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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
Elm de siecIe Fish storr.

W. Fl. Hillman, school trustee of Mount
Vernon, is spending the summer at Chap
paqua, and incidentally he is an enthusi-
astic fisherman, says "a special to the New
York Press. The other day, he says, he
went fishing in Croton dam, which is a
part OF the New York water works sys-
TEN, and had excellent luck
After / had been fishing but a short
time" said Hillman in telling his story.
Il tried to pull in my line, and found that
something heavy was on the hook. Slow
Nv / wound up the reel,a and when brought
up the captive to the surface, 1 found that
l had hooked a big pike.
1T tipped the scales at eight pounds
and when il was cut open 1t was found
that the pike had swallowed a pickerel
I was greatly surprised, however, upon
cutting open that fish to find that it mad
swallowed a rock bass, and was stil more
amazed upon opening the bass to discover
sunfish with a small piece of line, hook
and singer In its Jaws
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
Remitted Tic Fine.

The foreman of a jury which lately sat
in a New England court room has a ready
wit. which served him well in a recent
encounter with one of the brilliant lights
of the legal world. says Youths Compan-
ion.
The Judge Is a man Of abrupt speech and
manner, but with a quick sense Of humor.
The foreman Of the jury was late one
day; only few moments, to be sure. but
Il was one OF the judges most irritable
days as he afterward owned.
81 oversight. your honor" said the fore
man with due meekness. as he took his
seat.
Zine hin said the judge. testify.
May Il please your honor" said the
foreman Out KY. Il did not dream Of
thati"
Remit The fine" said thc judge. hiding
bis mouth with bis hand for q moment.
but his eyes betrayed him for all that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
Hob.on Imitated Lincoln.

The unusual prominence given to the lit
tie kissing incident of Lieut. Hobson and
Miss Arnold seems to have eclIpsed for
a time the consideration of even the grave
matters before the people, writes a Phila-
delphia correspondent to the New York
Journal A great many papers, not in
chhed 10 treat the affair as a mere 'epi-
sode of an evening csrousal," are dis
posed to rebuke the gallant hero for his
part OF the programme. They forget that
Hooson had precedent in his osculatory
Ievelry.
When the great Abraham Lincoln was
running for the Presidency, it will be re-
membered he wore a heavy beard. which
appeared to add to his LONELINESS. on
his way TO the capital after his ELECTION
PRESIDENT Lincoln astounded his friends
by appearing one day with his face shaven.
When ,Lincoln's special train reached one
of the small villages along the route to
washington, where a crowd of country
people had gathered TO see the great abo-
huonist, he appeared on the rear platform
OF the train and made a brief speech.
Suddenly Lincoln stopped in the middle of
a sentence, reached into his coat pocket
and drew from IL a letter written by a
young girl of that village and in which
she mad written to the President urging
him to shave off his beard, and telling
INN Al AlC WOhiu OO 50 1t was uCT Orlit1
that he would not look SO homely. Abra-
ham Lincoln called from the train ask
ing If the young girl was in the audience,
and the young lady was pressed, blushing
and unwilling, through the throng and
carried TO the platform of the train where
Lincoln stood. Grasping her by The arms
Lincoln told her he had accepted her sug-
gestion and shaved off his beard Then
STOPPING down the big, awkward man
planted a raDfurOuS kiss uDOn the cheek
of the half-frightened girl.
This story was told me by the dsrin-
guished ex-Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New York, Hon. Noah Davis,
who was one of Lincoln's most intimate
friends, and 1 have no doubt of its accu-
racy. So Lieut.. Hobson did no more
than what this illustrious predecessor in
the glorious work of freeing humanity
did. 1t is my honor to know Hobson per
sonally, and 1 can only say that am
surprised that with his chivalry he las
confined his oscillations to one Individual.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
Americans-Not AngIo-saxons.

The time is soon coming when poets,
orators and pretty phrase makers viii
have to drop the term Anglo-SaNon as
applied to the people Of the United States,
andcan them one and all what they are
Americans. There is neither sense nor
reason IN calling the American people An
glo-SaXone and war is being made on that
high sounding word, so to speak 10 The
end that in that application It may be re-
moved from the language. There is no dis
tinctive Anglo-Saxon race in existence to-
day. In America We nave people of Eng
lsh, Irish, German, French Norwegian
and even Of Spanish birth, and then again
there are mixtures of all Of them. Two or
three generations viii see a still further
intermingling of English. Irish, German
and French blood. These all are and viii
be English speaking people, but they are
no more Anglo-Saxons than they are
Hindoos.
With few exceptions, after the third gen
Grafton, there are no people in this coun-
try who can claim an ancestry which is
not mixed one In England the nobility
trace their descent back TO the Normans,
to William the Conqueror and his line, and
in some instances to the Dutch and Ger
man races. The Anglo-Saxon blood, in the
sense of a distinct race of people does not
exist, and those to whom the term is most
frequently applied are English, Irish and
Scotch with mixtures of the three. and
perhaps a predominance of the Celt. Those
who proudly boast of their Anglo-SaXon
lTcy1r haa a
little, and 1t is ten to one that they win
find some of the French, German, Dutch,
Irish, Scandinavian, Russian, Italian or
possibly Spanish mixed with it. In refer
ring to the union of the people of the king
dom of Great Britain and ireland with
America we should not call 1t a union of
the Anglo-Saxons, for we are not of that
race neither are the people of the United
Kingdom.
We are Americans and that is the only
word which can be properly used to de
scribe us. Hobson is the only one of the
eight heroes of the Merrimac expedition
who might properly be said to have had an
Anglo-Saxon origin; yet the eight others,
Powell, Murphy, Kelly, Deignan, Mon
tague, Charette and Clausen are just as
truly Americans as he is, and when they
went into the navy they went as AmerI-
cans and for America. Commodore Schley
is an American even though his ancest tors
came to this country from Germany In
1877. The members of the Semitic race, too,
compose an important part of our popula-
ton, and surely the term Ango-Saxon
cannot be applied to them. But they are
Americans in the broadcast sense of the
word. The poets, the orators and writers
who are constantly referring to the glory
and greatness of the descendants of the
two separate hordes of invaders of the
east coast of England, should stop FOR a
while and take time to read the muster
roll of the army and navy. They would
doubtless soon come TO the conclusion then
that we are not Anglo-Saxons but Ameri-
cans, an English speaking people of many
and various races and tribes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
Personal.

Mrs. Hobson, the mother of the naval
hero. says that she has had thousands of
letters from all sorts of people congrat-
ulating her on her sons bravery and ask
ing foe her autograph. She has found it
impossible 10 answer all, but she is keep
ing up as wen as possible.
Queen Elizabeth of Rumania, Carmen
SYLVIA" has received a doctors degree
from the University of Pesth. A diploma
art-stica1y decorated was bestowed upon
her by the minister of Austria-Hungary,
with an address in praise of her books
and the doctress responded in graceful
speech.
Joseph Chamberlain, when a little boy,
was playing one day with his sister at
a game of 'battle"-each child having a
regiment of toy soldiers and a popgun to
fire at the enemy. The little girls sol
diers went down very quickly but his
stood firm, and he was proclaimed the VIC
ior' lie had glued his men to the floor.
Alexander Steele of Marshall, Me,
who died a few days ago, was related to
Gladstone, and he had many mementos
of the Grand Old Man HIS mother was
Miss Jane Gladstone a cousin of the
great English statesman. Alexander Steele
was born in Scotland eighty-three years
a
age.
Frau Krugermann, the oldest artists
model in Berlin, died recently, 90 years
OLD. She came from village on the Elbe.
near Magdeburg, and did not enter on her
professional career until late in life after
losing her husband, who fought at Le,p-
ZIG. Those who knew her can recognize
her form and features in many of the
works of Michael, Thumann, Gussow, Hill
debrand, Knaus and other eminent paint
ers. When 70 years Old she thought she
would like to see the old Kaiser, William
|, before she died and not unnaturally
asked a policeman" Finding her to be
The widow of a veteran, this functionary
put her in the right way, and she got an
audience. well, old comrade," replied
me CHEEKY sovereign, as she entered his
presence, here is your old Emperor. Take
a good look at him so that you may know
him again"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
In the Lille Church.

The one church in the village Of Com
stock was gay with bunting all day Sat
urday, and farmers wagons were hitched
before every store in town, says the De-
troit Journal. For the minister had an
nounced a peace festival and there WASH t
one man, woman or child for miles around
willing co miss the opportunity to publicly
rejoice over the ending of the war. Long
tables bright with hOllyhocks and sweet
peas traVersed the room, and even the
deacons, who had fought every previous
plan to turn the Lords house into an
eating room, helped move back the bench
es and carry in the tall sawhorses to sup
port the boards
"Nothin' is too good fur this celebra-
ton, Ell, mother?" Elder Wiles said look
ing at his wife. And they smiled, remem-
bering that their brave boy was safe from
Spanish bullets.
Then the exercises went on. REGULATIONS
songs, and even a tableau of Columbia
and her rescued sister, Cuba, while enthu-
siasm ran high
The preachers voice trembled, but 1t
was with joy.
Thanks be to God, who hath given US
the victory!' he exclaimed. rs there one
among US who is not happy to-day?''
He glanced around the church triumph
antly, then his astonished gaze rested on
little figure that had slipped from corner
and seemed about to answer him. She was
not as welfclad as the women around her
and the light from the window streamed
on a white and furrowed face and thin
gray hair She looked toward the minister
hesitaingly.
II don't want to spoil the day by COM
planning" she said TREMENDOUSLY; II know
it's grand-an' glorious, an'-an' all that
But-but-my boy was kiled-at Santi-
ago!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
Rolling out Gun Powder.

At a recent fire in Boston, which filled
the neighboring building, a gun store, with
smoke and threatened its destruction, a
man quietly sat upon the powder chest
near the door until it was removed to a
safe place in an adjacent block, says the
Youths Companion. The cool deed re-
calls an anecdote told in "A Godchild Of
Washington" about a fire in New York,
in 1888, while the British were getting
ready TO evacuate the city.
Col. Morgan Lewis had returned to his
house in the city, and with him as guests,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
Fire broke out in the arsenal, and all
classes were frightened. Those Americans
who had returned to their homes feared
that the arsenal had been set on fire by
the British. The British soldiers kept
aioof, lest they should be suspected and
become the object of popular violence. The
flames continued unchecked.
Col. Lewis and Mr.. Hamilton were form
ing the citizens in line TO pass leather
buckets from hand 10 hand, when a SOL
der announced that all was lost, as the
arsenal contained several barrels of gun
powder which the fire had just reach
ed.
Come, my lads. won't you help us?"
said Col. Lewis TO the British soldiers
standing idly by.
Yes, sir, willingly" they replied.
Hamilton and Lewis led the way Into
the burning arsenal, and the soldiers fol-
lowed. They rolled Out through the fire
the barrels of gunpowder calling them
barrels of pork" and thus saved the
civ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

One OF Admiral SIMPSONS married
daughters, the wife of Lieut.. Roy Smith.
lives in Norwich, and has a small Ameri-
can of her own ar the public schools, says
the New York Mail and Express. The first
time they sang The star Spanglod Ban
ner'' IN his room, the patriotic youngster
rose TO his feet and there he stood rever-
emily and resolutely TN the song was over.
That's the naval rule. to stand uncov-
cred when the grand national anthem IS
sung or played.
With a naval father and grandfather,
he followed The laws Of the service.
lt was rather an unusual proceeding.
and his playnates undertook 20 guy the
little patriot about H., but he stood bis
ground like a hero.
The Incident reached the ears Of the
local school board, and the order az once
went out thar an scholars OF Norwich
must stand while tle nauonal hymn IL
sung
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
BRIGHT BITS.
Clara: Are you engaged to Douglas for

Clara: Are you engaged to Douglas for
good?
Gertrude: It looks so. I don't think
he IL ever be able TO marry me.-L4ife.
Mr.. Isaacstein: SO you tink young
Rosenbaum means peezness?
Rebecca Isaacstein (coyly): Yes, papa;
he talks nodding but nOnsense.-Puck.
-"Hobson hasn't been through the
worst yet"
What do you mean?'
He hasn't been kissed by a Boston girl"
First Citizen: Why didn't you go to
the war?
Second Citizen: Well, between you and
me, l didn't know the Spaniards were
such bad shots.-Truth
"A Tangled Web.-TommyI. Pa, why
are single women called spinsters?
Pa: I expect it's because they are al
ways spinning web to catch man.
London Fun.
According to ggenheimer.-Smith-
THAT man Jones is a two-dollar fool"
Brown-'Why do you call him a two-dol-
lar fool?' Smith-"Because it costs two
dollars to say damn Puck
--she: So Mr.. sapper has just celebrat-
ed his golden wedding
He: Golden wedding? Why he's only
just got married.
She: Yes, but the girl has f1O,O00-Tit-
Bats.
Has Manila fallen?" asked Mr. Point
Breeze. IF 1t has not actually falien,' re-
piled Mr.. Murray Hill, at is leaning heav-
ily. with the center of gravity barely with
in the base.'-Pittsburg Chronicle Tele-
graph.
TOO Expensive.-"It is most Fortunate -
commented the father who had just been
notified of the arrival of twins. This
rapid extension of authority seems to give
the lie to my protestations of anti-impe-
rialism. Chicago Evening Post
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Thought Him a aunIser.

A gentleman who was travelling recent
ly near Chester Pa, came across a farmer
whom ne took to be a Quaker, and deter
mined to please him by talking to him in
the Quaker dialect, says the New York
Tribune. AS he told the story afterward
this is how he succeeded:
How do thee do. sir? Is-that is-are
thee meditating?' II he was delighted ne
controlled mis- emotion admirably All he
did was to cape and inquire: Hey?'
" The fields, the birds the flowers
pleasantly pursued are enough to bring
thou dreams--I mean dreams to thou
He was looking at me now, and critical
". I felt that my syntax had been very
idiotc instead of idiomatic; so, wiping the
sweat from my brow and hat, 1 eyed him
calmly and observed: Those cows, are
they thy's-or thee's-that Is, thous-durn
it, | mean times?
1T was very unfortunate. He crawled
down from the fence, nibbled at plug Of
tobacco, and as he ambled away mutter-
ed Indignantly: Go TO Bedlam I'm a
farmer, but, thank heaven, I'm not
lOOnatC' "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

Some very strong objections TO the new
round cotton bale are made by Capt.
Thomas Young, an experienced cotton ex-
porter of Charleston. Speaking the other
day of a round bale which weighed $50
pounds Capt. Young asserted that it
would take up more space in the hold of
of ship than a square compressed bale
weighing 500 pounds, while it would be
much more difficult TO handle for the
reason that, lacking iron bands, it could
not be safely handled with hooks. He
called attention also to the fact that It
was almost impossible TO draw satsfac-
tory sample from the round bale as end
samples are not desirable, and TO slit the
baggmg would result in the bullying or
bursting of the bale. According to Capt
Youngs view. while the round bale might
do for short distance transportation It is
not the proper thing for the rough hand
ling which must occur incident 60 a long
distance voyage across the ocean.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

There is more money in Kansas than the
owners Of 1t can find any use for. Bank
Examiner Bredenthal has been advised
by a number OF bankers that their vaults
are fun to overlooking, and that they can
not find profitable investments. In one
town of 400 population there IS bank
which has deposits OF more than 10000
with only $4,000 loaned. and with cash
ana sight exchange amounting to $1,000
The examiner says there Is more than
@zao for every man, woman ana child ln
the town.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

Some of the war claims which are being
filed at Washington Illustrate what there
is of patriotism and gratitude in certain
of the Cuban patriots" The claim of
DR.. Castillo of Santiago is a case in point.
He owned some cocoanut trees near
siboney. He alleges that the trees were
injured by the American troops and he
modestly requests that he be paid $50 900
damages. He wishes this government to
pay him and his people for the privilege
of freeing them from the Spanish yoke, as
it were. Those Cubans who have pitched
upon our attenuated Uncle Sam as a
party having a leg peculiarly htted for
pulling may find 10 their sorrow before a
great while that the leg Is particularly
vigorous in kicking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

neutrality-suspicious. Lodge No. /, 1. o.
o +.
Special Notices-Notice. to Contractors,
Building Committee, Board of Education;
Notice, Ludden g. Bates Southern Music
House; Notice to City Court Jurors;
Fresh Crackers. Georgia Syrup. Etc, A.
M & c. w. West.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry; La
Carolta Cigars. Henry Solomon &. Son,
Manufacturers Agents.
Legal Notices-Petition to Amend Char
ter of Union Cooperage and Supply Com
pany.
Half Price Sale of All Odd Dots-At
Franks.
Excursion-Family Excursion to Beau
fort and Naval Station Wednesday, on
Steamer Clifton.
Ready to Be Heard-Byck Bros.
Educational-Capital City College for
Women and Girls Takoma Park, Wash
ington, d. c.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Hoods
Sarsaparilla; Castoria; Bradields Female
Regulator; Worlds Dispensary Prepara-
tons.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

There is likely to be a question as to
what Col Gambler said in respect to silver
at Milledgeville in his speech opening his
campaign.
The Macon Telegraph quotes him as fol-
lows: Free silver is not a cardinal doc
trine of the Democratic party. There are
Democrats as true and loyal as l am who
believe in the gold standard. I will not
read them out of the party. don't know
what is absolutely best to be done. l ex-
pect them to get into line with me. If
find am wrong, win go to them and
say so. Democracy is worth more to me
than either gold or silver"
Our report of the speech does not touch
upon what Col. Gambler said on the silver
question, but the Constitution, which pur-
ports to give the full text of the speech.
has quite a different report of what he
said on that question.
We do not undertake to say whether the
Telegraph's or the Constitutions report is
the correct one, but if the Telegraphs re-
port is the correct one Col. Gambler has
strengthened himself greatly with those
Democrats of the state who are confident
that the best interest of the country re-
quire the maintenance of the gold stand
ard. There is room for an honest differ
ence Of opinion. Besides, the declaration
appeared in the national platform of the
Democratic party for the first time in
1896 1t is a declaration that is not essen
tial to the success of the Democratic par
~. Indeed, 1t is a question whether the
party's chances for success would not be
better without it than with it. OF course,
as long as it is part of the Democratic
platform it will have the support of the
great majority of Democratic votes, but
there will always be enough Democrats in
national campaigns who will oppose it to
endanger the success of the party
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

The merchants Of New Orleans have or
ganized a progressive union" the pur-
pose Of which IS 10 push the trade of the
Crescent City with cuba and Porto Rico.
and with the Central ana South American
countries. A similar organization might
be found advantageous by the merchants
81 TINS city. IL IS clear that there IS go
ing TO oe some smart hustiing for the trade
o. the islands by the various Atlantic
cities and 81 Savannah desires TO secure
" p'r' OF The business 81 viii be noces-
taiy Tor her 70 50 get Into the push"
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Republicans as MonOpOlists.
From the Chicago Chronicle (Dem) }.

II the Republicans have the manage
mont Of things we may depend on il they
wiz apply not only all our navigation
laws. but all our tarin laws 60 whatever
territory We may acquire. IL Will then
bee seen chat Great Britain has been very
greatly mistaken 81 assuming that orr
dominated party is enlightened enough 70
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The Milwaukee Sentinel says there are
a number of saloons in that town which
sell two glasses of beer for five cents,
with free lunch added. That does not
look much like the war tax is chasing the
beer sellers and brewers out of the bust
ness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
a Broader National Spirit.
From the Macon Telegraph (Dem).

It will be worth the lives and treasure
sacrihed in this war If a better and broad
er national spirit is developed. We have
fought among ourselves-on the battlefield
and on the hustlings-unti we have lost
too much Of pride of country. and broth
erly loved. The war with Spain has faced
us about and brought us in line shoulder
TO shoulder, with shields locked.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

Brig. Gen. Grant Is to be pitied. After
working out all of those problems" and
getting several of his men killed in the
sham battles, he did not have an opportun-
ity to put a single one of his Solutions
TO the actual test