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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

The election of ex-Gov ]. b. Foraker
to the United States Senate from Ohio
is not received with unbounded Joy by
republicans outside of that state. Mr.
Foraker is known from one end of the
country to the other. though for several
years he has not been in public life. He
wasn't in retirement from choice, how
ever, but because some of his plans for
his own political advancement miscar-
ried. But he is in the political swim
again. or will be on March of next year.
and ne will leave no means untried to
stay in.
Mr.. Foraker will not be regarded a great
addition to the Senate. lie is ambitious
and cunning, and unless he has changed
greatly will devote the most of his time
to finding out how he can get higher up
on the political ladder. Indeed, he may
endeavor to get the republican nominal
ton for President. although it is now
understood that he is supporting Maj
Mckinley for that position. Still judg-
ing from his reputation. he would not
hesitate to abandon Mai. Mckinley if he
thought he saw chance for himself.
lie will, of course act with the repub-
leans in the Senate. being a republican,
but il he should think he could advance
his political fortunes by breaking away
from them It would not be surprising If
he should do so. Therefore it would not
be advisable to predict the position he
will take upon important public ques-
tions when he gets into senatorial harness.
He is pretty certain to do what he thinks
would bring him the best return from a
political point of view. Mr.. Brice, whom
Mr.. Foraker will succeed, has never been
accused of being statesman. and some
of the things which have been said of
him have had the affect of prejudicing
the public mind against him, but it is
doubtful if Mr.. Foraker will give much
better satisfaction than Mr.. Brice has.
In substituting Mr.. Foraker for Mr.
Brice, Ohio hasn't improved her influence
in the Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
banker MorEnn.. Statement.

The statement which Banker Morgan
made In connection with his announce
ment that the bond syndicate was
dissolved is a very frank and
STRAIGHTFORWARD one. He was call
ed 10 Washington and consulted
about the proposed bond issue. No agree
ment Of any kind was made with him, nor
was he requested TO form a syndicate TO
purchase the bonds. He did form syn
dictate. however. mainly for the reason
that he was anxious that the proposed
o0rd sale should be a success. No DOUBT
he expected TO make money out Of the
bonds il they had been sold his syndicate.
But it was more important to him and
those associated with him that the bond
sale should be a success than that his
syndicate should get the bonds. because
those who were associated with him have
vast interests dependent upon keeping
the. currency sound.
The bonds were not offered to ais syn
dicate however. They were offered to
the public. and Mr.. Morgan's syndicate
remained intact until it became certain
that the bond sale would be a success.
The mission of the syndicate was then
ended, and it was dissolved.
II is not known what the Morgan syn
dictate intended TO bid for the bonds, nor
is it known what the bids are that have
been submitted for the bonds, but it is
known that the government did not offer
to make a contract with the Morgan syn
dictate and that it had no intention of
making such a contract.
Whether Mr.. Morgan is disappointed or
not because Of the failure of his syndicate
to get the bonds is unknown. He says he
is not-that he is satisfied for the bank
ers and others who have bid for them
to have them. What he desired was the
restoration of the nations credit and that,
ii seems, is assured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
AHcro FROM Real Ltfe.

The girls had seen a picture of a life
saving fire corps. organized by the young
ladies of a foreign town, and as Upton
was lacking in that respect, they decided
to form a brigade, says Pearsons Week
ly. The drill consisted in getting round
large blanket and holding it to catch
the victims, who jumped from the second
or third stories of the burning buildings.
Great enthusiasm was manifested among
the damSels and dogs, cats and heavy
weights were dropped successfully from
dizzy nights. But the fair members of
the corps wanted some real practice, and
could not persuade any small boy or man
to make a martyr of himself in the cause
of beauty and science.
The brigade was very anxious to have
somebody try 1t, so that they would be
prepared in the face of real danger and,
after much persuasion, a young man,
was prevailed upon to fall into the blank
ct from the top of a house.
The life-Savers assembned one after
noon attired in becoming uniform, and
and took a firm grip. Then the accom-
modating youth, for loves sake, climbed
up on the roof of the building, made ready
and jumped.
Each girl was gazing upward, and at
the terrible sight was so shocked that
without thinking, twenty-four hands went
up to as many eyes to shut out the view.
The brave young man is still confined to
his room, but his engagement is announc-
ed, and his lawyer is endeavoring to col
lect his accident insurance. At the last
meeting of the Titon Debating Society
1t was proposed to bring up the question
whether it pays to be a modern hero, "
but as all the men, having seen the treat
ment accorded the invalid, wished to
speak in the afhrma tive, the question
was dropped. The sad thing about it is
that all the youths are now willing tC
fall into blankets from any hight, while
the corps has dissolved permanently.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
Personal.

George Meredith is said to be in such
a state of III health that his physician
has ordered him 70 decline all invita-
tons to dinners and other festivities.
a monument is to be erected to Presi-
dent Diaz. in the City of Mexico. It will
he an arch. designed after the Arc de
Tromphe, in Paris.
George F. Seaver. who attained ma
tional prominence through his detective
work in the Borden murder at Fall river,
died at his home in Taunton the other
day.
Prof. f. S. Luther of Trinity College,
Hartford. Conn, who has held the chair
Of mathematics in that institution since
1888, has been elected to the presidency
of Kenyon, College, Gambler, o.
DIR. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago will
forward S25, 600 at once as the first INSTALL
ment of his gift to Mount Holyoke Col
lege. He offered to give $4,000 provided
the alumnae would raise, $4,000.
Col. Thos wentworth Higginson is re-
covering though slowly. from his recent
serious illness. He is still confined to his
bed; but few of his most intimate friends
are now permitted to see him for a few
minutes each day.
M Emile Sauret. the violinist has
Just arrived IN this country This is his
present occupies one of the highest paid
places of the kind in Europe, as head
professor at the Royal Academy. in Lon
don
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

The dramatic critic of The Daily Bread,
a gentleman of a serious and intellectual
cast of countenanoe, with rooms on the
second floor of an elegant and commodious
fiat in a neighborhood of high respecta-
bility, heard a loud noise in the hall be-
low and stepped to the door to investigate,
SAYS the Chicago Tribune.
Three or four men in working garb had
unloaded a piano, and were preparing to
take it up the stairway
ITS for somebody on the floor above a
he said to himself as he went back to his
study. And it's good piano. l saw the
name of the maker on the box. If the
person who is going to evolve harmony
from it in the room overhead-and he
shuddered slightly-doesn't make good
music it won't be the fault of the instru-
ment."
Half an hour later while deeply engag-
ed in writing an elaborate criticism on
the German opera that had been perform
ed the evening before, he heard knock
at the door, followed by this converse
ton:
1.-THE man at lives here is in the music
business, amt hep
why, yes in one sense he may be said
to be engaged in-in the
That's wat l told 'em. Say, we've got
a piannah out yere half way up this next
fight O. stairs, an we're stuck. Tell i'm
to come an give us a lift, will your"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

You have no idea how much a suicide
in a hotel hurts The patronage OF the
house. said one Of Louisville's popular
hotel clerks the other night. according TO
the Courier-JOurnal Il was cierking in
a hotel once and one Of our guests took
arms against sea or troubles as Shake
speare puts it. OF course, IT was written
up in the papers in ali its narrowing de-
tails, and the business of the house fell
on at least p per cent. in the ensuing
SIX months l stayed at that hotel 1--we
years afterward. and I pledge you my
word there was hardly a week in all that
time that some fellow didn't come in and
say after registering: Now, don't put me
IN the room where that man killed him
self / used to watch closely after that,
and when man would come in late at
night looking like he had more trouble
than he could carry l managed 10 get
rid Of him on one pretext or another.
I've had some narrow escapes too,
one night when ] was standing the long
watch a detected looking fellow came in
very late, and asked for a bed. 1 sized
him as man whom il would be risky
TO entertain, and / told him the house
was full He walked over to a rival no
tel and got a ROOM The next day they
found him dead in bed. He had taken
morphine.
Another night man entered the ho-
tel, registered and asked to be assigned
TO a room. He had been on protracted
spree. Before going u0 to his room he
called a bell-boy and said he wanted to
send to a drug store for a small dose Of
morphine TO quiet his nerves. He said he
was a physician and he wrote out pre-
scription and gave it to the boy. From
the hieroglyphics on the prescription /
couldn't tell anything about the quantity
of the drug he had ordered. | got the
man off to his room in a hurry, and then
/ followed the boy and told him to ask
the druggist if the quantity of morphine
called for would be enough to Kill a man.
The druggist said it was sufficient to kill
three men, and / saw to it that the pack
age was never delivered Next morning
the writer Of the prescription left the
hotel, and in less than week he killed
himself at little lodging house uptown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
BRIGHT BITS.

"A Predicament-"she's to let me know
at the end of a week if she accepts me-
1T must be terrible suspense"
Rather! | don't know whether to break
off my other engagements or not."-Life.
-Would-be Cyclist-I though you said
that after twelve lessons of an hour each
l should know how to ride?
Cycling Instructor-So you would, sir,
If you hadn't spent the best part of the
time on the ground.-Tit-Bits.
Two Better.--MF.- Isaacs Enthusiastic
ally)-I would go trough fire for mein
wife undt family.
Mr. Cohens 1dejectedly)-Ach dot vas
holdings! | hat gone trough dree fires
for mein wife undt family undt even den |
CANT get enough moneys to satisfy DER
ravagances.-Puck.
The Kind Wanted, Druggist (glibly)-
Soap? Why. yes! This is the famous ZOO
Zoo Soap for facial faults" and this is
'Korker's Komplexion Kream Soap
here's "Tolliver's Tar makes shampoo
ing a luxury" Queen of CASTLE for
bath or toilette" and
Mrs. Casey Gnterrupting)-HoV yez amy
that'll take off the durt?-Puck.
-Richard-I had a great dream last
night. Thought / went into the Office
talking about one thing and another. he
said to me: Young man, l like your
appearance, ana 1 want TO do something
for you. I'm going to give you $40 600.
How will you have it-in money, or will
check do your" And he took out his
checkbook to fill out the amount. But l
wasn't going to run any risks, you know,
and so l said I'd take the cash, if it was
all the same to him. "All right" said
he and went off to get the money; but
as luck would have it, woke up before
he got back.
William-Quite dream
Richard-Yes; and I've been kicking
myself ever since because 1 did not take
the check.-Boston Transcript
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

The honeymoon was over and they had
settled down to show themselves staid
and steady old married people, says the
Chicago Post
Harry" she said, knitting her pretty
brows as if greatly perplexed: I've been
trying to arrange things a little system
atically to-day"
quite right" he said. ITS time we
were settled and had everything arranged
Yes. but. Harry, the fact is IL
- on what? Nothing has gone wrong,
has it?' he asked anxiously.
us that / find 1t a little hard toto. 1t
wouldn't be proper to sell any of the
presents, would it,"
Certainly not"
That's what / feared" she said with
a sigh. You see, | don't know just what
to do with them all.
DO with them?" he exclaimed with
masculine readiness to settle any prob
lem. why, use them, of course"
But how, Harry? Howl" she asked.
I'VE have eight clocks and only seven
room fiat"
He gave a low whistle.
Then we have five dozen silver spoons
and four cake baskets"
He began to look perplexed himself.
There are twelve butter knives and six
fruit Dishes" she added.
He swore softly to himself, but made no
suggestion.
We have three sets of fruit knives
and
Enough he exclaimed. DO what you
please with them"
But, Harry, I want you to"
They're yours he interrupted. They
were all given to you and not to me
weren't they? 1t wouldn't be fair for
me to assume any right TO them when
they were expressly given to YOU"
And thus She first learned of mans
ability to dodge a difficult problem.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
Not marrison's Mouthpiece.

Gen. Harrison, if his private secretary
is to be believed. is about tired of having
those who profess to be his friends an
nounce on their judgment that he will
not be a candidate for the presidential
nomination. The latest to offend in this
respect is ex-senator Palmer of Michigan.
who declared last Monday, in an inter-
view, that Gen. Harrison was "out of it,
The next day Gen. Harrison's private Sec
rotary stated for publication that when
Mr.. Harrison is ready to announce his
position in the political world he will do
it himself" This is notice to ex-senator
Palmer, and all the rest of the busybodies.
that Gen. Harrison is still able to man
age his own affairs, and that he pro-
poses to do so. He doesn't intend that the
politicians shall put him in or take him
out of the contest for the presidential
nomination.
Gen. Harrison's position is about this,
probably: If he sees a chance for getting
the nomination, he is a candidate for it,
and if he sees no chance he is not a
candidate. He will be able to determine
pretty accurately weeks before the con
vention meets whether he has chance
for the nomination or not and then an
authoritative announcement may be made
by him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Landrum Lodge No IS, F. and
A. NJ
Special NOTES.-The Suvio Gas Globe
Heater, Etc, Lowell & baltimore; No
tice TO City Tax Payers; Highly Recon-
mended for the Stomach. at Beekmann's
Cafe
Business Notices-Original Budweiser
Beer Henry Solomon & Son; lie Panic
Cigars: No Question About 1t, Boleys
Star Grocery.
Medical-Duffy's Malt Whisky; Matted
Koffee-Kola California Fig Syrup.
Concerning Boys Underwear-B. II.
Levy & Bro.
Amusements-Henry Irving and Miss
Ellen Terry in the Merchant of Venice,
at the Theater Jan. %; Donnelly and Gil
rard and Their Big Company in THE
Rainmakers.' at Theater Jan. 20.
New Publications-Ladi Home Jour
nal; Comfort"
Railroad Schedule-Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad.
Twenty-Five Per Cent. Off-At Collats.
It's Fine Weather for Macldntoshes and
Umbrellas-Apple & Schaul.
Auction Sale-Fancy Grocery Store and
Saloon, by J. Mclaughlin & Son.
Reductions-Falk Clothing Company
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

Commander Ballington Booth Of the
Salvation Army has been ordered by
headquarters in London to resign his
leadership in this country and prepare
to leave for England. Commander Booths
father. Gen. Booth. is the leader of the
English organization. and it is under
stood that his son has dispieased him by
giving too many prominent offices in the
army to Americans. 1t is suggested that
the removal of Commander Booth is a
part of a movement to anglicise the Sal
walton Army I'm America
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

From the New York Herald qnd).

1t is good news for the pension agents
that comes from Washington; the pension
appropriation bill of the session is up
for discussion, and at the outset of the
talk the figures show millions of dollars
increase over the enormous appropriation
of last year. The scandals of former ses-
sions are to be revived, evidently. The
familiar farce of aiding the old soldier
is to be gone through with and the public
taxes are to be vastly increased for the
benefit not of those who did brave work
for their country, or their dependents. but
for a horde of pension agents. who are
dealers in a multitude of ancient claims,
Of which large portion have no decent
foundation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

A law suit involving the responsibility
Of a municipality in ordering compulsory
vaccination is pending in Brooklyn Two
years ago. during a smallpox scare. a
school girl was vaccinatcd By city ply
sicians against her own protests and
those OF her parents. she had been vac
cinated a few months previously, and the
scar was shown TO the physician. In spite
Of that evidence. however. vaccination
was enforced. blood poisoning set in and
the child died The city furnished the
vaccine point with which she was vac
cinated. 1t is claimed that it was i'm
pure. and was the cause Of death The
parents Of the child have brought suit TO
recover damages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
Snap Action in Tennessee.

For fear that in July or August there
may be an issue more prominent than the
free silver issue. and that democrats in
a convention held about the usual time
to nominate a candidate for governor
may deem this silver question of secon-
Diary Importance, some of the members of
the state executive committee insist that
Tennessee democrats must be placed on
record early. although these same commit
teemen claim that democrats in this state
are Overwhelmingly for free silver. Are
they unwilling to trust the men they rely
upon for support?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

on Sunday the Morning News will pub
lish an article on 1.-The Anglo-American
Imbrogiio," by Prof Antoine Muzza-
relli. The same article will appear on the
same day in La Republique Franchise of
Paris. The article will be found both in
teresting and instructive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

The reduction of the tax rate in Florida
nails to the counter the assertion that
she was knocked out by the destruction of
the orange trees by the freeze of last
winter. So far from being seriously Grip
pied, Florida is in particularly health
full and fourishing condition. Her re-
sources are practically inexhaustible, just
as her pluck is.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Newcomers Know Turner.
From Fitzgerald (Ga.) Enterprise Rep.).
Judge Turner will undoubtedly be re-
nominated for congress in the Eleventh
district and that means reelection Mr.
Turner's work in the House of Represen-
tatiyes certainly deserves this recognition
from his party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

The water meter matter is decidedly
muddled. 1t is certain that the property
owners do not know what to expect, and
it is almost as well assured that the au-
thorities are not satisfied as to what to
demand. The meters have put somebody
in hole, and it will require taxation of
some kind to get out of it. Who viii he
required to put up the money is not quite
clear SO far
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

of this city as the republican candidate for
the governorship means merely that the
republicans are guessing through the
whole list of possibilities. Col. johnson
would most likely say something like what
Maj. Hanson said if he were approached
with regard to the matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
ShcrmRn's New Colleague.
From the New York Times Dem.)

The republicans of Ohio could not
have presented their venerable senator
with a colleague whom he would have
loathed quite so acutey as he must
loathe Foraker. Mr.. Sherman must he
more or less than human if he exerts
his influence to promte the comfort of the
junior senator from Ohio
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

Notice has been given to Savannah
that the ways and means committee of
the House will be ready TO hear on Mon
day next arguments in favor of the es-
Enlistment Of sub-treasury in this
city. Steps should be Immediately taken
TO bring the matter before the committee
in manner that win prove conclusively
to the committee that the establishment
of the institution here would be of great
est benefit to the cities of the South At
lantic seaboard and large interior terri
tory. The commercial bodies of the city
should be strongly represented before the
committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

1t is to be hoped that the queens auto
graph letter to the sultan gave him warn
ing that he must improve his ways or
lose his throne, and that it contained no
suggestion of an apology for William
Morris recent reference to his august
majesty as abdul the damned"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

There are bricks enough in the wall
around the old South Broad street Gene
terry to build a city stable large enough
TO meet all requirements for fifty years.
and have enough left over to do consid-
cradle sidewalk paving. A city stable is
said to be necessary, and it win be neces-
sary for the wall to come down to make
the cemetery into the proposed colonial
park.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17
Longstrcet on Longstreet.
from the Richmond Dispatch Dem)

Whatever may be the opinion of the
public as to Longstreet's greatness, the
generals book shows that he has no doubts
on the subject. Now, if the southern peo-
pie would accept Jongstreet upon Long
streets estimate he would take a place in
public favor in advance of Lee, StonewaH
Jackson, Beauregard, and all of the rest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

The Southeastern base ball league starts
off with apparently good prospects, and
with good management ought TO make a
prosperous season. 1t is just as we'll for
the management to understand at the
beginning, however. that poor playing,
throwing games and other sharp prac-
tice will not be tolerated by the patrons
of the game 1t is not suggested that any
such things will be ATTEMPTED. On the
other hand, the prospects are that the
game win be run in a clean and business
like manner. In other seasons sharp prac-
tice has hurt the game. hence it is per-
tinent to refer to the matter at this time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

Judge Lyman Trumbull who is being
talked of as the probable candidate of
the populists for President. is So years
paying posthumus honors. Judge Trum-
bull is about as good a man as they could
pitch upon.