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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
time to Look out For himself.

Gentlemen said Congressman Grab
bite. according to the Chicago Tribune,
rising 10 address committee, of admiring
constituents. who had waited upon him to
urge aim to become candidate for a third
term. Il am not using a mere form of
words when l assure you that this Is the
proudest moment of my life. To have
served my district for nearly four years
in the congress Of the United States in
such manner as to merit the encomiums
you have seen fit 70 pass upon me this
evening is an honor that any man might
be proud to wear If ] have not done my
whole duty, gentlemen, the error has been
of the head and not of the heart. l have
striven at least to earn your approval,
and the tattering words your spokesman
has addressed to me convince me that my
efforts have not been wholly in vain,'
AT this point he stopped to take a drink
of water and his auditors loudly APP
plauded.
You come to me gentlemen" he re-
sumed, with an assurance that amounts
practically to a reelection. But, gentle
men, there is another thing to be taken
into consideration. ] am a poor man..
Here his voice becomes tremulous.
Il have reached middle age, gentlemen
he went on, without having accumula ted
more than bare competence. Highly as
L should prize the honor of representing
you once again in the lower house of con-
Sress l cannot afford to stand in my own
light. My mind, gentlemen, is made up.
l cannot be your candidate for congress,
because"-and here his voice sank 10 a
whisper-'I have got my pipes all laid for
running for alderman of the 'Steenth
ward! l have counted noses, and am go
ing to, be elected by the dad-dingerest ma
jority any galoot ever got in this town.
Congressman, Grabbitt wiped the perspi-
ration from his forehead and spoke in a
natural tone.
Gentlemen" he said, Il thank you from
the bottom Of my heart for this mark of
your confidence and esteem. Whatn you
take?'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
Acquitted by the Crowd.

Twenty years ago, says the Denver
Times, Powers was an engine wiper in
the shops at Durham. But, losing an
arm in a railroad wreck he was obliged
to use his head more and his limbs less
in the business of making a living for
himself and little family. Drifting into
Leadville with the first tide of fortune
hunters, Powers remained there as long
as he could consistently and until he sher-
if took him down to Canyon City to live
permanently, that being considered a
healthier climate for a man of his tenn
permanent Che had shot and killed his SON.
in-law, Pat Kennedy, in friendly go-as-
you-please with Colts revolvers). But
Powers was not nearly so vicious as he
looked, and during all of the years that 1
knew him he had never once killed man
"a pretty good record for that vicinity.
He was always a potent political factor,
and filled various positions of honor and
responsibility, from justice of the peace
up to policeman and janitor of the court
house and superintendent of the chain
gang. While dealing out justice in the
old city jail Missourian was brought be-
fore him for a preliminary hearing upon
the charge of horse stealing. That was
ranked in those days punishable with
death. But the culprit was from Joplin
and had many friends in the camp, al
belt the court was crowded with them,
ali determined, as every true Mlssourlan
is to see justice DONE In the midst of
the proceedings a stentorian voice was
heard in the rear of the room, shouting:
Il move. your honor, that the prisoner
be discharged" .
That was all Powers wanted. To con-
Wet the Missourian would have been fatal
to his hopes to a reelection and without
waiting for a second to the proposition he
put the motion to the house and declared
il carried unanimously, which it was. The
court then adjourned to Johnny Shea's
where the friends of the indicated man
did the handsome thing by the judge, the
clerk and all of the bystanders
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
BRIGHT RITS.

IN get the best of that COMPOUNDED
personal baggage clause,
"How9' x -
'"If want to- bring over $500 worth of
new clothes Ill nave five ps."-CIeve-
land Plain Dealer
-Easy.-"I can always distinguish be-
tween this vim ordinaire and red ink, )" said
the regular diner at the table d'hote
"How?" asked the casual customer. by
the label on the bottle" said the regular
with fiendish grin. This shows the i'm
portance of judicious adverdsing.-Jud
Miss PASSED. accepted Dick Bradford
last night
Miss Younge-Yes. expected it.
Miss Passee-Why?
Miss Younge-Because, when I refused
him, he said the next time he would pro-
pose to some one old enough 70 know her
own mind.-Harem Life.
The Very Trouble-Doetor Ito patient
threatened with nervous prostration)-Do
you notice that you are trobled with loss
of memory?
Patient with visions of recent disaster
at card table fresh in mind)-Loss of mem
DRY, doctor? No, sir: it's memory of my
loss that gets me.-Judge
Wallace: I didn't know you rode a
wheel.
Ferry: I don't.
'"Then what are you wearing knicker-
bockers and sweater for?"
ITO keep the fool bicycle riders from
running over me- They think I'm one of
'em. '-Cincinnau Enquirer.
A Rare Jewel.-'My wife" said the
young man, in earnest tones, lis jewel!'
"They all say that" said the elderly man.
speaking apparently to The wall. But
know OF course, you won't believe It, but
she watches me take my bicycle all to
pieces without Offering a single sugges-
ton. "-IndanaDolis journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
PERSONAL.

The new bishop of Bristol, England, is
a newspaper man by profession. He was
a regular contributor to the Pail Mall
Gazette under NJ. Greenwood and also
wrote for the mag zine
The dedication of the monument which
has been erected 90 the memory of Mar
sha. Canrobert rs Saint-Cerc, France,
will take place an Oct g. Gen. Billot,
the minister of war, viii preside at the
ceremony.
An east end of London clergyman, who
sent out invitations to jubilee banquet
among the poor O. his parish and received
seventy acceptauees, on announcing that
he would have No beer lost fifty-three of
his guests and was besides guyed by the
newspapers.
"A young doctor, Robert Wurtz, pro-
fessor at the Paris School of Medicine,
has been chosen as one of the leading
French bacteroogists for a mission in
Abyssinia. He is to start for Jibutil and
go on direct to Ads Adeba, where, after
having organized a department of vac
cination, he will study the rinderpest and
similar infectious maladies.
Bishop w. c. Bornpas, who has charge
of the work of the Anglican church in the
diocese of Selkirk in the extreme north
western part of British America, has lived
for over thirty years life of exile that
has few parallels in missionary annals.
Since 1865 he has been laboring among the
Indians far beyond the comforts of clvih-
cation, and though for twenty-three years
he has been a bishop and has had repeat
ed opportunities 70 change 10 better fields
he has absolutely stuck to his chosen
work
-Munkacsy's fashion of working is as
distinctive as the results themselves. When
engaged on his picture. THE Crucifixion,"
the painter had himself bound TO a cross
and photographed in this position in order
the better to be able to study the anato-
my and pose of the cTucifed one IN paint
ing ''Ecce Homo he worked continuous
ly seven months from the rising to the
setting of the sun and his Partisan friends
say that even the painters daily walks
supplied him with material. He found the
types for most of his figures chiefly upon
the pavements of the boulevards.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
squeIched by the schooIma'am.

"Do I remember my first day in the city
SCHOOL," repeated the man who was
brought up in the country, according to
the Detroit Free Press. "Well, 1 guess
1 do. Ha! Ha! 1t makes me laugh to
think of myself
Il have never bene in Ann Arbor more
than four times in my life, before 1 went
TO the high school. You see, 1 had been a
farmers boy for sixteen years out in Lii
ma, and while l knew little about study
ing, 1 didn't know much about city ways.
THE first day we were assigned a les
son in geometry that was dead easy for
me- 1 went home, however, and studied
like a hermit for three hours. When
got through l could repeat any proposition
in the lesson, backward or forward, or be-
gin in the middle and go either way.
calculated not to funk the first day and
get the laugh from the city-bred young
ing over their books.
THE professor-perhap I should say
professorina-save me an easy one. So 1
thought, anyway, and went to the board
and put down the figures like a machine.
l was called upon for the demonstration
and went through it like chain lightning,
only stopping half a second, because my
mouth got too dry for utterance. AS I
sat down, there was litter and even the
teacher was smiling. That woman will
have my reproaehes on the judgment day
for what she said. l have never forgot
ten it.
" Young man. said she, sardonically
perhaps I should have called your atten-
ton to a rule the faculty has laid down.
But as 1 didn't do it before, shall do it
now There is a rule to the effect that
pupils demonstrating geometrical PROPOSE
lions may breathe at least once during
the course of their demonstration
"Of course, everyone but me laughed
1t wasn't a bit funny to me. l felt as If
Ia like to go back to the log-school house.
Ever since that day I've been looking for
a chance TO get even with that teacher 1t
hasn't come but it will some day. Re-
vnege is slow, but it will come"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
Thermometer stories.

To people who are fortunately unfa-
mialiar with sickness the thermometers
used in taking the temperature of pa
tents are always a source of considerable
interest, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A professional nurse whose experience has
led her to numerous localities and brought
her in contact with many phases of life,
tells two little stories which illustrate the
foregoing statement.
In one of the local hospitals she had a
male patient who was threatened with a
run Of fever. As she approached his bed
side one morning he ENORMOUSLY complain
ed of q lack of nourishment.
81 didn't get enough to eat" he said.
"I feel most starved"
"Wen, we'll" she said soothingly, 1--WE
will see about that. Here" she added,
',let me put this in your mouth"
She inserted the thermometer between
his teeth and turned away a moment.
When she looked back he was working the
bulb around between his jaws at great
rate.
Hold on" she cried, you will break the
thermometer
He drew in his cheeks and apparently
gave a mighty pull on the little instru-
ment, and then she removed it,
Say" he grumbled, there's no use
giving me that. / couldn't suck a blame
thing out of it,"
Another patient a woman, begged of
the nurse for drink
wait" said the nurse. and thrust the
thermometer in her mouth.
The patient lay back on her pillow and
placidly closed her eyes. A satisfied ex-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
The House. Drainage Question.

The House Drainage Question.
Is the house drainage question to re-
ceive at last the serious attention of our
city authorities? It is to be hoped so. For
many years it has been talked of in the
newspapers and discussed in council Ev-
erybody has agreed that we need sys-
TEN of house drainage except those house
owners who object to the expense of max
ing new sewer connections. We have had
GraiIfage plans under consideration and
have paid considerable money for the
opinions Of experts, but thus far we have
accomplished little or nothing.
There is reason for rejoicing if we are
going to work earnestly 10 provide the
city with a house drainage system. Such
a system is certainly needed-greatly need
ed. Parts of the city have no house drain
age at all, and in some other parts the
drains are so far away from the houses
and the connection with them so imper-
feet that it cannot be said that the houses
are free from disease breeding gases.
1t is admitted that we must have a house
drainage system. That being the case,
why delay making the Improvement? 1t
will cost 20 more now than it would ten
years hence. and we shall have no more
cash in hand ten years from now than
we have at present. one administration
is much like another in spending money
Each one sees to 1t that all the money
that is available is spent. The only way
we shall ever get a house drainage sys-
tenn is by going in debt for it, The debt
must eventually be paid, and the neces-
sity for providing for it may encourage
our city fathers to be economical. With
good house drainage, better plumbing and
the swamps near the city drained, we
should not be alarmed whenever a case
of yellow fever was reported at some
place a Thousand miles AWAY from US.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23

The announcement that at the first days
meeting Of The joint penitentary commit
tee Of the Senate and House a strong SEN
timent in favor Of continuing the present
system of leasing the convicts cropped out
caused a great deal of surprise. IT
is generally understood that a change in
the method of caring for the convicts is
to be made. There is no doubt that a
change is demanded by the people. 1t is
difficult TO understand. therefore. how
any considerable number of the members
of the joint penitentiary committee-a
committee selected to deal with this con-
vict Drobiem-could have supposed that
the legislature would approve a report in
favor of the lease system. This lease
system has been the source Of scandals
ever since it has existed, and it has been
the means Of bringing the good name Of
The state into dlsrepute.
If there is any one thing the people of
the state are agreed upon it is that the
lease system must be abandoned-that
some other way of taking care of the
convicts must be adopted. This system
and the abuses growing out of it have been
discussed in the newspapers, in pulpits
and in the Legislature. If the system has
any cons iderable number Of friends they
have failed to make their influence felt
or their arguments heard.
We are glad that the governor has taken
such firm stand against it. He knows
great dea. about its abuses because his
attention has been called TO them Off
cially many times. They are so great
that he does not hesitate to say that he
win have no hand in perpetuatlug them
that he viii veto any bill presented to
him that makes the convicts the victims
Of the greed of private parties. With the
governor against the lease system it
would be impossible to secure legislation
continuing it before the expiration of ex-
listing lease contracts. Why then should
the joint committee waste its time in CON
sidering it.
We understand very wei that there are
serious difficulties in the way of adopting
another convict system. These difficult
ties, however, must be overcome. 1t is
the duty of the joint penitentiary com
mite to find ways TO overcome them.
1t is going to cost the state considera-
BILE money to establish another system,
but If the system that answers so well in
Mississippi and North Carolina, and which
seems to be favored by many of those
who have given the matter thoughtful
consideration, is adopted, the cost will not
be so very great. After it is established,
it will soon become more than self-sus-
tanning.
Neither the joint penitentiary committee
nor the legislature vii. be permitted with
out severe criticism TO shun its duty in
this matter. The people expect change
and they will not be satisfied until a change
is made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23

The deficit under the Dingley law for
the period from the first week of August
20 the close of the second in September
of the present year was $17,116,S5S. For
the corresponding period last year the de-
felt was S1O71S,S17 and for the year pre-
cedng 81, 426,9OS In March last Chairman
Dingley said to the House of Representa-
tives: "Our problem is to provide ade-
quate revenue from the duties on imports
10 carry on the government" The figures
quoted show how he and his party have
gone about providing the adequate reve-
nues.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
The Knockout of Section -.
From the Chicago Times-Herald Qnd.)

No matter what may be the merit or
demerit of the section as a tariff policy,
it was not the result of legislation such
as the American people demand. They do
not approve Of things done in the dark To
be satisfactory the laws must be discussed
on passage and their meaning made clear
before being placed on the statute books
This section had none of these characters
tics, and the attorney general has done
wisely in declaring it invalid. It is to be
hoped that this decision will stand until
congress meets. Then ii can decide what
is the meaning of section % and whether
il shall be the Law or not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
lNpEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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Hats TO Be Proud OBJ. II. Levy &
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Ideal Weather for FAN Clothes-Metro-
politan Clothing Company.
Suits for Boys and Young Men-Falk
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Blankets, Quilts-Leopold Adler.
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ing Company.
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pauy; Cuticura Remedies; Woman's
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Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23

Last summer a military bicycle corps
was started from Fort Missoula. Mont
to make the journey to st. Louis, for the
purpose Of ascertaining the value of the
bicycle in military operations. The report
Of the officer commanding the corps has
been made public. He concludes that the
modern, up-to-date army needs the wheel
The bicycle has a number of advantages
over the horse, he says. It does not re-
qulre so much care it needs no forage, it
moves much faster over fair
roads it is not so con-
spicuous and can be hidden from view
more easily, It Is noiseless and raises but
htue dust. and it is impossible to deter
mine directions from its tracks Furth-
ermore, the fighting strength of a bicycle
corps is not diminished by "horse hold
ers." In wet and heavy weather. how
ever, the wheel is at a great disadvant-
age. It can never displace the horse, but
1t can be made most valuable adjunct
to the cavalry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
Mayor of Greater New York.

The struggle for the office of Greater
New York increases in interest. Only one
nomination of Importance, that of Seth
Low by the Citizens Union, has yet been
made, and it is by no means certain that
he will remain candidate If he should
become satisfied he could not be elected
he might withdraw in order that some
other republican might have a chance to
defeat the Tammany candidate. Although
he is not the republican candidate, he is
a republican.
The Citizens Union nominated Mr.. Low
with the expectation that the republicans
would also nominate him. 1t seems that
they are to be disappointed. The repubh-
can leaders, heelers and heuchmen know
they cannot elect a candidate who has no
affiliations with any otherparty or fac
ton, but they would rather have a Tam
many mayor than assist in the election of
Mr.. Low because they believe they would
fare better in the matter of getting offices.
The republican primaries in New York
city were held on Monday, and delegates
to the city convention were chosen. About
all of them are opposed to Mr. Low, and
some of Mr.. Lows friends are now in
clined to think he will withdraw from the
contest because he cannot be elected
without the assistance of the republican
party
Mr.. Plat, the republican boss, is cred
tied with a plan to get rid of Mr. Low
The plan is for the republicans to nomi-
nate District Attorney Olcott and then
have both Mr.. Low and Mr.. Olcott with
draw from their respective tickets. That
would open the way for committee COM
posed of republicans and members of the
Citizens Union TO make a ticket that
would command the support of the repub-
licans and the Citizens Union. 1t is
doubtful, however, if the plan would have
sufficient support to insure it's success.
The men at the head of the Citizens
Union haven't much confidence in Mr..
Platt. He is the kind of a political boss
that they want to get rid of. There is
precedent for Platts plan. In 1881, in
Brooklyn, the Independents made a nomi-
nation for mayor The republicans also
made a nomination. Both candidates
were republicans, and both withdrew.
Then a committee nominated Mr.. Low,
and he was elected.
If Mr.. Platt's plan should be adopted the
present mayor, Mr.. Strong, might be NOM
mated. He is a supporter of Mr.. Low.
Unless the republicans and the Citizens
Union get together a Tammany man will
be the first mayor of Greater New York.
There is not much doubt about that. While
ocratic party in New York city on the sill
yer question, the silver faction is not
strong 1t will poll comparatively few
votes. The only hope of beating Tammany
is a union of the Plat and Low forces.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23

After being in operation only a few
weeks, the branch of a Paterson On. j.
silk mill which was established at Green's
boro, ". c., has been closed and the MAJ
chinery will be returned to Paterson
While it may be too early to establish silk
mills in the south, the times are ripe for
cotton, wool and iron mills. as has been
demonstrated. The silk mills will come
along after a while, when the south pro-
duces raw silk and wears more silk than
she does now
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23

Mr.. Dana, editor of the New York Sun,
is reported to be seriously i'll at his home
at Glen Cove. It is sincerely to be hoped
that his recovery will be speedy and com
plete. If the sun could return to him a
tenth part of the vitality and virlity
which he has given to it. he would live
forever. in perpetual youth.