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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
Assessment Insurance.
From Springfield (Nass.) Republican Qnd)

Another assessment insurance company
appears to be in trouble-this time a Con-
necticut concern, the National Life Asso-
citation of Hartford. There are charges
against the officers and a general stir-up
in which the state insurance commissioner
appears demanding a reorganization of
the concern and pointing to false returns
made to his office. At least as a protest
against extravaganza and dishonesty in
the manag5 of old line companies, the
assessment concern does not appear to
striking advantage lately.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

A monster glass trust, with a capital
of 100000, was formed at Camden. N.
j., the other day. 1t has been only a short
while since a glucose trust, with millions
of capital, came into existence. Mean
time the other trusts are enjoying prosperi-
ty. These Mckinley days are great days
for the trusts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

The betting in New York continues in
favor Of Van Wyck, but in making bets it
Is now being insisted upon that wagers
shall be declared off in the event of the
withdrawal of either Tracy or Low. With
one or the other of these out of the way,
Tammany might be defeated, it is thought
but as things are going now Tammany is
a strong favorite to win
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

An Italian marquis, Carcano by name,
has begun suit in Boston against the es-
tate Of Mrs. Merriam, his mother -ln-law,
to recover the sum of $4,000, which he al
leges she promised to settle upon him be-
fore his marriage with her daughter in 1877.
How does the present market rate for mar
Quises compare with that of twenty years
ago?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

The St. Louis Republic has found a
bacteriologist, who says a mans system
may be fun Of the microbes of any old dis
ease without his experiencing any ill eff
fects so long as the microbes themselves
are in good health. All that is necessary,
therefore, is "a microbe doctor, who can
administer microscopical prescriptions to
the sick microbes, and all will be we'll"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

A young German near Berlin has estab-
lshed a kissing record. He set out with the
intention of taking 10000 kisses from the
lips of his sweetheart in ten hours. He
scored 1000 in the first hour, 1000 in the
second hour and $50 in the third hour.
when his lips were paralyzed and he be-
came unconscious The effect upon the
girl is not recorded, hence presumably she
was prepared to furnish the remaining
$3.50 kisses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
An Encouraging Sign.
from the Norfolk Landmark (Dem.).

The victory of the democratic ticket in
Indianapolis is but another proof that the
inhabitants of our cities are becoming
more and more determined to select their
municipal governments with reference
to municipal issues. No sign of the times
is more encouraging.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

At the Newmarket, Eng.) races the
other day Mr. Richard Croker's horse,
Americas, lost money for his owner by
turning around and boiling in the oppo-
site direction" Mr. Croker should have
played his horse both ways
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

The afternoon paper, possibly in eager
ness to let people know that 1t has read
some of Mr.. F. Hopkinson Smiths stories.
or has heard him lecture, attempts in
leading editorial criticism of a para
graph in the Morning News In which it
was stated facetously that f. Hopkinson
Smith never talks business but always art
and literature while Francis H. Smith
never talks art and literature but always
business. The afternoon paper In great
seriousness assures its readers that F.
Hopkinson and Francis H. Smith
are one and the same person, and asserts
that we made rather a remarkable mis-
take" in separating the Municipalities.
This is really funny. Everybody who
knows anything about the genius Smith
knows that his name is Francis Hopkin-
son Smith, and that he is an architect
and contractor as well as an artist and
litterateur They know also that in his
business transactions he invariably APP
pears as Francis H. Smith; the name of
his contracting firm is Francis H. Smith
& Co, and the business papers Of the firm
bear that signature. on the other hand.
when Mr. Smith paints a picture writes
a novel or delivers a lecture, he appears
as F. Hopkinson Smith. These very well
known facts. which the afternoon paper
can verify by three minutes glance into
the directory of New York city. formed
the basis of our paragraph, so learnedly
criticised. We repeat, that if an Atlanta
author went to New York and called to
see Smith, and a Smith came out and
talked aqueducts and contracts to him for
two hours, 1t was Francis H. Smith, and
not F. Hopkinson Smith. Can the after
noon paper see the point now?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
A Possible Reason.

From Wilmington IN. c. Star Dem).
A republican contemporary asks; Has
Mr.. Bryan given up his Mexican trip"
He has. On thinking over il he discovered
there were no republicans in Mexico, and
therefore concluded to remain at home and
do missionary work where it is most need
ed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
An Interesting Camnaign.

The municipal campaign in Greater New
York is an interesting one. Not the least
interesting thing connected with it is the
insincerity of some of the leaders. For in
stance, Mr.. Plat and his lieutenants say
they have no doubt that Gen. Tracy will
be elected mayor Mr. Platt has the rep
utation of being a very shrewd politician.
Therefore very few think he is sincere
when he expresses his belief that Gen.
Tracy wiz be elected.
One of Mr. Platt's lieutenants, Senator
Thurston of Nebraska, said in a speech
the other day that unless Gen. Tracy We're
elected mayor of Greater New York there
would be no more republican Presidents.
The senator didn't believe that statement
when he made it. The defeat of Gen.
Tracy isn't going to have any influence
on presidential campaigns. While 1t may
be true that the country will have no more
republican Presidents, 1t would not be due
to Gen Tracy's defeat If it should not.
Senator Thurston's statement was made
with the hope of soaring all republicans
into voting for Gen. Tracy Those of them
who have made up their minds to vote for
Mr.. Low will not be scared.
AS a matter of fact the Tammany may
orally candidate is going to be elected,
provided all the candidates continue in the
field until after the election. II Gen. Tracy
decides finally, to withdraw, the chances
are that Mr.. Low will be the successful
candidate. AT present those who have
money to wager are betting 1t on the Tam
many candidate Mr.. Plat knows the sit
uation quite accurately and he is only
making himself ridiculous by pretending
TO think Gen. Tracy will be elected.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

The people of Dubuque, Ia, will soon
erect a fine monument over the grave of
the pioneer Julian Dubuque
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

Unsurpassed cabin accommodating
All the comforts of a modern hotel
Electric Hthts. Unexcelled table. Tickets
include mehIs and berth aboard Shin
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16
Passenger Fares From Savannah

Via New York)
Cabin, $50; Excursion, $35; intermediate,
$l7; Excursion, $27; Steerage, $12.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sal from Savannah, Central
@Oth) meridian time, as follows:
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
NO. 5.

pie are disfranchised. There are 10000
Democrats in my district voting year
after year without any more hope Of
having a representative on this floor,
than the commons of Great Britain"
Gerrymandering should cease. 1t Is
high time the government should cease
holding up such examples Of injustice
to the eyes Of its citizens. All these
systems work splendidly in Switzerland,
in several European and American
cities. Wherever tried it has proven a
signal success. They verify could be
called the acme purifiers Of politics
and legislation. When put in use the
poet will feel compelled to reverse his
lines about the world. After saying this
is pretty good place to live in, he went
on:
But to borrow or beg to get ones own,
1t is the worst world that ever was
: known" j
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
Proved Her Relationship.

A poor Irish widow, her husband hav.
ing died in one of the lanes Of Edtn-
burgh, went forth with her three chill
dren, bare of all resource, to solicit
help from the charitable establish.
ments of that city. At this charitable
establishment and then at that she
was refused; referred from one to the
other, helped by none, till she had ex.
hausted them all, till her. strength and
heart failed her; she sank down in
typhus fever, died and infected her
lane with fever so that II other persons
died of fever there in consequence.
The humane physician asked there
upon, as with heart too full for
speaking, would it not have been
economy to help this poor widow"
She took typhus fever and killed II
of you. Very curious. The forlorn
Irish widow applies to her fellow crea-
lures, as If saying, behold, l am sink.
ing, care of help, ye must help me! I
am your sister, bone of your bone; one
God made us, We must help mel" They
answer, mo, impossible; thou art no
sister of ours" But she proves her
sisterhood, her typhus fever kills them.
they actually were her brothers, though
denying 1t! Had human creature ever
to 20 lower for a proof?-Thonaas Car
Iv1o
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
Original SIM

There was once a prosperous city, In
which poverty, disease, crime, prodigal-
ity and parsimony were almost absent
Their state was said to be too millen-
NAL to last.
This city had a splendid water sys.
tenn, bringing abundance Of pure water
from the only available source. This
had become commonplace, so that
the people hardly ever even mentioned
IL. Therefore. nobody ever dreamed ol
stealing water.
Now a conscienceless company, hav-
ing acquired monopoly Of the springs
and wishing to assert their claim and
to put price upon it. suddenly cut of
the supply. Within "A hours, water
wss the only subject mentioned in the
city. Everything else sank into insig-
nifcance. Everybody tried to secure a
monopoly for himself, and the people
began lying, fighting. stealing and
numbering for water. They became
diseased, insane, and died for lack of
water. Hundreds committed suicide to
escape the pangs of thirst
This" said the directors, "is the
natural result OF the growth of popu-
latiOn."
Those who had no water stored up
sold themselves body and soul to those
who had secured surplus of the life
giving fluid.
/ The teachers and preachers lost con-
troll Of the people and warned them in
vain against neglecting the gods and
drinking foul and poisonous Liquids.
/. The water company said: This is
indeed dishonest and anarchic city.
We must hire police and courts and
soldiers to protect our water rights
from these robbers"
The president and stockholders said
that was just, SO the company raised
the price Of water to pay for the ex-
pense. Bolton Hall, with acknowledge
ments to Mr.. Edward Irving.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
NATCHITOCI1ES, La, SEPTEMBER II. 1897.

Did all the world ever have the same
kind of money before? Never but once.
In 1863 France, Italy, Switzerland, Bel
GUM and Greece agreed to have the
same kind OF money and formed a
union called the Latin Union.
Is it true that international trade has
been carried on during all the centuries
without the same kind of money? It
certainly is.
Is 1t the policy of the government to
export its money? No; the export of
money is an unmixed calamity. 1t pro-
duces contraction and financial ruin at
home.
Why do the goldites say that we want
money that is good in Europe? Because
they want the United States to make
all its money out of the commodity gold
on which Europe holds corner.
Is our gold money good money in
Europe? No, it is not money at all any
more than our wheat is money in Eu-
rope. 1t is simply very dear commod-
lty which Europe has cornered to make
us sell our commodities for less than
the cost of production to obtain it.
Could civilization exist If the govern
ment should put it's sovereign stamp
upon anything besides gold and make
1t full legal tender? Yes, the govern
ments of the world have existed for
thousands Of years and they never were
confined to the use of gold alone until
the dealers in money and bonds con-
spired to deprive the civilized world Of
the right to use silver as we'll as gold
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
One of the Gravest Problems.

The important thing about the whole
matter is that the farmers are awaken
ing to the necessity OF state control
of those means of transportation
which in their nature are monopolist-
ic. The ownership and control Of the
railroads Of this country by the peo-
pie through government, state and ma
tional, will settle once and forever one
Of the gravest problems which confront
the American agricultural today
Farmers Voice.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
TARIFF PROBLEMS.
By Gen. A. 7. Warner.

BY Gen. A. j. Warner.
No doubt a tariff may be SO levied
as to remove foreign competition and
thereby enable manufacturers of some
things to raise prices, but it never was
possible and never will be, by tariffs
or any other form of taxation, to raise
the prices of all things.
The prices of all things, or general
prices, can be raised only by increas-
ing the proportion between money and
other things. If, with no change in the
proportion of money and commodities,
the prices of some things are raised.
the prices Of some other things will be
lowered.
If by tariffs the prices of manufac.
tured goods are raised with no increase
Of money in any form, the prices Of
other products, and especially of agri.
cultural products, will be lowered, fol
1t is impossible by taxation to increase
the value in money of everyb0dy's
property. Hence, while some may be
made richer by tariffs that give them
an advantage over others, all can not
be-some will be, poorer.
How much one can buy depends on
how much he can sell. If he must pay
higher prices for what he buys while
he gets no higher prices for what he
sells, he can not buy as much. How,
then, are the great mass of the peo-
pie, who are too poor to buy at pres
ent prices, going to buy more at high
er prices under the Dingley tariff?
They can't do it.
To enable people to buy more, and
to increase trade, the prices of the
things one buys with-the farmers
products for the farmer, for instance.
must 90 up. This condition can be
brought about only by increasing
money supply; never by increasing
| taxes.
Debtor nations must pay what they
owe to other countries with goods or
with gold, If on the gold standard.
They can pay with goods only on con-
dition that they will sell as low "a
any other country. II, therefore, by
tariffs, prices in debtor country, are
raised, and to the extent they are
raised, goods will stay and gold will
go. The attempt, therefore, to raise
prices in debtor country, and at the
same time maintain the gold standard,
is like trying to rise by pulling at ones
boot straps. The evil day may be put
off by increasing debts abroad, and
that is what the attempt to maintain
the gold standard, by manipulating tar
if schedules will come to.---National
Bimetallist.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17

"He who aids in increasing landlord
ism in this country hastens the over
throw Of the republic. for free gov
ernment will not long survive when
few own the land and means of sup
port. while the many are tenants 1T
uill - yFin. l. Hrvan-
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
THOUGHTS BY YOUR UNCLE.

Uncle Sam Reflects Upon Industrial and
Political News.
London has an army of 100 900 pick
pockets. Now if some one will only
tell us how many useless offlceholders
we have, born of political necessity,
We can compare notes and inform Lon
don how many pickpockets We have.
The 80 cents day man is offered
as wage in the truck raising portion
of this state is almost enough to keep
any man from engaging in "honest"
labor, and now that negro has been
Killed by lightning, attracted by the
hoes he was carrying, the incentive
to work is still smaller. 1t is hard to
tell which is the most deadly - light
ming or wage slavery.
The Tribune of Scranton, Pa, says
the presence Of 10000 alien paupers in
that state is good reason why con-
gress should pass laws to prevent ad-
ditional ones from coming in. This
would be beautiful theory to work
upon were it not for the sad truth
that these aliens have been made
paupers since they came to this
country.
A girl out In Indiana was struck on
the foot by lightning the other day.
She was stunned, but soo2 recovered,
the only injury being the raising of
several small blisters on the soles of
her feet. There are about 3,00O, 600 men
in the United States who can show
similar injuries. They were not caused
by lightning, however. They got them
tramping around after that job they
were promised last fall If Mckinley
we're cted.--Cumberland (Md..) I'm
Gle Sam.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17

Californians, Republicans as we'll as
Democratic papers, instinctlvely rec
ognize that he truly represents the
American people, with whom he Is
proud to be "commoner."- Nation
al Democrat.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17

Charles A. Towne writes in the
Arena:
Under such disquieting conditions is
1t not as criminal as it is unscientific
1or men to 60 about prating Of the
system that has occasioned these
things as honest money" and Sound
money" and denouncing its opponents
as repudiators and anarchists?"
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-17
THE POPULIST FIELD.

Nebraska's Populist legislature, be-
sides much other meritorious legisla-
tion, enacted law reducing stock
yard charges at Omaha about 40 per
cent. Such measures as this, and, in
fact, 'Populist state government in
general, are supposed to drive away
capital. But the supposition fails to
dovetail with the facts. Armour has
just let the contract for the erection in
Omaha of the largest packing house
In the country, and half million dol
lar sugar refinery is also to be located
there. And this in defiance of the fact
that Bryan carried four-fifths of the
counties in the state and that all of the
state officials are Populists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
TUESDAY, APRIL q, 1897.
GRANTS DAY.

Today is the 18th anniversary of the
birth of General U. S. Grant. 1t will
be, or rather has been celebrated in
the city Of New York by a pageant
surprising any similar event in the
history of our country. The city of
New York has taken advantage of the
anniversary to dedicate the Grant
monument. The governor of the state
proclaimed the day legal holiday in
Kings, Westminster and Queens coun-
ties, New York.to be observed as legal
day of general thanksgiving. The civ
il and military display by land and
water has never been surpassed on
this continent. Unless possibly when
the war worn veterans of the civil war
marched in review through the city Of
Washington at the close of hostilities.
Then Grant, the hero-the central fig
ure of a restored country, was alive
and the idol of his countrymen.
Today a monument erected by his
COuntrymen at the spot of his burial
on the banks of the Hudson has been
dedicated
Ulysus Simpson Grant, or better and
more lovingly known as "U. S. Grant"
vas born at Point Pleasant, Clermont
county, Ohio, on the 9th of April 1922.
He graduated at West Point in lS43;
served throughout the Mexican war
with distinction and in the west: re-
signed in 1854 and lived the life of a
poor farmer in the vicinity of St.Louis
in 1859 removed to Galena, Illinois; in
1861 volunteered to fight for the cause
of the union; soon rose to commander
of the army of the west; Fort Donald.
son, Shiloh. Vicksburg, Port Hudson
were all his victories; he opened tht
Mississippi from it's source to it!
mouth; he became cOmmander-in-chie
and took charge of the army of tn,
Potomac and it was under his grea
plan that the drama of the civil wa,
closed by the surrender of Lee.
Grant will grow in greatness as tn
years go by. The men of today VIII,
have met him and talked to him. AM
watched him for a brief moment o
time will always remember the plaiI
little man who seemed unconscious O
his great place in the history of tn
world.
Grant was the eighteenth presiden
Of the United States, being elected 1
SO and reelected in 1872. He mad
a trip around the world and was re
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance regulating the fares to be
charged by persons, firms or corpora
tions owning or operating any line or
lines of street railway, within the cor
porate limits of San Antonio, and af-
fixing penalties for failure to COM
ply with the terms thereof.
Be it ordained by THE city council
of the City of San Antonio, as follows:
Section /. No person, firm or corpo-
ration owning or operating any line
or lines of street railway, either with
in or partly within the corporate linn
its Of this city, nor any agent, servant
employee or officer of such person,hrm
or corporation, shall charge fare OF
more than five (5) cents for convey
ing a passenger in one continuous pas
sage, over any continuous line or lines,
from any one point to another situat-
ed on any such line or lines, and with
! in the corporate limits of the city, from
six Co o'clock a. m, until twelve az
| o'clock midnight, and after that hour
not over ten Q0) cents per passenger;
by one continuous passage Is meant
a passage without a layover,except fol
such length of time as is necessary FOL
the next car to arrive going towards
his destination; and by continuou:
| line or lines is meant, all lines belong
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-27

ceived as no man ever before him. In
1880 his name was presented to the
Republican CONVEX don at Chicago for
third term of presidency; his name led
in SO ballots, but Garfield was nomin-
ated.
Could the Republican party and the
country have known the sequel of this
nomination, Grant would have been
nominated Notwithstanding the third
term objection. 1t was perhaps the
most disasterous action the Republi-
can party ever committed. The re-
election of Grant would have been a
great boon to the country. His last
illness; his heroic struggle to leave
memorial to the American people, is
not the least of all his wonderful
achievements. With the angel of death
standing in the door, he dictated
book which will live among the class
les of America. A book that lifted his
family from poverty which stared
the great commander in the face in
his last great struggle. Grants book
was the greatest victory of his life.
The 9th day of April will be a nation
al holiday.