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ALWAYS THE SAME.

The reason assigned by Mr..
Dingley for emitting the stamp
tax on stock and bond transfers
from the new tariff is that "the
sales on Wall street could not be
followed. No record is kept. The
machinery of collection would be
too complex" This statement
has a familiar sound. Whenever
an attempt is made to compel
those who receive the largest
government protection to pay a
fair share of the public burden,
we are told that the tax is i'm
practicable. When the income
tax, as just measure of taxa
ton as was ever devised, was
suggested, it was attacked as in
quisitorial, as complex, as diff
cult of collection, and when none
of these arguments prevailed
with congress, it was declared
unconstitutional by a decision,
the circumstances of which have
done more than any decision in
the courts history to lower due
respect for the supreme court.
1t seems that there is nothing
impracticable, or complex, or in
quisitorial, or unconstitutional,
in making the people pay taxes
on everything they eat, drink and
wear, from the clothes OF: the
infant in the cradle to the shroud
on the man in his coffin. 1t is not
until the tax collector draws near
the horde of a millionaire that
his path is seriously impeded.
After the votes were counted
in the late election many people
were surprised at the magnitude
of the Bryan vote, as they did
not believe that the "heresy of
free silver" was accepted by so
many people.
Whether or not they accepted
the doctrine or not their votes
we're protest from those who
have become weary of the domi-
nance of mere money in our gov
and of the subserviency
If the government to the forces
hat are on the side Of aggre-
gated wealth.
Has the present congress done
in response to the pro-
est? Has it done anything to
stop the growth of the sentiment
represented by the free silver
party?
That the sugar trust is to make
'16, 200, 600 Immediately and S22, /
100000 annually out of the new
ariff does not indicate it; that |
he stock of that trust and of the
cad trust and of other trusts
capped up many millions in value
s soon as it became certain the
lew tariff was to become a law
loes not indicate it; that taxa
ion has been increased on many
f the necessities of life for the
'enefit of the few who have
aimed the ear of Mr.. Dingley
nd his colleagues, does not in
icate it. 1t is difficult to under
tand the mental processes of
nyone really thinking that this
ind of legislation is likely to
Teaken the movement we hear
o much berated. The stamp
AK cut of the tariff bill is a small
hing in itself-perhaps the tax
Tas not the best one that could
e selected; but at least it was
ne that did not bear upon the
onsuming masses, and for this
eason its elimination at the last
lomentis Significantly Weather
ord Democrat.
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A WRITER in a southern maya
zine claims that the proper utili-
cation of cotton seed would
double its present value, making
its annual yield not less than
S1O0,OO0,0O0. Scarcely a year
goes by in which some import
ant new product is not obtained
from cotton seed.
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@pSold by Druggists, 75c.

The Chinese language is
spoken by 400, 100000, the Hin
doc by more than 100000 the
English by about 9O,OOO,OOO the
Russian by 100000, the Ger
man by 1000, 900 and the Span
ish by 100000.
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IT begins to look as though
the annexation of Hawaii to the
United States is being considered
by some as an already an &C.
complished fact; and; and, that
the necessary legislation to give
the matter effect is a mere
secondary consideration. Sena-
tor Lodge appears to be the
leading lingo in the business.
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The OLD DEMOCRATIC SHIP.

Congressman Tracy, of ArKan-
sas, used the following beautiful
words in closing his speech on
tariff: "You may legislate in
the interest Of the great and
powerful, but democracy was not
born in the palaces of the rich,
but out among the plain people,
in the ranks and dwellings of
those who toll for their daily liv-
ing under the grand old forest
trees, upon the glorious heather,
beneath the grand canopy of the
stars, upon the hills of the morn
ing that rang with the songs of
freedom at the birth of this Re-
public, Democracy was born.
''It has always been the party
of the people and has won its
grandest victories in the champ
ionship of their cause. Ithas al
ways been the defender of the
principles and traditions of free
government as delivered to us by
the fathers of the Republic. Out
of the very twilight and dawn of
our national existence it came
the guardian angel of the consti-
tuition they had formed, and
adown the highway of the CEN
fury it has come with fearless
step and lofty brow-bearing in
its uplifted arms the sacred ark
and covenant of the constitution
of Madison and Jefferson. Time
and again its enemies have
preached its funeral and sung its
requiem but it has lived to see
the death of all the parties that
opposed it in the past. For more
than one hundred years it has
stood and battled with the storms
of state, but time has not bowed
its strength nor dimmed its
glorious vision. The beauty of
truth is still upon its banner and
the freshness of the morning in
its heart. Like all human or
CARNATIONS it has made its mis-
takes, and like all human or
CARNATIONS it may perish and
pass away; but when it dies, if |
die it must, its grave will be the
grand mausoleum of the silent
in which the glories of |
the nation will lie entombed!"
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THE longest continued catalep-
tic sleep known to science was
reported from Germany in 1892,
the patient having remained alb
solutely unconscious for four and
a half months.
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A DAKOTA man has, after 20
years. efforts, succeeded in COL
lecting S75 from the government
for supplies furnished Clusters
army on its way to the Little Big
Horn.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL McKENNA
has decided that the secretary of
war can not change the plans in
regard to San Pedro harbor, as
set forth in the appropriation
bill.
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A CONTEMPORARY, speaking of
submarine torpedo boats, says:
Future naval engagements may
be beneath the surface of the
sea-"
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GENERAL BoYNToN announces
that Illinois will erect two more
handsome monuments on the
Chickamauga battlefield.
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CONVICT labor in building
roads, and government aid, were
discussed at the sessions of the
national roads parliament, at
Nashville, Tennessee.
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The duke and duchess Of MARI
borough have been blessed with
son, thus providing further
ways and means for the distribu-
ton of Vanderbilt dollars.
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IT will be a battle of the giants
in Ohio, but the voters have two
big hogsheads to draw from and
will feel gleeful as long as it lasts.
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Mr.. BRYAN says if the Repub-
icans want to claim the glory for
the rise in wheat they must as
sumo the responsibility for the
fall in corn.
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THERE seems to be as much ex-
element over Bryan's speeches
now as at any time heretofore.
He is certainly one man in the
hearts of the people.
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JUDGE SLACK has decided the
August Craven case, San Fran
cisco, in favor of the plaintiffs,
the heirs of the late Senator Fair.
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The State University has over
200 students in attendance! 1t
promises to furnish the men who
will control the future destenies
of Texas.
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IT is estimated that greater
quantities of gold and silver have
been sunk in the sea than are
now in circulation on earth.
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The American National bank
has absorbed the National Live
Stock bank at Fort Worth.
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IT is said a cracker or biscuit
trust has been formed at Chicago,
with a capital of S30,000,000.
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GERMANY imported cotton last
year to the value of 217,000
marks. The total value of the
wool imports reached $4,000
marks.
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PHILADELPHIA has a greater
mileage of electric railways than
the whole of Germany.
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NEAR Vanceburg, KY, is an
apple tree that has been bearing
fruit for ninety years.
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The Weekly Banner.

JOHN G. RANKIN, Editor and Proprietor.
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BRENNAN, Thursday, Oe'- II. 1897
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
CAROL1NA's CONTINGENT.
Two Contestants I'm the FieId-Mur-
rays Fight for the oily Whites"

Washington, Ca, Sept. 1S.-George
Washington Murray who is contesting
Col Elliotts seat in the Charleston dis
trict is here looking after several federal
appointments, and at the same time at
tending to the preparation of his brief,
which must be filed by Oct. /.
Tie was at the postoffice department to-
day in connection with the Beaufort post
Office case. The regular organization has
recommended the appointment of Editor
Bampfeld of the New South. Murray,
who is the leader of he lily whites. op-
poses Bampfeld, and urges the selection
of mis- friend Gage.
Murray has made up a slate in opposi-
tion to all of the Webster recommended
tions made In his district. His candidate
for the Charleston postoffice Is Thomas
l.. Grant. He also desires hat A. T. Jen-
nings be appointed collector of the port of
Charleston. At the same time he has In
dorsed r. b. Anderson for postmaster at
Georgetown. How far his recommenda-
tions will be regarded by the administra-
tion is yet to be determined. Thus far he
has not had much consideration given his
suggestions, because of his conflict with
Boss Webster.
T. b. johnson Of Sumter who is contest
ing the seat of Dr. Stokes, is also here in
connection with his contest, and at the
same time looking after some minor post
offices in his district. He is a member of
the regular organization, and as such he
is privileged to name a few fourth-class
postmasters.
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A TORNADO AT Ponr ARTHUR.
lives Lost and SEuch Damage Done.
Child Blown From Its Mothers

Hives Lost and Much Damage Done.
Child Blown From Its Mothers
Arms.
Port Arthur, Tex, Sept. 1s.--A tornado,
terrible in its velocity, struck this little
city at an early hour last evening.
Six people are known to have been killed,
while many others were injured. Build
ings were blown down and great damage
was wrought by the cyclone.
The dead are:
Frank Albright, Kansas City, employed
by electric light company
George Martin, brlcklayer residence un-
known
Unknown men, aged 3S.
May Ainsworth, 10 years old, daughter
Of William Ainsworth.
Infant son of w. III. Johnson blown from
It's mothers arms and drowned.
Fritz Michael, laborer, residence un-
known.
The Injured are: Mrs Roy Stafford,
right leg broken near hip. Roy Stafford,
legs badly bruised Little daughter Of
Stafford, seriously injured. Many build
ings were blown down.
From early morning the sky was threat
ening and stiff gale blew. No rain of
consequence fell until A p. m, and then
~ Hao accompanied ny a ltdNS y
wind that increased In intensi-
ty until 1t reached velocity
of eighty miles an hour. Every building
in the town Is Of frame construction, ex-
cept one brick, the Port Arthur Banking
Company building, one end and roof of
which was blown away.
Advices from Winnie, Tex, say that
nearly all the houses there have been
blown down.
At Webb all Of the barns and one house
were demolished.
Nothing can be heard from Sabine Pass
as all the telegraphic communication has
been interrupted. A relief train left
Beaumont tonight for Port Arthur and
Sabine Pass.
II Is known that much destruction was
wrought at Sabine Pass with probable loss
Of life. Everything possible Is being done
to establish communication with that
place.
Later-The following telegram has Just
been received from Mr.. Kirscherner, q
prominent citizen a Beaumont:
''The relief train has just returned from
Sabine Pass. 1t could not get nearer than
eight miles OF the place. IL Is reported that
the new town is completely gone Nothing
heard from the old town. From reports
things look bad there"
New Orleans, Sept 13. 1890 p. ma wire
Just received from Port Arthur, reports
seven killed, IS wounded. Three lost at
Sabine Damage slight Maximum velocity
Of wind 30 miles per hour.
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Fever Heat at JacIxson.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 13-Excitement is
at fever heat in this city to-day over the
yellow fever scare, caused almost entire
ly by the presence of 80 cases of dengue
fever at Edwards, % miles west of here.
At noon the mayor of Edwards tele-
graphed the Associated Press as follows:
"There are only three new cases of
dengue this morning. All doing well. No
yellow fever
This afternoon the mayor and aldermen
held a special meeting, and issued a pro-
clamation to the people in which they say
their fears are in no wise relieved as to
the situation in Edwards, but that the
dengue fever existing at that point would
be kept out of Jackson All public gather
iugs are prohibited.
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CR0WDlNG AT THE COUNTER.
POLITICAL PILGRIMS PRESSING TO
NKINLEY'S PIE BOARD.

Walter johnson Opens Up Head
quarters at the Hamilton House.
Judson Lyons Urges His Claims to
PntrOnnge-The Savannah CoIIec-
tOrship in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
south Carolina Fully Represent cd
Among the Hungry Host That
Await the Presidents Pleasure.
Washington, Sept. 13.-There will be a
big swarm of political flies around the
pie counter when President Mckinley re-
sumes business at the white house to-
morrow morning. He arrived here this
evening too late for the pie hunters to
get at him, but they threaten to camp on
his trail in the morning. The Georgia
and South Carolina contingent is on hand
ready to crowd up to the counter as soon
as the bars are let down.
Walter Johnson, who has been designat-
ed by Col. Buck to act as distributor of
Georgia patronage, has reopened Geor-
gia headquarters at the Hamilton house
in this city, and this morning he had a
consultation with Judson Lyons, Bin
Pledger, Capt. w. II. Stallings and DR..
Merrill of Atlanta. The object of the con-
ference was to try and fix up the Augusta
postoffice controversy and dispose of a
number of minor postohice matters which
have been hanging fire for some time past.
1t is said that the President will be
urged to provide Judson Lyons with an
office in Washington in consideration of
his withdrawal from the race for the Au-
gusta postoffice. Lyons has insisted that
he would stand pat on the Augusta Office
and decline to compromise on any other
position that might be rendered him. He
has reached the point where he is willing
to accept the registership of the treasury,
a position now held by j. Fount Tillman
of Mississippi 1t pays $4,000 year, and
the name Of the register appears on every
government note put in circulation. 1t is
a very desirable place, and there are
many aspirants for the appointment.
Secretary Gage said to-day that no con-
clusion has been reached on the subject
and 1t win be considered by the President
fully before selection is made.
In the event of Lyons being taken care
OF elsewhere, it is said that Capt. Stallings
will surely be named for the postmaster
ship at Augusta. This programme is not
new, for it has been repeatedly stated In
these dispatches, before the President
went away on his vacation. The state Is
fixed so far as Walter Johnson and his
associates are concerned but 1t still lacks
the ratification of the President. The same
pressure behind the Lyons-Stalhng deal, Is
also being used to force Deveaux into the
Savannah collectorship.
The Deveaux end of the deal will hardly
be consummated just now, If at all.
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services are necessary for further inves-
tigation. He will make a daily report to
the surgeon general.
THE FEVER IN MOBILE.
DIR. Stone Expresses an Opinion on
the Case Under Treatment.


Mobile, Ala, Sept 1S-Dr. George H.
Stone of Savannah was seen by the Daily
News, representative after the local board
meeting, which he attended, and he stated
that he came to Mobile as the representa-
tive of the Savannah board of health.
The question of the propriety of quar-
antining Noble had arisen when New Or
leans made the declaration of fever on
Saturday night, but Savannah, wishing to
act impartlally and without haste, had
sent him as representative, and had not
quarantned this city until DR.. Stones
message was sent from here to-day deelar-
ing one case of yellow fever present.
DR.. Stone seems 10 be satisfied in his
own mind that the case of the man Ha-
gan, who is In the city hospital. is malig-
nant yellow fever, but he awaits the au-
topsy which VIII be held tomorrow If the
patient dies tonight as is expected.
He said: Now that the fever has broken
out here they will have to watch it very
closely. The diagnosis between yellow
fever and dengue fever is 50 difficult, be-
cause of the closeness of the symptoms
and in many cases the difference is hard
ly perceptible. 1t is the same with ma
lignant malarial fever, which is often con-
founded with the fever most feared
l have seen a case of malarial fever
which presented all the symptoms of yell
low fever and was diagnosed as such by
eminent surgeons, but the autopsy showed
that the first theory was correct"
In conversation with DR.. Goode, presi-
dent of the Mobile board of health, DR..
Stone stated the conditions that he would
look for on the post mortem examination,
which is expected and in his half express
ed opinion, he is supported by several
local medical men, who confidently predict
that the autopsy will reveal malarial.
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FURTHER REPORTS OF THE FIGHT
Details of the Capture of Victoria de
Las Tunns stiM Coming In.

Havana, Sept. 1S.-Further details of the
capture Of Victoria de las Tunas, province
of Santiago de Cuba, say that the insur-
gents. otter capturing the town, killed
with the machete forty guerrilas for hav-
ing made a stubborn resistance.
Tt is explained that the Spanish hoisted
the Red Cross Gag over the hospital Of
Victoria de las Tunas, and that the insur-
gents, mistaking it fer a parliamentary
flag. sent an caicer in that direetion The
Spaniards claim that the insurgent COM
mander, Gen Calixto Garcia, did not re-
spect the flag or the hospital, and bonn
barded the building, killing or wounding
fifty sick men.
The latest ndvices from Spanish sources
say the insurgents lost over 200 killed dur
ing the fighting about Victoria de las
Tunas and that among them was Gen.
Menocal.
Four Spanish officers and eight soldiers
who were among those who surrendered
to the Insurgents, have arrived at Cauto
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wAYCROss WILL WAIT.
No Fenr Entertained There as Yet.
Bainbridge Quarantjnes.

Waycross, Ga, Sept. 19.-Mayor Knight
of this city is watching the progress of
yellow fever in the Gulf coast region, and
should the least danger arise in Alabama
he will establish quarantine against the
infected districts. The Plant system,
through Maj Bradford Dunham of Savan-
nah. has offered to cooperate with Mayor
Knight in the quarantine if it is establish
ed. There is really but little danger,
Mayor Knight thinks, of the epidemic
reaching Georgia.
against the west. Two Waycross men have
obtained health certificates already from
Mayor Knight. They left Saturday for
Nashville, and did not want 10 be put 20
trouble by quarantine regulations.
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LEE ON CUBAN AFFAIRS.
The Consul General Makes nm Ex-
tended Report to the State Depart

ments
Washington. Sept. 13.--Consul General
Lee had an extended conference at the
state department to-day with Secretary
Sherman and Judge Day, assistant Sec
retary of State, during which the entire
range of cuban affairs was gone over.
The consul general submitted no written
report, but gave a verbal statement on the
numerous questions which have arisen in
connection with the insurreeuon.
Secretary Sherman desired that Gen. Lee
should see the President, who IS expected
back tonight. 1t was felt, however, that
the President would be fatlgued with his
journey and would not care to take up
Cuban affairs Immediately after his ar
rival For this reason, IL was arranged
that Gen. Lee should proceed to Virginia
and visit his family, holding himself in
readiness TO return on a telegraphc or
der when it was convenient for the Pres
ident 10 see him. He left later in the
day for the Intermount hotel, at Covlng-
ton, Va, where Mrs. Lee Is spending the
summer
All parties concerned declined positively
to say anything as to to-day's conference,
but it is learned that 1t developed no new
or startling phases of the Cuban situation
but was rather in the nature of a general
review of the entire situation up to the
time Gen. Lee left the island. He was
able TO present this much better through
personal talk than through the medium
Of the official. communications which he
has sent from time to time. The subjects
covered included the condition of the Com
petitor prisoners and other Americans held
in Spanish prisons; the disposition of the
fund of $4,000 appropriated by congress
for the relief of Americans destitute on
the island; the present status of the re-
belion, recent hostilities, etc
One of Gen. Lees staff visited the Com
petitor prisoners the Saturday before the
consul general left for Washington and
reported that Ono Melton and the Others
were in fairly good condition. Their case
is at present Sub judice. a legal condl.
ton which prevents anything being done
until further advance is made.
The prevailing sickness on the island
was touched upon. Both yellow fever ano
smallpox are carrying off many victims
at Havana and through the interior. The
week before Gen. Lee left there were thr-
ty deaths from yellow fever at Havana, OF
which far the greater number was among
the troops.
AS TO whether Gen. Lee will return tc
Cuba, no definite Information could be oh.
| tained 1t is said to depend much on cir.
cumstances which have not yet developed
and 1t is probable that neither the consu
| general nor the officials are as yet certain
concerning his future movements. AS tn,
| cabinet meeting will be held tomorrow Il
Is thought that Gen. Lee will not be called
70 Washington until Wednesday or later