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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-06
EIGHTH VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
Republicans Nominate a Candidate
On the Second Ballot.


Richmond, Va, Sept. 5.-The republi-
can congressional convention for the
Eighth district which met at Manassas
to-day, unanimously nominated P. H. Nc
Caull of Culpepper county on the second
bellot. McCaull was internal revenue
collector at Lynchburg under Harrison,
and is brother of the well-knOwn opera
manager, John A. McCaul.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-06
COUPON OFFER.
This LOrdly Castle,

which the miess wealth the most
eminent artists and architects devoted
feet and situated arGc cur
the summit Of the hill being wOsas building
willie
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-06
Over One Hundred
Rooms.
One Hundred ThOuS-
and Acres

landed in glowing embankmen
deer palace which,
with all its accessories, will require expenditure OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-06
MEDICAL.
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is well adapted TO children that
Ireoomnend it as superior to any prescription
known to nc" II. a Archer, NJ D.
Ill So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, Ny.
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
THERE WILL BE NO DUEL.

A horrifying report was circulated among
an,i-cuckoo statesmen this morning that
duel was 10 be fought between two promi-
nent New York Congressman. The cause for
this proposed blooiIetting was said TO have
grown out Of controversy as to which of
these eminent gentlemen should occupy the
cuckoo box in front OF the White House ~
the daytime and stand guard over the sacred
person o: President Cleveland during the day
time.
Seriously. this is carrying clckocisca alto
getner too far. and it also lacks the true
spirit OF absolute devotion to which TIE Pres
ident is entitled. II is more honorable 10
stand guard at night, because there is a noble
selI-sacrihce IN sitting crouched within the
little sentry box all alone With the thought
that tomorrow. perhaps He will reward me.
1t is true that there Is great opportunity
in the day turn 10 win the smiles OF the
fair sex and TO elicit praise from passers-by
for being such true friend 10 the greatest
man on earth; but what are such worldly
pleasures compared TO the delight inspired by
the thought OF rewardthat would keep either
one or the eminent gentlemen company dlr-
ins the long hours of night3
II there is 10 be a duel. il should be for the
right to preside over the destiny OF the ma
tion while Its great arbiterls making the walls
OF the White House tremble with the nasal
evidence that he is asleep. 1! the blood of
a statesman is TO be shed, it should be Tor
possession of the cuckoo box when the stars
are blinking their approval, and when tho
man in the moon is trying TO remind the
cuckoo that heaven is filed with birds OF his
feather.
But there will be no duel. President Cleye-
laud cannot afford TO lose any more friends.
Nor viii he permit either gentleman from
New York TO stand guard in the sentry-box
either by day or by night. There is yet room
for cucAoos within the White House, and
such Of them as survived the recent election
Will find hearty welcome on applying for
admission.
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
DISTRICT MONOPOLY.

Unlike most other cities. the lighting and
telephone service Of Washington seems des-
tined to be controlled by monopoies. In
other cities competition regulates the price Of
gas, electric light, and the use Of telephones,
and the public is not placed absolutely at the
mercy OF corporations.
Where in all the country is there a city ex-
cept Washington, with its nearly SOC. 600 in-
habitants. that has but one gas plant. one
electric lighting plant, and one telephone
company? And where is there city Of any
consequence where the public is charged
such exorbant prices as are paid here for
these three necessary articles of common use?
The fault for this burdensome condition lies
not with the people Of Washington, but with
our system Of local government For some
reason, corporations find it easy 10 control
legislation, and every attempt to establish
competition meets with prompt and decisive
defeat
There must be. there shall be a way found
10 emancipaie the District from monopoly
rule. The rights Of an intelligent public de-
mand it, and Congress should grant thar de-
mard
The Washington times., 1894-12-17

tenary of vice. Byron r. Newton. a New
York dramatic reporter, writes. During al
experience of thirteen years have seen the
play from every point. from the box to the
peanut gallery. l have had acquaintance
with large number Of actors and actresses.
l have known Of them what the public knows
and what the public does not know. If the
question as by a lawyer were put to ne, What
can you say as TO the character of the
theater? should say, Bad bad
Dumas, the author OF Camille, said to a
friend: You DO not take your daughter to see
my play and you do right Edwin Booth:
Il would not permit NY wife and daugh-
ter to go the theater without previously
making careful inquiry a5 TO the nature OF
the play 70 be presented Macready: None
OF my children shall ever go into a playhouse
or be placed in social relations with any
actor or actress
Some one says that plays cultivate liter
ary taste. Rant and bad taste are proven
bially denominated theatrical It is not
necessary TO enter the theater TO study the
models of literature. If Shakespeare is TO be
learned by my son and daughter at the ex-
pense of their virtue, 1 would lay them in
their grave rather than they should so learn
Shakespeare.
The theater is bad by its association. The
actor is not received in your homes. Where
there is one Booth and Seott-SiddOns there
are thousands of low and lieentious men and
women. The theater is Incapable of reform.
The church has tried the task for hundreds
of years without avail
Il keep no mans conscience. / lay the
facts before you; you may answer the ques-
tion for yourself.
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
The QUESTION OF DRESS.
1t Forms the Subject of a Discourse By
Rev. j. Russell Verbrycke.

1t Forms the Subject of Discourse by
Rev. j. Russell Verbrycke.
The Rev. ]. Russell yerbrycks addressed
his congregation at GurIey Memorial Presby-
terian Church last evening on the subject Of
"The dangers and importance Of dress" His
text was taken from Joshua vfi:3I. He spoke
OF the important place which the inspired
writer's gave to this subject in the Holy
Scriptures.
He said sin speaking Of dress, do not
mean to touch upon dress reform as adyo-
Gated by physicians from a hygienic stand
point. do not wish to say whether gar
ments shall be made alter the Grecian style
or not. or whether they shall fit loosely or
otherwise; this do not consider the province
of the pulpit
"These questions OF dress have been of suf-
hcient Importance 10 engage the attention OF
Paul, who even spoke of how a woman's hair
should be worn, and Of Moses, who forbade
women to wear mems clothing Let all
dress-reformers ponder we'll this Injunction.
To-day you can 20 out on some Of our
drives and see women wearing dresses that
cost a thousand dollars and more, and the
poorer ones wearing garments Just as close to
this in cost and style as they can procure. It
reminds me OF the old Scotch minister, who
said. 'Ye people of Glasgow get your fashions
from Edinburg, and Ediuburg from London,
and London from Paris, and Paris from the
devil
For dress, people accumulate dishonest
debts that they never pay and never intend
to pay. Dress well, but never dress beyond
your means.
It Is wedding garment; none are too poor to
wear 1t. 1t is the garment OF Christ's
righteousness. This white robe is waiting
for you. Will you claim it?''
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
IowELL's LIFE REVIEWED.
Rev. DR.. Shippen's Discourse on the Char
acter Of the Poet.

Rev. DR.. Shippen's Discourse on the Char
acter Of the Poet.
The life and character of James Russell
Lowell formed the text for an eloquent dis
course by Rev. Rush Shippen. pastor Of All
Souls Unitarian Church, last evening.
DR.. Shippen reviewed at some length the
ancestry and life Of the poet, and in COM
menting upon his character and reputation,
said that among our living men OF letters,
Lowell stands highest abroad.
''He has greater name III Europe than In
his own country" said the speaker. Amer
leans have only since his death began TO
realize his true worth, although we have
always known him to be poet, wit critic,
and scholar OF more than usual gifts and
abilities. One of our best critics has said:
He has shown the highest creative genius
with happiest facility in expression His
early satires display unmatched wit and
humor. While not so popular as others, some
of his poems must be regarded as the gems OF
American literature.
Truly great as a scholar, poet and an
essayist, Lowell stands above every one else
in his knowledge OF the Yankee dialect He
is almost the only writer who uses the pecu-
liar New England forms of speech correctly.
that is as the Yankees do themselves. For
this reason Mr. Lowells fame rests on the
'Bigelow Papers, the first of which were
published in the Boston Courier in the year
I84S, when the author was twenty-nine years
old. The best parts of these poems, which
vary good deal in excellence, are scarcely
equaled. either in wit or in language, by any
thing Of the kind in English literature.
1T has long been said and is undoubtedly
true that Mr. Lowell has no equal among
American writers in what is called versatility,
that is the ability to do many things and do
them well. There is union of mental
strength with poetical delicacy in his work
that is very unusual in the writings of one
man.
''Tha American government does not pay
as much honor to American authors as do
most foreign governments to the writers OF
their country, but il has been a custom in the
United States TO appoint prominent authors
to represent our country abroad. When Mr..
Hayes was President he sent Mr.. Lowell as
minister to Spain; two years later he was given
the still more important post at the court of
st. James. He proved himself TO be a worthy
representative. His noble bearing, refined
face, gracious manners and delicate tact as
well as his great mind Won for him much ad-
miration and many friends.
when James Russell Lowell died the
world became poorer and the United States
lost literary genius"
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
HERE'S A HoW-nE-nol

To this complexion has it come at last that
the District Commissioners declare they have
no authority TO pay for five old horses, which
are wanted for the production of anti-toxine
the great diphtheria cure. 1t would probably
cost about $500 or $3.50 to buy the plugs, d"
and any number of human lives might be
saved by the use 10 which they would be put,
yet it viii require an act OF Congress to au-
ihorize the purchase. 1t would be amusing if
it were not so intensely tragic
What a commentary it all is upon the form
OF government the District is blessed with!
There is not village in the country where
an expenditure Of this sort would not be in
CURED by the mayor, or whoever else the
proper official might be. without moments
hesitation and with absolute confidence that
his action would be sanctioned by the coun-
ell or board Of selectmen. Yet at the nations
Capital the ruling triumvirate is powerless.
1t is the little things Of life that appeal most
powerfully 10 our comprehension.
Since the first day OF this month twenty
four cases Of diphtheria have been reported
10 the health authorities. or these so per
cent. have been fatal This is a very much
larger proportion Of mortality than in The
case of smallpox. Perhaps every one of
these lives might have been saved; per-
chance even the Illness in n majority of
cases prevented if this anti-toxine had been
available
Diphtheria, like the poor, is with US always
Until the discovery OF the serum, there was
An almost every instance q lack NJ hona NJ ra
covery. Now the remedy has been found
with which to combat il. Who will give the
five old horses required to manufacture it?
The Washington times., 1894-12-17

against theprinciples and policies represented
in and championed by him.
However that may have been, it was worse
than imprudent on the part of the Emperor
10 demand, by the voice OF Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe, permission for the public prose-
cutor 10 proceed against the offending mem
bers. The mere request was an insult to the
Reichstag. 1t implied doubt that that body
would OF IFS own motion resent and punish
any affront to the Emperor, if such one had
been given. Furthermore, it was an attempt to
take from the legislature the right TO dealw
its constituent members. 1t went further yet
even, for it sought to invade the immunity OF
the legislator for any act done in his capacity
as such.
1t matters not what one may think of the
course the Socialist members of the ReichstaS
saw ht to pursue on the occasion in question.
Whether or not they should have risen when
the cheers for the Emperor were.called for
and given, instead OF remaining seated and
silent, is a question of ethics that need not be
considered. But that the Reiehstag showed
the proper spirit OF independence in not sub
ieeting itself TO encroachment on the part OF
the crown there can be no doubt.
The Washington times., 1894-12-17

j. Dorm and ]. C. Erwood. The corner stone
was laid July l, in the presence OF large as
semblage OF clergy and laymen.
The new edifiee is Gothic in style and
stands on the corner of Corcoran and Four
teenth streets. The gable ends mark the
aisle and transepts, and their intersection is
accented by the introduction OF lantern "a
feet square. the pinnacle of which is l05 feet
above the grade line. Trefoil windows will
give light and ventilation. The building is
OF red brick, laid in red mortar above the
water table, and below this point the walls
are faced with Seneca quarry faced red
sandstone. At the floor line the building
forms a parallel again-72x120 feet. The
principal entrance is on Corcoran street
through sheltered double doors in a spacious
yestibule. At the west end OF this vestibuIe is
an entrance from Fourteenth street, and at
the east end is located the stairs leading to
gallery which extends over the central por-
ton OF The vestibuie. On the west OF the
church is he-robing-room and over this is the
rector's study To the east OF the chaneel
and opening on to it and on to the main body
OF the church is the organ with large space
In front OF it for the accommodation OF a
choir of sixteen or more
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
Bishop Hurst's Impressive Utterances c
the Exercise of the Voting Franchise

Bishop Hursts Impressive Utterances on
the Exercise of the Voting Franchise.
Bishop John F. Hurst preached to a large
audience at the Trinity NJ. E. Church yester-
day on the subject of the Duties of Christian
citizenship" Among other thing he said:
at is the duty of every Christian, man and
woman. who has secured the right of sut-
frage, TO vote only for those persons for mu-
nicipal and national government offices, who
have a conscientious conception Of their du-
ties as servants of the public. When any
Christian, man or woman casts his or her
ballot for a candidate simply because he is the
nominee Of their party, and do not stop to
consider his qualifications for the position,
that man or woman is not true to his or her
church. or to the country.
1--WE do not want doubIe-dealing In politics.
1t should be avoided with equal care at eIec-
tion time as upon any other occasion, or In
business. II every Christian voter in the
United States would vote for the purest man
on the ticket, there would be no necessity for
Investigations. and scandals would cease
LAS citizens of the District OF Columbia we
have not the opportunity of expressing our
opinion by the ballot; but that should not de-
ter US from lending our best influence for the
publication Of politics. There are people in
this city who have friends In every State OF
the Union. and they should take advantage
OF every opportunity to influence these friends
to vote for the best man regardless of party"
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
THE MODEL MINISTER.
He Is Painted in Strong CoIors by Rev. i
w. SkeIleuger

He Is Painted in Strong CoIors by Rev. d.
w. Skellenger.
Rev. D. ". skellenger, the new pastor OF
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, preached yes
terday morning his first sermon since his in
stal.ation. The subject of his discourse was
The model minister" and the text was
taken from Ephesians Ills He said:
"Object lessons are the most effectual
teacher. am sorry TO say, however. that l
cannot present you one. When flaws are
seen in John Hall and III c. H. Spurgeon, ,
when there are spots upon the character of
the immaculate Philip Brooks; when il was
even said Of Jesus Christ, He is a glutton and
a wine bibber,' cannot expect, in the eyes OF
man at least, to present you a model minis
ter.
He is made not born; he is not a growth;
he is never self-made; he cannot be produced
humanity; he is made by that great power with
out which no man can be a true minister of
God. God, by His holy spirit, makes the
model minister He makes him to be read
as we'll as to be heard-to be read of all men
by his daily life and actions, and He makes
him out OF post-Adamite material. He must
be more than a preacher of sermons for the
minister who thinks that he has pc rformed
bis duty when he has gotten OF his two ser
mons and his prayer meeting is not my
model minister.
''My model will not consume in prayer
time that should be spent IN active service.
He believes that the work Of God cannot be
done In the four walls of a church. He is a
bitter foe TO ali that tends to make men lower
and worse and friend to ali that elevates
them.
True and patient and humble and holy,
he watches for souls. He is d man that can
execute and achieve. He has knowledge of
human nature as it is and as it ought to be.
His strong arm is stretched forth to the weak
and oppressed. He will preach the word of
truth in his daily life. And above all, let me
say. the model minister is he of whom 1t can
be said: The spirit OF the Lord is upon
him. "
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
TEACHING AN EMPEROR.

Emperor William, it would seem, has yet
some things TO learn. Among them is the fact
that the Reichstag is not subject TO his dicta-
tion, and that it has proper conception Of
its prerogatives and the rights and privileges
Of its members. One lesson has been admin
iste7ed to him. No doubt it made him smart
Whether or not he viii profit by it remains to
be seen.
It all came about through the refusal Of the
Socialists 10 give three cheers for the Emperor
when requested to do so by the president OF
the Relchsrath. That this irritaied a mon
arch so completely filed with the conviction
that there is "a divinity that does hedge a
king, as is William II. Of Germany, may
well be believed. Yet it is probable that it
was not so much intended as personal af-
front to him, but rather as q silent protest
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
GOVERNMENT is DIVINE.
1t Will One Day Teach Religion and Own
Street Car Lines.


Street Car Lines.
"Tbe powers that be-" said Paul, "are or
dained OF God" This was the starting
point and theme of the Rev. DR.. Kents SER
mon at the Peoples Church yesterday morn
Ing. Government is absolutely essential TO
mans proper growth and development II
Is divine. therefore, as the family is divine
ss the school is divine, as everything Is d.
vine that is rooted 10 human nature and
requisite to human development. Progress
in government must come through moral
growth 10 the more intelligent, creating
livelier sense OF justice and more eontroll-
Ing regard for the rights Of others, and
through the masses coming to clearer per-
cepticn OF their rights and standing more
and more together demanding recognition.
The reforms which will bring the most good
will be effected by the people themselves by
increasing self-control, self-directiop. and
self-restraint.
The true end of any being Is Indicated by
those germinal powers which make attain
ment and character possible. The activity
and harmonious unfolding OF these powers Is
life in the larger and diviner meaning, and
furthering this life is the one end for which
all human institutions should exist. Nothing
is more needed now than religious education
In its truer sense, but no government can un-
dertase it because religion has as yet had no
scientific statement. Blythe majority its sane
tions are believed to be chiefly if not wholly
supernatural But when the time comes that
the people are able to see that all truth is one,
when they are willing to seek for truth in re-
ligion as elsewhere, the nation will have no
more difficulty in teaching religion than in
teaching political economy.
Private competition and private monopoly
are the very essence of injustice. They are
as inconsistent with the righteousness of love
as lying. theft and murder. We want COM
petition in service, not competition for gain.
We have just had an example in Washing
ton of how the rights not only of the employees
but OF the public are disregarded by corpora
tons engaged in the public service. Wages
on one OF the street car lines were reduced.
The president declared it was the result of
sheer necessity. Yet when a strike COM
pelled compromise the wages were fixed in
advance of the scale offered as the only pos
sible one. The company is said to be satis-
fed with tde compromise, a statement diff
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
NET DAILY PROFITS s1e2 90.

The only comment which Mr.. Phillips had
10 make on The TINES expose Of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company was a com
plant that an error Of the types made the
present net profits Of the road SlG4 day.
According TO his sworn statement the net
profits for the fiscal year ended 1894, were
SIC, sos. sc, which, divided by 955 earning
days in the year, leaves net daily profit Of
SI93.92
Therefore, according 10 Mr.. Phillips, THE
TINES yesterday made the net daily earnings
OF the road just s2a99 less than they really
were
The Washington times., 1894-12-17
CONDEMNED BY ITS FRIENDS.
Theatcr Denounced aud Actors, Critics,
and playwriters Quoted Against II.

Theatcr Denounced aud Actors, Critics,
and Playwriters Quoted Against II.
"Their vile posters dishonor our cIyiliza-
tion and are rsproaeh to our authorities" !"
These are the words OF the Rev. W. W. Van
Arsdale at the Fifteenth Street NJ. E. Church
last night, on "shai we attend the theater9''
1.-THE theater is source of danger from its
origin, he said. ut dates back to the pagan
days OF Greece. 1t may not have been 80 i'm
moral at one time, but now such thing. are
acted as make the demons blush. 1t has been
said that the stage might be made useful, and
80 it might, but it never has been.
THE theater Is q danger because OF its
character This you might expect from the
origin. 1t takes all that is pure and holy and
makes it the minister Of evil. Love is taken
from its high throne and bedraggled in the
mud that we may have amusement. So men
Lose respect for virtue and make this most
holy OF affections demon of destruction. 1t
takes the sacred things of the sanctuary and
devotes them to irrevsrent uses. 1t makes
Gods holy word jest.
But it is urged that it is the place where
we become acquainted with life and with
nature. Too true; but 1t is an acquaintance
that may we'll be dispensed with.
II don't ask you to take my words. Listen
to the friends of the theater. DIR. Claiming,
father of Unitarianlsm, who believed the
stage might be reformed and made useful,
said: The theater is an accumulation of i'm
moral Influences Macauley says; "A CEN