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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
Ghost Stories That FAILED.

have often heard my father tell that many
years ago, while attending school at Buck
helG, there was u young lady, one OF the
scholars and resident of the village who
died, and the day before her burial he had
watched from his window the digging of her
grave IL cemetery on a hill opposite the
village, says writer in the Lewiston Jour
nal Ihat same night about midnight he
looked out, and apparently on the very spot
where her grave was dug was a bright light
lie call his roommate and they watched it,
and CCnJeCtured as to what it could be- as
there was no dwellings, near and the light was
stationary. At last they determined to in
vestigate it and started out.
The night was dark and rainy, and as they
went on the light still shone on in the same
spot until they began to ascend the Hill, when
II suddenly vent out aud, though they stood
there some time In the rain, all remained dark
and Still So they returned home, and early
next morning went to try to look for SOL. e
cause but could see nothing. At dinner they
were speaking OF 1t when little boy present
SAID: oh, can tell you. We boys tried to
build fire in stump just this side the yard
IN the evening, but it only burned up inside 1t
was so wet, and 1t burned the old stump all
out inside. and when rain got in it put it out ~
lie often said if the boy had not been present
to explain it, 1t would have passed for some
thing supernatural among the credulous
have beard lady, long since dead say
that once she was spending the evening at a
neighbor's house and started to go home
alone. Between the houses was graveyard,
and as she came along she was startled to see
what was apparently person clothed in long
gray garments sitting on the gate of the yard.
Her first impulse was to turn back, but being
very brave, and having lots Of sound sense
ventured along. When opposite she saw it
was dock OF light colored turkeys roosting
on the gate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. sEPTEAiBER24, 1894
Trouble Brewing in South America.

Trouble Brewing in South America.
Recently several gentlemen who repre-
sent American manufacturers Of arms
and ammunition have gotten passports
from the state department of Washing
ton, and gone southwark. Some of them
are now in Lima and others are in Santi-
ago, the capitals of Peru and Chile re-
spectively. They are there on business,
and that business is 10 sell the prospect
i've contestants arms for the war that is
believed 20 be impending. The prospects
of war between Peru and Chile have not
been much exploited but the gun and
powder makers of this country have spied
the war cloud, and they are pretty good
prognosticators in that line.
The circumstances that will, it is be
lieved, bring about the trouble, are easily
understood when stripped of verbiage.
One of the conditions of the treaty Of peace
between Peru and Chile after their late
war was that the Peruvian province of
Tacna should pass under the control of
Chile for q term OF ten years. At the end
of that time vote of the people would
be taken TO decide whether Tacna should
revert to Peru or remain Chilean prov
ince. Tacna is in the heart of the nitrate
territory, and is one of the richest prov
inces on the west coast of South America.
The revenue derived from the nitrate
commerce of Tacna is enormous, conse-
quently both Peru and Chile desire the
territory.
The term of ten years of Chilean dom
ination of Tacna is about ended. The
time for the holding of the election to de-
eide the fate of the province is almost at
hand. In anticipation of the election, it
is said the Chilean authorities have been
colonizing the province with voters, until
the probabilities are that the Chilean
party can outvote the Peruvian. The
Peruvians have not been unmindful of
the way things have been going and
it is said the government of Peru will not
accept the verdict of the elecsion if it
should be in favor of Chile. And in that
event there would be fighting. The prob
abilities are that they will be fighting
anyway. The yankee gun makers think
so, at all evnts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
Distant Things.
EVELYN Irving Hoffman.

Evelyn Irving Hoffman.
o, white is the sail in the PARKWAY,
And dirty the sail at the dock;
And fair are the cliffs across the bay
And black is the nearby rock.
Though gltters the snow on the peaks afar,
Al our feet 10 is only white;
And bright is the CLEAN of the distant star
Though lamp were twice as bright
The rose that mods beyond our reach
Is redder than rose OF ours;
or thought that turns our tongue to speech
Our fellows leave greater bowers.
The waters that flow from the hidden springs
Are sweeter than those by our side
So we strive through life for the distant
things,
And never are satisfied
So we strive through life for these distant
things,
Eut ever they hold their place;
TIL heats life drum aud death doth come
And we look in his hooking face.
And the distant things crowd near and close.
And faith they are dingy and gray
i or charm is lost when the line rs crossed
IwiXt Here and PARKWAY.
For the charm Is lost when tho line Is crossed
And we see all things as they are
And know that as clean as the sail at the
dock
As the sail on the sea afar;
As fright the rays Of the nearby lamp
AS the CLEAN OF the distant star,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
A Muddled Amendment.

Interesting questions are being raised
in connection with the proposed consti
tutional amendment changing the date OF
the meeting of the legislature from the
fourth Wednesday in October to the
fourth Wednesday in July. There does
not seem to be any provision for proclaim
ing the ratification of the amendment. in
the event of its ratification, and doubt is
expressed as to when the legislature to
be elected in October would meet for the
first time if the amendment should be
adopted.
If the legislature meets on the fourth
Wednesday in October it would hold three
sessions instead of two, as provided by
the constitution. Besides the session be-
ginning in October, it would hold a SEES
sion beginning on the fourth Wednesday
in July, 1885, and also a session beginning
on the fourth Wednesday in July, 1896. A
legal opinion of constitutional lawyers
might be necessary to settle the question
as to what effect so many regular sessions
would have upon the legislation that
would be enacted at those sessions.
The terms of the judges and solicitors
general to be chosen by the legislature
that will succeed the one that will be
elected in October will expire six months
before that legislature meets, and the
term of Senator Gordon will expire four
months before his successor could be
chosen.
The wording of the amendment is
rather remarkable, and the amendment
itself would necessitate considerable leg
islation before the muddle it would make
could be cleared up. Evidently the last
legislature was lacking in level-headed
legislators. 1T is to be hoped the next
will be an improvement upon it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

1t is unfortunate that the details of the
great naval battle last week between the
Chinese and Japanese fleets will never be
told by an unbiased observer No for
eign correspondent was permitted to &C
company either fleet, hence, whatever is
heard of the affair must come from an in
terested source. Had an American,
English or French correspondent or naval
expert been aboard one of the ships, infor-
nation most valuable to the navies of the
world might have been acquired For
that engagement was the first to be
fought since the introduction of machine
guns, electricity, automatic submarine
torpedoes and high-speed steel ships into
naval warfare. 1t is little queer, by the
way, that these western devices should
have been first used in the far east, and
that the engagement should have taken
place in the Yellow sea, off the Yalu river,
and between yellow races.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

The criminality of defective electric
wire insulation was illustrated in New
York day or two ago. The wires lead.
ing to an electric motor in basement
came into contact with a tin cornice that
rested on an iron handrail running up the
front steps of the building The insula-
tion of the wires was bad, and the day
being wet, the handrail became charged
with electricity. Under these circum-
stances a young man named Mullane
started up the steps. Miss Smith, stand
ing in the doorway, made some pleasant
remark to him, and, as he was about to
reply, he caught hold of the rail In an
instant his body stiffened and he fell at
the girls feet dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
The Southern Lumber Exchange.

A census bulletin on lumber. recently
published, shows that during the ten
years from 1850 to 1890 the product Of the
mills in the south increased 12S per cent,
or in value from SIS, 1l6,0O0 70
S56, COZ, 600. During the same period
the product of northern mills in
creased but 60 per cent. In a
recent report Dun's commercial agency
declared that the only industry in the
south that suffered to any appreciate ex-
tent from the financial depression and the
attendant stagnation was the lumber
business. At the same time the agency
said the shock was temporary and its
effects would soon pass away.
The census figures are sufficient to
show that the lumber business in the
south was, to a greater or less extent,
doomed" during the decade covered by
the census. But if confirmation of the
assertion were needed, the fact that
lumber was the only business in the
south affected adversely to any extent by
the financial depression would furnish
the confirmation.
In Georgia the increase in the output
of lumber was not quite so large as in
the south considered as a whole; still the
increase was very large. In 1850 the
value of the product of the mills was
81, 600; in 1890 it was ST, 3O6, 600
Since the beginning Of the business de-
preston two years or so ago the demand
for lumber has not been equal to the sup
ply; nevertheless the mills have been
kept at work, whenever possible. But it
has been found absolutely necessary by
the mill men to make certain changes in
their business systems During the
''boom season. tor want of a better term
while mum Der of small portable mills
were being carried into territory opened
up by new lines of railroad, the mill men
found it necessary to assume certain ex-
penses and risks, and to enter into fierce
competitions, in order to get market for
their products. They are now trying to
lop off all the loose ends that may be
found hanging, and reduce their business
to strictly business" basis. And that
accounts for the organization of lumber
men effected in this city the other day.
1t is not the purpose of the organizers
to form a trust for the purpose of squeez-
ing consumers. They do not propose to
stifie competition, but merely to arrange
for competition that is not suggestive of
throat cutting. They mean to reduce ex-
penses by cutting off payments that are
not necessary to legitimate business, and
to protect themselves against buyers that
have heretofore made them compete
against fictitious rivals.
The end aimed at by the Southern Lum-
Der Exchange is to get rid of the evils
that attached themselves to the southern
lumber business during it's too rapid
growth, and to put the industry upon a
paying basis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
For Tillman Is the Boss.

From Memphis Commercial-ATp (Dem.)
The platform adopted by the South Caro-
linians will give Gilman. In the Senate. tn G
widest liberty. He can be popuist or demo.
crat as he NAV choose He viii have the right
10 interpret he South Carolina platform by
his vote, for he is in himself the highest court
OF appeals should the distribution of Sena
tors among the parties be such as 10 give
Tillman the balance OF power-and this ma
occur, as such things have frequently come
about-he will rejoice in the opportunity he will
have to disturb calculations He is happiest
when amid whirlwind Of his own creation
he can clam, though, to represent South
Carolina, for he has proved often enough that
he has the majority of the voters of the state
bound to him. The conservative democrats
of the state have exhausted every recourse Ia
defeat him, but without avail They may
represent the wealth, the intelligence and the
progressive elements Of the state but TIL.
man denes them successfully every time he
takes the field acainst them. He is the
chosen one, for good or for i'll.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
An Interesting Recruit.
From the Sd. Louls Republic


II Is amusing 10 note with what unanimity
the republican press OF the northern states
lustlhes the Ida We Is movement for the sup.
preston OF hnching In the southern states
and the enthusiasm with which IL receives
w. ;, Parkerson OF New Orleans, into the re-
publican ranks as one of the recruits result
ing from the failure OF democratic congress
to continue the sugar bounty. Parkinson
was the Leader OF the mob which hanged the
Italians who we're suspected OF the Malta
murders, alter they had teen tried and ac-
Quilted Of the charge. 4 he leader OF such a
mob can hardly be an earnest advocate Of the
republican contention that mObs are evil in
Huences OF such dimensions that they defeat
NE administration ana the ends Of justice in
inc southern states, The sugar barOns viii
douOtless make some unique additions to the
republican party But none OF them can cut
o more interesting figure ia that party than
MopOerat Patterson after the next national
republican platform declares against the mob
spirit exercised toward the negro In the
southern states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

The candidates for state Offices turn
into the home stretch this morning.
and every democrat in the race is on his
mettle. This week will wind up the cam
paign, in so far as the speech-making is
concerned. Next Monday and Tuesday
will be devoted to the preliminary work
for the balloting on Wednesday, and the
personal missionary work. The current
week, therefore, will be one of activity
and interest. The speakers will make
the welkin ring from Monday morning
till Saturday night; and on Saturday
night they will leave off with the con-
seriousness that they have done well
their part.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
BRIGHT BITS.

Doting Parent-Mildred, don't like to see
you moping about the house as If you had lost
all ambition. Rouse yourself. Now 1 know
that all you want is will power and
Indignant Daughter Win Power? Mamma,
don't care two strIws for him Chicago
Tribune.
Mr.. Flicker Ito colored servant)-You do as
tell you. I'm the master Of this house.
Mrs Bicker-And I'm the mistress OF it. so
you II mind me before any one else.
R9stus-Dat's all very well. doan care a
picayune witch is de masr or de missus.
What want'r kno is, who's de boss.-Truth
Mrs Su5urb-Why don't you take little
Johnny to the county fair? He's Just crazy
to see that balloon ascention and parachute
jumper.
Mr.. Suburb-I can't afford it.
1T won't cost over % cents to get him in -
No: but IL will cost US about $40 for new
rellas."-Good News.
She had met him for the first time that
evening at function, and half an hour or so
later, When some OF the party rather doubted
story he had told, he appealed to her You
don't thing ID tell lie, do you?" he asked in
a somewhat tender strain.
well, she replied cautiously, 81 don't
know. What business are you 1n?'-New
York Press.
Beg pardon, sir" said the passenger in
the skull cap tired of the Inonotony of the
Journey and DESTROYS OF scraDing an acquaint-
ance with the man in the next seat, ARE you
travelling for some house?'
mo, sir said the other. ~ am not in
business. am Untversalist preacher"
shake! relotned the man in the skull cap
heartily. Il am an agent for a fire extin-
gufsher Chicago Tribune
Maria" he said Il want to ask you some
thing"
What is it," asked his wife
DO you think that you'll ever have a
vote?n
II do, assuredly."
III you get one and run for Office, will you
cast il for meY'
she was thoughtful for some time, then she
SAID: Hiram, l can't say yet. Not till our
debating society has passed on the question
whether woman's first duty is to her fire.
side or her country. Washington Star
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

A case in a Brooklyn court involves
points that may be of interest to a great
many youths and maidens outside of as
well as in Brooklyn. The main point at
issue is the ownership Of a ring. The
ring was bought by the male party of the
first part on the installment plan, and
placed upon the finger Of a fair maid. Be
fore it was paid for a GOODNESS arose be-
tween the fair maid and the male party
OF the first part, the engagement was de-
clared off, and the fair but heartless maid
sold the ring. Now four people want that
ring The original owner, who has not
been paid for il, thinks he should have it:
The young man who gave IL to the girl
thlnks 1t is his; the girl thinks it remains
her property if She may not sell it. ana
ene last purchaser thinks Ais right is best
Of the quartctte.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEETING-Clinton Lodge No 81, F. and
A. M.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Golden Apple Tobacco,
p. D. Rosenbrook; Fishing Excursion,
Steamer Flora; Carnival Week at the Gatety,
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AUCTION ALEs-Merchandise by J. H.
Oppenhelm & Son; Furniture Etc, by C. Fl.
Dorset.
IMPORTANT & Schaul.
SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Estill's News Depot
LAST LooK-B. H. Levy & Bro.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

The democracy Of Georgia has become
a homogeneous mass. There is no longer
talk of Evans democrats or Atkinson
democrats, or unconditional free coinage
democrats; they are all just plain demo-
Gratis, without qualification. The dem
ocracy stands for honest and efficient ad
ministration at the least possible expense,
for sound money, for the upbuilding of
the country and for equal rights. And
that is what the people believe in.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

There appears to be some doubt as to
whether or not the straightout democrats
of South Carolina, who will meet in con
vention at Columbia tomorrow, will
nominate state ticket against the Till
mantle ticket. The Charleston News and
Courier is against nominations. But it is
the only daily anti-Tillmanite paper in
the state holding such an opinion. All OF
the others and great majority OF the anti
Tillmanite weekly press favor nomina-
tions and ho5 fight. If the convention
is composed of the same men who made
up the conference of a week or ten DAYS
ago the probabilities are decidedly in
favor of nominations. There are, how
ever, as yet no indications as to who the
nominees will be. 1t may transpire that
the convention will put up for governor
Uncle Jerry" Smith, ex-state senator
from Horny, a hard-headed and abso-
lutely straight old farmer whom Gov.
Tillman breads as much as he does any
man in the straightout ranks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

Our dispatches the other day stated, on
the authority of populists interested, that
English capitalists had taken $4,000
worth of the bonds of the North and
South railroad, a pet populist scheme,
and would take 100000 more There is
something inconsistent about this bust
ness somewhere. The understanding
was that the wicked capitalists were to
have nothing to do with this railroad ;
that it was to be railroad of the popu-
lists, for the populists and by the popu-
lists. Their inherent hatred of bonds
was to be regarded and no bonds issued.
The road was to be built with cash. or
its equivalent in labor by the day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

An Iowa health officer 5 avs that when.
ever any contagious disease exists, es.
pecially if it be diphtheria, dogs and cats
should be banished from the premises.
No matter how much pains may be taken
to destroy the disease germs, it is almost
certain that some of them will have found
Judgment on the bodies Of the dogs and
cats that have been in the house where
the disease appeared. He cites the case
of little girl of 5 years that had es-
capped diphtheria when her sister of Z
was taken with it. The younger child
was sent away from home until the older
one recovered and the house was though
oughly disinfected. The little one came
back and fondIed pet dog, and in five
days was taken sick with diphtheria and
died.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24

In Harris county they are going to vote
for United States senator direct. The
county democratic executive committee
has been requested to provide an extra
box at each precinct in which voters may
deposit the name Of their choice for the
Senate. The result Of the ballot will be
regarded by the coonty's representatives
in the legislature as instructions 10 them
though they are under no obligations TO
so regard IT,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
a Blow to Old "16 to l."
From the New York Post Ind y

1t is very encouraging sign that the re-
publican state convention of Washington
this week voted down q resolution for the
free coinage OF silver at he ratio of IS to l.
The platform committee was evenly divided
on the question. but the DELEGATES gave q ma
lority of 81 on the right side out af 4s5 votes.
Washington is one OF those new states from
which the friends of sound money have ex-
pected little help. Its election this fall is of
unusual importance, as the legislature to be
chosen VIII elect not only United States
senator for the term expiring next spring,
but also another to nil the vacancy which the
last legislature left
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
Where Does the South Come In P

FIR m Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun Dem.).
Our gold dollar is worth its bullion value
GID all over the world. Our silver dollar is
worth twice its bullion value at home and
only half its face value abroad The free
coinage of it at the Ohio democratic ratio
would soon depreciate it TO a useless currency,
while it put millions into the pocket Of the
bullion barOns OF the west. What are the
people of the south to make out of the scheme?