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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

Whatever may be the outcome of the
attempt of DR.. Jameson to overthrow the
government of the Transvaal republic, it
become residents of the public will have
more rights when it is ended. The os-
tensible reason for DR.. Jameson's raid
was the complaints of English residents
of the republic. There are good many
Americans in the Transvaal. and in 1894
Ambassador Bayard was asked to find out
whether or not Great Britain was going
to take steps. to protect British sub
jects against the Commander law"
which was then in force This law au-
thorized the government to press into
the military service every male inhabtant
of the republic between given ages. The
republic was at war with the Kaffir tribes
and needed all the men it could muster.
The purpose of Ambassador Bayard's in
quiry was 70 find out what course Great
Britain was going to take in the matter,
as there was a demand that the govern
ment of the United States should protect
its citizens against the exactions of the
military service of the repub-
lie. Most of the other nations had
then, and doubtless have now, treaties
with the Transvaal republic by which
their subjects in the Transvaal were ex-
empt from compliance with the republic S
military service requirement.
The military service requirement was
not the immediate cause of DR.. jane
sons raid. The British residents of the
Transvaal had other grievances, or pre-
tended they had. But their grievances
could not have been of q very serious no
ture, since they failed to assist DR.. Jane
son in accordance with their agreement.
And, besides, they had petitioned the
Transvaal government for concessions.
and there had not been time, for their
petitions to be acted upon when the raid
occurred.
The fact must not be overlooked, how
ever, that the British subjects in the
Transvaal are there Of their own free will.
They knew the laws before they went
there, and if they didn't approve them.
they had only to remain away. 1t was
certainly a high-handed proceeding to
conspire to overthrow a government,
which had permitted them to become res
idents of the republic.
The president of the Transvaal repub-
lie is a liberal and progressive man, and
will doubtless do what he can to get such
concessions for them as will satisfy them.
Still. if they should not be satisfied with
the rights granted, they would not have
to remain residents of the republic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
His Honor Has His Joke.

E. R. Lout. second trombone player in
a downtown theater, started out after
the show the other night to see the town,
says1he Chicago Inter Ocean. He secured
the services of Cabman H. A. Miller, and.
after taking in a good portion of the town
and a large quantity of stimulants as a
safeguard against the weather, he COM
manded the driver to proceed to his home
at 697 Wells street. After reaching that
number heated debate over the amount
of the fare ensued, and the horn blower
asserts that Miller beat him over the
head with his own trombone and then re-
lieved him of his diamond stud.
The cabman was arraigned before Jus
tice Underwood at the Armory yesterday
morning. charged by the musician with
larceny.
The complainant brought his trombone
into court and exhibited it to his honor.
Its ruined" said Lout, "and how shall
I get another"
"What did you pay for the horn?" in
quired Justice Underwood.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars" was
the reply.
my" exclaimed the court, that's a
lot of money to blow I'M"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

II has been said that il is a dan day in
congress when there is received 10 memo
rial from the Savannah board OF trade
or cotton exchange. That is good. It
shows that savannal's efforts for the
public welfare amount 70 something; they
create an impression. So far as is known
there is not just now a memorial in the
mails. The memorials with regard TO the
coast defenses have been presented But
another one. with regard 10 the inland
route TO Beaufort. should be started on its
way to Washington pretty soon. The
dangers OF the navigation Of Calaboga
Sound in small boats vas illustrated in
the incident which a feW days ago cost
Oysterman William Bryant his life.
II all depends upon the nature OF the
wager whether betting is wicked or not.
according to the view Of Rev. Mr.. Covert
Of Anderson, Ind. Mr.. Covert does not
believe in spiritualism. and not tng ago
took occasion to denounee all spirit me
dlums as frauds. A medium named Mil
ton offered the preacher a bet Of 500 even
that he would produce before the preach
er's eyes such manifestations as would be
conclusive. and he would defy the preach
err to disprove or explain the phenomena.
The reverend gentleman just saw the
spiritualists ante and called him. The
contest is to begin on Jan. % and run
through six sittings. With $1,000 in the
pot. it viii be an interesting game.
Georgia. CONNECTICUT. Michigan, Kan
sas and Utah became states in the month
of January. Georgia. the fourth to rat
ify the constitution, became a state on
Jan. ?. 17sS; Connecticut. the fifth state,
attained to statehood week later than
Georgia; Michigan. the twenty-sixth state.
was admitted in January. 1887; Kansas.
the thirty-fourth state came in in January,
1861. and Utah. the forty-hfth state. came
in on Jan. 4. 1896. Nine states were adj
mitted in thS month of December, which
gives that month the lead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
The Mnter Metsr anr.tion.


The city Is 10 have water meters.
That seems TO be settled. The water com
missioners declare they have investigated
the matter. and from the facts presented
70 them have been forced 10 the conclu-
sion that after the meters have been given
a trial the people will have no fault TO
find with the water meter system The
cost to landlords is going to be consider
able. That is evident. The meters will
have to be purchased, and unless tenants
are made TO pay for the water used, the
cost Of water. I'm many instances. will be
more than at present. because there are
tenants who will not take the trouble
to be economical in the use OF water. The
only protection landlords will have will
be in the adjustment Of their rents 50 that
tenants viii have TO pay the water bills.
They may not be able TO do this in every
instance. but they can do it to a great
extent
There is no doubt that the waste of wa
ter Is enormous. It is wasted recklessly,
carelessly and with a total disregard to
grows. as it certainly will. water meters
would have to be put in at no very distant
day, or another water works plant would
have to be built. because the waste Of
water is so great that the present plant
would not supply the demand.
In putting in meters, however, the very
best judgment will have to be exercised.
There are water meters and water me
tiers. Some are good, some are compare
lively worthless. The best should be OBJ
tanned. and they should be contracted for
in such quantities that property owners
could get them at bottom prices. The city
should not attempt to make a cent out
of them, and the price of water should
be fixed so that. by reasonable economy.
property holders could save the cost Of
the meters in a year or two.
And there is another thing that should
be taken into consideration at the start.
II is that there should be no discrlmina-
tion. or apparent discrimination. If me-
tiers are forced on a property holder here
and a property holder there, the dissatis-
phatic way. Discrimination should be
avoided. This can be done by dividing
the water users into different classes,
such as corporations, hotels. business
houses. boarding houses. private resi-
dences of a certain grade, etc, and put
ting the meters into one class at a time.
or it might be advisable to put them in
by streets-that is. put them in all the
houses on one street before putting them
in houses on another street. The water
commissioners could doubtless devise a
plan that would be recognized by all to
be a fair one
AS we understand it the city is not
adopting water meters for the purpose
of raising additional revenue. but for the
purpose of preventing a waste of water.
1t win be satisfied If it pumps less water
than 1t does now and gets about the same
amount Of revenue it receives at present
from the water works.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
The Parsons Trouble.

"Once in a while" said minister from
out of town. according to the Louisville
Courier-Journal, Il am asked a question
that 1 can not answer. Not long ago.
early one Sunday morning 1 walked out
on my little farm, and came to a piece
of woods where the squirrels were always
very numerous. on the limb of a tree
which hung across the road / saw a pref
~ little fellow sitting nibbling at a nut
he didn't see me, and drew my gun on
him, and caught him just as straight as a
die. He fell but caught on a limb, and
hung dangling over the road. Just then
l saw one of my church members coming
along on horseback, and | suddenly recol-
lected that it was the Sabbath Not
wishing to influence by bad example
stuck my gun hastily inside the fence
When the man rode up, he said:
Good morning, Brother Barker; 1
thought / heard a gun"
Did you?" l asked; lin what direc-
tion?"
Just then the dead squirrel dropped
from the tree right down on the pommel
of my parishioners saddle. We looked
at each other a moment then said:
Brother Roberts, / must ask you to
forgive me. and not to mention this lit
tie affairs; / came out for a walk and for a
moment l forgot it was the holy Sabbath
day"
'iThat's all right" Brother Roberts
smilingly replied; II won't tell anybody
this is a nice fat squirrel; but my dear
preacher, please tell me how did you hap
pen to bring your gum
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
EngIand's second Thought.


We are glad 70 see that the English
papers are beginning to understand that
the Presidents Venezuela message was
not a campaign document intended for
political effect in the approaching Presi-
dental contest. It was their belief at
first that that was its true character. and
they were helped to that belief by the
World and Evening Post OF New York.
The World called the message a blunder
that almost amounted TO a crime. and the
Evening Post exhausted its vocabulary
OF opithots I'm abusing the President
The English papers have discovered
that neither Of those papers represent
public sentiment in respect TO the Vene-
zuela matter, and they have also found
out that the President voiced the senti-
ment OF the American people. Conse-
quenuy they are disposed to be much less
clustering in discussing the Venezuelan
matter The London Times. for instance
now says that there is no particular
sanctity in the Schomburgk line" If
there isn't there is no good reason why
Lord Salisbury should not submit Great
Britain's claim 10 territory within that
line to arbitration.
The London Chronicle and other Eng
fish papers OF influence now admit that
the American people are practically uni
ted in support OF the Monroe doctrine as
announced by President Cleveland. and
that it would be well for the British gov
eminent to recognize that fact
The truth is the English people are just
beginning to understand that Lord Sal
isbury's treatment Of the Venezuela mat
ter has not been fun and frank They
are therefore disposed to criticise him
rather severely. They supported Eng
lands side OF the case heartily at first.
because they thought England was in the
right and that something was demand
ed Of their government which it could not
concede with honor. The American side
of the case, as presented in some of their
own papers. has been a revelation to
them, and It is not now unusual to hear
men Of influence among them say that
arbitration Of the dispute would be alike
honorable TO both countries.
Oile OF the htsl KNOWN Ol the OAAOiu
professors. who arrived in Philadelphia
day or two ago from London. de-
clares that the English people accept the
American view Of the Monroe doctrine.
but that the politicians do not-at least
they do not talk as if they do. lie also
said: Lord Salisbury's action in refus-
ing arbitration is regarded as a political
blunder and, l may say. crime, by many
right thinking Englishmen."
If such is the feeling in England Lord
Salisbury will find a way out of the Ven
ezuelan difficulty without going to war
With this country. lie may rest assured
that it viii be of no benefit to him to be
stubborn, because the United states Will
sustain the President in his interpreta-
ton of the Monroe doctrine even to the
extent of war
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
BRIGHT BITS.

-Bacon-I believe the introduction of
cable cars and horseless carriages will
make the world better.
Egbert-I can't understand why.
1t Will reduce the tendency to lie.
Horse trading will be unknown. "-YOn-
kers Statesman.
Not a hundred miles from ST. Paul
there is suspended over a pile of dusty
volumes in a secondhand booksellers
shop chart showing the human skeleton,
all that remains of the tradesman whose
customers only looked" -Household
Words.
Creditor (roughly)-Say. when are you
going to pay me that bill?
Debtor (geniauy)-AIy friend. you put
me in mind of a little child.
Creditor do. do L? Why?
Debtc~-Because a little child can ask
questions that the wisest men cannot an
swer.-Tit-Bits.
How He Knew.-Jones-Yes sir; it is
precious hard to collect money just now.
/ know 1t.
smith-IIave you tried and failed?
Jones-Oh, no.
smith-How, then, do you know that
money is hard to collect2
Jones-Because several people have
tried to collect of me.-Amusng.
-Talker-Young Rocksey is a relative
of yours.
Walker-A very distant one.
Talker-Why, / thought he wars your
first cousin.
Walker-He is; but since he fell into
that fortune he is so distant that can't
hand him a ripe peach without using a
fishing pole.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Quizby-That trip to the mountains
made a different man out of Bibbs
Bizby-Yes indeed; he's even forfotten
that he owes me ten.-Family Call.
Build up my system!' the sufferer cried,
And sad salt tear he spilled
On the paper he held in his trembling
hand
While he bitterly muttered: BILLED"
Detroit Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Palestine Commandery No. Z.
X. T.; Lafayette McLaws Camp No. 576
United Confederate Veterans.
Special Notices-"Old Fashioned" Rye
Whiskey, Charles Ohsiek; Cabin Passen-
gers for Europe. Henry Solomon & Son;
Agents: Suits Big Six Cheroots.
The Nearest Friend Man HASH. II.
Levy & Bro.
New Publications-Ladies Home Journ-
nj. Comfort"
Medical-Duffy's Malt Whiskey.
Steamship SchedulerOcean Steamship
Company.
The Public Want-Appel & Schaul.
Amusements-DeWolf Hopper and His
Merry Company at Theater Jan. 13.
Auction Sales-Fine Walnut Side
boards, Walnut Roller Top Desks. Etc,
by A. X. Wilson. Auctioneer; New Oak
Furniture. Rugs, Etc. by c. H. Dorset,
Auctioneer.
Legal Notice-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors. Estate Ella Brown, Deceased.
Got Something to Tell You-Falk Cloth
ing Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personals Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
HabItuaIIy Forgot to Wind His
Watch

Among the absent-minded notables
whose memory furnishes fund for the
story-tellers is recalled the late James S.
Wiley, for many years a distinguished
lawyer in Piscataquis county, and once a
member of congress from the Fourth dis
trict. who used to have much trouble with
his watch. 1t had the habit of stopping
several times week, and in every case
it had run down. His dealer would wind
it, and suggest to Mr.. Wiley that the
next time it stopped he should adopt
that simple method of starting it. But
in a few days Mr.. Wiley would appear
again with that timepiece silent and be-
fore he had tried to set 1t in motion by
winding it. And it is related that he
would be just as surprised as if the same
thing had never before occurred when
shown that a limp spring was responsible
for all the trouble. We have no doubt the
story is true, for we have known incredi-
BILE lapses-such as that of the Maine pro-
lessor who got into his bathtub with his
clothes on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

War department experts are not yet sat
listed with the new small calibre rife of
the army. 1t can shoot through four or
five men, or twenty inches of solid oak.
But the bullet is so small that it cannot
be depended upon to check an advance
quickly enough. 1t is proposed, therefore.
that a bullet which will spread out like
a mushroom when it enters the flesh shall
be substituted for the one now in use. 1t
is desired that the person hit shall be
Immediately killed or disabled. How ter
ably cruel is war!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
PitifuI Tale of a Crop.
From the Columbia Is. c) State Deu

Southern farmers will observe that what
ever happens or is feared, near or far,
poor cotton invariably ''gets it in the
neck" Never was an unfortunate staple
subject to so many attacks. Something
is always knocking it down and stamping
on Il. The Introduction of an anti-option
bill in congress, the demand for guard
ships in the Bosphorus the activity of
fertilizer manufacturers, a fall of stocks
in New York a weather prediction, the
export of gold or a telegram from EN-
peror William to the Beers in South Africa
all these and more, anything and every
ing cotton. Such is the pitiful fate of
crop that has to seek foreign market by
running amuck through two crowds of
spectators at New York and Liverpool.
There is but one of two remedies-either
so to reduce the crop as to bring it below
the actual demands or to build mills and
manufacture the bulk of it at home. The
first remedy is easier than the second and
rs more quickly and inexpensively applied.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

A convention of fruit growers is to be
held in Macon about Jan. 90 1t should
be well attended, as matters of interest
to the industry will be discussed, and
sons crops may be made. Last year was
one of the best of fruit years. yet the
producers made but little money. The
reason was the distribution was bad. Ger
that might have taken fruits went with
out them because satisfactory freight ar
rangements were lacking. These things
should be looked after and arranged be
fore the beginning of the next shipping
season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

The United States have some thousands
of newspapers and only one President.
Nearly every one of the newspapers has
been saying what ought to be done with
regard to the bona issue. A great many
of them counciled the very thing that has
been done, consequently they have been
"vindicated," and have won a great vic
tory for the people" If the President had
taken another course. other papers would
have had the vindication and won the vic
tory for the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

The woman's department of the Atlanta
and cash balance to its credit. The de-
partment was planned and carried out by
women, and to the sex belongs the credit
of having made it a great success from
every point of view. Probably it would be
good idea to let the women run the main
give the men just one department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
Work for our Navy.
From the Greenville Is. c. News Dem

If our government would send a few war
ships across and knock the sultan's pal
ace about his ears we would probably have
the approval of the civilized world. The
European powers are restrained by mutu-
al iealousies and fears from avenging the
foul wrongs done in Armenia. This coun-
try is not restrained by any such consid-
erations, and could sail in and do the
work to the satisfaction of everybody and
the vindication of humanity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

estate and International exposition, Ten
nessee is booked for one of the same with
in short time; and now comes st. Louis
with a scheme for similar affair. Con-
gress will be asked TO aid each of them,
and congress will have to come down with
the cash. 1t cannot make a difference be-
tween Chicago and Atlanta and the other
cities
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

Ex-senator ingalls, of Kansas is not
fretting at all because he has been ex-
PEELED from the Loyal Legion of the state
He has an irridescent dream of another
senatorial term, and as long as the dream
remains in his minds eye he doesn't
care three straws how the world wags.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
what's the Matter with Canada.
From the philadelphia Record DEM

Those who ascribe the recent business
depression in the United States to reduc-
tons in the rate of tariff duties will be
puzzled to explain the like depression in
Canada, where protective tariff rates have
been vigorously maintained. Business in
the United States is recovering in volume
and profitableness; but in Canada matters
seem to be going from bad to worse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

That Indiana is a sound money state was
emphasized in the elections in the Thir-
teenth congressional district the other
day. The money question was the only is
sue. and the sound money men won. New
ertheless Indiana is represented in the
Senate by fiat money advocates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10
Speaking of Mai. Hanson.
From the Augusta Chronicle Dem.)

We have no idea he will be in the race
but he would make a good governor on
any ticket, and if elected on a republican
ticket would name democratic appointees
in filling the offices, for the simple reason
that he would have no republicans to
choose from that he would be willing to
appoint.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

The responsibility for the raid into the
Transvaal seems to be fixed positively
upon the British South Africa Company
by the official dispatches to the British
call for the disciplining of the company.
But it is just possible that when the time
for disciplining comes. the company will
refuse to be chastised.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

From the Nashville American Dem.).

One coin dollar worth in the markets of
the world less than another coin dollar
will drive from circulation in the coun-
try where both are attempted to be kept
in circulation upon terms of equality the
coin dollar, If the overval-
ued coin dollars are coined unlimitedly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-10

Why doesn't campos open the gates of
Havana, entice the insurgents in and then
close the gates on them and eat them
m?