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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
The Major Would Bet on Anvtnin

~@O A"oJSA "OAAA DCb Oa any Call1 &.
Talking about betting men, said an owner
of racehorses uptown the other evening, lean
ing back against the bar his elbows on the rail
ing, some of the fellows down in Kentucky Law
over any ever met. Why there's a man in
would rather bet than-well, came near
saying. see horse-race or drink glass of
14year-old whisky. The major would not only
bet heavily on horse-raceS, elections and poker
games, but also on whether he would meet
red-headed girl in the course of the afternoon
or any such trivial occurrence His veins were
full of sporting blood, and bet would have to
be 'deadopen-and-shut' indeed if he refused
to make it.
Il recollect one time a party of us were sit
ting in livery stable, which is the great loafing
pl ce in Kentucky. when somebody remarked
that there would be an eclipse of the moon the
following night.
"'How do you know asked the major.
"'Why, the newspaper says SO, and gives the
exact hour and minute when the eclipse will
begin
"The majors education was not his strongest
point, and he was particularly weak on astron-
omy, so he began to argue that no newspaper
fellow could tell what the moon was going to
do His friend tried to explain how the exact
time of an eclipse was calculated, but to no Dur
pose. and finally IN disgust said:
IN bet you a thousand to one the news
paper right
TN take you, was the reply; shall it be in
hundreds"
THE man didn't want to rob the major but
merely to teach him lesson he made the bet in
tens-Sl0,000 TO $40 that there would be au
eclipse Of the moon the following night at the
given hour. OF course the major lost, aud when
somebody reproved him for betting against
certainty, he said:
"'Good gracious, man, look at the odds9 I'd
bet that the sun isn't going to rise tomorrow if
got enough odds.."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
The Water Supply Question.

The mayor informed a MORNING NEWS
reporter on Thursday that as soon as Alder
man McDonough, the chairman of the
water committee, returned to the city there
would be meeting of the city council for
the purpose of considering the questions
relating to an increased supply Of artesian
water. From the appearance of the water
received through the mains yesterday il
would be fair to infer that the greater
part Of the water supply is low
being drawn from the river. It
may be, however. that the percentage
of river water in the water supply has not
been increased. and that the large amount
Of silt in the water is due to the recent
heavy rains up the river; but whatever the
cause OF the very great change in the ap-
pearance of the water is, it will hardly be
denied that the change is not pleasant
one.
We do not know what extraordinary
difficulties the city authorities are having
to contend with in this matter of increasing
the supply Of artesian water, but it does
seem as if they were moving very slowly
After Expert johnson made his report the
course to pursue at once seemed to be To
construct a reservoir at the water works.
The reservoir, according to the expert,
would enable the artesan wells to furnish
one-ffth more water, and would avoid dan.
ger to the pump from sand. If an increase
OF one-fifth in the supply should not NEE,
the demand, one or two more wells could be
sunk at comparatively small expense.
1t is admitted on all sides that pure
artesian water is more wholesome than
mixed art sian and river water. That
being the case there ought to be no un.
necessary delay in increasing the supply OF
artesian water. 1t may be that we are
wrong about it, but it does seem as if the
city authorities, in this matter of water
are so inactive as to justify the conclusion
that they do not regard it as of much i'm
portance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Base Ball VS.. Classics.

The Louisville Courier Journal says:
She talked to him of Plato and of Tacitus and
Cato, spoke of Esop and Diogenes with
tears in her blue eyes.
Asked him what he thought of Homer and of
Hesiod, The roamer, how the jokes of
old Hierocles compared with William
Nye's.
Her breath came short and scanty as she flew
along by Dante. but she pulled herself
together and she got her second wind:
She mentioned old man Chaucer. Milton's wife.
how he did boss her, and dwelt on Burns
and Byron, and the dreadful way they
sinned.
He sat quite mum, though frowning. till she
settled down on Browning, and deem
ing she meant Peter, he said he thought
perhaps
She would like to hear of Ewing, and what
Brother Ward was doing; recalcitrant
old Arson, and of Kelys lively taps
He could talk base ball be stated. and with elo-
quence related the history Of every game
down to the present year.
And when his tale was ended she said he was
lust splendid. and she got down upon her
knees TO adore him as her peer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
orig,nal Package Legislstion.

The promptuess with which the Senate
has passed bill multiplying he effect Of the
Original package" decision shows that the
strength Of the prohibition sentiment
throughout the country is fully recognized.
The House has under advisement till sim
lar to ths. passed By the Senate. TIE
probabilities are that it will accept the Sen
ate bill, and thus, within a month after tbs
rendering of the Original package" decis-
ion by the supreme court, congress will
have taken from the dealers in intoxicating
liquors whatever advantages that decision
gave them.
The case in which the ''original package
decision was rendered went 10 the supreme
court from Iowa, which Is a prohibition
state. The state authorities claimed the
right. under the state laws. to prevent any
intoxicating liquors from beng scld in the
ST. e. The United States supreme court
decided that under the constitution no state
could prevent its citizens from impof ting
intoxicating liquors, aud that the importers
could sell the liquors in the Original pack
ages" int not otherwise. As soon as the
packages were broken they became subject
to the laws of the state.
Immediately after this decision was rem
dered vast qua titles CT intoxicating
liquors were imported into the prohibition
states in pint and quart bottles. and in jugs
holding one or more gallons. The liquors
were sold in these original packages and
customers were numerous
The prohibilionists appealed to congress.
The bill which the Senate has passed pro-
vides that intoxicating liquors transported
into state for consumption. sale or storage
shau be subject TO the operation and effect
of the laws of such state to the
same extent and in the same manner
as if they had been produced in
the state. When this bill becomes law, as
it doubtless will, the liquor men IN ques-
ton Its constitutionality. 1t seems there are
good lawyers who hold that congress hasn't
the constitutional authority to enact such a
law. The fight between the prohibitionists
and the liquor men, therefore. may be con-
tinued in the courts good while yet before
their respective rights under the constitu-
ton are finally settled. at present the pro-
hibitionists have the best Of the fight,
though few weeks ago, when the highest
court in the land decided against them, the
outlook for them was rather unpromising.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

1t is surprising that the so-called leaders
of the colored race did not embrace the op-
portunity offered to them recently to dis
play their demagogism, which they seldom
fail to do. Langston, Pinchbeck and Lynch
were invited to a convention called to meet
at New Haven, Conn.,, May 26, to take &C.
ton to secure the negroes their rights under
the constitution of the United States. but
they failed to respond; in fact, the move
ment was a failure. This further illustrates
the fact how little interest these men take
in the grievances of their race. Now if the
members of the convention had invited
Ingalls, or Clarkson they would not have
been disappointed The former might have
entertained them with an original grafton
from Massillon, and the latter might have
told them what useful soutnend append
age the col ored brother is to the repub-
lcan kite--before an election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Fine Hotels.

The Ponce de Leon hotel at st. Augustine
and the De Soto in this city have not been
without their influence, it seems, in other
cities. The, construction of hotel that is
| TO cost s., 000,0 900 has been begun in Phila-
delphia. 1t is on Broad street, and it is
intended that it shall rival in magnificence
any hotel in the world. Philadelphia has
long needed a really fine hotel, and the new
structure will make her s,ow-going, but
amiable and honorable Quakers, prouder of
her than ever.
New York also is to have a great hotel-a
hotel that will be an advertisement for that
city. William Waldorf Astor is going to build
it as sort of memorial of his father, John
Jacob Aston. 1t will be located at the cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Thirty-ffth street,
and part of the site is now occupied by
the house in which John Jacob Astor lived
| and died. 1t is to be ten stories high and
the estimated cost of it is $4,000 900. A
| name has not yet been selected for it, but it
will probably be called 1.-THE New Astor
| House.
1t is proposed to build several large hotels
| in Chicago to accommodate the world's fair
Visltors, Dut IL Is not probable that any one
OF them will be particularly fine building.
One of the designs for the worlds fair build
ing provides for hotel. 1t is the work of e
jacksonville, Fla, architect, and if it should
be adopted 1t would surpass anything in the
way OF building that the world has ever
seen. The design is for building in the
shape of a pyramid, having base 1000
/ feat nd fohk -
The base would therefore cover thirty-three
acres. Tho number of stories would be
sixty, each being twenty feet high. The
floor space would be about 200 acres, nearly
double that of the Paris exposition. If the
hotel accommodations were in the top
stories the guest could always depend upon
pretty strong breeze-stronger perhaps
than most of them would desire. However,
there is.not much probability of the Jackson
vile mans design being adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Chicago's Real Estate Boom.

Real estate in Chicago is on big boom,
and, it is expected. will con inue to be until
after the exposition. Every foot of land
within the city's limits not already occu-
pied-and there are thousands of acres
unoccupied-is being cut up into building
lots. The city is twenty three miles long and
from six to ten miles wide, and it contains a
vast amount of soil into which spade has
never entered.
A day or two ago land that, before it
was determined what city should have The
fair, could have been bought for 5000 an
acre, sold for $1,000. This is only one in.
stance of the wonderful rise in the price of
real estate.
Real estate Spectators know very
well that building lots are not worth
what they are selling for, but they
continue to buy them because they
feel sure that they will be able to un-
load them upon other spectators during
the boom period One real estate agent is
reported to have said recently that those
who held the lots when the exposition ended
would suffer heavy losses. because the bot
tom would drop out Of real estate prices
with startling suddenness. 1t was his bus
mess, however, to sell lots, he said, and not
to warn people of the risk they run in in
vestiug in real estate at ruling prices.
1t is very doubtful if Chicago will be a
good place for poor man during the fair.
The cost of living will be very high, and
labor. on account of the competition, will
probably be cheap. Mechanics and laborers
from all parts of the country will go there
with the hope of getting good wages, and
they will be disappointed. If their number
could be limited they would of course do
well. but it cannot.
Chicago expects that her population will
increase several hundred thou and by 1895,
and the prospect is that she will not be dis
appointed. Her growth has been phenome-
nal, and the advertisement she will get
through the fair will be immense. 1t is not
certain, however, that the fair will be of
permanent benefit to her. When it is over
it is pretty certain that she will have a
period of depression, and the period may be
such a long one that it will rob her of much
of the benefit she obtained from the fair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

The MoRS1so News Is on nle st the following
places, where Advertising Hates and other in
formation regarding the paper can be obtained:
NEW YORK CITY
J. Il BATES, SO PARK Row.
Q. p RowEIL & Co.. 10 Spruce street.
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pAUcHY & Co, q Park Place.
T. W. THOMPSON, 80 Park Row.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION,
Potter Building.
PHILADELPHIA
II. ". AVER & Sos, Times Building
BOSTON
g & NILES, 256 Washington street.
PxrTENGILL & Co., 10 State street.
CHICAGO
y4oRD & THoxAs, Is Randolph street.
O NCINNATI-
RpwIs ALDEN COMPANY. 66 West Fourth street.
NEW HAVEN
TIE a. P HUBBARD COMPANY Is Elm street.
l5T LOUIS
SzLsoS GRESHAM & Co. 1877 Pine street.
ATLANTA
MoRsISe NEWS BUREAU, 50 Whitehall street.
MACON
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

Very few people have the satisfaction of
reading their own obituaries. Some have
had that peculiar pleasure, thanks to the
live, wide-awake American newspapers.
which seldom get left. but it remained for
an enterprising Canadian daily to scoop all
the other newspapers on the Kemmler exc
cution, of which it gave all the particulars
on the day fixed for the event. And now
Kemmler can read a full account of his
"electrocution" before it takes place.
The Canadian ''scooper" says: 'The
sternness of Reminders features sud
denly relaxed. There was just a
visible shudder and that was all. None of
the unmercitul contortions and stranglings
and commissions which mark the death of
a man by hanging were visible.
Death was instantaneous. Every one
present was greatly relieved at
the sudden termination of what they had
forebodings would be a CHASTITY sight, and
when in eleven minutes the jail surgeon
pronounced life absolutely extinct, sigh of
satisfaction was distinctly audible" The
echo of that sigh which was SO plainly heard
in Canada hasn't died out yet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

The republican state committee of New
York, instead Of attacking the Democratic
party, has entered upon an important cam.
paign by attacking a section of its own
party. Their action in reading Assembly.
men Fish and Gibbs out of their ranks for
their independence of Platt rule in the re-
cent session OF the legislature may result in
serious consequences. Fish and Gibbs rep.
resent considerable minority of the EN-.
pire state republicans They are not at all
frightened, and, despite Mr.. Platt's veto
VIII seek and probably win reelection,
The increase Of the democratic vote in the
legislature will be greatly helped and the
election of United States senator almost
assured. At any rate, the democrats cannot
fail to gain some advantage, either at tn,
eiection or thereafter, from a republican
split.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
A Warming to the South.

In all kindness we warn the south, and espe-
cial y the solid part thereof, to walk warily and
TO beware. Col Elliott Fierabras Shepard's
st IN denunciation of the rebels and his
athletic jumping oyer rebel fagstaffs are no
empty threats. He lost his safety valve during
a recent trip to Washington. He must he will
explode. The south may laugh ha-ha at the
blast but Just wait a week. The colonel is
secretly arming and equipping the business
meas republican organization of the Eleventh
district, and is prepared to sit upon the seat of
war at once. After burning Richmond and
Norfolk. however, he will smooth the wriukled
front OF war and return to the arts of peace.
He is going to send an exploring expedition in
search of Mason and Dixon's line, which he
proposes to annex to his Fifth avenue stage
route. There is no ice on Col Shepard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
Anxious About His Mail.

A plain-looking Englshman who is at the
Palmer house has asked so many questions of
the people about the hotel since his arrival a
few days ago that the clerks now hide when he
appears in the office, says the Chicago Tribune
Yesterday morning he coruered Thomas
O'Brien, the room clerk, and asked where the
postmaster lived.
Il can't tell you sir. replied the clerk. 'sTbe
postoffice is at Clark and Adams Streets
Then the postmaster is apt to be there?'
YES, SIR"
who is her"
''Col Sexton"
Mice fellowf"
"None better.
81 want to transact some business with him
and would rather Ike to know bit about the
man before going over to bis office"
"You will find him a thorough gentleman"
II say, won't YOU kindly jJt down line to
him recommending me- Your recommends
ton. with my letters Of introduction from home
will be all that is necessary for him to accom-,
modate me"
Il don't like to refuse you said the clerk
'but it is against the rules of the house to in
dorse any paper for the guests
But don't want that you know; Just a let
ter of Introduction will answer my PURPOSE
You see, wish to send home a few letters
about my jaunt in the states. and I'd not like to
have the officer in charge of the post refuse
them because am a stranger, you know"
The clerk would not have been more surprised
if an actor had register at tue hotel without
asking for cheap rates or some other favor.
you mean to say" asked the clerk. 'that
you want to mail some letters, but you are
afraid they won't go unless you have letter of
introduction to the postmaster!'
quite so. You can dasa off a few lines in a
minute"
Yes, but it is not necessary. Just put your
initials in the lower left-hand corner of the
envelope. The postmaster knows YOU are
stopping here. He will recognize the initials
when asserting the London mail, and your let
ters will receive the best of care
You are kind said the Englishman, per-
fectly satisfied with this assurance. I'm do
that thank YOU.
The clerk sighed as the guest walked away.
There is plenty of cleverness in England - he
murmGred, but that chap is like the man who
fell out of a balloon-he isn't in it"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
A Delicate Compliment.

1t was Boston baby, says the Philadelphia
Time, and the proud mother and father were
listening delightedly to the praises Of their old
friend
Now, who does he look like:" remarked the
visitor, meditativey; its strange. but the re-
semolance IS singularly striking and vet can
not place il distinctly"
Both the parents began TO be visibly uneasy
Yes, certainly" exclaimed the Judge. with
enthusiasm. after pause 81 knew it. my dears.
WY. the child u the exact picture of the bust
OF Socrates in the Greek library
And the smile on the two anxious faces was
mat bright the ROSTERS for half a mile around
tnooght u was daylight and began 70 crow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

The New York Press, which is usually
inspired" from Washington, says: "U pom
the whole the prospect of the passage of the
Mckinley bill by the Senate in substantially
the same form as it came from the House is
good" The Washington dispatches to the
MORNING News yesterday indicate that the
Press was inspired" from the wrong source
that time, as there is a split among the re-
publicans, and some of them think of greatly
improving the bill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
rrrryos-savennah Yacht Cub,

MEErISGs-Savannah Yacht Club.
SPECIAL NorIcEs-Special Prices Saturday. at
Heidt's; Prime Eastern Hay. Haynes & Elton;
Notice to Contractors, P. H. Williams, Chair
man; Americas, Ga Arcade, New YORK Oyster
and Chop House. with Faust Beer, William
Menge; Boys Blue Jacket Lost.
EXCURSIONS TO WARsAw-By steamer Ores
cent City.
STEAMSHIP soHEDuLE-ocean Steamship Com
pany.
ExTRAs-A- H. Champions Sons.
LEGAL NoTIcE-Application for Incorporation
Of Central Brewing Company.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
wanted; E npIoyment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
our NEW YORK OFFICE

Ne J. J. Flynn has been appointed General
Advertising Agent Of the MoRS1se News, with
10 once at q Park Row, New York. AL adver-
Using business outside Of the states OF Georgia,
Florida and South Carolina will be managed By
bin
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

SiIcott, the defaulting ex-cashier of the
isergeant-at-arms' Office of the United States
House Of Representatives, was located in
Canada and managed to elude the officers
who went to arrest him. He who runs
away viii live to skip another day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

The census figures in regard to state
finances go to show that the several states
have reduced their bonded indebtedness
since 1880 over s64, OOO,O 900, mainly by ap-
plying to the redemption of their obliga-
tlons the revenues not needed for current
expenses. This sum. or more. will be about
the size Of the deficit in the national treas
Try before the Republican party gets
through with its reckless legislation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

II the census taker asks people whether
they have any insane persons in their fami-
hes he is liable to be kicked out, but if he
asks. "What is your opinion of the McKin-
ley tariff bill, every citizen will speak out
promptly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

s.No employe Of the government shall be
removed on political grounds" declared
President Harrison. "We will not fail to
keep our pledges because they have broken
theirs, says the platform upon which Har.
rison was elected. Nineteen weighers in
the surveyors department of the custom
house in New York had their heads cut of
few days ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
CURRENT COMMENT.
Prophetic Words.

From the PHILADELPHIA Tines (Etd.).
Sherman's alliance with Mckinley may be
good thing for Sherman. but it will be bad for
McKinleys bill. ~rs Ri
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

Clarkson says there are Is, 900 postmasters
in the United States who receive less than
S16 a year each. That's the reason most of
them have been left undisturbed by the
chief headsman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

A Kansas farmer sold meteor which fell
on his place for $1,000, and paid off the
mortgage on his farm. In view of the
pitiable plight of the farmers on account of
the tariff few of them would raise 81,
mortgage except by assistance from the
heavens, such as the Kansas man received
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31

What's the use Of giving congressman
clerks when they will have to go out them
selves ITO see a man. hereafter.