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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

Maj. Mckinley is as yet Officially ig-
norant of the fact that he has been nomi-
mated for the presidency by the republic
can party. He will be notified by a COM
mittee from the convention on Monday
at which time he will no doubt be of
tieially'' surprised. to a greater or less
degree. and will Officially" accept the
nomination. Such is the red tape of our
political practices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

The report that the powers of Europe
may unite to aid Spain in the preserva-
ton Of her dominion in Cuba has been
revived. 1t viii be remembered that it
was current some three or four months
ago It would probably be safe to assert
that the powers have not any such pur-
pose. It takes about all Of their time
and energies to preserve the peace on the
other side of the ocean.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

Secretary Carlisle has explained as lu-
cidly as it is possible for any matter to
be explained-even a child could under
stand him if its mental condition were
normal-that the treasury department,
under his administration of it. has never
refused 10 redeem coin notes in silver
when the amount of silver dollars in the
treasury was greater than the amount of
silver certificates outstanding. Yet the
Texas platform written by Judge Rea-
gan, asserts without qualification that
such discrimination has been made against
silver 1t is singular that the silver
advocates cannot, or Will not, state facts
as they are. II they are working in a
good cause, they certainly ought not to
pervert facts to support it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

Some OF our republican contemporaries
are inquiring as to what kind Of a mani
festo may be expected from President
Cleveland as a result OF his outing on
the Potomac with Secretary Carlisle.
They recall that on two former oeca-
sions his return was followed by impor-
tant state papers But the former out
ings were ducking trips. while this latest
one is a fishing excursion. There is
great deal Of difference.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

LorilIard Kip. one Of the most widely
known Of the New York young men
about town" who died OF typhoid fever
on Wednesday. is said 10 have been the
best dressed man in that city. His dress
was not like that of Berry Wall. the
king Of the dudes. snowy and sporty. but
was OF quiet elegance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

The meeting of Prince Bismarck and
Lii Hung Chang was a notable incident
of the year. They are beyond question
the greatest men of their respective coun.
tries, and stand among the foremost
statesmen of the age. Their pre-eml-
nence however, was attained through to-
tally different channels. Bismarck was
man of war, of blood and iron." terrible
to his enemies and feared by even his
allies. He represented the force of arms
of the confederated German states. On
the other hand, Ii Hung Chang is a man
of peace and diplomacy. He has been
prominently identified with two wars, the
first of which Chinese" Gordon won for
him. But when the second war cloud
burst about his ears Gordon was gone,
and the old statesmans portion was hu.
initiation and defeat. 1t would be inter-
esting to read full report of the con.
versauon between Bismarck and Ii
Hung Chang.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

First Cab Driver (on his rank: What's
that thing yer got atween the shafts O.
your cab, matey?
Second Claimant: Why, can't you see?
That's my 'oss. What do you think it is?
F. G. D.: Oh, thought it was one of
these ere new photographs Yer can only
see the skelington. Tit Bits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27
CURRENT COMMENT.
MOrgan's statesmanship.
FROM Montgomery Advertiser Dem

IOIH MOHlB OIHGIy AuVeTIIser IDem.) J.
Senator Morgan is out in another
scorching interview concerning Mr.. Cleve-
land. He is afraid the President during
the recess of congress, will do something
about Cuban affairs which will be to
the interest of this country and obtain
for the administration the praise of the
people. The senator thinks, however,
that he and his coadjutors have pretty
effectually blocked his way in that re-
gard. Great craftsmanship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

Maj. McKinley's discovery of a new kind
Of dollar, the full dollar" has moved the
New York Post to tabulate the various
kinds OF dollars that have been offered to
the people by the politicians so far dur
ing the current campaign. They are as
follows: ''The dollar of the fathers. an
honest dollar, the dollar of the constitu-
ton. sound dollar, the dollar Of the peo-
Pie, the American dollar. the dollar of
Jefferson, the dollar worth no more and
no less than 100 cents, the soundest dollar
and best dollar known to man. the dollar
as sound as the government and as unfair
nished as its honor. and last. the full dol
lar- The campaign Is young yet, and the
ns' may be still further increased before
November.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

The principals OF the New York public
schools were somewhat taken aback the
other day, when. out Of 800 public school
girls who went up to the normal college
for examination S95 of then failed to pass
in geography. The principals are forced
to the conclusion that the geography
course is itself a failure, and that it will
have to be revised. They say that the
course Of history at present employed is
but very little better. Yet geography and
history are among the most important
branches in the common school education.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27
Hotel St. Andrew,

72d Street and Grand boulevard, NY.
A delightful summer home for families:
situated near the famous Riverside Drive
and beautiful Central Park. Accessible
to all points of interest. Large, light
well ventilated rooms; a cuisine and SER
vice of the highest order. Special terms
during the summer months
DAVIS & FOSTER Managers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27
KENILWORTH INN,

AsHEVILLE (Biltmore station), N G.
This most delightful summer resort will
hereafter be conducted by Henry Clair.
formerly of the Grand Union Hotel Sara
toga Springs, at moderate rates. Golf
trout fishing near by Through sleeper
leaving Savannah at II 20 D. m. arrives at
Biltmore at 2:33 D. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

SATURDAY, JUNE p. 1896.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
RAnRoAD1NG IN THE ROCKIES.
A Wild and Wo0lfy Circumstance of
a DOwn-Grade Run.

"A w AAO sAAu sSOOl1y O1ECu"31anG0- Oh
a DOwn-Grade Run.
From the Post Express. -s-'
Speaking Of wild rides" said the strang-
er from the west, why. the fellows here
amt in T.. that's ALL remember one night
that we broke in two six. or seven times
while coming down Laramie Hill in the
Rockies. We didn't stop to couple I'D, as
they do here, but coupled the train together
again while it was running down hill at a
speed OF forty-five miles an hour. OF
course, this is trifle risky for a beginner,
Out we soon get used to 1t, and familiarity
with danger tnsures contempt Once in a
Mphe one OF the boys falls under the
Wneels. But 1t is instant death, and he
reaay DOESN'T know what hit him
All the cars are provided with air. vet
we were compelled to sit on deck and
Waich out for accidents. One bitter cold
nieht, when the mercury was down to
a1out ; forty below. we started down Lara
mle a1D with long string of loaded cars
1or cheyenne. I was seated on ton If a
car car ABOUT ten lengths ahead of the caboose
. ne brakes aia. were set pretty tight and fire
s Sas mylng from the wheels quite lively
suddenly the heavy train shot aronnd !.
curve and sight met my ewes that sh.ii
never forget. Every wheel on fine train
was red hot so were the rails. while the
s hH PEI were blazing, having been ignited
pulled into Cheyenne every wheel On The
train was fiat-that ls,e HAT place had been
worn worn away during the slide down the noun
boys in the caboose committee. They NAV
EnoW something about giving Chauncey
DepeW pointers on how to run the Central
put, after all. they haven't much of an
ioea OF raliroading. It's no trick at all to
run a fast train over such a road as the
Central. but when you run over two streaks
OF rust and the right of way, as I have
done on some western lines. then you can
get fair idea Of railroading."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
sioux INDIANS WANT SILVER.
They Have No Use for Gold Coin or
Paper Money.

They Have No Use for Gold Coin or
Paper Money.
From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
II the silver question were left to the
Sioux Indians to be decided. they would
speedily decide it in a manner that would
prove perfectly satisfactory to the advo-
Gates of free silver coinage. The Sioux are
naturally in favor OF free silver coinage
principally because silver is more easily
counted by them than any other kind Of
money. White Ghost the venerable head
of the Grow Creek Sioux, in discussing the
money question while in town recently, ad-
vanced some peculiar ideas regarding
noney, which are undoubtedly shared by
practically every member of the Sioux ma
ton. He says that when the government
pays the people IN his reservation the $685.
800 due them, he wants it paid in silver dol
lars. Gold is detested by the Indians be-
cause the coins are so small when the sum
they represent is taken into consideration
White Ghost said he could not understand
why SO bill should not be just ten times
as large as 81 bill. He thinks the govern
ment should increase the size Of bills in
proportion to the sum they represent, even
II 1t was necessary that 500 bin should
be as large as a horse blanket. If the gov
eminent persists in paying them partly in
bills, they would like to see the change
made. But silver dollars are what the In
dams want, even should they receive them
in such quantities that they would have to
be transported to their agencies in wagons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
CONQUERING A BRONCO.
How 1t Can BE Done, According IL
veraciOus Citizens.

How 1t Can BE Done, According to
veracious Citizens.
From Harper's Magazine.
It is related Of a prominent citizen of
citizen OF Montana the neutral ground
of Colorado. The subject of bucking horses
coming up, the prominent citizen of Ari-
IONA said:
. 1--WE have some very skillful riders down
in my country. This, Of course, shows out
particularly when they are breaking wild
hroncoes to ride. When an Infatuated mus
tang, saddled for the first time, and rearing
and bucking with all the terrific energy of
his savage nature, looks up out of the tail
of his eye and watches his rider calmly roll
and light cigarette, it has an excellent eff
feet on him, and usually he cools down,
realizing the hopelessness of his task
Then spoke the prominent citizen Of Mon
tana:
That Will do very we'll, dare say, for
the comparatively mild and inoffensive
horses OF your southern latitude, but it
has been found to have no influence what
ever on our fierce and vicious beasts. Blu:
when one of our cowboys mounts bronco
for the first time it helps greatly to suhdue
the creature when, after he has leaped and
pitched for fifteen minutes, he happens to
glance back and finds mis- rider quietly
hand and the razor in the other, with
the mug, hot water and bay rum in little
basket on his arm All. it's all in knowing
how, this subjugating Montana bronco!'
Then the meeting of prominent citizens
adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
ADAPTABILITY OF ANIMALS.
How They Vary Their Food to Sui
Changed Conditions.

How They Vary Their Food to Suit
Changed Conditions.
From Meehan's Monthly.
An impression prevails that insects and
other creatures are So correlated with their
food that they can scarcely exist unless the
special food seemingly essential to them Is
ready to hand. This is believed true not
only of food, but of their habits in gen.
eraL The yucca and the yucca moth are
go closely connected that it does seem as
If each is absolutely dependent on the
other-and one might well ask what would
the chimney swallow do without chimneys
in which to build it's nest-or cherry or
peach tree gum with which to build them.
But just as the vegetarian would have TO
abandon his principles where there was
nothing in the icy region but musk oxen
and walruS to feed on-So animal nature
generally has the instinct of preservation
to take to that which first comes to hand
when favorite resources fail. The chimney
swallow built it's nest somewhere before
the white man constructed chimneyS- The
potato beetle had its home On the plains
long before it ever knew potato, and the
writer has seen the common eIm-leaf beetle
feeding voraciously in the mountains Of
North Carolina On species of skull-cap-
notwithstanding apparently no other
plant. in localities where elmS were absent.
In Germantown gardens half-starved bees
take to grapes and raspberries. In the
same locality the common robin has had
hard times. There had been no rain from
the 4th of July to October II. and. every
thing having become parched long since.
insects that live on green food had not
increased. The robins took to green seeds
and fruits. The apples on the orchard
trees were dug out as if by mice. An Amer
lean golden pippin. with heavy crop, pre-
scented remarkable appearance with what
should be apples hanging on the trees like
empty walnut shells. In brief, no creature
SHy1II 80
will change its habits when necessity de-
mandS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
RUSSIAN MOBILES RUINED.
Despite Government Aid, Their Es.
tates Are Heavily MOrtEaEed.

Despite Government Aid, Their Es.
.tates Are Heavily MOrtgaged.
From the New York Herald
Mr.. John Mitchell. British consul at st.
Petersburg, in the course of his annual re-
port to Lord Salisbury upon the condition of
the country, says: Ten years Of strenu-
Gus support of a financial character on the
part OF the government of the landlord
class has failed to yield the desired re-
suits. The Nobility Land Bank has proved
unequal to the task of arresting the sure
but gradual decay of the class in question.
Mortgage0 -. estates were repeatedly, by
hundreds and even thousands. destined to
be dealt with by the auctioneer's hammer.
has always interviewed with new acts of
grace which postponed the evil day.
LAT the present time more than one hum
dred thousand estates, or Al per cent of the
whole area of the land owned by 1obles.
are mortgaged to various government and
private land credit institutions, and the
amount of money advanced on these estates
has reached 1,269, 100000 rubles G126, $780,
600, of which SUM 1,f74. 100000 rubles Gill;
2OOOOO still remains owing. In the course
Of the last five years QSS9-1S94), the in
debtedness of landed estates to private land
banks increased by S4,OOO.0O0 rubles GS,-
2OOOcO, and these banks last year reaped
q profit of more than 7,500, 600 rubles (f100-
Goo on these operations.
~Of the enormous capital of the Nobility
Land Bank, exceeding f5O,O0o,O00, created
by the government for the express purpose
of making money advances to landlords,
but little has been paid back and but little
Improvement has been made in the cultiva-
ton OF estates. 1t is asserted by those well
acquainted with provincial life that the
millions advanced to the noble landlord
class have not been expended in the i'm
prOvement of their estates, but were spent
on amusement, luxury, travels. payment OF
OLD debts and Improbable enterprises.
''One of the chief causes that threaten
the almost complete extinction of the noble
land-owning class is to be found in alb
senteeism. The cultivation of land unfor-
tunately does not afford the nobility those
attractions that are presented by life in
towns and by careers in various branches
of the government service. the latter be-
ing, moreover, accompanied by the acquisi-
ton of rank and social distinction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
Not Going by the Air Line.
From the Youths compauion.

~ ~ A"'n SGnllsihuh
The common English delusion that Scotch
men have no sense Of humor is due to the
inability of the English to understand the
Scotch humor. which has much finer point
tran theirs. Here is an incident which is
used to Illustrate the supposed density of
III Outstanding Of the Scotchman:. it really
Illustrates the fact that his humor Is keener
than the other mans
MacTavish, coming to London, met a cock
ney on the road. Hoo faur is't to Lon
DOM" asked MacTavish,
=, Ten mileS, as the crow flies" answered
the cockney.
"Hoots, toots. mon,' said MacTavish; I'm
no gaun to fee; Pm gaun to waulk Hoo
mony miles is't as the craw waulks?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04

From the BOSTON Traveller.
Two girl friends met on the street and
stopped to shake hands,
80 glad to see you, Grace" said the
tailor-made Alice. WAS just on my way
to ask you. as my eldest friend, to be one
of my bridesmaids"
bridesmaids! How lovely! I did not
know you were engaged" replied the
fin-de-siecle Grace.
IT'S sudden, very sudden, but he's aw-
fully in love. and is just too lovely to live,
Will You act?'
Act? OF course. I'll be charmed But"
moving forward and speaking in an un-
dertone, do come round the corner and
tell me all about st. There comes that
idiotic irrepressible donkey, Jim Berton.
He's grinning as though he meant to stop,
and l don't care to be seen talking to
him."
lin Rerton? He's the man I'm going to
marryr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
Luminous Gun Sight.

From Forest and Stream.
A luminous foresight, for use in a bad
light with guns of various kinds, has been
patented in England. A tiny incandescent
lamp, supplied with current from simple
form of battery concealed in the stock, is
mounted. within shield, at the muzzle of
the gun, and faint ray of light, calculated
to indicate the position Of its source, is ex-
posed in the direction of the shooters eye
and this is sufficient to enable him to obtain
the required alignment with the back sight
and with the target be it animate or other
wise. The special application for the sight
is for game shooting at night and for sery-
ice purposes, such, for instance, as the L.
Elimination of machine gun used against
torpedo attacks during the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
IL . wind, holds down the fur and is great
aid In retaining the warmth"
"HoW about your foOd?'

tie wind. holds down the fur and is great
aia 1, IN retaining 1n the warmth
ooh! we shaN have all sorts Of condensed
foods. We shall have extracts Of beef, and
shall carry large quantity Of pemmican
or powdered meat, and dried vegetables"
new continent?"
Yes: there is no doubt but that we can
the penguin"
Are the penguins fit to eat?"
yes, replied Mr.. Borchgrevink, with a
laugh, they make very fair soup, though
1 must confess there is little too much
biub5er In 1t to satisfy any one except
an EsQuimeaux."
Photographing in the South Polar
How about pfctures?''
1--WE shall of course take a full set of
Photographic instruments with us and lots
Of plates. I shall use films as well as
plates this year. had only plates in 1894
The air, however. is not good for photo
graphing down there. There is too little
contrast. Everything is dazzling white,
and you do not get the shadows that are
necessary to make beautiful pictures.
made number Of paintings of the things
l saw. I sketcbed them while they were
before me, and afterWard filed out the out
lines. Much OF my work I did with or
binary ships paint. and this was the case
III manly VI Inc tlluSlFdClOHS WHICH pun
llshed in my articles in the Century Maya
zine.''
He VIII Take News Balloons.
How about balloons, will you take any
with your"
I'VE shall not take any large balloons -
said he, though We shall carry a large
number of small Ones We are going to
take them in order to see If we cannot
send messages to the civilized world with
them. We shall tie letters to them and
send them up into the air to go wherever
the wind will carry them. We shall also
take carrier pigeons from Australia for the
same purpose Whether the birds will be
able to find their way back home is ques-
ton. Still, by flying from one iceberg to
another they may be able to make it. At
any rate we are going to try. l wonder,
by the way. whether any one has ever sent
carrier pigeon across the Atlantic. / am
going back to London in few days and
l will take then some with me and make
the experiment"
Twill your ship stay with you for the
two years?'
NO" replied Mr.. Borchgrevink, 'It will
come back, but it will return again the next
year.
'But suppose it should not RETURN
ooh, in that case" replied the explorer
II suppose we shall get along until a re-
lief expedition comes for us. I think there
is enough enterprise right here in America
to send out such an expedition if the men
who have agreed to return should fail US.
This however, think there is no prospect
of their DOING
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
rom the Northwest MacaZi

One day TCln Logan, an Oregon lawyer
and an inveterate wag, was arguing a case
before Chief Justice Greene Of tine supreme
court OF what was then the territory of
Washington. Opposed to him was back
woods lawyer named Browne. Logan con-
tinually referred to the counsel OF the 9TH
er side as If his name were spelled
''Browny," to the evident annoyance of
that gentleman. At last tha judge inter-
fered, remarking:
MI Logan, this gentlemah's name is
spelled Brownie, and is pronounced
Browne, rot Brcwny. Now, my name is
spelled Gre -e-n-e, but you would not pro-
nounce 1t GT=eny, would your
That replied Logan, grayely, but with
merry twinkle in his eye depends en-
tirely on how your honor decides this
case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
A Crooked Transactions.
From Parsons Weekly.

From Parsons Weekly.
ais that dog of yours good for anything?'
be asked of a man as he motioned to a
canine that lay behind the door.
as he? You just lay your hand on my
shoulder and utter 'wloo.'"
The man did so. and the dog sprang up
and bit his owner on the leg and gracefully
retired.
How do you account for that?' asked
the inquirer, as a general laugh went
round.
Hang it, ] had forgotten that he was
cross-eyed," was the reply II ought to
have put my hand on your shoulder and
yelled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
LIGHT OF sUHE DIAMOND.
7sF
Discovery of an Important New Prop
erty of the Stone.

Discovery of an Important New Prop
erty of the Stone.
From the London It'd Bits
An expert in gems has lately called at
tention tc property in the diamond which
has not hitherto been fully apprecia ted.
In paper by Robert Boyle, published in
the transactions of the Royal Society, men,
ton IS made of a diamond that became
phosnRdJescent simply by heat of the hand
absorbed light on being held near a candle
and emitted light on being briskly rubbed
Thes0bseryations of Mr.. kunz. the gem
expert, confirm Boy1eg's statement that
diamonds become phosphorescent in the
dark after exposure to the sunlight or
electric light, but they also show that
all diamonds emit light by being rubbed
On wool, cloth or metal.
This property is important one. as
it viii enable the non-expert to distin-
guish between the true diamond and other
hard stone, as we'll as paste, none of which
exhibit this phenomenon. This property
is evidently not electric. as is clearly shown
by its being visible when the gem is rubbed
on metal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
The Broken China.

From PUCK.
Mrs. Wedgewood observation-disclosures
me- Mary! You have broken that last
piece of old bluev'
Mary-"Sorry, mum, fer I've a weakness
for old china myself, num-
Mrs. Wedsewood-"Y must have! You
don't seem to have strength enough to
carry it."