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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
The DIRECTORS Resnonsible.


Il IS announced that some of those who
. were induced to buy the stock of the
+ cordage trust are threatening TO bring
suits against the cordage directors for
/ permitting false impressions of the tinan-
( ciol condition of the trust to get abroad.
T II H. declared that the trust had been in
4 solvent several months before it passed
into the hands of receivers.
Two statements are made which Justify
. the conclusion that the directors knew
the condition of the trust, or that if they
did not they wholly neglected their duty
One is that twelve months ago clerk of
the trust offered to sell TO Wall
/ street brokers an abstract from
the books of the trust which
showed that it was not making money,
and the other is that the last dividend,
which amounted to about S400 900, was
paid out of the trusts capital and not out
OF net earnings.
If these things are true the directors
ought to be punished as severely as the
law viii permit. An example ought TO be
made Of directors who deliberately per-
met the public to be misled in respect TO
the business institutions they control. The
paying of dividends when not earned ought
to be prohibited by law. and directors
and managers of companies who
authorize the payment Of them
ought to be held responsible to the extent
of their fortunes, for losses sustained by
their failure TO discharge their duties
honestly and faithfully, and, besides, they
should be prosecuted criminally. The
paying of dividends when not earned is
generally for the purpose of keeping up
the market value of the stock until the
directors or their friends can get rid of
it at price much greater than it is in
trinsically worth.
The shrinkage of the market value of
cordage stock amounts to millions of
dollars. A little more than a week ago
the common stock was selling at IS and
the preferred stock at 103. Now not more
than II can be obtained for the common
stock and 40 for the preferred. In
weeks time there was a shrinkage of
nearly S15, 100000
The stock is widely distributed and a
great deal of it is held by comparatively
poor people. 1t Is alleged that one of the
officers and one of the directors gave
tips to a great many of their friends
that is, they kept constantly telling their
friends and acquaintance what a good
stock cordage was to buy, and as they
were regarded as very reliable men many
women and men drew their savings out
of the banks and invested in cordage
stock. They thought to make fortunes in
a very little while. They not only did
not make fortunes, but they lost all their
savings.
The directors and officers may be among
the losers, but if they are they do not de-
serve any sympathy. They had the books
of the company in their possession and
could have ascertained easily the financial
condition of the company if they did not
know it already.
A shrinkage of $15, oOO, 900 means heavy
losses to many people and actual poverty
to very large number of others.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
Thought He Had a Bargain.

"Hev you got any rooms, mister"
Yes, sir; we have a few left"
What's the price Of them:"
Some at 81 50, 81, SO, 81 and so on"
wal, you may give me one OF the 50 kind;
that's about as heavy as wanter go.
me above cOlloquy, according to the BoS-
ton Herald, took place between the clerk Of a
prominent Washington street hotel and
mlddle-aged man who had the appearance OF
being lOurneyman farmer He opened up
long conversation with the clerk, telling him,
among other things that he lived in back
town up in New Hampshire; that he had
saved few thousand dollars, had recently
got married and was now on his wedding tour
and intended to stay in Boston for a week see
ing the sights
When the week rolled round he again inter
viewed the clerk, saying that he wanted to
square up his account and 90 home. The bill
was made out and handed him. When he
first looked at it he stepped back five feet.
the suddenness of the motion nearly throw
ing him off his balance. Then he turned red
in the face held the hill close to his eyes,
turned it upside down, squinted at it sidewise
and was seen 10 gasp for breath. He finally
gathered himself togethe, sufficiently to STAN
mer out.
What i'm thunder does this meant"
Il beg your pardon, sir but what is it that
troubles YOU inquired the clerk.
This bill is for 81, and you said the room
Three dollars day, my dear sir"
Three dollars day. yelled the startled
fufdllSJ, why you can nlre whole house IN
Coos for that. Three dollars a day" he re-
peated, as he scratched the left side of his
head and gazed at the figures with bullying
eyes.
Rents are higher in Boston than they are
in the country, suggested the young man be-
hind the desk.
Three dollars a day for a room so high up
that 1 could shake hands with the man in the
moonl Waal / can't pay it. 1 started out
with 50, and all have left is 50 and the price
of our tickets back home"
You must make some arrangements for
paying this bill INTERCEPTED the clerk, be
fore leaving this hotel"
Then the newly made benedict communed
with himself for a moment and replied that
there was no way he could raise the amount
except by pawning his wedding present to
his wife, which was small gold watch, and
this he finally did and was allowed to depart
When the room was examined after the pair
had taken their leave most amusing cOllec-
ton of relics was made. Under the bed was
little gas stove and a tin pan, while near by
were half dozen eggs, a paper bag half filled
with Oldfashioned doughnutS, while another
was about one-third filed with red apples. 1t
was shown that the couple had been doing
their own cooking during their visit, and with
room at So a week, as they thought, no ma
terial injury would have been done the family
eXCheQuer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12


One of the most famous insurance cases
on record is about to have a remark
able ending 1t is known as the Hillmon
case. About fifteen years ago John w.
Hillmon, of Kansas, had his life insured
in the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New York, and the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company for $40, 900
Shortly afterward it was announced
that he had been accidentally shot and
killed at some out of the way place in
Kansas. His wife presented what pur-
ported to be proofs of his death and
burial to the insurance companies, and
demanded the insurance money. The
companies had suspicious that something
was wrong, and they withheld the insur-
auce money ana began an investigation.
The alleged body of Hillmon had been
buried at Medicine Lodge, Kan It was
exhuTed, but the face had been so mutt
lated that it was very nearly impossible
to identify it. Finally it was identified to
be the body of a cigarmaker of Fort
Madison, Ia, named Frederick A. Wal
tiers. There were wounds on the body
that showed that crime had been COM
mitted
The man who told of the accidental
shooting Of Hillmon was partner of
Hillmon's in the cattle business named
Brown. AS soon is the insurance com
panies began their investigation Brown
disappeared. The facts developed We're
that Hillmon and Brown tried TO buy q
corpse to use in their fraudulent scheme.
and falling to do so, hired Walters, with
the intention, it was supposed, OF murder
ing him.
The wife of Hillmon brought suit against
the insurance companies, and after ten
years succeeded in getting payment for
her claim. In the meantime, however,
Brown had been found by the insurance
companies and had made a confession
and so has Mrs. Hillmon Brown charged
Hulmon with murder. 1t was proved,
however, that at least part of his confess
sion was false and Mrs. Hillmon re-
pudiated her confession.
The Judgment that Mrs. HillmOn cot has,
as yet, been of no benefit To her, aud is
not likely to be. The insurance companies
obtained a new trial and began anew
their search for evidence of fraud 1t is
said they have been rewarded by finding
Hillmon, and that ut the final trial Of The
case that is soon to take place Hillmon.
his. wife and Brown will all be present.
Doubtless the insurance companies
have spent more than $40 600 on the case.
but they will not regret the money if
they succeed in defeating Mrs, Hillmon' 5
claim and make it apparent that it is
about impossible to defraud a life insur-
ance company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
In Opposite Directions.

On board of a man-of-war bound home from
China was young midshipman named Jones,
says the Detroit Free Press. He was favor
lite with the officers, and had in him the talent
for the making of a fine officer.
The midShipmen on board stood their watch
forward, and every hour IL was their duty to
come aft and write up the weather columns Of
the ships log. showing the readings of the
barometer, thermometer and to heave the
chip log for her speed.
The captain, in company with the officer Of
the deck, was walking the weather side Of
the poop deck converSing when Midshipman
Jones came aft to write up the log.
The barometer, a mercurial one was hung
read it, helped himself literally to the cap
tains sherry on the cabin sidebOard In walk
ing the poop the captain happened to glance
down the cabin skyight and saw the midship-
man 3 proceedings.
When Jones came up on the poop to heave
the log the captain addressed him as follows:
How is the barometer sir?'
Jones saluted and said
Steadily rising, sir; steadily rising"
The captain then asked; And how is the
deCanter Sir?'
Jones was taken aback, but with a steady
voice replied; Steadily falling. sir steadily
falling"
This reply was too much for the captain,
and bursting out laughing he said
Young man, your reply has saved you from
punishment; but it is a long way to Frisco,
so hereafter beg of you not to consult the
decanter as often as you do the barometer"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
Richer Than Wise.

The death of young Baird at New Orleans
the other day has revived many stories Of
that relative of his, an ironmaster, who,
many years ago, to the surprise of all who
knew him, endowed the Church of Scotland
with 100000 pounds, says the Leeds (Eng)
Mercury Once, upon buying an estate which
included a castle, which contained a large
room fitted up as library it was represented
to Mr.. Baird that the shelves ought to be filed
with books, He accordingly gave an order to
Messrs. Blackwood, the eminent publishers
whose representative said: Il suppose. Mr..
Baird, you will have the books bound in
morocco?" Morocco" exclaimed the bene-
factor of the church. mo, they must all be
bound in Edinburgh" Mr.. Merry ran his
friend very close in matters of this kind and
knew much more about the Racing Calendar
than the Pentateuch Once, when being
hecl1led during an election, a man suddenly
shouted from the gallery: What is Mr.
Merry's opinion OF the decalogue:" The can
didate, turning to his agent whom he always
kept handy al such times asked: What OH
earth does the fellow mean by the decalogue?'
The agent explained that the man probably
meant something about Sunday trains apd
Sunday travelling, upon which the candidate
replied to his questioncr as follows: Il reg
to inform my friend in the gallery that so far
as l am concerned l would abolish the deca-
lOgue altogether
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
The Lost Kiss.
James Whitcomh RiloY


I put by the half-written poem.
While the pen idly trailed in my hand,
Writes on, Had l words to complete it,
Who'd read it, or who underestimate
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
And the faint. smothered laugh in the hall,
And the eerie-low lisp on the silence,
Cry up to me over it all.
So. gather it up-where was broken
The tear-faded thread of my theme,
Telling how, as one night / sat writing,
A fairy broke in on my dream
little inQuisitive fairy
NV own little girl. with the gold
OF the sun in her hair, and the dewy
Blue eyes of the fairies of old.
Twas the dear little girl that I scolded-
For was ii a moment like this
! said, when she knew | was busy
70 come romping in for a kiss
Come rowdying up from her mother,
And ClamOring there at my knee
For One little kiss for my dolly,
And one little uzzer for mel"
God pity the heart that repealed her,
And the cold hand that turned her away,
And take from the lips that denied her
This anSwerleSS prayer Of to-day
Take Lord, from my mem ry forever
That pitiful sob of despair,
And the patter and trip of her little bare feet
And the one piercing cry on the stair
put by the half-written poem,
While the pen, idly trailed in my hand,
Writes on Had words to complete it,
Who'd read it, or who'd understands"
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
And the faint. smOthered laugh in the hall,
And the ecrie-low lisp on the silence,
Cry up to me over it all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETING-Palestine Commandery No. =
X T.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-Napoleon Baking Pow
der. \. Solomon & Son; As to Bills Against
Norwegian Bark Cap; AS to Bills Against
Austrian Bark Euro.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULEs-Pl steamship
Line; Ocean Steamship Company
AMUsEMENT-Picnic Savannah Baptist
Sunday School to wilmington Island May l6
SUwANEE- SPRHGs-Andrew Hanley, Pro
prietor
SUMNER REsoRTs-Fort William Henry
Hotel, Lake George. n. Y.
AUCTION SALEs-Damaged Shoes, Etc, by
J. H. Oppenheim & Son; Sideboard, Carpets,
Etc by J. Mclaughlin & Son.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale: Lost: Personal. Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
The Gear and the Rabbis.
From the New York Times (Deml

After the announcement Of the latest ana
most inhuman plan for prosecuting the Jews
in the Russian empire, by eXpelling / 800 900
OF Jews from Poland. il is very startling to be
informed that that government proposes to
discuss the matter with representative Jews.
The only precedent for this that we re
call Is the Partisan skit upon the refOrmatory
efforts of Louis XVI preserved by Carlyle.
The king was ne presented as farmer sur
rounded boy his poultry and addressing them
My children, / have assembled you 10 dis
cuss with You with what sauce you would pre-
fer To be eaten. ana being Interrupted by
tough old cock with the explanation But
sing the Interruption with the cheerful re.
mark. "Aouare wandering from the point"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
An Erroneous Money Idea.
I'rOm Id New York Herald Indl.

Those who fanoied that the issue of paper
notes against silver would make money more
plentiful and easier and would cause an adj
vance in the prices OF products must perceive
their error As a result of this insane policy
money is tighter, discounts are higher the
prices Of commodities have declined, and sill
yer itself has fallen to the lowest figures in its
history. The condition of affairs throughout
the country is very serious. There is only
one radical remedy, and that is to cancel the
foolish measure that has CAUSED the mischief.
Repeal the Sherman law; stop buying silver.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

What is the use Of looking up or discus
sing precedents for an action based upon
sound common sense and involving only
the transaction of business2 The Presi-
dent concluded that the public service
was more in need of his time than were
the oflice-seekers, so he issued an order
that would result in giving him more
time TO devote to work. That is all there
is 10 it. Had there been no precedent for
the order it would not have made par
ticle Of difference. If the ac lions of men
and public servants were all to be bound
by presidents, there would be no demand
for brains
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

There is talk in Washington of the pos
sibility of an extra session of congress be
ing called in June. Congressman Bynum
has been trying to convince the President
of the necessity of a session earlier than
September. 1t is said that Speaker Crisp
also favors an earlier date. But there is
nothing to indicate that the congressman
have prevailed upon the President to hold
the same opinion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
The sitnatton in aermanv.
From Id Philadelphia Record Deml

With dramatic fervor which in a less dis
tingWShed person would lead to surmiSes of
CrankinoSs or mental unSOundneSs, the young
German kaiser protests in passionate phrases
that he must have the military bill, Reichstag
or no ReiChstag. He has not threatened To
dash to pieces those who may oppose him,
but contentcd himself at 1empelhOtGr yester-
day with the historic declaration Il am de-
termined to carry the bill into effect despite
the unpatriotic opposition The battle is
fairly on IN the empire between absolutism
and constitutional government, and great
events are n the "a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

1t is very likely that before ex-Minister
Stevens shall have reached this country
on his return from Hawaii the situation
in the islands will be more clearly under
stood, through the publishing of Com
missioner Blount's report. Therefore,
the alleged roasting that the ex-min-
lister has in store for his successor will
probably fall fat Mr.. Stevens hardly
has anything to tell more than is already
known, and the flag incident is almost too
old and worn to arouse spread-eagle en-
thusiasm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

The street pageant last night was a sue
cess in every respect. IL gave entire sat
isfaction. 1t was lacking in no respect,
and the people enjoyed it, 1t compared
favorably with the Mardi Gras pageants
Of New Orleans. II made May week a
s17pCosS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
CURRENT COMMENT.
a Critic With O Grievance.
From the Boston Herald Ind).

The New York Tribune is the only paper
that Is undertaking to hold the Cleveland adj
miuistratiOn responsible for the present dis
ordered condition OF the finances. 1t is to be
rCmCmneted however. that the Tribune has
got d grievance in its editorial corps.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
Nc Louigville convention.
From the CHICAGO Herald DENY .

The real spirit of this convention cannot be
learned from what shall occur at its open ses-
SiOnS. The malicious secrets of its inner
lis, the plans of the interior circles
whore the next active chapter in the history
of the Republican party will be prepared, and
where the lines of its future action may tie
drawn, will never he disclosed directly, ana
their lull purport can he learned only as they
shall be unlocked by the lapse OF time and the
course OF events.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

Atlanta ought not growl about that BIZ
cycle race to Chicago. 1t was typical
Atlanta affair, carried out in the spirit of
the town. The racers deserve to be ban
quoted upon their return, for having so
cleverly upheld the reputation Of their
citN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

Roehl and Pallister, the escaped muir
dorcrs from Sing Sing, will hardly be
bluHed into false sense Of security by the
several announcements that have been
given the newspapers by the prison
authorities. A week ago it was stated,
on authority, that the search for the
murderers had been abandoned, and in
the dispatches printed yesterday it was
stated that Roehls drowned body had
been found in the Hudson opposite the
prison and identified by the shoes Two
or three days after the escape of the men
Roehls wife called at the house of the
lawyer who had defended her husband
and left note dated in New York city
and written in Roehl's handwriting. The
lawyer was asked 10 name time and
place at which the murderer might see
him. The note was turned over to the
police. Experts, after close eNamina-
ton, pronounced the handwriting TO be
Roehl's. The story Of the drowning was
probably put out for the purpose Of dis
arning the vigilance Of the murdcrers.
But they are both shrewd and desperate
men, and are not likely 10 be caught with
char.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

The convention of leading colored men, ~
TO be held at Ocala on May %, is receiv-
ing some attention from northern papers.
The fact that Gov Mitchell, ex-Cov.
Fleming, ex-Congressman Bullock and
other prominent white men are to address
themeeting, induces the belief that the out
come will be more fruitful of good than
any convention of the kind yet held. 1t is
10 be hoped that such will be the case
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

Baron de Courcel, president of the
Boring sea court of arbitration made an
error in being born in France. His smooth,
sweet compliments to the gentlemen of
counsel in the case would do credit to a
dweller in the very shades of Barney
castle
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

Those would-be duelist editors of Mem
phis and Ocala are wasting time trying
to shoot each other Let their seconds
meet and sign an iron-clad agreement that
each editor shall be restricted in the use
Of the personal pronoun in his editorial
columns to one we per day. The effect
would be deadly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
SHOES.

In every case. It's a foot race, and were IN
it from start to finish. Our footwear is a win
ner every time, and at all distances. Whether
you're Splinter or a slayer, our shoes will
STAY by you every time. We make a dash
when it comes to footwear, and it's a dash
that carries everything before it. We ALWAYS
have the largest variety of the best shoes for
men, women and ehildren's wear in Savap.
nah, and buyers take as kindly to our prices
as their feet do to our shoes. Our spring stool,
has agrived and presents an assortment that
invites an early inspection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

The postmaster of Fayetteville, n, c.,
is black, and has several colored female
assistants in the Office. The business men
Of the city have peritioned the Postmaster
General to remove the incumbent and APP
point somebody they would not be
ashamed of. 1t is said that Mr.. Bissell
is disposed to allow the black man to
serve out the remainder of his term,
which has three years to run. While it
is well to observe the civil service rules
strictly, it should be borne in mind that
IN many instances incompetent black men
were put into southern pOstOffices by the
last administration for the purpose of
humiliating the white patrons Of the
Offices. In one case, which occurred in
Sumter county, South Carolina, Post
master General Wanamaker gave the peO-
pie their choice between having a dis
reputable colored man as postmaster and
having no office at all. The people OBJ
iected to Wanamaker's appointee and the
Office was closed.