The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-25
The Cotton Crop.

Dispatches from the northern part of
the state indicate. that cotton suffered
severely during the cold weather of last
Saturday and Sunday A dispatch from
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett county. saws
that the cotton in that section is greatly
damaged. and that some of the farmers
think the crop is a total loss This, prob
ably, is an exaggerated statement of the
situation. However, there is no question
that cotton has been badly hurt in the
northern counties. 1t may not be possi-
bic yet to give an approximate estimate
of the damage, but in day or two, or at
least by the time the next crop report is
issued, it will be possible to arrive at
some conclusion as to the extent of the in
jury
Cotton in the southern portion of the
state does not seem to have suffered
much From some localities, however
there are reports to the effect that cotton
is Cooking sick" Doubtless it will soon
become healthy and vigorous under the
influence of favorable weather
If cotton IN the northern part of the
state is damaged to any considerable ex-
serving of sympathy They have had
pretty hard struggle to make both ends
meet during the last year or two
on account of the low price of
cotton. but by thrift and economy
and by diyersifying their crops they have
been able to keep out of debt. If it
should become necessary to replant many
of them would find it difficult, if not i'm
possible, to do. so on. account of the
scarcity of seed. Cotton seed now bring
a good price, and as a consequence they
are not readily ebtainable 1t is to be
hoped, however, that the fears of the cot
ton farmers will prove to be exaggerated
If the current newspaper pictures of
King Alexander, the 1s-year-old despot of
Servia, come anywhere in the neighbour
hood of representing his physiognomy,
he must be a pretty tough young man,
! capable of doing almost anything he
might be told to do by his unscrupulous
father. His latest act, the abolition Of
everything that has even the appearance
of popular government and the restora-
tion of an absolute monarchy, may have
! quite different effect from what he de-
sired and anticipated. The Servians,
having had a taste of political liberty,
limited though it may have been, will
hardly submit to having every vestige Of
that liberty swept away by the stroke of
pen, Alexander can only maintain his
position by force, and it may be doubted
! if there is any government of any moment.
outside of Russia, that could long main
tain itself by force alone.
The charitable pawn shop operated by
Messrs, Vanderbilt. Morgan, Hewitt, De
pew and others, in New York, opened its
doors for business on Tuesday About 1850
! persons visited the place to secure loans.
About half of the number, it is said, went
with the purpose in view of "bilking'' the
lays whom they expected to find in
charge. But there were no Jays there.
The concern is managed by a pawn
broker who has been in the business a
dozen years. The seveniy-five applicants
who went in good faith got something
like 81 900 on their watches, tools, etc.
Gen. Vasquez, whom both New York
and Texas are claiming as guest. is not
! the president of Honduras, but the ex-
| president whom Gen. Boniua deposed
through a successful revolution. The
successful revolutionist has set price
upon the head Of the ex-president, and
! that is why he is travelling incognito.