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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
An Interesting Controversv

The fact that the President is endeav-
orIng TO harmonize all factions Of his par
ty in making appointments to Office, with
the view, It is said, to making his re-
nomination easy four years hence, may
be stumbling block to the ambition Of
Mr.. John Hay. The understanding is that
Mr.. Hay wants to be ambassador to Great
Britain. and IL is believed that his pros
poets for getting the place are excellent
Within the last few days, however, some
body has suggested that he is the author
Of that celebrated story entitled ''The
Breadwinners. A jealous admirer Of
Mr.. Hay has come out In his defense-a
workman apparently-who asserts that
Mr.. Hay wrote that book simply to make
money" and that IAN the time in his
heart he was in sympathy with organized
labor"
Now II Mr. Hay wrote the story and
nobody, except himself. seems to know
whether he did or not. some of the men,
bers Of labor organizations, notably the
walking delegates and the other fellows
who live at the expense OF honest work
men, are going 10 try to make trouble for
him, because in "The Breadwinnersp
there are pen pictures which are not very
nattering to a certain class OF labor lead
crs. II the President Is made to think
that the appointment OF Mr. Hay would
DO objectionable to the labor vote the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
The County Drainage.

The season of the year when the drains
in the vicinity of the city must be cleaned
out is rapidly approaching. It is assumed
that their condition is not nearly so bad
as it used to be at this season of the year,
when cattle were permitted to run at
large. Still, they undoubtedly need a
great deal of attention.
we have always commended. and still
contend, that the most important duty
devOlving upon the county commissioners
is the drainage of the territory that i'm
mediately surrounds this city. Until this
drainage work is done, and done so thor
oughly that the health Of the city will be
in no danger from swamps and wet lands,
the growth of the city in the directions in
which it can grow will be slow.
Good roads leading out of the city are
extremely desirable. They are highly APP
preciated by the people, but their impor-
age. One sickly summer. which could
have been averted by good drainage.
would do the city and county more harm
than a hundred miles of good roads could
do it good.
For twenty years the county authorities
have been engaged in work intended to
drain the lands around the city. What
has been accomplished? A great deal, we
are willing to admit but not as much as
there ought to have been, and not as much
as there would have been had a system
attic plan been adopted in the beginning
and the drainage work been vigorously
prosecuted.
Much remains to be done before the peo-
pie can feel that the city has no longer
reason to be apprehensive of danger from
the surrounding wet lands. Why not put
the whole convict force on this remaining
work at once and push 1t to completion?
If the county has any surplus funds, why
not use them in fortifying the city against
diseases which come from lack Of drain
age?
We speak of this matter at this time be-
cause new board of county commission
ers has taken charge of the county's af-
fairs. We do not know what its policy
Is in respect to drainage. We hope, how
ever, that it is profoundly convinced that
1t should use all the available means at
its command to complete the drainage of
the lands In the vicinity of the city. They
should prosecute this improvement to the
exclusion of other improvements.
As we have already said, good roads are
desirable, but good health is much more
desirable, and, besides, roads cannot be
made permanently good before there is
good drainage. Some recent experiences
in road building in the county have dem
onstrated how necessary 1t is that drain
age shall precede road making.
We do not undertake to advise the coun-
ty commissioners, but we are sure we
voice public sentiment when we say that
the people prefer that the conditions
which promise good health shall be Sc
cured before road building is undertaken
on an extensive scale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Calanthe Lodge, No. %, K. p.
Savannah Tribe No. 4, Imp. o. r. M:
Division No. 3, A. o. H.
Special Notices.. M. Frank to Be In
Savannah in April; ST. Patricks Sham
rock Souvenirs, Robinson Printing House;
Building Lots For Sale; School Books at
Gardner's; Four Great Bicycles, r. D. &
VIM. baltimore; A Card, Dave S. Green
baum; Special Notice, f. Stockton; Notice
TO Superior Court Jurors; The Wanda of
Cripple Creek, Lester Hubbel, Agent; The
Best Groceries, C. A. Munster; Wolf & Co.,
Florists.
Amusements-Cooper & Co.'s United
Railroad Shows, at Savannah for One
Week, Commencing March IS; Song, Lee
ture, Recital, by Rosa d'Erina and G. r.
Vontom, Under Auspices of Division No.
!, A. o. H., at Masonic Temple, March II.
Shoe Observation-Disclosures Adler.
Ladies' and Children's Departments
3. II. Levy & Bro.
Why Not Have a Plano in Your Home?
--Ludden & Bates.
& Meyer.
Mems Furnishings-Leopold Adler.
Organ Buyers Not Experimentation
& Bates.
The Best on Earth Is Hannah Shoe
Byck's. Sole Agent.
Spring Cleaning-west's China Palace
THE Metropolitan"-The Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Preparations for Spring-Falk Clothing
Company.
$4,000 Worth of Watches. Diamonds
Etc, at Auction-The' A. F. Pickert Jew
elry Company.
It's New Things Now-Daniel Hogan.
Auction Sales-A Delightful Isle of Hope
Residence, by c. II. Dorsett; A Home on
Gwinnett Street, by C. H. Dorset.
Just Think of It!-The Savannah Car
riage and Wagon Company.
Savannahs Leading Store-Eckstein's.
A Grand Opportunity-At Gutman's.
Levys Spring Show-B. H. Levy & Bro.
That Tired Sensation"-B. II. Levy &
Bro.
Gas Ranges-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
Phosphate Gin-Gin Phosphate Remedy
Company.
The Bicycle Yardstlck the Columbia
T. A. Bryson. Agent
Furnish Your House-Louisa Schwarz,
Trustee.
Garden Tile, Etc.-Edward LovelPs
Sons.
Popularity and Success Continues-Ab-
DO Medical and Surgical Institute.
Medical-Munyon's Remedies; Worlds
Dispensary Preparations; Hoods Sarsa-
parlIla; Collins Electric Voltaic Plasters;
Wine of Cardui; Cuticura Remedies; s. S.
S.; Johann Hoff's Genuine Malt Extract.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
The Horses ReIiaion.

It is told OF an old Baptist parson IA
nous In Virginia, says an exchange. that
he once visited plantation where the
colored servant who met him at the gate
asked which barn he would have his horse
put In. Have you two barns2" asked the
doctor. Yes. sah," replied the servant;
"dars de ole barn. and Mas'r Wales has
Jest built new one" Where do you us
ually put the horses OF clergymen who
come to see your MASTER" well, sab. n
deys Methodist or Baptist, we gen ally
puts om In de ole barn, but II dey's Pts
copals we puts EN- I'm the new one"
"Wel Bob. you can put my horse in the
new barn; I'm Baptist, but my horse is
an Episcopalian."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MARCH IA, 1897.

chances are that Mr.. Hay will not get
the Enthusiastically.
If, on the other hand, Mr.. Hay did write
the story, but. as his defender says,
his heart was not in the work-that. in
fact, he illuminated a class of his fellow
citizens simply to make money. he is
hardly the man for so high an Office as
ambassador to the court of st. James.
and Is not likely to have the confidence of
the President.
There is a probability therefore, Of a
discussion of this question. namely, did
Mr.. Hay write 1.-THE Breadwinners?" 1t
would be rather curious if an application
for the highest position in the diplomatic
service should have the result of disclos-
ing the name of the author of that rather
remarkable story-a matter about which
there has been vast amount of specula-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

Prof. Henry Drummond. the celebrated
writer on religious subjects, whose death
at Tunbridge Wells, London. on Thurs
day was reported in the dispatches, wrote
that very remarkable book. Natural Law
in the Spiritual World" In view of the
success of the work, IL seems almost in
credible that Prof. Drummond had con-
siderable trouble to get It published. In
deed, he had about given up the hope of
seeing Il in print. Leaving the manuscript
in the hands Of friend. he went Off TO
Africa. When he had been there for some
weeks he received a letter from his friend
saying the book had been published, and
had proven a success. Later It was
translated into four languages. Prof.
Drummond paid visit to America In 1873.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
SanEuiIIy Takes the Risk.
Springfield CMass) Republican Qnd)

Julio Sanguily viii return TO Cuba with
out, of course, expecting any further pro-
lection from the land OF his adoption.
That he understands the case is clear
when he says: II have given no pledge
TO the Spanish. 1 accepted my liberty on
no conditions / was condemned 10 i'm
prlsonment for life. IL was committed to
banishment. II i return to Cuba / take
my life In my hands. That Is all right %
II the Spaniards had not arrested him so
early Julio would undoubtedly have been
lighting for Cuba libre long ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTOG

Steamer ALPHA will leave Savanna
for Beaufort, Port Royal Naval stau%
and way landings at 10 a. m. sunaals
Tuesdays and Thursdays, returning n'N
day.
Steamer STAR will leave Bluffton dals
Except Sunday at a. m; returnlsHss
leave Savannah at p. m Telephone y"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

The cables say that the Greek soldiers
in Crete are running out Of supplies, and
that some Of the soldiers have been reduc-
cd TO a diet of biscuits and oranges. The
soldiers OF the confederacy IN our war Of
thirty-odd years ago would have thought
biscuits and oranges sardauapallan re-
past. They fought for months and
months on mixed diet OF jersed mule
meat and boot legs, ana on scan1 ra-
tions OF thar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

The fire at Quitman was a heavy blow
TO that town. But we expect TO see the
pucky little town pull herself together
quickly repair the damage and resume
business at the old stand pretty much as
II nothing had happened. 1t takes some
thing worse than a fire and loss of money
TO weigh down the spirit Of the Georgian.
Quitman will be mailing on shingles and
splashing new paint before the embers
are more than cool
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
The Democratic Position.
From New Orleans Picayune Dem).

AS far as the democrats in the new con-
gress are concerned, there appears to be
general disposition not to interpose any
serious obstacles In the way OF the bills
20 be presented by the new administra-
tion. While full opportunity for debate
win doubtless be insisted on. and anything
like railroading of bills be vigorously OPP
posed. there is no prospect that any Sc
rious attempt will be made to defeat the
tariff bill or place obstacles in the way
OF the republican administration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

A Chicago paper publishes a dispatch
from its correspondent in Cuba to the ef-
feet that Gen. Weyler has received or
ders from Madrid to end the war in three
weeks time, even IL he has TO sell the is
land to do it. Now, If there IS anybody
who desires TO buy nice. fertile island.
with some fevers and a few alligators,
the opportunity 10 do so Is az hand
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

II tell you, Mac is a dandy" says Sen
ator Ben Tillman of the President. The
senator seems to have taken a great fan
cy to the President, and thinks he will
give the country a good administration
He has, so far, made an excellent Presi-
dent, according to the senator.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
New Route Between the
East CoaStand the west Coast
Via KEY WEST and the
oil A NJ, lrHr a NJ aIIIp LINZ.

United States Mail Steamship leaves
Key West Wednesdays and SATURDAYS
1000 m, for Tampa Bay hotel, return.
ing, leaves Tampa Bay hotel MONDAYS
and Thursdays, 1000 p M, for Key We'"
only seventeen hours
This is a charming route, affordng
delightful voyage down the Gulf Coast
For further Information, apply 70 Plan'
System Ticket Office, Aston Block, JaeA.
sonville. Fla, or G. II. Mills, Tampa bay
Hotel, Tampa, Fla.
b. w. WRENN,
Passenger Traffic Manager
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

g A Peekskill. N. Y, man has been SEN
fenced to Sing. Sing for twenty years for
stealing forty cents. There clearly isn't
any money in the stealing business under
a tariff like that.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
A Chance to Raise Revenue
From the New York Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin Qnd).

No government ever had a chance to get
so much money so easily as the United
States has to get 100000 a year by an
increase of the beer tax. A political party
that would try the experiment of taxing
beer instead of sugar would find expedi-
ency and sound principles of taxation in
singularly close accord.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

Registered at the pOstomce in Savannah.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
SUICIDE IN FAIR HAVEN.

William Edison Beers Inhaled Illumin-
Friday and Died Yesterday.
William Edison Beers, a carriage MAX
err about sixty years of age, died yester-
day morning at his home, ia Batch
ley avenue from the effects of inhaling
Illuminating gas. Mr. Beers had been
suffering from nervous ailments for
some time and finally became slightly
deranged mentally. He threatened sew
eral times to commit suicide.
Last Friday night he went into the
cellar, and placing a rubber tube over
gas jet, he put the other end of the
tube in his mouth and began inhaling
the gas He was missed by Mrs. Beers.
who finally found him unconscious in
the cellar He was removed to the
outer air and there revived somewhat,
but was very weak. He did not entire
" recover, and continued to grow worse
from the effects of the gas inhalation
until his case became so serious Mon
day night that DR. Hall was called. too
late, however, to render assistance.
sistance.
Medical Examiner White was notified
and gave certificate to the effect that
death was caused by gas poisoning. He
gave as his opinion that Mr.. Beers was
insane at the time of committing the
deed The deceased leaves widow
and two sons.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
PROF. PARSONS ENGAGED

BY Tom Karl as Piano Instructor at
Villa Bristhal, Martha's Vineyard,
During the Summer.
Prof. F. E. Bristol, who for over a
period of ten years was rated as one
of New Haven's most successful and
foremost teachers of vocal culture and
who moved to New York ten years ago
and has since been successfully con-
Quoting the famous Villa Bristhal at
Martha's Vineyard, a most beautiful
spot for summer visitors and where
many of the society folk of both New
York and New Haven study music dur
ing the summer season, has sold the
Villa to Tom Karl, the world noted
tenor. Prof. Parsons of New Haven,
whose excellent methods and ability as
a teacher is well known. has been en-
gagged by Mr.. Karl as piano instructor.
Prof. Bristol will still live on the island
where he has erected a lovely home.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
ARCANUM CONVENTION,
VIII be Held at Bridgeport-New HI
ven Delegates.

viii be Held at Bridgeport-New Ha-
ven Delegates
The eleventh annual session of the
grand council, Royal Arcanum, of Con-
necticut, will convene this morning at
10 o'clock at Sturdevant hall, S25 Main
street, Bridgeport.
The delegates to attend from this city
are:
Philip H. Sheridan council No. 1467-
Representative, Michael j. O'Mara; al
ternate, Regent William j. O'Keefe.
Live Oak council No. l027-Represen-
tative, Secretary John w. Kessel; alter
nate, Robert Macarthur, jr.
Davenport council No. 77-Represen-
tative, Past Regent Edward H. Ray;
alternate, Past Regent Isaac H. Stod-
dard.
Hilhouse council No. 1025-Represen-
tative, John w. HUT; alternate, George
Edmondson.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Lancasterian School Association
on Friday.

Of the Lancasterian School Association
on Friday.
The annual meeting and reunion Of
the Lancasterian School association
will be held on Friday, April 20, which
is the one hundred and second anniYer-
sary of the birthday of John E. Lowell.
The circular says, among other things:
The members of the association, and
all others who have been pupils of Mr..
Lowell. are cordially invited to meet at
Warner hail. 1914 Chapel street, on that
day at o'clock p. m. and proceed In a
body to his grave in the Grove street
cemetery, where an address will be de-
livered by Colonel Norris G. Osborn, a
former pupil of Mr.. Lowell.
A business meeting for the reading of
the reports of the secretary and treas
urer, and the election of officers and
executive committee for the ensuing
year, will be held at Warner hall i'm
mediately after the exercises at the
grave. and at the close of said meeting
the customary annual dinner will be
served at Sparks, Champion g. Co. S
cafe, No. $50 Chapel street. Tickets,
one dollar each, may be obtained at the
store of H. H. Peck, No. S62 Chapel
street.
This year a souvenir has been print
ed of about sixty-five pages, containing
first a full length portrait of Mr. Lowell
| in his earlier years; second, poems of
memories, "reminiscences and incidents
of school days; third, a photograph of
the monument erected by his scholars;
fourth the Lancasterian song and the
opening and closing songs as sung at
our yearly gatherings on Mr. Lowell
| birthday; fifth, a fac-simile of a pro-
gram of one of Mr.. Lovells exhibitions
in the year 1886
| copy of this book will be mailed to
any address, or can be obtained of the
treasurer, Henry w. Mansfield, No. S2S
Chapel street, or at the jewelry store
of S. II. Kirby, No $50 Chapel street, on
receipt of fifty cents.
| The committee of arrangements is
composed Of w. w. White, B. r. Eng
fish, H. w. Mansfield, c. G. Merriman
S. E. Barney and S. H Kirby.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
OTHER CASES.

The case of Thomas Corcoran, charg-
ed with embezzlement from Liveryman
James Furgeson, was nolled in the city
court yesterday.
The continued case of Michael Leo.
charged with non-support, was nolled
yesterday.
The continued case of William Gau-
gin, charged with vagrancy, was nolled
yesterday.
William H. Gilhuly was yesterday
fined IS and costs for defrauding a res
taurant keeper.
Judge Dow yesterday continued the
case of Charles Baldwin, who on Mon
day pleaded not guilty to the charge Of
drunkenness.
The case of Michael O'Donnell, charg-
ed with drunkenness, was also nolled
yesterday.
Attorney I. A. Stein has brought suit
against Pasquale Valenti of Congress
avenue for Daniel e. Mcnamara, the
plumber, to recover $4O0 the amount of
bill for work done.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
THE GOOD MR.. BEST TONIGHT.

The City Government viii be There,
and SO VIII the Merchants, Whom
Nothing Daunts, and So VIII Their
Sisters, Cousins and Aunts.
Without doubt representative audi
ence will fill the Hyperion this evening
when the curtain rises on THE Good
Mr.. Best"
Yesterday city hall officials, members
of the police and fire departments and
other local celebrities purchased tickets
for the play.
BY clever arrangement on the part
of the committee the body of the Hy-
perion will be filled with merchants in
terested In the carnival, and their fam
lilies.
In order that the merchants program
may be carried out by the time the our
tain rises, all seat holders are requested
to be in their places by s o'clock.
The thirty three star players who will
interpret 1.-The Good Mr.. Best''-all well
known to up-to-date theater-goers-'
may be depended upon to excel their
| usual cleverness under the inspiration
of this benefit occasion.
1t will be remembered that Messrs.
Rich and Harris have spared no ex-
pense In securing talent, costumes,
scenic or scientific effects, and expect
| the play to have one of the longest runs
in the Garrick theater of any comedy
| yet produced.
| Even if Mr.. McNally, the author of
the play, had failed to produce a really
clever play, the star players who inter-
pref it would make a success by their
own personality. But Mr.. Mentally has
surpassed all previous efforts, and the
curtain will rise tonight on the comedy
| success Of the season.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
Oh ESHfRE NOTES,


April 2O.-Easter was most appro-
priately observed Sunday at st. Peters
church. Special music was rendered by
the choir. The Easter offering was $3.50.
Many objects We're remembered. The
services at the other churches were at
tended by large congregations.
Rev. Mr.. Hough has moved into a
house on Cornell avenue, opposite P.
Deans
At the Methodist church a large au-
dience was present Sunday morning to
welcome the new pastor, Rev. T. n.
Lame. The pulpit was tastefully dec
GRATED with Easter lilies and flowers.
A private marriage took place in the
Congregational church parsonage Mon
day forenoon, when the Rev. j. Daven-
port of Waterbury united in marriage
Rev. J. P. Hoyt and Miss S. e. Judd.
Mr. W. B. Rice has moved into the
house of R. G. Bates.
Mr.. E. c. Andrews, who has been
clerk in E. R. Browns store the past
to Westville to engage in business. Mr.
Herbert Frost takes the place of MI
Andrews in the store of e. r. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Palmer, who have
been spending the winter In Charlottes-
vile, Va, and Vineland, N. J., returned
home Tuesday night last week.
Mr.. and Mrs George Keller, who have
been spending the winter at Melrose
Fla, returned Monday evening.
Mr.. Newton Hoyt of Bridgeport was
home over Sunday as the guest of his
father, Rev. J. P. Hoyt.
Mr.. C. c. Lord of New Haven was the
guest Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. At.
water.
Mr.. w. H. Doolittle of New Haven
has moved back onto his place here
His son, Edmund W., is in Richmond
Va, in the business college of that
city.
There will be a number of houses sold
at auction in West Cheshire Thursday
April %, at 10 a. m.
A Rip Van Wrinkle monologue will be
given by Charles F. Underhill imper-
senator, at the town hall, Cheshire
under the auspices of the senior class
of the Cheshire high school, Friday
evening, April 80, at o'clock
The personal property in part belong,
ing to the estate of Almon Ives will be
sold at public auction Thursday, Apri
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