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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Millions In IT,

Senator PETERS bill to provide for the
issueo of six hundred millions of dollars of
aluminium legal tender money should
meet with the hearty approval of the
cheap money advocates. As compared
with silver aluminium as fiat money
metal is tout of sight" 1t is light, it is
hard as gold bugs" heart and as infiexi-
BILE as the purpose of the populists; it is
pretty-a steel gray in color-and never
furnishes; and as to volume, it is simply
limitless. Every claybanl1 is an alumni
Jun mine. The soil of the Kansas farms
is founded upon aluminium beds.
The hills of Georgia are
vast aluminium deposits. The
great Missouri, flowing through Senator
PETERS state, carries in solution-that is
to say, in the clay of its chocolate-colored
waters millions of ounces of the new
money metal down to the sea annually.
There would, of course, be no need to
bother about ratios when it came to making
aluminium money. Itwould be fiat money.
so that one ounce would be as good as
two However, it might be a good idea
to make the aluminium dol
lar one ounce in weight.
| That would make the coins of a little less
than cartwheel size; besides they would
come in handy for weighing purposes.
The customer could go into the grocery
store and deposit sixteen aluminium dol
lars in the pan on one end of the balances
and request the clerk to give him their
value in sugar. And the clerk would
probably put Just enough sugar in the
pan on the other end of the balances to
counterbalance the coins
There is no cheap practical process for
producing aluminium now in operat ion:
but that should be no drawback to the
Pefferian scheme. The amount of alu-
minium held by the aggregated clay
banks of the United States can be com
puted by any populistic statesman; let
such computation be made; let non-in-
terest-bearing bonds to the estimated
amount be issued, as a basis for paper
currency. AS the metal is reduced and
coined let the currency be called i'll and
the bonds retired. In short, let us have
aluminium free coinage on a basis of 10 to
U. and money to chunk at the birds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
PERSONAL.

Miss f. J. Crop, who died recently at Keyn-
sham, England. was the first woman to cross
the Atlantic from England in a steamer. She
sailed from Bristol on the Great Western,
April 8. 1898 The vessei was in charge of
Captain Hookins, r. n, who obtained special
permission to command merchant vessel.
The Khedive $ mother, who is only "a, is
still one Of the most beautiful prineesses in
the east. She has a lovely, clear complexion
and truly magnificent eyes, but it is in the
shape OF her face and the carriage of her head
that her beauty principally lies. more
queenly carriage has seldom, if ever, been
seen at any court.
Mrs. Lucy G. Carnegie, of Pittsburg, the
widow Of Andrew Carnegie's brother, has
contracted with a Baltimore shipbullding
company for a handsome steel yacht, on
which she expects TO cruise in southern wa
ters. Mrs Carnegie owns an island off the
coast OF Georgia Of which she has made an
attractive summer resort,
Among the fine old gentlemen who keep
alive in Kentucky the spirit of antc-bellum
hospitality there is doubtless none more in
teresting in the way of sprightly senectitude
than Dr. William Elliott, of New Haven The
doctor Is ninety-six years Old but on the oc-
casion OF dance at his house few evenings
Tor the first quadrille, Then he resigned his
place TO the professional musicians and for
the rest of the evening entertained the non
dancing guests with his conversation.
Prot. John s. Blackie, the vigorous old
Scotch schoolmaster who recently celebrated
his eighty fifth birthday is a man Of many
eccentricities Of conduct He is noted as
well for his absence of mind. which has some
times led him into ludcrous mistakes, as
was the case at a lecture he gave on Egypt
IN Edinburgh some Years ago In order to
illustrate some facts from a diagram Prof
Blaekie left the platform and stepping down
into the body OF the hail began. pointer in
Roars of laughter were soon heard from ali
parts OF the hall for the professor had alb
sentmindedly placed his disengaged hand on
the bald head of aspectator in the front row
and was proceeding to stroke and pat its shiny
surface while he warmed up to his subject.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
De Grand Confidence.

The following hit az the times. written by
George p. Morris, more than 30 years ago,
appr0pos % the money panic OF that period,
exactly hts the present situation, says the
Washington star
A little Frenchman loaned a merchant
5000 when the times we're good. He
called az the counting house a few days
since In state Of agitation not easily de-
How do you dor inquired the merch-
ant
-Sick-veTy sick. - replied monsieur.
What's the matter;'
de times Is de matter
Defines what disease is that"
De malade vat break all de merchants, yer
much"
"Ah-the times, ehf-weIJ. they are bad, very
bad. sure enough; but how do they affect
Wy, monsieur, lose de conadance."
In whom"
In everybody"
Not in me, hope?"
"PardOnnez moi, monsieur; but do not
know who TO trust at present, when all de
merchants break several times, all to
Then presume you want your
"Oni, monsieur, starve for want of par
gent
Cant you do without it,"
NO, monsieur, must have him"
you must:'
"Oui, monsieur" said the little dimity
breaches, turning pale with apprehension for
the safety of his money.
And you can't do with outit?"
No, monsieur, not Won other leetle moment
lOngare"
The merchant reached his bank book, drew
check, on the good old Chemical for the
amount and handed it to his visitor
Vat is dis, monsieur
"A check for 50 900 with the interest
is it bon" said the Frenchman, with
amazement
certainly,
Have you de l'argent in de bankY"
And it is parfaitement convenient to pay
de sum-"
Undoubtedly. What astonished your
Wy, dat you have got him in dees times
on, yes and have plenty more. l owe
nothing that cannot pay at moments no
The Frenchman was perplexed.
eh?'' WI
with all my heart"
Veil, monsieur, you shall keep de pargent
for me some leetle year longer"
why, thought you wanted it."
Tout au contraire. l no want de l'argent-
l want de grand confidence. Suppose YOU no
pose you got him, den no want HIM at all.
Nous compreneZ ehg"
After some further conference, the little
trenchmen prevailed upon the merchant to
retain the money, and left the counting house
with light heart and a countenance very
different from the one he wore when he
entered. His confidence was restored and
money, he wished to know that his property
was in safe hands.
RMS little sketch has a moral, II the reader
mas sagacity enough to find it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
BRIGHT BITS.

Queer fad the girls now have of making
collections OF their admirers hats. Can't ac-
count for it."
"Humpht That's easy. The dear creatures
simply want to have the headgear around to
occasionally remind them of the talking the
boys have done. Buffalo Courier.
He eDitterlyl7If I were rich you'd marry
- She--Don't, GEORGE don'tl Such devotion
He--What do you mean? sse4
She-Often have you praised my beauty
but never before my common sense Truth.
Poor jackson suffers like time from in
sOmnia."
"Humph! He needn't; he has his remedy
at his tongues end
"How's that?"
IF he'd talk to himself the way he does to
me he'd go to sleep in minute. Harper S
Bazaar.
Now, dear" she said as she stopped at
the depot gate. you will see that everything
goes rtghtabOut the house, won't your"
Yes indeed, he answered.
You will do everything just as l would if
1 were there?n
Il will" he replied earnestly. IN dis
charge the servant-girl every morning before
l go down town. Washington Star
1t Is Unlucky-To be struck by lightning on
Monday
TO sit ona circular saw in motion on Tues
day.
TO fall downstairs with the coal scuttle on
Wednesday.
To get wet when you fall overheard while
boating on Thursday.
To see tax collector over your right
shoulder on Friday.
TO marry on Saturday girl who practices
with 10-pound dumbbells
To be one OF sixteen at Il table on Sunday
when There Is only food for six.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Saved by a Chance.

Thanks" said the reverend doctor, taking
the match and lighting the cigar, writes a
Harper's Magazine man. This reminds me of
another match. Did you ever travel on one of
those branch line independent, go as you
please southern railways? did once and the
monotony was varied by lovely incident.
AS we waited for the conductor at the sta
ton che had stopped off to visit his family a
young couple came aboard in hurry Before
long we learned that they had eloped and
were bound for a Gretna Green lust over
the state line, where the law didn't call for a
license and other delays in marrying. They
we're greatly fustered because the irate
parent was in pursuit. But finally the train
got away without the parent appearing l say
got away, and mean it left the station.
but the station, you know wasn't any kind of
a racer. Finally the state line was passed
and the long desired town reached and as we
al1ghted who do you suppose appeared? None
other than the irate parent. His patient mule
had gone ahead, beaten the train, and there
he stood (the parent, not the mulel a con
querlng hero ready to intercept the two. We
found he d been waiting nearly thirty min
uteS.
But doctor, - interrupted a listener why
didn you perform the ceremony on the tram
when YOU reached the state lineY'
II did said the doctor, quietly THAT
was the joke on the parent"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Told by Mr.. Cooper. Of FLORIDA.

Mr.. Cooper, of Florida, who is a man from
the far south, arose in the House yesterday
and made strong unconditional repeal
speech, says the washington Post
HIS delivery is imperfect, and his Ian
guage by no means choice, but he talked horse
sense. He is one of the proselytes-One of
the unexpected creatures that nobody antici-
pated and nobody expected. He said that the
people Of his district would not he benefited
by continuance of the sherman law and
would not be benefited by q free coinage law
The conditions which affected them were the
conditions which obtained in every other
part OF the country-a lack of confidence
In the financial system of the nation
and desire to establish a standard
OF value that would be practically
immutable. In illustration OF his 20
sitlon Mr.. Cooper told an aneciote. A LAWYER
down in Florida had been retained to pro
tect local railroad against farmers whose
animals were desiccated by the bi-journal
trains. For three years he appeared before
the county and district courts In advocacy
OF the wrongs of his clients. Finally he
was discharged by the railway company
ana at once became a populist. Hired one
day 20 represent man whose long horned
cow had become a thoroughbred jersey by
cross with the locomotive, he faced a lawyer
who was his successor in the affections of the
local jay Gould,
Il want to declare now" he said in con-
GLIDING his diatribe against the grasping
and sOulless monopoly that, vampire-iike
sucked the life-blood of the people, THAT for
three years held my conscience in abeyance
Dut now IL has broke loose"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Her Papa Saw.

The young and winsome maiden called tc
see her father on behalf of George, the youth
who had won her heart, but who was not hel
fathers favorite, says the Detroit Free Press
man.
Father she said gently, II want to tel
you something, and you mustn't be angry,
Very we'll he replied 4 promise" and
he bent forward and kissed her
Il want to tell you, father, that George
and are in love, and we want to get mar
ried'
The father forgot his promise in a second
and began to storm.
Haven't told you I wouldn't have him
about the hOuseY Haven / forbidden you &c
see himY" he Ianted. Now once for an.
tell you if he comes here again or sees YOU
anywhere else, III kick him all over town"
The girl stood her ground like little man
Now papa, dear she said you'll donotb.
ing of the sort, George is young and healthy.
and the champion-all- round athlete and slug
ger of his club, and we had conference this
morning and told him love him lust the
same, even if he had to pound you clean out
of shape in defending his rights in the case:
so you might as well submit now, and save
us the necessity Of resorting to harsh meas
ureS. See?'
10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Two Platforms


From The Atlanta Journal DENY
There are two Democratic platforms now
before the American people-the genuine one,
which was adopted by the Democratic party
at Chicago and the other, "a spurious or imagin-
airy creation OF the free-silver fanatics The
financial plank which the party adopted as
its declaration of principles at Chicago last
year, demands the repeal of the sherman
silver purchase act-demandS il without res
eryation or condition-and calls for the free
coinage Of both gold and silver, not uncon-
ditOnally, however, but on condition that
the dollar unit of coinage of botn metals
must be OF equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value or be adjusted by such safeguards Of
legislation as shall insure the maintenance OF
the paritYof the two metals and the equal
power OF every dollar at all times il the
markets and in the payment OF debts"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
A Pious Emphasis.

Rufus Choate was once called into Maine 10
defend brother lawyer who was under a
cloud, and while preparing the case he was
taken sick, the party in whose cause he was
acting having to appear before him in his
chamber with his Witnesses One of the lat
ter was a good deacon. who was deeply inter
ested IN the case and was very earnest in
deprecating the wrong done his legal friend,
Well deacon" said the great lawyer what
do you think of the treatment of your
friend?' Il think was the startling repIv.
that it is id shameI' That is my opin-
ion,' said Mr. Choate but you have given 1t
pious emphasis which would never have
aSnired to .
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEET1NG-DeKalb Lodge Nc. 9, 10. OF.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-Special Notice 70
Wheelmen as to Puts Pasta, Henry Sol
ONION & Son; AS to Bills Against Norwegian
Bark Nordkap: Notice to City Court Jurors.
WE DON'T WANT, ETC.-B. II. Levy &
Bro.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULEs-Ba Baltimore Steam
ship Company; Ocean Steamship Company.
RAILROAD SCHEDULEs-Savannah Florida
and Western Railway.
AUCTION SALEs-Herring, Bloaters Etc,
by J. H. Oppenheim & Son.
LEGAL NOTICES-Libel for Divorce
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERrIsEMENTs-H elp
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Nothing to the Point.

From the St. Louis Republic (Dem)
Several brilliant speeches have been made
in congress on the silver question but not one
has gone straight at the point Not one has
thrown light upon what ought to he the main
questionable ratio which will monetize silver
and retain command of both metals There
IS little evidence of close study upon this,
which is really .the thing congress ought to
know. The ratio will be decided by process
of political compromise. 1t will rest at a
point where this side will yield so much and
the other side so much
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Bryan,s ..Mute Appeal. y

From the Louisville Courier-Journa DEM.
Mr.. Bryan uttered an impassioned plea for
the workers Worn and dust -begrimed who
make their mute appeals to the Democratic
party for free silver coinage. Mute appeals
Is well put Certainly the worIingmen are
not making very vociferous appeals for law
which would reduce their savings by nearly
half and pay them their wages in a dollar
which would buy but little more than fifty
cents worth of anything in this or any other
country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
Ad Norton.
To f. Z. H.

All peace profoundl All, perfect calmI
That dwelleth on the placid brow.
We folden hands, bespeaketh rest
Eternal nowl
Thou rare, majestic. pure, content
Thou JOY supreme, unchanging day.
Release complete from toll, from care,
How can men say
Thou art a curse, and to be dread,
A necessary evil, thou?
For Death, 1 love thee as thou art,
A curse or mol
Norwich, Conn. J,C.S.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
In a Hurry About 1t.
From the Washington Post lind.

From the Washington Post Qnd).
If congress repeats the sflYer-purchase law
what next Obviously the next step should
be to authorize the sale Of gold bonds for
gold. This is necessary 10 fully restore conf
dence in the entire solvency of our treasury
II Is also necessary in order to bring Europe
face to face with the question of International
blmetalllSm. If, then, this is. as seems obvi-
Gus, wise and necessary step, why not take
1t now while discussing repealy Why wait
until the question of repeal is settled?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

California win next month celebrate
the forty-third anniversary of her ad-
mission to the union. Just why this odd
number should have been pitched upon is
not apparent to people across the CONT
nent. There is some reason in celebrating
quarter-century or a half century ami
versary, but a forty-third anniversary
means nothing special, that any body
knows of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
CURRENT COMMENT.
What. More Pensinns1

From the Chicago + eraJd lDcml.
a hill to establish a railway postal clerk
pension system will he before the present
congress. and it ought to pass if well guarded
aad equitable in its terms. This IS due to a
very worthy and Industrious class holding
positions Of great responsibility. not highly
paid: and engaged in an extra hazardous
public service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

Recently there fell in the state of Kan
sas, according TO a more or less veracious
correspondent, hail storm in which "the
stones averaged the size Of base balls,
some of them weighing two pounds" It
may have been that some Kansas rain
maker and some South Dakota cold wave
maker were attempting to operate in the
same territory at the same time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

If 1t is possible to 'read between the
lines" of an interview with Minister
Blount, his interview published in the
MORNING News yesterday indicates that
he has recommended either Hawaiian an
neXatiou or an American prote:torate in
his report to the President
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

Referring to the makeup of Georgia's
delegation in congress, the Augusta
Chronicle says: "Her representatives
stand Georgia, seven; Florida, one; Ken
lucky, one; North Carolina, one; with
Speaker Crisp from England" At the
time of Speaker Crisp's birth his parents
were on casual visit to England; sup
pose that casual visit had been to Africa,
would the Chronicle write the speaker
own as an African?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

The leader of the mob of unemployed
who created the disturbance IN New York
the other night was a Russian, who de
manded" that all foreigners in America
be given an equal showing with American
workmen. And the major portion of the
rioters were foreigners, who conceded in
the Russians demand" Yet there are
some republicans who point to this dem
onstratlon as illustrating the straits in
which the American workman finds him
self. Republican immigration laws, it
may be remarked, are responsible for the
presence in the United States of thou
sands Of just such worthless and trouble
making immigrants as the Russian re-
ferred to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

The early hop crop of New York state
will be harvested this week The price
of hops is said to be off, on account of the
financial stringency, at least three cents
a pound. However, the stringency has
had no appreciable effect upon the price
of beer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

The bogus British lord who is doing
time in the Georgia penitentiary is at
work upon his book at odd times. The
first chapters of the work are in the
hands of the printers; the concluding
chapters, in which he promises to Eek
pose the Georgia convict lease sys-
tenn" will be compiled as he has
the opportunity. There will, proba-
bly,, be an attempt at sensation making.
But there is hardly anything new, ana
true, that can be written about the con-
Wet lease system. 1t has been already
marked for abrogation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

The hose as the discourager of a ro-
mantle maiden's attempt to break into a
Pennsylvania Jail proved itself a success
the other day. The girl, in a fine frenzy.
demanded that the turnkey let her into
the jail to see her lover. who had been
sent up for multi-marriage Being re-
fused admission she declared she would
get INTO that prison or die in the attempt
her Willie was in there and she meant TO
go to him. Procuring a ladder she
leaned it against window and mounted
IL And then the hose came into play.
IN less than two minutes the maiden's
love Tor Willie had been washed away.
disguised wilted and no longer defiant.
she tumbled off the LADDER a wiser
woman
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

Your true Virginian may be a little Inn
petuous. but he is o whoie-souied, sym
pathetic fellow. and his errors are
of the head, not of the heart. One Of
these head-errors is responsible FOR Gen.
tizhugh Lees having announced 10 the
Virginia democratic convention the other
DAY the birth OF "a possible president at
Gray Gables, and the sending by the con-
Vention Of Telegram Of cOngratulation 70
the Cleveiands Having discovered his
error-which, By the way, time can cor
rect-Cen. Lee sent a telegram to the
President explaining how the premature
congratulations came 10 be sent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21

Secretary Carlisle has concluded that
the American Sealskin Company must do
something toward paying the cost of the
Boring sea patrol, etc. His predecessor
In office reduced the amount of rental for
the Pribylov Islands to be paid the gov
eminent by the company But Secretary
Carlisle dnds that such reduction was
without authority of law" He has,
therefore, demanded payment of ac-
crued rentals for three wears, amounting
to S2S9,7lS. The executive Offices of the
company are in san Francisco. 1t is
probable that the company will demur to
the demand, in which case legal proceed
ings will be brought by the treasury de-
partment. And it nay be that the disso-
luton OF the company will be the out
come.