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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
Work for Bank Directors.

The bill of Representative Cox, reported
fayorably by the committee on banking
and currency, which aims to provide great
er protection for national banks against
rascals and imbeciles makes it necessary
that bank directors shall give a little more
attention to the duties which devolve upon
them. If this bill should become a law
national banks could not make important
loans except by authority of their direc-
tors Neither would a banks officers have
such freedom in borrowing the banks
funds as they now have.
Banks do not break except through the
rascality or incompetency of their officers.
the neglect of their directors, or the VIC
lation of the banking laws by either the
officers or directors. In our dispatches
yesterday there was an account of loans
made by the cashier of the Chemical Ma
tional Bank of New York II the cash
Ter had not proved his fidelity to the bank
by long years of service it would be said
he was a shrewd rascal. because he loaned
nearly 100000 OF the banks money on
practically worthless security. Not be-
ing rascal the president of the bank con-
ciduSu he was an lf1DeClle, anu HenCe ue-
manded his resignation. Fortunately the
bank is a very strong one and the loss of
the money will not affect its credit but
the fact that a cashier loaned such a large
sum on good-for- nothing collateral shows
that such legislation as the Cox bill pro
vides is needed. There may be rascals
and imbeciles among bank directors. but
the chances are that bank is safer when
loans are made only by directors than
when made by a bank officer.
The wrecking of the Chestnut Street Ma
tional Bank of Philadelphia shows how
| necessary 1t is that the directors Of a
bank shall keep close watch upon its
| business. The president of that bank bor-
rowed over 100000 of the banks funds
| that is he had that amount when the bank
| closed its doors-and the security the bank
had for the money wasn't worth speaking
Of AS far as Known, however, no effort
has yet been made to punish that bank
| president as the national banking law
| provides. Probably some depositor, if he
fails to get his money, or some stockhold-
err. if he has to pay a heavy assessment,
will try to find out If there is any virtue
| in the law.
| Banks which are In the hands of compe-
tent and honest men seldom or never fail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
PERSONAL.

Col. John c. Moore has been selected
to write history of the services in the
Confederate army of The soldiers who went
from Missouri.
Miss Edna Sutermeister is studyins
landscape gardening at the Washington
University, st. Louis, and expects to en-
ter the profession after graduation. She
is. the only woman in her class.
Samuel S. Green of Portsmouth. N H.,
is a surviving son of a revolutionary SOL
der. His father, Mark Green, enlisted in
the Fourth Massa chusetts Regiment at
the age of 10 years. The son celebrated
his IS birthday not long ago.
Nellie Mcconnell, a young and pretty
girl. has been sentenced to two months
in the penitentiary for stealing ribbons
and other decorations from tombs in the
Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn. She told
the Judge that it was a shame to let
such nice fnery go to waste.
Nobody can sit down In the Queens
presence without being requested to do so
by her, and in the open air men must not
come nearer than three PAGES to her per.
son. The Queen must not be addressed
unless she speaks first, and people may
not speak to each other in her presence.
The New York State Museum has en-
gagged Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., lately con-
nected with the biological department of
the agricultural bureau to make a study
Of the mammalian fauna of New York,
and prepare a record of the mammals ex-
listing there at the beginning of the historic
period
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
sterIing Morton in Retirement

Ex-Secretary Morton, since he left the
cabinet of President Cleveland, has been
spending his time writing poetry and build
ing a handsome little theater called THE
Overland" at Nebraska City, where he has
lived for forty-two years, says the WASH
ington correspondence of the Chicago Rec
ord It was opened a few days ago with
the presentation of Gillette's Secret Ser
vice" The building was designed by Sid
ney Lowell of Chicago, who built the La
fayette Square Theater at Washington
and several other modern playhouses
throughout the country, and THE Over
land is said to be perfect in all of its
appointments. The seating capacity is 720,
the stage is ample for opera and the dress
ing rooms are said to surpass in COM
fort and convenience anything in Chicago
or New York. Mr.. Morton appears on
the bills as proprietor, and his youngest
son, Carl Morton, as manager, and he an
nounced at a speech at the opening that
nothing but clean plays would be permit
ted.
The following is a sample of the poetry
which Mr. Morton writes when he is not
building theaters:
PLANT TREES.
What do wo plant when we plant the
tree?
We plant the ship which will cross this
sea.
We plant the masts to carry the sails
We plant the plank to withstand the
gales
The keel, the keelson and beam and knee
We plant the ship when we plant the tree
What do wo plant when we plant the
tree?
We plant the houses for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the
floors;
We plant the studding. the laths, the
doors,
The beams and siding, all parts that be-
We plant the house when we plant the
tree.
What do wo plant when we plant the
tree?
A thousand things that we daily see.
We plant the sDire that out-towers the
crag.
We plant the staff for our country's flag.
We plant the shade, from the hot sun
free.
We plant all these when we plant the tree.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

1t was the breakfast hour, a most I'M
propltious season for domestic storm to
arise, because it makes the whole sue
ceedlng day dingy or at best very much
less sunny than is desirable, says the New
York Sun Possibly il was the coffee or
the steak, or the baby, or just the old
serpent. In any event the husband and
wife were tiffing at each other unpleasant
~. IS
That's all right" he was saying you
may go home to your mother, but even
that might be worse"
"Worse?" she repeated; you wouldn't
think it was worse. You would be glad to
get rid of me. you horrid thing."
"Oh. no, I wouldn't, my dear Who
would take care of the baby if You were
gomez"
Much you care for the baby. I believe
you would be glad to see the dear little
thing in founding asylum"
why do you think that of me, my an
gel?'' he said kindly
Because if you cared anything for the
precious darling you would care a little bit
for its only mother" she SMILED.
That's so; 1 hadn't thought of that" he
smiled. Il had really forgotten that you
were its only mother. How fortunate
those other children must be which have
several Mothers
You are perfectly horrid," she exclalm-
And still am your husband! Why did
you ever select such a wretch? I'm sure
there were at least a dozen chaps who
were as anxious to get you as I was
Yes" she said, with true feminine
pride, land 1 wish to goodness had TAX
en- them"
THAT would. have been bigamy my
dear" he said, quite Mortified.
She looked at him fiereely.
You understand that mean any one of
them" she explained.
Thank you. 1 really didn't think you
cared to take the entire lot"
you knew well enough that 1 didn't
That's what I thought when l married
you"
We'll, 1 don't care what you thought
then nor what you think now. told you I
was going home to my mother and l am ="
"And as 1 said before, it might be
worse"
BY some means her suspicious, always
more alert at such times, were aroused.
What do you mean? she asked eying
him narrowly.
Nothing my dear, only that you might
have determined to bring your mother
home to you"
After this blow he felt so comfortable
that he began to make love to her, and
when he left the house after breakfast she
went to the front door with him, and he
missed car kissing her goodby.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
. American Fruit shut out.

The announcement that Germany had
prohibited the importation of all fresh
fruits from the United States. on the
ground that they are the means of intro
ducing vermin, which might injure Ger
man fruit trees, has been received with
profound surprise in this country and
England. Our fruit exporters do not be-
lieve that the reason given for the pro-
hibition Is the true one. They think that
the real reason is a purpose on the part
of Germany TO Fetaliate, this country
having adopted sugar tariff which dis
eliminates against bounty grown sugar.
If they are right, Germany is guilty of
insincerlty unworthy Of a great nation.
1t is true that she regards our sugar
tariff with great deal of bitterness, be-
cause il practically shuts her sugar out
of our market, since all Of her sugar
is made with the assistance of a govern
ment bounty. but If her action against
American fresh fruits were taken because
of our sugar tariff she ought to be frank
enough to say so. She ought not to try
to prejudice other nations against our
fruits.
If our fruit growers are to be believed
the fruit trees of the countries to which
they export fruit are in no danger from
our fruits American apples and other
American fruits carry no bugs or worms
of a character dangerous TO fruit trees.
OF that fact the German authorities could
easily satisfy themselves. But they are
not anxious to find out the truth. They
not only want to shut American products
out of their market because German SUI
gar no longer finds a market in the Uni
ted States, but they are particularly hos
tile to American fruits, which, on &C
count of their superiority and cheapness,
out of the market
An outrageous feature of the prohibition
was that the prohibitory order went into
force without any warning. The unload
ing of $1,000 barrels of apples al Hamburg
was stopped and two car loads of fruits
were not permitted to cross the border
into the empire Doubtless much of this
fruit will spoil before it can be taken to
another market,
II Germany wants to retaliate why
doesn't she put tariff on apples and
oNASt II uitSy JUST 90 VIC puN a taihl "i
sugar? We could not complain. however
great the tariff on fruits might be. but we
have good reasons for complaining when
she shuts her doors against our products.
If she insists upon being influenced by a
spirit of retaliation she will find that she
has something else than sugar at which
we can strike her with telling effect. We
can get along without her wines and we
will get along without them if she per-
sists in refusing TO let her people haze
| American fruits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
BRIGHT BITS.

EMPLOYER see you have a glass eye,
Pat" Pat-"Yes, yer amer but it's a
swindle, sir. 1. can't see nothin' out of
il. "-Tit-Bits.
No Paragon-'T am a poor, motherless
girl!' faltered Evsngeline, her voice
quavering. But James Wetmore Wetmore-
Smith was not man easily to be baked
Il do not expect my wife" he replied,
gently, albeit something reproachfuly,
ito be both rich and motherless. De
troit Journal.
His way of Putting It-"My friends, "
said the minister earnestly, "let us beware
of satan. We know that he scatters tacks
along the narrow way in order that the
just may puneture their tires" And. as
the congregation pedalled homeward.
many member thought of the pastor 5
words.-Puck.
In 1t. Too-"What do you think of
these Klondike investment schemes, any
way?" Some of them are all right. Here.
by the way, Is a prospectus of one, in
which I am a director. Shares are selling
for -' ''Oh, never mind, don't care
10 invest I'm vice president of one my
self. "-Cleveland Leader.
Anxious. Wife-"Know where my hus-
band is, sir?" Klondike Karl-"Th' last
time 1 seen your husband, num- he was
goin' over the mountain Anxious Wife
In what direction?" KIondike Karl
(sadly)-'In all directions. mum. You see,
he got can of dynamite mixed I'm with
the canned corn beef he was thawing
out"-Judge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

The wine market in California seems
TO be in rather a bad way, from the stand
point of the producer. Two hundred and
forty thousand gallons of wine were sold
in San Francisco the other day at eight
cents a gallon, and 10000 gallons of choice
dry wines brought only nine cents a gar
lon Some of the producers declare that
unless there is a change pretty soon they
will have to go out of the business. Pos
sibly it would be a good idea for some
of them to devote more of their time and
capital to the production of fancy labels
and less to the wine itself. In great
many instances it is the label on the bot
tie, and not what is in the bottle, which
fetches the big money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
Ta-Lien-Nan a Political Is.ue.

While il is not absolutely certain that
the government of Great Britain has with
drawn its demand upon Russia that the
Chinese port of Ta-Llen-Wan shall be an
open port, thus backing down from the po-
stion it had taken, it is generally admit
ted in England that such is the case. Nat
urally the action Of the British govern
ment is the cause of much speculation and
comment among the party leaders and pol
iticians of England. In our dispatches yes
terday Il was stated that the Conserva-
tives were disheartened by the failure of
the government to maintain its attitude
of frmness and that the Liberals were
preparing 10 take advantage of the feel
ing against the government because of the
lack of vigor in its foreign policy. While
there is a chance that the public is not yet
informed of what the government has
done in the Ta-Lien-Wan matter, there is
very little hope entertained in England
apparently that future disclosures will
show the situation 10 be different from
what it has been represented to be.
Ta-Lien-Wan is the town near Port Ar
thur which the British government had
stipulated, in the recent loan negotiations,
should be opened as a treaty port by
China. Russia has possession of Port Ar
thur, and it is said that the possession
of that port would be comparatively
worthless TO her if Ta-Lien-Wan should
be made treaty port. 1t is also said that
if Russia decides to retain permanent pos
session of Port Arthur she will necessarily
need Ta-Lien-Wan. To make the latter
port free port would greatly Interfere
with Russia's plans in respect to China if,
in fact it would not practically ruin them.
Ta-Lien-Wan has an excellent harbor,
1t having deep water and being free from
ice throughout the year. There is also
an abundance of coal near at hand. I'm
der the circumstances it is not TO be won
dered at that Great Britain objected to the
port being closed 10 all except Russian
ships The backdown of the British gov
eminent in the matter of this port may
result in a change of ministry in Great
Britain. The English people feel that their
government has been given a backset by
Russia, and that, too. notwithstanding the
fact that the British navy is by far the
greatest in the world. In their anger over
their humiliation they may send the Sal
isbury ministry into retirement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
Nothing Free, Says sam Jones.

II am not in favor of free schools said
Evangelist Sam Jones to a St Louis Globe
Democrat reporter; mo, sir; not free
schools, free turnpikes, free pensions. free
silver, nor free anything else. I want
every man to pay for everything he gets.
This system of free things is leading
straight 10 government paternalism. Pref
~ soon, if things keep on the way they
are going, the daddies of the country viii
lie down at their ease, saying: No need
for me 70 work. the governmental take
care of me.
Let there be compulsory education. too
and let every able-bodied man who doesn't
nut up for the teaching of his child be
sent TO Jail. and kept there till he prom
ises to pay for that education That will
bring them to time and shut up the sa-
looms, 100. The money spent In the sa-
looms is many time more than enough to
educate the children of the country.
las 20 free turnpikes, toll ought to be
charged on every road In the country.
"The free pension list gives rise to much
abuse. There are 100000 disabled soldiers
on the United States pension list now and
there were only 500. 600 rebels.
Don't misunderstood me on the school
question ! think there should be institu-
tons for INDECENT children and children of
widows.
Look at the history of free things IN
the Bible Our Lord never gave ANYTHING
free but once, and that was when he
rained mamma down for the Israelites in
the wilderness, ana there never was y
more anarchistic and disjointed crowd
than those same followers of Moses. They
behaved themselves so badly that the
Lord had to follow up his rain of free
mamma with a rain of free snakes. OnIv
two OF that band. as originally coustitut-
cd, reached the promised land. Do Won
wonder that think things can be too
free2'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Some experiments IN growing Egyptian
cotton have been made in Texas under
the direction of the department of agri-
culture. A report to the department says
the experiments have been very success
full and that a gin has been perfected
which will remove the seeds without in
juring the fleece. 1t is claimed that the
cotton grown In Texas from Egyptian
seed is stronger than the native Egyptian
cotton, which. permits of the separation
Of seeds and lint at a higher rate of
speed than is practicable in Egypt II is
predicted that the cultivation of Egyp-
tan cotton in Texas will be entered into
the Coming spring, with a great increase
Of acreage next year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
Mathematics.

The man who never gives up had been
busily figuring for some time, says the
Washington Star He threw down his pa-
per and pencil, e&claiming:
There 1t is, as plain as day. Anybody
can see IT,"
"What?' inquired his friend
THE handwriting on the wall I told
you to hold out for free silver. See this
date 1898? Think it over. There are two
IS. They make sixteen, and the first fig
ure in it is a 1. That tells the whole story
--16 to 1. We're bound to have IT,"
But where does the come in?" was
the cautious inquiry.
The 3? oh, that hasn't anything to do
with il. That's merely thrown in extra
to help people out in dating letters and
things"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
NDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Landrum Lodge No. As, F. and
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Ship Notices, Strachan &
Co; Finest Weather for Finest Oysters,
Beckmann's Cafe; For Men Only, r. II.
Polk. Manager Savannah Telephone Ex-
change: Savannah Turn Verein; Special
Notice. John f. Tuberdy.
Business -Fleischman's Pure
Gin, Henry Solomon & Son, Agents; Silver
Moon Extra Choice Tea.
Amusements-"H ogan's Alley Compa-
ny at Theater, Matinee and Night, Feb. 5.
See Our Overcoat and Suit Ad on Page
3-B. Fl. Levy & Bro.
St Valentines Day, We Hope, VIII
Bring Many New Orders-Georgia Steam
Laundry.
The Success of Our Reduction Sale-Falk
Clothing Company.
Bicycles-Napoleon and Josephine BIZ
cycles-Jenkins Cycle Company, Chicago.
Think About It-Metropolitan Clothing
Company.
quite Snap These Cold Days-B. H.
Levy & Bro.
Mineral Water-Buffalo Lithia Water.
Cottolene-N. X Fairbanks Company.
Medical-Munyon's Remedies; Duffy's
Pure Malt Whisky; Castoria; Cuticura
Remedies; Carlsbad Sprudel Salt; Scott's
Emulsion; Hoods Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; PERSONAL. Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

The silly season in the New York Legis-
lature seems to be about at its hight. An
assemblyman from New York city has in
troduced a bill providing that all laundry
tickets shall be printed in the English
language. The proposed legislation is. of
course, directed against the heather Chi
nee. This bill recalls the Kentucky bill
of year or two ago TO require all bills
of fare 10 be printed in English. and con-
tains just about as much common sense.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
pnnnIists Ann Genrrin.
From the Columbus Enquirer-sun ID

From the Columbus EnquirerSun (Dem.).
AS matter of fact there will be enough
left to hold a convention and nominate a
ticket, but their little fusilade this year as
compared with the battles of the past will
be a blank cartridge affair. Tom Watson
knows that Populism in Georgia is TO all
purposes dead. lie knows that a ticket
put out by the party would stand no
chance in the coming elections. and Tom
Watson will not be found at the head Of
any populist ticket-nor win he be DON
ming saokcloth and putting ashes on mis-
head when il is defeated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Senator Stewart of Nebraska has tempo
rarily let uD on silver. He is now BOOM
ing another initiation scheme, in which also
he is personally and pecuniarily interest
ed. II is q patent air pillow, which has an
inhaler attached. The inhaler will cure all
of the ills which flesh is heir to that can
not be reached by the free silver panacea,
according to its advocates. Senator Jones
is confident that if he could induce the
country 70 adopt his free silver ideas and
bis patent inhaler, the millennium would
slart forthwith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
Georgia's Textile school.
Erom the Maeon relegraph DAM

The moment the school shall be opened
featuring state will be splendidly en-
HANGED, and it will do more to attract cot
ton manufacturing capital to Georgia than
any other thing that could have been de-
vsed 1t will show to the world that the
people of Georgia are mindful of their own
opportunities as the second cotton state
of the South
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Ex-senator David b. Hill was asked by
a Washington reporter the other day if
he would say anything with regard to the
report that he had retired, or would re-
tire, from public life. II can only repeat
what was said by Mark Twain was his
reply. The reports of my death have
been greatly exaggerated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

The "blue-gum niger" superstition has
reached the northern section of the coun-
Try, and is terrorizing some of the natives.
a Camden, n. j., young man is suffering
from blood poisoning said to have been
caused by the bite of a 'blue-gum mig
GER and the young man and some OF his
friends are quite sure that he is going 10
die. u is possible that the ailment was
caused by the bite, and the secret of the
poisoning probably is that the ''nigger''
never cleaned his teeth in his life I'm
der similar circumstances, the bite of a
red-gNm white man would probably prove
as dangerous as the bite OF a "blue-gum
nigger.'h
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

People who make light of matches should
note the striking fact which appeared in
our dispatches yesterday, that this coun-
try uses in year matches enough to
give the trust a profit of nearly $1,000, 900
and the trust is not in absolute control
of the business, either. This shows that
we not only have money to burn, but that
we burn IT,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Here is a problem in mathematics, or
guess work. as the case may be: If it
takes ten days, more or less, to partly
complete the paving of New Houston
street from Drayton west as far as wo>
man could throw half brick with her
left hand, how long will it take to com
plete the paving within city limits con-
templated under the last paving ordinance
before Council?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04

Senator White made a striking allitera-
ton during his speech on the Hawaiian
treaty the other day. "The whole scheme
Is based upon sentimentality and sugar"
he said. Both of these articles. by the
way. WELD a powerful influence in the
Senate.