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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
An 1ncident at Arthur's Table.

While a: luncheon the other day with en- old
resident Of Washir Rton man at an adjacent
table managed to deposit the contents of soup
plate in his lap, and as the soup was fresh from
the stove lie aas quite active physically and
conyersationaily for some moments, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch,
That reminds me of something saw at the
white house years ago, said nay friend "Presi-
dent Arthur gave one of those delightful din
ners for which he was so famous. and among
other guests were western senator and bis
wife He was big bluff, loud-voced man, and
she the httlest, meekest, quietest woman I'M
aginable, WHO never seemed 10 have word TO
say in the presence Of her lordly lord.
''At the table at this dinner the senator sat at
the Presidents left and the senator's wife at his
right. " hen the senator began eating his oys-
terS he tucked the corner Of mis- napkin into his
collar. II remained there until the soup ar
rived when it fell to the floor. The senator
self. and he ducked to pick up the napkin, and
in doing so brought the top of his bald head
sharply against the edge of the soup plate,
while the soup streamed all over him. He
howled with pain and mopped himself with the
napkin.
The President made some sympathetic re-
mark and the senator arose with his head partly
shrouded in q big handkerchief and partly in
the napkin AS his partially parboiled counte-
nance arose above the table somebody snick-
cred. The senator's eyes fell on his meek
little wife, who had stood up with CONSERVATION
and fright written all over her face, but silent
withal. The instant the senator saw his wife it
CHANGED to be when the President sought to
console the scalded statesman Whether he
was bewidered and what was going on inside
his head don't know. but he leaned over to-
ward Mrs Senator and reared: BE silent. you
internal hagn and then, after moment of hor-
rified silence, the room shook with the laughter
OF the whole party, the senator included"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
PERSONAL.

HARSILr BEECHER STovz IS said TO have made
rapid advance 20 the extreme Of second child
hood in the last SIX months. She is cared for
by her twin unmarried daughters at Hartford,
Conn.
\ GRZcIAS PEASANT unesrthed a statue on the
Isle of Egina and sold it to an English traveller
for tribe. The Eugllshman is reported to
nave sold il to the British museum for an enOr-
nous SUM.
A PHYSICIAN whose rooms ara always crowded
By patients oa Sundays as well as week days
was asked why he did not rest one day in the
seven WIN an air of compassion be replied:
cannoti sunday, you know, IS the only day
on which the poor have the right to be sick"
II IS BELIEVED that ex-President Bogrsn Of
Honduras, who has for Eome months been IN
New York. is quietly working up q big scheme
by which. while uniting several Central ATneri-
can republics, he will also further his personal
ambition. r..
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN and other prominent
musicians are organizing fund for the relief
OF the only son of Bafe the composer of the
Bohemian GirlH and other operas The young
man has been found in deep distress and almost
absolute want.
The FATHxR Of Dr. Cornelius Herr. who years
ago lived at Worms, Germany, and removed to
France, where he was arrested tried and &C
quilted of alleged fraudulent bankruptcy
turned up uuaanounced at Worms last year in
the role of millionaire. He told his old friends
that he owed Misfortune to the lioerality of his
son.
SENATOR PETER is beginning to realize that
public office is a private snap" His son has
been appointed to a 81, 600 position on the SEN
ate pay roll and his nephew has also been pro-
vided with a $500 assignment under the ser
Reant-at-arms. His clerk occupies the most
richly furnished room in the senatorial annex,
the Maltby house.
GLADSTONE has now attained greater age.
says the Pail Mall Gazette. than any other prime
minister Of England ever reached Lord Pal.
m srston died in harness. but he died on the eve
OF nus o2d birthday. Chatham died at 20, Fox
az 81, Pitt at AZ, Canning at s., and when Sir
hooert Peel met With his fatal accident he was
81 Earl Russell attained the good old age of
90, but be did not hold office after he was "a.
Lord Beaconsf1eld died at "a. Gladstone has
completed bis SD year. . L. ..
Ex SENATOR GEORGE WALLACE JONES of Iowa,
now so years or more old and a picturesque oc-
sional visitor to the capitol in Washington, was
great believer in the dueling code. aud en-
gagged in several "affairs of honor" once as
principal. He was Gen. Fremonts second
when the Pathfinder" challenged Henry
Foote OF Mississippi. and carried challenge
from Senator Dodge of Wisconsin to Col. Will
lam Seidan, treasurer under Jackson and Van
Buren,. In 1893 Jonathan GIlley, Maine con-
gresham having refused to receive letter
from the hands Of William ]. Graves, written
by James Watson Webb, Henry Clay declared
that Graves had been insulte and should chal-
lenge Cilley. The advice was acted upon. and
Ciliey was killed. Jones was the Maine states
man S second in this Conflict.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Gentlemen in attendance upon the in
auguration who desire to be up with the
fashion in hats may take notice of the tile
Mr.. Cleveland will wear and govern them
selves accordingly. An admiring halter
has made Mr.. Cleveland hat for the occs-
sion which. it is eaid, has "a new feature"
II it has, and the feature is good one, it
may become popular, the Cleveland hat
may take the place Of the grandfather's hat
as the emblem Of the wearer. 1t is inter
esting, while on the subject of the hat, to
note the size and shape of the new one the
President elect viii wear 1t is No. TX,
and in size is ~ inches high and with q
brim IL inches wide. The crown is slightly
bell shaped, and the brim is gracefully
curved, On the lining of the hat is Mr..
Clevelsnd's name, engraved from a steel
plate in imitation of his autograph. 1t is
the largest of a number of other famous
hats that have been frequently described in
print.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
Montana's Composite Justioe.

The controversy over the silver statue of
Justice that Montana is TO exhibit at the
worlds fair is not yet ended. Il was
thought, when each Of dozen or so promi-
nent aud shapely actresses had declared she
had been offered, before Ada Rehan, a
chance TO pose for the statue If she would
pay certain sum OF money ranging from
49, 900 to $40 900, aud the managers for the
argent and wholly ideal goddess had denied
it, that the end of the difficulty had been
reached. The artist acknowledged that
Miss Rehan was deficient in certain measure
ments, but said she was as near the standard
of symmetry as he could hope to find.
And later he exhibited a model. alleged to
be of Miss Rehan, which, in the silent elo-
quence Of graceful curves. bore out his
claims. 1t was, indeed, a dream of female
loveliness caught in soft and plant clay
aud done brown-that is to say, baked.
But now a new claimant comes. She says
Ada's head rests on her shoulder and Ada's
body stands on her legs, forming. as 1t were,
a composite Justice.
And this suggests an idea: Why did not
| the promoters of the enterprise start out for
composite Justice in the beginning? Had
they done SO, and fixed a sliding scale OF
prices to be paid by the various actresses for
the privilege Of furnishing measurements
for the different portions of the body-all
to be neatly aud plainly labeled. of course
they might have increased their revenue
and avoided an unseemly quarrel. They
might have operated on this plan: If Miss
Rehan was willing to pay $4,000 for the
head. let her have it. IL Lillian Russell
would pay the same amount for the
bust privilege, let her have it. II Marie
Burroughs would pay fifteen hundred to
have her arms done in silver, let it go at
| that. II Miss Wainright's trunk was cor
rect and she was willing to give thous-
and dollars TO see it sculptured in silver
| take the money aud her measurement; and
| If Pauline Hall would take the leg franchise
at $500 above the price Of the head, let
Pauline have it. Then the business would
have been done without any trouble The
artist could then have calculated the pro-
portions from his measurements and pros
duced Justice that would have delighted
Montana and all the actresses and netted a
snug sum above the price actually received.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Master Workman Powderly declared in
favor Of the Peoples party shortly before
the election. and sought to influence the
Knights of Labor TO vote for Weaver. The
Peoples party, Powderly said, came nearer
demanding what the people needed than
any other political party in existence. Now
Powderly declares that be is a socialist. 1t
is probable, therefore, that he was socialist
three months ago, and found in the plat
form of the PEOPLES party more radical
socialism than there was in the regular
Socialist party, which nominated candidates
for the presidency and other offices The
Peoples party will now find itself under the
necessity of repudiating Powderly, with his
socialistic views and his thousand or so votes,
or the Ocals platform, with its paternal de-
mands and centralizing tendencies. The
two doctrines will not mix.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Some prentice hand at cabinet building
suggests that Bourke Cochran, of New
York, would be good man to go into the
cabinet, from the fact that "Mr Cochran
in the cabinet would be potent factor in
affording a medium of exchange, 30 to
speak. between the New York democrats
aud Mr.. Cleveland, and his appointment
would have the effect Of neutralizing what
ever disappointment and unpleasantness
may have been occasioned by the choice of
Mr.. Murphy" A less strong man than MIR.
Cleveland in the presidential chair might
desire some medium of exchange" between
himself and the greatest political machine
in the country, but Mr.. Cleveland will want
nothing of the kind. However, Mr.. Coch-
rams personal merits are of a sufficiently
high order to warrant his holding almost
any office to which he might be called,
without consideration Of his political at1il-
iations in New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
Jack Frost's Weak.

For a week or more his honor, ]. Frost,
has given the dreaming idealists and the
hustliDg newspaper reporters plenty to
write about For he is a versatile fellow,
this Mr.. Frost, and can furnish q theme to
suit any writer who cares to put pen to
paper, whether it be in the line Of the
beautiful Snow" or the language of an
exAsperated householder who has been con-
fronted with a Brobdingnagian bill by a
plumber for mending busted water
pipe.
MIR. FrUsts operations. however,
have been quite as. notable in the
material as in the ideal line. He has
stopped water traffic in many business CEN
tiers, smashed vessels into kindling wood,
rent water and gas mains, and helped con-
scienceless fuel dealers raise the price of
wood and coal. These were doings that
caused men and women to put their hands
in their pockets and whistle, not SO much
because Of the cold, however, as because of
the cost the cold caused. These are the
things that the reporters have written about
chiefly.
The idealists found the freezing and gorg-
ing or the northern and western rivers, the
partial hushing of Niagars's roar, the
shroudng of maj stic ships in ghostly white,
and the CLINT and simmer of the sunbeams
on ice-enveloped forests, gIades and delis to
be topics quite elastic enough to exhaust
their private vocabularies Of adjectives and
necessitate an appeal to the thesaurus or I'M
abridged dictionary for more.
These two classes OF people rather enjoyed
the cold snap; so also have those
well-to-do persons who are blessed with
warm coats and coal wherewith TO defy the
rigors of winter. But with the thousands
Of poor who extst-not live-in every large
city the week have been in many instances
oae of horror. misery and death, In such
seasons the charitable man will not only
murmur to himself, 'God help the roor, u
but will put on his great coat and endea cor
60 do something for them himself in the
meantime.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
Who Got the Money!

What become of the vast sum of money &.
stated to be 81, 400, 900. sent TO the Ameri-
can committee Of the Panama Canal Com
pauy. According to a statement made at
meeting of the shareholders of the com
pauy in 1851 this sum was set aside for the
use of the American committee, aud was to
( be paid in instailments in period Of six
years.
The duty of the American committee was
to represent the canal company in this
country in all matters in which the COM
pany was interested. Who were the mem
bers Of the committee, and did they get all
the money set aside for their use! If the
money was received, for what purposes was
it distributed and who got it! The answers
to these questions would be exceedingly in
terssting at this time. Perhaps the answers
will be forthcoming in the near future. The
whole civilized world wants to know all the
details of the most stupendous swindle Of the
century.
The testimony that has been given at the
trial now in progress in Paris shows that
the money of the company was stolen with
the most reckless disregard Of the rights of
the shareholders. Only a small part Of the
money was used in the construction of the
canal. The greater part of it went into the
pockets of those who were chosen to con-
duct the company's affairs and their favored
friends.
When it is remembered that the greater
part Of the money was contributed by peo-
pie of small means, and that the failure Of
the canal company begRared them, it is not
TO be wondered at that there is general
desire TO know the names OF all those who
shared in the plumber. Every one of those
who got any part of the money illegiti-
mately should be compelled TO make restitu-
ton as far as they are able. and then they
should be punished TO the full extent Of the
law. Such an example should be made of
them that another such crime would not be
committed in century.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

1t appears that the much advertised naval
rendezvous at Hampton Roads and subse-
quent review in New York harbor. in con-
nection with the opening of the worlds fair,
IL, to some extent, still q matter of doubt.
Secretary Tracy says that unless congress
win appropriate $1,000 for the expenses
of the demonstration, which he asked for
some time ago, it will have to be aban-
doned. And this notwithstanding the fact
that Invitations have been extended TO for-
elgn powers to participate in the review.
many OF which invitations have been &C
copied. There was, evidently, too much
haste about this business somewhere No
foreign government should have been in
vited % take part IN demonstration Of the
kind until it was fixed fact that there
would be a demonstration. This country
would have to acknowledge itself very
awkward host IL dozen or 30 British.
French and Russian men-of-war should
steam over here, only 20 ind that some
body had Numbered and there would be 10
naval parade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEErINes-ogl ethorpe Lodge No. 1, I, o. o,
IT,; Tammany Golden Rule Lodge No. u, 10.
.. F.
SPECIAL NorIcKs-As Co Bills Against British
Steamship Pocasset; A Card, John Schwarz.
SuITs-B. H. Levy & Bro.
BIG BARGAINs-Falk Clothing Company.
DIR. JAEGER's SANITARY UNDKRwEAR-Appel &
Echaul.
BANK srATKMENT-SavannAh Bank and Trust
Company.
STEAMSHIP Baltimore Steamship
Company; Ocean Steamship Company; General
Transatlantic Company.
AUCTION SALEs-Fifteen Showcases, Glass
ware. Cooking and Heating Stoves, j. H. OPP
penheim & Son; Showcases, Carpets. Bookcases,
Etc, C. II. Dorsett.
No WONDERLAND Clothing Company.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS 49, Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
sale: Lost: Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Prince George of Wales, the ''sailor
prince" has en- idea of visiting America
this year, TO take part in the naval parade
and review at New York and attend the
fair at Chicago. II is probably part OF his
programme, also. to run over and firt for a
few days with Miss Canada, to Offset, IL
possible, the kindly feeling that lady is be-
ginning to entertain for our esteemed Uncle
Sam, which forebodes union OF the two
at some future day. Should the prince
come, however. he would bring with him
half dozen or more Of his grandmother's
wArships, which would add much 20 the
naval show, and prince and ships would
meet hearty welcome.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

A syndicate of Boston and Maine men
has made extensive purchases Of timbered
lands in. Maine. Kentucky. Florida and
New Mexico, in each Of which states large
mills are to be erected. the output of which
IS to be sold to builders direct Al least
that is what member of the syndicate
says. Aud he further says his syndicate
viii virtually control the lumber market
by doing away with middlemen and deal
sng direct with consumers. 1t may be
remarked. however. that the lumber
market Will be found rather hard to con
troll unless the old, established mills consent
10 be controlled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
A National Quaran tine.

W w " V''7''F1VFV3E 4 0'F NA'ItI' v
The experience Of last summer has satisfied
out or the country by Bpasmodc local effort
WITH great number OF porta OF entry, each
one OF which has liz own machinery and its o q
methodsi with one city 10 the hands OF scientists
and another a. tho mercy Of ignorant and self.
ish spollsmen. the county has just one chance
81 escape from an Invasion OF cholera. aud that
la the chance that u Will not come this way
We trust that congress will give ms a
national. uniform, abs oiuta system pf quai an
SINE taking such features az are demQlstfatabiy
TIE BEST ahd fnoet rfilcAelous. whether % New
orleans ~ elsewhere, and Incorporating them
10 the general Plan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Senator PETER is not alarmed at the po-
litical situation in Kansas He thinks the
boys will have their little fun out and
then ,ges down to business. They may have
q little fighting; some shooting, few flsti-
cuffs and maybe stabbing affair or two,
but he has no idea that it will be necessary
60 resort Co the militia in order to give the
populists possession. He says they mean to
have it, though, If talking or fighting will
get it. From the way things are looking,
they may fight, and then fail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

A South Dakota priest few days ago
sent an appeal to New York priest that
was touching in its simplicity and direct
ness, and showed plainly that the priest was
laboring for tho good Of his flock, which is
composed almost wholly OF men. His de-
sire was that his eastern brother should
'send on a carload OF Irish girls.n He
promised that they would find husbands
without trouble, and said that they might
pre-empt lots of good lands. too, If they de-
sired. Several carloads could be disposed
OF TO advantage, but one carload was al.
most a necessity.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
She Didn't Smile; She Laughed.

From the Net1 YORK Press.
Her eyes were like the summer skies,
Her cheeks were like the sunsets glow.
Her lips like coral red that lies
The oceans depths below.
Her sweet looks fascinated me,
In every feature lurked q vile,
And fondly imagined she
Upon my suit would smile.
Alas my hopes. lixe Dead sea fruit,
Have turn a 70 ashes: sad sit;
She did not smile upon my suit,
She laughed al N.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
Gambling and "Future'' Dealing.

FTOnl We Neto York EUentnQ PoSt lInd,l.
Gambling is dealing in present uncertainties
not in future ones Total ignorance of the re-
suit is essential to its good faith and fairness
Futures are the means OF eliminating all
uncertainty from production. They are them
selves free from uncertainty In the degree that
the relation OF the supply TO the demand is
known. and by the use Of adequate means this
relation 10 movable. In each instance of their
use they adjust one item OF demand to its
proper source OF supply, and thus remove that
very uncertainty which is the essence of all
gaming
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
Whisky Tax and Sugar Tax.


From the st. Louis ReDublic (Dem.).
If tits either necessary or expedient to choose
between an Increase of the whisky tax and the
T estorRdon,of the tax on sugar, no democrat
should hesitate moment. With an increase
of the whisky tax, the revenue from a sugar tax
will certainly not be needed, and the only reason
for proposing such tax will be desire to pro-
teot special industry from low prices Where
is the democrat who wiH vote to tax sugar to
increase it's pricef And where Is the democrat
who would rather tax the sugar bowl than the
whisky iugf-
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A Republican opinion Of ouAy
Lon Y PhGa-ielgAta ~ 49,.

IF1VF " tf-'tts s'DLtU f-FsES tHEp,7.
But even though this contingent alliance
makes tllaysS defeat almost impossible. every
republican in this senate who has not bowed
down and does not intend to bow down to the
machine owes it % himself. ffonly by way of
protest t. vote for some republ can for United
states senator whose election would be a credit
and q service to mis- state and to his party. MIR
Quay's election wilt De neither
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16

Mas. WALTON, en- influential republican lady,
succeeds her husband, a democrat. whom
Cleveland appointed, 10 charge Of the Kennett
square. pa postoiiice. As she hna, Ia add
ton 10 q Il, so salary, clerEshiD az her dis
pgsal, Mr., Walton nay Bot be entirely frozen
cut