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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Kitty Smith and Mrs. Deborah
Hall, twin sisters, celebrated their ninety
second birthday in Barnstable, Mass, a
few days ago. Each is in excellent health.
John Jay Jackson, Judge of the United
States court for the western district of
West Virginia, who issued the famous in
junction in connection with the miners
strike, was appointed by President Lin
coin, Aug. s. 1861. He is rs years old.
-Poririo Diaz, Jr., only son of Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico arrived in New York
the Sther day on his way home from Lon
don, where he spent a year studying en-
gineering. He is "a years old and is a
captain in the Mexican military engin-
GERS.
-Gladstone's tastes in youth were Who'll
ly literary and dramatic, and on leaving
college he thought seriously of becoming
an actor. Elocuti0nists to whom he applied
told him that he lacked some of the nee
essary qualities, His next ambition was
to be a dramatic author and he wrote a
tragedy on Xenophous retreat which was
vainly offered TO Kean and other eminent
actors.
Prof Dronot the famous physiologist
and the principal of the French dumb in
sttute, has just published a report upon
the mysterious recovery of speech of eau
dard, the young man Who was dumb for
twenty-three years. Prof. Dronot states
) that Gaudard's vocal organs were normal
but that being paralyzed owing to some
reason or other, he became dumb AS he
grew his muscular system recovered. and
by violent effort to speak he regained the
power of speech.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

A good-naturod Anglican parson was
riding one day in a jaunting car near the
Lakes of Killarney, whose famous echoes
sometimes repeat a sound as many as
eight times, says the Catholic Standard
and Times. Wishing to take a rise out
of the driver" the clergyman said:
do you know, Pat, that there are none
but protestant echoes here?'
mo, sir niver hard it, and don't be-
lieve it aither," was the reply.
We'll you shall hear it very soon," said
the Anglican. Arriving at a favorable
spot he called out softly, raising his voice
to a loud pitch on the last word: do
you believe in Pho Nono?" and the echo
replied:
mo, no! No, mol No, nor
Pat was delighted at the joke, and, rub
bling his hands gleefully, said:
"Bedad whin l drive one of the raal
clargy here won't l have the sport out
of him?" And the parson rather doubted
the success of his ruse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
LEGAL NOTICES.


GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that 1 have mais
application to the court of ordinary for
Chatham county, for leave to sell that lot
of land, No. 3, being a subdivision of LIT
No. g. Middle Oglethorpe ward in the city
of Savannah, having a front on Bryan
street of twenty-six (26) feet and SIX q
inches, and running south one hundred
and thirty QS0) feet, more or less the
eastern half of lot of land letter %" Md.
die Oglethorpe ward, in said city, contain.
ing forty-three (43) feet and two o. inch.
es, more or less, on Pine street, and run.
ming back ninety-two (92) feet, more Or
less; the westerly portion of the northern
half of lot of land number seven "a NorJh
Oglethorpe ward, in said city, fronting
twenty-nine 800 feet and eight (S) inches
more or less, on Indian street, and having
q depth of forty (40 feet, more or less;
those lots of land In Chatham county,
numbers six Co and seven % in c. j.
Hubs subdivision of section two (2) of tho
appraisers subdivision of the estate Of
harrington King; that lot of land in sad
county, number five 90 in said HuHs sub
division of said section TWO 81 fronting
twenty-five (25) feet, more or less, on the
White Bluff road, and having a depth
one hundred QGO feet to an alley; tha.
portion of section one d of the subdivison
of portion OF the estate of BarriugIM
King i'm said county, being the southeast
corner of said section fronting fifty 90
feet on the east on the Vernon Shell road
and having a depth westward of one hun
bred and twenty Q20 feet along the north
side of a street forty-eight as feet wide
together with the improvements on all Of
said tracts or lots of land and two q
shares Of the capital stock of the Chatham
Dime Savings Bank now known as the
Chatham Bank of the par value of fifty
$50 dollars each, belonging to estate Of
Catherine Cosgrove, deceased, for the pay
ment of debts and distribution, and that
said order will be granted at November
term, 1897 of said court. to-wit: on the
9Th day of November, 1897, unless objec
lions are filed. JAMES MCGUIRE,
Administrator Estate of Catherine Cos
grove, deceased.
Oct. Z, 1897.
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Couldn't Fool the Old Man.

Things had progressed to a point where
the young man had been practically re-
oeived into the family circle, says the Chi
cago Post. While he hadn't yet mustered
up sufficient courage to ask the old mans
consent, It was evident that he would In
time.
Thus 1t happened that the old man, who
liked nothing better than a good game Of
whist or euchre or hearts, invited him to
have a little game one evening, and of
course he didn't feel that 1t would be
policy to refuse.
You and mother" said the old man,
referring to his wife. can play against
Martha and me. That will be fair. If
you and Martha sat opposite each other
yOu would probably persist in looking into
each others eyes. to the great detriment
of the game"
Naturally the young woman and the
young man blushed, but they said moth
ing. and the game began.
It wasn't much of a game. While the
young woman wasn't sitting opposite the
young man she was sitting next to him,
and every few minutes one or the other
of them forgot to play when it was his
or her turn. Then, too, there were fire.
quent inquiries as to who took the last
trick and what was trumps, and alto
gether the old man felt a good deal like
swearing on one or two occasions.
Finally, he made up his mind that pa
thence had ceased to be virtue. The
game had come to a standstill while the
young people exchanged condolences in a
whisper. 1t was noticeable also that each
one had one hand under the table
Young man." said the old man, sharp.
~, Il should infer from the way you are
playing that you haven't much of "a
hand
ION the contrary, SIR protested the
young man. Il think have as good a
hand as / ever held.V[
Well suppose you drop it for a few
minutes and try TO play the cards that are
on the table," suggested the old gentle
man gravely. E
He did. His missing hand appeared
above the table almost instantly, and so
did hers And they both blushed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
CaritnIization I'D RniIroad..

There is one point in the letter which
the railroad commission addressed to the
governor a day or two ago to which the
legislature should give special attention.
namely, the capitalization of railroads.
The letter is the regular annual one which
the comm lssion sends to the governor,
and which accompanies its annual report.
Il is more satisfactory, however, than pre-
vious letters. because it discusses railroad
matters in a spirit of fairness and justice.
1t recognizes the fact that the railroads
have rights as well as the people and the
position is taken that in reaching a decis-
ion upon any matter within the jurisdlc-
ton Of the commission the rights Of both
should be given thoughtful consideration.
The railroads. the commission says, should
be permitted to earn fair profit above
their operating expenses and fixed
charges, on their legitimate investments.
The railroads cannot reasonably ask more
than that
But it is not always an easy matter to
find out what Their legitimate invest
ments are. Therefore the commission con-
cludes that the capitalization of railroad
corporations should be controlled by the
state. They should not be permitted to
issue more stock and bonds than represent
the cost of the properties. Over-issues of
stock encourage speculation of an IN
healthy character and afford opportuni-
ties for lnjuring, financially. innocent pur-
chasers of the shares. They also arouse
hostility to railroads because of the de-
mand by roads for rates sufficiently high
to pay dividends on the excessive issues
of stock.
The commission does not mean, of
course, that people who put their money
into railroads twenty years ago, when 1t
cost a great deal more TO build roads than
il does now should have their holdings of
stock cut down to an amount that would
represent the cost of building the roads to-
day. 1t admits that they should have the
benefits Of their risks because they would
have had to bear the loss had their vent
ures resulted dlsastrously. If their stock
has become very valuable they have made
it so by good management and by con-
tributing to the growth of the country
tributary TO their roads.
What the commission means is that a
company which builds a road for 81 900, 600
should not be permitted TO issue stock and
bonds on it for twice or three times that
amount and it is right in taking that po-
sition. The state should be informed of
the cost of a railroad and should not per-
NIT the issue of stock and bonds for an
amount greater than the cost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeulngs-Landrum Lodge No. As. F. &
A. NJ; Odd Fellows Bazaar Committee.
Special Notices-School Boy Tobacco for
Pipe and Cigarettes; A Card, John f. La
Far; Ship Notice Georgia Export and
Import Company; State and County
Taxes, 1897: Bald and Eaton Ride Barnes
Wheels, R. D. & VIM. Lattlmore
Auction SaIes-Lawyers' Dockets,
Freight Calculators. Etc, by A. K. VIII
son. Auctioneer.
Friday, Remnant Day-Leopold Adler.
Boys and Children's Outhts-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
We Offer Inducements-The Hub Cloth
ing Company.
A Few specialties for Friday and satur-
, day-MetropoHtan Clothing Company.
Mineral Waters-Apollinaris
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. K. Fair
banks Company.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company.
Medical-Munyon's Remedies; SCOTS
Emulsion; Johann Hoff's Genuine Malt
Extract; Cuticura Remedies; Woman S
Friend; Duffys Malt Whlskey.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted: For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
All! Cruel Fnfe!

"Ir. Beachcomber," said the fair girl in
a voice fun of intense feeling, according
to Pearson's Weekly, ct is true that we
became engaged yesterday and that sepa
ration even for a short time may seem
hard to you but the time has come when
you must cease to hold my hand and gaze
into my eyes. 1 have thought over the
matter seriously, and l can see no other
course open TO us. must ask you to go
away and not even attempt to see me-"
Not see you, dearestp' exclaimed the
young man, the bosom of his summer shirt
heaving with sudden emotion "Whv
should not see you? What do you mean
by your cruel words?'
Il must insist upon 1t, Mr.. Beach
comber," said the girl, her beautiful eyes
wearing a look of sad, but inflexible de-
termination. You must give me your
word you will not see me. 1 am going to
try and get out of this hammock"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
Sagastn's Plan.

Senior Sagasta may succeed in bringing
about peace in Cuba, but the indications
at present are that he win not, His pro
position to grant home rule to Cuba, to a
limited extent, does not strike the insur-
gents favorably. They are not struggling
for home rule. What they want is indie
pendence.
If they were satisfied they could not get
independence they might be willing to ac-
cept what Senior Sagasta is prepared to
offer them, but they are now more conf
dent than ever that independence is with
In their reach. While they are not doing
great deal of fighting they are steadily
weakening Spain. The time cannot be
very distant when Spain will have to
abandon the war because of the lack of
means to carry it on. Her soldiers in Cuba
are greatly dissatisfied on account of the
fact that they have not been paid for
many months. Besides, their ranks are
being thinned rapidly by the Fever Spain
has not suffered serious losses on the bat
tie field in Cuba, but she has suffered ire
mendously in the hospitals. She would
find 1t extremely difficult to send additional
men to Cuba, not only on account of her
distressingly serious financial condition.
but also because the great majority of her
available young men have been drafted
into her armies already.
The insurgent leaders are inclined to be-
ieve that autonomy wouldn't mean a
great deal In the way of relief from evils
which have been so long subjects for COM
plant. Spanish governors would still OPP
press the people in order to enrich them
selves and help Spain pay the enormous
debt which the war has created. Autono-
my for Cuba sounds well, but it Is doubt
full If it would mean much in actual prac-
tice.
Should autonomy be offered, would the
government at Washington urge the insur-
gents TO accept It? That is a question about
which there Is considerable speculation,
but no certain information. The admins
tration will try not to adopt any Cuban
policy that would not have the approval
of congress, and it Is doubtful If congress
would approve the autonomy scheme of
Sagasta. There is a feeling in this country
that 1t is about time for Spain to get out
of Cuba, and il is pretty certain to make
itself apparent soon after congress meets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
When L Am Old.

From the Boston Transcript.
Time, thou taskmaster, FOR each fair boon
Dost claim thy due, and claiming dost
destroy,
When thou hast reaped the yellow grain
of noon
When thou has culled the bloom of each
young joy,
When in the sky Ambitions sun is set,
And thou hast dimmed Hopes watching
star; too soon
Hast swept with dusk desires and dreams.
Time, yet
Hold back one, grace, one dear, enkind-
ling power,
For that dense night and that unyield-
ing hour
When l am old! Diminish or erase;
But, when It's dark, fires dead, 1 strip
pei of bliss,
With frosty breath on Memory's glass
come trace
But this-alway-O, Time, but this
The prayerful image of a mothers face.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

The mistrlal in the case of Mrs. Gov
Atkinson Of West Virginia extricates her
husband, for a time at least from a posi-
ton which might have been embarrassing
TO him. Had the lady been convicted, the
governor would have had TO choose be-
tween seeing his wife behind prison bars
and exercising the executive prerogatve
OF extending a pardon to her. There has
been some newspaper discussion of what
Gov. Atkinson should have done in the
event of conviction, whether or not he
should have pardoned his wife. With the
memory of the now notorious HINES case
still fresh in the public mind, it is a hard
matter TO say what Gov. Atkinson would
have done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

A prominent North Carolina lawyer in
Washington the other day declared that
the railway commission fight in his state
was purely a political matter, precipitated
by the state administration for the pur-
pose of making new issues for the next
state campaign. Unless new issues are
evolved, the mongrel crowd now in con-
troll of the government will be ousted by
the people, but if a new excuse for APP
pealing to passion and prejudice can be
found the administration may prolong its
lease of life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
FnvOrs National Quarantine.
From the Washington Post Qnd).

But ii is high time the national govern
ment should interfere. Unless congress
wishes to abandon Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
TO the desolation of utter barbarism, it
should enact laws that will guarantee the
integrity of interstate commerce and give
to the intelligent people of every quarter
the benefits of travel and the postal SER
vice. 1t is a blot upon our civilization that
these processes should have been paralyz-
ed during the past few weeks 1t will be
a shame and disgrace should the in
fanny be repeated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

The idea, or rather suppositlon, that
the horse is going out of use because of
the competition of the bicycle, the trolley
and the self-propelling carriage, is knock
ed to smithereens by statistics gathered
by the secretary of the National Horse
shoers' Association, which is in session
in st. Louis. The secretary's figures show
that in the United States during the last
seven years there has been an increase
of l028O3 horses in actual service. This
being the case. we shall have the horse
with us for many years to come.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

Almost daily there appear in the news
papers of the north illustrations of how
the negro is loved" in that section of the
country. The negro preachers of New
York are now in arms against some of
the republican bosses In that city for hav-
ing made false representations to them
and for affronting the race. The colored
brethren are particularly wroth against
District Attorney Olcott, because he turn
ed down" James d. Brown, ESQ.," and
against County Chairman IHmuel f.
Quigg, because he told a visiting delega-
ton of colored men some time ago that
mot many years ago a negro didn't own
his finger nails" The black race, 1t seems
is mighty slow to learn that it is the ne
gro's vote, and that alone, which interests
the republican party. In Pittsburg, by the
way, il occurred the other day at the
horse show that the finest horses of a
certain class on exhibition were denied
first prize because they were driven by a
negro.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
The Fever in Jamaica.

The yellow fever at Kingston and other
places in Jamaica, made its appearance
much as it appeared at Ocean Springs,
Biloxi and Mobile 1t was diagnosed as
malarlal fever. That was in the latter
part of August. The authorities in Kings
ton tried to hide the disease. They were
afraid that if it got abroad that the yellow
fever was on the island, the tourist sea-
son would be ruined, and the fruit trade
would be interrupted For weeks,
therefore, the existence of the
fever was known to but COM
paratively few people. No steps were
taken to guard against 1t or stamp it out.
Consequently many lives have been lost
that might have been saved The Amer
lean consul, on the assurance of the au-
thorities that the city was free from yell
low fever, was giving clean bills of health
to ships destined for ports of this country.
Finally his suspicious were aroused and
he made an investigation on his own ac-
count. He was not long in finding forty
cases.
We place a good deal of confidence in
the clean bills of health which vessels,
from ports liable to have yellow fever, pre-
sent to our health authorities. How en-
trely unreliable this evidence is appears
from what is said in respect to the ac-
ton of the Kingston authorities. They hid
the fever as long as they could, and sac
rifced some valuable lives In order that
their tourist season might not be inter-
fered with, and their fruit trade might
not be interrupted,
We don't blame our consuls for giving
clean bills of health when, as a matter of
fact, the bills don't state the truth. How
are they to know the truth? They have
no way of finding out whether or not a
dangerous disease prevails at the port in
which they are located, unless they are
informed by the health authorities. The
health authorities will keep the presence
of the disease secret as long as they can
for fear that publicity would do some bust
ness interests harm. Protection of bust
ness is regarded as of vastly more import
ance than the protecting of human lives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

An Atlanta maker of political states
for sale to out-of-town newspapers draws
the conclusion that the opposing candi-
dates for the governorship of Georgia in
the next campaign will be Capt. Evan p.
Howell on the part of the regular. dem
ocrats, and Thomas E. Watson, on the
part of a combination Of populists, repub-
licans, farmers alliancemen and prohib-
tionists. With these tickets in the field,
there would no doubt be a record breaking
campaign. There'd be a hot time in the
old state that fall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

Ex-Gov. Boies of Iowa has
taken it upon himself to abb
solve democrats from adherence
to the democratic platform adopted at
Chicago last year. In signed letter to
the Des Moines Leader the ex-governor
says: But the Chicago platform has had
its day in court before the tribunal of
last resort. Must democrats, TO be loyal
adhere to 1t forever? The objection Is at
variance with our whole form of gov
eminent. If valid. elections would settle
nothing, majoriues would cease to rule
and when a political issue was once Joined
the warfare over it would go on until
one or the other parties to it was totally
annihilated." This view of the matter may
be urged in justification of the radical
departures made by the Chicago conven-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Hettie j. Banks has applied to the court
of ordinary for a twelve months support
for herself and minor children out Of the
estate of H. M. Banks, deceased. Ap-
praisers have made returns allowing same.
These are, therefore, to cite all whom II
may concern to appear before said court
to make objection on or before the first
Monday in November next, otherwise
same will be granted.
Witness, the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill
ordinary for Chatham county, this the
seventh day of October, 1897.
FRANK e. KEILBACH,
Clerk c. o., c. c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

A New York paper announces that a
Miss McCurley, daughter of Capt. Felix
McCurley Of the navy, niece of J. Pierpont
Morgan, the railway and banking mag
nate. Colonial Dame, a Daughter of the
Revolution, and a figure in society life
in Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Richmond, is to forsake the drawing
room for the vaudeville stage. She is
booked to appear at a New York theater
shortly, under the name of Sylvia Lisk.
The incident viii afford society in the
cities named a nice little bit of between
seasons chat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15

in Pennsylvania the other day a pennl-
less, widowed mother, driven to despair
by hunger and inability to secure food for
her little son, told the child she had made
up her mind to die The little fellow beg
eed her piteously to take him with her:
to lea him die too. The poor woman could
not Withstand his pleading, so she sent a
bullet into his heart and then turned the
weapon upon herself Her aim against
her own person, however, was not SO good
as against that Of her boy, and she will
recover The law, meantime, has stepped
IN and arrested the woman for murder in
the first degree.