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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
A Puzzle for a Jury.

Six lawyers, judge and jury wrestled
yesterday with a very unusual case, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. The principals
are both dead, and, by one of the queer
provisions of the law on evidence, the per-
sons who knew anything about the trans
action causing the litigation were barred
from testifying. In consequence the jury
was left to a conclusion from the testi-
mony of persons who knew nothing
about 1t.
Practically, it is a case Of the dead
against the dead. The suit is that or
Charles Pfeifer, administrator of Mrs.
Anna X. Kalbfell against the Safe De-
post and Trust Company administrator
of John Kalbfell.
In 1894 Kalbfell married Mrs. Pfeifer
She was the third wife and he was her
second husband. Both were then Sc years
old. She died a year after Kalbfell She
had three sons by her first husband and
Kalbfell had eight children by his former
wives. They had no children by the last
marriage
Kalbfell left no Will, and at his death
his widow received her dover interest m
his real estate, which ceased at her death.
He left no personal property, and the title
to the real estate passed to his children.
Mrs. Kalbfers children, however, pre-
scented a claim against Kalbfeils estate.
Mrs. Kalbfell had inherited s. 900 from her
nrst husband, Jacob PREFER. This, II was
asserted, she had loaned to her second
husband. He had never repaid 1t, and IL
was claimed his estate owed IL to the
children of his wife. which would go to
her children. Payment was refused ana
the suit followed.
The children of both Kalbfell and his
wife knew all the details of the transact
lions between them. but at the trial yes
terday they were barred from being wit
nesses. Mrs. Kalbfells children, who are
interested In the plaintiffs side of the
case, could not testify because Kalbfen
is dead, and Kalbfelrs children could not
testify because Mrs. Kalbfell is dead.
The rule Is that where the principal on
one side is dead those interested on tho
other side cannot testify, because the
dead person cannot admit or refute their
assertions, and It would make the testi-
mony one-sided. In this instance II had
no side. AS a result OF this condition.
the plaintiffs had to rely on the testimony
of outside witnesses. They knew moth
ing Of the loan and could only testify 10
remarks they had heard made by Mr. or
Mrs. kalbfell concerning II. Then the
problem was bequeathed to the jury.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
Personal.

State Treasurer L. V. Stephens, the
democratic nominee for governor of Mis-
souri,, is threatened with blindness. His
eyes are badly inflamed, and his physician
declares it absolutely necessary that he
remain in a darkened room for at least
ten days. His left eye is in such condi-
ton that it is feared the sight cannot be
restored.
After all. Father Pambianco will not
be Cardinal Satoilrs private secretary,
but the Rev. DR.. Minl1enberg. Comment
ing on this, the Baltimore Sun says;
What renders this more significant IS
the fact that DIR. Minkenberg was brought
to this country by Mgr. Schroeder and
was placed in the seminary of St. Paul as
a professor. He returned to Cologne some
time ago, and is now there. DR. Minken-
berg is a man of learning, and is about
36 years old. He is a warm friend of Mgr
Schroeder, and the Germans have been as
sured that they have a representative az
court"
A friend of the late William Hamilton
Gibson tells the Hartford Courant this
pretty story: "One day he was taking pic
lures of water through the trees, and bits
of woodland, in company with Gibson
when the latter suddenly raised his hands
above his head and pressed both wrists 10
gether to form vase-like hollow with
his hands. Into this quickly huttered
down from the trees a little bird Mr.
Gibson then gently drew his hands down
toward his face and made caressing
sounds to his little prisoner, who showed
no signs of fear. At the same time n
tiny squirrel crept down the trunk of the
tree against which Mr.. Gibson was can
ing, and, putting his forepaws on his
shoulders, listened, unafraid all the while
turning his quick little head from side to
side, as the artist uttered the half-wh,s,
pered, half-whistled murmured sounds
that were charming the bird''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
The outIook i'm This state.

The understanding is that the popultsts
will have no electoral ticket in this state.
That being the case what course will the
populists pursue? Our opinion is that
many of them will not vote; that of those
who do vote majority will cast their bal
lots for Bryan and sewall and that small
minority will vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart.
Those who will not vote are those who
have lost interest in the election. because
they see no chance for Mr. Watson's cleo
ton. They are disheartened by their de-
feat in October and the refusal Of the
democrats to accept their proposition
| for fusion.
Those who will vote for Bryan and
SewaH are those who believe strongly in
free silver coinage. and who approve Of
some other planks of the Chicago plat
form. They want the democratic party to
triumph because of what it stands for.
Therefore they will lend the democratic
party a helping hand, and perhaps act
with that party in future contests.
Those who will vote for Mckinley and
Hobart will, do so because of a desire to
punish the democratic party for beating
their party in October and for declin-
ing to accept the populist proposition
for fusion
In this latter class we do not include
DR.. FELTON,, whose letter shows that he
intends to support Mckinley because he
thinks the best interests of the country
demand his election. There may be others
who hold views similar to his.
AS to the result Of the election in this
state we have no doubt The Bryan and
Sewal ticket will receive a larger ma.
jority than did the democratic ticket in
October. 1t is now certain that there Will
be an election by the people. If there
were three tickets the selection of the
electors might be thrown into the legisla-
ture.
If the populists and republicans could
get their voters to the polls and vote them
all for the republican ticket the contest
would be pretty close probably. but they
cannot do that. In Georgia the only ques-
ton is. how big will the democratic ma
jority be?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
FEW KNOW ABOUT THE SHAKERS
AN INTERESTING, GOD FE.p
PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN nm,
WORLD MANY IMPORTANT
DISCOVERIES
DISCOVERIES

We may not accept their peculiou
ligious beliefs, nor can we epton re-
the spirit of their sacrifices. It Is no. -'''o
essary to believe as they do but We
and do respect their sincerity ~
pose and the honor and uprightness Viii.
marks all their business dealings
The Shakers have always been s,,o.-
full inventors, and some of the groote9'
of the conveniences of the present d..
found origin in their settlements
In one particular they excel OH
men or classes of men, and that is in me, 1i'
tivation of medicinal herbs and 81 i Cul-
and their preparation for use. Tho, Gus Gus
made 1T study for more than on, nave
dred years. 1t is one of their pec1,iior iu IN
dustries. Their lives have been det-o. m
to it. N9Foled
Their latest and greatest acbia,,or,.
is the Shaker Digestive Cordial II i ~ '5t
offered as cure for all diseases T. s ..ot
not pretend to be, but one disease =, u N',3S
cure, and that is indigestion. Will
Sufferers who resort to its use H.
not long to wait to see the resuIt ~ ~,
effect is almost immediate. The firs+ d ne
usually gives relief, and if continnoS
permanent cure will follow.
1t not only contains already diga-+o,
food, but it digests food as well tho 80 80
ing up the general system. An intoro1t
ing pamphlet is now being issued hv 49,
Shakers, and can be had for the asl,i AZ
at almost any drug store.
Try twenty-five cent bottle of D1gest,,,a
Cordial and see what it will do for Won
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
BRIGHT BITS.
My wife is the queen of our home,
With all her woman's grace;
l am the king, and the fellow

My wife is the queen of our home,
With all her womans grace;
l am the king, and the fellow
In the cradle there is the ace.
Detroit Tribune
-Teacher.-"B Billy, can you tell me the
difference between caution and coward
ice? Billy-"Yes. ma am. When you're
afraid YOURSELF then that's caution. But
when the other fellows afraid that's
cowardice. "-Harpers Bazaar.
He was a mean creature, and to his
meanness was added such designing wick
edness as is rarely shown by man. He
Went into newspaper office the other
morning and offered the following adver-
usement for publications: "Notice-If the
plain-looking woman about 40 years of
age who lost a poke book containing
IL Us cd. in S. street, on Tuesday
AFTERNOON will apply to she can
nave the money by paying for this adj
Vertisement." The mean wretch had seen
the lady drop the pocketbook and wished
to retain the contents for himself. He
was of the opinion that no woman would
answer the advertisement, as he had
worded II, for so small a sum as f2 lbs Cd
He was correct.-Pearson's Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
WatsOn's Purpose.

What Mr.. Watson said in his speech at
Birmingham Wednesday night makes it
clear that extraordinary efforts have been
made within the last week or so to get him
to withdraw from the populist ticket Only
a few know what was said to Mr. Watson
or what influences were brought to bear
upon him to induce him to accede to the
wishes of those who are managing Mr..
Bryan's campaign, but it is pretty safe to
say that the pressure upon him was very
great
There is no doubt that Mr. Watson's
candidacy will cause Mr.. Bryan to lose
some votes-how many no one can predict
with any degree of certainty. Among the
extreme populists there is a feeling that
Mr.. Watson has not been dealt with fairly.
He doubtless believed and so did his friends
that before the campaign progressed very
far Mr.. Sewall would withdraw from the
democratic ticket, and that the democrats
and populists would combine and support
a ticket composed of Bryan and Watson.
He certainly had grounds for expecting
very considerable concessions of some
sort, because he represents very large
number of voters in the south and west.
We have no doubt that the democratic
leaders would have made concessions to
him If it had been practicable to do so.
If they had the power to do what he wants
done, it would not be advisable for them
to exercise it, because by doing so they
would damage Mr.. Bryan's cause much
more than they would help it. BY forcing
Mr.. Watson on democrats who do not want
to vote for a popullst they would do Mr..
Bryan a very great amount of harm. The
number of democrats who would become
indifferent to the result of the election
would be very much greater than the
number of populists who would be gained
by it.
No doubt Mr.. Watson understands the
difficulties in the way of doing what would
satisfy him, but he, too, feels that he has
obligations to fulfill. He was the almost
unanimous choice of the populist conven-
ton and he feels that he has no right to
abandon those who honored him by nomi-
mating him as their candidate for Vice
President. If he knew that it was the wish
of his party that he should withdraw, 1t
is probable he would not hesitate to do so,
but he has no information to that effect.
On the contrary. he believes that his fol-
lowers want him to remain in the position
in which they placed him.
In his Birmingham speech, Wednesday
night, Mr. Watson made his position very
clear. He said: II am in the fight. and 1
am going to stay there. My word of honor
is out, and no threats will make me furl
the flag of my party. If were to come
down my people would go farther away.
They will either stay at home or vote for
Mckinley. If / were to come down, my
friends would feel that their party had
been deceived"
We do not believe that Mr.. Bryan will
lose any state on account of the refusal of
Mr.. Watson to withdraw from the popu-
list ticket. If the populists are really sim
cere in their demand for free silver coin
age they will vote the democratic ticket
in states in which there is no fusion tick
ct. knowing that by voting for Bryan and
Watson they would be practically throw
ing their ballots away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Palestine Commandery No. Z,
K. T.; Woodmen OF the World.
Special Notices-Notice to Pilots, w. F.
Drummer, Secretary Board Sanitary Com
missioners; Notice of Application to Cen
eral Assembly for Passage of Special Bill;
It's No Joke, It's Fact, John T Evans
& Co.
Military Orders-Young Hussars.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Men Are Talking-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company.
Amusements-"S Sowing the Wind" at
the Theater Oct. 26.
Linen Department-Leopold Adler.
The Prince of Necktie Makers-B. H.
Levy & Bro.
Medical-Hoods Pills; Duffy's Malt
whiskey; Johann Hoff's Genuine Malt
Extract; Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
The A. II. A.
From the Boston Herald Qnd.).

The influence of this secret association
is evidently dying out in American poll
tics. 1t is scarcely heard of at all in the
national aspect of the present campaign,
and 1t has ceased to exert itself in oppos-
ing state tickets in Massachusetts. We
observe, however. that in the more west
erly portions of the state 1t is still active
in entering republican caucuses to in
fluence nominations for the legislature.
The region about Springfield seems to
be a field in which 1t is felt in this way,
and 1t has been found necessary for tried
republicans there to bolt nominations OBJ
tanned through A. p A. agency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
To Save Indiana.
From the Boston Globe Dem.)

The first prize for court room gall,
during this campaign clearly belongs to
the fellow who, on being arraigned for
drunkenness in a New York court, made
this fervent but Intellectual plea: 20, Judge,
for heavens sake femme go! I'm needed
in Indiana! 1 came east a few days ago,
and was distributing Mckinley buttons
last night when 1 was dragged off the
streets by Bryan's henchmen, and here 1
am. l ask you, judge, in the interests of
the good cause, to femme go, and thus aid
in the glorious work of saving Indiana
You'll do it, won't you, judge?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

Lon stephens, a candidate for the gov
ernorship Of Kansas, has rung a change
on campaign kissing. The accepted prac-
tice is to kiss the babies, but Lon passes
the babies by and kisses their mothers
and the young ladies' provided
always that the mothers and
the young ladies are cookbook
ing. For it is said that while Lon is
out for the votes. he dares TO be choice
in the bestowal of his osculatory favors.
How the innovation will work out re-
mains to be seen. 1t is just possible that
the husbands and the beaus will object
to his style and bury him under an ava
lanche of ballots.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

A good many bicycle riders in this town
have acquired the reprehensible habit of
cutting across the corners of the side
walks downtown. instead of riding
around the roadway, as they ought to-
A scorcher cut across the corner at Liv-
ingston's drug store yesterday afternoon
and came within a hairs breadth Of
knocking down an elderly and feeble lady.
She was not in the roadway, but on the
sidewalk, just where she should
have been. The scorching fiend,
in his eagerness to save a
foot or two Of space travelled, came
dangerously having a serious accident
charged up to his account This kind of
thing unfortunately, is not novel. It oc-
ours every day. 1t should be stopped in
stanter. The police have the power to
DO IT, II one or two hardheaded wheel
men were hauled up before the recorder
and fined $40 it would have the desired
erect. II the police cannot handle the
scorchers' the city should see to It that
turnstiles are put up on every corner ON
every asphalt street where an iron foot
board connects the sidewalk with the
roadway.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
The Mckinley Deacit.
From the Kansas cIty star pem.,.


The strangest feature of the campaign
is the persistence with which Maj. Nc
Kinley maintains that the protective, pop
ulistic tariff law, which bore his name,
was an adequate revenue-producing law.
The official records of the government
show that during the fiscal year 1898, when
the Mckinley law was in force from be-
ginning to end, the deficit was $4,000 900,
while for the year 1896. under the present
tariff law the industrial and commercial
conditions, being very much the same, the
deficit was only $2SO0OOO0 in round num-
bers. II Maj Mckinley would reflect
that the average voter in this year OF
grace can read. write and cipher, he
would not so persistently insult their in
telligence by statements that are palpa-
bly, false and inexcusably misleading.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
Committeeman Kerens, BLUM.

One of the funniest things of the cam
paign is the bluff of Mr.. r. c. Kerens
in respect to the political situation in Mis-
souri, Mr.. Kerens is a member of the
republican national committee for Mis-
souri,, though it doesn't appear from any
thing that has been published that ne
has rendered any service that is regarded
as valuable. Realizing, probably, that he
hadn't distinguished himself during the
campaign, he went to Chicago a day or
two ago with a remarkable story about
the growth of republican sentiment in his
state, and insisted that a number of the
best speakers should be sent there for
service during the last week of the cam
paign. 1t is said that Chairman Hanna
acceded to his request, though he doubt
less knows that Mr.. Mckinley has about
as much chance of carrying Missouri as
he has of carrying Georgia.
In the beginning of the campaign the
republican managers classed Missouri as
doubtful, and later on abandoned the
state altogether Why, then, was Mr.
Kerens' request acceded to? Evidently
for bluff. 1t was desired that the i'm
preston should get abroad that the doubt.
full states of the middle west were re-
garded as safe for Mr.. Mckinley, and
that speakers and money could be spared
for states that were regarded as being
for Mr.. Bryan. In other words, the re-
publican leaders wanted to convey the
idea to the country that they were so GER
tain of Mr.. McKinleys election that they
could afford to make an effort to in
crease his electoral majority
Campaign management of that sort is
not likely to benefit the party that resorts
to it, The voters are not very much in
huenced at this stage of the campaign by
practices that are intended to give them
an incorrect impression of the political
situation. The whole country knows that
the electoral vote of Missouri is almost
certain to go to Mr.. Bryan. 1t is said
that even in st. Louis the vote will be
pretty evenly divided between Mr. Bryan
and Mr.. Mckinley, while in the rural dis
tricts there is an overwhelming senti-
ment in favor of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Kerens
little bluff will amount to nothing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

Headquarters of the provisional lega-
ton of the Cuban republic are shortly to
be re-estabished at Washington. Senior
Quesada, who was in charge of the head
gress. will again have charge. He is hope
full that the new congress and admins
tration will prove more friendly to the
Cuban cause than the current ones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

The case of Jacob Franz, the insane Ger
man sailor, noted in our local columns yes
terday. is one that should have the atten-
ton of the United States government
Franz came here on German merchant
vessel, became insane aboard and was
brought ashore. He has been refused ad-
mittance to the state insane asylum there
is no local fund for the care of such pa
tients as he, and the German ambassador
at Washington writes to the ordinary of
this country that he cannot be sent back
to Germany. What is to become of him?
He has neither friends in this country nor
money. The German ambassador in his
letter says: 1.-The imperial government has
already been informed by me of this par
ticular case several months ago; but there
being no treaty between the two countries
covering such cases, and the United States
government having persistently. hitherto
refused to take back such American cfti-
zens as have been thrown on public charity
in Germany on account of lunacy, the inn
perial government cannot well be expect
ed to take charge Of Jacob Franz" 1t
Woulu appear from tniS tndt the herman
government has the advantage. If our
government declines to take care of its
own people who are so unfortunate as to
become insane in German territory, It is
hardly to be expected that Germany will
relieve us of any of her subjects who may
be similarly afflicted in this country. In
this condition Of affairs. the federal gov
eminent ought at least to make provis-
ions for and take care of foreigners who
may become lunatics in American ports
1t is a hardship upon the ports or states
to be saddled with the care of such per-
sons. The Franz case should be brought
to the attention of the national govern
ment The German ambassador is already
familiar with it. Between the two some
understanding might be reached
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

1t would be safe to wager dollars against
doughnuts that nobody can tell why the
two lamp posts were left where the gates
to the CASTOR street entrance to the park
used to be. Another wager might be based
upon the time when they will be removed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

An exposition is to be held in Guate-
mala City, beginning on March 10 next
A number of American exhibits are to be
sent down. 1t is just possible that Col
Avery might work up an excursion to
Guatemala City, through Charleston, for
the occasion. Such an excursion would
doubtless compensate Charleston in some
measure for the failure of that Nicaraguan
excursion to Atlanta to excurt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23

Yale men may shout as much as they
please, but they cannot vote this year. The
board Of registration Of New Haven has
refused TO register Yale students who are
non-resdents Of the city. The board holds
that while the students may be self-sup-
porting, they have no right to vote in New
Haven.