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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
obeved orders Strictly.

When I was a youngster OF II" said q
successful business man to a Detroit Free
Press reporter. Il got job as collector with
a man who was about as strict martinez as
ever saw. He insisted on everything teing
done just as he said and there were times
when life was verify a burden hut stuck to
him for six months then we had difference.
1t was this way One morning he called me
up ana handed me ptll on a man 1 knew,
ana said for me TO take IL around and col
lect il.
1t one OF our standoys.' he said and
every collector ever sent to him reported
him absent, or not fndable or something.
Now yoI go and don't come back here till you
see him.
Do you mean that?' I asked, as two or
three clerks looked up.
You know me was all he said In reply,
and went out after my man.
lie wasn't at home. the people said, and
wouldn be for six weeks. 50 stuck the bill
IN my pocket and went OF up the country on
a Visit. The old man sent after he half a
dozen times. but ny folks could only tell I
was out OF town, and never paid any atten-
ton to letter got from the boss, but wen
on enjoying myself Then 1 came back and
had visit with some other friends. and at
the end Of six weeas I called on my man again
with the bill. / found him at home and told
him what l had done, and he paralyzed me
by paying the bill with interest. Two hours
later stepped into the boss's ONCE.
There. l said, before he had time to
gather his wits, is the amount OF your b.ll
and interest. He was out OF town for SIX
weeks and l couldn't see him tefore You told
me not to come back till did see him, and /
was obeying your instructions. l had rat
ting good time, and the house owes me six
weeks salary
The old man gaSped got blue in the face
and l thought he was gCing to explode. but he
didn T. he gulped it all down and stuck out
his hand.
Young man, he said, you ought to have
reen soldier; I'm going to put you in charge
collection m ia ri w. n
salary, and concluded the merchant, when I
was p was partner. ="
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23

It is source of satisfaction that the
county commissioners have decided to
give immediate and especial attention to
that part Of the drainage Of the county
upon which the health of the city is, to a
considerable extent, dependent. The
chain-gang is to open up the drains in the
vicinity of the city first, and then the
whole force of the county is to be en-
ployed on the Casey canal, and that work
is to be pushed forward vigorously.
We have commended that the efforts of
the chain-gang were too much scattered
TO accomplish great deal of good The
really important work, as far as the city
is concerned, is the Casey canal. When
that is completed the lands from which
the city has most to fear at present will
be pretty well drained. The vast amount
of water that now lies for long time
near the southeastern portion of the city
after heavy rain will then run of
quickly, and apprehensionso of fevers from
that source will cease
Let us have good drainage in the vicinity
of the city as quickly IS possible, and
that, with the good water we now have
will make Savannah as healthy a city as
there is in the world
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
PERSONAL.

Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian author, loves
10 keep his hair in disorder. This is said to
be his one vanity He always carries a little
toilet case says Danish writer, containing
a looking glass ahd comb, attached to the
lining Of his gray hat.
Raoul KoczalsHi continues to be the won
der Of the musical world in Europe Mozart
made his debut as pianist o. the age OF 6.
hotlalski made his nrst appearance in Ger
many when only p KoczalsN has alrea iy
directed symphony orchestra and has
written an overture 10 an opera.
Miss CIementine Black is making public
speeches in Liverpool and other places in
England in favor OF the early closing move
ment Miss Black points out the evils wo-
men suffer from the long hours OF shop life
ana asks that reform be inau surated. Sir
John Lubbock is one Of her enthusiastic sup
pOrters.
Mrs Malta Strickland, an attorney Of De
troit, is lecturIng on parliamentary law to
paTlOr classes Of women in Chicago. who are
being Instructed in the proper conduct OF
puohc meetings the different classes OF mo-
tons how to think on ones feet and the va
rlOus features OF self-contrOl ana culture nee
essary to the correct and expeditions transac-
ton OF business in public bodies.
II has been found that Miss Ellen Terry
makes the autograph fead" useful by re-
curing every one who wants her autograph
TO contribute something toward the support
Va tue HOSpAtal III which Sne Is specially Inter
ested. 1t is suggested by the New York Trib-
une that other people who. for some reason
or another, are targets for the hunter after
autographs, should adopt similar plan and
levy, say 30 cents for some worthy charity as
condition precedent to the writing of their
names. They would thus make the auto
graph fiend who is now generally regarded as
nuisance, useful and productive member of
society.
II is very well known. says the Washington
Post, that Hon. Jerry Simpson, of bleeding
Kansas. the ambidextrous slugger OF raven
GUS monopolies. was a sailor In his salad days,
ana went down to the sea in ships. 1t is not
generally known. however that many of his
Saltalr accom- Dlishments cling to him like
the rose scent around the shattered vase. or
instance when feeling strong, and the spirit
moves MIN he swears with a fuency and
plquancy that are the envious admira ton OF
many an older and richer man. he has. too.
a slight roll in his walk, and the agility which
ne displays In hopping upon his bicycle and
the magnificent eQuipoise which he there
upon maintains, are "reminiscences of his
early training BY nothing in his personality
Is MS past life so strongly accentuated as by
his trousers. They are tight in the waist,
Ilght IN the seat tight at the knees, and have
the regular seaman S spring at the bottom.
he has several pairs. and they vary. Some
are very salty, indeed, and some only Slightly
saline. but they are all more or less sugges-
tive OF wet sheet and flowing sea and q
wind that follows fast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
Slow Progress of the Wilson Bill.

The controversy that occurred in the
Senate between Senators voorhees, and
Chandler. in which other senator's took
part, and which was published in
our Washington dispatches yester-
day, gave the public an insight
into what has thus far been
done, and what is being done, in respect
to the Wilson bill. 1t appears that the
bill has never yet been reported to the
full finance committee. Three democratic
senators have been discussing proposed
changes in it, but so far as known they
have reached no conclusion as to any one
of the schedules. No one is prepared to
say when this subcommittee, if the three
senators can be called a subcommittee,
will be ready to report the bill to the ma
jority Of the committee, nor when the
majority will report it to the whole com
mittee.
The inference from what was said in
the controversy in the Senate is that
little or nothing of practical nature has
been done towards getting the bill before
the Senate, and it may be two or three
weeks before the bill will be reported
from the committee.
When the bill passed the House it was
hoped it would get through the Senate by
the middle of March. Even those who
are familiar with the slow way in which
the Senate works were confident that the
bill would be passed by April l at the
latest.
The country is anxious for the settle
ment of the tariff question. The uncer-
tsinty as t6Swhat changes are to be made
in the tariff is doing a great deal of harm.
The Senate, however, does not seem to be
worried in the least by the slow progress
which the bill is making. That body is
not accustomed to do things in
hurry, and it does not
appear to be influenced in the
least by the injury to the country that is
caused by delay. II wasted many weeks
last summer dilly-dallying with the bill
to repeal the purchasing clause of the
Sherman silver law at time when banks
were breaking and corporations and bust
ness firms were drifting to financial ruin
on account of the financial conditions
that were brought about by the govern
mSAt PURCHASES VI Sli"er' IL SSeIHs W
be pursuing policy of delay similar to
that which was so severely condemned at
that time
The whole country is anxiously looking
for action from the Senate on the Wilson
bill. 1t will have TO curb its impatience.
The Senate is deaf to appeals from the
people. II purposes to follow its own
slow methods of dealing with the tariff
as well as with other questions. 1t thinks
it knows all about the tariff and the eff
feet that delay in acting upon the bill is
having upon business interests. There
fore, the bill, unless the country shows
by unmistakable demonstrations that it
wants prompt action upon it, is likely to
remain in the Senate until summer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
The Event of the Holiday.

The people Of this city made the unveil-
ing of the statue of Gen. Robert H. An
derson the event of Feb. %. Gen. Ander-
son had strong hold upon the admiration
and love of the soldiery, the police and
the citizens of Savannah, and his death at
a comparatively early age was sincerely
mourned, He was gallant soldier, a
good citizen and a courteous ana kind
hearted gentleman. 1t was but nat
ural, therefore, that the unwilling of his
statue at Bonaventure should have ex-
cited great interest and drawn together
a very large number of people,
After The war Gen. Anderson did excel
lent work in disciplining the police force
and bringing it up to high standard of
excellence The effect of his influence
upon it is still seen, and will continue to
be for long time.
No monument was needed to keep alive
his memory. The statue that was un-
ueiled yesterday is an expression of love
and esteem and tells to strangers that he
has place in the hearts of the people
of this fair city.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
Crushed the insurance Agent.

THE toughest experience ever had in my
life, said a solicitor of life insurance to a
New York Herald man, was with an iron
manufacturer in Troy. 1 had been informed
that he was a hard customer, but a wealthy
man. and one who had carelessly neglected to
provide himself with insurance. and so [ re-
solved to tackle him. Upon entering his ONCE
and explaining the nature of my business 1
was surprised at mis- greeting. 1t was friendly
even cordial. Life Insurance. said he ~ ell
now, that a subject that interests me Come
with me to the shop I've got to go there, and
Oh can tell me all about the superiority OF
your company over all Others Then he took
up his ha. and bade me follow him. AS we
went out of the Office I noticed q smile
on the faces OF all the clerks, and though l
didn't understand it, smiled in return. for
1 thought possibly they knew my errand and
were congratulating me on my success he
proprie or walked harriedly and after him
until at last he flung open door. 1t was the
machine shop. The din was terrible. A
thousand hammers, think, we're ell at work
beating iron at once. luvoluutarily l put my
hands to my ears Looking at my man l saw
his lips NOV G, and lowering my hands | lust
managed to catch his words shouted above
the deafenlng racket, Now, tell me all about
it He smiled sardonically as he said this
and could have murdered him. 1t was i'm
possible to say a word and so 1 went right
out. 1t was darn mean trick"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
A Nut for Proteotionists to Crack.
From the Washington Post 1nd1

FIOm Inc washington Post IInd.).
The Chicago Tribune SAYS that the wage
scale Of the United states has dropped % Uer
cent. in year. Why il has fallen thus is well
known. The anticipation of n radical change
OF tarln policy as set forth in the Wilson
til has done the mischief" Upon the very
same day that our esteemed Chicago cor TEN.
porary MADE the ABOVE editorial statement
the ribbon wcavers OF Paterson, n j.. were
engaged in celebrating an advance, not a cut
down but an advance OF 20 per cent. IN the
wages paid by the mill Of sherman & Co,
OF that city 1t may be that ribbon weaver3
don count, but their own opinion is that
they do. At any rate they will receive 20 per
cent. more pay this week than they rec lived
last week. he ribbon weavers are wage.
earneTs, and their scale instead OF going down
is going up. The Wilson pill Is evidently not
CONSUMING them TO starYntIOn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
The Elk PLAYED ,Posannn-

An elk beats the devil for mischief" said
James Gourley to writer for the New York
Sun "One time was hunting on the Yellow
stone river with Uncle Pete McDougall and a
squaw man named Jackson, and every kind
OF game that you ever saw was found there.
We shot no end of buffalo. deer and antelope
ana thought lh3 list complete when we struck
band of elk IN the open valley. The squaw
man said that the only way to kill an elk was
10 bury yourself IN clump OF bushes and
wait Tor him to come to you 1 knew better,
and so we herded up the group and tried to
close in on them in a circle. Well, they all
got away except one bull who was cornered
until l could get a shot at him. | was fiatter-
ing myself that it was a great shot when
saw him fall nat on his side and never move a
hair.
You know all about killing elk, I said
sarcastic like, TO the squaw man.
You killed him. you skin him he said
All right. said l, but you don t get any
OF the meat. And with that l out with nv
knife and walked quickly over to the dead
elk, never noticing where he was hit | got
square over on his neck, and was Just reach
ing with my knife 10 take the skin from his
head, when of al surprises ] ever got that
was the worst That bull elk just raised up
In the air with me on his neck, and tossing
his head caught me sQuarely on his horns.
came down like a piece OF lead ore
IN thousand foot shaft 1 tried to
hapS on to his horns, but he ierked nv
grip away. and threw me high in the air
and on the ground. where l Law with the
breath Knocked out OF me and too scared to
move, and thinking he would trample me to
death in the sage brush. Finally my friends
got in their work. The elk had so much fun
that he did not see them coming and Uncle
Pete put ball in his heart Just as the beast
was aOout to jump on me with all four feet
The elk tumbled over on me and under his
crushing weight l famed. The next l re-
member was the smell of smuggled Cana
oian whisky and the squaw man saying with
a laugh;
1t takes a long time to learn an elx's
ways
nothing to say on the subject
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEETINGs-Palestine Commsndery No. Z,
X. T.; Division No. g. Ancient Order Of Hi
bernians.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Le Panic Cigars on
Hand. J. F. Entelman; Sea Foam Perfumed
Laundry Soap Fred Peters A Two-Story
House Must be Sold, c. H Dorsett
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Bro.
RIGHT UP TO DATE-Appel s Schaul.
AUCTION SALEs-Carriages, Buggies, Etc,
by I. D. and r. D. Laroche; Balance of Stock
of Country Store, by J. H. Oppenheim s. son;
Household Furniture, by ]. Mclaughlin &
Son.
For REMNANT BUYERs--At Adlers.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
A Bad Man Expos I'd.

The Indictment and arrest OF Erastus
Wiman for embezZlemeut and other
crimes, announced in our dispatches yes
terday, caused genuine surprise through
out the country. He was connected with
r. G.. Dun & Co. in a confidential capac-
ity, and appears to have had full control Of
the business of the firm. So great was
the trust repOsed in him that his man
agement was not closely scrUtinized. lie
was not only Mr.. Dun's employee, but also
his friend and adviser, and yet while
holding position of great trust he man
aged 10 rob his employer of over quarter
Of q million Of dollars
Mr.. Wiman posed as q good man and
public benefacJor. He became known
throughout the country by his articles in
the leading magazines advocating the
annexation Of Canada. He was reported
to be a rich man, and his prominence as a
writer and his zeal in religious work
made him loved and respected not only
in New York but elsewhere.
The discovery, therefore, that he led a
double lfe-that he appeared to the pub
lie to be good man, while, in fact, he
was bad man and a criminal-cannot
but cause a feeling of regret and sorrow
The effect of such a discovery is, to
some extent to weaken confidence in hui
man nature, and to make men less willing
TO trust their fellow men.
1t seems that Wiman criminal acts ex-
tended over series of years. While he
was lending helping hand to all who
were engaged in good work within his
environment he was robbing his en-
ployer. If he had committed but one
wrongful act he might have presented
some explanation that would have partly
excused it, but there can be no excuse for
a man who lives a life of deception for
years.
When it was announced a few months
ago that Wiman was financially embar-
raised there was good deal of sympathy
expressed for him. He will have very
little sympathy in his present trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
Hill,s Rspubliean Friends.
From the New York Posi- nndl.

The only rag when the leading republican
organ can Lsh out OF its political ash barrel to
cover The shame OF The republican senators
who put themselves so readily at Hin ser
vice is what IL calls the disclosure that Mr.
Peckham had declared protective tariff
unconstitutional This. 10 stys. was so
startlns That we are not surprised so many
republican senators uefused 90 vote for him 7"
These poor startled innoeonts can never have
read the democratic platform Of 1892, which
sald: we uc-lare a. 10 be q fundamental
principle OF tho Democratic party that the
FEDERAL government has no constitutional
power 20 Impose and collect tarln duties ca.
eePt Tor The purpose % revenue only" Ac.
coruiug 20 that no democrat. not even Judge
Maynard whom the republicans would other
Wise ba delighted % vote for c0lld
go on The supreme court bench with rep Ibll
can consent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23

Judge Lacombe, Of the United States
circuitcou Second circuit, handed down
at New York a day or two ago a dcci-
sion under the new Chinese exclusion law
which, if sustained, will have the effect
of opening the doors of this country toan
influx Of Chinese. The judge held, in the
case of Ching Kung Shen, who arrived
from Havana with a passport signed by
the Chinese consul general at Havana,
certifying that he was merchant en-
gagged in business in Hong Kong, that the
showing made on the face of the passport
entitled Shen to admission into this coun-
try under the law. The law, the Judge
says, does not require that the Chinaman
shall be engaged in business in this cnun-
try, or have money invested here; it
merely provides that he shall be certified
as merchant, and that his passport shall
state the value of his business before and
at the time Of his application for admis-
sion. There is nothing" the decision
says, "to cOutrOvert the fact that he was
interested to the extent of 81 900 in
Hong Kong store or that the statement in
the certificate that he was merchant
was untrue. Therefore, there is no reason
why the man should not be allowed to
land" There are probably hundreds of
thousands of persons in China who could
and would come to this country if such
ruling were to be affirmed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23

The trade journal editor is more than
apt to find himself out of his element
when he goes to joking in his paper. The
editor may be wit. but jokes and lum-
Der, or hardware, won't mix, as the West
Coast Lumberman, of Tacoma, has found
out. The editor Of the Lumberman last
week, thinking to work of Joke that
would be appreciated by his readers,
wrote that 1.-TWO prominent men. JACKSON
and Corbett," were looking for a mill
site on Puget sound" He meant, Of
course, that the two bruisers were look
ing for a site on which to hold pugilistic
mill. But the readers of his paper
couldn't see it that way, and have since
been deluging the Office with descriptions
Of eligible sawmill sites on safe harbors,
and requesting the postoftice address of
Messrs. jackson s, C0rbett.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
Forfeits.
H. C. Buuner.

They sent him round the circle fair,
To bow before the prettieSt there.
I'm bound to say the choice he made
A creditable taste displayed;
Although can I say what it meant
The little maid looked tll-content.
His task was then anew begun
To kneel before the wittiest one.
Once more that little maid sought he,
And went him down upon his knee.
She bent her eyes upon the floor
l think she thought the game bore.
He circled then-his sweet behest
To kiss the one he loved best.
L or oil she frowned. for all she child,
He kissed that little maid. he did
And then-though WHY can [ decide
The little maid looked satisfied
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23

Gov. McKinley's friends, Kohlsaat,
Hcrrick and Day, have so successfully APP
pealed for charity in behalf of the Ma
poleon of Protection" that they have been
able to pay his debts and return to him
the property he assigned to them last
summer for the benefit of his creditors.
There was consid cradle of the irony of
fate in this failure of McKinley's, by the
way. He indorsed for Youngstown lin
fanJ industry one of those protection
babies he has always been so fond of, and
for whose benefit he built the highest
tariff wall around this country that has
ever surrounded it, And then the infant
industry kicked the bucket and nearly
drowned its two-fold benefactor. Other
benefciarios Of and believers in McIin.
leyism, however, have Gshed their friend
out Of the puddle, wrung out his clothes
aud set INN up again as good as ever.
And now they are talking about sending
him back TO congress. What FORE" do
you ask What a silly question!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23

Hugh Carey, a Salem lMass.) patriot
who went out To save his country in 1861,
is suing the government for pay as a sol
der from that date TO the present time
Carey says he enlisted In 1861 10 serve
through the war, but after he had been
IN the ranks few eeks he was sent
home. The officer who sent him. however,
forgot or neglected TO give him a dis
charge hence. Carey holds. he has been
United States soldier all these years. And
he wants his money for his soldering