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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
Converts Begin to Come.

After spending twenty years of his life as
an enthusiastic and devoted republican, Gen.
Alfred c. Barnes, the present head of the
great New York publishing house, has be.
come democrat. This step was taken. said
the general to reporter for the New York
Times, only after long delay and earnest
consideration. 81 voted for Blaine in 1884, :"
continued the general. "but with some mis-
givings, and plead guilty to having sup
ported Harrison in 1888. My first straight
democratic vote was cast this year"
There are a number of men considered as
stanch republicans who are rather weak
kneed, he says. The primary cause of Gen.
Barnes change of political faith is the
tariff question.
1.-The country Endorsed the republican
platform of 1885," said the general, ''be.
cause that party had declared for revision
of the tariff. But revision that increases
prices is not the sort of revision that the
country clanored for Yes, the Mckinley
bill did Affect nv business as a book
publisher to some extent 1t increased the
price of book cloth, and yet we have to sup
ply books at the old rates under contract:
that still have years TO run. The tariff
schedules should have been left as they
were, at least. A serious change in that
disturbs vast existing industries. 1t re
quires years for the country to adjust itself
to such a change as the Mckinley bill makes
necessary"
Gen. Barnes has not a very ex-
allied opinion of President Harrison, for
whom he voted, nor for the local managers
Of the party. Local republicanism, he
said, "has been nothing but a mere fac
tional quarrel for years. In the white
house we have a President who seems to re-
gard the Office to which he has been elevated
as personal perquisite"
That's the way the ruinous republican
tariff policy was brought home to a great
many people. It's all well enough to talk
plausible theory to people. They may, not
see the defects in that. But when an en-
actment Immediately takes money out of
their pockets they will very promptly vote
| the other way. No sensible man would dc
| otherwise.
Gen. Barnes is only starter for the gen
eral stampede that will follow in 1892
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Apparently Senator Wade Hampton passed
through the late war uuscathed only to be
mutilated after 1t was all over. Several
years ago he was thrown from a mule and
had leg broken. Now he has just bee N
shot in the face by his son. One shot struck
his eye-lid, which he managed to close be-
fore it put out his eye. Sail the optic is
inhamed and may confine him to a dark
room some time. What effect this will have
upon his chances of reelection is not known.
But his enforced absence should not be al
lowed to injure him. He deserves to be re-
turned to the Senate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Some enterprising, but very frugal Ohio
man has offered to pay the civil service
commission ~ at Washington the munifi-
cent sum of $50 to raise his sons average
from IS to 10 per cent. He seems to think
that az he didn't ask much it ought to come
cheap. oaly think of it. Fifty divided by
three. That's only $16 81 apiece for a
$1,000 job In tho pension bureau. And where
do the office boy and the janitor come in 2
Oh, mol lmpossiblel This bribery is
thoroughly reprehensible. Such small sums
are really not worth recepting for.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
The Original Three-oard Monte Man.

found man in my rounds, yesterday. who
was we'll acquainted with Canada BILL" the
original three card monte man, now dead. says
the Kansas City Times.
The three card monte game" he said, twas
first worked by Canada Bill in 1859. Bill was
a Canadian as his name indicated, and he was
as stupid looking man as as one could easily
find. Bill worked bis game on the train usually
passing himself of as q cattleman from Texas.
In 1878, after making q vast sum of money at
his trick, Canada BIZ conceived the idea Of
organizing all the mem inclined to be crooked
in the various points about which he piled his
vocation. He called it, as all men of his calling
now do, 'squarfng the head; that is. fixing
the head officials of town, II possible estab-
fishing a fence, having fixed lawyer. and
ready straw bad properly holiers.' At oue
time he had working for him / 600 men. on the
trains and In various towns and cities"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Her Britannia majesty's speech 10 parlia-
ment. like the queen herself, is short. 1t
tells the assembled statesmen that the Irish
potato crop is not abundant, and several
other similarly startling things that the
telegraph had mentioned before. Notwith-
standing this apparent lack of enterprise
ana originality, the world will be greatly
gratified 10 leara that the queens Englisa is
good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
ON NEW YORK OFFICE.

Mn. J. ]. flynn, General Advertising Agent
the MORNING NEWS, office q Park Row,
he states of Georgia, Florida and South Caro-
ina will be aged by him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Philadelphia gave Claus Spreckels a very
handsome site for MS sugar refinery as an
Encouragement to fight the combination.
Now it Is said that he has gone OFF aud
oined the great sugar trust. That's real
mean of him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Beer is said to be fattening. People who
slaim to understand such things, tell us that
b has tendency to put meat on our bones,
lad Increases our weight. Four drachms
make IA ounce, we are informed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
NDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MEEr1ye-savannah Branch s. T. A.

MEETISG-Savannah Branch S. T. A.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Notice to Superior Court
Petit jurors; Something Good at Joyce's; Sat
rday's Special Prices at Heidt's; Ice Cream
ITO, at Rellys; State and County Taxes
1890.
Fannah Plumbing Company.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; Fol
BALE; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Notwithstanding the fact that the first
lhice Of any prominence he ever had was
given him by Gov. Vance, even against
public protest, President Polk, of the alli-
lnce. is now attacking Senator Vance aud
opposing his reelection. That is specimen
Df political gratitude.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Richmond is to erect a monument to
Jefferson Davis. So the psople there say.
But they are not now doiag much at it.
Leaders Of the project say that they hope
to have it up by the time the one TO the
memory Of Grant is flushed. II that's all
They intend to DO, from present indications.
they have plenty of time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Milwaukee thugs caught man from
Sheboygan ana cast sand into his eyes and
robbed him of $l9,5O0, on the most con-
spicuous street. When the thugs catch a
genuine Sheboygan man they generally use
aim roughly. Sheboyganers shouldn't be
allowed to run at large. Something might
Eat lem.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Lean Signor Succi met the fat Spook
9riesfess Diss Deblr the other day, and each
privately expressed the opinion that the
'ther was crazy. But the spookess believes
n feeding well, as Mr.. McAllister might
ieu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Physicians predict that Faster Succi will /
make failure of his fast. They seem to
think that he can't fast quite fast enough,
pr, rather that the days are not being
1urned off as fast as his flesh is. He is losing
about fifteen ounces day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Fly detectives have been finding Charlie
Ross some more after long interval of
silence and reflection. This time it was the
aead-sure Inspector Byrnes, the 'ho WY
terror" of Mulberry street, Nj Yorick,
who bagged the phantom, and is now kick
ing himself because there isn't anything in
The bag
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

In the purchase Of the site OF the old An
Jacksonville prison the E. S. Jones, Post
Grand Army Of the Repub bic, of Macon, has
secured picturesque historic spot. If a
spot is what they are looking for they ought
10 be well satisfied. Their plans for beauti-
tying the place are very elaborate aud ex-
pensiye
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

About 5000 people are said to have wit
lessed the Yale Princston kicking contest
n Brooklyn on Thanksgiving day. Some
IT these youths are learning to kick hard
enough to qualify them for seats in con-
sraSs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Recently high tariff organ printed a
picture representing Cleveland with rag
ged, SLOUGH hat on his head, club labeled
"free trade" in his haHd, and bulk of
about 400 pounds weight inscribed ''Cleye-
land lying in wait" Judging from the
ponderous proportions he has given to the
ex-Presdent, it is clearly the artist who
was Lying In weight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

1t ia now positively stated that Miss Mil
ired Fuller will be married early in jan
iary. That seems to be a firmly eatab-
Ished fact, because nearly every paper in
The country has said so at least half dozen
lines
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Washington's bright Star is expanding.
It now has eight columns where were but
Ieven before. This Is a fact and not simply
visual illusion caused by fall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Economy: "Ole hundred doses ST."
Merit: Peculiar to itself" '$%
Purity: Hoods SersaparAla. -Adr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

Be wise in time. You have too many
gray hairs for one 50 young looking. Use
Halls Hair Remover, the best preparation
out to cure them. Try-it.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
CURRENT COMMENT.
It spoils ans Dlgestion.

From the Nesc York World CDsm1.
The price of silver fiuctuates so violently
thai it makes the eagle on the silver dollar sea-
SICK.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.l
According to the St. Louis Republic Corporal
Tanner has made Sl91, 600 out OF his pension
fees since ne ceased to be commissioner There
appears to be difficulty in discovering how
much the Raum family have made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29
Presidential Probabilities.

since the election the chicago Inter-
Ocean has been trying to begulle the hours
and forget the past by making simple cal
culations upon the infinite possibilities
opened to the Democratic party in the
presidential year. Close observation leads
it to think that in favoring the candidacy
of Cleveland and Hill, respectively, the
press of the country is divided something
like this:
FOR HILL. FOR CLEVELAND.
New York Sun. New York Times
New York Star. New York Post.
New York News. New York Commercial.
Rochester Post Express. Advertiser.
Albany IN. " Times Boston Herald.
Atlanta (Ga) ConStitu- Boston Globe
ton. Boston Post.
Arg Ista GA Chronicle Springfield Republican.
Charlotte IN. O. News. Providence journal.
Chicago Globe. Hartford (Conn.) Times.
Waco (Iex.) Day. Philadelphia Ledger.
Lynchburg Va.) News. Philadelphia Record.
GERMAN.
Chicago Staats-Z eitung Baltimore Sun.
st. Louis AnZeiger des Buffalo Times.
Westerns. Brooklyn Eagle.
Milwaukee Seebote. Albany Argus.
Milwaukee Herold. Indianapolis Sentinel
New York StaatS-Zei- Chicago Times.
tung Chicago News.
New York Herold. st Louis Republic.
New York Zeitung. Kansas City Times.
New York Volks-Zei- Evansville Qnd) Courier
tung. st. Paul Globe
Louisville Anzeiger Memphis Commercial
Columbus TO- Westbote. Memphis Avalanche.
Cleveland AnZeiger. Sav'h MORNING NEWS.
Cincinnati Volkstreund Atlanta Journal
Philadelphia Volksblatt Nashville American.
Pittsburg Beobachter. Mobile Register.
Madison (Wis) Bot Montgomery Adver-
schafter. tiser
indianapolis VoIksblatt Charleston News and
DUBUQUE Nat Demo Courier.
KRAFT New Orleans Picayuue
Des Moines Staats-An- New Orleans CONNER
zeiger. cial Times.
Richmond Times.
Richmond Dispatch.
Norfolk Virgnian.
Dallas News.
Florida Times-Union.
Galveston News.
ON THE FENCE.
New York Herald. Louisville Courier-Jour
New York World. nal.
Chicago Herald.
Here we see that Hill has thus far only
six American papers north and five south.
Except one they are merely local papers. Be-
side thsse, however, he has eighteen German
papers, all of which, the Inter- Ocean as
sures us. advocate him, not specially
because he is a democrat, but because he is
the nominee of the New York saloon keepers.
Mr.. Cleveland, on the other hand. has nine
teen northern newspapers and eighteen
southern, and it will be observed that they
are the most influential aud powerful of all
the democratic papers"
While we are at it, 'twere just as we'll tc
| observe that the foremost advocate of Hill
is the New York Sun, which is well known
as political hoodoo. No man that it ad-
vocates for President ever 'gets there. "
That is a notorious fact. STILL Mr.. Hill
should not become frightened. and hide his
bald head on that account There are many
eminently respectable men who have wanteC
to be President, but couldn't make the trip
Let that console him. Possibly his turn
may come after Cleveland.
Meanwhile we make our compliments t.
the Sun, and would anxiously inquire aftel
the health of that invalid Office cat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-29

If you have eyer-indalgcd in eating or
drinking take sdsse OF Simmons Liver Reg
ule tors--Ad.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
ED. GREAT WEST:

Ed. GREAT WEST:
I thought the following item from
"The Breeders Gazette of Jan. 20,
1890, might be OF interest to you.
One of our Kansas club agents, be-
wailing the fact that farmers general
ly are SO greatly discouraged, asks
"Why is this so? We have had a
good crop of wheat, bountiful crop
of corn; we have lots of cattle also.
In the midst of plenty we have no
money. One of two things seems GER
tain to me; either there is not mon
ey enough in the country to do the
business of the country, or the com
bines, trusts ETC., are to blame for
this. In our market in Central Kan
sas the best of wheat sells for fifty
eight cents, yet the price Of -four is
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

$2.1O per SO lbs, the same as when
wheat was 75cts to 81. Corn is on
" IL to 12c., yet the railroad freights
are the same as when corn was 55c.
I had two bushels ground to-day.
The miller said he ground for cash
only, 1Oc. a bushel. / am glad he
did not toll for then l think we would
have fought for the sacks. Fat cows.
and steers sell at from one-half to
two and half cents, but cut meats.
sell at from eight to twelve and one
half cents. Much of the beef retailed
is sent back here from Kansas City
by the quarter. Some of the retailers
say it is cheaper than to keep butch
ers and maintain a slaughter house.
We are resolved to go slow and wait
for further developments.
Respectfully yours, s. H. HILLAfAN.
Dodge Co., Feby 10, 80.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

In Todd County there is a branch
railroad. One hundred miles from
there wood is worth six to eight dol
lars a cord. Yet $4,000 cords lie
piled up at the stations waiting a
market at $1.75 a cord.
One correspondent there says
owe only raised 10000 bushels OF
wheat here this year, and the aver
age price was only CSC. We think
the figures in the letter must be a
mistake, and 100000 intended.
Another says: owe voted $50, 900
in bonds to the stub road here, and
the country is flooded with bummers
and collection agents. The mer-
chants cannot pay their bills be-
cause the farmers do not get an
adequate price for their grain and
stock"
Another matter published last
week tells us that while a man paid
1913 freight for $50 worth of Mime
apolis bran, anotherpaid $22 freight
on a car of lumber to go Is miles!
We intended to give a complete
schedule OF rates from this compare.
lively new county, but correspon-
dence is delayed.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

One of our good friends says there
we're good men in the last legislature.
So there were-a few. But we do not
call man good man in a legisla-
ture who will notlift his voice against
public wrongs. When rottenness was
rampant, and corruption on every
hand, where were the patriots who
should have fought desperately for
right? Do not palliate the cursed
crimes of a body that would publicly
vote to hide their own iniquity-
their own rottenness after it's expos
ure was demanded by it's fagrancy.
If any man failed to see the iniquity
of that band OF political debauches it
was because he was not on the
ground at the time.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
LIVERPOOL AGAIN.

Some millers down in Blue Earth
County are desperately anxious to
say something they can't articulate.
They say we are ''way off, on the
price of wheat in Liverpool.
Well now, is it possible that these
men can't read-and proposeto bull
head their way through the brush?
Come down, now, and learn your
alphabet. Chicago No. 2 spring is
quoted at Z shilling and 4 pence.
Now how much is that? Come,
drum up some muff of school boy,
and prick up your ears. We're tired
OF this nonsense. And if 100 lbs. of
No. 2 spring are worth $1.S3 how
much is one pound worth? And if a
pound OF wheat is worth 1 .S3 cents.
how much are 60 lbs worth? And if
one bushel of No. 2 spring is worth
$1.1O how much is one bushel
OF No. 1 hard worth? Ii you
don't know, write to some Eng
llsh dealer and find out-as we
did. The monopoly sharks and
skinfiints out west here have had the
field so long that they think no one
can read outside of an elevator.
Now as to freight rates. A miller
and shipper sends us some postal
card advices from the Red Line
Transit Company and the "Nickle
Plate" (Vanderbilt) line, quoting
rates on four! 1T shows the miser-
able editor of the GREAT WEST what
a greenhorn he is. Nice quotation
that to offer in explanation of wheat
rates! Flour rates to Liverpool
from Chicago) ~ to 44c. per GENITAL
and in one column are "Lake and
Rail' rates for this dayp' Don't
ship 'em by lake to-day, McGinty!
Don't you do it. Now We'll put
against this railroad quotation the
absolute fact that grain rates from
Duluth to New York by water are &c.
bushel-and if these millers don't
like our figures how would they like.
the figures of the United States Sen.
ate Committee on Commerce?
Or, how would they like the word
OF Ex-Gov. Bross, of Illinois? Allthis
discussion is children's nonsense.
The GREAT WEST knows what it is
talking about-and so does it's editor
almost.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
Ed. GREAT WEST:

ED. GREAT WEST:
The Alliance boom has evidently
struck Stevens Co. to stay. The
older Alliances are solid and gaining
new members at every meeting, and
there are new alliances being formed
at which the farmers become enthusi-
astic, and join the ranks in large
numbers. We are making our power
felt already among the village mer.
chants and the ring politicians. In.
proof of this, the merchants in several
Instances have reduced prices and
solicited the alliance trade. As to
the politicians, they say, we will let
them organize their alliances and
talk about their wrongs, but next
fall we will get control OF one or two
men in each organization, and then
of course carry the vote any way we
please Um-ha! may be we will "see
YOU first" Mr.. Politician.
Stevens Co. F. G. SMITH.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
What Are Bonds.

During the past twenty. eight years
the associated banks of the United
States have. been fighting the green
backs upon the basis that they are q
fat creation, at will, of the govern
ment and possessed no intrinsic value.
And generally, if the government did
issue greenbacks or legal-tenders, they
have managed to have them so mu-
tilated in value that they cannot per-
form the full purpose OF money like
other currency, or even bills of credit.
At the same time every bank in the
nation is crying for interest bearing
bonds. Now what is a bond? A
bond is a piece OF paper with a
stamped value upon 1.-THE same as
greenback. It is in thousand dol
lar sections and bears interest. So
that man will still have to borrow
currency who uses more of it in day
than he can get. The banker will
say: "But the greenback can only be
issued within certain amounts with
out depreciation in value" Neither
can the bonds. They will drop below
par.
"But we buy the bonds they rep
resent what we pay for them--their
value is intrinsic"
Yes, and SO is every greenback ever
issued, or that will be issued in the
future, bought by the receiver from
the government. It may be bought
with bonds redeemed (at premium
too, probably: it may be redeemed
with pork or cloth for the army; it
may be redeemed by labor-in all
cases, without impossible exception,
the greenback is bought in precisely
the same manner that a bond is pur-
chased.
"But the bond is redeemable by
forceable collection"
'No, my man-not exactly. So
saith the courts. You can't collect a
bond if the government runs short OF
cash or declines to pay (for policy's
sake) when means were not at hand
behold, We financial liars! your
precious bond would bepaid byg1een-
backs in some form!
A bond is a fat creation. It has
none of the advantages OF legal-ten-
ders-it has all the disadvantages.
And it takes our earnings to pay the
interest to the bankers, who hold
them as reserves while issuing addi-
tional loans on the basis thereof.
The bankers are "a straddle"-not
OF the rag baby-but the rag locomo-
tive!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28

Ii it proves impossible to break
down the option dealing, and the
dealing in futures, in Congress, by a
national law, let us tackle the mat
ter in Minnesota. 1t should be made
a crime, with penalties, to sell or buy
grain and settle on differences" 1t
should also be forbidden to sell on
the floor of the chamber for future pur.
chase. We propose to lay this mis-
cradle process bare-and show howit
is impossible for farmer to get a
rise in prices. through the actual
dealers on board of trade. Let US
prepare to make an attack on the
Minneapolis Board next winter.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-28
$493,7O8,419

$493, 7O8, 419
It is certain that $5OO,0O0,OO0 is
all the money in actual circulation in
this country and I believe it to be
less, but this sum divided among the
IS, 100000 people yields only $3.50
per capita.
Ihave made no account of foreign
coin in circulation, for Nellie Bly,
says she found our money good
everywhere, and it is fact that i'm
mense sums are now out of the coun-
try. A. E. BALL.