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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
How They Voted in Virginia.

from the Richmond Times IDeml.
As well as we can judge from the returns so
lar received, the negro vote cast yesterday
was not so large as it usually is. The chief
part Of that which was cast went to the DOp-
ullsts- In some counties. however. the dem
ocrats were supported by a considerable num-
Der Of negroes. Many white republicans
seized the opportunity to return to the ranks
where most Of their old friends are, and will
hardly care 20 leave US again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
Defeat This Bill.

The bill now pending in the legislature
that provides that companies engaged in
the business of guaranteeing the fidelity
Of persons in public or private Offices,
employments or positions, in this state,
shall make a deposit of So, 900, should
be defeated. 1t would not benefit the
people of the state in the least, but it
would cause heavier tax to be imposed
upon those who have to give bond for the
faithful performance of their duties
If the bill should become a law, nearly
all the guarantee companies would with
draw from the state. The one or two
that would remain, would then be in
position to demand whatever rates they
pleased They would have a monopoly.
Those who are compelled to give bond for
the faithful discharge of their duties,
would have to pay whatever rates were
asked, and it is pretty safe to assume
that they would have to pay high rates.
And what would be gained by compell-
ing the guarantee companies to lock up
part of their capital in securities and
deposit them with the secretary of state2
The companies would be no stronger
financially. They would be no more
prompt in paying their obligations.
1t is certain that those who are their
patrons are not asking for the passage of
the bill in question They are the ones
who are chiefly interested, and if they are
against the bill there does not seem to be
any good reason why the legislature
should be in favor of it,
If the Legislators should study the bin
carefully and find out what the effect of
it would be they would not regard it with
much favor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

Great Britain has been stretching her
wings over India. In 1sl2 she laid claim to
$4,000 square miles of that country She
made additions to this every year except
1913, 1919 and lt5!. down 10 1856 when her pos
sessions aggregated 500 900 square miles. Nd
vances were made in 1868 1882 ana 1885 and
nov the area of india under British rule is
9-Es>1 square miles. British India is larger
than all that part OF the United States living
east Of the Mississippi river and Is popula-
tlon nye times s great as the present populd-
ton OF this whole country. Great Britain
may not be able TO acquire much more 81
India. Indeed. there is likely to be difficulty
Ia retaining what she has. with native dis
satisfaction auI the Watchfulness OF her az
grdYatlug enemy GA the north who, ia the
last forty years has moved his boundaries
over many degrees Of latitude.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
The Hard Tines Did It.

From the Philapelphla Times Ind).
party. IN power. II matters little whether
that party is respOnsl bic The hard times
may have resulted directly from the policy Of
the party that has been supplanted. To the
average voter that is merely theory. He has
10 DO with a condition. In the present case
he only knew that the times were hard and
that the democrats were in, 50 he was against
the democrats
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

II would be interesting to hear, from
the sea islands of South Carolina, to what
extent the condition of the colored suf-
ferers from the cyclone of Aug. %, has
been improved, and when the survivors
viii be in condition to be left to their
own resources. One cynic who recently
passed through the district is of the
opinion that five years of charity work
would leave the blacks of the islands in
precisely the same condition in which
they are to-day. He says there are hun
dreds Of them who have not struck a
blow Of work since the relief committees
began operations, and that they will not
work 50 long as something to eat and
something to wear may be had gratis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

Gov Fishbac1, of Arkansas, declares
that the Corbett-Mitchel prize fight will
not be permitted in that state If il takes
every military organization in the state to
prevent it Gov. Fo[er Of Louisiana.
says Of the fight: II shall prevent its
taking place in Louisiana at all hazards
The governor Of New York has announced
that it viii not be permitted at Coney
Island Gov. Markham says California
VIII not harbor the bruisers. Tie gov
ernor OF Indiana has made his position
pain by smashing the Roby Athletic
C-uo. Isn't it about time Gov Mitchell. of
Florida, was saying something of the
proposition to bring the fight off at Jack
sohylAs' The governor is no. doing
justice 70 Florida by remaining silent
"nlc lot Of sports" make arrange
menLs for prize mill at Jacksonville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

The free silver extremists are finding
themselves discredited at every turn.
They proclaimed in the highways and
from the housetops that the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
would involve every western state in ire
trievable ruin and send silver down to
the price OF lead The silver states"
have, since the repeal, announced that
they are in good circumstances and will
continue to do business at the same old
stand, and the trend of the silver market
has been upward, with the prospect Of
still further advances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
EPIsooPALIANs OF ARKANSAS.
Confirmation of the Election of Bisbon
Hull Deferred

Little Rock, Ark Nov, 9.-Tho board of
managers of the Episcopal diocese of Ar
kansas had its quarterly meeting TODAY.
There was full attendance of members
The standing committee met at 3.O3
o'clock for the purpose Of passing
upon matters concerning the diocese. and
upon papers submitted to the COMMITTEES
IN reference to the confirmation of A. C.
o. Hull as bishop of Vermont. The con.
firmation of the bishop was deferred.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

1t might be good idea for the gov
ernor, from his contingent fund, to provide
for the printing of a lot Of red and blue
merit tickets, to be distributed to the
members of the general assembly for
puuctuality and good conduct; ten tickets
to win chrome. No quorum at the
opening of the session." is becoming a
report of too frequent occurrence. 1t in
dicates that our Legislators are growing
indolent; too fond of lolling in the en-
brace Of Morpheus these lovely autumn
mornings when they should be up and
knocking out laws before breakfast The
governor is advised to try the blue ticket
and chrome inducement upon them. If
that won't work, let him call out the mi
litia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
A Patent Case Dismis sad

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 9.-In the United
States court to-day Judge Hughes dis
missed the case of the American Drier
Company, of Louisville, KY, against ]. c.
Emerson, for an alleged infringement on
a patent for a lumber drying kiln.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
Jailed for Passing BOGUS checks

Richmond, Va, Nov 9.-E. c. Blank
was lodged in the station house tonight.
charged with forgery and passing checks
of small amounts, purporting to be drawn
by G. ID. Pearman, William H. Briggs
Bros, and others of this city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

1t is expected that the new tariff bill
will be placed in the hands of the minor
ity Of the ways and means committee of
the House within three weeks. Then
Tom Reed viii take the ten days granted
him by the House to compile a minority
report. II would take some rather rapid
work on the part of the ex-speaker and
his conferees to wade through and discuss
the bill in detail, but the probabilities are
that they will not undertake to do any
thing Of the kind. They will indulge in
gittering generalities and then endeavor
TO annihilate the whole bill with one
broadside Of denunciation, using the Ohio
and Pennsylvania elections as the pow
der
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
Lighthouse Employes in LUCK.

Washington, Nov. ct is understood
that Secretary Carlisle will recommend
to congress an appropriation of $500 to
reimburse the lighthouse employees of
Georgia and South Carolina who suffered
from the recent cyclone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
CURRENT COMMENT.
a Cause for Thanksgiving.


Remembering what Cleveland has done. and
rejecting upon what Harrison would have
done. every honest FIRE ID Of a sound cur
rency and Of the COZ rvs credit must be
saving IN his heart. Il hank God that Grover
Cleveland is Presidenf,..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

A man entered a Philadelphia restau-
rant the other day, ordered a pie, ate
half Of it, laid the remainder on the table
and shot himself So much for the great
American pie as turned out at the Phila-
delphia pie factory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

Congress adjourned a week ago, but the
Congressional Record is still in session.
1t is trying to catch up with the senator's
flow of Oratory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

The editor Of the Cleveland co. Leader,
who has nominated Mckinley for presi-
dent, is probably setting his pegs for the
ambassadorship to the court of St. James.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

1t has been suggested that electric
search lights take the place of the ordi-
nary headlights on locomotives. Consid-
ering the number of accidents that have
occurred because of the inability of en-
gineers to see far enough ahead of their
engines at night, the suggestion is worthy
of attention Electric headlights have
heretofore been tried on locomotives. but
they were not of the powerful search
light pattern. The objection the en-
gineers find to the electric headlight is
that the shadows they produce are too
dense. Directly in front of the engine is
a stream of light as brighta as the sunlight
at midday, while on either side is a wall
whose blackness seems solid enough to be
felt. Switch lamps are they say, likely
to be swallowed up in the dense black
ness, while the shadow of a twig falling
across the rail looks like a great and
staring breach in the track foreboding a
disaster. 1t seems, however, that a
search light on each side of the locomotive
head would illuminate not only the track
in front, but the width of the right-of-
way, and prevent any grewsome shadows
from falling across the rails
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
The Decreasing Cotton Bale.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
notes as fact that the weight of cotton
bales has begun to decrease. Last year
September bales averaged 523 pounds
while this year the average of September
bales was 516.63 pounds For the two
months of September and October of last
year the average was 5lO.3S and for the
same months this year 5O3.OS, a decrease
of % pounds. The decrease seems to be
progressive; as the season grows older
the bale grows smaller. The decrease,
however, is not so marked in the Atlantic
states as in the Mississippi valley
and southeastern states. Two years
ago it seemed to be the object of
Texas planters to get all the
cotton possible into single bale
and they frequently shipped to market
bales approXimating 1000 pounds, and
sometimes running as high as 100. Texas
is now sending to market bales about the
size Of those put upon the Atlantic states,
say about $40 pounds.
The reason for the big bales in the Miss
issippi valley and Texas is traceable to
the system of freight charges that OBJ
tanned in those sections two years ago.
Then a bale Of cotton was bale of cotton on
the freight schedules, whether it weighed
300 or 1000 pounds and the charge was
the same. The planters, therefore began
making as big bales as their presses would
turn out, in order to economic on freights.
Numerous complaints from spinners to
shippers were received, alleging deterior-
alton of quality, because Of bad packing
and insufficient covering, but the packers
paid little attention to the complaints as
long as they could save 81 to 50 a bale in
freight charges. The transportation COM
panies, however Caught on" to the
scheme of the packers some time ago, and
fixed their rates by the pound, so that the
cost now is in proportion 10 the weight,
and not the number of bales. This has
had the effect of bringing bales down to a
reasonable and convenient size
Cotton men in Europe have for some
time been urging American factors to use
their influence upon producers and pack
ers in this country to have them adopt
the Egyptian or Indian system of packing
cotton. The standard Indian bale weighs
$50 pounds, and European spinners say
that it carries cotton better and is more
conveniently stored and handled than
the heavier American bale. American
machinery, however, is not suited to the
packing of a 350-pound bale, hence the
probabilities are that bales from this
country will continue to weigh in the
neighborhOod of 500 pounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

There were no incidents to be ashamed
of in the southern states that held cleo
tons on Tuesday. AS much cannot
truthfully be said for the northern states
that most frequently 60 into commissions
over southern outrages at the polls"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

Three of the state legislatures elected
on Tuesday will elect United States sena-
tors. The senators whose terms expire
are Wilson, of Iowa, Hunton, of Virginia
and Lindsay, Of Kentucky. Wilson is a
republican, Hunton and Lindsay demo-
Gratis. The new legislatures viii
choose men Of the same political faiths as
their successors, consequently the polit-
ical complexion Of the Senate will not be
changed by the election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10

EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Roe, New
York City. c. S. FAULEEER, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
Snail glL Snail Dose. Small gy,s
SHOES.

OO-oOo-o-o-o-o-oC.~Io'oec-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-09
TOUCHING FAITH.
Optimistic FeranZi and
the Bangles.
In the Guise of Domestic Outcasts
Two Burglars Enlist His Cor
dial Sympathy.

1t was iuukshop day in Judge Wallace's
court yesterday. There were broken
spoons ana old bangles with Mamie and
Elsie ana Annie inscribed thereon and
pieces of old gold watches that had outlived
their usefulness all piled up on the clerks
desk, perfect antique symphony in white
ana yellow and a monument to criminal
bimetall SIN.
Peter Feranzi glarsd at the threatening
pile, but it did not melt nor grow smaller
nor vanish. Mr.. Ferauzi loDeed for it to
vanish, but it wouldn't.
Then the prosecution told its story
On April 80. 1882, James Buns and John
Griffin entered the houses of Mrs. J. NJ.
Todd and j. ). Adams, ana while looking
about for some hing interesting with which
to while away the long midnight hours lis
covered the spoons aud bang and
watches, and being too considerate TO wake
MP the owners ana obtain their permission
they carried them of 10 parts unknown.
few days later FeranZi who is in the
business Of buying and selling old gold and
silver, purchased the articles and a few
days after that he was tenderly escorted 10
the police station
Mr.. Feranzi took the stand in his own
defense. 1t made Linn feel very badly, he
said, to think that the police thought that
he thought that the articles were stolen, for
such an ldea never entered his innocent
mind.
the way It happened was this" ex-
planned the defendant. MIR. GrifTen came
10 my store and told me q tale that touched
my heart. He said he had some years be-
fore been married to young aud beautiful
girl, and for a long time nothing occurred
TO mar their domestic felicity. Then came
discussions and quarrels, and they had re-
solved to separate, and he had brought
some oil the community property to dispose
Ui at current prices. So | told the young
man to cheer up and | bought the booty.
AFTER while Mr. Burns came in ara he
also poured out a tale Of domestic nfelcily.
he was not married himself, he said, but he
belonged TO a large family who had agreed to
20 their ways separately, and here were
some spoons that fell to his share.
Il gave the young man the money equiva-
lent to the weight of the spoons, and he
dried his tears and departed.
But it pains me to think that the police
should entertain the suspicion that | knew
the articles had been stolen"
What the jury may think OF the matter is
yet to be learned.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-09
EDITORS RIGHTS.
The Shortridge Contempt
Proceedings.
Reviewed Before the Supreme Court.
The Law of jurisdiction and Pun
ishnent for Contempt.

The ShOrtridge contempt case was argu d
yesterday morning before the supreme
Court sitting in bank. Charles n. Short
ridge, editor of the San Jose Mercury, ap-
peaed from the order of Judge W. G.
Lorigan futng him 500 for contempt OF
court.
Last January Shnrtridge published the
proceedings 10 the Price di voTce case, then
on trial before Judge Lorlgan, contrary to
the express order of the court, aud for so
doing was brought before the court on con-
tempt proceedings and the fine imposed
d. NJ. Delmas argued the appeal on behalf
OF Shortrldge He claimed that the court
had exceeded its power in imposing the fine :;
that civil courts have jurisdiction only over
thuse brought before It by process Of law.
and that it cannot act in coutrayentiOl OF
the organic law Of the land. Viii guaTan-
tees TO every man free speech. he right Of
the press is absolute, except in such cases
where the rights Of third parties are con-
ceTned, as IN iiOels, ISLANDERS and lmmOTall-
ties.
In this case, he conteuded, the public
morality was not endangered hy truthful
report Of the proceedings, and therefore that
neither Judge L0rgan's court nor any court
had a right to punish ShorirIdge. As for
the Judges order that no newspaper should
publish the testimony, Mr.. Defines held that
for the reason stated It had no force what
ever.
Francis {. Spencer, for the RESPONDENT,
contended that the courts were clothed with
power in such cases 70 enj0in silence or
newspapers. in the interest Of public policy
and that its right to punish for a contempt
of its order followed necessarily from that
power.
Moreover, he claimed, the Supreme Court
had 10 jurisdiction To review the jud -ment
of the lower court in such a case, as the
power to punish for contempt inheres in
every cOmmon-law court.
The matter was taken under adVisemaut
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-09
OBEDIENT SLAVES.
Two Victims of Chinese
HigFbinders.
PREDICTION VERIFIED.
Police Realize the Fact That Four Men
Were Doomed TO Death at the
Secret Meeting.

Chung Qui, who was shot in gambling
den on Sullivan alley early yesterday
morning, died about half an hour after
being taken To the Receiving Hospital and
his body was removed to the Morgue.
Besides Ham Wong, who was arrested
and identified by the dying man as his muir
derer, five other Chinese were arrested by
Sergeant Flanders and posse and booked
for murder. Their names are Chung Mon.
Lee All Hoy, Mock Foo Tang Mon and Lee
All Chow.
The bullet passed clear through Chung
OUTS body and lodged in tile wall of the
den. 1t is 44-ealiber bullet and is in the
possession Of the police. The pistol has not
been found.
The police have at last realized the fact
that the story published exclusively in THE
CALL of February IS of the secret meeting
of the highbinders was founded upon truth,
as subsequent events have shown.
At the meeting referred TO four men were
doomed TO death. but only two were to be
sacrificed with pTnmptness and despatch.
One Of these was Yick Kee, merchant of
72g Dupont street.
Nlck KEGS crime was refusing to indorse
the statements male in Il false certificate
upon which it was recently attempted to
land zee Cue, a Chinese woman, % years Of
age.
The other mans crime was in notifying
the police on December II last that a woman
representing herself to be the wife of Guam
Shun had been landed from the Belgc on
false certificate and for other similar in
formation o the police.
Five men were selected to carry out the
work of assassination, four of them belong
ing to the Suey On Tong and the fifth TO the
Bing On Tong.
The meeting was held on the night of
Sunday, February 26. and the victims we're
warned the following day of their doom.
One OF them rushed terrOr-stricken to Chief
CrOwley's Office to ask that he be allowed to
wear coat of mail and carry a pistol to
protect himself, but failed to find the chief.
Since then he has not dared to venture out
OF his home.
THE CALL then predicted that another
highlander shooting in Chinatown might be
expected at any time, aud the prediction
was speedily verified.
Eight days after the meeting All Kee,
who resembles Yick Kee in appearance aud
dress, was followed by five highbinders, the
number selected at the meeting, and was
shot down in broad daylight on Stockton
street, where Yick Kee had minated his
intention OF being that afternoon.
Thirty-siX hours atlerwaTd Chung Qui is
fatally shot in a gambling den on Sullivan
alley, and there are strong grounds for sus-
pecling that he was one of the doomed
men.
Information was given to the police yes
teTday that at about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing a shot was fired from an open window
Of house on Dupont street. bat its exact
location was not known, although it was
not far I ON from where Yick KEGS store
is located.
The police were on the alert yesterday,
as another murder in Chinatown is expected
at any moment.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-09
THE FERRY TERMI NUS.
A Mandate Granted Against the fiar
Dor Commissioners.

Judge Murphy yesterday granted man
date against the State Board of HarbOr
Commissioners in the matter of advertising
for new bids for the foundations for the
ferry terminus.
The petitioners, Bateman Bros, claim
that on February % of the present year all
the bids for the foundations for the ferry
building were rejected on the ground that
they were "too high"
The minutes of the meeting were, how
ever. modified on February q. The board
had received communication from AttOr-
neys j. F. Sullivan and Joseph p. Kelly.
formally protesting against the action taken
as contrary to law.
The petitioners claim that the minutes
were then corrected to add after the words
too high" land for the further reason that
the funds in hand and to accrue we're not
sufficient therefor"
According to the petitioners case this
statement is not as truthful as it might be.
They contend that there Is in hand to the
credit OF the Board Of HarbOr Commission
ers sum of 1927, 424 As and money sufficient
To meet all payments accruing up to the ma
turlty of the contract; in fact sums in ex-
cess of 100000.
They also allege that the Harbor Commits
sloners privately obtained the cost of the
work and found it to be $40, 600. or nearly
100000 in excess of the petitioners bids,
and that they believe it be the intention Of
the board to advertise for new contracts
with enlarged and modified plans"