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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
Hunting i'm Florida

The Florida guide for hunters does not
regard northerners in a very faVora BILE
light. says the New York Sun, and the
hunter who goes among the crackers has
to put up with some things which hunt
er in Maine might regard as sufficient
Justihcation for shooting the guide. The
cracker initiates hunter by leading him
to places not comfortable to get at War
rem Dean tells about these:
went after turkeys on the roost at
hleht, ana literally had my clothes and
shoes torn off by bamboo briars. not 10
mention shreds of hide Next night I
walked half the night through niser-
anle country, with a lamp in my hand
looking FOR deer, but finding only cattle
ana skunks. | begged my horse clear
TO the saddle in muck, and slept in mud
banks where alligatOrs had been skinned
several days before, waiting to be ready
for deer to come in the morning. For
TOUR hours l sat silent. watching for deer
Where deer never came, but the guide
acc WASH having a much better time
L1al was. But had sport enough to
make IN for 1t later on, when | was ac-
cepted into Crackerdom
~ ne CRACKERS object to perfumery, and
Turkey Collier, curious De Soto county
character. told me so after his own fash
ION. Alec and | met Turkey Collier one
DAY, and they snapped tobacco and sto-
l1es: Turkey got to leeward of me after
a bit; then, without warning, he fetched
his stick down on my horse flank in a
way that made the horse iumD / was
thrown and got up ready to do things to
turkey Collier who was treadinR around
in the grass as if looking for something.
Alec told me that Turkey had smelled a
rattiesnake and was looking for it, Two
or three days later, after I'd been thank
ing turkey for saving me from the snake
! heard myself addressed as 'Rattlesnake
Jack. had had some musk perfume on
my Shlrt ana that had reused Turkey
Collier TO immediate action when he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

It has been demonstrated by the naval
maneuvers at Charleston that blockade
running is not obsolete. Notwithstanding
the great naval advances that have been
made in the last quarter of century.
Nor will blockade running in all prob
ability, be even seriously hampered until
science shall give the navy apparatus
which will practically abolish fog. When
that time will be, not even the scientists
themselves have the least idea. Hence
there is every reason to believe that the
blockade runner has yet long career.
He will ply his trade, with success, as
long as wars close ports and fogs shut
out the view. The achievement of the
Vesuvius the other night was perfectly
legitimate blockade running, and her
commander deserves credit for his per-
Torrance. He did exactly as an enemy
would have done under similar circum-
stances, and won. And an enemy would
probably have won.
1t may be observed, by the way, that if
the navy We're already in possession of
the secret of seeing through fog, and
every ship of the blockading squadron
were provided with such apparatus, it
would still be possible for shipping to sail
into and away from the port of Charles
ton, without the permission of the block
aders And what is true of Charles
ton is probably true also of every
other South Atlantic port. In order to
effectually blockade Charleston, pretty
nearly every port, inlet, swash and
creek from the North Carolina line to the
Gulf OF Mexico would have to be effect
ualIy blockaded, and the whole British
navy could hardly accomplish that task.
only a few months ago a naval vessel
made trip extending nearly the whole
length Of the Atlantic water front of the
United States through what is known as
the inside route. She had to so to sea
only two or three times throughout the
whole trip, though she might have gone
out through convenient channels perhaps
fifty times. There are many arms of the
inside route. which arc known to men
who make their living along the route.
and TO them only. 1t would be practically
impossible for an invader to close all of
those arms, hence seaworthy craft could
go into and out Of Charleston harbor ~
there were blockading ships enough at
the bar to touch stems and sterns from
shore to shore. And It is just as well
that such are the conditions. Strangers
could not make use of the inside chan
nels, because of their lack Of knowledge
OF them, hence the channels are not
menace to the security OF the ports. In
deed. they are a part OF the defenses OF
the coast and ports. and should be re-
garded by the general government as
such.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
The Girl For Nc

From the New York Evening Journal.
The poets sing of Hebes fair.
or bonnie lassies debonnaire:
Ihey sonnetS pen to golden hair
Which all delight to con;
Inc darlings OF sweet Poesy
doubt not all these charmers be
but that dear woman give to me
Who sews my buttons on!
] once would muse before the fire.
Ny trousers held by bits of wire;
know not why--I don't inquire
These ] was forced to dom
But life has now no sad regret.
] bless my little useful pet,
The darlingest l ever met
who seWs my buttons on!
Those little hands, so small and white.
SO true and nimble. to my sight
Are evermore pure delight,
A JOY 20 dwell uponi
The way they mend a buttonholei
And how the needle they control!
i love the girl with ali my soul
Who sews my buttons on!
The useful and the sweet are mine,
Al folded in those hands divine
What need that / should now repine?
A garment whole ] don!
SO Jet the poets pen their rhyme
And praise the girls of every cline.
] her oXtol who all the time
Doth sew my buttons ont
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
Minister de Lomo,s statement.


The Spanish minister at Washington.
/ Senior Dupuy de Lone must have drawn
on his imagination when he reported to
his government, as stated in our dispatches
yesterday, that all the public men of the
| United States regard the reforms which
/ Spain proposes to offer Cuba as ample,
and that the Cuban question may be re-
garded as dead. so far as the United States
congress and public opinion in the United
States are concerned. While it is true that
! congress has not passed any resolution or
taken any action of any kind that is cal
culated to encourage the Cubans. there is
just as strong a sentiment in favor of the
Cubans to-day as there has been at any
time since the war in Cuba began. The
United States have not taken sides in the
war because the time for doing so has
not come.
While it may be true that it is believed
by many that the reforms which Spain
proposes to inaugurate in Cuba are ample.
there is very great doubt on the part of
about everybody that Spain has
any intention of acting in good
faith in respect to the re-
forms. The prevailing impression is that
after having induced the Cuban insurgents
to give up their arms and retire from the
field, she would refuse to put into prac-
tice the promised reforms. If Spain
meant to deal fairly with Cuba she would
have corrected the abuses Of which the
Cubans complain long before the begin
ming of the Instruction.
one thing is quite evident. and that is
that the Cubans have no intention of ac-
cepting Spain's terms of peace. They
have confidence in their leader, Gen. Co
mez. and he has announced that under no
circumstances will the Cubans consent
to abandon the war until they are com
PEELED to. or have won the independ-
ence of Cuba. They are fighting for abb
solute independence, and not for COM
promise.
Military men who understand the situa-
tion in Cuba do not hesitate to give it as
their opinion that the Spaniards cannot
conquer the Cubans. Gen. Gomez is a
much ADLER general than any military
leader that the Spaniards have. He has
between 10000 and 49, 900 men, all thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of the cause for
which they are fighting They are not
well armed, but they are receiving arms
and ammunition all the time, and when
hard pressed can retire into the noun
tains, where they are masters of the stu
alton. They can hold out for years, while
Spains financial condition requires that
the war shall be brought to a close speed
lily. IL the war lasts another year, the
result of it, there are excellent reasons
for thinking, will be the independence of
Cuba
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

Representative Cummings Of New York
introduced a resolution in the House on
Saturday requesting the Secretary Of
State to furnish that body with any in
| formation he may have relative to the
published statement that Spanish soldiers
and detectives recently stripped three lady
passengers on the United States mail
steamer Olivette. in the harbor OF Ha-
vana, for the purpose of finding out
whether or not they carried dispatches
from the insurgents to the Cuban junta
in this country. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign ar
fairs, and it is expected that the Secre-
tary of State will reply to it tomorrow.
The authority for the statement that
this outrage was committed appears to
be Richard Harding Davis a correspond
ent of the New York Journal. We are
not sure that he is the only authority
for it. or that he was the first to make
it. 1t appears in a letter over his sigma
ture published in last Fridays issue of
the Journal.
The charge is serious one. and we are
not surprised that Representative Cum
mings called attention to it in way that
will elicit the facts in regard to it from
the most authoritative source If the
outrage was committed action should be
taken by the government of the United
States TO prevent similar outrages from
being committed on vessels carrying the
American flag. If it was not committed
the fact should be known. and the Off:
GERS of the Olivette relieved from the
harsh criticisms to which they are be-
ing subjected.
a prominent official of the Plant sys-
tenn has stated emphaucally that no such
outrage was committed on the Olvette
and we feel confident that an investigation
of the outrage story will sustain his state
ment. No doubt great vigilance is ex-
ercised by the Spanish officials at Ha-
vana to prevent the iusurgent leaders
from communicating with the Cuban lead
ers in this country. and it may be that
officers of vessels arriving and departing
from Havana have to submit to regula-
tons that are far from agreeable to
them, but we do not see how such an
outrage as that reported TO have taken
place on the Olivette could have occurred
without having come to the notice Of Gen.
Lee, our consul general az Havana. lie
is known to be vigllant In the discharge
of mis- duties and exceedingly careful TO
compel respect for the American flag and
American interests. We shall hear more
OF the Oliyette outrage story, but it Is
doubtful If we shall hear anything that
sustains It.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
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snrnnnnh,r Advantages.


What are the railroads and business
men Of Savannah doing to make the most
of Savannah's commercial advantages?
Are they doing anything? Are they SIM
ply waiting with the expectation that
somebody viii come along and do some
thing for them? If they are they will wait
long time before they will have their ex-
pectations realized.
We are moved to make these remarks by
the reports of what New Orleans is doing
to build up her commerce. She is making
such remarkable progress in her efforts to
control the trade of the west that she 10
causing uneasiness in New York, Boston
and Philadelphia. She is rapidly getting
control of the grain exporting business,
and is increasing her imports and extend
ing her trade relations with Central and
South America, and with the West Indies.
The question, what is she doing to in
crease her commerce? may be asked.
Among the things she has done are the
following: She has inaugurated quaran-
tine system that is based upon correct
IDEAS, and it is intellgently administered.
Vessels are not prevented for weeks from
coming to her wharves simply because
they come from a port that is within the
yellow fever belt. Such vessels are
promptly dlsinfected, detained a few days
and then released to proceed on their jour
ney.
New Orleans has also greatly reduced
her port charges, and, in fact, all burdens
on shipping have been removed to as great
an extent as possible. But more than all,
her railroads are making special efforts
to draw trade to New Orleans. Particu-
larly is this so in the case of the Illinois
Central. That great corporation has built
extensive wharves, and in other respects
has greatly enlarged its facilities for doing
a great business. It's intention is to make
New Orleans the exporting as well as the
importing port for a large part Of the
west.
What is being done at New Orleans can
be done here. In fact, the advantages
here are greater than they are at New
Orleans. Savannah is 100 miles nearer
Liverpool than New Orleans, and has just
as good railroads leading to the west and
just as good a channel leading to the sea.
Why then should not Savannah have a
great grain exporting trade, and why
should she not handle a large amount of
imports?
The truth is Savannah's railroads and
business men are not making the most of
their advantages. 1t is time the railroad
managers and the business men got to-
gether and adopted line of action that
would bring to Savannah the commercial
prosperity to which her position entities
her. If we continue to run along in the
old ruts we may slowly increase the COM
MERGE we now have, but we shall have
none of the prosperity that is practically
within our reach. The city authorities
can do a great deal to help the city's COM
merce. The quarantine and harbor bur
dens are matters that need attention.
There is a lack of harmony among those
who have the city's destiny in their hands
They should get together. and pull togeth-
er, and there would soon be a noticeable
Improvement in the citys prospects for
prosperity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

On the day that Dan Stuart received the
license from the state of Nevada under
which he will pull OF" at least two prize
fights, John jenkins was sentenced to the
Ohio penitentiary by the court at Spring
field for engaging in prize lighting. The
man whom he fought was already in the
penitentiary, and jenkins would have been
there six months ago. except for the fact
that he ran away, and was arrested only
last week. 1t is difficult to understand
why prize fighting should be a peniten-
tiary crime in Ohio and pastime merely
in Nevada.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

A Long Island school teacher the other
day challenged some OF his scholars to a
snow bail battle. They accepted eagerly.
and forty OF them ranged themselves
against the pedagogue. The snow was
damp, and hence could be packed as hard
as a brick. The boys surrounded the teach
or and at the end of half an hour or so
had both Of his eyes closed from violent
blows with packed snow balls. But they
did not stop. For three hours they pounded
him. AT the end OF the time he was al
most dead, with both eyes closed. his
nose broken, his checks bloodshot and his
ears hammered blue. The boys had been
taking revenge for the foggings they had
suffered az his hands. After the battle
was over the teacher declined to complain
against the boys. lie said IL had been
aalr tight and he had been beaten, and
that was all to be said about It.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

The New York Suns London cable tells
of two important medical discoveries in
Europe during the recent past. One is
by DR.. Roux. head of the Pasteur In
stitute of Paris. He says the bacillus of
the bubonic plague has little power of re-
sistanee, and that all antiseptics kill it.
1t dies at a temperature of 14O degrees.
but retains vitality in the soil. which lat
ter fact he holds explains why it is never
eradicated from the eastern countries. The
other discovery is that of DR.. Koch, who
announces a specific for the cattle plague
OF South Africa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
A Carolina Diety.

Congressman McLaurin, of South Caro-
lima, vouches for the following story in
the Washington Post: "'rhe late constiu-
tional convention in South Carolina passed
an educational qualification declaring that
a voter TO register must believe In a SUI
preme being and be able to read or under
stand the constitution when read to him.
IN the county of Horny. generally called
the independent republic an old negro
came into The supervisors Office to reg
lister
q" We'll, old man that officer said 10
him. do you know who the Supreme Being
"'Oh. yes replied the old fellow; dat
means de boss-de head OBJ de whole busi-
ness
We'll, who is lie, what do you call
Him2" asked the supervisor.
on, him Is Mr.. Johnny McDermott, de
clerk oh dc cot. "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

Ut is said that Nine. Munkacsy wife of
the great painter, adheres 10 the belief that
her husband s insanity is only temporary.
and that he will soon be himself again. on
the other hand, certain German special
lists declare he is hopeless lunatic of a
violent type. They say he began to exhib-
1t signs Of a failing mind some years ago.
when he disregarded well known princi-
pies and persisted in using bltumen as a
body color instead of cautiously as a
glaze" As result It is said that some of
his most famous and highest priced pic
lures are now almost in ruins, and will be
absolutely worthless in few years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

The congress of mothers which assem-
bles in Washington tomorrow, will be an
interesting gathering. from which much
and deepest thinkers among women of
the country will be in attendance, and will
read papers and discuss topics touching
upon the rights privileges and duties OF
motherhood. The congress will continue
for three days, holding three sessions each
day 1t will probably accomplish more in
that length Of time than that other con-
gress in Washington will do in the same
length of time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
The Ticket scaIping business.
F'rom the Jacksonvllle Cltlzen DemO.

The business OF "tlcket scalplng" con-
sists not wholly or mainly In the buying
and selling of partly used tickets. II this
secondhand trade were the whole OF IL.
straightforward traffic men and the inter-
state commerce commission would be
much less intent upon the suppression of
the brokers. The essential mischief OF
ticket brokerage Is that by means of II
rates may be cut secretly and unjust dis
examinations may thus be created. "The
prospect of selling more transporta ton al
a discount than at the established rate, %
tatlon 20 a road TO let a scalped do for IL
secretly what II dare not do openly. Fraud
Is the incentive TO the business"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

If President Cleveland. Prime Minister
canovas. Gen. weyler and Gen. Gomez,
seeing that they cannot bring the war in
Cuba 20 an end in manner satisfactory
TO all parties would just step out OF the
way. Mr.. Richard Harding Davis would
no doubt be Pleased to adjust the affair
some morning before COINS down to break
fast lie spent a day or two in Havana re-
Gently. and hence knows precisely what is
needed, and how to do Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
Not During Nc I<inIey's Term.
From the New York Tribune (Rep).

1t is no news that leading Cubans favor
annexation TO the United States Well
informed men have known that for years.
And doubtless that desire viii one day be
gratified But the absorption of so large
an alien body. with its differences of race
and it's peculiar religious and social sys-
TENS into this union would be a task at
tended with much difficulty and not to
be lightly undertaken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

The Senate committee on commerce has
reported in favor of an appropriation of
$4,000 with which to begin the work of
Kidding Florida and Louisiana waters of
the water hyacinth pest. 1t is proposed to
build a dredge boat of special design to
gather the vegetation and squeeze the wa
ter out of it, after which the pulp viii be
taken ashore and burned. Gen. Craighin
advises that the work of preventing the
propagation of the plant be begun at
once, as delay at this season of the year
would entail still larger expenditures later
on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

The Nevadans will not listen to free
silver talk these days, 1t is said They
all want to discuss the relative merits
of Corbett and Fitzsimmons and their
records, to the exclusion of every other
topic. Maybe it would be a good idea for
some of the other western states to le-
galize prize fighting for a limited time;
say two years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

A Michigan evangelist the other day de-
scribed the bad place as a large nall. at
one end of which walking match was go
ing on. while at the other end Bob" In
gersol was delivering lecture on Gene
sis. The peculiar circumstance in connec-
ton with this remarkable deliverance is
that the evangelist is said to have been
very much In earnest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

IL Is predicted that the season." the
months of March and April In Florida this
year will be the most brilliant of many
years. More people are going to that state
this winter than have done so for a long
time. and they appear more than usually
willing to spend money for enjoyment The
business outlook is brighter than for some
time hence people are not hugging their
dollars so closely as during several seasons
nAst.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
spanish Flies.

From the Chicago Times-Herald Ond.)
Whenever the Spanish forces meet an
equal number of Cubans the outcome may
always be expressed by the single word
''Cantharides."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

Mr.. Harris of Kansas, who Is to succeed
Mr.. PETER in the Senate. promises to be
as amusing as his predecessor. He says
he is opposed to the arbitration treaty
with Great Britain because it is in direct
opposition to the Monroe doctrine. in that
1t proposes IAN entanging foreign alll-
ance."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

She Did.-'Jane." said the iandlady Sc
verely, where are the eggs for dinner? I
told you TO cook that dozen / borrowed
from the neighbors."
Yes. mum. but you told me later to be
sure ana return EN-. Detroit Free Press
links Cat party)-'I don't sec whats
the matter with that pretty woman over
there She was awfully hirty a little while
ago and now she won't have anything TO
do with me-"
Stranger-.1 have Just come In. She's
my wife."-Scottish Nights.