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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
The Sneaker. Chair a HOODED.

1T Is not known exactly when the Rec
elections of the late Capt. Isaac Bassett
Will appear In print, said a member or
his family recently, according to the
Washington Star, nor exactly who will
supervise the publication OF the same.
Several gentlemen Of distinction have
been consulted in relation 10 IL. though
no arrangement has bene made about the
publication.
Some months before his death Capt.
Bassett, in conversation with friend.
said i have Sketched out the plan OF
one OF the chapters Of my 'RecOllectiOns'-
that WILL / think, be Of considerable in
terest 20 the people. l saw a while ago a
statement that there was a hOOdOO about
got into the executive chair from il. This
statement gave the names Of the various
gentlemen who had been speakers and
candidates for the presidency at the same
Time, and stated the fact that they had
Jailed IN their ambition. ! touch upon
these same facts myself, and give my
half century's experience with them The
"hOOdOO" is not only on the speaker
chair, but IL is a fact. unconsOling as il
may be TO the presidential candidates of
the House and Senate, that no man has
ever been elected President directly from
the House or Senate
president Garfield came nearer to il
than any one else, for he had his commits
sion as a senatOr-elect in his pocket when
ne was elected, but he was not a senator
Inc captain said of the chapter he re-
Ierred 10 that while II would be interest
ing reading for some, he could not prom
Use that II would afford any satisfaction
70 congressional aspirants for the presi-
dency, except they were believers in the
theory that history would not repeat it.
SELF The Kew, Or. Sunderland will be
asked 10 edit the 'RecOllectiOns'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

1t isn't crime, or even a misdemeanor.
in the eyes of the law in West Virginia to
steal a dog. The reason is that, no matter
how valuable a dog may be in the eyes of
its owner, it is not property and has no
standing whatever in law. An instance
showing West Virginia's need of such a dog
law as the Hon. Hope PolhiIl, of Bib. not
long ago proposed TO give Georgia, came I'm
in a West Virginia court the other dav. A
man stole high-priced hunting dog. The
dog had on collar and a chain, and these
the thief took along also. The owner of
the dog took the matter into court. In as
much as the dog was not property under
the law. the court held there could be no
larceny of it, However, the defendant
was convicted of the larceny of the collar
and chain, and sentenced to the county
Jail for one hundred seconds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

Henry Watterson tells this story Of the
Hon. 3. Lawless, a former member of the
Louisville bar and who came from Glas-
gov, KY, says the Hartford Courant. He
was long winded" talker and when he
arose to make an argument he did not
know when to stop. On one occasion he
was making a speech before Judge Ballard
in the United States court. He had spok-
en- several hours and the judge and every
body else was thoroughly tired out, though
they were helpless.
At last Judge Ballard beckoned hfs
brother Jack Ballard, to him and implor-
ed him TO stop Lawless if he could.
"Oh, that's easy enough" replied the
brother. "I'll stop him inside of three min
utes.
There was a great deal of curiosity TO
see how this could be accomplished as the
orator seemed to be nowhere near the end
of his speech. Jack Ballard took a pencil
and sheet of paper and wrote:
MY Dear Colonel: AS soon as you finish
your magnificent argument / would like
you to Join me to see Lillian Kennedy in
"A Midnight Frolic.'"
The note was handed to the orator. who
paused at the end of a soaring period, drew
his glasses from his pocket and read the
note. He put it in his pocket and said:
And now, If it pleases your honor and
you, gentlemen of the jury, leave the case
with YOU"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
Distribution of Immigrants.


The immigration Restriction League has
made some inquiries at the immigration
station on Ellis Island New York. with
view to ascertaining certain facts not
covered by the governments statistics of
immigration. The leagues inquiry had
three objects in view: To ascertain, %
the truth of the immigrants answer as to
his ability to read and write; (2) the des-
tination of the less desirable nationalities
and the iliterates; and 90 the grouping of
the immigrants by the amount of money
brought with them. In three days about
900 immigrants were examined, chiefly
Germans. Bohemians. Films, Russians,
Hungarians, Galicians and Syrians. All
of the Germans and Bohemians could
read and write, while the iiteracy of the
other races was as follows: Films, 10 per
cent; Russians. AS per cent; Hungarians,
36la per cent; Galicians. So per cent; and
Syrians. 90 per cent. OF the illiterates, 10
per cent. brought no money; 80 per cent.
brought 81 to s.; 2S per cent. brought Sc
to $40; 40 per cent. had s. or over; and 6s
per cent. had $40 or less.
AS to the distribution. it was found that
nine-tenths of the races whose illiteracy
was very great would stop on the Atlantic
seaboard, while only 10 per cent of them
We're destined to points beyond Pennsyl-
vania. OF the better educated races, a
considerable proportion were destined for
the newer sections of the country. The
number of immigrants destined for the
south was too insignificant to be counted
in the calculations. The league found only
one such, German, bound for Georgia.
The leagues object is to secure the re-
striction of immigration by the imposing
of an educational qualification, and it
urges that the statistics summarized
above show that neither the west nor the
south would be hindered by such a quail
fication, while the already crowded east
would be UNNECESSARILY benefited. A re-
quirement that the immigrant should be
able to read and write the English or
some other language would not affect the
classes of immigrants who go west and
south, because they are invariably able
to read and write. coming almost entirely
"a.
France and England. The census returns
show that between 1850 and 1890 something
less than per cent. of the illiterate immi-
grafton found its way into the South At
| lantic states, and less than 10 per cent.
went to the western states, while the rest
was congested in the North Atlantic and
the North Central states.
With this matter. of course, is connect
ed the question of the extension of the
elective franchise to naturalized foreign
ers who are not worthy of or prepared for
it. But that is a very large subject. The
inadequacy of the immigration laws is a
great evil. and like all of the other great
evils from which the country is suffering.
the responsibility is upon the republican
party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

The free ship bin has been indefinitely
postponed by the senate. That means il
has been put In a pigeonhOle where the
dust OF months OF years may accumulate
upon it. Meantime the American mer-
chant marine is dwindling. American
ship owners must pay tribute TO the ship
builders OF New England. or their craft
will not be permitted American registry
and the privilege Of flying the stars and
stripes. And upon the top OF this, the
New Englanders are asking congress for
still more protection" for their yards and
craft A bill has been introduced to limit
the length Of tows. This is directed
against the traffc with barges and tug
boats. which seems 10 be growing in favor.
Certain ship-builders at Bath. Me, who
declare that the barges have broken into
their business, originated the movement.
The bill proposes to limit the number OF
barges that a tug may tow at sea to one.
The builders declare that when tug takes
more barges in tow than one the tug
and barges become a menace TO sailing
vessels. There are numerous ocean-going
tugs that are strong enough to pull three
or four, and sometimes six barges and II
would seem that the ocean is big enough
to allow the sail craft plenty of room. But
the New Englanders say it isn't so. and
that when a tug takes in tow more than
one barge. she is apt to get in the way
of and crowd the schooners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
Vow the Conf Man.

II see that you and Blank are on friendly
terms again." he said to the man at his
elbow, as they walked up woodward ave-
nue., says the Detroit Free Press.
BLANK Why, Blank and l are the best
of friends" was the reply.
But he's in the ice business"
Yes of course"
And last summer, when I was walking
down with you one morning. you couldn't
say enough bad things about him."
why, / don't remember"
You called him cheat and a swindleI
and a robber, and lots else. and you swore
you would lick him on sight. Don't you
recall it?"
1T does seem as if dimly remembered
something of the sort, but it had quite
slipped my mind. My dear sir, the sea
sons change, and men change Then il
was hot weather and the ice gave out.
have no doubt that l called the ice man
a swindler and robber. 1t is now win
ter, however"
And you-you-"
II am down on the coal man, sir! Yes
sir, he is a regular highway robber. and II
I meet him between here and my house
shall depend on you to hold my overcoa1
and cane while l lick the shortage on six
tons of coal out of his hidel"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
Crain's Cnmpnign.

Poor Grain once told me how he man.
aged his campaigns, down in his district"
said a House member to a Washington
Post reporter, land it struck me as rather
amusing"
Down my way, said Grain, there are
a large number of Mexicans, who can't
speak or understand a word of English.
l am in the same fix in regard to Spanish
So, whenever l address a large audience
of my constituents, nearly all of them
Mexicans. 1 distribute fourteen or fifteen
Americans through the hall. They give
the cue when it is time to applaud. They
wink to their neighbors or nudge them in
the side with their elbows, and these Mex
leans, who are under contract to my cam
paign managers, set up a vociferous APP
plause, just as though they understood
every word l said. Well, this sort of thing
is contagious, and the whole house evinces
a break-neck disposition to do me honor
The MeXicans don't understand what it,
all about, but they come to the conclusion
from the example set themby their friends
that Senior Grain is all wool and a yard
wide
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

At Bordeaux recently, says the London
Telegraph, a hysterical Frenchman visit
ed the tomb where his beloved was laid
Carrying a lighted candle and kneeling
by her coffin, he exclaimed passiona ely:
Would l could die! Would / could 4ier'
Just then the wind closed the door and
extinguished the light. The bereaved
lover who had just prayed for death.
rushed for the door; he could not open it;
he tore at it, knocked, kicked, struggled,
calling loudly for help. No answer, only
the utter silence and darkness of the
tomb. His wish to die was forgotten.
He sank down and wept; his tears were
not for his beloved, but for himself He
felt the pangs of hunger; he thought of
his candle and cut it into four parts. He
ate the first quarter the first day, the
second on the second day, the third on the
third day and the last quarter the fourth
day. No more. and he must die of starva-
ton. He made one more desperate eff
fort to burst open the door, when it sud
denly opened and the keeper of the GEM
etery stood before him; the sunlight blind
ed him, and he fell from exhaustion. He
had been there Just four hours
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
Romance of a EpooI.

Once upon a time, to wit, last October
there was a man, and his name was Eu-
gene Green, of Syracuse, says the New
York Tribune. 1t fell out that on a certain
day Eugene decided to go fishing, and pro.
cured an empty spool from his sister, on
which to wind his line. But either fate
or the merry little god of love prompted
him to look at the SPOOL when, behold
he saw thereon these words written,
Whoever finds this will confer favor by
writing to Miss Lena Drake, Wiliaman-
tic, Conn" To this request Eugene paid
prompt heed. Miss Drake answered his
missive; in due time photographs were
exchanged, and pledges of affection were
only one way. Mr.. Green went to vii.
limantic the other day. He saw the girl
was conquered by her charms, married
her on the spot and they have been happy
ever since. After that who shall say that
there is nothing romantic in Williaman-
tic? -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

When a senator wants drink of water
he wants it badly, says the Washington
Times. Mr.. George was talking the other
day and stopped in his speech long enough
to hurl a command at one of the pages:
Bring me some water here.'
He was talking about grass seeds, and
the subject must have been a dry one. for
before a page could reach him the sena-
tor shouted at another:
Give me little water herer
By this time the galleries, as well as the
pages, learned that the senator from Mis-
sissippi was athirst. Still the page did not
appear. Then, in desperation, the senator
threw out his arms in a most pleading
manner, and exclaimed:
lis there any water about here any
where?'
This outburst called forth burst of
laughter from the Senate and galleries.
The senator joined in the laugh himself
in a few minutes. This seemed to ouencb
his thirst, for he didn't touch his glass of
water for five minutes after it reached
him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

Once more Mrs. Lease of Kansas ap-
pears in a new role. She is now a preach
err. Her first sermon is scheduled for next
Sunday. in Wichita. 1t is said she prom
Uses to Skin" the wolves who have been
going around in sleeps clothing, espec-
tally the wolves in the church, who have
become the slaves Of the British gold
standard" and the money power" 1t
may be that the versatile lady will prove
a formidable rival of Sam Jones in the
way of stirring up sensations. Mr.. Jones,
however, is not crazy on the money ques-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

1t is alleged that az a recent conference
between Senator quay and ex-senator
Platt it was decided that il would be good
practical politics for the Quay-Platt COM
bine to induce the working of the fay
orite son" idea for all that it is worth,
in order to head off Mckinley. In line
with that decision. at the national repub-
lican convention New York will present
the name of Morton. Pennsylvania that of
Quay, Kentucky that of Bradley, Michi-
gan that of Alger. West Virginia that
of Elkins, Maine that of Reed, Iowa that
of Clarkson and so on. This "favorite
SON. business is. therefore. likely to be
made ridiculous. but politicians of the
Quay-Platt kind do not care how ridicu-
lous a thing is so long as it gives the
promise of success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
Where Farming Pnrs

Capt. Thomas A. Grower of Brooks
county, whose presence in the city was
mentioned a few days since, and who is
one of the many successful planters in
that part of the state where
there are numerous prosperous farm
ers and good farms, namely, Southern
Georgia, in speaking of planting cotton.
said that the prosperity of the farmers
in his locality is due to the fact that they
always give as much attention to raising
corn. sugar cane, potatoes. hogs and other
produce as they do to planting cotton.
Capt Grower lost an arm in the early
part of the late war, and had to return to
his plantation, where like all patriotic
farmers of that time, he turned his atten-
ton to raising corn and other produce and
hogs, to feed the soldiers of the confeder-
acy. Cotton was an extra crop then. and
though plenty of it is raised now. it is
still the the extra CROP" and the fact
that it does not bring high prices everv
year makes little difference in the long
run. as all good farmers have a plenty
of corn and bacon of their own raising
for home use, and very often some to send
to market, and are, therefore, satisfied
with the average price they get for the
great staple. 1t is farming like that which
makes farmers Indifferent to the ups and
downs Of the markets of the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

Secretary Morton gets back a smarting
rap upon Senator Vest with regard to the
latter's speech in the Senate the other
day. in which he devoted himself to fling
ing mud at the administration, the ag-ri-
cultural department and the Secretary of
Agriculture. To all inquiries as to what he
thinks of the speech, Secretary Morton
replies: Il suppose it was about the most
brilliant effort of his life, and I read it
with satisfaction and amusement"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
bright BITS.

-Unoficial.-"A thousand pardonsy' he
exclaimed, bowling low.
You mistake, sir" she replied coldly;
Il am not Gov. Altgeld. Truth.
Still Time.-Bobby-I had three fights
to-day, and l didn't get licked once
Bingo (reaching for a strap)-Well, my
son, the day is not yet over-Puck
-She-Yes. that is Mr.. Gamboge, the
artist He is welded to his art.
He-Judging from his appearance, 1
should say that he didn't marry for
money.-Boston Transcript,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
The DingIey Gold Brick.
From the Philadelphia Record Dem

Whether the Dingley bill shall be
choked to death by the free silver gang
or vetoed by the President, it will have
served its purpose as a campaigning ex-
pedient To every trust and monopoly
now existent it offers a Is per cent. in
crease on the present rate of plumber
which is tantamount to a Is per cent in
ducement to contribute money and votes
for the election of another republican
congress and a, republican President The
game is so apparent that all further dis
sembling seems stupid folly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
An UndeniabIe Fact.
From the Greenvine Is. c. News (Dem.,

No matter how much they may specu-
late and calculate and figure-and they
are good at twisting figures-the free sill
yer people cannot be rid of the fact that
the present House of Representatives,
representing the sentimnt and thought of
the people at the last general election, is
overwhelmingly for the gold standard
When the fight is Joined squarely between
the single silver standard and the gold
standard regardless of party lines, and all
other. issues, as the populists seem deter
mined to have it, silver Will be mashed
beyond the recognition of its friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
A BeIated Plea.
From the Nashville American Dem).

Senator Harris last interview is con-
ciliatory in tone, pleads for party unity
and harmony, and tells democrats to
stand by the old and established rule that
the majority in party councils rules But
is not this good advice a bit delayed?
Having set on foot a plan which is be-
ing used to create disSenSion and to read
democrats out of the party, will the senior
senator's advice be followed or have the
rule or ruin" advocates gotten beyond
his control?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

1t isn't anything new for Senator Till
man to threaten to bolt the democratic
party. He has been talking about doing
that kind of thing for some time. If we
are not mistaken he said something along
that line just prior to the last democratic
as name goes, he is still in the party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15

If the report that DR.. Hunter, the re-
publican candidate for the Kentucky SEN
atorship, has signed an agreement to vote
with the free silverites in the event of his
election, should prove true, it ought to be
the death warrant of his aspirations. He
would be proven a bushwhacker, and a
politician without principles or principle
Whatever else may be said about Black
burn, he has made his fight in the OPEN