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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

II is gratifying 10 hear from the fruit
and truck sections Of Georgia and Florida
that the cold wave Of the other day was
not long continued enough TO do any
considerable damage. The warm days
that preceded the wave were sufficient
TO start the sap TO rising in the fruit
trees and TO give early vegetables a tender
growth. hence il the cold had been Sc
we're and sustained. much damage must
have resulted. The present is the critical
time. If no blizzard comes within two
or three weeks. planters and growers
will begin to feel easy once more
This year" says the Augusta Chronicle.
''the people want the chance to vote
straightout for or against silver coinage.
and they want the parties to take posi-
tive position on the issue" That being
true, how shall the people Of Georgia be
given an opportunity TO vote straightout
for or against silver? Manifestly by
holding two state conventions. as usual
The way to get a clear and representa-
tive expression on the silver question is
not to middle that question with every
other one before the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

OF course hansen has not discovered
the pole. His ship, the Fran, had thru
teen men on board. And is there any war
rant for supposing that hoodoo does not
work in the polar regions as well as in the
temperate zone?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

The Georgia populists are busily at
work, underground tho gh it may be, in
preparation for the next election. The re-
pulicans are at work also, as is shown bv
the county conventions that are being held
in various parts of the state. The repub-
licans and populists combined in North
Carolina and captured the state The pos
sibilty of their doing any such thing here
is remote; stin there is a possibility, and
democrats should be on the lookout to nip
in the bud any such scheme. The way to
beat the populists, it is hardly necessary
to remark, does not lie in the adopting of
their platform or plan of campaign, or any
part thereof
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

"A letter was received recently at the
Chicago postOffice addressed to Lame
Water" 1t was sent to Cripple Creek.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
Lent and Easter.

Phyllys, now that Lent has come.
Is grave and sad, and wends her Way
With missal in her dainty hand.
Unto the church to sweetly pray
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

Some party ought to nominate Tillman
for the presidency, and be sure of secur-
ing one state. He can carry South Caro-
lima on the tines of his pitchfork anywhere
he pleases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

AS the peach tree when the sap
Is warmed by sun, hath blossoms on it,
When Easter Sunday comes around
Phyllis blooms in her new bonnet.
w r.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

The law has taken cognizance of the big
theater hat, and DEGREES that as it is
nuisance it must go; that is, at least in
so far as one theater. in Denver, is con
cerned. The theater is at present in the
hands of receivers under appointment by
the district court, and the court has an
proved an order requiring the removal of
big hats in the theater. If the order had
gone bit further and included in its pro-
hibiton the nuisance of men going out be-
tween the acts. thousands of theater-goers
I'm all sections of the country would have
re-echoed Shylock: 30, righteous judge!'
DR.. Talmage must read with peculiar
pleasure the statement in the cables that
Miss Clara Barton has arrived at Con-
stantinople, and will be given entrance to
and protection in certain provinces in
which she desires to prosecute her relief
work. DR.. Talmage was himself some
time ago invited to go to these provinces
and distribute a relief fund, but declined
because he said it would be monumental
stupidity, or something of that sort, for
anybody to attempt to do it. Later, how
ever. he concluded that it would be a good
thing for Miss Barton to go, and invoked
the blessing of heaven upon her work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

Some of the newspaper correspondents
at Ell Paso are greatly disturbed by the
fact that the Mexican government toler-
ates bun fights, while prohibiting prize
fights. The Chicago Times-Herald ex,
plains this seeming Inconsistency by say
ing the correspondents merely fail to I'M
derstand the nice ethical discrimination
of the Greaser mind. The bulls are al
ways killed; the prize fighters sometimes
are not.
Thes populists of Mississippi have ar
ranged their platform in a manner to
catch voters 'a-gwine and a-comin'."
They denounce national banks and de-
mand that the government alone shall
issue a circulating medium, and at the
same time demand that bank currency
shall be taxed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

But when Easter-tide draws near
Faid Phyllys, with a laughing eye,
With dainty purse in dainty, hand,
Unto the shops her way doth HE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

Weyler is a much better writer than he
is a fighter. While he has been issuing
manifestoes and otherwise telling the peo-
pie of Cuba how bad he can be if he has a
mind to. Maceo and Gomez have been
breaking through his trocha at pleasure,
and have effected combination of their
forces where they can give Gen. Weyler
something else to do than write.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21

Registered at the pOstomeo in savannah
Evening star., 1896-12-09
IndOrsed for ONCE.

The Lorin NJ Saunders and w. F. Thomas
Republican Campaign Club held an enthu-
siastic meeting at their rooms. 252S p
street northwest, Monday night. The meet
ing was called to order at o'clock by the
president. w. c. Payne, who briefly stated
the object of the meeting. Samuel /.
Young acted as secretary. The first act
was the passage Of a resolution expressing
the qualification Of the club at the appoint
ment of Mr.. c. j. Bell as chairman of the
inaugural committee for March 4. w. c.
Payne said that it should be remembered
that those democrats who voted for Nc
kinney were wealthy persons, and that
they were simply voting for their own in
terest. Other speakers were Alexander
Hawkins, Walter Adams, s. l. Young and
William Baltimore. The following candi-
dates for District offices were indorsed
For District Commissioner, Lorin M. Saun-
ders; for recorder of deeds, Leonard c.
Bailey: for District marshal, w. F.
Thomas; for Police Court Judge, Milton NJ.
Holland; for physician in charge of Freed
mans Hospital, DIR. Charles b. Purvis: for
sealer of weights and measures, Robert II.
Key, for Attorney General, John NJ. Lang
ston. The club will at its next meeting
take steps looking to participation in the
inaugural parade.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
A DINNER TO MIR. HANNA.
Given by Chairman BabcOck and the
Conversational Committee.

Given by Chairman BabcOck and the
COngresssiOnal Committee.
Chairman Babcock and his associates of
the congressional committee gave a dinner
last night to Mr.. Mark A. Hanna and sew
eral other members of the republican ma
uonal committee. The dinner was held at
the Metropolitan Club, and the other guests
were: w. NJ. Osborne, Henry c. Payne of
Wisconsin. Gen. Horace Porter Of New
York. Charles T. Dawes Of Illinois, w. B.
Plunkitt of Massachusetts,, Senator John
M. Thurston of Nebraska Senator-elect
George L. Wellington of Maryland. Senator
George L. Shoup of Idaho, John c. Long of
Florida. Col. Myron NJ. Parker, James E.
Boyd of North Carolina, A. T. Wymberly
of Louisiana and Walter P Brownlow
Chairman Babcock presided at the ''T'-
shaped table, which was handsomely deco
rated with American beauty roses. with
Mr.. Hanna and General Porter on either
side. Opposite sat Congressman Louis d.
Apsley, vice chairman of the committee,
who had on his right Mr.. Payne and on
his left General Osborne Near the center
of the table Congressman David H. Mercer,
secretary of the committee, was seated,
and the thirty-four other members were on
either side of him.
Mr.. Babcock made a brief speech Of well
come, addressed to Mr.. Hanna, and appro-
pirate response was made by Mr. Hanna.
LII Tue COURSE VI his TcHdTh6
paid a cordial tribute to the work of the
congressional committee, and acknowl-
edged the extent to which that committee
contributed to the success Of the campaign.
Mr.. Babcock then called upon Represen-
tative Boutelle of Maine to act as toast
master. In that capacity Mr.. Boutelle
called for speeches from Mr. Apsley Cen
eral Osborne, Mr.. H. c. Payne. Congress-
man Loudensiager. who represented Garret
A. Hobart, Vice President-elect, and Gen.
Horace Porter. 49,.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
JACKSON DAY.
The Democratic AssOcintiOn Prepar-
ing for the Banquet.

The Democratic Association Prepar.
ing for the Banquet.
There was brief meeting of the Jackson
Democratic Association at Meyers Hotel
last evening, during which the Jackson
day banquet next month was informally
discussed. The chairman of the committee
on arrangements, Mr.. w. Cranch McIntire,
stated that about all matters had been sat
isfactorily arranged, and that the commit
tee would be able to report finally in the
matter at the next meeting. Tickets will
be s., and the menu, decorations and mu-
sic will be of the highest order, so that the
event will be about the most interesting
and memorable in the history of the asso-
citation.
President James l.. Norris explained that
while ii was not certain that Mr.. VIM. j.
Bryan will be able to attend, he has sent
on to Mr.. Norris a communication. which
will be read at the banquet If he finds It
impossible to attend. Mr.. Norris promised
that the communication would be found to
be a most interesting one. Mr.. Norris also
said that all the leading members of the
democratic party had been invited to the
banquet, Senators Morgan. Daniel. Money,
Berry and German, and Representatives
McMilin, Terry. Fitzgerald and SulZer hav-
ing already signified intention to be
present and respond to toasts.
After the meeting had adjourned Mr. Nc
1ntire stated to Star reporter that the
banquet would be held in the main upper
hall of the National Rifles armory.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
That Iron Ball.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Relative to the problem Of the iron ball
dropped through hole in the earth, 1 de-
sire to reply to the communication of I'm
quirer." published in Fridays Star. He
Weight Is that property of bodies by which
they tend toward the center of the earth,
while momentum is the quantity of motion
In body. A body may have weight with
out momentum. as an apple at rest on a.
table. On the other hand, a bullet fired
perpendicularly in the air has momentum
but no weight, until 1t begins to fall Take
the case of the iron ball falling through
the mole In the earth. During every frac-
tlon OF second. until 1t reaches the CEN
ter. there Is the continuous pulling of grav-
ity. each pull growing weaker 1t is true
but at the same time adding to the mo-
mentum mot the weight). there being no
stronger force acting in the opposite direc-
ton until the center Is passed
II there is no atmosphere. or other OBJ
struction, the ball would undoubtedly
reach the surface on the other side and
begin the long journey again, which 1t
would keep up forever. on the principle of
the pendulum. There would be perpetual
motion In pendulum were It not for the
resistance Of the air and friction at the
point of suspension.
If this hole in the ground contained air,
wind or populists (or some other obstruc-
tion) the enormous velocity Of the iron
ball would produce heat enough to vaporize
the ball before 1t could reach the center of
the earth, and all this controversy would
end in smoke. If this solution Of the prob
len, is not correct, please give us your
opinion, Mr.. Editor. or obtain and publish
that of some scientific expert.
THOMAS w. GILMER
Evening star., 1896-12-09
FLOATING SOCIETY.
The New Departure in the Christian
EAdeavOr Work.

EAdeavOr Work.
Christian Endeavor work has branched
out In new direction in this city. A float
ing society has been organized. which has
for Its object the preaching Of the Gospel
and instilling Christian principles among
the sailors temporarily stopping in the city
and among the river men along the
wharves. A meeting was held last even
Ing In the Sixth Presbyterian Church to
complete the organization of the society,
and officers were elected as follows:
VIM. Barnes. president; Miss B. Tuckey,
vice president: Miss Rae Tompkins, secre-
tary; Capt. Jack Henyon, treasurer.
1t Is proposed to hold meetings every
Wednesday evening, beginning tonight in
hall at the corner of 11th and f streets
southwest. This hall will be sufficient for
the present plans Of the society, IL is
though. and in the spring an effort will
be made to secure Gospel boat to further
the objects of the organization Several
donations in aid Of the enterprise were re-
ceived last night and others will be CRATE
fully received. The work is entirely unde-
rominational, and those interested will be
glad to receive active assistance from any
to whom work for the betterment of sail
ors and river men appeals.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
LOCAL MENTION.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

Academy Of Music.-"Down in Dixie"
Bijou Theater.-James B. Mackie in
Grimes Cellar Door,"
Columbia Theater.-DeKoven and Smiths
Comic Opera Company in THE Mandarin" !"
Grand Opera House.-Black PATHS Trou-
badours.
Ice Palace, 9th and L streets north
west.-Real ice skating.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater. - Russell
Brothers Comedians.
Lafayette Square Opera House-Stuart
Robson in Mrs. Ponderbury's Past"
New National Theater.-Francis WILSON, q
Comic Opera Company in Half King"
Masonic Temple, 9th and F streets north
west-Tbe Methodist Protestant Bazaar.
Odd Fellows Hall, 7th street between d
and E streets Observation-Disclosures leo
ture by Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis on "On
the Queens Threshold"
Evening star., 1896-12-09
CriftentOn Meetings.

Good attendances, with growing interest.
mark the continuance of the Crittenton
evargelistic services in the Metropolitan N.
E. Church. Last evening the services were
unusually impressive. and several persons
professed conversion.
A m Getting from the Gospel car Good
News will be held this afternoon at the
Baltimore and Ohio station for railroad
nlen and their families. The different Or
CARNATIONS of young people in the city are
invited to Friday evenings meeting, as Mr..
Crittehton desires especially to speak to
them A chIldren's meeting is announced
for Saturday. and rescue mass meeting
for Sunday, both to be held in the after
noon.
Tonight Mr.. Crittenton will address a
meeting of colored people in the Lincoln
Memorial Church, which is to be held un-
der the auspices of the social purity de-
rartment. ladies auxiliary committee, the
Sojourner Truth Home Associa ton and the
District W.C.TU.
Evening star., 1896-12-09

Reform Through Direct Taxation.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1t Is Il question of universal interest which
lhe newspapers are mot exclusively consid-
ering whether the Fifty-fifth Congress will
restore prosperity to our country 1t is an
opportunity for the Fifty-fourth Congress
to Initiate movement in this direction. A
suggestion may not be considered untimely
at this stage of legislation:
To me 1t has been a source of surprise
that. when the Constitution provides for
the amelloration of the evils now existing
no one seems to be socialist enough to de-
stroy socialism by enforcing the funda-
mental law. l defy all the Utopian dreams
OF owen to equal the possibilities embra ced
IN the following words (article l, section S,
clause ID of the Constitution of the United
States:
Congress shall have power to lay and
coliect taxes lmposts, duties and excuses
to pay the debts and provide for the COM
mon defense and general welfare
In other words, Congress can by appor-
tioning direct tax among the states ac-
cording to population-say according to the
congressional apportionment-lay and COL
lect a tax on all property and revenue of
corporations. which would employ multi
tudes of the unemployed in erecting coast
and frontier defense" and connecting them
together and with national headquarters
by improved and safe roads and bridges
The only subjects of the sovereign peo-
pie are artificial persons, their creatures,
who can never in any form usurp SOW
ereignity, or rise superior to their creator
Trusts and combines may be the result of
competition, but frontier and coast de
fense'' and 1.-The general welfare are under
the protection Of law, and taxation Is the
method Of distribution of the blessings of
liberty, in strict accordance with the spirit
and letter of the supreme law of the land,'
"and all the judges In all the states are
bound thereby; anything in the Constitu-
ton and laws of any state to the contrary
Notwithstanding"
The ''paternalism" of the government has
hitherto been directed toward the subven-
ton Of corporations, and, now, in our ex-
tremity, the same. parental hand has the
right and duty to prepare for war in time
of peace, and to withdraw from the rabid
poletariat an army of well-meaning citi-
zens of both colors, who might otherwise
be ''educated' hyt aliens into hostility to re-
publican institutions r. S. THARIN.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Decision All rm ed.

The Court of Appeals has affirmed the
decision of the commissioner of patents in
the case of Leroy d. Hill and the Sheldon
Axle Company, assignee, against Wolcott
J. Parmalee, deciding that Psrmalee is en-
titled to a patent for an axle invention. In
the case of the application of John w.
GriSwold for patent on an alleged i'm
provement in bale ties, the decision of the
commissioner of patents, adverse to Girls
void, was also affirmed.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Maccnbee,. Elect Omcer..

AT regular review, held at Maccabee
Temple, 511-13 9th street northwest, De-
cember I, 1896. the following named sir
knights were elected officers Of National
Tent. No. l. K. o. T. NJ. for the ensuing
term: W. H. Mcneil. sir knight comman-
der: w. p Belts. sir knight lieutenant
commander; James 6. Jester. sir knight
record keeper; JOS F. Moore. sir knight
chaplain; w. F. Hustled, sir knight ser
geant; E. X. Kemp, sir knight NJ. A.: l.
J. Smith, sir knight first master of G.; o.
w Hammond, sir knight second master of
g.; H. G. Chamberlain. sir knight sentinel;
c. c. Herbert, sir knight picket. Quite a
spirited contest took place upon the cleo
tion of record keeper. 1OS votes being cast,
of which James G. Jester received 70 and
James NJ. Rauch %. National Tent, No. !.
now numbers go members. and is in a
hourishing condition.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
simon COmmnnderx.

Simon Conn rlandery, No. 1, Colored
Knights Templar. celebrated their forty
first anniversary last night at the Metro
politan African Metho list Ep' scopal Church.
ID street southwest. 1t was s o'clock when
the commandery, in its new full dress uni
form, marched into the church. which was
the signal for the beginning of the exer-
cises- The church choir struck up beau
tiful chant the order filed into their
seats Prayer was then offered by r. H.
Beverly, the prelate. A Scripture lessor,
read from the 1880 Pslam by the pas
tor, Rev p ]. Mcintosh. DID. After d
second chant by the Zion's well-trained
cnoir- the sermon was preached by the
pastor. Rev. Mcintosh Is one of the most
eloquent colored divines in the city, SO it
need not be stated that the sermon was
both able and impressive. The command
cry had out fifty swords. and the r. E. c.
C. of the District of Columbia was present
together with his grand staff. The officers
OF the commandery out were Sir j. T. c.
Brown, &c; H. c. Irving, generalissimo;
w II. Hutchinson. captain general, and p
r. Stewart, recorder.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Washington Ladie. In New Y


A reception was held at the Waldorf, in
New York. last night by a number of
ladies interested In the national congress of
mothers, which is to be held in Washing
ten February 16. 1897. The purpose of the
reception was to interest New York wo-
mems clubs. ministers. educator and 9TH
ers in the objects of the congress. Among
the ladies were Mrs Phebe Hearst, Mrs.
William L. Wilson, Mrs. Adlai Stevenson,
Miss Morton. Mrs. H. w. Fuller, A. A. Bir-
ney, Mrs. T. W. Birney, Mrs. Kincaid and
Miss Janet E. Richards. Mrs. T. W. Br-
ney is president of the organization. All of
the ladies named are from this city, and
while they are In New York will be the
guests of Mrs. Hearst at the Waldorf No
cards were issued for the reception The
ladies met visitors and chatted with them
about what they hoped to accomplish by
means of the national congress of mothers
Printed matter was distributed explaining
in detail the objects and scope of the move
ment.
Evening star., 1896-12-09

/ Your cough, like a dogs bark, is
a sign that there is something foreign
around which shouldn't be there
You can quiet the noise, but the dan
ger may be there just the same
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil is
not cough specific; it does not
merely allay the symptoms, but ii
does give such strength to the body
that it is able to throw off the disease
You know the old proverb of ''tle
ounce of prevention:" Don't neglect
your cough.
Your druggist keeps Scctt's Emulsion of Cod-livc,
OIL.
Put up in SOC. and 81 90 sizes.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Manchester for Mount Vernon,
Marshall Hall and intermediate landings at
10 an
Steamer Harry Randall for Colonial
Beach and river landings at am.
Steamer Newport News for Norfolk and
Fortress Monroe at pm.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Washington INVENTOR

Patents were issued to Washingtonians
yesterday as follows: George R. ]. New
man, car coupling; Henry A. Seymour
trolley for electric railways; James NJ
Whittemore, magazine gun.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
CITY ITEMS.
Hotel .InhnSnn Cafca

Oysters Ducks and Fish, the world can't
beat, direct from the producers All from
the vicinity of the mouth of the Chesa-
peake bay (nuf said). Also Midday Lunch
and o'clock Table de Hote Dinncr
Ladies ard gents door 18th ST. front. Stair
way and elevator. Ii
Evening star., 1896-12-09

Our Guarantee is Good ns Gold.
It's ma le in good faith and never repudi
ated. We guarantee all our Fruits Vege
tables and Poultry the finest. Wen refun,
money whenever they prove unsatisfactory
CANNON & CHANDLER. 20 to 81 Cen mkt
-
Evening star., 1896-12-09
Rev. DIR. FoIey.s Appointment.

Today Rev. Jos. Foley of ST. Pauls
Church received official notification from
Cardinal Gibbons appointing him admins
TRAITOR during Father Mackin's absence.
Father Hannah, the newly appointed as
sistant. is due at the rectory today.
Evening star., 1896-12-09
JULIUS RANER, LADIES TAILo

JULIUS RANER, LADIES TAILOR,
formerly Imperial Court Tailor of Russia
and Austria, now OF 1131 14th street, oppo-
site the Portland, has, on account of large
increase in his business, been compelled to
move from 1872 14th street to more COM
street, where his patrons will find him pI E.
pared to furnish them with the latest Pari-
sian styles and the newest importationS.
The ladies in the Diplomatic, Congress
sional, Cabinet, Judicial and exclusive cir
cles of Washington can rely on his taste
experience and judgment. He studied un-
der Worth in Paris three years, and with
Morins in Vienna seven years.
He guarantees promptness and efficiency
The little SIC. lamp gives good light all
night full nickel. Muddiman. GIG 18th st.
]. Jay Gould-Tree Toys, Scrap Pictures
Cheon, the best 5O-cent Tea In America
Pure American Refined Granulated Sugar.
~ cts Seven city stores. c. D. KENNY.
Gas and Oil Heaters. all styles and prices
A. EBERLY'S SONS. 71S Ith st. NV.
For New York Roast Beef and Steaks go
10 John r. Kelly, 9th st. wing Center Mar
ket Boston Corned Beef a speciality.
1,OO0 Bill; Heads. s1.75. Park. 92O F.
JAMES B. HENDERSON.
923 F street northwest.
Wall Paper Window Shades.
House Painting and Frescoing.
Prices Fruit, Nuts. at Johnston'S. Page s.
The S1S5 lamp is large size, 'ateSt i'm
provement and complete. Muddiman, cit
18th ST.; see our S1.2J gas heating stove.
Evening star., 1896-12-09

VOfEt. the Jeweler.
Removed to 615 9TH ST., opp. L. S. patent
office, one block below old stand 1ts