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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-05-25
ENGLISH LAWSUITS.

They Are Expensive. and the Law yers Do
mand Big Fees md Rctainers.
In England there are many fees to be
paid by the unhappy client Of lawyer
that are unknown here in America.
There is q retaining fee, which is q
guinea, and half crown to the clerk,
besides the brief fee, which Is more i'm
portant. Then there is the "refresher"
Of the leader and the "refreshers" of
the subordinate lawyers. In England
the leaders refreshment, WHICH is due
after five hours, the brief fee being sup
posed to cover only the getting up of the
case, is 10 guineas, or little over $50,
while $40 must be paid to tho lesser
lawyers.
According to English etiquette, no
counsel can leave his circuit to plead in
another without special retainer,
which, in most cases, cannot be less
than 800 guineas. This is probably to
discourage "poaching.
A would be client once wrote to a
famous American lawyer, stating case
for his opinion and inclosing a eco
note The lawyer did not reply, where
upon the client wrote second letter
and received word from the lawyer that
he had read the case and formed an opin-
ion, but somehow it stuck in his throat.
The client took the hint and sent 800
note, receiving the lawyers opinion by
the next mail. .,.
Nobody does anything for, nothing,
especially . lawyer. Lord Mansfield
was 30 sensible Of this that on one occa-
sion, when he had attended to some legal
business for himself, he took some gum
cas- out Of his purse and put them in
his waistcoat pocket to give him the
necessary stimulus. Sir Anthony Ma
lone, an Irish attorney general, was 90
imprudent as to forget this fact and was
grievously punished for 1t, for he was
30 inattentive to some property Of his
that he lost $4,000 year by it. and
in the future he required his clerk to
make abstract deeds Of any property he
might buy and lay them before him,
with fee Of 8 guineas, properly indoors
ed, which the clerk was to scrupulously
account for, after which Sir Anthony
made no more mistakes in regard to his
own property. News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
The Pacific Road DIRECTORS.

The government directors of the Pacific
railroads were against the bill, which was
defeated in the House on Monday for re-
funding the debt of the roads to the gov
eminent. They have studied the physical
condition of the roads and their earning
capacity very carefully, and they
favor forecIosing the mortgages
which the government holds on
the roads. They believe that
If the roads were sold they would bring
about enough to pay the debt due the gov
eminent. If they are as we'll informed as
they appear to be the best thing for the
government to do is to foreclose the mort
gage at once. 1t would be better for the
government to take one-half of the $780,
100000 it is entitled to than to continue to
pay interest on the bonds it has guaran-
teed, with no certainty of ever getting the
debt.
The government is now in a position to
take whatever steps it thinks advisable.
Up to the present time it has not been
able to do anything to protect itself be-
cause of decision of the supreme court
that it could take no action against the
roads for violating their contracts until
the bonds it had guaranteed became due.
The bonds are now due, or soon will be,
and the governments opportunity to pro-
tect itself has come.
1t will be interesting to see what the
next move in the matter will be. The rail-
roads, it is understood have a powerful
lobby in Washington, and apparently they
have a good many friends in congress.
They don't intend to give up anything if
they can avoid doing so. and it would not
be surprising if they should succeed in
getting a settlement highly favorable to
themselves. A fact much in their favor
is that the rights of the government in
money matters are not protected with the
same zeal that the right of an individual
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

PER sONAL.

The Rev. p. r. Williams of Montgom-
cry Ala, has been called to the rector
ship of Trinity Episcopal church, Wash
ington.
Booker T. Washington will be one Of
the speakers at the Lincoln day banquet
Of the Ohio Republican League at Zaines-
vile on Feb, Y.
"A fund is to be raised by eminent Eng
lishmen, including Mr. Gladstone, for the
painting of portrait OF Herbert Spencer
for the British nation.
The Rev. DR.. Russell H. ConweH, pas
tor of Grace Baptist church, Philadelphia
viii go to Cuba the latter part of this
month, to find out, if possible, the true
state of affairs in that country.
Miss Jane Adams, the founder of the
social settlement in Chicago known as Hull
House, is one of the three women street
inspectors of that city who voluntarily
watch and report on the condition of the
streets.
Possibly the oldest woman in England
is Sarah Thomas, who, on Feb. 5, will be
lO9 years Of age. Mrs. Thomas has smoked
a clay pipe for sixty years, and bids fair
to enjoy life and tobacco for some years
to come.
The Paris press deny the report that
Arnold Deforest, adopted son of Baron de
Hlrsch, intends to become an American
citizen in order to avoid French military
duty. 1t is said that NJ. Deforest, who is
a boy of II years is a citizen of the Uni
ted States by birth, and that he is travel
ing In this country simply for his pleas
ure and instruction
The Gentlewoman says that almost all
the morning dresses worn by the German
empress are made at home, and her mai
esty in this way is able to economic great
ly. When in private she likes to be
dressed as simply as possible, and her ia
Vorite costume is a serge skirt with a pref
ty blouse and simple straw hat She
has, however, one great trial, and that is
a tendency to grow stout. For herself she
would not mind, but the emperor has a
horror of having fat wife, and the poor
empress is obliged to diet herself and to
wear clothes much too tight for her. This
is said to be the greatest trial of her life
as the emperor is always advising her
what to do, and insists upon her taking
an Immense amount of exercise. Her mai
esty, however. has still a shapely figure.
and she is less stout than she was a year
ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
BRIGHT BITS.


-Burglar-"say! Gully. where's de sill
yerware?' Man of the House-"T-I
ss-sent it all away yesterday to be replat-
ed."-Puck.
Ambiguous am sorry to hear that
you have lost your wife. Cicero" Yes.
pahson, but de Lawd knows wot's hes
fob u.s. Life.
-Teacher-"What is that letter." Pupil
u don't know" Teacher-"What is it
that makes honey Small Boy (son of a
Observation-Disclosures. New York
Weekly.
-Willie-"Mamma they say history re-
peats itself don't they?" Mother-"Yes,
dear Willie-"Wen why don't it re-
peat itself when I'm trying to learn it,"
Tit Bits.
in the Vernacular.-Tea
some little boy kindly give more mod
err version of the saying that there is no
rose without a thorn?
Fiddsy-Dey is no push widout a knock
er.FIndianapolis Journal.
Bobby doesn't seem happy even with
all those toys"
$50 have noticed. What's the matter,
Bobby"
ivy, I got new ice skates an a sled,
an 1 dunno whether l want it t freeze or
snow. Detroit Free Press.
Jones had been quite ill., one day the
doctor called and found him in a bath
tub
why. man, are you crazy? You must
be anxious to dier'
mo, 1 amt" protested poor Jones; but
didn't you say that your last medicine
was to be taken in r?"-Answers.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, former
premier of the Australian colony of Victo-
ria, was once made the object of pecu-
liar embarrassment. A man on a public
occasion presented himself to Sir Charles
who had been appointed to some petty
government office after a campaign in
which there had been questionable cleo
tOra1 practices.
Il suppose" said Sir Charles, that you
are one of my supporters?'
Three of them" answered the man
with wink that was impossible to misun-
derstand. -Pearson's Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
sarannah,. cotton Rccelpt-.

The explanation given by the cotton eX-
change committee of Savannahs short
cotton receipts appears to be satisfac-
tory one. 1t is that other ports had
lower ocean rates and that the rail lines
leading to Norfolk cut rates. Had the
lines leading to Savannah been permitted
by the railroad commission earlier in the
season to cut rates also, Savannah's
shortage would not be so great. Why the
railroad commission refused to permit Sa-
vannah roads to protect Georgla's chief
seaport until the injury was done is not
made clear, If it was right to permit the
Savannah roads TO cut rates later in the
season it was right to permit them to do
so earlier in the season.
There are two features of the report
which afford some comfort. one is that
the Savannah Cotton Exchange has asked
to be a party complainant against roads
guilty of cutting rates and thereby taking
cotton out of the channels it would natu-
rally follow in reaching the seaboard, and
the other is the purpose of the Central to
cut rates next season IL the Norfolk roads
claim an increased poportion of the cotton
traffic because of the amount of that
traffic which they have handled this year
II is clear that IL Savannah gets what
properly belongs to her she must fight for
1t, and it is comfort to find that the
roads upon which Savannah depends and
the Savannah Cotton Exchange are IN a
mood 10 fight for savannah's rights. II
enterprise on the part of Savannah's ship
ping agents-enterprise that will insure
plenty Of freight room and as low ocean
rates as are offered at rival ports-savan-
nah will be all right next year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
Is This Diplomacy.

When Consul General Lee was in this
country a few weeks ago, he was as dumb
as an oyster in respect to all matters per-
tanning 70 Cuba. He came from Havana
to give the President information in re-
spect to the condition of affairs in Cuba
which, it is understood, the President
wanted to guide him in writing his annual
message. The newspapers asked Gen.
Lee many questions relative to Cuba, to
all of which, with that charming courtesy
for which he is noted. he refused to give
any answer. He let it be understood that
he would like to talk to his newspaper
friends, but that his lips were sealed by
the authority to which he owed obedience.
But, strange to say, Gen. Lee talked with
remarkable freedom to representative and
Senator-elect Money, who visited Cuba
during THE holidays for the purpose of
getting a few facts about the prospects of
the insurgents succeeding in their war
with Spain. And it turns out that Mr.
Money was acting as the correspondent
Of a New York newspaper. MIR. Money
says that Gen. Lee said to him:
that to-day / am more firmly convinced
than ever that Spain cannot put down the
insurrection, and that every day it con-
tnues means a loss of life and property,
without the remotest encouragement Of
any final Spanish success. AS long since
told him, the instruction will succeed. My
judgment to that effect receives daily con-
firmation."
Now, why couldn't Gen. Lee have made
the foregoing statement when he was in
this country? At that time, it seems, he
was firmly convinced that the insurgents
would succeed in gaining their independ-
ence. What Is there in the rules of diplo-
macy which prevented him from telling
to newspaper men in this country what
he told a representative of a New York
newspaper in Havana? If there is any
thing, IT. would be interesting to know
what it Is.
But the Information that Spain cannot
re-establish her authority in Cuba, al
though withheld, as far as we can see
longer than was necessary. is interesting
and important. Gen. Lee undoubtedly has
good reasons for the opinion he expresses
or else he would not have sent such a
message to Secretary Olney. That message
will have the effect of Fastening congress,
ional action on the Cameron resolution.
1t will be argued that if Spain cannot
reassert her authority what's the use of
permitting the destruction of life and
property to continue? Why not take steps
to bring the war to a close at once?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
INDLX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings - Savannah Cotton Mills;
Young Mems Hebrew Association.
, Special Notices-Butter. Eggs and Ten
nessee Poultry, Jas. McGrath & Co.; Rem
ington Bicycle Agency, r. D. & VIM. Lat
timore; We Still Continue to Make White
Laundered Shirts. Meyere & Franck:
Don't Lose Your 10 Per Cent. Discount,
B. II. Levy & Bro; Ship Notice. Strachari
& Co.; Ship Notice. Jose NJ. Esteye &
Co; Notice, John o. Smith.
{ Washing Powder-Gold Dust Washing
Powder
Cottolene-N. X Fairbanks Company.
Beef-Liebigs Extract of Beef.
Tobacco-Blackwelr Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
A Boys Overcoat-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Between Life and Death-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Auction Sales-Elegant and Choice Fur
niture, Etc, by ]. Mclaughlin & Son;
Furniture, Etc, by A. X. Wilson.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Medical - Munyon's catarrh cures
Hoods Pills; S. S. s.; Cuticura Remedies;
SCOTS Emulsion.
/ Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
His Trouble.

Mr.. Spoonamore for some time had had
a sore feeling in the upper part of mis-
throat, says the Chicago Tribune.
He went to an eminent specialist and
stated his case,
The eminent specialist examined his
throat by means of a costly electric APP
paratus and told Mr.. Spoonamore he had
organic throat trouble, complicated by
symptoms of tonsilitis.
He wrote a prescription and handed it 10
him.
The bill was $25.
Mr.. Spoonamore paid it and went to a
drug store TO have the prescription filled.
This cost him s. more.
on his way home he passed dentists
office.
Obeying a hasty impulse he went in.
Il wish you would see if there is any
thing the matter with my mouth" he said
to the dentist.
The dentist made an examination.
"You have bad wisdom TOOTH" he
said
Pull it out"
1t was pulled out.
The expense was so cents.
When Mr.. Spoonamore got home he
found that his throat trouble was entirely
gone
But he still has his $50 bottle of medi-
cine, which may come handy II he ever
really has organic throat trouble compli-
Gated with symptoms Of tonsilitis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

1t appears from a publication in the
New York Journal that Congressman ii.
d. Money went to Cuba as the paid com
missioner of that newspaper. He is dis
tinctly referred to in the paper as the
journals Cuban commissioner" Consul
General Lee and the Spanish officials did
not regard him as a paid agent of news
paper, but as a member Of the congress of
the United States seeking authentic infor-
nation. AS the matter stands. therefore,
it looks as If Congressman Money had laid
himself liable to severe public censure for
having used his official position to get in
formation TO be sold to a newspaper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
He Had Done His share.

She was an elderly woman, says the Chi
cago Post. but she was what would have
been termed an earnest worker" by peo-
pie who gave time and attention to chart
table work.
He wasn't particularly pleased to see
her, but, of course, he was polite. 1t
wouldn't do to rebuff her.
I'VE have just started such a deserving
charity" she began, land / know you"
Really, l don't believe / can do any
thing moro just now" he interrupted
All but you haven't heard the scheme
the plan" she persisted.
THAT wouldn't make any difference he
replied. Il have done all that 4 feel 1
can afford to do now, and all that l feel
called upon to do"
But you never have done anything in
this line"
I have helped in pretty nearly every
line of charitable work there is going, he
asserted.
But this is something new. If 1 con-
vince you that it is really deserving and
that you never have done anything of the
sort before, may we expect contribu-
tion?'
There seemed to be no other way of get
ting rid of her, so he accepted the PROPOSE
ton.
well" she explained, the plan is sole
ly to help the young girls"
He nodded but said nothing.
so much is expected of gir.s now" she
went on; $50 much moro than used to be
expected of them that for want of a help
ing hand some of them fail. We shall de-
vote ourselves entirely to them. Does not
the idea appeal to your
1T is a good thing" he admitted; but
there is nothing new about it-at least to
me"
"You have done something IN that line?"
she asked in establishment.
YES" he replied. That idea appealed
to me early in life, and l selected one of the
most deserving girls l could find, and
and"
"Wel?"
why, 1 married her, and found her
even more deserving than l had expected,
so l have been working on your theory
ever since"
He turned to his desk with the air of
man who thought that ne had done his
share toward helping deserving gir.s along
in the world, while the charitably dispos-
ed woman gave up the fight and left with
out another word.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

1t may be surmised that flaws will be
picked in the Anglo-American arbitration
treaty in the Senate if it is possible to do
SO. 1t is in the very nature Of things that
there should be close sympathy between
this country and Great Britain. But If a
bond of brotherhood were established and
recognized, what would become of the tin
thunder of the bowling, ranting lingo in
congress, or trying to break into congress?
The jingoes do not desire that there shall
be an understanding between the two
countries. They would rather be able to
twist the lions tail upon any and all oc-
casions. than to see Brother Jonathan and
John Bull grasp hands in fellowship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13
The pisappoInted PeIicnn.

''The Pelican That Bit Off More Than
He Could Chew" the title of one of Capt
Stephen Brayo's pet stories. Capt. Bravo
is commander of the steamer City of Key
West, which plies between Miami and the
Island City, says the Jacksonville Times
Union.
This particular pelican, according 70
Capt. Bravo. was one of the few song
sters on the island of Key West He
calls him a songster, but explains 1t by
saying that a live pelican has as much
license to sing as dying swan and the
songs of dying swans are far-famed.
This pelican was popular pet of all the
people of the island. They fed him upon
fish, and the pelican waxed fat, sassy
and musical.
One day the pelican died, and his owner
and many admiring friends wept and wore
crepe.
His death was caused by an ingenious
but cruel yankee, who wished to demon
strate that the pelican had a palate and
could taste.
This ingenious gentleman ingratiated
himself into the faith of the bird with
feelings of choice fish.
When it came time for the gentleman
to come the pelican would squirt his eye
at the sun and see what time it was and
strut the earth impatiently. When he
appeared in view the pelican always greet
ed him with a large, V-shaped smile--a
smile not alone for gladness, but to form
a proper aperture for the deposit of fish.
One day the mantle villain, we should
say-gave the pelican an India rubber fish
that had done duty for years in a restau-
rant window.
The pelican received the fish and de-
posted it in his valise beneath his bill,
there to become mellow and digestib,e.
The next day he examined the fish criti-
cally with bill and eyes and was sur
prised and chagrined 10 find that it had
not become mellow. He returned it to it's
depository, tucked his head beneath his
wing and slept.
A day later the fish was taken out again
Still no mellowness. The pelican cussed
he tapped his wings and swore, he cooked
one eye heavenward and then the other
and then thoughtfully returned the fish
to it's pouch, looking, if not saying:
Il do believe I'm getting Old
The next day the pelican examined the
fish again. Still no impression. 1t was
then that he swore by the hair on the
head of the bald-headed eagle that he'd
eat no more fish until he had digested
that one.
Did he keep his resolve? Go see the
crepe upon the door of the man who
owned him and tell him to relate to you
the sad tale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

A Washington special to the Baltimore
sun contains ex-Secretary Hoke Smiths
explanation Of his vote for Bryan. 1t is
TO the Effect that when the ex-secretary
and Speaker Crisp were on the stump in
their memorable but short-lived debate
upon the silver question, each pledged
himself TO the other that he would vote
for the nominee Of the democratic party
at Chicago; and Mr.. Smith kept his word.
Speaking of the Bryan lecture in Atlanta.
the ex-secretary said it was the most
complete collapse he had ever seen in his
life, and that II Mr.. Bryan had been all
vertised 60 deliver free lecture the fol-
lowing night he would have drawn no
audience at all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

The Chicago Tribune prints an interest
ing story to the effect that a big war is i'm
pending between the Western Union Tel
egraph Company and the American Bell
Telephone Company. According to the
story, the Western Union has made ar
rangements to purchase the plant of a
telephone construction company in Chi
cago. and some of the long distance lines
controlled by the Western Telephone Con-
struction Company. These lines, accord
ing to the Tribune. ARE in the south and
are parallel to the Seaboard railroad lines
and a number of other lines from Rich
mond south and west. The Western Union
has also practically concluded the pur-
chase of a number of local exchanges now
in operation, and rumor credits it with
being behind the Kinloch Telephone Com.
pany, which has secured a franchise in
st. Louis and proposes putting up an ex-
change Of 1900 instruments at starting"
The Tribune's article goes on to say that
the telephone people have also been active.
and win be found in a position to make
q strong fight. A war between these gi-
ants would be interesting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

Some time ago little girl in New York
broke her leg, in such manner that the
bone can never knit. Surgeons, after an
examination of the limb. have declared
mat the leg bone of a dog could be trans
planted in the leg of the girl, making it
well and strong. But it would be neces-
sary to perform vivisection upon the dog.
This the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
10 Animals will not allow; hence the little
girl must go through life a cripple, un
less she can go elsewhere to have the op-
Grafton performed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

The New York Sun attempts to locate
the town of Red Oak, which has produced
a poet Of forty gestures in the state Of
Georgia. Georgia would. indeed. be proud
to claim this genius of forty gestures. as
no poet within her borders has succeeded
in evolving more than thirty-nine. But
candor and fair dealing compells the ad-
mission that the happy Red Oak which
possesses the forty-gesture poet is IN the
state Of Minnesota.