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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
BRIGHT BITS.

-Catterton: Hardup seems to be having
better luck lately. Virgins What? Has
he paid you what he owed you? Chatter
ton: No; he hasn't called to borrow any
more!-Truth.
She: 1 would not marry you if 1 were
10 live to be a hundred years old" He:
Well, l should say you wouldn't if I had
anything to say in the matter.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
II tell you, he's a fellow who doesn't
care if he climbs to success on the backs
of others" That's 50. He goes back and
forth from business every day in a troll
ley car."-DetrOit Free Press.
-Dick-You know that fellar workin
in shaft II. who was always kickin' for
a raise?
Mick-Yes.
Dick-Wel, he kicked over a can Of
dynamite to-day, and got it.-Uu to Date
Mrs. lie Pot-They say Col. Chump-
erly, the old warrior was always where
the bullets were the th.ckest.
Reverdy-Yes; he drove an ammunition
wa5on.-Phiiadelphia North American.
Miss Summit-Mr. Fiddleback wanted
to send you birthday present but 1 told
him you had stopped having birthdays
ten years ego. was l right?
Mss Palisade-I believe so. l know it
was two years after you stopped.-Truth
-Iceman-On the dead, lazy, we are
selling ice at loss right now.
Mrs. Wickwire-I believe you. I'm GER
tain that the ffty-pOund chunks you
leave have suffered loss of from six 10
eight pounds before 1 get them.-Indian>
apolis Journal.
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Not what It Used to Be.

From the Detroit Tribune.
We could see the pitcher very well,
But not the man at the bat,
Through the hole we found in the left
field fence,
But we never minded that
A part we saw, and a part we heard,
And as regards the rest,
We used the Imagination heaven
Has given TO boys, and guessed.
The sun beat hotly upon my neck,
And kneit in a posture there
That would break my neck to attempt to-
day,
But of course I didn't care
There were two men out, a runner at first
Score tied, and upon my ear
There fell strike two!' from the umpire
In tones like a foghorn clear.
Then dandy drive that center muffed-
The sun Shone in his face
And l asked my Surglng, clamOrOuS heart,
'Will he try TO make second base?'
I saw the fielder when he threw,
The hurting ball deserted,
And 1 heard the coacher hoarsely yell
To the runner there to slide.
And that was all l saw or heard,
I was swiftly lifted thence;
Another boy had claimed his turn
At the hole in the left field fence.
AS I sit in the grand stand here to-day
The conviction comes to me
That the game as a whole is far from what
Its fragments used to be.
A stated sight by indulgence dulled
Yearns for the confluence
Compelled by circums tances like that
OF the hole in the left field fence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
Personal.

Prof. Albert C. limerick has given to
the Philadelphia Library Company his
valuable collection OF musical literature.
much OF which cannot be duplicated in this
country.
The famous Partisan poet, 'chanson-
nier." Jules Jouy, has been declared to
be hopelessly insane. The legend Of his
hidden fortune had no ground in fact,
and morning performance was given at
the Gaite 10 provide enough to keep the
former singer Of the Chat Nor in an asy-
lum at Picpus.
Sir Henry Irving has accepted the in
vitation of the Edinburgh Pen and Pencil
Club to sup with them on the nth of
June next in the Waterloo hotel on the
occasion of his visit 10 the city. This is
the first time Sir Henry Irving has APP
peared IN that city since there was con-
ferred upon him the dignity of knight
hood.
Miss Fanny Edgar Thomas has been
made officer d'academie by the French
government in recognition of her work in
musical criticism. She is said to he the
first American woman 10 be so honOred.
She went to Paris about year ago, entire
~ unknown. But a few weeks ago such
men as Alexandra Guilmant, Saint-Saens
and Massenet recommended that the dis
fiction be conferred on her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
FIoorcd BY The -DorkIe BIra.-

Last evening. al one Of the large Pres
byterian churches on the south side. says
the Chicago News, a specially attractive
service was held. Il had been widely adj
Ferusel, and every seat was filed In
one OF The forward pews sat young per-
-ngs 20 commence.
The opening number on the programme
was a voluntary beginning: - day in
ny courts lz better than a thousand. 7
had rather be a dOorkeeper in the house
OF COD than 20 dwell in the tents of
WlckeQness- But the young person
nadn't a programme, and she didn't know.
A woman beautiful voice rang out
clear and strong, and the young person
taxed ner ears 20 catch the words AT
urst they eludcd her eXasperatiugly but
Dy patience and close attention she finally
grasped the situation The singer c0nsid-
eFed day IN the courts Of the Lord TO
thousand spent elsewhere. So far so good.
But the next sentence staggered the young
person. The singer triiled forth that she
nad rather be a "dOrkie Bird in the
house OF her God than 10 occupy an eie-
waited position IN less righteous place.
The young person pOnderel. Since her
early infancy she had been led on verses
80 81 CHapteIS from me Blole, guy some
now she couldn't seem 10 remem Der any
reference to a "dOrkie bird" She must
be mistaken in the word. she thought
and settled herself 20 listen TO the tenor
who was now warbling the sweet melody.
surely ne would sing the words plainly.
but, no, the rendition was as before
uolhlr DlEN. ne cOuIEdlLO anu pass
made no change in the version, but sang
II as the soprano and tenor had done.
The young persons mind was perturbed
She could not FIX her thoughts on the
prayer which followed, but bowed her
head and medtated on the various Blbli-
cal combination. No. she could not recall
the least reference TO a "dork.e bird"
but If the choir sang about IL surely there
must be such a thing. She wondered If
ii were anything like an English spar
row, Evidently it was a humble member
of the feathery tribe for il was used in
an unimpOrtant connection.
During a subsequent vocal number she
leaned toward her escort. what is a
dOrkie bird?' she whispered softly
"A what?" he inquired.
"a dOrkie bird"
He turned on her a pair of interested
eyes. "A what2" he asked again.
"Oh. never mind" she whispered ner-
vously. IT'S nothing. They are going to
pray.
To the exclusion of all else that idea of
the unusual bird occupied her attention
during the remainder of the service
When she reached home she rushed TO
her room and seized her Bible. After an
arduOus search she found the place and
read: "A day in Thy courts is better
than a thousand Il had rather be a
doOrkeeper-"
"Doorkeeper! Oh"' she said family, and
sat down on the edge of the bed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
silver standard Countries.
The Louisville Courier-Journal Dem.)

The countries having the silver stand
ard, according to the director of our
mint, on Jan 1, 1896, were as follows:
The Central American states, Costa Ri
ca, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua ana
Salvador, whose peso, or dollar, was
worth in our currency AL cents
China, whose Shanghai tael declined
from $l.035 in 1888 to 677 cents on July /,
1894.
Ecuador, whose sucre, or dollar, was
worth 491 cents in January last, though
ii was worth $50 in 1880.
Colombia, whose dollar is of equal value
with that of Ecuador, and has declined to
the same extent.
India, whose rupee was originally worth
As cents, but on Jan. J. 1896, was worth
23.3 cents.
Japan. where gold is the nominal, but
silver the actual, standard. AT the date
named the gold yen was worth 1871 cents
in our currency, and the silver yen 52.9
In 1881 the silver yen was worth SS.S cents.
Mexico. whose dollar was worth 53.S
cents on Jan. l. The Mexican dollar con-
tains 3TI.17 grains of pure silver or near
ly four grains more than our dollar. Yet
out silver dollar has frequently bought
two Mexican dollars.
Persia, whose kran was worth cents
in our currency on Jan. l. 1t con8ins
about O. grains of pure silver, one-thrd
as much as our half-dollar.
Peru, whose sol, or dollar, was worth
4S.6 cents In 1850 it was worth $50
Tripoh whose mahbub was worth 443
cents, though in 1880 IL was worth 74.S
cents in our currency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

If criminals were tried as promptly
throughout this state as was Tom Delk
convicted on Tuesday. at Zebulon, Pike
county, of the murder of Sheriff Gwynn
Of that county, there would be very few
lynchings. Tom Delk was arrested only a
few days ago. He was captured by Mr.
NJ. c. Williams farmer, who was hunt
ing in the woods. Delk undertook to rob
Mr.. Williams, and had succeeded in doing
so, when Mr.. Williams. seeing a favorable
opportunity, turned upon the outlaw and
succeeded, after a terrible struggle. in get
ting his pistol away from him. Having
disarmed him, Mr.. Williams had very lit
tie difficulty in arresting him, and taking
him to the Atlanta jail for safe keeping
The outlaw was not given time to work
up sympathy in his own behalf. He was
not given continuance on a fictitious
plea, or plea of any kind. He was put
on trial without unnecessary delay and
within very few hours he had been tried,
convicted and sentenced to be hanged on
June 10. That was a quick work but it
is trials of that kind that will put a stop
to lynchings.
When the people know that the courts
will act promptly and vigorously. and that
justice viii be done those accused of crime
they will be content to let the law take
its course.
The old man Delk, and his son Taylor,
are yet to be tried. They are charged with
being concerned in the death OF Sheriff
Gwynn. The indications are that their
trials will not be delayed.
The judge and solicitor general of the
Pike county superior court are to be COM
mended for the promptness with which
Tom Delk was brought TO trial. Punish
ment melted out as promptly as it was in
the case of Tom Delk is well calculated to
alarm evil doors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
A RusIness ARair.

She was a business woman, and she
went at the affair in business-iile way,
says the Chicago Post.
You proposed to me-" she said shortly.
Great Scott. that was last summer
he exclaimed.
Very true" she replied. 1T was last
summer at the seashore."
An idle filtration" he returned, trying
to hedge.
"Of course" she answered, "but you
wrote 10 me about il once"
And YOU still have the letter?"
7 have, and if l were stin the old
fashioned woman that 1 was then 1
would be following you around asking
you to keep your promise, or else / would
Simply look upon 1t as an idle Irritation
ana let II 50 at that but as new wo-
'Wcll?" he said. inQuirngly and anx-
iously
AS a new woman I look at the matier
simply from a business view point, and
wonder how much il is worth"
'You-you-" He was too startled TO
LAS an old-fashioned woman I should
try 10 force you to marry me by suing
you for So. 900 for breach Of promise; but
as a new woman, ! know that such a
course would be preposterous. 1 will put
the damage at some figure that is within
reason, so that we can effect a settle
fneut without going into court
''And 4 l refuse to settler" he said.
Then 1 shall sue for breach of prom
ise."
He was silent for a minute, as if study
ing the situation. Then ne smiled and
said:
Of the ultra modern school, and you have
figured this out very closely, but you
have overlooked one point. An old poker
player can generally tell when bluff IS
being worked upon him by one who is
new to the business. You're trying a
bluff now, and I'll call it. If you go into
court I'll marry you"
"You-yOull marry met!
IF you sue for breach of promise I'll
do 1t in order to have the case thrown out
of COURT!
Il don't believe you'd do it, she SAID
as she backed toward the door; but your
bluff IS good, just the same. Neither of
us wants the other. and you know il;
but you're just mean enough TO do some
thing like that rather than let a woman
get ahead OF you. And this looked IKE
it over at the Business Woman's Club"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
The NIIssonri Hnrrnr-

The news that comes from Missouri.
in our dispatches this morning. is indeed
appalling. Several hundred lives have
been lost in st. Louis and East St. Louis
from a terrible storm, and fire added
horrors to the scene. Great bridges have
been swept away by the storm, millions
of dollars worth of property have been
destroyed, and CONSERVATION is the order.
1t seems that the fury of the elements
is well nigh relentless. For nearly if not
quite two weeks the winds have ragged in
the Mississippi valley, leaving death and
destruction in their path. They would
appear to have concentrated their energy
when they bore down upon unfortunate
St Louis, leaving portion of that city
torn, wrecked and above all. pitiably be-
reaved in loss Of life.
1t is to be hoped that first reports are
a bit overdrawn, and that when quiet
reigns again it will be found that the de-
struction was less than estimated. Still.
it is certain that the losses have been
very heavy. The sympathy Of the whole
country will so out to the stricken sec
ton, and the whole country will be
ready to stretch forth a helping hand,
if help should he needed.
The states and cities of the South At
lantic coast especially can and will SYM
pathize with st. Louis. 1t has been only
few years since a cyclone swept up
from the West Indies and over this sec
ton, desolating the sea islands and de-
stroying life and property elsewhere.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

An Atlanta special to the Washington
Star gives some points of interest with re-
gard to the political fight in Georgia. 1t
says that the purpose of the unlimited sill
yer fight in Fulton county is to mortify
Secretary Hol1e Smith by having his home
county repudiate his financial policy. The
inference is that if Secretary Smith were
a silver man, the opposition would be on
a gold basis. The dispatch goes on to
say that the populists are lying low in
this state for the reason that they expect
to profit by the trend of events at the
Chicago convention. They are keeping in
the woods, so to speak, waiting to be
Joined by those who take to the woods"
because of the outcome at Chicago. Gov.
Atkinson is alleged to be in favor of
straddle on the money question in the
state platform. These several statements
are interesting, particularly because of the
fact that the special containing them in
cidentany touches upon the TnIman and
Bailey meetings as great incidents, and
says Bailey converted many of the most
active workers of the Young Mems Sound
Currency Club" which may or may not
afford a clue to its origin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
The Two O'Clock Train.

It was a very small western town, and
the only train out of it that night left at
o'clock, says Harper's Magazine. The
travelling man had impressed upon the
night porter of the hotel the Importance
of calling him in time for this train
Promptly at 1870 a prodigious knock reused
the sleeper.
Say! be yez the man what wants the 2
O'Clock thrain?"
Yes was the sleepy reply from within
We'll, yez can shape an hour longer
fer she's so much late
The heavy feet shufiled off down the
hall, and silence ensued. Another hour
had passed, when Pat again knocked
Say be yez the felly what said he
wanted to ketch the o'clock thrain?"
''Yes!' and there was a sound of the
man hastily springing from his bed
Well drawled Pat, "yez can go back
to bed again. fer she's another hour late"
A forcible remark or two proceeded from
the travelling mans room, and were audi
BILE to his awakened neighbors, as was the
departure of Pat; but soon all was ouiet
again, and the few occupants of the hotel
were left for some time to undisturbed re-
pose. Just as the first faint streaks Of
dawn were tingeing the sky Pat once
more made his presence known. and. in
tones giving unmistakable evidence of re-
cent and heavy slumber, remarked:
Say! if yeZ was the felly what wanted
TO ketch the ? O'Clock thrain. vez can
Shape till mornin', fer, bedad, the blame
things gomez
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeungs-Zerubbabel Lodge No 10, F.
and A. NJ; Citizens Club.
Special Notices-Grand Opening Ball at
the South End Hotel. Tybee. This Even
ing; A Card TO the Public, NJ. ID. Abrams.
Business Notioes-Everetts elders. A.
Enrich & Bro.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; International Navigation Com
pany's Lines.
Medical-World's Dispensary Prepara-
tons: Tarrants Settler Apeirant; Cuti-
cura Remedies.
CoIlars-Cluetts Collars.
Straw Hats-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Shoes. Shirts. Pants Shirt Waists, Etc.
AT Collats.
Flnancial-Statements of the Southern
Bank of the State Of Georgia and the
Citizens Bank Of Savannah.
Summer Resort-Kenilworth Inn, Ashe-
vile, n. c.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
The standards.
From the Valdosta (Ga) Times Dem)

FROM the Valdosta CAD Times Dem).
The gold standard means that all money
shall be measured up to the 100 cents in
gold that is in a gold dollar.
The silver standard means that all
money shall be measured down TO the
silver bullion that is in the silver dollar
about s. cents worth at present prices.
A silverite will tell you that he is OPP
posed to the gold standard, and THAI
means that he is in favor OF the silver
standard. The silver standard means 90
cent dollars.
Limited coinage on government account
means that the government is pledged to
Free coinage on private account means
that the government will simply coin the
silver free OF charge, return the dollar
SO coined 10 the miners and withdraw the
gold support. Then it will go.to its bullion
Value-52 cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28
Would Mean Slaughter.
From the Nashville American Dem0.

The democratic party, if it attempts
to make a national campaign welded
to a debased money delusion, will sim
ply take its forces into the field to be
slaughtered. In the south democrats win
win on almost any issue, because the
democratic party south means Oppose
ton to republicanism, which is tyranny,
autocratic tyranny, when in power, ana
which is fought because is does repre-
sent and practice tyranny; but in the
northern democratic states the national
convention will take from the party its
ability to fight if silver recommendation
is declared for.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

A close friend of Maj. Mckinley has
recently returned from Canton to Wash
ington. and is quoted by the Washington
Star as saying that it is McKinley's pur-
pose, if elected, TO call congress into
session Immediately to re-enact the Nc
Kinley bill. The call, it is alleged, would
probably be issued the day after his IN
auguration. fixing the time for the as
sembling Of congress at March Is next.
If that is correct, it shows that McKin-
ley is years and years behind the times
Nobody is talking tariff now. Nobody ex-
cept the highly protected manufacturers
and the trusts wants more tariff tinker
ing What the masses want settled is
the money question. And Maj. Mckinley
is likely to find that out before he be-
comes President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

The sound money league in Atlanta is
putting in blows as rapidly and as heavily
as a steam hammer 1t is evident that
the league is into the fight for keeps. and
the old and ripe politicians who are run
ming the unlimited silver campaign. The
prospects are that the current campaign
in the county of Fulton will have more
ginger in it than has been the case in a
long time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

Tillman admits that there is doubt about
Florida. He excerpts Florida from the
states he has visited which are sure TO
send snverite delegations to Chicago. But
Representatives Sparkman and Cooper arc
apparently not in much doubt They are
sound money men, and are reasonably
sure that their state will ratlfy their
views
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

It would appear that the governors in
vesigation of the convict camps has not
yet had the effect of putting stop to
brutality towards the convicts on the
part of the whipping bosses. 1t seems
as If the governor would have to apply
a more drastic remedy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

The Morning News has already noted
the receipt OF the advance sheets Of Gen
John c. Underwood's Report Of the Pro
ceedings Incidental 10 the Erection and
Dedication OF the Confederate NIonu-
meHt. al Chicago a year ago. The bound
copy, in blue, grey and gold, Is now at
hand. The book is beautifully gotten up.
from beginning to end. and in print and
pictures exhausts the subject Of which
1t treats. Gen. Underwood gives fun
credit TO everyone who helped him in
erecting and dedicating Chicago's monu-
ment to the confederate dead. The SOU
venir would be a valuable addition to any
southern library.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

Tuesday was truly a day of horrors.
In Michigan there was a fearful storm
which destroyed lives and property. in
Kansas there was a powder explosion
that scattered destruction and death. in
Illinois a ferry boat capsized in a storm
and sent nearly a dozen people to watery
graves. and in British Columbia a holiday
was turned into a day of weeping by a
bridge accident that destroyed the lives
of nearly hundred people. Added TO the
horrors of the cyclones and storms of the
previous two weeks, these affairs will
make the current month of May one of
the bloodiest in many years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-28

In the deficiency appropriation bnl.
which passed the Senate the other day.
was a paragraph appropriating over $780,
600 to pay claims for injuries alleged to
have been received by clerks who were
in the Fords theater disaster. 1t appears
according to Investigations made by the
war department, that many of the clerks
who were in the building are attempting
to make grab upon the fund, and from
other sources it seems that some of the
congressman are trying to help the clerks
probably some of their constituents-to
consummate the grab. At least eleven of
the clerks who are named in the bin have
been found undeserving of government
aid They reported for duty the morning
after the disaster and registered without
noting any remarks about injuries receiv-
ed. They reported daily for duty there
aftsrt and were seen about the streets as
though nothing out of the ordinary had
happened. Several of them appeared at