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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
Personal.

Alexander Vest, son of Senator Vest.
has been appointed commercial agent of
the Texas Midland railroad, Hetty Green's
line, with headquarters in st. Louis.
DIR. John Watson Gan Maclaren), pas
tor of the Seton Park church, Liverpool,
has been "caned" to the Presbyterian
church, Kensington, London. He is said
to be considering the invitation.
Capt. John Lawson, who is now in st.
Louis, ran Robert Stevenson's first steam
engine between London and Liverpool. He
is the oldest engineer in America and ran
the first engine on American soil.
Mayor Master of Baltimore has been
presented with a plaster of paris model Of
the city jail colored to represent the stone
and iron He win have 1t under his
Christmas tree for his children.
Mrs. George Benedict Carpenter, who
Is spoken of as the prospective president
of the new Federation of Music Clubs
which meets in Chicago this month, is said
to be the only woman impressario in the
country.
Rev. Fred Order, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Barboursville, KY
and representative in the legislature for
Casey county, has resigned his pastorate
because of the failure of the church to
pay his salary.
Dean Comfort of the University of
Syracuse, addressed the Syracuse Cham
Der of Commerce the other day, advocat-
ing the erection of monument to Clinton,
Morris. Forman and Geddes, the projec-
tors of the Erie canal.
Roger Smith IIowes has been an Off
cial of the town of Moscow, Me, for ff-
ty years, and for a long time has been
town collector. He makes his rounds on
foot though now upwards of three-score
and ten and he says he expects to serve
the town until he is 100
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The New York World, in an editorial
comparing the value of our gold output
last year with the value of some of our
crops. says: For example. while our gold
output is worth $61, 5O0.O 600. our corn is worth
sisl eOo. 900, our wheat $3lOGOo, $50, and even
our lowly oats 1872, 900. Ooo"
Has the World forgotten the south's
great crop? Is the cotton crop of so little
account in the estimation of that paper
that 1t does not even think of it when call
ing attention to other crops of the coun-
try? The value Of the cotton, which was
harvested last year is about $3.50. co., 900. 1t
may be more than that. 1t will hardly be
less. Not more than half this crop is yet
marketed. and a substantial advance in the
price would make a very considerable diff
ference in the value of this crop.
The price is 1ow-remarkably low. If the
price this season had been cents per
pound Instead of 5, the money value Of
the crop would have been greater than
that Of the wheat crop, Notwithstanding
the high price of wheat.
But high as the price of wheat is, it is
doubtful il the value of the wheat exports
will be as great as that of the cotton ex-
ports. Cotton exports are depended upon
to keep the balance of trade in our favor,
and cotton eventually will enable us to
greatly increase our exports Of manufac-
tured goods.
Cotton was king once, and when the
south has mills enough of her own to man.
ufacture her cotton crop it will be king
again. The whole world then will have to
buy cotton manufactures from the south
The World makes a mistake in passing
cotton by as if it were no longer a crop of
| consequenee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

In the matter of the Russian opinion
that England viii be slow to go into the
Chinese affair because OF her fear of re-
belllon in India, the wish for England
timidity is probably father 10 the thought
that she viii be timid. John Bull may be
cordially disliked by his neighDors, but at
the same time he is wholesomely feared.
They would all. probably, like 10 see him
placed in a hole, but each Of them wishes
somebody else than themselves to attempt
to place him there. 1t is reasonably safe
to say that John is not very much dis
turbed with regard to India.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
New York,s MaNor.

The position which the mayor of New
York, MIR. Van Wyck occupies, must be
a CALLING one TO him. He is mayor In
name only. Mr.. Croker, the Tammany
boss, is the real mayor. The New York
papers do not speak of Mr.. Van Wyck s
appointments. They speak of Mr.. Crok-
er's appointments. They say MIR. Croker
has done this or that or will do so and so.
Mr. Van Wyck is regarded as mere fig
ure-head. If he should go fishing every
day during his term of Office he would
hardly be missed if Mr.. Croker directs
the affairs of the mayors office as COM
pletely as the New York papers say he
does.
Is Mr.. Van Wyck going to be satisfied
10 do nothing more in his official ca
pacity than to play the part of a head
clerk to Mr.. Croker and draw his salary?
1t may be that he is not even permitted
to draw the whole of his salary-that is,
to have all of it himself. Mr. Croker
may have decided that percentage of it
must go 70 Tammany.
The political boss is fully established in
New York city. Is government by polti-
cal boss preferable to government by a
mayor and council? Is there any advant-
age in one man power in municipal af-
fairs? If so. why not abolish the offices
Of mayor. aldermen and commissions?
What is the use of squandering money on
such high-priced officials?
Mr.. Van Wyek appears TO be satisfied
with the honor and salary of his office.
/ { he has any pride and ambition, how
ever, it must be exceedingly irritating to
him to be pointed out as the mayor of
New York who mas no will of his own in
municipal matters ana who simply obeys
the orders of Mr.. Croker.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
nc Monetary commlssion Rcrorl.

The Monetary Commission Report.
The report OF the monetary commission
lrpointed by the indianapolis sound mon
convention. an abstract of which was
blished in our dispatches yesterday, de-
ives. and win no doubt receive, very
areful consideration from congress, and
3.7o from bankers ard fnanciers. it pro-
vies for currency reform and a banking
tenn.
Fhe commission aims Of course at the
maintenance of the gold standard, and it
gives some very strong reasons why 1t
ouid be maintained. 1t also points out
the necessity for retiring the greenbacks,
lowing that the arguments advanced for
beeping the greenbacks in circulation are
far from sound. In the event Of war, for
Instance, it would be practically impossi-
be to keep them on a parity with gold, and
Be- might be difficult to do so in time of
peace If there should be a great financial
7turbance. The claim that the green
ba cks in circulation cost the government
rothing, and that if they were funded into
bonds the government would have 10 pay
interest on the bonds, is misleading. AS a
natter OF fact it has cost the government
great deal to keep the greenbacks on a
llrity with gold. Nearly all the bonds
sold within the last few years were for
that purpose-to keep up the gold reserve
which protects the greenbacks.
The banking system which is proposed,
shows that the system has been given very
thoughtful consideration. 1t eliminates
lating notes but bank noies would be as
wan protected apparently as they
are now, so that if bank
should fail its notes would
sin be as good as they were before the
failure. Under tho proposed system banks
would not be tempted to unduly expend
their Calculations; neither would the great
hanking Institutions of the cities hesitate
TO issue. notes because of their liability for
other banks.
OF course, in a short article. all the points
in the proposed currency reform and bank
ing system cannot be commented upon.
The report of the commission is now in
the hands of the people, and it is fol
them 70 pass judgment upon it. 1t viii &c
10 congress and be considered along with
the plan for currency reform and a bank
/ ing system of Mr.. Gage. the Secretary OF
| the Treasury, and other plans of which
The committee on banking and currency
1 has charge. There Will be no financial leg
1 islation at this session of congress, and
/ perhaps. not al the next, but we are bound
| to have a different banking system in tn,
near future, and ii is well for the people tC
ind out what they want by studying the
different systems proposed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PAssAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited days, $3.50. Cabin. un-
limited, 5000. Excursion, limited a
months, 1872. Second class, limited DAYS.
$14.75.
TO ON-Steamer-Cabin, limited
days, $22. Excursion, limited months, $685.
Second class, limited days, $17.
TO HINGTON-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $500. Second class.
limited days. $11.2O.
TO PHILADELPHIA-S and rail
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion, lin
tied months $500. Second class, Iimi-
ted 4 days, $3.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA Steamer-Cabin.
unlimited, ST. Second class, limited {
days, $11.5O.
TO BALTIMORE-Cabi limit DAVIS
SIS. Excursion, limited months, S25 In
termediate, limit days, $3.50 Interme-
date, excursion, limited months, s22
Steerage, limit 8 days. $40.
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows STANDARD time):
ITASCA, Capt. James, WEDNESDAY,
Jan. s, at 400 p. m.
ESSEX. Capt. Bnlups, SATURDAY, Jan.
g. at p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CARoLAN, Agent,
Savannah, Ga
w. f. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ
J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The proposition of Alderman Smith to
change the names of West Broad and East
Broad streets is entitled TO very careful
consideration. 1t would cost nothing to
give these streets new and more satisfac-
tory names. a simple change, and one
which would meet with public approval,
i'm all probability. would be 10 drop East
from one and Broad" from the other.
SO that one would be known as Broad
street and the other as West street. How
ever. almost any change that would more
clearly designate the two streets would be
acceptable.
And while the question of changing the
names Of the foregons streets is under
consideration would It not be advisable 10
inquire whether there are not changes in
the names of other streets which could
be made with decided advantage to the
city? For instance, We have a Houston
street and New Houston street. Why
not call the latter street Park avenue ?
Then we have Pine street, which is only
a continuation of Congress street. Why
not call the entire street Congress street?
William street is a continuation of Ogle-
thorpe avenue, and should bear the name
of that avenue.
An examinat ton of the map Of the city
would show a number of streets which
could be renamed with benefit TO the city
aud without injury 10 anybody's inter
csts Alderman Smith should take up this
work Of remaining the streets with the
view of doing it thoroughly There is
room for great improvement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
Duty of seIf-RespectinG Veterans.
From the Boston Transcript Qnd.).

Just at the present moment the whole
country seems to be aroused over the
abuses that have so sadly diverted the
pension system from its original purpose.
This amusement may be only spasmodic,
and it may be the beginning of the move
meni which must come sooner or later
for a revision and purging of the pension
roll. Whether IL be the one or the other,
there is one thing certain: The politicians
of either party can never be depended up
on to bring about reform so long as poll
tics and pensions retain their present in
innate relationship. Reform can only be
brought about by the honorable, sef-re-
specting. patriotic soldiers and sailors of
the war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The failure of all efforts to settle the
strike between the English engineers and
their employers viii carry over into the
new year one OF the greatest labor dis
putes that England has ever seen. 1t is
estimated by the statistical bureau of the
governments labor department that there
was during the year just ended a loss to
the country from labor troubles, includ-
ing losses 10 laborers, employers and
others, of not less than S75.000.0O0.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The reductions of wages in New England
factories, it appears. do not stop with
the cotton mills The employees of the
great shoe factory at North Broo5ield.
Mass, have been notified Of a cut in pay.
This is the sort of a New Years present
they received from the Dingley bill 1t
must have been the Dingley bill which
did it, There is no southern competition
in the shoe manufacturing business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

A story was published in a New York
paper the other day to the effect that
Miss Cisneros had been rescued from a
prison in Cuba only to be incarceratcd.
against her WILL in a convent in this
country. 1t appears that such is not the
case. She is going to school in Washing
ton, and selected herself the school she
preferred attending.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
"Criminals Wade Happy"
From the New York Herald Qnd).

Ninety-eight criminals have been par
doned by President Mckinley since he
took office last March, of whom fourteen
were violators of the national banking
laws. If the President continues at this
rate the new year viii be one of great
cheer to past and prospective lawbreakers
in and out of financial institutions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

Notwithstanding the political CONFUSION
which has consolidated several municipal
tiles into the Greater New York for sun
dry purposes the various divisions remain
just as they were before, in so far as the
mails are concerned. Thus Brooklyn re-
mains Brooklyn and Long Island City re-
mains Long Island City to the people who
carry the mails, as If nothing had hap
pened. Persons writing to the new burgh
will not need 70 change the styles OF adj
dress formerly used.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeungs-Confederat Veterans Assoc
citation; Alpha Lodge No. ]. A. 4 A. s. r.;
Savannah Lodge No 1888, b. p o. Elks.
Special Notices-Notice. Dearng Hun,
Notice 20 City Court Jurors; Discount No
tice, s. II. Levy & Bro; Old Fashioned
Zip Salve, Solomons & Co.
Business Notices-E. & W. Laundry
The Girl From Paris Cigar.
Dry Salt Hides, Etc.-A. Enrich & Bro
Railroad Schedules-Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad.
Hotel-Hotel Majestic. New York.
Our Stock-Taking Is Over-Metropohtan
Clothing Company.
The Best Laundry in Town-Georgia
Steam Laundry.
Warm-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Balocock Work in Vehicles-The Savan-
nah Carriage and Wagon Company.
Auction Observation-Disclosures Sale by
j. Mclaughlin & Son; Sale of Land by
j. Mclaughlin & Son; Germania Bank
Stock, by j. Mclaughlin & Son, Auction
GERS.
Suits For $6.45-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Coal-Bond, Harrison & Co.
Gold Dust Washing Powder.-N. X.
Fairbanks Company
Aedical-Warner's Safe Cure; Pyramid
Pile Cure Worlds Dispensary Prepara-
tions; Erie Medical Company; Cudcura
Remedies; Ayers Cherry Peetoral; cas-
toria.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
HARDEEVILLE BRICK CO.,
Congress and DraytOn SIS.

Brick, Lime, Cement, wall Paper,
Paints, Glass, MRntels, Fireplace
Fixtures, and building supplies gem
orally. Every stroke of the paint
brush, every broken glass replaced.
every worn out CRATE fixed means
money well invested. You select the
material, we furnish IL and do the
work.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
JOHN 6. BUTLER,

DEALER IN
Paints, Oils, and Glass, Sash, Doors,
Blinds and Builders Supplies Plain and
Decorative Wall Paper. Foreign and Do
nestle Clements. Lime. Plaster and Hair.
Sole agents for Asbestine Cold water
Paint.
20 Congress street, west and ID St. Julian
street, west.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The colored troops of the city are to be
congratulated upon their fine appearance
yesterday. They would, without doubt.
compare favorably with the colored troops
of any other section of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The New York Herald tells story of
a pension sharper in Alabama who sue
ceeded in drawing fourty-four pensions in
the names of that many alleged widows of
veterans. but who stumbled and failed on
the forty-hfth widow. Newspaper publ
cation would. probably have stopped The
follow after his first case
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

The riddle of the sphynx is simple in
comparison with a riddle which a gentle
man asked a whitaker street car con
ductor a day or two ago. Say" said
the inquirer" when is your company 60
ing to put on those new cars, finish its
alleged Improvements and run a decent
schedule?' AS a matter Of course, the
conductor did not know.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
Two Quarantine Bills.

1t looks very much as if the doctors
would prevent the enactment of a national
quarantine law 1t was thought when
Senator Cafery's bill, providing for a ma
tional quarantine law, was introduced
that the opposition to it would come al
most wholly from those who are sticklers
for state rights, but there arc reasons for
thinking that that view of the situation
was mistaken one.
The American Medical Association wants
a national department of public health,
department which shall have charge of
both land and marine quarantine and all
matters pertaining to the control of con-
tagious and infectious diseases. This as
ISOLATION is of the opinion that the neces-
slty for protecting the health of 100000
of people is sufficient to justify the Great
ing of a new cabinet position with a physi-
clan at its head.
A bill has been prepared providing for
department of public health, and it will be
introduced into the House as soon as con-
gress reassembles Then will begin a
lively battle between the doctors of the
marine hospital service and the doctors
of the American Medical Association. As
long as it lasts little or nothing will be ac-
complished in the way of enacting ma
tional quarantine law, and that it will last
a long while is not doubted by those who
| are familiar with the tenacity with which
| doctors stick to their views when they
have taken sides on a question. 1t is
quite safe to say therefore, that the coun-
try will not be under a national quaran-
| tine law next summer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

Ex-Commlssioner of Pensions Murphy re-
calls that the pension rolls were publish
ed in 1888; that is the names were print
ed in big books by the government print
ing Office, at a heavy cost. There were
five volumes of the names, and each vol
ume contained approximately zoo pages
Mr.. Murphy says that so far from this
publication serving to bring about a re-
duction of the pension expenditures, the
bureau was Immediately deluged with ap-
plications for increases. The explanation
is not far to seek. The names were not
given publicity, in the books. Very few
people ever saw them, and the pension
attorneys simply took hold of and used
the books as directories in drumming M
more business. There are now thousands
more names on the rolls than there were
in 1888. The cost of printing the list in that
manner would be greater than before, and
probably no more good would result from
it, If the lists are to be published at all.
they should be given rea! publicity,
through the newspapers and not sham
publicity in books which are never read
by anybody.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

From the New York Evening Post Dem.).
The explanation of Mr.. McKinley's
many pardons of criminals who do not de-
serve clemency appears to be the same
as that of many bad appointments which
he makes-the fact that they are demand
ed by powerful politicians.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

All the comforts Of a modern hotel.
Electric lights. unexcelled table. Tickets
include meals and berth aboard ship.
Passenger Fats From Savannah
TO NEW YORE-Cabin. $50; Excursion.
SS2; intermediate So; Excursion. $24;
Steerage, $10
TO BOSTON-Qabin. so; Excursion, $96:
intermediate, s17 Excursion, $2S; Steer
age, s11.75.
TO PHILADELPHIA (via New York;
Cabin, $22; Exclusion, $35; intermediate.
SIT; Excursion. 81; Storage. SIP.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail rom Savannah, Central
(9oth) meridian tine, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett
TUESDAY, Jan. at 4:3O D. M
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
WEDNESDAY. Jan. 5. at 500 p. m.
GATE CITY, Capt Googins, FRIDAY.
Jan. Z. at 500 D. n
TALLAHASSEE Gait Askins, sATUR-
DAY. Jan. s, at 5:OOp m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt Fisher, MONDAY.
Jan. 10, at 500 D. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY
Jan. II, 700 p. M.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
WEDNESDAY, Jan. u at 500 D. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg
FRIDAY, Jan. II, at 1:D p. m.
GATE CITY. Capt Googils SATURDAY.
Jan. 10, at 1870 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Askins. MON
DAY, Jan. II, at 800 p. n.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, WE'D
NESDAY, Jan. 5, at 300 p. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage. WE'D
NESDAY, Jan. Il, at $50 a. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
p. m. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays at Z noon.
w. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent. 80 Bull st..
Savannah, Ga.
E. W. Smith, Cont Frt. Agt., Saw, Ca.
r. G. Trezevant, Agt., Savannah, Ga.
E. H. Hinton, Traffic Manager,
Jno NJ Egan, Vice President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
Those BothersOme Questions.
From the Philadelphia Record Dem.

Ex-Gov Hubbard of Texas. who was
formerly United States minister TO Japan.
predicts that the Russian and German
ageressions in China win cause great
oriental war; and he thinks that our gov
ernment should assert itself energeticallv
But how can a nation without dry dock
asserts itself at all with its naval arm?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
CURRENT COMMENT.
It's MoIcott,s Move.

From the Macon Telegraph Dem).
Ii is pretty well settled, it seems, that
Secretary of the Treasury Gage is not go
ing TO resign. 1t is in order now, there
fore, for Senator Wolcott TO renew his
threat 10 resign. What does ne say?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04

There must be something wrong Neither
Mr.. Debs nor Mrs, Lease has been heard
from this year.