the speakership. Ohio
never was modest in the matter of demand
ing offices, and she never will be.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

The New York Tribune says: "The con
ccrted attempt of the democratic and Mug
wump papers to make out that Gen. Harri-
sons election was bought is the coolest thing
out since last springs blizzard" No, it
isn't The coolest thing since the blizzard
is the denial by the republican that Gen.
Harrison's election was bought.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06
The Bargain to be Carried Out.

from The Net1 York Graphic (Denl.)
Business might as well go ahead just as IL
nothing were going to be done with the tariff.
Tho protected capitalists bought the late cleo
ton, and paid great deal of money, and the
republican congress that doesn't allow them to
get their money back with large profits would
be recreant to q most important part of a
deliberate bargain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

1t is funny-isn't it!-how the republi.
cans make haste to declare their willing
ness to revise the tariff. They laughed at
President ClevelaDd's recommendation for
revision, and Immediately resolved to
push the Senate tariff bill-a bill which ia
not what it ought to be, but which is a
virtual admission that tariff revision is de.
manded by the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Some months ago the cabbage growers
of Northern Ohio formed trust to advance
the price of cabbage sold by them, but they
seem to haveoversbot the mark. The price
went up so high that nobody would buy,
and in consequence the growers lost
money. 1t is great pity that all trusts
can't be squelched as easily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

The London Standard is trying to ex-
plain why distinguished Englishmen, mean
ing English noblemen, seek American wives.
1t may not be the case with English noble
men, but with those Of other countries the
money of American girls is the chief at
traction. The foreigners furnish the titles,
and the Americans furnish the cash.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Ex-Slugger Sullivan is talking as if he
really expects to fight Kilrain. He says:
eff Kilrain whips me squarely and fairly,
I'll step down and out, never to enter the
ring again. However, have no fear of the
result, as there will be no running match
about it this time" Probably there won't
be any running match, or anything else.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Rev. DIR. Mayo, Of Boston, one.of the fore
most educators in the country, was asked,
the other day, what course the Republican
party would pursue toward the south. He
said: Let the south alone" Exactly.
The south can take care OF herself. She
doesn't require the alleged assistance Of
meddlesome outsiders. win the republi-
cans take DIR. Mayo's advicel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

Word comes from Indianapolis that the
west is in the saddle. or will be when Gen.
Harrison becomes President. and that the
object of the westerners will be to knock
out New York and tn, east. New York
elected Gen. Harrison Probably before
his term is out she win wish she hadn't.