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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Minister willis, Instructions.

Nothing is known yet by the public re-
speeding the nature of Minister Willis
instructions. The steamer that arrived
at San Francisco yesterday from Honolulu
/ reported the situation Of affairs there as
unchanged. There is considerable activity
among the royalists, who believe that Min
lister Willis has instructions to restore the
queen. 1t is natural, of course, that they
should be elated and aggressive, but they
may be greatly disappointed when they
learn just what Minister Willis is in
structed to do.
In Washington the impression prevails
that it is not the purpose of the admins
tration to disturb the provisional govern
ment by force, but to leave the whole
matter to congress for adjustment. If
that courseis pursued there will be a lively
discussion in that body over the Hawaiian
affair. Mr.. Blount's long and honorable
career in congress, where he was conspic-
uous for his fairness in dealing with pub
lie questions, viii go a long way towards
establishing confidence in the correctness
Of his report relative to the Hawaiian
revolution.
The republicans will, of course, defend
the policy Of the Harrison administration,
and will rely upon Minister Stevens
statement as to whether or not he was
chiefly instrumental in bringing about
the revolution. He will be supported by
the Hawaiian minister, Mr.. Thurston, and
the members of the provisional govern
ment.
How the matter will end, no one can
predict with any degree of certainty. 1t
would not be surprising if it should be
decided to send a congressional commit
tee to Hawaii to make a thorough inves-
tigation as to the responsibility of the
United States for the revolution. 1t must
be admitted that if Minister Stevens
aided the revolution and that it would
not have been successful without his aid
the United States cannot consistently
with the policy they have heretofore pur-
sued in dealing with foreign governments,
assist in unfolding the provisional gov
eminent. If Mr.. Blount's report is cor
rect, and those who read it with the
view of finding out the truth can hardly
come to any other conclusion than that it
is, the policy of the administration, as in
dicated by Secretary Gresham, will event
ually command the support of all who
favor doing what is right. The queen of
Hawaii may be bad woman, and unfit TO
reign, but it is for the people of Hawaii
to say whether or not they want her for
their ruler. 1t is no part of the duty of
the United States to decide that question
for them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGS Palestine Commandery No. 2
Is. L.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Vases, Jardinieres, etc,
at Gardner S; Desiccated Soups Estate s. W
Branch; lie Panic Cigars, W. NJ. Mills; DR..
Lincoln's Return; 500 Hats. Falk Clothing
Company; Groceries and Fruits, w. w. Fer
guson & Co.; Dentistry DR.. o. G. Mingledorf;
Oyster Supper at Trinity Sunday School
Hall; AS to Crew of French Steamship Tan
carville.
AUCTION SALEs-Executor' Sale by R. H.
Tatem, Auctioneer; Sundries, by G. H. Op-
penheim & Son.
AFTER PONIES AND DoGs-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
WE DoNor PERFORM MIRAcLEs-Appel &
Schaul.
STEAMSHIP SoHEDULEs-Ocean Steamship
Company.
SURE sUcoEss-sternterg Jewelry Com
pany.
You MEN-Falk Clothing Company.
THE SALE OF THE BANKRUPT SToCR-At
Adlers.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERrIsEMENTs-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent; For
Sale; Lost; Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

The electric search light is playing an
important part in the current wars. In
deed, it is a most terrible aid to the
modern agents of devastation and death
that are being employed. AT Melilla
last week, on a dark night, when the
Moors thought they We're secure from the
deadly fire of their Spanish enemies, at
least as long as darkness lasted, the
Moorish position was suddenly made as
light as day by the focusing of search
lights from half a dozen points, when the
Spaniards opened fire with their machine
guns upon the terror-soricken Moors and
slaughtered them without mercy. In the
harbor of Rio the government and insur-
gent forces are doing considerable of their
fighting at might, employing search lights.
A few nights ago the government party
flooded the insurgent Fort Villegagnon
with the brilliancy of search lights, max
ing it a splendid target for the govern
ment's guns, and at the same time interior
ing with the proper sighting of the guns of
the fort. On that occasion the fort was
badly damaged and the assailants suffered
but little
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Better Mind Our own Business.

FROM Ihe chicago Herald (Dem0.
We are now to be bullied if sinister adv,ca
should win, into assuming over Hawaii a pro.
tectorate that must be malntainedi in the man.
ner deserted by Mr.. Frelinghuysen if it be
assumed. We must take a Dopulation ~
Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians Portuguese
lepers, half caste and all sorts of mixtures
mostly bad, under II care, and with an army
Hawaii. 70 what end? Mr.. Blaine sought
south American trade for us. We have The
entire trade of Hawaii now. To keen ont
european lnf1uenceY Mr. Blaine sought ia
give the Monroe doctrine logical ana living
effect In Hawaii there is no pretense of
European influence. The islands are worth
nothing to any European power and none
ing them for no object is to be ACCOMPLISHED
by such step. There is not solitary arpu-
ment' moral or practical. in favor of a pro.
tectorate by the United States over Hawaii.
Let US mind our own business, No linooisI1,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
SHOT BY A NEGRO,
A Schoolboy at Seville the Victim
of Murderous Black.

OF numerous BLACK.
Seville, Fla, Nov. 2&-Robert Brown,
a young man attending school here, was
shot by negro last night at O'clock, on
the platform of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West railroad depot. There
were five negroes in the crowd who were
waiting for young Brown, and when he
came along they picked quarrel with
him, and as he was going to strike one
with his fist, the negro backed of a few
feet and fired three shots at him with a
3S-caliber revolver, one of which
took effect in his neck, and ranged
down and passed through his lung. The
negroes took to the woods, and went north.
Two were caught before they got out
of town, but three gotawsy. The marshal
of Crescent City had the railroad guarded
at Huntington, and this morning at II
o'clock the guards halted the three ne
groes, but they ran for the woods. A
dozen shots were fired at them, none of
which took effect
Sheriff j. d. Kurtz, from DeLand, ar
rived on the morning train with blood
hounds and captured two of the negroes.
The one who did the shooting is still at
large, but will probably be captured in
the morning. At this writing the young
man is thought to be dying,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

The Hawaiian affair has evolved
another question of veracity. In an inter
view last week Admiral Skerrett said
Secretary Tracy had told him. in their
final interview, previous to the admiral's
sailing for Hawaii, that the United States
would be glad to annex the Hawaiian
islands EX-Secretary Tracy denies he
said anything Of the kind ''My recol-
lection Of all that transpired between the
admiral and myself on that occasion is
very distinct, says the ex-secretary. II
said l thought the people Of the United
States were DESTROYS Of closer relations
Than those existing at the time with
Hawaii; but l was careful to mention
thaJ 1t was a matter for the Hawaiian
people themselves 10 deal With. And
now comes significant statement. II
ola not use the word annex but the ad-
mllraI used ii, continued the ex-secretarv.
Ahe admiral, probably, had seen the Sec
! Rotary Of State in relation to the same
81 matter. Annex" is the word Mr.. Blaine
would have been most apt to use.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Cotton Manufacturing in the South.

1t is not generally understood how
great the progress is that cotton manu-
featuring is making in the south. New
mills are being erected all the time in
North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gia. Even during the hard times of last
summer most of the mills in the south
were prosperous Some of them may
have had little difficulty for time to
find market for their products, but
when they did find it the prices they re
ceived left them fair margin of profit.
In letter written from Raleigh, N. c.,
sOn Oct. 81, to the New York Evening
Post, there is given list of twenty cot
ton mills that are either in the course of
construction or have just been com
pleted in the three states named. The
writer of the letter says that within the
last six months nearly 100000 has been
expended in the erection of cotton mills in
the Carolinas alone.
The south stood the panic better than
any other section of the country, and is
recovering from the effects of it more rap
idly, because for several years before the
panic business was done on an economical
basis, and there was an absence of booms
and wild cat business methods. The
south suffered and is still suffering from
the depression, but she will be enjoying
prosperity sooner than any other section
The movement of cotton manufactur-
ing to the south is not so rapid as to at
tract great attention, but it is sufficient
to Justify the belief that the day is not
distant when the bulk of the cotton
manufacturing of this country will be
done in the south. The south has ad-
vantages for manufacturing cotton goods
not possessed by any other section, and
the manufacturing will eventually be
done where it can be done to the best ad-
vantage.
The efforts that are being made in Sa-
vaunah to establish cotton factories
should be encouraged. 1t is daily being
| demonstrated that cotton manufacturing
in this city will pay handsomely. Up to
| the present nearly all of Savannah's capt.
tai has been employed in commercial pur-
suits. The time is coming, however, if
not already at hand, when herpeople will
begin to give more attention to manufac.
| turing and in proportion as they encour.
age cotton manufacturing they will secure
| the aid of northern capital.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

ngs of the Pohle air-lift pump for get
ting water out of non-flowing artesian
wells, with view of introducing the sys-
tenn in Thomasville
Express Messenger Crom hired buggy
and horse Tuesday and started to a
sugar boiling" He stopped at the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western freight de-
pot, when his horse became frightened
and backed the buggy against a moving
freight train. Mr.. Crom and his com
panion got out safely. The buggy was
demolished, while the horse was thrown
down, and came very near losing two of
his legs. II was a close call all around.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Evans yesterday
lost their little 21E-year-old son, James
Mel Evans
Every train now brings winter tourists
to this popular resort.
Il. j. Spratling, druggist, was closed up
by the sheriff this morning, under at
tachmentS of creditors
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Nothing to Do But Attack Blount.
From the New York Mines ldeml-

F0III 01I0 NJ" T u "A I IIIIt5 VUtuI.J.
II those who were besotted with the lingo
any sort of sharp practical notion which
seems to have originated in the mischeivously
fertile brain Of James G. Blaine and to have
been conhded to Minister Stevens when he
was sent to Honolulu-have no resource but
the abuse Of Mr.. Blount for getting out of a
bad scrape they would appear much less
ridiculous by making no effort to emerge
from their predlcament. There is absolutely
nothing left of their case, and the adminis.
tration deserves the gratitude of the people
OF this country for saving the nation from
the consequences of the most disgracefuI
episode IN the history of its diplomatic
service. The people cannot fail to sustain
the course taken by the President. the Score.
tary OF State, and Commissioner Blount.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
A BIG FISH CATCH.
The Farmers Got as Many Fish as
They Wanted for Once.

bonneville, Ga, Nov 23.-Some weeks
ago the Guest mill dam, twelve miles
from here, broke, letting out nearly all OF
the water that covered several thousand
acres. The owner, Marion Guest, adver.
tised that he would sell tickets on Nov.
q at 81 apiece, each ticket holder to have
the privilege of taking fish from the pond
for twenty-four hours. Several hundred
people purchased tickets. Barrels and
barrels of fish, fine and fat, many being
large enough to feed common-sized
family, were caught. Everybody was
well satisfied, and the owner realized a
handsome sum
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Populists Have a Grievance.

1t is not improbab BILE that the populists
think that if they had been more success
full in the recent elections the interstate
commerce commission would not have
decided against them in the suit they
brought against the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific railway companies. These
railroads refused to grant the populists
reduced rates from San Francisco and
other points in California, in 1892, to
Omaha, where their national convention
was held The basis of their suit was
that the roads in question had given the
democrats and republicans reduced rates
to their national conventions, and the re-
fusal to grant a similar concession to the
populists was a discrimination not per-
mitted by the interstate commerce
laws. They contended that they were
Disseminated against because they de-
nounced railroads as monopolies and in
sisted that they should be under the con-
troll of the government.
1t may be true that the railroads were
not fayorably disposed towards the popu-
lists. They certainly had no reason to ex-
pect that the populists would treat them
fairly If the populist party should get con-
troll of the government. They made no
statement, however, of their reasons for
refusing reduced rates to the populists,
and therefore the reasons for their action
were open to conjecture.
The interstate commerce commission
decided that the railroads were under no
obligation to grant special rates to dele
gates to a convention held in July because
they granted such rates to delegates to a
| convention held in June. This decision
will not make the populists feel more
kindly to the railroads. However, it is a
matter oflittle consequence to the rail
roads. They feel sure that if they had
given the populists free passes the de
mands in the platform of the populists
would not have been any more friendly to
them. As the populists began the war
on them, they concluded, probably, to dc
little fighting themselves. Thus far
they seem to have the best of the battle
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

One of the most remarkable things
about Powderly is the regularity with
which he requires and receives vindica-
ton. AT each succeeding general assem-
bly, of the Knights of Labor there is
always somebody to attack him in a SEN
sational manner and promise to show him
up as the greatest kind of rascal. But
Mr.. Powderly always comes out on top
smiling, and ready for the next denuncia-
ton and vindication.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
A FIGHT IN A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Leverett Belabors Senator Pinsor
over the Head With a Stick.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 29.-The corporation
committee of the House had novel ex-
perience tonight. The bill Incorporating
Bullocksville, Meriwether county, was
up, and Senator Pinson was there repre-
senting one faction. Among others were
Messrs. Leverett and Martin third party
men. The discussion became heated, and
Mr. Leverett called MIR, Pinson a liar.
The senator started for him, but MIR
Martin used a stick on the senatorial
Uranium with good effect. Later they all
cooled down, and, strange to say, there S
no talk of duel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Abuse, Not Argument, Obtains,

FROM the Pnlladelphla Ledger NndO.
Whatever may be the facts in the Sandwich
Islands imbroglio, common decencv arises in
protest against the abuse which has been
heaIe upon ex-Minister Stevens on the one
hand and Secretary Gresham and Mr. Blonnt
on the other. Mr.. stevens undoubtedly felt
that the United States should avail itself of
an opportunity to annex Hawaii or make n
protectorate OF it. and he was willing to meet
more than half way the disconnected resi-
dents, who were anxious to depose the queen
and take charge of affairs themselves
Messrs. Gresham and Blount are apparent.
~ or opinion that the United States shouid
have remained neutral and compelled other
nations to keep neutral and that the oueen
having been IN their Judgment unjustly de-
posed mainly II not almost entirely, by the
action of the American minister repaTation
should be offered to the extent OF restoring
the queen to her throne The instructIons
given to Minister Willis do not bear ont the
theory that President Cleveland endorses in
toto Mr. Gresham policy. The President is
apparently disposed to be guided by new con,
ditions leaving congress to frame the poIicv
to be pursued. F~J
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

The sentences of those Roanoke Va.
rioters appear farcical 1t will be remem-
bered that they stormed the Jail for the
purpose. of lynchipg a prisoner. Their
act led 10 pitched battle in which nine
persons were killed. And for that act the
leader Of the mob gets thirty days in Jail
and fine of 500, and his chief lieuten-
ants one day in Jail and a fine of 81 The
sentences are merely nominal; were those
nine lives sacrificed merely nominal also f?
If the law is TO be upheld, it should be
made an object Of terror to those who VIC
late it. If it is not TO be upheld, it is folly
to make blum" at it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
A BARN BURNED.
The Bucket Brigade Stops the Progress
of the Flames.

Dixie, Ga, Nov. 23.-Messrs. Kemp &
Linton lost their splendid barn and stables,
situated at the west end of our town, by
fire last night. They lost large lot of
corn, fodder, oats, hay, tools, etc, which
falls heavily upon them, as they had no
insurance The origin of the fire is
chargeable to the carelessness of a negro
who had been sent to feed a neighbor
horse who had called in for the night,
ana it is thought that he went into the
barn smoking. The bucket brigade"
turned out in large numbers, and by hard
work coupled with hard rain which had
fallen during the evening, the fire was
kept confined to the lot. All the live
stock, wagons, and buggies were saved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
A NEW RAILROAD.
Rights of Way for 1t Are Now Being
Secured.

Eden, Ca, Nov. 23.-Rights of way are
being secured for new railroad running
from Cuyler, on the Savannah and West
ern, to WOODBURY., Bulloch county.
Messrs. j. N. Wood, J. E. Hogan and f.
T. Lockhart are the projectors, the latter
being from Augusta. They propose later
to tap Stdtesboro, and guarantee the
road within one years time. Mr.. p. NJ
Edwards has decided them lots for a way
and flag station on his lands along the
Ogeechee river. They mean business
WoodbCrn, the terminus, is the turpen-
tine still operated by Smith & Woods.
Contractor Jenkins is repairing the
Baptist church here, which will compare
favorably with any in the country when
finished
Mr.. j. Hartridge Smith will erect a
new residence where he was burned out
this fall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
SHOT IN THE BACK.
A Narrow Escape of an Express Mes.
senger.


Thomasville, Ga, Nov. 23.-Dau Chas-
tain, young farmer of this county, was
accidentally killed by Note Brady, com
panion, while squirrel hunting on Satur-
day last The young men espied a squir-
rel in tree, and both started to run in
that direction. Chastain was a few feet
ahead of Brady, when the latte tripped
on vine and fell, his gun being dis
charged, and the whole load was emptied
into Chastain, breaking his back. Rrad :,
left the wounded man in the woods while
he walked four miles for a team. Chas-
tain was taken home and DIR. Mcintosh
summoned, but he was mortally hurt and
died soon afterwards.
A committee from the city council Wis
tied Valdosta to-day to inspect the work
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

Now there is another recalled public
servant missing. 1t is Admiral Stanton,
who was detached from command of our
squadron at Rio because of his felieita-
lions with Admiral Mello, the insurgent
commander. 1t was expected that Ad-
miral Stanton would reach Washington
by the middle of this month, but nothing
has been heard of him there yet Prob
ably he and Mello are having good, long
leave-taking of each other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Some of the Counties in Which It Is
Grown.

Waycross. Ga, Nov. 23.-Sea island
cotton is grown successfully in Ware
county. Short cotton does not yield well
here. The sea island belt extends from
along the Georgia coast to Coffee and
Clinch counties. The farmers west of
this belt plant short cotton. Brooks
county is the greatest short cotton pro-
ducing county in the state. Although
Georgia claims the honor of growing the
first sea island cotton, the present low
prices will cause the acreage here to be
very small next year For four years the
farmers in Ware county have been cut
ting down the crop, and some have aban-
dOned it. Pierce county is probably the
banner sea island producing county in the
state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
Involuntary Bankruptcy,

The chief objection to the bankruptcy
bill pending in the House is that it pro-
vides for involuntary bankruptcy. I'M
der its provisions a debtor could be forced
into bankruptcy against his will. There
does not seem to be much justice in law
that makes a bankruptof debtor against
his will unless he is guilty of fraud.
In the bankruptcy bill two objects seem
to be aimed at, One is to provide a means
by which the wholesale merchants in the
great commercial centers can collect
what is due them throughout the differ
emit states, and the other is to relieve in
solvent debtors of their debts after they
have given up all they possess.
Both purposes are excellent ones.
There is no good reason why merchant
of this city who sells goods in Alabama
and in Florida, should not have the means
for collecting promptly the debts
due him in either of those states The
laws in each state for the collection of
debts are so different from those of every
other state that merchants in the large
business centers, whose trade extends
over a number of states, find it extremely
ulllAtulb III many cases 70 Reb JOelf
money. They do not understand the
laws of the different states and before
they can become acquainted with them
the dishonest debtor gets rid of all his
possessions by preferring creditors and
in other ways. A bankruptcy law would
help this class of creditors greatly. But
the creditors should not have the priv
lege of putting an honest debtor in
bankruptcy against his will
A bankruptcy law would be a good
thing for honest debtors who desired to
surrender all their property aud be free
to begin business again, and it would also
be good thing for creditors, even with
out the provision to which objection is
made. If that provision were removed, or
modified, so that il would not be unjust to
honest debtors, much of the opposition
to the bill would disappear.
The legislature of South Carolina will
convene next week. Then we shall see
some figures regarding the states whisky
experiment, unless the governor con-
cludes to merely report progress and ask
for increased powers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24

How asks the Washington Post, do
southern democrats relish the perform
ance of Commissioner Blount, of Georgia.
in his efforts to overturn a white man s
government in Hawaii in order to restore
black queen upon a throne2" To reply
In Yankee fashion, how do the northern
republicans reconcile their efforts to steal
the hereditary and iudisputable rights of
the Hawaiians with their efforts to
enforce the preposterous rights they
claim for the blacks of the south2