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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
DEBT OF THE NATION.
The Total Mt the Close of November
81 ,OO0, 226, AGO.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The December
statement of the public debt shows that at
the close of business Nov. 80. 1897, the
public debt, less cash in the treasury,
amounted to 81, ,226, 466, a decrease since
oct. 80 of 81, 1895, 1925. This decrease is ac-
counted for by an increase in the cash due
to the deposit of an installment of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the governments in
terest in the Union Pacific railroad. But
for this transaction the cash in the treas
ury would have been $771, $50 less than last
month.
The debt is racapitulated as follows: In
terest bearing debt, sS47. 1865 629; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
s., 1881, go; debt bearing no interest, $751;
1893, 1875; total, 81, 229, $50, 025. This amount,
however does not include $579, 800, 1888 in GER
tificates and treasury notes outstanding,
which are offset by an equal amount of
cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows Gold, 1894. 089 26O; silver $5O7, $780,
1882; paper, $105. 756 1S1; bonds, disbursing Of
ficers' balances etc $38, 907, PSI. Total,
$S4e, 4O9. 076, against which there are demand
liens amounting TO 1926, 745 SIG, leaving the
net cash balance 1920, 663, 555.
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GOVERNMENT CASH ACCOUNT.
The Disbursements Last Month SS,-
O92, 4S3 More Than the Receipts.


Washington, Dec 1.-The comparative
statement of the government receipts and
expenditures shows that the total receipts
of the month of November, 1897, were %3,-
1863 Co.'S of which SIS 1858 was received
from the reorganization committee of the
Union, Pacific railroad, making the ordi-
nary receipts for the month $25, 16S, 987. The
total expenditures for November were ST.
$40, 1888, of which $4,549,368 was cash in the
Union Pacific sinking fund turned into
the treasury, and repaid to the appropria-
lions from which it had been originally
drawn from investment Hence the
months disbursements include this sum.
The ordinary receipts for the month
therefore were $25, 16S, 1887, and the ordinary
disbursements $33,261 40, leaving a deficit
of s., 092, 4S3
The receipts from customs were $780,
025, a falling off of about 100000 as COM
pared with November, 1896.
The receipts from internal revenue
were ST., $50, 649 gain of about $4,000 for
the month.
The excess of expenditures over receipts
for the five months of the present fiscal
year independent of the proceeds of the
sale of the Union Pacific, is S46 101, 49i.
The government has received another
payment of 100000 on account of the
Union Pacific SALE which still leaves due
from the committee $34, 1853 sos to be paid in
four equal installments, the last on Jan.
6 1898
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
scHAEFER DEFEATS SUTTON.
Canadian Expert Makes Better
Showing Than I'm His First Game.

New York, Dec. 1.--"Wizard' Jacob
Schaefer won the fourth game Of the bill
lard tournament at the 18-inch bark line
in Madison Square Garden concert hall
this afternoon from George Sutton, the
young Canadian expert Schaefer had run
out by the time Sutton had scored 49,
The wizards" highest run was 81 while
Sutton placed his high mark at 80, maxi
more than 30, however, ON several occa-
sions.
score-Schaefer, 800: Sutton, 49, Aver
age-Schaefer, Z 52-64; Sutton, l1-63
Highest Run-Schaefer, 81; Sutton, 50.
Time hours, 26 minutes.
George #. Slosson and Maurice Daily
were the players in the championship
game tonight, the fifth of the series at
Madison Square Garden concert hall,
DAILY having won the bank chose
the black ball. He went right into good
billiards, and had run up to thirty-two
points, when he missed a plain shot TO
cushion and back.
Sosson was little agitated during
Days nursing. When 1t came his turn
he scored but two, and DAILY followed
with a run of twenty-six Slosson finally
reached the double figures by count of
twenty-four buttons. DAILY drew applause
in the sixth inning by a very neat shot.
From the twenty-eighth 70 the twenty
seventh inning DAILY led by ten points, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
COL. J. w. n. POPE DEAD.
He Was For Many Years Editor of
the Columbia Register.

Columbia, S. c., Dec. 1.-Col. John Will
lam Rippon Pope, who was for many
years the editor of the Register in this
city. and was statistician for this state
under President Cleveland's first admins
tration, died this evening at his residence
here.
He was 81 years Of age. His wife and four
children survive him. He was a brother
of Joseph Daniel Pope, the noted lawyer,
who is now at the head of the law depart
ment Of the South Carolina college. He
was a man thoroughly devoted to princi-
Pile and welded vigorous editorial pen.
He was a close student and well posted
man.
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recommends that the government armor
factory include a plant for the production
of open hearth steel ingots."
On The subject of sites the board says
THE board in its instructions, was not
charged with the selection of a site or
location for the armor factory. It. how
ever, appends to this report list of
places recommended TO the board as sites.
and showing also the names of the per-
sons so recommending them"
Upon the subject of new processes the
report says: THE board has received sew
eral communications in regard to new pro-
cesses of making both steel and armor
AS none of these were accompanied by any
tangible data by which they could form
an exact estimate of their value for MAX
ing armor, the writers We're informed that
owing to the short time allowed the board
to make its report, il would be impossible
to consider any methods for the manufac-
ture of steel for armor except those in
in general use at this time
THE board has learned, however from
the press and from reliable armof experts,
that certain improvements in the methods
of manufacture not fully known in this
country, have been introduced abroad,
which greatly improve the ballistic prop
critics of the plates. The board has also
obtained some knowledge of an expert
mental arnlor plate in progress of max
ferent from the Harvey cementa ton pro-
cess, from which the manufacturers seem
TO expect many results. These facts are
mentioned to show that an armor plant
equipped, as provided in this report must
be capable of changes or expansion to suit
the introduction of new improvements,
looking to increased baIlistc properties,
or to decreased cost of production. The
board cannot say that the introduction of
such new Improvements in the future will
radically change the character of the
plant here submitted.
ANY change in method that improves
the ballistic properties of armor plate has
a very serious bearing upon the science of
naval architecture, but it is evident that
in any factory which may be established
it must be held in contemplation that
changes will have to be made therein
from time to time to keep it up to date in
its processes and products.
Although a proving ground for testing
armor plate is not essentially a part of
an armor plant, we take this opportunity
to recommend the establishment of a. prov
ing ground at or near the site of the pro-
posed armor factory, of sufficient capac-
ity to permit of the necessary tests, both
for final acceptance and for experimental
work.
The report contains much in the way
of appendices There are thirty-eight
drawings besides the specifications, details
of estimates, list of places recommended
for Sites form of proposals, besides much
other matter. The board say il will be
impossible to furnish copies of all these
matters TO applicants and intending bid
ders, who will find il imperative to come
to Washington If they would make INTEL
ligent bids.
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BAD DAY ON THE BOURSE.
Prices of Securities Tumble on Dis
auieting RumOrs.

Paris Dec. 1.-Securities on the bourse
to-day, after a firm opening, were rather
agitated on the different rumors which fol-
lowed the report of the resignation of the
minister of justice, M. Darlan, while, in
addition the Spanish news was regarded
as less reassuring and caused a drop later,
with a heavy disposition. Rentes were
weaker. Spanish A per cents were freely
offered and closed weak Italian securi-
ties were well maintained on the belief of
a favorable budget report in Italy being
upon the point of being forthcoming. Bra
zilians were duh and Turks were neglected
Copper was well supported and South
African securities found better support
At the close of the market there were
signs of the beginning Of a reaction.
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SUIT OVER VACCINATION.
Plaintiff Claims Virus Was Poison-
Gus and Asks $4,000 DAMAGES

Rome, Ca, Dec. 1.-William r. Wyatt.
custodian of the government building. has
entered suit against the county for 700
because the ordinance for compulsory vac
cination was enforced upon him last Au-
gust He claims that he was in bed a week
had to hire another to do his work ana
had to have his arm dressed by a physi-
cian up to few days ago. He charges
that the vaccine virus was poisonous ana
that the city is responsible. 1t is said
to be the first suit of the kind ever filed.
in Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02

nomic maintenance of working of that
factory would necessarily depend upon a
constant yearly appropriation for ships
to be provided with armor, because the
armor produced at any time must be
specially designed for and fitted to those
ships. Any failure to appropriate for
those ships in any one year would require
a cessation of work and a laying off, in
definitely of the skilled experts and la
borerS that had been trained to this in
dustry. resumption of work at a later
period would require the training, at a
considerable expense, of a new set of men.
In the meantime, the progress of the art
would, perhaps. have been such that diff
ficult and radical changes would be re-
quired, which, under continuous working,
might have been gradually and easily
made
Then follow estimates for the cost, ex-
elusive of the land, of a plant capable of
making and furnishing ready for the in
stallment on board ship of 5000 tons per
year of nickel steel, face hardened, re-
forged armor. As the size of the largest
single armor plate to be produced fixes
the number of the men, the size of the
furnaces required and the size of the
forging and bending presses which are
about the most expensive part of the
plant, and as the melting furnaces and
presses, thus determined are capable of
producing a much greater quantity of
armor, than herein required, it follows
that the cost of plant of
increased or diminished capacity will
not be in direct proportion to the greater
or less output, but will he in greater or
less proportion to the number of cement
ing furnaces and machine tools supplied.
These estimates are without exact knovI-
edge of the local conditions of the site
that may be selected. No freight is includ-
ed in them. The foundations of the build
ing are to be of sufficient depth to secure
stability and permanence on good hard
pan or gravel only. Nothing has been in
cluded for grading or for excavating ex-
cept so far as necessary for the proper
construction of the plant Should the site
selected be of such character as to re-
quire piling or deeper founda tions than
herein contemplated, the cost may be in
creased. Five per cent. has been allowed
however, for erecting and engineering ex-
penses, and 1t is thought that per cent.
additional allowance would cover all con-
tingencies under the worst condition that
could be encountered. The estimates are
as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
DARK CORNERS BATTLE.
Deputy Wilson Wants the Govern
ment TO Ofrer "a Reward.

Washington, Dec. deputy Commits
sioner Wilson of the internal revenue bu-
reau has received the following telegram,
dated yesterday, from Revenue Agent Fer
guson at Greenville, S. c., in regard to the
fight with the moonshiners: Deputy
Collector Phillips and Dave Steward were
wounded on raid to-day by Ell Pittman.
Please offer reward"
The department has instituted an inves-
tigation and reward may be offered la
ter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
St. Loul. ana western,. omcers.

New York, Dec. LAT the annual meet
ing of the St. Louis and Western Railroad
Company to-day the following officers were
elected: h
President-S. w Fordice.
Vice President-Edwin Gould.
Secretary--George EMBEDDING.
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary-G.
K. Warner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02

at the end of the twenty eighth he was
sixty-eight behind. Daily later made 3
couple of runs Of twenty-five. But the
student got down to business, and with
a run OF forty-seven, got into the last
century. 1t was midnight when Slosson
made the one point necessary to win. to-
tails: Slosson. 500; Daily, 4s7. SCISSORS
average 1S-14; Days average, z 1855.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
Estimates.

After careful review of the advantages
and disadvantages of establishing a plant
in connection with an armor factory, ca
pable of producing the steel ingots needed
in making plates (the chief disadvantage
being the first cost of $519,133 and the force
of labor that would have to be Employed,
the board says: THE board considers
that the capacity to produce the steel i'm
gots is so important to the success and
economic administration of an armor fac
tory that it does not recommend an estab-
lishment designed to order the ingots by
purchase casting department for the
molds, anvils and such castings needing
occasional replacement is necessary in
either case and can be profitably combin-
ed with an open hearth steel plant as here
in outlined.
I'm view of the advantages above mem
toned, and Notwithstanding the greater
first cost Of the establishment, the board
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02

Lexington, KY, Dec. lat the sales of
thoroughbreds to-day, Bramble. the ia
mour sire OF Clifford, Ben Brush. ETC., was
sold to Clay & Woodford OF Paris. Nv
for $500. He is p years old
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

are some of the causes assigned lot Ihe
wholesale destruction. To these three
we may add another potent cause III
durable disease. These four embrace
80 per cent of all that occur.
"To constitute suicide one must De OIL
years of discretion and of sound mino'
says Blackstone. Yet in cases or SUITS
on life insurance policies, the courts
constituting the cause vOiding the con-
tract on account of suicide held TINS act
was self-evidence of insanity, and com
PEELED the payment of the amount to
the beneficiary; a singular contradic-
tion between the great English text
writer and the courts of law; till finally
in most states it has been provided
that sane or insane" the policy is
good. The judges seem to think that
any mind that could look upon the
precious thing called life" as utterly
valueless and so destroy it, must neces-
sarily be deranged. Your suicide is
your true Nihilist. Some men kill their
life companion and themselves, some
their whole family and themselves;
they would extend the system if they
could; tear down the moon, blot out the
sun, reduce the universe to chaos and
blackness. Not surcease of sorrow, or
NirVana, is what they want, but uni
versal humiliation and destruction.
This is the logic of suicide. Truly a
most lame and impotent conclusion.
Lord Bacon says in his essay "Of
Death" that 1T is worthy of Observa-
tion that there is no passion in the
mind Of man so weak, but that it mates
and masters the fear of death"
The finest passages in the master
piece Of all languages and all ages
Hamlet written by the greatest
name in all literature Shakespeare
according to Hallam, competent critic,
is on the same topic, death: ITO be, or
not to be"
Read the whole essay "Of DEATH" by
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

Bacon, and then Hamlet's soliloquy on
suicide and 1t will appear to an impair
tial mind that these two productions
could not have emanated from the
same intellect. There is such a differ
entiation in psychological characters
tics in these two productions that in
dictate that they could not have come
from an intellectual identity.
Bacon, we know, wrote the essay "Of
Death" He could not have written
1.-The solilOquy." If Shakespeare did
not write the latter, internal evidence
of these two productions on the same
subject proves that Bacon did not. no
matter who wrote it. Bacon dwells on
known facts and things this side the
grave. Shakespeare's is a philosophi-
cal speculation of what dream NAV
come in the hereafter. This Duzzles
and makes us endure the present and
not fly to the future. The unknown
and the horrible are nearly synony-
nous to some minds. In Measure for
Measure" Shakespeare has a splendid
passage commencing, "To die. to on
we know not wherein the same vein
In Macbeth" are frequent moralizings
on death and suicide. The subject had
a peculiar fascination for Shakespeare
who had the most commanding intel
lect that was ever given to any of the
children of men.
While from a moral point of view
every suicide is coward from a pbvs-
ical point of view it requires consider
able courage to jump from a preat
height, to press the muzzle of a revoI-
yer to the throbbing temple, to annIv
the sharp edge of the razor to the sen,
sitiVe throat, to swallow the offensive
and deadly drug, to suffer the sufyol
cation of the cold and overwbeImino
waters, to have the bones ground 70
pulp under the iuggernaut wheels of
the locomotive. Or-the worst Of all
physical tortures-the millions OF SEN
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

springs come ez it's ben comm ever
since l kin remember. hain't a-goin'
to waller round in a muddy road"
'Nur l, nuther," growled the Shoe
make.
We'll, I bantered yer, an you unss
all skeert ter westle, dead skeert,"
cried the Loafer, drawing on his coat
and grinning triumph through his
bushy whiskers.
Come, come" said the Patriarch,
beating his stick on the floor to call
the boaster to order. EFF was Eve
years younger Id take your banter;
Id druv your head inter the mud tell
you'd be afeared of shown up at the
store feI year fer fear some un'd
shovel yer inter the road Thet's
what I'd do. l hates BLOWN, l dol
hates blowin' Fur be it from me ter
blow, particular as | was somethin' of
a wrestler when l was young un,"
Il bet l could "a thowed you in
less time AN It takes me ter set down, I"
the Ioafer said, as he seated himself
on the steps and got out his pipe.
"Th'owed me, chr retorted tho
cid man. You'd "a th'owed me, would
you. Well, I'd a liked to hev seen
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

schcolhouse stove, an Becky stumr
was leaning over me rubbin' a snow
ball acrosst me forehead. The other
folks was standin' back like. fer they
seemed to think tibet after SIGH an ex-
hibition it was settled an they didn't
want to disturb u.s.
Becky l whispers, did l VIM
You did she sails. You both
tainted ct oneet, but you tainted on
top.
AN now. I s'pOse you'll hev me-
sails, fer it seemed like there was
somethin' in her eyes tibet kinder
urged me on.
She was quiet pice, an then she
leans down an answers: Do you think
/ wants to marry fen? No, sir, I'll
merry no man can't lick
''WeH?n cried the Loafer.
'Well?' retorted the old man.
Ibid she ever merry?"
The Patriarch shook his head.
Go look at the grave stun" he
said. can on it youll see wrote: Ere
lies Becky Stump. Her peaceful souPe
at rest
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
Were Struck by Lightning,

John Mcfarland died from sunstroko
at his home near Crooksville, Ohio. the
other afternoon. Netherlands son and
Mr.. Barber went to that village af-
ter the undertaken and on their way
back were struck by lightning, as also
were Charles Watts, the undertaken
and his son. The undertaken was Sc
rlousiy hurt, but may recover. Bar
Der and young Watts were instantly
killed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

and the harsh winds and the
SHOWS drive it back to a close
kitchen and a sitting stove. The an
tiquated saw-mIll down by the creek
buzzed away with a vim that plainly
told that the stream was swollen with
the melted SHOWS of the winter 3'25t
past. The big grist-mill bumped and
thumped In deep, melodious tones, as
though It were making an effort to
drown the rasping. discordant music
OF its small but noisy neighbor.
The double doors of the store were
wide open. Had all the other signs
OF spring been missing, this fact alone
would have indicated to the know
ing, il the snow had not melted and
the birds not come come back it was
high time they did, for those doors
never stood open until the patriarch
felt it in his bones that the winter
was gone and he could with safety
leave the side of the stove within and
migrate to the long wooden bench on
the porch to bask in the sunshine.
Boys" he said at length, its
time we're gittin' out agin. Spring
mas come
With that he hobbled toward the
door.
Good, Granpap," said the Chronic
Loafer, rolling off the counter and fol-
lowing.
Then the old storekeeper opened
both doors.
The old oak bench that had stood
neglected through the long winter, ex-
posed to wind and warping rain, gave
a joyous creak as it felt again on its
broad and knife-hacked back the
weight of the Patriarch and his
friends, and kicked up its one short
hickory leg with such vehemence as
70 cause the Stnrekeeper TO throw out
his hands as though the world had
dropped from under him and he was
grasIing at cloud for support.
Mighty souls!' he cried when he
had recovered his composurc and equi-
llbrium.
MY, oh, N.Y. murmured the old
man, his child-like face beamlng with
contentment as he sat basking in the
sun, Don't the old bench feel good
agin. Me an this oak board has ben
buddies fer nigh onter sixty year"
The season seemed to have infused
new life into the Chronic Loafer as
it had into all nature, for he sudden
ly tossed off his coat, with one leap
cleared the steps, and then began
dancing up and down in the road.
'It jist makes a Teller feel like wras-
tim, Gran-pap," he shouted, waving
his arms definatly at the quartet on
the bench Come on"
At this indisposition of these four
60 take up the gauntlet he had thrown
down, the Loafer became still more
brave and defiant.
"Hedginsw he sneered. "You uns
Is afraid, eh?"
"Nawthin' to be afraid Of" snap
ped the Miller. Simply because
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
SUICIDES EDWARDS.
THE MOST REPREHENsIRLE OF
ALL CRIMES.
DIR. James M. LorIng, the Famous
Physician, Discusses the Subject of Self
Murder-The Suicide of DIR. Charles
A. Pope in Paris.

DISPATCH from
New York. dated
the other day, stat
ed that eleven sui
cides were reported
in one day, and the
total number that
week was twenty
two. Disappoint-
ment in love, bust
ness reverses ana
domestic infelicity
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
Ghost of an Arizona Mine

having about everything else within
her borders, Arizona comes to the front
with haunted mine. Dozens of men
have seen a spook at the Bronco mine
at tombstone and have shot at it with
out erect. AT night the wrath can he
heard working down in the shaft, occa-
sionally coming up to stalk about IN
the open. IA
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04
A WRESTLING MATCH.

HE village had
awakened from its
long winters sleep.
1t had shaken OF
its lethargy and
stepped forth Into
the light and sun
shine to take up
again life in the
free air Il ntil
the months should
speed aroun Il
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-04

Hicks-l suppose you are fond ~
Wister's writings? Wicks-On AZ
contrary, l never read them. The fact
Is they have become so popular that
they are dreadfully tiresome. 'H''