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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-06

S. S. Cole took the train here
Monday for Olivia where he goes to
build his hotel.
A. N. Bellamy Of Valley View.
called Monday to pay up. Mr.,
Bellamy has now been GAZETTE
reader going on five years.
Mrs. Ferd. Yeager of Flatonia,
A.2epS Sunday here,
Mrs. Moellenberndt of Moulton,
int Sunday here visiting.
Nhs quail had a hot time Sun
Every man OK boy who could
q shotgun was out hunting
lndreds ofquail were slaughtered,
ave you had the dengae2 II
you have missed half the fun
ur life-aber- nit.
yin Wendtland has accepted
ton as bookkeeper for j, f
furniture dealer at Dallas
expected home on = visit
pas.
b St. Francis, Mother Su.
the convent, took sister
i'll to the Santa Rosa hospi-
n Antonio last week, re-
Ariday.
of Luling was. here over
r. Jenkins of Hartley
isiting Mrs G. T.. vii
Ers Sanford.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-06
MUSIC LESSONS.

Miss Ina Jackson will give les
sons in instrumental music, twenty
lessons for $500 Miss jackson is
stopping at L, Trautwein's.
j. T. Dockery of Moulton, was
here Friday night and while here
remembered the GAZETTE.
Paul Raaz Of near Moulton, called
Monday morning to get the GA
aETTE. Mr. Raaz is a son Of Frank
Raa2 of Valley View. and since his
marriage two years ago he has been
living on the land of his tather-in-
law, f. Clause, between Moulton
and Witting. He reported the
worms very bad in his neighbour
hood and but little fall crop to be
mnde.
1t appears that Dreyer postoifice
Gonzales county, is having a little
town built up around it, to the in
jury of Hochheim, Dewitt county
from which it is only five miles
distant, as a result of the loca1
option election held in Hochheim
precinct some little time since
Besides the ginnery and saw mil
there before, Dreyer now has 8
saloon, a general store and a black.
smith shop.-Yoakum Herald.
Charlie Packebusch Of Valley
! View, lost his little nine-weeks-ol(
baby boy Saturday.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-06

S. S. Cole took the train here
Monday for Olivia where he goes to
build his hotel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02

South Cardinals new dispensary law
or rather new addition to the old law
viii provide that persons in the state de-
string to import liquors from other states
for their own use must first have the
dealer from whom they propose purchas-
ing to send a sample of the liquor pro-
posed to be purchased to the state chem
list at Columbia, together with state
ment setting forth the class of the liquor,
its various percentages and tests and the
like. If upon analysis the chemist shall
find the liquor to be pure and to come up
to the specifications set forth in the ac-
companying statement, he may issue
permit for its importation. All of this
tommy-rot is based upon the false pre-
tense that the state is exceedingly fear
full that some of her children might i'm
bibe liquors that were not Chemically
pure" AS matter of fact, the provision
is to get around the decision of the SUI
preme court, which permits citizens Of the
state to buy liquors for their own use
where they please. 1t is the purpose of
the new provision, while permitting the
purchase Of liquors outside of the state,
to make such purchases hedged about
with so many difficulties and delays that
the prospective purchaser will become dis
gusted and buy from the state dispen-
sary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
Excurinr the Directors.

There appears to be a disposition in At
lanta TO hold the directors of the wrecked
building and loan association of that city
free from blame for the disaster. We
have no doubt that they were very much
surprised at the condition in which the
wrecked concern was found, and there is
no reason to think they knew that any
thing wrong was being DONE but the
fact that they were ignorant of any
wrong-doing does not prove that they
did their whole duty. on the contrary.
lected their duty.
Ought they not to have known whether
or not IS per cent. of the securities of
the association was deposited with the
secretary of the state, as the law requires
Ana ought they not to have known
whether or not the other 25 per cent.
was on hand? The fact that the presi-
dent or other officer of the associa ton
said that the securities were just where
they should be ought not TO have salts
fed them. They should have seen the
receipt of the secretary of state for Sc
curities deposited with him and they
should have been sure that the other Sc
curities were in a place of safety.
If the directors of a financial institu-
ton accept the statements of the presi-
dent or cashier or any other officer as
90 matters of the most vital Importance
to the institution of what use ARE the
directors? The directors have certain
duties to perform and in so far as they
fail to perform them they are morally
responsible if the institution is damaged
or wrecked.
The directors of the looted building and
loan association say they were ignorant
that the securities were being used i'm
properly, but they do not say why they
were ignorant. Would they have been
ignorant If they had been vigilant in the
discharge of their duties?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
s-~D--s----------------
Extravaganza Of Congress.

1t Is well known that Speaker Reed has
made enemies for himself during the pres
ent session of congress by his efforts to
keep down the appropriations. These en-
emies are mainly in his own party. He
has succeeded in preventing the appro-
priations from reaching unprecedented
proportions but they are a great deal
larger than they should be.
Those who have not studied the subject
do not know how much greater the cost
of running the government is now in pro-
portion to the population than it was in
the early days of the republic. On this
point the New York Sun furnishes some
interesting figures.
In 1900, when the population was 5.S0S 4s3
the expenditure was $7,4OOOO0, or $1.S9 per
capita. In 1910 with a population of
7,2S9, SS1, the expenditure was rs cents per
capita. In 1860, with a population of
81, 433, 321, the expenditure was $191 per
capital. In 1880, with population of So
155, 1888, the expenditure was 1899 per cap
tia. In 1890, with a population of $780,
$40. the expenditure was $514 per capita.
and this year. estimating the population
at 1900, 900, the expenditure will be about
S716 for every man, woman and child
in the country
With such an enormous increase in the
expenditure it is not to be wondered at
that the revenues do not meet the ex-
penditures. The Wilson tariff would
fully meet the demands of the govern
ment if the expenditures were kept within
reasonable bounds. If the extravaganza
of congress is not checked it will be diff
hcult TO frame a revenue bill, to which
the people will submit, that will provide
a sufficient income for the government
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
A AIirnnnrehennion.

"Behnd the bench on which sat the ma
jesty of the law in the person of a police
judge, blindfolded justice stood. frown-
ing and severe. looking down upon the
pigmies of the court room"
In this grandiloquent manner spoke a
Boston drummer, who was telling a story
of an experience of his in a Cincinnati
police court, though just why the drum
mer should have been in the police court
so early in the morning he did not say,
says the Washington Star
1.-THE prisoner, with bowed head and de-
jected MEN," he proceeded, awaited the
pleasure and the pain of the solemn trib-
unal before which he was arraigned.
Have you anything to say why SEN
tence should not be pronounced upon you?
said the judge, in deeply impressive tones.
the exalted dignitary on the bench, turn
ed his eyes a moment upon the sightless
orbs of justice and gulped as If swallow
ing what little hope was left.
'Yeronner.' he said. with trembling
voice, I did have 70 cents, but the lawyers
swped it..
''At first what the prisoner had said did
not appear to strike the judge, then all at
once he fiercely caught the desk in front
of him and glowered upon the helpless vic
tim of judicial wrath.
Sixty days. he Numbered, and $50
extra for contempt of court and the pris-
oner bowed his head as a tree in the blast
and tottered down the iron steps TO the
cell room below"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
Not a Great Congress.

There is nothing in the record of the
Fifty-fourth congress of which either its
members or the country is likely to feel
proud. 1t is an extravagant congress, be-
ing one of the billion dollar congresses. 1t
looks now as if its appropriations would be
greater than those of any previous con-
gress.
1t has not given the country any reform
legislation, or, in fact any notable leg
islation of any kind. 1t has given most
of its attention to appropriation bills. In
the Senate there has been vast amount
of talk, which has amounted to nothing.
The great questions like the currency, the
Pacific railroad and railroad pooling ques-
tons are as unsettled as they were when
this congress convened.
There is one respect in which this con-
gress is great. 1t has passed more pri-
vate pension bills than any previous one.
The number is more than seven hundred.
Is the time ever coming when congress
will conclude that the pension business is
being overdone? Now, when an applicant
for pension fails to get his application
granted at the pension Office, he goes to
congress, and there his tale of woe finds
willing ears If the stories that are told
are true these applications are never thor
oughly investigated. the statements of the
applicants being accepted. One member
of the pension committee does all the in
vestigation that is done. The committee
accepts the decision Of this member and
the House accepts the report of the com
mttee. is It TO be wondered at that so
many fraudulent pensioners get on the
pension rolls?
The Fifty-fourth congress will not he re-
GREETED. VIII the Fifty-ffth be an improve
ment upon il?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
BRIGHT BITS.

II wish my daughter had eioped with
the coachman, instead of marrying that
worthless nobleman who is making her
life miserable" 'fNever mind, Mrs Gold
brick, perhaps she will yet. Life
Had Been Attended To.-she-Of
course, you all talked about me as soon as
| left
Her-No, dear; we thought you had at
tended to that sufficiently indianapolis
Journal.
--Flannigan-Howd yez git tn back
oye. Casey?
Casey-Oi shipped an landed on me
back.
Flannigan-But, me good mon, yr face
amt located on y'r back.
Casey (gloomily)--No; nather wuz Finni-
gan.-Truth.
Robert (holding up long hair)-How's
this. old boy? How do you account for
that?
Richardson. that's al right. One of
my wife's.
RobertASorry spoke, Dick; found it
on Charley's shoulder, you know.-Boston
Transcript.
-Flanigan-"I met man last week
and bedad I'd have sworn it was your
self" Toole-"And wasn't it?" Flanni-
gan--"Never a bit! But he was your very
image, barrin' he was a thrife gray. 1
suppose. now. we haven't such thing as
a twin brother a few years older than
Yourself pitt Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
Clay shy ON Geogrnphx.

The presence of Senator-elect Alexan-
der Stephens Clay of Georgia on the floor
of the Senate, for the past day or two,
recalls, to the Washington correspondent
of the New York Sun, a story about him
told by James M. Dobbs, consul to VAL
paraiso. Dobbs became a candidate for
the Office soon after the advent of the
Cleveland administration. Mr.. Clay, who
was then chairman of the state demo-
cratic committee and president of the
state Senate. came to Washington to urge
the President to make the appointment
One bright morning Clay and Dobbs and
several Georgia congressman went to the
white house. Both Clay and Dobbs were
introduced, and Clay began to speak in
an impulsive monosyllabic style:
Mr.. President" said he, II am glad to
know you and shake your hand. l want
you to appoint our friend Dobbs as con-
sui down here in South America. He has
been there, he knows the country, and he
speaks Spanish. ] tell you he's the man
for it, and you'll nc Doing a great act to
appoint him.
For what consulate is Mr. Dobhs an
Applicant" asked the President.
Down here in South America, Mr.
President" responded Clay. Down at
what is the placer" Clay asked, turning
to Dobbs. Yes, yes. Valparaiso, Mr..
President"
Cleveland glanced knowingly at the
others present and then. looking Clay
squarely in the eye, said: valparaiso;
where is Valparaiso, Mr.. Clay?"
why. it's in-its in Then turning to
Dobbs he whispered; Where the hell is
Valparaiso, Dobbs?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02

He was good-humored, although green,
jolly and boisterous and without care,
as he seated himself in box in Alderman
Farris' restaurant down town, says the
Helena Independent. He was from the
country around Radersburg, and he had
been drinking. He had come in to see the
sights, and he did not care what it cost
him. Some of these facts he told the
waiter, and some of them the waiter
guessed, easily enough.
He looked the bill of fare over fifteen
times, and told story after each effort.
He confded in the attendant that even
If Reuben RAIDER had shown some timidity
about riding in elevators, on the occa-
sion of visit to the capital, he wasn't
that kind of a fellow himself, and he was
looking for elevators, electric lights and
concert halls-and as many of them as
possible, to convince himself that he was
not jay.
You see" he said, sit is some time
since 1 have been here. The last time
was in 1867. 1 have been back in the
mountains mostly ever since. But I read
the newspapers whenever can"
His eye caught the words, Rum ONE
let" With the taste for rum still in him.
he ordered one. In due time it came.
His attention was diverted a moment.
during which the waiter deftIy ignited
a match and touched it to the liquid as
he poured it over the contents of the
platter.
Great scottr' the customer yelled, as
he turned to the table again.
He did not continue to talk, being a
man of action. With sweep of both
arms he grasped the table-cloth and threw
it over the flames. Rising in his seat, he
shucked his coat and piled it on top of
the table CLOTH Cautiously he raised both.
The fire was out.
You never want to run after water
when fire breaks OUT he said, proudly
Always smother it, if you can. / know a
thing or two myself. 1 wonder if Rube
would have acted as we'll as did
He ate the rest of the dish, though
saying that 1t was none the worse for the
experience, and that 1t would be a pity
to waste it, paid for it without a murmur
and in other ways showed that he had in
him many of the elements of a genuine
sport
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
SUNDAY session of the SENATE.

The excuse senators offer for session
of the Senate on Sunday and for consid-
ering appropriation and other billr when
they should have been at church or in
other ways showing a proper regard for
the day is that a Sunday session OF the
Senate was necessary in order to get
through with certain legislative business
before this congress expires. That IS a
very lame excuse. If the senator's had
attended to their duties during the ses-
sion, instead of idling away their time in
the cloak rooms or In delaying public
business with long speeches to which no
body listened ana which increased the
printing bill which the country has to pay,
the appropriation bills would have all
been acted upon before this. There are
many things in the country which need
reforming, but no one of them needs it
more than the Senate. There are TOO
many old men in that body who have
been there too long for the good of the
country. Their tendency to garrulity and
their disposition to vent their spite upon
the President If he differs with them upon
questions of public policy, together with
the absurd rules which have been adopt
ed for the Senate's government, are largely
responsible for the fact that Sunday had
to be utilized for legislative work in or
der to pass the appropriation bills.
A very nice example it is that that
most august delberative body in the
world" sets the people of this country!
What must Christian people think of
their senator's! What ground have we
for hoping for a better Observance OF
Sunday throughout the country when the
United States Senate fails to observe it?
Rev. Sam Jones has been doing good
work in Boston. and next week will try
to improve the moral condition of At
lanta. We don't know any field in which
he could render greater service than The
United States Senate. If an extra ses-
sion of congress is called he should so to
Washington and endeavor to make Chris
tan statesmen out Of the material in the
national capitol.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
A Grateful Tenant.

Mr.. Ford has some houses in Brooklyn,
one of which he rented to Mr.. Stone, a
mason, says Harper's Round Table For
three months MIR. Ford failed to collect the
rent. and at last resolved to send Mr..
Stone adrift.
But if / am put out. Mr.. Ford" said
Stone II can't move my buds. have no
money"
Mr. Ford, being tender-hearted. gave him
two dollars, and Stone moved out Shortly
afterward Mr. Ford appointed an agent
to attend to his rents. Everything went
right until one day Mr. Ford found that
the rent Of a certain house remained I'M
paid.
THE tenants all right, SIR" said the
agent He's a good man of the name of
Stone, a mason, and he'll pay in day or
two"
The owner called upon the backward ten
ant, and found that he was the same Stone
whom he had evicted some months before.
How is it you're back here again?" said
Mr.. Ford.
Really" said Stone, 81 couldn't think
of patronizing another landlord, MIR. Ford.
You had been kind to me and felt grate-
full"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02

President Cleveland is going out OF Of
fee without having provided a single one
of his cabinet family with fat life Of
fee. as some of the newspapers for year
have been predicting that he would do.
They probably based their calculations
Presidents. Mr.. Cleveland. however. still
holds that public Office is a public trust,
and that he has no right to take the peo-
pies offices to provide for his close pollti-
cal friends. He and each member of his
cabinet, therefore. will retire to private
life upon surrenderIng their present Of
fees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
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Personal.

The Duchess of Fife has followed the
example of her mother and invested in
a spinning wheel. 1t is a very pretty
one of black walnut, mounted with brass,
and, although 100 years old, still in eX-
cellent working condition. With this
wheel the duchess spins her yarn, which
she knits into golf stockings for her
husband.
When the Emperor and Empress Of
Germany visited, the other day, the We
restchagin collection of paintings, illus
trating the French campaign in Russia,
now on exhibition in the old Reichstag
building they were received by the Rus
sian ambassador and the painter. On
being presented to Nerestchagin was re-
minded by his majesty that they were old
acquaintance. The painter replied; Yes,
your majesty; you were then only high
ness now your are majesty. And
you," retorted the emperor, holding out
his hand, you were great painter then,
and a greater now"
The list Of United States Bishops who
are expected to attend the Ecumenical
conference at Lambeth place in July
next includes the bishops of Albany, Cali
fornia, Central Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Easton, Fond du Lac, Georgia, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Lexington Los
Angeles, Maine, Marquette, Maryland,
Massachusetts Michigan, Milwaukee, Min
nesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Newark,
New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn
sylvania Pittsburg, Southern Ohio,
Springfield. Vermont, West Missouri New
Mexico and Arizona, South Dakota,
Southern Florida, the Platte and West
ern Texas. From Canada will come the
archbishop of Ontario and the bishops of
Fredericton, Huron, Montreal, Niagara,
Nova Scotia, Quebec, Toronto the Arch
bishop of Rupertsland and the Bishops of
Qu'Appelle and Saskatchewan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
The MORNING NEWS is published

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every day in the year. and is served to
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at 81 90 a month. $500 for six months ana
5000 for one year.
The MORNING NEWS by mail. six
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three months. 500; six months, $500; one
year. $500.
The WEEKLY NEWS, issues week,
Monday and Thursday. by mail. one
year. Sl.00.
Subscriptions payable In advance. Re-
init by postal order. check or registered
letter Currency sent by mail at risk OF
senders.
Transient advertisements, other than
special column, local or reading notices.
amusement and cheap or want column, 10
cents line. Fourteen lines of agate type
equal TO one inch square in Depths
the standard of measurement. Contract
rates and discounts made known on APP
plication at business office.
Orders for delivery of the MORNING
NEWS to either residence or place of busl-
through telephone No. 2l0. Any regular
fly in delivery should be Immediately re-
ported to the office of publication.
Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah,
Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE. % Park Row, New
York City. C. S. Faulkner, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
Compromising win Criminals.

There appears to be a sudden awaken
ing in Atlanta to the fact that there is
need of much more stringent enforcement
of the laws in cases of violations of pub
lie and private trusts and embezzlement-
A few days ago young society man was
arrested in Atlanta on charge of
having embezzled about 5000 from
his employers. The father of the
young man settled with those who
suffered from the embezzlement, and the
warrant was withdrawn. II Is not stated
that there was compromise, but it looks
very much as If it was understood that
there would be no prosecution if the
shortage was made good.
Some one in a communication to the
Constitution, relative to such compro-
misses, says: Year after year, it is the
same old story! An official, or an en-
ploye, violates his trust and plumbers the
fund belonging to stockholders of an en-
terpriseN TO whose affairs he is supposed
to be giving his honest attention. Through
systematic robbery a business enterprise
is crippled, or weakened, and confidence
in other institutions is shaken The
wrecker, or wreckers may have plumber
ed only this one institution, or theE pecu-
lations may have violated a dozen trusts
placed in their hands. Who, therefore,
has the right to compromise so long as
the very weakest Of the sufferers has not
a voice in the settlement and so long as
the states demand for the administration
of justice has not been met. Away with
compromises of this kind. Every one
is an inducement for more robbery; every
one a threat for more offense of the same
kind"
The only way to bring about a better
state of affairs is to enforce the law Wig
orously. The practice of compromising
cases of embezzlement is not confined to
any section of the country. 1t is quite
general. and it is a very bad practice.
The longer it is continued the greater the
| number of entertainments will he. In or
der to put a stop to embellishments and
| similar crimes, the law should be enforced
without fear or favor, and il the parties
injured fail to prosecute solicitor generals
and grand juries should see to it that the
demands of justice are satisfied.