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terence.


 Wm. Walker, Prest., was read and referred to Board of Education.
 The examination of the following named deacons were approved, their characters passed and they were ad- vanced, to wit: T. o. Owen, J. H.. McKelvey, J. D. Dunn, J. o. Walsh, J. A. Parker, ". W. Nelson.
 J. ". White and F. R. Garfield, not being before the committee, were continued in 3rd year. J. R. Dickinson was advanced to the 4th year
 The following local preachers were elected deacons: Francis Early Dod- son, Richard Spann, ForrestF. Har- rell, John D. Sorrells, Joseph W. Dickson, John ]. Bearden, John L. Cannon, James M. Cannon, George N. Cannon.
 Thomas M. Beck, an elder from the Congregational Methodist r Church, desiring to unite with us as local preacher and having certi- fled his belief in our doctrines aud discipline, on motion his orders were recognized.
 k ". A. Steel was elected Railroad Secretary.
 Tho following resolution was read and debated, and 0. D. McNair of fered substitute that Joint Board be requested to report to the Con ference by Saturday a. m., so that the Conference may have time to consider the report before final ac- ton is takes. The resolution is:
 WHEREAS, An equitable distribu- ton of the Conference fund is of the first importance,
 Therefore, Be it resolved that the joint Board of Finance be requested to furnish the Conference for infor- nation an approximate estimate ot the apportionment made to the sew eral claimants one day in advance of their final report.
 J. A. Sage, Presiding Elder, pre-. sented the credentials of F. r. All good. local preacher expelled by the quarterly conference of Amity circuit.
 J. ". Dean, alternate, took the place of J. c. Hughes, lay delegate from Philadelphia district.
 B. Q. Thompson, lay delegate Camden district; B. M. Rowton, lay da.eeate Hot Springs district; J. ". Porter, lay delegate Pine Bluff dis trIct. were reported present.
 The committee on public worship announced preaching at z p. m. by Dr. J. J. Tigart, of Nashville, Tenn. The doxology was sung and the conference adjourned with the oene- diction by Rev. J. M, Cline.
 Last night Rev. Tigart preached to a large and appreciative audience.
 THURSDAYS SESSION.
 Conference met promptly at y oclock, Bishop Hendrix ia the chair. Rev. Horace Jewell lead the open ing worship. Minutes of yesterday afternoons session read and ap- proved,
 The roll was called and the follow ino who were not present yestarday
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Floating ice has termed solid bridge across the river at Burling- ton, To-. and steamboat trafic for the winter is abandoned.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

The public schools at Clifton Hills, Mo-, have been closed owing to an outbreak of scarlet fever.
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Mrs, Martha Thomas of Guthrie, Ok, s2 years old, committed suicide Tuesday by eating powderd glass.
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Gunther's famous chocolates and bonbons at Mitchell's, only, POS Main street. Il 10 u
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The opening ball of the Bluff City Club occurs tonight
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NJ. c. Beard, 45 years old, and the father of grown children, residing at Guthrie, Ok, eloped with Miss Au- gusta Simpson, t schoolgirl of IF.
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By means of fake foot race Mrs. L. M Fitzpatrick of Rock Island. H., is supposed to have been robbed oi $500.
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COUNCILS CHOICE.
Rev. WIn. N. Brown Chosen
 Bishop coadjutor.
THE RESULT PROVED A SUR.
 PRISE.

Rev. John Class Was Strong Favor ite Though in No Sense Oandi, date-The Nominee Halls From Ohio and is Distinguished In Episcopal Church Circles
 Adjournment of the
 Special Session.
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o. c. Howard, chief clerk and cashiersof the local freight office of the Gulf, Colorado. and santa Fe Railroad at Houston, Tex, disap- peared snnday night and can not be 1 found
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The jury in the Cotton murder case brought verdict of not guilty after beih put four days.
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The jury in the case of Martin Thorn, charged with the murder of Wln. Guldensuppe, in New York, re- turned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, yesterday.
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Three United States war vessels will cruise off the coast of Cuba and Hayti. The Marblehead will go to Port-aa-P Prince at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
PER SONAL.

An Empore, Kan. lawyer charged S25
for collecting a $40 BILL but threw off Sc
and called the thing square.
The Neodesha, Kan, Register says:
John Holly is again widower, his fifth
wife having packed her grip and returned
to Indiana, after a brief honeymoon of
about four weeks"
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper who is writ
ing the biography of Miss Susan %. An
thony under the latter's supervision. has
announced that the work will be finished
some time in January. a
Mrs. Eunice Davis, who is living in
Dedham, Mass, is the Oldest woman aboli-
ZIONIST in the United States and the only
surviving member of the woman's anti
slavery board of Boston
"A statue of Capt. Esek Hopkins the
first commander in chief of the American
navy, has recently been set up in Provj-
dence, r. l., absolutely without ceremony
or public attention.
Julius c. Burrows, United States SEN
ator from Michigan, has represented his
state in congree longer than any of his
predecessors, and is about TO enter upon
his campaign for reelection
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
New York.. Convict Labor.

II appears that the legislature of New
York has made great progress towards
solving the problem of convict labor. 1t
was provided in the new constitution of the
state adopted a few years ago, that there
should be no sale of prison made goods in
the open markets Of the state. The adop-
ton of this constitutional provision
brought the prison authorities face to face
with rather perplexing condition. The
running expenses of the states prisons
amounted to approximately $4,000 year,
which would have to be provided for by
extra taxation if the prisoners could not
be employed in manufacturing industries.
II was very undesirable to maintain the
convicts in idleness, on both economic and
health principles. For time the convicts
were necessarily kept in idleness, with the
result that some of them went crazy, and
two or three committed suicide The pris-
on experts said that there would continue
to be cases of insanity and suicide result
ing from enforced idleness. and that the
cost of maintenance would probably con-
tnue to increase. The experts. therefore,
applied themselves diligently to the solu-
ton of the problem presented.
At the session of the Legislature IN 1896
the bill of the experts was considered and
passed. 1t provided that the convicts in
state prisons should be employed in manu-
featuring such articles as were needed in
state institutions, and that all such insti-
tutions, departments and political divis-
ions should purchase their supplies and ar
tcles of equipment from the prisons, if
the articles needed could be manufactured
there. The new law went into effect on
Jan. l, last, and the superintendent of
the state prisons reports that it has been
found very satisfactory. No prison made
goods are sold in the open markets. to
come into competition with free labor, yet
the prisons have received orders for more
than enough of their manufactured pro-
ducts to put the institutions upon a self
supporting basis. And not only will the
prisons be self-supportng, but the state
institutions which use the prison made ar
ticles will save money to the taxpayers,
since they are charged less than the mar
ket rates for the supplies which they pur-
chase.
1t was thought that it would be recon-
mended that the law be abolished, after a
years trial. but the superintendent is so
well pleased, and he will present so good a
showing, that there is no room for doubt
that the system will become permanent. 1t
is not probable that the system would
| suit Georgia, for various reasons, but it
is interesting TO hear that one state has
! found what promises to prove, for that
Dor problem.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
BRIGHT BITS.

. Why, Indeed?-Moneywort will
the newspapers publish columns of the re-
voting details Of murders? Here I've
wasted two good hours reading through
this mass of trash about the last one. =
Philadelphia North American.
-Landlady-The price of this room is 80
marks Win that suit you?
Student-Perfectlv.
Landlady-Phen you can't have it, A
man who meekly accepts such an exorbi-
tant price, obviously does not intend to
pay his bill.-FlieSende Batter.
Simple -Emma-Ah, volts the
use of yer standin' an lookin' in the win
der when yer 'ain't got no money? You're
always a-doin' it,"
Annie--Wel IN tell yer-I stand and
look, and aggrawate myself to that extent
that the excitement of il gifts me hungry,
and then rushes home and eats me crust
of bread wild an appeute!-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
u understand YOU have been advocat-
ing a tax on bachelors" said Singleton.
Il have" replied Benedict.
Upon what grounds do you Justify it?'
Upon the general theory that a man
should be made TO pay for the enjoyment
of a luxury"
This ne considered very clever until his
wife heard of it, when 1t seemed to lose
much OF its brilliancy.-Chicago Evening
Post. .t..
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wanted a Government Job.

There was an amusing and instructive
incident at the agricultural department the
other day, says the Washington CORE
spondence of the Chicago Record. A young
man, who graduated at one of the eastern
colleges last summer, called with a letter
of introduction from the senator from his
state, in search of a position, and ex
planned that as he had been raised upon
farm and had a practical knowledge of
agriculture backed by a classical educa-
ton, he thought he was capable of filing
almost any position in the department.
The secretary was glad to see him and
said that he thought he could give him
position at once
II want a man" he said, who is up in
soil physics, and if you have mastered
that branch of agricultural science l will
appoint you with a salary of $1,000 year
a once"
What is soil physics?" inquired the
young man.
1T is the science of soils. It is neces-
sary for the man who takes this position
to know all about the chemical compost
ton of the soils of different localities,
their capacity TO absorb and retain mois-
ture, and the amount of moisture required
by each kind of soil to produce the best
results in different plants. Certain kinds
of plants require more moisture than
others but it depends, largely upon the
character of the soil, and want man
who is fully posted TO take charge of a
The young man said that he did not feel
capable of undertaking that job.
Perhaps you understand the bacteriol-
ogy of mike" suggested the secretary.
land the chemical composition of the DIFF
ferent kinds of 'cheeses2'
NO" replied the candidate; 81 have
never studied that line of agriculture, but
! suppose / can learn"
Yes. said the 'secret ary; amy bright
young man with your previous advantages
can learn. but / cannot wait for him 10
be educated. / want him to-day. And |
have just received an inquiry from the
University of Colorado for a competent
teacher in botanical biology. Could you
fill such a positionY'
I'm afraid not" replied the young man,
with a sad smile.
I'm sorry" returned Secretary Wilson.
Like many other young men who come
here for positions, YOU seem TO have a
good deal of learning that you don't need
and lack the practical knowledge that
would make you useful 10 us. l advise
you to take a course in agricultural chem
istry and agricultural economy, and then
come and see me again."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
sheep Raising in Georgia.

Before the war sheep raising was a
profitable business in Georgia and the
south The census statistics show that in
1850 there were more than 100000 sheep
in the South Atlantic section, while there
were only 10000 in the western section.
Since that time the west has made great
strides in sheep and wool growing, while
the south has gone steadily backward
In the west there are now six sheep for
every one there is in the south; yet the
west is not so wen adapted TO sheep rails
Ing as is the fertile and balmy south.
II sheep and wool were once profitable
here, why is it that they are not now
given more attention? The only answer
TO the question is, that our people are not
making the most of their opportunities
Years ago they lost sight of about every
thing except cotton, and they have not yet
got back TO seeing clearly their own best
In a recent issue of the Wool
Record, a trade journal, Mr.. Edward At
kinson directs attention to the fact that
there is no finer sheep raising territory in
the country than the Piedmont plateau
which includes great part of this state
II is section subject to moderate rain
fan, constantly condensing from the hui
mtlity brought in from the Gulf stream
without frequent heavy storms or fresh
cts of any kind, yet on the whole well
watered. Ii has a light soil, protecting
sheep from foot rot" 1t has moderate
winters, during which it is not necessary
TO house the sheep in close barns as
must be done in the north and west When
sheep are confined in close barns for sew
eral months of the year. the wool deter
iorates. The best wool is grown in the
open air, hence southern wool is better
than northern, when equal care is given
to 1t. There is no reason why every cot
ton planter should not keep at least a few
sheep. A small flock can be kept prac-
tcally without expense, making the wool
clip and the mutton very nearly if not
quite all clear profit.
One great bane to the sheep business in
the south, however, is the dog. Probably
the presence of the dog in unlimited num-
bers and with unrestricted freedom is the
great reason why the south's sheep inter-
ests have steadily declined. If the dogs.
the great majority of which are worth
less than nothing, were out of the way,
the value of sheep property would no
doubt in a few years mount up into the
millions of dollars. But the "yaller dog. -
the sheep-killing cur, has so many friends
that legislators are afraid TO take a step
towards wip.ng him out, in the interest of
the state at large. Writing about the
comparative merits of the dog and the
sheep is threshing over old straw; still,
the only way to get the peop,e to under
stand how much they are missing by keep
ing the dogs and letting the sheep go, is
to keep reiterating the facts until they
make an impression
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
A National corn Exposition.

The most wholesome and nourishing
food grain, as is well known in the United
States, is corn. 1t is equally good for
man and beast 1t is truly the national
grain, and grows from the great lakes to
the Gulf, and from ocean to ocean. 1t is
not necessary to enlarge upon the in
trinsic value of corn. Every American
knows what a good thing it is. But for
egners have not this knowledge; and
there is the rub. That is why the market
price of corn is low, while that of wheat
is soaring skyward. The foreigners know
what wheat is, and they must have it TO
eat; they do not know what corn is, and
hence care nothing about it. The foreign
market for corn is limited, hence when
the American crop is more than there is
demand for at home, the price drops to
Improbable figures.
How can the price of corn be advanced?
The Orange Judd Farmer and other ag
ricultural periodicals think they have
struck upon a plan. They are advocating
the holding of national corn exposition
in some central city, Chicago or Buffalo
for instance in 1899 The idea is to work up
the very best and most complete corn ex-
hibits possible, and then send them to
Paris to the great exposition to be held in
that city the following year. From Paris
the exhibits would be sent TO other Euro
pean cities. 1t is proposed there shall. be
cooking schools explaining the various
processes of preparing corn for the table,
and other exhibits and processes turning
nd Of
corn products, cellulose, fiber, fodder. etc.
The per capita consumption of corn in the
United States is very SMALL in Europe it
is practically nothing. If the exposition
at home and the exhibits sent abroad
should succeed in interesting people in the
grain, as it is reasonable to suppose would
be the case, it is likely that the price of
corn would gradually be raised, possibly
as much as ten cents bushel within
few years.
And what would an increase of ten
cents bushel mean to the farmers of the
United States? This country produces 80
per cent. of the maize (corn) of the world.
In 1896 the crop was 2,2SO. 100000 bushels.
An advance of only ten cents a bushel,
therefore, would mean an extra income of
2000O0,000 approximately. Is not such an
| increase worth striving for? Would not
that increase be of some practical benefit.
to Georgia and other southern farmers as
well as to the farmers of the west?
How could the exposition be paid for;
what would it cost? The Orange Judd
| Farmer says it could be held and paid for
without a dollar of new appropriation.
The government now spends something
like 100000 a year on its free seed shop.
without doing anybody any good. II could
stop the free seed humbug and devote this
sum- or even one-half of it, to the corn
exposition, with the result that where the
money is now worse than wasted it would
then yield valuable returns. To eXpend
the money in an effort to enlarge their
market would be of some benefit to the
farmers, whereas congress is now insult
ing honest agriculturists by providing "po-
litical seeds to be distributed by con-
gressmen who sow them where there is
the most likelihood of reaping votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
Turning Everything Into Gold.
Louisville Courier-Journal Dem.).

We are asked to believe that a New
York man is turning silver into gold that
a Chicago man is turning the baser metals
into gold, and that a Connecticut man is
keeps up, genius may yet be forced to find
its reward in turning gold back into the
common necessaries of life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Georgia Historical Society,";
Myrtle Division No. 256. B. of L. E; Ter
ubbabel Lodge No. Is, F. & A. M; Long
shoremen's Protective Association.
Military Orders-Orders No. 16, Georgia
Hussars.
Special Notices-ship Notice, Georgia
Export and Import Company; Residence
Telephones; Proposals Wanted, Harry
Wnlink, Commissioner of Public Works.
Business Notices-Old Fashioned Rye
Whisky-H. Solomon & Son.
Amusements-"Th Twelve Tempta-
tons" at the Theater Matinee and Night,
Dec. 8.
Auction sales-Carpets, Cigars, Furul-
ture, Etc, by c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer;
Household Furniture, by J. Mclaughlin
& Son.
Cottolene-N. K. Fairbanks Company.
Bissels Carpet Sweepers, Etc.-Lindsay
& Morgan.
They Fit So Snugly-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Intermediates Mandatory. Balu-
more, Nd.
Legal Notices-Citation Clerk of the
Court of Ordinary of Chatham County;
Libel for Total Divorce.
Medical-Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets;
Dumy's Malt Whisky; DR.. Charcot's Kola
Nervne Tablets; Hoods Pills; Cuticura
Remedies; SCOTS Emulsion.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

Senator Wilson of Washington says
there must be one more trial at the free
silver business, and then this country will
get a long rest from financial agitation.
He thinks the next election will settle the
matter. Similar opinions have been eX-
pressed for the last twenty years after
each election and decisive vote on the
question in congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
sheen and Dogs.
From the columbia Is. O. State Dem.

South Carolina responds to the wool
schedule of the Dingley act with noble
enrolment of 56,216 sheep, worth SOS, 954
and 1888 dogs. worth S4S5, OS5. Sheep
worth Sl.30 apiece; dogs worth $50 each
Six dollars and thirty cents worth of dog
60 keep in subsection each dollars worth
of sheep. What matters the low price Of
cotton if the dog clip next spring be as
fine as 1t promises to be! To be sure the
Dingley bill puts no duty on dog hair and
we are thus denied government aid in the
development of this promising industry
but the valuations show that even with
out this the yellow cur industry has great
possibilities of profit There is no place
like South Carolina for bt. Dogs bring
500 each in the market. and cattle $500
dogs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

An argument in favor of clean paper
money which should arrest the attention
of the politicians was presented in Au-
gusta the other day. 1t is reported that
the winning side used only clean, new
bills, which had been ordered from Wash
ington for election purposes, while the
losers used any old bills which they We're
able to get from the banks or elsewhere.
The bright, crisp, new, clean money was
in great demand, while the old, dirty,
ragged bills were despised by the float
ers."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

It seems to be settled that Drayton
street is TO be improved with a first-class
paving, and that Bull street from the Park
extension TO the city limits is to be hard
ened with Augusta gravel or some other
good material. 1t is a matter of ap-
proximately 10j yards from Bull street
az the Park extension TO Drayton street.
on New Houston. If this little hundred
yards were improved, with either the ma e.
teral that will be used on Drayton street.
or that which will be used on Bull street.
a continuous improved, hardened drive
connecting the city with the system of
county roads would be provided. All Of
New Houston street bordering the Park
extension. however. should be improved
al the time Drayton street is improved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

A New York police magistrate the other
day ruled practically to the effect that
while a wife might be a luxury, bicycle
was a necessity. A man named Smith
was before the magistrate to explain, if he
could, why he did not pay his wife $40 a
month, as directed by the court Smith
was in bicycle costume, and his wifes
lawyer attempted to show by it to the
court that Smith was indulging in luxu-
ries while neglecting to pay his wife her
almony. 1t was then that the magistrate
made the decision referred to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

And now the information comes that
both New York and New Jersey will short
ly consider measures looking to the pro
hibition of foot ball games. Anti-foot bah
bills are to be introduced in the Iegisla-
lures of each of these states at their next
sittings. Georgia took the lead in the mat
ter, and her neighbors are quick to see
The good policy of following her
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

The Mexican congress has passed an act
abolishing the death penalty for political
offenses. Just how far the act reaches
is not stated in the dispatches giving the
information. If it embraces instruction
and treason, Mexico has grown remark
ably LIBERAL more liberal than the United
States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
Repairing Places of Honor.
columbus CGa1 Enquirer-sun CDem

Mr.. Berners bill provides for twenty
six trustees of the state university to be
elected by the people every two years
Berner believes in having fun in Georgia.
Those Georgians who cant be colonies
may be trustees of the state university
according TO Bob Bonner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06

A Wisconsin court has rendered decis-
a water company is liable in money dam
ages for the quality of water it serves. In
the case in point a man had died of ty-
phoid fever. 1t was shown by. the evil
dence that the germs of the disease had
been transmitted in the drinking water
served by the water company and the
court gave the widow a verdict for 81. coo
against the company. The case will be
sarried to the supreme court.