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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
TroubIes OF Rich Men.

Many of the millionaires of New York
are wanderers. Ostensibly their homes
are in that city, but they deny that they
are residents there They are wanderers
because they are trying to avoid the tax
assessors. Some of them claim a resi-
dence in New Jersey towns, others say
they vote In towns along the Hudson, but
the most of them claim Newport as their
place of residence. At Newport the tax
rate is very low, and the millionaires and
the tax assessors are on very good terms.
But these New York mllionaires live
in New York in winter-at least the most
OF them do-and the New York assessors
insist that they shall pay taxes in New
York. This difference of opinion respect
ing residence which has cropped out be-
tween the assessors and millionaires is to
be made a question before the courts.
The assessors are determined that the
mllionaires who really live In that city
shall pay stakes there. The tax rate Is
high and If the millionaires have to pay
on all of their possessions they will NOT
feel like going to Europe every summer
and spending a few weeks every winter in
the expensive Florida hotels of Mr.. Flag
Ter and Mr. Plant
The great majority of the millionaires
have toied and worried to accumulate
their wealth and they don't like to give
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
John Allen Tells a. Story.
Hamilton Jay.

The inlmitable and irresistible John Al
len of Tupelo, Miss, made a speech on
Tuesday in defense of civil service re-
form, in which he offered his services as
a great and good friend to mediate the
troubles in the Republican party, says
the Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune 1t was full of wit humor.
repartee and narrative and convulsed the
House. Mr. Allen told this story to il
lustrate why the galleries applauded: "a
friend of mine was telling me the other
day." said he, "about a dog he had that
howled and moaned at nights. The dog
kept bowling and moaning until this gen
tleman grew weary of it. He did not want
to kill the dog and did not want to give
him away. He was talking to an old
darby, and said to him: L don't know
what to do with that dog; he keeps moan
ing and bowling all night, and 1 cannot
stop him. What makes him do it?' The
old darky laughed, and said Why massa
you raised in de country among dogs. an
don know what make dat dog howl dat
way? Why, when you hear a dog howl
an moan dat way he smells something
and can't locate 1t When the wells
and cheers that greeted this story died
down, Mr.. Allen turned to the Republi-
cans and added: Now, nv friends.
when you hear these bowls of applause
from the galleries it simply shows that the
crowd up there smells pie and can't To-
cate it."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

This story is told in relation to the re-
cent visit of the Hon. j. D. Edgar. speak
er of the Canadian House of Commons,
TO Speaker Reed, vouches the Washington
Times. After Mr.. Reed had escorted his
distinguished guest through all the in
teresting portions of the House end OF
the capitol, on the gallery and House
floors they descended to the basement. ex-
plored the different departments and even
went down under the terrace. Leaving the
terrace, they clambered up the stairs in
stead of going back to the elevator
We will now enter the rotunda." said
the speaker, "and go from there to the
Senate, for l want you to meet Vice Pres
ident Hobart" To this the guest ac-
guessed. Gaining the rotunda, Mr.. Ed
gar expressed a desire to look at the pic
lures, and in so doing they made a half
circle of the place, and, preoccupied with
thoughts of entertaining his guest. the
speaker did not notice that when thew
entered the corridor it was the one lead
ing to the House. This fact did NOT dawn
on him until he stood directly in front of
the main door, which a messenger opened
to admit him. Gazing about in amaze
ment, the speaker exclaimed:
BLESS me, If this isn't the House" and
turning with a comical twinkle in his eve
TO Mr.. Edgar, he added ITS no use.
I've been trying to get to the Senate for
awenty years, and fall down each time y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
Personal.

Mr.. Dulan, the winner of the 100 900
francs in the last city of Paris bond lot
terry, is an omnibus driver and says his
sudden access Of fortune viii not inter
fere with the continuance Of his humble
employment.
Nine. MacAIahon. wife of the late mar
shall and president, declined a government
pension when offered her. She is well pro-
vided for. however, and has just taken
up her residence in her handsome man.
sion in the Rue de Bellechasse, Paris,
where She spends the latter part of the
winters.
There is still living In Haverhill. Mass.
one Francis Buffers. who, along with 9TH
er citizens of that town. signed the petit
ton presented to Congress by John
Quincy Adams In 1872 asking that the
union be dissolved. The reasons assigned
were that the union afforded no pros
poets Of reciprocal benefit" that the
resources of one section of the union are
annually drained to sustain the views and
courses of another section" that this
union will certainly overwhelm the nation
with utter destruction"
John Clifford of Princeton, N. J., a
farmer and editor, who is well acquainted
with real estate value there, says that
Mr.. Cleveland's selection of Princeton as
place Of residence has increased the
value Of real estate 80 per cent. THAT is
to say said Mr.. Clifford, Mr.. Cleveland
coming, at the same time with several
New York millionaires, has turned the at
tention of "a certain class Of people to
Princeton as place of residence, with this
effect upon values. / know man who
has just sold for $4,000 farm for which
he paid $1,000"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
The President.s sonthern Po1icr.


There was some hope at the time of his
election that President Mckinley would
adopt a policy in respect to the south
which would not include the appointment
Of negroes to important public offices. To
those who talked with him he appeared to
regard with favor the movement which
had been inaugurated to build up a white
Republican party in the South. He knew.
of course, that the movement could not be
successful If negroes were given the prin-
cipal offices Therefore it was believed tnat
the offices would be given to white men
acceptable to the communities in which
the offices were
1t seems, however, that the President
doesn't have the distribution of the feder-
al patronage in the South. Senator Hanna
has it, and he thinks far more of increas-
ing President McKinley's chances for
denomination than he does for the welfare
of the South.
The effect of the appointment of negroes
to the federal Offices in the South is shown
in Louisiana. In that state several negroes
have been appointed to important places.
one of them is Henry Demas, who is
about the most corrupt negro politician in
the state. What has been the result? The
Republican party of the state has practic-
ally gone to pieces. At an election held
few days ago, on the question of calling a
constitutional convention, only $500 Re-
publican votes were cast. At the state cleo
ton last fall the Republicans polled nearly
$1,000 votes. So popular had the Republican
party become that it was freely predicted
that if the ballot were taken from the IL
literate negroes the state would be found
in the Republican column. The appoint
ment of negroes to the federal offices has
changed the entire political situation in
the state.
In this state there was a growing white
Republican party, but the President. I'M
der Senator Hanna's direction, is deter
mined, apparently, to destroy it, He has re-
fused to listen to the white Republican
leaders and persists in appointing negroes
to the best offices. He has made a negro
collector of internal revenue and the in
dications are that he will appoint a negro
to the Office of collector of customs in this
city. 1t is said he will not appoint a negro
postmaster at Augusta, but there is no GER
tainty as to what he will do In the mat
ter.
The South has nothing to hope for from
President Mckinley. His chief purpose is
to get denomination from his party. To
accomplish that purpose he is willing to
throw obstacles in the way OF the South's
progress. He cannot. but know that the
South is injured by having her principal
federal offices filled by negroes. But what
difference does it make to him how much
the South is injured by his negro appoint
ees so long as he can get delegations to the
national convention from the Southern
states favorable to his denomination? The
welfare of dozen or more great states
must be sacrificed in order that the plans
for the gratifying of his ambition may be
carried out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
con. Zoe Whee1er.s Vail.

TIE active old Confederate cavalry lead
er and energetic member Of the House OF
Representatives, Gen. Joe Wheeler, was
recently struck in a strange manner with
his own iniquity, according to the latest
story about him from Alabama. IL is
weI-known in Washington That Gen.
Wheeler has the largest list OF names of
constituents of any member Of Congress.
There are fully 1000 solid free silver
Democrats in the Eighth district, 10 whom
he sends copies of his speeches, says the
Louisville Courier-Journal and govern
ment publications of different kinds. It
IS devotion to his constituents in this and
many other ways that keeps him continu-
ally on the jump from the time he ar
rives in Washington until he departs
again.
The last time he was down in Alabama,
so the story goes, Gen. Wheeler was rid
ing through the country one day in a
shabby little blackboard, drawn by a yell
low pony, when he came near a man, who
was on foot and grunting and perspirins
under a heavy mail sack.
"Neighbor,' said the General, won't
you step in and ride with me?"
The invitation was accepted promptly
enough, and the mail sack slowed away
under the blackboard seat. The two rode
along for awhile, when Gen. Wheeler said:
Friend, why don't you have a horse and
wagon? man of your years ought not
to be Juggling under heavy mail sacks on
his shoulders"
WAL I wouldn't drawled the rural
mail carrier, EFF it warn't for Gen. Wheel
er up in Washington. have he'd three
bosses and three wagons, but those heavy
mail packages he sends down here killed
every d-n boss The other day bought
a mule. but he kicked the bucket after
toting a few loads, and now 1 just tote
them myself"
Without disclosing his own Identity,
Gen. Wheeler is reported to have been
much affected, so much so that he drove
ten miles out of his way to put the aged
mail carrier at his destination. Then he
purchased his constituent a horse that
cost $50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
Susan.

o, Susan am a beauty,
You ought to see her dance,
She'll up an down an all eroun,
An thro the middle prance.
Her feet war made for frolic
An when she filings 'em out
The folks all say, "ain't Susan gay
Well, mebbe 1 shod shout!
Thar haint one bit of yaller,
She's black ez black kin be,
Her skin am like Their midnight
You see way out at sea;
All black, an kind O. shiny,
AS if 'twar full of life
o, May and Jane, yo' may complain,
But she mus be my wife!
Her lips am like Their bumpers
They has on railway cars
An when on mine they Finger,
You bet 1 see some stars,
o, 'possum, it hain't no whar,
An watermilyuns flee,
An sugar-cane, but co'nstock plain,
When Susan kisses me!
Her teeth c'u'd not be winter,
An when she sinks em in
Er chunk of watermilyun-
To steal SIGH can't be sin
You oughter see EN- sparkle
When laffer she does fling
Her mouth so wide, eff she but tried,
A duet she c'u'd sing!
My heart am won to fragile,
Bekase she likes ter flirt,
An sometimes hit seems rally
She likes to do me dirt;
But when I'm sorter angry,
She des stands dis way-so-
An bless my soul-roll Jordan roll
Away SIGH feelin's go!
EarofItoy, Tow
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

Those We're troublous times in 1874 when
Franklin j. Moses, Jr., was Governor OF
South Carolina, says a writer in the New
York Press. Gen. Howard Carroll was in
Columbia, representing the New York
Times, and his attacks on the Governor
ana his legislature were so hot that copies
of the Times sold for a dollar apiece AZ
the capital. He called Moses everyfbinp
bad that he could think of, and his vocabil-
larry is large one One day they met. and
Moses said: Mr.. Carroll, see that Won
are still saying hard things about me. You
are very severe" The correspondent re-
piled. with some witticism, about Journal
istic duty in turning on the calcium light,
etc, Whereupon Moses, elevating his thin.
high pitched voice. remarked: ''You are
wasting time and space. Mr. Carroll. The
negroes of South Carolina do not read the
New York Times"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

up any of it to the state and city. How
to keep 1t gives them as much, if not more
trouble than the accumulating of ii did
To avoid the tax assessors they have to
keep away from their homes the greater
part of the year and TO find safe invest
ments keeps them constantly worried.
The wealth, therefore. for which they
have tolled so earnestly, and for which
they may have violated their consciences
many times and for which they are en-
WED by those who have little of this
worlds goods, doesn't, after all, bring
them the happiness they thought it would
when they began their wealth-getting ca
reer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

Speaker jenkins should have revised his
remarks of Thursday before giving them
out for publication. Il have lived in the
white light that beats about throne for a
good many years now" he is quoted as
having said. The figure of speech is a
good one under certain circumstances, but
it may be doubted that it is the very best
expression Mr.. Jenkins could have en-
ployed. Some persons may be so unkind
as 70 suggest that any man who has for
a good many years" occupied a position so
elevated as throne ought to be salts
fed 10 let somebody else have the Gov
eFnorship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
Brand New Note in the Concert.
From the New York Herald NndO.

The first questions is-What are we go
ing in for? If it is for Cuba for US. all
right; but If 1t is for a republic for Gomez
aud his crowd, we don't see it. Either Cuba
for the United States or leave things as
they are.
Cuba libre means another Black Repub-
lie. We don't want one so near. Hayti is
already too close. If there is TO be inter-
vention on our part, Cuba must and shall
be a sovereign state within our federation
and under our flag. Gomez idea of another
republic cannot be encouraged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

1t may be wondered if any murderer
was ever hanged but what shortly after
the execution there arose idle stories about
the gallows having been cheated ana the
murderer having escaped to parts IN
known. a story Of the kind With regard
70 X, II. Holmes, the Philadelphia pois-
oner, was day or two ago sent out from
Chicago on the authority Of a man named
Robert Lattimer, who alleges that dunn
my was hanged in Philadelphia and bur-
led, while Holmes is growing coffee in
South America. 1t is perfectly safe TO
say that If Holmes is at present growing
coffee. II is Of a roasted variety.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
"DingIey Wages"
From the Boston Post (Dem.).

In Congressman Dingley's own town IS
the great Androscoggin mill corporation,
whose operatives are now striking against
a cut-down of wages. The situation is no
worse in Lewiston than in a good many
other places; il is not so bad as in some
others But how is MIR. Dingley to explain
to his constituents the failure of his tariff
to bring them prosperity and increase their
earnings? Is he willing to accept 10 per
cent. cut-down as the measure of "Dingley
wages?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
Morgan and Hawaii.
From springaeld CMass) Republican On

Senator Morgan is talking son Hawaii in
the Senate. which reminds one that il was
Senator Morgan who last summer told the
Hawaiian natives that some Of them might
yet occupy high positions in the govern
ment of the United States. Under the spell
of that speech one almost caught a
glimpse of an American President named
Kamehameha or some name like it, But
the senator is not talking that wav to the
Senate. As matter Of fact he would as
soon see an Alabama "nigger" in the
white house as a Hawaiian native, or the
Aescendent of one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

Speaking of American manufactures,
Maj. Hanson said to the Washington Post
the other day: Our productive capacity
Is now far in excess of our consuming
ability. We can make as many goods in
eight hours as we can consume in twenty
four" Evidently. then, what we need
Is a largely extended market and to Sc
cure that market it is needful that we
quit fighting our foreign neighbors with
our tariff
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
rhe omninresent Injunction.

1t would have been reasonable to sup
pose that the legal process known as the
Injunction, notwithstanding it's great leap
into popularity in late years, would not
invade the purely social and domestic
field. But such a supposition would have
been erroneous. The injunction is now
not only resorted to for the purpose of
stopping a railway train or a strike, but
for the purpose of regulating marriages
A case in point is reported from South Da-
kota The parents of young lady de-
sired her to marry a certain young man.
She did not love that young man, but was
devoted to another, who was not in favor
with the parents. The young lady and
her true love determined to Illustrate the
plans of the elder people by an elopement
A tickle friend of the couple gave the Sc
cret away to the father of the girl, and
he applied to the court for and received
an injunction restraining the favored suit
or from flying with the object of his af-
fections. A constable was stationed at
the house for the purpose of arresting the
pair If they attempted to treat with con-
tempt the order, of the court. The true
lover was disconnected by the peculiar
tactics, but was good grit. He set off to
see the court and try to have the injunc-
ton set aside OF modified But he was I'M
successful and upon his return was cha
grined to learn that during his absence
the girl had been married to the man she
did not love.
This new departure in injunctions opens
up wide field. Hereafter it win be good
policy for suitors who have reasons to
suspect interference on the part of parents
to forestall parental action by securing
an injunction restraining them from OBJ
jecting to their daughter doing as she
pleases about getting married Rivals
may secure injunctions against each 9TH
er for the purpose of preventing that abom-
Unable situation, three in company, of even
ings. Competing social leaders may Sc
cure injunctions against their compe titors
to prevent the holding of counter attrac-
tons on the dates set for pink teas and
card parties. Husbands may get out in
functions against wives who rife pockets
of small change during slumber hours,
and wives against husbands who spend
too much time at the club. The wild young
scapegrace OF the household may inter-
pose an Injunction between himself and
the slipper about to descend in punish
ment of him. In short, the social and do
mestic fields are rich in possibilities for
the injunction. If it should govern mar
riages, why should it not govern these
other details and events of life?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

The United States are not only beating
Great Britain in the manufacture of 10
connective engines for South American and
the far eastern trade, but are actually go
ing into the heart of England and secur-
Ing orders in competition with the Eng
lish engine builders. A New York firm
has just secured a contract for supplying
thirty-two locomotives for the Central I'm
derground Railway of London.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

If 1t has been determined to put a free
silver drama" upon the stage, the mana
gers of the scheme win probably find
themselves under the necessity of making
terms with the theatrical trust or raising
a large fund TO pay the expenses of the
company in order that the admission may
be free. BY the way, Senator Jones of
Nevada would probably be a good man to
sign to play "old gentleman" parts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

Is there a three-cornered fight develop
ing IN the Democratic party as repre-
sented at Washington? Certain recent de-
velopments and publications would seem
to indicate such a condition Of affairs. 1t
is In the nature of an open secret that
Chairman Jones is not especially fond Of
Mr.. Bryan, and that Congressman Bailey
Is not at all partial TO the Nebraskan
Now. it seems, Jones is fighting Bailey
end Bailey is fighting Jones, while both
are fighting Bryan. and Bryan must fight
both of them. Evidently there is going
to be some lively sparring before the open
ing of the next Presidential campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23

1t seems quite likely that the result of
the investigation Of the Hanna bribery
charges by the Ohio Legislature will be
the sending to jail Of some of the wit
nesses, after the fashion of the sugar
scandal investiga ton in Washington some
time ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
CURRENT COMMENT.
HIIIo TUT ~ AUNNHts
From the Philadelphia Ledger 4Ind.).

Congress is doing what it can to,disturb
and distress business, but even Congress
can be halted by the peoples protest The
present is a good time for them to make
protest against congressional folly and
mischief
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
HERE is CLlNCHER.

Children's School Hose, all sizes az.
guaranteed the most satisfactory in tba
city, this week only 10 cents. N'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
OUR SPECIALS.

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perior line and unobtainable elseUbor.
for less than 50 cents. Price this week ,;
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