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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
Drainage work Ordered.

1t Is gratifying to know that the county
commissioners have determined to begin
at once the Improvement of the drainage
contiguous to the city. The understanding
is that convicts are to be brought in with
out delay and set at work putting the
nearby territory in good sanitary condi-
ton. 1t has taken a great deal of argu-
ment to bring the commissioners to a
realization Of the necessity for this work
At first there was a denial of the exist
ence of any such necessity but the or
dering of the immediate prosecution of
the improvements is conclusive evidence,
and acknowledgment of the fact that the
necessity not only exists, but has existed
for some time. 1t is to be hoped now that
there will be no cessation of the work un-
til there is actually not "cupful of wa
ter where none ought to be-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

Is it the destiny of yellow jack to be-
come comparatively harmless disease?
According TO the reports, the mortality
rate at Ocean Springs is very low. 1t will
be remembered that during the epidemic
at Jacksonville a number of years ago the
rate was lower than had been the case in
other epidemics in the south, and the rate
at Brunswick some time later was still
lower than that at Jacksonville. A quar-
ter of a century ago the yellow fever pa
tent was looked upon as having about
even chances for life or DEATH if, indeed
the probabilities were not on the side of
death. OF late years, however, advances in
medical science and in sanitation have al
tered the probabilities in favor of the pa
tent Should Sanarelli's theory of the fe-
yer prove to be correct, the dread disease
win be brought still more under subsection,
to the inealculable benefit of those sections
liable TO the disease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

Discussing the efforts of the agricu.tu-
raj department at Washington to en-
courage the cultivation of the camphor
tree in Florida, the Times-Union and Cit
izcn Of Jacksonville says the tree can. be-
yond doubt, be grown in that state pro-
ftably, and adds: within a few years
we may expect 20 see groves of this beau
tful tree throughout South and East
Florida Our contemporary also draws
attention again to the fact that olives
can be grown in Florida, and urges that
they be cultivated. As a matter Of fact
the soil and climate Of Florida are fav-
orable TO the production of about all Of
The varieties of fruits, nuts. berries, etc,
which we now import from Italy. Sicily,
Brazil and other foreign countries, and it
IS not too much to expect that within a
&c" years groves in Florida will be sup
plying the United States with such COM
mod4ties and Injuries The time has past
for florida to be regarded as merely an
orange state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
0nnrnntIne nccInred.

We had no doubt that our city authori-
ties would establish quarantine against
New orleans and the other fever infected
places whenever they thought it was nee
essary for the protection of the city, but
we had hoped that they would find moth
ing in the fever situation requiring quar-
antine. Quarantine interferes greatly
with business and helps to intensity the
uneasiness that the presence of the fever
in the country causes. Still we do not
question the wisdom of the action of the
authorities. They may have information
outside Of that which appears in the pub
lie prints relative to the progress of the
disease, and hence have had a wider field
of view.
Nothing we have seen in the public
reports justifes the conclusion that New
Orleans Is going to have yellow fever
epidemic, or that there Is much to fear
from the fever at other points. The prob
ability is that New Orleans will continue
to have a few cases of the fever through
out this month and next month The cpl
demic at Ocean Springs is about over.
and there are only scattering cases in
OlHti 4llSSASSipIl coast lOWilS.
As a matter of fact the yellow fever, as
a rule, when IL becomes epidemic in south
ern cities. shows itself quite early in the
hot season. In New Orleans the first
case in the epidemic of 1s47 was reported
on July 6; in 1853, on May %; in 1854, on
June Z; in 1860, on June 49, in 1858, on June
10; in 1867, on June 10, and in 1878, on May
or .e 81,
of notable epidemics in that city, and
it will be noticed that the epidemics be-
gan early in the hot season. In this
city, the epidemic of 1876 began July 26. at
least the first case was reported on that
date. though there was a great deal Of
fever of. one kind and another several
weeks before that date some of which
may have been mild type of yellow
fever.
Judging from the past therefore, New
Orleans is in very little danger of an cpl
demic of yellow fever this year
1t is gratifying TO see that that city is
TO have thorough cleaning at once The
cleaning should have been done before
such an emergency as exists arose. South
ern cities, liable to fever epidemics, should
never neglect sanitary precautions. We
have persistently urged the prosecution of
drainage in the vicinity of this city, not
from any desire to antagonize the county
commissioners, but from a profound con-
viction that such drainage is absolutely
necessary for the protection of the city's
health We have desired, and still de.
sire, that the city shall be made as near
ly fever proof as possible. Those who
have made themselves acquainted with
the conditions which existed when we
have had yellow fever epidemics here
know that the lands in the vicinity of the
city We're soggy and the nearby swamps
full of water. All of these lands have
not yet been drained and all of these
swamps have not yet been robbed of their
power to breed fevers. Can We afford
to longer delay sanitary improvements
which are so necessary to our safety?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

Cotton growers could do nothing better
for themselves than TO get it fixed in their
minds that neatly packed bales bring bet
ter prices than poorly packed ones, and
then act upon the idea. There has been
a great deal of complaint, and with much
cause, respecting the careless manner of
baling cotton in this country, and numer-
GUS leading cotton firms have declared
that an improvement in baling would be
followed by more satisfactory marketing
and better returns to the producer. The
Galveston Maritime Association has is
sued a circular TO the planters of Texas
upon this matter, which we publish else
where. Planters in other parts of the cot
ton belt would do well to follow the ad-
vice in the circular.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

From the philadelphia Record tDem).

The United States treasury has more
gold on hand than it has any use for at
present-the reserve amounting to S145,-
100000. But this prosperity affords no
ground for Dngleyism to pat itself upon
the back, as the revenues continue to fal.
short of the expenditures, and it is ex-
pected that ii the deficiency should con-
tinue at the present rate for three or four
months, and the gold reserve should be
Increased as anticipated there will come
time in the near future when the gov
eminent VIII have to pay out gold in
stead of paper in it's current transactions.
But that. however. might not prove an
untoward condition, as it would compel
congress TO face the problem OF provid-
ing a sound aud flexible currency system
under which the treasury will be guarded
from the plethora of gold on the che hand
and deficit on the other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

Steadily the number of American mer-
chant vessels decreases. The last fiscal
year shows a decrease of 275 vessels of
the whole country. taking into considera-
ton the increase on the great lakes. The
sait water shipping of the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts shows u decline of 10000 tons.
Congress has it in its power to change
this order Of affairs. and once more deck
the ocean with the stars and stripes. If
American owners We're given the privilege
of buying their ships in the open markets
of the world the American flag would
speedily be seen floating in all of the
principal ports of The world; but congress
apparently prefers to cater to the de-
eires of the few builders than to act for
the benefit of the thousands of American
sailors, and possible small owners, who
are now shut out of the deep sea carrying
trade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

louisville, KY, is rich and progressive
city; a city of schools and churches, of
lyceums and theaters, Of libraries and
newspapers, and other educational agen-
cies; and yet, as strange as the statement
may appear, there are people in Louisville
who believe in witchcraft and conjuring
young man of that city has just sued his
wife for divorce, alleging that she is a
witch and practices the black art, to his
personal danger and alarm. Has Louisville
a fund for the enlightenment of the heath
en-?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

It may be that the city authorities are
not at present in a position to put the
walks around the park extension in first
class condition, but surely they could see
their way clear to repairing those cobble-
stone and greywacke crossings and lev
cling the walks. if they were to look real
hard 1t would not require much of an
outlay, in either money or labor, and the
Improvement would be greatly appreciated
by the thousands of bicycle riders, male
and female, who use the walks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

The activity of Senator Foraker in be-
half of Hanna in the Ohio campaign may
be taken as pretty good evidence that the
republican party realizes what a stout
fight it must put up If it hopes TO win.
Foraker does not love Hanna, and is about
as fond of Mckinley as he is of Hanna.
Nothing would give him keeuer pleasure
than to Slip a knife between their political
ribs; but Foraker hates democrat above
all creation and hence would swallow the
G. o. p. elephant, tail, ears and all, If by
so doing he could keep a democrat out Of
office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

A Middle Georgia contemporary desires
us to enter into discussion of the eth
les, therapeutics and philosophy of
mosquito bites, and to say whether it
would be better to rub. scratch or mois-
ten with saliva the place of puncture of
the cuticle. But, really. we shall have
to decline. The fact is there are so few
mosquitoes in this section that our dis
cussion would be almost wholly theoret-
ical, and hence possibly faulty for prac-
teal purposes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

The anxiety of the Weyler press bureau
in Havana to get pro-spanish story of
the Victoria de las Tunas affair before the
public is pretty good evidence that some
thing of real Importance has recently
transpired there, and that the outcome was
TO the advantage Of the Cubans. If the in
surgents really wish to hold the place
after having captured it, Gen. Weyler will
probably be shortly accommodated with
that pitched battle which he has for so
long a time affected TO desire
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
Good Day Wages, But Long Days.

mister Secretary" said one of John
Shermans house servants to him yester-
day morning, according to the Washington
correspondence of the Louisville Post
Use done read a powerful lot about dis
yere Klondike and 1 reckons il M duty
to go up yonder."
why, Abraham" queried the secretary
Because, Mister Secretary, because Use
gttin' long in years Use chillun depend
ent on me, and it behooverates me for to
make some money. Now, 1 knows ] gifts
right smart wages from you, Mister Secre-
tary, but sees in de newspapers dis morn
in how dey pays $50 a day in de Klondike
for wages"
so / hear, Abraham; but you must re-
member that up in the Klondike the days
are six months long"
When Abraham opened the door for me
to-day I asked him if he were going to the
Klondke. He replied with a vigorous
shake of his head:
mo, indeedy; days am plenty long nuff
right we're in Washington"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

n good deal of senseless gush is being
poured out upon Mr.. Bryan because of the
fact that he promptly went TO the aid of
the wounded in that railroad wreck the
other day. The effort to make him appear
a great hero is silly. He merely did his
plain and humane duty; what fifty others
on the same train did, and what any man
with a spark of manhood about him would
have done Under similar circumstances.
He does not claim any credit for his ac-
tons, and can only be disguised with the
fawning of his worshippers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
Too Much Legislation.
From Birmingham Age-Herald Dem

Thoughtful citizens in many states are
beginning to think there are too many
laws. Every year the national and local
statesmen meet and go to work making
laws as if the situation of the world de-
pended upon them. Code follows code.
only to be tinkered, amended or destroyed
by new corps of Legislators. Overworked
supreme courts flash their guesses into
print from day to day but the tangle
grows worse all the time. 1t would be
blessing to the country to rock along for
at least ten years without a single new
statute
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
Yellow journalism.

Charleston News and Courier (Dem).
There is no defense of the New York
style of journalism against which the At
lanta Journal protests-it is a disgrace to
civilization; but the Atlanta newspapers
should mend their own ways before try
ing to reform the yellow journals a thou
sand miles distant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1897.

The time is rapidly approaching when
the street railway company viii begin 20
take up and rearrange its tracks, reform
its belts, etc. II Is 10 be hoped that the
oity fathers are keeping this matter in
mind, with view to protecting the inter
ests of the people. The company should
be dealt with literally and fairly, and
given the opportunity 70 earn fair interes-
est on its Investment, but it should not be
accorded privileges which would amount
10 a present and future monopoly Of The
street railway traffic. It is understood,
though We do not know that dhe state
ment is authoritative that the company
desires to take up its tracks on some of
the streets and to secure the pledge OF the
city that no other company shall have the
privilege of building in streets thus aIban-
doned. We do not think the city should
be thus pledged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

1t will be observed that some of those
who were a few days ago vehemently pro-
testing that there was no necessity for
looking after the drainage, are the first to
CRY for quarantine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
The Coal Mine troubles.
From the Philadelphia Times qnd.).

These troubles do not come from Amer
lean citizens, but from an alien class that
must either learn to obey our laws or
must be compelled to take refuge in some
other section of the country. There can
be no peace while ignorance and lawless-
ness assume to rule IN any community
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
SUMDRIES FOR THE TOILET.

Tar Soap 1Sc, Cuticura Soap tic, Cash
mere Bouquet 2Sc, Tapco &c, Sheffield
Tooth Powder 19c Murray & Lanman
Florida Water 5Sc, Best Florida Water
22c, Michalson's West India Bay Rum
22c, Michalson's Double Distilled Bay
Rum 5Sc bottle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

Valet Ito officers nance)-NIy heuten-
ant has sent me to bring you this bouquet
Of self-plucked forest flowers.
Fiance-Oh how poetici And how long
II must have taken TO gather themi
Nalet-lndeed, miss, it took me nearly
three -F'liegende Blatter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
LEGAL NUTiCES.

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that have made
application to the Court of Ordinary for
Chatham County, for leave to sell the un-
divided three-fourths interest in the fol-
lowing lots of land in Chatham county,
described to-wit: Lots number seventy
seven and eighty-four, Eastland, being a
part of the subdivision of farm lots num-
bers two and three, of Cuyler farm lots.
Also lot number four a., in C. ]. Hulls
subdivision of tract No II of the Millen
lots, belonging to estate Of Jacob, Joseph
and Alice Ruth Dieter minors, to be sod
for the purpose of providing support ana
maintenance for said minors, and that sad
order will be granted at the october term
1897, of said court, unless objections are
filed thereto. SELIG MENDEL,
Guardian of Property of Jacob, Joseph
and Alice Ruth Dieter, minors
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
WHAT A WONDERFUL
OFFERING Is THIS.

HANDKERCHIEFs at any price you
may name.
Children's &c to 10c
Ladies' Handkerchiefs from sc to 18c
Gents Handkerchiefs from sc to 1Sc.
We can give you great bargains in this
line if you will take the trouble to look
at our goods
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
RIBBONS FOR THE ASKING.

Ribbons in all the beautiful shades at
25c for this week only.
Baby Caps in great variety, all fresh
and clean, at your own price.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
sCHooLs AND CoLLEGEs.-.

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BETHEL MILITARY ACADEMY. VIR-
GINA. Value 100000, Located Sc miles
from Washington in Northern Virginia.
Prepares for advanced study and for busI-
ness. Charges extremely low. PATRONAGE
from p states. Address for illustrated
catalogue r. A. Mcintyre, near Warren
ton, Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
THE BALANCE
AT YOUR FIGURES.

Ladies' Shirt Waists-You know what 1
means at this season of the year. No US,
to quote prices. We only have a few left
and you can have them at bargain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14

Registered at the postoaoe in Savannah
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
PROF. ROSS FOR SILVER.
Things Now Unpleasant for Him at
Stanford Universitv.

San Francisco, Aug. 31-Stanford
University has case on its hands
Andrews of Brown. Prof. Edward A
Ross, of the chair of economics, has
been shifted to the chair of social
science, mainly because, during the last
campaign, he came out f1at-footed for
free silver, wrote a letter on the subject
and delivered several lectures.
The first intimation of this action
came in despatch from Chicago. in
which Prof. Wood of that city said he
had received letter from Prof. Ross
saying he had been dismissed because
of his free silver views. When this was
shown to President Jordan today he
said:
IT have not seen Prof. Ross since
May and he certainly has not been
dismissed. With the return of Prof.
Warner, the work in economic science
has been readjusted in accordance with
the original plan, Warner, the major
professor. taking applications of eco
nomicS and social pathology, Powers
theoretical economics. and Ross social
science. The work in administration
and finance will fall to DR.. Durand.
now absent in Europe. Personally l do
by which certain views of DR.. Ross are
reached. but believe in academic free
dom within the bounds of common
sense"
Tahoe here. His friends think he will
not submit to degradation in rank, but
will resign.
Prof. Ross is a young man who has
the courage of his convictions. He has
expressed several times strong sympa-
thy with strikers and socialists, and
during the heat of the last campaign
he surprised everyone by. sending to a
local free-silver paper four-column
letter written in question and answer,
in which the answers were all favorable
to free silver. 1t was a kind of cate
chism for the free silver voter, intended
to educate him so he might answer all
objections to the double standard.
Among the questions asked was:
Q.-Does the gold standard injure
sometimes debtors, sometimes credit
ors? A.-No. All it's hardships fall on
the debtor.
Further on it was declared: ''The
gold standard gives us nothing but ex-
tortion. With free coinage the effect
on existing debts would be slight ex-
tortion, slight reputation, and a great
deal of Justice
Prof. Ross went deeply into the eff
feet, as he conceived it, of free silver
upon the monetary conditions of the
country. He called his effusion: "a
Text Book on Money, dedicated to all
honest and reasonable inquirers.'' 1t
was used as a campaign document and
was followed by speeches delivered by
the professor in support of the position
he had taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
RICHER THAN K1oND1KE.
Nuggets by the Bucketful in the Nc
MILAN River County.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 31.-A letter to the
Ledger has just been received from the
north fork of the Mcmillan river, Alaska,
from George Lennon, addressed to his
wife in South Tacoma, giving particulars
of a fabulously rich strike this trib-
utary of the Mcmillan river. He and his
partner went there from the Yukon on
information from an Indian who accom-
panied them last spring, and he says that
they struck a locality richer than the
Klondike. In three months they have
made a cleanup of $55,000. He says they
have large bucket and a bean can full
of nuggets, and although they have no
scales they believe it will reach the
amount named.
They have staked off five claims, and
he tells his wife to send up friends whom
he designates as quickly possible to
locate properties, as one man can locate
only one claim. The letter was sent
down by the Indian, who took $500 or $500
worth of nuggets to lay in a fresh supply
for the winter. Lennon says he will
not be out before next summer and his
friends can reach there by the middle
of October over the Chilcoot pass. Nc
MILAN river is between 200 and 800 miles
south of the Klondike and until lately
has been an unexplored region.