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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-07-17


G'est tibet some of the show pc,
pie
Put it on the tall church steeplt
Then by gittin' on his knees
He could eat with purfick eaze.
We'll, my feelin's got a jolt;
rwarn't no taller IAN a colt
Said their crockerdyles nd be
Longer AN big oak tree
An their jaws 'ud part 30 wide
Thet ten men could walk inside
Had stuffed one--onery job
Mouth propped open with cob
oome folks thinks the Londol
show
Discontinued long ago ;
But it never stopped--my SON.
Just moved down to Washing
ton
Traded off its fossils rare
Fer some curiows down there
Whar' it fuled jest one before
Now it fules hundred more.
An l guess they like it so,
Err they'd changed it years ago !
London-Joe-iS quite town,
Known the whole wide worl'
aroun'
Fer it's famous financiers-
Who hold statesmen by the ears.
Well, this famous London show
Bought our statesmen long ago.
Bought the influential press,
So that none could get regress
Then they started into biz,
An, you bet, they made it whiz!
Times wuz good then, prices high
Men could pay fer what they'd buyl
Well, this onery sneakin' show
Made an awful great big blow
Said the debt our country made
By the war, must all be paid
In hard gold, and silver too,
Fer the greenbax wouldn't do.
Then they made a great big far,
Piled up greenbax high aud high
er,
Rolled 'em in, an it wuz done
Half our money, then, wuz gone!
Then the silver mines out west
Cum to reskew the opprest,
Offerin' up their richest stores
AT our bleedin' nations doors
1t wuz spurned by the decree
"Gold, alone shall be coined free"
Here the circus clowns come in;
Made things hideous with their
din.
Whar' they'd strike silver
crowd
There they'd boiler twice as
loud
All their platforms, ali their men
Was fer "restorin'" it agin'.
An the peonle, patient fnles,
Sticks right to EN-, jes' like
mules.
Vote first fer dimmekrat,
Then republican, after that
Think they're changin' it this
way
Son, they're losin' all their hay.
Fer, while they are changin' over,
From j. Sherman's crowd to
Grover.
And from Grover back once more,
Whar they started in before
They are fallin' in the net
Which the circus clowns have set.
London shows in pollyticks
In this year of 'ninety-six
Soon we'll hear projections
gun"
Which they call "Ohio's Son d"
"Come, we hungry" he will say,
"Come to our great feast today"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
IN TOTAL ABSTINENCE BEHALF.
Mrs. Helen Bankers Address at the
White Ribbon Mission,

Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, treasurer of the
National Womans Chris tian Temperance
Union, addressed an audience last night
at the white ribbon mission rooms, on
Broughton street.
Mrs. Barker is a very scholarly woman,
and has wide reputation as a lecturer in
the cause of total abs Thence. Her ad-
dress was delivered in an earnest and in
cisive manner. She was introduced by
Mrs. Webb, who stated that it was Mrs.
Barker's first visit to Savannah, and,
therefore, an Introduction was necessary,
otherwise her name is too well known
among the friends of total abstinence to
need one.
Mrs. Barker spoke in the most fiattering
terms of the good work accomplished by
the local branch Of the w. c. T. u, and
dwelt at length on the good the society
is accomplishing, and has accomplished
all over the world, in obtaining better
laws, and providing safeguards and pro-
lection for the young. In behalf of the
education of the young she spoke strongly
and earnestly of the good work accom-
plished by the society in having the evil
effects of alcohol taught TO the children
in the public schools
The society, Mrs. Barker stated is en-
deavoring to build up better public SEN
timent, and is working earnestly for the
reformation of the drinking classes. Mrs.
Barker wound up her address with a plea
to the members OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union to further, by every
means, the efforts of the society to drive
out the dram ShODS by law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
sET-TOs THAT MEANT BUSINESS.
A Lively Evening With the Pastime
Athletic Club

The set-tos at the Pastime Athletic Club
last night were very interesting, and will
go far to wipe out the memory of former
shortcomings in the minds of local patrons
of the fistic arena
The first bout. was a four-round go be-
tween a local heavyweight, Larry Mac
Donald, and Tom Corcoran of Boston. The
first round between them was one to be
remembered. 1t was give and take from
one end to the other, and if the round had
been two minutes instead of minute and
q nan, Macdonald would have scored the
decision which he got in the fourth round
Corcoran was clearly out-classed from
the start, but he displayed so much pluck
that he was heartily applauded. Mac
Donald put up nice, clean fight and de-
serves credit for the manly way In which
he refused to take advantage of his an
times during the boat.
Owing to the absence of Paul Rapport.
who was detained by well known pugi-
listic disease, called nerve failure, Scotty.
the sailor went up against young Verony,
who, though partially disabled through
an injury to his right hand. was so clearly
the superior, both in science and strength
to his antagonist, that the referee stopped
the bout at the end of the first round.
Billy Young of the New York Athletic
Club, who IS training Charley Murphy,
acted as referee in the absence of Mr..
Wyness, and announced that Joe Ull-
man and Kid Norton would spar six
nouncement. The fact was that the men
were out for blood, and they got it in
the first round. 1t is doubtful whether a
better contest than the two put up has
been witnessed In Savannah, and the only
reason that a Knockout was not scored
was because the time was too short Nor
ton seemed to be anxious to redeem him
self for the decision which Ullman OBJ
tained last month. He was aggressive
from the start, and nothing but Ullman's
clever lodging saved him from Norton S
xrrla 4 ttaxv k,I 10,
ed, would have brought the bout to a
sudden conclusion.
twenty rounds and decision in a couple
of weeks, and, as there is considerable
feeling between them, the contest will be
a hot one. A large audience witnessed
the bouts and the rough element was
conspicuous by its absence. President
John Carr and Messrs. Louis Muhlberg
and Joe Ullman, who arranged the bouts,
were the subject of many congratula-
tions on the success Of the set-tos.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
UNIVERSITY CLUBS DINNER.
TO he Given Mt the De Soto Saturday
Night.

The annual dinner of the University
Club of Savannah will be given at the De
Soto hotel Saturday night. The business
meeting Of the club viii be held at 7:3O
O'Clock, and the banquet will begin
promptly at O'Clock.
Several new members have recently been
added to the club and it is expected there
viii be between fifty and sixty present
at the dinner. The speakers win be Judge
Spencer r. Atkinson of the state supreme
court, Rev. A. NJ Williams, Messrs Sam
uel b. Adams, L. Remsen Crawford and
I. NJ. Cunningham, Jr. All of them are
graduates of the university. Judge At
kinson is a trustee of the university and
will represent 1t officially, so to speak.
He has attended the University Club din
ners on other occasions, and the members
always enjoy hearing from him. Mr..
Crawford is graduate of the class OF
S9. Since leaving the university he has
made a brilliant reputation for himself
in the literary world, and is at present
press agent of the Plant system, in which
capacity he has done much attractive
magazine work.
The University Club dinners are among
the most enjoyable affairs given in Sa.
vannah. The members are all men who
have attended the university, that being
the requisite, and most of them are grad
yates. The committee in charge OF The
dinner is Messrs. John r. Young and W.
s TiSOn -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
"WANG". TO CLOSE THE SEASON.
The Closing Performance at tn,
Theater Tonight.

The Closing Performance at the
Theater Tonight.
After the performance of wang to-
night the theater will be closed for the
season, except for amateur entertainments
and Punch Robinson's engagement dur
ing May week.
Mr.. Albert Hart will appear tonight
in the role of the Regent of Siam. The
opera, has for the last three seasons been
a money maker. This fact made it pos
sible for a good deal of money to be spent
upon its scenery and costumes, which aid
in depicting life in Siam under the re-
gency appointed during the minority of
the present king of that country. The
company consists of sixty people and
carries its own orchestra. II also car
ries the entire scenery needed for the
production
When the opera was first produced here
it was warmly applauded The sale of
seats up to last night is an evidence that
the first production has not been forgot
ten.
The ladies of the Chancel Society of
St. Johns Church will give one of its
Charming afternoon teas this afternoon
from TO 8 o'clock at the parish hall
Admission, including refreshments, %
cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
CITY BREVITIEs,

Madison Townsend the young negro who
was thought to have been fatally
stabbed by his mistress, Agnes Jackson,
at Price and South Broad streets Mon
day night, is still alive at the Georgia In
Urinary and may recover. The woman
who did the stabbing was turned over to
the city court by Recorder Wilson yes
terday morning, to be tried on the charge
OF assault with intent to murder.
The Electric railway crossing, at Bull
and Duffy Streets is dangerous to travel
as 1t has been for some time. The plank
ing between the tracks is torn up, leaving
the crossing full of holes. The splintered
edges of the planks are a menace to BIZ
cyclists, and several wheels have been
damaged while crossing the tracks. The
crossing, like many other street Crossings
in the city, is in need of attention
AS was announced recently in the Morn
ing News, Capt. w. S. Rockwell of the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry will succeed
Maj. Lawton of the second battalion of
the First regiment, promoted to colonel.
Capt. Rockwell announced his coming res
ignation as captain of the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry at the last meeting of the
company; He is now acting major, pend
ing his election as successor to Maj. Law
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
CANNOT FIX RATES.
But the River street Track Has no
Legal Existence.

Legal Existence.
The committee sf the whole of council
met at the mayors Office yesterday after
noon, to consider business likely to come
before the meeting of council tonight.
The principal matter considered was the
petition of Commissioner Purse of the sa-
vannah freight bureau that the council
should take up the matter of rates on the
River street track of the Central railroad.
and undertake to regulate the rates
Lengthy arguments were made before
the committee by Capt. II. c. Cunning
ham for the Central railroad and Commits
sioner Purse for the freight bureau. Capt.
Cunningham held that the right to place
the track on River street had been granted
by the city, and that the latter should not
now undertake to withdraw that right.
The track was built by the Savannah
and Western railroad, he said, under the
charter obtained by that road from the
legislature, and that this being the case.
the law requiring that no road shall be
built through the streets of the city with
out the authority of the legislature had
Savannah and Westerns charter that it
might make use of any street in the city
OF Sayannah, except the streets between
East Broad and West Broad, he held to
mean the road should not be allowed to
use any streets running parallel with
East Broad and West Broad streets, and,
therefore, did not apply to River street.
The principal argument, however, was on
the right of the city to regulate rates on
the River street track under the sections
of the city code quoted by Capt. Purse
Capt. Purse argued this point at some
length, as we'll as the other features of
the case. After Capt. Cunningham and
Capt. Purse had both been heard from,
Mayor Myers asked Mr.. S. B. Adams, city
attorney, for his opinion. Mr. Adams
stated positively that in mis- opinion the
city had no right to fix rates on the River
street track. Mr.. Adams said, however
that there appeared to be good reason to
doubt the legal existence of the River
street track, as no authority for such per-
mission had been obtained from the legis-
lature, and that the city was in position
to require the removal of the track unless
such permission was obtained Mr. Adams
said that he could not agree with Capt
Cnnningham's claim that the charter
granted the Savannah and Western by the
legislature gave 1t the right to use River
street. especially as the Savannah and
Western railroad had never completed its
line to the city.
Mr.. Adams was requested to investigate
the matter further and reporte at later
date. On account of the absence of Pres
ident II. NJ. Conner of the Central railroad
from the city, the matter will not be taken
up in council tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
THE SONS OFF FOR THEIR HOMES
Echoes of the Revolutionary Con-
NenfIon and Its Action.

! The northern and eastern delegates to
I the meeting Of the general society Of the
/ Sons OF the Revolution left the city yes
/ terday at noon via the Florida Central and
! Peninsular railroad. The others remain
ed in the city during the day. a number
leaving by the night trains. and the rest
of the visitors will probably leave the city
to-day.
During the day yesterday committees
from the Georgia society had the visitors
in charge and they were shown the differ
ent points Of interest around the city The
delegates all spoke in the highest terms
Of the entertainment given them by the
Georgia society, and they were all de-
lighted with their trip to Savannah. Many
Of them expressed their qualification that
Savannah was selected as the place of
holding the meeting. its position in the
revolutionary history of the country max
ing II peculiarly appropriate.
The passage of the resolutions inviting
the Sons Of the American Revolution TO
unite with them was the most important
business matter attended TO. There are
nearly 5000 Sons OF the Revolution, and
5000 Sons Of the American Revolution
and the united society will make a body
Of 1900 direct descendants of revolution
airy heroes. There will be no trouble
however, in largely increasing the num-
bers after the union has been effected, as
lutIr are now many VINO are ready 10
join, but in the present state of affairs.
are in doubt as to which is the proper
society for them to enter Under the pro-
visions on which the union will be based
none but direct lineal descendants of rev.
olutionary soldiers Will be admitted to
membership in the united society.
Some of the members OF the society who
were least warm in their support of the
resolutions, as introduced by DR. Abbot
Of the Massachusetts society, and as
amended by Mr.. Jones of the Pennsyl-
HaaHmH hot h.
basis proposed will result in a society of
collaterals.. The united society, when
union is effected on the basis mentioned,
Will not admit 10 membersh hip descendants
Of sisters or other relatives or revolution
airy patriots, but only those whose de-
scent is direct This. IT has been asserted,
bars many whose blood is just as good and
practically just the same from an Ameri-
can standpoint, from entering the soci-
ETY.. Such descendants, il is said, may
start a society of their own, as has been
threatened on several occasions, but such
a society would. in one respect, at least,
be on an entirely different basis from this
united society, and would not affect it.
The meeting here was an interesting
and profitable one, and the delegates seem
ed abundanty satisfied with the results
1t Is not definitely settled when there will
be another meeting. though they are US
ually held every year. The regular meet
ingS Of the general society, however, take
place every three years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. G. W. WILLY has arrived from his
winter home at Fort Reed, Fla. and will
spend the summer at Isle of Hope
MAJ. Frank I. Lincoln was notified yes
terday by Surgeon General CSewinneT az
ms appointment as one of the delegates
from this state to attend the annual con
Eehuon OF military surgeons of the United
Lincoln will accept the appointment.
Judge William D. Harden left the civ
yesterday al noon for Washington. d. g
where ne goes to attend the national con.
Vention which has been called in the in.
terest of the establishment of an interna.
tlonal bureau of arbitration, especially he.
tween Great Britain and the limited
States. -iAeSN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
THE MAYOR ON THE BENCH.
Presided with Recorder Wilson I'm
Two Cases.

Two Cases.
Mayor Myers presided in police court
yesterday morning, Recorder Wilson was
also present. Ed. Lawson, who was on
the docket for having his baFroom at
West Broad and Margaret streets open at
1:s0 o'clock Sunday morning, was fined SIS
or thirty davs Imprisonment
Rosa Ford and Maggie Lee, two negro
women who We're arrested for being
drunk and exposing their persons I'm a
boat on the river Sunday, We're sentenced
TO thirty days Imprisonment each. One
of the women stated that she got her
LIQUOR from Freeiong's place at Bay and
East Broad streets. Both the mayor and
the r. order considered this very fimsy
evidence 10 80 upon, but there was cor
roboratiVo evidence, and the mayor M.
structed Detective Wcthcrhoru 10 inVesti-
gate the ease.
This probably accounts for the mayors
presence on the bench, Chief McDcrmOtt
having refused some time ago 70 allow the
detectives TO investigate such eases on the
Instructions Of The recorder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
AN EVENING OF MUSIC.
Prof. and Mrs. Mehrtens' April Con-
cert n Delightful One.

Prof. and Mrs. Mehrtens gave a delight
full concert at their music hall last night.
The hall was filled with the friends of
the pupils who were to take part.
There were twenty-elght numbers on the
programme and every one was given in a
manner that merited the applause that
was showered upon the players. With one
exception, vocal solo. by Miss Edna
Meinhard, every number was instrument
tai, and all were plano numbers with the
exception of Prof. Mehrtens' organ over
ture and a piano and organ duet by Prof
Mehrtens and Miss Ada Enrich. which
was one of the features of the concert.
Prof. Mehrtens played as a closing num-
Der the overture to Tampa, in a Tnasterlv
manner and received a round of applause
ever, was not given.
Miss Josie Dorsetts playing of LISTS
spinning Song, which was last played here
by Prof: Sherwood at the closing concert
OF the Music Culture Club. was a remark
able effort, and was received with a per
feet shower of applause.
Miss Meinhard, in her vocal solo ,yos
accompanied by Mrs. Mehrtens. whose
playing excited the admiration of the an
dtence. Miss Meinhard has a voice Of
much cultivation, and she sang with rare
effect. 20
The entire programme from beginning
70 END was admirably rendered. The on.
of Paradise" by Miss Ruthie EbrIich
This was followed by the solos: Pana,s
Waltz, by Miss Mary Nugent; The Mes
sage, by Master Hermann Lang; TvroIian
Song, by Miss Stella Levy; Bell Rondo nv
Miss Josephine Cooper; Valsette. by Miss
Edna Meinhard; Valse Mignonne. by Miss
Cora johnson, Mignotte, by Miss Hazel
Haas; Nocturne, by Miss Fannie Bannon
Rural Pleasures by Miss Birdie Muhiherg,
Serenade, by Miss Alma Lindsay: Souve,
mir de Bal, by Miss Sadie Sternberg: Nav
Is Coming, by Miss Estelle Gutman: Hun.
garian dance. by Miss Mary GaIlae cher.
woodland Echoes, by Master Wilder
Adams; Caprice de Genre, by Miss sadie
Waldron; Blumenlied, by Miss Viola
Frank; Selections Tanhauser bv Miss In
Gle Heyman; Song of the Alps. by Miss
Eta Rothschild; Silent Love; by Miss
Missey Hull; Last Hope, by Miss Helen
Binswanger and the Spinning song. bv
Miss Dorsett ~
The quartettes for piano. Rolling Harm"
by Misses Annie Dierks Miriam Hermann
Llny Weichselbaum and Josephine Cooner
and Loves Repose" by Misses Jeanette
Wen, Viola Frank. Edna Meinhard and
Mrs. Mehrtens, and the duet Martha -
by Masters Hermann Lang and Willie
Adams were efforts worthy of PLAYERS Of
years of study and practice
Inc entire programme was executed a,
manner worthy of the players instruc-
tors. w
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
SEARCHING INDIAN MOUNDS.
Prof. Moore and Party of PhiladeI-
phia Going Up the Savannah River

The steamer Gopher of Philadelphia ar
rived here yesterday from cruise up the
rivers south of Savannah.
The Gopher is a stern wheel steamer,
built al Jacksonville for Prof. c. Is. Moore
of Philadelphia. She is comfortably fit
ted up with all the conveniences of float
ing home Prof. Moore, with two associ-
ates. Dr. NJ. 6. Miller and DR.. ]. b. Henry
of Philadelphia, employ the steamer in a
search for relics in the Indian mounds OF
Florida and Georgia They are members
of the Academy of Natural Science OF
philadelphia, in whose interests they have
been working about Ave years. They have
been all winter on Indian river and Lake
Worth and ST. Johns river, Florida
The steamer VIII make a trip IN the
Savannah river IN a few days. The mem
bers Of the expedition have published sew
eral books. showing the results Of their
researches.
Capt q. W Rossignol. a well-knowr
coast and inland pilot, is master OF The
steamer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
The Coolest Place in TO-.

Hicks offers the finest entertainment
on earth to the coming summer stay-at-
homes. His restaurant is the coolest sro+
in Town and when a man sits down AZ ~
table and Is served with the best fbinos
the market produces he cannot helm bei5s
entertained. Hicks intends to provide foS
any kind of rush this summer There Vii
be no waiting, and everybody viii he So
ished. Hicks knows how TO do things ana
ne runs the only first-class resfaura ~
Savannah has ever known Drop in arlS
try meal as an introduction of real
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
To Observe Memorial Day With the
Veterans Association.

The quarterly meeting of Lafayette Nc
Laws Camp No. $50, United Confederate
Veterans, was held in the officers room
of the First Regiments armory last night.
The attendance was very large, and show
ed that the camp is in a very vigorous
condition.
The invitation of the Confederate Vet
Grams Association TO join with it in cele-
brating Memorial day was accepted, and
the camp was ordered to assemble in
the afternoon of that day in front of the
county court house.
Fifteen applications for membership
were read and fourteen new members were
elected. One application was referred
back 10 the committee for further infor-
nation. This addition makes the mem
bership of the camp 81.
The following comrades were elected
delegates to the general meeting of the
United Confederate Veterans, TO be held
at Richmond, Va, June 80; Commander
J. II. EstiD. Second Lieutenant Com
inander w $. Rockwell. Adjutant T. S
Besseneu, 4Comrade w. w. Chisholm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
To Open Next Tuesday.

Our opening day has been delayed until
next Tuesday. We cannot get our goods
here in time. and as we don't do tbin,y
half way, the opening had to be Dnf OF
Next tuesday, then, is the time. and when
we DO open we promise a reVeIat ion RI
the good people of Savannah, Such a
shoe store and such shoe stock has never
been opened here before. We ask Won TO
see for yourself. Charles Marks az" I95
Broughton street.-ad A0'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22

AS the west Is. IL is often malarious. But
II is pleasant to know that competent
safeguard I'm tho shape OF Hostetter' =
stomach Bitters exists. which absolutely
nullines the poison of niai ma. Western
bound emisrants should bear this n
mind Nor should Il pe horgotten, the
Bitters Is a sterling remedy for dyspepsia
plliousnefs, constipation kidney and ner-
Nous complaints and rucamatism.-ad.