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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
vULrUREs FEAST ON A CORPSE.
The Body of n Blind Negro Found
Near TenniIIe,

nv pOut ot ~ hhhu negro Found
Near TenniIIe.
Tennille. Ga, April 9--To-day some par
ties who were out in search of a COW
that had failed to come up the night be-
fore came across the corpse of a negro
who had been dead apparently several
days, and the vultures had been feasting
on the corpse. A close inspection enabled
the finders to identify the body as the re-
mains Of an old blind negro named Ander-
son Hooks.
Inquiry among his family brought out
the fact that he had been missing four or
FIVE days. but as it was his custom TO 90
from one place to another, where he had
relatives or friends no importance was at
tached 10 his absence.
An inquest will be held TO ascertain
whether he suffered violence at the hands
Of any one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
cARoLINA's DIsPENsARY LAW.
A Test Case TO BE Made On the In
spectiOn Law.

spection Law.
Charleston, S. c.. April "a test case
was made in the United states circuit
court to-day, which Is intended to deter
mine the constitutionality Of "the inspec-
ton clause" OF the dispensary law
The case was made by the fling Of bill
for injunction and relief against a state
constable by w. Gibbes Whaley, and ar
Rument will be heard before Judge Simon
ton next Wednesday. 1t IS generally adj
mitted that the clause Of the law which
permits constables TO inspect liquor i'm
ported into the state Is void. and this
by the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
UNCONSCIOUS ON THE WALK.

An Aged Veteran believed 60 BE Not
Right In His Mind.
New York April 9.-charles White. co
years old. who says he Is an inmate Of
the Soldiers National Home at Hampton.
Va, was found lying unconscious on the
sidewalk at Roosevelt and Cherry streets
az midnight last night Al the hospital.
after he had recovered his senses. he star
Cd that he came 20 this city a short time
ago to see some friends. White acted as
" h0 was not right IN his mind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
Baltimore. NAV Is. 1896

DdlliAlloAe, MAY To- 1850
Wells, Richardson & Co.
Gentlemen-It is impossible for me to ex-
press the emotions of my heart on the
great good Mrs. Bailey and 1 have derived
from the use of Paine's celery compound.
l am a new man. We have taken to-
gether eight bottles, and / wish to con-
tinue its use. The people of my church
are very kind to the poor, and l have Civ
en- to some of the poor money with which
to purchase the medicine. You may use
my name if you wish and 1 will with
pleasure answer all communications sent
me. 1 believe the remedy is the best in
the world. Yours very truly,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
lyndon Manufacturing Plant sofa.

a., sAtaens. Ca, April a--Thc Lyndon Man
~ - ing Company sold ts plant to-day
~. =. =. Aloaa Of this city, who viii place
sons ana his son-ln-law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10

Here is a letter from the pastor Of the
more, that every truth-seeker should read
carefully.
Every disheartened sick person and ev-
cry man or woman who has lost faith in
the remedies he or she has tried because
none of them has done any good-every
one who is sick ought to be cheered up
and filled with new hope and determine
ton by the letter written by Rev. william
t. Bailey. pastor of the Curtis Bay
church, the most influential church in
South Baltimore.
On March 81, 1895, the Baltimore Sun
under display headlines, published the
following news of Rev Mr.. Bailey's af-
Fiction:
REV. VIM. T. Bailey pastor of the Cur
tbs Bay Baptist church, was paralyzed
in the tongue while preaching Sunday
night, and lost the power of speech. The
congregation was at once dismissed, and
DR.. - was called. He said MIR. Bailey
was suffering from a severe attack of
nervous prostration caused by hard study
and oVerwork, and that he must have rest
and quiet"
The whole city was shocked. The papers
soon began to record an improvement.
On April 10, 1896, the following open let
ter was addressed to the proprietors of
Paines celery compound:
South Baltimore Md, April 49, 1896
Messrs. Wells, Richardson & Co..
Gentlemen--I was taken very i'll while
preaching Easter Sunday night. My doctor
could not help me, so l discharged him
and began to use Paine's celery compound
with crushing effect. will not hesitate
to say that it is the best medicine in the
world. 1 am, fraternally,
William T. Bailey.
Later in the year the proprietors Of this
wonderful remedy received still another
letter from DR.. Bailey, as follows:
Gentlemen-I propose to do what I can
to let people know of your Panes celery
compound the medicine that has done me
so much good. / shall in my own way, in
speaking OF my rapid and great improve
ment from the pulpit. give as is justly due,
tribute to Paine's celery compound. /
married, six years ago, Miss Lille b. Dun
navant, a lady well known in social life,
the niece of Capt. Robert F.. Lewis. u. S.
navy During the whole six years she has
been an invalid, suffering from hysteria
laughing, crying and screaming, so that
she could be heard for squares. l have
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
-
THE GAGE PLAN.

Secretary Gage is not going to let any
foolish Oyorcuutidence as to the work
lnss of the Dingley law lul him into
making nnance estimates in which a good
big deficit does not figure every year
chicago Record Und).
1t will be time enough to discuss the
"DETAILS of the plan when It is embodied in
a bill and comes up for debate in con-
srFss: To its fundamental principle, the
substitution of bank currency, for notes
ISSUED directly by the government, the
sun Is and will be opposed New York
Sun tRep).
Secretary Gage is an amusing old ouss
NotWlthslanding the deficit in the TREASURY
ana Mchtnleys windy declaration thar
oohd issues must be stopped he approves
oI Mr. Evans suggestion to reduce the tax
On WHISKY to 10 cents per gallon, Evans
WI introduce the bill but Gage viii see
euat II is promptly killed before ii gets
out Of mittee.-Louisville Dispatch
tDem.).
There is as little chance for the success
OF his tentative scheme as there would
nave been for a thoroughly sound and
complete one; and. coming with Mr.. Cages
prestige attached, ii Is calculated 10 famil-
ietlle the uniformed with another set Of
patchsd-up conditions, concealing the fun-
u@lnehiai roltenness Of our system by un-
sIom'y meKeshlfts and leaving a new
ialse structure to be demolished on the
way to true adjustment--Ne YosS
journal of Commerce Gnd1.
The Mckinley Gage plan lis to retire
.no sreenodcks, issue interest bearing
non0s in their place, take the S34G, 600 Gao
0' steenhacks cut Cf circulation and then
lo' the National banks issue the paper cur
rency for the people. Great scheme, more
bonds more interest more power in The
banks but the people voted for il and tbev
ought not to complain il the chains are
now Deihg forged in the cabinet and Wall
street which Will bind them to the golden
Ia ot oil Malk Hanna and his crowd for
all time to come Huntington nemocras
CDem1 az
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
SOME POsTsCRIPTs.


TIE female pack ped1ler is becoming n
nuisance IN Maine.
The Cache revival In ireland is making
remarkable progress.
Maine fectori - sold ScJ0G00 worth OF
wood shoe pegs ltst year,
l"rfect teeth are among the qualiflca-
uons of admission to the Beafsteak club
Of Chicago.
Miss El'en Nussey. wh1 acted as brides
maid for Charlotte Bron,. has Just died
at liirstall at the age of So years.
Toxic, the capital Of Japan. bus doubled
US population ~ twenty years 1t had 7Oo,-
uVO IN lfdS ald today It has 10000.
A Detroit court has decided that base
bal which IS Knocked Into property al
lacent to the grounds can not be confis-
Gated.
The sarifne factories In Eastern Maine
have clcsej, after a short season. 10
which the pack is far below the average.
one great name energies from the Drey-
fu5 mudd.e. M1jcr Patty de Clam, It
seems. was prosecuting official at the
SctTsGont, Maine, presents tho greatest
cNrlQStY-~a zig that wtN follow it's oWasr
Ike IL dog, and shows no disposition to 20
In the opposite direction.
The trbilec celebrations in England are
state t. have led TO the consumption oil
the first nine moths of the year.
Savannah oCa) women say that If an
ofdlL"ucc ls passed compe hing them to
TAX on their hats IN church. they VIII do
hdlh4 Tho enlistment Of one reuIesting
men to remain awake.
The West Milwaukee shops of the Cni-
csGl. Milwaukee and 81. Paul railway are
hcs'e' with Work than thpy have been.
S sII l2". About 200 men are engaged IN
ms VARIOUS shops
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
JAPAN AND TEXAS COTTON.

me exports Of cotton from the United
states TO Japan show d large ncrease thi,
season over last, and lead to the hone TIM
such an ENLARGED demand from the Orient
may be made In a year or two as 10 mn.
ter'ally improve the price Of the stople and
gladden. tho Southern planters heart
Ihe exports for last month were mora
than 100 ser cent in excess OF thosp for
November. 1896, being for November 1897
ever 'oS9,o0o pounds, against 1884 600 IN
wund numbers fcr the corr, spending no.
fiod last year For the three months e,a.
ing with November 1886. the exports ~
raw cotton from this country to .T,nan
We're 4,sei,SSi pounds, and for the corra-
sponding time this year 1885. 6gt pourls
The Transpacific steamship conpani,s ava
iusneu win the business. ard IL 10 said
the transeontinental railway lines eoutl
eosiiy Ioid extra vessels could the latter
be had at satisfactory rates.
IL is gratifying to be told in this cop-
hecuoh b, an agent OF one OF the RAILWAYS
That the bulk Of this cotton going 10 IA
pan is from Texas owing 10 our ndvant,,o
u we matter OF distance over the Eastern
cotton fields OF the South.
II Is true that the eheapness of tho nro.
due' thls season has had something 10 do
IA stimulating the demand. but as the lat.
Ter increases the crop renainlnp the s,,n..
naturally better prices can be anticIna,.a
Jspan and China both raise some cotton
but not enough to interfere with the largs
lmportations Of the longer and better
American staple.
This increasing cotton trade with ,ba
o. East and tho long haul by rail now
'sou'Fsd % the Pacific bstoss obtaining
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
HOMES FOR MILLIONS.

1t appears from the recently puhlshed re
port OF the secretary Of the interior that
the biggest real estate owner and the most
active real estate ieolar in this country
is sim our Uncle Sam. with d balance q
acres still to his credit Of .S35. 40 1888. or
more than one acre each Tor every soul on
the globe at the prosclt tine
During the fiscal year ending with Jane.
1897 nearly 5000 900 acres were allotted
by the land Office under final entries. the
number Of such entries being over 80 ono.
IN addition about 1900 600 acres wera al
lctted under original entry. The ,asI re-
ceipts from sales. fees and comm,qsi1n
amounted TO something like a million and
half dollars. Out OF these $500 u0) en-
tries '2ao0oO In round numbers were taken
up under the homestead acts. Evelu4lvc q
Alaska. ana of government aud Indlql les.
eryations there still remain some COO 00O 600
acres OF vacant public land The greater
portion cf this is arid. but With irrigation
could be made to produce ooulti,uly. Al
LOWING $40 acres to the family rear a
""''"' i"i"tll'N tan yet ne provided win
homes by the government. not 20 men.
ton the settlement OF the reserva ions or
the pocpling OF Alaska,
The possibilities OF the Cnlted states in
the way OF the support Of a dense ropi,a.
ton when the nrid lands have been rem
dered productive by irrigation as viii be
the case at no distant day. stagger the
Imagination. Allowing two acres. most
liberal allowance. for tho support O: ora
person, this remaining public lard alone
could support a population Vt 300, OOo 900
souls! Then thore are the waste places in
The states and the public lands owrcO by
Texas and the large private holdings.
amounting In hundreds OF cases 10 thou
sands of acres--adding as much moro
available territory for homes without any
crowdlng, such as is now seon In belgium
and other European countries IL win be
readily admitted that We could add from
SIX to seven hundred millions no~o to our
present population and support Il I'm In
comfort were agricultural pursuits to keen
proporthnStely as nov In the lead of all
others. We need not fear immlgrn,iou-
provided only that It Is Of the INTELLIGENT
Industrious and moral kind.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

fourteen years and so busy has he been ant
so closely has he stuck TO his duties tina
he has never made a trip 20 either New
| YORK or Baltimore. He is essentially
worker and not talker. Those are the
! men who accomplish results here, and
Texas has as many OF them as any State
| 1t is good thing for Buffalo bayou that
Sayers will be here this year It is largely
due to him that that great enterprise Is
so far advanced as 1t is and Will soon take
occasion 10 give the history OF how that
work was done.
Judge Burke lives at 116 Maryland ave-
nue., n. T., Mr.. Lanham at the National
hotel, Mr.. Hawley at the Hamilton. Judge
Burke, for new member, has already
taken rank with the best thinkers on the
democratic side. He is a worker. It
is quite unnecessary TO say anything con-
corning Lanham. His long service Ia con-
gress at once places him high up among the
members on the democratic side, and he Is
deferred TO by the younger members in
nearly everything. His great ability is
recognized by both sides.
Mr. Hawley, on account OF his politics.
flocks by himself on the republican side. but
has the respect. confidence and esteem OF
his colleagues. Mr.. Hawley seems to be out
of place in congress. He told mo that the
life was irltsome to him and that he did
not enjoy 1t. His every instinct Is that of
n business man, and politics has no charms
for him. He pines for commercial life and
it is safe to say that he willnot ask sec
ond term. He stands high with the re-
publican members and contributes a very
liberal share of the good looks Of the Texas
delegation
Last but not least comes Judge Kleberg
and John n. Stephens. Judge Kleberg Is
a worker and his bill amending the inter
state commerce law is going TO be heard
from during this session. He is recognized
as a thinker, and If he ever gets on his
feet he will also secure recognition as
talker.
Mr., stephens experience az a legislator
in the Texas senate now stands him In good
stead and he takes to the work here like
u pickaninny to watermelon5. He is a hard
department worker, and the interests OF
the Panhandle are In excellent hands. When
some man from little Rhode Island said the
ether day to Mr.. stephens that some OF mis-
constituents were up there not long ago
trying to borrow money and offered herd
OF good cattle as collateral, remarking that
he would as soon loan money on a school
OF Goldfish, Mr. stephens quietly remarked
that his constituent could easily have cut
on slice of his ranch and offered 1t as |
security then had enough lefsNo make two |
or three more States the size of Rhode |
Island
AS I before remarked. there are no flies |
lowering in the nelghborhood of the Texas |
delegation in the house OF our senators I
VIII talk later on. Chas A. Edwards
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
HOUSTON, SUNDAY. DEC. 10, 1897.
SIGNIFICANT BOND spEcuLArIoNs

The number and size OF bids for a COM
munitys bonds are excellent measures Of
Public confidence in the integrity and
financial ability Of the political corporation
seeking the loan and OF the antlclpatons
OK honest and capable administrations Of
the public's affairs
Under this rule the recent bids for Now
York Cfys IL per cent gold bonds were
flatterlng 10 the metropolis crsdit. the
leading financial firms OF the city Offering
from los 10 107 for sll or portions OF tro
more than six millions o. tho issue. The
bonds are for docks, schools aud streets.
J. p. Morgan & Co. were among the bid
York already has an immense debt
amounting 10 something like $l20 600 900.
but the contemplated new burdens To be
incurred by Greater New York, with tile
debt limit la Brooklyn now reached
do not seem to have shaken the con-
fidence among the local finunciers in the
oitys future. The last bids were many.
and probably double or three times the
amount OF the present loan could have
beon foated as easily
The fact is important from political
standpoint az again indicating the plenti-
fulness Of money in the East for specu-
latlon In bonds while equally as safe ami
more promiaug Investments Of other kinds.
as Investments merely 30 begging. as 1t
were, The large firms buy bonds at i07,
for instance. because they only have the
money 10 bid for them In large amounts.
and proceed TO put the figures UP TO their
clients. who want small amounts merely
as Il means OF investment of aayings. or
OF Judiciary funds and are content with
low Interest. The financial operator pur-
chas"s his millions OF bonds at lO7, sellg
tfem at 40 or liz and so obtains per
cent ON his money within period OF thirty
Gays, or Ices. or at the rate of co Der cent
year. 1t is not surprising. therefore.
that money is held by the money princes
Tor speculative purposes OF the kind. In
The government bond deals even larger
profits than above indicated are made.
incidentally this last manifestation OF
confidence in New York City securities
is also politically significant as betraylne
no distrust of Tammany on the part of
New York flnanciers. While the repuhn-
can politicians and British tl.o4lsts are
expecting the big city TO go to the dogs
under democratic Tammany. New York
moneyed men are expressing confidence in
the financial administration OF the city In
way that speaks louder than words
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
SOUTHERN CAPITALISTS AMAZING.

There is considerable home capital fmthe
South, now unemployed, that couil be prof
itably utilized IN lines OF business and en-
terprise along and by which capital from
other sectors is reaping big 'eturns fiom
the Sou people at the present time
A paying business Is fire inHurnnce sra
1t has been tried by Southern capitalists In
some portions OF the South with gratifying
success AT Knoxville, Tennessee, s,rons
company was organized soIe years ago ani
made big money. Knoxville was 10 lerEer
nor richer than a hundred other Southern
deed rs many OF the Southern communi-
ties that have annually be n paying Ia. sc
premiums 10 outside companies.
The business men Of Savannah. Georgia
It now appears, are getting ready TO or
ganize home insurance company in that
city. The Savannah News says that "'he
matter OF a local fire Insurance comIeny Is
receiving the attention of cuta tLn-
Der of business men. TIA: prominent
banker is engaged ~ collecting data as to
the best method of starting such com
pany and that there Will be 10 difficulty in
all the capital required II tie
right men fake hold Of the enterprise
This is the kind OF awakening that the
South neodsthe rec1slitlol by home cap-
ital that 1t can as well reap returns from
Southern patronage as can outside capital
We speak Of the wealth that the great
Eastern corporations are accumulatng and
the upid increase Of Eastetn miiionaires,
but have never thought q duplicating these
successes in the South by beginning 10 a
cautious way ~ they began in the East
and gradually buldiag to huge propGr-
tons. The South is full Of opportunities
Ior the profitable inycs inert OF home cop
tai aside from the banding ana mercan-
lie field. It rs only necessary ID lWiew
/ list Of outside corpo'l'irns doing bt ~
less in every Southern State 10 obtain h1
dca Il the tribute which the South Ia
onying 20 strangers
Let us hope that such evidences Of owak-
ming business intelligence as noted IN the
nso Of Savannah may soon become ctm-
non in this section
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
surciy worth Repentiur

l'H ioFte chronicle.
Now that Houston has demonstrated bc-
ability 20 hold n most successful mia.
wlaier display Of fruit, flowers and veye.
'"o' es, would II not be the proper caper TO
Keep tt up2 Suppose Just such m affair
shoHd he announced now for another
year The result would be that fruit and
Nese'ablo growers, communities ,oups
ana counties would look ahead and nrenaro
10 greatly outrival the display ~ last wool,
II might, perhaps be well to enlarse ina
scope o. the festival aud invite exhih,,ion.
o., al manner Of farm and dairy nro l,'c,s
ne on'y trouble likely then To arise vorIa
Dc mat Houston would have uerc,,Iaan
.asH ON hand to provide room for No NV
hlnlts and entertain the visitors. Tho stu,
ar would easily be ecliYsad The attende
ancs would be mmeaSe, for the reesnn
s In 'utmers from our own State and tho,a
south could then attend such n ,ss,, .uI
mer "u''"s 'ue SUM
men 100. Houston would share nt,Ia
OF the eclat now borne by NSw 0r,son ,e
WIN MIN her Mardl Gras. ST. Louis win se,
ss,lval or Kansas City with her "kar.
=, But ',,t best of all. Harris county and the
nasnihcent coast country surro,,n.,s san
would tho sooner be developed Tbn d,sss
Play OF fruit, flowers. vegetables ana for,,
,nn garry products would be convinc,ns ~
',,Scn, yer the presence at the festival =.
me pioaucerS and their wiInngnass -,
, ,o for the exhibits would prove a won
- Porte has already been benefited ny
ne FESTIVAL in many ways she will ho,r,
'kaann.l 81,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

ton for life and ait her death TO the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
Rev Or. Theosiore e, Cuyier. the
Brucllyn divine. once wtgte to Thomas
CARLYLE asking for an Interview, and re-
cehcd a characteristic note In reply. IL
sa'l simply. "Thrce p. M. r. c."
Tx Governor Northen Of Georgia says
tina he Is IN favor OF four reforms in the
Statc--iifst. textile training schools. sec
crad any policy which will teach scientific
fnrmirs: third. good roads. and fourth. n
rdorma,ury prison for the detention Of
youthful criminals.
General H. w Prce Of Wharton county,
M recently delivered the sword OF his
father. cc'nfc terate General STERLING
Price. 10 Mrs. Judge Noliaut. who will
send II 10 the Confederate museum MT
Richmond. Va, which is under the runis-
nreinent Of the Dau-ga ers OF the Confed-