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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
SALE OF THE BONDS.
The Morgan Syndicate Gets Only
$33,2I1 $50.

Washington, Feb. Late this after
noon Assistant Secretary Curtis an
nounced that he was able to state that
from a complete analysis of the bids for
bonds that they showed that bids aggre-
eating sG6.7sS65O above 11o6s77 had been
received and the 780 persons making those
bids would be awarded bonds The Nor
gan syndicate bid of 110.6S77 for 500 OO0, 900
bonds, or any part thereof, would be ac-
cepted for the balance of the $780, 600, COO
or for S33, ,2l1 $50. All bids below the figure
.6S77 are, therefore, rejected
The gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness to-day stood at SH 4S3, 186. The with
ed to S73OOO1.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
"A NEW CAPITOL ron JACKSON.
Mississippis OLD Pile Again Declared
Unsafe.

Jackson. Miss. Feb. About the first
act Of the Mississippi legislature was to
appoint joint committee on the capitol
building. This committee, on recommen-
daton of Gov. Stone employed disinter-
ested architect. w. s. Hull Of Texas, to
make a thorough examination OF the mas
sive old pile, and, anter two weeks, he to-
to fall down at any moment. The neces-
sity Of a new capitol has been known sew
eral years, and thousands of dollars have
architects report were the solOns afraid
to stay In 1t. There Is little doubt a new
one will be ordered built TO cost at least
81 100000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
sAvANNAHs NEW PosToFFIcE.
The Supervising Architect Favors n
Larger Appropriation.

Washington, Feb. THE Secretary Of
the Treasury to-day transmitted to the
committee on public buildings and grounds
Of the House a letter from the supervising
architect favorable to Col. Testers bill to
increase the appropriation for the Savan-
nah public building from 100000 to S5O0.O COO
The committee has not vet acted upon the
BILL but the approval of the Secretary Of
the Treasury will be a valuable aid to Col
Lester, when he goes before the commit
tee and the House to urge the increase in
the appropriation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
INDICTED FOR swINDLING.
A city Engineer and Four contrac-
tors Indicted.

Columbus, o., Feb. 1.-THE grand jury
to-day indicted City Engineer Josiah Kin
near for approving false estimates and
H. S. Hallwood, o. T. Abbott, ]. T. Ad-
ans and j. S. Townsend, contractors OF,
the West Side sewer, for printing false
vouchers by which the city was dcfrauded
out of about $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLEMExT.
Two Bankers of New Orleans Indict-
ed by the Grand Jury.

New Orleans, Feb. 7.-Three or four
months ago a small banking institution
of this city. styled the New Orleans Co
operative Banking Association, closed its
doors under very suspicious circum-
stances. An investigation of the books
by a committee of stockholders resulted
unsatisfactory and the affairs Of the
bank were carried to the grand jury. To-
embezzlement against Adolph r. Hfmel
president, and Fred Bertrand, one of the
directors of the defunct institution
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
LANDED ON HATTERAs INLET BAR.
The Vessel Floats at High Tide At
ter the Crew Had Been Rescued.

Norfolk. Va, Feb. THE American
brig Hussey, Capt. Ward, from Boston
to Charleston, S. c., light, went ashores
this morning at O'Clock on Hatteras in
let bar, during the heavy gale which pre-
vailed at the time.
The crew of ten men were taken off
safely by the life savers. At high tide
in the evening the vessea foated over the
bar, and is now anchored in the harbor,
apparently uninjured, except that her sails
and anchors are gone. The captain has
wired for a tug to tow the vessel to
Charleston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
THREE KILLED by A BOILER.
Fatal Explosion at sawmiII in
North CnrOlina.

Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 1.-THE boiler at the
saw mill of Henry Haywood. near Wake
field. this county exploded this morning
and instantly killed Haywood his son
Tvan and Rufus Tucker all white. Three
employees are seriously injured The boiler
was blown a great distance and the build
ings were wrecked.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
NORTH CAROLINA CONVICT FARMS
The state Adds $500 Acres to Those
Already Cultivated.

Raleigh, N. c.. Feb. THE state peni-
tentiary has for several years leased and
operated four farms. all in the eastern
part of the state, and on these has en-
ploved 900 convicts. 1t has now leased
another farm, near Wadesboro, for ten
wears There are 2, 500 acres, and $50 con-
yicts will be put at work on the farm
by the end of February.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08

New Orleans-F'eb. THE steamboats,
j. c. Jackson, one of the finest on the Mis-
sissippi river, worth $4,000, and the Ar
thur Lambert, costing S25,000 were de-
stroyed by fire tonight at Gretna The
boats were insured for $4,000, and were
owned by the Interstate Transportation
Company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
TURKEY AND OUR FLEET.
Permission TO Send Boat to Com
stanfinople Not Probable.

Constantinople, Feb. THE porte, in
response to the request of the Hon. A. w.
Terrell, the American minister, that the
United States be granted permission to
have a dispatch boat at Constant ntfnople
maintains that the Dardanelles being reg
ulated by an international agreement
the United States should apply for the
desired permission to the six powers that
signed the treaty of Berlin. 1t is stated
that Russia Is opposed to the entry of an
American dispatch boat; hence the portes
hesitation to grant Mr.. Terrelrs request.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08

Glasgow, Feb. 1.-The Glasgow Herald
says that the coming British naval pro-
gramme will cost f9.500.000. with which will
be constructed four battleships, four first
class cruisers. four third class crlrfsers
and sixty torpedo destroyers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08

postpone action the struggle is bound to
be long-drawn out and the island laid in
ruins. Prompt action by the United
State, il is now believed, will bring
speedy end to the war, restore the island
TO a condition OF prosperity and give il
an opportunity 10 display its wonderful
resources. J. Frank Clark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
CLEVELAND on ANOTHER HUNT.
He Goes on the Maple to the Shoots
ing Grounds Near QuanticO.

Washington, Feb. 7.-The President left
Washington again at late hour tonight
on the light house tender Maple for the
Quantico duck hunting grounds.
Capt. Lamberton, light house inspector
for the Chesapeake district and Or,
O'Reilly are his travelling companions
The present intention of the President IS
to return to Washington tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

the opportunity of hearing Webster in his
campaign speeches for General Harrison
in 184O. The commanding figure, the
massive head, the face telling of power,
and the deep-chested voice that added
force to strong sentences, he remem bers
well.
He heard Clay while the latter was the
recognized leader of the Whig party in
1S41-42, and during the time the Clay land
bill and the same statesman's proposed
amendment to limit the veto power of the
President were subjects of warm discus
sion. Clay, tall, graceful, with counten-
ance as expressive as it was intellectual,
won his way to the hearts of people by the
magnetism of his personality.
Professor Davidson did not venture a
comparison of Webster with any modern
statesman or orator. Like Demosthenes,
or like Napoleon, the author of the Lib
erty and Union" speech has place all by
himself. But there is something new in
the comparison of the brilliant Henry
Clay and the delightfully."- interesting
Chauncey Depew.
Webster's speeches, all the world agrees,
are masterpieces of literature, and time
proves more and more that the effect of
| his speeches was immeasurably beyond
the audiences and occasions of their de-
iverance. The suffering Cubans, were
Webster in the flesh, would have mighty
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

to this City and his after-dinner speech at
the Palace recalled to Professor Davidson
with some vlvldness no less a celebrity
than Henry Clay.
81 have listened spellbound to an ad-
dress by Henry Clay" said the distin-
guished scientist. "He was truly most
captivating speaker and he held audiences
for hours by the charms of his oratory.
Now, Mr.. Depew belongs to the old Clay
school-he must be seen and heard to be
appreciated.
"Depew interests you from start to
finish, and You imagine that you could sit
and listen to him all night. Take up the
morning paper containing a verbatim re-
port of that address, however, and you are
actually led to wonder what there
was in it to have moved you
to admiration and applause. ]
sat one afternoon enthralled by the flow OF
eloquence from the lips of Clay: yet when
| went home / could not recall one of his
utterances, and when I read the report OF
the speech | was much disappointed and
was unable to discover much real value
in it.
"The old Clay type of orator is very
rare now. To-day the vast reading public
is best acquainted with statesmen and
great speakers through the medium of the
press. The sentences of statesman.
therefore, cannot depend upon the charm
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

and grace of delivery for their effect; they
must be framed with the foreknowledge
that nation will analyze the grafton and
weigh it for what it is worth in solid wis
dom.
"Webster lacked those easy graces which
were characteristic of Clay. With Web
ster it was matter more than manner.
Webster didn't fascinate like Clay. l felt
when heard him that great solemnity
had settled over all. was very young
man at the time, but I was deeply i'm
pressed, and when I went away at the
conclusion of the speech l had a good
conception of its meaning and remem-
bered many of his arguments. After
hearing Webster one felt impelled to read
the report of the speech, and the reading
was as interesting as the delivery. Web,
ster, speaking to Congress, spoke to all
time Clay held his audiences completely; /;
but the strength of most of Clay's speeches
was gone when they appeared In cold
type"
Davidson was student in the Philadel-
phia High School. and took advantage of
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
THE LION IN THE PATH.
JOAQUIN MILLER TALKS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
WoMENIs CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION

they have no horses, and 1 told
him the women of California were
going to vote some day. He took his
cigar out of his teeth and said: "Bosh !
The. only people that ever knew how to
handle woman were the Turks. They
locked her up, and if she did not like
that they put few of her into sack and
threw it over the side of a boat"
/ agreed with him at that time. But
one of the few advantages the American II
man has over the Englishman and mule
is the possibility of changing his mind.
Last spring my old English friend came
up from Australia.
well, women got it in New Zealand
got suffrage in spite of US all" he said,
the first thing.
"And how do you like it? ?''
"Detestable! Ruins political business
dull as a meat ak. Why, the elections
used to be all carried on in the saloons and
money flowed like water. Now all a can
didate has to do is to go among the wo-
men, have clean habits and good manners
and he is elected. OF course it's cheaper
for the towns; don't cost half as much to
run town as before. Some make more in
the end. But sport is ruined. An election
down there is like California flower
show"
Now, this is the testimony of man who
has made fortune in iquors-a good
man, truthful. honest, my friend. He
says in substance the machinery of cleo
tions has been transferred from the dead
falls to the family fireside; that power has
passed from the politician to the sacred
keeping of woman; that it don't cost half
as much to run town as it did, but that
the liquor business on election days is dull.
Well, II woman can take the place or the
politician in any part of Australia she can
do it in California. If woman can by her
better influence run the towns in Califor-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

Napoleon always first pierced the center.
He first split the army in two and then
thrashed this side and then that.
Now deceive no one, least of all your
selves. But If you want to put yourselves
in position to handle the affairs of this
fight the lion in your path till you have
the power to fight with in your own
hands. You will rather say with Mrs.
Browning, "'Twere mbecile hewing out
roads to a wall" However brave it may
sound to say Flight on and on and on
and fall and perish in the ruins" it is not
good sense and 1T does no good to be cruci-
lied unless you are savlors.
I am not here to advise. / am here to
tell you some blunt truths, and / tell you
that ii you were to dig up every vine in
California tomorrow, flood and make red
with wine every river and lake in Califor-
MIA, next year the vines would grow again,
and the next and the next, though you
should destroy them the next and the
the sun of California above your graves
in little time the same as if you had never
been.
God made this hot sun and God made
that soil, and the grapes will grow and the
wine will flow as long as this sun and soil
endures, although, as John Hayes says,
you resolute till the cows come home" "
ACiC 40 Jul hIst SI0dI llOH. w lldI W AZ
you do with him?
True, now and then wine-grower feels,
as perhaps half of you do, that "wine is a
mocker and strong drink is raging" and
so brayely plows UP his last grapevine and
plants something else.
When L lectured at Napa not long since
well-to-do farmer was pointed out to me
who had plowed up his last grapevine only
the year before. He had become converted
while listening to the Salvation Army,
and he went home and told his wife, and
they both joined the church, and they not
only plowed up the last vine but they actu-
ally emptied the last eask of wine on the
premises, for they were rich and not under
the bond of mortgage. They would not
even sell it. These two truly Christian
converts did not want-would not touch
money that was made by furnishing in
toxicating drinks.
Having plowed up the grapes from
which wine was made, they planted hops
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Patent ONCE Expenses.

"The Patent Office is one of the Gov
ernment branches which has claimed for
many years that 1t paws its own ex-
penses," spoke a well-known Congress-
man; $50 does the green goods business
and the lottery business, but the victims
of 1t hardly pay expenses. l was consid-
erably worked up a few days ago when 1
saw the Patent Office had taken $50 from
man, and in return issued him patent
for device for tipping his hat. How he
can get his $50 and other expenses back on
that wonderful invention l cannot imag-
inc, and | think the Government should
be engaged in some more honorable and
better business than skinning poor inven-
tors, for that is the plain English of it,
Washington Post.
g Kangaroos are such plague in Australia
that the Government pays a bounty of Sd
for each animal that is killed. 3-sr
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

day, and soon these giants of debate, who
thrilled the country and made their iniu-
ence felt through the civilized world, will
find no longer any dwelling place in
the personal "reminiscences of the living.
The time is rapidly approaching when
men shall vainly seek for one who could
say, ~ have been an awed listener to the
great expounder of the constitution, and
have been charmed with the eloquence of
his famous sometime riyal-the man who
made the Slashes' known beyond the
boundaries of Virginia"
Among the few in the West whose for
tune and privilege it was to have seen and
heard both Webster and Clay during the
closing years of their services IN the coun-
ellis of the Nation is Professor George
Davidson. Chauncey Depew's recent visit
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

One variety of the cricket has its ears in
its hind legs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

IA ~ EN- who listened in the halls of
IN M Congress to the utterances of
\ w N Webster and Clay in the first
i Y u half of the present century are
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

the session of the tri-county
~ convention of the Women s
IN Christian Temperance Union,
4 " held at Pacific Grove on Friday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-04
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
Application for Building Permit
Made at City Hall.

The application for building permit
for the Providence Public Library for
new building has been received at the
building inspectors Office. The building
is to erected at POS Fountain street. The
architects nre stone, Carpenter 4 Viii
son and the j.. w. Bishop Company. The
building will be OF brick and stone, hav-
ing five stories, the height from the side
walk will be about So feet. The size OF
the main BUILDING will be 40 feet front
and 13S feet deep. The structure Will be
built on solid land, the footing resting
on earth. The foundation walls are 10 be
three feet in thickess, while the external
walls will be "a inches thick. The sup
ports will be composed Of steel beams.
The roof will be 10 feet above the street
walk and will be COVERED with copper
while the cornices will be made OF stone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-04
A Novel Scheme.

Competition in advertising has resulted
I'm all sorts and conditions OF schemes
being concocted In the fertile brain OF
the advertisers and last evening Provi
depce was treated TO a novelty in this re-
spect that savored TO degree OF the
museum. The Hobbs Remedy Company
are pushing their asparagus pills for
kidney troubles, and In doing so have
employed III. +. Calver. better known as
the "Albino Paper King" as a special at
traction. Calver Is an Englishmsn by
birth anG perfect specimen Of the Albino
type. His hair, cut la Paderewski, is
OF n creamy whiteness, while his beard is
snow white. lie 81 pleasant converse
tionalist, and extremely clever with his
fingers in paper cutting. Last evening
from to 10 O'Clock fully 1000 people
stopped in front of Greenc's drug store
on Westminster street, and while watch
ing the various patterns made by the
twisting and turning OF the vsri-colored
paper In his nimtle fingers, were Incl
dentally made aware of the asparagus
pills.
Calver has quite a reputation as q
window dresser. and this morning gave an
exhibition of his handiwork in Greene's
window.
He will spend the remainder OF the
week showing in the windows or the
different apothecaries in town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-04
A PLAYFUL PUSH.
II Caused the Death of Little Babe
Yesterday Afternoon.
Carriage Sent Down an Incline Into the
Wafer al Rumf0rd.

A sad drowning accident occurred at
what is known as the Paper Mill Pond
near Omega Village in East Providence,
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
when George Braman, j., the H-months-
old son OF George Braman, steward of the
Agawa IN Hunt Club, strapped in a baby
carriage, met his death. Little Annie
Clark, years old, innocently pushed the
carriage with the child into the pond.
Mary McCanp, IA years old, had the Bra
man child out for an afternoon airing,
and to make sure of the security OF the
little one, 1t was strapped into the car
riage and the baby was wheeled about the
village for some time, and later in the
afternoon the McCann girl took the baby
over to the Omega Ice houses on the
south si1e of the pond, intending to go
into the woods where il was cooler. She
welt along the bluff OF the river, which
slopes some 10 feet below.
The carriage was left while the McCann
girl went to pick berries. The little Clark
girl gave the carriage playful push and
sent II along to the edge OF the bluff, the
forward wheels went over the bank and
at once the carriage with its innocent oc-
cupant went rushing down into the river
below and Immediately sank.
The McCann girl, on seeing what had
happened, began to scream, and q boy
named McGuigan, who was on the
bridge leading TO the ice houses, shouted
to some boys who were swimming near
by. Mr.. Braman, the father Of the baby,
was standing on the bank watching the
boys, and warning them of danger, and
heard the shouts OF the McGuigan boy
and the screams of the McCann girl.
He went to the bank of the river and i'm
mediately became conscious of the
calamity. He jumped into the river and
dived TO the bottom three times, but was
unable 10 rescue the child. Michael Cute
CO me to his assistance with O boat and
drew up the carriage, but the child was
not in 1t, and it was still under IS feet Of
water at the bottom of the river. Other
boatmen came to the spot and worked
two hours without success. James Cute,
an expert diver, was summoned, and
with Christopher Cute, began sounding
for the body. In ooing SO their boat cap
sized and both men were thrown into the
river. They rigbted 1t, however, and
James Cute divsd and finally located the
oody some 80 feet away from where it
entered the water, and James Bowden OF
East Providence brought it up to the sur
face with pair OF oyster rakes. Medical
examiner Babcock viewed the remains
and gave permission for its removal. Mr..
and Mra B.aman ara well nigh pros
tratec over the ssd death OF their child.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-04
Lawyer Hogan Would Be
Mr.. Vests Successor.
Has Been Looking For a Place
in the City Council.
Now That One Is Open He Proposes
TO Fill II II He Gets Chance.

Attorney John w. Hogan is the only
man who,has announced himself as can
didate for the seat in the Common Coun-
Gil left vacant by the death of MIR. West.
AS stated In The NEWS on the 23d Of
June, Mr.. hogan would be an ,aspirsnt
for place on the Tenth Ward Demo
cratic ticket in November, and he was
then talked of as a possible successor or
MI. Kavanagh.
lie said today that he should prefer to
be in the Council with Mr.. Kavanagh
rather than as his successor.
Mr.. Hogan does not commit himself,
but 1t Is pretty thoroughly understood
that he is opposed TO the transfer system
so earnestly advocated by Mr.. West, go
In case of his election the Tenth Ward
delegation in the lower branch would
split even on that issue, providing it is
ever heard of again. Mr.. Kavanagh and
Mr.. Hogan are opposed to the sysrem and
MIR. Ryan and Mr.. Beane were ready to
vote for it.
The matter OF calling special election
is in the hands OF the Common Council
and that body does not meet until the
first Tuesday in Septembe No one out
side of the Tenth Ward takes any partic-
ular Interest in the matter at present and
it is among the proba that no
election will be called and the place left
vacant until the next, Inauguration.
In that event Mr.. Hogan Will try to Sc
cure the nomination for the regular cleo
tion in November.
Mr.. Hogan's friends say that they
want him because the Democrats in the
Eosrd and Council haven't lawyer left
among them in the Third and Tenth Ward
delega tions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-04
Claims He Was WrOnged.

Attorney p. II. Quinn has obtained an
exparte judgment at the instance Of his
client, James Barlow, against real estate
broker L. ID. Millard. motion for
preliminary Injunction will be heard on
Saturday next.
Mr. Barlow recites in bis bill OF COM
plaint that some years ago MIR. Millsrd
becau possessor OF So, 600 feet OF land at
1 he corner Of EDDY and Nebraska streets,
and paid part OF the purchase money and
gave a mortgage OF $4,000 to the Me-
chanics savings Bank. a portion OF the
land was sold TO contractor John Smart
and by him to Barlow. The latter as
soon as be purchased the property began
building on It. SIR. Barlov found II
necessary to raise money TO complete the
building of his houses, but the mortgage
prevented his giving a clear title to the
parties be desired to borrow from. The
land portion OF which Mr.. Barlow
bought, was advertised for sale on last
saturday, but the injunction prevented
the sale, and Mr.. Barlow is now looking
for the protection Of his rights In the
land IN question.