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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
TWO ABANDONED BABIES.
A Brooklyn EpisiIe in the Light OF
Western Incident.


In Brooklyn The other evening police
man found 5-weeks-old baby neatly tuck
ed away under a robe in a new baby car
rage in the entrance of Fulton street
dry goods store. The policeman thought
that the childs mother or nurse might
have forgotten It in leaving the store in
a hurry or a fret and would come back
after It in much greater fret as soon
as she realized what she had done. He
reasoned that 1t would shorten the agony
if the mother or guardian
could chey reclaim the child
before il got to thc police sta
lion, and that he would stand much be-
ter chance Of meeting one who sought the
child il he remained at the store than If
he took It to the station house. Possibly
the fact that the baby was sleeping quiet
ly had something TO do with the police
mans decision. He trundled the carriage
back and forth for half an hour. and as 10
claimant for the infant appeared he took
Il 70 the station and eventually it went
70 the city nurse. For his pains ne had
10 stand the good-natured chatting of mis-
fellows and a pubic prone 20 a cynical
view Of the finding Of a helpless baby
alone i'm this busting city.
If this particular baby was abandoned
iniGnNOn1Hy+ the pdIOiHdH d. ied-l -sdu
the excuse thai the trick was a new one.
The scheme exceis any OF the common
lodges for getting rid OF troublesome in-
fants II has become somewhat difficult
TO induce even children 10 nod my baby
a minute" whiie the mother goes into
shop. And to Jay a child down in do1r-
way is always likely TO draw the uuwel-
come Affection OF some sgraggler III the
streets. But nobody can question wo-
man who wheels an infant up 20 dry
goods store. and. leaving it a. the door.
goes IN TO shop especially n the baby Is
tucked under robe. The only question
is the expense OF the carriage and the
possibility OF detection through idendfca-
ton OF II 10y the dealer VINO sold ~.
Yet. after al. q Is not wholly fair 10
direct satirical comments 90 the Fulton
street policeman for his course. j ~ NOT
an ifnpossibillty that the diregt calamity.
IN the individual sense. rDay ~ respOu-
sible for Just such "a circumsfance a. che
apparent doseriion Of this baby. There
Is a man now ho.ding q leading Dcsiii0n
10 one Of the largest Giles Or the central
Wet who Furnishes ~ Instance in point
and ar instance 81 such force as - fore
stall argument b. was only comparative
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

serts rs telephone plug and taps the sig
mai on the Morse key inside: use the teie-
phone" The operator at headquarters in
serts his telephone plug IN the section over
which the signal is received, and he IS
Instantly speakngto The man ia commanl
on the scene OF the lire.
The telephone viii prevent any possible
confusion over Morse signals. What con-
mends the proposed system 60 Fire Com,
missioner Scannell is its simplicity ana
economy The cost OF equipment OF 3acA
box is estimated at 20 cents.
Superintendent Black Well who presented
the idea, has been told 20 go ahead wi'A
his p.an, ana he will start in at Broadway
equipping the boxes on thar thoroushiaI
from tr.fty-ninth street down. Then 'le
dry goods distrlct VIII be eaulppel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM rMrnovED.
Bcxes i'm New York City to Be
Equipped with TeIephOnes.

From the Chicago Times-t5erald.
New York, Dec. 3.-New York's fire de-
partment is to have a telephone system as
complete as the telegraph system. Every
fire alarm box win he a telephone station,
and instead Of telegraph signals for second
and third alarms and ambulance calls YER
bal messages to FIRE headquarters viii be
sufficient
The present telegraph wire circuit will
be used for the new system. Each box VIII
be altered 20 az 20 receive q tele phone
plug. This IL all that VIII be necessary 50
far ~ the boxes are concerned each
chief 10 the department viii carry in his
wagon q small receiver. transmiuer in
duction coil and q battery when the chief
reaches IRE and finds hat another sig
nal h neccFgary be Steps 10 She box, ln-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
ncceintannt RnIIroah..

Per Central of Georgia Railway. Dec. I.
i 27s bales cotton. go bbIs oil. $50 tons pig
iron. 14S pkgs mdse. 10 pkgs domestics, iS1
bbls rosin, bbls spirits, II cars lumber.
cars hay, ! car -four cars wood, l car
heading.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, Dec.
1854 bales cotton. s9S bbls rosin. l76
casks spirits, 5 cars mdse, 40 cars lumber,
1 car sugar cars oats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
yenrels Cleared Yesterday.

Steamship City of Birmingham, Burg,
New York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Hero (Nor), Wulf. Bremen
and Hamburg.-W w. Wilson Agent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
FOREIGN Exports.

Per Norwegian steamship Hero. for Bre-
men-5. SO5 bales cotton, valued at Si4O,Sf
For Hamburg. 1879 tons phosphate rock.
valued al s17,9a7 and 200 tons pig iron, val
ued at g., COO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

Last quarter. 9th, hours and min
utes, morning; new moon, 18th, hours
and AZ minutes, morning; first quarter,
18th, . hours and q minutes. evening; full
moon, 9th, hours and 80 minutes. even
ing; moon in apogee, End and 18th; moon
in perigree 14th.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
coastyyIse exports.

Per steamship Berkshire Cor Baltimore.
i .405 bales upland cotton, 1863 barrels ros-
in. 81 barrels turpentlne, 10000 feet lum-
Der 374 pkgs mdse 800 boxes oranges, l49
bales wool 229o sacks clay, l6 casks clay,
"a pkgs domestics and yarns, AZ bales lint
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

Bagging-Jute, 2A-pound 7ikGSc; 2
pound. 7d714c; 1@4-pound. exc. Sea island
SIC.
Cotton Ties-Standard Arrow Steel, 4
pounds large lots, Soc; small lots, 9Oc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship City of Macon, Savage, Bos-
ton.-Oeean Steamship Company.
Steamer Ethel, Carroll, Augusta.-W T.
Gibson Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

High water al Tybee to-day at 2:3l a.
m. and 2:I9 p. IN. High water at Sayan-
nah one hour later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

The numerous disasters to coastwise YES
sells during the recent storm have caused a
scarcity of tonnage in the coal carrying
trade and an advance IN freight rates has
resulted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

Steamship Glenwood CBr). Barcelona.
Steamship Berkshire, Baltimore.
Steamship city Of Wakefield (Brl, Ship
Island
Bark Riconoscenza QtaD. Genoa.
Schooner E1rry A. Berwind, Philadel-
Dhia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

The youngest delegate 10 the Wisconsin
Democratic state convention was Harry
3. Fox 81 Wauahara county. aged 2S. iiif
father Is q leading merchant Of Painted.
The young man b. recognized as one oi tn~
bcat workers 800 central Wisconsin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News OF ships ana
Shipping.

In order TO ascertain the extent Of the
damage sustained by shipping during the
recent storm, and also 10 secure informa
ton concerning changes in the coast line
changes of sandbars and other data that
can be used in making up comprehensive
report, the Massachusetts harbor. and land
commissioners have prepared and SEM out
to all the coast towns in Massachusetts a
series of questions from which TO compile
such a report The jurisdiction of the COM
missioners does not extend beyond the
state, but it is TO be hoped that their ex.
ample viii be followed by other New Eng
land states in the interest OF safe naviga-
ton, as II is known that the excessive high
tides and heavy gales combined have. in
places, completely changed The conheura-
ton of the shores exposed to their fury.
The data gathered by the harbor and land
commissioners viii be invaluable for fu-
ture reference.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
GRAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Dee Flour weaker on
spring patents and generally dun. Rye
flour more active Buckwheat -four more
active. Buckwheat firm. Cornmeal firm.
Barley firm. Barley malt firm. Rye
steady.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. ? red, 755sc: OPP
tons opened weak and developed further
heaviness through bearish ca bless Deem
Der liquidation and large Northwest re-
ceipts. The market closed 1s6l1Rc net lower;
December closed 721sc March closed 1890;
May closed 7Ossc.
Corn-No. 2, dc; options opened easy.
with wheat. but quickly turned and there
after was strong; closed 1s1Ac net higher;
December closed 39Ac; May closed 3914c.
oats-Spot steady; No. 2, 30AG31c: op-
tons inactive.
Beer quiet and steady. Cut meats duh
Lard steady; Western steamed, 530d5 35o :
December, 5.S5c; refined quiet. Pork
steady Butter firm; Western creamery
lt1kGzUc; do factory, l20l4l4c; Elgins, 2Oc /;
state dairy 15@1Sikc. Cheese higher. Eggs
hrm; state and Pennsylvania. 2sd27c
western fresh, 26o; Southern, 22d25c. Po-
tatoes steady; Jerseys $10Od1. 371a; New
YORK Sl25415O; Long Island. 81. 256Df. Il:
sweets, Jerseys, $l.25d2.25: Southern. 4Oa
Doc. Cotton seed oil quiet: prime crude
Itls4lSc Rice steady Cabbage steady
Gomez options opened steady. with Deem
per points higher and other months IN
changed; ruled quiet but generally STEADY
during balance of session, with Auctua-
tons restricted 90 points; selling checked
by small receipts and broadening deliv-
cries; investment buying checked nv dis-
courasing cables from foreign markets
ciosed quiet at net unchanged prices; sales
iiVO bags, including January, 545c
March o.G0c; May, 5.75c; spit Rio quiet and
81 eseaoy; NO. Invoice. Csc; No. jobbing
69sc; mild steady; Cordova. SQi5c. sugar
raw hrmer, but not quotably higher; fair
renning, l5-16c; centrifugal 9s-test. 4 7-16c
Al ,si sugar, 11-l6c refined steady.
Chlcago, Dec. WEAK cables and heavy
receipts were the factors to-day in The
wheat pit. May wheat shows a loss of IA
and December sc. Coarse grains were
weak early but rallied and closed 1k6lHc
higher for corn, h4Ac for oats Provisions
declined 2lAd7lac
me leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

son rlses at 6:5l and sets "a.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

Capt. p. c. johnson. OF the steamship
Briardene, who startled the marine world
by running out of the horbor of Queens
town with a bailiff on board his vessel.
and in defiance of a writ from the admiral
" court. and who arrived at New York
on Saturday, has gone 10 Halifax his
home, to visit his family. He win return I'm
time to take his vessel to Copenhagen.
where she is TO go with a cargo OF grain.
The Munson Steamship Line has offered
to put on regular steamships between Pal
timore and cuba and West Indian ports
whenever sufficient cargo is offered TO war
RAM doing so. The Munsons have under
their control between 40 ana 80 steamsbips
the tonnage OF which varies from 1000 10
$500 tons one of their steamships. mo
Foisjo, II now here preparing 70 take "a
cargo 20 cuba.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
Notice 20 Mariners.

Pilot charts ana all photographic infor.
nation will be furnished masters of yes.
sells free OF charge in United States hy-
geographic office, in custom house Cap
tains are requested to call at the office
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission TO the navy department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

weak; NO. yellow corn. 24ic; No. 2
spring wheat6ld6Slac; No. 2 red. 67Ibc: No .
corn "a; No. oats, 261aQ26s4; No. white.
2S1ac; No 3 white, 2724 a2S1bc; No. . rye 5qC.
No. barley, 1860 No l Haxseed oScG
IOSl2; prime timothy seed. SECS: mess
pork, per barrel SSO0QS.O5 lard. per 1oo
pounds, A9712@5l5; short ribs sides
Qoosel. A.5Oa470; dry sailed shoulders
(boxed), 4h@49sc; short clear sides (boxedl
ASO@4sO; whisky. distilers' finished goods
per gallon. $126
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08

of the piles. The top OF the basket on
each beacon Is 17la feet above mean high
The times., 1898-10-01

a bolter out of the Waldorf gold-cure
camp. Platt and his new sensational
purchase would be In finer form and OF
better promise than they are, or are
likely to be. But the convention was
regular in every respect 1t named
candidate whose party loyalty and reg
ularity cannot be questioned; and 1t
prepared a platform which every Demo-
crat in New York can and will support.
Believing, as we do, in the vital Demo-
cratic doctrine of bimetallic currency,
we may regret that that national issue
was set aside for the time being. But
the majority was entitled to it's opinion
on that matter, and the minority must
and cheerfully will acquiesce; especially
as the financial issue cannot be fought
to any good purpose for two years yet
The New York campaign of 1888 is
more promising, from a Democratic
standpoint, than any preceding one has
been for many years. The normal par
ty vote, added to that of the outraged
Germans and other opponents of sump-
tuary laws, may be depended upon to
defeat the Rough Rider and his Wild
West show by one of the heaviest ma
jorities on record.
The times., 1898-10-01
THE MISSING MIR. ESHEBAUGH.
Nothing Has Been Heard of the
Loan and Trust President.

New York, Sept. So.-Nothing has oe-
CURED today TO throw any new light on
the strange disappearance Of Daniel o.
Eshebaugh, president OF the New England
Loan and Trust Company
The company assigned last Monday, and
Otto Barnard was appointed receiver
Monday morning Mr.. Eshebaugh was seen
to leave his Office. and has not since been
heard from. His desk was open and the
morning mail untouched The precarious
affairs of the company nave worried Mt.
Eshebaugh all Summer, and his friends
think his mind collapsed from the strain
on the day of the assignment
Mr. Eshebaugh is prominent In ehurch
and society in Montclair, n. ]. Otto
Barnard. the receiver OF the company,
said today there was nothing in the ac-
counts to Indicate any irregularity or
shortage.
MIR. Eshebaugh's family have tele-
graphed 10 all places he would be likely to
go. but as yet no informa ton as 10 hiT
whereabouts has been received
The times., 1898-10-01
Secretary Hay.

Personally considered, the Hon.
John Hay possesses every requirement
for the splendid office to which he has
been elevated. He is at once an expert
enced diplomat, scholar. gentleman.
and, above all, a man of sterling Amer
icanism.
With such a man at the head of the
State Department, the people of the
country will be inclined to assume at
the outset of his premiership that he
is far and away above any temptation
to make his high station and his duty
to the country subservient to the cor
rupt interests of party politics. For
example, Americans generally viii eX-
pect of him that, if he finds himself
called upon either TO sacrifice the in
terests and honor of the United States
at Paris or to protest against the poll
cy of surrender which, on the very day
of his induction into office, an admins
tration organ asserts has been adopt
ed and made mandatory upon our
Peace Commission, or to protest and re-
sign, he will take the latter course.
Without any desire 10 fatter Secre
tary Hay, we can say, what is of too
common knowledge to talk about that
his accession to the Cabinet and the
councils OF the Administration has ad-
ded an element OF ability and respec-
liability which We're sadly needed. Our
relations with foreign countries for
some time past have not been conduct
ed with either the decorum or the sue
cess that circumstances demanded.
That such a criticism could with rea-
son, ever be made during the incum-
bency of Secretary Hay, we do not
think for moment; always of course,
supposing that the policy he is called
upon TO represent and 10 promote shall
be one consistent with the greatest
national good and with the universal
demand of the American people that
the Philippine archipelago and the 9TH
er islands taken from Spain are never
TO be given back to that wretched
power, but forever held and occupied
by the United States.
1t lies within the opportunities of
| Colonel Hay to make his name shine
! brightly in the galaxy of great Ameri-
| can Secretaries of State who have gone
before him. The hearts of the people
are fired with the possibilities and glo-
ries that national expansion beyond the
seas means for their native land and
its material progress. Those who are ia
miliar with international affairs know
how greatly the future of the Republic,
in this respect, depends upon the wis
dom and patriotism of the man at the
head of the State Department. 1t is
within his province and ability not only
to meet and defeat the schemes and
Vaccinations Of foreign rivals. but to
keep sweet with good advice a chief
who notoriously is surrounded by per-
sons and influences inimical to the well
fare of the country.
Secretary Hay enters upon his great
duties in the consciousness that he is
supported by more general confidence
on the part of his fellow countrymen
than has been the case with any other
public officer for some time past A
change from the bucolics of Day to the
civilized diplomacy of Hay is very well
| come.
The times., 1898-10-01
A Friendly suggestion.

1t is hard to resist the temptation to
make suggestions to the Alger COM
/ missioners. who find the waiting for in
formation so monotonous that there
are rarely more than four of the nine
present at any meeting. They are most
ly men who are personally liked. and
while il is legitimate to laugh at them
for the predicament in which their good
nature has placed them, it is impossible
not to feel genuine sympathy, for they
are in obvious distress. They have been
lured into an enterprise which many
less amiable and shrewder gentlemen
resolutely refused TO undertake, even at
the risk of offending the President; and
they find themselves committed by the
letter of Secretary Alger to a tiresome
research that has no bearing on the
main business for which they thought
they were appointed. The most COM
panionable of the men of their ac-
quaintance, the members of Congress
who know how to tell good story, are
away from the capital just now, while
the resident good fellows are busy with
their own affairs. Altogether they are
| IL
sorry for them.
| We have suggested that they induce
General Miles to enliven the proceed
| ings as witness. He knows enough to
make il exciting. If he should be willing
TO talk freely they would not need to
hold secret sessions for fear of being
ridiculed for the jnanity of the meet
| ings. If they consider this too great
| departure from the line drawn by Sec
retary Alger in his request for an inves-
| tigation-for he did not include the
| maladministration of the Santiago
| campaign in the matters to be examin-
| ed-they might begin with men whose
| information is not less accurate, but is
not so comprehensive; men who know
about results rather than causes. An
examination of the files of The Times,
or even of the New York Tribune in it's
news columns, would arm them with
the names of very many persons whose
testimony would relieve the oppressive
dullness of the committee room.
Perhaps Mr.. Caspar Whitney would
serve as a starter. He has written for
| the forthcoming number of Harper's
Monthly thrilling history of the San
| tiago campaign, in which there are
vivid descriptions of the heroic actions.
He notes that "the days following the
cessation of hostilities were days of
suffering by the wounded. hauled to the
rear in great, numbering. six-mule wag-
ons; work by the troops, who continued
The times., 1898-10-01
CANADA MAY IGNORE 1T.
The Recent Prohibition Plebiscite
May All Go for Naught.

Toronto. Ontario, Sept. 30.-The returns
of the prohibition plebiscite taken
throughout Canada yesterday are still
very incomplete. From those so far re-
ceived. however, it is evident that the
country has declared in favor of the pass
age of prohibitory liquor law by a ma
iority approximating l5,o0o to 25,oo0. The
following is a summary of the results in
the different provinces, according 70 the
latest information:
Ontario, A. ,22e majority for; Quebec, 49,
S72 majority against; Nova Scotia, 1853
majority for: New Brunswick, Z. $40 ma
iority for; Prince Edward Island, 6,6lu
majority for; Manitoba (estimated), s,0eO
majority for: British Columbia, i2O ma
iority for; majority for prohibition, 1S,l+I.
AS 10 what action the government Will
take. il is generally conceded that, since
no promises were made, the government
will let the matter rest just where it Is.
The premier. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, when
asked today what he thought OF the vote,
replied enigma tieally: 1T is the function
of constitutional government TO listen tc
the voice of the people
This may mean anythign, or 1t may
mean nothing. The fact is that the gov
ernment finds itself in a very embarrass
ing position. The situation in a nutshell
is lust this: The government is maintain
ed in power by a big majority from tht
province of Quebec. While all the other
provinces have given majorities in favor
of prohibition, the province of Quebec
has declared Overwhelmingly against IL
If the government should introduce pro-
hibitorv legislation it would raise a how
in Quebec and there Is little doubt they
would leave the government without it,
majority. On the other hand, if the gov
ernment does not follow up yesterday:
vote by prohibitory legislation, IL viii
ALLEVIATE the whole temperance vote
throughout the Dominion.
The temperance people claim that tbs
vote. although comparatively small, wa:
a decided victory for them, and theil
leaders say they intend 20 follow it III
bv commanding prohibitory legislation a
| the next session of parliament. Support
ers of the opposite view say that III,
government dare not introduce such legis
lation in face of the adverse vote in Que
bee. as it would never be possible t
| coerce the province into accepting prohi
bition. The government itself is divided
on the question. Nearly all the French
Canadian ministers are opposed to prohib
| itory legislation, while the English repre-
sentatives from Quebec and other Englisl
| ministers favor II.
| The government is, therefore, likely [
| have a great deal of difficulty in dealing
| with the question.