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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

The little talk with a bit Of spice in il
that took place in the school board meet
ing Monday night. relative 10 the employ
ment Of home talent. is likely to have a
good effect. in that it will have a ten
dency 10 impress upon the people Of this
city the Importance Of patronizing home
talent and home Institutions to as great
an extent as possible. The issue grew out
Of the employment Of an Atlanta archi-
tect to prepare plans for a school house.
which Il is proposed TO build. Some Of the
members Of the board took the ground
that a statement as to the kind Of build
ms desired. together with the amount Of
money to be expended, should have been
made. and architects invited to submit
plans. In that way Savannah architects
would have had chance 10 present plans
and to secure the work Of experimenting
the erection Of the building.
There is no objection to employing an
architect OF Atlanta. or any other city.
provided there is no home talent capable OF
doing the work, but how il it to be
known that no Savannah architect could
give satisfaction before Savannah archi-
tects are given a chance to show what
they can do2
We are sure our lawyers, doctors and
other professional men would feel that
they had a grievance against the city
il foreign talent were chosen to do what
they profess to be able to do. We must
take into account the fact that We are
all dependant upon each other to GER
tain extent and that if we should ignore
this dependence VIC should find It slow
work building up our city and hard work
to sustain the burden the city now imposes
upon US.
If we cannot get what we want here,
it is all right to go elsewhere for it,
but it is not good policy, nor is it just
to go away from home for what we can
get at home-particuarly. if what we can
get at home is just as satisfactory as
that which we can get elsewhere.
For years the Morning News has urged
the people of Savannah to patronize home
merchants. They are doing it now to a
greater extent than ever before, but there
is still plenty Of room for reform in this
matter. But while individuals are at lib
erty to do as they please in the making
of their purchases, we think an obligation
rests upon a public institution like the
school board to give the preference to
the people of it's own city whenever it
has money to spend If it can do so without
injury to the interests it serves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
Dogs Before Tennessee Court.

In an action for the value of hounds
killed by train. says Case and Comment
the opinion of the court says: THE plain
tiff's version is that the train was going
west toward Chattanooga, and the dogs
were going east, toward Knoxville They
were all on the same track and going in
opposite directions and under these facts
a head-end collision was unavoidable"
And again: 1T is insisted by the plain
tiff that while the whistle was sounded
it was intended for the whole pack and
not for the three dogs that We're run over
This, however, seems to be a mere opinion
of the witness, as he was a quarter of a
mile away from the place when the whis-
tie was sounded. In addition it would we
think, be requiring too great diligence for
the engineer to whistle for each particular
dog, and more especially as he had no
means of informing each dog that any
special whistle was sounded for him.
Upon these facts il appears that the
receivers were running their train upon
their own track, on regular schedule time
and had no other track at that place upon
which they could run. On the other hand
the plaintiffs dogs were running on the
railroads track instead of the fox's track
which simply crossed the railroad" On
these facts it is held that "the dogs were
guilty of the groSSest contributory negli-
gence and were only entitled to such con-
sideration as trespassers have under the
law"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
a Bold Attempt 70 NON

A bold attempt at robbery is being rs-
petrated upon the people everywhere i,
the south. in the efforts Of unscrmulor.
persons 70 sell them an inferior article -
take the place Of Simmons Liver Regulator
the Red T. It's Worse than robbery 7,
takes the money Of the sick and afflicted
and gives in return preparations as unlils
Simmons Liver Regulator as is the cbarac.
ter Of such deceivers compared to the ma,
Of honor ana integrity. Forewarned Is
forearmed- Save your money and protect
your health by taking nothing but Sim.
mons Liver Regulator, the Red Z. t'sTbe
Old Friend that for more than sixty wears
has blessed the homes of the land. and
brought long life TO many a sufferer with
liver troubles. You can rely on its dom,
as much for you. Health and wealth comes
70 him who takes Simmons Liver Regula-
tor. Look for the Red on the front
of the package, that is the guarantees ~
the proprietors that the medicine is gen
uine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
A MeII-Pnid Expert.

In our dispatches yesterday from Wash
ington. it was stated that Mr.. Hoke Smith,
Secretary of the Interior. Representative
Maddox of this state. and other Geor-
gians had succeeded in getting the Sec
rotary of State to ask the British gov
eminent to intercede with the govern
ment of the Transvaal republic in behalf
of John Hays Hammond, an expert min
ing engineer. who is under arrest, charged
with being implicated in the recent at
tempt of DR.. jameson to overthrow the
Transvaal government. Mr.. Hammond
is an American citizen, and is about 50
years old He was educated at Yale col
lege. and also spent considerable time
studying in Europe.
Mr. Hammond is probably the best min
Ing. engineer in South Africa. He gained
his experience in the mining region or
Mexico and the mining sections of this
country. He went to South Africa as the
representative of European company
mining in that country. He carried a let
ter OF introduction to Cecil Rhodes. the
head of the South African Company. but
ne had been in South Africa quite a while
before he had an opportunity to see Mr..
Rhodes About eighteen months ago he
was sent for by Mr. Rhodes, to whom
he was known by reputation. They quick
~ made an agreement by which MIR. Ham
mond became the mining expert of the
South African Company at salary OF
$4,000 a year. Since that time his salary
has been raised, and it is understood that
it is now $4,000 a year. Expert
knowledge in mining matters evidently
pays in South Africa.
Mr.. Hammond may have a good deal
of difficulty in getting out of the clutches
of the Transvaal government. The worst
that can happen to him, however, is inn
prisonment, though in addition to that
ne may be required to pay heavy fine.
No doubt he sympathizes with those who
are not citizens of the Transvaal republic
but who have many grievances against
the government of the republic Since the
discovery of rich mines in the Trans
vaal there has been a great accession to
the population of the republic, and these
new residents, who are not citizens, are
anxious to take the management of the
republic into their own hands. Their first
attempt to do so proved to be a disastrous
failure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
DineIey,s wooden wit.

Dingley of Maine-a good man and
deep thinker-has no capacity for humor,
says the Washington Post. Some of our
best minds and most profound philoso-
piers are upholstered that way. So
Dingley is not alone.
general dullness of trade and the abso-
lutely fiat condition of business and COM
mercial opportunity for money-making.
The question of profit making" said
Dingley has all but departed the bust
ness world. Men now are glad If the
chance presents itself to pay expenses
"Oh, / don't know" said Allen. in his
grave, far-om way and with that drawl
which would have warned anybody but
Dingley. Il don't know as l can agree
with you entirely Dingley. OF course,
I've but little capacity for business, and
ordinarily a chance to make money would
escape me or keep out of my way. But
even $50 thick are they lying about
had pressed on me as ! came to the cap
itol this morning, a chance to make an
investment which would pay fun 20 per
cent, and that, too, within three or four
days. AS usual though didn't have the
capital, and had to decline. couldn
invest in it. as didn't have the money.
However, I believe the chance is still
open, if you care to go in, Dingley."
Why it's most remarkable" said Ding
ley, quite excited, ITS most remarkable.
What was the opportunity, Allen. to in
vest which would pay 20 per cent. in
week? l should like very much to hear
why" drawled Allen. 'it was on the
cable cars. The conductor offered to sell
me six tickets for quarter; a clean gain.
you see, of 20 per cent. over paying for
rides at ) cents a ride. But, as I said, 1
couldn't close with it; didn't have the
capital" 4e h1f,
Even then it didn't enter Dingley's
head that the gentle Allen was 4uying
him. He looked at him soberly and ear
nestly a moment, and retorted: "Of
course, 1 don't say there may not be iso-
lated chances to make a profit. as in the
one case you name, but putting it as a
general condition, Allen, I meant that
business barely paid for itself"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
.Inmeson,s Ride.v

special cable from London to the New
York Sun, dated Jan. H. says: 1t is i'm
possible to overlook, even in this hour of
crisis, the Growing disgrace inflicted on
this long-suffering country to-day by its
official versifier. The poet Laureate's eff
fort in the Times, entitled 'Jameson's
lishmen who have seen it, and if parlia-
ment were in session might easily have
caused a vote of no confidence in the
government which appointed this success
sor of Tennyson. Here are three stanzas:
Wrongl Is it wrong2 Well may be;
But I'm going, boys, all the same.
Do they think me a burgher's baby
To be scared by a scOlding name?
They may argue and prate and order;
Go tell them to save their breath.
Then over the TranSvaai border,
And gallop for life or death.
Right sweet is the marksmans rattle,
And sWeeter the lannon's roar
But tbs bitterly hard to battle
Beleagured, and one to four.
can tell you it wasn't a tribe
To swarm over Krugersdorp glen,
As they piled US with round and rifle,
And plowed us again and again.
l suppose we were wrong-were madmen
When God Sits the good from the bad
men,
Therell be something more to say.
We We're wrong, but we aren't half
sorry,
And as one of the baffled band,
l would rather have had that foray
Than the crushings of all the Rand
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Southwestern
Railroad Company: Golden Rule Lodge
No. u, l. o. o. F.
Special NOTES.-The Best Cow Pasture
Around Savannah Near Battery Park
Practical Demonstrations OF Merits of
Highland Brand Evaporated Cream at
Mutual Cooperative Associations Store;
Clam Chowder, at Beckmann's cafe; Spe-
cial Notice as to Mr.. Gallagher; An Epi-
cure May Be Defined as a Person Who
Does Not Care for What He Ought to
Eat John T. Evans & Co: Notice to Su-
perior Court Jurors.
Business Notices-Tetley's Indian and
Csylon Tea; Superior WHISTLES at Whole
sale. Henry Solomon & Son; lie Panic
Cigars.
Railroad Schedules-Plant System;
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad.
Cold Weather is in Sight-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Silverware Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
New blications-"Comfort."
The Boys Keep Ahead of Us-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
Medical-Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine
Tablets.
Legal NOtlceS-AppnCdtlol IoT INelHCof-
poration of the Louisa Porter Home for
the Friendless;' Application for Exemp-
ton of Personally. by Joseph IL. John
son.
Auction Sale-Sdeboards. Desks, Etc,
by A. X. Wilson. Auctioneer.
If This Was Your Advertisement-Dr.
Reeves.
1t Isn't Too Late to Buy an Overcoat or
Suit-Appel & Schaul.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
If You Want to Bag Big Values, Now Is
Your Chaace-Falk Clothing Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

There is a revival Of talk to the effect
that Judge Lyman Trumbull of Chicago
may be the populist candidate for the
presidency in the next campaign. Some
talk to that effect was INDUCED in sew
eral months ago. but recently not much
has been heard OF it, Judge Trumbul
has been a representative in congress, a
federal senator and judge of the su-
preme court of Illinois. Marion Butler
Of North Carolina has also an incipient
boom for the nomination.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
FIOrida Politics.
From the Jacksonville Metropolis Dem)


This will be a busy year. politically
speaking, in Florida, as a President of
the United States, two congressman, ali
state and county officers, one justice or
the supreme court and a portion of the
legislature are to be elected, The state
election takes place on the first Tuesday
in October, and the national election the
first Tuesday in November. The new
Florida election law will receive its first
general test this year, as many will vote
but, one ticket in the field for state or
hcers, though the republicans are consid-
ering the advisahility of again entering,
and may do so If they can make a COM
bination with the populists or others TO
fght the organized democracy. How
ever, there is going TO be lively times in
Florida this year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

The Herald's correspondent in Japan
says that. after all the sensational stories
that have been printed about the as
sassination and burning of the body of the
Queen of Korea, that interesting lady is
alive aDd well at this day. By conceal
ment and disguise she managed to es-
cape the fury of her enemies and leave the
palace. While she was in hiding in the.
palace, so the story goes, she witnessed
from her hiding place the butchery of her
women attendants and saw their bodies
dragged around by the hair. The King of
Korea Is said TO be a party to her conceal
ment and escape. Since those eventful
days in last October the king has taken
unto Himself another queen, according to
the cables. But that win hardly make any
difference One wife more or less does
not make great deal of difference in the
effete east
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
Planting Guns at Our Doors.
From the Brooklyn Eagle Dem).

After the war talk has subsidized per-
haps the United States will ask England
what she means by strengthening her Of
lenses in our neghborhood. She has in
creased her squadron in the North Allan
Bermudas, she is active in the navy ward
as Esquimault, on Vancouver Island, she
talks of terrifying St. Johns, she is in
creasing her piles of coal at St Lucia,
Barbados and Bermuda, and the Win
nipeg dragons have added another row
of buttons to their uniforms. England
has nearly surrounded us, it is true, but
we still have some allies. The state Of the
thermometer on the north and south is
one of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

The first official verse of the new poet
laureate of England, an extract from
which is given in another column this
morning, is worse than disappointing
There are a dozen poets in Georgia who
could do better with their eyes shut
Probably no other poet with the possi-
BILE exception of Coogler of South Caro-
lima. would attempt to make foray rhyme
with sorry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
Good Advice TO the senate.
From the Baltimore Herald Dem }.

OF late years the Senate of the United
States has been the object of severe
criticism from many sources, and it has
been due principally to the tendency of
the few to block the intentions of the
many in time of parliamentary emer-
gency. If the members of the upper cham
Der of congress are wise they will cor
rect the evil complained of before they
incur further the displeasure of the Amer
lean people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

Cecil Rhodes says that his political ca
reer is not ended, that on the other hand
it has just begun. The expression may
be of significance since he has resigned
the office of prime minister of the Cape
Town government. Does he hope for vim
dication and reinstatement, or is he going
to make government of his own in South
Africa, embracing the English possessions
and the 10000 new Corners into the Trans
vaal and the territory they occupy? Mr..
Rhodes says the Transvaal gold fields
viii induce the gathering together of
population of 100000 within five years, and
that the old population of the country is
but 14,O00. The new Corners, being already
in the majority. ought to have an equal
voice in the Transvaal government. ac-
cording to Mr.. Rhodes way of thinking.
When the new population grows to greater
strength it may take the government into
its own hands Mr.. Rhodes may have
that time in view.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

There is some uncertainty in South Car
DINA as to whether the current session
of the legislature is legal. The late con-
stitutonai convention changed the time
for the assembling of the session of this
winter from the last Tuesday in Novem-
Der to the second Tuesday in January.
The ordinance adjourning the session was
included in a constitution which did not go
into effect until after the adjournment
of the convention. The old constitution
was in force at the date upon which the
legislature, under that constitution, was
required to meet in annual session. Had
the legislature met under the old consti-
tuition and adjourned itself until the date
fixed by the new constitution, the ques-
ton now pending would not have arisen.
There is a claim that the continuity of
the body has been broken. and that its
constitutional session has lapsed How
ever, the supreme court will probably
splice the breach in short order if the
doubt continues to grow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

The information is that Great Britain is
sending large stores of coal to her naval
posts in the West Indies and in Nova SEQ
tia. There is not war with the United
States anywhere in sight just at the mo-
ment, but Great Britain does not wait
until the moment of danger TO begin prep
arations against it. The United States
are not sending coal to their outlying
naval stations for the very excellent rea-
son that they do not possess any.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

The New York World has had cable
grams with regard to the Venezuela situa-
great man in the world except Ii Hung
Chang and the King of Ashantee. The
wonder is that their cables are so long
DELAYED
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

A Kentucky silverite has learned" so
he says. that in the event of the failure
of the legislature to elect a successor to
Senator Blackburn, then Blackburn will
hold over. Another silverite some time
ago learned, and tried to make other peo-
pie believe it, that silver dollars were a
legal tender only in sums of s.. The difl-
Guilty about a good many of the things
that the silverites learn, and try to teach
others, is that they are not so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
CURRENT COMMENT.


From the New Orleans Picayune Oem).
Congress should not attempt to disguise
from the country that firm enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine will involve the
maintenance of a large armament
and, as the people are enthusiast
tic in support of the doctrine they
will no doubt cheerfully bear the burden
that its enforcement will entail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

DR.. Talmage declined to go to Armenia
TO distribute ii relief fund OF $4,000 be-
cause the Turkish government would not
guarantee him protection. "a man who
would start up through the mountains of
Armenia with $4,000 and no government
protection, would be guilty of monument
tai foolhardiness, said he in the course
of his explanation as to why he did not
accept the commission Nevertheless,
when it was announced that Miss Clara
Barton would shortly start for Armenia
to be the almoner of various charity Civ
ers to the Armenians, DR.. Talmage deliv-
cred powerful invocation for divine pro-
lection for her in her mission, which pro-
lection he said would surely be given
her Now, the question arises, why would
it be less an act of monumental fool
hardness for Miss Barton to undertake
the work than for DIR. Talmage to do it?
Does divine providence draw the line at
DIR. Talmage in the matter of work in
Armenia, while leaving the way open for
Miss Barton?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

1t is proposed in Texas that all unmar-
ried men under 80 years old shall be taxed
$50 per year. 1t is to be hoped that the
Texas idea cannot be applied to municipal
taxation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

We most heartily endorse the position
taken by the Quitman Free Press, that
only sober men should be elected to office.
However well equipped a man may be
for public life he is of little use to the peo-
pie he represents if he is a drunkard.
His spasmodically brilliant efforts are not
productive of any results, and they are
followed by long periods in which moth
ing whatever is attempted.
1t would not be difficult to find in con-
gress at present the kind of men we re-
fer to. They do not accomplish anything
and they are not likely to. Their con-
stituents know them, and will hardly
make the mistake of re-electing them.
They are not only useless themselves. but
they. occupy the time of other moder-
ately useful men in taking care of them
and preventing them from making exhi-
billions of themselves No man who ha-
bitually gets drunk. or who is always
muddled by drink, should be honored
with an office of any kind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

The new battleship that is to bear the
honored name OF Kentucky will be chris
tened in a manner in keeping with her
name. No insipid wine viii be permitted
TO trickle over her nose. The liquid to be
used in the ceremony Will be the real old
stun-that is. genuine Kentucky bourbon
whisky. Each Of the distilleries in the
state, great and small. will be invited to
contribute a small quantity Of its best
product, and, the samples will be poured
together in quart bottle, so that each
distiller Will share in the honors. The
blond will be one worthy of the eloQuence
Of a concOurse of Kentucky colonies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15

1t is said that China will hereafter man
ufacture her own war materials and arma-
ments, instead Of. as heretofore, purchas-
ing them from foreigners. The informa-
ton viii doubtless be gratifying TO the
japanese, who had no trouble whatever
in Smashing everything of Chinese make
that they came in sight of during, the late
war eRNs