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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

carry the importance before the nations
of the earth that the President of the
United States does to-day. Gen. Kefer
spoke interestingly OF the duties ana pow
crS Of the President. saying ihaf be stands
with the veto power as repre- sentius one
sixth o. Congress, and therefore Of the
people of the United states IN making the
laws of the country. There mas never
teen a President OF the United Siates he
said. who has taking all circumstances
INTO consl1 era ion. disgraced the high Of
flee he has held. Whether he be a Ne
kinley. or whoever he be. he must be
sTeat in an those things which make men
great. and there is no goodness in this age
that Is moi coupled with goodness and pur-
10y. we have more complete union "a
greater nation In this war, than We have
had since Washington accepted the Office, To-
ne SAID. He spoke OF the conquests ~
The United States in the war with Spain,
and concluded with an tloquent tribute 10
The victories the Americans have won aAd
what The nation has accomplished.
The song The Star Spans ed Banner
by AIR J. c. Postell was most warm
greeted, and while he sang il an around
the banquet, beard remained sta1olha.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
ANXIOUS TO GO TO CUBA.
(continued from Eighth Page.)

be all over. If there Is any chance for
scrap there they win get into il. J."
The Fourth Tennessee is made up from
the three sections of the state, one bat
TALON each from Eastern, Middle and
Western Tennessee. The First Georgia
Regiment, when at Knoxville, was camp
ed near the Fourth Tennessee and doubt
less some pleasant acquaintances were
formed between the officers and men of
the two regiments.
Gen. Snyder's headquarters and STAFF
will accompany the Fourth Tennessee on
the Manitoba.
The transports Minnewaska and Michi-
gan are expected here daily now. 1t has
not yet been definitely decided what reg
iments will be taken by them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
CITY BREVITIES.

Mr. II. f. Kuck, owner of the property
az the northwest corner of Whitaker and
Tavlor streets, is having several small
buildings torn down. He will erect two
dwellings and a store Mr.. Jefferson d.
Persse. the druggist, will occupy the store.
The preliminary steps towards putting
down the brick pavement on New Hous-
ton street, from Bull to Whitaker street.
began Yesterday II was thought that the
street would have to be excavated, but it
win have to be filled in instead, in order
TO bring II up to the proper level.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
TO SURRENDER ITS CHARTER.
SAVANNAH CONSTRUCTION co. WILL
BE WOUND UP.

II Built the south Round Railroad
and VIII Pay Back to Its stock
holders the FuII amount of Their
Original IRvcstment-The Enter
prise Successful One From the
StRrt-It Gave TO Savannah 81 Rail-
road Through, "a New Trade Terri
tory and Established New
Through Line North and south.
The business Of the Savannah Construc-
ton Company viii be wound up and its
charter surrendered This was the resp
luton of the board of directors, at
meeting yesterday. Mr.. b. A. Denmark,
president of the company, presented his
final report in which was set forth the
payment OF each shareholder the par val
ue of his holdings, and the amount of
money still in hand. The later will be
used to pay off certain obligations Of the
company. and that will close the career
of a very successful enterprise, inasmuch
as the company carried out The purpose
for which II was organized, the building
of the South Bound Railroad, now part
of the Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad Company, from Savannah TO Co
lumbia, S. c., thereby opening up a large
area of territory to the business Of this
city and paying back to the investors the
amount originally paid in by them.
The company is one of the few enter
prises of the kind that has succeeded in
what it set out to do, and did not end
in bankruptcy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
Nom shonId Kno,y

What Hoods Sarsaparina has power to do
for those who have impure and impover-
ished blood. 1t makes the blood rich and
pure, and cures scrofula. salt rheum, dys-
persia, catarrh, rheumatism. nervousness.
If YOU are troubled with any ailment caus-
ed or promoted by impure blood take
Hoods Sarsaparilla at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Georgia and Alabama Railroad win
be held in this city next Monday. This
viii be the first meeting of The stockhold-
ers ever held in this city, as it mas been
only recently made the headquarters of
the road. Up to few weeks ago Ameri-
Gus was the legal headquarters of The
Georgia and Alabama. A petition was filed
with the secretary of state for an amend
ment of the charter, making Savannah,
instead of Americas the headquarters.
This petition brought forth some oppos-
ton from a few of the citizens Of Ameri-
Gus, but il was granted by the secretary.
After the meeting of the stockholders
probably on the same day, there will be
a meeting of the board Of directors that
will be elected. 1t is said there win be no
changes in the present officials of the line.
The annual meeting of the road has been
postponed twice this year. Once it was
to have been held in Americas, but,
pending the result of the petition, it was
postponed, as il was desired to have the
meeting in Savannah. Again it was call
ed for some two weeks ago, but it then
had to be postponed on account of The i'll
ness of Mrs. John Skelton Williams, the
wife of the president. Mrs. Williams
condition has now improved however,
and it is not expected that there will be
any further postponement of the meet
ing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
wanted Fourth Illinois Kept.

Chief McDormott communicated with
Maj Russell b. Harrison yesterday, ask
ing that the two remaining battalions OF
the Fourth Illinois Regiment be kept IN
the city until after pay day. The recent
trouble with the Second Louisiana men,
who have been detailed to provost duty
was the reason for asking the retention
of the present guard. When the matter
was submitted to Gen. Lee, however, ne
did mot approve OF It.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

Hoods Pills are prompt and efficient,
easy 60 take, easy 10 operate.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

As soon as baby has learned to
talk 1t becomes necessary 10 teach It TO
keep quiet.-Puck,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

Mr.. Watts. The English sculptor Is en-
gagged on a large statue of Lord Tennyson'
The poet and sculptor were friends for
upward OF fifty years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
RIVER STREET ORDINANCE.
Alderman Charlton Offers Additional
Amendments to Il.

II seems the River street ordinance is
TO undergo q number OF changes yet be.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

y letter was received Il day or two ago
by the passenger department of the Cen
trail Railroad from tire secretary of a
colored emigration society of Arkansas.
The writer wanted some information rela-
tive to the sailing Of vessel of the Ocean
Steamship Company Tor Africa. He want
ed to know when the next vessel would
sail from Savannah TO Central Africa,
her rate of speed and accommodations,
the time required for the trip and the
rate for twenty families, all of whom
have the money in hand and are ready
to set out for Savannah just as soon as
any definite information regarding the ves-
sci can be secured The letter created
considerable amusement, and the clerks in
the office caught themselves figuring on
how to make Central Africa one of the
steamship company's sailing points 1t
was sent to the general passenger agent
of one of the big Western lines, with the
request that the writer be looked up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

1T, temperatures ~. velocity OF wind.
II. B. Boyer.
Observer. Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

Eighty-pound steel rails are being laid
on the section of the Alabama Midland,
a line of the Plant System, extending from
Montgomery to Pinckard, a distance of
a little more than so miles. 1t is desired
to put on heavier engines than those now
run on this line, and the steepness of the
grades is another thing that is inducing
the change in the rails.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

The passenger departments of the rail-
roads here are receiving many communi-
cations from people who want to know
if there Is a steamship line between Sa-
vannah and Porto Rico. Passenger men
say the Indications are that there would
be an immense amount of business for
such a line if it were established. They
base their opinion upon the number Of let
tiers that are received asking for infor-
nation; the fact that such a line, once
established and advertised would attract
the attention of many more people; and
upon there being but one line between an
American port and Porto Rico This is
the Red d Line, which runs from New
York 20 Ponce. The passage on this line
is $50, which, passenger men say, is
very steep rate. A line could possibly be
operated from here at a greatly reduced
rate for passengers, as the passage would
be much shorter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01

The many friends of Mr.. j. c. Halle,
general passenger agent of the Central
Railroad, will regret to learn that he is
seriously i'll at his home ON Perry street.
His illness has been of but short duration
as yet, and his friends trust that it will
not be long until he has recovered his
good health. The malady from which Mr..
Halle is suffering has been pronounced
bx- his t,hvsiciau TO be typhoid fever
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
LEATHER COATS.

Made Of Shcepskin, Horsehide and
observation-disclosures ana Warm. !
Leather coats are made Of sheepskin,
Of horsehide and of dogskin. They are
lined with corduroy, with flannel, and
with sleeps wool. The corduroy lined
coats are made reversible, SO thatzthey
may be worn either side out. - The coats
of sheepskin are usually finished black,
the horsehide and dogskin coats russell
colored. A leather coat of sheepskin,
corduroy-lined, costs about five dollars;
horsehide coats sell for SIP to SIS, and
dogskin coats for $19. -.
Leather coats are worn in the west
by truckmen and policemen and hunt
ers and lumbermen. The leather coat
is serviceable and warm, without great
bulk. The duck shooter lying, per-
haps, for hours in battery, waiting,
keeps warm in a leather coat. The
sportsman after big game wears a
leather coat. It keeps the wearerwarm
without impeding his movements. ;.
. A leather coat is sometimes worn un-
Ger another coat for the sake of its
warmth, as, perhaps, by policeman.
And the leather coat may be worn with
the corduroy side out, so that more
leather coats are worn here in cities
than might be supposed. IT,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
NOT UNLIKE OTHERS.
An Instance Of Henry Georges Alb.
sent Mindedness.

An Instance Of Henry Georges Alb.
sent Mindedness.
The activity and power of intellect
of the late Henry George did not pre-
vent Observation-Disclosures. A writer in
the Review of Reviews says that this
quality was "the jest of his circle"
Names escaped him. heard him say
to Mr.. Dayton, the candidate on his
ticket for comptroller and one of the
best-known men in New York:
"You won't mind it, hope, if I for
get your name; I am so conscious of the
danger OF getting names wrong, that
when the need of remembering comes
it rattles me, and away the name goes. -
He came late to recent dinner at the
Lotus club, where he was to discuss
with some friends the question of his
being candidate in apprehended con-
tingencies. It was raining, and he took
from his pocket the slippers with which
Mrs. George had insisted on providing
him in case he should get his feet wet,
and as he put them on he apologized
with honest gravity: "-,.
Il lost time looking for man kept
asking after as Kinsella, and it turned
out his right name was Moriarty. At
least, think that was what he told me
it was when I found him.
But there was no Observation-Disclosures
when discussion of the business N hand
ensued; he was keen and wide-awake.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02

Proves That the Idea Of Eight Hours,
Rest 10 Erroneous.
Some Of the greatest workers Of our
day have done with. much less thar
eight hours Of sleep, says the British
Medical Journal. DR.. james .Leere.
professor Of Chinese ii the University ii
Oxford, who has justsdied at the. age ri
So, was, is said, in the habit Of ris::nQ
at three a. m. and allowing himself ONLY
Ave hours Of sleep, Brunei, the famous
engineer, for considerable part Of his
life worked nearly 20 hours day. Sit
George A. Elliott, afterward Lord
Heathie;d, who was in command
throughout the great siege Of Gibraltar,
which lasted four years, never. duirin.g,
all that time slept more than four
bours out of the "a. Gas I get ole, "said
Humboldt, II want more sleep-four
hours at least. When I was young,
two hours of sleep were quite enough
for me-" On Prof. Max Muller hintine g
that he found this hard saying. Hum
boldt said: 1T is quite a, mistake,
though it is very widely spread, that we
want seven or eight hours of sleep.
When I was your age simply lay down
on the sofa, turned down my lamp. and
after two. hours sleep I was as fresh as
ever" He lived to be 80. These ex-
amples are, to use the consecrated
phrase of the photographers. more fer
admiration than for imitation; but
they serve to show that longevity and a
small allowance of sleep are not in all
cases incompatible.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
WHY HE CUT THE WIRES,
Cyel1st Brought Assistance hy Al In
weniOus pp0eeaa

cyelist Brought Assistance by Al In
genious Process.
The person who wrote; that cleo
tricity was one Of the mighty agents
of nature enchained by the ingenuity
Of man." says the Electrical Review,
can, scarcely have contemplated in his
widest dreams the full extent Of that
ingenuity. For instance, he is scarce
" likely TO- have prophesied that
sick man, far from Installations of civ
ilization, could have cut q telegraph
wire in order to obtain assistance. And
yet such has really occurred. The
whole Of the vast continent of Australia
was practically cut of from European
news for "a hours in the middle Of
September in consequence of an inter-
Fuption on the line between Adelaide
and Port Darwin, Inquiries were made,
and it was found that the wire had been
cut By. . cyclist who had been taken
III while on a journey across the CONT
nent. It was not related how he set
about it, but he had the satisfaction
at any rate Of getting what he wanted.
II Is not desired to establish this as a
precedent Of summoning help under in
convenient circumstances.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
RAT HUNTS IN OHIO.
Opposing Armies Frequently Resort
to Trickery.

Opposing Armies Frequently Resort
to Trickery. ="
Rat hunts are becoming common
in these parts, says a Bloomingburg
co., correspondent, and it is just being
discovered that some very smooth
tricks are being played by the oppos-
ing "armies" Of hunters. A rat hunt
has just been concluded here in which
-11,455 rat tails were counted, and a
supper was given to the winners. One
crowd brought in $500 tails and the
other 1853 tails. It now leaks out
that one of the leaders of the winning
crowd bought from parties at Madison
Mills who had recently held rat hunt
1,4s6 tails, paying one cent each for
the first 1000 tails and two-thirds. of
cent for 1856 of them, the tails cost
ing more than SIP. This enabled this
crowd to come out victorious. When
the tails were purchased man from
another place was present, but was not
willing to pay so much for the tails.
When the 11,455 tails were counted
out here man was present from
Plain City and offered to give s25 cash
for $500 rat tails, but they were all
burned, and he was not allowed to take
any away. 1t now appears that the
same rat tails frequently win victories
in many different rat hunts. ~.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
TENNfsok'S DEVOTED WIFE.
Always the Poets Inspiration ana His
Trusted Critic.

Always HAo fOeV,S Inspiration ana AiA
Trusted Critic.
I'm 1880, on a path in wood at Som
ersby, Tennysoh came unexpectedly
upon slender, beautiful girl of II
and impulsively said to her: "Are you
a dryad or an Dread wandering here ?"
Six years later he met Emily Sellwood
again, on the occasion of the marriage
OF his brother Charles to her younger
sister, says the Atlantic Monthly. The
friendship ripened into love and in sum-
mer their marriage took place.
OF his wife Tennyson said many years
later: 1.-THE peace of God came into my
life before the altar when I welded
her" OF this marriage the son writes:
1T was she who became my fathers
adviser in literary matters. 4 am proud
OF her intelligence he wrote. With her
he always discussed what he was work
ing at; she Transcribed his poem; to
her, and to no one else, he referred for
q final criticism before publishing.
"She, with her tender, spiritual ma
ture' and instructive nobility of thought,
was always by his side, a ready, cheer
tut, courageous, wise and sympathetic
counselor. + was she who shielded his
sensitive spirit from the annoyances
and trials of life, answering, for ex-
ample, the innumerable letters ad-
dressed to him from all parts of the
world"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
WHY THE COWS LIKED TO LOOK.

She Was No Longer Sensitive About
Her Large Feet. ai
They were in St. Louis shoe store
the other day, says the Sunday Re
public, and this is what was overheard.
The speaker was an elegantly dressed
woman with a smiling face. She was
large woman and the shoe clerk was
looking for comfortable shoe for her.
!. "You know I have such long feet"
she said to her friend. THE size of
my feet was. great trial to me. The
children at home always teased me,
and often cried because they were SO
ugly. At IA my feet were as large as
they are now. -
"An old Sneighbor of ours, who lived
on an adjoining farm, was something OF
a wag. HesWas more of 8: hunter than
q farmer: andshe often teased us chi.
dren. Hewould rather talk TO us than
to our elders 7.s:4%% :;;3 : s4
Zone day he said to me: The cows
are glad when they see you walking
round, Molly 5.>~: s. =.
"'Why?' said i. :. S... .z .:: :.ss 81.
Because; when they look. at your YOU
feet they know their. hide win never
have to be cut. twill take q whole hide
to make q shoe for you. ! q .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
THE. SUN WAS LATE.
Failed to Set ON Time, According to q
MlnisteF's Watch.


They were, telling stories about
watches, and the man who always waits
until last had just concluded wonder
full story Of how a watch of the same
make as the one he carried had dis
closed an error in the fall of the time
ball at Greenwich, England, supposed
to, be the most accurate time recorder
in the world-when a minister spoke
up says the Columbus (O.) Dispatch.
''That is not SO bad, but they tell a
story equally good on tDr. -" nam
ing well-known Columbus divine.
"Why, you see, DR.. - owns very &C.
curate watch, Of which he is quite proud.
It happened one winter evening that he
was looking over an almanac, as the sun
was about to set. According to the al
manac, the sun was due to set in a
very few minutes, although twas still
somewhat above the horizon. Pulling
out his watch, the doctor exclaimed:
You had better hurry up. old sun, or
you won't get down on time Since the
almanac and the watch could not be
wrong, it follows that the sun was
behind hand" The minister's story
was voted the prize, and no more watch
stories were told that evening.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
A NATURAL DEATH.
ChAfAeteFisttc Close Of 4 ChecIkered
- Kentucky Career.

CQA12ete31Dttci Close OK q CheckGxe0
r. Kentucky Career. +
They were telling stories with a
wide range of locality, and, perhaps,
probability, and the name of Col. Tom
Stuart as a famous Kentucky story
teller and man-around- came
up, says the Washington Star.
what ever became of the colonel?"
inquired statesman.
''He went west and batted around
there for several years, and then came
back to Kentucky"
us he still living?"
"Oh, no. Been dead 20 years."
"Didn't die natural death, did he p
eyes"
"You don't say! I never would have
thought it,
eyes. He got into scrap over poll
tics and the other fellow shot him on
the spot"
The listener showed his surprise
'tShot?" he exclaimed. "Why, I
thought you said he died a natural
DEATH"
That's what I did say" -,
"Then how in thunder do
"Hold ONT" interrupted the other
man. "You seem to forget that we are
talking about Kentucky"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
Gum Chewing In London.


The British Medical Journal has
taken up the question of gum chewing,
and says: 1.-THE question has been
raised whether there is any reason for
supposing that the practice OF gum
chewing, so prevalent in the United
States, is~on the increase in this cohn-
try. We have made some inquiries and
have ascertained that many young
women-students, actresses and others
appear to have acquired the disgust
ing habit, and are inveterate chewers.
We have examined specimens Of chew
ing gum obtained from various fashion
able sweet shops in London, and find
as rule that it consists Of rubber fla
vored with aniseed or peppermint OF
some other aromatic substance"