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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
NOT coon BEYOND THE QUARTER.
WHY THE SOUTH Is SOLID.
A Number of Public Men Write a Book
on the Subject.

A Number of Public Men Write a Book
on the Subject.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Representative
Herbert Of Alabama. Hemphi1l of South
Carolina, Turnec Of Georgia, Stewart of
Texas, Wilson Of West Virginia. ex-Repre-
sentative Barksdale of Mississippi; Senators
Vance of North Carolina. Pasco of Florida.
Vest Of Missouri; and W. NJ. Fishback of
Arkansas, Ira P. Jones of Tennessee, o. S.
Long of West Virginia, and B. j. Sage of
Louisiana have collectively written and
will soon publish book entitled "Why the
Solid South; or, Reconstruction and its
Results" 1t undertakes to narrate fairly
and dispsssionately, in a concise and popu-
lar form, the history of the reconstructed
governments in each state, showing how
tie republicans obtained control and how
they lost it; figures and facts as to the
shrinkage of values and the increase of
debt and taxation under these governments,
and the prosperity of the south under its
present auspices. The book speaks of Abra-
ham Lincoln's death as an appalling calam-
ity t0 the south; argues that Andrew John
son followed strictly President Lncoln's
plan of restoration, and contends that if
President Lincoln had lived he would have
been able 60 defend that plan against the
assaults of congress.
EACH CHAPTER SIGNED.
Each chapter is signed by its author, who
thus becomes directly responsible for the
truth of his statements, and the claim of
the book in its preface written by Gen.
Herbert, its EDITOR is that in all chapters
the facts are understated rather than over
stated. The race question and race troubles
are extensively discussed; the statement
made that there is no intention to agitate
for repeal of the fifteenth amendment or
the deportation of the negro, and educa-
tention that the negro is prospering and
that the south is solving for itself the negro
question. The book is dedicated TO the
business men of the north, with statement
that they are interested in continuing the
prosperity of the south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
LAND IN IRELAND.
Lord Churchill Writes Another Letter
on the Question.


LONDON. April 6.-Lord Randolph
Churchill in third letter on the Irish
question, after promising that British credit
can be given with safety only when given
in answer to a spontaneous request of the
Irish people, and on their Offering
rate revenues as security and bind
ing themselves by every obligation
of national honor to repay, denies that
such state of things is ideal or impossible
of attainment, and says the admission of its
impossibility would destroy the case against
home rule. He goes on to propose that in
stead of continuing coercion Parliament
give Ireland popular local gov
ernment similar to the English and
Scotca government which, instead
of inspiring despair will lead to prosperity
and contentmen5. If this were done the re-
quest for British assistance in the purchase
of land would come in the natural course of
things, and similar demands for other public
purposes would follow.
WOULD DEAL WITH LOCAL BODIES.
Instead of dealing with the tenants di-
rectly the state would deal with local
bodies, whose chance of receiving credit
would depend on proper conduct. In the
event of an isolated council falling into dis
order, if the influence of other councils
failed to set it right, it would be easy to
suspend it. The councils would be unable
to combine for Reputation, because they
would possess no central powerful body, or
parliament such as Mr. Gladstone had
proposed, which could serve as the
channel or means for combining.
Without saying the time is ripe for
such measure. The writer says he thinks
that prematurity is no excuse for insisting
upon the passage of the bill, which will
only embitter the situation. Finally, Lord
Randolph Churchill advises the govern
ment, in the event of determined opposi-
tion, to confuse the separatists 10y with
drawing the bill. He adds that they could
then by saving time pass useful measures
and appeal to the country with confidence
based on good argument and be secure of
a patriotic majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
NOBLE BREAKS THR SABBATH.
A Formal Breakfast that Will Shock
the Religious World.

A Formal Breakfast that Will Shock
the Religious World.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Secretary Noble
hstonished Washington to-day by giving a
formal breakfast to a number of friends,
chiefly senators and their wives, Senator
Sherman being the most prominent. Gen.
Schofeld was the second guest in point of
distinction. Neither the President nor any
member Of the cabinet responded to the in
vtation, and the President and Postmaster
General Wanamaker are said to have been
shocked at it, Itis unprecedented in official
circles. although in the faster society set
Sunday entertainments have OF late years
become common. AS 1t is calculated
TO shock the sensihilites of religious
people throughout the country it may have
some political significance ultimately.
While his Secretary of the Interior was
breakfasting his guests the President was
at service at tho Church OF the Covenant.
lie contributed all the flowers which were
used to decorate that church to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
COMPUTATION TICKETS.
DECISION IN FAVOR OF A RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.

The Interstate Commission Sustains
Paid-No Rebate Recoverable Be-
cause the Ticket Was Purchased
After the Beginning of the Quarter.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The case OF
George D. Sidman of Washington against
the Richmond and Danville railroad was de-
cided yesterday by the interstate commerce
commission in favor of the railroad com
pany. The opinion is written by Commis-
sioner Veazey. The complaint alleged un-
Just discrimination, and the points decided
are briefly as follows: The defendant issued
Communication tickets for a stated number of
trips within q specified time, subject to sew
eral conditions, one of which was that tho
purchaser should have no claim for rebate on
account of non-use of the ticket from, any
cause, and another that it be presented to
the conductor for cancellation on each trip
when taken.
HAD TO HAVE THE TICKET.
The commuter had to pay the conductor
full fare if be did not have his ticket, but
in such cases the respondent has fallen into
the habit of refunding the same on presen-
tation of the ticket for cancellation of
the trip at the proper Office of the
company. About three weeks prior
to the compliments purchase
of his ticket the respondent had discontinued
this habit and had given notice to that
effect in new tariff sheet filed with the
interstate commerce commission and posted
in the stations of the railroads as required
by the law on the change of tariff rates.
THE RAILROAD SUSTAINED.
1t is held that it was not unlawful dis
elimination to refuse to refund to the COM
plainant who held such a ticket, but had
forgotten to take it on a certain trip
and had paid his fare, notwithstanding
that he supposed the former custom was
in vogue when he purchased his ticket. The
published tariff stated that the conductor
should collect the fare on trains from pass
engers without tickets by adding 25 cents
to the single trip rates, and this collection
from the complainant is held not to be un-
lawful.
NOT GOOD BEYOND THE QUARTER.
The complainants' quarterly commuta-
tion ticket was purchased June Is, 1899. II
specified on its face that $50 trips might be
taken, but that it should expire Aug. 81
and the complainant knew this when the
purchase was made. 1t is held that the
complainant was not entitled to recover
any portion of the purchase price for
thirteen days less than the full quarter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Probable Order of Business in the
Two Houses.

WASHINGTON. April 6.-In the Senate
the Chinese enumeration act will come up
tomorrow, and Mr. Mitchell's amendments,
intended to restore the bill TO something
like its pnrport when it was received from
the House, will be in order 1t is not ex-
pected that this bill will occupy much time.
After it is disposed of, discussion of the re-
ports in the Mo1tana election case
will be resumed. At the rate Of progress
made last week the case bids fair to
60 over into next week. 1t will give
way, however, for prompt consideration of
the worlds fair bill should the select COM
mittee on that subject make report after
its meeting Thursday, at which time the
subcommittee is expected to report upon
the extent and quality of Chicago's sub
scriptions to the guarantee fund.
The administrative customs bill stands
next to the Montana contest on the regular
caucus programme.
Saturday, according to the new order of
business, will be devoted to the calendar for
the passage of bills to which no objection is
made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
-FOUR MEN SHOT.

Three Negroes Dead and Marshal
Fatally Wounded.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April Ga tele-
gram came here from Irondale tonight for
physician. All thar can be found out is
that three negroes were stealing railroad
iron this afternoon, when City Marshal
England and Deputy Sheriff Fortenberry
came up and called for their surrender.
= he negroes ran about q mile, with the
officers in pursuit, when one OF them
turned and shot Marshal England. Deputy
Fortenberry opened fire on the negroes and
when the firing CEASED all three were dead.
Marshal England will probably die.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
HER ErRsr STORIES.
DECORATION DAY.
The Confederate Graves at New Or.
leans Decorated with Flowers.

Tho Confederate Graves at New Or.
leans Decorated with Flowers.
NEW ORLEANS, April g. 6.--Coafederate
Decoration day attracted thousands of vis-
itors TO the cemeteries. Tho Ladies' Cou-
federate Monumental Association, the con-
federate veterans organizations, so ms of
veterans and the citizen soldiery in
uniform participated The Grand Army of
the Republic did not take part in body,
as no invitation was Issued, owing to a
division existing in that Organization. and
the union veterans participated individu-
ally and sent offerings. The Lee, Confederate,
Armv OF Tennessee, and Army Of North
ern Virginia monuments were beautifully
decorated. Outside tho other decorations,
at the army of the northern Virginia tomb,
whore the body Of Jefferson Davis is in
TERED, tae confederate veterans placed
magnificent presidential chair OF yellow
immortelles inscribed $40 Our Chief in
front Of the resting place Of the distin-
guished dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
TIE LEASE SYSTEM.
Ahhauilla Mention.

ABBEvnLLE, GA, April 6.-President
Lassiter, of the co lstrucsion company, says
lie expects to have rails for the Abbsville
and Waycross railroad in about thirty
days.
The last grand jury of Wilcox recon-
mended that jail be erected to take the
place of the one burned a few months
since.
Mr. q. T. Lassiter of HawkinsyilIe, will
move to Abbeville soon.
The alliancemen of Wilcox county met in
secret session at Rochelle on April 8.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
BUCK COMES BACK.
he Says His Letters are as Effective
as 5is Presence.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Col. Buck left
ior Atlanta last night not 20 return, he said,
I'LL next fall it he could help it. He says
ne finds that his letters accomplish prac-
ucally as much as his personal visits. He
called on the President yesterday, and had,
satisfactory talk. incidentally he recon-
mended Maj Pierce for consular appoint
Ment, and explained the Augusta postoffice
SITUATION 30 that the President would under
etahd V when the papers reached him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
sumner,e Farmers.

SUMNER, GA, April 6.-Farmers in this
section are progressing finely in planting
their crops.
The farmers alliance has a strong lodge
at this place. The farmers have implicit
faith in IL. and believe the order will work
wonders for them.
The cereal crop is unusually promising.
aud the planting Of cotton will soon be over.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
HOW THEY STAND.
QUAY's vINDICTIvENEss.
He Is Still Bent on Ousting Sergeant
at-Arms CanadaY.

WASHINGTON. April 6.-Senator Quay
was lying low about the sergeant-at-armshlp
of the Senate when he was here. and SO the
in it. On the contrary, he is expected, on
his return next week. to begin the war on
Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday in more vigor-
Gus style than ever, with some hope of at
least getting Mr.. Canaday out. if he does
not succeed in getting State Treasurer
Bailey in. So Senator Malone will be
satisfied whether Senator Quay is or not.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
Wrecked nz a Landslide q.

Troy, II. Y. April GA big landslide
occurred at 9 o'clock tonight on the West
; SAore road east Of s.. townsville at Diefen-
uorL @ HllL Both tracks ere blocked. An
e"S1oound freight train ran into il.
LATEn--Four victims were exhumed
rom rom the debris, but none were killed.
s-uslhecr n. > Potter and Fireman German
We're seriously injured, and two Other train
men are badly hurt. Fireman Gorman
may dla ''A'--
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
Carnanters 10 strike.

CHICAGO, April 6.-The journeymen car
penters of Chicago held a meeting to-day
and ratified the action of their executive
council ordering generalstrike tomorrow
for the eight-hour day and 40 cents an hour.
This strike is the opening Of the long
heralded eight-hour struggle. Five thousand
iourneymen are expected to strike to-mor-
row. and their leaders predict that 1000
more will follow in a few days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Tenor of the Coming Reports o
the House Committee.

The Tenor of the Coming Reports of
the House Committee.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The House civil
service reform committee has at last gotten
the testimony it took in print. and will pro-
ceed this week to prepare report upon the
first two branches of the investigation. The
committee will report first as to the conduct
of the recent civil service commission, and
second as to the conduct Of the present
civil service commission. The majority
of the committee will exonerate
both commissions, criticising at the same
in the matter of Commissioner Lyman's
brother-in- law Mr.. Campbell. A small
minority of the committee viii probably
censure both commissioners. The commit
tee will present these reports to the House
promptly in order to eliminate the personal
feature from the investigation of the re-
naming branch of the inquiry committed
to it, namely, as to the value of the present
civil service system and to the improve
ments which can be made. The committe Q
hopes to report on this branch before the
close of the session.
HOW THEY STAND.
The majority will report in favor of the
present system and of enlarging the powers
Of the civil service eommisson and extend
ing the scope Of the esystem generally. The
small minority will probably report in
favor of abolishing the civil service com
mission and going back to the spoils system.
There is little doubt that the majority of
the house, headed by Speaker Reed, thinks
civil service reforms mugwump idea which
ought to be swept out of sight, and would
like to adopt the minority report. Never
theless the majority report will be adopted,
il any,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
Trainrn en- in One order.

ELmIRA, N. Y, April 6.--Three hundred
delegates. representing the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Firemen. Brakemen
aud Switchmen, met here to-day, and, with
few members of the new order OF railway
conductors, discussed and adopted a scheme
Of federation between all the organizations
OF trainfnen in the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
Wants TO Isolate Russia.

BERLIN, April 6.-The Hamburg CORES
pondent says that in contrast with Prince
Bismarck's policy, Emperor William in
tends to pave the way to an entente with
France, and thus isolate Russia The Aus
trian alliance, it adds. remains unchanged
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
a War ship Ruled out.

LONDON, Apri 6.-Tho United States
steamer Alliance was not allowed to enter
the harbor of Malage, as she had no bill oi
health. She was admitted at Gibraltar and
there took on coal for China
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
Our Shoot With Germany.

BERLIN April GA match has been
arranged between the American and Ger
man rifemen with fifteen marksmen on
each side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
Royalty at a Fete.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 6.-Tbe czar
and czarina and family and the queen of
Greece, attended the fete of the mounted
guards to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07

COLUMBUS, O., April 5.-The report sent
! OFT from Columbus that Judge Allen y.
Thurman is seriously i'll is without founda-
| tioI in fact
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A DIFFERENT PICTURE.

LONDON, April GA dispatch from St
Petersburg TO the Daily Telegraph says the
minister of education and Prof. Mediliff of
the university both resigned, after having
had quarrel. The dispatch adds that dis
orders among the students continue, and
that the prisons are overfowing with in
mates
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
DEPEW'S DENIAL.
He Repudiates the Statements A
tributed to Him.

110 AbOpn0lGLeS Ul10 oDhb0n0nL5 AJ-
tributed to Him.
New YORK, April 6.-Chauncey M.
Depew reached home last night. When
told of the excitement which his reported
utterarces about the judges of the south
sentencing men for trivial offenses In order
that the prisons be kept full and the
contracts thus carried out, Mr.. Depew
looked surprised and emphatically said: ''I
rever made any such statement and never
intended to be SO misunderstood"
WHAT HE SAID.
"In hasty conversation with a reporter
a few days ago, made some criticisms of
the contract system of criminals. and said
l believed 1t was cruel, unjust aud
abhorrent to our present ideas of
humanity, and that the south should
abolish the system and establish psni-
tentiaries instead During my visit in the
south heard q great deal of the contract
system, but had no time to investigate it
thoroughly. But | said, and heard enough
to convince me that it was not the best sys-
tenn for either the state or the people.
NEVER IMPUGNED THE JUDICIARY.
81 never made any charge against the iu-
dietary of the south, nor said anything that
could be construed as such.
~ believe the judiciary of the south to be
both able and impair lal, while the bar is
unusually brilliant.
81 believe that both the majority of both
the bench and the bar is dis satisfied with tho
present system. and would be glad to have
it changed.
THE LEASE SYSTEM.
1T is charged that men convicted Of both
serious and trivial offenses, and sentenced,
are leased out in blocks to private CON
tractors, who become responsible for them,
and are the judges of the amount of
work they perform, OF food they re-
ceive, the comforts they enjoy, and even
of the corporal punishment to be ad-
administered, the state only retaining sort
OF perfunctory supervision of them. Such
system, believe, is sure TO breed abuse,
wrongs and injustice. believe the system
will be broken up in time, and especially
when the people who are indicted for the
less serious offenses get money enough to
retain nhia counsel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
student Disorders Ended.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 6.--The students
disorders have practically ended, the holi-
days having taken majority of the students
to the country. 1t has been decided that only
those shall be expelled who were implicated
in the disorders of 1883.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
POISON AND PREvARIoArIoN.
The Chicago Woman Contradicts Her.
self Many Times.

self Many Times.
CHICAGO, April 6-The champion story
teller is in Jail here in the person of the
woman Mamie Starr. who cooked the corn
that poisoned TO death Mr.. and Mrs. New
land, by whom she was employed. The
prisoners narrative that she had sister
who was perfect image Of her was start
ling in its ingenious detail, but her latest
explanation, the most sensational yet ad-
vanced, is that she bought the poison at
drug store intending TO kill herself and
after ward threw it away without once
opening the box.
HER FIRST STORIES.
When Chief of Police Marsh and his as
sistants locked the girl up last night she
had positively denied all connection with
the poisoning. More singular than this.
she had denied that she was ever at the
Anchorage Mission, the institution from
whica the Newland family secured her as a
servant. She also denied ever being at t Q
residence Of the Nswlands, and maintained,
in spite Of the fact that dozen persons
identified her, that her sister must have
been the girl who prepared the fatal dlsE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-07
irrigation in CnIirnrnin.

Wherever the water comes from. il ia
usually conveyed into II tank OF II rcscr-
voir, and then piped or ditchcd about
over the farm wherever needed A hand
pump is II rarity in Southern California.
a windmill pumps the water into high
tank, which gives it the pressure needed
for sprinIling. lIydrants are placed mt
the house, ut the barn. in the garden, in
the orchard, and at other points. With
plenty of hose the fire protection is ad-
mirablc. The farmers wife is us we'll off
rs her city cousin i'll the matter OF water
corvcnicnces.
Running through iron pipes near the
surface Of II blistcring hot soil, the water
gets warm, not to say hot, and SO it does
standing i'll the tank over The we'll When
wanted for drinking it is put into Il
porous earthcn jar called an ALA. and the
evaporation Of the large par. which
soaks through the jar cools the contents.
Always i'll the morning, and nearly al
ways throughout the day, YOU can get II
dring rs cool rs the stomach ought to
have. Sometimes barrel, covered with
cloth kept wet, is used for the same
purpose.
The water thus pipcd to various points
on the farm is sometimes carried from
the MIGRANTS through bitches which run
along the highest parts of the ground
THESE bitches are the simplest possible in
construction. They go winding about
like natural streams. Sometimes II fur
row of the large farm pillow answers
every purpose. For the capillarics of the
circulation the burrows made between the
rows of vegetables i'll cultivating them
are quite sufficient. When you have ir-
rigatcd Il few rows, Il hocful or two of
earth applied to each furrow stops the
water from them, and then the dam is
removed farther down the main stream,
and more rows are irrigated in the same
way.-Popuiar Science Monthiy.