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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-11

P%ater.ou.s New, pu,,,,c Hu,Ia,nr.

MEXICO. Mexico, Aug. lO.-Gold sold al O
premium of l2S TO 1881 per cent. to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-11

The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu
rcau registered the temperature yesterday rs follows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Elm de Steele CnnnihnIa

Cannibalism, it seems from queer story
from the south seas, is not extinct.
1t is still practiced by the natives of the
New Hebrides whenever they have an OPP
portunity to indulge themselves in
toothsome visitor. The cannibalism of the
day, however, is not of the sort we read
about in stories of the times of Capt.
Cook 1t is strictly fin de steele, and the
caterers are chefs. They read the papers,
evidently. and are well up in the mystic
RES of pates and ragouts, and probably
also the foreign-language bills of fare,
which a Michigan legislator the other day
undertook to abolish by enactment from
the Wolverine state.
That the New Hebrides cannibals are
well up with the progress of the times is
evidenced by a report from the island of
Aoba, received by way Of Sydney and San
Francisco and Victoria, detailing how
Mr.. S. Duncan an English trader, was
served up to an appreciative assembly.
That the natives had an idea of foies gras,
and the methods by which the geese pro
ducing the livers are treated, is suggested
by the fact that they tied Mr.. Duncan to
tree, and for three days forcibly cram
med him with food. The Suns account
says he was fed with all sorts of delica-
cacies. This was done probably on the
principle that the farmers of New Jer-
sey follow when they feed their turkeys
for Thanksgiving on chestnuts, or other
special food, for the purpose of imparting
a delicate and special flavor to the piece
de resistance of the feast. At the end of
three days, so the accounts say, Mr.. Dun
can was served, and the assembly-which
included a number of women as we'll as
men-enjoyed him hugely. 1t must have
been stuffy exit that Mr.. Duncan ex-
perienced; the New York Times charac-
terizes it in a headline as painful"
That he was a tender being is suggested
in the dispatches by the statement that
he was such a peaceable man that "he
would not draw revolver on any ac-
count" Had he been little more tough,
and less afraid of hurting the feelings
of the natives, he might not have got
into the soup. There are many disad-
vantages in being too gentle natured and
accommodating A liberal hourishing of
pistol might, indeed, have been rude,
and the natives might have been forced
to go without their feast. But Mr.. Dun
can would ultimately have been less en-
barrassed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
BRIGHT BITS.

Are you going abroad this summer"
81 don't know. Papa is in Washington
seeing Mr.. Mckinley about it now
Cleveland Plain Dealer
II think I have pretty well your LAM
guage the master Of" said the foreigner.
"but tell me how, as I hear man say.
one can cut a lot of ice with his doughY'
Indianapolis Journal.
in Texas.-First Citizen-"That man
Weyler is a regular barbarian"
Second Citizen-"That's just what he is.
I'd like to help to lynch him!'-Puck.
"A Cruel CUT have seen better
days" began the mendicant.
so have l." said the approached, hast
lily. But 1 don't think this rain will last
long" -Philadelphia North American.
"A Chicago girl fell from her bicycle
not long ago, and the man who helped
her to remount has since become her hus-
band. The tumbling habit may now be
expected to spread with great rapidity.-
Cleveland Leader.
-Knicker: We had to discharge our
pastor because he mispronounced a word
Booker: For such a trihe?
Knicker: Yes He said the dear de-
parted had gone to 1.-THE undiscovered
country from whose burn no traveller re-
turns. Judge.
Miss Mobile-Well Martha, how is your
husband now?
Martha-Polly, miss, poly. He's got that
explanatory rheumatism.
Miss Mobile-You mean inflammatory
rheumatism Martha. Explanatory is to
cry out.
Martha with solemn conviction)-
That's it, num- that's it, He don't do
nothing but holler!-Northern Christian
Advocate.
The militiaman was undergoing an eX-
animation for a non-commisisoned Off
Ger.
What do army regulations make the
first requisite IN order that a man may
be buried with military honors?" was
the question fired at him.
Death" he promptly responded.
And after mature reflection the exam
lining committee held that he was right. =
Chicago Evening Post.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
CONTEMPT of Court,

''Ten dollars" said the magistrate.
But, your honor" said the prisoner, IT
protest against this fine have the right
to make a defense against the charge"
But you have already pleaded guilty"
said tn magistrate.
Il beg your honor's pardon. I denied the
charge in the plainest terms"
Young man." said the magistrate stern
ly according to the Detroit Free Press,
Il want to call your attention to the fact
that the court understands the English
language. You have pleaded guilty in I'M
mistakable words. The plaintiff charges
you with assault and battery. 1t is clearly
evident that he has been assaulted and
battered According to your statement
he approached you on the street and used
abusive language toward you. Then you
say that you didn't do a thing to him. If
the court understands the language spok-
en- by 100000 of people, you Immediately
wiped up the earth with him. The fine
stands, and any further reflection upon the
courts knowledge of English will cost you
ten more"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Personal.

Joseph H. Choate's wealth is estimat-
ed at S2,0oO,OoO-a.l made IN the practice of
law.
houses in New York city, and has an in
come OF more than 100000 a year.
The Princess Of Wales prefers the tri-
cycle to the bicycle and fashionable wo-
men throughout England are following
suit.
Richard Grant White once said of Pau
line Markham that she possessed the lost
arms of the Venus of Milo. Another en-
thusiast declared about the same time that
her voice was liquid velvet.
Miss Laura B. Parson of Denver, for
mer art student in Munich, says that on
going into a Munich gallery one day she
saw beautiful new Cecilia. 1t was the
ideal face of a saint, calm, serene and rapt
with the heavenly melody, and Miss Par
sons recognized in it the face of a model
who had a few days before stolen her
purse.
Edison and Tesla, both eminent cleo
tricians, are not agreed as to sleep. Edi-
son said recently that sleep is a id
habit, anyway in connection with his
statement that some nights he did not sleep
a wink. Tesla says that sleep is a vital
izer and that if a man could sleep eigh-
teen hours a day he might live to be 200
years old.
The late Samuel Gilbert of Boston had
a business career which covered over three
quarters of a century. He was the first
one to suggest, and the hardest worker in
forming, the Boston Stock Exchange
which had it's beginning about 1880 in an
arrangement between thirteen brokers to
meet for half-hour daily and compare
their offers
Abdul Hamid, the sultan of Turkey
possesses one of the rarest collections of
jewels in existence, among the treasures
being the most valuable parasol in the
world. 1t is of white silk embroided with
gold threads, wrought at intervals with
precious stones. Its chief value, however,
lies in the staff, which is one long, superb
piece of coral.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Nature Looking Up.

Many amusing stories are always current
about the celebrated and witty Whistler,
him of late owing to sad domestic trou-
bles, says the Chicago Daily News. He
is called the wittiest man of his genera
lion and one of the most original of the
worlds great characters. He left the
United States thirty-three years ago 10
study under Gabriel Gleyre in Paris and
il is said that he has never revisited his
native land BY his brother painters lie
Is generally recognized as the greatest ar
tlst Of the day Said an enthusiastic lady
once: "Oh. Mr.. Whistler, l have just
come from Richmond and II did remind
me so mucn of one Of your landscapes
"Ah." replied the master. $50 natures
looking up
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
To XIII reciprocity.

There are rumors in Washington, and
they appear to be well authenticated. to
the effect that when the tariff bill is re-
ported to the Senate it will contain no re-
ciprocity feature. The decision has about
been reached by the finance committee, 1t
is said, to eliminate the reciprocity section
entirely. Whether a substitute for it will
be prepared has not yet been determined.
II may be that the committee will con-
cude to abandon the scheme altogether,
in view of the character of the body of
the bill, or 1t may be that certain changes
in the body of the bill will permit of the
perfecting Of a reciprocity scheme which
would afford some basis for negotiations
which might prove acceptable to the for
eign countries involved.
The reciprocity scheme as II stands, in
the bill passed by the House, is pronounced
by experts to be useless and Impractical
bic. It seeks to apply coercion, and invites
retaliation. Under it the President would
find it exceedingly difficult, If not impos-
sible, to offer concessions to various coun-
tries which those countries would accept.
The foreign governments might not be
averse to certain reciprocal relations. But
they certainly would not enter into any
arrangement through which they would
not receive as much as they gave. France,
Spain, Austria and Brazil find little If
any basis for negotiations in the Dingley
bill The protests received from Germany,
Italy and the Netherlands against fea-
lures of the bill make it clear that our
friends, the foreigners. are watching the
course of the bill closely, and do not mean
to be caught mapping at any period.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Got His Paners Mixed

The oftice-hunt now going on is as full
of humor as of denominations, says a
Washington dispatch in the New York
Evening Post. A senator who, like
Messrs. Allen, Gallinger, Wilson and
Hawley, thinks that the reform vagary
about practical tests of fitness has been
carried too far, visited a certain depart
ment the other day to urge the claims"
OF constituent for a position, requiring
sound physical health, strength and ell,
durance The constituent was an "old
soldier" and the senator poured forth a
torrent of oratory to prove his eminent
qualifications. The appointing officer
promised to consider the matter and the
senator left. When the candidates pa
pers'' came to be examined, there was
found among them the certificate of a
medical examiner stating that the man
was literally a physical wreck, incapable
ertions. A glance at the back of this
sheet unraveled the mystery; the eloquent
senator had mixed up two sets of papers
given him by his constituent. The man
was also an applicant for a pension, and
this certificate was one of the proofs of
his helplessness and dependence on which
he hoped to fan back in case his claims"
to an office were not duly recognized.
And again. In a crowd of office-seekers,
seedy and out at elbow, gathered in the
ante-room of an appointing officers, two
old friends met. Both were then on the
same Grand Hello, Docherty," exclaim.
ed the one, what do you know?"
Well" responded the other, sadly, "if
I knowed enough to earn a Twin
wouldn't be here!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Cleonntrn,s Mummy.

Where does Cleopatra's body rest? asks
Golden Days. Scarcely a layman who
would not answer, "Why, IN Egyptr'
After her cajoleries. her wiles her life or
intense. if not very exalted loves, Cleo.
paua was laid in one of the lovelest
tcmbs that have ever been fashioned by
the hand OF man. But what a change
1900 years has brought about! To-day
an ugly mummy, with an emblematic
bunch OF decayed wheat and a coarse
comb tied 20 It's head-a mere roll OF
It's htly-swathed dust-lies crumbled In the
hldeous glass case at the British museum
i Is Cleopatra, the once great queen,
Venus IN charm, beauty and love.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

Certain newspaper supporters the adj
ministraton are saying, and Others are
very pointedly leaving msaid some inter
esting things with regard to the Presi-
dents trip on the Dolphin. Last week
the President boarded the craft, with
small party, and sailed away for an out
ing of rest and recreation. This, accord
ing to one OF our esteemed pro-administra-
ton contemporaries, was putting the
Dolphin ITO the use for which she was
originally intended" This boat" con
tinues our informant, was built for the
convenience of the President of the United
States and fitted up for his comfort, and
It cannot be put TO any better use than
affording him the rest and recreation that
he requires to recover from the terrible
strain that is imposed upon him physical
ly and mentally. 1t is a great deal better
to have the Dolphin performing some use
full service than idhng around the navy
yard"
The popular impression heretofore has
been that the Dolphin was constructed for
naval, and not for pleasure service, not
wlthstanding she has suite
may be found in a days sailing She
is a fairly good sized craft, having a dis
placement of something like 1900 tons,
and is armed with one gun of large calibre
and a number of machine and rapid fire
guns. She has protective decks, bulk
heads, and the like, such as are required
in ships that are intended for warlike bus
mess, and not for pleasure. So much con-
WINGED was Secretary Whitney that she
was a warship that he declined to accept
her when John Roach got ready to turn
her over to the government, for the reason
that she did not come up to the specifca-
tons required in a fighting craft At that
time, therefore, it seems that the use for
which she was originally intended" was
not well known even in official circles. The
craft, however was ordered under re-
publican administration. 1t may be posi-
bic that it was the intention of the author
tiles to provide the President with fine
yacht at government expense, and that
they did not inform the succeeding "a
democratic) administration with regard to
their plans.
President Mckinley, 1t seems, is going to
make use of the Dolphin for "the purpose
for which she was originally intended
as the Presidents private yacht She is
a fine craft, cost 81, 100000, more or less
and is manned by a large crew. When
President Cleveland wanted to so off for
a few days outing. he did not use the
Dolphin, which was originally intended"
to be used by the Presidents, but boarded
some numbering old government tug, or
an obscure light house tender, which could
not even by courtesy be called q private
yacht"
The Emperor of Germany, the Car of
Russia, the Queen of England and the
Prince of Wales have their private steam
yachts. President Mckinley will be
right in the swim" with his private
yacht, the Dolphin
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

A very amusing collection of mixed me-
taphors by well-known French authors
has been brought together by the Revue
des Revues. The following are few
specimens:
Francisque Sarcey: "You recognize her
mothers hand in Mile. Marguerite
Ugalde's voice"
p. de Saint-Victor: "Ezechiel tran
scribes and comments on sacred verse. He
reads with one eye, he writes with the
other"
= du Terrail: HE seized him with one
hand by the throat, and with the other he
spat in his face"
Flaubert: His birthday present was a
fine chronological head, all painted in
blue, and marked with letters down TO the
thoraX"
]. j. Ampere. describing Egyptian
giants: "Their feet are as large as five of
mine"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Military Orders-Orders No. 10, Savan-
nah Volunteer Guards
Special Notioes-Columbia Bicycles. T.
A. Bryson, Agent; Prices for Delivery Of
Ice, the Gorrie Ice Manufacturing Com
pany; Savannah Steam Laundry; Potato
Barrels, Fawcett & Co.; Residence on
Park Extension for Sale. William p. Har-
dee; Credit Given, Louisa Schwarz, Trus-
tee; Attention. Boys, Falk Clothing Com
pany: A Helping Hand, Savannah Gro
Gerry Company; Take Canned Goods, James
McGrath & Co.; Desirable Dwelling to
Rent, Champion & Germany; Blotting
Pads Robinson Printing Company; 14lth
Anniversary of Union Society at the Be
thesda Orphan Home Friday. April %;
Dissolution Sale, Norton & Hanley; The
Savannah National Building and Loan
Associations The Marietta Manufacturing
Co, Marietta, Pa; Baskets, at Gardner's;
Barnes Road Racers. r. d. & VIM. Lat
tinore; Entertainment at Yonge's Hall for
benefit Of Marvin Church on Wednesday
Evening; a Present for Everybody at Ma
sonic Temple Pharmacy.
Easter NJ Cth--o. H. levy q AeAbs
Easter Gladness Is Here--At Eckstein's.
Attend our Easter Opening Tomorrow
Charles Marks
Easter Noveltes-At Gutmans.
Easter Suits, Etc.-M. Dryfus.
Small Boys Easter suits-B. H. Levy
& Bro.
Hot Weather Is Near-Mutual Gaslight
Company.
Reliable Goods and Low Prlces-Hub
Clothing Company.
Financial-Haight & Freese, Bankers,
etc, New York.
Keep Cool-Eiectric Supply and Con-
struction Company.
1t Is Our Aim-Walsh & Meyer.
Libbey Cut Glass-Wests China Pal
ace.
ents-Complimentary Concert to
Mr.. Thomas Dykes. Tuesday Evening,
April q.
Talk Is Cheap-Ludden & Bates.
our Easter Offerings in Shoes-Byck
Bros.
Six of a Kind-Daniel Hogan.
Garden Tne-Edward Lovelrs Sons.
Get Your Easter Hat-from Latar.
Sunday. April 1.-THE Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
A Plain Statement of Business Princi-
ples-Falk Clothing Company.
Two Suits in i One-The Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
$500 in Gold Given Away-The American
Woman. New York.
Medical-Hood's Sarsaparilla; Cutcura
Remedies; s. S. s.; Wine of Cardui; Mum
yon's Remedies; Worlds Dispensary Prep
aratons; Hobbs Sparagus Liver Pills;
Wine of Cardui; Lydia Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound DR.. Abbo.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal: Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
He Hal Double.

A sad-eyed commercial traveller walked
up to the desk Of one of the hotels in
Rochester recently and registered. 1t was
about o'clock in the afternoon, SAYS the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
How soon can have something to eat?"
he asked.
THE dining-room is open at g." answered
the clerk
Not until 6? Why, man. I am starry
ing"
What is the matter with you?" asked
the clerk, who knew him.
Well I'll tell you. I never played in
such luck in my life. I drove into Penn
Yam to-day with just thirty-fve minutes
to get my dinner, check my baggage and
make Rochester. looked after the bag
gage first and then took my seat at the
table at the hotel. BY that time I had a
scant twenty minutes for dinner. One of
the young women who confer a favor on
the travelling public by waiting on the
tables at this house was hustling along
with trayful of ironstone china, and I
tried to attract her attention. She looked
at me disdainfully and declined to stop
When she came back I insisted on having
speech with her and tried to give my or
der. l wish you could have seen the look
on her face as she said:
You think you're pretty fly, but you
can't fool me. You've had one dinner al
ready 1 tried to argue with her but
she wouldn't argue and Slammed away
through the swinging doors into
the kitchen. Then went out
and found the clerk, who came
back and endeavored to convince the
maiden that l had not dined, but she
wouldn't have it that way Just as an
other girl was called to relieve my dis
tress 1 discovered that I had only seven
minutes in which to catch my train and
on my way to the door of the hotel saw
the fellow that looked like me- Say
what time did you tell me that the dining
room opened?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

1t is announced that steps are to be
taken at once to put into operation in
Cuba the reforms" which the Spanish
government adopted for that island re-
Gently The Spanish cortes convenes in
May, and it is desired that considerable
progress may be reported to that body at
that time. As one of the first steps look
ing to the institution of the reforms" a
census Of the island is to be taken How
much difficulty will attend that work can
be imagined; and it may safely be pre-
dicted that the data gathered will be
practically worthless. in so far as it pur-
ports to show actual conditions. The in
surgents continue to be active in every
province, including that of Havana, and
1t IS pretty certain that they are not go
ing to make things especially easy for his
majestys census takers
The next step following the taking of
the census Is to be the holding of NUM-
cipal elections Under the proposed ire
forms" the municipal councils are to
elect the members of the provincial coun-
ellis which in turn are to elect the MEM
bers OF the colonial council. Thus it will
be necessary for the masses TO hold cleo
tons in order TO start the ball rolling"
What the elections will amount to can
be pretty accurately foretold even at this
early day. The candidates selected by the
Spanish authorities will be declared elect
ed, and the Cubans will have no voice
in the matter. Both the census and the
elections will be more or less farcical.
When the reforms" are instituted, will
they prove acceptable to the Cubans?
Maxine Gomez says not; that the Cubans
will accept nothing short of absolute in
dependence. The outcome of the re
forms granted to Porto Rico, which are
somewhat similar to those promised Cuba,
holds out no encouragement for Spain TO
hope that the Cuban situation would be
measurably improved by their adoption.
Porto Rico has found the concessions so
unsatisfactory that she is on the point of
open rebellion against the mother country.
If indeed she mas not already taken up
arms.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
senator camery,s stand.


II is a manly stand that Senator CAT
fiery OF Louisiana takes as 70 the tariff
So manly ana sound is II that the only
wonder is that any one should be called
on 20 remark It. Il Is but the simple.
practical application Of honesty and COM
mon sense TO the duties OF q legislator lie
win not support the Dingley bin or any
part OF IL merely because some of his con-
stltuonts think that II would put money
into their pockets He Judges the bin as
matter OF policy, for the whole country
and FOR every section ard class, and hc
condemns Il. ct viii blight the busldinR
promise Of increased export of American
manufactures be says. ut Will cripple
the export Of our cereals. fiber. fuel. and
raw materials. 10 win add enormously 20
the burden OF t-e toiling masses OF our
people. IL will create greater discomfort
where discomfort is already threatening
the peace ana stability OF society,""
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Two Sore sons of Their Fathers.
From the Kansas City Star Rep).

There is no reason In the world why Col.
Fred d. Grant and John A. Logan should
feel so sore over the failure to obtain the
places they wished under the new admin
istration. They aspired to Office not on
their own merits. but on account Of the
achievements of their fathers. The fact
that Col Grant and Mr.. Logan are sons OF
illustrious sires does not and should not
interfere with their ambition to office or
impair their opportunities OF fulfilling t..
But neither does IL constitute a reason
for their appointment TO places for which
they have neither natural nor acquired
qualifications.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

A recent article in the Washington
Evening star accredits the first steamship
built exclusively FOR pilot service" to the
association Of Sandy Hook pilots. and says
this steamship will oe ready for use about
May T. Condnulng % is stated "the new
steamer viii undoubtedly be followed By
others" our couiemporary's informant
Is little Die OF ia his statistics, or be
has introduced too many words ia that
last sentence. ue should have sull. "tho
new steamer VIII undoubtedly follow 9th.
egs.' savannah has had an exclusive of.
lot steamer now for two years. ana, we
ere informed there are others"