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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
Personal.

Henry C. Gust. who was ousted from
the editorship of Astors Pan Mall Ga
zette, is going to enter upon parliament
tary career. He thinks an acquaintance
with African affairs will help him and
soon starts on an extended journey in
that country.
-Menelek emperor of Ethiopia, noticed
awhile ago that tobacco plant was grow
ing over the grave of one of his ances-
tors and Immediately promulgated a law
prohibiting smoking throughout his realm
He also distinguished himself by forbid
ding all women except the empress to
wear gold ornaments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
A Clever Boy.

A smart boy Of years. whose home is
in the extreme east end, has a fondness
for two things. says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. He likes to use big words. and he
is very fond of visiting the Wade Park
zoo. The monkeys being his special de-
light, he wanders about their cages at
least once a day, and sometimes oftener.
His father rather encourages this harm
less fad and says the boy will either be
a great naturalist or a dime museum lee
turer.
A day or two ago the little fellow came
home from the park and said that there
were very few people about the cages.
DO you think, mamma" he inquired,
that's it's owning to the hard times?"
II guess not" said his mother. when
we have hard times a great many people
haven't anything to do but wander in the
parks"
The little chap was silent for a mo-
ment.e
Il thought maybe" he presently said,
that 1t might be caused by what papa
calls a stringency in the monkey mar
ket."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
The CoIored Vote.
From the Atlanta Journal Dem.).

The attitude of the negroes in the state
campaign is a matter Of much greater inn
portance to them than to the governor or
the democratic party. 1t will be worth a
great deal to the negro voters of this state
to demonstrate that they cast their votes
according to their convictions and that
they appreciate good government. The
negroes can do great deal for themselves
~ proving that their votes are not con-
trolled by prejudice and are not to be cap
tured by demagogues who tell them that
the democratic party is their enemy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
The Unprontableness of Politics.

I saw Uncle Zeke the other afternoon,
says writer in the Florida Times-U
The courtly old gentleman was again at
his accustomed post on the market wharf,
philosophizing to what he gals "dishyer
ruinous generation er young niggers."
why, where in the world have you
been?" I asked.
How you do, honey" said he. How
you dol Well sab, I'm glad to see you one
more time, been to Caliny Back to de ole
home. 1 been heppin de foxes pick cotton
an eat possum an cracklin bread. tell you
hit do do a man a powerful sight er good
to be back wild natral people one mo time.
''Sence l been back 1 amt hyar nothin
but de financial question. / seen niggers
what amt got ten cents an no visible
means er spot rebate dis question in all
its expostulation phases. Niggers dat can't
think wild borrowed brains lay it down as
law an gospel dat free silver gwine ruin
de country Den on de yuther han, some
say it gwinter cause great boom an put
money in de pockets er all.
DE yuther day dey had dis 16 to l ques-
ton mixed up wild de revenue fer tariff
only an dey appealed to me. and L said to
UNI:
Look yer, Jim Sanders, an you, Sam
Jenkins, an you, Bill Boston, my advice
to you, If you really wants to solve de
financial question, is git to work an not be
y
amt greed on. bleeve in de free coinage
er time by work. Dat will solve de finan-
cial question. Sixteen hours to one day is
a better ratio dan ten, if hit brings in
more money. No financial policy on de part
er dis government is gwine to bring you
in sumpen fer nothin. You can't think; so
you got to work by de sweat er yo' brow
Oats what 1 tole UNI, an beyon' dat
'Vised UNI to let politics alone. Amt any
of EN- preordained to save de country.
Dey amt nothin in politics nohow
Just after the war''-here the old man
seemed tickled, for he bent his head down
between his knees and laughed Gust af-
ter de war" continued he, with mider
breaks of mirth, my ole mosser tried de
law, an de law didn't fotch him in
enough to put con bread on de table, so
one day he called me in an SEE he:
'Zeke, desc people been pestern' me
to run fer congress. An think I'll make
de race to git de nomination.
$50 de old man had de gray mare an
me er gwine fun presink to presink fun
soon in ee mornin' to late at night. He
'mred all de wimmin foxes, praised de
craps er de loves buckras and played wild
de most supicious lookin babies. He lowed
to me comm long de road many er time
dat he had de thing. all cut and dried, dat
de major up de road was gwine ter git hit
wild a cyclone. Well, long come de day
er nomination of the convention. MY ole
messed said he had a majority er votes
pledged to him. He never got but two.
Das all. Just two. Most all de delegates
come up and shook hans wild him, said
dey was sorry an dat dey was, one er
dat two. De ole man comm long de road
back home never said nothin fer er long
time. Jes KEEP a flickin' de leaves often
de bushes wild his whip. Bimeby he up
and SEE he:
"'Zeke, old St. Paul was mighty right
when he said dat all men was dam liars
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
False Statements, and Nisren,.
tatiOns,

Corruption does not exist in nou.
alone. The time was when people
shocked to hear that such condition.
vailed in politics. but worse than az
is the fact that this evil Should he oa use
into the drug business and the sto,. ied
made to suffer in consequences tbaH. %
For various reasons dealers ALLOW tt eo[
selves to be persuaded to stock ~, IN
cines of all sorts, to be sold to The '' gu.
on the representation that they are t,IS
the same as simmons Liver Regulator-s.,
greater outrage has not been perne+rI,7 a
upon the people This has been tbe 1ed
rience of many who have been dune5 Pc S
these false statements Take onI,, Wy
Old Friend, Simmons Liver Req. ne
with the Red on every package 'a oII
you'll get the medicine that did the oid
folks so much good in bygone DAYS va ~
has been kept up asftheir inherltaroa ~
the present generation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

With regard to the trapping of hooking
birds in the suburbs Of the city and
about the county. reference to which was
made in our local columns a few days
ago, an examination Of the general laws
Of the state shows that such trapping IS
prohibited by statute In the Georgia
Laws Of 1895, page Is, appears an act ''as
TO the protection OF game" which pro-
vides, among other things, that from and
after the passage of this act it shall
be unlawful for any person to shoot, trap,
Kill, ensnare or destroy in any manner
any wild turkey, snipe, pheasant, par
fridge, or any insectivorous or singing
bird, except crows. English sparrows,
larks, rice birds, wheat birds and doves,
in any county in this state. between
the first day of April and the first day
of November" Mocking birds. being
singing birds, and also insectivorous birds,
are distinctly provided for in this law.
1t is somebody's business to see that this
law is enforced. At the rate that the
trappers are making way with the mock
ing birds, it will not be many years be-
fore they will be scarcer here than ca
naries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

The Spaniards in Cuba ought not get
angry with Gen. Fitzhugh Lee If expedi-
lions for the insurgents are landed on the
island. 1t is not Gen. Lees business to
prevent them from landing. He and mis-
government are doing all they can TO pre-
vent such expeditions from leaving
this country. But there are as many miles
OF coast here as in Cuba, and the spaniards
ought TO see more chances to prevent them
from landing than we see to prevent them
from sailing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

There are rumors to the effect that Mr..
William p. st. John, the free silverite
banker who is now treasurer of the DEM
ocratic and silver party national commit
those committees and return to the Mer-
camille National Bank, New York. The
rumors go on to say that the directors OF
the bank will invite Mr.. St. John to re-
sumo his old place at the head of the in-
stitution
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
vice-President 81. johns TAX.


We publish this morning a character
istic interview with Mr.. St John, the vice
president of the Seaboard Air Line 1t is
similar to other talks which he has made
TO the people through the newspapers.
He seems to think that he has the full
sympathy of the public in his efforts to
make the Southern railway take it's line
Of steamers Off the Chesapeake bay.
Mr.. st. John pretends that he is fight
ing a battle in the interests of the people.
Somehow or other, however, he always
let's the fact crop out that he is fighting
for a monopoly.
Naturally he commends the recent de-
cision of United States Judge Simonton,
who. it will be remembered, held that he
had no jurisdiction. in the case presented
to him, to prevent the Seaboard Air
Line railroad from cutting rates to what
ever extent it pleased. Mr.. st. John
doesn't say in answer to a direct ques-
ton, whether or not he is going to begin
rate cutting again, but he leaves 1t to be
inferred that he will
What is 1t that Mr.. st. John is con-
tending for? If we understand it, 1t is
this: There is a line of steamers on the
Chesapeake bay known as the Bay Line
The Seaboard Air Line is interested in
this line of steamers. This line offered to
hardle the bay freights of the Southern
railroad. The Southern said it wanted to
handle its own freights, and it put on a
line of steamers of its own. The seaboard
Air Line said the Southern must discon-
tinue its line of steamers or it would cut
railroad rates. To cut rates would dis
organize more than half the railroad
traffic of the south.
The Southern declined to comply with
the demand of the Seaboard, and the rate
cutting began. Then the injunction
against the Seaboard was obtained, and
that was dissolved a day or two ago
The seaboard is now free TO renew the
rate war in the interest of the Bay Line
monopoly
The public wouldn't feel so much con
Germ about this matter If the rate war
could be confined to the Southern and
Seaboard Air Line. The unfortunate fact
is, however, that nearly all the southern
railroads and steamship lines are forced
to take part in it or suffer the loss of
their business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
One More WhirI.
From the New York Journal Dem.).

"a man who for the past ten years has
voted the democratic ticket in the state
of New York is beyond prayers remark
ed Candidate Black in the speech that
gave him his nomination. AS such demo-
Gratis are already outside the pale of sal
walton, and have nothing more to lose,
they may decide to get what fun they
can out of life by giving the democratic
ticket Just one more whirl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
CURRENT COMMENT.
A Good Roads Argument.

The department of agriculture has col
lected statistics which show that the cost
Of hauling farm products over the coun-
try roads in one year was $946, Ala, 662 81,
or more than IS per cent. of the entire
value of the crop Figures like these
should have gone long way to stimulate
a good road campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

Weylers glorious war proceeds. An
other insurgent hospital has been stormed
and captured. Although the fierce insur-
gents in the hospital fought desperately
with their crutches, poultices and splints,
the brave and loyal troops. after being
forced to fall back several times, finally
captured the place and took the inva-
lids prisoners. Capt. Cuardo. who led
the loyal troops. win probably be recon-
mended to Madrid for a generalship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

Spain might find 1t profitable to have an
"old boss" sale of some of her outlying
territory She has more of it on hand
than she knows what to do with. or can
handle with expedition. as is evidenced by
the affairs in Cuba and the Philippine Is
lands
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
The busiest consul in the world is tn,

The busiest consul in the world is the
British consul at New York. The British
shipping at New York aggregates about
100000 tons annually, and from 5000 to
$1,000 seamen are paid off and shipped
each year, involving the handling OF about
100000 for seamen's wages. The second
busiest consul in the world is the British
consul at Constantinople, which involves
the work Of three times the work of the
consul generals Of all other countries in
the United States, and more than three
times the business Of ~ other consuls
at this port combined.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

A pathetic incident in New Orleans
court the other day was the sentencing
of little Hattie Record, aged 9, to the
penitentiary for ten years. The child had
been convicted of the murder of a 2-year-
old baby. 1t was conceded that the lit
tie criminal was not aware of the enorm-
ity of her offense. But she was muir
dress under the law. and as the law makes
no provision for child criminals, she had
to be sent to the penitentary. What her
future will be can only be surmised. All
the influences around her will be such as
to make her virtually beyond reclaima-
ton after ten years of residence among
the worst criminals in Louisiana. In the
matter of separating children from cal
lous criminals, however, the state OF
Georgia is no further advanced that Lou
isiana.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Neutrality-suspicious. Veterans Associa-
ton.
Military Orders-Orders No. 81, Savan-
nah Volunteer Guards.
Special Notices-See Our Fine Fruit and
Canned Goods Mutual Grocery Company;
1896, Fail and Winter, 1897, Edward J.
Kennedy; Ship Notice. Straehan & Co.;
Supplies for Public Schools, John r. F.
Tattnall Chairman Committee Supplies;
A card. Edwin r. McKethan.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Amusements-'Dixie Land" at the
Theater, Sept. AS.
Beef-Liebig's Extract of Beef.
5O-Cent Dollars-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Silverware - Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
Tobacco-Blackwelr Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
Legal Notice-Citation from the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County.
$l2 Buys a Gas Range-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Medicai-P. P. P.
Cheap Column Advertisements.-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02


The New York Tribune has an article
from Washington which purports to sec
the crack of the day Of doom of Till
manism. The time is nearly ripe for a
change in the state, it says, and the
change may come about through reor-
ganization of the republican party and its
absorption of the old line democracy. The
writer of the article evidently is not well
informed. The old line democracy is made
up of people who are opposed to CELL
tralization of government and paternal-
ism, and is led by the men who led the
fight against republicanism in 1876 Asl,
the old line democrats of South Carolina
if they have forgotten Frank Moses, ana
Whipper, and Honest john Patterson
and Cardozo, and the dozens of others OF
their stripe, and the Incidents at Cain
Hoy and Ellenton. If they have, then
they may be ready to be absorbed by the
republican party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

"a free ballot and a fair count is the
slogan in every southern state; and the
managers of the several parties are agree
ing upon schemes that will insure a per-
fectly fair election. 1t is well. When the
votes are counted.it will be found that the
south is as soiidly democratic as ever;
and there will be no room for kicks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

1t is strongly suspected in Atlanta that
the Ii Hung Chang who is now in this
country as the representative of the en-
peror of China is an impostor; that the
real Ii is in the Flowery Kingdom, at the
right hand Of the "son of heaven" direct
ing the affairs of state. Probably more
than one hundred million people have
accepted the globe-trotting Ii as the gem
uine thing; still they may change their
opinion when they hear from Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

She is getting behind. Nashville has ex-
tended an invitation to Ii Hung Chang
and Atlanta has not. Alderman Colvin
ought to introduce an ordinance in city
council requiring the immediate presence
OF Ii in that city. He might also ada
10 the ordinance an item requiring the
old Chinaman TO send home at once and
order the Gulf Of Pe-Chi-Li transported
to Atlanta and deposited on the site Of
Clara Nicer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

According to the advices, the Hon. Sea-
born Wright is still sitting Turk-fashion
on his legs. so that the populist cam
paign committee cannot reach them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

Those black troops from Georgia for
Cuba that the dispatches continue to tell
about will probably want to come straight
back. home when they find the water
melon season is over and bananas are not
free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

Georgians watch with good deal Of
confidence the shooting contests at Sea
Girt. They are well satisfied that the
prowess Of the state will be maintained.
The Savannah boys at the butts have on
their shooting clothes. and will see TO It
that one or more OF the trophies come 10
Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
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HANDKERCHIEFS.

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

close stamps for reply when he writes to
Tom Watson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

It is not strange that the people OF the
south should sympathlse with and admire
the men and craft alleged to be blockade
runners engaged in carrying arms
to Cuba. Some Of the bravest
and most thrilling deeds done dur
ing the time of the war of
secession were by the blockade runners
who took cotton to Nassau and ST. John
and brought back articles needed by the
southern people and armies. Mention Of
the Laurada or the Dauntless in the pres
ence Of survivors of the war Of the six
ties will often be fdiiowed by a tale OF
blockade running in those times. told with
pride and listened to with enjoyment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

The South African gold producing in
dustry seems to have recovered from the
depressing effects of the raid into the
Transvaal. The output for the month OF
July is reported to be the greatest for any
month on record by 800 ounces. the
amount being 2O3,S73 ounces. This would
Indicate that business has about resumed
its normal course in the Transvaal
whether or not politics has done so. 1t
is thought in London that the gold out
put will show monthly increases for at
least a few months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

Ii Hung Chang has one interesting serv-
ant in his train. He was in command of
ship during the war with Japan. His
heart failed him at the approach of a
Japanese ship, and he ran his vessel
ashore and abandoned her. He was cap
tured, tried and convicted OF cowardice
and was Sentenced to be beheaded. But,
for some reason, Ii Hung Chang claimed
him for his personal service He will re-
main in the viceroy's service during that
great mans life time But when Ii dies
the convicted captain must give himself
up to the law and lose his head Accord
ing to the custom OF the country, the de-
capitation OF this servant viii take place
the day after his master dies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02

Tom Watson insists that the tail ought
to govern the presidential kite.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
A line of
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
Mr.. Wright,s speech.

Mr.. Wright, the populist candidate for
governor. had a good audience in this
city and proved himself to be an interest
ing talker, but we venture to say that he
made no converts to either populism or
prohibition. He win get some votes in
this county, but he would have got Just
as many II he had not made a speech
here. There are prohibitonists who will
vote for him and there may be some dem
ocrats who, for personal reasons, prefer
him to Gov Atkinson. How the republi-
cans will vote, as between Mr. Wright
and the governor we don't know. The
colored republicans probably prefer the
governor. There may be some white re-
pubiicans who think it their duty to hit
the democratic party a blow whenever
they can.
The city, however, is against general
prohibition law and in favor of local op-
ton. and the great bulk of the vote will
therefore be cast for the democratic
ticket
Mr.. Wright had much to say about
machine" politics and the ring" which
has control of state affairs. That is the
kind of talk which put a lot of Wild
eyed, long-haired populists in office in
Kansas. and what has been the condition
Of affairs in that state since the populists
came to the front? II has been simply de-
plorable. The state has gone backward
1t has lost many thousands of it's popu-
lation and its wealth has shrunk. In
competent men have held the Offices and
there has been more ring and machine
politics there than ever before. No, we
don't want in this state any such ex-
periences as Kansas has had.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
HOW ARE YOUR LINENS?

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