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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
City Government Problems.

There are many problems pertaining to
city government which have not yet been
solved. One of them is whether it is bet
ter, from all points Of view, for a city to
undertake to supply its citizens with
light. Philadelphia is now considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of leasing her gas plant to a
gas company, composed of her citizens
For half century she has made gas for
her street lamps and has supplied her
citizens with gas. At no time has she
done this at a profit. During the last
few years she has spent $780, 900 to $3.50, 600
more in operating her plant than she has
received. In other words, she has been
steadily losing money in the gas business
and she purposes to get out of that bust
ness For long time there has been
great complaint of the quality of the gas
1t has been, and still is, very bad.
Philadelphia gas business is not of
much interest outside of that city, except
for one reason, and that is that if it is
Improbable for Philadelphia to supply
herself and her citizens with gas may it
not be Improbable for other cities to go
into the business of selling gas or cleo
trlcity?
But if a company can make gas or cleo
tricity for lighting purposes at a profit
why cannot a city do so also? The rea-
sons given in Philadelphia are that a gas
factory cannot be run as economically on
political lines as on business lines. The
party in power in a city government is all
most certain to look out for its friends
The consequence is that small politicians
have no training. The Philadelphia gas
works do not pay profit to the city be-
cause all the men engaged in operating
the plant are politicians or the friends of
politicians. Their aim is, as a rule, to
do as little as they can, and much of the
work they do is of an inferior character.
They are not employed because of their
fitness, but because they have a political
pull"
A business syndicate could take the
Philadelphia plant and make a profit out
of it. 1t would put into it the most inn
proved machinery and would employ only
experienced men. 1t would not raise the
price of gas, and would give the people
better gas than it now gets. In other
words it would conduct the gas plant on
business PRINCIPLES.
There are of course some drawbacks to
private ownership of gas plants, but there
is not much doubt that they can be oper-
ated more economically by private COM
panies than by city governments
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

Mrs. Hetty Green, according to a Chi
oago dispatch, is going into charity in that
city conditionally She is suing a man
there for $1,000. If she wins the case she
viii employ the sum received in paying the
taxes and redeeming the property of de-
serving persons whose homes have been
sold for taxes. All the return she will
ask is a mortgage and legal interest"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
The Point of View.
Springfield (Mass.( Republican Gnd1.

There is much in the point of view. The
various chapels in the typographical union
at Washington have been taking a vote on
civil service reform, and it appears that
those printers who are already established
in the government service favor the re-
form, while the outs" are practically
unanimous against it. If everybody in the
country was looking for a government job,
the future of the reform would indeed be
dark
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

Such queer things happen in New Jer-
sey! In Elks township on last Saturday
mot a vote was cast in the coroner nomi-
mating election" according to a dispatch;
yet there were two candidates. Are candi-
dates denied the ballot in New Jersey pri-
maries? If that election had occurred in
Georgia, it would at least have resulted
in a tie vote.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

Two more families of negroes who went
to Liberia from this port on the Laurada
are coming back to this country, thor
oughly disheartened and Disguised. The
truth probably is chat they expected too
much. They had an idea that they would
ind conditions in Liberia something like
they are here, except that the country
might not be quite so much advanced.
What they found was an altogether unde-
veloped country, with no market for
wage labor They found rich and cheap
lands and great forests, but they did not
care TO stay and develop them, meantime
suffering privation and danger of fevers
and death The emigrants to Liberia,
however were confronted with no such OBJ
stacles as were met with by the white peo-
pie who first came to settle and build up
this country. Savages, wild animals. fe-
vers and the like did not drive the white
men from the new country. They perse-
vered, and built the greatest free nation
under the sun. We seriously fear that the
American negro is not a good colonlst and
nation builder. He lacks the pluck and
stamina necessary to the pioneer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

The statement has been frequently
made that Miss Kingsley, who has been
lecturing in this country, is daughter
OF Charles Kingsley. In point of fact, she
is a daughter of George Kingsley. broth
er of Charles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

Mrs. Morton Frewen, of the swagger set
Of London society, was a witness in a
London court the ether day, and on the
stand repeated part OF a conversation
she had with an accused swindler. you
know said She TO him, that all of our
family are great gamblers. and If the
speculation comes off we shall be delight
ed Since we come 10 think of il. mem
ber Of her famiy-her honorable husband
has for some time been writing and say
ing great deal in favor of bimetalIism
and the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of sixteen TO one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
Gold Imports.
From the Birmingham News Dem).

Gold imports are something more than
a sign of a temporary favorable trade bal
ance. They are an incident in the general
Improvement of conditions which the best
informed regard as relatively permanent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
CURRENT COMMENT.
From the Richmond Dispatch Dem).

If the republican administration wishes
to make the south solder than it ever was
it should keep right on appointing negro
postmasters in this section.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
PETITIONS FOR INCoKPORATI9I

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY. IT,
the Superior Court of Said County: The
Peutlon OF Jesse P. Williams, John \. G.
Carson, of said county, and John Morrison
OF Bryan county, in the state of Georgia
shows: 7N''
First. That they desire for themselves
ana such other persons as they may asso-
clate with them, to be incorporated under
the name and style of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
NATAL REVIEW OFF SPITHEAD.
British and Foreign Participating Ad-
 -i..x.l L..

British and Foreign Participating Ad-
 mirals Received by tho Queen.
 Windsor, England June 24-The lords of the admiralty and all the admirals of the foreign ships who are to take part in the naval review off Spithead on Saturday next including Rear Ad- miral Miller, U. s. N, were received by Queen Victoria at Windsor castle to- day. Each of the adnirals was &C., companied by two aides e-camp, those of the American admiral being Com mander William E. Emery, chief of Ad- miral Miller's staff, Lieutenant J. Col well, naval attache of the United States embassy in London, and by Lieuten- ants Rogers and Andrews
 The admirals were met at the rail- road station by royal carriages and were taken to the castle through d shower of rain. At the depot and at the castle for this occasion, detach- ments of blue jackets formed the guard of honor. The British first lord of the admiralty the Rt, Hon. George Goschen, was In full uniform, and the admirals were ablaze with decorations and re- splendent in full dress. At the castle they were entertained at luncheon and were afterwards received by the queen, who spoke very cordially to Admiral Miller.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
MUST MAKE NO MORE NOISE.
Late Passengers on Savin Rock Cars Com
 ing to the City Warned by Officers.

Late Passengers on Savin Rock Cars Com
 ing to the City Warned by Officers.
 Several residents of Howard and Kimberly avenues have recently com plained to the Howard avenue police that every night passengers on the late cars coming up from Savin Rock make the night hideous to those living along the line by unnecessary and uproarious noise.
 Last evening measures were taken by the police to eliminate the cause of the complaints, and officers were stationed at the Kimberly avenue bridge over West river. They stopped eacn car coming into the city between Il and 12 o'clock. The officers stopped the cars as soon as they came within the city limits and under an electric light. They informed the passengers of the com plaints that had been made, and said that the unnecessary noise must be stopped, and if it was not, the noisy in dividuals would be arrested and taken into the city court.
 The officers stated that, if it was found necessary to get rid of the nuis- ance, officers in citizens clothes would be placed aboard the cars. The persons who stopped the cars were Sergeant Orr and Patrolmen McKeon and Pow CTS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
HARTARD GLASS DAY.
Exercises in Sanders Theater-Spreads by
 Leading Societies.

Exercises in Sanders Theater-Spreads by
 Leading Societies.
 Cambridge, Mass, June 24-Never to Sanders theater as crowded that hiss toric building this afternoon, in ac- cordance with the time-honored class day custom. For fully fifteen minutes the procession of black gowned young men poured through the doors and sought seats on the floor and stage. The exercises opened with a prayer by pr. Peabody, after which MT. Stevenson introduced the orator of the day, Rob- ert Edwin Olds of St. Paul, Minn., af- ter which came the ivy oration. James Edward Gregg of Colorado Springs fol- lowed with the ode, the words of which were subsequently sung by the whole audience to the familiar strains of Fair Harvard"
 closed the formal exercises of the day, and throngs of visitors f1oated out and scattered among the numerous spreads given by the seniors to meet again, lat CT in the day at the exercises around the tree.
 Among the largest of the afternoon spreads were those of the two leading societies, the Nasty Pudding and the Pi Eta fraternities The former enter- tained at its finely furnished clubhouse on Holyoke street, while the latter re- ceived in the Gymnasium. There were also numerous private spreads in the college buildings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
DUTY ON HIDES TO STAND,
Republican Senators Vote to Sustain the
 Finance Committee.

Republican senators Vote 10 Sustain the
 Finance Committee.
 Washington, June 24.-The republican senators decided in caucus tonight by vote of 22 to Il to sustain the action of the finance committee In placing a duty on hides, but did not pass upon the question what duty was to be inn posed. The committee was also sus- tained on wrapper tobacco. Matches and jewels were also discussed, but no decision was reached. The caucus was held in the marble room of the senate and was well attended. While the dis ing was without especial incident. The greater part of the time was given to the proposition to fix a duty on hides.
 The debate on the tobacco schedule was confined to brief speeches by Sen- ators Hawley and Fairbanks. The finance committee had originally fixed the rate on unstemmed wrapper tobacco at $1.50 per pound in opposition to the house rate of $2 per pound. The rep .resentatives of the leaf growers imme- diately began a contention for the res- toration of the house rate, which was resisted by the smaller manufacturers, particularly of the western states. The finance committee yielded to the grow CTS to the extent of advancing the rate to S1.75. Senator Hawley tonight rep resented the growers and Senator Fair banks, the manufacturers, in their att tempt to hold the original figures. The caucus decided to stand by the com- promise rate of S1.75.
 There was only one voice raised in opposition to return to the house sched- ule to admit watch jewels free of duty The finance committee fixed a uniform rate of 40 per cent. on watches. while the house provided a compound duty. It Is to this compound system that the senate returns.
 The question of reciprocity, trusts, Hawaii, sugar, beer, tea, and internal revenue were not discussed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25

cred land the territory of the Grand Cham (Gram Cam). He coasted for 300 leagues and landed; saw no human beings, but he has brougth hither to the king certain snares which had been set to catch game, and a needle for making nets; he also found some felled trees, wherefore he supposed there were inhabitants and returned to his ship in alarm.
 He was three months on the voyage and on his return he saw two islands to starboard, but would not land, time being precious, as he was short of pro- visions. He says that the tides are slack and do not flow as they do here The King of England is much pleased with this intelligence.
 "The king has promised that in the spring our countryman shall have ten ships, armed to his order, and at his re- quest has conceded him all the prison CTS, except such as are confined for high treason, to man his fleet. The king has also given him money where with to amuse himself till then, and he is now at Bristol with his wife, who is also Venetian, and with his sons; his name Is Juan Cabot, and he Is styled the great admiral. Vast honor is paid him; he dresses in silk and these Eng fish run after him like mad people, so that he can enlist as many of them as he pleases, and number of our own rogues besides
 'The discoverer of these places plant ed on his new-found land a large cross, with one flag of England and another of s. Mark, by reason of his being a Venetian, so that our banner has float ed very far afield."
 Professor Bourne read extracts from other contemporary letters throwing light on the voyage. Nothing is known of John Cabot's fate. It is characteris- tic that Sebastian Cabot, who could have told us what became of his fath- CT, coolly tells us that he died about 1493, or four years before his voyage of | discovery.
 | Professor Bourne said that although we celebrate June A by common con sent, there is no good authority for the day. This date is first mentioned on a map in 1544 and is attributed to Sebas- | tian Cabot
 The landfall, too, of John Cabot is very uncertain, but was probably on the coast of Labrador In conclusion, Professor Bourne commented on the significance in the worlds history of the English occupation of America.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES TO-DAY.
MT. Thomas Closes His Labors as Princi-
 pal-Future Plans Not Made.


 By o'clock this afternoon the high school will have closed for the school year of 1S96-97 and Principal Thomas will have concluded his labors as prln- cipal of Hillhouse, position which he has filled with great credit for the past six years. Under his supervision the high school has been brought up to its present condition, and it is called the best organized school in the state. The teachers all work harmoniouSly, an un- usual state of affairs in a large school of this kind, and the school work is be- ing carried on most successfully In all it's departments.
 A friend of Mir. Thomas, speaking last evening in regard to recent devel- opments concerning the principalship of Hillhouse high school, said that MT Thomas felt that a great injustice had been done him, but that he was grate- full to observe at this time that the bet ter element In the city seemed to be on his side. The gentleman stated that the evident unanimous good will on the part of the present pupils and teachers of the school towards their principal was most gratifying to MT. Thomas.
 It may oe If interest to his many friends to know that MT. Thomas has as yet made no definite plans for the coming year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
SHARKEY AND MIHER MATCHED. Will Fight for a Club Purse and n Side Bet
 of Ss5.OOO,

New York, June 24.-Peter Maher, the heavyweight champion pugilist of Ire land, and Tom Sharkey, the Sailor" of San Francisco, were matched to- day to fight to a finish. The terms of the agreement are that the men shall fight to a finish before the club or in dividual offering the biggest induce ment and for side bet of $5,0OO. Both deposited $2,500 each to bind the match. Richard K Fox of the Police Gazette was made temporary stakeholder and on August 2 another deposit of $2,5O0 from each will be paid down in this city, making the full amount of $6,0oo a side. The final stakeholder will be Al Smith. The fight is to take place within three months after August 2.
 It was agreed that the fight should take place in the club offering the high est purse.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
FURIOUS HAIL STORM
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WROUGHT IN
 TOPEKA, KANSAS.

Hall Stones as Large Ostrich Eggs
 Some Measured Fourteen Inches in Cir-
 cum mference-Streets Filled With Dead
 Birds and Telephone and Telegraph wires-Thousands of Windows Wrecked. Topeka, Kan, June 24.-The worst hail storm known in the history of Kan- sas struck this city shortly after 6 o'clock tonight. Hail stones weighing from twelve to sixteen ounces stripped
 the trees of their foliage, smashed win
 dow panes, including the finest plate glass store fronts, cut down telegraph and telephone wires, riddled awnings and inflicted unprecedented damage throughout the city. Dogs were struck in the streets and instantly killed and horses were knocked to their knees, When the fury of the storm had passed dead birds were found everywhere.
 Frequent and terrific lightning accom- panied the storm.
 Topeka tonight looks like city that
 has withstood an artillery siege. There
 are not dozen buildings in the town
 that are nto almost windowless and many roofs were caved in.
 1 The roofs of street cars also were pierced. The damage wrought can bet ter be imagined when it is known that | the hailstones were as large as ostrich | eggs and some picked uD thirty min utes after the storm measured fourteen inches in circumference. Many people | were hurt in runaways, among them
 the following:
 1 Frank Agan, hackman, skull frac- tured; J. D. Henderson, liouor dealer, skull fractured; Roy White leg broken
 in runaway; Mrs. Nary Hughes, arm
 broken; D. K. Lee, bad scalp wound:,
 Miss Anna Fenton, head cut; Fred Hol- | lock, head cut.
 | The damage cannot be estimated, but
 it will amount to thousands. Window
 glass is already at premium here and tonight three carloads were ordered
 from Kansas City. Street car traffic is
 stopped and electric lights are out, ow-
 ing to demoralization of the electric 1 system.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
SPRINKLING ADTERTISElIEN
Board of Finance Will Meet to Execute
 Orders This Evening.

Board of Finance Will Meet to Execute
 Orders This Evening.
 The board of finance will meet this evening to formulate a report on the street sprinkling advertisements. This statement is made on the authority of Alderman Darlington, chairman of the board. Speaking of the joint rule which prohibits meetings of municipal com mittees while either board Is in ses- sion, Chairman Darlington said that he was not unmindful of the existence of the rule, but it was the sense of the board that the matter should be dis posed of before the first of July, when the present board goes cut of existence. In order to do this it was necessary to hold the meeting this evening. The board will meet immediately after the adjournment of the councilmen. If this plan Is carried out the board will be able to make a report on Monday evening, when it Is expected that a special meeting of the aldermen will be held.
 It Is understood that two reports will be submitted So far as the alleged cul- pability of the city officials is concern ed there is no division in the board ex- cept in the case of the corporation counsel and the city clerk. These off, cials will be severely handled in the minority report and there is possibili- ty that the majority report may deal less leniently with the officers than with others who are charged with col fusion.
 As to whether the board would report favorably upon the bills presented no positive information could be gained last evening, but it was thought that a would be satisfactory to all. Alderman Rourke said yesterday that he had made report based upon the memoranda taken during the in- vestigation, and that he was ready to make report to the board and to the court of common council. The alder man would not divulge the character of the report.
 Councilman Brown said that he thought several reports would be pre- scented. There had been no meeting of the board for the purpose of discussing the matter because of the absence of Councilman Fuller. The taller has re- turned to the city and will be present at the meeting this evening. Councilman Brown said that he had agreed with Alderman Rourke as to what report Is to be made and they were ready to submit 1t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25

should be here taken into consideration.
 Lehman took the men back to the
 boat house with a decision that spoke of purpose accomplished No changes in the crew are possible in their present condition and they will go into the con-
 test tomorrow with a double confi- dence.
 It was half-past six when the water
 had become smooth enough in the neighborhood of the Cornell boat house
 for the crews to go out. Courtney or dered the Varsity and substitutes into
 their respective shells and sent them on an exercise row of a mile and half down the river, Returning to the boat
 house the short cake" crew gave the
 Varsity eight brush, but was badly
 beaten. The most noticeable feature Of
 the 'Varsity's rowing was the absence
 of any great check in the momentum
 of the boat after each stroke Mir
 Courtney was in very good spirits, but
 refused to express any opinion about
 his crew.
 The Pennsylvania boys are still run-
 ming on their old i'll luck. While play
 ing tennis to-day Johnny Wise, the Varsity coxswain, fell and sprained his
 ankle. It was very painful but he in sisted upon steering the boat as usual | this evening, so one of the big fellows carried the lad down to the boat house on his back. The Pennsylvanians are in good condition except Captain Boyle, who has been indisposed for several days. He felt better to-day, however, and look his seat in the boat. Ward took his three crews down the river for
 mile and a half tonight.
 The Columbia Varsity crew roWed with two changes this evening. Long acre and Shattuck were out of the boat on account of injuries that will prob ably prevent them from rowing in their race. Oddie rowed at No. and Elmer at No. [. The freshmen and Varsity l both rowed two mile spin, seemingly l on even terms.
 | There is little betting.
 | Representatives of Yale, Harvard and i Cornell met with Referee Meikelheim at the Nelson house tonight to draw po- | sitions for the race tomorrow. Robert | J. Cook represented Yale, Harvard was | represented by R. c. Lehman and I George Mumford, and Cornell by Com-
 modore Derrick and Manager White. | Yale drew course No. 1, which Is near est the west bank Harvard No, and Cornell No. 3. It will be seen by this
 drawing that the positions of Yale and Cornell are exactly reversed from what they were In the freshman race yester- day and the slight advantage in the
 way of tide which Yale was supposed | to have in that race now belongs to | Harvard