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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
A Joke on a Joker.

a good story. says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. is being told on a well-knOwn
Cleveland man who is much given 10 play
ing jokes In this incident, however. the
man referred 10 poses as the unhappy
Victim, and not the perpetrator of the
joke. one day not very long ago. as the
gentleman who delights in playing jokes
was walking along one of the downtown
streets ne was met by friend whom he
often succeeded in making ridiculous by
mis- good-natured trickery, and who re-
peatedly aEOWed his intention Of getting
even with him. 1t was directly in front
Of one OF the banks where they met, and
they came within speaking distance the
friend extended his hand very cordially,
and said;
Why, hello, so-and-so: glad to see YOU.
Won't you go and have some lunch with
ms today"
Yes. thanks. I'd be pleased to-" said
Well. get right into my buggy" said
the friend, pointing to an elegant rig in
'front.' OF the bank, and I'll be ready in a
So saying. the friend went into the bank.
while MS unsuspecting companion got into
the buggy, pulled the buster over his lap.
anu prepared 10 enjoy the ride home with
MS friend. He had been sitting in this
position Tor about rVe minutes when a tall.
nne-lOOking woman with couple of small
bundles came out of a dry goods store
two or three doors east of the bank ana
walked toward the buggy. They did not
see each other till the lady got very close
10 tne buggy, as II faced the opposite d.
recuon TO the front of the store from which
she was coming and the man was sitting
on the side next to the street As soon
as the lady reached the buggy and was
about 10 deposit her bundles on the seat
she saw the intruder. stopped short ana
gazed at MIN in utter amazement. She
was the first to speak, and said in rather
naughty manner:
what are you doing in my buggy?"
The man now saw that this was one on
him, and turning very red in the face, he
stammered out; "Oh-er-ah, / guess
there's some mistake. Beg your pardon"
SO saying the poor victim beat a hasty
retreat and started for the bank where he
found his friend just inside the door
nearly convulsed with laughter 1t is per-
maps needless to state that the pair re-
manned down town 70 lunch that day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

Shall we never hear the last of the
lord Beresford' case? The lawyers that
were employed by the wife of the spurious
lord to get him out of the trouble into
which he got himself at Rome, Ca, are
now suing the wife for their fee, and
she is suing for divorce. 1t is difficult
to see how the lawyers can get anything,
unless she has property of her own and
was in a position to legally contract an
obligation. However, it is to be presumed
the lawyers know what they are about.
1t appears likely that a lively war will
shortly break out among the bosses Of that
brand new silver party formed in Chi
cago the other day. There is said to be
a quarrel with regard to where the head
quarters shall be located. Sibley of Penn.
sylvania. who is a millionaire and is de-
pended upon to put up the most of the
money for campaign expenses, declares
that he won't put up a dollar unless he
can have headquarters where he says.
The majority of the bosses disagree with
Sibley as to where the center of the sill
yer storm should be located The head
quarters are now in Washington. Sibley
wants them to stay there. Harvey, Stew
art, Heinrichseh and some of the others
Sant them moved west.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

My one little ship lay anchored to shore;
no merchandise rare, neither silver nor
gold,
Yet the cargo was dear; my heart and my
soul,
I ne'er would consent my ship to unmoor.
there was but the one,
Why should risk having none?
Without warning it left me; a fair SUNNY
day it answered a signal and sailed far
away,
Needless of moorings, chains and all TO
meet the ship that beckoned, so stately
and tall.
With a cloudless sky, on a calm, smooth
sea, my ship disappeared; il vanished
away,
In vain did pray? Oh, mystery of nvs-
teriesl yet from the sea not even an
echo came back to me.
A. c. Chandler.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

Extract from minutes of council meet
ing of July II, 1895:
BY Committee on Finance
Resolved, By the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah, in council as
sembled.
That the property known as ground
rent property set forth in the schedule
prepared by the city treasurer headed
"Ground-rent owners in arrears for four
or more quarters re-entered by the city
for non-payment' of ground-rent be sold
by the city marshal under the terms and
provisions of the ordinances of the city
providing for such sales.
That the entire fee of the said proper
ty be sold and for the minimum prices
specified in said schedule opposite each
piece of property.
Adopted.
A true extract:
A. N MANUCY,
Clerk of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
Why Jerseyman Are Bewildered.
From the New York Evening Post Qnd)

New Jersey citizens are going about to-
day with the bewildered air BETTING men
who are confronted with two first-class
nominees for governor. The thing is so
unprecedented that their special wonder
is pardonable. Shut up, as they have US
ually been, to a desperate choice of evils,
it will take them some weeks yet to get
accustomed to the idea that, whether it
be Mr.. Griggs or Chancellor McGill, who
is TO be given the governorship next No
vember, the interests of the state will be
in the keeping of an intelligent and firm
and incorrupuble man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

Gradually we are getting on towards
sensible consular service. Our dispatches
recently reported that the President has
put certain consular offices under the civil
service rules. That means that efficiency
and not politics will govern in the selec-
tion of consuls. Some of the .spons-hunt-
ing politicians will raise objections, as
matter of course. But the consular service
should be a business institution in fact as
well as in theory, and steps TO make it so
will be appreciated by the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
NotnbIe GATHERINGS fol

Notable GATHERINGS for Farmers.
There will be several notable gatherings
of special interest to farmers in the Audi
forum at the Atlanta exposition next
month. The most important of them
propably is the Farmers National Con-
gress and Pan-American Agricultural
Parliament. 1t will convene on Oct 10.
and a large number of papers will be read
by men of national regulations. These
papers will be specially interesting to
farmers. as they will deal with matters
pertaining to agriculture.
The Road Parliament will convene on
Oct. II. one of the features of the par
lament win be an excursion to Stone
mountain. frA
The Southern Irrigation congress will
convene Oct. II. The men who will ad-
dress this congress during. its session
have been chosen from more than doz-
en- different states. The papers will con-
tain vast fund of information and many
suggestions that will be helpful to farm
ers.
/. These parliaments and congresses will
draw farmers and others from all sec
tons of the country. and for many of
those who visit the fair they will be great
attractions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
What New York Democrats Want.
From the Chicago Tribune (Rep).

The New York state democratic conven-
ton declared for sound money; gold and
silver the only legal tender; no currency
inconvertible with coin; gradual retirement
and extinction of the greenback currency;
no free and unlimited coinage of silver"
The reading of this plank met with the
heartiest approval being cheered for fully
three minutes. Its unanimous Endorsement
sufficiently showed the democrats of New
York state do not want free silver at Is
to l." and win not have it if they can help
1t, no matter what disgraceful coalitions
may be made by their brethren of other
states with the populist element.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
Hcvv to Make England Warm.
From the Boston Herald.

London thinks it is desperately warm
when the thermometer rises to a maximum
of IS degrees. Some of the states left
and sent as d sample of this erratic eli
mate. The gift would keep England from
freezing all winter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
A NIi.IcnIinr CircnInr.

Mr.. c. c. Cordill is the author of a COM
munication published in the Times-Demo-
crat of New Orleans. which shows an in
excusable effort on the part of New Or
leans cotton factorage firm to keep down
the price of cotton. Mr.. Cordill quotes
circular letter OF Lehman, Stern & Co. of
New Orleans. dated Aug. a., and published
in a Havre commercial paper on Sept. G.,
in which 1t is stated that the prospect for
big crop of cotton Is superb,
and that the crop, in all proba-
bfity, will amount to 100000 bales. The
circular, speaking of the crop in
Texas. says it will be the largest the state
has ever produced. except that of last
year.
Mr.. Cordilrs comments on this circular
are caustic, and they ought to be. Being
cotton factors the cotton firm in question
should do the best it could for its clients.
1t should tell the exact truth, as
far as ii knows 1t. As a matter of fact, the
prospects on Aug. "a of big crop in
Texas was anything but flattering. In
fact, in only very few places in the cot
ton belt was there a promise of more
than an average crop. The effect of the
circular was to depress the price of cot
ton. There is no way, of course. to pre-
vent cotton factors from sending out such
information about the cotton crop as they
please, but surely cotton planters viii not
be in haste TO consign their cotton to
factors who adopt a policy calculated to
injure them.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

the other day Cad Bryant, while digging
a well, unearthed a wonderful tooth some
six inches long by four inches wide.
In order to anticipate and prevent
lengthy discussion, it may as well be
stated that the discovery is the "gnaw-
ing tooth of time"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

The advent of DIR. Talmage into Wash
ington will improve the standard of the
capital city's oratory, considered as a
whole. 1t is a pity that his sermons can,
not be got into the Congressional Rec
ord, with a view of Frightening up that
ponderous publication.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

Black of the Tenth. and his friends.
are confident Of defeating Watson so
badly that the latter will have to re-
purchase his law library and go to work
again. 1t is to be hoped they are right.
With Watson in obscurity populism in
Georgia will soon become a memory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

What was the most confusing case
you ever had?" asked the doctor of the
lawyer Case O. champagne" returned
the lawyer. Il hadn't got half through it
before 1 was all muddled up.'-Harper's
Bazaar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

The Cuba correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune tells his paper that he has it on
the highest authority that one of the
high officials in command of Spanish fore
es in Havana said recently: 1--WE shall
have an army of 100000 men here in Cuba
before we get through, and then. with the
war here over, we will give those ID
yankees a lesson they will not soon for
get" The official probably INDUCED in his
bit of buncombe for the purpose of scar
ing insurgent sympathizers in Havana.
The state democracy of New York and
the Tammany democracy have differences
that seem to be irreconcilabIe. Even the
astute Senator Hill could not induce the
two factions to bury the Ratchet at the
Syracuse convention. They will, in all
probability, carry their fight into the
state campaign. and thus lessen the
chances of democratic success. How
difficult it is to get a party to hold to-
gether when spoils are valued more than
principles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

From the Washington Post Qnd).
Perhaps the South Carolina constitu-
tional convention will provide for the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons fight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-30

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York City. c. S. Faulkner, Manager.
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05
LOCAL LOANS.

The city of Philadelphia, having
failed to receive a subscription to
its new 8 per cent loan in bulk, has
followed the suggestion recently
made by the G o b e, and opened the
experiment Of popular loan. The
results so far are exactly what we
should expect them to be- There is
no great rush of people to take the
bonds, but there is a steady stream
of investors, day after day, who
promise to absorb the whole amount
without difficulty. The city has made
no particular attempt to place these
securities, or to inform the public
where and on what conditions they
may be had. It has done no adver-
Using, such as a private concern
would have to do if it wished to
carry through financial transac-
ton of such magnitude. 1t has sim
ply authorized an issue of its bonds
for amounts as low as $100 each,
and placed them on sale in a particu-
lar Office in its city hall. 1t will
necessarily be long time before the
citizens of Philadelphia, as whole,
especially that class which has small
savings scattered here and there in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05
UNLUCN.Y LA TOURAINE.
Delayed 81 Full Day by Accidents
to Her Machinery.


NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The French
line steamship La Touraine from
Havre, came into port this morning,
twenty-four hours behind her usual
time, owing to a mishap to her machin-
cry during the voyage.
The Touraine, under command of
Commodore Santelli, left Havre July 27.
at p. m. with a full cargo, 223 saloon.
sc second cabin and 253 Storage pas
sengerS. She experienced fine
weather and bid fair to make an I'M
usually good passage, her cabin pas
sengers expecting to land Saturday
morning. They were doomed to dis
appointment, however. At about 4
o'clock on the afternoon of July 81, as
the big liner was approaching the
banks of Newfoundland, Chief Engi-
neer Schoenmetzer noticed a jarring
and pounding on the propellors as
though they had struck some obstruc-
ton in the water, and that the port
engine propeller was working badly.
An examination revealed the fact that
a couple of the stern plates had worked
so loose that they came in contact
with the port propeller, causing a
heavy jar and pounding. Repairs of
a temporary nature were made and the
steamship resumed her voyage at d
reduced rate of speed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05
BANNER COUNTY FOR CROPS.
Big Yield in Marshall - Little
Damage From Smut.

Special to the Globe.
WARREN, MINI, Aug. 3.-Next week
the harvest here will be in full blast.
Some barley has already been cut. The
only danger now is that the wheat will
ripen too rapidly for the sickles The
weather for the past week was very ia
vorable, and grain that was supposed
to be very late a week ago is now al
most ready fer the harvester. Harvest
hands are not very plenty; with the
commencement of cutting next week it
is safe to say that the farmers in this
county Will need from two to three
hundred more men. An agency has
been established here in Warren to pro-
cure farm laborers. The crop outlook
is very good throughout the county and
if nothing happens to prevent the gar
nering in of the grain, Marshall coun-
ty will easily lead all competitors in
yield this year. The report that the
crops here are damaged by smut is er-
roneous; to be sure there is a little
smut in the wheat, but then it is an I'M
dergrowth not reaching within twenty
four inches of the taller wheat 1t is
a very green, puny, sickly growth; when
cut it will fiatten out, and like past
years, be never discernible thereafter.
About 1 per cent of the wheat is this
way.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05
Notable Increase Shown in Con-
Sniar ReDertS,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The bureau
of statistics of the state department
has issued advance sheets of the de-
clared imports for the United States
from various countries for the first
quarter of the year 1895, compared
where obtainable, with the imports for
the same quarter in 1894. The totals
are as follows:
Algeria. s47,241, increase s4OGO7; Aus
7ss Beigium sos 49, i increase $ $SSs
156; British India, S5,754, 578. British
Columbia, S1,1S7,2n, increased from
port of Vancouver $342, 9S7; other ports
inces and Newfoundland, s7G3, $50, in
crease $l6,515. Province of Ontario.
81, 623, 3o1, increase $146, $50. Province of
Quebec, 1851, 519, increase $453, 1893. Cey-
lon; IS S24S, 229, increase SIS, 726. Cuba, 49,
lS5, s9l, of which 81, 063, 509 was in sugar,
81, 1852 leaf tobacco and S527, 3O5 cigars
and cigarettes. Denmark, S67, 3f5, in
crease S24, $50. France, $17,624, 315, in
crease Sc, 425, 74S.
This latter is so great as to cause
special comment by the bureau. and
figures given show that a large share
of the French exports are from the
Paris consulate district The following
are the articles that make up the large
share Of French exports to the United
States during the quarter covered in
the report:
Merinos, cashmeres and miscelIane-
Gus dress goods, 81, 653, SOB; silk manu-
face,tures. S2,0O5, 9s5; laces. veilings,
Gag, feathers and flowers, artificial and
millinery, 1903, 561; gloves, S775,2I7
wines, $676,74l; skins, hides and leather
1868, OBJ; works of art, S45S, 132: china
and glassware, ETC., $3.50, 021; ieweIry
and precious stones, 1914, 59S; buttons
and trimmings, 1922. 49, wool and
waste, 1856, 464.
Germany. is divided into consular
districts. and the figures showing the
exports to this country for the period
named are as follows: Berlin and con-
sulates under, $l2, COS, TOP, increase 81 1O7.-
S4S; Frankfort and consuiates under.
1858, Ill, increase s., So, $40 Hawaiian
Islands, $3,155, 968, of which s.. 034. 100
was sugar. Honduras. 1888, 155. italy,
S5.N7,3OO decrease 1912, 1S4. Mexico
City, s1,557,519. Nuevo Laredo and
eonsulates under, $7,164. 637. Neither
lands, 81, S54,S57. Russia. $7S3, 74O. Spain,
Switzerland, 81, 624, 421, increase 81. $40
131. Turkish empire, s., 2s2, 644
The figures for Great Britain and a
number of other important countries
are not given, as the consuls have not
made their reports.
From Switzerland the largest ex-
amounting to 81, 500, $50; silk ennbro JI
les and piece goods, S968, O6S. From
Germany the principal exports were
dyes, drugs and chemicals, gloves.
silks linen, wooden and cotton goods
braids, velvets, etc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05

the banks, become aware of the op-
portunity that is offered them The
knowledge of it will spread by word
Of mouth, and one person after an
other will come in to secure an
absolutely safe investment for a
small sum of money, with a GER.
tainty of drawing per cent inter-
est. 80
Philadelphia or any other city can
place it's bonds locally if it so de-
sires by this method without fail.
The experiment to which we have
called attention here is interesting
because it is the first time that it
has been tried, as far as we are
aware, in the United States. We
hope that the example will be fol-
lowed generally by other cities, and
still more earnestly that it will
be made a settled policy of the
eminent were held in small amounts
by it's own citizens, it would be a
greater security against financial
folly, against governmental extrav-
agance, and against wild theories
of public policy than all our army
and navy combined, or than any
system that the ablest statesman
could devise. Philadelphia may be
slow in some things, but She de-
serves credit for inaugurating this
desirable and deserving system of
placing local Indebtedness. When
it shall become universal, the rule
OF the bondholder, the broker and
the syndicate of capitalists will have
passed away forever
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05
AMERICANS SAFE.
Our Missionaries Not Killed in
China Massacre.

China Massacre.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The state
department today received later intel
hgence of the killing of the mission
aries in Kucheng, China. The dispatch,
like the one received yesterday, was
from Consul General Jernigan, and
shows that no Americans suffered, but
that the massacre of British sub
jects was greater than at first reported.
The consul generals dispatch is as
follows: Americans all safe. None
hurt. The British killed.
Although Mr.. Jernigan does not use
the word missionaries in his dis
patch, there is no doubt felt by the
officials of the state department that
he refers to them, and that his dis
patch is intended as supplementary to
that of yesterday. Much gratifica ton
is expressed that the Americans have
not suffered, as the dispatch appears
to leave no doubt ON that point: The
cableSram was at once forwarded to
Secretary Olney for his information.
Up to this time. so far as ascer-
tanned, no steps have been taken by
the navy department toward sending
any naval force to the district where
the reported massacre has occurred.
When word came of the trouble yester-
day, the customary Instructions were
sent to Minister DENLY at Pekin to see
that American interests were pro-
tected. In response received last
night the minister said that small
boats could reach the place quick with
marines.
Admiral Carpenter is in command of
me 'hinese station. and he has author
1ty to use the vessels and men under
MS command TO assist IN affording any
protection that may be regarded as
necessary. The lack of ships of light
draught that can penetrate the shall
low waters CT the Chinese rivers is a
serious embarrassment to the author
tiles.