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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
"A devotee OF footban. welI known !

A devotee of football, wen known tc
be very stingy. was present at the playing
of the final tie for the association cup
Carried away by the dashng performance
Of a certain player, he offered 10 pay for
hoped and expected the player to ask for
a glass Of beer or some other inexpensive
drink But the player knew him. Seeing
an opportunity that was not likely 10 oc-
cur again, he said, with a moments hest
tation, II guess I'll have "A bottle Of cham
payne"
Guess again" were the only words the
astonishcd admirer had power 10 utter
guess a.gaing'-rit-Bl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02

being indisposed. Lieut.. Col. Garrard
vas IN command of the regiment. This
placed capt. Screven IN command of the
irst battalion. Lieut.. Bacon being Of
hcer or the suard and Lieut. Hartridge
absent in Savannah. this placed First Ser
seaht Note in command of Company b.
Sapt. Cam being officer of the dey. Lieut..
lison being absent. Lieut.. OFT being at
tac.hed 10 division headquarters and First
Sergeant Sullivan Bond being in Savan-
nan sergf. Ed. r. McKeathan command
ca the company. Both sergeants acquit-
ed themselves very creditably and the
work Of the companies commended bv
them was fully up to the standard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
VOTE VERY LIGHT.
PopuIists Can't Raise Cry of Ballot
Box StuTing.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 1.-The election
returns are coming in very slowly and it
is Impossible to give any estimate Of fig
ures tonight. Everything points 10 the
fact that the Populists have been over
taken by a landslide and in future will be
among the has beens." They lost coun-
ties they have heretofore carried ana will
not have the cry of "ballot-box stufling
in the black belt" to fall back upon The
vote in the state was very light
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
DEBT OF THE NATION.
The Total Less Cash in the Treasury
sa7S .NSI .OOG.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The monthly state
cnent of the public debt shows that at the
close of business July 30, 1898. the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
$97S, O81 .OO6 a decrease for the month of
1901 1856. Independent Of the cash the
statement shows an increase in the debt
OF S1s2,159.
The cash In the treasury increased dur
ing the month by oyer $4,000. 90. princl-
pally from receipts on account Of the
new war loan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
MACON MENTION.
Mother Dies of Grief-BicycIe Races
Postponed.

Mother Dies of Grief-BicycIe Races
Postponed.
Macon, Ga, Aug. Mrs. Nit Lowe,
mother of the young woman who was kill
ed by her husband, Alb Taylor, in Warrior
district, few Sundays ago. died to-day
1t is believed her death was caused by
grief year or so ago her youngest
daughter was burned to death by accident
and when her other daughter was stabbed
to death recently she went into a decline.
Jim Green, the engineer who had one
eye punched out in a train wreck In At
lanta to-day, was a resident of Macon and
has many friends here. His misfortune
is deeply deplored
The state bicycle races which were to
have been held here on Aug. have been
posted until Aug. 16 because the l.. A. w.
sanction could not be secured in time.
]. B. Frink, one of MacOn's grocers,
died to-day.
Mayor S. B. Price and DIR. Young, the
dentist, will be arraigned before the Re
corder tomorrow morning for having en-
gagged in a difficulty in Putzels cafe Sat
urday night Both gentlemen are salts
fed and it is not likely that any more
trouble will result. DR.. Young was slight
~ cut in the face and head, and Mayor
Price slightly gashed in the head with salt
cellars The wounds are insignificant.
The Tents Holders Association met to-
day and fixed Saturday before the third
Sunday In August for the camp meeting
to be held at Echeconnee, a few miles
from Macon. This is one of the biggest
affairs of the kind held in the state. 1t
takes place every year.
A. Greenwood of Hawkinsville has filed
an application in the United States court
asking for benefits under the new bank
ruptcy act He is the first applicant in
this district His indebtedness amounts
to about $1,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
DEMOCRATS or TATTNALL.
Full County Ticket Put in NOmina-
tiOn ut RcidsViIIe.

ton ut HcidsviIIe.
Reidsville, Ga, Aug. 1.-The Democrats
Of Tattnall county met in convention at
Reidsville to-day and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket for the various county Of
fies:
Representatye-W. r. Hendrix.
Clerk-D. j. Padgett
Sherif-S A. Brewton
Tax Receiver--Joe Coursey
Tax Collector--J. Goldman, Jr.
Treasurer-D. S. Partin.
Suryeyor-EHas Hodges
>COroneT-H. Kennedy.
Hon. William Clifton, secretary OF state,
was in town to-day shaing hands with
his many friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
CAPT. GILLETTE Ar sT. sIMoNs.
Inspects the Camp and Orders an
Artesian Wen Bored.

Brunswick, Ga. Aug. Capt Cassius
f. Gillette Of the Engineering Corps, Sa-
vannah, arrived here this morning on an
inspection tour of the camp at st. ST.
mons. He was received by Maj. Taylor
and Capt. Lapowski, who showed MIN
the camp and he seemed satisfied with
its completeness. On application of the
citizens and soldiers Capt Gillette wired
for authority TO bore an artesian wen for
The soldiers 10 supply drinking water
Permission was granted and ne issued or
ders TO have the we'll bored on the light
house reservation at once. When this
is done there will be no chance for the well
to be bothered by anyone as the govern
ment viii have complete control Of IT,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
Day Quiet al Mobile.

Mobile, Ala, Aug. 1.-The election to-
day was veRy quiet and hardly more than
oue-haIf the registered vote was cast
me opposition to the Democratic ticket
did not amount TO anything.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02
M,pntne- Dcfcnts TarIore.

Boston. Aug 1.-McDuhie defeated Tay-
lore tonight by two-thirds of lap in
twenty miles Time, 34.56. McDufie breaks
all worlds records for twenty miles by
p 1-5 seconds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02

Toronto, Aug. Montreal has been Sc
lected as the place for the worlds cham
pionship bicycle race in 1893.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02

-Penman-Ive been sending funny artl-
cles 70 the paper for three weeks.
Popham-And have you received check
yet?
yes; / got a note from the editor to-day
telling me 20 quit. Yonkers Statesman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02

Immediately upon Williams ascent OF
the throne he proceeded to put into prac-
tice as far as he could, the designs which
he had brooded over while Crown Prince.
His theory of government was curious
mixture Of belief in the divine right OF
kings and paternal administration. He
could brook no opposition to his plans.
This was made clear by one of his after
dinner speeches, ia which ne said: MY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-02

In July of 1S47 he married Johanna Won
Puttkamer. Her parents objected to her
union with such a wild young fellow OF
no apparent future but Bismarck went
before the family circle, folded the girl
In his arms and, with his eyes on Herr
Won Puttkamer sternly spoke the words:
What God has brought together let
no man put asunder." To the end he loved
this wife with such earnestness, devotion,
and absolute fidelity as have few parallels
IN the lives Of great men
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
Humbug and Wheat.

Why have the republican editors
fallen silent Oh the great question of
the price of wheat?
What has become of the Dingley
bill and its vast influence in booming
wheat up SO and beyond the dollar
mark?
Wherefore are the republican ora
tors mute on the enormous wealth
garnered by the horny-handed sons
of toll who worked the farms while
the Dingley confidence men worked
the farmers?
Whence have flown the turgid pag-
es of rhetoric about the mortgage
lifting power of the advance agent of
prosperity?
All these queries are pertinent since
the famine in Iudia has ceased; since
the crops of wheat for 1898 have been
estimated; since the corner in the
great cereal has broken, and since the
price of wheat has tumbled down-hill
faster than it ever climbed uphill.
If anybody was ever fooled by the
unblushing effrontery of the claim
that the republican party had any
thing to do with raising the price of
wheat, now is the time to repent, con-
fess and receive absolution.
Wheat has tumbled, though the
Dingley bill has not been repealed,
and in spite of the fact that the re-
publican administration at Washing
ton still lives. Chicago Dispatch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
Just the Thing to Do

Let every man, woman and child
within radius of fifty miles attend
the Winneshiek County Fair at De-
corah, August 30th, to see many OF
the Kennedy Brothers attractions,
Base Ball, and full day of the very
best things that can be had to enter
tan them.
Attend the second day to see the
races that introduce the great Quad
rant circuit to the public. Also other
and new exhibitions of the Wild West
Show with added features and fine
list of exhibits.
Attend Thursday to see and help
make up the largest crowd of people
ever on fair ground at one time in
Northern Iowa The exhibits, attrac-
tions and devices to add to our
pleasure will be worthy the patron
age.
Be on hand the fourth day (Friday
that you may ascertain how we'll the
managers have fulfilled every
promise made; that your exhibits
have demonstrated to all viewers the
great prodnctiveness of Northeastern
Iowa and Southern Minnesota; and
further, that the territory drawn
from is unsurpassed by any other like
area of ground on this "footstool, y
whether measured by productions, OF
fair women and brave men. Then get
yonr premiums in full and go to your
homes with thankful hearts, each re.
joicing that our social condition and
our patriotism-th best the world
has ever scents made stronger by
such gatherings as the Winneshiek
County Fair of 1898.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
INTENT TO ISSUE.
Ruling by Judge. wolfe on signed
Blanks Left by the Governor
I'm His Office.

Judge Wolfe, at Clinton, the execu-
tive Office in Des Moines has been in
formed, has held that the fact that the
governor leaves signed blanks in his
Office for the issue of legal documents
during his absence is evidence of his
intent to issue whatever documents
are issued thus above his signature,
but that they must be reviewed by him
to be effective. The point was raised
In connection with the Brown case at
Clinton, warrant for him having been
issued by Private Secretary Fleming
on requisition from the governor, of
Illinois during Gov. Shaw's absence.
The judge said that he would hold
Brown until the governor returned to
review the warrant issued in blank
over his signature. The point was
raised by the attorneys for Brown that
no warrant had been issued in fact,
the governor being out of the state.
The judge said that the warrant in
hand was evidence of an intent to is
sue, and decided to hold the defendant
till the governors return, whereupon
Brown decided not to delay his going
longer. The practice has been general
in the executive Office since the organi-
eaton of the state. The governors Of
flee is informed of the judges opinion
informally and not officially.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
HOW CHINESE RISE.
The Feat OF Cutting on IA Mans Head
Brought One MongoIian a
Fortune.

A correspondent supplies us with the
biography of high Chinese official,
who is now one of the leading authori-
ties on foreign affairs. This man, it
seems, was born in Fatshan, and re.
ceived good education. He inherited
some money, which he squandered,
and, being regarded by his family as
bad character, he was turned out.
He then came to Hong Kong and set up
asa fortune teller in Taipinshan, where
anyone could have his destiny told
him for few cents. Finding he could
not make much in this line, he again
returned to Fatshan, where he started
an opium divan. When his friends dis
covered this they again tried to get
rid of him, and he agreed to go away
for good if he was paid 100 taels. The
money was found and the ex-fortune
teller started for Shanghai. When a
clansman with whom he had in
gratiated himself was promoted to the
grade of futal, he received an order
from the throne to behead a certain
eunuch, who was in disgrace, but as
the eunuch was a favorite of the en-
press dowager, no one dare undertake
the execution of the order until the
subject of this biography undertook
the task. He afterward met Ii Hung
Chang, and his promotion was then
rapid.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
Mixing Politics With War.

The whole American people, re-
gardless of political affiiiation. APP
prove the present war with Spain.
Nevertheless. when president Nc
Kinley announces that he is sending
Is, 900 additional volunteers to Puerto
Rico, simply for the purpose of "giv-
ing the several states in the union
representation in the field" he point
eddy confesses that political consider
ations largely govern his official ac-
lions as commander in chief of the
army.
The war is practically over now,
and neither republicans, democrats,
nor populists will approve the send
ing of troops out of the country to
where they are not absolutely requir-
ed, just to give some states ''repre-
sentation in the field' and thereby
please the political bosses, the sena,
tors and congressman, of those states.
Fifteen millions OF dollars, it is esti-
mated, will be required to indulge the
president and the republican polite
ians in this purely political movement
OF troops. Incidently, it gives the
transportation companies fat job,
for which they will doubtless be ex-
pected TO c ,ntribute literally to the
paign fund Dubuque Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
Modest.

Quietly, and in marked contrast
With some of its contemporaries, the
Chicago Great Western has just
placed two royal new trains into
service between Chicago and Minne-
apo.is, green and gold in colors. with
red roofs ard tracks. and simply
Aladdin interiors. The new trains are
Pullman palaces, built after special
designs born in the Chicago Great
Western offices The interiors are
mahogany, richly inlaid, and the
furnishings harmonious carpets and
draperies. The club cars of these
splendid new limited trains are some
thing entirely new and novel under
the sun. They have fiat ceilings and
resemble rooms more than cars. They
have high-backed, lu3uriously cush-
Toned settees at the ends and in the
corners. like those in the new Grand
Pacific bar, with a mahogany center
table, lamp illumined, with rich
canopy shades, and surrounded by
easy chairs. The windows are
diamond-shaped prismatic-glasslatti
work, after the ancient German
style. The club car has all the APP
pointments and conveniences of the
metropolitan club. AT the front end
is a conductors room, with desk and
lamp, where he can transact his
ticket asserting unseen and undis-
turbed. The Chicago Great Western
has excelled itself and contempora-
ries in The introduction of these
imperial trains, but proposes to let
them be discovered by the travelling
public, hence their noiselesr inaugn-
IN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
LAND TO BE OPENED.
Entry May BE Made August 80 on
1,23O Acres of the Richest
Soil of Iowa.

Twelve hundred and thirty acres of
good Iowa land, located in Clay and
Palo Alto counties, is about to be
opened for entry, which on the maps of
Iowa shows as part of Lost Island
lake. 1t is claimed by the inhabitants
OF surrounding territory that the men
who made the original survey were
drunk and several hundred acres Of
land that lies high and dry were incor-
porated in the boundaries of Lost Is
land and lake.
Effort has been made for some time
past to have new survey made, with
the result that it was done at last, and
at the expiration of the 30 days no.
tice, August 80, applications will be re-
ceived for entry. A lively competition
is expected to ensue, and squatters who
have been camping on the land since
1880 will try hard to hold it. A small
portion of the new territory extends
over into Clay county, but the major
portion of it hes in Palo Alto county,
adjoining but not part OF Lost Island
lake.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
Why Its So.

Inc Northwestern Banker, publish
ed at Des Moines, says: 1.-The banks
are suffering from an over supply of
money. Their vaults are full. A wear
or two ago, borrowers were seeking
loans; now loans are seeking borrow.
ers. Rates of interest are lower than
ever before in the Northwest. Loans
go begging at per cent in Iowa, 6
and per cent in Minnesota, and s
per cent in the Dakotas and Nebras-
Ka, While we know of many instances
IN which money has been borrowed
at much lower rate in the states
mentioned
And still we have not free silver
coinage. 1t is easier for Bryan to go
war, Than to harmonic his position
OF TWO years ago with present condit-
ions. we do not question his patriot
ism in going to war but we did and
DO question his honesty on the silver
question.-Postville Review.
Does the Review, or any sane per-
son, suppose that money would lie
idle in banks, if it could be profitably
used in business enterprises Pres
ent conditions of which the Review
speaks are such that the man who
oorroWs money TO use in any pro-
ductive enterprise, cannot possibly
after meeting it's expenses, realize en-
ough from the business to meet the
principal and interest of the debt at
maturity. This is why the money is
piled APP in banks and why bankers
are seeking borrowers and not find
ing them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12

Aguinaido tells the New York
Journal what be desires to know, and
his request is right:
"Cavite, uly 3d. have read in
the Journal that | am getting the
'bighead' and not behaving as /
promised you.
I'm reply ask, why should Ameri-
ca expect me to outline my policy,
present and future, and fight blindly
for her interests, when America will
not be frank with me? Tell me this:
'sAm fighting for annexation. pro-
lection or independence? 1t is for
America to say, not me.
II can take Manila, as | have de-
feated the Spanish everywhere, but
what would be the use?
'If America takes Manila, Lean save
my ,nen and arms for what the future
has in store for me.
"Now, good friend, believe me, am
not both fool and rogue. The inter
ests of my people are as sacred to me
as are the interests of your people to
you. 'AGUINALDo."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12

Taking it for granted that the
United States mean to enter upon an
an imperial policy, Englishmen of
affairs are beginning to ask what we
are doing toward providing skilled
administrators for our prospective
colonies. "-Chicago Chronicle.
If an imperial policy prevailsit goes
without saying that the dignitaries in
high places will provide their hosts
of poor relations with carpet bags and
send them forth as emissaries of re-
construction as was done at the close
of the late civil unpleasantness. ''Ad-
ministrators" is more lofty sounding
though than carpet baggers, but will
smell to Heaven just the same-Pop-
ulist.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
How the Silver Dollar is Kept"

In commenting upon the refusal of
some Santiago tradesmen to accept
American silver dollars the Chicago
Tribune says:
They will get over that distrust,
however, as far as American silver is
concerned when they learn that it is
always good at its face value in pay
ment of debts due to American mer-
chants, from whom they buy goods.
1t will not be necessary for the mill
tary authorities to compel the shop
keepers to take silver dollars at their
face value. 1t will be sufficient to ex-
plain the difference between the
American and Mexican silver dollars
that the former are kept at gold
par and the latter are not.
The difference between the Ameri-
can and Mexican silver dollars may
be readily explained by showing the
difference between the United States
and Mexico. The people of Santiago
are in a pretty good condition just
now to appreciate the Importance and
solidity of the United States. But
when the Santiago tradesmen are told
that the United States silver dollars
are kept at gold par explanation
should be made as to the manner in
which these dollars are kept" If
they are told the truth they will be
assured that the silver dollar, which
is not redeemed in anything, aud
which is money of ultimate redemp-
ton, is just as good as a gold certifi-
cate to the extent of 81 which is re-
deemable explicitly in gold. Some of
the gold champions will tell them that
the silver dollar is thus good because
the United States government is
pledged to maintain the parity be-
tween the silver and the gold dollars,
but no gold champion nor any other
kind OF u champion will be able to
explain that this parity is maintained
by any other means than that both
silver and gold are legal tender mon
ely and that the silver dollar will pay
just as much debt and buy just as
much produce in the United States as
the gold dollar will buy. The Santi-
ago tradesman who accepts United
States dollar, whether gold, silver or
paper, may rest recure in the knowl-
edge that he has 100 cents worth of
money. He will find that the silver
certificate that is redeemable explic-
lilly in silver dollars, and the silver
dollar which is not redeemable at all,
are just as good as the gold certificate
or the gold dollar, for the reason that
the same government that has whip
ped Spain to a fragile has clothed the
silver dollar with legal tender power
and has decreed that that dollar must
be received at its face value in pay
ment of all debts, public and private,
without regard to the amount except
where otherwise expressly stipulated
in the contract. World H erald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
Maple Leaf Excursions,

Vacation time is here. Are you
wondering where to go? And how
much it will cost? Just step over and
see or drop line to the nearest agent
of the Chicago Great Western Ry and
be will be pleased to aid you by
giving full Information about rates
and how to reach many delightful
mountain and seashore resorts, to
Niagara Falls, Chautauqua Lake,
Canada, Michigan, Minnesota, the
Northwest and Colorado. With such
a list you surely can select place to
go.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-12
WOUNDS WERE FATAL.
j. w. Long Is the First Pottawnttnmie
County Boy to Die In the War
with Spain.


Immediately after the battle of San
tiago j. J.. Long, farmer at Avoca,
noticed the name of j. NJ. Long in the
list of wounded in the Colorado COM
pany and regiment in which bis son
was volunteer. The latter's initials
are ~. w." but Mr.. Long feared an
error had crept into the report and
that the injured man was really his
son. He has received telegram
from Key West confirming his fears
and conveying the additional i'll news
that the young man has succumbed to
his wounds. Young Long is the first
Pottawattamie county soldier to give
up his life for his country. He was
well known and very popular in and
about Avoca before his departure, sew
eral months ago, to engage in business
in Colorado