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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
War on Anarchists.

Europe is thoroughly alarmed by the
recent acts of the anarchists and is dis
cussing the means by which they can the
most easily be suppressed. The throwing
of bomb with deadly effect in a crowded
theater in Barcelona and the doing of a
similar act in the Chamber of Deputies in
Paris have had a startling effect. Numer-
Gus suggestions are being made as to the
wisest course to pursue to secure protec-
tion for life and property. One of them
is that such restrictions be
placed upon the sale of explosives
as will afford the authorities clews to the
perpetrators of bomb-throwing outrages.
Another is that all anarchistic publica-
tions be suppressed, and still another is
that all nations unite in an agreement to
refuse an asylum to anarchists.
What, if anything, will be the outcome
of the discussion, it is not now possible to
say. but it is probable that very little
difficulty would be experienced in getting
all European nations to act together for
their mutual protection against this new,
and quite formidable, enemy of society.
Switzerland, it is announced, has already
taken steps to drive all anarchists from
her limits and her action is being COM
mented upon favorably.
No doubt this country would willingly
join hands with other nations against
anarchists. 1t has its fair share of them,
and has been the scene of some of their
most diabolical work. We have so many
demagogues in public places, or who
aspire TO be leaders, that it might require
| considerable effort to secure suppressive
| legislation. One or two outrages like
that at the Haymarket, Chicago, how
ever, would create public sentiment that
would permit no leniency to anarchists.
AS a general thing the anarchists who
commit the horrible crimes are worthless
creatures, lazy and vicious. whose pre-
vious lives fit them for the part they
play. They are only little worse, how
ever, than those who incite them to Grim
inal acts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
Mighty Mem.

"The meanest man think 1 ever saw" re-
marked the drummer, when the crowd had
settled into listening attitude, was, and
still is, a resident Of small town in In
diana"
Down there in the southern part where
the real zap comes from?'' inquired listener
The same" responded the drummer, &C
cording to the Detroit Free Press. Il was
there one day last spring, and while waiting
in grocery store for my train, a lot of men
standing around got to betting on their
strength. After various feats, the grocer
offered man a barrel of flour if he would
carry it down the road to certain house half
mile away. Nobody thought the fellow
would undertake it, but he did, and, getting a
good hold of it. he started of in fine shape
The drummer stopped to light his cigar
Did he get there?" asked a listener.
Get there!' replied the drummer 1T
should say so, and that's where the meanness
comes IN. He missed the house and carried
the flour half a mile beyond. and the grocer
not only would not give it TO him but sent his
own wagon after it and made the man nav a
quarter for drayage. Now, what do Won think
OF that" and the drummer looked up for an
answer
Think it's blamed lie" blurted out a
stranger in the group spontaneously. and the
drummer knocked the ashes off his cigar and
asked him if he WASH { an IndIanian
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
stories Of the corsican Banditti.

Two brothers, Cueehi by name, Williams OF
the deepest dye, found the neighborhood OF
Ajaccio too hot to hold them, and resolved to
take refuge in Sartene says the Contempt
rary Review They found u small boat upon
the beach aud desired the owner to put out TO
sea. impossible, said the man, the boat
IS too small for such voyage. and would
certainty founder Do as YOU are bid.
said the Cucchl. covering him with their guns.
Under these circumstances the boatman had
no alternative; so he got in and they pushed
out 10 sea. But the waves were high. and BY
q little dextrous management he contrved to
make his boat rock in such fashion that the
tandits became violently sick. You see I
was right he coolly remarked. when his
passengers seemed sufficiently reduced. YOU
VIII certainly be drowned If you 20 on thus.
You had much better let me put you ashore,
ana go pack Tor stronger and better boat
80 nc IL, gaSped the bandits. oh, any
thing Is better than this,' They were put on
shore. and in due time the boatman returned
with larger toat. but at the bottom OF it lay
-FOUR gendarmes disguised as sailors, and the
brothers Cucchi were taken before they had
time to discover the trick
Inc second story is Of u notorious bandit of
the name OF Bastanasi. He. was a man of
considerable erudition, had been educated at
Plsa: knew Latin, and had belon yed 10 the
was going to Sartene on a vessel which
stopped at AJacciO. knowing that the gen
darmeS were after him he did not attempt to
lana, but as he had fine voice and could
also play the guitar. to beguile tie time of
waiting he got out his instrument and began
70 sing and play. A fisherman in the port
recognized the voice and likewise remem-
bered the song. He went an informed the
authorities; and it was thus through his love
OF music that Bastauasi was arrested Il
saw MIN land. says NJ. Lewis. 1.-The hand
Guns were on his wrists and the guitar was
slung round his neck"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
The Two Tariff Bills.

From the New York Herald Qnd).
The Mckinley law is law for the benefit
OF millionaire manufacturers and wealthy en-
ployerS. 1t is a law for the benefit of the
classes, not the masses, 1t protects capital
butnot labor. II swells the profits of the
wage payer. but does not help the wage
Garner. II stiles foreign competition with
American laborers. BY closing mills and
factories months in the year it has robbed
the working classes OF steady employment
BY raising prices of the necessaries of life it
has imposed grieyous burdens upon all in
needy or moderate circumstances. In short
the rich have been its benehciarles and the
poor its sufferers.
The Wilson bill presents two leading fea-
lures. First, IL reduces taxes on the neees-
saries OF life. This VIII be boon to the toll
ing masses. The wefl-to-do can afford to pay
for high-prlced living. Whatever the cost
may be. they do not suffer deprivation. 10
millions high prices for the necessaries of
life means denial Of comforts. and to hun
dreds OF thousands they mean hardships and
suffering. Second, II puts the most impor-
tant raw materials on the free list. The
enect OF this must be TO widen the market for
American manufactures, which will keep our
mills and factories buster, and thus give
more steady employment TO our wage earn
ers. Steady employment means regular
wages, and this, with cheaper living, means
better times for worKingmen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
BRIGHT BITS.


willy" said the history teacher, "how did
Cleopatra die?''
..she bit herself with snake said willy
Puck.
DO you think that gratuitous advice ever
results in good"
I know it does-that is, to the one who
gives it,. It makes him feel good."-Boston
Transcript. -..
"Gran'ma," said little 4year-old Austin
as he twisted his arms lovingly about his
Granddaughter neck, you'll never know how
much love you till you have a child OF your
oWn?f-Harper,s Bazaar.
The Wife-How did you dare. sir. to scold
me before Mrs. Brown
The Husband-Wen, you know, Maria.
darent scold you when we are by ourselves.
Kate Fields Washington.
Mrs. PeachbIow-Why does your husband
carry such tremendous amount of life in
Surance. when he's in such perfect healthY
Mrs, Flicker-O. just to tantalize me. Men
are naturally crueL-Life.
There said the tough schoolboy to the
good one as he finished pounding him for car
rying tales to the teacher, If anybody hap
pens ter ask yer wat telling effect is yer kin
explain il now. Buffalo Courier
held four aces in my hand
Pat and they made me grin;
And yet worse hand ! never held,
Detroit Free Press.
AeNA-AACb''A9J
Charlie?
Charlie ldespondent) -Y,esI"
And did he snap you off:"
"No-he hunted !''-Cleyeland Plaindealer
Prt1nus-J obson is a philanthropist,
Secundus What does he do? s%
PriIuus-He's so sorry for poor children who
have no Christmas that he spends the wear
telling them that Santa Claus is myth
Puck,
Il am afraid there will be great many
people out OF work this winter" said the phi
lanthropist.
'Yes.H answered the editor as a gloom
swept over his face and every one of them
VIII undertake to write poetry. w ashington
Star.
Tom-Do YOU known what I am going to
give you for Christina this year? Kitty ZEN
thuslaStcally)-No; only IN sure it be some-
thing new and stylish and elegant and aw-
fully expensive! You dear. reckless boyl
and Tom wishes he hadn't said anything y
Puck.
Clerk at the hotel counter (stepping to the
speaking tube as it whistles) -Well, what is
The agonizing tones of Uncle Joshua room
r. front)-Send me up q bellows. I've blown
on this ere lectric light till I'm winded an
it's burnin' yet s5.e sa t-a sr4
Primus-Although you are a millionaire.
my love is so great sir. that it emboldens a
poor man like myself to seek a daughter of
yours in marriage.
Secundus-Whic of the girls is it, young
man?
Primus-Any of the three, sir-Puck
First Britisher-There goes the Duke of
| fellow.
Second Ditto - Worthless? Oh, I don't
know.
First Britisher-Yes he is, He has been
refused by three American heiresses
Second Dltto-Nou don't say so. Well, he
must be Brooklyn Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

The Wilson bill limits the amount of
wearing apparel that tourists may bring
in free of duty to $3.50. This provision, it
may be explained, was not aimed at DR..
Chauncey Depew, who buys his clothes
in London, although it will strike him
among the others. 1t is probable that
very few tourists, in the modern accept
ance Of the term, cross the ocean with
wardrobe worth as little as $3.50 The
tourists are wealthy people, and some of
the ladies' gowns that go to make up
tourists wardrobe are worth twice $3.50
each. Byway of giving some idea of how
much wearing apparel is necessary for a
family of tourists, II may be mentioned
that the Bradley-Martins, when they re-
turned from abroad last spring, brought
with them eighty large trunks, every one
of which was filled, as Mr.. Bradley Mar
tin swore in the custom house, with cloth
ing that had been worn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
THURSDAY. DECEMBER IA. 1898.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
A Remarkable Beard.

Three brothers. bearing a resemblance to
one another, are in the habit of being shaved
at the sane BARRIERS shop, says It'd Bits. A
few days since one of the brothers entered
the shop early In the morning, and was duly
shaved by German, who had been at work
in the establishment for one or two days,
About II o'clock another brother came in and
underwent a similar operation at the hands
Of another person.
In the evening the third brother made his
appearance, when the German dropped his
razor IN astonlshment, and exclaimed:
We'll, mine goodness; dat man hash the
fastest beard ever saw. l shayes him IN
dis mornih'. anoder shaves him at dinner
times, and he comes back now NIT his beard
so long as it never vasl''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

Yesterday was one of the liveliest and
most enjoyable days Of the season. The
weather was superb, the homefoll5s were
jolly, and the thousands of visitors in the
city could hardly help having a good
time if they had tried. The stores were
crowded all day long ana well into the
evening the excursion on the City of
Macon was well attended and success
from every point of view, and the farmers
told good stories to each other and en-
joyed the city's hospitality during the
time they were not telling each other
what they knew about farming. Trade
excursions and national conventions are
great institutions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

A western delegate said in the farmers
congress day before yesterday that he did
not understand how, with such climate
and such fertile SOIL lands IN the south
could be offered so cheaply. One rea-
son, and the chief one, is that the supply
of land in the south is greater than
the demand for it. The south needs
more settlers--honest, industrious, white
immigrants. There is room for tens of
thousands of such people in Georgia, Flor
ida Alabama, and the two Carolinas, in
each of which states there are unnum-
bered acres of rich lands to be had at as
tonishingly low prices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

Rumors of the pending resignation of
Attorney General Olney are again afloat
az Washington. 1t is said Mr. Olney's
ill health makes it necessary for him to
be relieved of the strain of cabinet work,
and that when he shall have resigned he
will take years vacation in Europe.
The rumor goes on to provide for the va
cancy to be made in this manner: Post
master General Bissell will be trans
ferred to the department of justice and
Secretary Morton made Postmaster Gen
eral, while man known to be popular
with the farmers will take his place. -
Like similar rumors that have gained cur
rency, from time to time, this is worthy
of credence only so far as one has a mind
to believe it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
The Same Old Story.

The New York Press, the organ Of the
protected monopolists, says: The con-
test against the Wilson Starvation wages
bin is the workingman's fight This is
the same old story that the protectionists
depend upon to Justify them in robbing
the many for the benefit of the few. That
it is an untrue story is shown by the fact
that there were more strikes in mills
and mines the year after the Mckinley
tariff was adopted than in the previous
four years, and these strikes were caused
by efforts to reduce wages.
The Mckinley tariff is the highest that
has ever prevailed in this country, and
unless the protectionists can show that
the enactment of that tariff was fol-
lowed by an increase of wages in all the
industries that received additional pro-
lection they must admit that they are
trying to deceive the wage earners.
The workingmen have been told with
tireless iteration that the whole fight for
protection, is for their benefit, and, doubt
less, a good many of them believe
the statement, but somehow or other
they don't get the increase of wages
they are led to expect. The profits of
protection do not get into their pockets.
They 60 into the pockets of the employ
ers. For a generation or more the pro-
tectiOnists have been fooling the wage
carriers in this matter and they are still
striving to do so. They are vehemently as
sorting that the stagnation in the indus
tries at this time is due TO the prospect of
tariff reduction. They don't explain how
the prospect of a reduction of the tariff pro-
duces stagnation in mining and manufac-
turing, and they could not if they should
attempt to do so. Such a prospect does not
lessen consumption of manufactured goods
1t would be nonsense to say it does
The falling off in consumption, however, is
the present cause of the depression in in
dustries, and this depression began with
the money panic last summer. If the de-
preston was due to the prospect Of lower
tariff rates it would have shown itself
Immediately after the overwhelming vic
tory Of the Democratic party year ago
As matter of fact, it began to be APP
parant less than six months ago. The
protectionists, however, are not over
scrupulous in the arguments they use to
sustain the protective system, and they
will continue to reiterate that the pur-
pose of the Democratic party to carry
into effect its tariff principles is causing
mills to close downor to run on short time,
and to tell workingmen that lower tariff
means a reduction of their wages.
Workingmen are going to be given a
chance, however, to see whether or not
they will be worse off under lower tariff.
They will discover that the protectionists
have been deceiving them all these years,
and that high tariff is not for their
benefit, but for the benefit of their en-
ployers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

The report of the legislative Joint COM
mittee appointed to investigate the sub
Ject of physical pools" as reported in the
MORNING NEWS yesterday, is a sensible
one. The committee found the matter to
be beyond the province of state legisla-
ton, and in no wise affecting the pro-
ducers of cotton, hence it reported against
any attempt at law making on the sub
ject. If other investigating committees,
state and national, would follow this good
example of non-interference in matters
that they cannot improve, the result
would be beneficial to the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

Now, here's another juicy interna-
tional complication for the anti-adminis-
tration press to discuss. An American
has been fogged in Honduras Let the
jingoists produce their sterotyped plates
calling for vigorous foreign policy, and
run off extra editions Honduras is a
weak little government, as compared with
our own.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
Even the Blind Beginning to See.

tbs beginning to dawn upon the Republican
press that the employment of armed forces
for the restoration of the Queen of Hawaii
has never been part OF the policy Of the ad-
ministration. The fact was clear enough from
the beginning, but now that ii has been seen
by the Republican press, il may be considered
as universally reCognized
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

1t is probably not the fact that more
frauds have been committed by pension
attorneys during the past few months
than at any other time. The explanation
of the seeming epidemic of such frauds
may be found in the fact that the present
administration is guarding the peoples
money against the sharpers, while the
former administration elevated itself, in
so far as pensions are concerned, to swell
ing the lists and increasing the expendi-
lures
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

A famous old building, the Parish
prison, was sold at auction in New Or
leans the other day. 1t was for years the
only Jail worthy the name in the state of
Louisiana, and prisoners of note from
every section of the state were taken to
it for safe keeping. 1t is the jail from
which the Malta prisoners were taken
a couple of years ago and lynched The
old structure is to be torn down and a
model prison erected upon the site
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

Henry S. Cochran, the old weighing
clerk, who robbed the Philadelphia mint
of gold bars, has been sentenced TO the
penitentiary for seven an half years
The punishment was merited. Cochan
may have been afflicted with klepto-
mania, but it was more likely a case of
plain, everyday stealing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
Let wen Enough Alone.

From the New Orleans Picayune Dem)
The Picayune has already pointed out that
the Wilson bill, although reducing the duty
on clean rice. is likely to be vastly more bene-
fetal to the rice interests than the present
law, because of the definition of unclean rice.
The producers have evidently full appreci-
ated this fact, and their energetic protests
against the interference of the New ork i'm
porters prove that they are willing TO accept
the Wilson bill as it stands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

Editor w. r. Stead, of london, who is
in Chicago, is endeavoring to awaken
the church people to the necessity Of
their doing something for the destitute of
that city. The church people, Mr.. Stead
said in an address the other night, are
vehement in their denunciation of sa-
looms, but does the church or the saloon
do the most to supply the fundamental
wants of MANI" The saloons. he ex-
planned, furnish warmth and shelter. and
maybe bite to eat, to the homeless and
hungry; "does the church do that" MIR
Stead said if he were hungry and had no
place else to get something to eat he
would quickly make tracks for a saloon
and he had no doubt Mrs. Helen M. Con-
gar would do likewise under similar cir
cumstances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

1t has taken fourteen days of effort for
the Chicago court to discover nine men
competent to find verdict in the Prem
dergast case. The Illinois jury laws evil
IDENTIFY need revision.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

The strike Of employees of the Lehigh
Valley railroad lasted eighteen days. The
cost in money is said to approximate 81
100000, of which the men are out of
pocket about one-eighth. There were 2,
900 men on strike. At least one murder
resulted from the strike, and property to
the value of 100000 was destroyed.
Open warfare between two armies of 2,
600 men each would hardly do more dam
age in the same length of time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
Are There Traitors in Campp
From the New York World Deml.

1t is time when democrats must closely
watch their representatives. Those who are
allies OF the republican proteetionists must
be marked. We do not believe that there are
enough OF them to prevent reform, but who
ever they are they must be forced to show
their true LOlOrS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

The Senate needs, besides a previous
question" rule, pending question rule;
one that will stop the garrulous Stewart
from making a free silverspeech upon
every subject that is brought before the
Senate Stewart has become bore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14

The way is open now to the consumma-
ton Of two schemes Of great interest to
this city-the putting underground of
electric wires and the lighting of the city
with its own plant or plants.