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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23
OratOry and Cuba.

From the Chicago News.
If the professional orator needed any fur
Their incentive to drop himself into oblivion
as being the relic of a bygone condition the
course of events in respect of Cuba would
have furnished that incentive.
It was Mr.. Mills. We believe. who made
the record for quoting poetry and who
passionately invited Cuba to come rest in
his bosom as his own particular stricken
deer. Mr.. Mason upon several occasions
converted himself into a regular geyser of
oratory, and some two or three hundred
other very eloquent gentlemen in the house
and senate scared and fourished and spout
ed oratorically over the condition of af-
fairs in Cuba-and the nation was simply
bored.
In due time there came an utterance
which profoundly stirred the heart and
conscience of this country-a speech which
was like the casting of a die, SO hat after
it was delivered there was no longer a
doubt that this country should interpose to
free Cuba.
And this speech was delivered in a hard.
monotonous voice, by a dry. angular. old
gentleman from Vermont. who would stand
about I in a scale of 100 in any oratorical
contest on earth. The thousand and one
eloquent" Cuban speeches were forgotten
before the sound of the speakers voice
ceased IN tne Capitol. out SSidtof ioS
tors bald, prosaic statement Of facts will
be remembered through this generation at
least.
The house, punctuating its unanimous
vote on the $685. OO. 900 emergency bill with
three minute speeches. like a lot of penny
firecrackers set off one after the other.
made a spectacle that was cheap and
trumpery in contrast to the senate. which
passed the same bill in magnificent and
impressive silence.
The Anglo-Saxon conscience could not
accept Talleyrand's idea as to the rela-
tons between speech and deceitfulness.
But it often does look as though a strong
flow of language was bestowed upon a
man simply in order that he might miss
no opportunity to make an exhibition Of
himself.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23

The Hon. Billy Mason has not accepted
the offer of that Wisconsin man to fight
his duel for him. The credentials of the
Wisconsin man are satisfactory in some
respects. but there is nothing to show
that he was ever a hotel clerk.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23

High prices are paid for butterflies. and
some private collections. such as that of
the Hon. W. Rothschiid at Tring. Herts.
are said tc be worth 500. 600. more or less.
Some New Guinea butterflies lave fetched
$40 apiece. One of the R~othschilds Is said
to nave paid $1,000 for u Papilio. now quite
common. The demand for rare specimens
has led to dishonesty. The insects are
dyed or else wings from one species are
fastened to the bodies of other species.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23

In the course of a speech in support of
his fox scalp bill in the Kentucky legis-
lature. Representative Hatfield. of Pike
county. said: Il ask for the passage of
this bill in the interests of religion and
morals. If you pay no bounty for fox
scalps. no one will kill the foxes: if no one
will kill them they will kill the chickens:
and whar you have no chickens you have
no preachers. and whar you have no
preachers you have no religion and 10
MORALS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

Sam Jones was invited by DR.. Talmage
to hold a series of revival meetings in
Brooklyn, says the San Francisco Wave
The revivalist appeared at the Talmage
residence on the afternoon of the day on
which his engagement began and intro
duced himself. Mr. Talmage looked him
over and was evidently little taken aback
at the shabby appearance of the evange-
list. AS it approached evening he said:
Brother Jones, would you take it amiss
if 1 presented you with a new suit of
clothes?'' Certainly not" said the ac-
commodating Samuel. He was taken to
a clothier and fitted from head to foot,
topping all with high hat. At church
the doctor introduced him as Rev. Samuel
p. Jones from Georgia. Mr.. Jones arose
with his new hat in hand and repeated:
Eyes, Rev. Samuel p Jones from Geor-
gia," and added And this is the new
suit of clothes and this the new hat your
pastor has presented to me- If your pas
tor had as much of the grace of God in
his heart as he has pride he would con-
vert all Brooklyn and would not need me-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
Mistaken ninInmnts.

a mistake which the representatives at
Washington of foreign governments make
is that of harborng a feeling akin to con-
tempt for our institutions. our govern
nent, our political parties and our public
men. The most of them have been trained
in the diplomatic service, and they think
that what they do not know about getting
the better of our government in all mat
ters with which they are called on 70 deal
is not worth knowing. They do not APP
pear to have learned anything from our
trfumphs in diplomacy and our successes
in war upon land ana sea. Our diplo-
matte methods may not be as round about
as theirs, but they generally accomplish
the end aimed at, as for instance, the very
direct method by which Mr.. Cleveland
brought about a settlement of the Vene-
zuela affair
1t has not been so very long since Brit
ish minister, sackville West, had to retire
from his post in Washington for much
less, but a somewhat similar, offense to
that for which the Spanish minister, Mr..
De LONE, was compelled to resign. These
two instances of diplomats going out of
their way TO express their opinions of our
public men and our political methods,
ought to be sufficient to teach the Dip
lomats who represent European countries
at Washington that as long as they con-
fine their criticisms to matters which come
within the sphere of their legitimate du-
ties they will be treated with every cour-
tesy by the government and people Of this
country, but that when they go outside Of
such duties to air their notions of what
does not properly concern them, they will
be invited to take their departure. There
is no reason why the United States gov
eminent should tolerate the presence of
the representatives of foreign governments
who make offensive comparisons and criti-
cisms, and 1t will not do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
"vhen the DeviI Wa. Sick :,

S. E. Kiser in Cleveland Leader.
A man who had delved in the lore of the
ages
And could tell you the weight of the
stars. ~
Who had added wise words unto Sciences
pages
And written an essay on Mars,
Arrived at the startling conclusion one
day
That lawyers who plead and preachers
who pray
And doctors who claim to subdue peo-
pies ills
With scalpeis and nostrums and poison
Were nothing but swindlers, each in his
way.
But the man who had delved in the lore
of the ages
And studied the far-away stars,
Who had earned the proud right to be
classed with the sages
One day got in front of the carsi
They picked him up tenderly; put him to
bed.
And as he lay grooming and moaning. half
dead,
A preacher came in and knelt down at
his side
And called on the God that the sage had
defied
And he heartily joined in the prayers that
were said
Yet the man who had delved In the lore
of The ages,
And could name all the stars in the
sky,
Who had added wise words unto Sciences
pages,
Was not quite ready to die!
He summoned surgeon and patiently
lay
While the brute of a butcher was saw
ing away;
He took all the poisons they gave him
Forgetting that ''doctoring's only fake
And arose and hobbied away, one day.
Now the man who has delved in the lore
of the ages
And can tell you the names of the stars.
Who has earned the proud right to TO
be classed with the sages,
And was knocked galley west by the
cars
Who prayed when he thought he was
going to die,
Who, i'll, sent for him of whom, well,
he fought shy,
Has hired a lawyer to take up his case
To sue for the damage done to his face
And the leg that he lost when the train
went by.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
The Dog Voted.

Rev. DR.. J. c. Wingo was recently re.
elected pastor of the Baptist Church al
Carrollton by the most unanimous vote
ever cast by it's members, records the At.
lanta Journal
1t was at the annual church meeting
over which DIR. Fits was presiding. One
of the members has a pet pug dog that
has been taught a number of tricks. one
being to rise to his hind legs and walk
at the command of stand"
DIR. Wingo had retired in order that
the church might vote on the question OF
his reelection One brother had moved
the reelection of DR.. Wingo Another had
seconded the motion. and several speeches
had been made, while the pug dog, blink.
ing solemnly, sat in the front part of the
church.
The question was called for. and DR.
Fits put it. Gan who are in favor of the
reelection of brother Wingo will please
rise and stand"
Everybody rose and then the pug dog
got up very solemnly on his hind legs and
walked around in front of the pulpit.
Everybody laughed, and then. DR.. Win.
go was informed that he had been re-
eletced by the unanlmous vote Of the
members and the dog.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
Converted by wholesale.

During the war two regiments were sta
toned on opposite sides of a river, says
the New York Mail and Express A chap
lain went to work on the men composing
the regiment stationed on the north side
of the river with view of converting
them. number of the men responded to
his efforts, and he left that regiment and
went to continue his missionary work in
the regiment on the south side of the river
After laboring some time, a longer time
than he had done with the other regiment
ne found that he would not be as success
full Only about dozen men were bap-
tized from the last regiment. The chap
lain had a talk with the Colonel, and men
toned the fact that so few of the men
had been baptized.
How many men did you say were bap-
TIED in the other regiment" the Colonel
asked the chaplain sharply.
''Twenty-four," was the reply from the
chaplain.
The Colonel turned quickly around to his
orderly with the quick command: Detail
thirty-five men at once to be baptized i'm
mediately by the chaplain. don't propose
to let any one-horse regiment get ahead of
us in that way. We've got a reputation
to sustain"
1t is needless to say the order was car
ried out, and by the baptizing of the addi-
tional thirty-ive men just about double
the number were christened as were In the
other regiment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
PERSONAL.

1T is reported that the author of "A
Son of Israeli is Mrs. Willard, the wife
of the actor. The book deals with high
ana low life in Russia.
Senator George Turner of Washing ton
began his political career twenty years ego
in Alabama, and at that time Gen. Wal
ker, who was the first Secretary of War
to the Confederate states, said that Turner
was the most brilliant young lawyer in the
state.
Lionel Philips, the South African
speculator, who was one of DR.. jameson 5
accomplices, has been banished for life
from the Transvaal republic. He was set
free, with other conspirators, promising
never TO interfere directly or indirectly in
TransVaal politics. He broke his promise
by writing an article condemning the gov
eminent.
Capt Dreyfus' wife complains that
she receives only copies of the letters writ
ten to her by her husband, the French au-
thorities retaining the original This is
justified by those in charge of the priso-
ner on the ground that the letters, while
innocent enough, seemingly contain a
cipher that is perfectly understood by
Nine. Dreyfus.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
What Is the Truth.

There has been and still is a great deal
of speculation as TO how the Cuban Jonta
obtained the letter which Minister De
LONE wrote to Senior Canalejas, and
which brought about the resignation of
Mr.. De LONE. The New York World
claims to know all about 1t. That paper
says the letter was purloined from the
desk of Senior Canalejas in Havana by
Havana lawyer of excellent standing-a
lawyer nominally acting with the Span
ards, but as a matter of fact, in sym
pathy with the Cubans. The story. as the
World prints IT, is that the Havana law
yer was a frequent visitor to. the rooms
of Senior Canalejas, and, one day last De-
cember, heard him read the De Lone let
ter to a select party of friends. He rec
ognized Its value 10 the Cubans and the
thought came to him at once to obtain IL.
He saw where Senior Canalejas placed It
in his desk. and a few days subsequently,
being in the room alone he purloined il,
leaving the envelope. so as not TO excite
suspicion He then took the letter 10 the
headquarters of the Cubans in New York
city, and from there it found it's way to
President Mckinley.
The foregoing is a very interesting story
but Is it true? Our dispatches from Mad
rid yesterday contained the statement that
Senior Canalejas denies most emphatically
thai he ever saw the De LONE letter
Therefore, he could not have received 1t
in Havana and read 1t to his friends. Now
the question is, where did the World get
it's story, and is the denial of Senior Cam
alejas in accordance with the facts? The
better impression seems to be that possess
sion of the letter was obtained by the
| Cubans before 1t reached Senior Canalejas.
If that was the case the Worlds story is
only interesting fiction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
CanceIIed the ,real Ticket.

Senator Mason has large fund of light
sions to eniiven conversation, says the
Washington Post. One of these he was
telling recently in connection with the i'm
migration bill. The senator took a trip
into the Northwest not long ago, visiting
a section were there are manly hardy i'm
migrants from Norway and Sweden. He
was in the restaurant at a railway depot
and observed the conductor of the train
come in and purchase something to eat at
the counter. In some manner the con-
ductor dropped his Communication meal
ticket upon the floor and sturdy Swede,
it.
"And do you know" concluded the sen
ator, that when the conductor picked up
that ticket he found the Swede punched
So 46 out of it?n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
BRIGHT BITS.

The Rule-The Able Editor dronically)
lis this poetry?"
Contributor--'Didn't j begin each line
with capital letter?''-Boston Traveller.
Hearty Enjoyment-"Arey your children
fond of reading?"
II should say so; there isn't a book in
the house that has back on it."-Chicago
Record
Two of a Kind-'T told my employer I
had only ten cents to my name.'
What did he say"
"He tried to borrow it of me"-Chicago
Record
Your husband is certain to die before
morning"
ooh, doctorl wouldn't YOU better have a
consultaton?"
What would it avail?"
"Oh, nothing then would be certain."-
Detroit Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

Chief Hazen of the secret service de
partment at Washington is said to be in
danger of losing his head. He has not
yet succeeded in running down the max
ers of those counterfeit 500 silver certi-
ficates, which caused so much talk not
long ago. On the other hand, new coun-
terfeits have made their appearance, and
it is believed the same gang is RESPONSE
bic for them all. The latest, and one of
the most dangerous, of the new counter
feits is an imitation of the 81 silver GER
tihcate, which has made it's appearance in
Upper New York. The belief is current
that the coounterfeiters are making their
bills in Canada and circulating them both
in that country and this.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
Lincoln,s strlne Of Bend-.

Mrs. George B. Smith of Russell county.
Mo, is the owner of a string Of beads pre-
scented to her by Abraham Lincoln, says
an exchange. She was a school girl at New
Salem, III. at the time Lincoln was run
ming a store there. and the teacher one
day sent her to the store for = bucket Of
water. PLEASE. Mr.. Lincoln, may 1 get a
bucket of water?" "Of course you may, -
said the tall young storekeeper. Il thank
you very much" said the little girl. with
a courtesy. You are the politest little girl
1 ever saw" said Lincoln, with a smile;
come into the store and l will give you a
present" And this is how Mrs. Smith
comes to have the string of beads.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
Why Fat Men Are Good.

sion of crime seems confined to certain
kinds of people said Bluff. putting on an
air of wisdom, according to Pearson S
Weekly.
Yes rejoined Miggs. That's web
known. It's confined 10 criminals, of
course"
Certain persons are almost sure to be
come criminals" continued Bluff. ignor-
ing the interruption, while others IRE
never, or very rarely, found in prison"
Because they are too lucky" murmur-
ed Miggs.
seldom commit crime. This is the asser-
ton of crimlnolcglsts."
1T doesn't seem strange at all to me,
remarked the irrepressible Mlggs." Ev-
erybody knows that it Is difficult for fat
men TO stoop to ANYTHING low"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

The House of the South Carolina Legis-
lature has passed bill exempting three
counties from the operations of the dis
pensary law 1t is possible that this marks
the beginning of the end of the states
whisky monopoly, as other counties will
no doubt make application to be exempt
ed also, and it would be impossible to
make the institution a success with only
a part Of the state under its control The
bill is now pending in the Senate, and
may be killed there. At all events, how
ever, it has been shown by the vote in the
House that the dispensary is losing favor
with the people. Even two years ago it
would have been impossible to secure a
vote exempting so much as a square mile
from the operations of the law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ing-Post a" T. P. A.

Meeting-Post "a" T. P. A.
Special Notices-Hardware Specialties,
Cycle Dealers, Etc, r. D. & VIM. Latti-
more; Ship Notice, ]. F. Minis & Co.;
Ship Notice, Georgia Export and Import
Company.
Legal observation-disclosures Sale of
Terminal Hotel at Wadley.
Railroad Schedules-Central of Georgia
Railway; Plant System.
Dr. Raub's Egg White soap-Leopold
Adler.
Legal Notices-Notice of Change in Rules
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia.
Gold Dust Powder-N. K. Fairbanks
Company.
Amusements-"The Prisoner of Zenda,
at Theater, Feb. IS.
Meat, Vegetables, Etc.-scott & Da-
Wis.
Medical-Dr. williams Pink Pills;
Browns Iron Bitters; Cuticura Remedies;
Terraline; Hoods Sarsaparilla; Ayers
Cherry Pectoral; Warmers Safe Cure.
Cheap Column Advertsements-Help
Wanted Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

Three newspaper men, one of them a
ington for the purpose of writing speech
es for congressman and furnishing them
with facts and statistics upon topics with
regard to which they may desire informal
lion. 1t would probably astonish the con-
stituents of many of the congressman If
they knew how many of the speeches fired
off on the floors OF Congress. and printed
in the Congressional Record as the re
marks Of the Hon. So-and So" are writ
ten by the newspaper boys, for a consider
alton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY r. 1895

The pension committee Of the House
had not the backbone To recommend that
dlers who marry again shall be cut off,
Notwithstanding much Of the pension
scandal has arisen from this very class of
Widows pensions, The change in the laws
was recommended by the commissioner of
pensions, and had the backing Of num-
Der Of leading Republicans, as well as
Democrats. The committee of the House,
however. was afraid of the political eff
feet of the movement for the reform. The
committeeman would prefer that the coun-
try should be mulcted in millions of dol
lars where not cent is rightly due than
that they should run the risk of losing
votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

A gentleman of this city was asked yes
terday what he thought of Col. Gamblers
letter, and for a possible explanation of
why he should have written ii. There
Is only one way can account for it," he
said "Col. Gambler is am Old soldier; a
veteran of the war. Naturally, therefore.
he likes a good, lively scrap; something
10 warm the blood and induce agility. See
ing that he was in fair way to get the
governorship in a very prosy, sleepy. com
mon-place manner, he looked around for
some way to enliven things a bit. Spy
ing a hornets nest. he didn't do a thing
but thrust his walking stick into ii and
give it twist. hirt and a shake; and
there you arei" The state viii now watch
the hornets and Col. Gambler, or Col. Cand-
Len and TIE hornets,as preferences may go,
There will probably be some fun before
the contest is ended.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

An old acquaintance of the late George
NJ. Pullman who lives in the upper part
of New York state claims to have re-
ceived spirit message from the deceas-
ed millionaire. The message. it is aneg-
ed is to the effect that the shade of the
departed is not having as good time as
might be supposed. but the hope is ex-
pressed that things will brighten after
awhile Possibly they are looking for
ward TO something like a touch of Nc
Kinley prosperity in that bourne from
which no departed sleeping car magnate
ever returns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

The business men of Baton Rouge, the
capital of louisiana, have Joined in pc
tition TO the constitutional convention, now
in session at New orleans. asking that the
municipality be abolished and that Baton
Rouge be placed under the absolute con-
troll of the state government. in the same
way that Washington is under the con-
troll Of the national government. There
is large majority of negroes at Baton
Rouge, and it is desired to take the city
government out OF their hands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12

The talk about a fire boat for the city
suggests the query, what has gone with
Chief McDermott's proposition that the
city provide itself with a small and swift
police patrol boat? Had such a craft been
on duty the night of the recent fire on
the river front, the probabilities are that
the. blaze would have been discovered
quickly, ana the big conflagration might
have been prevented. The Chiefs idea
is a good one, and should not be allowed
to drop out of mind.