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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-18
Raum Cornered.

The congressional COMMITTEES that is
investigating the charges against Commis-
sioner Raum is doing all that it can TO
shield him. but it was no. able the other
/ day to prevent Prosecutor Cooper from
forcing from him an admission which
showed tina, he had been quibbling. When
he first testified be said taar no employe Of
the pension ofics held stock In the retrigsr-
atOr company in which he is
50 deeply interested. On Monday
Prosecutor Cooper compelled him
70 admit that 8 sub-refrigerator CON-
pany had bean formed in the District
of Columbia, and that mis- private secretary,
Bradley Tanner, was not only secretary Of
this sub-company, but also stakeholder
in it.
II would have been much better for
Commissioner Rsum 10 have told the whole
story at the very beginning of the investi-
CATION, because il will reach the public in
one way aud another before the investiga-
ton is finished. Had he taken that course he
would have gained the credit Of being
frank, straightfor ward sort of man, aud
there would have been disposition 10 ex-
position, provided it was shown that he had
done no act that was unlawful. His quib-
bling and his refusal to permit the books of
the refrigerator company to be shown have
created a suspicion that not only are the
charges against him true, but that there are
other matters connected with mis- manage
ment of the pension Office that are not cred
liable to MIN.
Prosecutor Cooper offered TO show that
the refrigerator company was fraudulent
concern. He claims that the patents upon
which the company is based are worthless,
and be offered the letter Of New York
man to prove that claim. The New York
man, according to his letter, invested
$4,000 in the refrigerator patents and
lost it.
1t would seem as if Commissioner Raum
would like the whole world to know whether
the patents are valuable or not. If they
are valuable he ought to be able to show it
and il they are not be ought not want to
keep that fact hidden if he purposes to deal
honestly with the public in disposing of the
refrigerator stock
The investigating committee may make
report favorable to Commissioner Raum,
but report Of that kind will not help him.
The facts that have been brought out in the
investigation have created public senti-
ment against him, aud this sentiment the
President, sooner or later, will have to
respect by asking for his resignation. The
commissioner was guilty of a very foolish
act when he went to Pension Claim Agent
Lemon for money with which to Il 3at his
refrigerator company.
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It is for Mr.. Norwood to Saw.

1t depends upon Mr.. Norwood whether
there will be a joint debate between him
and Gov. Gordon. In answer 10 Mr.. Nor
woods challenge Gov. Gordon announces
his willingness to accept it provided Mr..
Norwood will say that he is a candidate for
the Senate. Gov. Gordon's position
seems to be a fair one. He doesn't
want to engage in joint debate with any
one who is not candidate, or who is not
urging the election of any one in opposition
to him.
Mr.. Norwood based his challenge upon
remarks which Gov. Gordon made with re-
gard to him, but Gov. Gordon points out
that he attacked Mr.. Norwood because Mr..
Norwood first attacked him.
There is no reason why either should at
tempt to belittle the other. II Mr.. Nor
wood is a candidate, or intends to be one,
let him say SO, and then let him and Gen.
Gordon meet in joint debate and discuss the
sub-treasury plan, which appears to
be about the only thing concerning which
they differ. They may find other things,
OF course, with respect to which they are
not in accord, but so far as the public
knows now the main thing is the sub
treasury plan. 1t is for Mr.. Norwood to
say whether there shall be a joint debate or
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BRIGHT Bis.

ITS TRULY wonderful instance he said
AS be zig Jagged along through the street !;
This liquor that ought to have gone to my
head,
Has somehow got into my feet"
-Wdshinoton Star.
No VICE goes alone-except advice which is
always loan.-Druke's Magazine.
FuRsNITE-Why do you have that miserable
little dude hanging around you all the time?
Mademoiselle Ki1uer-I cannot we'll help 1t
ees my son.-P,tck.
HE-There is one thing I'd like to know.
She-What's that?
He-What do you girls say when your collar
button slips down the back of your neck?-
Life.
Mr., OLDENRIcH-Are you willing to share
your heart with doting old fellow like me?
Miss Prettypert I'm perfectly willing to
compromise and share your bank account. -
Chatter.
DIGNIFIED STRANGER lat newsstand Which
BILE?
Newsman-This one. 1 guess. Nobody buys
it, -Nelo York Weekly.
EMMA-we saw a sea serpent from the hotel
was at
Bertha-Huhl That's nothing. There were
two young men at the hotel where spent nv
vacation.-B0Ston Herald.
A PEASANT is shown into the surgery The
doctor examines his tongue and winds up his
examination by saying:
Have you good appetite, my mann"
Oh ay, sir; do you happen to have any
thing handy?"-Ber1ler Zeitung
ETHEL-O, papa! Do come with me: I've
discovered ''Reb skah's we'll"
Papa disguised because of the extortion
practised on HIM by the gueful girs)-Ah! you
have, have you? I'm glad of it, l thought she
was dead. Come on home.-FigGro
You've MAN" exclaimed the moralist. point
ing TO the second hand of the clock as it marked
the flight of the moments into eternity, what
is the language of that timepece?"
1T has none. sir, replied the idler ut goes
without saying. "-PhiLddeLphta Press
GENT-'Pon my honor, madame. | should
hardly have known you; you have altered SO
much.
Lady tarchly)-For the better or for the
worse?
Gent-Ah! madame, you could only change
for the better.-JourRGl AmusGnt
FOND PARENr-Now that you are about to he
married, my dear children, | want to do the
handsome thing oy you, and here is a check for
The Bride-O. pepper! How perfectly lovely
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT YOU mind se sndy
down and getting it certitied?--Amertcd
ST. PErER-You we're a very, very good little
boy on earth, and now you enter to your re.
ward.
Boy spirit-Can have tin horn and a drum
oh, no, but you can have harp and
crown"
Il wish I'd been bad"-Street d. Smiths
Good NeICs.
WELL" remarked Mrs. Patterton now that
the base ball season is over | suppose we will
have an end to this petty pilfering."
What do you meang Inquired her husband
Why the papers were constantly giving re-
ports OF the players stealing bases, though
sandbags is mora than I could ever see, "
Washington Star.
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He Had Heard Enough.

Two nights after the completion Of the tele
phone line between Farnville and Hampcer
Sidney, Va, one of the largest tobacco ware
houses in Farnville was burned, SAYS the Pitts
burg Dispatch Tue fire was thought TO be the
work of an incendiary. Next morning negro
man with bad reputation and We Y littls sense
went into the telephone office.
p, Nv 'uts dat ar thing you's talkin' inter, Mr.
That's telephohe.'
Er tell you W at1'
-, "A thing to talk into. You just ask it any.
tnlng you want to know and it tells it"
is dat so. done hyard bout dat converse
ton hangin' up on de wall, but I ain knowed
it could tell all dem things
oh, yes; l am busy now. but if you will come
pack IN an hour, III get it to tell you who
burned the warehouse"
i dinno ez got time fer dat"
you did it,"
AS soon as Sam left, Blandon called up the
other end, described the negro and gave the
operator the tip.
Sam came back in an hour, the Ham pden
Sydney operator was called up, and Sam put
the bell to his ear. This was what he beard
The person that burned the Planters ware
mouse last night is a ginger-cake colored negro,
tve feet ten inches high, little finger gone from
lett hand Sans eyes began to bulge one
front tooth gone wears a muStache and goatee
sheep from Maj. Venable, and his name is
SAM"
With a wild yell and eyes starting out of his
head, Sam bolted from the room, jumped on
passing freight train and never came back to
claim the reward offered for him
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PERSONAL.

EDWIN BOOTH writes 70 Lsvton Coggeshall
Of Newport, to the effect that he is improving
and that he expects 70 return to the stage in
six weeks
BENJAMIN F. PIExorTo. ex- United States con
sui 70 Roumanis. Is lying hopelessiy i'll of
tuberculosis Of the la-ryx at his daughters
residence in New YORK.
PREsIDEST RoBsRTs Of the Pennsylvania rail
road started life as track haRd thirty years
ago. The combined salaries he receives now
amount TO $1,000 q year
OLD SLEurH. who has for years thrilled
youthful readers Of cheap literature with his
detective stores. is Harlan P. Halsey. mem
Der OF the Brooklyn Board OF Education.
DR. VoS STEPHAN. secretary of state for posts
! and telegraphs OF Germany, will shortly visit
the United States for the purpose of making a
study OF the postal and telegraph systems.
JEAN INsE1ow. who is 20 years old, lives in
retirement with her mother at Kensington,
Englant. She writes but little, and devotes
much of her time and income to charitable
work.
LORD TESNYsoS entertained the young
Duchess OF Albany at luncheon on his sist birth
day, and coFfided to her that despite his old
age he hoped soon to give the world one more
poem.
WILLIAM DEAN HowELLs chooses the titles Of
bis novels from Shakespeare. "a Hazard Of
New Fortunes" and The Shadow of a Dream
the former comes from King John" and the
latter from Hamlet
Miss SARAH WATSON of New York city, who,
for the past two years. has taken high rank as
professor of music at vassar College, is about
to resign her place to marry the Danish com
poser, Joachim Anderson.
LIEUT. BRowSELL, who avenged the death of
his commander, Col. E. E. Ellsworth of the
New York Fire Zouayes. at Alexandria, Va,
near the opening of the war, is now in the pen
sion department at Washington.
THE LATE MARQUIS TsENG has received the
highest posttumous honors which the Celestial
Kingdom can bestow, in a formal decree of the
emDeror that be "forgiveS him all his sins and
crimes committed during his life"
The FAMOUS Highland poetess, Mary Mackel-
lar, is dead It was she who translated the
the Queens Life of the Prince Consort" into
Gaellc. She was much beloved both by the
common people and the royal family.
BELvA LOCKWOOD, ex -presidential candidate,
has returned from Europe, and while attend
ing the universal peace union at Mystic, Conn,
spoke strongly against strikes. expressing the
belief that disputes between capital and labor
should be settled by arbitration.
LORD BRAssEY, who has been a widower for the
last four or five years, will be married in Lon
Don on Thursday, to Miss Sybil Chapel The
honeymoon will be spent on board his cele-
brated yacht, the Sunbeam, in which, with the
late Lady Brassey, he journeyed ali over the
world
PRINCESS VICTORIA of Prussia daughter of
the late Emperor Frederick, and granddaughter
OF Queen Victoria is about to marry a German
prince, and will have a dowry of 10000, 900
marks. Her annual allowance will be $4,000
marks. besides such gratuities as Emperor
William may bestow on her.
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Told Of Pettibone, tho Actor.

A handsome old gentleman, breezy business
man of middle age gilt edge dude, son of the
latter, and thee women occupied a Broadway
car when it stopped before the Gilsey house
saws the New York Herald.
The old gentleman got out,
Tom, did you notice any popularity in the
man that just left us?'
His collahs. guv'nor?' .,-.....
Not his collars
pause Toms eyes fell on his lovely patent
leather shoes His feet, guv'nor?''
Exactly. Best known big feet in Massacbu-
sets"
They seemed a goodish size, guv'nor." said
Tom, refectivey
the actor. Great favorite in his day Retired
now"
"Yaas. guv'nor"
Years ago they told capital story on Pat
humor
IF the story is real arkish, tell it, guv'nor."
Charles Fechter, at the Boston theater, was
at his wits end for a player to act peculiar
character in some play, and"
Yaas, but you didn't give the name of the
play. guv'nor."
the story"
Then why was Mr. Fisher at his wits, end
about it, guv'nor?'
oh, whang dang it! Fechterl Fechter! not
Fisher!''
wave of oachnnation from the ladies in the
The play mas nothing to do with the story"
'Yaas, guv' nor"
Il say no. no MOI"
"He-he-he-he-"
Tom, you're a saphead."
"Yaas, guv' "
Mysteries smoothered in handkerchief.
Shall go on?"
"Yaas. but it's such rummy go. First Won
say Mr. FIGHTER was in trouble about the NAV
Now YOU say the play has nothing to do with
Mr. FIGHTERS story Iweally caan t make it out.
guv'nor." ~ 'O''
Tremulous gurgles
bod CAST II! Listen to me, Fechter. Odd
bic Friends say Pettibone IS the man. Fine
actor. Boston museum. Fechter saw Petit
bone, returned. His friends say All, YOU have
seen Pettlhone' Is he not grand9 Fechter
replied 'Hees vairee flemish arteest zee
voice, zee fire. re sainteemaint' and then ada
ing after an awful groan, bud o hees foots.''
mat s Jolly, guv nor but what did he mean
by 'hees footsyr N --eo"
The father face wore murderer's look. and
three snothering. gurgling, shaking women
tumbled out of the car and had their laugh out
on the sidewalk. 0u'
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How He Worked the Innocents.

The experienced train boy was apparently
giving instructions to a youth whom he was
breaking in as an assistant, says the Pittsburg
DISPATCH.
In the seat directly in front of the two sat
Mr.. ami N.rs. Harrison Kerpunk, of Georgeson' S
cross roads. 1t was their first trip away from
home.
You can gener'ly tell by their looks" said
the peanut boy, oracuarly. whether it's goin'
to pay to try to come any little game over 'em
or not. see that chap half way between here
an, the other end of the carr Well, you could
sell that man dime novel for 81 so and rope
him IN on the dollarin-the-box trick just as
easy as look at him. You'd be wastin' your
time, though, to try and play any tricks on
such people as these two in front ofus. They're
OLD travellers. No use to show them anything
but what's bang up genuine an cheap II
you've got anything that's fresh an with the
money, them folks is the kind of customers to
take EN- to the first thing. Suide goods won't
go down with such customers as them, tell
you. Well, must work the train now Re-
member what I've told you
That boy rs mighty good judge of human
nature, Jose, isn't he?" said Harrison to his
gone into the forward car to get his basket
He thought he wasn't talking loud enough for
US to hear, but I've got pretty sharp ears |
heard every blamed word ne said. We'll, it's
a TACT, Jose, phe added, lit wouldn't be much
use to try any of his little tricks on me. rye
got my eye-teeth all cut. Here he comes If
he's got anything worth buying he'll come
straight to us. You see if he doesn't"
And before that peanut boy was done with
Mr. Harrison Kerpunk he had sold him half
dozen prize packages. five boxes of last year s
maple caramels dozen sour oranges, three
25-cent books for half dollar each, unloaded
his entire stock of moldy figs on him, and
cleaned him out of 81 bill on an innocent little
trick with pilbox and gold coin
Jose, said Harrison, after he had sat look.
ing out OF the car window for about five miles,
burned if don't think he said all that to the
other boy on purpose for me to hear it,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-18

Now there is a wall because Maj. Mckinley
forgot to provide for tax on imported
electricity. OF course he will see to it at
once that the manufacture of electricity-an
infant industry-is protected. A New
Yorker writes to one of the senators of that
state "tlat it is the pauper electricity of
Canada that threatens the American cur
rent. He thereupon makes a to lrful appeal
for duty of s. per horse power upon all
electric currents imported over the border
The business firm which the gentleman rep
resents is interested in the project that has
been discussed at various times for several
years to utilize the power of Niagara falls
for the production of electric currents, to be
distributed on large scale to the industrial
establishments of New York state. Three
years ago the treasury department decided
that electricity is not dutiable under the
present law, so there is no reason why the
miserable current from the Canadian side of
the falls should come sneaking over and
compete with the pure American product,
to the utter disaster of the latter. As the
senator's correspondent points out, therefore,
the IS horsepower duty is absolutely neces-
sary for the future of Niagara falls, which
must be protected as other infant
industries are" Maj. Mckinley should
beg the conference COMMITTEES to
comply with the request of the
New Yorker, notwithstanding the fact
that there is no precedent for amending a
tariff bill in its present stage. 1t would
never do to fail to protect so important an
infant industry as the prod lction of electric
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-18

The people of Port Limon, Costa Rico,
are very indignant because New Orleans
has established a quarantine against their
port. They say that there is no contagious
disease of any kind at Port Limon, nor any
GROUND for apprehending an epidemic of
any disease. 1t is quite certain that New
Orleans would not quarantine against Port
himon, or any other place, unless she had
good reason for doing so. Her first duty is
TO herself. She has now succeeded in keep
ing herself Tree from yellow fever for eleven
years, aud she has accomplished that object
by means of an intelligent, but strict, quar-.
antine. 1t is not at all probable. therefore,
that she will relax her quarantine to gratif Y
Port Limon or any other port which she
may consider to be source of danger
to her.
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stricter Discipline Needed.

Two members of the police force have
intoxicated and disturbing people while on
duty. The punishment inflicted upon each
was fine Was the punishment such as to
prevent a repetition of the offease, or to
deter other members of the force from COM
hitting a similar offeucsa IL the mayor
did not consider this question carefully he
ought to have done so. If the police force
is to be effective it is absolutely necessary
that it should be under the strictest
discipline. If the offenses police
men commit are treated lightly some
policemen, at least, are likely to be less care
full OF their conduct and to be Indifferent
about the perform ance of their duties. The
conduct of a few policemen who break the
rules whenever they feel inclined to do so
has very demoralizing effect upon the
whole force, and demoralized force is very
little, if any, better than no force at all.
The only effective way to preserve dis
cipline in the force is to hold each member
of it to strict accountability for his con-
duct. There are offenses Of SO grave
character and so subversive of discipline
that the only punishment OF them should be
dismissal. Light punishments do not pre-
vent them from being committed again and
again, until finally the whole police force be-
comes demoralized
Policemen should not be permitted to
drink intoxicating liquors while on duty.
and men who drink to excess. however in
frequently, should not be taken on the
police force nor retained upon it when their
weakness is discovered. They may be
worthy men, but they are not fit to be
policemen. Those who have the lives and
property of citizens in their keeping should
at all times have clear heads 10 order to be
able not only to see their duty, but also to
act promptly when their services are
needed
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From Tie Wlnshfnnton stnr

From the Washington Star
/ sometimes think that il would be best
II the hands that labor were folded DER
The silent breast Of the last sweet rest
When think Of the frinds who have go-e be
fore:
Who have crossed DER the rivers rolling tide
And reached the home on the other side.
It seems so far 70 the wished-for day.
And weary and lonely and lost roam:
feel like a child who has lost his way
And is always longing for home. sweet home
But say to my yearning heart: BE still;
Wen go home when it is Gods will
The night is long but the day will break
When the light of eternity streaming down
On the cross we wear for the Masters sake
VIII guide our steps TO the promised crown,
A little while and the gate is passed
Home and heaven and rest at last.
F, L. STANTON.
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General Passenger Agent Wrenn of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
road gave his friend Arkell of the Judge big
alligator few weeks ago. Mr. ArkelI, who
lives at Canajoharie, was very proud of
the gift, and made quite pet of the ALI
gator. Recently some of his neighbors left
the gate open which leads into the enclosure
in which the alligator was kept, and the
alligator disappeared. Now all the women
in that part of the country are afraid to
venture out after dark. They think the
alligator is abroad, and that there is danger
of disappearing down mis- capacious throat
1t is not impossible that the alligator is
travelling back to Florida-at least it would
only be natural for him to want to see his
al gator friends.
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OUR NEW YORK OFFICE.

Nc. J. J. FILM, General Advertising Agent
Of the MoRN1Ne NEWS, Office o Park Row,
New York. AL advertising business outside OF
the states of Georgia, Florida and South Caro-
lima will be managed by him.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Observation-Disclosures Lodge No IS. F. and
A. NJ. Fidelity Castle No. :, K. G. E.; The Sa-
vannah Rifle Association.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Horses and Mules for Sale,
John E. Bowling; Want to Rent a House, A. S.
Cohen As to Crew of British Steamship Star
light; Spectacles and Eyeglasses, Solomons
& Co.
PIANos-Davis Bros.
STEAMSHIP ScHEDULE-Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent For
Sale; Lost; Found; Personal: Miscellaneous.
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