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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
An UnaettIed Question.

It is a matter of speculation whether
Secretary Carlisle VIII be elected to sue
coed Senator Blackburn as senator from
Kentucky. or nominated for President by
the democrats. or whether he will have
both honors thrust upon him, or neither
1t is plain that the sound money demo-
Gratis in the Kentucky legislature would
willingly elect him senator if they could,
and it may be that the republicans. find
ing they cannot elect a republican senator,
will join the sound money democrats and
elect Mr. Carlisle 1t will be determined
in a day or two whether or not a senator
will be elected at this session of the legis-
lature. That body will reach the end of
its term next Tuesday, and that will put
an end to the senatorial deadlock for the
present, unless the governor calls an ex-
ira session, which ha will hardly do.
The announcement is made that within
a very few days one of the leading papers
of New York will advocate, editorially
the nomination of Mr.. Carlisle for Presi-
dent. The comment accompanying the
announcement is to the effect that leading
democrats Of New York are of the opinion
that while his nomination would arouse
no enthusiasm he could carry that state
on a sound money platform.
There does not seem to be any doubt that
the administration is in favor of nomi-
mating Mr.. Carlisle. Mr. Cleveland does
not think the democratic party has any
chance of winning the presidency unless
It adopts a platform 50 squarely in favor
of sound money that there could be no
clubbing as to its meaning. 1t certainly
would have no chance on a platform hay
ing plank of doubtful meaning. or on
free silver coinage platform.
Mr.. Carlisle has had a troublesome time
In the treasury and it may be that addi-
tional hopors for him are close at hand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

The longest speech on record is believed
to have been that made by Mr.. De Cos
mos in the legislature of British Column
bia, says the Leisure Hour, when a meas
ure was pending the passage of which
would have taken from a great many set
tiers their lands.
De Cosmos was in minority. The meas
ure had been held back till the eve of the
close of the season or session. Unless ac>
ton were taken before noon of a given
day the act would fail.
De Cosmos got the floor at 10 a. M, and
began a speech against the bill Its
friends supposed it would be done by /
o'clock At o'clock he was saying, I'm
the second place." At 3 o'clock he pro-
duced fearful bundle of evidence and In
sisted on reading it.
Then the truth dawned he was going TO
speak till noon the next day and kill the
bill Then they made merry over 1t and
tried to shout him down, but that gave
him time and breathing space. They nm
ally settled down to watch the combat be-
tween the strength of will and weakness
of body. They gave no time for dinner
or wetting his lips with water, and no
sitting down. Members went to dine ana
sleep in squads, but De Cosmos went on
Day dawned.
The speaker was alternately doing and
trying to look wide awake At last noon
came and a single man was triumphant
Although his voice had sunk to q husky
whisper, his eyes bleared and bloodshot
his legs tottered under him, his baked lips
were cracked and smeared with blood, De
Cosmos had spoken for twenty-six hours
and save the lands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
strange Oversight.

A tall, dark-complexioned man with a
four days growth of beard on his chin,
who was hurrylng along Dearborn street
the other day, suddenly halted and ad-
dressed a sleek, well-fed parsonage whom
he encountered at a crossing, says the
Chicago Tribune.
''Buggsby," he said, would it be con-
venient for you to pay that Sc that you
borrowed of me about a year and a half
ago?'
I'm deuced hard up this morning, Jen-
nings," responded the other. But I'll
pay you just as soon as 1 can. 1 haven
a cent
And you ought to have it, Jennings
I'll see that you don't go without it much
longer. Good morning."
Good morning.
Fifteen minutes later the tall, dark
complexioned man happened to pass a
saloon. Looking in at the open door, he
saw Buggsby in the act of treating a
friend. He saw Buggsby take a greenback
from his pocket and toss it carelessly
on the counter. Then he stepped inside.
'Buggsby,' he said, tapping him on the
shoulder, did anybody ever tell you
that you were a mean, sneakng, lying,
miserable, dirty, contemplate. crawling,
pusjllanimous, low-down, thieving, good
for-nothing, two-for-a-cent dead-beat?'
''Why, no, Jennings" replied the sleek,
Well-fed parsonage, somewhat embarraSS-
ed Il don't think anybody ever did"
well, I'm surprised" retorted the tall
man. turning ON his heel and Striding
out into the open air again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
STOOD up for Wis. spriegln..

was dretful busy the next hour. but
kept my eyes out. and pretty soon seen
10 take IS off in a corner like he wanted
ter talk with him. l went, too. coz
wanted to hear what he said, runs a story
in Lippincotts.
7 say said 10. you sent that letter
to Miss Spriggins?'
Yes, did, says 16, squarin' off. do
yer want ter fiGht?"
No says Is, lookin' at him kind of
steady like, mot now, and not here. I
amt workin' fer Sullivan; but I'll meet
yer after the store closes If yer likes"
Sixteen he undoubdled his fists and star
ed. He was the biggest one of the lot and
the strongest, and there hadn't never been
boy before that offered to fight him.
He began to larf. -.-.-.- ...--.-
Good for you, Tom Thumb ! like yer
pluck. But what's the row. anyway"
'Yer've hurt a ladys feelins." says Is.
Yer ought to ask her parding, and yer
Will if yer a gentleman"
How me and 16 hoIlered then.
"A gentleman!" said 16. 81 amt no gem
tleman, and l don't want to be. Gentle
men cuffs fellers ears and swearS at EN-.
Look at Mr.. Hiliard-he's a gentleman
he wears dandy clo'es and a flower in his
buttonhole, and he never has decent
word fer none Of us"
Then he amt no gentleman" says Is,
getti# red. ut amt what a fellow
wears. A gentleman don't swear at folks.
nor hurt their feelin's-"
Cash 15r' called Mr.. Haynes, and 10 he
quit talkin' an run off.
Well, somehow, after that 'twarn't as
much fun to plague Miss Spriggins. /
don't know why, but ii made us feel sort
of mean, and 1t seemed to bother Is so
when we did it. Wed got terrible fond of
him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
Incident in a BARRIERS Chair.

A New Yorker tells the Washington
Post this story of a close shave: 81 was
lying back in the chair of my favorite
barber, enjoying his skillful manipula-
lions, when all of a sudden his eyes
bulged out as if they intended to pop
from his head, and the razor dropped
from his hand The next minute the usu-
ally staid old German began doing a
close imitation of an Apache war dance.
all the while holding firmly to a square
bit of paper well covered with lather
When the old fellow had sobered down
little he pointed to an advertisement
on the bit of paper asking for informa-
ton concerning. the whereabouts of a
certain man and stating that an inherit-
ance of $4,000 awaited him in Germany
My barber was the man. The piece of
paper was the one of many torn from an
old newspaper, to be used as shaving pa
per, and il happened to fall to him out
of the half dozen BARRIERS in the shop
He had finished using it, and was about
to throw il away, when his eye caught
his name printed on it. Another Instant
and his $5O,OOO or, rather, his chance OF
getting 1t would have been gone. or. at
least indefinitely postponed. If that
when / see it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
PERSON Al.

Henry Willard. who. in his younger
days, was a journalist and man of let
ters, winning in the civil war high rep
writing an autobiography for his children
exclusively 1t will be privately printed,
II Is thought, next year.
Byron was as fond of puns as Macau-
lay. In one of the poets letters sold in
London the other day occurs this pas
sage; Il I'm living alone in the Francis
can Monastery with one friar "a Capu-
chln. of course) and one frier { a handy
for $50. 1t is interesting to note that there
are many signs pointing to Byron revi-
val in the near future.
The Marquis di Rudini. Italys new
premier was born in Sicily sixty years
ago. HIS name first became known
through his defense as mayor of the Pal
ace Of Palermo, when the city was sacked
by mob that ruled for five days. He led
the sorties on the rabble himself and dis
played such intrepidity and good judg-
ment that he forced the rioters to retire
and disband, when he soon restored or
der
President Faure, when he receives in
innate friends, wears a mere jacket,
but when according audiences to rela-
tive strangers is attired in a long Prince
Albert coat, with large scarlet rosette
buttonhole of the left flap of his coat.
He invariably asks his visitor to be seat
ed, and If the person is at all shy or
bashful he seeks to reaSsure and en-
courage him in the most kindly, unaf-
fected and genial manner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
BRIGHT BITS.

Willie" said the clearinghouse mis-
tress to her young son, II was ashamed
of you at dinner. You kept your arms
on the table during the entire meal!'
Yes, mamma was the hOpefuls reply.
Il didn't want to give the boarders a
table. "-Yonkers Statesman.
-Maud-I hear proposing parties are all
the style this winter. The girls do the
proposing, and the one who proposes the
best gets the prize. Have you been TO
any?
Ethel-No; but had proposing party
come to me the other evening. How do
you like my rins2-Harper's Bazaar
Mr.. Wheelerr7Wasn' that young Blu
mer who just bowed to you?
Miss Geering-Yes; he's a member of my
family now.
MIR. Wheeler-Why, 1 never knew you
were related to him.
Miss Geering-Neither am ! by blood;
I'm his sister by refusal.-Brooklyn Life.
In Washington.-Visl would
be a good day to see the Senate in ses-
sion?
Resident-Well. you can take your
choice. On Monday and Thursday they at
tend to Armenia Tuesday, Venezuela;
Wednesday, Cuba; Friday, the Transvaai
republic, and Saturday-if they can spare
the time-to the United States.-Puck
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
Republican Money.

These republican statesmen who pretend
10 b. chock-f1T Of morality and high pur-
poses. and Who are forever berating the
southern people for not making a greater
effort 10 lift the negro to a higher moral
and Intellectual plane @ what do they
mean by sending their bar'ls south for the
purpose OF corrupting the negro voters?
From almost every district in this state
and from other southern states, come
reports that the negro voters are being
bought like so many sheep. These stories
do not originate in democratic sources. but
they find their way into democratic news
papers They are set ahoat by republican
leaders. who are either interested in hiding
their own wrong-doing in vote buying or
are disgrmtled because they have not
been chosen to handle the money.
The fight seems to be Mckinley against
the field, and Mckinley agents do not APP
pear to be lacking in money. The Morton
agents, however, seem to be the most lib
orally supplied with cash. They have
big bari upon which to draw. and from
all accounts they are not bit backward
in drawing their drafts.
a North Georgia republican OF consider
able prominence is quoted as having said
in Atlanta a few days ago that he was sur
prised at what he had seen of the work Of
the agents OF one of the republican pres
idential candidates. One of these agents
al a county convention had displayd big
rolls Of notes. amounting, as was claim
ed. to $3.50. which he was using TO control
the convention. This agent boosted that
he was at liberty to draw on his principal
for 5000 more. In the course of his talk
the North Georgia republican said: 1.-The
men Tor whom money is being spent to
corrupt the negro voters have always
pointed to the south as place where votes
could be had with money In their own
self-righteousness they have advised the
negro not to sell himself, and yet at the
very first notice of the campaign they
have sent their agents to this section, and
more corrupt methods were never used"
When it is remembered how good a
friend of the negro these republican states
men have always pretended to be- one can
hardly realize that they are doing their
utmost to destroy his .self-resDect and to
make him an unworthy citizen. 1t is evil
dent that while pretending to desire the
elevation Of the negro they are only play
ing the part of hypocrites and that so far
from lending the negro a helping hand
the only use they have for him is to make
of him stepping stone to power. They
have done little or nothing to make a bet
ter citizen of him, but what they have
done to degrade him is beyond estimating.
Could the republic live and prosper with
such men at the head of it?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

The House committee on postoffices and
post roads proposes to make a strenuous
effort to pass the bill to increase the
pay Of railway mail clerks. 1t is to be
hoped that the effort will be successful.
The clerks are required to pass an ex-
animation and secure a rating at more
than 80 per cent. Their work is of a most
arduous character. both physically and
mentally, ana they are in constant danger
of their lives. The Washington Star says
statistics show that the proportion of
mortality among railway mail clerks is
greater than was that of the troops of
the federal army during the war These
hard worked employees of the government
receive small salaries, and are denied
the vacations that are given to public
servants in other branches. The bill per-
mits range of salaries between $500 and
81 500
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

From the New orleans Picayune Dem.)


The bicycle is becoming a most import
ant article of daily use, taking in many
respects the place of a horse for personal
transportation. When the manufacture
of bicycles was controlled by three or four
persons, a wheel was sold for $3.50, that
was said to be no better than one that
can be bought now for SIS In consequence
of the reduction sales have more than
doubled, and the number of bicycle factory
employees has increased in the same pro-
portion. As the same amount of money
that was formerly spent for 100 bicycles
will now buy 200 and give work to twice
many men, it is perfectly clear that
competition in that business has caused
the employment of more labor, and what
ever enlarges the field of labor makes
wages better. 1t comes to this. then, that
the greatest blow to labor is not ip the low
price of the products of labor, but in
the fact that by the combination of manu-
facturers into trusts, in order to keep
down production, so as to be at all times
able to control the markets, many facto-
ries are closed and their laborers dis
charged. What is needed is open compe-
tiuon and the largest possible employment
of labor in every industry, and all neces-
sartes at such low prices as TO put them
in the easy reach of everybody.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
.IEDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Lost, High Prices,
Found. Low Prices. Mutual Grocery Com
pany.
Business Notices-Coal oil Johnny Soap;
Yellow Rose Smoking Tobacco, c. A. Mum
ster; Old Reserved Rye. Charles Z. Stults
& Co.. Sole Agents.
Your Spring Hath. H. Levy & Bro.
Medical-Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine
Tablets: Browns Iron Bitters; Hoods
Sarsaparilla; Cuticura Remedies.
Tobacco-Blackwelr Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
Our Stock of Spring Clothing-Collat's
Amusements-Steamer Gov. Stafford for
United States Battleship Indiana, Sun
day, March 10; Henry L. Dixey. at the
Theater, March 1917.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Financial-Statement Of the Condition Of
the Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany.
Shrewd Mothers Who Have Boys Fun
of Fun and Frolic-Falk Clothing Com
ing
Legal Notice-Citation From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary Of Chatham
County.
The Pumpkin Contained 952 seed-Appel
& Schaul
Cheap Column Advertisements 90 HELP
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

Senator Morgan would like the United
states to go into the railroad business, be-
ginning by taking charge Of the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific systems. Gov
ernment ownership of railroads is a prom
Snent part of the populist party's de-
mands. Senator Morgan is also in line
with the popuist party on the silver mat
ter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
Free silver a Protection Scheme.
From Springfield CMass.) Republican Qnd

The wonder is that the high tariff peo-
people have not more generally taken up
the free coinage demand. If the end to
be achieved is not merely a grab on the
rest of the people by a few favored pro-
ducers free coinage would accomplish
much more certainly and effectively all
that high tariff could accomplish.
A stock argument against the present
low tariff is that it is responsible for the
existing low prices of products. Is it,
then, higher prices which are wanted?
But high tariff would advance the prices
of only a part of the products of the
labor of the country, and that uncertainty
and, as a rule, temporarily The free
coinage of a dollar, the metal to compose
which would at present cost only about
half as much as the metal in the gold dol
lar. would send prices booming all around
the prices of everything except labor.
There can, of course, be not the slight
est question about this. And what more
attractive programme than that to set
before the manufacturer? The tariff
would be a poor and comparatively inn
potent weapon beside this of free silver.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

The emblem of the new salvation army
is to be white. with a blue cross in the
center. This has caused the movement to
be referred to as the Blue Cross Army"
and it may be that the name will stick
to it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
mckinley a strnddIer.
From Louisville courier-Journal Dem).

IVIII 10 NIE IIIN % VI To Jul Iet4 NLyVIIIJ
Mckinley is a straddle himself. He has
been on every side of the silver question,
except that of an. unbending and uncom-
promising foe of the degradation of our
currency. He can not be trusted to veto
a 16 to free-coinage bill, and such man
is unfit for the presidency. To this per-
sonal straddle he has now added a plat
form straddle. Maj. Mckinley is the ex-
pectancy and rose of the straddlers and
the trimmers who call themselves bimetal-
lists without defining what they mean by
the term.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

In the Maryland legislature the other
day Representative Smith became OBJ
streperous. Speaker Mudd threatened to
throw his name at Smith if he didn't sit
down, and finally ordered Sergt. Devil
bliss to quiet him. Smith, at this point,
concluded he would have no Devilbiss-
ness in it, and sat dow before they made
it hot for him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
Died of Innttention.

From the Philadelphia Record Dem).
The anticipation bill dropped out of con-
gress with a stiffness that was wonder
fully in contrast with it's noisy entrance
upon the scene a few years ago. Its chief
sponsors, Senator Washburn of Minnesota
and Representative Hatch of Missouri, in
retiring from congress had left no one to
nurse it, and it died for want of attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

There has been introduced into the Sem
ate bill to create a department of COM
merce. The bill is the outcome of the
resolutions adopted by the National Board
of Trade at meeting held in New York
some time ago. The bill proposes to
create new cabinet minister, whose de-
partment shall embrace all of the bu-
reaus of the state and treasury depart
ments that deal with strictly commercial
matters, such as the lighthouse service
the life saving service, the marine hos
pital service, steamboat inspection, the
bureau of navigation, the geodetic and
coast survey, the bureau of statistics, etc
Consular offices and commercial agencies
are, of course, to be transferred from the
state department to the new department
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

The House has passed a bill abolishing
days of grace" on commercial paper in
the District of Columbia. All of the
states are falling into line in this matter
of commercial reform.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

It is understood that the ratio of valu-
alton of gold and silver fixed by the per-
sons who are responsible for the At
lanta exposition medals is something like
q to l. That is, silver medal will cost
the lucky exhibitor Sc, while a gold medal
will cost S125. 1t is TO be expected that
some of the silver organs VIII proceed
to make it especially warm for the expo
sition people for this discrimination
against the proportion in which they hold
the two metals were placed in the earth
by the Almighty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

At the commencement of the current
congress the chaplain of the House be-
sought the divine power that the nation
might be quick TO resent insult" or
words to that effect. Ever since that
time congress has done about nothing but
has been unable to find an insult ready
made, it has gone out of its way to pro-
vide for the making of one. 1t is to be
hoped that the chaplain will soon saw
something about peace and common sense
in his invocatfons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

\ particularly beautiful and expressive
campaign button has made its appearance
in New York Il is Of the pictorial va
riety. It shows a Thomas cat seated upon
q high bracket on a wall. with a mass OF
reeds beneath. The picture is a rebus. OF
course. which. being solved. means 10 call
Reed. The Mckinley button that seems
to be the favorite bears an American flag
across which is written. Mckinley and
Protection" There is a law against using
the American fas for advertising pur-
poses. But IL does not seem to reach to
campaign buttons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14

Gen. Weyler pronounced Wayler, ac-
cording to the Spanish minister at Wash
ington), intends TO move the headquarters,
of the Spanish army, so it is announced,
from Havana to Matanzas. Having failed
in the attempt to corner and capture
Maceo. it must be that he intends to give
Maceo an opportunity to corner and cap
ture him. Should Spanish headquarters be
taken to a less strongly fortified posi-
ton than Havana, the possibilities are
that the insurgents would capture either
the capital or the headquarters.