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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

The Morning News has received the
following communication from Shirly, S.
C. It is one of other similar communica-
tons:
1 enclose you a copy of circular that
is being sent out to eX-SlaVe owners For
the benefit of thousands of readers of the
Morning News and Weekly News please
let us know through your columns if there
is any virtue in this plan. A Reader.
The Morning News has already called
attention to the circular mentioned by our
correspondent. 1t is circular sent out by
the United States ex-Slave Owners Reg
istration Bureau" at Washington, D. G..
which appears to have agents in the diff
ferent southern cities. 1t advises ex-
slave owners or their legal representatives
to register the slaves they possessed at
the time the slaves were emancipated. and
announces that it has devised a system
for registering them for a fee, the amount
of which is stated in the circular
We do not advise any one in respect to
this matter, but we do not hesitate to ex-
press the opinion that the slaves win
never be paid for. The reason for this
opinion is that the constitution of the
United States provides that they shall not
be paid for. Before congress could make
an appropriation to pay for them the con
stitution would have to be changed. and
to change the constitution requires the
assent of the legislatures of three-fourths
of the states. 1t can be readily seen how
difficult it would be to get three-fourths
of the states to consent to an amendment
of the constitution for the purpose of
opening the way to pay for the slaves
that were emaneipated. Such a thing is
possible of course, but it is not within the
bounds of probability. The states that
were in the confederacy might vote for
such an amendment, but they are not one
fourth of all the states. What chance is
there that three-fourths could be oh
tanned? It doesn't seem to us there is one
chance in a million
There Is only one woman lawyer in New
Jersey. A few days ago she appeared in
court as the counsel for the defendant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
Personal.

Prof Sylvester, F. r. s, of oxford. the
mathematician. who earlier held profes-
soIS nlps at the University of Virginia and
az johns Hopkins, has been elected a for
eign member Of the Turin Royal Academy
OF Sciences.
The new governor of British Guiana,
Sir Augustus Hemming, who is about to
pass through the United States en- route 10
georgetown, is especially celebrated in
England as cricketer, being renowned as
one of the Oldest and most successful of
amateur players, a rival, indeed. of the
Hon. Alfred Lyttleton.
j. b. Darnell of odessa, KY, is 81 years
old and is splitting rails, every day that
weather permits, with an iron wedge that
Is 20 years old, which his great-grand-
father brought from Scotland with him
lie hauls the rails with his well known
mule, katy, who is "a years Old he shaves
once week with his razor which is AZ
years old, and has a reap-hook that is Is
years old.
William McKinley's mail at present IS
an epistolary crazy-quilt. He receives
hundreds of letters a day from all parts
or the country, and the curious nature of
some of the letters would furnish him
with much amusement if he had time to
dwell upon them. One man in Utah wrote
to Mckinley recently asking for the pos>-
tlon or minister TO England If the latter
was elected President.
The Car Of Russia is not a contented
man. He never looked forward with sat
lsIaetion to occupying a throne, and the
fret him greatly. Added to his usual bur
dens are the countless annoyances that
are connected with his approaching coro-
nation. The car has a fairly well bar
ahced disposition, but 1t is said, he has
been growing thin, testy and touchy of
late.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

In his speech at Newman Mr. Crisp said:
Suppose that you had been owing debt
Of 500 for FIVE years. You could have
satisfied that debt five years ago with
two bales Of cotton; to-day it Will require
three bales OF cotton to cancel the same
debt. The reason is. the supply OF money
has been reduced and the demand has cor
respondingly increased"
As a matter of fact has the supply Of
money been reduced? Did Mr.. Crisp show
that it has? He did not. We are quite
sure that the per capita circulation is
greater now than it was five years ago
that the supply Of money in this country
is greater But did Mr.. Crisp mean IN
this country or in England. where the
price Of cotton is fixed? He didn't say.
lie was careful not to say. But, according
TO Mr.. Crisp. the reduction of the money
supply was much greater last year than
il is this year. because by his reasoning
If it would have taken only two bales of
cotton to pay debt Of 500 five years ago
it would have taken four bales last year
and only three bales this year. From this
it appears from Mr.. Crisps own reason
ing that there has been an Increase in the
supply of money since last year. Yet Mr..
Crisp tells the people that the supply has
decreased.
Is Mr.. Crisp entirely fair with the peo-
pie? Is he not resorting to arguments to
uphold his side of the case that are not
just what statesman would use?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
The silver Que.tion.

Down in Texas the other day the fnan-
cial question was settled in a few min
utes." said a Texas representative TO a
" ashington Star reporter. 1T was at a
meeting Of the republican congressional
convention Of my district, and the dele
gates were largely of a dusky hue The
Solored delegates knew that there had
Oeen some talk about the coinage OF silve-'
ana gold at the ratio of Is 10 ], but they
didn't know what il was ali about The
majority OF them seemed 10 think that il
meant sixteen more dollars for every man
IN the future than there is one now, and
they were heartily in for the passage OF
resolutions faVOring the free coinage OF
silver and gold 1t happened. however,
tnat there was present well posted white
man, who wanted the resolutions of the
conventions TO correspond with the re-
publican doctrine as expounded by other
know exactly how 10 do il. His time came
in a few minutes.
" 'Gemmen oh de convenshun,' said one
OF the cOlOred delegates. Pm somewhat
disposed ter faVer de free coinage Ques-
ton. If II will gio US more money den 1 m
fur Il, tooth, hand, tOenail, horse and hide
It's Jest whut We need De colud race hab
never mad DER portion Oh de spondulix
OATS manufactured in Washington. But
DeIo' We pass desc resolutions let US heer
from rom our friend ober dere.'
leader wanted.
I'm tell you. fellow republicans he
said, what all this means. This free coin
age matter is scheme of the democrats
10 take everything away from the negro
and give IL all to the white man. Sixteen
10 one, my friends, means nothing more
nor less than sixteen dollars for the white
man and one Tor the negro, sixteen for the
democrat and one for the republican
There was a commOtiOn following this
speech, and the convention unanimously
and adjourned, vowing vengeance on the
democrats"
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Crisp and Turner.
From the Boston Herald Qnd).

It is reported from Georgia that the
democrats of that state have practically
agreed TO send ex-Speaker Crisp to the
United states Senate, and retain Repre-
sentative Turner as the leader of the del
egation fand perhaps of the party in the
House. An obvious defect in this ar
rangement is that the two men are both
out of place. Mr.. Turner's talent is more
Of the senatorial stamp, and Mr.. Crisp
is better adapted to the more active and
eXcftable scenes of the House. We should
hardly expect the latter TO add greatly
TO the strength of the Senate debates,
though Mr.. Turner viii be a good steady
ing force 10 the democrats of the House.
II they can be Influenced by him. Crisp
Is smart politician. rather than a states
man. and Turner is exactly the reverse
OF this. II is probably the pushing power
or Crisp IN his politician capacity which
enabled him TO make his choice Of
places. The country Is interested in this
arrangement chiefly by the fact that
Crisp is free silver man and Turner
- Tor sound money. A free silver vote
tells IN the Senate. while Il amounts TO
little In the larger body.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

If the city council cannot see its way
clear to the acceptance of the proposition
to remove the shell and cinders dressing
of the Drayton street roadway and Law
thereon surface of asphalt, it is to he
hoped that it viii discover some other wav
to abate the nuisance of the Dravton
street mud and dust During and after
each rain the roadway is a streak of mud
and slush for its whole length. Hundreds
of school children have to cross the road
way three or four times day. at the cost
of having their shoes covered with the
nasty. wet mud. a great many of them
have to sit for several hours with wet
shoes. with the result that they contract
more or less dangerous colds. The road
way ought to be improved, orecrossings
ought to be provided.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

In its Wednesday issue the New YorB
World discusses in a long doubie-leaded
editorial the question. rs Not Cleveland
the Logical Candidate2" Il takes the
ground that Mckinley will be the candi-
date Of the republican party. 1t says
that ''the logic of the political situation
has led the republican masses TO sup
port him with a fervor that has proved
irresistible" and asks. "WiH not the
same constraint Of circumstances compel
the nomination of Cleveland by the dem
ocrats? Is he not as trulythe logical can
didate OF his party as Mckinley is Of the
reDublicans?"
The World says that it asks this ques-
ton for the purpose of inviting discus
sion Of it, though at the same time it
gives reasons why Cleveland should be
nominated. 1t brushes aside the third
term objection by declaring that the OPP
position is to three consecutive terms.
which Cleveland would not have if he
should be nominated and elected this year
He would have three terms. it is true. but
the second, the one he is now serving.
is separated from the first by a period or
four years.
We doubt if the Worlds article will
arouse any greater interest in the ques-
ton whether or not Cleveland would be the
strongest candidate the democrats could
nominate than already exists. 1t has az
ready been discussed in all its phases
But as much as it has been discussed the
interest in it does not abate in the least
1t is very probable that if it We're not
for the anti-third term feeling Cleveland
would be nominated at Chicago. He Is
not popular with the politicians. because
he has never permitted himself to be
guided by their selfish purposes, and he
has not consulted them as to the policies
he should adopt. But he is popular with
the people-remarkably popular. That this
is so is demonstrated by the applause
which the mention of his name is re-
ceived by the people who assemble to
hear the Smith-Crisp debate in this state.
And it is also true that he is the most
conspicuous representative of the sound
money sentiment and also of the low tar
if sentiment of the country. We have
no doubt that if Mckinley should be nom
mated on a platform that stradded the
silver question and contained a declara-
ton for high tariff Cleveland could beat
him on a sound money and low tariff plat
form-if it were not for one thing. That
thing is the third term tradition. We
may say that another term would not
mean three terms in the sense in which
the third term declaration is I'M
derstood, but neither that assertion nor
anything else we could say would salts
fly the people that the third term precedent
was not being violated in spirit. if not
in fact. If Cleveland should be renomi-
mated. There are tens of thousands OF
democrats and thousands of sound money
republicans in all parts of the country
who would not vote for him because
they are against giving any man a third
term. Therefore, though Cleveland ap-
pears to be the logical candidate. ana
although his popularity is great, it is
doubtful if it would be advisable to NOM
mate him If it were possible to do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
bright BITS.

THE conditions seem to be unfavora-
ble,' admitted the medium. II am unable
to get answer"
Il allow we tried him too late" said
the widow. Bill allays was asleep nv q
O'clock an when he got settled down to
1t you might blow the house up without
wakin' i'm. "-Cleveland Leader.
Mr.. Dismal Dawson's removal of the
trash from the lawn was so languid that
Mrs. Watts was moved to say: Il fear Won
are not fond of work?"
oh, yes, l am, num-" said Mr.. Dawson.
Il think so much of work that l wouldn I
oils Journal
II think I'll run for President"
"Youg'
Certainly. Why not?"
There's absolutely no possibility of
your being elected"
.'Of course not; but that's true of nearly
an the candidates, and don't see why /
of them. It seems to be a fad this wear. )
Chicago News.
Tourist footsore and wearv,-Nrv
friend, 1 have lost my way. How much
further is it to New York city?
Agriculturist Sitting on the fence and
WhittIng)-What direction have you come
from, stranger
Tourist-Easl ward
rlculturist-You've been in New York
city fur about two hours, stranger. whit
ties on.)-Chicago Tribune.
Yes" said the author of the suddenly
popular novel; lit seems foolish, 1 know,
and it would subject me to a great deal of
rldlcule. But there is no other course open
to me. l will have to challenge him
Has he insulted your
Mortally. He questioned my intelli-
'How?"
by publicly expressing the opinion that
l really believe the things l nut in NV
books. "-Washington Star. ---'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

The si1verites claim "the crime of
1S7S, as the silver bill passed in that year
is called, was surreptitiously passed; that
the congressman did not know what they
were voting upon; that snap action was
taken, and that such snap action amounted
TO the most heinous crime ever com
mitted in the legislative history of this
country. Yet the silverite bosses in Geor-
gia are trying to take even more of snap
action upon the people of this state upon
the silver question than was taken in con-
gress. In congress the bill was discussed
for months and months, in fact for three
years, and lay printed upon the desks Of
the members. In Georgia the attempt is
being made TO run a silverite political ma
chine over the voters before they have
time TO think. II the so-called SNAP
action Of 1873 was crime. what is the pro-
posed snap action OF 1885 to be called?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Palestine Commandery No. 2
X. T.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, A. f. Moy-
nelo & Co. Consignees; 146 Anniversary
of the Union Society at Bethesda April
q, 1896; Special Notice, Steamer Gov. SAT-
ford.
Business Nouce-Le Panic Cigars. D.
Waters.
Iridescent Neckwear-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Medical-Duffys Malt Whiskey; Cuti-
cura Remedies; Johann Hoh's Genuine
Malt Extract; Shakers Digestive Cordial;
Munyon's Remedies; Simmons Liver Reg
ulator.
Mineral Waters-Hunyadi Janos.
"Flannelly Weather '-Leopold Adler.
Auction Sale-Biscuits, Cigars. Furni-
ture, Etc. by J. II. Oppenheimer & Son,
Auctioneers.
The Cutting Of the Pumpkin-Appel &
Schaul.
Don't Be Tempted-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Railroad schedule-Central of Georgia
Railway Company.
Observation-Disclosures Lecture at
Guards Hall April 10. by Prof. b. y.
Jates.
Peas, Etc.-W. d. simkins.
Legal Notices-Citation from the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County.
Chufas, Peas. Etc.-T. J. Davis.
Cheap Column Advertisements-IIelp
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
Some Unofficial Legal Advice.

Two or three lawyers were discussing
the tricks of their trade, says the Chicago
Times-Herald.
"A big, hurley fellow from the Michigan
pine forests came into my Office" said one
of them, land told a very mean story
about rich man here in town, who was
trying to cheat him out of two or three
thousand dollars. and who had managed
to get a pretty tight clutch on the money.
The backWoodsman looked and talked like
an honest man, and the old misers repu-
tation was mean enough to match the
story, so felt inclined to believe it. When
he had finished 1 looked him up and down
from head to foot. He asked me what I
was looking him over for. Well said I.
1 was thinking that if 1 We're over six
feet tall, and as powerful a man as YOU.
l wouldn't hire lawyer to help me get
that money The mans excited face
smoothed out into blank astonishment
What do you mean?' he said. 1 answered
I mean just what ! say. You are sure
are you, that he has that money in his Of
fee" He had it there last night Wei.
you don't need a lawyer
THE man turned on his heel and left
without another word. In a day or two he
sent me a check for $50, and his thanks
for my advice"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
Asphalt or nrick

III was our understanding that the city
council had about decided to pave South
Broad street with brick. 1t seems now
that the council is hesitating, because a
proposition has been made by an asphalt
company to pave the street with asphalt
for less per yard than other streets paved
with asphalt have cost.
While it is true that we have had no ex-
perience in this city with brick as paving
material, that material has been tried with
great success in other cities. Council
must be satisfied by this time, therefore,
that it answers admirably, or it would not
give it any consideration whatever.
Assuming that it is a satisfactory ma
terial it has two great advantages over as
phalt One is that it will not cost as much
TO put 1t down nor will it cost as much TO
keep it in repair, and another is that it
will be a better pavement for the trees. be-
cause it will permit water to percolate
through it to their roots, which are close
to the surface. The trees on South Broad
street in fact of the entire city. are of a
kind that have only surface roots. If thew
had roots that sank deep into the ground
1t wouldn't be a matter of much conse-
quence if the>ground all around them was
paved with asphalt.
The chief objection to asphalt, however.
is the cost of keeping it in repair. AS
pointed out by the commissioner of public
works the asphalt pavement we already
have is soon going to cost the city some
thing like $4,000 year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

Pittsburg claims to have developed a
verita'ble Svengau, who possesses the
magic power of producing in others per-
feet singing powers at his will, just as
the original Svengau gave the voice Of
a nightingale to the tone-deaf Miss O'Fer-
ran. This wonderful fellows name is
Tilla. A woman who never sang a note
in her life until she came under his in
auence is said to oe now a prima donna
with range up to Z fiat. Tila SAYS
President Cleveland possesses the proper
formation of face. which is the most i'm
portant requisite for perfect voice. The
probabilities, are, however that the Pres
ident will content himself with whIstiing.
and Will not invite Tnla to make tenor
Of him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

The democratic state committee of South
Carolina held a meeting at Columbia a
day or two ago. During the meeting there
was a test of strength between Senator
1rby, the chairman of the committee, and
Senator Tillman, who owns the dominant
political element in the state. Irby was
so weak that not even a decent showing
was made. The incident is valuable only
as showing still more oonelusively that
South Carolina will bolt the Chicago con-
vention if TilIman SAYS so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
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CURRENT COMMENT.
In the Front Rank.

From the Nashville American Oeml
AS a representative of the sound doc
trlnes of financial legislation, currency
reform and tariff reform, Mr. Carlisle
stands in the front rank of democrats
statesmen, and is worthy the democra tic
nomination for the presidencY -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10

The oldest physician. Free Mason. and
justice Of the peace in the world is nroh-
ably William Salmon Of Glamorgan in
Scotland. who was JOG years old on March
Is. There is no doubt about his age for
his birth and baptism are recorded in the
parish church of his native town In SUI
folk. DIR. Salmon is in excellent health
and spirits, is able to be about the house
but rarely goes outside, and Is enfovin9
life much better than many younger men
Gladstone sent him birthday conprattila-
tons. as he has each year for a long
time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
OIHS tHt btsI He Cnn.
From the Macon Telegraph Dem

Some of the free silver admirers of
Judge crisp are expressing wonder at
the poor showing he seems to be maxi
ing in the joint debates with Mr. Sm5fh
we think they do Mr.. Crisp an inius-
tlce. He is making the best possible pre-
sentation of his side of the question II
Is beyond the power, however of even
SO strong man as the ex-speaker TO
make strong case for a proposition SO
utterly Illogical and unsound as the de-
mand for the free coinage of silver bv
the United States alone at a ratio Of
l6 to l with gold -
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MIR. Carlisle is Right.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Und1.

Mr.. Carlisle's position is the right one
for him to take, whatever his desires and
ambitions may be. He has political con-
Vlctions and his first concern is the future
OF his party, which will long outlive the
November election, no matter what result
may then be reached. If he can keen
the democratic party true to what he re-
CARDS as its proper policy-including the
preservation of a sound currency and tar
in reform-it may, though temporarily
defeated, have a promising future but
if it should fall under the control of
populsts and silverites. no statesman of
the character and standing of Mr.. Car
Isle would want to be its candidate.