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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
Young Lawyers Hard Case.

Among the young lawyers of the city is
one whose name I have promised not to
tell for being allowed to tell this little
story, says the st. Louis Republic. This
young man called upon two of his girl
friends in the West End, and being well
entertained, stayed until after the conven-
tOnal hour of II. He had just bid his
hostesses good night and offered to turn
out the parlor gas when he heard a key
fumbling in the keyhole of the front door
''Why, that's pap whispered the girls
'and he'll scold if he finds us up so late"
They Scampered up the stairs and left
their young caller to make his way out of
the front door. Opening the same he
found the paterfamilias of the household
rather the worse for booze" and awful
ly CAD to find somebody with whom he
might while away a quarter of an hour
He made the young attorney go back with
him TO the dining room, and searched the
ice box for cold bottles of beer. There
were three of them.
Come and drink them with me-" in
vited the head of the house. Il am not
drinking now. I've sworn off" protested
the young man.
Had no idea you ever drank hard
continued the older man. "Awfully glad
you've taken so sensible a step. Best
thing a young fellow can do when he
don't know where to draw the line. / al
ways thought lots of you, my dear boy,
but l like you ten times more now"
At this rate the father of the two young
ladies' went on, proclaiming his approval
of the reformed drunkard-at least so it
sounded to the rising attorney-within ear
shot of his two daus hters, who unknown
to their parent. were standing at the head
of the stairs listening to every word of
the conversation.
I've not been back there yet" explain
ed the young attorney, "and don't know
just how to square myself with them for,
judging from their fathers talk and ad-
monitions and commentators of nv
swearing off, which was only an excuse
to get away, they must think that I near
ly drank myself 10 death before 1 signed
| the nledge.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
PER SONAL.

DIR. LappOni is treating the pope with
hot sand baths for the ponums rheuma-
tism, which recurs on the slightest expos
ure.
President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to be the orator at the com
mencement exercises of Ohio Wesleyan
University next June.
Joaquin Carol, the new Spanish CONSUL
at Philadelphia, was a successful lawyer
in Madrid until ne entered the diplomatic
service some years ago.
Durham Bull is the odd name of a
Greenwood county, Missouri, farmer. His
mothers name was Ann Durham and his
fathers name was jonathan Bull.
Rev. c. E William Boyer is suing the
Philadelphia Chassis of the Evangelical
German Reformed church for unpaid sal
airy as minister of a mission church in
Philadelphia.
Miss L. NJ. Johnson, NJ. D., Baltimore,
has just been admitted as a student to the
Maryland College of Pharmacy She is
the first woman to be admitted since the
establishment of the college in 1S41.
The eightleth birthday of Prof Theo-
dor Mommsen, the eminent German his
torian, was celebrated with a grand kom-
mers by the Berlin University studaIts.
Prof. Mommsen received many conSratula-
tons by letter and wire
The gold watch of Edgar Allan Poe is
now in the possession of r. w. Albright
of Fort Madison, Iowa, and it's history is
characteristic of the checkered career of
the poet. He had been in debt to Mr.. AL
brights brother a merchant tailor, and
gave several notes in settlement, together
with the watch in trust Edgar A. Poe
is engraved on the gold cap inside.
Lieut.. Olufsen, a Dane, who returned
last spring from Central Asia, will next
year fit out a new expedition to the Pamir
regions in order to make geographical and
ethnographical explorations in the north
ern part of the Wakhan valley. The eX-
petition will be supported by the Danish
government out of the Carlsberg fund, and
will be absent for two years. The party
will include two scientific experts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
A White Man FOR Collector.

| The resolutions adopted yesterday by the
| Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade rela-
tive to the appointing of negro to the po-
sition of collector of this port, undoubtcd-
! ly expresses the sentiment of the people
of this community. Until within the last
| few days it was not thought probable that
the President would seriously entertain The
| application of a negro for the office of
either collector of customs or postmaster,
and the prospect that he will appoint
negro 20 the office of collector of customs
causes very great surprise. He need not be
told that such an appointment would be
exceedingly distasteful to the people Of
this city and would tend to disturb the
pleasant relations existing between the
races, because, as a man of intelligence,
he knows that already. He also knows
that a negro in such a prominent Office
would have anything but a beneficial effect
upon the interests of the city. White peo-
pie from the Presidents own state would
hesitate to seek a home or establish a bus
mess in a city in which a negro occupied
so prominent a public position as collector
of customs. 1t is certain that in Ohio no
negro will be given so conspicuous a pO-
sition as the office Of collector of customs
in this city is 1t is an injustice for the
President to pay his political debts or to
build his political future by giving offices
to those who are not acceptable to the
communities in which the duties of the Of
fees are to be discharged. Mr. Mckinley
is not the President of a party. He is the
President of the whole people, end should
consult the wishes of the people. If there
were not acceptable and worthy white re-
publcans here there would be some ex-
cuse for appointing colored men to the
most conspicuous offices, but he has no
such excuse. There are white republicans
from among whom a collector could be
chosen who could not only take care of
the interests of his party, but against
whom no protest would be made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
He WIS Needed.

IAN travelling men ought to be newspa-
per reporters" remarked one of the pro-
fession to a Detroit Free Press man, for
what we don't run up on in the way of
news and novelties in human nature Is
really not to be mentioned. l was out on
the road last week, and stopped at a
small town at which an old school friend
of mine is sheriff. Whenever L go there,
l always drop in at the Jail to visit Jim,
and never fail to see or hear something
out Of the ordinary. The other day while
Jim and L were smoking and exchanging
"reminiscences, a very nice-looking little
lady came into the office.
" You have my colored man, Bob, lock-
ed up here she said.
" Yes. madam Jim answered.
Well she went on, you must let him
out right away
- can't unless his fine is paid Jim
said he Is in for drunkenness and was
fined 80; he viii have to pay it or work
it out
81 don't care what he is in for the
lady commented. He has to be let out.
He is the only person on earth that can
milk my COW, and she will be ruined If
you don't let him out.
DO you wish to pay his ine? the sher-
iff asked.
No. of course not she replied. L
don't care anything about his fine. ! want
my COW MIXED. She's fierce; she hooks
everybody else and you must let him out
right away
Well, madam Jim said I can't let
him out until his fine is paid; the law
would hold me responsible
I don't care thing about your old
law the lady who owned the COW eX-
claimed, law is always doing something
stupid. The idea of locking up Bob when
my COW has to be milked-it is foolish and
outrageous. I'll so see Judge Simplins
and tell MIN you have refused to let my
man out to milk my COW. I'll bring my
COW down here. 1 never was treated so
in my life
The lady founced out, and Jim looked
at me and whistled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
The Partition of China.

There does not appear to he any doubt
that Germany and Russia have an un-
Outstanding in regard to China. Germany
intends to take what territory she wants
and Russia is to have big slice of the
empire. The German newspapers do not
hesitate to talk OF Germany's plans. which
are represented 10 be largely commercial
They say chat Europe wants China's coal
and metals and also a market for her sur
plus products. C;ermany's purpose is to
develop the trade of the part of China
she intends 10 control and reap the bene-
fit, No doubt the purpose of Russia is
pretty much the same
But Will not Great Britain and France
have any share of Chinese territory #
the empire is broken up? France doesn't
seem 10 take much interest in the mat
ter and Great Britain pretends not to. The
English newspapers are trying to create
the impression that the English people
are greatly amused at the German en-
peror's expedition. under command of
Prince Henry. to conquer China, but they
are not meeting with much success. The
English people are more alarmed than
they are amused. They do not know what
to think of the German emperor's move
ment 10 extend his empire, and they feel
quite sure that their government is SO
surprised that il doesn't know what course
10 pursue
IT IS said that Germany and Russia can
shut Great Britain out of any share in
Chinese territory if they want to. Il is
quite certain that she has all she wants
to attend to at present in India. The
people of that country are demanding
voice in the governing Of their own coun-
try ana they may be able to compel COM
pliance with their demand. Germany and
Russia may he left free. therefore TO do
pretty much as they please in China. Even
Japan. though much worried. will hardly
have the courage TO disturb them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
Foot Ran reform.

There is a prospect that the game of
foot ball will soon be less brutal. The agi-
tation in favor of reform which began
when the bin to prohibit the game where
an admission fee is charged was intro
duced into the legislature of this state
promises to have good results The South
ern intercollegiate Association has taken
the matter up, and it is thought the rules
will be so changed that the game will be
much less Objectionable.
The Georgia legislature passed the anti
foot ball bill not because it had any OBJ
lection to the game when played in accord
ance with rules which would eliminate its
brutal features. but because il was OPP
posed to a rough and tumble struggle in
which young men We're often injured for
life and sometimes killed.
There is no excuse for the rough man
ner in which the game is conducted. 1t is
possible to play il and to get a great deal
of enjoyment out of it, without greatly en-
dangering life and limb Prize fighting has
been prohibited because it is brutal, and
yet it is hardly more brutal than a hotly
contested game of foot ball. Those who cry
out against prize fighting and uphold foot
ball as it is now played are inconsistent.
They object to a couple of trained sIuggers
battering each other until one or the 9TH
er is unable to continue the contest, but
they think it all right for score or more
of college men to engage in what is prac-
tically prize contest in which life is risk
ed and sometimes lost, and blows are given
which make life long cripples and invalids.
There is no good reason why the game
should be prohibited, but there are reasons
why it should have that feature of 1t elm
mated which is arousing opposition to it,
If the college athletic associations will
take hold Of the matter in the right spirit
they can so amend the rules of the game
that we shall hear no more Of antl-foot
| ball bills
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81 1897

Secretary Gage is not pleased with the
piecemeal system of contracting for public
buildings that is now in vogue. He does
not see why there should be separate con-
tracts for the basement the superstruc-
ture, the roof, the interior work, the fin
ishing, the heating apparatus, the cuspi-
doris. etc. Such piecemeaI contracts cause
no end of trouble and delay, and finally
the prices paid by the government, the
secretary thinks, are larger than would
be the case If a contract were made for the
building to be turned over to the govern
ment complete in every detail. If the sec
rotary can have his way, hereafter con-
tracts for public buildings will cover every
feature, the same as private parties con-
tract with builders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
Christmas Morning.
Eugene Field.


The angel host that sped last night
Bearing the wond'rous news afar.
Came in their ever glorious flight
Unto a slumbering little star.
awake and sing, o start" they cried:
Awake and glorify the morn!
Herald the tidings far and vide
He that shall lead His flock is bornr'
The little star awoke and sung
AS only stars in rapture. NAV
And presently where church bells hung
The joyous tidings found their way.
Awake, o bells" It's Christmas morn
Awake and let thy music tell
To all mankind that now is born
What shepherd loves His lamblzln.
welr
Then rang the bells as fled the night
Ger dreaming land and browsing deem.
And coming with the morning light
They called my child, to you asleep.
Sweetly and tenderly they spoke.
And, lingering round your little he'd
Their music pleaded till you woke,
And this is what their music said.
Awake and sing! tits Christmas morn.
Wherein all earth salutes her King.
In Bethlehem is the Shepherd born
Awake o little lamb and sing"
So. dear my child. kneel at my knee
And with those voices from above
Share thou this holy time with me,
The universal hymn of love!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Alpha Lodge, No. /, A. & A
s. R.; Savannah Lodge, No. 49, b. p. O
Elks.
Special Notices-Residence Telephones
Ship. Notice, Georgia Export and Import
Company; Huyler's Christmas Packages
solomons & Co; Notice to City Court Jul
rors; Notice as to Opening of City Market
Pictures For Christmas, Hoffman.
Business NotIces-Welcome, Hoo Hoos,
E.. & w. Laundry.
Financial-Statement of the National
Bank of Savannah
Auction observation-disclosures Sale, by
R. H Tatem, Auctioneer; oak Furniture
and Household Articles, by c. H. Dorset,
Auctioneer.
Who Can Resist This?-J. w. Teeple.
Holiday Rendezvous-The Metropoli-
tan Clothing Company.
Thoroughbred Horse Lovers-The Savan-
nah Carriage and Wagon Company.
For Big Values-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Amusements-The Woodward Warren
Company, THE Girl I Love-" at Matinee
To-day; TOO Much Smith, at Night
MY Friend From India" on Wednesday
Night; Robert Downing in 'Tngomar" and
samson and Delilah," Dec. %.
Elegant Christmas Gifts-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Save Money BY Buying Your Shoes-Of
Nichols
Hotels-Of the Florida East Coast Sys-
TEN.
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. X Fair
banks Company.
Medical-Ayer's Cherry Pectoral: Worlds
DisDensary Preparations; Hoods Sarsa-
parilla; Cuticura Remedies; Castoria; Py-
ramid Pile Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

Washington has evolved a new form of
social entertainment 1t remains vet to be
seen if it win become popular provided the
police will permit. The new function is the
dog fight. A few nights ago a dog fight
was pulled off in the stable of Senator Gull
lom. 1t was attended by several swell
young men in evening dress and one young
lady of the name of Berry. 1t occurred
that the police raded this function, and
carried the young men and the young lady
to the station house, where they had to de-
post $40 bail each. Miss Berry said she
was enjoying the fight hugely, until the
police appeared, and then she nearly faint
cd
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

the Emperor of Germany has been pla-
glarizing from Ben Thlman Of South Caro-
lima. The emperor's mailed fist" figure of
speech comes along several years after
Tillman's declaration that he would seize
with a mailed hand" and throttle the
Coosaw Mining Company octopus" And.
as matter Of fact. Tnlman has killed
the Coosaw company. once one of the
richest, most prosperous corporations in
the state, employing hundreds Of hands
and disbursing millions Of dollars in the
state in wages and taxes Tnman should
nave taken out an international copy
: right on his famous expression.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
OutIived Them All.

A hale and hearty travelling man, with
pink skin and white ARA condition of
complexion which, by the way, not every
travelling man lives to rea I'll, was renew
ing his youth with party of young and
festive drummers, says the Buffalo News
Drinks were going round freely, and when
one of the boys turned down his glass
there was considerable remonstance on the
part of his companions at his refusal to
have Just one more
The white-haired man quietly cut the
discussion short by saying, That reminds
me-
The old drummer licked the ashes from
his cigar and settled back in his chair. at
was long tiGe ago." said he, land it was
in the old American house in this city
There We're five young men seated in
room, much as we are here tonight only
theyswere all feeling pretty good and
there wasn't any old man around to bore
them with a story. But along about mid
night one of the party turned down his
glass just as my young friend here has
done. He said he had had enough, and
goodness knows he had. His determination
was greeted most hilariously as a good
joke. He steadily declined however.
though the wine was brought and set be-
fore him, but the tnunts and innuendoes
of his comrades finally exasperated him so
that he exclaimed rather petulantIy but
half in fun: We'll, boys. I'll join you once
more if you will drink to an early grave
for me- The toast was proposed uproar-
iously, and drank standing. But some
how, after that the fun was not so flu
rious. Things quieted down. The men
seemed to half realize that to drink to a
mans death wasn't such a good joke af-
ter all, and one by one they made ex-
cuses and went off to bed"
Here the old man paused
Did the man die?" queried he who had
refused to have another" with some in
terest
No was the reply. HE is the only one
of the five now alive to tell the tale.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21


like book"
He-"Yes, like an autobiography
Puck.
-visitor-"Pat says he'sSz from
some of the greatest houses my
Mike-"Musha So he did, mar - ftoime
on a ladder-"-Tit-B Bits.
Not Necessarily.-Wal Bilker
rents that $4O-a-nonth house of yours,
does he? He pays too much rent
Landlord (sighing)-You don't know him:
Puck.
Her Luck--Jenkins-'I wonder how it
happens that Miss Kidd is always out
when L call?'
Jones-"Oh! just her luck. I guess
Browning, King & Co.'S Monthly.
Once a Year-"The Edgerton children
have good time Christmas" In what
way?" ''Well, their father is a doctor, and
their mother lets them eat everything they
want. Life.
-''I hear that the crowd hooted you
when you appeared at the Pedlington the
alter royal"
False, me boy false" replied the emil
nent tragedian. "All false There was no
crowd. Words.
Mrs. Skinner daIzing about the stock
markeO-'T tell you what Mr.. Starboard-
err there's nothing. like leather"
Mr.. Starboarder (vainly sawing)-"Oh
yes, there is-this steak. for instancer-
Tit-Bits.
IA prudent man had his portrait paint
ed recently. His friends complained to him
that it was much too old. That's what
ordered" said he. 1T will save the eX-
pense of another one ten years from now"
-Tit-Bits.
the headlines, "how could there be a "dou-
BILE murder? Oh, l see," he continued af-
ter reading a little. Sure l thought it
meant the man was kilt twice. "-Indianap-
oils Journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

A Washington correspondent who has
canvassed the members of congress on the
question of a national quarantine law
writes that there are good reasons for
ed during the current session, with but
little difficulty. So much confidence is felt
that national quarantine act will be
passed that the marine hospital service is
now formulating plans for the extension
OF its field.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

A Raleigh, N. c., dispatch says the cot
ton mills of that state are all as busy as
can be. More than 50 per cent. of them are
running on double time, to keep up with
their orders II is also announced that 40
per cent of the mills of South Carolina are
running on extra time, and large number
of them on double time. In each state the
Christmas holidays viii be cut short since
the mills are rushed with orders. This con-
ditiou is in striking contrast with the con-
dition in New England, where the mill
owners are running on short time and cut
ting down the wages of their operatives in
an effort to make both ends meet. After
a while possibly the New Englanders will
realize that their only salvation is to pull
UP stakes and come south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

The announcement that Hon. George D.
Tllinan win re-enter politics, and become
candidate for governor of South Caro-
Ina Will be received with pleasure in va
nous sections Of the country. Mr.. Till
man served many years in congress.
"here he made a reputation as a deep
lhlhKer clear reasoner, a courteous and
ioreeiul debater, and thorough democra,
Of the old school. He is totally unlike hi.
Dlo1her' the senator, and is his superior
IN mental calibre.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
NngginE Insurance Companies.
From the Pittsburg Post Dem.)

The insurance companies have got tired
of being examined and taxed and subjected
the whims of 40 old state insurance de-
partments. Hence a bill introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Plat of Connecticut, pro-
viding for a federal bureau of insurance
supervision. Leading Connecticut insur-
ance men approve it-provided the federal
bureau displaces the state departments.
Otherwise it would be imposing only one
more examination on the companies and
one more fee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21
Looking out For other People.

Congress has already passed a bill MAX
ing an appropriation for the relief of the
Klondikers, to be conveyed to them by
reindeer which will be brought in Lapland.
If congress were half as selicitous for the
relief of the Americans in the United
States as 1t is for the relief of the Ameri-
cans in the Klondike it would adjourn and
go home before giving itself a chance to
pass any more fool LEGISLATION.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

A New York journalist accounts for the
New York Journals advocacy of silver
by saying that young Mr.. Hearst has
bought so many gold bricks" since he en-
tered metropolitan journalism that he is
unalterabiy prejudiced against the yellow
metal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-21

The New York papers are making a
deadly thrust at one branch of the cracker
trust. They are printing a story to the
effect that man was thrown into one Of
the mixers in a trust factory and his
body ground up. A somewhat similar
story, it will be remembered, spoiled the
sausage trade in Chicago.