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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

Except In evert OF emergency calling
for a wort from the White House be-
tween now and high noon OF the Fourth
OF March next, Prosi lent CLEVELAND has
sent TO Congress his final message. Il is
q very Iorg message but ii Is chiefly dc
voted 10 review rather than comment.
That does not necessarily mean that It is
not a mtsfa,s satisfactory to the great
majority of the pc orle. The country he's
had n vast deal OF siirriog up since presi-
dent CLEVELAND took Office for the Sec
oud term. In brsiness, trade and forsign
relations tho past three years and q halt
have been marked by distur Dances as
perhaps no similar period has ooen for
long number OF years. The times have
not been easy gong by any means. The
free trade alarm wns followed by the
necessity for readjust rent under the
actual tariff measure. rhon the gold re-
serve scarr, the green back controversy,
the sherman law repeal, bond issues and
fiually tho development OF the currency
rebellion followed in quick succession.
The Congress election of '04 was a tre-
mcndous shaking up, turning over
unparalleled in our history. linen
came tho VentzEsls message, and
the turning up TO popular attention oi
the Monroe Dcciine forgotten by
msjority Of the people for two genera
tions. Meanwhile Cuban affairs and
Armenia have been subjects of unpro-
ceccnted public interest in tho foreign
field. All this is called TO mind at first
glance backward ever the time TO CLRvE-
lands inauguration. II has eesn
period OF extraordinary public disturb
ance.
The country il oEdou btedly little bit
wogn with sll tho controversies, the peo-
pie as whole are undou hi edly glad that
the President upon bis retirement digs
into no cid cuts too deeply and makes no
new is ne TO etir things. No one will te
incline to charge the President with
any failure of nggressiveness not TO ssy
pugnncity, because OF tho character OF
tni, final word. The opportunity was
his especially to gather up the threads,
review end set forth conditions and turn
them over to his successor without
originating anything novel or taking
the initiative in any new line OF
policy. Tho statu quo js eminent
ly satisfactory for 1.-The present The
country can we'll afford to tlve NIL
things Suspended for the t5rse months
intervening 10 the Inauguration OF a new
government.
I. may only DO remarked that every
American citiz,n ought to read the mes
sage very carefully. II furnishes com
prehensive idea OF the situation OF our
public sffairs in their various phases
and Of them every American citizen
ought to inform bimself. From no other
source than the message can this know
lodge be SD easily acquired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

ard reviying business as q result oil the
Selection. They should remember that
these earnings ara largely for period
when tho election had not as set been
heie, when rate wars were were being
wa.ed, w.nen busiress was In a very de-
pressed state, anf when rates op grain
were very low. so that lis enormous
movement did not mean 80 much as re-
CARDS increilei eirnia gs."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
Naturally,
olneyyiile Times.

There are G0,C0o BARRIERS In the United
States and their representatives in New
York are going to mold convention to
discuss matters of importance to their
profession. Providence News.
Cut rates will perhaps be o--e OF the
subjects considered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

CouoaEssMAE DiNoLEY, Senator
VOORHEES,. sensior ALLISON arc coaspic-
rons on the list OF cha n,tions In tho late
e'mp,iyp. Who hsvc suffered pbysicsIiy
from The ht vcrx Of TIM contest fnd
there sctn' Is,i:c dub, that the death Of
soItn yous X. FEIows of New York
is simoa directly si;rlbutable 70 mis-
pcI',icsI lsbors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
SPAIN, CUBA AND u. S.

What the President has to say In his
message about the Cuban situation 10
calculated TO mako the Spaniard feel first
hot then cole as he reads, the Cuban
first cold then hot, while tho average
American citizen will put It down as
very readable summsry OF current gossip
and opinion regarding the situation Of
-hings In tue onetime tight little island.
Undoubtedly the President felt called
upon to speak at some length as to the
war for freedom in the Pearl OF the
Antilles. At any rate he did SO speak.
But the article on Cuba Is an acknow-
ledgment that the administration has at
its command very little information that
IT Is disposed to rely upon, while recog-
nizing a popular disposition In the
United States to cheer on the insurgents
and general sentiment in favor OF free
Cuba and against Spanish tyranny. To
this sentiment tho President bows aud
says some nice things about the
Cubnns on a supposable basis. Then
he turns to Spain and according to pre-
sumptions for and against the attitude
Of that country delivers his verdict favor
ally or vniavorably. And similarly, for
the future, the President pictures a con-
dition and then declares what the position
Of the United Staleo would be In event
such conditions should actually exist. 1t
IL queer rigma role Is the extended con-
siderstion o! Cuban affairs, but perhaps II
Is tic best that could be done with the
sctusl information at command and the
apparent imposyibility OF assimllsting In
any judicial spirit the contrary reports
end statements from either side.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

MIaHry indeed IL the ''personal equa-
tion." Already tho diplomats in their
cold blooded way are conceding to Great
Britain triumph over Venezuela, before
any hearing on the morits of the case,
."because Great Britain will get the NTH
arbitrator"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

The syndicate Of nations that super
viass Egyptian afsirs has compelled Eng.
land to pay back the 800, 900 borrowed
from the common treasury for the sup
port of the Dongola expedition. But
there seems to prevail an opinion that
England has zone this very cheeriuily,
the inference being that she gets Egypt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

"Ir was beautiful launch" wrote the
reporter writing home from Bstn just
after the natty little gunboat, Newport,
took the water. And the intelligent
composition dropped type and made II
"bsautiful lunch'-which 1t was. OF
course, asthe reporter undoubtedly also
had in mind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
Hanna Hasn't Read Message

Washington. Dec. s.--Chairnan Mark
Hanna OF the Republican national COM
mittee was asked last night for an in
terview on the presidents message. Mr..
Hanna excused himself, saying that
While he expected to read the message
be had not yet done so. Mr.. Hanna was
entertained at dinner last night by Col
onel John Hay at his residence on Six
teenth street. The dinner was an en-
tirely Informal affair
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

The esgcrne. expressed by the Hon.
Boz: :.siizsrMwoss to get at and do up the
Hen. jim j. CoRBETr ana the unre-
strained longing OF Mr.. CoRBErT 10 be
irckou up In small room with Mr. FITz.
sInMcSs ure emphssizcd almost daily to
remind rs that in human an'irs wish
ius cuts no Ice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
TO Educnto tho CoIorcd Race.

Dedham, Mass. Dec S.-The problem
OF negro education in the black belt OF
the south was considered at a public
meeting i'm the First Parish Unitarian
church here last night In the intcrcs is
Of the Tuskcsee Normal and Industrial
institute OF Tuskegee. Ala. The speak
ers were Principal Booker r. Wishing
ton Of the institute, ana a number Of
gDIdents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

TIE President continues to argue amia-
bly, that the Wilson -Gormsn tariff is well
enough a. far IS it goes and but for the
wicked greenback We should all be in
clover. Tho unsoundnsss of the argu-
msnt 10 doubtless responsible for the abb
sencc OF the customary CLEVELAND
gressiseness in pressing it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
london Ncwspnpcrs Comment.

London, Dec. s--All OF the newspapers
this morning have editorials on President
Cleveland's message. Most of them re-
gard the message as one of rather minor
importance. except so far as it concerns
the Cuban question. to which phase the
bulk Of the comment is devoted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
Damage bv Smoke and Water

Saco, Me. Dec. S.--The picker room Of
No. mill of the York corporation was
the scene OF a lively fire late yesterday
afternoon. The flames were confined to
the basement, but the smoke and water
has caused quite heavy damage. In
shutting down the water wheel which
runs this mill several cogs were broken.
which viii nocessitate running the mill
by steam power for several days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

THAris an intensely exciting report
that Gen. MAcEo has hemmed In Gen.
MKyLER and the tiger is doing the hum
ing. 1t is hardly credible, but 1t makes
inrpiri,ing reading.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

The Boston Herald declares that "It
looks as IL 1t was going to be necessary to
get out tue band wagon in order to i'm.
press upon our citizens the fact that a
municipal election is approaching" Un-
happy Dosiop. Down here In Providence
We do bp all our elections In a bunch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
Spanish Omciais Listened.

Washington, Dec. S.--The Spanish
minister did not hear the reading of the
president message, but two of the secre-
taries of the Spanish legation listened
intently TO the Cuban features of the
message, and left the senate gallery
when this branch Of the message was
concluded
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
AMERICAN MECHANICS.

State Councii Seoretarv. Charles W. litteu
833 Westminster street. gT
LIpERTy-S -Slocun Post Hall. Market scrars
AMERIcA-Odd Fellows Hall. 81 westisinste1
street.
vIoILANT-orisntal Hall. cornor wsstninsts
ana Dean streets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

Grand Kesper Of Records ana Seal, william
a. Wilson. Room as. Butler Exchsngs.
Telephone 1855.
PALEsJiSg-40 Westminster street.
kEp CRoss--nU5 Eddy street.
DAMoS--7s Eddy street.
GAREIELD- Vo1zie street.
PERsrvEHAHcE-lsbS Westminster street. :
eTEnLINc-steritxg Hall. 2U6 Weybosset %
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

DIR. JOHN WATSON makes II pl'in that
II the United States ever wants friendly
arbiter in England it will make no mis-
take in choosing him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

THE Boston Commercial Bulletin Gays
by way OF suggestion and warning to our
hopes: "It surprises many people TO see
the railroads OF tbe country es a whole
m1Rmg poer reterns OF earnings. They
are incredulous IN the midst OF SO much
talk about .enorn Gus exports OF grain,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

SECRETARY CARLISLE IS evidently won
derirg about this time whether he can
get out OF Office without falling into the
hole In the treasury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

NOBODY appears to be disposed to give
anything bur praise to the conduct OF
tho departments of war and navy. Happy
secretaries, Mr.. LAMONT aud Mr.. HER
BERT. g
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
rhe Ladder broke.

Taur ol. Mass. Dec. S.--By the break
ing o. a. ladder on which they were at
work. Thomas Bacaleer and Thomas IL.
Smith, painters, fell three stories yester-
day afternoon. Both men are, at the
Morton hospital SO badly injured that
their rccove y hardly seems possible.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
RED M EN-.

Arsat Chief of Records. William r. Brown, q
Eddy street. Telephone liza
KISu PniLIP-i57 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

tho Child might uie 10 they waited fos
the dortor. She saved tire little oDe's lite
with few dose, Of One aiiuuto Corgh
Cure. She had used IL for Group before.
Joseph =. Johnstoa's Pharmacy. ss3
westmiEs'cr street; Mstzgors Pnarmacy,
CO North Main street; Alired's Pharmacy
S1i EDDY street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

AMBASSADOR BAYARD having looked
that newspaper gift horse in the mouth
declines IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

The President writes II, the United
states has" and "is". Fis! Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

THE president's message gives evidence
OF gooa deal CT sleeping over. 1t Is
full OF reposc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

TBE Cuban, reveille can almost be hearo
within the walls OF Havana.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08

TUESDAY,. DECEMBER s, 1898.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26

ROW AT A LUMBER CAMP.
The Facts About the killing of One
of the Negro Hands.

Chipley, Fla, Oct. PA communication
in the Atlanta Journal. under date of
Oct %, from Pensacola purporting to give
the details of horrible tragedy which
occurred in this vicinity at the Hagerman
Lumber Company's mill. on the evening
of the 21st, does this community, as well
as the well behaved and orderly negroes
of this section, injustice. The facts are
that Bthe evening of the 21st Mr.. ]. M
Criglar, the business manager of this
large numbering plant had an alteration
with negro named Binar, who had been
in his employ a short time, and who was
at the time inflamed with liquor. He Civ
ing Mr.. Criglar some unsatisfactory re-
ply to something Mr.. Criglar said to him,
Mr.. Criglar spoke to the negro in a man
ner that seemed to inhame the negro's
anger the more, and he spoke back to
Mr.. Criglar insultingly. Mr.. Criglar I'M
dertook to let him know that he must
respect him. The negro undertook to
strike Mr. Criglar, who, being much in
ferior physically. reached for his gun.
He was so pressed for room that he could
not use it successfully, though he did sue
coed in discharging it twice, but the ne
groe, being right upon him and at such
close quarters, did not succeed in hitting
his mark. Before he could get in posi-
ton to defend himself, the negro rushed
upon him and snatched the gun from
him, and the bystanders, the mill hands,
seeing Criglar's danger, and that he was
unarmed showed Criglar into his office
and closed the door. The negro began
firing at Criglar, who was inside the
house. During this time one of the hands
at the mill, a negro by the name of Ben
Horne, went to Mr.. Criglar's assistance.
and was by the negro, who at the time
had Mr.. Criglar's gun, shot, the ball strik-
ing him in his thigh.
At this time a telephone message was
sent to Chipley for aid. Sheriff Allen was
soon on his way to the scene of the
trouble. Before reaching it the negro was
shot and killed by one of the hands at
the mill. This was the extent of the diff
ficulty. except that many shots were fir
ed at random into the office where Mr..
Criglar was, and also one or two shots
| into Mr.. Criglars dwelling house.
This county is fast settling up with a
| thrifty, progressive class of farmers.
! There is now en- route here from Sweden
the advance agents of over 300 families
that are on their way to this part of
Florida to settle They had three or four
| of their party through this section of the
| country about one year ago, and are now
! actually moving. sending their advance
| guard of about fifty men on ahead of the
| colony to make permanent selections and
| this advance guard will reach here in a
| few days as they arrived some time last
week in New York
| Chipley and the surrounding country Is
| much improved in the last few months.
| several handsome houses being erected,
and will soon be completed and ready for
| occupancy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26

the ascending righteous. I see the ac-
cumulated glories of a thousand Christian
death beds-an autumnal forest illumined
bv an autumnal sunset They died not
in shame, but in triumph! AS the lear
AS the leaf!
Lastly: AS the leaves fade and fall only
TO rise so DO we. All this golden shower
of the woods is making the ground rich
or, and in the juice, and sap, ana HE
of the tree the leaves will come up again.
Next May the south wind viii blow the
resurrection trumpet and they VIII rise
So we fall in the dust only to rise again.
THE hour is coming when all who are IN
their graves shall hear his voice and come
forth" 1t would be a horrible considera-
ton to think that our bodies were always
TO lie in the ground. However beautiful
the flowers you plant there, we do not
want to make our everlasting residence
in such a place.
l have with these eyes seen so many OF
the glories of the natural world. and the
radiant faces of my friends, that l DO
not want to think that when l close them
in death l shall never open them again.
1t Is sad enough to have a hand or 1901
amputa ted. In a hospital, after soldler
had his hand taken off, he said GOOD
by, dear old hand, you have done me
great deal of good service" and burst into
tears 1t Is a more awful thing to think
of having the whole body amputated from
the soul forever. 1 must have my body
again, to see with, to hear with, to walk
with. With this hand l must clasp the
hand of my loved ones when / have pass
ed clean over Jordan, and with it wave the
triumphs of my king Anal we shall rise
again-we shall rise again. AS the leaf!
AS the leaf
Crossing the Atlantic the ship may
founder and our bodies be eaten by the
sharks; but God tameth leviathan, and
we shall come again. In awful explosion
of factory boiler our bodies may be shat
tered into a hundred fragments in the
air; but God watches the disaster, and
we shall come again. He will drag the
deep and ransack the tomb, and upturn
die wilderness, and torture the mountain,
but he will find us, and fetch us out and
up to Judgment and to victory We shall
come up with perfect eye, with perfect
hand, with perfect foot and with perfect
body. All our weaknesses left behind.
We fall. but we rise, we die, but we
live again. We mouder away, but we
come TO higher unfolding! AS the leaf!
AS the leaf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
LA FAIRS,
Halter and Mems Furnisher,
q Bull street.
NOTICE TO PILOTS.

Office Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
Savannah, Ga, Oct 20, 1S96-On and after
Nov. l the following regulations are to be
observed:
Steamships in water ballast from Ha-
vana, Rio Janeiro and Santos must be
brought to the Savannah quarantine
station; steamships in water ballast from
above named ports via American ports
come under the same ruling.
When such vessels arrive at the bar
with history of sickness on board. either
at port of departure or during voyage.
they must be remanded to the South At
lantic quarantine station at Sapelo.
Steamships and sailing vessels from Ha-
vana, Rio Janeiro and Santos with other
than water ballast must be ordered to the
South Atlantic quarantine station at Sane
10. Such vessels coming from the three
ports named above via American ports
come under the same ruling.
BY order of the Board of Sanitary Com.
missioners. w f. BRTTNNER
Secry Board of Sanitary Commissioners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
MEETINGS.
SOUND MONEY RALLY.

mass meeting in the interest of sound
money and of the candidates and platform
of the Indianapolis convention will be
held at the Savannah Theater on Thurs
day, the 18th instant, at 8 o'clock p. m.
Addresses will be delivered by Hon. w.
M. Hammond of Townsville and Hon.
Albert H. Cox of Atlanta, and by our fell
low citizens Samuel B. Adams, Esq, and
Col A. r. Lawton.
Tt is desired at this meeting to present
to the people of Savannah the claims of
the Indianapolis convention upon their
support, and all Democrats, whether they
have concluded to support those candi-
dates or not, are cordially invited to at
tend
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26

A word to the wise is sufficient. Don't
ruin your eyes by cheap glasses. Each
tense should be fitted to each eye sepa-
rately. You cannot get this unless You
have your eyes examined by scientific
process. Nature demands perfect vision.
You cannot get this unless the glasses
you wear are perfect in every respect.
After that is accomplished the next
thing is the frame for the glasses. 1t
must fit perfectly in every respect, giving
the wearer comfort and ease. Many
lenses fitted by oculists do not accom-
plish their object on account of misfitted
frames. We have made this point a
study and measure every point of the
face so there can be no mistake.
Bear this in mind. We examine your
eyes free of charge and fit them with
the proper glasses, and you pay no more
than you would buying the same grade
of goods over any dealers counter.
DIR. VI. SCHWAB q SON,
% Bull street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

City Treasurer's Office. Savannah Ca
Oct. II, 1S96.-The following resoIution
passed at meeting of Council Oct. 9. is
published for the information of tax paw
ers:
Resolved, That in view of the recent
disastrous losses suffered by the tax paw
ers of the city of Savannah during the
late cyclone of Sept. 20 the Mayor and Al
dermen do hereby instruct the City Treas
urer to extend to and including the 31st
instant the privilege of paying the third
quarters taxes due the city, with 10 per
cent. discount"
Tax payers who are able to pay now as
well as at any other time are earnestIv
requested not to postpone payment until
the last days of grace.
c. S. HARDEE City Treasurer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
CONSUL GIBSON EULOGIzED.
Memorial Exercises Held Mt an Au-
gusta Church.

Augusta, Ca. oct. 25.-Thls afternoon
at ST. Johns Methodist Episcopal church,
OF which Consul Thomas r. Gibson was
member, memorial exercises were held in
his honor They were delayed until this
time in order that letters might be re-
ceived from his friends in Beirut. and sew.
eral of these were read to-day bearing
testimony from distinguished missionaries
there, not only TO Mr. Gbson's efficiency
as a consul. but TO his deeply religious life
and his cooperation in the missionary
schools and meetings. Addresses Of
euiogy were made by Rev. w. w. Wads-
worth, his former pastor in Augusta. and
by his Intimate lifelong friends Editor
Pleasant A. Stovall Of the Savannah
Press, Editor T.. y. Hook of the Augusta
Chronicle, Editor Charles J. Bayne or The
augusta Herald and Hon William II.
Fleming.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
SWALLOWS MORPHINE TABLETS.
John MOrreIl of Augusta Attempts
Suicide, But Is Saved.

Augusta, Ga. Oct. 25-Following upon
the almost universal experience that one
suicide leads to others, the suicide of
Wesley Bennett was followed this after
noon by the attempted suicide of John
Morrel a well-known employe of the Per-
kins Manufacturing Company. He was
found this afternoon at his home under
the influence Of a narcotic, and physi-
clans were hastily summoned. After a
few hours labor, they brought him around
all Alright, though he persists in declaring
he will do It over again, and a police
man had to be stationed to guard him.
II seems that female occupant of Mr.
Morrelrs home has a malady which re-
quires her to take a great deal of NOR
phine, and nothing was thought of it
when he asked at the drug store for one
hundred quarter-grain morphine tablets
1t seems that he swallowed the whole lot
himself, though the motive for the rash
act does not yet appear