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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
what is Mr.. carnert.,s motivsF


A day or two ago Il was reported that
the Carnegie Company had decides 20
sue the government for the $1,000 il had
paid as penalty for delivering 10 the gov
eminent armor plates which Il was alleged
were known 10, be defective. The basis Of
the suit, IL was declared. was the fact that
the government decided 20 continue the
plates in use, and IL was argued that II the
plates were good enough 70 use they con
tanned no such defects as justified the ex-
acting Of penalty for failure to comply
strictly with the terms Of the contract
Il seems the statement that 8Ir. Carne-
gle had announced his purpose TO sue the
government was a mistake. II IS true he
and his business associates had an I'm
portant interview with the Secretary OF
the Navy. but his purpose was not 70 de-
mand the return or the $1,000. but 10 offer
to apply the ballistic tests at his own ex-
pense TO the armor plates furnished the
government as often as the secretary
might desire, and also 70 offer TO replace
the alleged defective plates. that are now
in position on the naval vessels. with new
ones.
This liberal offer was somewha. Of a
surprise to Secretary Herbert. and he
took time to consider it. The suggestion
has been thrown out that If the offer is
refused Mr.. Carnegie viii claim tina. the
government IS satisfied that the allegeI
defective plates are up TO the standard
and that the charge made AGAINST the
Carnegie Companys and tbs penalty that
was exacted. we're the result Of scheme
to iniure that company.
The probabilities, however, are that the
suggestion has no basis whatever. The
truth doubtless is that the reputation of
the Carnegie Company is Suffering be-
cause of the armor plate scandal. and
has therefore caused the company a very
considerable loss of business.
For instance, a few days ago the Rus
sian government asked for bids from ar
NOR plate manufacturers in this country
for si.O0O,O00 worth OF armor plate The
Carnegie Company and the Bethlehem
Iron and Steel Company were among the
bidders. ana the contract was awarded to
the latter company. The Carnegie Com
pany was greatly disappointed. 1t attrib-
uted its defeat to the fact that our govern
ment had declared that some of the armor
plate received from it was defective. Mr.
Carnegie wants 10 re-establsh the repu-
tation of his company and that probably is
the only reason for his offer to the secre-
tary Of the navy.
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The question still Undecided.


III mph" calculated the exchange edi-
tor, making a jab with his shears al an
item il q scientific exchange, says the Chi
cago Tribune. why does q cat always
alight on his feet?' That's too easy FOR
anything"
"A cat" said the financial editor. "oI-
ways falls on is feet because of the claws
in is constitution thai
Scat" exclaimed the other. III Won
cant treat the subject with gravity drop
That's exactly what ] was about to do.
l was going to drop 1t on its feet
"A cat resumed the exchange editor.
raising his voice, always alights on its
Because it has right to take its
Paws! You don't tumble to it at all .,
The financial editor came to the scratch
again.
=. 7,How do you know cat always does
light on its feet?"
That hasn't anything to do with it. The
question is
Whose cat are you talking about any
why does a cat, when it fails. always
alight on its feet? Ii you can't answer it
say so"
well, why does it?'' demanded the
financial editor, the real estate editor. the
railway editor, the obituary editor and
the ans " er-to-oueries editor, rising as one
man and standing over him.
Because" answered the exchange Adi-
tor detiantly, because its a cats nature
TO get its back up"
Whereupon the meeting broke up in
great confusion, with the question still I'M
decided.
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Why DID He Not Propos.r

Hokey-pokey. hoEey-pokey.' cried the
man Win the Little push cart and ] re-
-uelaper my Ettle nephew's fearful face
Gnen Ae Vas walking with me the day be-
leIe and had refused to buy I'm any OF
llr 0a-nty, as / did not care 10 walk NJ
,-,1i-ll. t,es;cut avenue with Inn as he
wno was telling the story, and one OF the
o.heF men OF the party sn.ggered az the
. 20 OF slch q dude as he walking up
the Washington Star
The thought Of the IttIe fellows ioy at
naNllg some hokey-pokey brought home
20 nlIn proved too much for me- cOnt.n-
tse H-fgs. and so ! pulled out 4 dine
ana tod me man 10 give me two packages
- strawberry and a vanilla The veuder
d-d them up IN Two little boxes, and / put
mem INTO the tai pocket of my frook coat
1 never drea med that ir was ANYTHING but
candE. Then ! cont. nsIed on my way and
Went 70 cali upon pretty N SIS ThOmpkIns,
70 Whom was paying a great deal Of at
tent-on just then. I had a very pleasant
cnat, and was just verg.ng toward the
sen t-inental when / rose 10 take leave.
solt Ettle hands on the plea of saying
sooc-bye, and was making a rather soft
speech, when my far hostess excla1 med i.
On Mr.. Begs, what Is the matter
with your clothes? Do look al the pink and
white streams that are falling on your
SHOES II looks Ike paint, and there il Is
all over the chair too"
Mss IOmpk ms sat down on the sofa
ana fairly screamed with laughter, apollo
"a ng as she did so for her rudeness. j
walked over TO a long mirror al the end
OF the room and sazed at myself With hOr-
ror. Two distinct streams. one pink and
one white We're meander.ug down my
pantaloons, and | presented an appear
ance only too ridiculous. Very few peo-
pie, however, Ike TO be laughed at l ad-
NIT that ! do not The result was that
that Wretched hokey-pokey actually pre-
vented me from offering my hand 10 Mss
Iompk-n ms, AND nowadays then meet
the hOkey-pOke- man, my feelings are
very mixed. On the whole 1 think
feel rather friendly toward him. for had it
not been for his detestable wares ! firmly
believe that / should now be a steady
married man instead Of d gay and frolic-
some bachelor; and ] have always been
OF the opinion that too keen a sense Of
humor is very Objectionable In a woman
especially In a wife -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
Why Did &c uonor the ReQuisitiOD.

Why Did Re I-onor the RequisitioD.
The action Of Gov. Mitchell OF Florida
IN hastily honoring the requsition OF
Gov. Hogg Of Texas for Mr.. Henry II.
. Flaeltr is exciting considerable comment.
The fact that Gov. Flower OF New York
and GOV. Stone Of Missouri refused 10
honor similar acquisitions from the Texas
f governor Is cited a. showing that he
had good reasons for refusing TO honor
IT,. or. al least. for taking time 10 care
July examine it before honoring it,
Mr.. Flagler has never been in Texas.
Hence It cannot be said that he IS a
fugitive from Texas justice. II IL is
admitted that Texas grand juries can
find indictments against persons who
have never been in that state, and her
officers can arrest these indicted persons
anywhere In the United States, there is
likely TO Be a very complicated state Of
affairs very soon.
Gov Mitchell is quoted as saying that
he makes no distinction between a mill
ionaire aud a beggar in the administra-
ton Of the laws. II is doubtful If any
body wants OF expects him TO make any
such distinction. The question is. would
he be justified in giving up a beggar to
the Texas authorities unless he had rea-
sons for thinking the beggar had VIC
lated the laws Of. Texas, and should be
punished for his oHense? Mr.. Flagler says
he has never been in Texas Hence it
is difficult 10 see how he could have COM
mitted any crime In that state
But what causes surprise is that Gov
Mitchell should have been so willing to
put Mr.. Flagler in the clutches of the
Texas authorities. II the Texas COVER
nor's requisition had been for some pow
erty stricken and frlendless citizen Of
Florida the governor would have taken
the trouble, probably. to inquire whether
the Texas governor had any grounds for
demanding possession of him. He doesn't
seem to have shown any desire whatever
to uphold Mr.. Flagler in his rights, al
though Mr.. Flagler has done a hundred
times as much probably as Gov. Mitchell
to build up Florida and increase her pros
perity. Under the circumstances he surely
time to look into the question of whether
the Texas governor had good grounds for
asking fer the privilege of arresting Mr..
Flagler in Florida. That is what Gov.
Flower and Gov. Stone did. both of whom
are good democrats. and they came to the
conclusion that the Texas governor was
demanding altogether too much. It is
true that Gov. Mitchell might have
reached a different conclusion. Still,
there would have been some satisfaction
in the thought that he did not appear
anxious to have Mr.. Flagler humiIi-
ated by being arrested and carried to
/ Texas.
There is very little probability that Mr..
Flagler will have to go to Texas. He may
be arrested when he returns TO Florida
next month. If he should he would be
taken before the United States court on
writ of habeas corpus, and the chances
are he would be released.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

The Milwaukee city council is consider
ing an ordinance TO lower street car fares
II is proposed that the fare shall be /
cents during certain hours of the day.
and an amendment to the ordinance pro-
vides that those who are compelled to
stand up while riding shall be taxed only
cents. Should the amendment be passed
it might have the effect of stimulating
the car companies to greater efforts to
provide seats for the passengers. At the
same time, it would be productive of
numerous disputes between passengers
and conductors as to the necessity for
standing up. Meantime Savannah can
watch the Street car squabbles in other
cities with composure, having the cheap
est car fares in the world. Fares in Sa-
vannah are SO low that passengers ac-
cept the very poorest service sometimes.
without a word Of complaint, because
they are actually ashamed to kick.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Savannah Yacht Club; At
Iantie Short Line Railway Company.
Special Notces-We are sun in the
Ring. Mutual Cooperative Association;
Dividend Chatham Real Estate and I'm
provement Company; In Chapped Faces
and Hands, solomons & Co: To the Vot-
ers Of Chatham County. W. D. Dixon;
Frozen TO Death, Savannah Carriage and
Wagon Company; Importance Notice,
Iaudon's; Store for Rent or for Sale. in
Darien. Collats.
Railroad schedules-Central Railroad of
Georgia.
Treadlng on the Tail of 1855 coat-B.
Il. Levy & Bro.
Publication-Harper's Bazaar.
are You Prepared for This Cold Wave?
Appel &; Schaul.
The Rebuilding Sale-Coilat's.
The First Day of the sale-Fauk Cloth
ing Company
Extraordinary Efforts to Close Out HoI-
iday Goods-Leopold Adler
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

Pennoyer, the donkey in the governors
once in oregon, could not resist the inn
pulse TO again exhibit his ears for the
people 70 laugh at, so he wrote his see
ond Christmas letter to President Cleve-
land on last Tuesday. II is no better and no
worse than the one he wrote last Christ
mas It exhibits the same animus and
lack Of common sense in the writer that
characterized the former letter. The PEG
pie OF Oregon are to be congratulated
that Pennoyer can never again humili-
ate them by writing another insulting
Christmas letter TO the President Of the
United States and signing it as their gov
ernor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

The cotton crop reduction plan sug
gested by Mr.. Carpenter of Natchez in
his letter to Gov. Stone of Mississippi.
which we published yesterday. is merely
a modification of the boycott PROPOSE
ton of the Decent cotton league" ex-
plotted in the papers some days ago. Mr.
Carpenter proposes that merchants and
bankers shall be invited to join the
farmers in boycotting those of the farm
ers who refuse or neglect to be guided
by the orders Of the clubs he suggests.
Il is doubtful If the merchants and bank
ers would enter into such an agreement
or that majority Of planters would
bind themselves as is contemplated in the
plan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
cheapening the Cost Of Products.
From the New York Post Qnd).

The past history Of our people warrants
the belief that they viii meet the new
conditions of competition and overcome
them by Inventions and IN general by the
application of brains to Their bus ness
Cotton can now be grown In Texas at 21b
cents per pound. Has there been a cor
responding reduction in the cost Of grow
ing wheat! We have no data for
answering this question. but we are con-
hdent that there WIN be such reduction.
since the cheapening of nails and of
everything that the farmer buys is pro
tanto cheapening of his cost Of pro-
Illnfinra
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

The selection by China of President
Herrison's Secretary Of Stale as the at
iorney ana adviser Of the empire in the
peace negotiations with Japan is COM
piiment to American ability that can and
VIII be appreciated by Mr. Fosters fell
iov countrymen without distinction of
politics.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
Due to Laxity of tbs Courts.
From the chicago Record rnd1.

In the eyes Of the law every man active
~ concerned in this bloOd-Iett.ng, save
for purposes of solf-defense, IS a criminal.
and should be treated as such, no matter
what his race. The difficulty which parts
OF the south have experienced IN suppress
ing these outrageous occurrences is en-
tirely due to the lax fashion IN which The
courts have administered justice. If It
became the pract icev~.n- Georgia to try
convict and punish every negro who muir
dered white man and every white man
who mur1ered 8 negro. ignoring all other
considerations these race wars" would
become renarkably scarce.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
TO Prevent Lyn chimes.
Memphis Commercsal-App dem

A lynching affects the well-be.ng of The
entire state. The most distant county Is
as seriously hurt as that in which the
crime. occurred. Accordingly. the state
should have the right to change OF venue
hended. If such law Were in force. men
would be slow to take the law into their
own hands. 1t would act as such a de-
terrent that we doubt # we should ever
know of another lyuching, except, posi-
bly, for rape, and The law might never
have to be employed. Something must
De done TO prevent these scandals
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

Miss Mary Cleste Stauffer of New Or
leans. for whom Samuel ]. Tllden had
a high regard in the last years of his
life, and TO whom he willed 100000, was
married last Wednesday to George s.
Eastwick, who is connected with the
American Sugar Refining Company. Had
Mr. Tilden been thirty years younger
when he met Miss staufer the chances
are he would not have died a bachelor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

The Rev. DR.. Beard. D. D. correspond
ing secretary of the American Missionary
Association, returned to New York a few
days ago from two months tour of the
South. In summing up his observations
for the New York Times he concluded
that the race question will never be set
tied until the whites agree to educate the
blacks and acknowledge them as their
equals" The reverend gentleman meant
social as well as political equals, for he
took the trouble to say so. This being DR..
Boards opinion. he viii find awaiting him
in the north a larg5 and ripe field for
missionary work. The white people OF
the north are as much averse to social
equality with the negro as are the white
people Of the south. And the doctor
might begin rs work of pleading for So
cial equality in the city of Brooklyn, where
recently quite a storm was raised because
q negro bought a dwelling in a desirable
section of the citr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

The popuiists assembled in St. Louis
are said TO be divided into distinct groups.
like the anarchists. and OF these groups
there are three. The FIRST. led BY Tau
beneck, favors the concentration OF the
party strength upon a single silver plank
The second group favors building a plat
form OF all the OcaIa and Omaha de
mandss" including subtreasuries and the
government ownership Of railways and
teiegraphs. The third group is composed
OF socialists. principally from Illinois and
the northwest who demand that the
party shall make as its leading plank a
declaration that all means Of production
and distribution OF commodities must be-
long TO the people. This demand for free
farms and free factories. as well as free
coinage and free railroads. is known as
plank TO-" The leader Of this group is
a Chicagoan named Lloyd The cham
pions OF plank lO'' are reported to be try
ing to make deal with one Of the other
groups whereby their principle will re-
ceive recognition. Should they fail Of
their purpose It is alleged they will with
- SiAA AA4N pal y anu LOLAn SUN an
other new political Organization.
The Washington Post observes that
our esteemed British contemporaries
are becoming excited over social con
ditions in the United Statesmen that It
Is any Of their business, but simply be-
cause the meddling instinct, always lat
ent in the British character. is for the
moment active" Has it ever struck our
esteemed Washington contemporary that
the meddling instinct is not peculiar to
the British; that it is possessed in re-
markable degree in the northern section
Of cur own country; that it is never lat
ent in the New England character and
in the characters of certain New York.
Ohio and Pennsylvania editors? If it
has not. we ask our contemporary to take
its eyes off the British for a while and
observe ia the sections named some ex-
amples of meddling with and harsh crit
icisms of the south that are unjust. I'M
warranted and unsurpassed by the Brit
ish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

Public men at Washington continue to
feel great deal of interest in the war
indemnity to be paid to Japan by China,
as they think it will have important bear
ing upon the financial situation in this
country They calculate that the indem-
nifty will be paid in siver-the monetary
STANDARD in China and Japan-and that
the most of the silver required will be
drawn from the United States. If the
metal is obtained in this country it viii
be paid for in gold. which will not only
stop the outflow Of gold from this coun-
try to Europe, but, for the time being,
at least will change the current strong
ly in. Sl1is direction. ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

The feat Of the populist party in in
ereasing its vote in North Carolina by
90 per cent in one year is eciipsed by the
feat OF a South Georgia young woman.
She Increased her family by loo per cent.
IN Fifteen. minutes. she married a wild
over with nine shiidren.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

A Baltimore man has hit upon a novel
idea TOT hearse. 1t is a two-storied We
hicle, with receptacle for coffin in the
upper part, and the raoUrners are to ride
below as If they were in stage.
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CURRENT COMMENT
The Parties and Gold. Shipments.
From Louisville Courier Journal DENY

Gold says the New York Tribune,
VIII continue TO go cut as long as the
democrats stay in Indeed II gold
goes out because the democrats are in,
why IS y that with one execution the
largest annual export of gold IN the
history of the country was during Harr.-
sons administration, even before the cleo
ware TO cnLne IN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

1t is not surprising that the name of
Mr. Anthony Comstock should have
cropped out in the proceedings Of the
Lexow committee in New York. He has
for long time been connected with the
work of suppressing vice and indecency
In New York, and has made about as
mauy enemies as probably any man In
the metropolis. There have been but
few public Investigations in New York
in a number of years in which Mr.. Com
stock was not brought forward in one
manner or another
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29

There is talk Of spending 100000 on the
old warship Constitution to the end Of re-
facilitating her and putting her into ac-
tual service in the navy. When the Kear-
sarge was wlerked upon Roncador reef
there were expressions Of regret that she
had not years ago been laid up as a relic
Of the war. Vet they are talking about
bringing out veteran of 1872 that has
been relic for lifetime and putting her
into service again, ana at a cost equal to
that of a new hlIb defender. The Con-
stitution lacks only three years of being a
century old. She has wen permanent re-
tirement, and ought to have It.
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