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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

Cost OF Harbor Improvement Work.
When the engineer In charge of the ss-
vanuah harbor improvement made his esti-
mate OF the cost Of deepening the harbor to
twonty -six feet, he did so without thought
that congress would prevent laoorers on
government improvements from working
more than eight hours a day. The bill non
tanning this prohibition became a law oRIy
few days ago, and IL is apparent that it
will have the effect Of increasing consider
ably the cost of improving thu Savannah
harbor. II the work on the improvement
could be carried on eight hours
every day without regard to the
weather. IL lis probable that the cost
would not DO increased very greatly, but
there are many days in the course OF year,
owing to storms on which no work what
ever can be done, and many other days on
which very little can DO done. Before the
S-hour law was passed all the time possible,
during fair weather, was utilized, and in
that way the work was pushed forward
rapidly. The time lost during bad weather
was made up during good weather.
But the S-hour law Is a fact, and the
money available for the harbor improve
ment must be used TO the best advantages.
Laborers will have to be paid by the hour,
instead of by the day and, doubtless, oon-
tractors will take care that eight full hours
work is done
laborers can be obtained by the hour
on the basis OF the wages formerly paid by
the day and strict account is kept of the
number OF hours the laborers are actually
employed 1t may be that the cost will not
be 80 very much more than it would have
been II the S-hour bill had NOT became a
law. Contractors who contemplate bid
ding on the Savannah harbor work have
not yet made any calculation as to the
effect the S-hour law will have on tho cost
of the work, but 10 is probable they will do
SO soon. II it is necessary to pay as much for
eight hours work as was formerly paid for
ten or even twelve hours work il is evident
that the cost Of the Improvement cannot
be kept within the estimste, but II no more
is paid for eight hours work than was paid
for that much work before the 8-hoCr law
was passed, il is evident that while the inn
provement will cost more than it was ex-
peoted it would when the estimate was
made 1t will not cost great deal more.
Whether or not the increase will be very
great depends upon the terms upon which
labor can be obtained under the 8-hour law.
The new condition on which labor must
be employed will doubtless receive very
careful attention, not only from the en-
Gineer in charge of the har Dor Improvement,
but also from those who purpose Co submit
bids for the work and it will be approx
mately known what the work can be done
for before any bids will be accepted. 1t is
probable that the margin of profit will not
be greater under the S.hour system than it
was before that system was adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
Nothing New From Mars.

For week professional star gazers all
over the world, with their hearts In their
mouths-or rather in their eyes-have been
pointing big telescopes at that part Of the
heavens occupied by the planet Mars, In the
hope Of discovering some of the secrets Of
that ruddy planet which is now only some
"a, 000,0 900 miles away from MS. But so far
no startling discoveries have been an
nounoed. Ever since Prof. Hall, Of the
Washington observatory, discovered the two
little satellites Of Mars, IL has been the pet
theory OF astronomers that the planet
is inhabited. They claim to have
discovered that it has an atmos-
phere. When Schiaparelli saw the queer
lines which appear on the surface OF Mars
he declared that they were canals and an
Enthusiastic French astronomer Immediately
promulgated the theory that the people of
the planet were highly civilized, aud that
they we're trying to attract the attention of
the inhabitants OF this globe. The
idea OF the people Of Mars signal
ing the earth was almost too wild to
be seriously thought OF by the scientists, but
they hoped that when Mars reached the
point OF opposition, which occurred at 1:21
a. m. on Thursday, they would be able to
prove or disprove the SchIapareln canal
theory. Whether the observations at the
Lick observatory in California, which has
the most powerful telescope in the country,
were of such character as to indicate that
Mars is really inhabited by people who are
expert eanal diggers, has not yet been
learned, and Prof. Holden, the director of
the observatory. says that results OF the OBJ =
servations may not be made known until
October. Even then the conclusions
drawn must be OF speou-
lative character, inasmuch as the
great Lick telescope cannot bring the
planet nearer than within so, 900 miles of
the earth and it would take pretty good
eyes to make critical examination Of a
landscape at that distance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
Business IN Baltimore.

The sole cleuk In that real estate ONCE In an
obscure corner Of ST. Paul street had apparently
very little to do yesterday afternoon. says the
Baltimore Netos The broker was away and
not likely TO return that evening, so he lighted
his cigarette, brought out copy of the - elCs.
and sprswlinR back on a chair ia a comfortable
fashion, with his heels on the mantelpiece, he
proceeded to absorb himself in the reading.
PRESENTLY nervous looking stranger entered
IN hurriei manner. Leaning over the be-
grlmed counter he inquired: lis Gen. Bulhsm p
ton aboutf" Gen Bulhampton?" responded
the clerk, without giancing up to see who asked
the question. Yes, said the stranger. Gen.
H, L. Bulhampton" asked the representative.
'Yes-yes" The boss OF this object" Yes
yes-yesW You seem tribe impatient" said
the clerk, turning over to another page. None
of your commentsr replied the stranger tartly,
with shade Of annoyance deepening in his
countenance. but answer my question.
Bulhampton?" See here, you idiot,
what do you mean by such conduct?' Rule
OF the office to be exact and explicit you know"
well, don't care a rap what your rules are.
| want to know II Gen. Buihampton is in" The
boss OF this" III you repeat that again,
YOU amalgamated and dou6e-ended ass"
shouted the now thoroughly enraRed stranger,
IN fracture you in 5000 pieces and distribute
the fragments TO the winds" is that so?" and
hero the clerk carefully folded his paper and
removed his feet from the mantelpiece. Let's
Rule No. BE very obliging to patrons May
be you would like to try " he stranger jumped
up and howled, Come from behind that coun-
Ter, you incarnation Of st pdty, " he shouted.
TIL make you look like a defeated silver
bill. Suppose I'll have to accommodate you"
mused the clerk thoughtfully, Sin consideration
OF rule No. q" He climbed over the counter
In less time than it requires to tell it Q fun be-
gun 1t wasn't that quiet kind of fun either. that
conduces to the repose OF the soul. Even the
furniture seemed to take a hand. aud flew
about in a whirlwind to take refuge in tie
corner Pretty soon things quieJed down
sill htly and then 1t was found that the clerk
sat astride the PROSTATE form OF the stranger,
toying with muscular and mAchine-like regu-
larity with his physiognomy. Got enough"
inquired the clerk Yes" replied the stranger,
feebly, Il think l have" Perfectly sure?
Perfectly" The clerk arose, passed around
the counter and resumed his former position
and paper. Say" said the stranger, meekly,
as he climbed painfully TO his feet and felt OF
himself to ascertain what was missnI. will
you kindly answer one question for me: Is
Gen Bulhampton lny Seen. Bulhamptonf"
Yes" Gen. H. L. Bulham oton! Yes"
The boss of this offices" Yes" 'No; he's
out. Anything else l can do for your" No"
We'll, good day. Hospital is Just around the
corner" Thanks. Good day"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
PER SONAL.

ALocx Of hair and a bit OF garment aseribed
to the Apostle James are exhibited by St. James
Roman Catholic church Of San Francisco
AUNT SARAH HEATH q Bedmin sser, N. j., now
1903, has i've grandchildren, seventeen great
grandchildren and six great-great-grandchil
dren.
THOMAS JEFFERSON COOLIDGE, minister to
France from the Unitsd States, has announced
bis intention Of remaining in Paris throughout
the summer.
RUSSELL B. HARRISON has been elected dele
gate by the New York council to the national
meeting OF Sons of Veterans to be held at
Helena Mont, Aug, s.
The Leavenworth Standard, a daily news
paper Of considerable influence in Kansas pol
itics, is edited and published by Mrs Sarah
BLAIR Lynch, widow of 30.
TIE popular belief in the old Italian legend
that cardinals die by the threes will again be
strengthened by the recent deaths OF Cardinals
Iheodoh' Battaglini ami d'Annibale.
TWENTY. ONE COMMISSIONERS from Brazil. who
Will represent the new South American republic
In tho worlds fair, have arrived in new York
The president is accompanied by military aids
ROBERT H. FoLGER of Msssillon, O., is claimed
to be the oldest practcing attorney in the
United states. He was born in Chester county,
fennsyivania, 1872, and began the practice of
law thirty years thereafter.
DR.. THOMAS ARNOLD, one of the fellows of the
Royal University of Ireland, enjoys the double
distinction Of being the son of DIR. Arnold OF
Rugby and the father of Mrs. Humphrey Ward
lie Is an earnest Roman Catholic
PRINCE BISMARCK recently caused himself to
be weighed and found that he had lost one
pouAd during the past year He now weighs
<Oo poun1s. In 1873 he weighed 247 pounds
which was the greatest weight he ever attained
MRS. ALICE Fireman PALMER OF Cambridge.
Mass, has accepted the position of advisory
dean OF the women's department in the Univer-
slty College and graduate schools Of Chicago.
Mrs. Palmer was president Of Wellesley College
for six years.
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK and his bride are
to live IN Austria, II a rumor from Vienna is
correct. The parents Of the countess arc said
70 nave inspected the castle Of Radkersburg in
Styrla, a beautiful estate, with view to buying
II Ior the newly married couple.
PRINCE BISMARCK is partly of Slav origin. His
ancestors emigrated to Russia in the eighteenth
century and eventually became governor of
LVonls, He was afterward sent to Siberia
put recalled some years after. His tomb has
just been discovered at Poltava,
EX-SENATOR BLAIR's most formidable rival in
his contest for a seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives is Cyrus sulloway, Salvation CIV"
as ne 10 called for short, because of his aflIia-
ton with the Salvation Army. Mr. Sulloway is
SAID 70 be the tallest man in New Hampshire
ana he mas voice that is audible from Mount
washington to the Meulmac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

Col. Peek is going to resign his position
as manager Of the state alliance exchange.
He says he cannot attend to the duties in
cidental to that office and at the same time
manage his campaign in the gubernatorisl
race. The Atlanta Herald says he will re-
main president of the exchange, rssiguing
only the position Of business manager. The
MORNING News suggested several days
ago that Col. Peek's resignation would fore-
stall any complaint that might hereafter be
made of his having used his alliance office
for his personal partisan ends, and it ap-
pears that Col. Peek has acted upon the sug-
gestion, which was made in good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
Why He Didn't Marry.

A young man of small resources was bemoan-
ing the other day his Inability to get married,
says the New York World. 1T is all because
you don't 90 about it in the right way" de-
made his complaint. 'Why don't You stop
flying around with that homely Miss Smith you
don't care bit for and devote yourself to that
charming Nelly Johnsonf To be sure she is
poor and Miss Smith is rich, but that should not
make any difference to you" The young man
heaved deep sigh. my dear Mrs Brown"
he said, impressvely, II can imagine no ia te
NOR. blissrul than to travel through life in q
parlor car with Nelly johnson, gazing into her
eyes land eating bananas. But you see, " with
another sigh, II would have to take Miss Smith
or some one else along to pay for the bananas"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
Tho Meyer Murderera

All OF those who were connected with the
murder OF Mr.. Meyer have been convicted,
Charles Bacon, the least guilty Of the muir
derous gang, having been sentenced yester-
day to one year In the penitentiary.
There were five men implicated In the
murder, which was an unusually cold
blooded and brutal one. Three OF them
were sentenced to be hanged-oRe Of whom
has been executed, and the other two are
awaiting the result of appeals for a new
trial-one was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life and one for one year.
Arrest, trial and sentence followed the
crime quickly. The solicitor general judged
rightly that swift punishment would have a
good effect in checking Grimes of violence
and the court agreed with this view.
The public was deeply Interested in the
trials, being anxious that the guilty parties
should be punished. The only way to check
murder and other crimes OF violence is to
enforce the law promptly and vigorously.
Swift justice alarms evil-doers and makes
them hesitate to overstep the limits of the
law. AS long as they think there is a chance
for escaping punishment they will follow
their evil inclinations.
The concealed weapon evil still exists to
too great an extent. Tho courts are doing
what they can to remedy it. The judge of
the city court recently expressed a deter
mination to inflIct upon this class of Offend
ers the heaviest punishment the law per-
mits Public sentiment will sustain him
and applaud his efforts to check the evil.
r-tx - -
altogether, but the number of them can be
greatly lessened by Withholding all sympa-
thy from offenders and lnficting upon them
the heaviest penalties which the law pro-
vides for the crimes they commit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

That part OF the Irish party's plan of cam
paign which forbids Irish members OF par
Lament accepting Office under an English
government until Dublin parliament shall
have been established for the government Of
Ireland iS not new. But Parnen was the
first member to live up to it, aud it is the
influence OF Parnell dead that strengthens
Dillon and bis colleagues in their detsrmina-
tion TO accept no favors until the home rule
bill shall have become law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
His Attitude declared.

An individual who aspires to the particular
seat in the House of Representatives which be-
ongs to the Bloody Seventh was talking to a
crowd OF voters in a neighboring village, says
the Rome Tribune. One OF the party said to
him:
Colonel, I understand you are projecting for
q seat in congress?
The colonel nodded.
''Well. we would like to know how you stand
on the Mills bill and the Mckinley biil?"
WALL" said the colonel. Il amt thought
much about it, but 1 am inclined to think the
Mills bill ought to be paid first, as it is the old
est of the enyon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
W ould Like to Try Mars.
From the Philadelphia Press.

l wonder il across Ia Mars
The weather is as bad as ours,
And If the Martians have such ills
AS toothache. bores and tailor's bills
I'd like to know.
For il thew aren't so annoyed,
think I'd hSe to cross the void,
In fact, to move to there from here.
To live in Mars, while it is near,
I'D try to go.
If could some assurance get
That Mars has no such thing as debt,
No cases of distended head,
No blatant asses underlined,
No slow street cars,
No schemers up to SHADY tricks,
No crooked Kinds OF politics,
No work to do, no bills TO pay
/ think I'd try to find way
To get 20 Mars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

The report of mass meetings held in
various sections of the state on Friday.
which were published in the MORNING
NEWS yesterday, were of the kind to make
democrats rejoice. They indicate that the
third parsy's influence IN this state is de-
parting even faster than it grew. At each
Of the several meetings reported the demo
Gratis had the field practically to themselves,
and the speakers gave the few third party
men present some cogent facts for consider
alton that will result in many OF them re-
turning 10 the true party Of the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

Young Mr.. Pottle would do we'll to put
pebble in his mouth and try his powers Of
oratory upon the ocean bsfore he acknow-
Lodges the title Of 1.-THE Dsmosthenes of the
third party, ;" which some Of his admiring
friends have bestowed upon him. II he
succeeds in convincing Neptune that Wall
street and Tammany Hall rule the world,
then he may try his powers upon the peo-
pie OF Spaiding county with some hope of
TuccesS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

The democratic newspapers OF the state
appear to be all Of the same opinion IN re-
gard to Hon. w Y. Atkinson and the chair
manship of the democratic state executive
committee-that is, if Mr.. Atkinson wants
the place be should have it, and if he does
not want it he should be persuaded to take it
ANYWAY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
Mr.. Blaine In the Campaign.


Mr.. Manley's announcement that Mr. Blaine
will take the stump in due season Is probably
based on the Manley sort OF enthusiasm, rather
than on any definite information he has re
celyed on the subject. We do not look for a
fulhlmsnt Of Mr.. MAnley's programme, so far
as u relates TO Mr.. Blaine. for a variety OF rea-
sons any one OF which II is not difficult TO guess
Nevertheless il sounds natural 10 hear Mr.
MRnleY blowing the trumpet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

Here is little mathematical problem for
the third party people of Douglas county:
IL In the crowd Of 500 people assembled at
the mass meeting at Douglas day before yes
terday there were twenty-seven third party
ties and all the rest democrats, what must
be the percentage Of increase of the third
party before it can defeat the democrats at
the pollsl And how in the world is the
third party ever going to attain any such
increased
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
The Enemy Known by His Hoof

From the Nashville american Dem.
1t is all very well to shout that the force bill
is dead. 1t is all very well to cry aloud that the
Republican party is now party of love, having
forgotten It's old hatreds and wiped off the
pages of its history the many former attempts
to make the federal bayonet control the south
ern ballot Southern white men are not to be
deceived, however. They know their enemy
whether behind domino or in the broad glare
OF electricity,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
The Tariff For Revenue.

From the Memphis ADpeal-Avdldnche (Den1,
Mckinley was paid $3.50 and his expenses TO
make his spec Oh on protection at Madison. In
other words the governor was for that occasion
the hired advocate of the high tariff.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

Ignatius Donnelly, the Peoples party can
didate for governor OF Wisconsin, has
changed his politics fourteen times in thirty
six years. He must be very popular poll
kician
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

Government contractors are already
hedged about with more restrictions and
penalties than person contracting with
private parties would be apt to submit to,
80 1t is well that congress decided to permit
them to employ whom they please as watch
men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07

things needed in the Georgia campaign.
When the young mea bscome interested in
political fight they g into it to win. An
example Of what they can do when they try
was presented In Griffin day before yester-
day. when, despite the hot weather, the
young men brought together an audience
that packed the court house and listened to
two hours of good democratic speechmak-
ing without firing. Such work all over the
state will insure Georgia's returning "ths
regular democratic majority" at both the
state and nat ional elections.
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And the becoil Was Damaging.

Ffom the st. Louis Republic CDem).
Congressman Watson knew his mouth was
loaded when he let it off. but he did not know
how heavily he had overloaded It.