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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
His Doc SNYDER.

He was a tattered, weary-looking beg
gar, and he had hardly commenced speak
ing before one knew that Germany was
his native land, says Harper's Round Ia
BILE. He was IN quest of dog, and Sny-
der was the CANNES name.
You don't know holdings mid him.?
he asked. dot vos queer; eferybodies
knoWed him, cause vot nit only Vone eye
dat don't pot1er him, an aceoundt of he
knows holdings of the odder, SEEM init
one shust as he seed nit two before, de
peoples already don't forgot him. No, he
don't answer ven you calls him soon, but
come quick ven you shust asks him Sny-
der. He say pow-Wow-wow unit his tail
dot vos lost nit vone-half by a wagon
Wheel he vag, ind he don't vag the end
vat he don't have on aeeoundt of he fer
gets vat he don't have now.
"Inshtinct, yah: he vos have wonderful
Instinct. You ShuSt pat him nit your
hand on his head, und he die for you on
accoundt of he knows soon dot you IKE
him, but you hit him init your SUCK on
de, head, und den he subspect right OFF
dot you care NIT nottings for him. His
hair VoS upon time voncec plentiful, but
und consequence of a tramp cat init scraS-
gy fur he loss some by tie handful, und
now he don't scratch himself no more; but
he cat vat VoS cause him trouble init his
hair she don't walk on de fences nelder.
''You could told Snyder vot vas SO much
like himself dot you would dink ne Not
OWNS Und you Sc him you knows Sny-
der cause he Vos mitout anoder dog de
same as he vas, und now goes to ma my
palt-headed doggie;" and the poor old man
wandered down the street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
strangIlng Senatorial Ambitions.

Leading republicans in New York are
OF Mr.. Plat, the republican boss Of that
state, and leading republicans of Chicago
are trying TO get a grip on the senatorial
ambition Of Martin b. Madden, a Fourth
ward alderman of that city. Plat is a
much better man than Madden, but promi-
nent republicans of New York say their
party ought to try, now that it has the OPP
portunity, to see if it cannot send to the
United States Senate a man who is not a
machine politician. They want Mr.. Choate,
the distinguished lawyer, elected senator.
They are the kid glove faction of the New
York republicans. They win not have their
desire gratihed. Mr.. Choate has no more
chance of getting the senatorship than he
has of getting back his youth. Mr.. Plat is
the boss, and the legislature win do just
what he wants done in the matter of the
senatorship.
In Chicago property holders generally
are against Madden, who is a big republic
can boss. They held rousing mass meet
ing on Thursday night, and said in series
of resolutions, that his political methods
are vicious and corrupt, that his.record as
an alderman is VIGOROUSLY bad, and that
he lacks every real qualification for the
high office TO which his astounding eff
frontery aspires.' The meeting also declar-
ed that his election to the Senate would be
public calamity and disgrace.
Did Mr.. Madden blush when he read the
resolutions in the papers on Christmas
morning? 1t is safe to say he didn't. Men
like Madden don't blush. They have no use
for bushes. Their purpose is to get
there" and it would not be surprising if
Madden should be the next United States
senator from Illinois. He has his hand on
the machine; hence the machine will move
as he directs. What lot of spotted men
the republican party is getting ready to
send to the United States Senatel When
the list is made up the better element
of the republican party will almost wish
the democrats had been victorious in all
the states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
saIiciaed Trees.

The silicifed trees of the Florissant Ba-
sin are marked curiosity of the United
States, says the Popular Science Monthly.
They are less known than the "stone for
est of Arizona or than the similar maui
soleum of the Yellowstone region, but 1t
is only because they have not yet been
The trees are at the present time repre-
scented only by their stumps. In wander
ing over the. green meadow the eye here
and there rests upon a seemingly bald
SPOT Over it are scattered white and yell
low chips. and. for anything that the eye
can itself distinguish, these could easily
be the chips left in the path of work of a
recently passing woodsman. The decep-
ton is absolute, and it belongs to the
stump as well. The knots and gnarls and
annular rings are perfectly preserved; the
bark stands in prominent relef both by
ruggednesS and color, and all this not in
wood but in the monumental substance
of stone The precise manner in which
the substitution of silica for wood was eff
fected cannot now be learned but in a
general way we know it to have been
brought about as the result of a slow
infiltration into the tree trunks Of heated
waters containing silica in solution. The
remains are fairly numerous, but what
strikes one with special astonishment is
the giant size which some of them attain
Dameters of six, seven and eight feet are
by no means uncommon, and we measur-
ed three specimens which spanned ten
feet or more. In most instances the
stumps hardly rise above the surface,
coming up flush with it; therefore, with
out excavation, ii is impossible to say at
what hight above the roots the measure
ment were taken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
Personal.

-Prussia's high executioner, Herr Rein
del, being about to retire, hundreds of APP
plicants for his position have appeared.
He gets $S7 for each execution and has
travelling expenses.
o--Cornelius Vanderbilt has always been
the good young man of the Vanderbilt
family A witty (though not altogether
charitable) clergyman, who once met him
at dinner. remarked afterward that Cor
nelius would undoubtedly be the Wander
bilt family's representative in heaven. :"
While Bishop Schuritz, of Cologne,
was visiting a school in his diocese re-
Gently he held up his signet ring, on which
the letters Il. Fl. s." were engraved, and
asked one of the pupils their meaning
After moments thought one boy re-
sponded Itch heisse Schurit3'' (my name
is Schuritz.
Congressman Bingham, Lincoln's
judge advocate general is passing his de-
clining years III Cadiz o. an old man of
eighty-two. One of his choicest recollec-
tons is of shaking hands with Lafayette
He was a schoolboy in an Ohio village
when the great Frenchman passed
through the town.
London Truth says that Archbishop
Temple intended originally to become a
teacher. A $4,000 principalship in a train
ing school becoming vacant, he applied
for the place, and, finding that a clergy
man of the Church of England was want
ed, he took orders against his own incli-
nations and obtained the position. Later
he gave it up to become a government
school Inspector.
President Faure's intention to visit
Russia next April has aroused considera-
Bile discussion in France as to whether the
chief executive can make the proposed
journey without violating the constitution
of the republic. 1t is urged by many that
the departure of Faure would leave the
state without a head and without power
to act in case of an emergency.
The kaiser's cousin, the Crown Prince
of Sweden and Norway, has every one Of
his teeth barred. That is TO say, bar of
bone runs through the roots of every one
of his molars, and it has to be crushed
before a tooth can be removed. He is a
martyr to toothache and spends a con-
siderable portion of his existence with a
lieVe the pain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
His rrnntnhle Flirtntion.

AS usual, it was the drummer who was
talking, says the Washington Star.
They may talk as they please" he was
saying, about the naughtiness of flirting
with the dear creatures, but it sometimes
pays, and pays in cash"
You don't mean to tell me-" remarked
a seVere-looking person with a gray whis-
ker and stiff hat, that you have ever
made any money for your house by one OF
those disgusting f1irtations / have seen
and elseWhere?'
Yes, and | do say that, too" asserted
profit to yours truly only, and never di-
vided with the house little bit"
me severe persons harsh gray whiskers
1T was this way" continued the drum
mer. At Crestline, in the great state of
ONO, the Big -Four road going north and
south crosses the Pennsylvania, which
leads principally at that point to Canton
though a few benighted persons still go to
Chicago. Well, was coming down from
canton and way stations. and when l got
TO Crestline had an nour to wait for a
train to Cincinnati. During the wait / met
a rafting good-looking girl waiting for a
train to Cleveland. There was an immense
crowd of pig inns and others about the sta
ton on their way to the Mckinley shrine
1t being before election, and in the crowd-
ing some fellow made grab for the girls
pocket book, and if l hadn't been on hand
she would have lost it.
MY train was delayed an hour, and
told her she had better let me carry the
book for her till / departed, when she
would have to take care of herself again.
Time flew and we strolled up and down
the platform, and gratitude warmed her
heart. When my train finally pulled in,
we forgot all abouut the pocketbook in
my pocket, and didn't leave her till the
train was moving Half an hour later
remembered the pocketbook and took it
out to see what there was in it. Moth
ing, so help me- but $50 bill and few
odds and ends that meant nothing. She
had refused to tell me her name, and
didn't even know whether she was mar
ried or not, and 1 had nothing to do but
wait.
Il had lied to her and told her was go
ing to Columbus, and had given her an
assumed name. and that's all she knew
about me. so there wasn't much of a
chance for her to find me. / told the
conductor about the dilemma I was in and
the money had, and | notified the police
that l had found $50; also put a notice
in the papess, but so far l have heard
nothing, and | am beginning to think that
the fair creature would prefer to lose fifty
than to have somebody find out she had
been flirting with a horrid drummer Be
that as it may, am now $50 to the good,
besides the Irritation, and I'm not sayinS
a word, am l?''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
seeking Information.

| 1t is doubtful if Col. Money, represen-
tative in congress from Mississippi, and a
member of the committee on foreign af-
fairs, win come back from Cuba much
wiser than he was when he started on his
journey. If he returns in time for the re-
assembling Of congress he win have only a
few days in Cuba. It would take him
weeks, even if he were afforded every IA
cility for making an investigation, to get
at the true state of affairs on the island
Stil, it is to his credit that he is willing to
take so much risk and go to a great deal of
trouble to get at the truth.
He says that he is not prepared to vote
for or against the Cameron resolution be-
cause he hasn't sufficient information on
which to base an opinion. That is why
he has gone to Cuba with letters of intro
duction to Gen. Weyler. He purposes in
teryiewing Gen. Weyler, and getting from
him permission, if possible, to visit the
camps of the insurgents. He wants to
hear what each side has to say, and when
he has the information he expects to get
he believes he will be in a position to act
iitSlHSSAliy OA tHt CdmtIOH resolution,
or any other resolution of a like charac-
ter.
AS matter of fact, the actual condition
of affairs in Cuba is unknown in this coun-
try. Congress depends for news upon
the newspapers, and the newspapers pub
lish great deal one day which they con-
tradict the next. 1t is impossible to get
the facts about the progress of the war,
because newspaper correspondents are not
permitted to follow the armies, and they
are not allowed to send dispatches from
Havana which have not been submitted
to the Spanish authorities. 1t is apparent,
therefore, that it is utterly impossible for
the newspapers to give better and more
reliable news than they do
Col Money may be successful in getting
permission from Gen. Weyler to visit the
interior and talk with the insurgent Chiefs
but the chances are he viii not be- Gen.
Weyler doesn't want a member of the con-
gress of the United States prying into the
secrets of the war. a congressman
might discover something that would be
inimical to Spanish interests. In that
event Spain would have no further use for
Gen. Weyler. Col. Money may have an
interesting holiday trip. but it is pretty
safe to assume that he will not gather
sufficient Information to enable him to
reach conclusion as to whether or not he
should support the Cameron resolution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
The ship THAT sinks in Mid-occan.

What becomes of the ship that sinks
in mid-ocean? If At is of wood, says the
Hartford Times, it takes, in the first
place, considerable time for it to reach the
bottom. In one hundred or more faith
oms of water quarter of an hour will
elapse before the ship reaches bottom. 1t
sinks slowly, and when the bottom is reach
ed it falls gently into the soft, oozy bed
with no crash or breaking. OF course, If
IL is laden with pig iron or corresponding
substances, or if 1t Is an iron ship, il
sinks rapidly, and sometimes strikes the
bottom with such force as TO smash in
pieces. Once sunken, a ship becomes the
prey of the countless inhabitants of the
great boat and make it their home. Be-
sides this, they cover every inch of the
boat with a thick layer of lime. This
takes time, of course; and when one gem
Grafton dies another continues the work
until finally the ship is so laden with
heavy incrustations, corals, sponges, and
barnacles, that IL wood, the creaking tim
bers fall apart, and slowly but surely are
absorbed in the waste at the sea bottom
Iron vessels are demolished more quickly
than those of wood which may last for
centuries. The only metals that with
stand the chemical action of the waves
are gold and platinum, and glass also
seems unaffected. No matter how long
gold may be hidden in the ocean IL will
always be gold when recovered, and the
fact explains the many romantic and adj
venturous searches after hidden subma-
rine treasures lost in shipwrecks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
iADkX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Military orders-Order No. 8. Republic
can Blues.
Special Notices-Ship Notice. Richard
son & Barnard. Agents; An Elegant
House for Rent, L. G. Bell; Ship Notice.
Wilder & Co.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company.
Schools Are Closed This Week-B. H.
Levy & Bro.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company.
Tobacco-Blackwelr Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
Pearline-James Pyle, New York.
The Hot Springs of ADMINISTRATORS
A. A. Gallagher, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Auction Sales-Closing Out Sale of Mag
niiicent Furniture, by J. Mclaughlin &
Son.
Medical-Duffy's Malt Whiskey; Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets; Hoods Pills; Scotts
Emulsion.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
a CurIous AmphibIoun RniIrnr.

very curious amDhibious railway waa
opened at Brighton on Saturdays rail-
way which runs from Brighton TO Rot
tingdean Csome four and half miles)
through the water, instead OF under n
says the London Spectator. This Is ac,
compished by the rails being laid at low.
water mark, and by mounting the car on
iron stills. The result is that nj hlgb
tide the car runs along with salt wafer
sometimes ten feet deep on each side-and
yet no sea sickness The motive mower
is electricity, conveyed by an overhead
wire from dynamo at nottingham. What
would pc the result OF running the car
IN gale Of wind and high sen we ia
not know, but probably the companV
when owns the line does not care slnre
the irie II purely pleasure one, we pre-
sumo that the cars viii not run III baa
weather The car which is made Id lool
something IKE the deck OF a Yacht has
sort Of suow-plough in front which cutt
through tho water. n The rallWay sue.
cefde, we may perhaps. see tho whole of
south coast town. threaded on an cleo
tflc wire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
Peace on Garth.
springieId lMass.l RepublIcan

Springfield (Mass) Republican Qnd.).
Christmas finds the world for the most
part, at peace, Notwithstanding that the
year has been prolific of scares and ru-
mors of war. In Cuba fire and sword
continue to devastate the island and this
must continue for some months. N not
for longer period. But peace for the
other nations, including our own, will
DO maintained. Notwithstanding the
great navies and standing armies. the
worlds interests in peace are greater than
ever before. No nation can afford to 20
TO war; all need repose TO solve home
problems, court prosperity and deVelop
dormant resources. Nothing is so precious
to-day as peace, and humanity Is under
the heaviest Of bonds TO keep it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
A Mig "If" I'm the Way.
from the PHILADELPHIA Record m,

Gov. Atkinson Of Georgia has signed an
antitrust bill, recently passed by the leg
isllture OF that state which puts under
the ban all arrangements, contracts
agreements. trusts or combinations made
With "A view TO lessen. or which NAV
tend 20 lessen free competition In the
article or product. OF anything more
sweeping IN purpose than this measure Al
would be- difficult 20 conceive IN n shaii
prove equally sweeping In effect when
u VIII not only secure 10 Georgia the bless
ings Of unfettcred competition. bat VIII
put new courage into the hearts OF mem.
beers OF the legislature Of other states
winch have tackled the trusts either Ia IA
holt-hearted way or not at all
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

One hundred convicts in the Kentucky
penitentiary have petitioned the governor
for pardon, stating that if pardoned they
would go to Cuba and fight for the free
dom of the island. 1t might be desirable
TO get rid of the convicts, but Uncle Sam
is not the kind of fellow to unload such
characters upon his neighbors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

The New York Herald has a washing
ton dispatch which says the President
has decided to direct the immediate fore
closure of the governments mortgage on
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific rail-
roads. unless congress takes some action
speedily with regard TO the matter. This
Pacific railroad matter has been hanging
nre long enough. IL would be like the
president TO take hold OF Il with a vigor-
Gus hand as be did the Venezuelan mat
,'r' ana bring 81 20 a conclusion. Congress
mas been given an abundance Of time 10
s'lue The affair." bat has not made the
bcai possible use or Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

Kansas city is 20 follow the lead OF Chi
cago Ia the adoption Of an ordinance pro.
hibitlng splitting in street cars. thoaters
and other public places. Every city in
the country should have an ordnance Of
tho kind and the ordinance should be en-
forced siringently. Promlscuous splitting
rs d most disgusting and az the same time
dangerous nuisance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

Cecil Rhodes indirect characterization of
John Bull as a fellow of ''unctious recti-
tude" touches the spot. John Bull is the
greatest stickler in the world for rectitude,
when it tends to increase the sale of man
ufactured goods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

In Massachusetts there are two broth
ers, aged "A and % years, who are suffer
ing a peculiar mental affliction. Both are
educated, and of good address. Recently
both went crazy, at the same time, and
both acted in precisely the same manner.
Whatever one would do; the other would
, do at the same time. 1t appeared that
mind. When one slept, the other would
sleep; when one yawned the other would
yawn; when one wanted to shoot his
father, the other got a pistol and Joined
him. In fact, in every act they duplica-
ted each other, even if they CHANGED to be
in separate rooms. Physicians are study
ing the strange manifestation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

The report reaches Baltimore that the
Laurada has sunk Maybe she has only
dived, and will presently bob up serenely
from below, somewhere in the neighbour
hood of Cuba or the coast of Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

1t seems, from the reports, that the
problem of state which is chiefly troubling
the next administration is the question of
managing the Inauguration ball
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

Many iarmers who know how % grow
fine crops do not know how TO dispose Of
them to ,he best advantage after they are
grown and gathered Teaching farmers
how 70 market fheir products would have
been a grand work for the alliance. n Il
had not taken q fatal dose o. politics.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

The Duchess Charlotte Antoinette Luz
ellie d'Auxy of Brooklyn, has begun a suit
for divorce from the Duke Arthur Charles
Eugene Edward d'Auxy, alleging that he
does not support her, and has not done
so for FIVE years. The duchess was for
merly Miss Lamar, daughter of the late
f. G. Lamar, president of the Bank of
the Republic of New York. and a cousin
of the late Secretary l.. @. C. Lamar.
The duke is a Belgian nobleman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
The FriendIess Trusts.
From the Buffalo News Dem).


The trusts are being overhauled by all
parties. A shaking up will do them good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-28

The New Orleans Board of Trade will
send delegation to Washington to repre-
sent the rice interests OF Louisiana when
the tariff is taken up. The delega-
ton will be composed of planters, millers
and merchants. and they will make argu-
ments in favor of higher duties on import
ed rice. The Charleston News and Courier
insists that delegation from South Caro-
lima shall also be sent TO Washington 20
ask for protection to the rice industry. The
demand should be made, says our contem-
porary, mot because a protective tariff
and higher duties are in accordance with
the principles and policies Of our people,
but because il there is any protection pie
going around we should be there to get our
full share" II is 10 be observed that the
protection pic counter is beginning TO be
fringed with a long line Of expectant
faces