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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
BRIGHT BITS.

in the Religion observ-
ed the layman, costs pretty penny"
The clergyman who would rather be right
than preach politics smiled wanly. mo"
he replied, "a battered, Unlocking penny,
as a usual thing" Detroit Journal.
NO" said the impecunious gentleman,
81 don't think should like to be pub
Usher. The little paper 1 issue among my
friends is an awful nuisance to me. What
must be your trouble with the reams of
paper you send out?'-Boston Transcript
"A Pitiable Case.-The Mistress: Be
very careful, Marie, when you give little
Algernon a bath. He shrinks from it so.
The New Nurse: Do he, ma am. That 5
bad. Wild two or three more shrinkin'
there'n be nothin' left of him.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"A Glutted Market.-Bnl Pluggem: Fail
ed in my attempt to hold up that bank
cashier.
Sam swattem What was de cause of de
failure?
Bill Pluggem: Overproduction. I pro-
duced one gun and he produced two.-Phil-
adelphia North American.
Papa, said Tommy, '1stle brother is
a week old tomorrow, isn't her"
yes"
Lets you and me give him birthday
present"
Very well. What shall it be?"
Let's buy him a wig. He needs that
more than anything ''-Tit-Bits.
The Wretched Middle Glass Doctor:
You ought to take that child into the
country for several weeks every summer.
Mother: Oh, doctor, I'm sorry to say we
are not rich enough.
Doctor; Well, then, have her sent by a
fresh air fund.
Mother But, doctor. we're not poor
enough!-Fliegende Blaetter.
She Appeals.-"John," said the wife of
the citizen who had just settled his freak
election bet like a little man, 1.-The next
time you want to bet on an election, Just
agree that, in case you lose, you won't
make fool of yourself for three months.
1t will be quite as difficult as anything
else you could undertake, and it will spare
the feelings of your relatives. PUCK
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
A BeIated Safeguard.

The resolution TO do away with caucus
meetings of city council, except for the dis
cussion of matters relating to finances and
the public health, is a movement in the
right direction, but IL comes a little late;
only few days late, it is true, but stln
behind time. Had star chamber meetings
been abolished earlier, there would have
been none of this street railway deal to
vex the souls of citizens and councilmen.
For fear of similar misfortunes in the
future, would it not be well to abolish eau
cuses altogether, without reservlng secret
session for the consideration of even mat
ters of finances and public health? Let the
committees do the star chamber" act If
they please, but when ii comes to meet
ings of the council, let the people be Civ
en- a chance to ascertain for themselves
where their representatives stand upon
matters of public policy.
About all of the misfortunes of munich
pal legislation which have ever befallen
Savannah have come about through star
chamber meetings. The little coterie which
formerly manipulated the city's affairs
star chambered" the commission bills to
! their final passage, and lately by the grace
| of the caucus system the present council
| covered itself with everlasting glory by
permitting itself to be euchered while hold
ing in its own hand the ace, both jacks and
king and queen! Had there been publicity
in the game the aldermen would have been
told by the people, whose stake was up,
how to play. Had there been publicity
the aldermen would have been saved from
| themselves.
1t is a very hard matter to retrieve an
error, especially when it is one involving
a contract with a corporal ton in which the
corporation has secured precisely what 1t
wants. However, there is nothing like
trying. Let the aldermen endeavor to get
the railway people to relinqush the Price
street deal, and some other of the details
which it took such hard work to get the
railroad people to consent to. If they could
accomplish that, things would look better.
If the status of Price street were just
what it was month ago, the chances are
that so far from requiring the city to
give them a bonus for giving up the street,
the railway people would pay Sc per run
ming foot for the privilege of abandoning
Price street if they could not get out 9TH
| erWiSe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
The Price Street Bonus.

The records in the matter of the Price
street deal between the city council and
the consolidated street railway company
make interesting reading. The city coun-
oil had given the railway people the right
to cut off, draw in and otherwise change
their lines as they might see fit All that
the railway people wanted had been con-
ceded. Then, 1t seems, it was deemed adj
visable that it should appear to the peo-
pie that the concessions were granted I'M
willingly, and that the railway compa-
ny was making concessions greatly over
balancing those given by council. And
here is where section VI comes in. with
its IS per running foot to the railway
company in the event that the city should
ever allow another street railway on
Price street. The following is the sec
ton:
vi. The railway company accepted
these terms upon the express condition
however, that in considera ton of ell the
foregoing and of the benefits accruing to
the mayor and aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannan and to the public, especially in the
removal of the tracks from that portion
of Price street, extending from ST. Julian
street to Duffy street, at the instance and
request of the city should any other
street railway company desire to occupy
said portion of Price street and the may
or and aldermen should grant permission
to do so, such railway company shall pay
to the mayor and aldermen of the city of
Savannah six $3.50 dollars per running foot
for so much of said portion of Price street
as may be occupied by the tracks of the
same. which sum of money shall be paid
over by the mayor and aldermen of the
f,ffN fnf In NraVa il toe a
derbolt and Isle of Hope railway of Sa-
vannah, Georgia. its successors or as
signs. This condition was considered by
the committee as just and equitable and
and was agreed to as such
Everybody is familiar with the old nur-
sery story of the wolf and the rabbit, in
which the rabbit pleaded eloquently to be
thrown into the fire and not into the briar
bush.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

An amusing incident was witnessed at
one ofthe precinct polling places the other
day, during registration, while an effort
was being made to keep out-of-town stu
dents from registering, says the Columbus
Dispatch. A big. awkward medical stu.
dent presented himself. He looked as
though he could be easily tripped IN on
questions, and he was picked out for a
soft mark" but right there was where
the challenger made a mistake, as results
proved. The student was brighter than
he looked. The following dialogue en-
sued:
Where do you live?''
For reply the student gave his street
number. -"
Eyes, but where is your homer"
Columbus"
''Well, where would you go if you were
sick?"
This was intended to make him give the
name of the place whence he came to Co
lumbus, but it didn't. He promptly re-
piled:
why, I would go to bed"
He registered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
Taking No Chnncea

citizen of small town on the line OF
the Illinois Central railroad, in Missis.
sippi was in the railroad station a day
or two since when the operator received
telegram from this city intended for q
merchant of the Mississippi town, says the
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The yellow fever seems to be getting
ahead nicely" remarked the operator.
"How's that?'' inquired the citizen.
"Just got a telegram from New Or.
leans, and it."
rs that telegram from New Orleans"
Yes; why?"
Never mind why. You just keep away
from me. / don't want to get near that
there yaller paper; that's why. And look
here, young Teller, if you take any more
of them things you'll set run out OF
town, and don't you forget 1t. I'm going
to report you TO the board, you see if /
don't"
And away went the panic-stricken in
nocent post haste to sound the direful
alarm. 4l5i~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
senator Cnrerx.s Rn.

The Morning News called attention few
weeks ago 10 the movement in favor Of a
national quarantine law Senator CAT
ferry of Louisiana has drafted a bill pro-
viding for national quarantine, and has
placed II in the hands of the surgeon gen
eral of the marine hospital service, in or
der that he may have the benefit of any
suggestions which that official may have
to make.
The bill will be introduced into congress
very soon after that body meets, and eff
forts will be made to pass 1t at an early
da,e as possible. It is certain to meet
with strong opposition. Sull, one thing
in its favor is that many of the southern
senators and representatives who are
sticklers for state rights will favor it, not
because they have changed their views re-
specting the rights of states, but because
they have become convinced by this year
experience with state, county. municipal
and cross roads guarantees, that the best
interests of the south require a national
quarantine.
Senator Caffery says he has drawn his
bill with great care, his aim being to keep
within the constitutional right of congress
to regulate commerce between the states
and individuals of states without usurp-
ing the police powers of the states. In
that provision OF the constitution giving
congress the right to regulate commerce
he finds authority for a national quaran-
tine.
Most of the loss which the Gulf states
have suffered this year from yellow fever
has been due to the guarantees which
have been established by the authorities
of every place which has been threatened
either directly or indirectly by the fever.
1t is admitted on all hands that some
thing must. be done to lessen the evils of
these numerous guarantees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

81 think 1 lost an umbrella In an ele-
waited train yesterday he said, timidly,
to the clerk in the lost-baggage depart
ment, according to Harper's Bazaar
"You think you lost it," replied the
clerk. most persons are certain that they
have lost an umbrella when they come
here to inquire for it,
II am certain that lost my umbrella"
the man retorted in a severe Tone land
think that 1 left 1t in one of your trains"
Yesterday, was it?''
Eyes"
What line?"
Sixth avenue, sounth-bound''
Sixth avenue, south-bound? About
what time in the day?"
About O'clock"
Seven a. m. or p. msH'
"Seven p. m" II,
silk umbrella, I suppose?"
YES"
"Black?"
''Yes; black silk umbrella"
Cherry stick, with bent hand1eY'
That is it exactly"
mo name inside?"
NO no name inside. I've always in
tended to have my name and address put
in, but have neglected 1t so far. I'll do
it now"
"Well, I'm sorry" replied the clerk. af-
ter he had run his finger down two or
three pages in a big book, but no such
umbrella has been turned in here yester-
day or to-day"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
A yellow Fever IdrL

From the New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
BY the gates of gold sat ST. Peter, old,
Mid beams of refulgent light,
AS he checked each soul of the mortal roll,
As they passed the portals bright.
And the line grew thin as they crowded
in,
Till one lone figure frail,
With sunken cheek and an aspect meek.
Still stood without the pale.
Quoth the ancient saint to the shadow
faint:
Thy name, good SOUL and town?
The lingerer sighed and feebly replied:
From New Orleans-Im Brown"
Then the lightning flashed and the thun-
der crashed,
And the portals great careened,
While in letters bright, DER the gates
closed tight,
Flared the notice, "Quarautined.S
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
state geological Survey.
From the Columbus Enquirer-sun Dem.

Mr.. Blalock waists to do away with
the geological department of our state
government Why should he do so? There
is not a state in the American union to-
day that does not find such a department
necessary. Georgia is as rich as any other
state and her riches are as yet only part.
ly known. Is IL best for her people to cut
off this department which can be made so
valuable in directing capital towards the
development of Georgia's resources? We
think not. Georgia's sun has not yet
reached the meridian-in fact, 1t is but
risen. Let not the hand of foe or of mis-
guided friend be permitted to throw in the
way anything that VIII obscure its light
and lessen its glory. Let the name of
Georgia be a synonym for progress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

The Philadelphia Record, poking fun at
the movement to prohibit foot bah in this
state, says: THE Georgia statute should
be so amended as to extend it's provisions
to jumping rope and riding the wheel"
Pennsylvania, we believe, prohibits exhi-
billions of the manly art of self-defense, -
otherwise exhibitions in the prize rims.
The records show, according to the sport
ing editor of a New York newspaper who
looked the matter up the other day. that
the percentage of fatalities is much
greater on the foot ball field than in the
prize ring. 1t is an uncommon thing for
prize fighter TO be killed during a fight,
but it has become quite common for foot
ball players to be MANNED or killed during
game. If it is right to prohibit the
brutal prize fight, it must also be right to
prohibit the equally brutal foot ball game.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
Unappreciative Germans.
From the chicago Chronicle Dem).

The victory of Tammany is to be de-
plored, as it places the undesirable ele-
ments of the Irish on top-Berlin Tage-
blatt.
Irish! Leiber Colt! Was is los init Rob-
ert Van Wyck, mayor; Rudolph Guggen-
heimer, president of the municipal coun-
ell; Wilhelm Sohmer, county clerk; Will
helm Wuest, county treasurer and Her
man Sulzer, assembyman-not to mention
Aldermen Peter Seigelstein, Heinrich Gel
ger, Wilhelm Wentz and Joseph Geiser?
Irish, indeed! Potztausendl donnerwetterl
blut und eisen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

The bill of Representative Stone of Wal
ton county, which was introduced into the
legislature on Friday and which provides
for the election of the principal keeper
of the penitentiary and for the leasing Of
the convicts, is a pretty good indication
that there will be comparatively little
change in Ehe method of taking care of
the convicts. Unless the sentiment in the
legislature changes greatly the convicts
will not put on a farm in the interior or
on an island or used upon the public roads,
but will be leased in such way as will
enable the state to get the greatest amount
possible from their labor. If the convicts
are leased provision will be made in the
law that will prevent abuses such as have
been complained of under the present
leasing system. 1t isn't likely that any
convict system will be adopted that will
cost the state anything
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

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lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetngs-Clinton Lodge, No. "a, F. & A.
M Calanthe Lodge, No. 2S, X. of P;
Longshoremen's Union Protective Asso-
citation and Ladies Auxiliary; German
Friendly Society.
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Evening.
Lace Curtains and Portieres-Lindsay &
Morgan.
Caps and Hats-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Scooped Up-B. II. Levy & Bro.
The Last Day of Special Sale No. 3
Metropolitan Clothing Company.
Steamship Schedule-Baltimore Steam
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Gold Dust Washing Powder-N X. Fair
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

Great Britain has 551 war ships launched
or building. and naval enlistment of 49,,
$50 officers and men. The United States.
Russia and Japan have among them 3S5
war ships launched or building and a
naval enlistment Of "A, 425 officers and men.
This showing of fighting strength leads
the Ottawa Journal TO observe that John
Bull would laugh if the United States,
Russia and Japan We're to reach any con-
clusion with regard to the seals with
which he did not agree
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
Let Calm DeIiberation Prevail.
From the Jacksonville Times Union anC
Citizen (Dem).

Nobody can doubt the efficiency of the
Plat machine. and, in himself, Gen. Tracy
was more popular and stronger by far
than Judge Van Wyck. The result shows
that the stars IN their courses are fight
ing for conservative democracy this year
and if a calm, deliberate spirit prevails,
we shall win In 1900
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

Isiagi, the ex-consul of Turkey at Bos-
ton, has been convicted of embezzlement.
and will be sent to jail. He stole $4,000.
lsiagi is probably Disguised with America
they manage such things so much better
in Turkey. If he had got away with $14O.-
600 there he would probably have been one
of the biggest and most respected men in
the country and the law would never
have molested him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
A Good Word Badly Abused.
From the Dalton O. ARGUS Deml.

1t has about reached the place where
the word reform tackled on to a po-
litical platform or ticket, is enough to
provoke hilarious commissions in Texas
pony and produce violent sea sickness in
the veriest old tar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
Constituent for Grover, Jr.
From the Florida Gulf Coaster dem }

The Savannah News says the rising gen.
Grafton may have the pleasure of voting
for Grover Cleveland for President, and
seeing him inaugurated. We hope so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah,
Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row, New
York City, C. S. Faulkner. Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08
President McKinIey's Satisfaction

In an interview a day or two ago Presi-
dent Mckinley said; Il am well pleased
with the elections, as they indicate that
fealty to the republican party and the
principles it represents are as strong as
ever"
The President must take view of the
political situation wholly different from
that taken by the great majority of peo-
pie. Last year he carried the state Of
New York by a very large majority. This
year the democratic party carried 1t by a
plurality of more than $4,000 votes. Last
year he carried Ohio by a majority so
large that there was a strong suspicion
that many fraudulent republican votes
were cast in that state. This year the ma
jority for governor was greatly reduced,
and it is a question whether the demo-
Gratis will not have a majority of the
legislature, thus preventing the Presi-
dents friend and political manager, Mark
Hanna, from being elected to the Sem
ate With the result of the elections in
these two states, New York and Ohio,
before him, it is difficult to understand
how the President can be pleased with
the elections.
The truth is, the people are tired OF the
bossism of Plat in New York and Hanna
in Ohio, and they are tired of the Ding
ley tariff They were told that all that
hindered a return of prosperity was the
failure of the revenues to meet the ex-
penses of the government. and
so the republicans passed the
Dinley BILL which, they said,
would so increase the revenues that there
would be no deficits after it became opera
tive. 1t has been in operation four months
and the deficit each month has grown
steadily larger. For the four months it
amounts to $SS, OOO, 900. AT that rate it will
reach $114,OOo,OOO by the time the Dingley
law has been in operation twelve months.
In what year since the war of secession
has it been SO large?
We cannot see what there is in the cleo
tons to please the President. From our
point of view there is sufficient in them
to cause him great uneasiness for his po-
lltical future and the future of his party.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

The rumor that Senator Plat of New
York would follow up his defeat in the
recent election by resigning the leadership
of the republican party of the state is
authoritauvely denied, The person who
started the rumor evidently did not know
Boss Plat. He is not of the resigning
kind. Furthermore, he has commanded
the republican party of New York when
he had much less to look forward to than
he has at present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-08

The number of government pensioners
continues to increase, and will probably so
continue for years TO come. When the
list ceases from natural causes TO grow
under the existing laws. new laws win be
passed by the republicans to take in stm
I o'ner classes OF pensioners. The republic
cans nerd large expenditures by the gov
eminent in their business, and by increas-
ing pensions they keep up the expendi-
lures and make votes at the same time.
one Of the most famous Irish professors
81 the present generation is about to re-
ure 10 tAe person of Sir Thomas Moffat of
Na."ay college He was principal Of this
college for twenty-five years.
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The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the pOstOfhce in Savannah
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-13

The full intensity of living il
reached only by the perfectly healthy
Sickness discounts the capacity for
enjoyment. If his body is all out OF
order and run down, he will not be
able to enjoy anything, no matter how
full of enjoyment it may be for other
people. If he is just little bit out OF
order, If he "is not sick, but doesn't
feel just right. he will be only able
to enjoy things in half hearted sort
of way. The nearer he is to being
perfectly we'll, the nearer will his
capacity for enjoyment be perfect. If
this condition doesn't exist, some.
thing ought to done. That means
nine cases in ten the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t works
directly on the digestive organs and
on the blood, and through these on
every tlssus of the body. It makes
the appetite good, digestion and nu-
triton perfect, and supplies rich, red
blood to all the tissues, building UP
solid, healthful ile.h.