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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

The annual session of the South Caro-
lima legislature is drawing TO a close. The
administration is anxious to get its new
dispensary law on the statute books. in
order to head off the supreme court. The
blu has been rushed through the Senate,
and was sent to the House on Thursday
in a shape that proved to be quite unin-
telligible to the representatives. Some
OF The reformers found one or more para
graphs that were "senseless." Neverthe-
less some others Of the reformers wanted
to pass the bill at once, "senseless" claus
es and all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
Money for Sale, No Buyers.
From the Birmingham News Dem.)

Yesterdays Montgomery Advertiser
says: Yesterday citizen of Mexico was
in this city. He had in his possession Sl5S
of Mexican silver dollars, which he Of
fered TO sell for $50 in American money,
and yet he could not find taker." The
Mexican standard of money is the kind
which our free silver friends want this
great American government TO adopt 1t
does seem strange that really sensible men
can advocate such a disastrous policy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
Here Sc comesr"

They they fell to laughing at the va
rious genders which their fancies had be-
slowed upon the car The one who had
given It the masculine gender offered to
bet soda water for the crowd that she
was correct. The wager was eagerly
taken, and just then the car reached
the corner You see, / was right ex-
claimed the first girl. Its a male car -
And so 1t was. Then they adjourned to
the nearest soda water fountain and
both the losers treated,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

It seems that there was nothing like
principle involved in the split of the Flor
ida republican convention at Tallahassee.
II was just a straight-away grab for the
shadow of spoils, which resulted in a split
because there were not enough possible
places in sight to go around among the
leaders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

After all of the congressional buster
and blowing, the Cuban resolutions
amount to nothing, unless the President
shah see fit to give them force. Like
the bond bill and the so-called emergency
revenue bill, this matter begins and ends
in words, and nothing more. This con-
gress will be long remembered as the
great buncombe congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
Keynote OF the CamDoirn.
From the Macon Telegraph dem.

Chairman Harrity of the democratic ma
tional committee has sounded the keynote
for the coming campaign. The Chicago
convention must, he says, declare unmis-
takably against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at ratio of Is to l. He is
right; not only policy, but honesty and
good political morals, leave the democracy
no other course
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

President Harrison to get out of the
string of republican presidential posi-
bilities would be to get married and go
to Switzerland and bury himself in noun
tain Businesses until after the meeting of
the convention. Writing letters does not
seem TO take one out of a political race.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
"Lnw West of the Pccos.,

Talk about your supreme courts and
your autocratic judges said sporting
man who had just returned from the
scene of the big fight to the Philadel-
phia Record, there's a judge down at
Langtry, Tex, where 'Lanky Bob licked
Maher, who can give any judge in the
country cards and spades and beat him
out at that. There are only half a doz-
en- houses in Langtry, and one of them
is combination Beer and Law Shop,
presided over by Judge Roy Bean, who
is the most autocratic and most original
judge In all Texas. As the name of the
town is LangtTy, the judge, who reads
the papers, has quite appropriately named
his place the Jersey Lily His business
sign bears this sign: Ice Cold Beer, &
Law West of the Pecos.' The Pecos river
is the eastern boundary of the judge
circuit, which embraces 500 miles of Wild
est Texas. He was made judge-probably
Self-appointed, when he was a young
man, and he's about s. now Nobody
would dream of holding an election for
the position. Judge Beans method of
dispensing law is not the sort you read
of in books. Once when a Texan pleaded
guilty before him of killing a Chinaman
the judge said There amt any law in
Texas agin KILN a, Chinaman. Prison
er's discharged on another occasion a
man was brought before him for stealing
a COW valued at about 81. Well, said
the judge you pay $3.50 fine or hang. The
prisoner protested that the COW was only
worth a few dollars. Shut upr yelled
the judge. Come up with $3.50, or you
hang The prisoner came up
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
lNpEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Notice of Appointment
of Southern Bank of the State of Georgia
as State Depository; Rehearsal Great Ty-
coon at Catholic Library Han. Saturday
Evening; Notice AS TO A. c. Harmon, as
Manager of Savannah Office Of the TRAY
elers' Insurance Company of Hartford,
Conn; The Place to Buy Goods, Mutual
Grocery Company; See Here. Mrs. Buyer
Jno. T. Evans & Col; Special Notice
Thomas F. Thomson. Cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of Savannah.
Business Notices-Passage To and
From Europe, Henry Solomon & Son,
Agents.
Spring Hats-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Medical-Dr Charcot's Kola Nervine
Tablets; Browns Iron Bitters; Hoods sar-
saparila.
Silverware-Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
To Be Given Away Next Friday-Appel
& Schaul.
Railroad schedule-Southern Railway.
Amusements-Max O'ReI Tonight at
Guards Hall; Jules Grau's Company, Mon
day, March 6; The Great Sampson at Ma
sonic Temple This Afternoon.
The Boy Who Got Taste of the Oppor-
tunity.-Falk Clothing Company.
Fashion Books for Spring and summer
Estilrs News Depot
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Cheap Column Advertisemeuts-HIelp
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
a Neighbor's Opinion.
From Louisville courier-Journal (Der

L AOAh LOUISVILLE Courier -JouTnal (Dem. }.
Judge Turner should by all means OPP
pose eX-Spea.ker Crisp for the Georgia sen
atorship. Turner is one of the ablest men
in the country. His elevation to the SEN
ate would bring to that body a quality
of brains in which 1t is sadly lacking.
Besides, Georgia needs just such a cam
paign of education on the money question
as Turner, better than any other Geor-
gian could make
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

THE black flag is up; it is fight to
the determination" said Senator ]. c. s.
Blackburn of Kentucky the other day
The dispatches from Frankfort certainly
indicate that Blackburn is gradually but
surely being exterminated, black flag and
all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

Three bright looking girls stood at the
corner of Eighteenth and Chestnut streets
yesterday afternoon, waiting for car.
says the Philadelphia Record. There had
evidently been block out Chestnut
street, but finally a car was seen an
preaching in the distance. The three
girls exclaimed in unison.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

Three thousand tons of sugar have ar
rived at Philadelphia from Alexandra.
Egypt. This is the first cargo of Egyp-
tian sugar ever received in this country.
Sugar is grown along the Nile and in the
interior, and is carried on the backs of
mules for many miles. The average crop
of the country is about 100000 tons, the
most of which goes to France. 1t is a
possibility, now that Egypt is coming
forward as a sugar producer. that some
of the esteemed United States senators
will take an interest in the Egyptian ques-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

"A Chicago editor named Dunlop was
recently convicted and sentenced to prison
for sending obscene literature through
the mails. 1t is said an appeal in his
behalf will be made to President Cleve-
land. If any such appeal is made the pro-
motors of it will be sorry Of it when they
read what the President has to say. He is
known to have some very positive ideas
with regard to disreputable journalism
He touched upon the matter in a recent
letter, and the touch was scorching.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
CURRENT COMMENT.


From the Augusta Chronicle Dem.).
Congressman Turner made a fine argu-
ment against the Cuban resolutions. and
his position is technically correct But
this is an instance where popular opinion
is for Cuba even If lit is agin the sta
toots."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

After this year Columbia College will
not require Greek for entrance to the
college. nor for the degree of bachelor OF
arts. Year by year the dead languages
appear to be "getting deader."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

In the fight between the Conson-
dated Street, Railway Company
and the city council of At
lanta. it seems that the company has
the ropes end on the council. The, com
psnys charter was probably drawn by a
high-priced expert in railway law in par
ticular and other laws in general The
council that voted the company its char
ter had less foresight than the astute
compiler of the instrument The Incl
dent merely illustrates the already pat
ent fact that city councils should be ex-
tremely cautious in granting franchises
curious feature of the silver situation
is that Chairman Harrity of the national
democratic committee is an out and out
sound money man, while Chairman Carter
of the national republican committee is
a free silver coinage man of the ex-
tremest kind. 1t is probable that the per
centage of democrats who are free silver
ties is much larger than that of republi-
cans Still there is no doubt that both
parties viii declare for sound money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

In his recent message to the legislature
Gov. McLaurin of Mississippi suggested
and urged the passage of a law forbidding
gold contracts. That is the kind of a
"bimetallist' McLaurin is. and the kind
that great many other adherents of the
l6 to idea are. To prohibit gold contracts
would be to set up the single silver stan
dard, Notwithstanding the money of the
constitution which the silyerites talk
about so much certainly includes gold.
But McLaurin and his legislature cannot
enforce law forbidding gold contracts
just as long as gold is legal tender
money in the United States; and nobody
supposcs for an instant that it will ever
cease to be that kind of money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

At Leadville, Col, the other day a num-
Der of citizens held an impromptu indig-
nation meeting in the streets-a similar
gathering in Barcelona the other day was
called a mob-and denounced Spain and
burned a Spanish flag. II is to be hoped
that the citizens of Leadville feel better
now. Henors are easy between LeadviIe
and Barcelona, in SO far as flag incidents
are concerned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
me Wan who Hadn't Time.

A certain man. says Life was born in a
hurry. was rushed through childhood. was
crammed through school and college, and
was whirled madly into a cyclone Of BUSH
ness; and through the avenues of this ne
sprinted daily at a speed not altogether
extraordinary-in this age-but neverthe-
less diZZyiug.
At his office a sign. thrust itself into ones
cOuntenance. reading: Yesterday was my
busy day. but to-day is worset'
words:
Marry me Tomorrow
"But-this is-Ohl-Why not wait a
Haven't timer
Later, he blurted out TO her
Marriage. failure! Divorce this after
ION. ohr' said she; can't you let me try
again-just for a."
Haven't timer
An agent got into the Office, behind the
orders TO the contrary
a consulting physician said to him:
You are all run down. The strain for
years has been too much for you. Rest
Of the faculties is what your constitution
demands. Let me beg of you to leave every
thing and 90 down to Beachside for a.
Haven't time. sir. I haven't time!'
Eventually two forms stood beside his
lonely bed One, with bowed and hoary
head. watched the last grains of sand
gliding silently through an hOur-glass and
he made ready with a keen and clever
scythe- The other merely leered and GRIM
ed and rubbed his claws, IL washing at
the CRIME of them. And this last was a
hale fellow who meets many another hale
fellow, being II. l.. Satan himself. He alone
spoke. Touching the man who was on the
bed, he rema rked:
q say, old man. Death is about to carve
you off-and l desire your inestimable
company. Kindly take my arm and"
Here the man jerked himself up with the
last electrical ampere in him. Sowing,
he cut out two words: Haven t-timer
II. L. Satan winked his mouth prodig-
l50 lousy On, yes: you nave, SAID he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07

A drummer whose business frequently
carries him 10 screveu county tells the At
lanta Journal that the Zeagler boys can
be seen at almost any time at the rail-
way station nearest their home. armed
with revolvers and rifles. walk
ing around unmolested. when a
stranger stops at the station the Zeag-
lcrs scrutinize him carefully. and il his
manner arouses their suspicious they in
quire his business. II he hesitates. or If
his replies do not meet with their ap-
prevail, he is made 20 get out Of the vii
lage Just as quickly as he can. The drum
mer says: The people Of the county are
in constant dread Of the Zeaglers. who
do as they please" All of this goes
on in the progressive and intelligent En-
pire State of the South. The Zeaglers
are nominally "fugitives from the law"
but it will be seen that it is the law tina;
has been doing all Of the running.
1t is the CALLED jade that winces. The
Presidents few remarks about undesira-
bic states the other day has had the CT
feet of stirring some Of the sage-brusn
statesmen to resent what they deem a
personal attack upon their constituencies.
Hartman of Montana is sure that the
President had Montana in mind when he
made his speech. If he did, he was about
right.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

The policy of the popocrats in PEN
ington and Custer counties would seem
to be to ave the republicans with their
stupendous strength. In Hill City they
claim practically everything; at Key
stone they would make you believe that
sound money men were an unknown
quantity, and in this place they haye
endeavored to force the conclusion that
they were largely in the majority, and
to emphasize their false declarations
massed large number from remote
precincts Of the county, the result of a
most vigorous and persistent two weeks
effort, at meeting held here on We'd
nesday night. The work has however
proved to be too coarse, and will avail
them nothing. as the true situation is
well known by the republicans, and
they are not in the least disturbed by
the false alarm. The three sound
money men reported at Hill City turns
out to be 63 when the true situation has
been disclosed; keystone is getting
fairly in line, and Custer is just what
she has alway been, the banner town of
the proverbial rich and rising region
known a. the Black Hills Of South Da-
kota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
An Elegant Home.

The new residence building now be-
ing erected by NJ. A. Willis on the
southwest corner Of Lincoln and Sixth
streets, upon which number OF
mechanics are now employed under the
direction of Contractor A. ]. Mills
promises to compare Gvorably with, il
it does not exceed in its elegance OF
structure, its magnificent and elaborate
appointments, and its beauty and per-
fect;on of design, that of any Of the fine
residences previously built in this city.
The spacious structure is of the attrac-
tive Queen Ann style Of architecture,
and when completed in accordance with
the proposed plans, will be a most pro-
nounced ornament to what is conceded
to be one Of the most desirable residence
localities in the city.
The building has two stories and con-
tains eleven spacious rooms with bath
room, wardrobes, closets, etc, embracing
all of the conveniences found in the
best appointed modern homes. The
site upon which tho building Is located
is one of the most desirable in the city,
being delightfully."- bordered upon the
east by rock capped elevations whose
sides are fringed with waving pines
which give to it most romantic and
attractive appearance. The structure il
the most prominent feature in the view
looking north from Custer Avenue and
Sixth street, and when completed viii
attract the attention, if it does no
excite the envy of many who fix thei
gaze in that direction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Wealth of South Dakota.

PIERRE, Aug. 2O.-The valuation ofthe
lands of South Dakota, according to the
last assessments, is s73,684 ,037 for farm
lands and sl5,906,62l for town lots.
This places the average value Of farm
lands at 1882 per acre.
The total number of cattle of all
classes is 5l4,5l9, with an assessed VAL
uation of S5,045,3l9 For horses the
total number is placed at 3l1,615, with
a valuation Of s4,497,7S9 The number
Of mules and asses is 4,75S, with val
uation of S49959. OF sheep there are
$40, 0,75l, valued at 1874, ,495. Hogs num-
ber 2l2,572, valued at s329,S59. All
other personal property is listed at
S9,9l5,475.
In the number of different classes of
live stock the counties which lead are
Choteau-an unorganized county-on
cattle, with 34,394; Brown on horses,
with 1857; Sphinx on sheep, with 25,-
376 and Clay on hogs, with 1880.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Republican Senatorial Convention.

The wealth oftwenty-two of the silver
mine owners being $547 100000, and
their deep desire to have the mints of
this country open to the free coinage of
silver which would bring large benefit
to them to the serious detriment Of the
masses, would seem to be a safe guaran-
tee against the silver cause being ham
pered for funds for campaign purposes
Free silver is the war cry Of the silver
mine owners, says the Highmore
Herald. 1t means increased millions to
them at the expense of the masses. 1t
will put the laborer on half pay, while
that which he consumes increases in
price. Free trade robs the laborer of
the opportunity to work, while free sill
yer robs him of half he earns when he
does work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Shot Dead.

This Thursday morning at o'clock
Roy sewall, who has been confined in
the county Jail for the past several
months for cattle stealing asked Jailor
Kelly to take him to the water closet.
Mr.. Kelley complied with his request,
and when near the Office door Sewall
sprang away from him and out through
the screen door into the street. running
thence to Hammon & Venor's butcher
shop where he sneased in the back way
and taking down Fred Willard's rifle
and belt Of cartridges held him up back
ed ont through the front door into the
street, held up John Venor, and Chief
Of Police Beaver near by, ran up main
street to Martin & Buntins's stable or
dered saddle horse and then went
back to the old Star & Bullock corner.
in the mean time Jailor Kelley had
gotten his shot gun and followed to the
Bloom corner arriving just as Sewall
came back to the opposite corner. Fred
Willard as soon as Sewal left the butcher
shop went to III. 0. Anderson 4 Sons
hardware store where he procured u
Winchester and ran up the street after
Sewall. He arrived at Blatts corner at
about the same time that Tailor Kelley
arrived at the Bloom corner. Kelley
told Sewall he had better put down his
gun and 60 back to the Jail, Sewall
said he would not, he would die first
he had his gun in position to shoot and
told Mr.. Kelley that he had nothing
against him. but if he came an inch near.
er he would kill him in his tracks.
Fred Willard had about that time taken
a position right in front Of Blatt's door
that faces Main street; he said: "Roy
put down that gun and throw up your
hands," Roy wheeled Immediately and
fred at Mr.. Willard the ball passing
only few inches over his head going
through the window sash, breaking a
pane of glass and striking the heavy
outside casing and then falling to the
sidewalk. Willard fred almost simulta-
neously with Sewall, the bali from bis
gun striking sewsll in the jueular vein
on the left side Of tho neck, and he fell
to the ground dying in few minutes.
Mr.. willard than ran across the street
and took his gun and returned to his
shop. Jailor Kelley got to Sewall at the
the same time Mr. Willard did. Sewall
said "Kelley I'm glad its all over; I
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

How changed the conditions prevail
ing since the election of the present ad.
ministration 1t was elected upon an
issue that proposed the reversal of the
economic policies that had brought to
the nation these marvellous results.
Since then our energies have been
stitied, hope and courage have almost
fled, and instead of the chorus of plenty,
wants gaunt hand has pressed close
upon many of our people. Prostrate
industries, idle wheels, smokeless fur.
naces, palsied capital, idle labor, un-
sought production have cried in vain
for help, and the only answer of
triumphant democracy" was the Wilson
bill, with its ''perfidy and dishonor,"
that wrecked our prosperity and ruined
our industries.-Hon. Robert J. Gam BILE,
NJ. c., of South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

Among the chief reasons why the
working man should oppose the election
of Bryan to the presidency, the Railway
Age gives the following submitted by q
railroad employe:
!. Because my present pay won't
quite enable me to buy everything on
earth. and I have no desire to hays that
pay cut in two.
2. Because ! prefer to have " hat few
dollars earn worth 100 cents apiece.
not So cents.
3. Because ! do not see how should
be any better off il the price Of every
thing had to buy was doubled.
4. Because have no idea that il
would profit me IL the whole country
went bankrupt.
5. Because, though the ratio may
now be sixteen men out of work to one
Who has job, have no desire to swell
the ratio by turning tramp myself.
@. Because, though I do not happen
TO be general manager of this railroad,
am still no blooming fool.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Carlisle's Five Points.

/. There is not a free coinage coun-
try in the world today that is not on a
silver basis.
2 There is not gold standard coun-
try in tho world today that does not use
silver as money along with gold.
8 There is not silver standard
country in the world today that uses
any gold as money along with silver.
4. There is not a silver standard
country in the world today that has
more than one third as much money in
circulation per capita as the United
States has.
" Slst..rhere Va not a asilyer standard
.ia-EAng man receives fair pay for hi
days work"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

Free-Trader Bryan is spending many
words, if not much thought. says an ex-
change, in perfecting his pose as the
friend of the laboring men. for, if Mr..
Bryan had his way, we would buy our
goods in Europe and shut up the fac.
tories in this country. As friend of
the laboring men, Mr.. Bryan bears a
striking resemblance to o well.known
character who appeared in sleeps
clothing. If, however, Mr.. Bryan is in
deed appearing in borrowed garments
We may be sure that 1t is not taken from
the back of an American sheep For
that animal Mr.. Bryan has q rooted and
grounded antipathy.