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obstncIes in the WAY OF Antonomr.

Obstacles in the Way of Autonomy.
"a few days ago we expressed the opin-
ion that Spain would not permit Cuba to
make her own tariff laws If her offer to
Cuba of self government were accepted.
That question is just now causing great
deal of excitement in Spain. Senior Moret,
minister for the colonies, takes the posi-
ton that Cuba should have the right to
make her tariff laws. The other members
of the cabinet are against that position.
Some of the most important trades of
Spain which find in Cuba a profitable mar
ket for their products are making strong
protests against allowing Cuba to fix the
tariffs unless there is such a differentiaI
in favor of Spain's productions as would
practically give the Cuban market 70
Spain.
Naturally this question Of the tariff Is
causing a great deal of excitement in
Spain. Those who want peace and the
restoration of commerce uphold Senior Mo-
ret, while those who put private interests
before the public good insist that in any
scheme of autonomy for Cuba Spain shall
reserve the right OF making the tariff laws.
What the outcome of this difference of
opinion will be cannot now be predicted
with any degree of certainty.
IL is hardly probable that the Cubans
would accept home rule, unless they were
given it in fact as well as in theory. If
they were compelled to trade with Spain
upon Spain's own terms. they could be
robbed 10 such an extent that they could
make but little Roadway towards prosper
ity. Their political and material condi
ton would be but little if any, better than
it is now.
1t is not probable that the Cubans will
accept any scheme of autonomy that would
not put them in pretty nearly good
position as Independence would. They UNI
derstand the situation very thoroughly,
and are not likely to make a mistake as
to what the interests of Cuba require.
The opposition to Senior Moret and his
position in respect to the tariff shows
that Spain is not wholly sincere in offer
ing autonomy to Cuba. The Spaniards
want peace, but they want it without CIV
ing up anything for it. If they persist in
their opposition to Senior Moret's PROPOSE
ton they may lose not only the greater
part of Cuba's trade, but also Cuba.
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ImpOtent Jealousy.

THE Porter made the voyage from Port
Royal to Savannah by the inside route
and as she has a draught of only seven
feet and displacement of one hundred
and eighty tons she found no difficulty in
making the passage up the river to Sa-
vannah. As they were designed
among other things for river navigation
it is thought that the entire fleet will be
able to reach Savannah"
1t is almost useless to say from what
newspaper the foregoing is taken. There
is only one newspaper that would print
any such stuff, and that paper is the
Charleston News and Courier. What
pleasure, or profit, it can find in continu-
ally nagging Savannah is, as Lord Chum-
ley might say, "one of those things which
no fellow can understand" 1t is very well
understood, of course, that the News and
Courier is jealous of the prosperity of
Savannah. 1t sees this city handling a
million bales of cotton a year, with direct
lines of ships to Europe and with al
most daily steamship service to New
York; it sees vessels going out of this
harbor drawing twenty-four feet of wa
ter; it sees a half million dollars of
wharf and dock improvements made here
in year; it sees along our river front
four miles of forest of spars and hears
the hustle of activity in handling freights
and building still greater city. 1t sees
Savannah with more business, and better
business, than Charleston will probably
have in half century. 1t sees in Savan-
nah snap, vitality and public spirit, while
in Charleston there is langor, lack of paint
and dry rot. The contrast is painful
truly; but dyspeptic, alleged humor direct
ed against the prosperous city is not GO
ing to better the decadent ones fortunes.
What is needed in Charleston is a smart
hustling, to catch up with the age, and
less of growing and ill-considered insinu-
atoms against neighbors of the city who
wish her well and would do all in their
power to assist her in the struggle to re-
gain her lost prestige. +
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BRIGHT BITS.

did the doctor do anything to help
your rheumatism?'
II guess so. Anyway it has gained on
me steadily ever since. Detroit Journal.
why do you say that the more a man
knows the worse off he is?''
Because, when | don't know how much
l owe always have plenty of money to
spend. Chicago Record.
Mrs. Birmingham-Mrs Manchester's
favorite expression is, THE ideal!
Mrs. Northside-Yes, and 1 don't think
she would recognize an idea if she met
one.--Pltt Sburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Its the little things that puzzle one.
Mr.. Soak
That's so. Now, last night, for in
stance | had no trouble in finding the
house lived in, but blame me if 1 could
find the keyhole. Harlem Life.
81 hope they don't give my little boy
any naughty nicknames in school?''
Yes, ma; they call me 'Corns.
you that?'
"'Cause I'm always at the foot of the
elass.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"A man asked Jones the meaning of the
Latin phrase, Cum .gEano sails" Jones
replied that he was informed by an old
saIt that 1t was an expression now much
IN the mouths of Europeans. and chiefly
addressed to this country, and that Il
meant Come, sell us grain. Boston
Transcript.
what pretty Illuminated cardsw ex-
claimed one woman. "That one with the
motto; Honesty is the best policy is es-
Yes, replied the other, 81 brought
them from Europe and I got them
through, with a lot of other things. with
Star.
Miles, see your friend Hawkins has
another selling out at cost sign tackled
up on the front of his store
Giles-Yes. Do you know, L think Haw-
klns missed his voca ton? He should have
been political campaign manager
Miles-Why so?
Giles-He is continually mailing lies
Chicago News.
Doubtful Party Ito gentleman)-Can
you assist me, sir to tride? I'm a stran-
ger in a strange land, 1900 miles from
Gentleman-My goodness! Where is
your home? "
Doubtful Party-Australia
Gentleman (handng him a copDer)-TIovr
DO you ever expect to get back?
Doubtful Party balancing the pennv)-
Well, If | don't do better than this. sir 7
suppose will have to walk-Tit-Bits.
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Encourage Industrial Enterprises

Encourage Industrial Enterprises.
DuriRg the next ten years a great many
factories will be established in the south.
The movement of New England cotton
mills to the cotton fields is already so
comment. The states of the south which
offer the greatest encouragement to fac
tories will get the most of them
The bill which Representative Fielder In
troduced into the legislature on Tuesday
IS a good one. As a general rule We do
not believe in giving one kind of business
privileges which are refused to another,
but there are instances where the encour-
aging of an industry makes that industry
SO great that it helps all other industries
and all kinds of business.
The purpose of Representative Fielder
bill is to encourage manufacturing in this
state. 1t provides that any industrial en-
terprise in which as much as $4,000 is in
vested shall be exempt from taxation for
period Of ten years. In presenting his
bill Mr.. Fielder called attention to the
fact that South Carolina has such a law
and that North Carolina also has laws
which greatly tend to encourage manufac-
turing enterprises. At present these two
states appear to be the favorites of those
who are moving cotton factories from
New England to the south
The time is not distant when the south
will manufacture the bulk of her cotton.
She can get much greater profit out of
it by selling the manufactured product
than by exporting the raw material AS
Stunning that the south is to become the
great manufacturer of cotton products as
well as the producer of the raw material
Georgia should see to 1t that she has the
share of the manufacturing business
which properly belongs to her If she per-
mits other states to get the advantage
of her In the beginning, practically, of
this manufacturing movement they will
most likely keep it. Steps should be taken
to guard GeOrgias interests and prevent
them from getting any advantage of her.
If Mr.. FEEDERS bill should be defeated
the attention of those thinking of erect
ing factories in the south would not be
turned TO this state. 1t would be given
to those states which not only give them a
hearty welcome but also offer them in
dueements. If Georgia does not give them
such encouragement as is given them else
where they will pass her by in selecting
sites for cotton and other factories, and
she will lose not only the factories, and
the benefits accruing from them, but also
the taxes they would pay after the expira-
ton of the exemption period.
The bill providing an annex to the tech
biological school In which Is to be taught
textile manufacturing, should receive the
hearty support of the legislature There
is no ground for a reasonable doubt that
the south lis to become a great manufac-
turing section of the country and Georgia,
if she is TO have her share of prosperity
coming from manufacturing, must encour-
age manufacturing industries in every
way in her power.
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Personal.

- -Tennyson's biographer had TO make
his selection among 400 extant letters.
Miss Kate ROCKFORD of Devon, Iowa,
has just been admitted to the bar of the
supreme court of South Dakota.
Frederic Harrison has begun agitating
for worthy national celebration in Eng
land in 1901 of the millenary of the death
Oh the great King Alfred.
- Elk President Harrison pays taxes at
Indianapolis on $4,000 worth of property,
which is about 50, 900 less than ex-Presi-
dent eSleyelaBa's tax valuation.
Miss Kate E. johnson Of Norton, Kan.
has been elected county treasurer on the
republican ticker. She owns two good
farms and maRages them prohtably
IA suggestion has been made in Seattle,
Wash, that one OF the islands near Alaska
be named after William Henry Seward,
Secretary of State, whose work it was to
annex Alaska.
Thanks. to the activity of Canon
Rawnsley a movement has been set on
foot in England for the erection at Whitby
or memorial in honor of Caedmon, the
Iaeher of English poetry
REV. David Bruner. an old Kentucky
Clergyman who has served more than
fifty years. has heard confessions of more
ShdAi pEFEOuS, mas baptized '5,0JU ana
mas married $500 couples.
Prof. John H. Draper, a colored resi-
dent of Baltimore, was fined s. for con-
tempt of court last week because he ex-
claimed Thank God" after a lawyer who
bad been examining him had said that
he had no more questions to ask.
"A bust of Charles Stewart Parneu has
just been added to the national portrait
gallery, London. 1t is the work of Miss
Mary Grant and was hung in the great
British gallery of celebrities on the sixth
anniversary of the death of the great Irish
leader.
Miss Estelle Peel has been successful
as superintendent of public instruction in
Wyoming. She has charge of the leas-
ing and selling of all the school lands, and
under her administration the income of
the state from this source has grown from
500 to $1,000 a week.
Theodore Cooley, who won much COM
mendation as chief of the fine arts depart
ment of the Nashville exposition, urges
that a stock company be formed to pur-
chase the entire park and maintain the
Parthenon as an art museum and use the
history building as a southern school of
art.
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A great many persons seem disposed to
criticise the Georgia legislature, more or
less severely for its action in passing the
anti-foot ball BILL apparently without be-
ing in possession of the facts of the mat
ter. Among the critics is to be found
President Eliot of Harvard University,
II understand" said he the other day,
that a bill has been passed In the Geor-
gia legislature making the playing of foot
ball a crime, on the ground that serious
and sometimes fatal accidents are liable
to occur in hard fought contests. - .
If we stop to consider other sports we
find there are. every year, serious acct
dents in base ball, boxing, fencing and
other gymnastic games Rowing and sail
ing are enjoyable pastimes. yet one reads
of many drownings every year.
think foot ball should not be prohibited
without just cause"
In the first place, the bill does not make
the playing of foot ball crime" 1t is
made a misdemeanor, where admission
fees are charged. In common usage, ac-
cording to Blackstone the word crime
is employed to denote offenses of a deep
and atrocious dye, while small faults and
omissions of less consequence are com
prised under the gentler name of mis-
meanor to play foot ball in Georgia, I'M
der the new law, unless admission fees
are charged; hence the game is not out
lawed, but is only brought under restrlc-
tions deemed proper for the conserving of
the lives and limbs of enthusiastic young
gentlemen determined to maintain the
prestige of their college colors. Foot ball
games between college teams are not pro-
hibited, They may still be played, pro-
vided a fee is not charged for admission
to the grounds.
The purpose of the bill is not to destroy
the game, but to put stop to the brutal
ity attending the game as it is now play
ed. 1t IS believed the law will prove eff
fective. The money taken in at the gates
is often a great incentive to winning the
game by hard and brutal playing if needs
be. Men who might be classed as profess
sional "sluggers' get into the games, be-
ing in demand for their well known abil-
ity to hurt and possibly disable opposing
players, thus increasing the chances of
winning. The effect of such playing has
been seen on too many fields during the
last two or three years, in dead, dying and
crippled young men. SA
Every state in the union save one has
law against prize lighting, on account
of the brutality of the prize ring. So
far as we have heard, President Eliot has
never raised his voice against the anti
prize fighting laws. On the other hand
we are quite sure that these laws have
his support Yet in the prize ring 1t is
not permitted for half a dozen men to
pile on one man, when he is down. and
snap his vertebra. Tt may be doubted in
all seriousness that the prize ring is more
brutal than the game of foot ball as II. is
now played. In order to put stop to
this brutality the Georgia legislature
passed the bill, which will become law
with the governors signature; and it was
justified in its action.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MISREPRESENTATION Lodge No. Is, F.
and A. M.
Special Notices-E. & w. Laundry; No
tice of Closing of City Offices, w. p.
Bailey, Clerk of Council; Ship Notice,
Richardson & Barnard, Consignees; Our
New York Buyer Has Made Another
Strike. Metropolitan Clothing Company;
Notice Of Closing for Thanksgiving, Foye
& Morrison; Bids Wanted Harry Willink,
Commissioner of Public Works; A Card,
Hartford Life Insurance Company; To the
Public, Peter Schafer: Steamed oysters.
at George Beckmanns Cafe.
Amusements-Mr Wilton Lackaye, in
1.-THE Royal Secret" at the Theater, Nov.
e6-7.
When Good Suits Like That Atwood
Cheviot Here-Falk Clothing Company,
Auction Sales-Horses, by I. p. La
Roche, Auctioneer; Contents of Residence,
by C. H. Dorsett Auctioneer.
Thanksgiving Day, Our Store Closes at
! O'clock-Leopold Adler.
{ Ladies' Tailer-made Clothes-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
Legal Notice-Petition to Amend Char
ter of Savannah Bureau of Freight and
Transportation.
, Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. K. Fair
banks Company.
It's Going Up, Coal-T. F. Johnson.
Coal and Wood-Bond, Harrison & Co.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company;
American Line: Red Star Line
Medcal-McElree's Wine of Cardui;
Terraline; Warmers Safe Cure; Ponds
Extract; Castoria; Hoods Sarsaparilla;
Cuticura Remedies; Erie Medical Com
pany; Worlds Dispensary Preparations;
Baco-Curo; Ayers Cathartic Pills; S. S.
s.; Carlsbad Sprudel Salt.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
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The general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, the
details of which are now being arranged
between Secretary Sherman and Ambas-
sador Pauncefote, is said by the corre-
spondent of the Chicago Times-Herald, to
be merely an "emasculated edition of the
Olney-Pauncefote treaty which the SEN
ase rejected early this year, and will have
a sentimental rather than practical
value" Except for the unreasonable and
unreasoning hostility to President
Cleveland of certain senator's, the former
treaty, with its practical value" would
before now have practically abolished the
probability of war between the great Eng
fish speaking nations. But for petty spite
the senator enemies of Mr.. Cleveland pre-
ferred to kill the treaty. President Nc
Kinley is to be commended for having
revived the subject. The adoption of a
treaty OF arbitration. no ma tier If it is of
only sentimental value. will be a seven
league stride in the right direction.
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Thanksgiving will, of course, be general
ly observed in this section of the coun-
try, as in others; nevertheless the upper.
most thought in the south, in a secular
way, will be, ut might have been worse"
instead of a broader sentiment. Cotton
is selling very low; there is nothing partic-
ularly encouraging in the national politi-
cal outlook or retrospect, and not great
deal more can be said with regard to state
and local politics. Nevertheless, the south
has lately enjoyed, and is enjoying, a fair
degree Of prosperity, rather in spite Of
than as "a result of political efforts The
section, however has to return thanks to
the Most High for propitious seasons, good
harvests and generally good health. Es-
pecial thanks are to be returned for the
passing of the fever epidemic in the south.
west, and the prospective revival of the
industries which have for some time beer
suspended in consequence of the vista,
ton.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

~-~~-~-~-~-~~~~~-~~-
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM
COUNTY.-To the Superior Court of Sale
County: The petition of the Savannah
Bureau of Freight and Transportation"
respectfully showeth:
l. That it was duly incorporated by the
superior court of said county on the
twenty-sixth day of December, eighteen
hundred and ninety-four
2. That it desires that said charter be
amended by striking out between the
words than" and dollars" in the third
line of article III. the words 'seven thou
sand" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "thirty-five hundred" and by strk-
ing out between the words 'of'' and dol
lars" in the fifth line of the same article,
the words lone thousand and inserting
in lieu thereof the words three hundred
and nifty" so that said article III when
amended, shall read as follows:
That the capital stock of said corpora
ton shall be the individual subscriptions
of the members, which shall be not less
than thirty-five hundred dollars. actually
subscribed and divided into shares of ten
dollars or fraction thereof, of which the
sum of three hundred and fifty dollars
has actually been paid in, with the power
to increase the said capital stock to such
sum as the board of directors may au-
thorize from time TO time, not to exceed
thirty thousand dollars, and the liability
of each member or subscriber shall be
expressly limited TO the amount of the
unpaid balance on such subscription on
his or their original subscription. Every
member shall be required to be the holder
of at least one share of stock, and thai
the ownership of one or more shares of
stock shall not confer upon the holder
membership in the bureau but shall only
make such stakeholder eligible to men,
bership.'
Wherefore your petitioner prays that the
amendment be duly granted in the man.
ner and form hereinbefore set forth.
WILLIAM w. GORDON, JR.,
Attorney for Petitioner
Petition for amendment of charter filed
In office this 24th day of November. 1897.
JAMES K. p. CARR,
Clerk S. c., c. c., Ga.
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JACUB GALAN,
Attorney for Petitioner.
JAMES L. MURPHY,
Denntv Clerk s q q q Ga

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas, William Harden has applied to
court of ordinary for letter dismissory as
guardian of Nanine A., Fannie o. and
Richard Bradley.
These are, therefore, to cite and admon-
ish all whom it may concern to be and an
pear before said court to make objection
Of any they have) on or before the first
Monday in December next, otherwise said
letters will be granted.
Witness the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill.
ordinary for Chatham county, this the Bird
day of November, 1897
FRANK f. KEILBACH,
Clerk c. o., c. c.
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Weyler may prove bigger and more inn
portant man in Spain than he was in
Cuba. 1t is evident that he is feared by
the government party, since it is in his
power to stir and possibly consolidate the
Carlist and other opposition parties. to the
danger of the dominant element, if not
indeed to the dynasty itself. Weyler,
meantime, has conducted himself in man.
ner TO indicate that he is thoroughly loyal
TO the crown and to his country.
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1t was reported day or two ago that
the sugar trust and the Arbuckles, coffee
magnates, had arrived at an understand
ing by which. their night would be ended
If the report is correct, the prices of both
sugar and coffee will probably take a
strong upward turn, and consumers will
be made TO pay for whatever expenses
We're incurred by the sugar and coffee
magnates while they were lighting each
other.
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Many of our northern contemporaries
cannot understand why the Georgia legis-
lature could rush through a foot bah
bilf' while "neglecting to remedy those
standing disgraces to the state, the con-
Wet lease and chain-gang systems" The
quotations are from the Boston Globe.
Possibly we can enlighten our befuddled
contemporaries. The whole thing in a
nutshell is, it did not require an appropri-
ation TO pass the foot ball bill, while it
would require big appropriation to abol-
ish the convict lease system, and the leg
isiature does not know where to get the
money that would be required.
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MERCHANTS AD MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PksAGE

TO NEW YORK-Stetner and rail-.
Cabin. limited 4 days, $50. Cabin. un.
limited, 5000. ExSurion. limited
months. $50. Second CAS-, limited days
$1475.
TO BOSTON-SteameLc Cabin. limited A
days, $A. Excursion, LINED months. 80
Second class, limited s avs. s19.
TO WESTINGHOUSE mer and rail-.
Cabin, unlimited. $16.2O.A Second clasA
limited days, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St nner and rail
Cabin, unlimited $3.50. Ecursion. lin
tied months, 1900. Secorn class. lml.
ted 4 days. $12.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA-S roAr- c,ahi,
unlimited. $17. Second elias. limited /
days, $11. 90
TO BALTIMORE-Cab ST Excursion
limited 6 months, SIS. Second class so
The steamships of this company are an.
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltt.
more as follows STANDARD timO:
ESSEX, Capt. Billups, SATURDAY. Nov.
q, $50 p, m.
BERKSHIRE, Capt Kirwan, WEDNEs.
DAY, Dec. /, II noon.
ITAsCA, Capt. James, SATURDAY Dec.
4, at 800 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUEsDAH
and FRIDAY.
]. J. CARoLAN, Agent,
w. F. TURNER, G. p. A..
A. d. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ
]. G. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore, Md.
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Evolution os'a savannah Fight.
From the Atlanta Journal Dem).

Savannah starts her fights at home,
then carries them to the district and state
conventions. Now the legislature has
them. Soon we may expect an appeal to
the national convention, and then the
troubles of the Savannahians in all their
complexity and fierceness will be laid
before the people of the United States,
history.