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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
The Venderbilt Brothers.

Only last Monday Capt. Jake Vanderbilt,
whose death was announced in the MORNING
News dispatches Monday morning. was in New
York in the supreme court, where bis daughter
in-law. Violet Ward Vanderbilt had brought, a
100000 suit against him for alternating the
affections of her husband and his son, Jacob
Hand, Vanderbilt, Jr. The suit was dismissed,
but Mrs Vanderbilt still Eas pending suit for
divorce from young Jake
Although not a millionaire, Capt. Wander
bllt had a comfortable fortune. AS a young
man he worked for his father in the ferry bust
ness and for his brother, the Commodore. on
his steamboat lines. He made several voyages
to Nicaragua captain of different vessels
and later became President OF the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Company, being succeeded by
Ersstus Wiman.
Capt. Jake, unlike his illustrious brother, de-
voted much Of his life to en-! Toying himself
rather than chasing golden butterflies. Al
though almost born to boating. he was passion.
ately devoted TO horsefesh, and also has a
weakness for the theater.
His thoroughly independent spirit was shown
by an anecdote which the captain delighted to
relate. lie was In command of a steamboat
by tho commodore, who happened to be on
about
Here. sir" shouted Capt. Jake, I'm cap
tain OF this boat. If you've anything TO say to
any of my crew, say 1t to me-"
but the boat belongs to me-" ex
postulated the commodore.
'That don't make R--bit Of difference, y
roared the captain. I'm boss on board, and il
let you interfere with me in the performance OF
my duty. You do as 1 say or III put you
ashore"
The commodore weakened.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
BRIGHT BITS "a

JoEEs-There seems TO be a slight difference
OF opinion between you and your motherinlaw.
Smith-No; her opinion OF me is just about
my opinion of her.-NsJ York Herald.
II KNOW how to sympathize with that fellow
Paderewski, 4" said the kind-hearted brakeman
I've mad TO take lay of many time on &C
count of a busted finger "-ChtcGgo Tribune.
"IT TOOK twenty minutes for the offsrtory
this morning." said Mrs. Higgins.
Collections are always slow in this neighbor-
hood" returned Higgins, who is q grocer and
knows all about it-HdrDer's BGzGr.
A MuGwUMP. Weary watkins-By the wav.
what is your pollticsf
Hungry Higgins-I guess l am a sort OF a
muRwump. Me appetite is democrat, but me
whiskers is populist. indianapolis Journal.
NEW GIRL-Young man has called to see you,
mem.
Miss Lillian Languid tglancing at card)-"Mr.
Fitz-James McStab" Gracious! I'm not fit to
be seen! Tell him, Betty, that Im-O, she s
gone
New Girl Ia moment later TO young NAM
Yes. sir, she,s4in; but she's not fit to be seen.
Chtctoo 1rf6Ine. 'F T 7e'A CIV g.
LADY lat large dry goods'store to fioorwalkerl.
wish to exchange something l bought yes.
terday
Floorwalker-Yes, madam. Do you remem-
Der whether you were attended TO by the gen
tleman with the dark mustaohe or the gentle
man with the light beard?
Lady-O, neither 1t was the nobleman with
the pAlQ mead. Lie.
THE LITTLE INNoCENT,-Gerties parents have
staying with them on q visit an aunt whose
charms are chiefly in an artificial character
The little girl would like TO sleep with her and
her wish was gratihed. Next morning Gertie
comes running TO her mamma in the greatest
alarm. 20, mamma, think I'd rather sleep
again with you, for. do you know. auntie takes
herself TO pieces"'-Kolner Sonntdgs- Anzei0er.
APPLICANT FOR INsURANcE-No cir: I neither
drink, chew, nor swear; don't 90 to the theateH
or attend balls and have no evil associates
am at home always by 10 O'Clock; am a Sunday
school teacher, and my morals are above re-
proach; never had days sickness in my
life.
Agent-That Is an, extra. extra hazardous
risk, young man and we can't take It.
Applicant--What p b
AGent--No. The good die young, you know
LIES Calendar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
What Is Needed at QuerantIne.

There is no ground for reasonable doubt
now that Capt. Carriers plans for deepen
ing Savannah herbor will be productive Of
all the results that we're promised for them.
Any one going down the river who takes
the trouble to observe, will see that an i'm
mense amount of work has been done and
that great deal is being done. And II is
| very effective work Savannah has much
deeper water in her harbor now than ever
before, and by the time the harbor inn
provemsnt is completed she will have a
channel twenty-six feet deep, and perhaps
deeper all the way from her wharves TO
the sea.
That deeper water will be Of immense ad-
vantage to Savannah and the immense
territory tributary to her there is no
doubt. Already there are preparations
being made to utilize deeper water. Savan-
nah is certain to become the seaboard outlet
, for much of the grain of the west, and the
importing port for great variety of arti-
| cles Tor the south and west that are now i'm
ported through New York.
But there are some things the city must
provide at quarantine. Tne quarantine sta
ton must be greatly improved, and better
facilities for handling the sick and the bal
last Of vessels arranged for. II a ship should
| arrive there with persons on board ill with
fever or cholera there is no place at which
they could be taken and cared for. And
| about the arrangements for handling bal
last, are they what they should be? Two
accidents have occurred there within a very
short time to vessels out of which all ballast
had been taken, and nothing put into them
to enable them to maintain their equilib-
rum. II Savannah is to get the full benz
eft Of deeper water such accidents must be
| provided against.
There is a number Of improvements that
! must be made at quarantine, and the sooner
that fact is understood and acted upon the
better it will be for the city's interests.
Now, while the work Of improving the
harbor is going on, the quarantine station
| should be improved 30 as to be ready for
the condition Of affairs that will be brought
about by deeper water.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
Soma Treasury Figures.

The Washington correspondent of the
| New York World presents a visw OF the
condition Of the federal treasury entirely
different from that presented by Mr.. Foster
Just before his retirement from the treasury
department. According to the figures Of
Mir. Foster the treasury had on hand com
Portable balance when he surrendered il TO
Secretary Carlisle The figures of the
| Worlds correspondent, however, show that
there was deficiency Of over $4,000 900.
There was a suspicion during the latter
days of the Harrison administration that
the statements that we're made by MIR.
! Foster did not show the facts in regard to
the treasury-thAt figures were made to
conceal the truth rather than to reveal it.
! When the Harrison administration took
/ charge Of the treasury there was a surplus
/ of nearly $50, 600, 000 and the revenues were
! greater than the expenses Of the govern
ment. The republicans at once began TO
/ plan how TO get rid OF the surplus in the
| treasury aud the surplus of the revenue,
| and they planned with extraordinary sue
| cess. They inaugursted an era Of ex-
| trayagance that very soon began 10 make
! inroads upon the surplus, notwithstanding
| the fact that the revenues steadily In
| creased. They passed pension bills that
| called for many millions OF dollars annu-
ally, and they added greatly to the
/ cost OK running the government They
| seemed TO think that by extravaganza ap-
| preparations they could make their party
| popular The warnings that were uttered
| to the effect chat the treasury was in dan
lsr-- ..eN. 10 H., a ,1k n
| They apparently thought that if the re-
venues failed to meet the governments ex-
pendltures 1t would be an easy matter to
| float bonds as the credit of the govern
| ment was so good that bonds bearing a
low rate Of int crest could be sold readily at
a premium. And if the republicans had
| retained control of the government it would
have been necessary, in all probability. to
issue bonds. Indeed, it may yet become
| necessary TO issue them to meet the demands
created by republican extravaganza.
The criticism that the Fifty-second cons
gress, one branch of which was democratic,
was as extravagant as the Fifty-frst, which
was republican in both branches, is unjust
| The democratic House of the Fifty-second
congress made extraordinary efforts to re-
duce the total Of the appropriations below
that Of the appropriations of the Fifty-frst
but it was unable to do 80 because of the
laws in force calling for appropriations.
Those laws could not DO repealed, for the
reason that republican Senate would not
consent to their repeal.
The democrats will have control of both
branches of the Fifty-thIrd congress, and
there will be come laws repealed and others
enacted, it is safe too say, that will make it
possible to make very material reduction
in the total Of the appropriations. All the
indications are that this administration is
going to be an economical one. The Secre-
tary of Agriculture has already set au ex-
ample Of economy by reducing the cost Of
running his department $l25,0OO per an-
mum,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The Man Who Once Whipped Grover.
Then we moved on over the bill TO other duties,
seeking the habtstion Of the estimabls CT Bark
ume. who toothiess and stricken to the last de-
gree, babe US welcome TO his cabin, says q Fay
etteville (N. " letter in Once Week.
II once had fight with Grover" said the
aged CI, Strengthening up and becoming very
earnest II was many years ago. We botn
went to Mr.. Kings school. Grover stuck a pin
in the seat OF the bench which occupied at
the time, and was anxious to have revenge.
kept shaking my fist at him behind my book all
day in school. waited for him behind an elm
tree, still standing on the lawn near the school
house. l had with me Shell Pratt and Jewett
Dunbar Grover came out bold as brass aud
tried to look unconcerned. went up to him
and said:
Grover you daren't knock this hickory chip
off my shoulder
with that picked up piece of shellbar5
hickory and placed it on my left shoulder, at
the same time getting RI Rdy TO send him a
rouser with my right fist.
shell Pratt and Jewett Dunbar danced
around and told Grover be didn't darst to take
the dare. Well, with that, suddenly Grover
knocked the chip Off my shoulder, and let out
with my right, landing under his left eye. He
gave yell Of PAIN threw his books on the
grass, spat in his hands. and squared of for de-
fense."
The old gentleman here grew quite out Of
breath. After resting moment he resumed
calmly enough, but with tinRe Of pride
We'll. it was one of those old-feshioned,
rough and tumble fights in which each fellow
pulls hair, scratches, kicks and cuffs TO his
hearts content. | was much more powerful
lad than Grover. Soon I had him down. l
kept yelling out TO him: You will stick pins in
my seat. will you You will, will youl" and
each time hit him another bat in the eve or
the neck. Well, Shell Pratt and Jewett Dunbar
finally pulled me of, made us shake hands, and
declared the fight over, with victory for me. 1t
was the proudest day of my lite.'
Have you seen Cleveland since, Mr.. Bark
ume?" l asked
Yes certainly. met him when he was here
four years ago. asked him if he recalled the
boy who had licked him. He did, and laughed
about it, He said if ever came to Washington
be would give me dinner at the white house
but never went. l am now too old to travel
much. shall liYe and die in my native place,
Fayattoville ~
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEErNGs-Alpha Lodge No. /, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasons; Working
mems Union Association.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-LsrFe and Desirable Resi-
dence for Sale, r. NJ. Demere; Reorganization
of the Central Railroad and Its Allied Lines,
Louis Fitzgerald, President Notice, Nine
Desbouillons; Jurors City Court; As TO Bills
Against British Steamship Pawnee; The County
Down Negligee Shirt, Falk Clothing Company
May Week Programme Committee; May w eek
Transportation Committee.
A GKEAT NUMBER OF PEoPLE-Appel & Schaul.
ABOUT THE BoY-B, H. Levy & Bro.
LEGAL SALE-Publc Auction Sale Of the Old
United States Court House and Postoftics Lot.
Savannah, Ga. J. 6. Carlisle, Secretary Of the
Treasury.
To CorToN -Hsasenskin & yogler.A
G., Hamburg.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE-American Line.
PRIVATE SALEs-Saw- and Barge by l. D.
&R. D. LaRoche Real Estate, by l. D, & r D.
LaRoche.
We DIREcr ArTENTIoS-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
WanJei z Employment Waatsi; For Rent; For
Sale: Lost: Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

Inventors are devoting their energies,
indeed they have been for several years
toward the perfection of some contrivance
to supplant the dangerous trolley system Of
street car propulsion. In New York few
days ago an ammonia motor car was sue
cessfully tested, and q Brooklyn inventor
claims to have perfected a system Of pro-
pulsion by an underground electric wire
which, in the matter OF speed. "can beat
the trolley numerically" So the chances
are that by the time the Savannah city
council can make arrangements to enforce
the burying Of all electric wires, some
practical method OF operating street cars
without overhead wires will have been per-
fected. 1t has never been believed by
electrical experts that the trolley is the end
of attainment in local rapid transit; but up
TO the present time it is the best practical
system in sight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
Change for the Passengers $40.

There is a conductor on the Euclid avenue
street car line who played a clever trick on q
passenger the other morning. which has proba-
bly, taught him to have his fare ready hereafter
whom he boards car. The passenger lives
away out at the end of the line, and was SO
punceual that he caught the same car every
morning About a week ago he rendered SO
bill in payment for bis fare. The conductor did
not have so much money at the beginning OF
his trip and told the passenger that he would
pay the nickel out Of his own pocket and he
could return 1t the following morning The
next morning the business man again presented
a $40 bill. Again the conductor paid the fare
for him.
This occurred four mornings In succession.
The fifth morning the same $40 bill came around,
but the conductor was prepared He drew a
heavy bag from beneath the seat and handed it
to the passenger with the remark; Here your
change, sir. It's all right I've counted it," He
had secured J, 900 pennies the night before and
kept twenty of them for the fares he paid
for the business man. The bag contained g75
copper coins. The passenger took the bag and
rang for the car to stop. He now rides on
another car.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
The New York MACHINE.

There ia a great deal Of gossip just now
as 10 whether the national administration
will declare war upon the democratic polit-
icel machine 10 New York. The bosses Of
the machine are represented as standing
with chips on their shoulders waltz for
the first sign Of war from the edminlstra-
tiou
Thus far it is evident that there has been
: great deal Of talk for which there is very
little or no foundation IL has been the
common talk among the politicians for
weeks that the friends Of Senator Hill. Gov.
Flower and Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan stand no
chance Of getting offices under
the Cleveland administration and
the appointment Of Msxwell as
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and
| Whitney as Assistant Attorney General
/ are taken as indications that Mr.. Cleveland
has made up his mind 10 smash the state
| political machine.
On the other side. for the purpose, doubt
less, of srousing the hostility OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands New York friends, it has been as
serted time and time again that Gov.
| Flower has been removing Mr.. Cleveland's
friends from Offices right along and sp-
| pointing snti-Cleveland men to the places
thus made vacant.
| A day or two ago Gov. Flower was asked
| if he was discriminating against Mr..
Clsveland's friends in making appoint
ments. He said emphAtically that
he was not, and that he had no intention Of
doing 30. He named a number OF Cleve-
land men be had appointed to Office since be
became governor, and declared that he
| should be guided in filing vacancies by the
recommendations Of local political organiza-
tions Of the Democratic party.
1t is apparent, therefore, that there is, as
yet, very little ground for the assertion that
has been made frequently that she war be-
tween the national administration and the
state political machine has begun, and will
be carried on without quarter from either
faction.
1t is announced that while Senators Hill
and Murphy do not like the nominations Of
Maxwell and Whitney they will not oppose
their confirmation. They will not oppose
the confirmation Of any New York demo-
crat. however hostile they may be TO him,
who is not nominated for a local Office,
such as collector or postmaster.
1t will not be known, therefore, whether
there will be trouble between the admins
| tration and the New York machine until
nominations are made Cor federal offices in
New York There may be no trouble at all.
Col. Lamont may succeed in so arranging
the nominations that they will be satisfao-
| tory to both the Cleveland and antl-Cleve-
land factions. But if there should be war
between the factions it would, in all proba-
bility, be lively one.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The efforts that have been and are being
made to save Carlyle Harris, the New York
wife murderer, from death in the electric
chair are most remarkable. Having failed
90 secure a new trial for the condemned
man, his counsel has arranged to make a
strong appeal for executive clemency. The
movement will be started of with a mass
meeting this week, at which it is expected
chat 9 leading lawyer will preside, and that
eminent divines, philsnthropists and cit
tEens Of every degree will take part In the
demonstration
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The Chicagoans have not yet determined
% establish passenger rapid transit between
che city and the world fair grounds by
pnsumatio tube. But such a scheme would
surprise nobody. A 100000 pneumatic
tube company has been formed for the pur-
pose Of shooting lightweight freight and
mail between city and fair through a tube.
The company's charter permits it to at.
ksmpt almost anything 10 pleases with COM
pressed air, SO that there is nothing in tho
way Of Its preparation to transport light
weight males, as well as mails, II it wishes to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The Cincinnati Tribune publishes, in O
New York dispatch, this remarkable bit Of
political gossip: 1T was rumored IN polit-
ical circles this afternoon that Col. Elliot f.
Shepard would. in few days, announce a
change in the politics of his paper. the MoiL
and Enpress. in order to support President
Cleveland" One would about as soon ex-
pect the leopard to change its spots as the
Shepard to change his politics. However
the democracy does not turn its back upon
sincere penitents,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

Esquire Abingdon" Baird, the hacker of
Mitchell. the English prize-Aghter, first
came into notoriety, at least on this side of
the Atlantic, through his gallant and sub
sequently ungallsnt attention to Mrs. Lang
try. 1t was reported at one time that he
had actually administered fiogging to the
lady, because she had displeased him in some
way, and it was this report that made him
famous. Even Freddy Gerhard had never
carried bis authority so far Baird's death
however, will not affect the Lily; he was an
tex, " in so far as she is concerned, long be-
fore be left England. But Charlie Mitchell
will be seriously affected. 1t was Baird'a
money that enabled him to cut such a wide
swsth on his arrival In this country few
weeks ago, and il is Baird's money that is
up to back him against Corbett. With
Baird and his money both withdra WI
Mitchell is likely to collapse like a punot.
ured windbag.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The report that Richard Croker's bust.
ness partner, P. F. Meyer, had offered $780,
900 for the Jerome Park racing property,
coming as 1t did upon the announcement of
Mr.. Crokers $3.50, 900 purchase of a half in
Ssrest Of the Belle Meade stock farm, set the
New York gossips all agog inquiring where
Mr Croker got 30 much money. One bright
critic suggests that he has solved the prob
lem which has heretofore dehed alchemy,
she making Of gold out Of Rrosser substances;
garbage and street sweepings for instance. "
The secret Of 1t, probably, is that Mr..
Croker is only one Of a rich syndicate OF men
who have gone into the racing business on
a very large scale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The observant young man IN Washing
ton. who watches the growth of the list of
applicants for office for the New York
Press, reports that Georgia continues to
send in picturesque proper names. ITO
the names of Secretary Hoke Smith, Dink
Bolts, Pod Dismuke and Potsdsm Sans are
now to be added those Of Tigue Poteet and
Mig Brit" says he. In this list, pod"
should be credited to New Jersey, which
state, by the way, gave the world the Hon.
E. Burd Grub, feat Georgia never hopes
to equal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

The New York health authorities have
come TO the rescue Of orange shippers. The
market in that city hiss been glutted with
oranges for some time aHd much Of the
fruit has become overripe. Dealers.
naturally, refrained from buying new
stock 10 any amount as long as they could
WORK off the old fruit But the health
authorities have ordered ell overripe fruit
seized and DESTROYED.
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Would Amuse the Audience.

From the Louisville Courier-JournGl Dem !.
There is some talk at Washington of q strlR.
gle over the selection OF the officers of the Sen
ate. II is intimated that the democrats will
exercise their right to name these officers at the
extra session, while tho republicans will stub
bornly resist this on the ground that it would be
against senatorial custom. Fight away,
There isn't much in Washington just now big
ger than an Office or senatorial custom, and
set-to OF this kind In the Senate. 1.-The most
august legislative body in the world" may
serve to amuse the public until the regular
season for base ball and horse racing opens
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21

Mrs. Lease, of Kansas, has appeared in q
new role-that Of peacemaker. Last fall
she was one of the most ardent fomenters
of strife in dozen states Last week she
organized a woman's peace association at
Topeka, with 1000 members. The object
of the association is to frown down the
formation OF any organization whose pur-
pose is bloodshed. The recent organization
Of populist military companies in Kansas
suggested to Mrs Lease this new way of
getting herself talked about.