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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
TOM DAVIS TRICKS.
He Took i'm Florida Before Landing
in Savannah.

in Savannah.
Tom Davis, the fake circus agent, who
has been working the country under the
name of Ed Brennan, and who is now be-
hind the bars of Sheriff Romans hotel on
the charge of cheating and swindling, has
worked other places as we'll. Florida was
included in his tour, and Tampa was
among the places visited.
Davis was more successful there than in
Savannah. He landed in Tampa a few
days ago, and took quarters at the Alme-
ria hotel. He announced that he was the
advance agent of John Robinson's circus,
and that he was here to make arrange
ments for the appearance of that aggre-
CATION in Tampa, where it would remain
for one week. He proceeded to make con-
tracts in the usual circus style, arrang-
ing for large quantities of feed for the
horses and animals, and making the other
customary arrangements. He also made
all of the necessary arrangements for
the grounds, and contracted with the
Tampa Advertising Company for his bill
posting. He appeared to be perfectly
familiar with the circus business. and
was a hail fellow well met with all he
came in contact with. Sunday he stated
at the hotel that he as going down to
Port Tampa to spend the day, and has
not been seen there since
II Is needless to say that the numerous
bills he contracted around the civ have
not been paid yet.
his non-appearance at last caused con-
siderable suspicion in the minds of those
who had amounts standing opposite Davis
name and telegram was sent to Robin
son circus asking for information con-
corning him. The reply was that there was
no such man in the shows employ and
furthermore, that it had no agents in the
south, and did not intend to make a south
ern tour. Davis left, going toward Lake
land, and from there he went to Gaines
vile. He succeeded in getting considera-
BILE money from various persons, who very
ahxlousiy await his return. They will be
disappointed, however, as Davis will very
likely do service in the state of Georgia
for awhile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
LAMpBLACK WORKS A TOTAL Loss.
No Insurance on the building or
Plant.

Mr.. ]. T. Shuptrine. owner of the lamp
black works, burned night before last,
said yesterday that his loss by the destrdc-
ton of the plant is 81, 900.
The works had just began operation,
and the fire came before any quantity of
the black had been manufactured.
Mr.. shuptrine left the works just two
hours before the fire was discovered, and
everything was in good shape at that
time. The fire, when seen by the police
men on duty, near the factory, was in the
room which was to have been used for
storing the lampblack.
No insurance was carried by Mr.. Shup-
trine. and his entire plant, with the ex-
ception Of some machinery under sheds on
the north side of the building, is a total
loss.
1t was reported that the Lamar estate
to which the building belongs would prob
ably sue the lessee for 5000. which
amount, 1t was stated. the contract called
for as the amount of insurance the pro-
prietor of the factory was to carry on
the building.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
Mind Reading.

You can read a happy mind in a happy
countenance without much penetration.
This is the sort of countenance that the
quondam bilious sufferer or dyspeptic re-
iieved by Hostetters Stomach Bltters
wears. You will meet many such The
great stomachic and Alternative also pro-
vides happiness FOR the malarous. the
rheumatic, the weak, and those troubled
with the inaction Of the kidneys and blad-
der.--ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13

"A new method to supersede the farm
ing or narrowing" process. is about to
be employed in the African diamond fields
for extracting the gems from the hard
earth they are found in. 1t consists Of
crushing by rollers, sitting. etc. and takes
but a short time In comparison to the
old method. IL will reduce the cost of pro-
duction more than one-half.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
BURGLARS BETTER BE SHY.

Detectives Making Clean sweep
of Them.
John Riley, colored. was lodged in the
police barracks yesterday by Detectives
Godbold and scully. charged with bur-
glary.
The detectives have done extra good
work in running in burglars this week.
Bob Williams was turned over to the
superior court to be tried for burglary nv
Recorder Wilson yesterday, and Joe co..
Inns. Alex Jordan and Louis Mack wetA
turned over for larceny.
It's lucky burglar that escapes the
clutches of the Savannah detectives these
days. The detectives say that only one
case Of this kind has escaped them this
year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
JUDGE FALLIGANT OUT.
May Go to Liberty Court Monday.
News of the Courts.

Judge Robert Falligant is out again af-
ter an illness lasting almost two weeks,
and spent some time at the court house
yesterday morning. Judge Falligant sta
ted he would go to Liberty court Monday
If possible, and he thought he would be
able to do so. There are several injunc-
tion cases and other matters assigned for
preliminary hearings before him to-mor-
row, and it is likely he will take them
up. Among them are the Douglass and
Kohler receivership suits, and several Pc
titions for temporary and permanent ali
mony. Judge Fallgant's many friends
are glad to see him out again.
In the court of ordinary yesterday tenn
porary letters of administration were
granted Mary G. Bennett on the estate of
Terrence Bennett, deceased.
Judge H. L. Ferrill received a letter
from Supt. T. o. Powell of the state lu-
matte asylum at Milledgeville stating that
Emma Boggs, colored, sent up from Chat
ham county in 1874 was dead and had been
given a Christian burial. 1t was asked
that any of her relatives here be notified
to this effect.
Judge Ferrll has written a letter to
the ordinary of Effingham county telling
him that Joseph Jones, colored, citizen
of that county, is held in custody here on
a charge of lunacy, and asking that Jones
be sent for so that he may be sent to the
asylum from that county.
r. c. Ulmer, by his attorney James r.
King, filed a petition to have letters or
administration upon the estate of Henry
Ernst granted to j. F. Brooks, county adj
ministrator.
Letters of guardianship were granted
to Susan E. Kersey upon the estate OF
William M. Butler ct al.
]. L. Chapman was given $45 yesterday
by jury in Justice G. E. Bevans court
as the full amount of his claim against
Busy & Krauss. Justice Bevans had
previously granted the plaintiff $25 but
he appealed for a jury trial. with the re-
suit of his gaining 500 more. The claim
was for insurance commissions that the
plaintiff had earned by soliciting for the
defendants.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13

First Reporter-You always said that
Jones would never learn anything about
the newspaper business. l told you he
would, In time. Second Reporter-What
makes you think he has? First Reporter
Hes looking for Job in some other line
Puck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
A GREAT NERVE TONIC.
nor.ford,r AcId pho.nhntc-

DR.. l. Harris Hall, State Lunatic Asy-
lum. Milledgeville, Ca, says: at is I'M
doubleday great nerve tonie."--ad.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
SHRINKING.

The Northwestern Miller" reports
the flour output for the past week, at
five centres, showing that in Mime
apolis, Superior, Duluth and Milwau-
kee the product in barrels on Nov. %,
1896, was z62,04O, while on Dec 5, 1896,
the product in barrels in the same
cities had fallen to 424, $40; in St.
Louis, the product on Nov. %, 1896,
was $1,000 barrels, while for Dec. 5,
1896, it had fallen to $500 barrels.
The same authority tells US that
this week in Minneapolis two mills of
5000 barrels each daily, are likely to
stop before the week ends; while next
week others will probably be shut
down, owing to dull trade.
These are not the evidences Of pros
perity that we were justified in expect
ing. Less flour means less demand for
whea land less demand means lower
price.
The same authority tells US that eX-
IRENE dizziness rules in the St. Louis
market. sales being slow and Of small
lot sort.
In the DakOtas and northern Min
nesota, there is disposition upon the
part OF most mills to close down for
the holiday period.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
ANOTHER CHANGE.

The Penny Press has passed into
original bonds for 100000, by fore
closure sale; these bonds are represen-
ted by Mr.. Peter Sutherland, a most
worthy gentleman, Of Scotch birth,
who has already sunk many thousands
Of dollars in the complicated enter
prize. We wish him the most abund-
ant success.
We shall never forget the insulting
manner in which Mr.. Sutherland was
treated by fellow named Williams,
one Of the ''corporators!" This chap had
not two cents to rub on each other,
and yet lie told Mr.. Sutherland to his
face that he was utterly unfit for
business; and he ordered him around
like an errand boy, to wait on him-a
man twice his age, and who had con-
Quoted for years large business in
Winnipeg. This Williams is the same
asinine bull.do who demanded two
or three hundred dollars Of us when
we did not owe the concern penny.
He tried some Of his insolence upon
US, but the whack he got Jared all
his bones.
But "the whirligig Of time brings in
its revenges."
We are sure the Penny Press will
not be run in the interest Of S. M.
Owen or Bub Williams, so long as Mr.
Sutherland controls it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
FULL LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
What The Representative Pro.
poses to do.

We have secured the valuable SER
vices Of Mr.. Frank r. Smith, of La
Crescent, Mimi, lately editor OF
La Crosse Free Silver paper, and a
brilliant writer, to take charge OF
the Legislative reports of The
REPRESENTATIVE during the COM
ing session. Mr.. Smith will not
make perfunctory report OF
bills and votes, but he will intelli-
lgently discuss the great questions
at issue, give abstracts Of the prin-
cipal speeches, and furnish the vot-
lers true insight into what is &C.
ling on in the two houses. These
eports will alone be worth many
times the subscription price of the
paper.
We propose to conduct THE REP
REsENTATIvE, while faithful to the
Peoples Party principles, upon a
nOn-partisan basis, and thew to the
line, let the chips fall where they
may" We shall abuse no man be-
cause he is a Republican; nor defend
the wrong-doings Of any man simply
because he agrees with US on the
question of free-silver. The session
promises to be q very interesting
and important one, and the people
need a faithful sentinel on the
fwatch-tower. who will give warning
of the approach of danger,-and
such THE REPRESENTATIVE will
try to be.
Get up clubs in your neighbor-
hood, so that the light may shine.
Our rates are 81 year, so cents for
lsix months, and % cents for three
months. To each subscriber who
sends US iE II cents with his dollar,
we are enabled, by special arrange
ments, to send also copy of Farm
and Home" IAN excellent agricul-
itural paper. and also a copy of
"Cold Facts" and "Seven Financial
Conspiracies,'' two of the ablest
works on the money-question ever
published. In clubs of five we will
send THE REPRESENTATIVE for
three months for one dollar, but no
premiums.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
AlfAD.

The News we receive, from all parts
of the state, SHOWS that the attempt
of the Owen-Lynch-H odgson gang, to
drive the Peoples Party into the
Democratic camp is arousing pro-
found indignation among Populists
every where. See the striking resolu-
tions adopted last Thursday at rep
resentative gathering in St. Paul.
We will have a tremendous letter
from L. c. Long on this question next
week.
The time has not yet arrived for the
Peoples Party to die, even If Mr..
Lynch has been provided with a fat
place by the Democratic sheriff Of
Hennepin county. The death of the
Peoples Party is not prerequisite
for honorable cooperation among the
friends of Free-Silver.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
BE WISE.

These high prices for wheat are
based on famine in India and short
crops In Russia aud Australia. But
for these conditions wheat would not
be worth 40 cents a bushel in the
primary markets Of Minnesota to-day.
Don't waste the money you will re-
ceive from your crops. BE wisely
economical. Get out Of debt. The
debtor is slave. The single stand
ard is bound to bring ruin to two
thirds Of the producers of the world
Do not be counted in that number.
Get out of debt. We will need free
men in the troubles that are coming
and the landless are not free.
When you pay part OF your debt
make it conditional upon a written
extent of the principal of the debt
past tDo harvests. One may fall
two are not likely to.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
THE AGE OF SUICIDES.

The American people are heroic
people. Like the Spartan boy, they
carry the fox inside their robes and
smile while it is eating their heart
out. There is one thing, however,
that accentuates the rule of the Gold
bugs, and that is the steadily increas-
ing army Of suicides. The figures are
appalling. 1t is only, however, by
chance that one gets any testimony
as to the cause of these takings Of hui
man life. It is in the interest Of the
daily press to suppress the inside
facts.
In one of the daily papers Of this day,
suicides. The first is that of Mr..
Jerome D. Drew, of 314 Oak St.. Min
neapolis, who was found dying in the
toilet room of barber shop, at the
St. James Hotel, End & Washington
Ave S. 1t is claimed that the shoot
ing was accident tai, but Mr.. Drew was
never known before to carry re-
volver. The newspaper report says
that he had been without employ
ment for some time, but "he was not
discouraged, "-although he was try
ing to sell his home on Oak Street!
Then we have another case, the
same day, in St. Paul, of Andrew
Berg, 81 years old, residing at 2S6
Grove Street, who shot himself in the
head. Berg was married man and
had six children, four of whom are
employed in this city While his wife
was absent from home, he went into
the cellar and shot himself. pointing
the revolver directly into his mouth.
Mrs. Berg says that her husband had
been out Of ayork for tauo gears!
The pressure brought to bear upon
poor humanity by tie contraction of
the worlds money supply, through the
demonstration Of silver, is something
terrible. Its operation is universal.
Men suffer and are silent, and some Of
them, finding the burden greater than
they can bear, go out of life. For
the sake of their family and friends
there is disposition,in most cases, to
make the act appear accidental.
We learn from conversing with our
friends in the Twin cities, and by let
tiers from different parts of the state,
that the times are harder than ever,
and the suffering greater. We don't
see how local legislation in any state
or nation can overcome the general
influence Of universal cause. The
value of the commodities of the whole
world are shrinking in proportion to
the reduction Of the primal money Of
the world. Party triumphs or party
defeats, tariff bills or anything else
Of the kind, can have no effect upon
a cause that is as wide as the world.
1t will take the people some time to
find this out; but sooner or later they
will realize the truth of it, and the
liberation Of the world will come
when that day arrives, if the chains
are not rivited forever before the peo-
pie get their eyes open.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
MOVE LIVELY.

We are receiving large number OF
orders for Chambers Encyclopaedia
for Christmas and New Year prese hts
An excellent idea. The work is a
library in itself.
Send in your orders at once and we
will see that the books are hurried
forward. Just think of it! Thirty col
u'aes aoeU bound, packed ecih matter, for
FIVE DoLLARsK 1t seems impossible,
but we have forwarded the books to
hundreds and have not yet received a
single complaint. See advertisement
in another column. Don't let your
house be without books. A house
without books lis almost as bare as a
man without clothes.
Keep the children at home by max
ing home the pleasantest place in the
world. Even the saloons know how to
make themselves attractive. Profit
by their wisdom.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
A LETTER FROM Nix. LIND.
HE CANNOT BE WITH US.

HON. IGNATIUs DoNNELLY:
Your kind letter Of the 2Sth, arrived
during my absence attending court.
concur in the valiant sentiments that
you express, and though l do not ever
intend to take leading part in poll
tics again l have not the remotest
disposition to ''lie down and die. -
There is too much work to be done. /
am willing to do my share of it.
regret exceedingly that it will not
be possible for me to be with you at
the time suggested. Our district
court convenes on that day, and
have matters pending that impera.
lively require my attendance. l hope
to call next Monday. In the mean
time accept the assurance of both
Mrs. Lind and myself of our esteem
and gratitude for your repeated cour-
tesies and kindnesses. Very truly.
John Lind.
New Ulm, Mimi, Dec. 3.
We are very sorry Mr.. Lind will not
be with us. Major Bowler, as Lieut..
Governor, will have to represent him.
There will be no lack of speakers
The Chamber Of Commerce of St..
Paul is helping Mr.. Hanley to secure
us hall for the convention. We will
have Glove feast"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
IMPORTANT.

In another column of this issue will
be found call for meeting of the
State Central Committee OF the PEG.
p!e's Party to be held at St. Paul, Jan.
9th. The call is issued by our able
chairman Of the committee, Mr.. f. G.
Gibbs, of Waterville. 1t is a very
proper move, and we hope the meet
ing will be attended by all members
OF the committee. Not only that, but
we believe the call should be extended
to include ALL POPUL1sTs OF THE
STATE. We think the Populists gen.
orally desire to get together and dis
cuss the future of the party. They
wish to begin an aggressive campaign
Of agitation and education. Let us
have 1T. We hope Mr.. Gibbs will
make the call for a general meeting.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
DON'T DESPAIR-TlCTO Il
COMING.

Our excellent friend. the editor of
the Hartford, Conn. Examiner, feels
like giving up the fight. He says in a
recent issue:
Ignatius Donnelly in his REPREsEN-
TATIvE says: 1.-THE existence OF the
Peoples Party is more necessary to-
day than ever BEFORE" True perhaps;
but that which seems the more neces-
sary for the people seems Just the
thing that the great majority Of the M
won't have. It may be eminently pa
trlotic and heroic to undergo sacrifice
and suffer abuse in striving to force
it upon them, but for our part the wis
dom Of the thing doesn't appeal to
our judgment as clearly as it used to.
There is nothing in ethics or phil
osophy that calls for sacrifice for the
unworthy.
Don't despair friend.
We started this fight, as party, on
~ four years ago; and on Nov. Sd, we
came within "a, 900 votes OF electing
our candidate for PRESIDENT! No such
growth has ever been seen before in
the history of the world. If we had
had our own Populist candidates fol-
president and vice president, (the two
parties uniting on electors,) we would
have had those $4,000 votes and half
million more besides. Mr.. Bryan did
nobly, but he wasted his time in God
foEsaken realms of darkness, like
New York, Massachusetts. Maine,
New Jersey, ETC., aud left the Pacific
coast and North Dakota utterly neg
lected. If we had had our candidates
to make Peoples Party cam paign in
those states and Indiana, ETC., there
would have been no difficulty,-in the
two months after election, to unite
our electoral vote on one man, (Brya n
if you please,) and give our candidate
for president the vice presidency; and
divide the cabinet, ETC., between the
two elements. This was "the Georgia
plan;' this was our plan. But Min
nesota followed the jackassical lead
ership Of S. M. OVERLAND he got the
Democratic nomination for Congress
and got scooped!
Ovens head, in his own estimation,
is big enough to contain the solar sys-
tenn; while in fact there isn't intellec-
tual space enough in it to furnish
room for game Of football. played
by a family of athletic microbes.
The big head'' is a great comfort
to the man who carries it, but great
source Of danger to all the rest Of the
world.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
GROWING FAST.

Our subs cription list is increasing
rapidly. not In Minnesota alone, but
all over the country. The people
seem to want just such paper as
this, and hence the hard times do not
stop them from subscribing. During
the past week the following states
were represented in our accretions:-
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, West Vir-
ginia, North Dakota, New Mexico, In.
diana, Virginia, Ohio. Pennsylvania,
Colorado, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Mich.
isan. Missouri. New York, Washing
ton, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Idaho,
South Dakota and Montana.
Push the good work. Talk to your
neighbors and get up clubs. See
premiums.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16

The Peoples Party of Minnesota
was never in better shape than it is
now. 1t is ready to 80 ahead on the
lines of the Omaha platform. 1t has
sloughed off the malign influence
which was always sitting on its coat
tails and holding it back. It will now
be able to maiDtain its distinctive be-
liefs and opinions: and not be traded
of, at every turn, by men who want
our nominations and votes, but who
do not believe in our principles. We
have got through with such shallow
manikins. Let them 60 where they
belong-outsde the battlements,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16

and the result is both Spain and Cuba
claim that he is On their side!
1t is evident that when Jimmy Blu
chanan died his ghost passed into the
bowels Of Cleveland; and there, i'm
peded by fat. it has made itself mani
fest. to the injury and disgust OF the
civilized world.
Parry God that when Grover pegs
out his spirit shall not invade the cor
porosity of any other statesman OF the
United States. Let it pass into the
body of some wild ass of the desert OF
Sahara, and may the jackals drive the
distracted beast into Hades.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16

Poor Maceo is dead-murdered bv
Spanish treachery under a flag of
truce.
His corpse should be brought North
and left at Grover Cleveland's door,
II the old scamp had done his duty a
year ago the war for Cuban indepen-
dencc would have been success and
Maceo be alive to-day. But he
thought more of the market price Of
Spanish bonds than-he did of liberty
and justice. If France had had such
ruler in 1776 we could never have
won our nationality.
But the bad old man will soon re tire
TO enjoy his millions amid the univer.
sal excavations Of mankind,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16

have remaiHed q respectable church
for several centuries. So the Repub-
hcans promised good times when Nc
Kinley was elected; and Mckinley is
elected; and kingdom OF heaven" is
not here; and the fool people say
1--WE wish we had our votes back"
But why should a mans eyes be I'M
der hiSC Oat-tailS?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
THE HOSTS GATHERING.

The storm center is now in St. Paul.
There is great time caucusing
among the Republican leRislators;-
they come and 60 and there are mys-
ferrous conferences in every direction.
The Populists and Democrats are not
sin it," They are outside the fence
looking at the circus through knot
holes. rgt
We have had pleasant calls from
Senators Hanna and Ringdal and rep
resentatives Feig and others. All
hands are looking forward to pleas.
ant and important session. The tax.
alton Of iron mines is going to be an
an important question; so also the
taxation of railroads.