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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-02
MYSTERY ABOUT A DEATH.
A Man Goes to a Hotel Fatally l
jured and Tells an Improbable Stor,

A Man Goes to a Hotel Fatally Ins
jured and Tells an Improbable Story.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. l. Frederick
Goodrich, manager Of the Richmond Granite
hotel under rather mysterious circum-
Quarry, died here to-day at the Exchange
stances. On Dec. % he appel lred at the
hotel office cut and bruised about the face,
and told the clerk that he had fallen against
a chair a"d hurt himself. The clerk was
rather doubtful Of the injuries having been
received in the manner stated, aud advised
Goodrich to go to his ROOM and send for a
physician. Goodrich went to his room, but
did not send for physician until the next
day.
TERRIBLY BRUISED.
Upon being examined it was found that
he was bruised about the body as il had
been stamped upon with the heel Of boot.
His condition becoming alarming, the father
of the wounded man. w. ID. Goodrich of New
York, a member of the law firm of G. od-
rich & Co., was summoned here. The in-
jured man continued to sink until his death
occurred to-day. The coroner will hold an
inquest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-02

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 1.-The fol-
lowing notice was posted in the composing
room of the Press here last night:
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. The members of the diplomatic corps were
srs5 received. They were presented by
secretary Blaine, assisted by other officials
u tne state department. All were in full
Sourt costume, AID added brilliant coloring
70 tne scene, with their jeweled orders and
prorusion Of gold lace. The most striking
costumes were those worn by the represent
Chlns, and r Sorsa sgaS AII tho orIsS Isatops wre
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FOLLOWING THEIR LEADER.
How the Standard Oil Magnares Accumu-
lated Their Millions.

How the Standard Un mRgnafes Accumu.
lated Their Millions.
New York SUM-
Nearly all of the Standard Oil million
aires have followed the lead OF one Of the
senior members Of their trust and built
magnificent residences on the Sound. Two
or three of them 60 to the main Office Of the
Standard Oil Company from their residences
every morning on their yachts, but Mr..
Flagler, though he likes sail as well as any
of the other of the millionaires. still patron
ICES the train. The Flagler palace
near Larchmont occupies PENN
sula, and is one of the most mag
nifcent country seats on water front in this
country. just off Mr.. Flagler's private
dock lies huge steam yacht. and beside it
big 190-foot schooner. Both of the craft
are ully manned, so that whenever the
Standard Oil millionaire likes to take sail
he has only to stroll down to his pier and
step aboard one of his yachts.
Mr.. Starbuck, whose place is four or five
miles beyond the Flagler house on the
Sound, rises in the morning, takes his bath,
steps aboard his yacht, and breakfasts on
the way to New York. By the time he has
finished with his breakfast and has smoked
his cigar on deck, he is ready to go to the
Office of the Standard Oil Company and ar
range a few more twists for the innocents.
One of the RockefelIers lives further
up the coast Of the sound-at Greenwich
and his yacht occasionally INDUCES in q
race with Mr.. Starbuck's. The other Rookie
feller comes down the Hudson to busines on
his steam yacht. Taken all in all, the
Standard Oil millionaires enjoy the lux
uries of life as thoroughly as any similar
group of fnanciers in the world.
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buckingham Palace and parade all the
thieves and criminals for the benefit Of the
pot-bellied aldermen and the idlers Of the
West End" No, Williams also went on to
to say "there were thousands ready to cut
of Lord Salisbury's head, like the French
in 1889. They would terrorize Parliament
and knock down members OF Parliament
like bullocks."
This is true specimen of the talk of the
Soclalistic-labor leaders here, and it is Of
great significance to Americans just now, as
it will lully give them an idea as to what
class of leaders in England Americans are
asked to support. 1t seems to me that the
utterances of these English Socialists are in
the same class as those of the Chicago An
archists. Most certainly these leaders and
orators of the Socialists here, that is, those
trades unionists who are demanding law to
remedy everything, are not representative
trades unionists. They are enemies to such
recognized union leaders and officials as
Messrs. Broadhurst, Burt, Fenwick and
Crawford. 1t is important that Americans
should know, because I am aware that
wrong impression regarding the situation
prevails in America. In a word, then, the
clamorers for an 'eight-hour law" here are
not the trades union leaders who have been
in the van of unionism for the last 20 or 30
years, but they are men who have sprung
into prominence in Jonah's gourd-hKe
fashion.
OBJECT TO THE LAW PART.
1 came to the definite conclusion then that
the English Parliament will not pass an
eight-hour law for adults. The best friends
and leaders of the laboring classes are op-
posed to any such law. Of course they are
not opposed to days work being limited
in duration to eight hours, but they are op-
posed to having that limit en- orced by law.
On this point Mr.. Bradlaugh says: I'm my
opinion a law Of the kind referred to would
have a most demoralizing effect upon the
laboring classes. Let the working men en-
courage a spirit of self-relisnce and settle
their hours of labor for themselves. Parlla-
ment cannot make backbones for men who
have not got them; and to legislate for the
weakest and most helpless would discourage
the strongest and most vigorous In the con-
tinuance of the efforts they have hitherto
made, and which have advanced this country
before the other nations of the world"
1t follows, then, that Mr.. Gompers and
others in the United States who are urging
'eight hours a day" by law" have little to
expect from England in the way of encour-
agemeDt. Last night I talked with well
known Liberal member of Parliament on
the matter. Outwardly he supports many
Socialistic demands simply because he
knows that they will never become law. He
said to me: "We know that the United
States won't have national eight-hour
law, and certainly we won't. But an airing
out of the ideas hurts nobody"
JOHN d. PRINGLE
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which marks Nations grateful
memory OF Washington-the tall, white
shaft, sharp-pointed at the top. The artist
stood transfxed and mute. His spirit
danced; his feqsting eyes drank in the glory
o. the scene. He threw his shoulders back
and bent his gaze on high as if inviting
down that heavenly aff1atus which watts the
thoughts of poets far away from worldly
themes and sets their spirits reveling with
old Olymplan gods.
"AhP' said he, in swelling tones, "that
is the purest thing have seen in Washing
ton, and typical of the Government which
George fought for and founded and which
he would have continued to carry on by
lines as straight as those
"Waal, / snum 20 said man from Yer
mont who happened 10 overhear Mr.. Mast;
"the ole monyment does look like a big
stick O. chalk, ready sharpened, sure
e rough"
When a Minneapolis man came up and
asked what mill that was over there with
the ''tall white chimbley," Mr.. Mast and 1
walked on in solemn silence.
was the first to speak. 1 kicked yel-
low dog that crossed my path, and then, re-
lenting, coaxed the skuIking creature back
to me and stroked its NANCY head and NUT
tered:
dogs are not so very contemplate after
all. In some respects dumb brutes show of
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PAGES TO 20.

"Your Majesty, grant the wife Of Count
Vladimir Lanin an audiencep'
The Cars countenance clouded over.
General Lanin exclaimed, frightened and
discontented:
"Whatl My nephew's wife?"
"Yes, your nephew's wifel You see I
have more courage than you in the presence
of our most gracious masterP'
Nicholas knew how to appreciate inde-
pendence Of character in those on whose de-
votion he could reply; he therefore repliedi
every well, madame. Present your petit
tion for an audience and it shall be granted"
The Governor was, however, determined
to remove at once all impediments and to
procure hearing for Jana on the spot. He
said, therefore, in beseeching tone:
''Your Majesty! This unfortunate woman
is surrounded by very influential enemies
who strain every nerve to prevent her ap-
preaching the footstool of your throne.
alone take her under my protection. 1 must
soon leave here. I yield to hermy own privi-
lege, if your Majesty will only be gra-
ciously inclined to hear her to-dayP'
"You make good use of the pleasure I
derive from your coming to me, very good
use, replied Nicholas, not without shadow
of displeasure. "But you shall not say that
I have refused you favor to-day. Pray
follow meP'
Nicholas opened the door to his study and
beckoned Jana to enter before him. The
countess had removed her veil. Her queenly
beauty had not failed to impress the Gar
favorably. As she was crossing the thresh-
old she cast an imploring look at the Cover.
nor, who at once understood her.
"YOur Majesty, the poor woman does not
dare face Your Majesty alone. She wishes
to have me at her side at this critical mo-
ment. Your Majesty will be pleased to
grant her wish, prayr'
The monarch's brow began to clear again.
SIT cannot be denied that you understand
how to speak for those who have secured
your assistance" he said, smiling. els it
really SO, Countess? Do you wish to have
the General near you?"
"Yes, indeed, Your Majesty!" replied
Jana, eagerly.
"Well, then, come. I see can refuse you
nothingP'
They disappeared behind the closed door,
and all were marveling at the very excep-
tional favor which the Car had shown the
Governor of Eastern Siberia! Lanin was
utterly bewildered. The protection which
the Governor extended to his kinsmen as
tonished and troubled him at the same time.
He himself must have been unjust and
hard Of heart. In the greatest excitement
he awaited the end of the audience.
Suddenly bell rang in the Emperor's
apartment. Lanin was at once at hand and
even, in his haste, forgot to close the door
behind him, SC that all could hear the
Cars words
II must instantly see the Chief of the
Gendarmes, and the Minister of the Inte-
rior. You, Lanin. will also return"
The Adjutant was spared the trouble. A
Colonel on duty had Immediately gone and
sent two messengers.
Poor Lanin," said the Gar. "You and
seem much to blame. Your nephew seems
to be innocent"
"Vladimir?''
"YesI As yet 1 am not certain. but the
absolute faith of this noble vile has made a
deep impression upon me. Countess, please
come here two or three days hence, at the
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one of the ultra-fashionable vehicles of
Wasbinptou-an English dog-cart, don'chu-
knaow. They are now the very height OF
fashion,"
81 knew they were the very height OF some
thing" said Th.; "but didn't know OF
what"
Then as the dogcart came nearer he con-
templated it more in detail.
"Where's the elevator" he asked.
"What elevator"
"why, how do they get up to the main
floor of it?''
"Oh, You know the young men who ride
in these carts are not very heavy. 1 pre-
sumo they merely let go of their canes and
just float up."
Mr.. Mast had by this time turned his field
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him with cordial pressure of the hand. A

/ him with cordial pressure of the hand. A
| diplomat from one of the smaller German
| courts had just been thus dismissed.
Nicholas was famous for his wonderful
memory. The Adjutant was just about to
present the Governor of Siberia when the
| eagle-eye of the Gar anticipated him. He
! had at once recognized his old friend in the
crowd.
"Welcome, dear Moski," he exclaimed,
walking up to hiN. The Governor General
bowed low.
"What good star brings you here? Do
| you know, it rains denunciations against
you"
"Yes, Your Majesty"
''They report to me from all sides you are
| too kind, especially to the political exiles.
You give them their liberty and permit
everything. Can that be true2''
The Governor answered calmly:
SIT is true, sire. My idea is that the Gar
Furnishes, but does not persecute, and since
/ represent Your Majesty in Siberia"
Nicholas kindly held out his hand to him
and said:
"Here is my right hand, dear General.
You have understood me, and 1 thank you
for it. 1 am not only glad to see you here;
should like to grant you any favor you
might have to ask of me-
Full of emotion, Count Moski bent over
the Emperor's right hand
81 came, indeed, to ask for favors."
"Speak. What is it?''
SIN the first place, beg for mercy for
myself"
For yourself?" asked the Gar. surprised.
''Yes, indeed. They have sent me a
Revisor."
"A Revisor-to you?"
''Should Your Majesty not have known
that?''
"Then you wish to speak to me person
ally?" You did we'll to count upon my
good will and my justice. 1 again thank you
from the heart. Pray, follow me into my
studyP'
When Nicholas was not irritated by re-
sistance or by treachery, he showed in his
everyday life remarkably kind heart. He
turned to the crowd Of people waiting for an
audience and said:
"Pardon me, gentlemen and ladies; 1
meet here an old friend whom 1 have not
seen for five years. The audience will,
therefore, continue an hour longer to-day
than usual. Come, dear 'Countp
Very modestlv the Governor said:
"Your majesty has heard but one of my
petitions; may be permitted to state the
second also?"
"And that is?''
San exceedingly important affair which
is nearer my heart than my own interests.
wish to present to your majesty an opportun-
ity to redress great injustice that has been
done in Your Majesty's name"
With these words he took the lady in
deep mourning, who was visibly trembling,
by the hand and presented her to the Emper-
or, saying:
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I saw that Mr.. Mast was incapable Of
comprehending this vast subject in all its
broadness. He could readily understand,
ne said, that the more money nation has
the poorer it is, but be could not go forward
far enough to see that if the possession OF
great wealth is so heavy burden, it logic
ally follows that the wav to dispose of the
surplus, and at the same time to break down
the excessively and dangerously rich classes
of the nation is to pile this money upon
them by means of subsidies and grants. So
1 changed the subject.
shall we 60 to the Capitol and see what
the lawgivers are giving us?''
The proposition pleased Mr.. Mast, and we
crawled over the feet OF the man who per-
sisted in sitting at the end of the seat in the
summer streetcar-crawled over his feet and
squeezed by his legs.
In the Senate gallery Mr.: Mast began ask
f'Who is that tall gentleman down there
in the front row?"
(which one?"
''The very bald one who tells all the
others what to do and makes them do 1t;
the one that looks like Socrates come to lie
again, after the fatal cup of hemlock."
"Oh, that is Senator Edmunds."
"Been South recently, hasn't hep"
Yes; returned only little Wnlle ago.
"I thought so his nose is SO dreadfully
sunburnt."
We listened long time to the debate. II
was all about the tariff.
SIS the tariff bill before the Senator
asked Mr.. Mast.
"Bless you, no; they wouldn't be talking
about the tariff if it were. When you hear
them discussing the race question or the
free coinape 0f silver 0r something of that
sort, YOU NAV guess the tariff bill is up. II
is one of the traditionary rules Of this body
that Senators must avoid as far as possible
any even remote allusion to the question
under consideration"
At this point Senator Edmunds made
some eloquent remarks in support of the
commandment: "Thou shalt not steal''-
not even the fruits of the American manu-
facturer's labor, he said.
"By the way" said Mr.. Mast, as if this
had reminded him of something, "what did
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BY META DE VERA.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

n
be
o
Miller help knows
of beautiful house Vladimir
Vladm
knoued
killed
a
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CAMBRIDGE LADY SENIORS.

Misc PhiIIippa Garrett Fawcett-Above the
Senior WranRIer.
Pail Mall Budget.l
The papers are full, and no wonder, of the
remarkable triumph of Miss Fawcett in
winning the blue ribbon of the mathemat-
ical year at the university of mathematics.
Miss Fawcett's triumphs in the mathemat-
icaI tripos puts the crown on long series
of successes by lady students at Cambridge.
There have now been lady "seniors" in all
the important triopses Except law). Here
is the list:
Moral Sciences Tripos-In 1880 Miss Jones was
bracketed Senior. In 1881 Miss Moberly was
senior and SO in 1884 was Miss Hughes
Historical Tripos-Iu 1886 Miss Rolleston
daughter of the late Oxford Professor of
Zoology was bracketed senior, and IN 1887 Miss
Blanche PAUL was similarly placed.
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pittance to a poor, lame, blind woman?" he
asked resentfully-
"She is not poor"
"An impostor?"
"And she is not lame"
"Not lame?"
Nothing but corns, my dear fellow"
"Do you know her, then? Who is she?''
"Mrs Senator -
"wbatl A Senator's wife? Blind though.
isn't she?"
"No, Of course not. Well-er-that is to
say not blind exactly"
"Only short-sighted, eh?"
"W-e-l-l-um-in a manner, perhaps,
That is, her vision might be improved if
she wore spectacles on her mind. That is
ALL"
AS we turned into Fifteenth street Mr..
Mast asked: "What building is that over
thereo"
told him it was the Treasury of the
United States.
LET us walk round it." and we did So
clear round and back to the starting point.
Where are the soldiers that guard it?''
"They don't have soldiers to guard it, Mr..
Mast"
"Who does guard it?'
Nobody in particular"
"But back in the sixties 1 used to read
that they kept a strong guard of soldiers
about it all the time"
Eyes; but that was when there was no
money in it. You see, It is different now.
The vaults are crammed full of money
and"
''Then 1 should think there was all the
more reason for guarding it."
"Ab, 1t is easy to see that YOU do not
understand the economies of Governmental
finance Mr.. Mast Why, sir, it would be a
godsend to this country ii somebody should
burrow into this building and steal every
cent that is in it. was talking with an in
fuential Congressman the other day about
this"
"About burrowing into the building and
stealing the money? Isuppose be favored
the project.
"No, nos. you don't understand me. ]
was talking with him about the vexatious
and expensive surplus, and he told me that
he had complete confidence in the wisdom
and patriotism OF the present Congress and
fully believed it would do all in its power
to overcome this great national bugbear."
$50 that is the reason no guard is kept
upon the treasury, is it?"
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to good advantage. 1t was Madame de
Stael, believe, who said that the more she
saw of men the more she liked dogs"
While these thoughts and those which had
suggested them were wallowing in our minds
we met beggar being led by woeful- look
ing cur.
''Piease help the blind" said the man.
lis the poor dog blind?" asked Mr.. Mast.
putting mis- hand into his pocket.
'No; am blind" answered the beggar.
Mr.. Mast withdrew his hand from his
pocket and passed coldly on. We were soon
out on Pennsylvania avenue.
"What is that imposing looking structure
down the avenue there?"
(which one?" 1 asked.
GWhy, that tall edifce with the groun of
statuary upon il"
THAT is not an edihce, Mr.. Mast; that is
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Medieval and Modern Languages Tripos-
Here there have been four lady seniors. In
1886 two ladies and no men were placed in the
first class. The ladies, who were placed in
alphabetical order were Miss Chamberlain
and Miss Skeat daughter of Prof. Skeat). In
1887 Miss Hervey was senior, and in 1885 Miss
Tuke (whose father is we'll known in connec-
tiou with schemes of Irish emigration).
Finally, there are the successes of Miss
Ramsay in the classical tripos (lSST, and Miss
Fawcett in the mathematical Q890)
OF these II lady seniors, came from Girton
miss Jones and Miss Ramsay, the rest from
Newman.
1t is often asked what becomes of lady
students when they leave college. A few
particulars about some OF these lady seniors
may therefore be added. Miss Ramsay is
now Mrs. Montague Butter, the wife of the
Master of Trinity. Miss Moberly is Head
Mistress of the Tonbridge Wells High
School for Girls. Miss Hughes is head of
a training College at Cambridge. Miss
Chamberlain is instructor in German at
Mawr College, Philadelphia; and Miss
Jones is moral science lecturer at Girton.
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glass toward the top of the cart and dis
covered that it was not a group of statuary--
not exactly statuary-that he had seen up
there.
"Oh, no." 1 informed him; "that is the
young man and his cluster of footmen.
"And does the young man own and con-
troll the entire outft?'
Eyes, indeed. He is an exceedingly
wealthy young man."
"How did he make lis money!"
"By the sweat of his fathers private Sec
retary."
"Why doesn't he buy the Eiffel Tower
and hitch a bobtailed horse to it?'
"Mr. Mast" said, severely, for 1 thought
detected tincture OF irony in this speech,
''you should not speak with undignifed or
disrespectful levitY of our rising young
men,"
"Great Caesar You don't mean to tell me
this young man is ever going to rise any
higher, do ycu?"
Not in the concrete sense. perhaps; but,
Mr.. Mast, that particular young man, sit
ting up there among the toprigging of his
dogcart, may one day be United States
Senator"
"YOu don't tell me. Is he, indeed, as rich
as all that?"
And my companion Iapsed into silence al
most reverential. We had not gone tar
when we saw a woman coming toward us,
limping and following small, hairy dog
which led her by silken cord.
"Bless meP' said Mr.. Mast "how many
beggars you have in Washington %
His tender, sympathetic soul was touched
with remorse Tor the GOODNESS with which he
had declined to help the poor blind man in
the park. He drew large coin from his
pocket and was Fastening toward the woman
to give it to her when inquired of him his
purpose.
81 cannot pass by such case as this" he
said. 81 can now and then refuse to give
aims to a man, but the sight of a poor, lame,
blind woman appeals to my heart and
arouses sentiments and emotions which 1
cannot resist. Madam" he said to the
woman, holding out the coin, "this is but a
mean and INEXPENSIVE token OF my sympa-
thy for you, but it is"
'Stop Thp' 1 said; "for Heavens sake
STOP" and dragged him away.
would you hinder me rom giving this