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The morning news., 1897-04-17
In The Cnse of ohio.

Ohio is at the front. She has got and
is getting the juiciest damsOns of federal
patronage. She has the presidency the
state department, and the boss-ship of the
republican party. She is getting, directly
or indirectly, the choice picking of the
appointments as far as it is possible to
give them to her without raising big
row. The name of her ofice-seekers is le-
glon. When one meets an Ohio man these
days, in Washington or elsewhere, about
the first and most natural question Is,
What office do you expect to get?
The interests of Ohio are being taken
especial care of in the tariff bill. Not a
one of them is being neglected. Ohio wool
and Ohio manufacturers are being given
most distinguished consideration by the
republican tariff experts. The Dingley
bill might have been framed with espe-
cial reference to the case of Ohio, so con-
sistently does it cater to that states Gu
pidity. If any Ohio factory has been left
out of the bill, 1t has been through over
sight, and the republican members of the
Senate's finance committee will try to
have the error rectihed.
Why this prominence of Ohio? One
has not far to seek for an answer to the
question. Ohio will be the first state heard
from in an election, upon the matter Of
the new administration. Being the home
state of the President, and his premier
and the boss Of the republican party, this
IS a very important consideration. Sup
pose that in the state election of next
fall Ohio should repudiate Mckinley
Sherman and Hanna by electing a demo-
cratic state ticket and legisla-
ture. Would not the moral eff
feet be demoralizing to the re-
publican party? One direct result
would be the retirement of Hanna from
the Senate. There would be numerous in
direct results, all tending to diminish re-
publican prestige.
The Mckinley administration has prom
ised Ohio that she shall have prosperity
under republican rule. It is trying to
make prosperous as many ohioans as pos
sible by giving them federal offices. 1t
is trying to force artificial and temporary
prosperity upon others of them through
the tariff bill. 1t is trying to hoodwink
still others-the farmers-into believing
they will be made prosperous by levying
duties upon articles of which they produce
a surplus for shipment abroad.
You cannot fool all of the people all of
the time" said Mr.. Lincoln. The repub-
licans succeeded in fooling a very large
majority of the people of Ohio last No
vember. Whether they will succeed in re-
peating the bunco game next November
remains to be seen. To judge from the
recent municipal elections throughout the
state, they will not.
The morning news., 1897-04-17
Personal.

Two Americans. W. T. Dannat. the
painter, and Rodman Wanamaker. son
of John Wanamaker. are among the
new chevaliers Of the Legion of Honor.
According to the London Court Journ-
al, Ii Hung Chang has most arduous
task before him. The story is that the
Chinese emperor. being auxiOus to learn
French, appointed the erstwhiIe possessor
of the yellow Jacket as his tutor, But
when he discovered that his teacher had
but smattering of the tongue, ne or
dained that Ii be incarcerated until he
learns the language.
John Parshall, who just died in In
dianapolis. was a member Of the Alexan-
der expedition sent to salt Lake to force
Brigham Young TO evacuate his office and
allow his successor, whom President
Buchanan had appointed, to take his seat.
He was the driver of one of the ammuni-
tion wagons, and with his own hands
burst open an iron gate which was pre-
venting the entrance Of the army into The
Mormon capital
Miss Edith Dingley, the only daughter
Of the father of the tariff bill, is not in
Washington this winter with the family,
as has been her custom, but has taken up
her residence in New York, where she is
devoting all her time to the study of vocal
music. Miss Dingley has a line soprano
voice, and is always sure of a big audi
ence in Lewiston when it is announced
that she is to sing Miss Dingley is in
terested in her fathers public work, fire.
quently assisting him in figuring out the
dry schedules of the tariff.
Prince Albert of 1Fhqrn and Taxis is
spending on Clothes the fortune accumu-
lated by his ancestors while they held the
monopoly OF. the post as hereditary grand
postmasteTs of the Holy Roman Empire.
He wears new suit, perfumed with altar
of roses, every day, spending $4,000 an
nually on his tailor, who keeps twenty
workmen constantly at work for him. He
puts on a new neckue three times a day
and uses up 200 pairs of boots a year He
spends $1,000 a year on cigarettes and S75.-
900 on sports. The prince is 30 years of
age and married to an Austrian arch
duchess.
The morning news., 1897-04-17
The Georgia Republican Party.

1t is observed that certain good repub-
lican papers. like the Baltimore American
and the Philadelphia Press, are talking
hopefully about accessions TO the repub-
ican party in the south They base their
claims upon false premises. The repub-
lican party in Georgia. which may be
taken as a type in the south. is. indeed
almost extinct. IT might not be drawing
it too fine 10 say that the whole of the
white wing of the republican party in
Georgia could be taken to Washington in
one ordinary passenger car, which would
even then contain seats to spare. By
this, of course. is meant those white men
who are republicans from principle ana
stand by their principles between elec,
tions 1t does not include the disgrunt-
led democrats. the populists and the other
sore-heads who change their politics with
as much ease and facility as they change
their coats. 1t may be remarked that
this little band of constant patriots 90
are now making as much stir in the po-
litical world as il they were really pow
erful, and had some valid claim upon the
national republican party and the pres
ent administration for official prefermenr.
There is also a consistent black wing to
the Georgia republican party, but It Is
not much larger than the white wing. 1t
is made up of a few colored preachers. a
few teachers and a small number of other
blacks who can talk. The masses of the
black people, however, care nothing about
politics. Indeed they have no politics
Ninety-eight out of every 100 of them
could not explain the difference between
republican and democratic doctrine IL
asked to do so. At times they can be
rallied and held together to vote the re-
publican ticket, not because they are re-
publicans but because they are black and
the majority of the whites are democrats.
To a great many Of them republicanism
and black skins are almost synonymous;
and some who live away from the cities
imagine that Mckinley, Reed, Depew and
Platt are colored people because they are
republicans. These blacks vote the na-
tional republican ticket so as to be "vot-
ing with their color"
1t is a mistake to think the republican
party is becoming powerful in the south,
or that the blacks are welded to it from
a high appreciation for and admiration of
its economic principles. AS the blacks he
come educated. they will find that, it is
to their best interests to be democrats.
There are a considerable number Of black
democrats in Georgia at present. But, as
before said. the majority of the race
really have no politics.
The morning news., 1897-04-17
Perlins Trle. 20 Ride a wheel.

Our friend and coadjutor, Senator Per
kins is nursing a wrist, swollen to the
size of the fetlock of an elephant, says the
Washington letter to the New York Jour
nal. Perkins has been a sailor bold and
poughed the raging main. And Perkins
claimed that man who was qualified to
lay out to the weather earring of the fore
topsail yard and furl and stow the sail in
a hurricane could easily ride a bike. 1t was
this bold opinion of Perkins which bore
fruit in the swollen fetlock aforesaid.
What implanted in Perkins the bike thirst
viii never be known. Perkins can't tell
himself. He saw Jerry Simpson and his
golf stockings and Joe Cannon and other
birds of congressional. prey fitting about
the scene aboard of bikes and was caught
up in the mad whirl. That's the best eX-
panation Perkins can give.
But whatever the fatal impulse this
morning, when there was none to restrain
him, Perkins repaired to a bike place and
leased one of those unsteady engines by
the hour. In the first stages of this mad
escapade it would seem that Perkins did
more than well. His marine training stood
him in good stead. Perkins wabbled a bit,
and was uncertain as to course, but he
made weather of it.
Perkins went tacl1ing down the street,
first starboard then port The bike was an
a trifle down by the head with Perkins on
her but beyond being a little hard to steer
on that account. Perkins noted no faults.
Perkins was approaching corner; he
had his bicycle on the port tack. Just then
up the side street came an ash cart, with
the wind free and her sails set wing and
wing.
"Luff, you lubber!" shouted Perkins, as
he foresaw with nautical skill that a col
lsion was imminent. "Luff, you landswab,
or I'll run you down!
Let your felucca off a point and cross
astern of mer' retorted the captain of the
ash cart. The ash cart captain called Per-
kinss bike a felucca.
The ash cart did not huff and Perkins
did not let his bike off a point. Each held
his course. There was a grinding crash.
PerlSins's bowsprit was caught in the main
rigging of the ash cart and carried away
With all this hamper across his bows, nat
urally Perkins went down. Hence the ele-
plants fetlock instead of a wrist that
Perkins wears now in a sling. When Per-
kins was again on an even keel the ash
cart was hull down on the horizon and
chase was out of the question.
The morning news., 1897-04-17
Gold in Japan.

Japan's action in adopting the gold
standard in her monetary sys-
TEN continues to be an inter-
esting subject Of discussion among econo-
mists, and their conclusions with regard
|, to it are various. The truth of the mat
ter is that Japan was desirous of follow
ing up her military victories with COM
mercial victories, which required that she
should put herself in line with the leading
commercial nations of the world. The cas-
lest and best way to do that was to ac-
cept their standard of value, and recon
struct her money system so as to
conform to it. The London
Bimetallist reaches a conclusion something
like that and says further consideration
was the fact that Japan wantedgto nego-
tiate a loan in Europe, and could not do it
on he'silver standard. The European
bankers wanted the assurance that they
would get their yen back in as good mon
ey as they gave out, before they would
have a great deal to say about floating a
loan.
A japanese journal, by the way, offers
an explanation which should receive the
careful consideration of the populist par
ty in this country. 1t says the change was
dictated by the belief that silver had about
reached its lowest point, and that its
sterling price might be expected to appre-
ciate largely within the next few years.
Japan, it says, enjoyed wonderful pros
perity while employing a constantly de-
preciating currency (silveD. The country
thought it had drunk to the depth of that
well of prosperity, and that the time had
come to take advantage of the upward
swing of the silver pendulum. 1t prosper
ed under declining silver, and now it pro-
poses to prosper under declining gold
Having been made rich by silver which
steadily declined in terms of gold, the
Japanese now propose to be made richer
in gold which will steadily decline in
terms of silver.
The morning news., 1897-04-17
BRIGHT BITS.

Lady Shopper-"I want to get some
thing suitable for boy of ten years"
alesman-"Slipper counter down the
second aisle, turn to your right?'-Boston
Transcript.
The Member From Texas-"No, sch.
you CANT git one o them dress coats on
this kiyotef no sen"
"Why not, cunnel?"
Because cocktails are the only swal-
lertails thet kin swaller-whatll ye hev?''
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
I'm washington-"Th There go a pair of
lucky pie seekers"
How so?"
Why, they're from Alabama, and both
want the same postoftice."
That seems unfortunate"
mo- it doesn't Whichever gets the Office
the other is sure to be chief deputy"
How does that happen?"
"Why, they're the only two republicans
in the town"''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Commercial Ihstinct-Mr. Ump-
stein came home with his eye blacked, his
nose swollen and a few other injuries were
scattered about his countenance
Been helt up" he explained to his wife.
He was four times as pig as me, but /
mdue MINI ugnI
Ivy didn't you gif up, Izzy?" asked his
wife.
"SufferIn, Rebecca, woman! Don't you
subbose 1 want to git my moneys wert?''
indianapolis Journal.
The Performance Proceeded-The new
arrival Joined the crowd. May ask
what is going on?' he inquired of ma
tive.
You may. We're hangin a feller for
stealin' a wheel"
But don't you think that's a pretty
tough punishment for a rather simple
crime%'
Simple crime! Why, good Lord stran-
ger, it was a 81 modelr'
And the tight rope performance proceed
ed.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The morning news., 1897-04-17

Il don't wonder at your being surprised
that my hair is gray while my face is
young" said young Kentucky lawyer
TO me yesterday, according to the New
York Herald.
'sAnd that snow all got mixed up in my
hair in one night. 1t makes me shudder
and laugh yet to recall that awful har
rowing, comical experience.
Il had stopped at a 2-story log house
to stay all night, in one of the toughest
parts Of Eastern Kentucky. 1t was late
in November.
when bedtime came my host a long
lank, sinewy, bearded man, of savage ap-
pearng visage, conducted me up a flight
of rickety stairs to the story above then
to smaller room, cut off in the far end
OF the building He opened the door to
this small compartment and, pointing to
bed at the far side, said:
- Tumble right in thar, stranger So
saying he turned and left me.
Il had travelled far and was quite nerv-
Gus and imaginative, and did not go to
sleep for some time. Then 1 dozed off and
awakened soon with jerk. l had dream
ed man had clutched me where ] lay
and was trying to stab me. The moon had
come up by this time, and through a low
window at the front of the house, near
the caves, a faint light crept and spread
through the room. l was seized by in
definable fear. My dream, the country,
the old mans savage visage were all put
together and formed a nerve racl5ing COM
bination. With feverish eyes l gazed
about the room, and loi at the left of my
bed, against the wall, lay a long, whtish
bulk, about the length and size of a man.
Every nerve was now vibrating, every
muscle was jerking. My teeth chartered
time to my rushing fears. My eyes, their
vision intensified tenfold, gazed again,
fascinated by the terrible object At the
end of the sheet nearest to me 1 saw the
top of a mans head protruding! 1t was
the head of bald mani
1T was now fast turning cold; a smart
blizzard had come on, and cold was added
to my terror, as there was but one quilt
on the bed.
Il got up, my limbs quaking, and exam
lned my revolver. | had forgotten to load
it before | left homel
Great heavens! the agonies l endured
would spread misery over whole life.
That l should be murdered, and with no
power to make any resistance, l had no
doubt whatever.
Finally l heard low voices below
voices low and murderous. Every distinct
syllable was freighted with doom for me
Finally 1 heard-what my fears had
long foretold-cautious footsteps on the
creaking stairs. In frantic desperation
slipped from my bed and under it. De-
spite the cold the sweat of agony burst
from every pore. On, on, came the SLOW
cautious steps; then the latch was eau
tiously raised, the door squeaked low
then stood wide open Then to the bed
side came slow steps; then knife raised
aloft and descending into the bed? Oh
no; only a coarse but mild voice:
Stranger, ar ye asleep? Mother told
me to come up an bring ye some blan-
kets, It's turned so cold she's afraid ye
suffered
II laughed Historically and explained
then and there. The bald head of the
dead man was a pumpkin"
The morning news., 1897-04-17

Senator McCloud has introduced a bill IN
the Illinois Legislature for the purpose Of
preventing the publication Of false eulo-
gies tending to the building for "any person
or persons reputation without merit"
The offender IN such cases shall be made
20 publish "A retraction for three success
siyc days in the paper in which such false
eulogy was printed. Senator McCloud
however, cxempts funeral notices from the
operations of che law. n would be inter
estng 70 know how Senator McCloud pro-
poses 20 judge OF false oulogles or by what
standard he proposes TO measure them
Iue ruth or falsity Of a eulogy depends
very much upon The point OF view. as Tor
instance the subject of II. who might beg
10 differ N IL were charged that u gave
him good reputation 70 which no was not
entitled. There aro a good many nowspa-
pers which would Ike 20 have Senator No.
Clouds dehniti0n OF a false oul0gy tlm
would % more than one particular case.
The morning news., 1897-04-17

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan has made
a strong effort to have purchased as a
of Jefferson, but has met with a final
refusal from Mr.. Jefferson Levy, its own
er, who VII not consent TO part with il
on the ground of family pride. Mr. Levy,
however, assures Mr.. Bryan that the place
will be open to visitors at all times. Mr..
Bryan, however. was not the first 10 at
tempt to purchase the property for ma
tional purposes. MIR, Levy at one time re-
fused to consider proposition made to
him by William NJ Evarts.
The morning news., 1897-04-17
CarIyIe's Critic.

Carlyles severest critic, and a critic of
his own school, was an old parish road
man at Ecclefechan, says Answers.
Been a long time in this neighborhood? %
asked an English tourist.
Been here a ma days. sir"
"Then you'n know the Carlyies?"
'Weel that a ken the whole of them.
There was. let me Sec" he said, leaning
on his shovel and pondering: there was
Jock; he was a kind o. throughither sort
o chap. a doctor. but no a bad fellow.
Jock-he's deid. mon
"And there was Thomas" said the in
quirer eagerly.
"Oh, ay of coorse. there's Tam-a use
less. mune-struck chap that writes IN
London. There's naething in Tam; but.
mon. there's jamie owre Ia the Nowands
there's q chap for ye. jamie takes mair
swine into Ecclefechan market than any
ithcr farmer 4 the parish
The morning news., 1897-04-17
On the DoIphin.

'Mr. Porter, who are those people in
small boats that seem determined 10 get
in our way?"
Il suspect that they are office seekers,
your excellency." was the reply, accord
ing to the Cleveland Plain Dealer
"And those people running along the
bank?'
More office seekers. your excellency."
What was that dull splash l heard a
little while ago M. Porter?"
THE captain found an office seeker con-
cealed under a chicken coop, your excel
lency. and chucked him overheard"
There is something bobbing up and
down in the current at the mouth of the
river Mr.. Porter. Is that a buoy?'
mo. your excellency; it's man--an Of
flee seeker in a diving suit"
Mr.. Porter"
"Yes, your excellency."
"Wi you kindly ask the captain TO
head her out TO sea, and to run like merry
hades?"
"Yes, your excellency."
The morning news., 1897-04-17
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
,1eetines-Members Post A. TIP. A.

Observation-Disclosures Post A, 7. P. A.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, j. f. Minis
& Co.; Fine Groceries, A. NJ. & c. w.
West; Easter Ferris Hams, ETC.. c. A.
Munster
Open Late To-night-B. H. Levy & Bro.
To-day-At the Metropolitan Clothing
Company
Territorial Rights For sale-w. P. Wyl-
ly, Patterson, Ga.
Boys New Spring suts-Falk Clothing
Company.
Cheap Prices But Not Cheap Clothes
Hub Clothing Company.
Legal Notices-Petition for Incorporation
Of the Edison Electric Illuminating Com
pany of Savannah.
steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Root Beer-TIire's $ Root Beer.
.OIilk-Bordens Eagle Brand Condensed
Milk
NIedical-Carlsbad sprudel Salt; Cud-
cura Remedies; Hoods sarsaparila; S. S.
s.; Ayers Sarsaparilla Tarrants Seltzer
Aperlent; Paine's Celery Compound.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news., 1897-04-17

According to expressions of Havana
newspapers. Gen. Weyler seems to be per-
fectly satisfied with the policy of the
United States toward Cuba and the Cuban
situation. But President Mckinley has
only followed Mr.. Clevelands policy and
done his duty In enforcing the neutrality
laws. and II would be quite a mistake for
the governor general to presume upon the
attitude Of the new administration, and
become more lax In his dealings with
American citizens. With Gen. Lee still
In the saddle. however, American affairs
in Cuba appear to be moving quite smooth
The morning news., 1897-04-17

The Ellsworth anti-cartoon bill over
which the New York assembly has been
haggling for so long a time has been
amended in such a manner that it will
practically become a dead letter law on
the statute books, If passed The amend
ments provide that the circulators of pa
pers shall not be liable, that the fine shall
be optional with the judge. thus allowing
an avoidance of any penalty in the discre-
ton of the court that public characters
shall be excepted from its provisions and
that maliciousness must be proved before
punishment is inflicted. This, it seems.
would hardly change the present status
Of cartoon printing. Newspapers and pc
rlodicas are liable now, under the general
libel laws. for any opprobium or insult,
and it could hardly make much difference
whether the injury is through printed Ian
guage or through the publication of an
improper picture. Under the amended
law, as Mr.. Thomas c. Plat and Mr..
Richard Croker come under the head OF
public characters, it appears that they
would have 20 take their medicine like
men, and continue TO be "cartooned."
The morning news., 1897-04-17
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