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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
The TransvaaI Sims Down.

Don't shoot I'll come down." said the
coon. The Transvaal republic seems to
occupy somewhat the position of the
coon. 1t has come down from its ele-
waited position with regard to the imigra-
ton laws. These laws formed a consider
able portion of the base of the complaint
of the uitlanders, which led to the Jane
son raid and the friction which has taken
place between Great Britain and Presi-
dent Kruger's government, though they
did not cover the whole ground of com
plant. The operations of the immigration
laws were against the foreign laborers
the mine owners took into the country.
and other projects of the chartered com
pany.
1t is stated that the law was repealed
not because it was contrary to the agree
ment with Great Britain, but because it
was dstasteful ITO neighboring states.
That is a diplomatic way of putting it. 1t
is pretty safe to say that If there had not
been movement of British ships to Del
agoa bay and various war preparations
at Natal and Cape Town, the statute would
have remained upon the Transvaars
books. The repeal of the law was direct
ly in line with the demand of the British
government. Whether it will satisfy Mr..
Chamberlain and Lord Salisbury remains
to be seen. 1t is understood that both in
London and Pretoria there is a belief that
there will be resort to arms. Whether
the concession by the Boer government
will be accepted as sufficient depends up
on Mr.. Chamberlain. He is a lingo, and
may conclude that the best thing to be
done under the circumstances would be
to urge still other demands, now that the
Boer has taken the first step backwards.
There are, however, reasons to believe
that the Boer will not yield a great deal,
and that he will stop and fight. Therefore,
it is likely that a crisis in the Transvaai
affair will be reached within few days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

we live is the best, the brightest. the most
Christian, the world has ever known. And
it is constantly improving. big" men in
the pulpit are common. Nearly every
community has one, and the supply of
them is virtually unlimited. There are.
however. still some OF the small breed
wearing the cloth, and one of them, it
seems, lives in New York. To such
the brotherhood, we commend the reply
of a Chicago preacher to a similar ques-
ton. You are eating too much" he
said. The inquirer's digestion was poor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

It has been figured out that the propos-
ed increase in the tax ON beer Will result
in an increased tax on the product Of the
breweries in Milwaukee alone. of 81 ,sSl .72i
a year. The Milwaukeeites who rolled
up a good republican majority are crying
EFT ia Brute" and all the while thinking
about getting Il back out OF the consumer.
But with difference OF one-tenth OF a
cent a glass the consumer will hardly no.
tice the increase in the amount OF foam.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
Arbitration In the senate.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Gnd).

II would be quite natural for the Phari-
see OF the Senate. who amended the ar
bltration treaty with Great Britain until
II became meaningless, and thus accom-.
pllshed its defeat 10 pass resolutions exs
tolllng arbitration and deprecating war
Senator Bacon introduced resolutions yes
terday. which. II adopted, will declare
Il 20 be the policy OF the United States
TO submit questions IN dispute TO arbl-
traitors for decision, and inviting other ma
tons TO make similar declarations. Great
Britain. at least, might reply that SUCH
a declaration coming from men who have
just refused to enter into a treaty pro-
wdlng for arbitration can have no weight
or value.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
Barbarisrn in the East.

The promise which seemed TO be held out
by France some days ago. that she would
intervene in the war between Greece and
Turkey to save the Greeks from further
disasters, has not been fulfilled. 1t was
hoped that the Christian chivalry of
France would assert itself, and that the
powers would be compelled to stop the
war and re-estabhsh peace upon a basis
that would be honorable TO Greece and>a
vindication of that blood relationship
which should exist between all followers
Of the cross. But the sordid spirit pre-
walls in Europe. Christian armies have
been made the allies of the Moslem, and
they have looked on in complaisance while
he has shed Christian blood and advanced
the crescent and star into Christian terri
tory.
Greco was beaten when Larissa fell. In
deed, she was beaten when the Moslems
first set foot into her territory. But she
pluckily refuses to admit defeat. She
declares that she "prefers war to extermi-
nation" rather than make acknowledge
ment of defeat and a recantation of her
position. Her spirit of defiance in extrem-
tiles is magnificent. But civilized war
fare does not contemplate war TO exter-
mination That is barbarism. The pow
ers should not permit it. They become
parties to the crime by non-intervention.
Are they afraid of each other and them
selves? Are they afraid the value of the
Turk 5 bonds would decline if they were
to intervene? 1t is reported that the
Turks have begun siaughtering by who.e-
sale the Inhabitants of Eplrus, which they
have captured. VIII craven Europe per-
nit this thing to go on?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
Story OF an April Fool.

In an article entitled 1.-The Uncertain
Glory of an April Day." published in Har-
pers Round Table. Laurence Hutton de-
scribed an incident in his boyhood that is
full of humor He says: ION April FOOLS
day my father attended the funeral of an
old friend. DR.. Mcpherson, and upon his
return promised to bring me a brick of
maple sugar.
He came back at dinner time carrying
the brick. enveloped in many. series of
papers. The process of Acknowledgement
was long and laborious, but it was per
sistently performed and, when the brick
was revealed, 10! 1T was just brick not
of maple sugar, but plain, ordinary, red
clay building brick, which he had taken
from some pile of similar bricks on his
way up town. Then 1 realized that it was
the first of April and that l had been
A2ril-fooled.
1T was necessary. however, to get even
with my father, not an easy matter, l
knew. And 1 consulted my Uncle John,
a youth some six or eight years my senior
He advised patient waiting. The father,
he said, was absolutely devoted to his
daily paper, which he read every day from
frontispiece to end, and if / could hold
myself in for a whole year my Uncle John
thought it would be worth it. The paper
of that date was put safely away for
twelvemonth; and on the LIST of April it
was produced, carefully folded and prop
erly dampened and was placed by the
side of my fathers plate, the mother and
son making no remark, but eagerly await
ing the result. The journal was vigorous
ly scanned, no item of news or of business
import was missed, until the reader came
to the funeral announcement on the third
page. Then ne looked at the top of the
paper through his spectacles, and then he
looked over his spectacles at me, who was
very busy with my bread and milk, and
he made but one remark: My son, 1 see
that old DR.. Mcpherson is dead again. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

The New York newspapers are comment
ing on the comparative cost of the ma
tional capitoi and the capitol building of
New York state. The cost Of the former
was $l1, 725. ATS while the New York capitol
has cost to date about $2i, SOC, 900. and will
cost $24,OOO,OOO before it is completed. But
the New Workers have always prided
themselves on having the best in the land,
and good things come high when the tigers
have to be fed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
working for the Sugar Trust.
From the New York Times Dem).

Under the present tariff, according to
expert traders testimony, the cost of 100
pounds OF imported refined sugar was 525
cents higher on account OF the duty than
the cost OF the raw sugar needed to make
the refined. Under the Dlngley bill the
difference was q cents. Under the AID
rich bill IL is "a cents. Who induced MIR.
Aldrich 20 increase the advantage TO the
sugar trust three-fold? Who will profit by
lt? Where does the free breakfast table"
come In?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

1t is undoubtedly gratifying to the pub
lie that the county commissioners are
taking hold in earnest of the matter of
building county road 10 Thunderbolt.
According to the chairman of the board,
the road can be built at a comparatively
small cost to the tax payers, which being
the case the people would no doubt save
in year or two by having free road,
the amount paid for its construction. 1t
is plan which the county cannot too
quickly put into execution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

The action OF the Ocean Steamship Com
pany In transferring It's general store
keeper 20 Savannah. and making arrange.
ments TO purchase It's supplies here instead
OF at the northern ports, is a step that
will be commended by savannahians And
there are Others individuals included.
who might do well to follow the example
Ia this case
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

Tho 1culty of Tho Northwestern unI-
N'isiig oi Chicago has promulgated a new
iule requiring the students 20 have CALI
'f' tickets when they want to 80 aud sec
me 'co-eds'' as the girl students are term
ed The boys might not object 70 paying
'ne price OF admission. but then the girls
may not always get the audience that
suits them. Then. too. the "co-eds" viii
scarcely enjoy being made a side-show.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

II is said since the action OF the Senate
committee on the tariff bill was announc-
ed MIR. Dingley has not yet learned where
he IL at" The newspaper interviewers
are waiting FOR him TO recover his power
OF speech.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
''Fire Alarm, I'm n Powder Maya
zine"
From the Springfield Republican Qnd).

Senator Foraker becomes a member Of
the committee on foreign relations. which
is the last place sober-minded folks would
have selected for him. What an irony on
craftsmanship that a man dubbed Fire
Alarm should be placed in the Senate
powder magazinel Why is II that such
men always gravitate TO that commit
tee?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

BY looking over the vote on the Anglo
American arbitration treaty it will be oO-
served that it was the sagebrush and
mountain top senators who defeated it.
This is another victory for Jones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

The police Of Valparaiso. Ind. refused to
shoot the untagged dogs OF the town I'M
der a recent dog ordinance so the mayor
started Out with shotgun and did the
work himself. These policemen should
be sent to seek positions as members OF
the queens bedy guard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
Trouble of the "BOrOushs."
From the New York Herald Qnd)

Just one question of many suggested by
the fact of a Greater New York: Can the
borough of New York and the borough of
Brooklyn each maintain a separate base
ball nine 20 represent two different cities,
or should there not be one Greater
-Bridegrooms" to represent the
whole?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

The hsht FOR the mayoralty OF Greater
New York has begun IN earnest. though
the big city Is only a few days old. The
fight and the issues will be watched Nl.1
as much interest, almost, as II II were
a national campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

Bay City, Mich, is going to be turned
into a cooperative town. in the shape Of
manufacturing and agricultural com
munity. Another Topolobampo exper-
Hence is looked for. But just wait until
Mr.. Debs forms his cooperative state
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

Those who voted against arbitration had
very little to do, but they'll probably have
their hands fun hereafter twisting the
Hons tail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

The latest man to see the airship Il a
New Haven. Conn. night Waterman who
swears he saw il moving over thar CITY
bat Prof Barnard, who tried his bicycle
airship IN Nashville the other day. saws
he did not go quite that far There is
Hill queer Inconsistency In the airshlp
reports. Could they have been edited In
Havana?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
viii Have Their Hands Fun

Senator Bacons joint resolution might
have been shorter: "All men be good
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

George Gould and Russell Sage have fin
ally separated. and will have no more 1T
tie business transactions together. sape
claims that Gould buncoed him out OF
s-'a".Oo. II that be true. according to al
reports about the Il" road fnancier.
Gould Is more than entitled TO the money
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
10 NoRNING MEMS is published

Registered az the pOstohce in savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

From the Philadelphia Times Gnd).
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
Another Victory for Jones.

From the Philadelphia Record Dem).
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Gist of II.

From the New York Tribune Rep.).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21

king a market for our produce. Mr..
A. J. Mudgett thought the present law
unjust as it allowed people outside of the
State to carry their game home. where
the markets are high. while people in the
State are obliged to sell in our local mar
kets. which are heavily stocked and the
price is low. Music by the choir: song.
Rose Cilley; recitation. Roxie Gatchel:
song n. A. Cilley: defamation. a. ]. Mud
gett. The next meeting will be with
South Montville Grange. January 4. The
address Of welcome will be given by
Bertha Adams and the response by Ellen
Sprowl. Question for discussion, Re
solved That tn" Grange is the Only Or
ganization by Which the Farmers Can
Secure Recognition by Legislation"
opened by w. II. Moody and j. G.. Hard
ing. Remainder of the programme to be
furnished by South Montville Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21

we'll to cut their scions before hard
freeze and pack them in small bundles
in a tight box with damp moss and
they are better than cut in the spring
when the bark starts easily. No man
can afford to raise cider apples when
he can get a dollar bushel for good
ones Graft Ben Davis and Baldwins.'
Belfast Age: W. A. Monroe of Belfast
is conducting an experiment with alfalfa
and crimson clover that may be of great
importance to the farmers of Maine. he
informs us that he seeded piece with
each. last June. and of the alfalfa ne cut
two tons. the growth being of immense
proportions. the roots of some being from
is to 81 inches in length and resembling
small carrots. OF the crimson he cut Two
crops each averaging two tons. W ME
he cut and fed this green. IT Is known
that il makes one of the most deSlrapie
feeds when properly cured. Mr. Monroe
saws he is the first one to experiment III
this section of the State. and whether II
winters or not. he believes 1t to De pIo
fitabe crop. as it turns crop the sa''; y,
wear that it is seeded. and the seeo -
cheaper than common cloVers. III II shou,u
prove to stand our cold winters 1t wouia
indeed be IA desirable article or Stock loou
if not a means of revolutionlzlng Maine
farming Mr. Monroe also seeded ano'ilei
piece last fall and has Just piaceu an VI
der for 30 pounds more of the seeo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21

'Bimetallism must mean one of two
things; either it is two kinds of money
of unequal value, circulating side by
side, by reason of the exchange of the
less valuable for that of the greater
value, or else two kinds Of money Of
such intrinsic quality Of values that
they will circulate naturally side by
side. A firm establishment Of the gold
standard with such bility
with silver as will make it accepta BIZ,
On an equality with gold Will maintain
this bmetallism. the same as it has
existed for the past Is years. '-Secre-
tary Gage.-Anyone who is a bimetal-
list at heart. not merely in name, with
a zeal for silver monometallism al IS 10
!. will willingly do nothing nor say
anything calculated to make the main
tenance of such bimetallism. as we
only can have for the present. secure.
He may not wish to go SO far as Secre-
tary Gage urges but he will wish 10
break rather than strengthen the end
less chain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

In 1897. Danville Noyes of West Jef-
ferson. received from % hens 22l9 eggs
in nine months.
The ST Croix Poultry and Stock Assoc
citation will hold its annual exhibition al
Calais. Feb. To- II and u.
f, II. Light of the Union creamery.
has paid to the farmers of that section
$4,000 for cream. during the past sea
son.
The cheese factory at Stetson has
been in successful operation % years,
and has been one of the most paying
Industries in that town.
r. T. Weeks of West Jefferson. has the
contract to furnish mutton for the Sol
diers' Home. Togus. the next three
months The amount will be about 600
pounds.
Owing to the scarcity OF cows, the
cream route through Lowell has been
dropped. and those making more butter
than enough for home consumption are
unable to find market for their surplus.
The farmers complain that their cab
bages are not keeping Well The
weather has been so warm at times Of
late they have begun to rot in their
cellars
Forty of the farmers from the north
part of Turner and south part Of
Livermore. met at Howes Corner, Dec.
g. to discuss the building of butter
factory at Howe's Corner. After a
general discussion of the question a
committee was chosen to solicit
patronage and funds.
David Barrett of Weld. who has a
fine flock of Hampshiredown sheep,
and has procured Hampshiredown
buck that has been imported from
England recently. which is not quite
two years old. and weighs 261 pounds
1t is considered by those who have seen
it, to be one of the finest bucks in the
State.
A Canaan correspondent gives the
following suggestion: ''rhose conten-
plating grating next spring VIII DO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21
pear'. Plans.

AS the impression became general
that Andree's balloon voyage to the
pole had become a failure attention
was again turned to other methods
and plans, among them being those
proposed by Lieutenant Peary. These
have from the first received the appro-
baton of tho. best acquainted with
the conditions as being the scheme
lkeliest to be realized.
Additional interest has been lent 70
the Peary plans by the generous gift.
which Alfred c. Harmsworth, the rich
newspaper publisher of England and
patron of Arctic exploration, has made
to Peary of one of the most noted Arc
tic exploring vessels afloat. the Wind
ward. which conveyed DR.. Nansen over
the last stage of his wonderful journey.
1t will be remembered that Peary's
plan consists in pushing in this vessel
as far north as possible. There Will be
taken provisions for five years and
equipment for party that shall in
clude sixteen Esquimaux beside the
exploring party proper These proVi-
sions will be cached at stages as far
north as the land reaches. From that
point in the spring when conditions
are thought to be favorable dash will
he made for the pole. The vessel will
return to New York after leaving the
party but each year will return to
where it left the party until it shall
find tn IN. At present Peary adheres
to the idea of taking but two white
men with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21
Tho Revenue Situation.

1t may be recalled that the other
day Chairman Dingley estimated that
the revenues for December would ag-
gregate 100000. The customs re-
ceipts for the first fifteen days of the
month aggregated $5,119 900 and the re-
ceipts from internal revenue SIZE. 900.
At such rate of increase throughout
December the total is likely to equal
that estimated by Mr.. Dingley. De-
cember is not month in which to eX-
pect large imports so that such show
ing would, under the circumstances, be a
large one and afford very strong in
dication that receipts will reach their
normal volume within the next three
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21
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Massachusetts Reform

The Massachusetts Reform Club
agrees with Captain Julius Palmer, the
relative and secretary of ex-Queen
Liiiuoikalani that Hawaii should not
be annexed. Perhaps Claus Spreckles'
paper. the San Francisco Call, may be
able to impress its readers with the
idea that this action of the Massachu-
sets Reform Club amounts to some
thing or is in some way representative
of the sentiments of the people of that
state. but it is safe to assume few
others will take that absurd view.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21
Maine Gossip.
Stunins.

The humorist was Smartly dressed
On merry Christmas day.
And mid the merry uNip and jest
He had the most to say
Beside him sat a roguiSh lass
Renowned for Il nimble wit.
And so it shortly came to pass
She jollied him bit.
"What is the difference" she asked,
''.Twixt yonder goose and your
Her face with innocence was masked
Her eyes seemed harmless, too
You'll never guess I'm sure" she said,
Though you may strive and strive:
The gooses with chestnuts stuffed whei
dead.
But you are stuffed alive.'
Up to Date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-21
Giles of Ellsworth, has

l.. r. Giles of Ellsworth, has a relic
which recalls the days. in the sos. when
Jeff Davis. afterward president of the
confederacy. was in that vicinity in
charge of the United States coast survey
expedition While working in that VII
cinity Davis had his headquarters. at
Lead mountain. in No. IS plantation.
Lead mountain. sometimes called Hump
back mountain is the highest point of
land in Hancock county. and at the very
top of it, Davis had cabin and his signal
station. Here, too. well was dug. and
strange as it may SEEM water was found
only eight or ten feet below the surface.
Only a few scarce, dStinguiShable signs
mark the spot where the cabin once
stood: IA line of Wondering wood shows
where the tall flag staff has fallen and
rotted away. So far as known, the only
relic of Davis taken from the cabin is
that now in the possession of Mr.. Giles
the handmade hinges on which swung
the cabin door