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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
bright BITS.

-She-I hear you have just got mar
ried; is it too late to offer congratulations?
He-Oh, yes; was married three weeks
ago.-Tit-B Bits
Explaining, it'll presume the reason
why the chainless bicycle isn't as well
known as the other kind remarked Riv-
ers, sis that it always travels in cog.'-
Chicago Tribune.
An Expert OpinionsT"Great men," re-
marked the thoughtful youth, "are fire.
quently misunderstood by the public. ="
'"rhat," replied Senator Sorghum, grave
ly, lis very true. And mighty lucky il is
for some of them. Was hington Star.
Plenty of Observation-Disclosures trou-
BILE with bicycling Is that it does not de-
velop the arms In proportion to the legs.
Wheeler-Yes, 1t does, if you will only
use one of those little two-ounce hand
pumps to initiate your tires.-Gndianapolis
Journal
I'VE could adduce hundred inustra-
lions to prove the advantage of short
hand" said lecturer on that ilk, land
the saving of time. thereby effected Only
think, gentlemen, It took Gothic forty
years to write his Faust How many
years he might have saved if he had
known Observation-Disclosures Words.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
The Ruse Failed.

There is a medical student now in town
whose industry is not equal to his imagi-
nation, says the San Francisco News Let
ter. He was pursuing his studies in the
east, and was in the perennial condition of
being hard up" Requests for money
were often sternly denied, and then our
friend bethought himself of surer plan
He simulated a great desire for study. His
letters were long tale of burning the
midnight oil, and the beautiful advances
he was making In the various "ologs."
The letters were approved of and much
admired. He was encouraged. Then came
a letter saying what high place he was
going to take in the study of anatomy
but what he really very badly needed was
a male skeleton--a male skeleton to study
bones, etc. The money was sent and
spent, but not on the skeleton. Then, aft
er a while, the male skeleton being a sue
cess, he again wrote and wanted female
skeleton. Female skeletons are cheaper
than male skeletons, and at this singular
proof of honesty the parents could not be
proof. The money for the female skeleton
went the same way.
Cad" said our friend to a crony. "Pity
there isn't another sex. How in the deuce
am 1 to raise more money? Confound it,
why couldn't they have another sex?"
That's true. You will have to give the
skeleton business up"
II am afraid So"
You might try for a baby skeleton, eh?"
by Jovei You are a brick. Babies are
male and female, amt they, old man? I'll
try for male baby skeleton first"
The letter went, but the ruse had been
discovered. Yet our friend never likes to
hear the word skeleton mentioned before
him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
Gaee's Currency reform plan.

It is pretty well understood what the
currency reform plan is which Mr.. Gage.
the Secretary of the Treasury. will recon-
mend to congress in his annual report.
Whether or not this plan viii have the ap-
prevail Of the currency commission, ap-
pointed by the Indianapolis convention, Is
a subject for speculation. Nobody seems
TO know whether 8Ir. Gage has discussed
the matter with the commission.
In brief Nr. Gage proposes that all the
green backs and sherman notes shall be
called in and national bank bills issued in
the place Of them; that all the government
obligations shall be funded into ~ per
cent gold bonds; that the silver in the
treasury vaults shall be coined and certlh-
Gates issued against It; that national
banks shall be permitted TO issue notes TO
the fun par value Of the bonds deposited
as security for circulation; that the tax on
national bank circulation shall be only
sufficient to cover the expenses of ad-
ministering the national banking law ana
that national banks shall be permitted to
organize with a capital of $500 in com
munities where there is complaint OF a
want Of currency.
The secretary thinks that 2lz per cent.
gold bonds would sell readily at par The
greater part of the bonded debt bears in
terest at and per cent, and the secre-
tary's rounding scheme would effect an
annual saving OF about $4,000 To re-
tire the greenbacks and Sherman notes
would require the sale Of about S25o0O0,00O
IN bonds, but the interest on these addi-
tional bonds would not be anywhere near
the amount which the refunding Of the
debt would save.
II this plan should be adopted the gold
standard would be so firmly established
that there would be comparatively little
fear Of the free silver movement; but is
there any prospect of its being adopted?
II Is doubtful if the Senate would con-
slider it seriously. No gold standard meas
ure can get through that body as il is
constituted at present.
It Is a question whether the President
will strongly endorse the plan In his mes
sage. His administration is pledged to
currency reform, but he isn't going to do
anything in respect to the currency until
he Is certain that he has the support Of
the people. Besides. he hasn't yet pro
vided revenues sufficient to meet the gov
eminent expenditures. The Dingley tariff
bill isn't the revenue producer it was
expected It would be, and the chances are
that it will be amended in some important
particulars next winter. Badly as a re-
form OF the currency is needed the pros
pect that any steps towards reforming 1t
will be taken by this congress is not
promising.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
snrnrnah,s COTTON Receipt..

A well known cotton man, in an inter
view published in the Morning News yes
terday, said it looked very much as if Sa-
vannah's cotton receipts would reach l.
10000 bales this season. The receipts of
such an amount of cotton would be a big
advertisement for Savannah, and would
help greatly to increase her commercial
Importance. An increase in our cotton re-
ceipts means an increase in our shipments
Of other kinds of products. 1t also means
an increase in the territory which depends
upon Savannah for its supplies.
1t is worthy of notice that there are no
complaints this year about cotton going
to Norfolk and Charleston. Last year
great deal of cotton went to those ports
because Of the lower foreign freight rates
offered there--at least that was the explain
alton offered when complaints were made
that those ports were getting cotton which
properly belonged to Savannah. There
were reports, however, that the Central
railroad was operated in the interest of
the Southern, and that the Southern was
permitted to take cotton to Norfolk which
the Central would have brought to Savan-
nah If it had been operated in Savannah's
interest. How utterly unfounded these re-
ports were is shown by Savannah's cotton
receipts thus far this year. Now that Sa-
vannah offers as low ocean freight rates
as are offered at rival ports, she gets the
cotton to which she is entitled.
Savannah depends to a very great extent
upon her railroads. Without their earnest
efforts in her behalf she would fare badly.
Her commerce. which is her main depend
ence would decline, and as it shrank there
would be a decrease in the volume of her
wholesale and retail trade.
We do not believe in granting special IA
vors to railroads, but we think they should
have absolutely fair treatment. We GER
tainly do not help our city by demanding
concessions from them which do not put
us in better position in respect to rival
ports than that which we previously occu-
pied.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
Depsey'r Argument.

Dan" said a contractor to one of his
trusted employees, according to Tit Bits,
when you are seeing about that lime this
morning I wish you to mention to Demp-
sey that 1 would like to have that bill
paid You needn't press it, you know, but
just mention it TO him in an off-hand man
ner."
Yes, SOFT"
Il got the money from Dempsey" said
Dan on his return.
Il am very glad. You merely alluded to
II in an off-hand why. I suppose?"
Yes. sorr. I handed him the bill and
told him Il he didn't pay it would let off
my hand and give him black eye that ne
wouldn't forget for month. and he paid
it at wanst."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
Tuesdays Elections.

Elections are to be held In the eight
states of New York Ohio, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Kentucky. Iowa. Nebraska
and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Nov 2.
1t is believed that the way the elections
go will have a good deal to do with
determining the Issues Of the next
national campaign. In Nebraska, Iowa,
Kentucky and Ohio the issue is practic-
ally the same as last year, as 1t Is also
in the Sixth district of Illinois, which
will elect a congressman on Tuesday.
Free silver as against the gold standard
is the question which the politicians have
pushed to the front. In Nebraska Mr..
Bryan has been doing some heavy work
in support of the allied free silver forces
against regular republican nominees. The
offices being contested for are not of great
Importance, but fight is being made on
the money issue.
The election in which the most interest
centers is that to be held in Greater New
York, to determine who shall be the first
mayor of the consolidated municipality.
The fight Is four cornered, being partici-
pated by regular nominees of the demo-
cratic and republican parties, and by an
Independent candidate from each of the
two old parties. Van Wyck and Tracg are
the regulars, and George and Low the in
dependents. A stout fight is being put up
against the regular nominees on the
ground that they represent bosses, Croker
and Plat respectively, and the people are
pretty well worked up against boss rule.
From all appearances the fight is really
between Judge Van Wyck, the Tammany
candidate and Hon. Seth Low, the inde-
pendent republican nominee of the Cit
liens Union. A number of minor state
officers are to be elected, but the contest
in New York city completely overshadows
the fight in the state
In Ohio President McKnley's friends
and political manager, Marcus A. Hanna
is struggling to retain his seat in the SEN
ate. State officers are to be elected, in
Guiding a governor; but to the country at
large the success or failure of Hanna Is
regarded as of more importance than the
success or failure of the state ticket
Hanna's retention in the Senate depends
of course, on the ability of the republican
machine to elect and control the majority
of the members of the general assembly
It mas been said that Hanna's danger lies
not so much in the possibility of the re-
publicans losing the general assembly as
in the probability that he will be KNITTED"
by some Of the republican leaders. Fora
ker is one of the men feared. He has
lately been making speeches for Hanna
but that means nothing in so far as his
standing by Hanna at the crucial moment
is concerned.
In Maryland the issue is pretty much
personal. Maryland is a democratic state,
and with harmony In democratic ranks
would always be found in the democratic
column. But OF late there has arisen
spiteful opposition to Senator German,
which last year lost the state to the dem
ocracy and for time threatened to do
so again this year Happily, however, the
indications now are that German and
democracy will win
In Massachusetts, George Fred Williams
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
The Kentucky CAMPAIGN.

The interest in the campaign in Ken
lucky is not confined to that state. II is
general because of the contest between
the gold and silver factions of the demo-
cratic party. Only one state officer is to
be elected, namely, a clerk of the court Of
appeals, and yet the campaign is being
conducted as vigorously as If a governor
were to be elected. The silver faction OF
the democrats have a candidate and so
have the gold democrats The republi-
cans also have ticket, but they are not
doing a great deal of campaign work. Mr..
Bryan mas been stumping the state in be-
half of silver, and a number of leading
democrats are lending the gold faction
helping hand.
The silver democrats are trying to make
it appear that there are comparatively
few gold democrats in the state, and the
gold democrats are trying to get enough
votes TO prove that the state cannot be
carried for silver-that if the democratic
party is to regain control of Kentucky all
democrats of the state must get together
on a platform which says nothing about
silver The real issue therefore is not
the election of a clerk of the court of an.
Deals, but whether the silver democrats
can carry the state without the help OF
the gold democrats. If they cannot. ana
want to get control of the state, they
must abandon silver. In no other way can
they present a united front to the republi-
cans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
Only the Change of a Name

Edith E. T. Leasing in Galveston Daily
News.
There is nothing new in the papers to-day
A railway wreck and tenement burned;
The shrieks of the dying rent the sky,
And in each such deeds by men were
wrought
AS had made them heroes in days gone
by.
Even now with an instinct fine
The paper gives them an extra line.
Twenty striking miners are dead
Slain in the name of peace and law.
The women weep over the mangled clay
That were brothers and husbands yester-
day
That suffered and cursed and hoped and
prayed
And loved them, perhaps, in plodding
way.
But the gilded car of Power rolls on,
Perfect and polished--a thing of steel;
Little it recks of the writhing things,
Crushed and broken beneath its wheel.
Like wintry sunshine across the page
Are the bright details of a wedding or
two.
And groups of royalties glitter and CLEAN
And dazzle the world at a grand review.
Bul-JuSN DeiOW III a lltlS space,
1.-The famine in India grows apace"
The starving wretches creep out and lie
In the shade of the mango trees to die.
column tells of woman drowned
Young" the reporter says, land fair"
With broad, white eyelids and wavy hair
Failing upon her in shining bands,
And the trace Of toll on her little hands
The sad old story;-ever the same
A ruined home and a blackened name:
A rush to the river in mad despair,
To hide in it's bosom her sin and shame;
But the busy reporter with cunning pen
Drags 1t back TO the eyes OF men.
A laborer brave and honest and true
With little children about his feet;
Tramp, tramp, tramping the dusty
street,
Only praying for work to do
But why go on with the dull old tale?
The very type rebels at the telling
And quivers and blots and glimmers and
blurs-
Or it may be the heart in my bosom
swelling.
/ see the words thro' a rain of tears
Nothing new in the paper to-day"
The same old tragedy, dull and tame.
With only the change of an actor's name.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
A Jewel.

IT'S a little venturesome to announce
that have something new in the way of
a servant girl" laughed the young ma
iron, according to the Detroit Free Press,
but rather think can justify the state
ment by the facts"
Does it come up to the lost ideal?'
"No, it's not that, but it's worth her
salary to enjoy her originality and her de-
lightful verdancy. The first night she
came to us / put an alarm clock in her
room, and at an unearthly, hour in the
morning she was rushing over the house
shouting that there was some one ringing
the telephone, of which I had made her
custodian. / had call from q dear and
very fleshy friend of mine. In moving
about she dropped her belt without motto
ing It, Here, missus,' said Jane, on pick
ing up the lost article; I guess yous
dropped your trunk strap The other day
l told her to boil the eggs just three min
utes, but when they were served they
were as hard as bullets. When I took her
to task she insisted that she had obeyed
my orders, and then tried to let me down
lightly by saying: I suppose yous forgot,
mum, that the clocks twenty minutes
ahind time
she's so modest that when the coach
man eats in the kitchen she retres to
the cellar and refuses to hear a summons
till he is gone. My husband let out a yell
at her the other night when he found her
trying to grind the carving knife on
wheel of his bicycle, and she was so
startled that she cut the tire almost in
two. She's not good cook and not tidy"
"Why in the world do you keep her,
them"
"Well, she has never asked me to have
the kitchen rebuilt, allows me to have
such evenings out as want, and does not
condemn me for having children"
ooh the nrecionS ieWell''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
The Emptiness of Honor.

A story is going the rounds concerning
Jerome K. Jerome, says the Syracuse
Standard. Recently that gentleman gave a
harvest home supper TO his peasant neigh
bors in the vicinity OF GOGld's Grove, near
Wallingford, Oxon, and after dinner the
health OF the host was enthus stically
received, Mr.. Jerome returning thanks
with impromptu humor
Two of the guests were overheard TO
argue as 70 what made Mr. jerome IA
nous.
He writes books" said one. definitely.
NO he don't" was the contemptuous re-
tort; he rowed three men in boat and
then won the race; that's what he done"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31

Speaking of the appointment of Gen.
Long street to the Office Of commissioner
OF the Pacific railroads, a Washington dis
patch says: "There is a general feeling
here that Gen. Longstreet is inoapacitated
for the duties of the office" Have the
people in Washington not been reading
the papers for the past several months?
Have they not been following the news
OF the day? DO they not know that Gen.
Longstreet Is a sprightly young bride
groom? "Incapacitated!" Bosh. Even if
the general were not a vigorous young
married man. nobody ever gets too old
or feeble to draw a salary. The commits
slonership to which he has been appointed
IS sineeure 1t could be abolished with
out the interests of the government suffer
ing in the smallest degree.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special NOTES.-The Bicycle Schedule
for 1898. Is the Columbia Schedule, T. A.
Bryson, Agent; Savannah Steam Laundry;
Ship Notice, J. F. Minis & Co.; Telephone
Subscribers: YoUng's Famous Hats. Aey-
ere & Franck; A. A. A, Belsinger & Co. /;
For Exquisite and Perfect Work, E. & ".
Laundry; Gardner's Bazaar. b. Smith, Sue
cessor to j. Gardner; ITALIAN Ball at Odd
Fellows Hall, Wednesday Evening. Nov
3; New Arrivals. George A. Hudson; Mrs.
Charles D. Mize. Soprano; Obelisk Flour
The Graham Grocery; Eyeglasses and
Spectacles. Livingston's Pharmacy; Town
Talk. Wolf & Co, Florists; Bottled Deli
cacies. The Southern Grocery Company
Special Notice to Ladies. B. H. Levy &
Bro; Election Returns. Savannah Turf
Exchange. sullivan's cafe.
Fit Quality and Style-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Florida and the Land of the Sky, Etc
Via the New York and Florida Limited
-Baldwin-1lelvine Compa-
ny al the Theater Nov. !, 2. 3; First Bail
b. Georgia Company No. l, L. r. K. of p
All We Could Say-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Rsees-speed For Sale at Auction-The
jordan Patterson Company.
Worth Looking Into-Savannah Shoe
Factory
on But 1t Was Great-The Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Here's Flyer-M. Dryfus.
You Save One-Third Of What You Spend
By Buying Here-Foye & Morrison.
Every School Boy-Tne metropolitan
Clothing Company.
A Solid Oak Bedroom Suit 3 Pieces, for
sl2-J. ". Teeple.
People Get the Benefit-Schwarz, Furni-
ture and Carpet Store.
One More Chance-Ludden & Bates.
Our Richmond Wheels at S4O-R V. Con-
nerat.
The Ladies' Big Store, The Big Store
for Menu. H. Levy & Bro.
The Genuine Centimeri Kid Gloves Can
Only. Be Had of Us-Gutman's
The Best on the Street-Eckstein's.
You Should Have Heat These Mornings
Mutual Gas Light Company.
Ladies' Top Coyerings-Daniel Hogan.
Ladies' and Gents Bicycles, Etc.-Leo-
pold Adler.
There Is Only One Best-Walsh & Mey-
CT.
Beef-Liebigs Extract of Beef
Medical-dcElree's Wine of Cardui;
Worlds Dispensary Preparations; ''T7''
for Colds; S. s. s.; Womans Friend; Cuti-
cura Remedies; Hoods Sarsaparilla; Erie
Medical Company; Munyon's Rheumatism
Cure; Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Pills;
7. P. p
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31

We ask the attention of our lady friends
to the display of FINE LADIES' CAPEs
which we offer this week at very Low
PRICES. The stock is all new and is the
result of Mr.. HOGAN'S painstaking Ia.
bors in New York and the Eastern mark.
cts. Mr.. HOGAN bought these goods at
extra close figures, and is Offering them
AT A SLIGHT ADVANCE ON COST.
This then is your opportunity to buy
fashionable covering at an extremely low
price
Remember, please, that every garment
offered is correct in style, excellent in
material, and superior in make and finish
From the large assortment here are
few popular priced garments.
LADIES PLUSH CAPES, beaded and
fur trimmed, s.. $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50.
VELVET CAPBs. elegantly trimmed
with ribbon and steel buckles, $10.5O,$135,
SIS and up to SO.
CLOTH CAPEs, plain and braided, 81
to $25.
LADIES' JACKETS. in all the fashion.
able materials. $3.50, "a and $780,
LADIES TAILOR MADE JACKETS
all silk lined. $40, $3.50 SIS and UP to &c.
MISSES and CHILDREN's RBEFERs
Empire style, in all the new shapes, $50
to So
The entire line of Capes and Jackets
represents to every buyer a clear saving
of % per cent. over any other line shown
ton of the stock. 1t viii pay you hand
sOrneIV
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
Prisoners ana Mobs.
The Springfield (Nfass) Republican Qnd.)

Gov Atkinson's suggestion to the Geor.
gia legislature is a nevolty in the discus
sion of the lynehing problem. He advises
that the law be changed so that prisoners
may be armed when attacked by mobs.
and allowed to defend their lives. Why
not? When the authorities surrender a
prisoner to a mob they absolve him from
all duty and obligation to society or the
state they return him to a condition of
anarchy which is itself the enemy of the
state. In defending himself against an.
archy the prisoner would be fighting So
ciety's battle. Where is the fallacy OF
this reasoning? But however logical it
may be, or however just TO a man to allow
him to sell his life to a mob as dearly
as possible. the laws are not likely 20 be
changed 20 that extent. Mobs like to
tackle unarmed men, and in most of these
communities where lynchings are preya.
lent the people are the mob.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31

The New York World received the other
day from a supporter of Seth Low a GER
titled check for 10000 which the sender
said he was willing to bet with Senator
Piatt, or anybody else, that Gen. Tracy
would not poll % per cent. of the votes
cast at the approaching election. That
was a "scorcher' for Senator Plat, who
said several days ago that to bet on Gen.
Tracy to win would be like picking money
up in the street"