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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
An ohio Bear story.

ut was when I was boss or a railroad shenty
at Gresham, . - said the Et5ls man, whose
turn came to tell yarn, according 20 the De
troit PoesS. that was an eye-wituess 10
what an about to relate, and TIL you, gentle
men, that Gresham was ~ lightly wild, lonely
spot in those days. and houses we e a mile
built.
The gang OF men boarded and lodged at the
shanty, but was more fortunate, for / lodged
with a widow " no had a pretty daughter wi o
was keeping com pauy Win a young backW Gods
man, and had a spare char Der over the living
rooms. The lover was q big, braWny fellow,
who came late TO do his counting and whose
voice SOUNDED ike the scrapines Of a buzz saw
one night as sat at my window smoking
ny hTst pipe heard his steps outside and saw
MS great bulk coming through the trees. 1t
was unusually early for him. but I knew the
coast was clear. but what was this? He did
not usually come on all fOurs, as he was now
approaching the house. I looked again and
saw my mistake. some nsighbors dog l
thought, but was glad TO be out Of the way OF
such powerful mastid
Miss Nancy was rOCking and singing in the
room beneath. / had a curiosity to see If the
doZ would walk in upon her, and peeped through
the cracks in the pine floor.
- JehosophatN I nearly yelled for it was no
dog. but big black hear ant To had swung
Tue door open Ike human benz aud trotted
Like all women who expect company, Miss
Nancy was not 10 he taken BY surprise. Size
hearl him fast enough but went on rocking
and Singing with Ger back 70 him.
'ILel he stood up on mis- feet and threw his
arms around her and Rugged her till thought
1 heard the poor girls bones crack, but
couldn't have moved or spoken to have saved
my life
You're late, Bill heard her say; gimme
another hug
There was no answer. naturally; but the
Dear Rugged her again, shiverlug the back of
the rocker.
Easy, Bill; yer huggin' the cheer. Wot yer
been eatln': Seems like yer breath amt nRt'ra
The bear gave Miss Nancy another hug, and
his paw swiped her cheek as he did so. 1t made
her mad.
er meaner nor snakes, Bill. I've more
tran a mind 10 gin yer tile shake, and l viii if
yer don't hug prett.er than that. Yer amt no
more grip than mouse. Why don't yer talk
someT
AT that moment Bill himself appeared on
the scene, and Mr. Bruin retreated. There was
no scrlInmage, for bears in Ohio were as tame
as kittens, but as withdrew my eye from the
crack heard Miss Nancy saying to the young
man:
4 kinder reckoned, Bill, that yer huggin'
we're powerful weak. an l lowed to make yer
git new cheer, but never suspicioned it were
a real bear, or I'd g been a kinder scared
That beat al the domestic comedies ! ever
saw, concluded the little man cheerfuly as
he rehIled his pipe, and We all conincided with
him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
Mark 'rwain's Reouesr.

Mark Twain is not always ready to help a fell
low countryman in Distress but his great SYM
pathetic heart grows elastic and stretches out
to embrace the country women Of other nations
whenever the necessity occurs or the occasion
arises, says the st. Louis Republic.
But that the great American humorist al
ways has an eye on the main chance is easily
recognized in the communication which follows
and which is one of the best things he has writ.
ten lately:
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT CENTURY MAGAZINE.
UNION SQUARE, New York, April 6, 1888 (
To the Hon. J. Sterling Norton:
DEAR SIR-Your petitioner Mark Twain, a
poor farmer of Connecticut-indeed. the poor
est one there in the opinion of many-desires a
few choice breeds of seed corn tmaize) and in
return will jealousy support the administration
in all ways honorable and otherwise.
To speak by the card, want these things to
carry to Italy TO an English neighbor. She is a
neiRhbor Of mine outside OF Florence, and has
great garden, and thinks she could raise corn
for her table If she had the right ammunition
myself feel warm inter6 81 in this enterprise
both on patriotic grounds and because have a
key to that garden. which l got made from a
wax impression, 1t is not very good soil, still
! think she can raise enough for one table and
i am in position to select the table. If you are
willing to aid and abet countryman land Gill
and address of your petitioner below. Respect
fully and truly yours. MARK TWAIN
81 Fifth avenue New York
P, S.-A handful of choice (Southern) water
melon seeds would pleasantly add to that
lady's employments aud give my table a CORE
spending lift,
Secretary Morton complied with the request
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
still Paving out Gold.


It was rumored a day or two ago when
about all the free gold had been drawn out
Of the treasury, that Secretary Carlisle had
decided to pay out no more g1d for
treasury notes. This rumor, however, was
denied In our dispatches yesterday. The
public Is not Informed as to what the sec-e-
tary's policy would be if the demand for
gold for export should encroach upon the
100000. 900 of gold reserved for
the redemption of the legal
tender notes The impression seems
TO be that be would first stop paying gold
for treasury notes; second, he would use a
small amount Of the reserved gold fund ,
and. lastly, be would replenish the treas
ury's stock of gold by selling bonds.
Since Jan. l OF this year nearly S35, 0O0,-
| coo of gold has been drawn out Of the
treasury for export. OF this sum Sl7,61S,-
200 was paid out on legal tender notes,
Sl5, 9Ss.S 800 on treasury notes, and only
$49s, 500 on gold certificates.
The reserved gold in the treasury is for
the redemption Of the legal tender notes, of
which there are more than $500, 900, 900 in
circulation. There are outstanding some
thing over S137, 100000 in treasury notes.
These treasury notes we're issued under the
Sherman silver purchase act of 1890, and
are based on the silver bullion in the treas
ury. The law provides that they shall be
paid In coin.
A glance at the foregoing figures shows
that nearly half the gold that has been
taken out of the treasury for export since
Jan l was drawn on these treasury notes,
which, in the discretion Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, can be redeemed in silver.
What would be the effect Of decision Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury not to pay
gold for treasury notesl One effect would
be the exporters of gold would have more
difficulty in getting gold for shipment
abroad than at present. They would have
to present legal tender notes for gold and
they might have to pay a prem-
ium for these In that event there
would, in all probability, be
considerable falling off in the exports
Of gold, unless the foreign holders OF our
securities should get the impression, from
the refusal to pay gold for one class of our
notes, that this country is in imminent dan
ger of being forced to silver basis. If
that impression should be entertained our
securities might come home in immense
quantities. and as gold would have to be
sent abroad to pay for them the exports Of
gold might be greatly increased even
though 1t should command very consid-
cradle premium.
There are difficulties in the way of stop
ping the paying out of gold for treasury
notes and there are also difficulties in the
way Of continuing TO pay gold for them.
The secretary himself may not have yet
made up his mind as to what policy he will
adopt in respect to them. The Sherman
silver purchase act was unwise legislation,
and promises to. cause a good deal of
trouble. The last congress could not have
rendered the country a greater service than
to have repealed it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
To Legalzs the Lobby.

Where there is legislative body, there is
also lobby 1t is just as much an i'm
possibility for a legislature to remain in
session a week without the presence Of
lobbyists as it is for a ship TO remain at sea
year without acquiring bArnacles. Time
and again means to the end of getting rid
OF the lobby have been proposed. But they
were OF no use; the lobbyists remained if
not il the legislative buildings at least
where the members could be haadily com.
municatsd with.
Realizing the impassbihty of getting
along without the lobby, member of the
Ohio legislature has introduced a bill 10
legalize it. He asserts, and with show Of
reason, that that is better thing to do than
10 attempt to abolish it or TO permit it to
run along without restraint. The bill rec
ognizes two classes of lobbyists-one COM
posed Of patriotic men Thoroughly informed
on certain matters of proposed legislation,
attorneys. etc. who are competent to give
good advice, and another composed of "pro-
fessionals," who take any kind of business
that may come along for a consideration
and button-hole the members upon every
possible opportunity. The first named
class, generally speaking. includes the men
who make arguments before committees,
while the second includes the fellows who
operate in the catch-as-catch-can style.
The bill requires that all persons who de.
sire TO act as advisers to the members of the
general assembly, in other words to become
lobbyists, shall register, according to class.
with the clerks of the Senate and House.
The individual 80 registered will then be
licensed to advise the statesmen, individ-
ually or collectively, as often as they will
listen.
The idea is certainly novel. Should the
bill become a law the result might be the
thinning out OF the button holers" en-
! ployed by corporations or private individ-
uals And that is what is desired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

The trial of DR.. Buchanan for poisoning
his wife. which is going on in a New York
court, according to the newspaper reports
has about lost all semblance of a criminal
prosecution. The court room has been in
turn, a medical lecture hall, dissecting
room and chemical laboratory. Medical
students have been as regular attendants
upon the court as upon the college lectures,
and have probably learned more about
poisons than they would have learned from
their professors in the same length of time.
AS indicating something OF the scope of the
expert testimony, Prof. Vaughan. an ex-
pert on poisons, gave the jury and court
this interesting bit of history in the course
of his testimony: You have all read Of
the poisoning done by Lucretia Borgia.
The poison she used has been called aqua
tofania. 1t was supposed once to have
been a solution of arsenic. 1t was, in fact =,
product produced by planting arsenic in
tee tissues of putrefying fig. and the liquid
produced thereafter by the progress Of
putrefaction was the poison she used. A
similar poison can be isolated from human
body, one of the ptomaines produced afer
death
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The Ok Team.

Sam Walter Foss in Yankee Blade.
l sit upon my OK team, calm,
Beneath the lazy SKY,
And crawl contented through the land
And let the world go by.
The thoughtful OK has learned to wait
Aud nervous impulse smother,
And ponder iong before he puts
One foot before the other.
And men with spanking teams pass by
And dash upon their way!
AS if it we're their hope to find
The worlds end in day.
And men dash by in palace cars,
On me dark frowns they cast,
AS the lightning driven Present froWns
Upon the slow old Past.
What do they chase. these men of steam,
Their smoke-tiaRs wide unturled,
Pulled by the roaring fire -Eend
That shakes the Keeling world?
What do We seek, We men of steam,
So wild and mad you press
Is this, is this the railroad line
That leads TO happiness?
And when you've swept across the day
And dashed across the night
Is there some station through the hills
Where men can find delight?
All, toward the Depot of Content
Where no red signals stream,
l 60 y OK team just as quick
AS you can 60 by steam.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
The Standing Army of Kansas

Some time ago, when there was trouble in
the Kansas legislature and the militia was
called out by the governor, there was talk
of organizing standing army for the state.
But when legislative peace had been re-
stored, all mention of the standing army
was omitted by the newspaper correspond
ents. Nevertheless it is fact that a stand
ing army is in existence at Topeka, drilled
to high state Of perfection, armed with
improved weapons and as efficient TO the
extent of its strength, as any army in
Europe
Adjt. Gen. H. A Artz, colonel and acting
commander-in-chief of the army of Kansas,
is said to be very martinez on duty, but at
other times is as mild a hammered man as
ever advocated the sub-treasury plan or
voted the populist ticket. He insists that
due respect be paid to his official position by
the rank and file of his army, and woe TO
the subordinate who forgess that fact. But
it is seldom forgotten. The general knows
the whole army by name, and each man in
it is personally and intimately acquainted
with him, therefore friction is reduced to a
minimum.
The generals staff consists Of a white man,
Respondent with stripes and chevrons.
whose rank is that Of sergeant. And it is
said he wears the dignity well. The file of
the army. uniformed, armed, thoroughly or
ganizei, is negro.
The sergeant has instructed the army in
ell the bugIe calls, evolutions, etc., and
daily he u.ay be seen performing his duties
| as indicated by the chief musician, who
is the sergeant When the bugle
announces roll call' the army
falls in, right faces" and aligns himself
with himself, and comes to parade rest'
while the Duge sounds the beat off,"
Coming TO attention" on order the sergeant
calls the army by name and he answers.
The sergeant reports to Gen. Artz, who
stands the proper distance back in all the
glory Of gold braid and FURNISHED sword,
''al present or accounted for" The army
is put through series of evolutions, and
finally marched back to the arsenal, where
he breaks ranks. Details for the day are
assigned, the sergeant makes his report for
| the day and the general makes notes for his
report for the week.
Once week there is inspection at the ar
/ bbudl, On HillGn OSShslDu 06lls 6ALbL ia Aul-
maculate gloves and plumes. inspects the
staffs sword, and the files gun with as
much care as if the fate Of the union de-
pended upon the outcome. Occasionally
the army wishes to go to see his sweetheart.
At such times be applies to the sergeant for
pass, which the sentinel, who is the SER
| geant, always scrutinizes carefully.
Gen. Artz is proud of his standing army.
! He says his idea is that a small force, thor
oughly drilled. is better thing for Kansas
than larger army. His intention is to
bring his men up to soldierly perfection,
with the idea of their becoming officers of
volunteer forces in case Of war Kansas is
great state and great is her standing
| army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
INDEX TO new ADVERTISER ENTS.

MEETINGS Landrum Lodge No. 49, F. and
A. NJ; Tammany Club.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-I Hold the Fort, Dennis
O'Connor: AS to Crew OF Steamship Prydain;
Y NJ C. A. Gymnastic and Indoor Athletic Elk
hibiton April 81; Notice Of Dissolution, James
McGratn & Co.; It's Foolish TO Continue Paying
Rent, C. H. Dorsett; Notice to City Court
Jurors.
WE CAN FIT ALL-Appel & SchauL
TAKE WALK-B. II. Levy e Bro.
Auction SALEs-Elegant Household Furni-
ture, Etc. by J. Mclaughlin & Son; Sale Of
Stock, Fixtures and Furniture Of the City Dis
pensary, by Robert j. Wade; City Marshal;
Cheese, Butter Etc, by J. H Oppenheim &
Son; Furniture, Etc, by a. K. Wilson.
IT Is NormNG FxTRAoRDiSARY-Falk Cloth
ing Company.
MALT ExTRACTs--Johann Hoif's.
LEGAL NoTIcE-Libel for 1o,a. Divorce.
CaEAP COLUMN ADvEETIsEAEN rs - Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; FOR Rent; For
Sale; Lost; P-rsonal: Miscellaneous
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The Reserve Gold.
From "a 81. Lolls RentlbIic b

From the st. Louis Republic rDen,.).
There are 2lO0 600, 900 in gold in the treasury
held as a surplus for the special purpose OF
meeting demands for gold in exchange for
greenbacEs When we are down TO the last
million Of that reserve 1t will be time enough to
talk OF borrowing more gold. To borrow gold
al interest TO hoard in the treasury, out Of cir
culation, and lying useless when we have al
ready a surplus of 500 COO. 600 in gold lying idle
would be the most preposterous piece Of i'm
becility into which the weak minded we're ever
entrapped by bunco operators. We may all
feel certain that Mr.. Carlisle will not be party
70 the attempt to work such ''sawdust racket"
on the American people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

A Washington correspondent attempted
70 run down the extra session rumor day
or two ago. AS a result OF his investiga-
tons he says he received his information
from "a cabinet officer that Mr.. Cleveland
expects TO call an extra session OF con-
gress 20 meet on Sept II. This informa-
ton was also confirmed by member of
congress, who went TO the President to find
out whether or not he could safely make a
trip that would detain him out OF the coun-
try until the latter part of October" The
financial situation, it is believed in Wash
ington, has induced the President to deter
mine upon an extra session.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

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The Philadelphia Press, referring to the
question Of Hawaiian annexation, saws of
the natives: They are not in favor either
OF an economical administration Of island
affairs, Of regular Industry or of the re-
straints Of civilization. Nothing but white
pressure kept King Kalakaua or has kept
Queen Liliuokalani from relapsing to
heathenlsm." This is certainly a very re-
markable assertion for q leading republican
newspaper to make concerning black peo-
pie. The orthodox republican Uelief is that
the black men are capable of governing
themselves or anybody else, especially the
white population OF the southern states.
How does the Press reconcile the epublican
belief that the whites must govern in
Hawaii and that the blacks should govern
In the southern section of the United States
Furthermore, idolatry was abolished in
Hawaii at the time Of the advent of Chris
uan missionaries in 1920. and since that
time the natives have had government of
their own and been in touch with the civil
izing influence Of the whites. II they are
still on the verge of heathenism, how does it
happen that the blacks in America, barely
more than & decade out of the bonds of
slavery, are fitted to exercise all of the
privileges Of a citizen OF one of the most adj
vanced nationsl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

Naval people find the Argentine cruiser
Nuevs de Julio Ninth of july one of the
most interesting craft that will take partin
the great review. She is something of a
mystery. Nobody in this country knew sp-
parently, that such a vessel was in exist
ence until few days before she sailed from
England. The navy department at Wash
lnRton, which tries to keep track Of all
naval construction the world over, had no
knowledge of her. Her name does not ap-
pear in any naval or maritime register.
Yet she is in American water las large as
life" and reputed to be the fastest naval
vessel in the world. Except the new
Cunarder Campania, she is believed to be
the fastest steam sea-Roing vessel afioat.
Her speed at sea. under forced draught, is
given at % knots an hour. She was built
10 England, and is called the Ninth of july
in commemoration OF the day that the Ar
gentine Republic threw off the Spanish
yoke. 1t will, doubtless, be a source of
chsgrin to the commanders of the United
States, British, French and Russian navies
at the review, to know that the fastest ship
in line belongs to a second-rate government.
1t appears that the Georgia "colonels" at
Washington are being given more news
paper notoriety by the press at large than
they desire or their actions or aspirations
warrant.
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PERSONAL.

A KENTUCKY PAPER speaks OF him as the Ir-
Rev. Sam Jones.
The German empress paid a totally unex-
pected visit to a childrens hospital in Berlin the
other day, talked with the little inmates over an
hour and then left them scrap book made by
her 6-year-old Oscar
The engagement is announced of James Ar
mold Chard of Brooklyn, graduate OF Amherst
College, and Miss Louise Gable, the eldest daugh-
ter Of George w. Cable the author. Her home
is at Northampton Mass
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Secretary Hoke Smiths lucky star is still
in the ascendant. He has just been left a
part of a for.une-a small part, it is true,
bus q part nevertheless-by his aunt, a
Brooklyn LAZY. Miss Smith. the lady lately
deceased, Left $4,000 TO q school, and $500
10 her nephew as a "mement, f remem-
brance' Besides her Brooklyn property,
she owned real esLate nsnr ALlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

The reception of the eleventh Columbus,
the Duke de Veragus, III the nav world,
which occurred at New York on Saturday.
was quite different from that of the first
Columbus. Both were received by Indian
braves, but those of the Verayua incident
wore kid gloves high hats and the dignity
Of representing Tammany and Now ork
city. Besides the city's representatives,
sud outranking them, Commander Dickin g,
of the navy. extended the welcome of the
general government to the distinguished
visitor and his companions. The duke is
accompanied by the Duchess de Veragua
their son, Don Christopher Columbus
Aquilera, Don Carlos Aquilera, Don Maria
del Pillar Columbus ) Aquilera. Don Pedro
Columbus aud the Marquis and Marquise
Barboles, all Of whom are descendants OF
Christopher Columbus
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

From the Louisville Courier-JournaI CDen.l.
The free breakfast table is one OF the repub-
hcan deusious having no basis in fact. Tea is
free; coffee Is free; sugar is taxed; the table,
cloth is taxed; the cutlery is taxed; the china
is taxed and the table is taxed Yet this is
what the republicans call a free breakfast table.
The difference between the taxes imposed by
the republicans and the taxes imposed by the
democrats is this: The republican taxes are for
the benefit of the manufacturer; the demo-
cratic taxes are for revenue only.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21

The pastor OF the Reformed church at
Dolgeville, y. Y, the town in which almost
everything is done on the cooperative plan,
has resigned from the ministry. He says
be thinks the ministry Of the present day is
more Of a business venture than a work for
God. His charge found no objections to a
man with such IDEAS going out of the
ministry.