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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Booker t. Washington, the wife
of the negro educator, not only teaches in
the Institute at Tuskegee, but helps many
of the poorer class to put in daily prac-
tice the principles taught there.
Mrs Mary Sparkling, the socialist,
daughter of the latc William Morris, is
supposed to be the finest maker of artistic
lace in the world In appearance she very
much resembles her mother, who furnish
ed the original model for Dante Gabriel
Rossettis well-known type of female head,
surmounted with wealth of auburn hair
Ex-senator Ransom of North Carolina
who, until recently, was minister to Mex
leo, is always the pink of courtesy, but
there has not been in this day and gem
Grafton a more expert dodger of the inter-
viewer than Gen. RANSOM His inquiries
after the health of the reporter and his
words of welcome are cordial and redun-
dant, but when it comes to electing a sin
gle opinion or comment from the veteran
Tar Heel statesman there has not yet
been found the newspaper man who could
compass that feat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
The House Drainage question.

Il cropped out in the talk which Col
Warning, the house drainage expert, had
with the mayor and members of the city
council and sanitary board on Thursday,
and reported in our local columns yester-
day, that this question of house drainage
has been under discussion for a good
many years. Col Warning presented TO
the city his plan a long time ago and it
was extensively discussed at the time.
Then, as now, there was a difference Of
opinion as to whether or not the sewage
should be drained into the river in front
Of. or Immediately below, the city or car
ried to a long distance outlet. On this
point the discussion waxed not. Indeed
this question of an outlet for sewage has
been discussed at various times with
great degree Of earnestness and sincerity
But while discussing it We have made
no step forward in the matter of house
drainage. The difference of opinion in re-
spect 10 it has not of course been the
only, and perhaps not the main, reason
for delaying the house drainage improve
ment. The lack of money probably has
been the chief reason. Still, the outlet
question has had something to do with it.
Therefore we are glad that Col. Waring
has expressed himself so clearly and forci-
bly, in respect to the matter. In his opinion
the health of the city would not be jeop-
ardized in the least by emptying the sew
age into the river in front of the city,
and the presence of sewage there in the
condition in which it would reach the
Ia 81 ,-grra
We are not taking our drinking water
from the river now and the chances are
that we shall never again take it from
that SOURCE The artesian wells have an
swered our purpose for a sufficient num-
Der of years TO justify us in concluding
that they will always meet our require
ments. Therefore we ought to consider
the question of an outlet as practically
settled. A house drainage system will
cost considerably less If the outlet is To-
Gated somewhere on the river front in
stead of at some point several miles dis
tant.
But whether we decide upon "a far away
or a nearby outlet we submit that the
question has been discussed sufficiently to
justify a prompt decision. When we shall
have settled the outlet question finally We
shall have taken an important step to-
wards providing a house drainage system
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
An old Farmers Mistake.

Congressman Campbell lives at Nc
Leansborough. says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. He represents more acres of
apple orchards than any other member
of the present House of Representatives.
He says he doesn't know much about the
profits of the apple business, having been
pretty closely employed with cares of
craftsmanship.
"Eut," continued the congressman, IT
can give you an actual occurrence which
will afford you some idea. One of my
constituents is an old farmer who set out
old enough now to bear well. His chill
dren have been marrying off and l sup
pose the farm house seems lonely. Any
way, the old farmer was in town awhile
ago, and told one of the business men that
he believed he would sell the farm and
take life easy.
" If you see any farm buyers coming
along, send them out to my place." he
said.
when the apple+buying time came
round, the town man met one of the buyers
from the east, and in the course of a
conversation remarked to him that he
thought he knew where he could buy an
orchard crop few miles out. The buyer
was ready to go and look, and the town
man accompanied him. They went to this
old farmers place. They walked through
the orchard carefully, and the buyer ex-
amined the apples critically The old
farmer was pretty hard of hearing, and it
was impossible to carry on much CONVEX
sation with him. As they came back to
the house che apple buyer asked:
Well what do you want for your
crcpt
" Six thousand dollars replied the old
man.
THE buyer figured a little and said:
" All right! I'll take it,
The old farmer seemed a little surpris-
ed at the promptness with which the bar
gain was struck, hat, turning to the town
man, he said. promptly:
- Me and my wife will be in to-mor-
row TO sign the deeds
" Thunder said the town man. He
is not buying your farm. He's giving you
that for your apple CROP"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

One of our neighbors, Uncle Nate, as
we called him, was greatly bothered by
whippoorwill that came nearly every
night and sat on a rock in his back yard
and sang his love song, or whatever it
is, until Nick Nate was nearly wild, says
a writer in Forest and Stream. One night
he lay awake and, as he said, stood it
Just as long as he could, when he got up,
and taking down the old gun that was
loaded with a fox charge, he went to the
back door, and drawing a bead on the
rock, which he could dimly see in the
faint starlight. blazed away. Then, in the
pleasing consciousness of good deed well
done, again sought his couch,
In the morning his first care was to re-
load the old gun, as there was no telling
when 1t would be needed. After this task
was finished he started for the back yard
TO gloat over the mangled remains of his
tormentor; but what was his horror and
disgust to find that instead of holding on
the rock, he had completely riddled his
wife's best washtub, which was turned
bottom up about four feet from the rock
The disappointment was bad enough
but when Aunt Hannah came out and
saw the ruin, Uncle Nate afterward de-
clared, it was worse than the whippoor-
will, and he made a break for the barn,
his usual haven of refuge In such cases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
AtInntn,s Open Gates.

1t is evident from the articles appearing
in Atlanta's papers that there is quite a
strong sentiment in that city against re-
ceiying refugees from the yellow fever
sections. In Thursdays Atlanta Journal
there is an interesting article by DIR. f. H.
Orme on the question, Gould yellow fever
spread in Atlanta?" DR.. Orme has no
hesitation in answering the question in
the affirmative. He does not say, of
course, that there is danger of it's spread
ing there this year. He simply points
out that there haze been yellow fever cpl
denies in localities having as pure an at
mosphere as Alfalfa, and situated at
much higher altitude. Because there
have been refugee cases of the fever in
that city, and it has not spread it does
not follow that 1t wouldn't spread this
year or some other year if it found a lodge
ment within her limits.
Dr. Orme points out that comparatively
little is known about yellow fever. 1t is
an enigmatcal disease-a disease which
manifests itself differently in different cpl
denies and shows itself differently in diff
ferent cases. A city exposed to it in one
come the victim of it in another epidemic,
although, as far as can be seen, there is
no reason why it should escape in one in
stance and be afflicted in the other. 1t is
the same way with individuals. They may
go through an epidemic, being exposed to
the disease in every possible manner, and
yet not contract 1t. 1t doesn't follow that
they are immunes. In a subsequent cpl
demic they may become victims of the
disease.
Let us admit" says DIR. Orme, chat
we do not know what this mysterious dis
ease may at any time do. 1t is famous
for breaking It's past records" He does
not think there is so much danger from
refugees as from the trunks, Valises and
other packages which they bring with
them. He says: whatever the injecting
principle or germ in yellow fever may be
classified or motif is known that it
propagates and multlplies itself upon the
atmosphere when conditions are favorable
1t becomes greatly intensified when con-
l~fned IN the atmosphere of a box, in a
dark, warm place-so that package made
up in a place where the infection is upon
the air may be source of great danger
In this way diseases have been introduced
by vessels and other conveyances into
cities-and by the prevention of this cities
have been saved"
Atlanta is now taking precautions
against the disease. She does not admit
refugees that have been exposed to the
disease and she has begun a system of
fumigating trunks and other packages
from the infected localities. Many of her
citizens and the people OF cities with
which she is in close communication would
be glad if she had taken this precauton
sooner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Luetgert,s Defense


The attorneys of I.uetgert, the Chica On
sausage maker who is being tried in that
city on charge of having murdered his
wife, said they would treat the public to
a sensation when they began the defense.
and they appear to have kept their prom
Use. The prosecution must of course show
that Luetgert's wife is dead before I.uet
CERT can be convicted of having murdered
her. A good deal of circumstantial evil
dence has been introduced to prove that
he killed her and attempted to remove
all traces of her by destroying her body
with caustic potash. According to the
prosecutions theory the woman's body
was cooked in the potash in one of the
sausage watts of Luetgert's sausage fac
tory until it was reduced to mass Of
slime. A few small pieces of bone and a
couple of rings We're found In this matter.
There was expert testimony to the effect
that the pieces of bone were chips from
the SHELTON of a woman, and evidence was
introduced 10 the effect that the rings had
belonged TO Mrs. Luetgert.
Luetgert, through his attorneys. said he
would make it clear that his wife was
seen alive two days after the time the
prosecution claimed she had been murder
ed. He also said he would show that the
pieces of bone found in his sausage vat
were not parts of the bones of a woman,
and that the rings said to have been the
property of his wife did not belong to her.
Very few, if anybody who has followed
the trial believed that he could sustain
these statements. He has done remarka-
bly, We'll however, in his efforts to show
his wife was not dead at the time the
prosecution said she was. He has pro-
duced three witnesses who appear to be
quite certain they saw har in a small Wis
consin town two days after the date which
the prosecution fixes as the time OF her
death. They did not know her personally.
but they recognized her as the original of
a photograph Of her which was shown
them. Their testimony is not wholly sat
isfaetory, but is sufficient probably TO jus
tify the jury in doubling that she is dead
provided it is not shown TO be false
The fun will begin when the defendants
experts take the witness stand They will
express opinions the opposite of those of
the experts for the prosecution and doubt
less they viii give some very satisfactory
reasons for their belief that the bones
are no part of the bones of a woman.
In many murder trials nowadays con-
siderable dependence is placed on the tes-
tmony of experts, and, although, as a
rule, the experts on one side are about as
good authority as those on the other. they
pretty nearly always contradict each
other. Luetgerts experts, therefore, can
be depended upon to raise a great doubt
in the minds of the jury as to whether
any fragments of bones OF a woman were
found in the sausage vat 1t looks now
as If Luetgert would be acquitted on the
ground Of the failure of the prosecution
TO make out a case against the accused
beyond reasonable doubt Either an ac-
quittal or mistrial may be looked for.
notwithstanding the feeling in Chicago
that the sausage maker is guilty,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
PROPo,AIs wANTEn-
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OCEAN MAIL LETTINGS
NOTICE 10 BIDDERS.

Postoftice Deprtment, Washington
l.. G., July I 1S97.-In aecor5orIs
With the provions of an ao Jai'ce
congress, approvh March 3, 1891. enti+lot
An act to provie for ocean mail $50 eS--t'l
Del"eeh the U1teq States am foreien
ports ana 70 propote commerce " proros
ais VIII be receIed at the Postofice n
partment. In thecity of WASHINGTON M
III CLOCK p. n,. on TUESDAY, the A.,
Gay OF OctoDer, ST, for CONVEYING -
mails OF the United States by means os
steamships described in said act betW.z1
the several portslof the United States nd
the several ports in foreign rount.tt
which are specifically named in the So
ules of routes published herewith.
\ Proposals are invited for service on s,t.
routes, under Contracts for fvl "
each, and also for ten years ea,5. T,biIS
1897. VENEER
Under the law the right is reserved IN N.
postmaster general to reject all bids rot
in his opinion, reasonable for the att
ment of the purposes contemplated by r5a
AIT
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED ROUTES
No. Go. NJ. s." From New York n
TuSpam, calling at Havana Progress
Tanipico, and returning calling at W..
Cruz, Frontero, Progreso. and Havans
once week, fifty-two trips per wear IN
Vessels ot the lhlIu Grass lime o. voyage
three and three-tourths days to and from
Havana. Bond required with bid az ma
Contract for five years, or for ten vears
No TO. NJ. 81 From New Yorl -
Havana, once each week, fifty-two trims
per year, in vessels of the third class
Time of voyage averaging not more than
three and three-foJrths days each wav
Bond required with bid $4,000. Contract
for five years, or for ten years.
The contractor on ether of these .routes
will be permitted to substitute, at anv
time during the contact term, one or
more vessels of the second class for YES
sells of the third class without additional
compensation therefor
Note.-On return voyages vessels NAV
touch at any ports not mined in the sched-
ule if by doing so the outward voyages are
not delayed.
Circulars containing a topy of the above
cited act list of the routes, instructions
to bidders, and blank forms of proposals
with accompanying bonds, can be obtain
ed of the superintendent of foreign mails.
postofice department, oh and after JULY
IS, 1897. JAS. A. GARY.
Postmaster General
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Our Declining Merchant Marine.
From the Philadelphia Record (Dem.).

There are two ways to recover our car
rying trade. The right way is to repeal
our navigation laws in 50 tar as they OPP
crate TO put our shipowners at a disad-
vantage with foreign competitors; the
other way is the Elkins way, which pro-
poses that the government shall allow
our shipowners $220.000O00 for the same
service for which We now pay 500, 600. 600.
First, we impose disabilities which pre-
vent our own merchantmen from doing
our carrying. business, and then, instead
of doing away with the disabilities, pro-
pose to pay them bonus of 10 per cent.
in order to enable them to do carrying
business!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

1t is strikingly noticeable how much less
of jingoism there is in the dispatches from
Madrid with regard to Minister Wood
ford's interview with the prime minister
than there was a month or so ago when
IL was first announced that the new min
ister of this country to Spain would carry
q strong and urgent message to that coun-
try with him. Have the dons, after all,
reached the conclusion that this is a great
and powerful nation?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
No war in Cuba.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Qnd).

An official statement issued by the
Spanish government shows that it sent
to Cuba, during the eighteen months
from November, 1895, to May, 1897, no less
than 1S7, 999 officers and soldiers, of whom
40 were generals; 212,54 guns, 81 cannon,
u mitrailleuses cartridges by the million,
powder by the hundred kilograms, and
shells by the thousand. And yet there is
no war in Cuba, and Weyler is merely
making some trivial efforts to put down
an insignificant rebellion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

Our Atlanta correspondence notes dis
position on the part of the penitentiary
committee of the legislature to put off"
the settlement of the convict problem. The
people of the state win be willing to have
it put off" just so long as may be nee
essary TO formulate a plan TO be submit
ted at the approaching session of the leg
islature, and no longer. The existing
leases have only short while to run,
and the next session of the legislature
must say what is to succeed the lease
system. The matter has been put off,
as long as it can be.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

Senator Hanna IS developing into a
campaign orator. Heretofore he has been
known as an Office politician; now he is
upon the stump, in Ohio, singing rheto-
re and stock jokes with the best of them.
II would probably be worth going miles to
hear Senator Hanna tell a really funny
story on the stump At Marietta the 9th
or day Senator Hanna indicated to the
people now much value to the admins
trat'on he placed upon himself. you can
pay no higher tribute to the chief magis-
trate' said he, than by showing the
whole country that the republicans Of
ONO do not intend to leave him standing
WIN his work half finished" Should the
republicans fail to carry Ohio in the COM
ing election Mr.. Hanna would be retired
from the Senate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

The Oldest old maid in the world, it is
claimed, lives in Seymour. Ind. She was
1Ol years old this week. Talking to a
newspaper man with regard TO her age
and why she never married, she said
Il never kept company with but two men
In my life, and as neither of them had
spunk enough to ask me to marry him,
got disguised" We may be pardoned for
doubling that two failures would disgust
the modern young lady.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Ocean Steamship Co.
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Fare Savannah to New York.-Cabin,
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Fare Savannah to Boston direct ships)
Cabin, so; Excursions sS6; intermediate,
$17; Excursion, $2S; Steerage, $1l.75.
Fare savannah to Philadelphia (via
New Yerk-Cabin, so; Excursion, $50;
intermediate, $l7; Excursion, $27; Steer
age So.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
(Soth) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
SATURDAY, Sept. Is, 3 p. m.
CITY OF. BIRMINGHAM, Cant. Burg,
MONDAY, Sept. q, p. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY,
Sept. %, 6 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE Capt Askins, WE'D
NESDAY, Sept. 20, Z p m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, FRIDAY,
Oct l. $50 =. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis. SAT-
URDAY, Oct 2, II noon.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett
MONDAY, Oct 4, 80 p. m.
GATE CITY, Capt Googins, TUESDAY
Oct 5, 3 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHEsSE, Capt. HanIon
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, p. M
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, FRIDAY,
Oct s, p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
CITY OF MACON, Capt Savage, WE'D
NESDAY, Oct. 6, 4 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, MON
DAY Oct II, 3 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, SAT
URDAY, Oct. 49, 8 p. m
C1ATFAHOOCHEE, Capt Lewis,
THURSDAY, Oct. q, p m.
fCITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, TUES
DAY. Oct 26 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE Capt. Lewis, SAT-
URDAY, Oct. 80, 1870 p. m.
w. G. BREWER, Ticket Agent, 80 Bull
| street. Savannah, Ga.
e. w. SMITH, Cont Frt. ACT, savan-
nah, Ga.
R. G. IRRELEVANT, Agent, Savannah,
Ga.
f. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
JNO. NJ. EGAN, Vice President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Eternal Vigilance the Price
4ltc safety.
From the Baltimore Sun Dem.).

Yellow fever fingers perennially in Gu
ban and South American ports. where
no attention is paid to the contamination
of the subsoil. Safety is TO be secured by
New Orleans, Mobile and other places on
our southern coast only by constant at
tention to the purity of their drinking
water and to the drainage of their sub
soil by means of suitable sewers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin. limited days, $1S. 80. Cabin, I'M
limited, 5000 Excursion, limited
months, $S2. Second class, limited days.
$14.75.
TO BOSTON-Steamer- limited
days $24. Excursion, limited months, $40.
Second class, limited days, $l9
TO WASHINGTON-S and rail-
Cabin, unlimited SIG 20. Second class
limited 5 days, 81 20.
TO PHILADELPHIA-S and rail
Cabin, unlimited $780, Excursion. lin
tied months, 5000. Second class. Iiml-
ted days, $3.50
TO PHILADELPHIA-St eamer-Cabin
unlimited SIT. Second class, limited i
days, $11.5
TO BALTIMORE-Cabin S15 Excursion
limited months, $25. Second class. $40.
The steamships of this company are an
pointed to sail from Savannah to BaIti.
more as follows STANDARD time):
ITASCA, Capt. James, SATURDAY
Sept. 25, ct 500 p. m.
BERKSHIRE, Capt Kirwan. WEDNEs-
DAY, Sept. 49, at 500 p. M.
D. H. MILLER, Capt Billups. SATUR-
DAY, Oct. 2, at 1880 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. j. CAROLAN, Agent.
Savannah, Ga.
w. F. TURNER, G. P. A..
A. d. STEBBINS, A. T. M.
]. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore, Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
Author of section %.
From the Chicago Chronicle Dem).

SO Steve Elkins of West Virginia was
the architect of Section %. We should
have thought of Mr.. Elkins before. If
there is "a good thing in sight, from star
route contracts to Mexican mines, the
gentleman from West Virginia is very
likely to have finger in it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

The New York papers day after day fill
columns of their space with stories of
quarrels between Plat. Worth and other
republican leaders, but they have nothing
to say with regard to any quarrel be-
that the democratic leaders are not quar-
relling. They are Saving wood and say
ing nothing" When the election comes off
the advantage of their way of conduct
ing a campaign will be made apparent.