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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
Nc Trials OF Waahineton women.

1t amuses me to hear of the trials of sena-
tors and congressman with office seekers
said the wife of a democratic senator to
COurier-JOurnal writer. why that S part of
their business. But no one knows what the
women in official life have to undergo. Talk
about the penance of Lieut. That isn't to be
compared to the penance OF women after ma
tional elections. This applies from Mrs.
Cleveland down to the humblest wife of the
humblest official who cOnld possibly be con
strued to possess any influence.
n here is no end to the applications that
are made to women. l know for a fact that
Mrs. Clevelands mail has been burdened
ever since election day with an appalling
number of applications for office. Some PEG
pie forward their papers to her and request
her to give them to the President. Others
write long, pitiful stories begging her to in
tercede with Mr.. Cleveland. Women write
to her and seem to think she runs the distri
button OF patronage. During the first two
months after election her mail contained
several hundred letters daily of this descrip
ton. And what is true Of her is true of all
women in less degree. During the rush Of
ofhce-seekers it is something to try the nerve
and courage OF the braVest, strongest woman.
The representative wife and the senator's
wife have very little less peace than their
honorable husbands. They are the prey of Of
Soft-heartednesS and work on their sympa-
thieS. They also know her ability to get
things, and oftentimes oflce-seekerS would
rather trust their fate in the hands of wo-
man than any man, no matter how near the
appointing throne he may be, Every mail
brings just such applications and such pitiful
yarns of tribulatfons. have come to the con
cluSiOn that people who want offices are
either starving or helpless. Everybody has
half dozen little children, or is unable to do
any other work, and thinks he or she might
do government work if it were easy, with
big Sa airy alta he'd"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
PERSONAL.


Hon. c. c. Beaman. ex- Secretary Evarts'
law partner, is the largest land owner and
taxpayer in Cornish, n H.
The pope's handwriting is clear, delicate
and upright, and is more the caligraphy of a
poet than that Of a churchman.
Mrs. L. z. Hunt OF Mankato MINI, has
collected and classified more than 800 varie-
ties OF the wild flowers Of the state.
c. b. Fry who has Just taken highest honors
in the classics at Wadham College. Oxford, is
the worlds champion amateur broad jumper.
Alice NJ. Cheney began business as an ex-
press messenger in Boston four years ago.
She now has three Offices and five teams in
daily use.
Senator Call of Florida is very fond of the
theater. He is said to be unable to appreciate
the funniest dialogue and never smiles at the
most amusing climax.
While Lolita remained at St. Augustine in
search OF health and rest she astonished and
delighted the visitors by her proficiency in
the masculine game Of pool.
Charles Dudley Warner says the difference
between faith cure" and mind cure is that
mind cure doesn't require any faith, and the
talth cure doesn't require any mind.
Representative Bailey OF Texas will no
longer be the youngest man in congress"
That distinction will he vested hereafter in
Thomas Settle OF North Carolina. who is %
Gov Russell of Massachusetts relies on
long periods of sleep to keep him in good
physical condition. This and his periodical
trips to the woods are the secrets of his splen-
dld vitality.
Miss Nina Fleming of the Harvard College
observatory is rapidly assuming the rank as
an astronomer that was held by the late Miss
Maria Mitchell at Vassar. Miss Fleming is a
Scotch woman
Miss Florence Bryan, young English wo-
man, has abandoned Christianity and married
a native Official of India. She was married
according to the Sikh rites, and is now a mem
Der OF the sikh religious community.
Sanel Ohashi, proprietor OF "Hakubunl-
wan" the largest publishing house in Japan,
has arrived east on his way round the world
The house he represents puts out 100000
copies of books and magazines in year.
The Dowager Queen Maria PA of Portugal,
who is a sister of the King of Italy, is a great
sportswoman and one of the best lady shots
In Europe She is also a finished musician, a
good artist and an exquisite needlewoman.
Earl Spencer, the new first lord of the
British admiralty, is a great lover of books.
At his family residence Althorp park, are
fourteen rooms filled with choice volumes,
the contents of one alone being valued al 500
600
The queen, when on her continental jour
ney, is always accompanied by George Green
ham, one of the most respected members of
the Scotland Yard staff whose duty it is to
shadow and safeguard her majesty upon all
occasions.
President Dole of Hawaii has found time to
write an article on the higher criticism of the
Bible for The Male Wreath" He is deeply
interested in the Investigations of modern
biblical scholars and keeps himself well in
formed on the subject.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
So Firstinr the EaiIroaag.

u is apparent that tho railroads Of
Florida have some rather bitter enc
miss in tnt legislature of taat STATE.
g'hc i-553 c5lumi,si,;. !.'!, "I.:c:, theso
enemies of the roads supported win all
their influence and clolucHce. has Ken
defeated, ana now another bin, which
would be annoying TO thc railroads ii 10
should become law. is heing pushed with
such yico- that it is thought il stands
pretty good chance OF being passed. Il
has been reported fayorablg by the com
mittoe which has tin charge. There are
two points in it that are worthy of very
careful consideration. one relates 10 un-
Just rates and the other 10 discriminating
rates.
The bill makes il amisdcmeanor for the
railroads 70 charge more than a reason
able rate and also to discriminate in favor
Of any place orany shipper. II is an easy
matter 10 discover whether or not there
is discrimination in favor of any shipper,
but it is not so easy to determine whether
or not a rate is an extortionatc one.
According to the bill the circuit courts,
with the aid of the commissioner, are to
determine whether or not a rate is an ua-
Just one In other words, the circuit
court Judges are to do what it was pro
posed in the railroad commission bill
that a commission should do.
1t is apparent that there would be
great confusion of rates if this bin should
become a law One Judge would decide
in favor of one rate and another in favor
of another rate. 1t is hardly
probable that there would be agreement
among the judges as to what was fair
rate. A commission probably would be
less burdensome to the railroads than
law like this bill would be-
There is no particular objection to that
part of the bill which gives the courts the
right to prevent determinations Toomany
railroads give one shipper an advantage
over another, but they do not do so because
they want to. As a rule they are forced
to do so by competition. But whatever
the reason. there is no question about its
being unjust to shippers.
Railroads ought to be dealt with fairly
Any policy that would cripple them would
be certain to be injurious to the state
There should be no legislation that is
based upon grievances of a few individ-
uals. Legislation of that kind is never
wise. 1t may give satisfaction to those
who feel they have been injured, but it is
pretty certain to be harmful to the best
interests Of the great majority of the peo-
ple.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
Dwirrins, Private nankg.

Nearly all the little banks of Indiana
that failed last week are private banks,
that had been established by Zimri Dwig-
gins. There are still other banks in that
state that were established by him, and
which are correspondents OF his big bank
in Chicago. the Columbia National, but
they are state banks, and it is thought
they VIII beablc to keep open their doors.
No examination of the condition OF
these private banks had ever been made.
The law of the state does not exercise
any control over private banks and the
federal government had no jurisdiction
OF the private banks of Dwiggins al
though they were branches of the Column
bia National.
These private banks of Dwiggins were
required to send half of their deposits
to the parent bank at Chicago; that is
Why they werein such shaky condition
when the parent bank suspended.
IL is a question whether the controller
of the currency is not in some measure to
blame for the failure of the Columbi Ma
tional and its little dependencies in
Indiana. The national banking law does
not provide for branches of national
bank and it does not prohibit them. The
existence of them in connection with the
Columbia National, however, was so I'M
usual that the controller ought to have
made very thorough inquiry in regard
TO them
Dwiggins is quoted as saying that he
consulted with Senator Sherman be
fore he undertook his great banking
scheme, and that he was informed by the
senator that it was feasible one, and
that there was nothing in the way of
carrying it out 1t would be well to hear
from the senator, however, before accept
ing Dwiggins' statement. What he told
the senator he was going to do may have
been entirely different from what he
did do.
The cause of the failure of the Columbia
National and it's Indiana dependencies is
now well understood, and the failures
are not having the disturbing effect on
the financial situation that it was thought
they would Confidence has not been
impaired by them, and if there should be
one or two other bank failures in Indiana
the financial outlook would not be mate
rally changed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
The Canal in No Danger.

The advices from Nicaragua are to the
effect that the revolutionists are sup
ported by the great majority of the peo-
pie, and are making such Roadway that it
is only question of a very short time
when President Sacaza will have to sur
render. He is now at Leon, his capital,
but the force that he has is not strong
enough to hold it. 1t is thought in this
country, by those who are pretty well
acquainted with Nicaraguan affairs, that
Just as soon as President Sacaza's troops
find out that they are greatly out
numbered they will refuse to continue the
contest.
The headquarters of the revolutionists
is Granada. y struggle is nearly always
going on between the politicians of that
city and those of Leon, the capital of the
government, for the control of the coun-
try. Sometimes the Granada politicians
are successful and sometimes those of
Leon have control of the government. 1t
is not very often that the struggle as
sumcs the character of war, though wars
are too frequent for the good of the
country.
The Nicaragua canal, however, is in
no more danger from one faction than
from the other The revolutionists want
the canal built and so do those who are
now in charge OF the government. Both
factions know that the canal would be
extremely helpful to the country, and,
therefore, there is no probability that
either will interfere with the canal in any
way.
1t is all right Of course, that this gov
crnment should send war vessels to
Greytown on the Atlantic coast
and Corinto on the Pacific, but
it is not clear that they will cut any
figure in the contest that is being
waged between the rival factions Their
presence, however, is notification that
this government docs not intend that
American interests shall be injured.
AS far as this country is concerned the
rival factions will be permitted to settle
their difference in any way they may
choose. 1t is a matter of no consequence
to those engaged in the canal enterprise
whether the revolution is put down or is
successful The cana! is not going to suf-
fer any harm, and that is about all that
the greater portion Of the people of this
country care to know Of Nicaragua and
hCr affairs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

1t appears that Minister Blount is no
convinced that everything is as lovely as
a May morning at Hawaii. He has de-
clined to visit the smaller islands of the
group prefegring to remain at the capt
tai, inasmuch as his good offices may be
in demand at any moment In an inter
view with the advisory council a few
days ago he Is reported to have said: Il
have taken considerable responsibility
upon myself in lowering the American
flag, and l want to remain here so that l
can order troops ashore IN case of any
trouble" Besides indicating Mr.. Blounts
apprehension that trouble may occur,
tins speech goes TO show further that he
did not sail with peremptory orders to
have the flag hauled down under any cir
cumstances, but only under certain con-
ditions, which, in his opinion, he found to
eXist.s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

Indictments have been found against
twenty-nine participants in the lynching
of Alfred Blount in Chattanooga in Feb
ruary. -Four prominent citizcns" are in
dictod for murder, and twenty-five others
as accessories before the fact. The grand
jury took hold Of the case with the deter
mination to get the bottom facts and
bring the lynchers to Justice, and its part
OF the work has been done well 1t is an
nounced that the prosecution will be con-
tinued in the same spirit that the invcsti-
cation was bogun-with an eye single TO
the Wndication Of the law. 10 rs 10 BIO
hoped that there will be no miscarriage
OF Justice in the matter. The conviction
OF the lyuchors would be warning 10
others disposed ~ take the law into their
own hands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
Nothing Ran in That Town.

Il consider Alexandria, Va, the deadest
town in the United States" remarked a
Washington man the other day to a New
York Tribune reporter. No doubt there are
worse places to live in, but considering its
Opportunites-it is only six miles from Wash
MISUNDERSTANDING really takes the palm for
non progressivencss, Thirty years ago the
population was trife larger than it is now
and ten years ago there was line of surface
cars in the principal street. l suppose the
population grew too lazy even to ride in a
and forgotten except for bit of track here
and there.
Last fall went over to Alexandria from
Washington one evening to make a call. 1t
was dark and | couldn't see the numbers on
the houses. After fruitless search for some
ten minutes along the silent street L noticed a
middleaged man calmly smoking a pipe on
the front steps of house few doors away.
I beg pardon, l said as politely as could,
but will you kindly tell me which way the
numbers run on this street,
He took his pipe out of his mouth, slowly
knocked out the ashes and said: just got ter
town.
"'Wel, yes, I replied, little surprised.
"'Evenin' boat"u
Yes
What number yer lookin for?'
Forty nine
Its the other side, four doors below
Il thanked him and turned to go.
Hold on mint he called; what did you
say about numbers runnin%
II asked which way they ran in this street.
/ said.
Wen, they don I run he reioined. fumb-
ling around for match they don't even
walk There hain't nothing run in this town
since the war; "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

a wealthy young Chicago widow has
LEFT the buia of her fortune to the young
man who assisted her in s,raigh .ening
oct ataugie oil requests by her father and
husband, anu subsequently became her
accepted sutton Their wedding day was
near at hand when the lady fellill Real
izing that the chances were against her
she made her will, naming her affanced
husband as her principal heir and execu-
tor without bond.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
AN Indienant Soholar.
Prom the Phrenological journal.

From the chronological Journal
Such a hOrrid jogafry lesson
Cities and mountains and lakes,
And the longest, crOOkedest rivers,
just wriggling about like snakes.
l tell you, l wish Columbus
Hadn't heard the earth was ball,
And started to find new countries
That folks didn't need at all.
Now, wouldn't 1t be too lovely
If all that you had to find out
Was Just about Spain and England,
And a few other lands thereabout.
And the rest Of the maps were printed
With pink and yellow, to say,
IAN this is an unknown region
Where bogies and fairies stay!h
But what is the use of wishing
Since Columbus sailed over here,
And men keep hunting and sploring
And finding more things every Year,
Now show me the Yampah river,
And tell me where does il flow?
And how do you bound Montana?
And Utah and Mexico?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

Mrs. Nellie Reynolds, of Binghamton,
n Y, is thrifty woman. She has been
the wife of three old soldiers, and as the
widow of two of them, with her first
husband, from whom she was never di-
vorccd, still living, she has been drawing
pensions. Her first husband was named
Burt Shortly after they separated she
married Davies, another old soldier, who
soon went the way of all flesh. AS the
Widow Davies tho woman applied for
pension, and got it; rate SIG per month
Her third matrimonial venture was Rey-
nolds, also an old soldier and also very
snor lived. When Reynolds died in 1870
another application for a widows pension
went in and was granted, the same
rate being allowed. Thus Mrs. Reynolds
for twenty years or more had been draw
iur two pensions where she should not
have been drawing even one. BY accident
the knowledge of the existing state of at
fairs was brought to the pension Officials
and a suit was threatened. but Mrs
Reynolds was le, out OF it by refuudiny
81 800 to the department and dropping her
claims
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

MEETINGS Lodge No. 1. Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Free Masons The
Homeseczers' Mutual Loan Association: Cath
Ole Library Association; WorkinEmens
Union Association; Savannah Lodge No. 1888,
B. P. o. Elks.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-Le Panic Cigars w. II,
Ellis; Moynelo Park. A. e Moynelo; Steamer
Carmusi to Follow the Races; AS to Bills
Against Norwegian Bark Hermanus and Brit
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To-day.
MILITARY ORDER-Order No. II, German
Volunteers.
MINERAL WATERS Livingston's Phar
macy.
$50 PER CENT DIsCoUNT-Appel & Schaul.
YES WE CAN-B. H. Levy & Bro.
SUMNER REsoRTs-Congress Hall Sara
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\ STRONG ARGUMENr-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
DO You WANT REsT-Andrew Hanley, Pro
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CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
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For sale Lost Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
The G. o. P. and the Flag.
From the Pittsburg Post CDem.).

In a sncakuG way. evidently referring to
affairs at Honolulu the Republican League Of
CLUBS resolved. That when the American flag
covers American interests and American
honor it must never be hauled hown." At
honolulu il did neither. The blunder was in
ever hoiSting the American flag where II had
no right or business. If there was "a Minister
Stevens at Nicaragua now the country would
wake up some fine morning and find it an
is dishonored when tenth rate official in a
remote corner Of the globe usurps power not
even condded to the President and which
can only be exercised by the President and
congress acting in conjunction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
The Republican Hoop-la.n

From the Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem).
The convention of republican clubs which
met here this week thrashed around in vain
for some vitaliZing issue on which to continue
the existence Of the Republican party. The
only one which seems to remain to them
which they did not have the courage to tackle,
is the crinOliue issue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
A Nevada Plagiarist.
From The Mobile Register Dem)

FTOm INC MODIIe RoglSJer IDem.).
The chaplain of the Senate of Nevada has
been accused OF plagiarism. One of the mem
hers complained that the good man introduced
in his remarks the other day word for word,
IDEAS the senator had heard expressed at
funeral two years ago. Inquiry showed that
it was the Lords prayer that the senator had
reference TO.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
congressman and Patronage.

From the Pittaburg Dispatch Rep0.
1t may he painful for congressman and pro
fession0l oftiCe-dealers to he told with cmpha-
sis that they have nOvested interest in federal
patronage but it will be best for their welfare
in the long run as it is for the material and
moral prOspority Of the peOple as whole.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

Two military bills that have been in
Produced in both houses of the Florida
legislature have stirred up the lively in
terest OF the military men. One proposes
an appropriation for an annual cncamp-
ment in the state and the other proposes
an cncaupnent of state troops at Chicago
during the worlds fair. The proposition
TO send the soldiers 10 CHICAGO is the
weaker though there is nuch 10 be said
in favor OF each. In Chicago there is
much 20 be learned that would be of In
calculablc benefit to the men as soldiers
as well as individuals; but the trip would
DC necessarily more or less d spectacular
affair AS lar as the state oucampment
SIS concerned, there Is nothing spectacular
in that. II means hard work, rigid dis
cipll and, in consequence bottcr soldiers.
the state that desires efficient citizen sol
oicm-and ovlry state needs thcm-loses
pDlhmg by making liberal appropriations
lvr state encampmenis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16
Veragua Might Be a President.
From the New York World (ner, \

Tho Tuke dc Veragua may find nepublic
when he gets hack home. The opportunity
enjoyed Ivy this estimab}e and accomplished
gentleman to observe the operation and re
suits 81 the great republic in the now world
discovered by his ilustrious ancestor may
therefore be OF uneXpoatod ADVANTAGE to him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

Savannah would cxtoud the right kind
o. reception to frst-class company Tor a
season OF summer opera. Last season it
was proved that this is as good city as
either Charleston or Atlanta for summer
opera; and the company that sang was
not the very best in the world, either
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

The great strike of workingmen in the
shipping trade at Hull, England, is re-
ported in fair way to be settled The
shipowners have won and the workers
will return to work under circumstances
less favorable than formerly. Their de-
mand for increased wages has not been
granted, their union has not been recog-
nized and they will not be permitted to
boycott 'blacklegs." On the other hand
employers viii not blacklist unionists and
viii pay the men the same rates obtained
before the beginning Of the strike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-16

Columbia, $. c., began a Gala week yes
terday. Savannah presents her compli-
ments, and hopes the affair may be as
Successful as was her own May week.