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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
Wilder and wales.

Marshall p. Wilder got home from a six
weeks tour OF Europe yesterday bright
eyed and bronzed by sea air. AMI in The
happiest possible frame of mind. says the
NeW York sun. He read all about the
Chicago convention on the other side
We took test vote just before reacl-
ing sandy Hook" the little merry maker
said, and this is how it stood. Mckiu-
ley, ll3; Bryan, ~. and Hil ], a big ma
jority for sound currency"
Mr. Wilder helped entertain the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery at HoibOrn res
taurant or the evening OF July lass
When the Gu Ancients formed IN line TO
meet the Prince Of Wales, Wilder was
showed back by the crush. but he wrig-
gled past a six-fOOt Ancient with long
flowing side Whiskers and the Prince CT
Wales caught sight Of him and walked up
and shook hands with him. The humor-
ist had met and entertained the prince
In 1856 Ia London. "HallOH' said the
prince, have you got any new storiesZ
and the two shook hands.
Who Is that short, little MANI asked
one Of the Englishmen 81 a cOmpatriOt-
OR replied the other. Hes an OH
Ger In the American army; marshal, or
something or that kind"
Then the humorist told his two latest
stories TO the prince as follows;
An Englishman was walking along one
OF the principal thoroughfares OF Wash
tngton last year, and saw curiy-haired
old negro putting In coal IN one OF me
cellars OF one Of the government build
ings. The negro worked away industri-
Ously.
What's your name?'' asked the inter
ested foreigner at length.
The negro bowed I'm pleased way.
My names George Washington. sab,
at your service"
washington. Washington" muttered
the foreigner, musingly. 1T seems to me
1 have heard that name before"
Shouldn't wonder. sah,' rejoined the
negro In a delighted tone I've been here
doing this sort OF thing for the last ten
years
The other story was of a laborer with
a hair lip who had been arrested by
London bobby for some misdemeantr, and
who had great difficulty in talking.
What's your name, prisoner?' asked
the magistrate, severely.
The prisoner screwed up his mouth and
emitted a noise that sounded like the puff
fing of gas
What did you saw" again inquired
the puzzled magistrate.
The prisoner tried again with no better
result at clearness of enunciation, AMI
the magistrate turned TO the bobby.
officer. what is the prisoner charged
with2' he asked.
The bobby saluted and replied: II don't
know exactly, your honor, but from the
way he talked I think he's charged with
soda water"
Wilder says that these made the prince
laugh, and that his royal highness made
him tell him some more stories the next
night. when, with the princess and her
daughters he attended reception at the
Duke of Devonshires, where Wilder was
one OF the guests, along with Chauncey
Depew, Henry Irving, Comedian Toole,
and other distinguished persons. Mr.. Will
der was there introduced to Princess Vie
toria Maud who is soon to be married
This time IL was made clear that he wasn't
marshal in the American army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
Told of nryan's Father,

A number of stories are told here con-
corning the farm house of Judge Bryan
says the Chicago News. 1t is said that in
the erection of the big brick dwelling, set
back from the public highway in a grove
of naples, the judge wanted 10 follow the
old-time Virginia style Of architecture and
had the job done by days work" shun-
ming contractors and overseeing the work
himself. The common opinion is that the
work was thoroughly bad.
From this farm Judge Bryan was in the
habit of supplying the preachers Of all the
different churches with iour, corn, hay
and vegetables free of cost. He also kept
the country supplied with venison from
the herd of deer which he kept for many
years. He built a big smokehouse in the
rear of his grounds. One night. unseen
himself, he saw a man emerge from the
smokehouse with a side of pork on his
shoulder. He recognized the intruder, but
said nothing.
A week afterward the fellow approach
ed him, saying:
Judge, understand you had some meat
stolen from your smoke house?"
The old judge raised his hand deprecat-
ingly and said
"Shl No one on earth knows anything
about that but you and me-"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

The steady falling " the sold reserve IS
causing % er,at deal o. unt4s-nsss in dnan-
claI circles. Large Withdrawals Of
gold from the treasury at this season 81
the year were not expected. Some Of the
gold is being boarded. bur the most % Il
is b.ins exported. 10 is not stated whether
ar rot our securities are being sent home
from Europe. and tIat the gold IS needed
to pay for them. but the probabilities are
THAT such is not the case. But u the gold
reserve continues To- fan, there s. likely
20 be alarm 10 Europe. and in that event.
oar securities would be sent home IN large
amounts.
The New York banks. according 10 our
dispatches this morning. have determined
20 supply the treasury with some Of their
gold They have about 100000. The
belief seems 10 be that IL the gold reserve
can De kept up TO $io0O00o0 a little while
longer. gold shipments and the boarding Of
gold will cease for the present.
II IS said that means for checking gold
shipments are being considered. 1t is not
1tfAtNA nltAA AliN llAAtAAlr az AZ ~ ttitA tAlA
10 see what means could be adopted that
would be effective II there were such
means they would have been used prior
to the last bond issue. in all probability.
II the gold reserve should fail to the
danger point. in spite Of the efforts Of the
New York banks. the government would
undoubtedly issue another lot Of bonds.
It IS doubtful. however. If they could be
sold on ais favorable terms as the last lot
was. They certainly could not if the Chi
cago ticket should he nominated or in-
dorsed by the popuEst convention. Any
thing that would Increase the chances for
free silver coinage would lessen the mar
kct value of government bonds.
The New York bankers are confident APP
parently Of their ability TO check the raid
on the gold reserve. or they would not
give up their own gold SO freely. Their
promptness Ia going 10 the treasury's as
sistance viii go a long way towards check
ing any feeling Of uneaslness which may
exist i'm business centers. and which might
easily develop into a panic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
rhr Arbitration rrniect.

The comments IN this country and Eng
land. or the recently published letters
,hat have passed between Secretary OIL
ney and Lord Salisbury on the question
81 arb.trating disputes between the two
countries. leave the impression that
whether or not an agreement Is reached
in respect 10 arbitration there will be no
serious trouble over the Venezuela dis
pate. The English papers are almost
unanimous IN expressing the belief that
there viii De- a peaceable settlement Of
that matter. They do not say Of course
that Lord Salisbury will make cOnces-
siOns. but they intimate pretty broadly
that he demands TOO much. and that he
could make concessions without inviting
criticism from the British people. For
instance James Boyce. ". P. the well
known author of The American Com
monwealth." says that Lord Salisbury IS
over cautious and has raised needless diff
fculues. That is a mild criticism. but it
is sufficient 10 show that the English peo-
pie want peace with the United States
and are willing to meet the American peo-
pie half way In the establishment OF a
tribunal for the settlement OF ali disputes
between them.
1t is apparent, however. from the Sails
bury-Olney correspondence that Lord
Salisbury is not yet ready to make such
concessions In the Venezuelan dispute as
would insure a peaceful and satisfactory
settlement OF that dispute. He proposed
commission 10 fix the boundary between
Venezuela and British Guiana. but with
the understanding that the commission
should not decide any territory TO be
Venezuelan territory which was occu-
pied by British colonists on or before Jan.
/, 1So7." OF course no such proviso could
be accepted, because some of the terri
tory IN dispute is territory that has been
occupied by British colonists since that
date. In replying 10 that proposition of
Lord Salisbury. Secretary Olney said:
Venezuela is not to be stripped of her
rightful possessions because the British
government has enormously encouraged
its subjects to believe that such posses
sions are Lritish." That covers the whole
case. II Great Britain has made a mis-
take she will have TO take the conse-
quences. she will not be permitted to
profit by her mistake. II there is arbi-
tration the whole Of Venezuela's claim
will have to be arbltrated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

An American citizen recently returned
from Cuba tells a shocking tale Of perhdy
on the part of the spaniards A Cuban
named Quintin Perdigon had been in the
insurgent army. -he detachment to
which he belonged was broken up by be
ing driven from place to place by supe-
rior Spanish forces. After the disband-
ment. and when Gen. Weyler had issued
his proclamation of amnesty to all Gu
bans who would come in and surrender.
Perdigon surrendered himself to the Span
iards. At the time he told them that
Weyler's proclamation had influenced him
10 give himself up, and that under It he
claimed amnesty. He was thrown into
prison. tried at the drumhead, the trial
lasting only few minutes, and taken out
and shot to death. Notwithstanding he
had placed faith in the manifesto Of the
commander-in-chief of the Spaniards. and
had laid down his arms, he met with only
curses, abuse and finally death. II is not
10 be wondered at that the Cubans place
no confidence in Spanish promises, and
that they have determined to win Cuba s
liberty from such oppressors. or shed their
last drop of blood in the attempt. Per
digon's fate will prove invaluable to the
cause of free Cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
Hold on 10 IL.

when you've got a good thing hold
on to it, that's what everybody say.
and it's good logic. too. II applies won
derfully Wen 20 Simmons Liver Regura-
tor It's a good medicine. and there "a
none better for the same purpose. Fo,
nigh three-quarters OF a century the neo-
pie have held on 70 Il. notwithstauifr,
the frauds upon its good name and sale
It's just as good as ever. and better WIZ,
compared with the vile stun offered Won
instead Be sure 10 take nothing else IN
stead OF it. It's the Red you want
and must have. Tell your druggist 81
The people are waking up 10 the fact
that they are being cheated when they
take the various preparations sod them
on the promise that they are Just as
good as Simmons Liver Regulator, AMI
they are all coming back again 10 The
Old Friend. Take nothing else. ami
you'll live longer and happier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
Practical AImsrivinr.

The following story of a somewhat IA
nous preacher in America is probably
true. We hope 1t is. It indicates the way
TO heaven in a manner no sacrament nor
creed can hope to rival, says London
Light.
The question, Where Is heaven?' was
put TO Sam Jones by one of his wealthy
church members in Georgia whose cotton
crop yielded him some $4,000 the last yoar
Where is heaven said the rich planter.
III tell you where heaven is said Mr.
Jones. If you go down to the village and
buy $50 worth of groceries, put them IN a
wagon, and take them to that poor widow
on the hillside, who has three Of her chill
dren sick She is poor and is a member of
the church. Take with you a nurse, and
some one to cook their meals When you
get there, read the twenty-third Psalm
and kneel by her side and pray Then
you will find out where heaven is
Next day as the evangelist was walk
ing through the village, he met the same
wealthy planter, his face beamng with
joy He spoke after this manner: Mr..
Jones, I've found out where heaven is. 1
went as you directed me. We took UP the
wagon load OF groceries, and the poor
widow was completely overcome with Joy.
She could not express her thankfulness.
AS / read to her the twenty-third Psalm,
my heart was filed with thankfulness to
God; and, when 1 prayed, the angels
came, and l thought l was nearer to
heaven than I over had been in my life.
I left the nurse and cook in her humble
dwelling, and promised her she should
never suffer so long as l could help her. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
bright BITS.

-Tommy-Paw. what is a designing VIII
lain?
Mr.. Figg-Oh, the description would an.
ply to one Of these poster artists about
as well as nything.-Indianapo Jour.
nal.
AT the Art GaIery.-She-Dey say dot
picture is worth tousands of tollars, undt
ven 1t vos painted, near a hundred years
ago. it vos sold for. a song.
He-l Wish dot my great-grandfader
would hat knowed about Id at der time
Puck.
II am very much in doubt" said Sen
ator Sorghum. "as to what course I had
better pursue in this campaign" "Why
don't you simply do nothing2" That s
what I'm going to do; but the question is.
how'm going to get paid for it?"--Wash-
ington Star.
Though tful.-''My husband is the most
considerate man in the world" I'm what
way?" When he gave me my new writ
ing desk he had two keys made, so that
If l lost mine he would have one Few
men would be as Thoughtful as that
Detroit Free Press.
A Simpler Plan.-Isaacheimer-v
do dem fellers want nit free silver. any
how?
Coheinstein-Dey want to pay dere debts
NIT feefty cendt tollars
Isaacheimer-Vy don't dey make an as
signment undt be done nit it?-Puck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
After Exhaustive Research.

The naming of babies is productive of
many amusing incidents says the Youths
Companion. Highly important TO baby
and parents. the ceremony sometimes has
an outcome which does not seem to be
in keeping with the flourish of trumpets
made over it.
A certain aristocratic little boy waited
two years to receive name which should
be fine enough for him, and ended up by
being called Sammy and another some
what similar case may be recorded.
A gentleman visiting the house of a
friend-a man of family-had his curiosity
aroused by seeing one shelf of a book
case filled with novels all bearing as titles
the names of women, and all of the most
romantic character He ventured finally
to ask his friend the occasion for this
assembly of fiowery fiction.
oh" answered his host, when we
were naming our little girl my wife
bought those in order 10 find a perfectly
original name for her"
And what name did you give the little
grip
I'VE ended up by calling her Maryg'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

First blood for the regulars, Hurrah
Tor the woman IL politics. for the mother
in-iaw. and for the straight democracy!
ROLAND Dewitt OF stautonviue. y. y.
was a democrat until after the Chicago
convention. He couldn't swallow the plat
form. 50 he boiteL Mrs. Stanton. the
mother or his vie. was a democrat be-
fore the convention. and remains one.
ROLAND has been In the habit Of charac-
terizing the participants IN the conven-
ton as anarchists. and those who pro-
pose 20 support The ticket as popu,ists.
on the other hand Mrs. Stanton has not
hesitated 70 denounce as traitors. desert
ers and friends OF monopolists all Of the
boilers from the party. The other day
ROLAND was firing hot shot into the sill
verites, when his mother-in-law conclud-
ed that patience had ceased to be a viz
tue She therefore went for the bolter
with a oowhide. and fogged him until he
begged for mercy. II is not stated that
ROLAND is a good democrat once more.
But it IS pretty safe 10 say that he will
not do much more denouncing until ne
has looked behind all OF the doors and
out OF all Of the windows, and has locked
the door.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
south CaroIina,s CnmpnIrn.

unique campaign Is in progress in
South Carolina Nothing like it was ever
known under the democracy of Wade
Hampton. Hugh Thompson and the Rich
ardsons. The style is peculiarly a prod
uct OF Tiumania. II the pride and we'll
being of "a great state were not involved
I'm the outcome, the campaign as it Is
now going would be ludlcrous.
The woods are fun Of candidates. To
judge from the reports of the county mass
meetings. each candidate is on the de-
fensve as regards his own record. and
on the offensive as regards everybody
else. except Senator Tillman He is the
common ground upon which they all
stand. and his name is the shibboleth by
which they all hope to gain admittance
to office. They have nothing but the
most fulsome and sycophantic praise for
him. and nothing but daggers and blud-
geons for each other
The leading candidates IN the field are
Gov. John Gary Evans and John
t. Duncan, who are running
for the federal senatorship to
succeed Irby. Mr.. Duncan has
not hesitated to charge that the governor
received money from the proceeds of the
recent South Carolina bond sale. which
he should not have received, as a consis-
tent and conscientious officer OF the state
government He intimates in his speeches
that he knows Of a good many unsavory
transactions with which the governor has
been connected but which he is not at
liberty to disclose. He has poured hot
shot into the governor ever since they
have been on the stump, and promises
more revelations as the campaign adj
vances. On the other side, the governor
and his partisans have charged indirectly
that Mr.. Duncan is not as straight as
string. They want to know "where Mr..
Duncan obtained $4,000 with which he
recently paid for some land" He is a
chief clerk in one of the department Of
fees at Columbia, and is the son-in-law
of the Secretary Of State 1t is under
stood, from an editorial in the Manning
Times. an organ OF the state adminstra-
ton, to be the purpose of Gov. Evans
and some Of his friends to charge that
Duncan and his father-in-law received
large rebates on whisky purchased for
the dispensary.
The candidates for adjutant and in
spector general are John c. Watts and
r. n. Richbourg. Watts charges on the
stump that Richbourg. who runs a store
in Columbia, tried to defraud his cred
itors and that four years ago he tried
to array the negroes against the re
form movement. Richbourg charges
that Watts gets drunk and CANDLES; that
he was too drunk to inspect a military
company at Chester recently, and that
he lost a sum of money at gambling re-
Gently, and called in the police to recover
! it for him.
And thus it goes. The issues of the cam
paign in South Carolina are personal. All
Of the candidates favor free silver and
Ben Tilman. and that comprises the sum
Of their attention to the issues in which
| the public are interested. An evil day
has fallen upon the state. The small
bores are on top in the home Of the
Haynes. McDufies, Calhouns and Hamp-
tons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
The Republican Party and silver


The Chicago Inter Ocean, a leading re-
publican paper which is supporting the
republican ticket, seems 10 ignore the
fact that the republican party has de-
clared for the existing gold standard
day or two ago it said editorlally:
The west is going to be the battle
ground in the coming campaign. The
people of tho west are earnest friends
of silver, and before this campaign ends
viii see that the republican party can and
will do more for silver than any other
party in existence"
What is IL that the Inter Ocean thinks
the republican party is going to do for
silver? Does it think It will open the
minis to silver at the ratio Of 16 to / If
it should get into power? That is what
the democratic party proposes to do. and
what the populist party declared 1t would
do at its last national convention. What
more could the republican party do?
But the republican party doesn't prom
Use in its platform to make the coinage
of silver unlimited at the ratio of 16 to
1t makes no promise of any kind in
respect to silver. except TO promote the
cause of silver by international agree
ment 1t looks very much as II the Inter
Ocean were trying to lead the silverites
in the republican party to believe that
Mai Mckinley would change his position
on the silver question If ne should be
elected, and that the sllverites would
have just as good friend in him as they
could desire. If that is what it means
It is not helping Maj Mckinley. His
election depends wholly upon the sound
money sentiment OF the country. II those
who believe in sound money should lose
confidence in Maj Mckinley he would be
defeated by an overwhelming majority.
The course of the Inter Ocean is calcu-
lated to make the sound money people
people lose confidence in him If it really
wants the republican ticket elected it
should change its course on the silver
question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Golden Rule Lodge No. y, /.
o. o. F.: Georgia Chapter No. 3. r. A. NJ.
Special Notices-Our Moving Sale Con-
tinues This Week, John T. Evans & Co. ;
You May Think That Your Shirt Fits
When st Don't. Meyere q Frank; Ship No
tice, Strachan & Co. Conslgnees.
Special Shore Sale-Charles Marks.
Railroad chedule-Southern Railway,
Piedmont Air Line.
Snverware - Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
Tobaeco-Blackwelrs Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
Beef-Lieblg's Extract OF Beef
Educational-Mary Baldwin Seminary
for Young Ladies'. Staunton. Va. Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's College. Lynch
burg Va: Notre Dame Of Maryland, Bal
timore Md; Edgeworth Boarding and
Day School, Baltimore, Md.
It's Only $40 for the New Gas Range
Mutual Gas Light Company.
A Shirt House-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Summer Resorts-south End Hotel, Ty-
bee Island.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Hoods
6arsaparllla; Abbo Medical Institute.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent.
For Sale; Lost Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

What would childhood be without its
tales of fairies. and COLLINS and giants?
Probably nine-tenths of the healthy peo-
pie outside of Greenville, Mich, would be
willing to admit that Hans Anderson.
Grimm. Uncle Remus" and the other
story tellers, are the children's friends.
and that their stories afford the young peo-
pie incalcuIable innocent and harmless
amusement. But the people of the town
named are opposed TO fairy stories. 1t has
come to their attention that some of the
school teachers have been telling fairy
tales to the little people, and hence the
board of education has determined to put
a stop to the practice. If the teachers
have any time to spare, the directors will
have them put in that time teaching type
writing and delivering lectures on domes-
tic and political economy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
A Snake story.

Rev. DR.. B. f. Clarkson of Baltimore,
who has been spending his vacation with
his friend, Ely Keith, in Huntingdon coun-
ty. Pennsylvania, tells the following snake
story: "One day Mr.. Keith awoke to
find a huge rattlesnake basking in the
morning sunlight which flooded the grass
circle inclosed by the drive up TO his
front door. Now, Mr.. Keith had a FESTIVE
hog, which could not be restrained as
a well regulated hog should be- il was
continually roofing through fences and
doing mischief. The happy thought occur
red 10 Mr.. Keith of allowing the snake
to kill the hog. Procuring some large
and juicy ears of corn, he tossed them
in close proximity TO his snakeship. The
hog was inveigled to the scene, and
turned loose on the ombination. The
corn received the hogs first attention
and during the luncheon a few hypoder-
mic injections We're volunteered by the
snake. The hog didn't drop dead. He ate
all the corn; then the snake for des-
sert.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

X-ray scientific research has progressed
to the point where It is no longer abso-
lutely necessary to use Photographic
plates in the discovery of metallic sub
stances in the flesh. Explorations may
now be made with the naked eye. aided
by Crooke's tubes. In Hartford the other
day Prof Green, with the rays and his
naked eye, located bullet that had been
imbedded in a mans leg for two years.
Later the bullet was photographed, and
was shown TO occupy the position Prof.
Green had announced. Coins placed be-
hind heavy blocks of wood we're also
plainly seen by eyes aided only by the
rays.