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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
PER sONAL.


Rev. Henry Rupp the Oldest active
clergyman in Illinois, is still a strong and
healthy man, and breaches a vigorous SER
mon, though he IS ninety-two years of age
His favorite pastime Is fishing, and when
he has earned a vacation he spends it in
that recreation.
Austin Gollaher, said to be that last of
Abraham Lincoln's boyhood friends. is dy-
ing at his home near Hodgenville KY. He
lives about three miles from the farm
where Lincoln was born, and distinctly
remembers the youthful Abe" whom he
once pulled out of creek into which he
fell.
The estate of Willard P. Fillmore, son
of President Fillmore, has just been clos
ed in the surrogate's court of Rochester.
When the ex-President died, in 1873 most
OF his estate passed TO his son. The son
died in December, 1889, and in his will pro
vided for a number Of annuities making
the principal creating these annuities
part of his residuaTy estate on the death
of the beneiiciaries. All the persons
drawing these annuities are now dead. In
1881 about $4,000 was distributed among
the heirs, and about $4,000 in cash is now
in the hands of the executors, to be dp-
portoned among the eleven surviving
heirs.
Miss Ellen Rowland of st. Louis is an
amateur actress, says a New York paper.
When her friends praised her histrionic
ability she did not boldly start out as
star, but came to New York. hired a the
alter and engaged support for one after
moons performance and appeared as Por-
tia to see if the metropolitan cities ap-
proved of her. Admission was by invita-
lion, and the experiment is said to have
cost Miss Rowland $3.50. The debutante
was graceful and easy in her interpreted
ton of Portals lighter side, but there was
none of the illuminating intuitive grasp
OF the poets meaning that distinguishes
the actress born to enact such charac-
ter. The audience was chilly, but re-
spectful. How Miss Rowland will accept
its verdict is secret
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
A Honest Charwoman.

A novel decision was rendered at the
treasury department growing out Of the act
of an honest charwoman who found a
package of money in the cashroom while
cleaning up the office after the clerks had
gone for the day, says a Washington dis
patch to the Chicago Tribune. 1t was
clearly an oversight on the part of some
body connected with this branch of the
service, but the poor woman, who only
receives $40 month, did her duty and re-
turned the package of money, which she
could easily have taken and nobody would
have been any the wiser. This package
was made up of 500 notes, and the con-
tents would have made the charwoman
comfortable for the remainder of her life.
But she knew the money did not belong to
her and that its loss might entail a great
deal of trouble, and she promptly turned
it over to the captain of the watch, who
saw that it reached the United States
treasurer. Had this money been taken
away from the department the loss would
have fallen upon Treasurer Morgan, who
is responsible for every cent .intrusted to
his care.
When this circumstance was reported to
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip he resolved,
Mikado-like, to make the punishment fit
the crime, and this caused a novel decision
to be made. This was to the effect that
the clerk VINO Adu Deen guilty. OF derellc-
ton of duty should write letter of thanks
to the charwoman and agree to turn over
to her one months salary as a reward for
her trustworthiness and honesty. It was
also decided to hold the chief of division
responsible with the clerk, and he is to
give up one-third of months salary to
the charwoman, who has made such an en-
viable reputation by discovering and re-
turning to Uncle Sam the package of
money mislaid by one of his trusted en-
ployes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
A Tnx ON the Poor.

Straw mating. made in Japan and Chi
ma, is the poor mans carpet in all sec
tons of this country In the
south it is in especial favor because
it is clean and cool as well as cheap.
Hundreds Of thousands-probably millions
of yards of the material are used every
year, and the matting makes up a very
large part of the return cargoes of Ameri-
can ships trading at oriental ports. The
mating is sold at retail for prices rang
ing from 10 cents TO 30 cents per yard the
greater amount sold being Of the cheaper
grades. The cheap mating goes to make
the poor mans house more tidy, clean and
healthful. The better grades are used by
those persons who do not want a cheap
and shoddy carpet and who cannot afford
a fine carpet The mating. therefore,
comes into competition to some extent
with the cheap carpets made in the north
Now, the cheap carpet manufacturers do
not like that sort of thing. They look
upon the American market for floor COW
erings as being their own private prop
erty. They have, therefore, induced the
tariff tinkers to take mating off the free
list, where it has been for years, and place
a duty upon it which amounts to 100 to $50
per cent 1t is the purpose of the cheap
carpet manufacturers and the tariff tink-
ers to force people to buy cheap carpets,
whether they want them or not, as the
proposed duty is almost Drohibitive. The
duty would have the effect Of doubling the
price. With the price of 10 cent mating
put up to % or % cents the poorer. classes
would have to leave their floors bare, and
those who had been in the habit of buy
ing the best grades of mating would find
it cheaper to buy carpets. The manufac-
turers and the tariff tinkers mean to make
it a case of Hobson's choice as to what the
floors hall be covered with. The former
are after lining their pockets with profits
wrung unWillingly from the masses, and
the latter are after paying their political
debts and keeping on the good side of lib
eral contributors to campaign funds in
anticipation of another election. The peo-
pie are not considered, except for the pur-
pose of being squeezed.
Besides taking away from the poor the
privilege of providing themselves with
cheap neat and healthful floor covering,
the heavy duty on mating will deal
blow to the shipping interests, which find
mating large and profitable freight,
and also a blow to the industries of Japan
and China, with whom we are nominally
trying to cultivte closer trade relations.
There is no straw mating manufactured
IN this country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
A MispIaced Mustard plaster.

Another sleeping car story is being cir
culated, and the truth of it is backed by
man well known in Chicago for his We
racity and adherence of exaggeration,
says the Chicago Inter-Ocean. He tells
the story on himself, or rather his wife,
and, while it sayors of the usual sleeping
car tale, 1T has its good points.
Together with his wife the man was
travelling recently from California. One
night he awoke in his berth in the agony
OF horrible pains in the stomach. AS they
were passing through a prohibition dis
trict, and there was nothing more tempt
ing on board than appollinaris water, his
wife was assured that his intentions were
honest when he shrieked loudly for
brandy
But there was none to be had; so, with
the instinct Of a true woman during fam
lily affiiction, the wife rushed to her
satchel and drew therefrom a mustard
plaster an institution upon which she
pinned her faith in cases of the kind, and
requested the porter to get hot water with
out delay.
When the poultice was in readiness for
application she returned and carefully
pulled aside the curtains of a berth, ten
derly placing the plaster.
An instant later a howl rent the air and
a voice of agony, emanating from behind
the long whiskers of a stranger gasped:
Great heavens! the trains wrecked
The boilers lying on me- Oh, how it
burns Help! Help! F'ire Fire!
Nightcaps, disordered frizzles red and
sleepy eyes and ashen faces We're thrust
out into the aisle in horror, wonder and
surprise The poor woman who was the
innocent cause of the excitement hastily
withdrew to her own quarters, while the
porter removed the boiler from, the
stranger and assured everybody that all
was well.
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signs of the Times.

Now the women folks are looking out for
summer bargain drives,
Now the ice-man seems to think he has
a mortgage on our lives;
Now the summer hotel-man above all
other earthly things.
Is as happy as he well could be without
a par of wings.
Now the winter girl has packed away her
heavy winter "duds' ,at
And blossomcd forth the fairest of the
many summer buds;
Now the chappies have absconded from
around the opera doors.
And disport themselves at leisure on the
shimmering, wave-washed shores.
Now last summers cast-on clothing have
come into high repute
Now the hight of the Thermometer is a
subject OF dispute;
Now the festive old mosquito entertains
us every night
with a song and dance that doesn't ell
our souls with real delight,
Now public favor's partial to The big nal
metto fan.
Now tho ice cream vender supersedes the
hot tomato man
Now the brewer in the city strikes m in
dependent pose.
While his daughters stroll the seashore in
abbreviated clothes
Now the cricket tunes his vocal chords 10
chrp his evening lay,
While the locust sings an anthem 10 the
dead departed dhy;
Now the scoroher wends his way toward
some bike repair shop,
For the heated asphalt always malteq
pneumatic tires pop.
L. porcber ttov,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14

Ex-Gov. Jackson of Iowa for many years
was the hawkeye secretary Of state, and
employed in his office quite a large cIeri-
cal force. One afternoon a rather rusty
rurahte wandered in and Mr.. jackson i'm
mediately saw in the newcomer opportuni-
ties for fun, says the Chicago Times Her.
aid.
"Hev We got telephone?" stammered
the caller.
Certainly" replied Jackson, there it
is on the wall. Help yourself to it." Then,
as the stranger slowly walked up to the
telephone and began looking 1t over Jack
son passed the word among the clerks to
watch tAe experiment of a jay in trying to
use a telephone for the first time.
The visitor looked the instrument over
carefully. as If trying to figure out how to
use it. The entire office force was watch
ing him with unconcealed amusement.
Finally he timidly took down the receiver,
look at it with evident curiosity, tapped it
gently with his fingers, and then, giving
a glance about the room, blew the dust
off the receiver and putting his TIPS close
to il softly said, "Hellor'
This was too much for the clerks. The
office force burst into a roar of laughter,
and Jackson promptly went to the assist
ance of the old man. Hold ONT, he cried.
Don't try to talk into that That is the
receiver; not the transmitter Hang il
up again; then turn the little crank on
the right, place the receiver to your ear
and wait till central answers"
The visitor was looking at Jackson as
curiously as one might regard an escaped
lunatic. Say" he drawled, what's the
matter with you, anyway? I'm an ex-
pert sent over here by the Bell Telephone
Company to find out what's the matter
with this instrument"
And not a clerk dared look up from his
work for the next hour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs. Isaacstein engaging servanD-I
hope you haven't young man?
Bridget-oh, no. mum, he's nearly 5O!-
Tit-Bits.
Your. husband seems to be a victim
of the tobacco habit"
mo; I'm the victim He thoroughly en-
joys it. Chicago Record.
There's one consolation about in
somnia," remarked the sufferer.
What is that?"
While 1 lie awake I don't have night
mare."-Judge.
IAN allowance is something like a BIZ
cycle"
How so?"
"A man can put his wife on it. but he
can't make her Stay on it."-Chicago Rec
ord.
"A man is not really getting old" OBJ
served the contemplative barber until he
begins to thrust his tongue into the cor
ners of his mouth to ascertain whether
the barber has given him a clean shave,
or not. Buffalo Express.
-Mack--I don't believe in giving so
much to foreign missions. The money
could be used to better advantage at
home. 80 .iiQ-
Wyld-Don't you think we support
enough politicians now?-Brooklyn Life.
But you are too young" pleadsd the
anxious mother. mo girl should marry
before her mind is fully formed"
oh" said the gladstone maiden of is
summers, my mind has been made up
for more than week. ''-Cincinnat En-
quirer.
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Lvnchlnrs. Jan Omission"

Recent lynchings in various parts of the
country have staHted the press and the
people to discussing once more the prev
alence of this form of lawlessness and the
remedy to be applied. The opinion in all
sections is that lynch law is abhorrent
and should be suppressed. The press, the
pulpit ana the rostrum are laundering
against mob violence, as it is their duty
to do, and endeavoring to arouse a COM
handing public sentiment in favor of per-
hitting the law to take its course. There
Is no exception to the rule; lynchng is
universally condemned.
While this is true, and hundreds of
persons and papers have given their at
tention to the remedy, or remedies, to be
applied, II seems that there has been very
little discussion Of one phase of the mat
ter, which is of great Importance. This
phase is touched upon by the Richmond
Dispatch, in commenting upon bhe Ur-
bana, O., and the Princess Anne, Nd,
lynchings. Says our contemporary:
What have the writer's to suggest in mit-
CATION OF the awful punishment which the
victim (of the crime for which lynching
is most frequently melted ouD subjects
herself to when she is compelled to go upon
the witness stand?" SO far as we are
able 20 recall, there has been no reason
able suggestion covering the matter.
1t is no doubt true, as the Dispatch says,
that hundreds of men have been lynch
ed. not because there was doubt that they
would be convicted and receive the pun
ishment prescribed by the law, but be-
cause of the objection to having the vic
tim live over again the horrors once suf-
fered, and be tortured and Inundated
upon the witness stand. The publicity
necessarily incident to a trial of the kind
Is, 20 the victim and her family and
friends, something terrible to even con-
template. It is probably the case that
there have been many instances OF suffer
ing in absolute silence and shame rather
than undergo even the degree OF publicity
which precedes the swift vengeance of the
mob. There are some lawyers. ever ready
to defend sensational case. who would
have absolutely no mercy upon prescott
ing witness in a case OF the kind. but
would conduct a most cruel oross-examl-
nation, up TO the limit Of the rules of ev-
idence. The notoriety of the proceedings
would be more than the average woman
could bear. To save them this added
burden Of sorrow, men resort TO lynch law
as the quickest way to avenge the wrong
This being the case--and that it is true
canpot be successfully disputed-we are
brought TO the position which the Morn
ing News has held for years; namely. that
the only way to get rid of lynch law Is
TO get rid OF the crimes which occasion
lynohlngs. Lynch law cannot be repealed
by legislative enactment. Lynchipgs cam
not bo abolished by the courts. though the
perpetrators can and should be punished.
There viii be lynchings as long as the
usual crime Is committed. and that crime
win probably continue 10 be committed
until the race which furnishes nearly all
OF the assailants Is raised TO higher NOR
az level. 1t IS the duty OF every good and
law-abldine citizen TO teach by precept
and example a high morality.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
Charge Against Southern Senator's.
From Springfield Republican Qnd).

Four southern democratic senator's
supposed 20 be the four from Georgia and
South Carolina-are said TO have agreed
for a consideration (the duty on cotton for
one thing) TO be absent from the cham
Der without pairs on the day the final
vote is taken ON the tariff bill. This re-
duces the opposition materially. and
makes II less necessary for the republicans
to heed the dictations of the far western
silver Independents Some OF the Aldrich
bargains consequently viii not need to be
adhered to- and there h "a probability
that the hill will pass the Senate much
more nearly like the House bin than when
u came from the hnnnce committee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
7
York City. c. s. Faulkner. Manager.

Meetings-Clinton Lodge No. 81, F. & A.
M German Friendly Society.
Special NOTES.-THE Heating r. d. &
VIM. baltimore; Notice, w. S. Westaptt,
Agent.
Military Orders-Special Orders to All
Enlisted Men.
South End Hotel-Tybee Island.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. X, Fair
banks Company.
Railroad Schedule-F'lorida Central and
Peninsular Railroad.
Amusements-Grand Hop at Hotel Ty-
bee.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Oem-
pany; Beaufort and Button.
Boys Wash Suits-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Look at This-Ddde's Perfection" Loose
Leaf Ledger. Morning News, Southern
Agents. Savannah Ga.
Auction sale-Refrigerator, Tools Etc,
by c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer.
Medical-Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets;
Cuticura Remedies; S. S. s.; Hoods Pnls;
Duffy's Malt Whiskey.
Cheap Column AdYertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14

The city of Nashville has recently pass
ed ordinances regulating the ticket scalp
er's business in such a manner as to pro-
tect both the railroads and the people.
These ordinances put a license OF S75 a
year on all ticket brokers. prohibit them
from putting any one on the street to cry
out their business, provide a penalty Of
so for the sale of any ticket which is in
valid in the hands OF the purchaser. a
similar penalty for failure to give a GER
uhcate describing the ticket ana the
amount paid for It, and require bond OF
5000 20 be given the controller for com
pliance with these provisions. The use
OF a large number OF excursion tickets on
account OF the exposition was no doubt
responsible for the passage Of the ordi-
nances at this time. and both state that
they are required for the welfare OF the
city Every provision Of the ordinances ap-
pears TO be a wise one; and there are 9TH
er cities that would do well to pattern az
ter Nashville aud take che same step.
seeing that state legislatures are back
ward about doing Il.
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Folly of d puty on Cotton.
FrOm the PhIIadeIphIa Times nnd.l.

More than two-thirds of the cotton pro-
duced in this country is exported. and an
import duty of thousand per. cent. would
not affect the market pricein the smallest
degree. The little foreign cotton that is
used by our manufacturers is imported be-
cause its peculiar fibre is desired for spe-
cial purposes and not because II is cheap.
II will be needed just the same, in spite
Of any duty. The action of the Senate,
therefore, In Imposing an import duty on
cotton. for the first time in our history.
is utterly futile and foolish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
Private ". Public Interest.
From N. Y. Journal OF Commerce Qnd.

No tax can be imposed that will AFFORD
pleasure 90 the taxpayers. The nearest
approach to such an anomaly Is a protec-
tive duty under which considerable inn
portation Is possible. But the private in
terests that dominate the Senate are de-
termined TO make importation Impossible
The government revenue cannot be pro-
cured without taking II from somebody.
and the determination to crafty everv-
body can only result IN sacrificing the
revenue. II the beer and tobacco taxes
are Co be abandoned 10 please the manu-.
faeturers. and the tea tax 70 please the
consumers. and the duties on manufac.
tured goods are 10 suppress Importation.
We shall ind that the vital question of
the currency has been sholved without
even providing the government with
greater revenues. The triumph OF private
over public interests Is on the point OF
achieving a complete ana a disastrous
success.
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Cen. Gordon;s retirement.

Gen. John B. Gordon will retire from
the position of commander-in-chiefo Of the
United confederate Veterans at the com
ing reunion at Nashville, altar a service
of years full of honor in which he has
seen the Incorporation into the United
Confederate Veterans Of 1900 camps. In
his letter to his Confederate comrades
announcing his decision made public to-
day, he takes occasion to accord to his
chief of staff, Gen George Norman, the
largest share of honor in the achievement
of this great result" Gen. Norman hav-
ing given his time and attention, his
thought and energies to the work with
out one dollar of reward. Gen Gordon
calls attention to the fact that he has re-
peatedly in the past sought to surrender
his position, but has yielded at the ear
nest solicitation of hts comrades Now
he says: There is no difficulty in select
ing from the many illustrious ex-soldlers
of the southern army a commander whose
ability and devotion will ensure the con-
tinued growth and harmony of the United
Confederate Veterans" 1t win be with
great regret that the veterans will give
Gen. Gordon up as in-chief
and no doubt efforts win be made to have
him reconsider his DECISION.
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The One UudurabIe Crime.
From the Washington Post Qnd)

Preach of this thing of lynching as we
may, the custom viii survive all denun-
citation under existing circumstances. I'm
til legislatures provide penalties which
public opinion accepts as adequate, and
until the courts convince the people that
they can be relied upon to dispense speedy
and unerring justice. communities will
continue to protect themselves by punish
Ing with their Own hands the crime which
Is unspeakable and uncomfortable.
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Nj John Wanamaker has some com.
rany in bis pessemistic views. The Pan
Mail Gazette. OF London. says no one but
the most optimistic American can soc
anything hopeful 10 either the business or
the political situation iu this country. and
asserts that President Mckinney efforts
~ behalf OF International bimealism are
futile The pan Mall Gazette is following
up The English custom Of seeing nothing
hopeful anywhere but IN England. As 20
mmctallism. the Gazette bases its opinion,
no doubt on the fact that England will
mol therefore Germany ana France viii
not therefore the United States caunot.
enter into amy plan Tor bringing & about.