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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-03


The prodigious memory Of Librarian Aims
worth spofford Of the Congressional library, his
remarkable ability to locate any book among
the hundreds OF thousands under his charge.
and his familiarity with the contents Of most Of
them is well known In . chat with 8 Wash
ington Star representative Assistant Postmas-
Ter General H. Clay Evans related an interest
ing instance OF Mr.. Spoford's ability.
zen Lew Wallace, While dining with me
some time ago. d" said Gen. Evans, told me how
ne got some OF the material for the chapter
winch deals with the chariot race between Ben
hur and Messiah, He doubted If there existed
oook IN the United States that contained
what he wanted and referred to his
particular matter and At the PERIODIC 3. c.
out concluded that If IL was not In the Con
greSSlonal library Mr.. Spofford could aid him.
He came to Washington and saw Mr.. Spot
FORD, explaining what he wanted. No book
was on the shelves OF the Congressional library
that would aid him, he was informed, and there
was but one book in the United States that had
any bearing upon the subject
You will find it, said Mr.. SpoffOrd, Gin the
Athen@um library in Boston. don't remem-
Der its title in fact, it has none. IL Is an old,
plainly bound volume The librarian will
probably tell you he hasn't it, but he has, be-
cause have seen It. and it contains the ma
terial you want. III draw a diagram OF the
library so you can 90 TO the book
- He drew the diagram and explained how
zen Wallace was TO 20 down this aisle and into
that alcove, and that the book would be found
upon certain shelf SO many books from the
end Armed with the diagram, Gen. Wallace
proceeded to the Athen8um library and was
informed that they knew of no volume that
contained the material he sought
he received permission TO inspect the libra
~, and consulting his diagram, soon placed his
hands upon an old musty volume just where
Mr.. Spohord bad told him he would find it, and,
sure enough, it contained just the material
to the customs, chariots and races of the PEG
pie OF whom he wrote which he lacked.
Il recall another instance. It was during the
DEBATE IN congress over the rules, Speaker Reed
presiding. Attorney General Ruhm OF Nash
vile, reading OF the question ia the newspapers,
recalled like question having come up in the
English house of lords. He teIeEraphed me
that somewhere in the parliament reports the
debate and the result could be found. l hurried
with the telegram to Mr.. Spofford. He con
tracted his brows, thought a moment, and
then pulled out volume of the English reports,
tnumoed over the pages and said There is
what you want. ran with It to Tom Bayne
who was then speaking, and who used it ia his
argument, speaker Reed afterwari using it in
an article IN one Of the magazines"
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No Getting Out of 1t.

There were telltale burrows in the powder
that besprinkled her cheek, says the Detroit
Tribune.
She had been weeping, beyond the shadow Of
a doubt.
She shivered and grew sick at heart when the
chap for whose footsteps abe had been listening
all the evening rushed impetuously forward and
kissed her hand.
How angelic"
He pressed his lips fervently upon her third
knuckle.
in you to send for me-"
She smiled sadly.
YES she murmured in q voice heavy with
emotion, II have decided to revoke my refusal.
l will marry you"
An ethereal joy TRANSPORTED his oounte-
nance.
20, heaven"
1t was the grateful cry of happy soul.
DE praised"
With streaming eyes he gathered her yielding
form to his breast.
And did you find" he warmly demanded.
that you loved me after alp
No"
1t was as if an arrow had pierced his heart.
but did find that couldn't get your
engagement ring off my finger, do what 1
would, and was left with only ons alterna-
tive"
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l. has not been very long since the En-
glish papers spoke Of our lazy With some
thing akin TO contempt English states
men, looking upon the powerful navy Of
their own country and comparing 1t with
ours, felt the, they could assume an aggres-
sive tone in discussing questions involving
the friendly relations Of the two countries.
They believed, doubtless, that in the event
OF war with us England navy could, ia q
very short time, compel compliance with
her wishes By making demonstrations
against our comparatively dsfenseless sea-
coast cities.
The tone OF the English papers in speak
ing of our new navy has become quite
different recently. They begin to UNDER
staud that We have already a formidable
navy; AMI that if our present policy is con-
tluued a while longer we shall have navy
that can very easily defend us at home and
command respect for US abroad. They re-
member nov some Of our naval achieve
meuts in the past, aud recall the fact that
we have a record OF naval victories OF which
any nation might be proud.
That well-known tory paper, the Morn
that we were first 20 realize the advantages
Of frigates Of large size, - and referring to
our brilliant achievements on the sea in the
war Of 1912, says ''lt is evident that in the
course Of the next year or two a great
change will have come over the position of
the United States as a naval power.n
The great armed ship Indiana, that was
launched day or two ago at Philadelphia,
is much superior TO any other vessel of our
navy. Indeed, it is pretty safe to say that
in fighting qualities she is superior to any
other warship in the world. And it will
not be very long before two similar ships,
the Massachusetts and the Oregon, will be
ready to be launched. These three vessels,
together with our fast cruisers, the dyna-
mite cruiser Vesuvius and our monitors,
will make navy that other nation would
look at good while before any Of them
would venture to test its efficiency and
power.
And our navy is not yet completed. This
congress at its last session authorized the
construction of battleship to be called the
Iowa. It will be more powerful than any
warshlp we now have.
Mr.. Herbert, who will be the next Secre-
tary Of the Navy, is profoundly interested
in the navy. There is reason to believe that
his administration Of the navy department
will be signalized by notable additions to
our naval fleet. 1t is not to be wondered at,
therefore, that the tone of the English press
relative to our navy has undergone a
change.
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PERSONAL.


PRESIDENT HASKELL. of the Henry Bill Publish
ing Company Of Norwich. conn. has made ar
rangements with GaIl Hamilton for the i'm
nied ate preparation Of the Like OF James g.
Blaine"
CAPT. w. R SMITH president OF the Society
OF American Florists, is a Scotchman, who is so
fond Of the poetry OF Burns that he has col
lected go editions OF the poets works and is
sois 10 quote them from back IN back
JOHN LowRIE, who by successful deals in
grain had at one time accumulated fortune Of
s209O.OJ0. died penriless in a New York hospi
tai the other day. Unfortunate ventures OF late
years swept away all Of his property.
JoHS W. BooKwALTER, the Ohio millionaire.
said the other day; II cannot tell you how
much money l have spent trying TO build a
machine which will fig. But l think have a
model under way now which viii solve the
problem"
BENJAMIN PATTON Of Defiance, o.. said to be
the only surviving Office holder under the ad-
ministration Of Andrew Jackson, whose inaugu-
ration IN 1873 be witnessed, expects TO see Mr..
Cleveland 1naugurated, as he has every Pres-
dent since Jackson.
Prof. FRANCIS WILLIAM NEWMAN, brother Of
the late Cardinal Newman, now vergng on four
score and ten. enjoys fairly good health, and
although comparatively recluse in bis home
&c Nestou-super- Mare, England, maintains an
interest IL all that occurs in the theological
world
The chaplain Of the Wyoming House of Rep
reseDtatives is a Seventh Day Adventist and re-
fuses to accept any compensation for his serv-
ICES. He DOES this because he is opposed to
ministers Of the gospel receiving pay from pub
lie funds. which should be used wholly for civil
purposes
THE Empress Of Germany never looked so
we'll as at the last court ball, where she wore
magnificent and most becoming dress of orange
velvet with sable trimmings, and quite blazed
with diamonds and emeralis The empress
wore black eagle star of bri liants, which is
valued at $4,000.
A. A. MCLEOD, president OF the Reading rail-
road lived in Duluth, Mimi, twenty years ago.
He was engaged there for short time in bot
Ting pop" which he sold from a small 1-horse
wagon. but he soon found that the people of
Duluth preferted something stronger than
pop and gave up the business Then he
undertook TO make fortune in real estate with
George B. Sargent. The bottom fell out of the
real estate boom and Mcleod went to St. Paul
as the representative of the Corbin Banking
Company, After a few years there he came
east and became manager Of a small railroad in
New York state, then OF a Long Island line and
five years ago of the Reading.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-03

The people of New Jersey are stirred up
as they have not been in years by the action
Of their legislature in passing over the gov
ernor's veto three bills legaliziug horse rae
ing in its worst forms. They are holding
public meetings 10 nearly every county, and
posing resolutions denouncing those mem
bers of the Senate and House who voted for
the obnoxious bills. They have no objec-
ton to legitimate horse racing, but they do
object to the kind that these bills license.
There are two or three notorious racing
associations in the state, and their opera
tions are of scaudalous character. All
sorts of crooked work has been charged to
their account. Races take place in the
winter as we'll as in the summer on their
tracks, and the race courses are frequented
by rouRhs Of the lowest type. Efforts have
been made to close the tracks of these as
sociations but without success. At the
present session of the legislature
they had influence enough to get bills
passed legaliZing their practices, or at least
giving them such protection as would
enable them to do pretty much as they
pleased on their racing grounds without
fear of disturbance from the authorities.
1t is alleged that money was used to get
the bills through the legislature. II there
was the fact will eventually be made pub
lie, and the members who were bribed will
never again be given cha nee to misrepre-
sent the people.
The bills were vetoed by the governor,
though not as promptly as they should have
been. The governor waited, apparently,
to see what the people thought of them. He
had not long to wait. A roar OF opposition
was heard throughout the state, and then
the governor vetoed them.
The legislature promptly passed them
over the vetoes, and now the people are de-
manding the repeal of the obnoxious laws.
Tuesday the pressure on the legislature in
favor Of repeating the laws became 30 great
that the members couldn't stand It. They
adjourned for few days, hoping the storm
Of indignation would blow over before they
reassemble. They are likely TO be mis-
taken.
The bills will have TO be repealed or else
some OF the members will not dare to re-
turn to their homes. There hasn't been
such an exhibition Of public sentiment in
the state for years. Even the women at
tend the indignation meetings. Just now
the average New Jersey legislator regards
life burden. He will be of that opinion
for good while unless the objectionable
laws are repealed.
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One OF the newest things in the line Of
trusts is proposed by New Orleans "sport>
ing man connected with one Of the athletic
CLUBS In that city. IL 10 that all Of the
clubs that offer purses for prize-hghts form
a trust for the purpose of reducing purses
to more reasonable proportions" The
way things are going now each OF the big
clubs is bidding against every other one for
the important fights. with the result that
the fighters get all the money aud the clubs
have to pay the expenses. AS an example
of the effect of the existing rivalry between
the clubs it is mentioned that the first purse
for the Hall Fitzsimmons match, which is
to occur in New Orleans on Tuesday night,
was $4,000, but sharp bidding between
New Orleans and Coney Island soon put the
amount up to $4,000. II the same kind of
thing should be continued, the purse for the
Corbett- Mitchell fight might be bid up to
$4,000 or even 100000. This fighting
trust, however, is one Of the few trusts that
the masses could look on with composure.
1t would affect nobody but the "sports,"
and they neither ask nor expect much sym-
patty from anybody.
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Trsnc Rates in Georzis.

/ The showing which Receiver Conner made
before the railroad commission on Tuesday
relative 10 the gross and ne: earnings Of
/ the Central railroad system for the last five
/ years justifes the conclusion that the
( commission IS largely responsible for
the bankrupt condition OF so many OF
the railroads in the state. The mileage Of
the system and its gross earnings have
steadily increased, and it's net earnings
have as steadily decreased. The net earn
inEs now are not much more than half
what they were three years ago.
l. costs just as much per mile to operate
the system now as it ever did, and the gross
earnings are large, but the increase in the
volume Of business has not been productive
Of a result gratifying 10 the holders Of the
roads securities. The truth is, the railroad
commission has cut down the margin Of
profit until there is comparatively little left
of it.
Mr. C-uer, in his very clear and compre-
hensive statament to the commission, made
it evident mat there is little or nothing in
tue railroads for the owners Of them If the
present policy of the commission Is persisted
in. Gradually. year after year, the traffic
rates have been cut down, and now
the reduction has reached a point that
brings the COST of operating the roads and
the amount OF their revenues very close
rtogether.
The reductions. as shown by Mr.. Conner,
amount, altogether, to about SO per cent
The railroads cannot stand such loss Of reve-
nue. as that. That they cannot is evident
from their present financial condition.
1t is certainly not the policy Of the state
to wreck her railroads, and yet the policy
that is being pursued has been productive
of that result. The people would not
complain Of fair traffic rates-rates
that would enable the roads
to pay a fair interest on their indebtedness.
Aud they desire that the roads shall be kept
in firstolass physical condition, 80 that they
can render efficient service. Ramshackle
railroads tend to drive immigrants and CAPT
tai away from the state. Well equipped
and prosperous appearing roads invite them.
1t is time, certainly, for the railroad COM
mission to adopt a more liberal policy. The
legislature has adopted more liberal policy
relative to railroads, and its action has been
very generally approved, Why should not
the commission follow its example,
1t is not the policy of the state to destroy
any one Of its interests. The railroad in
terest is one of its greatest, and even to
cripple it would do the state incalculable
damage. All that the railroads ask is fair
treatment. They are not seeking special
privileges nor do they desire any favors
They want only justice and that the people
are willing for them to have.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-03

Yesterday, for the first time since the
war, one officer Of the navy assumed abso-
lutte command of every naval station on the
Atlantic coast, from Halifax to Cape Horn
Admiral Gherardi is now in command of
every ship of the American navy afoat in
the Atlantic ocean, aud will continue to be
until after the naval parade. The North
Atlantic and South Atlantic squadrons have
been temporarily wiped out, and the Ves-
sells composing them merged into the
"home" squadron for the festivities. Ad-
miral Walkers blue pennant has been
hauled down and red pennant, aoknowl-
edging the presence of a superior officer,
run up in its place. The trouble about an
appropriation seems to be past, and the
outlook for making grand success OF tbs
parade and review is bright.
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NDEE TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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BRIGHT BITS.
"Do YOU love your teacher"
81 EupDOse I have tn "

'Do YOU love your teacher"
II suppose have to-"
why so, Tommy"'
Because the Bible says we must love our en-
emies. "-TeTdS Stftin0s.
EFFIE-Is Mr.. Dabney going TO call this
EVENING"
Hermia-I expect him Why?
Effie-I've got to study, and gas always burns
much brighter IN my room when you two are
in the parlor. Judge.
'TwoNDER why the wedding was postponed"
said one girl to another.
1T was because Of something she said"
'What was itY'
she told him she couldn't cook but she was
going 70 learn. ~ Washington Star.
II TRIED my poem on a dog, sir. as you ad.
vsed, ~ said the poet.
We'll" said the editor, "what was the re
sult?"
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. i"
Brooklyn Life.
TEACHER-Johnnie. do you think if you had
cut down your fathers cherry tree you would
have told the truth about it,
Johnnie (slowly)-No, don't believe l would.
Teacher What You would tell a falsehoods
Johnnie ogetically)-N ell, ma'am, yer
see, 1 don't believe Washington's father was
just the same sort of Teller as mine.-H arper's
Bdzdr.
A CERTAIN celebrated New York doctor is
noted for his gruffness. Not long ago an ele-
gantly dressed lady belonging to 1.-THE 400"
called at his office
"What can do for your" asked Dr. Gruff,
not looking up from his writing
'Sir, l am Mrs. Sturtevant Kuickerbocker
Van Astorbilt." .
DO you want to be treated for it'"-Teras
SifttnQs ia ~H - -.~ %
TRAMP-rm not an idler mum; I'm unforsu-
nate.
ousekeeper-Humphl Did you ever work for
a living?
Tramp-Yes mum. 1 used to he a salesman
fer DR.. Wigg's gold medal hair restorer. mum;
an l worked so hard an faithfully fer him,
mum. that he discharged me
Housekeeper-No Nonsense Why should he?
Tramp-You see, mum, the worry au' over
work tryin' to do big business fer HIM made
me prematurely bald, mum.-NetU York ReekIu.
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The prices at which seats from which to
view the inaugural parade are selling, and
the rapidity with which peddlers have been
disposing Of badges and souvenirs Of the
occasion, even before Inauguration day, is
sufficient to prove to anybody who reads the
Washington dispatches that the country at
large is prosperous and has money to spend.
Advance guards from almost every state in
the union were at the capital three days
ago, and everybody appeared to be deter
mined TO sec all that was to be seen and
have a coed time generally, no matter
what the cost
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The accident to little Johnnie Ryan, on
the Belt Line street railway, should serve as
a warning to mothers aud nurses, as well as
to mosormen. 1t is not an uncommon sight
to see small children playing on the tracks.
without nurse or parent in sight. Only a
day or two ago a car had 20 be stopped until
the conductor could get down, take little
fodder Of or years off the track and
carry it to a safe distance. There is plenty
OF room for greater exercise Of care on the
part of both the car men and the people
alonR the lines
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The sole leather dealers Of the country
are about to organize trust for the control
of that commodity. 1t will, if organized
on the lines proposed, be one Of the greatest
of oil the trusts, inssmuch as it is proposed
TO make the issue OF stock about 500. Oo0,-
600 Each tanner in the combine viii be
hired by the trust to superintend his own
tannery for a salary. 1t is alleged by the
parties to the combine that the price Of sole
leather has been steadily decreasing ever
since 1854, and that something must be
done to bold up prices. Ny, but the price
of leather must have been tout Of sight
thirty-nile years ago!
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"Jim" Clarkson and "Joe" Cook.
From the Nelo YORK Eyenino Post tTndl

Joseph Cook, who may be called the James 8.
Clarkson of theology. is as much afraid of the
pope as the Iowa bourbon is OF the rebels. -
He has been telling a Boston audience that the
American republic was never in greater danger
from the Roman Catholic church than IL is to-
day, inst as Olarksons paper has been telling
the guieless Iowans that the lost cause has
steadily regsined strength and power as the
nations most ilustrious leaders have passed
away, and the rebels will soon be in complete
control of the government they did everything
in their power to destroy by armed rebellion. !"
The queerest things about these performances
In that the religious bourbon finds hearers in
Massachusetts and the political bourbon sub
scribers in Iowa-two states which pride them
selves upon their intelligence.
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A pretty good illustration of the pension
spirit comes from New Albany. Ind. Wes-
ley Hammond, a merchant worth $3.50, 900,
received notice that he had been granted a
pension of IS per month for service In the
Black Hawk war. in 1882 81 never knew
a'man yet to refuse pension from the gov
eminent no matter how small it was" re-
marked MIR. Hammond. land l guess III
take it, but 1t ought to be $50 month at
least" Every time blanket or suit Of
clothes is bought, a contribution is made
toward paying pensions to men like Ham
F1ond
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The folly of some strikes is illustrated by
che recent strike at the Nanticoke mines. A
demand was made for an increase Of 10
cents a day in the wages of each of the
eight boys who were employed in the mines.
To enforce this 2, 500 miners went on a'strike,
losing in wages g, 500 each day. The sum
lost In one day would have been sufficient to
pay the increase demanded by the boys for
more than twenty-five years.