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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-13
FRANCES VOTING SYSTEM.
Comments of the Press on the Arron
basement Bill.

QlS8emenC Bill.
PARIS, Feb 12.-rhe adoption by the
Chamber of Deputies last night of the
scrutin d'arrondissement bill has afforded
much gratific tion to the opportunist jour
nails. The Repubique FrdncatSe says:
1--WE armed the republic yesterday but
will not disarm it tomorrow ny voting for
a revision f the constitution" The Jour
nal deS Debdts says: "lue Establishment
of the scruJil darrondissemeut system Of
voting can only result favorably with a
mOder to cabinet in 0ffiee.n
Radical urnals fear the consequences
that will follow the adoption Of the meas
ure.
Monarchist and B ulangist papers declare
that the &C ion of the Chamber of Deputies
in passing the bill will not ange the ver-
dict of thu elec ors, who, they sty, do not
desire any more parliament rism.
THE BILL IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate to-day Premier Floquet in
troduce1 the scru in d'arrondissem5nt bill
and asked urgency for the measure, which
was granted. On the proposal OF NJ de
Casablanca, notwithstanding the protests
OF the members of the righ , it was decided
tina the bureau sIould meet imnedl ttely
and appoint a committee on the bill.
The committee which the Senate has ap-
DJlnb al 10 COiS utT JtiS 5tTuLlH q al OutilSr-
ment bll consists entirely of members in
favor of that system Of election.
BoULANGER TO SPEAK.
In an interview to-day, GeJ. Boulanger
said that he would prob bly, make an ad-
dress il the Chamber f De utiei Thurs law
but that he would not demand the dissolu-
tion of parliament He st tied that he had
no in ention Of ntes & the SO It for the
department Of Haute-Vienne. He thought
that NJ de FreyciLet was pei fectly ju' 'tit d
in ceasu.ing Col. Senart, who ma no right
to make such references il public address
to parliament. Pc s)nally, however, he ap-
proved Col Ssnar's action. Gen. Bou-
langer then sad that if he came
int power he believed he couli induce
K gland TO evacuate Egypt, aud thus re-
move the . ly difficulty between q lgland
d France. He appeared to believe that
bis triumph would lms after exhibition.
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of Mr.. Parnell's friends in attempting at the
opeJi & of the convention, to depose, d s.
ganize and disrupt { e revOlu ionary or
ganizatioO. No refereuce was in ended TO
the pret ests made at Buffalo against vio-
le ce and crime The witness id ntified an
alleged speech by Mr.. rlell referring to
the latte S determination to 'sever
the last link binding ireland and
England" He also testified that on
the occasion of Alexander Sui ivan's
trial for murder, Sheriff Agnew, VIII WAS
a member Of the sec ct organization, Sc
lected and "fixedn the jury. MIR. Sullivan
was acquitted on the ground that he S OF
the man killed on account of the man
affron ing his Hife, and it was called justi-
fable homicide
This ended the examination of the wit
ness
Upon leaving the court room, Lecaron
said that he wished to apologize if h bad
been imper mont He did not know the
rules of the court room. He thanked all
for the courtesy that h d been s own him,
salut the bench ard bar and left the court
The court then adjourned.
o'BRIEN TAKEN TO KILLARNEY.
DUBLIN, Feb. l2-William O'Bren was
taken from Tralee TO Killarney to-day,
where he was a raigned on the last sum-
mons issued against him for violq ting the
crimes act He looked haggard. When his
case was cal ell in court he asked for an ad-
jolrnment on the ground thai he had not
been able to consult counsel. The court
gran, ed ais request and set the hearing for
Mo day. Tue government had posted a
proclamation a'olg the route from Tralee
to Xii arney forb ddirg the gathering of
crowds. M. O'Brien was escorted by a
force Of military.
o'KELLY SENTENCED.
In Donegal to-day James O'Kelly, M, P,
for North r, scommon, was sentenced TO
six mo tbs impriso msnt for inciting ten
ants TO adopt the plan of campaign. Mr..
O'kelly catered an appeal
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been honestly and squarely elected, let them
be honest in cir convictions and vote
against him. He would not himself take up
the testimony because he was not law yer,
and he thanked God sometimes that he was
not, for now he could agree upon some-
thing. [Lau thter.l
NO FALLING OFF IN HIS VOTE
It was said that he was an Unpopular
man and that his vote had fallen oh No
vo had fallen off, but the management OF
getting it into the box had fallen of.
Laughter If all the negroes were pray
TO vote the democratic ticket why as
it that Col Elliott nad only received 5000
votes. A large percentage OF the honor
able men Of the Seventh district had
thought and said that it w shame that
an honorable man Ike Col Elliott was will
ing tn receive gigantic steal of the district
He (Small-) had lost his popularity be-
cause when there we're 600 repub ican votes
in precinct the clerk put $50 names on
tie poll list and the surplus votes were
drawn out. [Laug teri He supp sed he
would have t. 60 when the vote was taken
tomorrow. He would 60 GOOD naturedly,
because he would be up again next year and
see some Of the democrats going out too
[Llugater.]
Pending further debate, o. motion of Mr..
Stewart of Georgia, the Senate bill was
passed changing to the second Monday in
March the date for the commencement of
the March term of the district court for the
Northern district of Georgia. The House
then, at 80 O'clock, adjourned.
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FRANCES CoNsTII UrIoN.
FIoquet in Danger of Defeat on the
Revision Question.


Revision Question.
PARIS, Feb 12-The issue of next Thurs
days debate in the Chamber Of De uties on
the proposed revision OF the consJ tuti N / s
the sole topic OF conversation in parliamel-
tary circles. The minis-erialists do not
conceal their fears of defeat unless Premier
Floduat asSents to system OF revis on
satisfactory to the radicals, who will not
vote for revision except By constituent
assembly, while Premier F,oquet persists
that revision must be pa tial and effected
by a congress Of the Senate and Chamoer
OF Deputies.
WHERE THE CONSERVATIVES STAND.
The conservatives side with the radicals
in the demand that the matter be referred
TO a constituent assembly, believing hat
the assembly would have a large BJulanZist
or conservative majority. Wae.her Pre-
mie- Fl aquet's proposal or the proposal Of
the nservatiyes aud rad Gals Is ca ried,
tie Senate is ex )ected t. reJec revision in
any form as inoppOrtune. The Chamber
of Deputies will then begin the de on
the budget, on which subject it will con-
tinue talking u1til the opening Of the exhi-
bitiJn, whel 1t will adj ur until the cleo
tions in Oct )ber. The lef.at OF Premier
Floduet may cause n cabinet crisis, but the
minlsterialis;s are co. fidsnt that there will
be no dissolution uutil autumn.
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POSTAL CHANGES.
New Postoflces and New Postmasters
Near Home.

WASHINGTON, Fel. ~ The following
posi- al change, ar3 ammo need:
New PJstna ,ters e lwar A. Gray, at
Mcrye.-e, CT. /; Z,uouia c. Jones. a. Apop-
ka, Fa. Miss uri d. Wade, at Bar er's,
Fla; George j.. Niles, ut Mansfield, Fla |:
john w. Hull. at o wens, Fla
New Pos offices-Cetharine Denore
Harrison, Washington cuun Y, Fla. 0 car
A. Cantrell, Mou II lily, Berseley county.
S. c. William II. Taylor, Newport, York
county, $. g.
Star Service Changes Disqualification
TO Flowery Bra icn, fro IA march /. 1889.
Increase servics 10 three times week
s ar Service Decentralization
Athens TO Watkinsvile, ON Feb. 8, 1889.
Special Service Discon.inu dFl iida-
Bantop, Pasco county, from Blanton
sta ion IN. o. from Fen. IL, 1859. Georgia
-FArmin ton from Walkinsville, from
Feb. ., 1889.
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ON THE SENATE CALENDAR.

A Quarantine Bill Among the Num-
Der Reported From Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Among the SEN
ate bills reported from committee, and
placed on the Senate calendar this morning
was one appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of an iron bridge from Fort
Monroe to Elizabeth, Va, and one to pro-
vide for the better enforcement Of the
quarantine laws and regulations of the
United S ates, and for the esta ablshment Of
a national BOARD of health.
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MAKING Up DEFICIENCIES.

The Appropriations Committee Re
ports the Bill to the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The House COM
mittee on appropriations to-day reported to
the House the general deficiency bill, the
last Of the regular annual appropriation
bills except the Indian bill. The deficiency
bill calls for 4,56S, $751; The principal
items are: For invalid aad Mexican pen
sions, Ss0O0,O00; railway mail service,
l,0O7 ,52S; compensation to postmasters,
5000 900; pay of special deputy marshals at
the congressional election, $124, 900; mar
shals fees $50 900
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PATNA RICE DUTIES.
Effect Of the Decision just Handed
Down at New Orleans.

Effect of the Decision just Handed
Down at New Orleans.
New YORK, Feb. 12-The famous Patna
rice case Of Messrs. Pierdmeuges, Preyer g.
Co. against The collector Of customs at New
Orleans, which has been pending IN New
Orleans before Judge Billings In the United
States circuit court, for the recovery Of
excess duties collected on uucleancd Patnn
rice, as been decided rgainst the plai tiffs
and in favor Of the government. This
is a reversal Of the ruling OF years at all
ports, and puts an effectual bar on importa-
tions Of rough Ben al rice q other than the
rate Of duty imposed on cleaned rice, which
it is now dec ded 10 be- The imports Of
this style last year we're over 100, 600
bags d il sill thus be seen thai the deci-
SION IA Of con iderable inheritance 81 its
relations TO and possible Influence on the
rice market OF the u lited Statei.
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WHERE rHE coNsERvArIvEs srAND.
COUNT DE LEsszPs ILL.
The Failure of the Canal Project Agei
Him Rapidly.

Inc hallure OF blo Ohlhl EEOJeCJ ages
Him Rapidly.
PARIS, Feb. 12.-Couut de Lesseps is ILL.,
Hitherto be mas defied his years, bat old
ags has sulde ly fallen upon him with the
collapse OF the Panama canal scheme. His
daily levees have ceased, and his family
will not allow visitors 10 ref r to I @ ma
ma canal. 1t is rep ,rted that he is going TO
end his days ira villa at Is raila.
On the bourse to-day Panama canal
shares closed nominally at 81. There were
no buyers.
The last hopes of the supporters Of The un-
dertaking rest upon the credi foncier
scheme co create the comp my, after hea =
ing g report Of the engineer commisso on
on the state Of the works and the capital
necessary to complete the canal. At any
rate, after the career Of Count do Les cps Is
over, If new company is ever formed, M.
Christophle, presi lent Of the credit foncier,
will be tue president.
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Grain Distilleries.

WASHINGTON, Feb 12-In a communi-
cation from the treasury departm nt to the
House to. day, transmiting an estimate for
the deficiency appropriation for the ex-
penses Of the internal revenue bureau, 1t is
stated that the records of the internal reve-
nua office show that there were on Ja1. /,
1859, 22l more grain distilleries in actual
operation than there were on Jan. 1, 1888.
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Rusk as SECRETARY of War

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Now that it
seems settled that Gen. Ager has no cha ce
of goi lg into t. cabinet, Senator Spooner
Of Wisconsin, starts out again to lndianap-
oils to tell Gen. Harrison once more what a
banded Jere Rusk of Wisconsin, would
make. Senator Spooner thinks that Gov.
Rusk will be appointed.
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Protection on Panama.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12--In the House to-
day, on motion Of Mr.. McCreary Of X n
lucky, the Senate bill to enable the P esi-
dent TO protect the interests OF the United
States in Panama was referred TO the COM
mittee on fore gn affairs and leave granted
TO report at any time.
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Blaine's Name on a Pardon Petition

wAsHINeToN, Feb. 12.-The President is
considering peti,iol from James G. Blai le,
Hannibal Hamlin and other prominent
Maine men asking the pardon II Cashier
Gould, whose fall asto ished all Maine and
whose two years. experience Of prison life
are said to have greatly affected his health.
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snain,s Republicans.

MADRID, Feb 12.-At a banquet given
by the republican club in this city last
night TO celebrate the proclamatio IN of a
repablc IL 1878, the di cussion ended in dis
order, and the officers of the club were
compelled TO Dissolve the meeting,
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For q Display of Farm Products.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-In the House to-
day Mr. Townsend of Illinois introduced a
bin appropratiug 5000 for special DIS
play Of farm pr ducts Of the United States
at the Paris exposition. II WAS referred.
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FRENCH STOCKS.

Their Strength the Pesult OF Feel
l. & OF confidence.
PARIS, Feb. l2-The strength Of govern
me ST. Ks tar Jughout he politicL crisis
is due the extreme opticsm Of the oper-
at0rs, who believe jat the exhibition year
is assured Of peace and boom in trade.
The bourse operators d. not question
whether m nistry will last or not. They
are confident that the republic will hold
out, that re ,tes Will keep ste idy, and that
{ Q markets generally nave good time for
a long period to come
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-13
A Local option q lection.

JACKSON, MISS, Fob IA local option
election was beld in this county to-day.
Sufficient returns have been received o. in
dicate beyond doubt that the prohibition
lists have been defeated.
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Two More Ballots in West virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Feb 1.-TWO
ballots we're taken for United States SEN
on the second ballot
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PEsTH, Feb. i2.--Tne stude Is made an
other riotous demonstration against the
army bill this eYeEing. Many arrests were
made.
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Trovia Joatroast.erahIp.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The President
to-day nominated Samuel NJ. Adams TO be
postmaster at Troy, Ala
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THOMPSON AND STEVENSON.


The nominations # Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Thompson to be Civil
Service Commissioner IN place of Sir.
Elgerton, removed and of First Assistant
Postmaster Generai Stevens N TO be Judge
of the supreme court of the District of
Columbia, 50 i'll be subjected to the general
rule adopted by the majority of the Senate
respecting political nominations. The
objection to Mr.. Stevenson is said to lie in
the ia that his nomination is III violation
of tbs republican platform concern
ing territorial offices that they shall be
filed by residents. The appoi tee in this
c Sc is not c nSidere1 as coming within the
meaning of the word. If the republicans
continue to hold this positio it means tn
appointment of w shington LAWYER to
the bench. Secretary Thompson is objected
to on the score f extreme offensive ardsan-
ship i South Carolina elec ions
WHY THEY CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
The republican senator's, it is uuders .ood
have determined to C nfirm Coleman as
secretary Of agriculture upon the represen-
tatiOns of the committee on agriculture
that if he is not confirmed the operations
of the department OF agriculture wi be
seriously interfered with. Those republi-
can senators who said yesterday that Mr..
Coleman's nomination would share the fate
of Messrs. Thomps MS and Steve nson's and
lie IN committee pigeon hple I'LL bne 4th
Of March. thought that Mr.. Coleman would
continue TO administer to the affairs of the
department Of agriculture as COM
missioner SO that the public
service would suffer no detriment while
democrat was being kept out Of an increase
of salary and an accession of honor. But
the commit es on agriculture, after ex-
amining the law just approved by the Presi-
dent, came the conclusion that it abol-
ished the off g of commissioner, and so left
the department without head. Accord
ingly the committee reported the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Coleman favorably this af ,er-
noon. Under an objection from one repub-
lican senator it went over until t next
executive session, when, if the republicans
carry out their present purpose, it will be
confirmed
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1nstlgator5

Instlgators of Rome's kiots.
ROME, Feb. 12.-It has been proved that
the rec nt ri It's here were instigated by
French agitatOrs.
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SECRETARY og AGRICULTURE.
Mr.. Colman's Nomination VIII Proba
bly, be Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Il the executive
session of t Senate this afternoon, Senator
Plumb, from the committee on agriculture,
favorably reported the nomination of N N1r-
man j. Colman of Missouri to be Secretary
of Agriculture. Objection was made by
the republican senator's to consideration at
this time, and democratic senator en-
objected to discu sion of the nomination,
and under the rules it went over until the
next executive session. 1t is understood
that the nomination will be confirmed, ho
ever, when it again comes before the Sen
ata
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-13
Bond Purchases.

WASHINGTON, Feb 12-Tue treasury to-
day accepted s3Jl, $40 as at 1925.
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WHAT HE RETERREp II

Locsron said that ''the kind Of thing boz
gun In 3u0alon related TO the action
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tsi simpson had appointed him cap
Tbe v. the militia for meritorious service"
csi soVernor would ardly think that re-
pa,lg brlbe was meritorious service.
fac, 'IIwlhg the case, he commented on the
ID onaV though in South Carolina every
ihbIo' very prosecuting officer, every con-
sad a@ been brought to court for
ba4 sIls us oulldoziug and intimidation which
tbe a.a oqen charged. Let the ge tlemen on
tbs, Oensr side examine the record, aud if
'5 come TO the conclusion that lac had not
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-08

. u-..s.r ran. How q care ~ t.w,. .r
Every Deseriptloa.
Sulphur 4 not good % give the young
chickens.
Kerosene and lard make 9 good oint-
ment for scaly legs
After the chickens are Two or tnres
weeks old they can Be fod on cracked
wheat
II the eggs are 70 be hatched keep
drake for every Eve ducks N order e
be sure.
Never keep a slop hole where The
poultry can help themselves II You ex-
pect to maintain health.
One advantage with ducks e that
they do not harbor lice They have
too much oil.
Old pieces Of oil-cloth can be used 2
good advantage as a covering for coops
in rainy weather.
One advantage with Pehin ducks e
that only low fence is needed 70 con-
fine or keep them out
On the farm the laying Of five dozen
eggs ought to pay for keeping hen
year. All above this is profit On the
farm it viii nearly always pay 70 plant
q few rows Of sunhower seed especially
for the poultry. Geese are tond Of
weeds, especially Of purslano, and will
often do good service in killing out
and destroying weeds Very often q
few drops Of turpentine put IN the
drinking water at this time will pro-
vent the gapes- il the chicks are al
ready affected, q drop or two on asmal
piece Of bread will cure AZ q rule
guineas should be Matched under hens
near the house. They are naturally
rather wild, and this Will aid materi-
ally in making them gentle. Il the
young guineas are kept near the house.
Milk Is much better food for poultry
during the summer than corn Corn is
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-08
MIMETIo SUICIDES.
Historical Illustrations - the Influence Of
Mans Initiative Faculty.


Historical illustrations - the Influence Of
Mans Initiative Faculty.
Within ten days after the suicide of
man in a full-dress suit in this city
three similar cases were reported in
other parts of the country, and doubt
less others will follow as a result Of
these. The influence Of morbid imita-
tion in causing what seem to be epi-
denies of crime against the person or
property of others is equally potent in
determining not only the number but
the character or method of suicidal
crime.
The murderous criminal, whether
suicidal or homicidal, is invariably one
in whom appetite and instinct-the es-
seutially animal qualities-predominate
over the will; in whom reason and iudg-
mont are subordinate to imagination
and impulse. He is the result of an
imperfect human development which
favors and fosters an abnormal devel-
opment Of the mimetic faculty, shared in
common with the monkey by unculti-
waited, uneducated man. Students of
this class of crime have accumulated
multitudes. of illustrations of the inhu-
ence OF the mimetic faculty. In his
Anatomy of Suicide DIR. Winslow
furnishes a curious collection-among
them the following:
"Some years ago a man hanged himself on
the threshold OF one Of the doors of the corri-
dor at tho Hotel des Invalides. No suicide had
occurred in the establishment for two years
previously, but in the succeeding fortnight five
invalids hanged themselves on the same cross
bar and the governor was obliged to shut up
the passage"
Lecky, in his history of European
Morals" recounts among the epidemics
OF purely insane suicides that strange
mania which ragged in the Neapolitan
districts from the end of the fifteenth
to the end of the seventeenth century,
the victims of which 'thronged in null
titudes toward the sea, and often, as
the blue waters opened to their view,
they chanted wild hymn of welcome
and rushed with passion into the
waves" An epidemic of mimetic sui
eide occurred among the women OF Mi
letus, who killed themselves in great
numbers because their husbands and
lovers were detained by the wars. This
epidemic, like similar one among the
women Of Lyons, was only checked by
an order that the bodies of all suicides
should be dragged naked through the
streets and exposed in the public mar
ket-places.
If the dress-suit suicide continues to
grow in popularity it may be necessary
to check it by threatening to expose
the bodies of its victims in unfashiona-
Bile and badly-iitting garments This
seems to be about the only kind of ar
gument that will appeal to intellects oI
the dress-coat type. Chicago News