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The stamp clerk often weighs other
peoples words.
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Kaiser William of Germany evident
~ doesn't know the nursery tale ABOUT
the fellow who monkeyed with the
band wagon.
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Diamonds and dudes represent the
extremes of hardness and softness.
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pie bob up and offer to subscribe 81
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When some men court trouble it re-
suits in marriage.
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the political issues of 1896 were
settled right.
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A man may be heart and soul i'm the
war and yet bodily absent.
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Inherited characteristics are sure
to crop out sooner or later.
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The more man puts in slot ma
chine the less he takes out of it.
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This world would be a paradise if
people were as good as their pictures
look
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This is the age of substitutes, but
none has been discovered for honesty.
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A woman may know just what to
say. but she invariably adds more to
it.
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No one reads sermons in the Mon
day papers when there is war news
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The reader is often carried away
with the authors train of thought.
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a man is seldom interested in the
weight of another mans burdens.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Governor.
w. E. STANLEY,
Sedgwick County.
Lieutenanant Governor.
HARRY E. RICHTER,
Morris County
Secretary of State.
GEORGE A. CLARK,
Geary County
State Treasurer,
FRANK GRIMES,
Wichita County
Auditor of State.
GEORGE E. COLE,
Crawford County
Attorney General.
A. A. GODDARD,
Shawnee County
State Superintendent.
FRANK NELSON,
Mcpherson County
Associate Justice
VIM. r. SMITH,
Wyandotte County.
For gressman-at-Large,
w. j. BAILEY.
Nemaha County.
For Congressman Sixth District,
W. A. REEDER.
Phillips County.
For Judge of 23rd District,
LEE MONROE.
Ellis County.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
FIRST OF EASTER WEDDINGS.
Mr.. Edward j. Thomas, Jr., and Miss
Beatrice Launey Married.

The first of the Easter weddings took
place last night at ST. Johns Church. In
response to the invitations sent out by Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Rene Launey for the
marriage of their daughter, Beatrice. and
Mr.. Edward Jonathan Thomas, Jr, a
number of friends witnessed the quiet,
pretty ceremony.
The chancel was decorated very simplv
with palms, beneath which the wedding
party was grouped Mr.. Robert Fleming,
Mr.. John Shelman, Mr. Edward Stoddard
and Mr.. Huguenin Thomas were the ush-
ers, and following them came the maid
OF honor, Miss Garnet Launey. She wore
becoming toilette OF olive green India
SILK with black chiffon hat wreathed
with PINK flowers and her bouquet was of
La France roses.
The bride, who followed with her father,
was charmingly pretty in fawn colored
tailor-made gown. Her hat of rough brown
straw, was trimmed with wide bows of
dark green ribbon and burnt orange flow
ers, and she carried a bouquet of bride
roses. Mr.. Thomas. with his best man,
Mr. Marion Thomas, entered from the
vestry room.
Rev. Mr.. Strong performed the cere-
mony, during which faint strains of music
were heard throughout The church AT
the conclusion of the service Mendelsshou's
wedding march was rendered by Mr.
White.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas left Immediately,
sailing in the City of Augusta for New
York, where they will spend a fortnight
On their return they will reside at Ala New
Houston street, east. Mr.. Thomas, who IS
a son of Mr.. and Mrs Edward j. Thomas,
is well known hiUblx-
young business man. He. is auditor and
treasurer of the Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope Railway. The bride is
the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur R. Launey, and is a pretty and
most attractive young woman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
THOSE NINTH STREET LOTS.

bargains in Lots and Buying BIZ
cycIes-Both Good But One Better
Than the other.
1t looks at this hour that there will be
no war yet awhile, so we shall resume tie
sale of lots on Ninth street. Will say more
about this hereafter that u.s. give dates.
etc.
I expect at the next sale to see a rush
for Ninth street just like that which fol-
lows the advertisement of bargain sale
in dry goods
There is matter connected with selling
lots on which to build homes that l wish
to present to the attention of those who
are living in rented houses. 1t is the ques-
ton of "a Home versus a Bicycle" A
lot on Ninth street can be bought and paid
for for just about what 1t costs to buy a
bicycle and keep it in repair! At the end
of the payments for your bicycle 1t is
Tee or is worn out, but the lot is better
than when you bought it, and worth more
money There is more money put into BIZ
cycles In this city every year than is in
vested in houses and lots! That is a
startling statement, but it is the truth.
Please understand that I am not talking
against bicycles They are good things.
l am simply calling attention to what is
spent in that line to show how easy it is
to get money together when you want any
thing and how easy it will be for YOU to
buy a lot on Ninth street and pay for it.
The price of a good bike will buy lot,
and it seems that IL would be better to
walk for awhile and have a lot, than to
ride till you are so old that you can't ride
any more, and have no home to live In and
die in.
If there was ever time when Bargains
in Lots" can be had it is at the sale of the
Ninth street lots. Remember that the lots
don't cover the EARTH" but only Ninth
street, and when sold there are no more to
offer at the prices they are knocked down
at. c. H. Dorsett, Auctioneer.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
FIREMEN IN A DEN OF SNAKES.
WENT THROUGH SMOKE INTO A
CAGE OF RATTLERS.

Fire Started in Williams Saloon and
Streets-In Breaking Open the
Windows Ffremen Pitts and Doug
lass Fell Into n Cage of Twenty
Eight Snakes, Which They MistoOI<
for a WindOw-Tried to Remove a
stump and CIinched the Vipers.
Occupants of the Burning Building
Narrowly Escape sufTOcatiOn.
Firemen rarely ever know just what
TO expect in answering an alarm, but It
is not often they calculate on running into
a den of snakes. as was the case when
they rummaged through the little build
ing at No. 4S Farm street at o'clock yes
terday morning, in an effort to extinguish
a fire. Two of the fremen were in the
midst of den of twenty-eight poisonous
rattlers several moments, but miracu-
lousy escaped without being bitten.
An alarm was sounded from box Sc en-
Farm street by Policeman Hodges. The
officer saw an unusual light in the place
and smoke oozing out the transoms, show
ed that there was fire within. He lost
no time in sounding the alarm, which
brought out the men from headquarters
and from the central station
The building is a two-story structure,
occupied by c. r. Williams as a bar
room and restaurant The upper floor
seems TO have been occupied by dodgers,
as when the firemen arrived they found
men, women and children suffocating and
crying to the firemen to run up a ladder
or get them out quickly in some way.
An old man, who afterward gave his name
as Grassy, was almost suffocated from
the smoke and was rescued in his night
clothes just in time to save his life. A
number of women and children were res
cued in their night clothes and remained
in this condition in the street until taken
into nearby houses, where they were Civ
en- clothing and shelter There was no
time to save any of their belongings, as
the fire and smoke were fast making
way into the upper rooms and rendered
IT impossible for even the firemen them
selves TO go there.
While the work of rescue was going on
by one division OF the firemen, their fell
lows were in the greatest of danger among
the snakes, but were not aware of it.
Williams had a circular cage constructed
in THE window of his house facing Pine
street which could be seen from the
street. rs an exhibition. In the middle of
this den was a stump used as a coilns
place for the snakes, In the den were
twenty-eight of the most dangerous rep
tiles mostly of which were rattlers, some
of them as large as a mans arm.
After the doors were broken, the men
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
CROWDS AT THE BULLETINS.
General disappointment at the Pres
fdent's Message.

The enthusiastic ovation to Gen. Lee
last night was a remarkable Offset to the
manner in which the Presidents message
was received in Savannah. The two were
at antipodes. one came like a wet blan-
ket and the other was a hot thing fresh
from the scene of impending difficulties.
The general opinion among those who
read all or a portion of the message was
that it was unsatisfactory. 1t was a dis
appointment After having kept the peo-
pie in suspense for two weeks and having
given the impression that the message
was Of such fearful import that its first
announcement might mean immediate war
with Spain, even going to the extent of
Withdrawing the cOnsuls and deporting
the American citizens from Cuba, the mes.
sage appeared OF such mild and unas-
sertiye nature, one man remarks that if
might have been been read in the cabinet
at Madrid a week ago without causing a
ripple of excitement there.
Those who expected that the
President would take bold
stand, thoroughly define the position
OF this country in the present crisis and
demand immediate action by Congress up
on lines indicated by him We're disap-
the Presidents message has left the stu
alton exactly where it was two weeks ago
and has accomplished nothing except to
secure delay.
Many comments were not complimentary
either to the President or his message. 1t
was criticised as uncertain and indicating
no determined policy on the part of the
President except to avoid war at all haz-
ards. Even those who have been advo-
90 irO hot
be averted were surprised at the mildness
of the message.
The message had been expected for days
and was eagerly awaited. From noon
when the bulletins began TO come in UNI
tn nighfall there was a crowd around the
Morning News eagerly scanning every bull
letin as ii was placed upon the boards.
The crowd was eager and expectant
1t expected to read hot stuff. As each
message came in, announcing that the
President did not favor recognition of Gu
ban independence, did not favor recogni-
ton Of belligerency, did not favor this
that or something else, the crowd began
TO wonder where the warlike recomnren-
dations would come in. The startling an
nouncements which were to make even
the jingoes hold their breath did not APP
peat.
The crowd was disappointed and ex-
pressed IT'S disappolhtment IN plain and
emphatic remarks.
One rather rough looking negro, who
had read every bulletin as it was placed
on the bpard turned away with an express
sion of disgust as he finished the last mes
sage:
Huh. OATS just what l said a week
ago. Dat messages a regular humbug."
The Morning News bulletin service gave
all that could be expected short of the
message itself The Associa ted Press bull
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12

rushed inside and Foreman CamDos of
engine No. gave orders to open all win
dows and allow the dense smoke to get
out. This was done, and in a few mo-
ments Firemen Pitts and Douglass got to
the den and taking il for window, struck
their axes into the wire netting They
could see nothing for the dense smoke.
and pulled for some time in an effort 70
remove the stump. in order that the out
side wire might be opened
Fireman Douglass ,clnched a snake sew
erai times, but remarked to Pitts that the
stump was probably rotten as 1T was
soft in places Finally the task was
abandoned and going out they reported to
Foreman Campos that they could moi move
the stump ana asked if another attempt
should be made As the blaze was under
control, however having received the con-
tents of two chemical tanks, il was decid-
ed 10 let the window alone
About this juncture Williams. the pro-
prletor, appeared at the door and cried out
For God sake get out of here men; this
place is alive with snakes" The place
was vacated by the tiremen as quickly as
though the walls were falling After the
smoke passed away Williams managed to
get his reptiles back into their quarters
The firemen did not feel at all good over
their experience and specially those who
attempted 10 remove the stump
Chief Mcguire is not pleased with the ex-
perience through which his men went. and
has written the Mayor, requesting that
something be done in the direction of stpn-
ping such exhibitions. 1t is said that viii
liams deals in snakes and sold quite A
lot of them a day or so since. which he
purchased from countrymen. He was very
much gratifed on learning that none or
the firemen had been bitten and kept the
doors closed in order TO prevent the snakes
from making their way into the street
lie said bite from either of them would
nave produced fatal results, as there was
not one i'm the den that was fanged
Whlle most of them are rattlers, he said
there were other species in the den that
were even more poisonous.
There is no definite information as to the
way in which the fire started The police
man stated that he passed the place at 9
O'Clock, and saw a light i'm the restauran t
1t IS said this was denied when the of1cer
called attention to It, but on being pressed
the parties admitted they were there az
that hour STRENGTHENING out the booxs- I"
Inc property is covered by insurance. ard
is owned by Mr.. ]. Hoffman.
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been such a demonstration as Savannah
has seldom seen.
Aboard the train We're Consul General
Lee, Vice Consul General Springer, Con-
sui Barker of Sagua la Grande,. Col S. G..
McClendon, division counsel of tbs Plant
System, and several newspaper cores
pondents The train was composed of
baggage care, a day coach. a Pullman
sleeper and the private car of General Su-
perintendent Bradford Durham of the
Plant System, which was occupied by Gen.
Lee, Mr.. Springer. Capt Barker and Col
McClendon. The Pullman was occupied
by number of Cuban refugees who were
en- route TO New York and other Northern
points.
met the special at Blaokshear. Quite a
crowd had gathered there and a bonfire
was burning when the special passed A
number of young men were on hand with
shotguns,and fired a fusilade at the COM
mand of their leader. when the train came
to standstin Shouts for Gen. Lee were
heard, but he did not appear, this being a
repetition of the experience he had had at
every stopping place on the route
Gen. Lee spoke deprecatingly of the ova-
tons that had been accorded him From
Port Tampa all the way the people had
crowded abou, the depots, and the trim
had been something like triumphal
march. This information, in his modesty
could not be gained from Gen. Lee. but
Col. MeClendon spoke of the flowers that
had been presented the general, the big
crowds that had gathered, the speeches
he had made and the numerous kilograms
he had received, begging that the tran he
stopped at stations along the route. IL for
only minute. The general and his assoc
ciates were anxious, however. TO get to
Washington as quickly as possible. and no
more stops were made than could be help
ed.
General, what does your departure and
that of the other eonsuls mean?" he was
asked
why, 1t means that 1t looks very much
like war. Srhose fellows will be given a
chance to fight If they want IT," he an
swered.
TINS was the only significant statement
mat could be elected. He looked the war
nor as ne sat in his chair, his solid figure
braced comfortably i'm place. He ms lost
the slender figure that characterized him
as soldier of the Confederacy.
Gen. Lee said the report about his boir,,
the bearer of a report of a Spaniar1 about
the explosion Of the Maine Is false He
said there is nothing upon which II NIGH
have been based. There are but few Amer
leans left in Havana he said. not over
Continued On Sixth Page)
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GUNS GREET THE GENERAL
SaVannah'S Ovation to Fitz
Hugh Lee.
THOUSANDS CHEER HIN.
Chatham ArtilIery'S Salute in His
Honor.
HIS SPEECH FROM THE TRAIN.
Looks Very Much Like War, He
Says.

Five thousand people were at the Plant
System station last nsht when Consul
General Lee passed through en- route to
Washington from Havana.
The Chatham Artillery, the Savannah
Volunteer Guards and the Lawton Cadets
were down in uniform. A major generals
salute of thirteen guns was fired by a pla-
toon of the Artillery, and the infantry
stood at present" as the train rolled in.
The special train in which Gen. Lee and
party Travelled was stopped just beyond the
south end of the station, where the rear
car, that occupied by the distinguished
Virginian-was disconnected and backed
down on another track. The crowd had
gathered toward the south end of the sta
ton, and it swarmed toward the center as
the car pushed in. When IL came to stop,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12

Gen. Lee. amid the widest hurras, walked
out upon the platform, where he was greet
ed with redoubled enthusiasm. For several
minutes the shouting was so continuous
that il was impossible for one to be heard
above the rest. Finally, through the fran
tic waving of hands and hats of those on
the rear platform, it became evident that
Gen. Lee would speak.
When the cheering was finally stilled,
Col. S. G. MeClendon of Thomasville in
troduced Gen. Lee, saying: THE spirit
of the American soldier budded in Yama-
craw more than a century and a half ago;
it blossomed and attained perfection in
Virginia; but its grandest perfection is
typified tonight in Gen. Lee, the foremost
citizen of America" This Introduction was
cheered by the crowd, and another out
burst had to subside before Gen. Lee was
able to speak.
what in The world has broke loose here
tonight" were his first words. These
were greeted with a laugh, and Gen. Lee
continued. MY friends, cannot talk
to you tonight about those things you
would probably like most to hear am
sun employed in an official capacity by
the government and it would not be dis
Greet for me to have too much to say. If
my tongue were unloosed l could tell you
all know and it would not take me long
10 do IT,
II am proud to see so many Georgians
out tonight and / feel deeply the honor
done my humble self When l came in !
was feeling very tired. having been with
out rest since leaving Havana day before
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock But.
since coming into this depot and seeing The
multitude of you that have gathered for
this very kind reception, / can say that l
am no longer tired and that ! never in
my life felt better. You Georgians and we
Virginians have always stood shoulder to
shoulder IN everything, and l believe If
the time should come, be il in a few days
or a few years, that the old spirit would
be shown, and that. shoulder to shoulder.
Georgians and Virgnians would do their
duty and bear OUT the conception under
which this splendid constitution of ours is
built"
This sentiment was received with more
cheers. When II had partially died out.
some one shouted tiger" ~ see there
are some tigers" In Savannah" said
Glen. Lee. who evidently had the deeds Of
the famous Loulsianians recalled by The
demand for an additional cheer. Yes"
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shouted some one in the crowd, "and the
biggest one in America is standing on that
platform" Gen. Lee seemed far from
dLspleased by this, and turning to j gen.
tleman on the platform with him, he said
that had been pretty good hit.
The general concluded his speech, which
was applauded at every period, By ex-
pressing his pleasure at the reception ten
dered him. Before he had finished come
one wanted to know what about the
Maine Disaster" Whether 1t was the idea
of a suggestion beinb made to the general
as 10 what he should speak of after his
having stated his intention not to discuss
matters bearing upon his official position
or that with so little definite being
known about the disaster, il would not be
right to expect him to speak upon the sub
ject, could not be gathered, but a few
Kisses were heard as the query went up.
Gen. Lee was not at all Disconnected, how
ever, but replied that he could not talk
about that matter, as it would be trans
gression of his authority. His
words We're such as TO con-
vey significance, and many
were evidently of the opinion that he
knew more about the Maine explosion than
he cared 10 tell.
AS soon as he had finished speaking the
crowd began to press around the platform
to shake hands with Gen. Lee. Inc men
got right in the push, numbers of ladies
standing off at a distance and watching
the interesting proceeding. All were eager
20 get a grasp of his hand, but this was
not possible in the dense throng that was
pushing and struggling TO get place near
the platform. Gen. Lee soon got tired
of grasping the hands that were offered
him. Ii was a process that required too
much time, and it was also very laborious,
apparently. The General had already been
complaining of the effects of the robust
grips that had been given his right hand
at Waycross, and it did not take long
for some additional soreness to be pressed
in by the ardent Savannahians. Gen. Lee
compromised after a time by just brushing
his fingers across the hundreds that were
stretched up to him.
Several of those best known to him were
admitted to the car, and Gen. Lee met
them after the crowd had grown a little
less demonstrative. Some were old COM
rades in arms, and the meetings were elo-
quent of deep feeling when the handclasps
spoke so. warmly of the memories of the
eos.
The train was soon made up again and
Gen Lee and the others of his party made
their way to the rear platform of the car.
They waved their hands and hats as the
train pulled out of the station, the crowd
shouting and yelling itself hoarse 1t had
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
Millinery Opportunities.

New beauties are created every day and
are marked at remarkable low prices.
Krouskoff's hats are as well known for
their beauty as for their cheapness.
krouskoffs can fl you out with a mag
nihcent trimmed hat or bonnet at $500,
which other mihiners would consider
cheap at $1,000; but, still, for all that
Krouskof's do not sacrifice style for
cheapness; take a look and see if Krous-
kon do.-ad.