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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

A pale form lay upon cot in the hos
pital. Friends and relatives were gath
cred at the bedside: all were gazing anx-
iously upon the wan face of the PROSTATE
man, says the New York Evening World.
Grief was written upon their faces. and
tears, unconsciously and unheeded trick
led down their cheeks. Oh would he not
awaken to speak one last word before he
crossed over the dark river of death! All
look! His lips move, his eyelids slowly
open, he strugglest to speak Finally the
words came. In faint, quivering tones he
asked:
Tell me, tell me, what make of air ship
was it that collided with mine?'
Have peace, my dearest" pitifully sob
bed the stricken wife, ut was an improv-
ed, ball-bearing, chainless Aerial of the
latest model"
Thank heaven! Now can die happy. 1t
is the same make as mine"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
BRIGHT BITS.

Zone great trouble wifi folks" said
Uncle Eben, lis dat dey's li'ble ter make de
smalles speck on dab serenity fob de
pint whah patience cease ter be a vir-
Star.
TQgpss ETkslS IF ~ What would
you do if some one was to leave you hun
dred thousand dollars?' Jones-'I suppose
I'd begin to realize how little a hundred
thousand really is.'-Truth.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. what sort
of a fighter is a cyclone fghter'?" Mr..
Figg-"I don't know much about fighters,
but 1 suppose he is one who goes blowing
around. indianapolis Journal
Facilitated Transit-"What, a bridge
across the Styx?" Charon. the former
boatman, winlIed significantly. Bicycle. -
he rejoined, with laconic brevity. Good
roads movement, you know."-Detroit
Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
Imnortnnt. IL True.

A day or two ago the New York Herald
published a cable message from its cor
respondent with the Nicaragua Canal
Commission to the effect that in the opin-
ion of the commission the canal can be
built for less than three-quarters of the
original estimate-that is to say about
$4,000, OO0-and that the work of construc-
ton can be done in about four and a half
years.
This is very important news, If true. But
is it true? We doubt if anybody who
knows anything about the canal route be-
lleves it is The Heralds correspondent
must have obtained the opinion he cabled
from some of the natives. He could hard
ly have obtained it from the commission.
There are two reason for thinking that
no reliance is to be placed upon the Her
aids cable message. The first is that the
commission hasn't been in Nicaragua long
enough to form any opinion of the cost of
the canal. 1t hasn't had time to make
even a preliminary survey of the route
And it is quite certain that it wouldn't
have given an opinion of such Importance
without data upon which to base it.
The other reason is that the route has
been surveyed by competent engineers
several times, and estimates of the cost
of the canal based upon these surveys
have been made. The lowest estimate
was about SSO,OOO,OOO, while the highest
was a great deal more than $780, 900.
There are engineers with the commission
who helped to make these surveys and
estimates. 1t is hardly probable that they
have assisted in furnishing informa ton
which would justify such an opinion as
the Herald's correspondent says that the
commission entertains. The reasonable
conclusion is that the Heralds news is
not near enough to the truth to be i'm
portant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
Uncle Sam Pays the Expenses.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.).

President Dole. of the so-called Hawa-
iian republic, has made a sort of royal pro-
gress from the West to the national capt.
tai. He advanced as the unprecedentedly
honored guest of the administra ton. Not
only were all his expenses paid by The gov
eminent, but United States troops and
high dignitaries of the State Department
acted as his guards of honor. During Pres
ident Dole's indefinite sojourn he and his
suite are to be entertained at the chief
and most expensive hosiery of Washing
ton as would befft the dignity, state and
power of the ruler of the greatest most
powerful and friendly nation. President
Dole is unquestionably a visitor of distlnc-
ton, but as he visits the American CAPT
tai not as the greatest of friendly rulers
but solely as a lobbyist for the vicious and
indefensibe scheme of Hawaiian annexa-
ton, it may not unreasonably appear to
those who do not share his views upon the
subject that the country, in paying so
largely for the privilege OF welcoming him
to lobby for the Hawaiian treaty, is paying
too much, both in honors and money, for
his services as a lobbyist OF course lob
byists are generally high priced, but when,
as is certain to occur in this instance, they
have lobbied not for but against the well
fare and interests of the country, il has
been unusual TO pay them out of the ma
tional treasury for such adverse services
as they may have rendered in plying their
trade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

One of the chief provisions of our anti
quated and oppressive navigation laws
reads as follows: mo merchandise shall
be transported, under penalty of forfeit
ure thereof, from one port of the United
States to another port of the United
States in a vessel belonging wholly or in
part to a subject of any foreign power" "
In view Of this provision, it is at once ap-
parent what virtue there is in American
registry and the right of a vessel to fly
the American flag. The presence Of this
provision of law may account for great
deal of the pressure that is being brought
to bear by representatives Of the ship
building sections in favor of the Hawaiian
annexation job.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

The city hail at Cleveland, o., is suffer
ing queer visitation. The other day some
boys captured a number of skunks and
were taking them through the streets of
the town. Near the city hall the boxes
in which the little animals were confined
were accidentally broken and twenty
ekunks Immediately scooted for and took
refuge in the basement Of the city hall.
The janitor and a number of assistants
donned rubber coats and attempted to dis
lodge the unwelcome visitors, but at last
advices the skunks were an possession of
the field.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

Senator Hanna told Georgia Republican
in Washington the other day that he had
troubles Of his own in Ohio. A day or two
thereafter, there occurred strike at his
shipyards in Cleveland, and now the tele-
graphic dispatches announce that still
more trouble has overtaSen him. He is the
father of a son, named Dan, and Dan has
wife. Mrs. Dan has made application to
the courts for divorce, alleging that young
Hanna treated her with such extreme
cruelty that she was compelled, three
weeks ago, to leave his house.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

1t can hardly be doubted that Mrs. John
Smith, of New York. who is also known as
Mrs. Humphreys and Mrs. Piper, is the
most forgetful of women. She swore in
court the other day that, although she had
a living and undivorced husband at the
time she married John Smith, she forgot
all about it until her attention was called
90 the fact after her marriage with Smith.
Now. the wife who can forget her hus-
band,and even the fact that she is a wife,
is perfectly capable of forgetting any
thing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

1t would now be interesting to hear from
the Atlanta Constitution with regard 10
where it got its information asserted so
positively, that Gov. Atkinson did not at
tend that Sunday bun fight in Mexico.
With great show of superior knowledge.
the Constitution declared that the Gov
ernor did not attend the fight, and that
criticisms passed upon him for having
done so were unwarranted and unjust,
and that apologies were due to the Gov
ernor by all who had criticised him. Now
the Governor declares that he did attend
the fight, and he doesn't care who
knows it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
improvement in % Yenrs.
From the New York Journal of CommerC
and Commercial Bulletin Qnd).

The working classes of Europe have
more and better clothing, food and home
comforts than they had twenty-five or
thirty years ago. The working classes of
America, by reason of better wages and
much lower prices. can buy nearly twice
as much with their wages as they could
twenty-five years ago. They have divided
this improved result between their ex-
penses and the savings bank.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

Nine small boys of this city are under
suspicion of being firebugs. This is rather
a serious matter, and may call for strin-
gent action. Small boys, white and black,
are to be seen on the streets of the city
at all hours of the night. There GER
tainly can be no good in this extreme lib
erty which they are given. Loafing about
the streets after nightfall can be produc-
tive only of evil. Can the parents or
guardians of boys of this class not keep
them off the streets at night? If they
cannot or will not, it may be found nee
essary for the city to take hold of the
matter, with a curfew law, or something
of the kind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

A Topeka dispatch says something about
the falling in Kansas the other day of
''snowhakes as big as base balls" That is
a good sign; not that such big snow flakes
are falling, but that Kansas is once more
Dragging about the bigness of things in
her territory. When person or a state
gets to Dragging, it is pretty good evidence
that they are tolerably well contented with
the way things are going.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
CURRENT COMMENT.
An Epigrnm by Croker.

An ERiErnm by Croker.
From Springfield (NIass) Republican Qnd)
The most celebrated of Mr.. Crokers re-
ported sayings is likely to be this: IF we
don't behave, We're gone" There is enough
philosophy, craftsmanship and common
sense packed into it to make it live for
ever,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

There is no probability that Senator
Lindsay of Kentucky will resign, in ac-
cordance with the resolution of the Ken
lucky Legislature. He may reply, as
Senator Caffery Of Louisiana did TO some
of his critics. that he stands now precise
ly where he stood when he was elected
by a Democratic legislature, and that if
he was good Democrat at that time, he
Is one still
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

vassar College is proud of a remarkably
athletic girl who is at school there. She
can ride. swim. play foot ball, run foot
races, jump high bars, fence, row, swing
dumb bells and perform a dozen other ath-
letic feats. She is very strong and is as
'long winded" as a prize fighter. Never
theless, it would be safe to wager some
thing handsome that she could not do a
weeks wash for her mother.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

1t is said that the Hawaiian Congress
will repeal the contract labor law of the
islands. There is some objection in this
country to the labor laws of Hawaii as
they stand at present, and the annexa-
tionists are anxious to get every possible
objection out of the WAY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
spaniards Do Not Joke.
From the Columbia Is. O. State Dem.,


The Spanish are a grave people and do
not seek to be funny, but they not infre-
quently contribute to the hilarity of ma
tons. Could anything be more humorous
than their sending warships to a United
States port in order to maintain the ma
tional dignity disturbed by the Maine S
visit to Habana? Child's-play we would call
it, but in Spain it win be regarded as a
most majestic and solemn act.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-The Adelphia Club of SaVan-
nah; Stockholders Union Road Company.
Special Notices-Ship Notice j. F. Minis
& Co: Open Saturdays to 10 P. NJ, R. D.
& VIM. baltimore; Royal Benefit Society.
Business Notices-Silver Moon Extra
Choice Tea, Henry Solomon & Son.
Amusements-"A Milk White Flag" at
the Theater Monday. Jan. 81.
See Our Ad on Page 3-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Realization Sale Commences To-day-At
The Metropolitan Clothing Company.
Beginning With To-day, Until March l.
--Chas. Marks.
A Clean Sweep sale-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Still In The Lead-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Gold Dust Washing Powder-N. K. Fair
banks Company.
Medical-Dr. williams Pink Pills;
Ayers Pills; Hoods Sarsaparilla; Cuti-
cura Remedies.
Cheap Column Advertlsements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

II is announced that some Of the New
Bedford strikers have found gold vein in
the hills on the outskirts of the city. and
that they will work it while they are out
OF the mills Should the find prove valua-
BILE, some of the strikers may conclude
that the mill business can get along with
out them permanently.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

The Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Palmer of New
Orleans, the Grand Old Man of Southern
Presbyterianism, is approaching his SOth
birthday. The ladies of New Orleans pro-
pose to make the anniversary memora-
bic one, and preparations are being made
to pay marked tribute of love and honor
TO him. DR.. Palmer is one of the oldest
ministers of the Presbyterian Church in
America, and is known in all sections OF
the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

1t is to be hoped that the back-set given
the new state schemes in the House the
other day win have the effect of keeping
such schemes out Of Congress for some
time. Neither New Mexico, Arizona nor
Oklahoma is yet fitted for statehood. The
only possible reason for the admission of
either of them would be the securing by
the majority of needed votes in the Sem
ate on a certain question, and Congress
and the country have seen in the case of
Nevada the folly Of annexing pocket
borough states as an expedient for get
ting measures enacted into law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

1t is reported that the Italian Parlia-
ment will shortly consider a bill which
should prove of interest to title-lcving
Americans The proposition is that a
scale Of prices be fixed, at which titles
with all of their attending privileges, may
be purchased. The scale is to run from
$500 for the title of Prince down TO 81, 900
for the title of Baron. Marquises and
counts come at the rate Of $1,000 each.
Should this bill become law, the new-rich
people OF New York and Chicago could
become grandees Of Italy with but little
trouble and moaicum Of expense.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

Registered at the postomee in Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

The New York and New England news
papers are talking soiemnly about the
PROJECTS OF the ice crop Of the current
winter, and predicting that It will be a
small one The ice companies. of course,
like that sort of thing But 1t would
probably not make any difference what
soeyer if not pound of ice were harvest
ed from the rivers and lakes of the North
this winter. Ice machines have made US
independent of the natural ice crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
THE MORNING NEWs:r SATURDAY, JANUARY 80 1885,

What should prove terrible warning
to husbands 10 general occurred at Read
ing, Pa, one day recently. Mrs. Charles
Rhoades is a constant attendant at
church. For twenty years she has been
attending divine services without the
companionshipso her husband. The other
day she went TO the meeting house alone,
as usual. Upon entering, one of the first
persons she saw was her husband. 1t
was such an unaccustomed sight that she
did not know what to make of it. She
thought it was an apparation; that her
husband was dead and his spook was in
the church. The idea was overpowering,
and she fell in a faintiug fit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
UTAH CONGRESSMAN HONORED
ONE OF TAMMANY'S FOURTH OF
JULY ORATORS.
Judge King Accepts the Invitation
Utah Senators Will Vote For
nexation-Cannon's Economy.
(special to The Herald.l

Washington, June 2O.-Judge King has
accepted an invitation to speak at the
Tammany hall celebration OF the Fourth
of July. This is a fine compliment to the
Utah representatives, as the Tammany
committee on speakers always selects the
leading congressional orators for the In
dependence day celebration.
Senator Rawlins and Senator Cannon
will both support the Hawaiian annexa-
ton bill. Each expresses confidence that
Hawaii will become part of the Union be-
fore congress adjourns.
The war revenue bill originally proposed
the expenditure of one-half of one per
cent of the value of the bonds for the
preparation, printing and advertising.
Senator Cannon sharply opposed this pro-
vision. He said there was no need of
advertising the bonds and the other work
could be done by the present department
force without additional expense. By his
efforts this appropriation was cut out
of the bill. Afterward the conference
committee adopted an amendment eXpend-
ing one-tenth of one per cent for this pur-
pose Under this amendment the work
will cost about 500 600, instead of 81. 500 900
Senator Cannon says that the 100000 ex-
penditure is wholly unnecessary, but is
pleased to have been able to keep it from
being six times as great.
The following postoffices will be made
money order offices July 5: Utah-Junc-
ton, Piute county. Wyoming-Thermop-
oils, Fremont county. Idaho-Warren,
Idaho county.
Mrs Francis Bray was today appointed
postmaster at Blanche. Lincoln county,
Idaho pensions granted today: Original
Charles Cotton. GrangerVille, Sc. Adj
ditional, Arrabert +. Bliss, kendrick, Sc
TO IS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21

Hongkong, June 20.-The United
States transport Zafiro, which has just
arrived here and anchored in Chinese
waters, brought news from Manila har-
Dor under date of June II. from which
it appears that the insurgents now
hold 1000 Spaniards and 1000 native
prisoners, together with their arms. The
insurgents also captured, on June IA,
the town of Oalang, the place next in
Importance to Manila on the bay.
Frequent fires have occurred at Ma
Mia and at Malate.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
was to have left Manila June II to
meet the United States cruiser Charles
ten and the transports from San Fran
cisco, which the warship is conveying.
The latter were expected to reach the
northeaSternmoSt point of the island or
LuZon shortly afterwards.
The city carbinerOs who attempted to
desert from the Spanish forces on June
Is were arrested and shot
General Aquinaldo, the insurgent
chief, has informed United States Con-
sui Williams of the formation OF a pro-
visional government, merely for CO.
hesive purposes, and has notified him
of the desire of the insurgents that the
Philippines become an American col
o2y.
The Spaniards have sunk the cruiser
Cuba, so as to obstruct the passage OF
the Pasig river. The Americans at Ma
Mia say apparently friendly relations
exist between the French and German
sGuadrOns.
The British second class cruiser Bon
adventure proceeded from Hongkong for
Manila yesterday, and another British
WarShiD is to follow her.
The British steamer Esmeralda left
here yesterday for Manila, in order TO
bring away refugees, and the British
steamer Yuen Sang will leave here to-
day for the same purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-21
Officials Quite Certain the Army
Has Arrived.
GUESS WORK AND THEORY
WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO
LAND.
Sampson and Shafter Will Decide Up
on the Landing Points, Which
Will Be Cleared of the Enemy By
Warships-Transports Sighted On
Sunday In Windward Passage.

Washington, June 20.-No doubt is
entertained at either the war or navy
department that General Skaters ex-
petition has arrived safely off San
tiago by this time. As a matter of fact,
it is believed that the first of the
transports arrived near the blockad-
ing fleet Saturday night. According to
the plans arranged for the debarkation,
the fleet of transports was to lie in a
safe position until Sampson had cleared
the way for a landing. The selection
of the landing place has been left en-
tirely to the Judgment of Admiral
Sampson and General Shafter, and the
first business in order upon the arrival
of the transport fleet off Santiago
would be a war council between Adj
miral Sampson and some of his naval
captains on the one hand and Major
General Shafter and his staff on the
other, the purpose being TO settle all
the details of the debarkation-
Meanwhile the feet of transports
would lie out at sea at least ten miles,
beyond the bloekading squadron, in or
der to be entirely safe from attack by
Spanish torpedo boats. These crafts
are dangerous enough to fuil-f1edged
warships. but transport would be alb
solutely helpless against their attack,
so that the strictest possible watch
must be kept by the conveys until the
troops are landed, the present being
the most critical moment in the whole
operation
The work of debarking the troops is
not to be one of hours, but rather
days, according to opinion of army Of
ficers. A great deal depends upon the
point selected for the landing. 1t was
thought that Aguidores, east of MORO
castle. would be a likely landing place,
in view of the fact that it has wharf
which would be extremely useful for
landing the heavy supplies and ord
nance of the siege train. 1t is reported
now, however, that this wharf has
been commanded by Spanish batteries,
which have been so placed as to give
an enfilading fire upon it. If this be
so. then the batteries %.st be first 81
fenced by the fleet, else there would
not only be loss of life among the
troops. but the wharf itself might be
destroyed by the Spanish shells
If the landing is made at this wharf
no less than two days, it is estimated,
will be consumed in getting the eXpe-
dition ashore. as only one ship can lie
there at a time, and there is an enor-
NOUS quantity of ammunition and
stores to be taken ashore. If the land
ing is made on the beach, it will be
a. tedious and time-conSuming opera
ton. although it will be possible IN
that way to proceed simultaneously
from all ships.
The army officials feel confident that
General Shafter will make an effort 10
open up cable communication as soon
as he has landed a force, and they
are expecting a cablegram almost any
moment announcing the fact that he
has succeeded.