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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
A DAY AMONG THE ATHENlANS.
THE BREEZE OVER THE UNIVER-
sITY RANGES BLOWS OVER.

Class Championship of the Univer-
sity Ball Clubs-Preparation for
the Annual Field Day-COming Sale
of the Northeastern RailrOad-Thc
Memorial Day OratOr-Exercises in
Memory of George Dudley Thomas.
ChiId's Arm scaIded.
Athens, Ga. April 6.-The recent dis
turbance created between the stove deal
ers and Chancellor Boggs, on account of
the ordering of stoves for the normal
school from st.Louis has been blown over
Chancellor Boggs ordered the stoves from
an Athens firm of plumbers.
The funeral of Henry Hillyer. the 49,
year-old son of Hon. Carlton Hillyer Of
Augusta, auditor of the Georgia railroad,
occurred here yesterday. Young Hillyer
was student of the university and the
faculty and students attended the funeral
in body.
The contest for the base ball pennant will
close next week. The victory lies between
the sophs, Juniors and Seniors.
Great preparations are now being made
by the students for their annual field day
eAeIclSeS rev weeks later. Iney pro-
pose to break a few of the university
records
The buildings on the campus have been
furnished with complete sewer connec-
tons, which were very badly needed.
Dr. H. c. White has returned from At
lanta, where he made notable address
at the graduating exercises of the At
lanta Medical College.
The sale of the Northeastern railroad
by the state will occur in Athens on the
18th inst. A great deal of interest is
manifested in it. and it is rumored that
party of Athenians will lease the road
Il The state has to buy it in.
Superior court convenes here Monday.
During its session elaborate memorial ex-
ercises will be conducted in memory of the
late George Dudley Thomas. who was
one of the leading members of the Athens
bar
The Ladies' Memorial Association are
busily engaged in preparing for Memorial
Gay. James w. Roberts of Habersham
Will be the orator.
Yesterday little Ruby Dean, the four
Near-old daughter of Mrs. Joel t. Dean,
was badly scalded by turning over cup
q hot coffee on her arm.
Miss Katie Louise Dubose has returned
home after a pleasant visit to friends in
Columbus.
Among the weddings of the next few
weeks of interest to Athenians are that
OF Mr.. Charles Morris to Miss Norma
Marks Miss Maude Talmadge to Mr..
1denry Francis of Atlanta and Mr.. Clar-
ence Rowland to Miss Marie Whitehead of
aynesboro.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
BRIBERY IN A LEGISLATURE.
Railroad Said to Have Bought
Votes at 500 Each

Little Rock, Ark, April 6.-The legisla-
ture of Arkansas has not since Treasurer
Woodruff cleaned out the entire contents
of the state treasury experienced such a
sensation as that which was sprung to-
day when Representative Yancey, of Phil
lips county, arose from his seat in the
House, and reading from a carefully pre-
pared document, disclosed how the Iron
Mountain railroad, through its lobby,
had been able to buy and control the
legislature of the state at the rate OF
800 per vote. This denouement is the
result of the efforts which have been
made during this session of the legisla-
ture to get through a railroad commission
bill directed against the Iron Mountain
Company and opposed by that company.
The bill was defeated once, and is now
pending again after a second introduce
,tion. Mr.. Yancey's statement is that
Representative Cox approached him on
behalf of the railroad company and 500
was offered. Mr.. Yancey seemed to con-
sent and introduced Representative Was-
ner as ostensibly another purchaseable
legislator, though really witness to the
transaction. Mr.. Dean the railway com
pany's land agent in Arkansas, represent
ed the company, and there was no rea-
son to doubt that enough legislators were
under pay to swing the vote of the as
sembly in favor of the railroad COM
lpany. Messrs Jones, of Marion, and
Roberts, of Madison were implicated
When Mr.. Yancey had concluded, the
implicated legislators arose and vocifer-
ated their denials. The House neverthe-
less framed a committee to investigate
the charges. The state is aroused to fever
heat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
NOT BOARDING GOLD.
Comments of the Financier ON the
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. April 6.-The weekly state
ment of the Associated Banks shows the
following changes: Reserve, increase.
S5l6,475; loans, decrease. S2.Os5. 800; specie.
decrease. Sl.1O7, 700; legal tenders, in
crease, S6a7 700; deposits, decrease, SO, Az
300; circulation, increase $685. 400. The
banks now hold l3629,925 in excess OF the
requirements of the 25 per cent. rule
The Financier says the statement was
expected to show some heavy changes. as
the week which 1t covers marked the
end of the first quarter of the year with
consequent payments of interest and divi-
dends. and also large treasury dsburse-
ments.
The decrease of 50. S05, 500 in loans and a
decrease Of SO, All, 800 In deposits are there
fore not anomalous, but what became of
the 81, 107, 700 in specie, which went out of
the banks, is not so clear IL is probably
the result of the shifting of gold held
by the banks on treasury account and
at this time has no special meaning. Lee
gal tenders, for the first time in weeks,
show an increase. The banks gained dur
ing the week over $1,000, 900 by the interior
movement and 81, 500, 600 from sub-treasury
operations.
This may explain the gain in legal ten
ders, but the increase means probably as
much as anything else that the bond syn
dictate has locked up as much money as
it needs for the present. The banks in
less than five weeks have lost nearly &c.,
100000 In legal tenders, the present where
abouts of which is a mystery, as treas
ury statements do not solve the problem.
The effect has been to take just so much
money off the market. In addition the
gold holdings are over 100000 less than
on March 4 this year and the amount
Of specie and legal tender In the banks
are more nearly equal than ever before,
the difference being only $10.0O0OOO in ia
vor of the legal tender. This does not
look like gold boarding.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
NASHVILLE'S FAST MACS.
The Crowd "A Mig One and the Book
makers Kept Busy.

Nashville, Tenn, April e-To-day wit
messed the close Of the first weeks racing
at Cumberland Park, one Of the largest
crowds of the meeting being present.
The track was fast and the bookmakers
had all they wanted 10 do
Winfield, a 20 to l shot in the last race
furnished the surprise of tho day, by
winning easily from a large field. He
was never headed and had something in
reserve at the finish. Summaries follow:
First Race-Six furlongs. Willard III
Irving, to l, won, with Lily of the West
second and Helen w. third Time lis.
Second Race-Four furlongs. Merry
Thought, us, Perkins, s to 5, won. with
Lutte Lewis second and Fredonia third
Time :49l@.
Third Race-Six furlongs Moloch, JOG.
Perkins, to ]. won. with Cattaragus sec
ond and DR.. Work third Time 1:l4Jh.
Fourth Race--Linwood stakes, for q
year-olds, 81 600, four furlongs. Jilsey.
lO5. Cassin, 21A to ]. won, with Amanda
second and Francis third. Time 49,.
Fifth Race-Selling, six furlongs Win
field, 81, II. Wilson. p to /, won, with Me
tropolis second and Lady Pepper third
Time ] is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
BISMARCK STOLE A TABLE,
And the Outraged Frenchmnn IA
Waiting 10 Revenge Himself.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
In his private studio at the castle az
Frledrichsruhe, Bismarck has piece Of
furniture OF which he is particularly
proud, although he admits that he Is not
the legitimate owner 1t is an ordinary
dining room round table. made Of common
cherry wood. The preliminaries OF the
treaty OF Frankfort were signed on Feb
ruary, 1871, in Versailles. in the Rue des
Reservoirs, at the house where Bismarck
had his headquarters. Theirs and Jules
FaYre were the French delegates. Around
the table referred to We're discussed the
articles Of the treaty, which was finally
signed, after several days heated de-
bate. The chancellor, on that memo-
rable occasion, closed the argument OF
which THEIRS had the best by refusing
to talk French any longer. The French-
man being unable to understand a word
of German, understood that ii was useless
to insist and gave their signatures.
granting to Germany the possession OF
Alsace and Lorraine. an indemnity Of
$6.00O6O0 and many other advantages Bis
marck proposed at once to the landlord
OF the house to buy his table. offering
an enormous price for It. That gentleman
positively refused, and for several years
exhibited the table to any one who wisn-
ed to see It, 1t was not the genuine arti-
Gle, though, because Bismarck had a dun
licate made during the night by sklllful
Workmen and sent the original to Berlin
The imitation was so perfect that the
gentleman from Versailles never discov-
cred the truth until 1876, at which time
the chancellor had the table In the library
Of his palace in Berlin. The owner rnade
a trip to the German capital and threat
ened to enter lawsuit He was offered
money. but refused II. He wanted Bis
marck to be arrested for robbery. and
for his trouble was taken back to the fronS
tier by the police. On his return to YER
sailles he forwarded to the chancellor. a
open letter, in which he stated the case.
accusing even the German statesman Of
having taken his dining room stock. The
Frenchman, who, by the way, Is verv
wealthy, has taken the oath that he will
equip, at his expense, a company Of Sharp
ehooters to regain possession of the
table If the war Of revenge ever takes
Dlaqn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

Little Rock, April 6.-To-day closed rhe
spring meeting Of the Little Rock Jockey
Club.
Summaries of the days events follow:
First Race-Six furiongs. Frank Gayle.
1O7, Regain, to ], won. with Maggie Gray
second and 9iopsy third. Time 1:l6lb.
Second Race-Five furlongs for 2-year-
Odds. Concession, 10i, Mathews, u 10 ],
won. with Montgomery second and Fasig
third. Time 1904.
Third Race-Jockcy Club stakes: one
mile and sixteenth; sweepstakes. Walk
over for Henry Young.
Fourth Race-Onc mile. Wanderrnan, 81.
Nick night, 3 to +. won, with Wahatchio
second ana Upman third No other
starters.
Fifth Race-One and one-sixteenth OF
a mile. Josephine, 49, Mason. 10 /. won.
with Shield Bearer second ana Garza third.
Time 1.l0l-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
BLACKBURN GETS THE PRINTING.
The Contract Awarded Him by the
Council and no Trouble Follows.

Council and no Trouble Follows.
Atlanta, Ca, April 6.-The fight over the
city printing contract, which threatened to
bring Editor Cabaniss of the Journal and
Editor Blackburn of the Commercial to-
gether in a serious personal collision, was
settled to-day by the awarding of the con-
tract to the Commercial, for the second
time Editor Blackburn received the con-
tract two weeks ago when the first bids
were opened but the aldermanic board
turned his paper down on a technicality
and after n hot controversy, in which it ap-
peared that the three papers would get
their editors into knock down and drag
out scrap, the council ordered new bids.
Mr.. Blackburn felt outraged al the course
of his competitors and published an edito-
rial calculated to produce bloodshed when
he and Editor Cabaniss should meet. The
new bids were opened at the city hall
this morning and Editor Cabaniss, ac-
companied by Burton Smith, his attorney,
and several members of his staff, We're on
hand, Willie Mr.. Martin. business manager
of the Commercial accompanied Editor
Blackburn. This was the first meeting
between the belligerent editors since the
threatened personal encounter several
days ago, and il was feared that there
would be trouble. but neither gentleman
exhibited any outward sign of hostility.
and the contract was awarded to the Com
merclal which bid cents lower than any
of it's competitors. Without the antici-
pated scene Alderman Hirsch. who led
the opposition to Editor Blackburns pa
per when he was turned down last week.
was The man who moved to give him the
contract to-day. Mr.. Blackburn is highly
elated over the victory he has won over
his competitor. His paper Is the baby
in journalism, having only celebrated its
first anniversary recently but II now flies
The flag of the official organ OF the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
LAST DAY AT NEW ORLEANS.
Outsiders Win Most of the Races at
Long Odds.

New Orleans, a, April 6.-About two
thousand people attended the last days
racing at the fair grounds to-day. The
track was slow and the weather cloudy.
Summaries follow:
First Race-Seven furlongs. Joe Wool
man. 1OS. Berger, z to !, won. with Galen
Brown, Jos. Morse, Is to 1, second and
Fidget, 1OS, verplanck, Is to l. third Time
1871.
Second Race-Five furlongs. Anna X,
109. Midgley, to J. won, with Euna, 1O9,
Stout, to !, second and Vancluse, 100,
Mayberry, IS to J. third Time 1908.
Third Race-One mile. Billy McKen-
zle, 1922 Aker. to ], won with Florence
p, 100, Blake, 3 to ., second and Oh No,
100, Scott, 20 to l, third. Time 1881
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Longbrook,
ia, Midgley, to 2. won, with Cass, los,
Scott, 4 to 1, second and Erstwhile, 1903,
Blake to 2, third. Time 1:i5.
Fifth Race-Fiye and a half furlongs.
Chenoa, 106, Mayberry, to l. won, with
Sir John, 106, Midgley, to /, second, and
Maquon 1O3 Slaughter, II to ], third. Time
1851.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
TIFToN's NEW CHURCH.
The Cornerstone of the EdiHce to BE
Laid Tomorrow.

Triton, Ga, April Con Monday next the
corner stone Of the handsome new church
here will be laid. The church will be built
on the site of the very handsome church
that was burned several months ago.
Rev f. T. Snell the pastor and his con-
gregation are making great preparations
for the exercises and several of the most
eminent Baptist divines in the state will
be here. Among them are DR. j. b. Gam
brill, president Of Mercer University; DR..
j.. T. Golden of Cuthbert DR.. Crawford
Of Albany and Dr. Gibson of Atlanta
Rev. +. r. Smell Of this place will be
master Of ceremonies, assisted by the
ladies and children Of Triton. The corner
stone will be placed by Master Henry Tiff
The exercises will commence at 10 o'clock
a m. and close at / p. m, giving those
who wish to attend the conference at
Waycross time to take the train for that
place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

from the PhiIadeIphIa Press
SpirHualism Is celebrating the forty-sev-
enth anniversary Of the discovery that
the Fox sisters could crack their toe
Joints. As the sisters have since for
sworn the deception and repented OF the
fraud. we see the unique spectacle OF an
organization whose foundation Is even less
material than the average 81 a head eabl-
net spook. Truly April / should ever lie
sacred 70 the cult.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
RETURN or THE TUNA.
She Has Been on a Cruise for the
Field Columbian Museum.

jacksonville. Fla, April 6.--The steam
Yacht TUNA, Of the New York Yacht
club. owned by Allison " Armour, Of
Chicago. arrived in port this morning
from cuba and Nassau en- route to New
york. She left New York on Dec IS, and
has been engaged since then in scientific
work Off the coasts OF Yucatan and
Mexico insthe interest OF the Field Co
lunbian' Museum, Of Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

Uncertainty about spelling words Is
something that has not been cured by
typewriting machines. Some of the ma
pens Of reporters not entirely great For
small people, who are backward about
spelling, q few words have been con-
and forward, and answer the same pur-
pose. They are: AIDA Anna, bah. bib.
bob bub, civic, dad, deed, deified. derived,
dewedt did, dood, ecce. eve. eve, eve
cog, gig, gag, level, madam Maram,
noon, non, Otto, pap. peep. pip, pop.
pup, redder, refer, repaper, reviver. 70.
tator, sees selles sexes. shahs, sis, siris.
5emes, steiiets. tat tenet tit, loot, tot.
tut waw and weew
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
A Distinction ana a Dinerence.

The Interior, Of Chicago, says: A New
England Episcopal bishop met a Young
minister al social gathering and was
introduced. "Ah, Mr.. 49, am pleased TO
meet you. am told that you are Con-
gregationalist." "Ah. well, Mr.. -, ex-
cuse me, bur while l recognize you as a
gentleman, l cannot recognize you as
a Christian" THAT Is all right bishop,
While l recognize you as a Christian,
| cannot recognize you as a gentleman
The story is an old one, and the chances
are that it is not true.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
BACK WITH THE OLD FOLKS.
A Bryan County Girl Taken Back to
Her Home.

Brunswick Ca, April G-Attorneys
from Bryan county have been in Bruins
wick to-day after young girl here. The
elrl was in charge of her grandmother and
man named Cook. Cooks name did
not appear in the private habeas corpus
Proceedings brought before Ordinary
Dart by Attorney Mershon, but his name
IS mixed up considerably in connection
with the case. He denies any completely
with either the girl or her grandmother,
ana says he holds power of attorney over
mem and was willing to let the girl go
nome. The Bryan county attorney carried
'Ne girl back home with him to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

Yale Plays Good Game

New York. April 6-The score of to-
days ball game with Yale is as follows
r. II. e.
New York .......2O3OO1O1x-7 2
Yale ...............11 C0101--5 II 8
Batteries-Meekin, Rusie. German. Far
rell, Schriver and Wilson; Carter, Tru-
deau and GreenWav
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

oliver contest from Osceola county and
adjourned until Monday.
Both houses adjourned at ] o'clock and
many members have been excused on ae-
count of Illness. ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

Col. Cockerill reports from the Orient
that the song Marching Through Geor-
gia" has become very popular with the
japanese. The japs, we suppose, substi-
tnte China for Georgia when they
sing IT,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
StetSon Hats,

and our own correct shapes, which for
quality and price cannot fail to please
you.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-02
CANNIBALS.
Peopie by Whom the Eating Of Huma
Flesh Is sill Pracficed.

People by Whom the Eating Of Human
Flesh Is Stin Practiced.
In the northern parts Of Canada
there are still several Indian tribes
who eat human flesh. In Guiana and
on the Orinoco we still find Caribbeans
who have the honor of having furnish
ed the name for that horrible custom
of eating human flesh. Cannibal comes
from Caribs. or Caribales, c~orruptions
of Galibis, or Canibis, the name of the
inhabitants of the Antilles when
Columbus arrived there. On the D
Amazon, between the river and the
borders of Bolivia, live the Tupis
Guaranieus, who manifest o lile-
lag Tor human flesh. Oanui-
balls are common in Austria
lasia, the Papuans. Kanrkiens, and
Battakiens being the most distin-
guished. There are more human-fesh
eaters in Africa than anywhere else.
C~annibalism is not a sign of a low state
OF civili cation, for many cannibal races
stand higher In culture than those who
abhor the custom. Many cannibals
live in regions filed with ordinary food
but they prefer human flesh as a deli
cacy. the men ~forbidding their wives
and slave to eat it. In northern Aus
traiia it seems hat the dead are eaten.
Herodutus tells us that it was the Gus
tom In India for the young to kll the
old and eat them, to insure their future
salvation, and we are told that the old
folks desired to be killed before they
grewtoo old and less appetizing.-Veg-
etarian.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-02
ATTENDED HIS OWN FUNERAL.

How q Drummer Reached Home to Find
AnOther's Body BeinG Buried for His.
Two drunmers had scraped an &C
quaintance in n train. Both had told
stories of experiences when one asked:
did you ever attend your own fu.
n~erai?'
why, no." replied the other.
We'll, l have. 1t happened this
way. vas in Buffalo three years ago,
and telegraphcd my firm in Connecti-
cut that | would take u certain train
for home that night. Luckily for me 1
changed my plans at the last moment
and did not leave, some business hav-
ing cropped up that would require my
presence there for few more days. and
/ tc~lcgraphed my firm accordingly.
That train vas smashed up in u COLI.
sion, and IA large number of persons
were killed.
~ arrived ut my home four days
later, just as a funeral procession was
leaving it. For O moment l was too
astonished to move, but finally mus
tered up sufficient courage to ask q by.
stander whose funeral it was. What
was my amaxement to learn that it was
my own. According to my informant,
/ had been brought home two days
previously, crushed and unrecogniza-
bic, out Of the wreck on the Grand Cen
trail.
THE funeral cortege had got some
distance away before I had recovered
sufficiently to procure O conveyance to
go in pursuit. Not wishing to create
a scene in the street, I determined to
wait until the church was reached. L
therefore fell into line and Joined my
own funeral procession.
ARRIVED at the church, the coffin
was lifted ont and carried up the aisle,
and the burial service was just about
to begin when I stepped to the chancel.
My appearance created an instant
panic, everybody tumbling W them
selves to get out of the edifice. / was
left alone with the officiating clergy
iuaa.
I'm n few moments, however, my
friends and relations began to come
back into the church. called TO Them
and told them that far from being dead
was never more alive. Then eXpla-
nations epsued. II appeared that my
second Telegram had never been re-
coived, and believing me to be In the
wreck, they had picked out the most
likcly-looaing corpse as mine."-N. Y.
Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-02
THAT WAS DIFFERENT.
His Case Was Not Quite So Had AZ
Appeared.

His Case Was Not Quite So Had AZ 1t
Appeared.
He stood at the entrance to q den
lists Office and ever and anon he
glanced up the stairway, and some
thing like u SILVER passed over him. A
score of pedestrians observed him and
smiled as they passed On, but by and
by one halted and said:
MY dear sir, YOU have my sympa.
thy"
Thank YOU"
1--WE been right here myself and
know how it is"
YES"
Il have stood where you stand and
felt as you feel"
You have, eh?'
But ! realized hat l must face the
inevitable, and so 1 walked upstairs
and had it over with"
Ibid he hit you very hard??''
Hit? How do you mean: 1t hurt
to have the tooth out, of course. Per-
haps you've got to have two out?"
"Oh, no-my teeth are all right"
Then what's the matter?"
why, I'm a collector. I've a bill
eve years old against this dentist,
and last time l was here he said he'd
knock my jaw off if l ever came again.
Oh, no, | haven't the toothache. I'm
just waiting around here to get my
sand up and go up and tackle him for
four dollars and fifty cents and get out
alive."-Detroit Free Press,