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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
what happened to Jonah.

There was revenue marine officer. a
retired naval officer, a judge, a newspaper
man and several other of the titular dignl-
taries that grace the hotel board of Wash
ington, and they were congregated around
an open fireplace that evening during the
early part of this week, when II seemed
as if Boreas had bought himself a Christ
mas horn, and was trying 70 blow his
lungs through 1t, says the New York Sun,
The subject of the conversation was fish,
due largely to the fact that the gang
thought they had a sucker in their midst
from the great and growing state Of In
diana holding down a twelve hundred gov
eminent job in the war department.
Speaking Of the South Noun ain Rod
and Gun Club of this town" said the rev.
enue officer. "apd the fish up at Great
Falls which pulled the president of the
club out of the boat and saved his life
by sw mining ashore with him, ] am re-
minded that the greatest herds and focks
be found in the salmon season on the
Columbia river At Astoria the river is
very wide, and the fish are not noticed,
but up at the Dalles, where the stream
narrows down to a mere gorge, | have
many a time seen the water so crowded
with salmon going up the river that foot
passengers could easily walk across On
them"
True" put in the retired naval officer,
and / have seen them so thick that teams
were driven across on them. In the small
Ter streams of that same section, out
among the woods, l have seen bear come
down TO the shore and pull out breakfast
of fish without more than getting his toes
damp while in hundreds of places alons
shore ] have seen plies of fish bones wher'
the bears had eaten their meals out of tn
streams and left the debris. l recall one
occasion, further down the river, when
our ship anchored off shore in the river
we went in one day TO see the men fish
ing, and they asked us when we started
back if we didn't want to take mes
along. We did, of course, and when We
got into our boat we had to hang our feet
over the sides. l guess we must have mad
half a tom
Crossing the river on them" said the
judge, reminds me that at the town
where l lived up there for a short time
there was a railroad crossing the river on
a draw bridge, and when the salmon sea
son was on the railroad hands let the
draw stay open and laid the rails right
over on the fish in the river. 1t saved
labor, and wasn't any trouble to the fish
except the few they used as fuel Fish
oil, you know, is a great heat producer
and very combust.ble," he added, as If
some explanation were needed.
Huh. huh coughed the Hoosier in
deep bass voice, land Jonah likewise
swallowed the whale" saying which he
got up and went out.
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Eccentric Col. Hatch.

"Ex-Congressman w. H. Hatch of Mis-
souri,, who died recently, was regarded
as somewhat eccentric by some of his
friends" said Thomas J. Murray, former
ly proprietor Of the restaurant in the
House of Representatives, according 20
the New York Sun. He firmly believed
that the death rate among the members
of congress was augmented by what he
called the cussed carelessness' of Wash
ington clearinghouse keepers, many Of
whom, he claimed, cooked the food they
served to the nations lawmakers in I'M
healthy or poison-forming utensils. He
often sad law should be passed compell-
ing sanitary experts to inspect boarding.
house kitchens before the proprietors of
them could take in a congressman as
boarder His fear of injury to his health
from eating food cooked in an untinned
copper utensil became so strong that he
took up the chatting dish habit and became
an expert, but he invented one dish whicn
caused many of his friends to decline, po-
litely but firmly, a second invitation TO
partake thereof. The name of this dish
was oysters la Hatch. 1t was prepared
as follows:
1.-TWO dozen large oysters, tablespoon
full of paprika, half a teaspoonful of salt,
and a bottle of ale.
lone dose of this compound was all he
cOulQ ever get a IellOW member 10 Try.
Hatch was not much of a drinking
man, nor was he a judge of whisky, al
though he claimed to be. He always in
sisted on having his favorte brand Of
Kentucky bourbon sent unopened to the
table. After a careful inspection of the
cap and label to see that they had not
been tempered with, he would draw the
cork himself; but the bartender in the
House restaurant often fooled nm hy
filing up the bottle with rye, a brand of
whisky Hatch claimed was not fit for man.
beast, or the devil.
He was very fond of making new and
strange drinks, which he was wont to
test on others. On June %, 1894, he passed
his anti-opton bill after a hot fight, AMI
he invented his anti-opton tonic in honor
of the event. This tipple consisted OF a
mixture of whisky. Zee, two raw eggs nd
enough paprika to make a Mexican sneaZe.
If Mr.. Hatch met a new ne mber of con-
gress who started in to make friends
through the easiest way of forming ac-
quaintances in Washington-for nobody
refuses an invitation there-Hatch would
promptly lecture the culprit After tell
ing him how useless were such acquaint-
ances, he would lay down the rules which
he claimed should govern the drinking
habits of a d.gnified statesman. These
rules were: First, never drink before
breakfast; second. never drink anything
but whisky; third, never drink whisky
without diluting it with water; fourth,
never get drunk two days in succession.
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The Garter Charges.

The legislative committee which is to
determine whether there is ground for im-
peaching Judges Reese and Sweat should
not waste any time in hearing Irrelevant
testimony. The fact that the accuser is
without counsel is not to be regretted. 1t
is a question whether it wouldn't be bet
ter for the accused If they were without
counsel. The committee is not to try
them. It's duty is simply to find out
whether or not there is good ground for
lmpeaching them. II is composed of men
who understand the value of facts, and
after the witnesses have given their evil
dence 1t ought not to have any difficulty
in reaching a decision.
If lawyers are allowed on both sides
there win be a mass of irrelevant test-
mony, and the hearing may occupy many
days. couple of days ought to be suffi-
Client to elicit all lthe facts.
The chairman of the committee raises
the point as to whether the defendants
should be heard. Without knowing what
the practice in such cases is, it seems to
US they should be allowed to state their
side of the case. In the light of what their
witnesses say there may not appear to be
any reason for impeaching them. while
without their explanations impeachment
might be regarded as necessary. Why put
the state to the expense of an impeach-
ment trial If, as a matter of fact, there is
no probability that the charges would be
sustained? Let both sides be heard so
that the committee will be in a position to
say whether the accused judges should be
tried or not
There will be an effort probably to make
the hearing a political one-the populsts
being on one side and the democrats on
the other The committee should d.scour-
age anything of that kind. 1t should get
at the facts as directly and as quickly as
possible. We have no fear but that the
result of the hearing will be in accordance
with the facts and the committee can get
all the facts without the assistance Of
lawyers.
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bright BITS.


-''After am.'' shldw the CumminsvlHe
sage. there's not so great difference
between me and a dude"
MOP" said the grocery loafer.
mo. He wears his clothes well, and my
clothes are well worn. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
IF it wasn't for me my class In school
wouldn't have any standing at ALL" said
Hubert.
"Nonsense!' said his aunt. your mother
says you are the foot of it,"
Il am" said Hubert. How could it
stand if it didn't have a foot?'-Harper' s
Round Table.
Husband (at supper: Can't you give
me a napkin? 1 haven't had one for a
week.
Wife: Why, I remember giving you one
yesterday, just before you said grace.
Bobby (who has just returned from a
weeks visiD: Oh, ma, was the minister
here yesterday-Bay City Times.
An old man was breaking stones one
day on a country road in Wales when a
gentleman came riding along.
Bother these stones! Take them out
Of my way!' he said.
Where can take them to, your honor?"
Il don't care where; take them to hades
if you like.
Don't you think, your honor" said the
old man, that I'd better take EN- to
heaven? They'll be less IN your honor s
way there. Spare Moments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
Two American Actresses.

Two American heiresses have come into
public notice in such manner as to estab-
lish a striking contrast. They are the
Princess Chimay. formerly Miss Clara
Ward of Detroit, and Mrs. Emma Spreck-
els Watson. daughter of Claus Spreckels
of San Francisco. The former sacrificed
first her womanhood for the sake of
fashion" and ambition, and second her
honor to escape from the unbearable
thraldom into which she found she had
sold herself. The latter put aside fash
lon" and sacrificed a fortune for her love.
She was rich. and made herself poor in
order that she might do her duty TO her
father and to the man sine mad chosen as
her husband.
The princess has written an open letter
TO the society women of America, deslr-
ing them to take her fate as lesson. She
had wealth and social position in America,
and might have married man she could
have loved and respected. But fashion
dictated that American wealth should be
allied with European nobility. Both she
and her mother were devotees at the
shrine Of fashion. A broken-down foreign
grandee was found, his price was paid
and he gave his name to the American
heiress. According to the letter OF the
princess, she stood the life as long as she
could, and at last ran away with a gypsy
musician--a married man-to escape from
"the fetid atmosphere in which modern
European society lives" She found
when it was too late that rank and titles
cannot give happiness; that they too often
bring misery; that the great secret Of
happiness is to be true to ones self and
to others, She was desperate however
and in her despair made bad worse by
openly dishonoring herself and her hus-
band Hers is a pitiable case. Having
sown the wind, she is reaping the whirl-
wind.
1t is pleasure to turn to the case Of tho
California heiress. According to the dis
patches, she fell in love with poor man.
She told her father that she wished TO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
lNDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Acknowledgement alton Mickva Israel;
s., F. and W. and c. and S. Railways e. NJ.
r. Association.
Military Orders-Orders No. /, Savannah
Volunteer Guards; Circular First Regi-
naent of Infantry.
Special Notices-stocks in Plenty, The
Southern Grocery Company of Georgia;
Van STAINS Cough Remedy, at Livingston's
Pharmacy; Good Service Our Strong Point
Jas. McGrath & Co.; You Can't Fast Long
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. at Savannah Cycle Agency; Don't Lose
Your Ten Per Cent. Discount, B. H. Levy
& Bro; Seven Presents This Month, at
Masonic Temple Pharmacy; The Mozart
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Laundry; Cheap Warmth, r. D. & VIM.
baltimore; Blotting Pads. Robinson
Printing House; The Jimmy BIZ
cycles Have No Equals; The
Zimmerman Cycle Company; Ban
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Der Plants and Palms, A. c. Oelschig:
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DIR. NJ schwab & Son; Notice of Partner
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Told in a Few kilograms, Falk Clothing
Company: A Nice Present to Every Lady
Visitor. Jones Pharmacy; Conida's Can
dies.
Amusements-Wilton Lackaye. at the
Theater Jan. IA.
Auction Sale-Schwarz Furniture Stock,
by ]. Mclaughlin & Son.
Our Styles For 1897 Equaled by Few
Charles Marks.
The New Embroideries-At Eckstein's.
Tomorrow Begins the Second Week OF
Our Annual Sale-At Gutman's.
The Great Clearance Clothing Sale
Meinhard and Appel & Schaul.
Your Closest Friend-B. II. Levy & Bro.
500 in Gold Free-J. II. Plummer, New
York City
An Aid to Comfort-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Mammoth Sale of Muslin Underwear
Walsh & Meyer.
January Sale of New Embroideries and
Muslin Underwear-LeopoldA Adler.
Your Spring Shoes-J. K. Orr Shoe Com
pany.
Up-to-Date Retailers-Byck Bros.
Financial-Sam Keller & Co.. Bankers
and Brokers. New York; De Wolf & Co.,
Bankers and Brokers' New York
Everybody Figures-Daniel Hogan.
Rich and Royal Cut Glass-At Vests
China Palace.
Is the Word Babcock a Chestnut ?-Sa-
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Mathushek Pianos-Ludden & Bates S.
M. H
The Grip Is in Town-Abbo Medical
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Auction Sales-Handsome Furniture, by
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Beef-Liebig's Extract Of Beef.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies. Wine Of
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Friend; Worlds Dispensary Preparations;
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Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
Mckinley. Cabinet.

There are a great many republicans of
prominence who would like 10 be asked
to accept a place in Mr.. McKinleys cabi-
net. AS far as known. however, Mr..
Cornelius N. Bliss of New York is the only
one who has been definitely decided upon
for cabinet position, and 1t Is understood
that he is to have the secretaryship of
the navy.
One trouble in selecting members Of the
cabinet seems to be that some Of those Mr..
Mckinley would like to have as members
of his administration are not anxious for
the honor. For Instance, It is well known
that Senator Allison and Representative
Dinghy have been offered the secretary
ship of the treasury, Mr.. Dingley it is
said, has declined the position because he
does not think he is sufficiently strong
physically to discharge the duties of the
position. Mr.. Allison prefers to remain in
the Senate, believing that his chances for
reaching the Presidency are better as a
Senator than as a cabinet officer.
Senator Sherman has been asked to ac-
cept the secretaryship of state. II Is not
believed he will accept it, He Is not fitted
for it. He has had no diplomatic train
ing and his temperament is unsuited for
diplomatic duties. He may be offered the
treasury department. 1t Is doubtful If ne
would accept 1t. He is too old and feeble
to bear the burdens Of the place, He filled
1t years ago and made quite a reputation
as a financer. Therefore, there is no honor
in il for him. Besides the difficulties sur
rounding the treasury at this time are very
great and he might fail to meet public
expectations Why should he risk the loss
Of his reputation for financial sagacily?
The chances are that he Will remain in
the easy, comfortable position he now has.
a position in which he can add to his rep
utation for craftsmanship, If he can add
to 1t in any position.
There are rumors that Judge McKenna
OF Washington will be offered the posi-
ton of secretary of the interior, and that
Judge Nathan B. Goff of West Virginia
can have the attorney generalship. There
may be nothing in these rumors. Judge
Golf stands a better chance of being chosen
than Judge McKenna. Mr. Mckinney has
said he intends to have one southern man
in his cabinet, and it is believed that the
selection will be made from either West
Virginia or Maryland. At one time It
was thought the southern member would
be a Georgian. II is not thought so now.
Mr. Mckinley thinks, probably, that
Georgia is sufficiently honored by being
the birthplace of his presidential boom.
1t will be near the time for Mr.. McKin-
ley's Inauguration before he will have
completed his cabinet. There is no reason
why he should be hasty in the matter. 1t
is better that he should be cautious, be-
cause mistakes in making cabinet are
fruitful of trouble. and are not easily cor
rected.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

ST1TE OF GEORGIA, TATTNALL
COUNTY. All persons are hereby for
warned not to trade for thirteen promis..
sorry notes as follows to-wit: Twelve OF
said notes for the sum of $4,000 each. dated
Oct. 20, 1896, due as follows: One note
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1897; one note due April 20. 1897; one note
due May 20, 1897; one note due June 20 l@L
one due July 20, 1897; one due Aug. 20, lSl;
one due Sept, 20, 1897; one due Oct 20, 1877;
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bearer with per cent interest from date.
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Dated Jan. 7, 1897.
MRS. M. F. CUMMINGS.
Manassas Ga
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marry him, and was upbraided for ingrau-
tude, IN desiring TO bestow herself and
her fortune upon a man who had practi-
cally nothing except his love to offer in
return. Mr.. Spreckels, it seems, had given
his daughter fortune of something Ike
S2O000O. which she held in her own right.
Upon her fathers objection to her mar.
riage with Mr.. Watson. Miss spreckels
consulted her heart, and found he was
worth more to her than her fortune. she
therefore went straight ahead and got
married. And very shortly thereafter,
with the consent of her husband returned
10 her father every dollar of the fortune
he had given her. Thus the newly mar
ried couple begin life poor in purse, but
rich in love, and in the confidence that
they have done right. So far from be-
ing angry with his daughter for her ac-
ton, Claus spreckels ought to be proud
Of her. and send her back her fortune,
with an addition of an equal amount, ac-
companied by his forgiveness and bless
ing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
Purchnre of West indies.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Qnd)

Should the United States accede to Sem
ator Lodges proposition to purchase the
Danish West India Islands, II will be for
one or all of three reasons: To prevent
Their falling into the hands of some other
power, to get their output of sugar and
other products. and to secure one or more
coaling stations on them. The first may
or may not be important, and the danger.
If there is danger may be covered by the
Monroe doctrine. The second may be had
by a suitable reciprocity treaty. The
third is important, but whether import
ant enough to warrant our going out OF
our way to acquire territory not con-
tguous to our own is a fair subject for
debate. However. it is sure to be well
debated before the purchase Is made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

Simon Cooper, the negro murderer who
was killed by a sheriff's posse in Sumter
county, South Carolina, on Friday as told
in our dispatches. will go into the rec
ords of the state as one of the bloodiest
hends who ever made criminal history in
South Carolina. Within one week he kill
ed six people in the most brutal manner
imaginable, and wounded several others.
He began his bloody work on New Years
day, at an emancipation celebrate ton. kill
ing one man of his own race and wound
ing FIVE Following that he went TO the
city of Florence and bought a rife and
cartridges and returned to the neighbor-
hood of his crime. vowing death TO all
who interfered with him. A few DAYS
later he butchered the Wilson family Of
four, and drove an AK through the skull
of a harmless negro who happened to be
in the neighborhood of the Wilson place
at the time The hend seems to have
been blood-maddened. The details of the
Wilson tragedy are particularly revolving
The world is well rid of so terrible a
monster. At the same time, it Is to be
regretted that his fate was not melted out
TO him by the strong hand Of the law
through orderly court proceedings.
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why sherman Is shifty.
from Louisville Courier-Journal Dem.)

The trouble with Senator Sherman is
that he, more than any other man, is
responsible 6nr the unwise financial leg
is1auon of the past few years. and that
he is unwilling to admit that he has made
a mistake. In the matter of lack of
frankness the senator easily stands I'M
rivalled among American statesmen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
Feet of Clay.

Louise Belts Edwards, In Harper's Maya
zine.
I burned my heart as incense night and
Before a shrine where scorners turned
away.
Upward / gazed. and only cared to see
The glorious face that showed a god to
kissed the garments hem
That swept about the feet and covered
them.
But hands unhallowed tore the robe aside
Behold thine Idol!" mocking voices cried /:
HE whose winged flight thy blind embrace
would stay
Hath feet-ah. hear!-of clay!''
Pass, bitter hearts! the smile of scorn Is
mine;
The worship his. whom stili deem divine
What if the touch Of earth. its base de-
sires.
Its dross unpurihed in passions fires,
Cling to the feet kiss?
Oh, light were love, to forfeit faith for
thisl
What loss were his, what woeful gain
were mine,
If from that -illumined
shrine
One hearts poor candle should take
away
l, who am all Of clay?
HAPPY our homage had not seemed so
dear;
HAPPY he had not sought temple here,
Nor In his service had | known such Joy
But for the mingling of that earth-alloy !
soul that woke for him,
What larger hope hath lit thy prison dim
May not rise from these unquickened
clods
To claim eternal kinship with the gods?
To godlike stature grow, though bearing
yea,
Like him-the print OF clay?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

Some of the new women of Kansas
are beht4d a movement to have the legis-
lature pass law prohibiting the wearing
Of corsets within the states borders. The
governor a short time ago received Pc
ution praying that he would recommend
an anti-corset law in his message to the
legislature but upon the recommendation
of his typewriter he declined to do So
The petitioners declared that the corset
ought TO be put in the category with
cigarettes, because it is injurious to
health
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
VictOria's Glorious Reign.
From the New Orleans Picayune Dem).

Owing to the glorious history of Queen
Victoria's reign, it would be generally re-
GREETED. outside Of England that she
should see fit to abdicate. The functions
of the British sovereign are not so active
ly connected with the administration of
public affairs as to make the queens age
a detriment to the public welfare; hence
her abdication would cause general re-
greet because of the universal sentiment of
esteem and respect which her virtues
have excited.