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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

Some time ago breeze was stirred up
among the "litry fellers" by the discov-
cry that the name of Tom Moore had been
left out Of the list Of poets honored in the
decorations of the new congressional Ii
brary. Now some one else has discovered
that there is not woman among the poets
and authors whose names appear in the
decorations. Presumably another smart
little breeze will follow this information.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

Alderman Charlton inquiries by whose
authority Madison square was used as
an advertising medium. There was no re-
ply So says our report of the city
councils proceedings, published yesterday
The people as well as the alderman would
like to have the question answered. For
many days an ugly, disfguring advertise
ing transparency stood in Madison square,
apparently without any of the authorities
giving permission for it to be placed there
or taking any steps to have it removed.
1t is an outrage that after the city has
spent so much money upon it squares,
they should be thus abused.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

Deacon Wood, of Darlington, r. L. has
been arrested for beating his wife He
says he logged her to drive out the devils
which had taken possession of her. The
probabilities are that the wrong person
got the fogging, and that the bad spirits
were in the deacon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

From the chattanooga. mines Dem.l.

There is very slight room to question
the statement that more people have per-
ished in Cuba, directly from the effects of
the war, than all the deaths caused by our
civil war of four years. The statement
is appalling, but it seems to be verified by
the Spaniards themselves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
Into the Mire of Politics.

During the debate on the bill of Sena-
tor Hopkins which provides for the cleo
ton of judges and solicitors of the su
perior courts by the people the prediction
was made that if the proposed change in
the method of electing these officials was
made they would have to descend into
the mire of politics" in their efforts to
secure reductions.
No doubt candidates for the offices
of judges and solicitors general would
have to do a good deal of political work
of kind not congenial to them and
they might be led by their desire TO sue
coed to enter into engagements with per-
sons whom they might have to deal with
in their official capacities That would
be an embarrassing situation for them.
but, as matter of fact, under the pres
ent system of choosing judges and solicit
tors, do they not have to do a great
deal of log rolling and to smirch them
selves with dirty political bargains in or
der either to get elected in the first in
stance or to secure reelection, how
ever good a record they may have made?
One of the senators, speaking of the
O.
licitors, said it was rotten. By that he
meant that merit counts for little or
nothing with the legislature-that those
who succeed in getting the coveted places
do so because. they and their political
friends are especially smart in political
trading
Such an admission Is a serious reflection
on those chosen to represent the people
in the legislature, but it is not at all
| surprising. Only a day or two ago there
was an instance showing that the legis-
lature is influenced by politics and poIiti-
clans rather than by the will of the peo-
pie. The will of one man was permitted
! to outweigh the wishes and interests of a
| great community.
! No doubt the judges and solicitors gen.
| eral will have to be husters In politics to
! get the positions they want if the method
| for choosing them which Senator Hopkins
bill provides is adopted, but the proba bill
ties are that they will not have to be
parties to so many political bargains as
| they are now. In most cases the people
will recognize the really able and meri-
torious men in choosing judges and solicit
| tors general.
The confessions made by some of the
senators in the debate on the Hopkins
bill are sufficient to make the people lose
confidence in their representatives. The
people had been told, of course, that judges
and solicitors general were the products
of political bargains but they were not
prepared for the assertion that elections
in the legislature are rotten"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

The passage Of Senator Gray's BILL rails
ing the rank of the adjutant general of
the state to brigadier general will, of
course, greatly increase the prestige and
efficiency of the Georgia volunteer troops
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
RepubIican Inconsistency.
From the New York World Dem)

1t must be admitted that there is Ger
tain Inconsistency in our reaching out for
Hawaii with one hand and warning Ger
many to keep away from Hayd with the
other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah,
Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row, New
York City. C. S. Faulkner, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

The passage of an anu-foot ball bill by
the legislature Of this state appears to be
regarded by the New York Sun as a per-
sonal injury. In its issue Of last Wednes-
day it has the following to say Of the
Georgia statesmen:
Everybody outside of Georgia is get
ting cold by standing bareheaded and gaz-
ing earnestly at the Georgia legisla ture.
No sooner have the master minds in that
body hurled themselves tremendously at
foot ball than. they begin 10 hurl them
selves tremendously at life insurance.
There IS bill before them to lay tax on
life insurance policies The life insurance
companies are regarded by the master
minds as guilty Of being rich, and the pol
icy holders as guilty of being thrifty.
Sock IT to the plutocrats,' cry the master
minds. Phrenologists and alienists all
over the world are staring at the Atlanta
exposition of intellect."
The Georgia legislature may not contain
many gigantic intellects, but the majority,
If not all, of its members are well-meaning
gentlemen who sometimes have wrong
views on very important matters. 1t diff
fers radically from the menagerie which
annually ASSEMBLIES al Albany, n. Y, and
the difference is greatly in its favor. If
the Sun will give the Albany assembly It's
attention it win not have much time to
criticise the Georgia law makers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

The Chicago Chronicles Washington
correspondent intimates that there will be
a free silver combination against the an.
neXation of Hawaii Senator Jones of AL
ALBANIA is against annexation, and so are
Senators Pettisrew and Cannon, republi-
cans, Notwithstanding they favored the
scheme some time ago. The correspond
ent says: Senator Jones is of the opin-
ion that majority of the democrats and
practically all of the populists and silver
republicans will oppose the treaty" The
idea of a silver combination against the
scheme, however. will probably not work
out. Whom do we see al the head of the
annexation forces but Senator Morgan,
of Alabama? And is not Senator Nor
can patriarch of the silver cause?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
4 Little Night work.

There is an office not far away where
the monograph Is used an daily business,
says the Buffalo Enquirer. The Man of
Business comes downtown when he gets
ready, opens his Voluminous mail and pro-
ceeds to answer his letters by talking into
the phonograph. Later a typewriter fits
the receiver TO her ears and reduces the
contents of the photograph to writing. In
the afternoon the Man of Business comes
In for few minutes and attaches his sig
nature 10 the letters, and so vast deal of
business is handled with dispatch
The other day the typewriter found the
monograph wound up with an endless
spool of story. She reduced il faithfully
20 type, and left it for the Man of Bust
ness TO sign This is how some of it read:
Whose deal?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03

1t is very pleasing, especially for the sake
of the.school children who attend the Chat
ham Academy, to know that Drayton street
mud is soon to be a thing of the past. 1t
is to be hoped, now. that there win be no
more experimenting on the paving of that
street. 1t will be remembered that the
top dressing of shells and cinders laid over
cobblestones was an experiment, and a
most exasperating and nasty one. The
next pavement put down should be of the
best and most durable material. Drayton
street accommodates good deal of heavy
traffic. When the circuses come to town
their big wagons go over it. The pave
ment therefore. should be of a class to
sustain heavy weights.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
CURRENT COMMENT.
The autonomy. Spain Offers.

The autonomy" offered by Spain to
Cuba seems to be proposition to al
low Cuba to govern itself as it pleases
provided it governs itself as Spain peases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
FRIDAY, DECEMBER ,, 1897.
The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the postohce in Savannah.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18
O O O O

Here are 12 counters forming a hollow
square with four counters on each side.
Now change the arran cement SO that there
will be five counters on each side, but still
only 12 counters in ALI
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

ed to try persuasion, since they could
not get what they wanted by force
But they found that method of 20 more
avail than the other. The n they de-
manded to know my name and what
C 'mmand 1 belonged 60, and threaten
ed to report me for disobe5ieuc
Il should never Rave yielded. and
" hether this would have pushed things
TO an e, tire nifty, in thei r rag ny desire
for the gu +. l co not KIN wv; but Just
III that moment, G n raj A. P. Hill
CAM galloping up with his staff, ard
asurally wanted to know wi at was
the trouo1'. exp aimed the situation,
which the quick" tilted general took
in at once, and ordered the thirsty
squad off.
"'Hsve you orders to burn the build
ipg?' he asked.
mo. answered, L have rot
''Without word he rode away, and
within an hour thee came an order
from Gen raj jackson to fire the ware
house, and when it was wei destroyed
to report to him.
81 carried out the order to the let
ter. Not a man got drunk that day,
and for til at time the foe that 'Stor e.
WALL Jackson most dreaded was vanish
ed. 1.-The Youths Companion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18
ANTICIPATION.

on. The hoof-beats grew fan'er and
fainter behind him. He heard The re
port of a revolver, and then he felt q
sharp prick in his shoulder: but he did
not waver.
Alb what is that? Right in his very
path rises a solid phala1X, aud the
leveled rifles gli-ten in the starlight
Out rang ,ha fearful challenges: Halt
or we fre!'
But the brave rider did rot halt
He dashed straight on, and the tie =
rib'e riffs blazsd right into his very
face. How he scaped instant death
was a marvel: but he did, and before
he fairly realized it he had galloped
pas. the soldiers, and was swe eping
away like the wind, his gallant steed
tireless anu unhurt.
Harry was seriously wounded. He
could feel the blood drlbbling in little
grue some currents into his long
cavalry boots, and deathly sensation
came over him as it he were about to
faint. But he struggled bravely against
it. He could not give way then when
so much depended on his re aching Nc
Cooks beadqua tiers, Yet every min
ute he felt himself growing weaker aud
weaker. IF he could but get his dis
patches into the generals h .nds.
He wondered what time it was. and
if be would be in season: and he
clu.ched the dispatches closer, and
urge1 on his brave horse, who seemed
as eager as himself to reach safety.
Hurrah! Hurrah! There right be-
fore him flOsted familiar flag the
stars aud stripes. A senti 1el saluted,
and he was conducted tt the presen e
of General McCOok. But as he de-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18
Puniana,

The fall rush-that Of the football play
ers.
Done up brown-autumn leaves.
Making the most of it-inflating a bal
loon.
It's the man who has no music in his
soul that is able to harp on the faults Of
others.
Easily downed-the elevator.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18
Faithful Unto Death

The civil ar was sad and hOr-
rible struggle, costing untold treasure
and the lives CT thousands of brave ard
gallant men. Some of the .brsvest who
fell were mere boys. Among the lat
ter, none gave his life more pobly
than young Harry Chester. When the
war tegsn he was a boy of xteen.
clerkinQ in a county store. the sole
support of his widowed mother. The
first alarm set his pulses to throbbing,
as the rea1iug of the battle of Chevy
Chase fired the soul of young Philip
Sidney.
Mother, I must CO." he said. 'My
country needs me-"
His mother regarded him sorrow
fully. "You must go where duty calls
you,' che said. "But, 0 my son. 1
shall miss you"
That was all that was said; but Harry
knew that he was free to go. And he
enlisted.
Those were days that stirred the
hearts of men. All who could go we're
bastrning to the front, and the news
of the last battle was read with bated
breath at the hearthstone of every
northern home. Harry WIS under the
required age for mill airy service, but
the colonel of bis regiment agreed to
take him as an aid, and so he went.
BE true to yourself and to your
country" said his mother, as she kiss
ed bin goodbye, with tear blinded
eyes. "And do not forget your
Bible.''
Harry's regiment was one of the first
Ordertd to the frout, and, for y ar or
more, he saw fighting to his hearts
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

Beheaded, am an ordinance of the church, a
solemn ceremony;
Curtailed, become a legal instrument, under
SEAL epistolary;
Complete, 1 record, l engrave, inscribe, !
should do all intelligibly.
Beheaded, am fluid, black or violet or green
red;
Curtailed, am of wood, of iron or a brass
wire with head
Complete, / am one of the sweetest flowers
which deck the garden bed.
Behead me, and am an ancient boat of the
most worldwide renown;
Curtail me, and you will see / equal all the
value you set down;
Complete, 1 am oasis within any city or
town.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

ivered the dispa ,ches he uttered a
groal and fell down in a dead faint.
An hour Afterwards he was sitting
pale and weak in thu &c erals tent.
MY boy, you must not go back, -
said General McCook. "You are sorely
wounded and the effort may cost you
your nfe.'
And the young hero answered:
thousands have given their lives for
their country, and 1 have my ORDERS.
General Ros ecrans will expect me.'
No appeal could move him: he must
ride back to Crawfish Springs and re.
port to his commander-in-chie with
out fail. And he did it. Talk of the
bravery of the Spartan boys! There
have been heroes since Plutarch's days
heroes whose LANES may not be found
written in the brilliant scroll of fame.
And one of them certainly was young
Harry Chester, who counted not his
life dear unto him for the s,ks of his
country and his duty.
1t was scarcely more than ghost
tt at tOttered into General Ro- ecrans'
presence in the early morning dawn,
and handed bin General McCook's re-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18
General JacksOn's Enemy.

cab nut daylight of the day before
the second battle of Man4ssa-," said a
Confederate officer at a recent reunion
of the blu and the Cry, Il was order
ed to recort to GeLe":l Il. j: Jack son
('Stonew ~ with a detail of one hun
dred men for special orders. went at
once to hea iqua tiers and Lresentsd the
orders [ had received. General Jack
con ane out, and. beckoniug me to TO-
low him, role some fifty yar5s from hi
! staff aud then turned to me aid halle d
CAPTAIN, d. you ever use liquor?'
he asked.
No, SIR replied.
"a smile Ii, up hi1 rugged face IS h.
I'd, Il mt for special detail of one
hun red men under com nand o. an Of
ticer who never used spiritlous liquO g.
Are you that N amp
Yes, sir said 4 was detailed on
that account
We'll, then,' he continued, Il have
an order to give upon the execution OF
which depends the success of the pres
ent movement AMI the result of the
battle soon to be fought
If to keep sobsr is all that is
needed, general, you may depend upon
me- l ga d.
" No. he answer d, that is not ell;
but unless you can resist tempt to
drink you cannot carry out my orders.
Do you see that warehouse over there"
poin ing to large building a little
way Off Take your command up to
that depot; have tie barrels of bread
rolled out and seat down to the rail-
road track, SO that my men can gst it
as they pass, and then take your pick
ed men into the bui ding aud spill all
tt liquor there Don spare d drop,
nor let any man taste it, under any
circumstances. Tnis order 1 expect
you to exc ute at any cost
He turned and was about to ride
back to his staff when l calie1, hastily:
"'One moment, genera! Suppose an
officer of superior rank should order
me under arrest, and tn IN gain posses
sion of the warehouse?
Coming up close TO me, and look
ing me through and through, as it
seemed to me, he said to me, wi h a
look of solemnity that l shall never
forget:
'''Until 1 relieve you in person, you
are exempt from arrest, except upoa
my written ordsr. l fear that liquor
more than Pope's army he added, as
he rode rapidly away.
house, which had become SO important,
and threw guard around it, placing
five men at each entrance, wi b orders
neither to allow anyone to ntsr nor to
enter them. elves.
THE next thing was TO roll out the
bread; which we aid. just as we were
finishing that task, 1 was called to one
of the entrances, to find a general of
fcer with his staff demanding that the
guards should either allow hiW to
enter or bring him out some liquor.
OF course, 1 refused to comply with the
command, upon which he ora red his
adju ant to pl ice me under arrest.
L 'old him l was there By General
Jackson's personal order, and was
espe cially exempt from arrest. He or
dered his staff to dismount and enter
III warehouse, aud gave my men the
order to level their guns and make
ready.
This made the general halt, in
spite of his thirst, and hold a consui-
Is ton with his officers. They conclud-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

plv. Harry Chest had performed
his mission, though he gave his life to
do j., for he never re covered from the
fever and exhaustion brought on by
that ,arful ride.
Bu, the sacrifice Of his young life was
not in vain. When the tr1e history OF
the title of Chick amauga shall have
been written, and all the actors IN it
awarded their just dues, it will be
found that not Rosecra rs, nor McCook
nor Thomas, saved the battle to the
Union cause, but the IA tnfulness and
the heroi IN of b " of eight en-, brave
Harry Chester, who by his daring de
enabled the unioc.commanders to act in
conc TT and bring their forces toget' er
a the proper time.-Fred NJ. Colby in
E,nr ward
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

content. He proved himself of cool
metal AID before the Chickamauya
campaign, he was on General Rose
crans' staff as on, of mis- aids-ie-c amp.
1t WAS in that great battle of the west
that Harry won MS ciOwD.
General Rosecrans was at his head
quarters at the Lee MANSION, ct Craw-
fish Springs, one afternoon, when he
summoned his.y Dung aid TOMS presence
ce. The. general sat at his desk, bust
ly writing, whea Harry ente ed, his
countenance indicative of care and
anxiety. Harry waited, hat in hand
until the general arose.
''YOu are always p ompt and you al
ways co your duty" said the general,
regarding him keenly, 81 have work,
important work, for you. Here" he
on,inued. handing Harry sealed en-
volope. 81 wish this to be in General
McCuOk's hands before m ID. light. l
dare not trust anyone else. After de-
livering tie dispatches, return to me
with his answer. You will not fail
me?"
"With Gods help, 1 will not fail
you," answered Harry, erect ard coz
fident, as he took the dispatches and
paced them in his inside breast
pocket.
"It is case of victory or defeat, -
said Rosecrans. II know I can trust
you"
Making his salute, the .boy-he was
scarcely Gig hteen-witnd rew to set Off
on his desperate undertaking.. 1t was
q beautiful Septembec night, warm,
with the stars sparkling overhead
night in which to perform q dt ed of
daring. And indeed no mere de-par-
ate deed was ever Undertaken by a
Douglas or q Percy OF olCel time than
this midnight ride of the young Union
soldier 10 the days of SO.
McCOUk ley q dOzsn miles vay, end
Harry might, at any moment, ride into
any of the tCnfe d. rate pickets. He
carried his life in his hands, and he
koew it. But he had been entrusts d
with duty and he must not fail. AS
he rode through the mists of TT at warm
starliR ht s,uthe IN night, thoughts Of
his northern home. and the mother
waiting for him there, must have pass
ed through his mimi but there was not
much time for revere.
There was q sharp whinny dan
gerously near, ard then the plunge Of
hCofetrOkes, aud from copse at his
right dashed half dozen hors enc n,
COnfed crates, as he could tell by the
chez they gave. His own horse was
put to It's mettls, and rushed
through the stall ght lixe a fleeing
phsntOm.
On. On. On. swept the pursued and
the pursuers Harry hardly knew in
which direction h. was going; he
might, for all he knew, be rushing
right oto the enemy's camp, but he
plunged in the IOwals ard kept right
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18
No. 292.-Numerical Enigma.

No. 292.-Numerical Enigma.
A story / will now relate
About my cousin John
A simple story, you will find
As these few lines you g H.
He asked me-blushing as he asked,
Like any bashfr lover
IF to his wedding ,cdnesday eve
kindly would come II 3 6.
OF course l went to see John wed,
And, with no fears combating,
heard him vow to love for aye
A fairy in white z 10 3.
A few days passed, went to call
Upon my new relation
And spent a very happy hour
With her in 2 5 z 10 IL IL.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

ALL GRADES And KINDS OF FINE STOCK.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-18

WORDS: l. Cairo 2. Aristides. g. Rhine
f. Albert. g. Corsica. 6. Tweed z.
Alfred. 8. Columbus 8 Uxbridge. 10.
Stephen.
No. 2s2. -Anagram Acrostic: Initials
Answer. Finals-Relent /. Another.
@ Narrate. 3. Satchel 4. Welcome. 5.
Eastern. 6. Receipt
No. 2S3.-Puzzle For Little Folks:
Cabbage, potatoes, arrowroot.
No. 2S4.-Enigma Of Authors: Glitch
your wagon to a star. !"
No. 2S5.-Charade: Constitution. I"
=. No. 2S6.-Beheadments: l. D-aoe 3.
Around. g. Amor. 4. Agate. 8.
Abound. 9. M-oil