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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
AUGUSTUS GALA WEEK CLOSED.
The Childrcn's Parade and Enter
tainntent n Big Success.


Augusta, Ga, April SO.-The Merry Max
ers closed another successful day with the
bicycle parade this afternoon. and the pub
lie school children's performance at the
opera house tonight
There were the usual street concerts and
vaudeville, and in addition a parade of the
public school children. the bicycle parade,
and tonight songs, drills, tableaux. etc,
by five hundred picked representatives. of
the various schools. 1t was unanimously
declared TO be the most brilliant perform
ance ever given by children in Augusta.
The morning parade of the children end
ed at the opera house, where they were
treated to special performance by the
vaudeville artists for their entertainment
in appreciation of their parade and to-
nights performance. Before the Vaude-
vile performance, the school children sang
several songs with Burdens orchestra
playing the accomplishments When they
sang America" with its chorus of red,
white and blue, each child waved a small
flag AS they filled every seat from the or
chestra chairs to the peanut gallery, the
effect produced by this stirring song, and
the waving of 1850 flags ell over the house
may be imagined.
The bicycle parade was a bright feature
of the week. many of the decorations being
Deauutul and the DISCUSSES groteSque and
unique. The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Ladies-First, Mrs. c. c. Walton, nee
Miss Lizzie Crane; second, Miss Matte
d Antignac
Gentlemen-First, Wallace Tharp, Jr;
second, j. S. Palmer.
Best Grotesque CostUme-W. c. Wise.
Prizes for Captain of Best Costumed
Squad of Riders-First, Miss d'Antignac.
Best Grotesque Squad-Clem Castleber-
ry.
This ends the Merry Makers programme
for the week, but as all the factory and
machine shop operatives have half holiday
Saturday afternoon the vaudeville acts
will be given for their benefit on the street
platforms tomorrow afternoon.
The week has been a complete success
in attendance, in the character of the en-
tertainment, and financially. as the Merry
Makers will pay all expenses and have
several hundred dollars in bank.
The Masons of this district had a meet
ing here to-day to eXemplify degrees. To-
night they ended up with fine banquet
and speechmaking. There were about 800
present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
TOUCHING UP THE TARIFF.
Senator's Allison and AIdrich Put in
the Finishing strokes.

Washington, April 30.-Senators Allison
and Aldrich spent the day in placing the
finishing touches to the tariff bill They
were the only members of the sub-commit-
(. tee in the city. The bill has been compile
4 ted in all essential particulars and now
only remains to be put in shape for pre-
sentation to the democrats. The sub-com-
mittee is still, however, receiving sugges-
4 Tons from other senators, Messrs. Quay,
4 Penrose, Foraker and Smith, being among
those who called to-day
The members of the subcommittee de-
ciined to reveal the changes agreed upon
even 10 their senatorial callers. Indeed,
senator's generally are as ignorant of the
amendments agreed upon as is the gen
eral public, and it is safe to say that the
report, when made will contain many sur
prises.
The republican members of the commit
lee are still negotiating with the demo-
cratic members to secure an understanding
as to the time to be consumed in consider
ing the bill in full committee, but have
not succeeded in securing any definite
agreement The democrats say that the
length of time taken in committee will de-
pend entirely upon the character of the
amendments. 1t is understood to be one
0. me purposes of the democratic members
81 the finance committee to offer several
amendments and force the vote on them
50 as to put the republicans on record. and
laey count upon having the cooperation
o. senator Jones of Nevada on some of
their propositions.
senator Jones' position appears to be
mat ne viii demand certain concessions,
most OF them affecting western interests,
ana II ne does not secure them from the
IePuohcans, he will join the democrats in
oIuer 70 get them, and some al least of the
democratic members have indicated a will
hnshess TO assist him
ne California fruit people are contnu-
~ ,Helr Efforts to secure an advance in
we Irult rates, and they are hopeful of
success success. NJ j. Daniel and H. X. Snow con-
eulute committee now here I'm this inter-
~ lhey have exhibited specimens Of
su.it oil their oranges to the committee
they do not ship to the eastern markets
ntoause they are shut out. they saw. by
-,ut'pean competition. They contend that
WIN WIN a small advance in rates California
fruits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
The TURK was a Tartar.
ZION the Boston TranserIpl.


The unspeakable Turk was originally a
Tartar. with a nose as fiat as that Of the
Hun, a receding chin and squint eyes, put
amalgamation with the nations he has
conquered has elevated his nose. straight
ened his eyes and brought his chin into a
prominence somewhat more becoming
than It was before. The Seljuk Turks
first appeared in history as tribe OF Tar
tars about a. d. 100. when they conquer
ed a part OF Armenia. They had emil
grated from Turkestan, being pressed for
ward by savage tribes In their rear. After
their occupation of Armenia their en-
croachments on Asia Minor began and
steadily continued for several hundred
years. They first came into Europe in
1850. a large force Of Turks crossing the
Bosphorus as r7srcenarles employed by
the Emperor Botoniates. 10 assist him IN
contest with a rival for the throne
After their repulse before the walls OF
Vienna In 1853 By John Sobieslxl OF So-
land the wave OF Turkish aggression be-
gan to recede. and since then tho Turkish
power has been on tho decline,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
HEAVY EXPORTS or GOLD.
Withdrawals at New York Yesterday
$1,000. 900.

Washington, April sO.-To-day's with
oIa"als from the New York sub-treasury
o' Sl1o"o in gold coin and bullion for ex-
port Is not viewed with apprehension at
l'e treasury department, old officials Of
we department calling attention 10 the
.'1l INA, during the last twenty years and
.lol' 'nere has been an annual outward
movement Of gold from this country to
~. -lio pe. usually beginning in April or May,
go ending IN midsummer. and a CORE
is.ulhE return movement during the
inter months The last threee years.
..ol%seyer. have been marked BY abnormal
s s.t movements based on abnormal con-
N'es,o,s, which. Il Is said. no longer exist.
- g,Feral reasons are given for the present
80, So export movement Of which reasons
80 neavy importations to take advantage
ma ~, ,h proposed new tariff law is regarded
~, 'aleVer the cause, no alarm Is felt
M - 70 the outcome. the present stock
reasr4l., ~ inc Veasury, ti53 35l, 63s. being
cy vt,5o.. as ample to meet airy emergen-
n ~ ih,nout IN the least impairlng our cred
~ nome or abroad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
ocoI8LIcANS IN A BIG ROW.
,ctANs WHOM BUCK GOT NO
PIE ARE GROWING.

,onrstreet Feels That the Ross
nd Not Put His Heart in the Move
10 Get Him the Railroad
r.,,miSsfonership - The President
Inclined to Remove Gen. Wade
n,on-WaIter johnson Sure TO
80 His Hands Full After Col.
81 sails for Japan.
.-.-.,irgron. April S0.-There is trouble
ing in the Georgia republican colony,
soon as Col. Buck takes his depart
am s,r 1apan. Walter Johnson will have
factional fight on. his hands. 1t is
,.,e5 here that Johnson lacks the po-
'..,,i sagacity and qualifications for dis
,,.5ip possessed by Col. Buck, be-
,. he has not acquired the national
.oinence of his predecessor.
there is much grumbling and growing
. tho republican workers who look
Ito Col. Buck and Walter Johnson to
wide them with snug berths under the
snt adminisuati Col. Buck has
l.,yi3ed for himself and his friends say
:. made a very neat job of it. In justi-
s.a+ion of his aspirations the colonel says
bs evpepded near.y $4,000 in the Mckinley
o,npaien and he feels that he is entitled
- the reward he has received.
ram Blodsett who glories in the declar-
odor that he is in politics for the money
- he made in that field OF labor" is a
tbor, in the side of Col. Buck and the
r,.r,hers Of the regular organization. He
- . daily visitor at Col. Bucks sub-base-
mi beadquarters in the Hamilton house,
md there is always a row and warm words
,,.nen Blodgett puts in an appearance. He
says Gen. Longstreet is denouncing Col.
pnck for not urgingr bis appointment as
,or,r,issioner of railroads with greater
o,rnestness. 1t is said that Gen. Long
street contends that Col. Buck was cold
and urdemonstrative in his Endorsement
p.ben the railroad commissionership was
broDght to the attention of the President
On the other hand those who are famil-
lar with the circumstances surrounding
the railroad commissionership insist that
tbe President has no intention of remov-
ing GEN. Wade Hampton from his present
posi;ion while the latter's health Is so
poorv. The fact was stated in these dis
patches several weeks ago. 1t is believed
that the President is disposed to make
some provision for Gen. Longstreet, If an
appropriate place for him can be found.
The generals infirmaties are such that he
could not I'LL a position requiring great
physical activity. He does not appear to
realize the situation, but blames Col
Buck for not demanding the removal of
Wade Hampton.
COL Buck is expected to return here be-
fore the week closes. to receive his final
Instructions from the Secretary of State,
preparatory to sailing for Japan. He will
he set upon by the pie counter brigade, q"
who still lnger here, hopeful, but very
hungry. Judson Lyons seems to be the
most contented member of the brigade
lie says his appointment as postmaster
at Augusta is certain, and he is display
lBg letter he received a few days ago
from Maj Lyons of Augusta, who was in
Washington recently to formally protest
against his Oudson Lyons appointment
Mai Lyons says that since his return TO
Augusta, he finds that the opposition to
Judson Lyons appointment has practical
y subsidized
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
Hard 10 Reclaim.
From the New York p

From the New York Press
II is not fiattering to women to be told
that when one of their sex gives way TO
drink she Is much harder to reclaim than
man. This statement was made the
other day by Miss Gorham, of the church
of England Temperance Society at the
Woman's Guild conference in Edinburgh.
She said that after fourteen years expert
ence in the cause of temperance she had
found that it needed three Christians to
bring a man back to sobriety and at least
six to bring a woman back. She declared
that drunkenness was much on the in
crease in London.
A public house in the old Kent road was
watched one day last August and from, ,
i'm the morning until IL at night. 2.442 wo'
men. 1.16S children and 1853 babies entered
it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
Once ZOO Often.

why are you looking so detected. Hug
gins?.' he asked, according 10 the Louis
VILE Courier-Journal.
Miss Kittish has accepted me-"
"Well, you proposed to her. didn't your"
"Yes, OF course. How else could she have
accepted me?''
'Weli. n you didn't want her 10 accept
you why on earth did you propose2"
THAT was the trouble. old fellow. / had
proposed 20 her so often before, and she
had rejected me every time, that thought
/ was perfectly safe"
do you know how often you have ask
ed her 70 marry your
''Yes. An even dozen times previous to
that Of last night"
'Then J don't know that you ought 70
expect any sympathy. II was time to stop
such foolishness. You know very wen that
10 Is an unlucky number
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
AFRICAN CHILDREN.
Homeless Boys who Are Found in
the Congo villages.
From Harper's Round Table.

From Harpers Round Table.
Prof Drummond. after his visit 10 AZ
RIGA, said he would like to get inside an
African for an afternoon and see how be
looked at different things. Wouldn't we
like TO know just how these boys and
girls feel. and what they think when they
are suddenly'landed. fresh from the depth
of savage land In the streets Of Paris.
BRUSHES or Berlin. and see more things
In a day they never heard of than we do
in year? They learn many things. as
baby does, by stern experience.
When Won Francois brought an Swear
old boy from inner Africa to the sea, the
youngster chased along the beach in high
glee, and before any one could stop him,
tried 20 refresh himself with a big swal-
low OF ocean water. This same boy, Pitt,
thought the snow he saw falling In Ber-
lin was a swarm of butterflies. The first
horse ne saw terrified him, and the Ber-
lin papers told Of his unbounded astonish-
ment at the strange dishes and viands
on his masters table
What a marvellous change ia the condi-
ton OF these chlldrenl Many of them
were slaves, and some of them had been
brutally treated, and even wounded by
cruel slave dealers. To-day they have
good homes and the world Is doing all it
can to make them intelligent and honora-
bic men and women.
There are street arabs" or homeless
boys, in the Congo villages, just as there
are In New York city. They live on what
they can pick up, and Il sharpens their
wits TO have TO hustle for a living IL
would take a smart yankee boy TO beat
some OF these Congo youngsters In a trade.
Even a 5-year-old will sometimes amass
a little capital. Somehow he win get hold
OF a string Of beads. He will trade II for
small chicken. which thrives under his
nurturing care, and In a few months he
can sell the fowl for four strings OF beads,
quadrupllng his capital. Pretty soon he is
able to buy a pig, which follows him like
a dog and sleeps In his hut. and when pig
gy grows up his owner gets a good price
for him in the market.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
PATIENTS ADMITTED.
Ware County Grand Jury's RecOm-
mendatiOns.

mendatiOns.
Waycross, April 30.-The general hospi-
tai of the Pant system in this city has
opened its doors to patients. and 1t Is
learned that a number of patients have
already been admitted.
The grand jury has recommended that
a change should be made in the road law
so as to put the county convicts to work
on the public roads and bridges and re-
quire a special road tax of 50 per year TO
be collected from each person who is sub
ject to road duty, provided that the citi
zen will have their option of paying the
tax or working a certain number of days
under the keeper of the county chain
gang This would give the county good
roads, the grand jury says. and some
action will probably be taken soon to have
the law changed accordingly.
The sum recommended by the grand
jury as the salary to be paid the judge
of city court is $1,000 a year.
A picnic is to be held about the middle
of May by the Sunday schools of the
Presbyterian and First Methodist and
Trinity Methodist churches at johnson
park on the Waycross Air Line.
The Southern Pine Company evidently
intend to rebuild their saw-mill at Mich
oils on the Waycross Air Line, as the
debris is being cleared off the ground and
some piling has been sent there.
The grand jury adjourned this after
noon and the petit jurors were dismissed
this evening by Judge Sweat Tomorrow
Will be taken up by the court with unfin>
ished business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01

"There is more business in cotton and
wooden goods, and little better tone in
prices some cotton and some wooden
goods having slightly advanced without
general change. The mills are rather bet
ter employed, and the demand is appar-
emily increasing, though not enough in
wool to induce manufacturers to purchase.
But imports have been enormous; if cur
rent reports are not in error, more than
10000. 600 pounds in April alone, Philadel-
phia having received over 100000 pounds
in four weeks, New York over 100000 and
Boston apparently over 6500000O pounds
Sales for the past four months have been
1S0,S20, $50 pounds, including 92,943, 400 do
nestle. aud for the wool year S51. S92, ISL in
Guiding 21S, 352 631 domestic. but in 1928
sales were 30S, sos pounds.
Failures for the week have been 9l7 in
the United States, against 23S last year,
and 40 in Canada, against 81 last year"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
JANIEsON's RAID.
Secretary of state Chamberlain Not
Informed of 1t in Advance.

London. April 3O-The parliamentary
committee which has been inqulring into
the Transvaal raid resumed it's sessions
to-day in the committee room of West
minister hall. The secretary of state for
the colonies. Joseph Chamberlain, made
a long statement. under oath. declaring
in the most explicit manner that neither
he nor his colleagues In the colonial Office
had. until the day before the raid. the
slightest suspicious Of anything in the ma
Vaal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01

TAN ON BEER MAY BE RAISED,
The Tax On Distilled Spirits Likely
to Be Reduced.


Washington April 3O.-It is very proba-
BILE that the Secretary of the Treasury
will soon recommend to congress a mater
ial reduction of the internal revenue tax
on distilled spirits and an increase in the
tax on beer.
This action will be taken on the ground
that the present tax of $110 per gallon is
above the revenue producing point.
Some days ago Senator Cullom introduc-
ed a resolution, which was adopted call
ing upon the secretary for his views on
the subject, and the commissioner of in
ternal revenue has now in preparation a
report to the secretary covering the facts
involved This report will show that since
the increase of the tax on spirits from
ninety cents to a. dollar and ten cents a
gallon Illicit distilling has increased to a
point almost, if not quite, beyond control.
This is the case particularly in the noun
famous districts in the south.
Recently, evidence has been obtained of
the extension of Illicit distlling into the
north. A short time ago, large quantity
of Illicit whisky was captured in Montana,
and an investigation disclosed the fact
that it was manufactured in Nebraska.
That it is rapidly increasing and extend
ing in many directions internal revenue
officers say is beyond doubt, and with only
the $4,000 appropriated by congress for the
detection and suppression of Illicit dis
tilling, the internal revenue bureau Is al
most helpless to stem the tide.
Just what reduction will be recommend
ed is not known, but there are reasons
for believing that 80 cents, the rate col
lected under the Mckinley bill, will be
fixed upon. Under the lower rate It is
contended that the inducements for vio-
lating the law would be reduced and at
the same time the revenues would not suf-
fer No definite conclusion has been yet
reached as to what the recommendation
as to the tax on beer shall be, but it is
altogether probable that an increase will
be advised.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
HARRY HILL 10 BE RETAINED.
order of the Court Appointing a he.
cefyer Protects Him.

Athens Ga, April 30.-Harry Hin will
retain his position as supervisor OF the
Northeastern railroad. The order of
Judge Kitchens appointing a receiver con-
tains among other things the direction
that the receiver shall retain all the OFF,
Gals OF the road under the lessee man
agement Harry Hill was appointed SUI
pervisor OF the Northeastern by Lessee
Richards on March %. and as he Is an Off
cial Of the road he will be retained In his
office The relations between Receiver
Dooly and Harry Hill are Of pleasant
nature
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
nnnhIe Mnrher nnd suicidc.

Blddeford. Me. April 3O-A message
from the Bar Mills announces that John
L. Lane. wife and child. we're found dead
al Bony Eagle. five miles from the Bar
Mills. this morning. All had been shot.
Bar Mills H. a small place on the Port
land and Rochester railroad. about twelve
miles north OF this place. II is supposed
that q double murder and suicide were
committed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
INTERSTATE SHOOT.
The Equipments Shipped From Rich
mOnd to Savannah.

Richmond, Va, April SO.-All of the
equipments of the Interstate Shooting AS
ISOLATION have been shipped to Savannah.
Ga, where the next shoot will take place
Messrs Thomas and Vandyke were on
the grounds to-day, but they did not take
part in the shooting.
rTo-dav,s events resulted as foI1ou,e.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01

Lyons. April 9O.-Mr. J. A. Newsom OF
Louisville and Miss Fannie Wimberly OF
Barlow. Ga, were married here In the
Methodist church last night al 7:30 o'clock.
The church was beautifully decorated with
an abundance Of flowers and eVergreens.
Lennon. After the ceremony. the friends
Of the bride repaired 10 the residence of
Mr.. j. =. Brown brother-in-law 70 the
bride, where q reception was held.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
TINE GIVEN CREEKS IN TURKEY
The Date of Their Expulsion Post
poned TO May 2.

Constantinople, April SO.--ln response to
notes from the French Russian and Brit
shish ambassadors. the Turkish govern
ment has announced that the expulsion
of Greek subjects from Turkish territory
is postponed to a period of eight days from
May 3.
Meanwhile, the French consulate is is
suing certificates of protection, and by this
act is causing general comment in official
circles, as the porte has not yet recognized
France as the protector of the Greek Cath
ollcs in Turkey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01

Thomasville. April 9O.-The Thomasville
Guards are on a big boom. The company
now numbers over fifty, having had some
twenty recent additions. Last night the
Guards held an enthusiastic meeting. at
which they elected Miss Marion Hayes
sponsor and Misses Vira Patten, Alice
Shackleford, Hope Linton and Susie Cas-
sells as maids of honor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
osmnn Pasha Going to Janinn.

Constantinople, April 9O.--The Turkish
government has issued the following an
nouncement: Far from being repulsed at
Volestino, the imperial troops continue
their victorious march forward"
The report that Osman Pasha is on his
way to Janina, Epirus, with 10000 addI-
tional Turkish troops Is confirmed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
DYNASTY DOOMED.
King George Intimates That He Is
willing to Abdicate

London, April 29.-Sr Charles Dixie. NJ.
p, who is authority on foreign questions
and who is warmly pro-Greek, being a
stanch supporter of the Grecian dynasty.
takes a very pessimistic view of the situa-
ton. He thinks that the powers are de-
termined to postpone their Intervention
until the dynasty has fallen. What will
follow after that Sir Charles does not
venture to prophesy.
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Drowned Mans Identity,

Rome, Ga. April S0-The body of a man
found in the Alabama river near Mont
gomery is believed TO be that of Sam
Howell of that place. The dispatches sta
ted that the name Of the drowned man
was j. 8. Howell Howell used to live
here, but has been travelling for some
time Relatives here have gone to Mont.
gornery to investigate.
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Greece,s Only Chance.

London. April "a dispatch from Ath-
ems to the Chronicle says: THE reports
from Pharsala are discouraging A strong
man could, perhaps, galvanize the nation
into supreme effort; otherwise 1 am
afraid all Is over"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01

Athens, April 80, Il p. m.-The report of
the retreat in Epirus is confirmed. The
Greeks are abandoning alr the positions
they had occupied except Salagora. Phil
lipiada is among the places evacuated.
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Ynssos n RiIIigercnt.

Paris, April 9O,-La Patrie publishes q
dispatch from Rome, saying that Admiral
Canevero Italian commander In Cretan
waters, has been ordered to consider Col.
Vassos. who commands the Greek army
of occupation in Crete, as a belligerent,
and to no longer oppose Greek attacks up
on the Turkish troops there.