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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
Three Boys and a DeviI Fish.

II. G. Guild of Sheridan was in the city
yesterday, and narrated a story which
has been almost the sole topic of CONVEX
sation in Sheridan for several days past,
says the Portland Sun. He said:
"On Thursday Frank Wileheart Burt
Ray, and John Krebs launched their row.
boat just south of Sand Cape and went out
about two miles from shore to try deep
sea fishing. The sea was as smooth as
glass, and the men succeeded in catching
a number of Goldfish, rock cod, goabers,
kelp and sea bass, when suddenly Ray pull
ed hideous looking monster to the top
cutie fish. Then began a battle. The
cutie fish fastened its long arms to the
bottom of the skiff, and the men in their
efforts to pull it loose nearly upset the
boat several times. BY degrees the mon
ster was shaken from its hold on the bot
tom OF the skin, and then it began to feel
for the occupants of the boat, its beady
little eyes swapping with rage, giving 1t a
vicious appearance. One of the boys
wanted to let 1t go, but it kept climbing
into the boat and reaching for the fisher
men, when Frank Wileheart, realizing
that they had an ugly customer to deal
with, began to use his claspknife upon the
arms of the thing. 1t was only after he
had slashed off a portion of every tenacle
that the cutie fish was drawn in and
despatched with boathook.
The boys had several narrow escapes
they brought to Woods with them. II
measured from the tip of one tentacle to
the tip of another on the opposite side a
portion of both arms having been cut off
in the fight with 1t, ten feet and three
inches"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
Personal.

Miss Llewelyn Davies. the leader OF the
woman suffragists OF Great Britain, Is a
remarkably handsome woman.
Mrs. Clevelandrs lad Is amateur pho
Biography. and she has IN her possession
many snap shots at the members OF her
household.
The custom Of taking a glass of sherry
DeIore dinner Is denounced by SIT henry
thompson as a .gastronOmicai ana physi-
Samuel Minturn Peck. the poet. is a
pachelor and lives hermitlike life IN
big old farm house in Alabama
The Countess Of Dudley is the only
countess In England who can claim the
distinction OF having been a bona noe shOp
girl before she assumed the title.
Marshall Field. the great commercial
king OF Chicago is said 10 have made
N.VVOVO net profits out of merchandise
last year. This beats all records
Congressman McCreary. who is a can
didate against Blackburn for the Ken
lucky senatorship, has bland smile that
Is famous throughout his state and at
Washington.
-Adelina Patti has just given in her
private theater at Craig-y Nos the first
performance Of a musical pantomine in
two acts. called ''AIirka, the Enchantress, p"
IN which La Diva herself plays the prin-
cipal part.
M. .Daremberg, French philanthrop-
ist argues that the only way to deal with
criminal maniacs is to put them to death.
he holds that " crimtnally insane per
son is ike a wild animal and should be
destroyed"
The Duke of York has taken a ride
on Maxim's flying machine. The admiral
who had him in tow protested, but the
duke reminded him that he had served on
torpedo boats and insisted on the machine
going at high speed.
Miss Ella Ewing, Of Price, Mo-. is said
TO be eight feet and two inches IN hight,
and weighs 2sO pounds. She takes up the
collection every Sunday in one of the
churches OF Price, and attracts more at
tention than the minister.
DIR. Paseri, the director of the hygienic
institute in Rome, says malaria is de-
clining in Italy. the deaths from it in the
i've years from 1887 to 1898 being three in
one thousand, while for the five years
preceding they Were five in one thousand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
His ReIigion All Right.

In. the "Reminiscences of an Bmigrant
Milesian," Is the following curious anec-
dote: Stack, formerly of Washes regl-
ment, was among the officers of the Irish
brigade who went on half-pay at its dis
solution. He had remained on half-pay so
long that he became the oldest colonel
In the army. He obtained his promotion
to the rank of ma general after a some
what curious interview with the Duke of
York, the commander-in-chie at that
time Having solicited the honor of an
audience of his. royal highness, he re-
ceived an intimation that the duke would
receive him at the Horse Guards next day.
He was punctual in his attendance and
being introduced to the commander-in-
chief, was honored by the customary ques-
ton:
''Well, colonel, what can I do for your
81 perceive, SIR replied Stack, that
there is brevet coming out, in which
hope to be included. am the senior
colonel in his majecty's service
"True. Col. Stack, but give me leave to
ask you of what religion you are?''
Il am of the religion of a major-gen-
eral."
The duke bowed, and Stack was gazet-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
nenreeintiona bf Gold.

Among those who are daily expressing
their views on the silver question in the
New York Herald one recently had some
thing to say about the depreciation of
gold. His views are entitled to more than
a passing thought. In the course of his
article he said: why ignore the depreci-
alton Of gold2 1t is chiefly where gold is
the only standard or the conceded basis of
covenants that interest has receded. In
England the other day the government
extended some of its bonds at 11-16 of one
per cent. interest," in London. This depre-
citation OF gold far exceeds any fall in the
price,of wheat, cotton or food stuffs with
p twenty years. The daily papers may be
consulted for unprecedented rates in New
York on good security. These rates can
not be had at all with silver standard.
Is not gold falling, then, in value? There
fore sound money is cheap and silver
money dear"
1t is fact that money can be had now
at remarkably low rate of interest. The
rate of interest has fallen in all parts of
this country, but the borrower who gets
morey at low interest must offer first-class
security, Where the security is not good
the interest is high. The borrower has to
pay for the extra risk. In this city, for
Instance purchasers of city bonds pay a
prenaluni of PERCENT. for them, although
Sthey pay only 5 per cent. interest. Any
farmer whosean offer as good and desir-
able security as Savannah bonds can get
money at per cent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

At very recent date, IN many parts OF
our country, II was a sign of bad luck
for a hen to crow, says Lippincott's Mag.
azine Just why, it is difficult to trace,
perhaps because it was considered the
assumption by female of masculine pre-.
negatives. Whenever a hen dared attempt
It, she was run down by the united ef-
forts of all the children on the premises
and her head paid the forfeit.
A recent traveller In Kentucky writes
that while visiting atthe country home OF
a friend a hen was heard 10 crow. In
stantly the cry was raised, Catch her
XIII heri" He interposed IN the hens
behalf by reminding his hosts that THIS
was an "age Of rights" and she was,
therefore, not guilty Of any wrong-doing.
They scoffed al his heterodoxy. and the
clRmor that followed prepared him for
the return Of the pursuers beaftpa the
head Of the foolish fowl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
Money in Politics.

Some OF the republican managers Of the
presidential campaign Of 1855 have been
telling the Washington correspondent OF
the Times-Herald Of Chicago secrets Of
that campaign. What they state does not
bear out Gen. Harrison's famous declara-
ton TO office seekers who were pressing
him for Office, viz. that he was under no
obligation to any Of them because he had
been elected by Providence. That cam.
paign of lSss cost the republicans a mint
Of money. According 10 what the cam
paign managers who furnish the infOrma-
ton in respect to 1t say. the amount was
nearly 100000. OF this sum very nearly
100000 was spent in Indiana alone. There
are ninety counties in the state and each
one got over $1,000.
Mr.. Cleveland's tariff message in 1857 had
alarmed the manufacturers. They, were
led to believe that If he and a democratic
congress were elected a free trade tariff
law would be enacted. and the manufac-i
tories in all parts Of the country would be
crippled. Their fears in this respect were
played upon by the shrewd campaign man.
ayers of the republicans who were merci-
less in frying the fat out Of them" If u
had not been for that immense campaign
fund which the republicans had it is proba-
bic that Mr.. Cleveland would have been
elected in 1855. In no other presidential
campaign was there nearly so much money
spent as in the one Of that year. and it will
be a long while probably before as much
will be spent in another campaign.
1t is quite certain that in the campaign.
of next year no great amount Of money
will be spent. The silver mine owners
would be willing, probably, to contribute
large sum If they thought by doing so a
president and a congress that favored free
and unlimited coinage at the ratio Of 16 to
/ could be elected. but they could hardly
raise such an immense sum as was spent
to elect Gen. Harrison. Besides. the politi-
cal conditions are certain to be such that
they will see no chance for the success of
the cause of silver.
1t is quite certain that the manufactu-
rers will not suffer any great amount OF
fat to be fried out of them" They are
now satisfied that they have no reason to
fear legislation harmful to manufacturing
interests. They are quite well satisfied
with the present tariff. In fact, they are
so well satisfied with 1t that they would
protest If there should be an attempt next
winter to make radical tariff changes. In
all parts of the country the factories are
prosPerous-so prosperous that they don't
want any tariff legislation. They simply
want to be let alone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

No doubt the iron and steel manufae-
turers are surprised that they were so
greatly mistaken about the effect of the
Wilson tariff Many. if not the great ma
jority of them, viewed that tariff with
the greatest alarm. and yet it has been in
operation but little while and the iron
and steel mills have more work at fair
profit than they can do.
Recently Mr. Joseph D. Weeks, the
secretary of the iron and steel association,
explained the increasing activity of the
English IRON mills by the statement that
the American mills are unable to fill all
the orders offered them. They have more
business than they can attend to and have
to refuse contracts.
This condition of affairs is what the
democrats predicted. The prediction. how
ever, was the occasion among republicans
of sneers and laughter The republicans
are not laughing and sneering now, how
ever, at the prediction. because the iron
and steel trade is enjoying extraordinary
prosperity. And the prosperity promises
10 continue for long time.
This prosperity deprives the republicans
Of their one great issue. namely. high
protective tarin. They are. therefore.
considerably alarmed IN respect TO The ne
national campaign. Without a tarin issue
the outlook for republican success is
rather gloomy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
DC round the Pin.

At an entertainment in Dublin a thought
Beader boosted that he could find a mark
ed pin hidden by one of the audience,
SAYS the Dublin Mail. The pin was hidden
by Trinity student in an adjoining room
in the presence Of the committee, among
whom was a confederate. The student,
suspecting the man from his looks, Slyly
took away the pin from its hiding place.
On his return to the platform the thought
reader gazed into the hider's face, and,
putting his hand to his brow, was blind
folded and led the student to the hiding
place, but of course could find no pin. He
returned, acknowledging his defeat, and
looking daggers at his confederate. Now,
gentlemen" said the student, TN under
take to say that if this diviner of the
human mind will do as tell him, half the
audience without single hint will know
where the pin ISL and turning to the
thought reader, he said: "Sit down" He
did SO. There was a yell, aud jumping
up the thought reader hastily pulled from
his coat tails the marked pin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

The valkyrie's time in crossing the ocean
is 'Ifaraly worth anything as a basis upon
which to Calculate her probable speed in
racing trim. She came across under two
short masts carrying small sails. She will
carry in the races one very tall mast with
men open their eyes with wonder at their
size. There appear to be a number of
reasons for thinking that the Valkyrie will
prove the most formidable Britisher that
has sailed for the Americas cup in many
years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Alpha Lodge No. /, A. and A
S. r.
Special Notices-Coal Oil Johnny Soap;
Vale Royal Dairy Cream and Butter, Es-
tate S. w. Branch; Notice to Delinquent
Water Takers. C. S. Hardee, City Treas
urer; A Pleasant Time Under the Fans, at
Beckmann's Cafe; AS to Crew of British
Barkentine, Cosmo; AS Bills Against
British Steamship Robina-
Family Excursion-To Warsaw Tuesday.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, per
Steamer Vigilant.
The Whole Bay Is Provided For-B. II.
Levy & Bro.
There's No Half Way Business-Appel
& Schaul
Observation-Disclosures Benefit by the
Citizens of Savannah to Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Williams at Masonic Temple Aug. p.
Handkerchiefs-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
"Anti-Skeeter wafers-The Corrocco
Company, Southern Office, Nashville,
Tenn.
1t Was a slip-Up-B. II. Levy & Bro
To Handkerchief Users-Falk Clothing
Company
Auction Sales-Property on Jefferson
and Charlton streets. by John L. Archer,
Auctioneer.
Steamship schedule-ocean Steamship
Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Found; Personal; Miscel-
laneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

A French genius hopes to be able to put
visitors to the Paris exposition of 1900
pretty nearly into communication with
the moon. He proposes, indeed. to bring
the moon so close to the earth with a
series of lenses. mirrors. ETC., that if a
regiment of lunar trooE2 were going
through evolutions their movements would
be visible to onlookers in Paris. The tele-
scope with which he hopes to accomplish
his object will be 200 feet long and have
an objective glass of more than four feet
in diameter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
The Land "s,vunIx,. Too.
Form the valdosta CGa.) Times CDem.)

A comparison of the tax books in
Lowndes county shows that there was a
slump in actual land-land by the whole
sale-land by the thousands of acres-ln
this county this year under the gold stan
dard
This is terriblei 1t ought to pake Wall
street howl with delight
For the year 1894 there were returned
in Lowndes county 3S9, 225 acres OF land.
For the year 1896 there were returned
332, $50 acres.
Showing an actual slump" in real land
in this county of 6,y5 acres. Land con-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES up"-probably swai-
lowed by a Lombard street "shy-lark'-
under the gold standard! This is awfull
one sdistrict alone lost 3,l29 acres this
year. and the same district lost 2. 139 last
year-all under the gold standard; In a
few more years, al this rate, under the
gold standard, Lowndes county won't
be larger than a haif-acre potato patch,
We repeat, this IL terrible!
peat, this Is terFiblei
OF course, the theory that the gold
standard ala this destructive work. must
be- q correct one. because Il - patterned
after the Atlanta Constitution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
Treason to- the Democracy.
From Louisville Courier-Journal Dem.)

This conference lat Washington de-
termined to create national committee
of its own, consisting of one member from
each state and an executive committee
The object of this organization is to con-
troll the action of the next democratic ma
tional convention. To this end the ma
tional committeeman in each state is to
organize the silver men into unsound
, rnonSy otuos, anu IN sHoI. 70 set up
Gratis, which rival organization is also to
call itself democratic In this way these
will be prepared in advance with bolt
ing organization whose object is to dis
rupt the Democratic party In 1896, If they
fail, as they are sure to fail, in controlling
the regular convention. OF course this is
treason to the party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
The Wheels.
From the st. James Budget.
See the ladies on the wheels
Happy Wheelsi
ha 49, IL. 4 L.

From the ST. James Budget.
See the ladies on the wheels
Happy wheels!
What a bored society this latest craze
revealsi rFT sct
How they twinkle twinkle, twinkle,
Up and down the dusty track
With here and there Sprinkle"
And a smart frock all wrinkle,
With the dust upon its back, v
How they turn, turn, turn,
In sort of social .churn,.
Keeping time in rhythmic measure with
their dainty toes and heels,
To the wheels, wheels wheels, wheels,
Wheels, wheels. wheels
To the whirring and the whirling of the
wheels.
See the 'Arrys whizzing wheels
Furious wheels!
What a Founders paradise their light
ming pace revealsi
Through the suburbs in the night
How they Shrek out their delight
With their fendish' root-a-toot,
And none too soon.
What a sudden fear they shoot
Through the ancient dame that hastens
Ger the route,
Like to swoon
What a knickerbockered bowler AFRO
gantly squeals!
How he peals!
And cOngeals!
All the heart Blood How he steals
On the passenger that reels
At the flashing and the dashing
OF the wheels, wheels, wheels,
OF the wheels, wheels. wheels, wheels,
Wheels, wheels, wheels
At the rushing and the crushing of the
wheels!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
Hurrah for Corn and Iron and Cotton
From the st. Louis Republic Deml.

Corn and Iron are building up credit
faster than gold exports could tear it
down if they were, thrice what they can
produce, and at a profit, the cheapest
lumber in the world, our conquest of
food, the cheapest iron and the cheapest
trade is as certain as our safety against
war
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

A confederate veteran who went through
the war with Mosby and came out without
a scratch was killed by fall from a BIZ
cycle in Detroit the other day. His fate,
however, was better than that of anoth-
er confederate veteran. who came out of
Pickett's charge unscathed, and years af-
forwards was kicked to death by mule.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

From the phlIadelphia record pem..

The American filibustering sentiment,
which favors the annexation of Cuba by
a decided setback in the report that the
native Cubans are adverse to an actual
war of independence against Spain be-
cause liberty would mean negro equality.
The queen of the Antilles has started to
draw the color line very early. Cuba will
evidently be content with autonomy. She
could not add a new star TO the American
flag without extending the franchise PRIV
ilege to all her black citizens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

''Middling cotton in Augusta. rs Mid
ding cottonin New York. Z 9-16. This tells
Z a story IN itself and does not need any ex-
PLANTATION or comment to impress the i'm
portance of the fact upon the minds of
the people interested" We quote from
the commercial department of the Angus
ia. Chronicle of Aug. IS. 1t is a pleasant
story that the Chronicles figures tell. 1t
is story of returning prosperity, and of
fair prices for cotton. 1t is a story of the
decline of the silver craze, for if cotton is
selling in Augusta for only S-s of a cent
less than SCENTS pound, it is proof posi-
tive that free coinage was not needed to
raise the price above cents, and that free
coinage is not, needed to raise the price
efen higher.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

1t is almost a pity that one of savan-
nah's artesian wells cannot be sent up to
Atlanta to form part of the city's exhib-
it. A city's water, it's purity and the
abundance of the supply, are matters of
moment to people who have an idea of
snvesting money in the city: And there
Is no city in the country with better water
and more efficient plant of water works
than Savannah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

We sometimes hear that people who have
been uncomfortably near a flash of light
ming say they were close enough to smell
the sulphur. The statement is erroneous,
but it is not baseless. An English scientist
has discovered that lightning has a dis
tinct odor, which he characterizes as the
odor of ozone. AS the average person
does not know great deal about ozone
1t can be understood how the smell is said
20 be that of sulphur.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

q, Albert Edward, the future king of Eng
land, may follow the turf amusement, but
the advices are that he makes the amuse-
ment pay for itself 1t is alleged that he
took $4,000 winning from the races dur
ing the season about ended. He began
keeping race horses in 1889. it is said. and
that year won only $500. Hence it APP
pears that he has learned thing or two
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

A statistician has figured out that if the
prospective corn crop of this year were
turned into cash at present price and dis
tributed equally among the people, there
would be $40 for every man. woman and
child in the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

The official standing of Senior Tomas
Estrada Palma. who was at a recent cleo
ton in this country Mexico and one or
more of the Central American states,
elected president of something in connec-
tion with the Cuban revolution, is just now
beginning to be understood. He is the
president of the Cuban patriots cause
in this country-a- kind of chairman of a
committee of ways and means, as it were.
The president of the Cuban republic is
Gen. G. Masso. recently elected in the is
land.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

After one years services OF an efficient
forestry commission the people or this
city will wonder how ana Why they ever
got along foFs6 long time without such
.eonafuttsslnn..ft
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

There is said to be cool wave some
where in the northwest. moving this way
in a more or less leisurely manner. II the
weather bureau will he good enough to
accelerate it's speed it viii win the grail
tude OF a long suffering people