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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
Slick Pete,s Watch Deal.

An old-tirne detective the other day was
discussing with some sleuths new in the
profession the methods of up-to-date
swindlers, says the Philadelphia Record.
After deprecat ting the originality of the
modern crook, he told of what he consid-
Grad the sharpest game he ever saw work.
ed.
Il suppose you fellows know" he said,
that during centennial year Philadelphia
was a hot-bed of bunco-steerers and
sharpers of every description. Well,
was detailed TO keep an eye on these gen.
try, and in time 1 became acquainted with
most of the big ones, who were generally
exceedingly bright men. One, in partic-
ular who was known as Slick Pete who
I took a great liking to, for he had an
inexhaustible fund of humor and was a
good-hearted chap. Toward the end of
the centennial exhibition one day 1 drop
ned into a downtown auction room,
where some fake jeWelry was being sold.
a lot Of watches were offered, and I saw
that they had been made evidently for
bunco-steering purposes. for the works
were good, and the cases were made to
look like solid gold. They were finally
that the buyer was Slick Pete Jewelry
was out of his line but 1 knew he had
some scheme in view. Two months pass
ed before l again saw Pete, and then 1
asked him what he had done with the
watches. He began to laugh and said:
Skinned some swindler with them Then
followed the explanation. He had hired a
room and inserted an advertisement in
various papers, something like this:
'Found-A solid gold watch. Elgin works.
Loser pay costs. Apply, etc. Nearly ev-
cry crook in town answered the ad. and
claimed the watch. Pete who made up as
an old man, seemed a mark, and the fly
crook, in the hurry to depart, made but a
cursory examination. The COSTS $40,
were invariably handed over, and in two
days Pete had disposed of his stock"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
The Popular Loan.
From the Washington Post Qnd.

A government is strengthened by max
ing the people its creditors. A new sense
of responsibility is awakened in the mind
Of the citizen when he becomes one of
the nations bankers by advancing his saw
ings and accepting a bond. There is no
safer investmeht than these securities
present. The pledge of the most richly
endowed nation on earth is behind them
The record of our government as a debt
payer is guarantee that il win deal just
ly by all who trust it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

1t may be that the new flying squadron
at Hampton Roads is to be employed for
the purpose of throwing a scare into"
Spanish coast cities similar to the one the
Cadiz squadron has been throwing into
NV ENGLAND.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
Illogical Arguments.
From the Philadelphia Record (Dem

Some of the stoutest advocates of the
absorption by the United States of all
the Spanish islands, both in the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, are strangely enough
urging Spain to make peace and abandon
them on the ground that she will gain in
strength by such course. They say
her island possessions are a source of
debt and of military weakness. If i'm
periallsm be dangerous for Spain why
should the United States be urged to try
an imperial policy?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
No Quarantine Law.

Some of the congressman from the
Southwest went to Washington last win
ter with the determination 10 have quar-
antine law that would lessen the evils of
what is known as the shotgun quaran-
tine. and which Is enforced at every cross
roads by any authority from a city or
county board Of health down to justice
Of the peace. They had seen that with
only a few cases of fever in Mississippi
Alabama and Louisiana the commerce or
many states was paralyzed. They began
bravely and pluckily to do something, but
they soon ran against snags in the shape
of politicians and politics, and became
tired. They did nothing, and If there
should be a few cases of fever this sum
mer we should have a repetition of the
shotgun quarantine which disgraced the
country last year. and which practically
blocked the wheels of commerce.
When the country was told few days
ago that there were cases of yellow fever
at McHenry, Miss. Texas towns became
greatly excited, and insisted that the au-
thorities of that state should quarantine
against Mississippi at once.
The state health officer went TO Calves
ton and then to Houston to see that every
precaution was taken against the admis-
sion of the disease into Texas. 1t is an
nounced that unless the fever wholly dis
appears from Mississippi within a week
Texas will be practically closed against
all freight and passengers from Missis-
sippi.
From this brief statement of the feel
ing in Texas, in respect to the fever, it
is clear what the situation would be all
over the Southwest if the fever should
make its appearance al two or three other
places in Mississippi The transportation
lines would have to stop running their
trains and business of all kinds would
come to a standstil And yet Congress
knowing how useless and yet how tyran-
meal shotgun quarantine is has done
nothing TO save the country from the con-
sequences of that sort of a quarantine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
iNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Nodce to Stockholders
Southwestern Railroad Company; Re
quired Special Partner; Notice, Clark
& Kraus.
Political Aunouncement-An Announce
ment by William II. Fish to the Demo-
cratic Voters of~Georgia.
Business Notices-Scourene, Henry Sol
onion & Son, Wholesale Agents; Sweet
Maiden sc Toilet Soap, Henry Solomon
& Son. Wholesale Distributors.
Railroad Schedule-Central of Georgia
Railway
Stylish Separate skirts-Leopold Adler
For $1.5O-M metropolitan Clothing Com
pany.
Auction sales-Groceries, Etc, by A. K
Wilson, Auctioneer.
Amusements-Bicycle Races at Wheel
mems Park, Saturday June IS, $3.50 p. m. !;
T. A Bryson, Columbia Agent.
War On Prices, Not War Prices-Thos.
+. Thomson, Receiver Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Mems Skeleton suits-At Levy's.
Observation-Disclosures School. Asheville,
N. c.
Saving In The Gas Range-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Summer Resorts-The Grand Union Ho-
tel Saratoga; Battery Park Hotel and
Cottages, Asheville, n. c.
Pianos-Mathushek Pianos, Ludden &
Bates.
Postum Coffee-Postum Cereal Com
pany, Limited.
Medical-Munyon' Remedies Lydia
Pinkham Vegetable Pills; S. S. S.; Cas-
toria; Hoods Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15


For the time being the duh and sullen
growl of the dogs of war is drowned in
the mellifuent cadences which
drift out upon waiting world
from thousand school rooms.
1t is the season of commence
ments and graduation essays. We pause,
and look up from the printed pages telling
of the doings of Sampson and Schley and
Dewey, and Miles ana Shafter and Lee, to
hear what the sweet girl graduate has to
say with regard to the pleasures of
hope" and how sweetly and tenderly she
bids farewell 10 my classmates and to
learn from the paper of the young man
who Is just going forth to carve for him
self a niche in the temple of fame how to
settle all the worrying problems of civili-
cation and govern the universe. The fate
of nations may hang suspended, or may
sit down and rest if it pleases, until these
essays are read and the diplomas are
awarded. What does the fate of Spain
amount to- when a question of the immac-
ulateness and fiji of a commencement frock
is to be considered? Who cares whether
Santiago falls, or stands up at least IN
til after our bright and promising young
friend shall have fired off his hard
wrought speech telling US precisely
whittier we are drifting?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
CURRENT COMMENT.
All of the Races.

From the Nashville American Dem).
When we get the Philippine Islands all
the races of the world will be represented
in the countrys population. We had eau
casians, Negroes, Indians. Chinese, and
only needed the brown-skinned Malay to
make the assortment complete.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

'"The big hotel on the (Sulivans) island,
which is to say the hotel on the island,
is closed has not been open in months,
and there is no promise OF its opening as
far as the public knows" says the Char
lesion News and Courier. Is ii fear of
Spanish cruisers? However, the people of
Charleston need not worry. The excellent
hotels on Tybee are open for the season,
their bills of fare are fine the rates rea-
sonable, the beach the best anywhere
around. and the railway schedules conven-
lent Therefore, Charlestonians Will be
able 10 run over to the favorite seaside re-
sort from time to time, and thus find sum-
mer one Of the pleasantest seasons Of the
year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

1t has been suggested that Mr. Tom wat
son will stump the state for the Popullst
ticket during the coming campaign. Mr.
Watson has retiredifrom politics. lie has
said so a number of times but it seems
that a great many persons are not will
Ing to believe it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
A Chnnce Meefinr

A plump and ruddy gentleman on a BIZ
cycle rolled contentedly down Fifteenth
street the other afternoon, says the Wash
ington Post At New York avenue he met
a young woman on a wheel and turned
sharply aside to avoid a collision. She
tackled in the same direction, saw her err
ror, and turned the other way just as the
plump gentleman acted on a similar i'm
pulse They wabbled, and then Just in
the nick of time, both dismounted The
rudy gentleman was purple with rage
Madam" he snorted, what on earth
do you mean? Did you want to kill me?'
The young woman was in a bit of
rage herself. She remounted.
"Oh, dear, no." she said Jelly as she
rolled away. I'm not the fool killer"
He" said the fond but firm father.
us, fear, young man of extravagant
tastes" Yes" the daughter admitted.
'he wants me for a wife. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

The idea that the Georgia populiets viii
make a Conservative campaign is unrea-
sonable and preposterous. More than that,
it is impossible. Conservatism and POpu-
ism are the antitheses of each other.
The POpulist party was conceived an :he
thunder and roar and Teverberation Of
the political elements. It came into OK
istence amid lightning flashes, convul-
sions of the earth and the rush of mighty
winds. 1t has lived and thrived upon
holocausts and cataclysms, and the whole
catalogue of disasters. 1t is, as a mat
ter of fact, the embodiment of the spirit
of violent eruptions. To speak of a on
servative Populist campaign IS as reason
able as to speak of a gentle West India
hurricane, a cool cOnnagration or The
soft, susurrant sigh of a thirteen-inch
gun. There Is as much probability of fire
and water dwelling together in peace and
harmony as there is In Populsm and con-
serVatism travelling down the middle of tire
turnpike in company with each other. SO
long as Populism exists it must shame
the tempests with its outpouring of wind,
and the volcanoes with its spOuting of
red fire. If Mr.. Hogan is to make con-
sentative campaign in Georgia this sum
mer and fall then it may be assumed
that he is no longer a Populist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

Some of the Now York papers contain
Washington dispatches which state that
the war department has decided TO aban-
don Tampa as a military camp and place
for embarlIing troops for Cuba and Porto
Rico. How much truth there is in this
statement we do not know, but it APP
pears that the war department was not at
all pleased with the difficulties which were
experienced at Port Tampa in getting
from the cars the supplies for the Santiago
expedition. The distance from Tampa to
Port Tampa is ten or twelve miles, and
it is alleged that cars containing supplies
for Gen. Skaters expedition were strung
along on sidetracks all the way from
Port Tampa to Tampa, and even beyond
Tampa, and for some unexplained reason
could not be got to the Port Tampa wharf
SO that their loads could be transferred
to the transports.
The representatives of the railroads say
that the whole cause of the trouble was
due to bad management on the part of the
quartermaster generals department, and
that department doubtless places the blame
upon the officials of one or the other of the
rallroadS. Inc secretary or War has one
view of the matter presented by the rail-
roads and another view by the quarter
master generals department. He may
undertake to satisfy himself as to which
party is to blame with the purpose of con-
tinuing the camp at Tampa, or he may
dismiss the whole subject on the ground
Of the impossibility Of getting at the truth,
and conclude that after all Savannah is
much the better place for the embarking
of troops in the war with Spain. Here
there are good camping grounds, excellent
water and superb wharf facilities. There
would be no difficulty in getting ware
! houses for the. storage of supplies, and
there are such ample railroad facilities
that there would be no probability of the
railroad officials getting into trouble with
the quartermaster generals department.
Everything would move along smoothly,
and 1t is probable that troops could be sent
| from Savannah to Cuba pretty nearly as
| quickly, all things considered, as they
could resent from Tampa to Cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

The adage that young men think old
men are fools, while old men know that
young men are fools" seems to have been
illustrated in the fight in The wheat mar
ket between Young Man Letter and Old
Man Armour. The latter, it seems, bided
his time and finally "downed" the new
Napoleon of Finance" of Chicago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
FOULARD SILKS

must leave us this week, and the prices
have been made accordingly. This is the
price schedule:
The Sl.25 grade this week 75c.
The Soc grade this week 59c.
The 75c grade this week 48c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
GRENADINE.

Plain Checks and Figured. Have solt
regularly at 75c, this week SOC.
All of the remaining stock of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
DOTTED SWISS MULLS

In Checks and Figures, a very nice line
to select from, regular price 35c, this week
20 cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

Gen. Woodford, ex-minister to Spain,
says of The spaniards: "They will fight
until they are hatteued out" Then the
American armies viii proceed to give an
imitation of steam roller working at
high pressure
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
Not Spanish,
But French.
REAL GENUINE FRENCH
IMPORTED ORGANIZES

During the week are to be sold at pront.
wrecking. prices. You know the popu-
larity and desira bility of the Organizes
For summer dresses there is nothing more
elegant and correct. Note particularly
the prices:
organizes that were CSC this week 15c
Organizes that were 55c this week Zoe
Organizes that were 40c this week pc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15

A thousand years or so ago Saladin said:
Hunger dulls the edge Of the scimitar,
while bread sharpens the lance's point.
What was true then IS true now. II the
government wants Its men to fight the best
it must feed them well and regularly. In
the war of secession the soldiers of the
South fought on almost nothing to eat;
but those soldiers had great deal more
to fight for than is presented at present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
A VERY SPECIAL DRIVE
IN WASH SILKS.
KEEP OFF THE SUN.

Cheaper than headache is this offer
of Umbrellas and Parasols.
26-inch Ladies' Sun Umbrellas, twilled
silk, Paragon frame, for this week CSC;
regular price $3.50.
Some other attractive offers cheaper
than usual. but in QUALITY ALWAYS
UP TO STANDARD.
Pure Silk and Linen Grass Cloths, 80 and
Sc inches wide, reduced from S71zc, 45c and
SOC to 25c for this week.
40 pieces 36-inch Percales at 6Ac this
week; reduced from 1Oc
30 pieces Merrimac Shifting Prints, re-
duced from 6Ac to SEC.
50 pieces Fine Percales, 36-inch, from
PIC to lie. These prices all through are
good for this one week only.
Daniel Hogan,
The corner Broughton and Barnard SITS.
The Appeal., 1898-03-26

ceived patent for my bottle and have
q metallic model that thoroughly demon
strates it's effectiveness in presenting re-
filling, and every suggests that it can be
manufactured cheap enough to be used
by all who nesirs it. But people who
need it must have a practical demon.
etration of its effectiveness and cheap
ness in glass. My natal model may be
feen and explained at Dillinghsm and
Pettis' barber shop on Minnesota street
near fifth bnt must make some glass
samples and am forced to sell some in
interest IN this invention in order to
raiae money to have moulds made for
casting the Rlsss bottle The plan 1
have to raise money ought to meet with
favor, will all who are willing to make q
samll venture With certainty of ample
profits
l have issued some interest cestifca-
tes in denominations of 81 90, $500 and
$lO0 90 each. The amount of such certi-
tcates to be sold is limited to $500. I
have put ths capitalization low 90 as to
enable investor to realize on their invest
ments.
: / ask all interested persons to investi-
gate what / have said, and the invention
as well, az all OF cur progress in any
direction is due to Investigation. What
offes is strictly upon it's merits. Mr.. T
H. Lyles, No. 20 Court Block has been
made custodian of the fluids until the
amount necessary to have the moulds
and samples made. This is my object
in selling some of the interets certiffcat-
ca should call on me at 413 AURORA Ave, j.,
orT. II. Lyles 20 East Fourth street..
{, --~.s'. - r, HEARNs.
The Appeal., 1898-03-26
NON-REFlLLABLE BOTTLE.

Get in on the Ground Floor in This Good
Thing.
1t has been represented to me in variou
WAYS that an effective and economical
non-refllable bottle is very much de-
sired by manufacturers of patent med
icines, liquors, sauce aud various bottled
goods, to prevent their bottles from
being re6lled with goods If inferior
quality, not Notwithstanding the loug felt
need OF such bottle. I have not seen
one yet, other than my own invention
I have had mnch correspondence
with dealers and bottle manufacturers,
they all express desire for such bot
tie, and claim to have gone to much ex.
pense experimenting along that line
with no eatisfe Glory result. have re-
The Appeal., 1898-03-26
TRY eRAIN.o! TRY GRAIN %!

Ask your Grocer today to show you q pack
age Of GRA1N-O. the new food drink thae
tskes s the s Place Of % coffee: The children may
All who try 1t. like 1t. GRAIN-O has ths6
rich seal brown Of Mocha or Java, but It Is
cate stomach receives 1t without distress. =
the price Of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts psr pack.
age. Sold BY all grocers. -.
The Appeal., 1898-03-26
WoMENs LOYAL UNION

? /. 8 y 4
Meets ana Passes Approprial RESOLUTIONS.
The Women's Loyal union met at
the residence of Mrs. A. b. Harris, 446
harrington avenue.
After the regular routine business
the president, Mrs. T. H. Lyles. ad-
dressed them upon the murder of Post
master Baker, at Lake City, South Car
olina. Several spirited speeches were
made by members, after which Mrs.
Lyles also called their attention to
the great loss sustained by our race
in the death of the Hon. ex-senator
Blanche X. Bruce, at his home, 2O1O
r street, Washington, D. c., on March
18th.
The following named ladies were ap-
pointed as a committee to prepare suit
able resolutions expressing their con-
demnation of the murder of the Post
master at Lake City, and also ex-
pressing their heartfelt sympathy at
the death of B. K. Bruce. The COM
The Appeal., 1898-03-26

the young man receiving the greatest
number of Votes in the contest. On
| Wednesday evening instead of the drill
there will be an impromtu orchestra
concert and Thursday evening Christ
Church Choir boys concert: Single
ticket Is cents. season ticket 25 cents
The committee appointed at recent
meeting consisting Of E P Wade, J @
Adams and W Gardner appeared be-
fore the B BARD Of the Fire com mission
ers last Tuesday evening and protested
against the removal of F G Tobey from
the fire department The committee
was informed that no such thing was
contemplated Chief Jackson who was
present said there was no CAUSE Tor COM
plant againt Tobey aud the committee
re ired with the understanding that he
was all right
Miss Marie Wainwright, the peers of
American emotional actresses, will be
cen here shortly in a new production
by jacob Lift entitled "Shau We For.
give Here" This play was very favor
ably received at the Forteenth ct. Thee
IRE, New York recently a3d has since
made hit in Boston and Brooklyn.
The company!is strong one and is head
ed by that very capable actress Marie
Wainwright. Miss Wainwrieh'ts role is
an emotional one and it is said that she
is admirably suited to the part. Her
plunge into melodrama has caused no
little talk among people who keep track
oftheatr:cal events.
Mrs. w. &. Casey, wife of M. w. G,
Casey, who spent four months in this
city last year as headwaiter at the Aber-
deem. depa rted this life OH the 18th, inst
at Chicago. She had a severe attack of
La grippe from which she did not re-
cover. The funeral occurred at ST..
Thomas Episcopal church last Sunday
at l 80 p. m. She left her devoted hus-
band and daughter two years and five
months old to mour her loss. Mr. Casey
deserves the sympathy of his friends in
St. Paul who ever found him polite
and afable gentleman, kird to every one
he met. Mr.. Casey is now headwaiter
OF the Windermen Hotel in Chicago and
is very popular among the people.
Miss Mary G. Jackson, of Atlanta, Ca,
is in the city the guest of Mrs. Charles
P. Noyes of 80 Virginia avenue. Miss
Jackson is assistant principal of the
Hains Industrial School of Atlanta in the
interest of which inslitation che is visit
ing the North. The school is one of the
institutions of the PRESBYTERIAN church.
M So Jackson will remain in S.. Paul un.
til Monday, but her time will be fully
occupied with meetings 80 that no enter
tainment for her could be arranged.
This afternoon she will speak at White
Bear. Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock
she will address young peoples rally
at the House of Hope church. Rev M,
D. Edwards will preside. Rev. John Paul
EgberS will lead the devotions and Mrs.
De Wolf will sing. Tuesday evening
Miss Jackson will speak at Red Wing,
Wednesday at Winons, and Thursday
afternoon she will address a meeting Ut
Minneapolis. Miss Jackeon was born
Save and ia b:illiant example of our
possibilities.
The Appeal., 1898-03-26
And There are Others.

The editor of an exchange says he is
a true Christian, an adamantine pillar
of the church and loves sacred songs,
but when he hears a man who owes him
three years subscription singing "Jesus
Paid It ALL he feels like shedding his
Christianity for few moments to go
over with a club and give him receipt
in full.-Waverly Tribune. Z sa 'sa@
The Appeal., 1898-03-26
- a 80 -E5 ~ @
CHALLENGE

'ras- F. -
Ladies Work Committee of Pilgrim Bap
" tist Church. ~
D ear siste,s:-.
We the male members of Pilgrim B .p-
tist church hereby challenge your com:
mittee to a friendly contest to see which
can give the most profitable entertain
ment. Your entertainment to bs con-
Quoted by ladies and ours 10 be given en-
tirely by men. The one rsising the
largest amount OF money aud giving the
most novel and Interesting entertain
ment to be declared the winner. liz g.
COMMITTEE FOR THE MEN
Geo. W. Jamen,
u. E. Beasley, h. A. Kirtley,
J, B. Johnson, w T Francis,
The Appeal., 1898-03-26

A farmer had secured an appointment
as lightkeeper in Maine coast light
house. The first night he went on duty
he lighted up promptly at dusk and at
II o'clock carefully extinguished the
lamp. The next day, of course, there
was trouble, and, when he was taken
to task, he replied that he supposed 10
o'clock was late enough to keep the
light going, as he thought that all hon
est men should be in bed at that hour
Boston Herald. ....s.s. aa- ...-..s .5