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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
Inviting War.

Our Washington dispatches this morn
ing say that the administration does not
regard with favor the pending resolutions
in congress bearing upon the Cuban situa-
tion. one Of these resolutions provides
for granting beIIigerent rights to the Gu
ban Insurgents and the other has for
its object the recognition OF Cuban indie
pendence. The committee on foreign re-
lations has reported in favor Of granting
belligerent rights TO the insurgents and
OF taking steps looking toward their in
dependence.
The administration undoubtedly IS well
Informed as to how Spain would regard
the passage of the foregoing resolutions.
or either Of them. and that is why il is
anxious that congress shall be a little less
aggressive in any action il may take.
While it is true that we have little to fear
from a war with SPAIN still it is difficult
to see what we have to gain by such
war. We do not propose to annex Cuba.
It IS question whether the possession Of
that island would be of any advantage to
us. 10 is certain that the insurgents are
not seeking annexation. They would pre-
fer. Of course. TO be part Of the United
States to being a province of Spain, but
what they want is Independence.
There appears TO be a disposition on the
part of congress to have war with some
nation. Many congressman hold the opin-
ion that war would be a good thing for
the country As they see the situation
we have several troublesome questions on
hand which could be settled more salts
factorily If we should have "A war with
one of the European countries than if we
remain at peace with all the world.
The unanimity with which the President
was sustained in the Venezuelan matter
was a surprise at home and abroad. Con-
gress was ready apparently to have war
with Great Britain without even discuss
ing the matter. The fact that we are not
prepared for war was not given a mo-
ments consideration. There seems to be
no doubt either in or out of congress that
we could quickly prepare for war. and
that we would come out victorious in a
conflict with any one of the nations of
E4uIolit OF Win All VI ANtll ouCii COLI
fdence would help us immensely in any
war we might have. but it would not save
us from vast losses in the beginning of a
war with frst-class power.
OF course there are few congressman
who would admit they are anxious for war.
but if the real sentiment of congressman
could be obtained it would be found, prob
ably. that they are inclined to think that
war in the present condition of affairs is
desirable
Because the administration is opposed to
the pending Cuban resolutions. it doesn't
follow that it has no sympathy with the
Cuban insurgents. As a matter of fact
it does sympathize with them, but it
doesn't think that sympathy should lead
us to take a course that would involve us
in war that would be productive of no
benefit to US.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
Beyond Herrmann's Power.

That was a good story Charley Strne
told at the Press Club the other night
about Sousa, says the Buffalo Times He
said: The recent visit of John Philip
Sousa recalled the incident that happened
the last time Hermann was in Washing
ton. 1t occurred one night after the per-
Torrance at the opera house. Some choice
spirits had wiled Hermann over to the
Press Club, where he made merry with
the company, and made things appear
and disappear in apparent defiance Of the
laws of time and space; for Hermann
does not seem to be limited in many of
his performances to the necessity of stage
apparatus. Finally a bright idea struck
him, and he went over to Prof. Fanciulli
and extracted a babys shoe from his whis-
kers. Then from the same repository he
took a few hens eggs, a couple of bright
bandanas, and other things. Now gentle
men, said he. anything you require, say
re word, and we have II from the profess
sor's whiskairs. ley are one mine of
wealth. The company was a little slow
to take up the challenge. and the wizard,
as an earnest intention of his offer, shook
out a handful of small change from the
mysterious whiskers
Now say re word he repeated; any
thing you want, we gets it from re pro
fessor's whiskairs.'
Mop, you're wrong there, Hermann,
said one wag of a correspondent over in
the corner. There's one thing you can
get out of his whiskers, and I'll go money
on tits one of Sousa's marches.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
story Of. the Queen,n secretnrr.

lie Menestral tells an amusing story
of the late Gen. Sir Henry Ponsonby, who
was for many years Queen Victoria's pri-
waite secretary. The general was noted for
his politeness, and whenever an artist per
formed at court he always telegraphed the
following day. to inquire after the perform
er's health. If a complete troupe perform
ed at the castle the general employed a
formula, always the, same. which includ-
ed the various members of the company
A short time ago Rogers Prat was sent 10
court to exhibit his educated geese before
Queen Victoria's grandchildren. The dav
following the artist received his tradi-
tional telegram from. Gen. Ponsonby writ
ten in the following immutable terms:
Her gracious majesty would be delighted
to know if the members of your troupe are
well, and If they have had an agreeable
journey. For my own part l beg you to
convey TO them the expression of nv es-
TEEN" The geese were no doubt very much
battered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
Condemned for Telling the Truth.

condemned tOr Telling the Truth.
The republican leaders are demanding
the official head of Senator Carter. the
chairman of their national committee. He
has committed an objectionable offense.
His offense consists in having told the
truth in respect to several things in the
speech he delivered in the Senate the 9TH
er day. He voted against considering the
tariff bill, and in his speech defending his
action he said that the country has long
known that the tariff bill was framed with
the single purpose of embarrassing the adj
ministration. He also said that in framing
the bill the republicans had departed en-
tirely from their well known position re-
garding the tariff issue.
Under the circumstances it is not to be
wondered at that the republicans are cry
ing out for Carriers official head. If some
humble henchman had declared that the
tariff bill had been framed for no other
purpose than to embarrass the admins
tration his statement would have been
treated with silent contempt but the state
ment of the official head of the party can
not be dealt with in that way.
What ridiculous position the great re-
publican party is placed in by that state
ment of Senator Carter! And 1t must not
be forgotten that the republicans in con-
gress refused to take holiday recess, be-
cause they were so anxious to comply with
the request of the President for legisla-
tion for the relief of the treasury They
said they would provide relief for the
treasury. and they pretended to be very
sincere. They framed this tariff bin and
the House passed it, and the Senate would
have passed it also if some of the silver
republicans had not refused to accept it
unless free silver coinage was granted All
the while they pretended they had only
one purpose in view, namely, the relief of
the treasury. And yet they knew the tariff
bill would not afford the treasury any re-
lief. They did not intend it to be a meas
ure of relief. The chairman of their ma
tional committee says they did not The
purpose of the bill was to embarrass the
administration. In the face of this expos
ure, what a spectacle the republican par
ty-the party of alleged morality and high
purposes-presentsl VIII the people ever
trust it again?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

One cent postage is not far in the fu-
ture Mercantile bodies are moving in
the matter, and their influence is being
felt in congress. And why should we not
have one-cent postage?
What should be done is this: Letter
postage should be fixed at one cent a half
ounce, and the second class rate should
be extended to legitimate newspa-
pers only. Books, magazines and
all other literary matter, and all
advertising material should pay the
actual cost of carriage and handling.
The two cent letter postage pays an
enormous profit. In 1890 the letter post
age receipts amounted to SIS. 100000 and
the actual cost Of handling and carrying
the letters was only $SOOO,OOO. There was
a clear profit of 100000. If the postage
had been only one cent the profit would
have been between $4,000, 900 and $4,000, 600
With such profit from the letter post
age, why. it may be asked. cannot one
cent letter postage be adopted at once?
The reason is that the mails are weighted
down with a vast amount of matter that
is carried at a heavy loss. The receipts
from this matter does not pay one-half
of carriage and handling.
1t is now proposed that all second-class
matter, except legitimate newspapers,
shall pay actual cost of carriage, which
is about cents pound, and that third
and fourth-class matter shall be put into
one class and charged at the cost rate
about 10 cents pound If those charges
were made letter postage could be re-
duced to one cent a half ounce and the
postoffce department would still be more
than DEMONSTRATING.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
Liberian Emigration.
From. the Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.).

The Liberian exodus propaganda is again
at work among the southern negroes. and
this time the agitators represent them
selves as agents of the Liberian govern
ment, which, they say, holds out large in
ducements to immigrants. 1t is a suspi-
cious circumstance that the people who
get up these schemes to draw negroes from
the United States to Africa choose for
each new venture a part of the country
far removed from former scenes of opera
tions. Not long ago they were operating
in the Southern Atlantic states; at present
they are in Texas. To be sure, there may
be two reasons for this: They may fear
the vengeance of negroes whose friends
and relations have been deluded into emil
southern whites. who, however they may
deSpise the negro socially. are not willing
to lose his services as a workman. AS for
the true status of the Ltberian emigration
scheme, there are so many conflicting sto-
ries told that an authoritative, truthful
statement is greatly to be desired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
business in Johannesburg.

Here is what a writer in Chambers
Journal describes as an amusing" in
stance of the manner in which the Uit-
Beers: IAN English trader purchased a
wagon load of stuff from a Boer, and by
means of a few figures and calculations
makes out that the amount he has to pay
the Dutchman is about half of what it
ought to be, if correctly reckoned up at
the price agreed. Doom Paul can not
reckon much but has a Ready Reckoner
and points to and wants the larger
amount What's that?' says the other
Let's look at it Then Why, that's last
years Ready Reckoner! Look here, man
it's marked 1894. It's no good now ALA
machtan says the Boer, 1 did not notice
that and plods off home, wagon and all
content with the lesser sum- The writer
adds that leading business mem at
johannesburg will tell you themselves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

A steamer which sailed from Phladel-
phia a few days ago carried $125, 900 worth
of locomotives and agricultural imple-
ments to Russia. Another steamer will
sail from the same port shortly, with
a similar cargo. 1t seems, from this in
cident, that American manufacturers can
not only compete with the ''pauper labor
Of Europe, but can send their products
thousands of miles to "pauper labor
countries 10 find a profitable market
These shipments are being made under
a democratic tariff law, and under which
identical law wages have been raised by
Manufacturing companies in all parts of
the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Strawberri the First
of the Season, VIM. q. Cooper; cut Prices,
Estate S. W. Branch; Experience Is an
Expensive Teacher. John T. Evans & Co;
We Are in 1t As Usual George S. Van
Horne. Manager: Liquor Licenses; a Suit
Made to Measure. Appel & Schaul; Devil
ed Crabs. Etc, at Beckmann's Cafe.
Business Notices-"Old Fashioned Rye
Whiskey. Fred Peters; lie Panic Cigars
j. B. Fernandez; Passage for Europe
Henry Solomon & Son; The Tivoli Beer on
Tap To-day.
Get on the List-Appel & Schaul.
You and Your Wife-B. Fl. Levy & Bro
There Are Many Kinds of Leaks in Your
Money Bags-Falk Clothing Company.
Railroad Schedule-Central of Georgia
Railway Company
Tobacco-Blackwelrs Genuine Durham
Tobacco
Medical-Hood's sarsaparina; Browns
Iron Bitters.
silverware - Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
Saturday. Feb o. Opening Day for the
Sale of Dunlap's Spring Hats-B. II. Levy
& Bro.
Blankets-At Adlers.
Steamship schedule-ocean Steamship
Company.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. the Great in
a Matinee To-day.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent
For Sale; Lost; PERSONAL; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

Yesterday the sultan went from his
palace into the city of Constantinople
for the purpose of kissing the prophets
to pass through two of the narrowes,
streets in the city Preliminary to his
Journey the authorities had these streets
dug up throughout their whole length. in
order to make sure that there was no
dynamite buried in them, to be detonated
when his majesty was passing over it.
Numbers of. persons suspected of being
into plots to assassinate the sultan are
being arrested. daily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

Commercial bodies all over the country
should take steps at once along the lines
laid down by the New York chamber of
commerce for the prosecution of yigor-
Gus campaign of education on the financial
question. Those who are assailing the in
tegrity of the currency are hard at work
Many of them have all to gain and nothing
to lose by the agitation of the question.
The people who work for wages and those
who by industry and thrift have managed
to accumulate more or less property,
should bestir themselves to make assur-
ance doubly sure that panic and disaster
shall be averted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

A number of Protestant clergymen in
Brooklyn have united in asking that fu-
neral services in cemeteries shall be dis
continued. They say the open air ser
vices are not only a task upon the
strength of the ministers, but are a men
ace to public health. There are prob
ably few adults who cannot recall one
or more instances in which a death cold
was contracted while attending the grave
yard services at a funeral
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

The report of the death of a Span
ish officer in Cuba of the yellow fever
brings to mind the fact that the rainy
season in the island is now almost at
hand, and that during that season unac-
climated persons are in great danger OF
the fever. If Gen. Weyler does not sue
coed in putting down the revolution before
the rainy season fairly sets in the chances
for his ever doing so will be greatly dimin-
ished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

Why are Senators Morgan, Vest and
others of their way of thinking so anxious
to embroil this country in a war with
Spain? One does not have to seek far
for satisfactory answer. 1t takes i'm
mense sums of money to- carry on a war
In the present condition of the finances
OF this country, declaration of war be-
tween this and some foreign government
would go very great way toward
driving the United States to a silver basis.
so'ne OF the silver statesmen are willing
- involve the country in all of the hor-
s.s OF war in order to achieve an ad-
vantage for their fetch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

Miss Frances E. Willard regards it as
a token of progress in the direction of
temperance reform in the south that
sit is no longer considered bad form for
a gentleman to decline a drink" She
attributes this change of sentiment to
the influence of women.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

The cables report the possibility of the
beginning shortly of a more or less i'm
portant libel suit in the English courts.
the alleged libel consisting of a blank
page with mans name written at the
top, with the words: what 1 think about
st." Eminent barristers have expressed
the opinion that the libel is complete and
should be severely punished. Presuma-
bly, the blank space is meant to suggest
unspeakabIe things.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

The Salvation army difficulty is at last
becoming inteiligible TO outsiders It
seems that there is no family quarrel
between the Booths. Ballington Booth
and his wife have become American cit
liens. and are thoroughly Americanized.
They thought the American army's az
fairs should be administered for the ben
eft OF the army in this country. The
institution on this side OF the ocean has
large incomes from various sources The
eOmmandant OF the English army thought
the American army's surplus Of funds
should be sent 10 England for the work
Of the army in London. The American
Booth had liberal and advanced plans
which he wished 10 carry out here. The
English Booth, who is the head Of the
Salvation Army organization OF the world,
objected to these plans. and took steps
to reduce the American. Ballington
Booth is being urged to form an indie
pendent army in this country. but he
probably viii not do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
Preparing for a Square Fight.
From the New York Post Qnd.l.

The multiplying signs that free silver is
going to cut through both parties and
make itself the controlling issue in the
next presidential election, will give gen
eral satisfaction--they certainly will to the
friends OF sound money. The great peril
now is two-faced platforms and dough-
faced candidates. The silver republicans
are apparently prepared to fight, and the
sound-money democrats are also stripping
for the contest-none too soon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
Plat knows His Party.
From the Hartford Times (Dem.).

We guess Senator Plat of this state
wasn't so far out of the way in saying in
the Senate, Tuesday, that the republican
party will go into the next campaign on
the doctrine Of bimetallism, as laid down
in the last platform of the party. We have
said all along that the republican declar-
alton on this question would be of the
dodge and straddle" order.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

Congressman Turner and Crisp would
like TO see the democratic party reunited
and in complete harmony. Congressman
Livingston would like to see it continue
in turmoil; and If it is to be harmonized
at all, he would like to see the harmony
come about with melodramatic and red
fire accompaniment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

The south continues to show a better
condition of trade than any other section
of the country, according to the CONNER
cial agencies If the pestilent political
agitators could just be sent into perma-
nent retirement the south would grow
great and rich much more rapidly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
HOTELS AND RESORTS.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

Recommends and uses Bowden Lithia
Water, the strongest in the world. KID
ney, Bladder, Govt or Rheumatic suffer-
ers send for circulars of Sweetwater PARK
Hotel az you don't find one in your noteI
rack). H. T. BLAKE. Proprietor, Lathla
Springs, Ga, near Atlanta Modern ~
room hotel and baths. 81 to 80 per
week. '- -.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

In the event of fusion between the Geor-
gia populists and republicans, one of the
demands of the combination would be
free coinage at the ratio of 16 to /. Now,
what would be the way for the democracy
to whip the combination; by surrender
ing to it?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

A statement gained currency in New
York the other day to the effect that
W. Bourke Cochran. ex-congressman and
retired Tammany politician. was about
to apply to a monastry for admission.
and would become a Jesuit priest. Mr.
Cochran was educated for the priesthood
year and a half ago his wife died,
which sadedned his life greatly. After
her death he had his gold and silver
plate melted and cast into sacred YES
sells. which he presented to st. Francis
Xavier church. New York city. These
facts tended to make credible the story
of the taking Of holy orders. But Mr..
Cockran's intimate friends say they do
not believe he means to become a priest
which belief has been given color by his
appearance lately in Wall street-a very
unholy place, if reports are to be cred
tied.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

DR.. Eggleston. the newly elected school
commissioner of Maryland, is a negro.
He says he is an opponent of race dis
elimination in the schools on religious
principles; there will be no distinctions
in heaven. DR.. Eggleston will discover
that there is wide difference between
Maryland and heaven. and that in the
former. race distinction is ineradicable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

When the matter comes to be looked
into. it begins to appear that the repub-
licans have not got a corner on presi-
Dental possibilities. after all. The dem
ocrats who are being discussed in con-
nection with the nomination are Cleve-
land of New York, Olney of Massachu-
sets. Morrison of Illinois, Boies of Iowa.
Pattison of Pennsylvania, Campbell Of
Ohio Matthews of Indiana, Whitney Of
New York, Carlisle of Kentucky Steven
son of Indiana, Hill of New York, Har-
mon of Ohio, Flower of New York, and
maybe some others. There will not be
any trouble about a man to nominate.
The difficulty will come in electing him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

The question of making large appro-
priations for coast defenses and for in
creasing the navy is now being discussed
in congress. The necessity for being
ready for war is discussed thoroughly
and entertainingly by Prof. Antoine Mug
zarelli. in an article which the Morning
News will publish on Sunday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29

Inventor Edison has at last reached the
conclusion that the living human brain
cannot be photographed with the x ray.
Prof. Roentgen will, therefore, please pro-
duce another ray, of Xxx power.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Weapons for Honest Money.
From Greenville Is. CD News Dem.)
Facts are all the people need to knock
this whole free coinage business higher
than the sub-treasury and the green
back crazeS