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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

Ca 90 Gushing peculiar manner of dress aud
his eccentricities were frequently.the subject of
newspaper articles, says the Cincinnati Tribune
Although quite large and portly man, his
clothes always seemed to be two or three sizes
too large for him and Of the cheapest material.
he always, during both summer and winter,
wore large cloth cap pulled down on his head
and altogether looked anything but the brilliant
jurist and diplomat.
One day, after reading an unusually caustio
comment upon his dress, he remarked to the
writer: II guess by the time that - fool is as
Old as l am he will care more for comfort than
fashion"
He usually carried two, and sometimes three,
watches with him, and 1t was very seldom that
either one OF them was IN good order.
He lived very plainly and frugally; usually
arose about 43O in the morning and retired
early. | never knew him to sit down to write a
letter if there was a standing desk to be had;
he always kept one of the latter in his Office
he desired people to keep at a distance from
MN While talking, and many of his callers had
habit OF gradually moving their chair nearer
to him during conversation. SO one day. hay
ing been very much annoyed in that way, he
sent for carpenter and made him fasten TWO
pieces OF board to the legs of the chair and then
screw it to the floor at the place he wanted
people to sit. When it was done he contem-
plated it with smile and remarked: ~ guess
| have them now. They can't blow their bad
breath in my face any more
The chair raised laugh on many visitor
who after several Intellectual attempts to move
II forward would on looking closer find it
fastened to the floor
HIS celebrated dog case" with Fernando
Wood went the round of all the PAGERS in the
country. Being much disturbed and unable to
sleep on account OF the barking of dog
owned by the latter, Cushing, after trying in
vain to have the dog sent away, swore out a
warrant against Wood for maintaining nuts
auce and appeared in court both as witness and
as attorney to prosecute him. After an extended
trial and lengthy arguments the animal was
adjudged nuisance and ordered removed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
The Panama Canal wrecksge.

The concessions which the Panama Canal
Company obtained from the government Of
/ Colombia prior 70 beginning work on the
canal expire this month. a French COM
mission is now ct Bogota to get renewal
Of the concessions, but it has no reason 70
hope for success. 1t Is not in a position TO
| offer anything valuable for them, and it
cannot even give assurances that the
81 800, 900 due on the forfeited concessions
will be paid, or that a new company to coz
struct the canal will be formed. 1t is
probable that within very few days it will
be announced thac the commission has &C
complished nothing.
And what is there for It to accomplish?
1t Is not probable that another company
could be formed to construct the canal The
belief is pretty general that il it were pos
sible to construct a canal on the line marked
out the cost Of it would be far greater than
any of the estimates that have been sub
mitted. And the French government isn't
going to have anything more tc do with the
canal. Its connection with it has already
bee3 too close.
No doubt the Colombian government will
declare the concessions forfeited and pro-
coed to take possession Of any property Of
the canal company it can find to satisfy
The claim it has against the company.
II 1t should adopt that course would there
be troubled There might be. If there should
be this country would have to interfere in
it in all probability. IL has treaty with
Colombia by which it agrees TO preserve
neutrality on the isthmus in consideration
Of the privilege Of carrying American mer-
chandise across the isthmus free of duty.
If Colombia should meet with resistance in
attempting TO seize the wreckage of the
Panama company this country would, in
accordance with its treaty obligations, have
to see to it that peace was preserved. There
IS, therefore, a chance for other sensational
features in the Panama canal affair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
soon put an electric locomotive for moving
heavy trains to the test of actual service.
1t has recently had completed one "consoli-
dated" or three separate electric locomo-
tives, which will be used in its belt line tun-
mel in the city Of Baltimore. The console
dated" locomotive consists of three separate
machines coupled together and arranged TO
be under the control Of one motorman in a
cab on top of the central machine. Each
machine weighs thirty tons, so that the
''consoldatedh electric locomotive will be
about as heavy as the steam machine in
common use at present. The driving wheels
are five feet in diameter and each pair is
equipped with two dynamos of 2OO-horse
power each. There are two pairs Of wheels
TO each separate locomotive, so that in the
consolidated" locomotive there are twelve
dynamos aggregating 2,4OO-horse power.
This combination" says an article in the
Baltimore Netcs on the subject, will have
a total drawbar pull of 80, 900 pounds, &c
cordinR to the estimate of the makers, and
will pull train weighing 500 tons through
the tunnel at the rate Of thirty miles an hour.
1t will pull freight trains Of 200 tons each
at the rate of fifteen miles an hour" The
copper conductors conveying the current,
through the trolley system, to the motors
will be Of rail Weighing 100 pounds to the
yard.
The working test Of the Baltimore
machines will be watched with interest by
electricians and railroad men. They saw
Tor read of q recent test on the Boston and
Maine road, in which a 200-horse power
electric locomotive pulled steam locomo-
tive back from the direction in which it
wes steaming, making the wheels slip on
the rails but an actual working test, that
would demonstrate the practioability of
certain type Of electric motor In moving
heavy trains from a stand-still, would be Of
greater interest to them. 1t would show
that the principal drawback that electric
engineers have heretofore met-to overcome
the inertia Of heavy trains at rest-has
been removed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
BRIGHT BITS.

Can get out by this gate my man."
II thinkye can, for saw a cart o hay come
in by it this mornin. Come Cuts.
HEIREss-If l should marry an English lord ,
would you be anything, papa?
Papa-Ies; bankrupt-BOSton Gazette.
why" asked a society wife, do you persist
in using that absurd nickname "duckie2"
because answered her husband you are
so continually in the swim. - Washington Star.
as YouR son doing well in business9" Yes.
indeed. He changes his position every week
because he says he knows all about it, and
wants to learn a new branch"-B. K. d Co. 8
Monthly. g
sHE was Suped BY handsome young Dr.,
Who one day 10 bis arms tightly lE,
But straightway he swore
He would do so no more,
Which the same. it was plain. greatly shr.
E-KdnSGs Cttg Journal.
HE MAY be a Foreigner = said Maud, but he
can't be very distinguished
why not?"
81 could pronounce his name the first time l
tried it. - Washington Star
DRILL SERGEANr--(gallant Imply ninth
Now, thin, Cassidy, what is tn tir-r st move
ment in bout face?
Recruit-Whin the command is given yez
advance the roight fut three inches to the rear.
Brooklyn Life.
HEAD OF FIRM can't have you arriving SO
ate in the morning, sir Where do you liver
New Clerk-At Lawnville-close to the city.
Head of firm-Um! l see. Well. move further
away, and como In on an express train,-Neio
York EVeekIR.
TEAoHER-Who was Atlas9
Boy-Ooo! He was the biggest highwayman
there ever was. He robbed everybody.
Teacher-N onsense
Boy-Well the book says he held up the earth
anyhow.-Good NelCs.
THEN you are going to marry him simply
for his money. hope he'll never find IL out and
despise you for it,
-, dear, no! have told him Just how It is
He sayshe knows his money is much more
worth loving than himself, and he s grateful to
me for taking him with it. Funny Folks.
LOVE lit her limpid blue eyes
AS her head dropped down on his coat;
In the furious glad surprise
OF her passion she cooed a soft note
The warm wine Of kisses burst higher;
Nor ha the wild torrent a check
Til, his cellulOid collar took fire.
Curled up and fell limp on his neck.
CHICAGO NelCS Record.
MISS GADDER-O, dear. do hate winter! It's
such hard work for me to select becoming
gowns and bonnets. do so envy Mrs May
tair.
why, my iove?"
Because she has such luck that scarcely
three months pass that she does not lose a rela =
tive.-Ter0S Slfttngs.
HICKs-Wonder what's the matter with Sur
leigh? He never goes anywhere, never sees any
body, and in fact is as much hermit as though
he lived thousand miles from human habi-
tation.
Wlcks-Nothing at alrs the matter with him
He is engaged in solving the social problem
and naturally he does not wish TO have his mind
distracted by association with his fellow man
Boston Transcript.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
The Southern woman's Bride:

Col. Bob Anderson of Mason, a veteran Of the
late war, relates a very interesting bit of his
tory, says the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
SAID he: when l was driving q government
wagon during the struggle between the states
one Of my stopping places was the union prison
at Indianapolis. To this had free access. One
bright morning when on the road leading to
Lafayette. saw ahead of me one Of the pref
test types of southern beauty that ever crossed
my pathway. AS she approached me turned
road was very narrow and muddy. To my utter
astonshment she approached me, and beckoned
me to stop. As l drew rem she cast her eyes
about her as If to ascertain whether any one
was near at hand, and then, in somewhat sub
dued Tone said: Are you the driver
OF the government wagon that enters
the Indianapolis PRISON. replied
that I was, and she drew nearer and
said that her husband, who had cast his fortunes
with the confederacy, was now a prisoner in
that institution. She questioned me further
and | told her that rememb ered having seen
her husband. as he was man of striking per-
sonality, and was further conspicuous from the
long hair that hung in ringlets upon his should
ers. Then she made me proposition that was
the most tempting one of the many bribes
offered for the release of southern prisoners Of
war Opening sachel which she carried in
her hand, she counted out $4,000 in bright
crisp bills and told me if l could in any way
secure the release OF her husband that amount.
or more if necessary, would be paid me without
a moments hesitation. l tell you the offer was
a most inviting one, but assured her that it
was an impossiDility for me to aid her husband
in any way. She babe me adieu, begging that l
would not report her to my superior officer"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
INDEX To NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEErINGs-King's Daughters; City and Sub
urban Bondholders.
SPECIAL Nor1cEs-As to Crew OF Norwegian
Bark Paga; Proposals for Jail and Chain-gang
Supplies, John r. Dillon. Clerk c. C. c. Co.
MUsEMESTs-Prlmrose & Vests Minstrels,
at Theater Feb. 9.
MADAME II. Levy & Bro
AUCTION Furniture; etc, G. H. Dor
sett; Dry Goods Furniture, etc, J. II. Open
helm & Son.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULES - Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company.
RAILROAD ScHEBULEs-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway; Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West Railway.
LEGAL NoTIcEs-Notice from Court Of Ordi-
nary; Petition for Incorporation, Merchants
and Mechanics Land Company.
LARGEST AssoRTaENT-Appel e Schaul.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMEErs - Help
Wanted; Employment Wante /; For Rent: For
Sale; Lost; PERSONAL: Miscellaneous.
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Encouraging If True.

It happened in the orchestra at one of the
Washington thesters a few evenings since, saws
the Washington Star Two gentlemen, one a
New Yorker and the other San Franciscan.
were occupying aisle seats in the center of the
house. In front of the latter sat lady wearing
what to the feminine eye was beautiful crea-
ton of frame, ribbons and laces But it was
big. On the top were spreading wings and bows
made of a sivery, gauzy, transparent material
Just before the curtain was rung up the lady
turned and said to the San Franciscan DO
litely:
II beg your pardon, sir, but does my hat OBJ
struct your view of the stages"
The New Yorker slipped off his seat in a dead
faint. The San Franciscoan's brain reeled, and
so astOnished was he at this unheard of femi-
nine act of generous consideration and regard
for their rights and feeling that it was full
minute before his vocal organs could be con
trolled for erticulate utterance, and then he
gasped:
"Thank-you-mada kind-but-but
/ can see-see through the-the wings PRAY do
not-do not disturb your hat"
The lady smiled sweetly, her escort grinned in
unison, and quickly taking out the pins that
held the square yard Of finery to the prettily ar
ranged brown tresses, she deity removed it
and held it in her lap
They can see better, anyway" she whis-
pered TO her escort. He nodded acquescence
for he had probably often been the man in the
next row himself
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Where ia Mr.. Cleehorn2

An interesting personality has dropped
suddenly into obscurity. He emerged from
the same condition less than week ago and
began a wild race across the continent. His
name is Cleghorn. He started from San
Francisco, and was headed for Washington.
Nobody knew anything about him when he
left Frisco, but when he left Chicago en-
route he was famous. Newspaper men there
found out his pedigree, his hopes and his
fears and gave the world the story red-hot
over sizzling telegraph wires. His mission
was to save kingdom for his royal reia-
tive, the Princess Kaiaulani, Of Hawaii, the
daughter OF the sister of the wife of
his deceased brother. The princess is
the niece of the deposed Queen Liliuoka-
lani. and. according to Mr.. Cleghorn,
through the medium Of Chicago reporters.
is the person IN whom the right to rule
Hawaii should be vested.
Mr.. Cleghorn talked so volubly and
learnedly about Hawaiian affairs. the sys-
tenn OF government and the merits Of the
political complications that now obtain in
tie little ex-kinGdom-atl least the reporters
say he talked that way, and quoted him
freely-that everybody became interested
in him and his side of the case. 1t was the
universal wish that he should beat the an
nexation commission in the race overland
by at least a week, and at once begin
bombarding congress and the state de-
partment with arguments for the princess.
People were anxious TO hear what an Amer
lean could have to say in favor of contlnu-
ing monarchy in a country that had the
opportunity to become republican.
But Mr.. Cleghorn, although long overdue,
has not yet been heard OF in Washington.
No trace of him east Of Chicago can be
found. Reporters. representatives and de-
tectives at the capital have been on the
lookout for him, but he refuses to material
ize. Meanwhile the cause Of the princess
and the reputation for verscity of certain
Chicago correspondents cry out for Cleg-
horn
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Chinese Exclusion-Wm 1t EXCLUDE

Chinese Exclusion--Wiu It EXCLUDED
In about ninety days the limit Of time for
the registration OF Chinese under the
recent exclusion act will expire. Then,
under the law, all unregistered Chinese in
this country must be arrested and deported
TO their own country.
There are estimatedto be in the United
States from 100, 900 to 15O,OO Chinese. OF
this number only 122 have registered and
taken out the requisite certificates since the
law went into effect. The registry and
issuing OF certificates is in the hands Of the
internal revenue department. It estimated
by Commissioner Morgan, at Washington,
that should all of the unregistered Chinese
suddenly make up their minds TO comply
with the law, the internal revenue depart
ment as now organized, would not be ade-
quRte to the WORK.
But the Chinese are not going to comply
with the law. Months ago it was learned
that their purpose was to disregard it and
20 on about their affairs as though il had
never been passed. Their non-action since
has confirmed the statement that they did
not aud do not, intend to register.
In Duluth recently, the federal circuit
court held the exclusion law uncon-
stitutional. That finding, however, will
have to be affirmed by the United States
supreme court before it will be accepted,
and it might, indeed, be affirmed. But
that il only a probability. In preparing to
carry out law probabilities should not be
counted. Arrangements should be made
to work on certainties The certainty in
this matter is that there will be in the
neighborhood OF 1875 600 disohedient China
men in Uncle Sans territory next May
who must be caught and carried away from
here, il the law is to be enforced.
During the year recently ended 175 China
men were sent home from this country at
the governments expense. The cost aver
aged 1884 for each. Multiply that sum by
$4,000, and the result will be, approx
mately. what it would cost to carry the ex-
clusion law into effect in May. To meet
this anticipated expense there IS in the
sundry civil bill, now in congress, an item
| of 500, 900, which item Mr.. Holman intends
TO cut down by one-half-S 500, 900 TO carry out
| "A S4, 000, 900 threat Some of the members of
congress think that If 200 or 300 Chinese were
arrested and sent home the others would be
SO badly frightened that they would COM
ply with the law quick; therefore, they say,
small appropriation will be quite sufficient.
But suppose the Mongols should refuse to
be frightened what thenl There would be
no money to carry out the provisions of the
act. The whole business from the inception
Of the bill, seems TO have been characterized
by awk wardness and absence Of forethought.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

Steve Brodie, the bridge jumper, is max
ing himself locally famous as a philanthro-
pist in New York by dispensing free sand>
witches and coffee to the poor for an hour
each night, between u and / O'Clock But
Steve bestows charity with an uneven hand :
the colored man who Is hungry and desti-
tuts has no place at his free lunch counter
In the choice vernacular Of the Bowery he
explains his likes and dislikes this way: al
can stand the Irish and the Dutch, and
maybe a few Motters [Chinesel will get
some; but / can't 60 the Guineas." No
southern man would think of counting out
the blacks in such a scheme.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

John l.. Stevens. United States minister
70 Hawaii, is the owner and editor Of the
KeDnebec (Me) Journal, and manages the
policy Of his paper at long range, from
Honolulu. Recently Mr.. Stevens printed
in the Journal long article on Hawaiian
annexation, in which he predicted that the
day was not far distant when the oppor-
tunity to annex the islands would be pre-
scented to the United States. Recent events
prove that Mr.. Stevens is a clever prophet
a. we'll as a good long range writer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

a story that is being told Of Judge Mar
tin, the senator-elect from Kansas, Indi-
Gates that be is an astute politician, and
may be depended upon to "get there" a
reception was held by the judge just prior
to his departure for Washington. In the
audience was Mrs Lease, who had as soon
as she heard Of his election, proclaimed the
dissolution Of the populist party as a conse-
quence. As the judge stepped forward to
deliver an address he spied the famous lady
from Wichita. Instantly he left the plat
form, and, walking over to where she sat,
invited her to take u seat of honor. Amid
great applause Mrs. Lease was escorted to
the platform by the judge, and when she
spoke she took immediate occasion to refer
to "that kind and courteous gentleman,
that eminent jurist, that polished states
man, Judge John Martini
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Better Let It Alone.
From The Baltimore Sun DENY.

From the Baltimore Sun DENY.
The Rnti-option bill has doubtful future.
It's opponents are very determined. Its friends
have lost in numbers. The former asserts that
as a measure for raising the revenue it must 10
TO the ways and means committee, which would
pigeon-hole it, II il is not. as its title asserts
a measure to raise revenue, IL may be referred
TO a more friendly committee Whatever the
reference made the enemies of the bill say they
will tlibuster to prevent its passage They
will keep up their opposition to the end OF the
session aud compel an extra session if neces-
sary. Certainly a congress that can't repeal
the Sherman act has no business TO potter with
other dangerous measures.
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The Impossible.
From the Chicago Netos Recor,

From the Chicago Neigs Record.
Wait, oh, wait till coal is cheap;
Wait till love r. true;
Till promises are made to keep
And notes are paid when due:
Wait till the sun grows leaden cold;
Wait till your ship comes in;
Wait till unwed maids grow old
And virtue couquers sin;
Wait till fe is q happy dream
And men are decelvers never:
Wait till things are what they seem
Wait-and you'll wait forever.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

For several years the forests in the terri
tory adjacent to LYnchburg, Va, have
suffered from the ravages Of the "saw-
vera small white hat-headed worm, the
appearance Of which is familiar to all
Georgians. These worms are usually found
in trees that have been felled for some
little time. But in Virginia, it is said, they
had attacked the standing timber and
ruined thousands OF fine trees. However.
the recent severe cold snap made short
shrift for the "sawyers;" they were ..'frozen
out" Lumbermen believe that the pest
will not return with the warm weather
and thousands Of acres of land have re-
Gently changed hands on the strength of
tbas belief.
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Now or Never.

From the Philadelphia Ledger (Ind.).
From survey Of the situation il is clear that
II the Hawaiian proposal be not accepted in
some form we will have lost our last chance of
establishing ourselves to advantage in the
Pacific. all the other important island groups
have boon appropriated by European powers,
but in Hawaii we have an admirable depot of
protection and supply. which seems to be i'm
perAtively demanded by the interests of the
whole Pacific coast and Of our future CONNER
cial growth In that quarter.
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II there is one thing more than another
that annoys the average man or woman it
it to blot an important letter. Nine writers
in ten would tear up the dishgured sheet
and write the letter over again. But il the
tenth writer happened to be the Hon. John
G.. Carlisle he would blot the sheet little
more in folding it and let it 90. That was
the way he did when he notified Vice
President Morton of his resignation from
the Senator The notification read like this
''Sir-I have the honor to IDIOT advise you
that l have forwarded to the blot gov
ernor of Kentucky my resignation of the
Office Of senator in the congress Of the
large blotl to take effect on the fourth day
Of the present month";