The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-04

nominations without the church's knowl-
/ edge or consent. Whatever may be the
ehurch's action. the political effect will
be the election Of the republicans, and
/ the winning by the Republican party of
two Mormon senators. one of the SEN
ators, according to the bargain with
/ Clarkson, will be George Q. Cannon not
long ago polygamous convict in the
/ penitentary and who is accused of be-
! ing still in the habit of Sealing" wives,
according to the old Mormon custom.
Evolution OF the American Merchant
Marine. ..
Thirty or forty years ago the typical
craft of the American merchant marine
was the tall-sparred and stately clipper
ship. To-day the typical craft is the
three-masted schooner. which seldom ven
lures a days sail beyond the sight of land.
Ten years from to-day. according to the
prediction of a well known coasting cap
tain" interviewed by Philadelphia pa
| per. the typical American vessel viii be
the barge, swinging on to the end of a haw-
! ser attached to the stern bits of a fussy
! little tug boat. From the picturesque,
| proud rover Of the seas-of all the seas
under the sun-the typical American mer-
chant ship is descending to the most igno-
bic and helpless type of craft ahoat The
example Of degeneracy affords a theme
worthy of maritime Max Nordau.
| In the days long ago, when the Amer
/ lean merchant marine was something to
| be proud Of when the American flag was
found in every important port in the
world, American shipyards produced the
craft over which the flag waved. In the
days that are to come. according to the
coasting captain above referred to, the
bulk Of the American merchant feet will
| be made up of the reclaimed hulks of for
! eign or native vessels that have been
wrecked on this coast or at sea. In this
port, and in probably every other port
! of importance in the country. may
! be seen barges made from the hulls of
! old ships. The masts are cut away, the
cabins torn out. the deck rails removed,
and everything possible is done to increase
the carrying capacity of the hull or barge,
as it is called after the transformation.
The craft are strangers to paint. and the
crew of maybe two or three common la
borers require, and obtain, but very lit
tie accommodation aboard. The craft are
| without power of propulsion within them
selves. and are hauled about by tugs.
The barge has of recent years been large
~ used in the transportation of coal. and
the carrying of coal in barges is steadily
increasing. A good many schooners have
been engaged in the coal business. but it
seems that the barge and tug are rapidly
driving the sailing craft out. Barges have
also been used successfully in the sugar
trade between this country and the West
Indies. and last season cargoes of cotton
were sent from gulf ports to New York in
barges. This season will probably see the
field of the barge as cotton carrier con-
sidcrably extended Two great barges
have lately been constructed in Now Eng
land for the coal and cotton trade. One
of them is so large as to draw % feet Of
water This barge is the remains of a
Spanish steamer that went ashore in a
storm year or so ago. In Philadelphia
there are several large barges that were
made of the wrecks of German steamers
and Norwegian ships, and they are going
to engage in the business that was form
erly done by Philadelphia schooners. The
Standard Oil Company win experiment in
sending oil across the ocean in barges in
tow of tank steamers. Should the expert
ments prove successful the oil carrying
trade will be revolutionized.
The Maine shipyards. in which nearly
all of the American .sehooners are built,
report that they, are doing almost nothing
in the way of building. The demand for
sehooners is practically dead. The pity
of It is that the republicans. who pro
tected% the American merchant marine
int fatal decline. cannot. for the sake
of the Maine ship building industry. pro-
hibit the wrecks of foreign vessels from
getting. Within the reach Of those who will
make barges of them to the detriment of
the home builders and sailors.
Events during the past week called
forth some striking illustrations of daily
newspaper versatility. We have seen pic
lures Of Edgar Allan Poe and James J.
Corbctt pose as likenesses of Theodore
Durrant. pictures Of Gov. Altgeld and
Calvin S Brice presented as likenesses
Of II. II. Holmes. and a picture of ex
President Benjamin Harrison with the
name Of Dwight L. Moody under IT, There
is nothing IKE having stock cuts Of prom