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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
BRIGHT BITS.

II wonder why the elevator is so large in
this twO-story bulldog He My dear. it
helps to bring the rent up.-Chicago Inter
Ocean
Mr. Stocker.-Do youconsider Howard a CON
sentative investor?
Mr.. Bonds-I don't know. He took some
stock the other day in a company formed to
provide Philadelphia with rapid transit
Brooklyn Life.
You are not entirely French, are you,
Count POllyvOO:' -. ....
"Oui, madam, | am French through and
through Why do you ask"
II am certain you have a Roman nose. "
Harpers Bazar
What has this little water tank to do with
the furnace asked Mrs. Nuwed as she and
her husband inspected their little house
That the damper my dear said Nuwed
with the air of one who knew he was right.
Harpers Bazaar
She--There no poetry in a kiss It's like
a trunk.
He-LIEe a trunk
She-You can always find a man to express
it, and it's wiser to check it if you don't want
it to go too fdr.-Life.
He was one of those tallzy talky men who
are successful in life by no known law of sue
cess, and he never lost an opportunity to let
people know that he was a selfmade man.
Il am the architect of my own character, 90
| he said one day to a young woman.
so have understood she responded in
differently
And what do YOU think of it," he asked
fishing for a compliment
We'll, she replied, with undeniable frank
! ness Il think you have got it gable end to
! the street. Detroit Free Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
Works. Not PRAYER.

The Rev. DIR. S. d. Mcconnell, of Phila-
delphia, is one of those ministers of the
gospel who do not believe in prayer with
out works. He does not believe that
prayers will save filthy city from an
epidemic, however fervent they may be
In his sermon last Sunday he made some
comments upon form of prayer that the
bishop of Pennsylvania has issued for
deliverance from the threatened invasion
of cholera He has no objection, of course,
to the prayer, or any other prayers, but
he wants to be understood as believing
that the prayer will not be effective if the
people invite disease by neglecting sani-
tary precautions. He said that he thought
it would be much more advisable for min
listers to call the attention of the people
to their duty and their shortcomings than
to invite them to try to avert an epidemic
by prayer. Those who deliberately neglect
all the precautions for the protection of
the public health have little reason to
expect that their prayers to be saved
from visitations of disease will be an
swered
Speaking of Philadelphia the doctor
said If it be true cleanliness is next
to godliness, then Philadelphia is farther
away from God than any other city in
christiendom. When it rains we walk in
an infamous filth which smells to heaven.
When it blows we breath a vilaiuous
compound of decaying animal and vege-
table matter and pure air. When thirsty
we drink a liquid at which clean ami
malls gorge would rise, and in which, as
a matter of fact, no clean fish can live"
The foregoing picture of Philadelphia is
not one calculated to make her people feel
comfortable. If the cholera should reach
that city, though there isn't much proba-
bility that it will, it would likely stay
awhile and thin out its population con
siderably, if what DR.. Mcconnell says is
true. Doubtless the doctor was a little
excited when he delivered his sensational
sermon and would not be able to sustain
his assertions if called upon to do so. But
there is no doubt that Philadelphia has
nasty drinking water and her sanitary
condition is not as good as it might be
For the high taxes she pays her repub-
lican officials do not give her much in re-
| turn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
GOV. rillman and Lynch Law,

Gov. TuIDan and LYNCH Law.
/ Gov q,i,lr,,r.s Friends arc t,.-iro IN
t.,.t.,,,- 80, - 49,. -, tt,,tl hoe
/ hoe, mad. ,,,,i,st hin, tbatba &c LARGELY
roeooosib1o ro. tl,, I,,,cbipo, If the nero
.Iobn Peterson at Denmark, Inv asserting
tb.rbc t,s. r.noatodlv on the sturnn de-
rlaroI that he was in favor of Iynching
arvuarro shown to be guilty Of assault
ip.sa white woman with criminal intent
The REGISTER. of Columbia, which is his
r..oenil.i organ. after asserting that it
is the sentiment of white men in the
south and 10 a less degree of white men
of crimiuauv azsaultmg white women
small DE l,u,bed saws. The election of
GOV Tulmau last wear proved beyond
the shadow of a doubt that such was the
sentiment of the people Of the state. On
the STUMP i'm several counties. with unex-
ampled bolduos. and honesty. he declared
that when it was proved that a negro
had ralishad a white woman. he himself
would be willing TO lead the mob to
launch the rapist into eternity. He made
no couceaIment of his feelings on the sub
jet, though many sueered at and abused
him for HIS manly expression of the sCnti-
meu's."
In his inaugural address in 1890 how
ever, Coy. Tiuman took strong grounds
against lynch law. In that address he is
reported as saying: with allof the ma
chinery of the law in our hands with
every department of the government
executive. legislative and tudiciaI-heId
by white men. with white turies, white
solicitors, white sherirs. it is simply in
famous that resort should be had to lynch
law. and that prisoners should be muir
dered because the people have grown
weary of the laws delay and of its in
efficient administration. Negroes have
nearly always been the victims. and the
confession is a blot on our civilization"
A little more than two years ago, it
seems. Gov. Tilman held the opinion that
a resort to lynch law is infamous. and
that the confession that negroes are
nearly always the victims, is s'blot on
our civilization" But, according to the
Register the governor now believes in
lynching blacks for one kind of crime.
Why then does he not urge upon the legis-
lature to enact law authorizing a resort
to lynch law for crime of that
sort? Why retain upon the statute
book a law that the highest
,,eicor ,F +l,o rt,+o s. ,-;1l;r~ -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
How the Case Was Won.

In the early years Of this century Philip
Doddridge was the leading lawyer in North
western Virginia, now portion Of the state
of West Virginia. Doddridge county was
named Tor him. He resided in Wellsburg, on
the ONO river. but his practice extended well
into Pennsylvania and Ohio. and he afterward
represented his district in congress. On one
| occasion says the New York sun. Mr.. Dodd-
ridge was called to Washington to defend a
man accused Of horse stealing. 1t was clear
case The principal was an accompbCe who
| turned states evidence, but this testimony
was amply cOrrobOrated by that Of other PEG
pie. Mr.. DOddridge was not expected to
make very fOrcible address, and ne did not
try TO. He talked in a deSultoTy manner to
| me jury Tor fifteen or twenty minutes. and
then added
Il have very little more to say but with the
| permission OF the court viii relate an Incl
dent which seems to me to bear on this case.
In the older portions Of this state il is the
custom now. as it was some years ago. for the
judges TO travel over their circuits and hold
court With the judges went the lawyers. In
q certain district l have in mind the Nest0r
OF the bar was "a precise gentleman Of the old
| school, who wore ruffied shirt fronts and cuffs
ana priced himself on his lnyariable attend
dnCe upon divine service at the town in which
court was being held. He insisted on a SINH
lar attendance on the part of the other law
}er9. ana made 1t his business to see that they
Went with him in "A body. One Sunday morn
ing they found themselves a town with no
churth except one belonging TO the Method
ISIS. ana dltbOuE h this NCStOr was an EpiSCO-
pAhan he notified the Younger attorneys that
theF would he expected TO go to church as
usual They were late in getting ready. and
when the dignifed old lawyer appeared in
church and marched no the middle aisle fol
lowed by all the lawyers in the district the
minister was well in his sermon He stopped
IN MS discourse, however gazed at the leader
OF the tile second. and then said
- My friend, if YOU had not stopped to prin5
ana TO arrange those ruffes SO carefully YOU
could have got to church in time. AS it is
YOU come at this late hour and disturb the
WOrShlpers Icy your entrance. l give YOU
warning now, the preacher added solemnly
raising his finger 10 make the words more i'm
presslve, that at the Judgment day shall ap-
pear to testify against YOU
The old lawyer had stopped when the
minister began to address him and stood
waiting in the aisle. When the preacher was
| through the lawyer said;
Sir, have been practicing at the bar for
| Jorty years, and that much experience has
shown me that the greatest rogue always
AZ this point Mr. Doddridge left his case
| with the jury. The entire court room was
convulsed with laughter, and it was some
/ time before order was restored Then the
| Jury announced a verdict of not guilty and
Doddrldge client was released.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
The pahenture Suit.

At their meeting yesterday the direct
/ ors oc the Col'rdl railroad decided 20 dc.
fend the suil instituted againe' the
read br .hc Mercantile Trust Company
on the adventures fled with the trG-.
/ company under the reorganization plan
/ The suit was begun IN tire interest," of the
Rollins reorganization plan, and o5 The
directors favor that plan the suit. it, IS
fair to presume, was begun with The tariJ
understanding that there would bono seti-
ous opposition to 1t.
And what particular benefit would
arise to the Central or its security hold
ers by defending it2 The dcbentures arc
due and there have been two defaults I'm
the interest on them. And what defense
can be set up2 IT, is true that by inter
posing technical objections and pleas for
delay a Judgment may perhaps be pre-
vented for awhile, but is there any de
Tense that can defeat the suit2
Doubtless the directors took the action
they did yesterday because they feel
bound to defend every suit brought against
the road, whatever the purpose Of it may
be,and also because there are stockholders.
perhaps who would complain if that
course We're not pursued 10 is safe to
say, however, that only those stockhold-
ers would complain who are trying to de
feat the plan of rcorganizatiOn They are
in sympathy with the Richmond Terminal,
whose object is to so reorganize the Cen
trail as to control the property Dreyel,
Morgan g. Co. have undertaken to reor-
Canize the Terminal, and it is understood
to be their purpose to reorganize the
Richmond and Danville, the East Tenncs-
see, Virginia and Georgia and, if
they can defeat the Hollins reor-
ganization plan, the Central Before
they can reorganize the Central, however.
the Terminal must defeat the Hollins re-
organization plan, That is what it is
seeking to do now. 1t is trying to stop
the foreclosure of the tripartite bond
mortgage and it is its influence that is
forcing a defense of the debenture suit.
The aim of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany in getting a Judgment on the de-
bentures is to be in a position to go on
with the sale of the road provided its sale
under the tripartite bond mortgage is en-
joined.
1t would be greatly to the interest of
Savannah, and in fact, the whole of Geor-
gia, to have the affairs of the Central set
tied as speedily as possible. The Wcer-
tainty as to the outcome of the roads
troubles is paralyzing business and check
ing enterprises. A speedy settlement
would be welcomed, not only by those
who are directly interested in the road,
but also those who are indirectly inter
ested in it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
Triumph.

j B. Alden. in Boston Transcript.
Two women set out, with vicious intent,
The patience of man to exhaust,
And their wits to every corner were sent
Regardless of labor and cost
They visited shops, but saw nothing to buy.
And only samples took home;
Then street-car conductors with questions did
ply.
But simply got yes m" and nom"
So none of these schemes seemed to work as
they should,
Z For clerks and conductors were scared;
And every device, from the bad to the good,
Had failed up to date, it appeared.
But at last an idea was evolved from the
mind
OF these feminine seekers for fame;
Deciding them soon an occasion to find
For giving a test to the same.
Its success was complete. A star" was to
play;
The box-of1ce till was a mine
They squabbled ten minutes o er seats and a
day
And soured fifty men in the line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

A Danish steamship that recently
arrived at Baltimore had aboard what
was probably one of the most valuable
cargoes that ever entered that port. In
round numbers it is estimated that she
brought in 8 100000 worth of stuff. She
was laden with the Russian exhibit for
the worlds fair. Among the articles
were eleven packages from the imperial
government, which were insured for 40
600 rubles, or about $23l 600 There
were seven boxes Of diamonds from the
Ural mountains and other districts in the
Russian empire The exhibit also includes
valuable pieces of Russian statuary, paint
ings, and other specimens of the fine arts
1t is amusing the way some of Chicago's
semi-savage visitors are catching on" to
her ways. The other day band of 200
Zulus were on a train en- route to the fair
grounds when one of them missed some of
his personal property 1t is not stated
whether it was his shirt or nose ring. At
any rate the band at once took charge of
the train, locked the trainmen in the
coaches and demanded of the conductor
that he disgorge the missing goods. The
incident will be valuable to Chicago as
indicating that when it comes down to
business some of her visitors can do lit
tie holding Up' themselves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
The Taxation of incomes.

From the New York World DemD.
The chancellor of the British exchequer
found that he will have a deficit Of several
millions Of dollars, and he promptly decided
to increase the income tax This tax has
proved the most flexible and easily calculated
OF any feature of the budget The officers
seem to encounter little difiiculty in collect
ing il, ana it is easy 10 calculate in advance
how much 10 VIII yield. The subject is of IN
terest to the American people, as congress
Will be asked to impose a graded income tax,
say on all incomes Of over $1,000 per annum.
Tho pretense that such a tax can be collected
France and Italy. and IL can be collected here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
A MapP

A new land company with Atlanta as
its focus, which means that there is
money in it for those who are admitted
on the ground floor, has issued pamphlet
entitled "All About the Fruit Lands of
the Georgia Land Development Com
pany." 1t is not Il very large pamphlet.
but it contains map on the inside Of its
front cover that is worthy of the atten-
tion of those who believe that Savannah
is a reality, that there is such a place,
and that its $4,000 population does not ex-
i5t wholly in the Imagination.
According to this map there is only one
seaport in Georgia, and its name is not
Savannah. 1t purports to be a map of
the United States, and it shows three sea
ports, namely, New York, Brunswick and
San Francisco. If the Georgia Land and
Development Company is not a scheme for
the promotion of certain very private in
terests it has started the wrong way to
show that it isn't. If the information it
seeks to give the home-seel1er who wants
to come to Georgia and sit under his own
vine and fig tree is as misleading as its
map the home-seeker stands an excellent
chance of getting lost.
New York juries apparently have
| no sympathy for poisoner. Buchanan
conviction of murder in the first degree
after a most extraordinary trial shows
that where poison is the means employed
by murderer to produce death juries are
little inclined to give the accused the
benefit of the doubt That it is extremely
difficult to prove poisoning was Illustrated
in this Buchanan case. The greater part
! of the testimony was given by experts in
medicine and chemistry, but it is doubt
| fulfil the jury reached its verdict upon
what they said, socontradictorv We're their
| conclusions. The very dihculty Of proving
the crime makes the poisoner one Of the
/ most dangerous of criminals, and the one
/ with whom iurics and the masses have
least sympathy. There is something
uncanny and mysterious about a
/ poisonor. His is the veritable black
art and the trace of superstition that
/ runs through all mankind makes men
| regard him with mingled fear and abhor-
| renee The Buchanan trial. aside from
| the battle of wits between scientists and
/ lawyers, was remarkable as having re-
| quired the taking of more testimony than
/ was ever taken in any other criminal case
in New York Indeed, it is said that in
| only one other case ofany kind in the
state-the famous civil suit of Theodore
/ Tilton against Henry Ward Beecher-was
more testimony ever taken. The record in
the Buchanan case comprises between
/ 5000 and 1000 typewritten folios contain
! ing upward of 100000 words
The committee on public health Of the
| Massachusetts, legislature has recon-
! mended the passage of an act for the
licensing of plumbers and the supervision
of the business of plumbing in all cities
and towns having less than 5000 popula-
ton. In the larger cities the business is
already under official supervision. One
of the greatest menaces to the health of
cities is bad plumbing The state of Mas
sachusetts is aware Of the fact; con
sequently an act of the kind suggested
! will be passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
The Amenities of Politics

From the Springfield (NIass) Republican Gnd)
As President Harrison is said to have in
vited eX-Prcsident Cleveland to name any
personal appOintees he desired to have re
tanned in office through the republican admin
lstration, and Cleveland named Cousin Ben"
Folsom, consul at Sheffield so now it is
said President Cleveland has extended like
favor to Gen. Harrison The latter names
Capt Meredith chief of the bureau Of engrav
ing and printing an old army friend, for re
tentlon where he Is, or for place equally as
good
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
Where the Missouri Colonies Are.

From the st. Louis Republic DemD.
Chauncey Depew talks nonsense when he
SAYS that the Democrats party is making
victory for the republicans as fast as posi-
Bile The Democratic party is at home doing
its spring blowing and attending to other
necessary business. 1t is interfering in poll
tics mighty little
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

Members of the Union League Club of
New York have been advised by their
friends in various parts of the country
that other republican organizations will
pass resolutions declaring that the Union
League is no longer the representative
republican club. The Seligman incident
is the cause.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

Even among people of the faith the
terms presbyterian" and "Calvinist''
are frequently used anonymously. But
the Rev. T. p. Sawin, of Troy, N. Y, OBJ
Jects to being called Calvinist, although
he is the pastor of Presbyterian church
AT meeting of his presbytery few days
ago he astonished the assembled ministers
by declaring vehemently: 81 do not like
the idea of Calvinism. Calvin was a
murderer and a scoundrel. He said many
good things, and those will accept, but
the church should be an exponent of the
gospel and not of Calvinism."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

Gen. Viewers busy brain has brought
forth another idea. He proposes the es-
Enlistment at Des Moines, Ia, of an Gin
dependent school of political science. "
OF course such school would fill a want
long felt by people of Gen Weaver's
kidney, for he says every patriotic cit
izen realizes that the adversaries of HUI
man liberty, those who would rob and
enslave the world, are full handed and
have the attention and control of the
masses of the people. They control the
colleges and universities of the country. "
Seven professors, Gen. Weaver thinks.
would be sufficient to teach the millions
independent political science" other
wise the science of popuhstic politics
The professorships he classides thus:
Land and public utilities and inventions,
finance, transportation, constitutional and
legislation, suffrage, applied Christianity,
public debate Gen. Weaver says he
would be willing toact as director of such
a school, without salary, until "A successor
can be found. Indeed, there is little
doubt that he could be induced to fill six
of the professorships also, if any one
should ask him. But when it comes to
applied Christianity" it is doubtful if
Gen. Weaver knows anything about it.,
for Christianity includes charity, of
which there is not trace in his makeup
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
Secretary Smiths Sentiment.

I0IIT JIG INVW i VIh IIIIIJo IUtuIIT ,
The Secretary of the Interior. Hoke
smith. himself journalist, has supplied the
Press Club fair managers an autograph sen
timent as follows Public offices should be
created and conducted exclusively for the
benefit OF those who DO not fill them If Mr..
smith were not at the head of a government
department. this might be condemned as d
counsel of perfection AS it is the nearer he
comes 10 following il in the appointments to
public Offices under him, the nearer he will
come to perfection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

Did anybody hear the pop of the cork
when Port Royal was 'unbottled" by the
transfer of the Port Royal and Augusta
road to Receiver Averiu the other day2
II an observer will pay close attention
now he may hear the fizz,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

When Charleston gets the trolley, and
the Hotel Eden, and some barrels of fresh
paint, and a base ball club that can win
games by playing base ball, we shall ex-
pect to hear that she has taken on a
boom
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

\ scandal in the insane asylum at AL
bauyN. Y, is the result of an investigation
b. he state board Of charities. 1t is alleged
that the feeble-minded female patients
are frequently tied up and fogged by the
matron and her assistants. The reorgani-
cation of the institution has been recon-
1nendad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

Commissioner Carter, who has been in
Washington in the interest of the provis-
ional government of Hawaii, said Just
prior to his departure from the capital:
sit was my intention to have started to-
day on a tour of the south, but l have
abandoned that programme for myself
and will recommend to the provisional
government that it send some one more
competent to look into the prospects OF
negro immigration to Hawaii from the
south" Now, there is a suggestion upon
which to base volumes of argument upon
the race problem in the south
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28

A shrewd but INSCRIPTIONS railway
ticket scalper in Chicago has victimized
dozens of the big trunk lines. He Dor
rowed without leave the name of a little
Smile railroad in Louisiana, the principal
business Of which is the hauling of wood ,
bought printing press aud began to issue
tickets 10 any place in the United Sta ties.
The tickets purportod to be of the issue
OF road with high-solnding name, and
the coupons were honore1 by the great
trunk lines from Maine to California
Finally the bic roads began to send in
checks on the little wood road for their
proportion Of the haul, and then the trick
became known. The victimized roads are
after The swindler with sharp sticks.