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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-09
Two Army Nominations

WASHINGTON. June S.--The President
t,e-day nominated Hiram l.. Grant. of
Nor,h Carolina, TO be additional pay
master IN the army. and Edward Wilson,
~ oeorgia. to be captain. Third Regl-
"''h' United states Volunteer Infantry.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-09
WILD RUMORS.

In the absence OF trustworthy news
from the Philippines. the widest ru-
mors are again anoat. credulous pa
trsots cling TO the veiw that Admiral
Ceryera can work miracles. and they be-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-09

Il rsnews the e0ior-ElastIo starch.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-09

Elastic Starch has no equal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
BRIGHT BITS.
THAT woman tried to beat me down
on the price of quinine."

THAT woman tried to beat me down
on the price of quinine"
what did she say?"
"She said 1 ought TO make It 10 cents
cheaper because she had to pay her little
boy to take it."-Chicago Record
II think" remarked the fond mother,
that our little Willie will make a noise
in the world some day"
Il shall have no objection" retorted
little Willies father, ''if it will help TO
keep him from bowling at night. Judy.
what makes you think you were de-
feated by fraud?"
81 paid for 1853 votes In the Second pre-
cinct. and the books show that 1 got a
total of only 1855 there. Our election sys-
tenn is simply otten.'-Cleveland Lead
er.
His Last Chance.-Teller-My uncle
Grout is a very sarcastic old fellow; pain
fully so at times
Askins-That 50?
Teller-Yes. I have just received the
following telegram from him: Dear
Nephew: If you want to see your cousin
Amos for the last time before he marries
come at once. Puck
when that man came to this town."
said Rivers, "he hadn't a rag to his back.
Look at him now"
Brooks walked to the window, looked
in the direction indicated, and saw a
swarthy son of Italy walking down the
street bending beneath the weight of a
sack of rags three or four times his size
strapped to his back. This led to another
quarrel between two old friends.-Chicago
Tribune.
Taking No Chances.-A little girl who
lives out in Lakewood went to visit her
aunty the other day, and when she
couldn't think of anything else to say, she
asked: Say, aunty. has Alvira written
to Santa Claus yet9'
Yes" her aunty replied, "she sent her
letter away nearly week ago. Have you
written to tell Santa what you would like
for Christmas?"
No" the little girl said, I'm afraid he
won't be ready to take orders till after
Thanksgiving, and 1 don't want him to
put my letter in his pocket and forget it,"
Cleveland Leader.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
One of NIoshx,s Fents.

At a reunion Of ''Mosby's men, held re-
Gently at Manassas, Va, a farmer told
about the capture of Gen. Stoughton at
Fairfax Court House. With twelve men
Mosby advanced on a rainy night, captured
The first line of pickets and carried them
along to the second, making them and the
pickets of the third line his prisoners. He
had more prisoners than his twelve men
could guard. Alone, Mosby proceeded to
the house in which Gen. Stoughton lay
asleep. The guard at the door was cap
tured and dsarmed and obliged to guide
the Confederate general to the room of
Gen. Stoughton. The general was impa-
tient when he was nudged and called.
With some bad language he ordered bis
dIsturber to leave him and not disturb
him again. did you ever hear of Mosby?'
he asked Gen. Stoughton. This had a
startling effect upon Gen. Stoughton.
Have you caught the damned rascal?'
he asked turning over in bed. NO. -
said Mosby, land you are my prisoner"
And with that Gen. Stoughton was re-
quested to rise and dress himself. He was
scarcely convinced yet that he had been
captured, and could not believe that his
personal guard was overcome like the
others; but pistol presented at his head
convinced him that argument was not
what was needed then, that he had better
dress and travel with the guerilla" and
trust to luck to get away. With mis- twelve
men Mosby brought away all the pickets.
and turned the general and the others
over to the Confederate authorities at Cor
louisville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
Personal.

Henry Havemeyer, the sugar king
finds a hobby in amateur conjuring, at
which he is an expert and has the best
collection of apparatus in the country
When Kaiser Wilhelm travels on Ger
man railways detailed bin is made out
for every engine and car used and for the
distance traversed. 1t is estimated that
he pays the Prussian railways about $4,000
a year.
John Mackay, the millionaire, who is
building a handsome mortuary chapel in
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, has APP
pealed to the Pope for a dispensation to
have it consecrated according to the rites
of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Bishop of London has directed his
candidates for orders always to preach on
a subject not a text, and to apply them
selves not to abstract questions, but 90
actual problems, which they know are
felt by those to whom they are speak
ing.
The seasons new chrysanthemums at
q New York flower show were up to date
in their names The Theodore Roosevelt
is large bronze yellow bloom; the Judge
Van Wyck a rose pink shading to white;
the Admiral Dewey crimson one of ia
panese variety; the Hobson a bright ma
room, and the Clara Barton a delicate
pink.
Lord Rosc6ery has always been said
to affect Peers little peculiarities of speech
and manner. Perhaps this is explained
by the evident admiration CT the former
for the latter. In an address delivered the
other day Rosebery said: Peel, If he was
not the greatest, was one of the three
greatest prime ministers of the century"
Prof. Lombroso complains in the Vita
Internazionale that Italy is following the
example of Russia and driving away into
foreign coun -ries most of her shining
lights in literature and art. In Cavour
day Italian universities attracted foreign
scholars like Schiff and Moleschoot To
day we see Italians ike Pareto, Panta-
conf, Maffi, Amaidi, Galanti. exiled to
Switzerland and Austria. in search of rest
and liberty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26

1t was near the hour of II 80 p. m. and
the war department clerk still remained
within the ancestral han of mansion not
far from Scott circle, says the Washington
Star.
The young man was staying longer than
usual, for the girl liked him, notwithstand-
ing his dilatory habits, and he had some
hopes of winning her hand and heart and
on this night he would put it to the test
AS before stated, it was 1870 O'Clock
when he rested his elbow on the arm of his
chair and looked fixedly at the weary mai
den on the sofa.
yearning, "have you thought seriously of
what this terrible war is?''
Most women older than I am have" re-
sponded the girl, land I suppose I have
done my share"
You have flattered me once or twice,
Miss Ethelynd, by asking me not to go TO
the front until you said / might go, or
until the call of my country was impera-
tive. Neither of those conditions is yet at
hand, and still I feel that it is my duty to
60 What do you say?'
There was tenderness and longing and
hope and scheming in his voice. for he was
laying a trap for her, and he watched her
TO see the effect of has words.
She looked at the clock wistfully and
turned her heavy-laden eyes upon him.
We'll" she said with sublime Tesigna-
ton, IF you win go right this minute I
won't say a word
And for the first time he realized the
actual horrors of war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
Only for His Legs.

When Sir Francis Grant, the portrait
painter, was at his zenith, he had a hunt
ing box at Melton An inquisitive Scotch
baronet was invited there for the hunt
ing. Sir Francis had another guest, as it
appeared, on a visit. He was a dull fiat
other way when the table talk ran on
hounds and horses, says London Truth.
The sight of a foxs brush awoke no en-
thusiasm. He seemed TO take no earthly
interest in anything but his snuff and his
meals The Scotch baronet at last could
contain no longer his excited curiousity.
Il say, Grant" he said, what motive
have you in keeping Mr.. X on a visit2
There are so many good chaps who would
like to come down here just now. My
fellow-guest does not seem to care far
thing for the things, you are so keen on.
The smell of a fox's earth to-day made
him quite sick. l find that he does not
know the difference between a thorough
bred and an Irish hunter, nor does he
look a person to fancy your portraits"
You are puzzled my dear fellow re-
turned Sir Francis, Ito know why l keep
him here l brought him down for his
legs" For WHAT" For his legs. You
see. I am doing full length of the Duke
of Rutland the late. He is weak in the
knees and shrunk in the limbs and lazy.
He will not be at the trouble of sitting
for them, so l have secured X to sit; his
legs are exactly like the Dukes. The
poor fellow is glad to earn a little money
and to be out at grass here for a short
lime -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
Mr.. cHApPELL,s PROPOSITION.

Mr. Thomas ]. Chappel, the represen-
tatve in the legislature from Muscogee
county. has introduced into the House a
bin which provides that after five years
from the passage of his bill the rate Of tax
alton shall be four mills for all purposes
of the state The period Of five years IS
allowed so that the legislature can pre-
pare for the proposed rate of taxation.
We do not see much wisdom in the bill
II some future legislature desired TO in
crease the states revenue for any rea-
son it would either repeal the law or else
The assessors of the Weather counties
would raise the assessments. Less tnan
third of the counties now bear the whole
burden of supporting the state govern
ment. emitting the schools and pensions
and they even help to support the schools
and pensioners of the counties which con-
tribute nothing towards carrying on the
state government
1t seems to US that Mr.. Chappell would
come nearer to rendering the state great
service if he We're to influence the legis-
lature to equalize assessments-thati is have
property IN the counties WHlch uO hot no"
pay into the treasury as much as they
draw out of it assessed as near its mar
ket value as is the property of the coun-
ties which now bear the whole burden of
supporting the state Ana he might do
another thing, namely, have stricken from
the pension roll all of the pensioners who
are not actually in INDECENT circumstances.
The pension charge conducted as it now is,
will eventually swamp the state.
And yet there does not appear to be any
body in the legislature who has the cour-
age to grapple with this pension business
and deal with it as it should be death
with. When the pension laws We're en-
acted it was not intended that those hav-
ing incomes sufficient for their support
either from investment or their earnings,
or who were capable of earning a living,
should receive pensions. Yet from many
reports it seems there are more pension
ers who are able to take care of themselves
than there are pensioners in INDECENT cir
Gums tances.
in limiting the rate of taxation until il
becomes apparent that the Legislature has
sufficient stamina to so reduce the
states expenses that four-mill tax would
be sufficient for all the states obliga-
tions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
THIS YEAR,s YELI.Ow FEVER.

The yellow fever which prevailed in this
preston that it disappeared without the
public being aware of the fact. For weeks
reports of il appeared in the newspapers,
and then the reports stopped and there
was such little interest in the matter that
few thought to ask what had become of
the fever
There were some peculiar features of
this years fever. It appeared first at Nc
Henry, Miss, and it was quickly stamped
out there. 1t was generally agreed that
the fever at that point was due to germs
left over from the previous year. There
We're no more cases there, although it
appeared at that place as early as May.
Nothing more was heard of yellow fever
until a considerable time after the an
nouncement of its appearance at Santiago
and Siboney Then, in quick succession,
1t was announced at many places in the
states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex
as. 1t appeared at fifty-three places in
those states; at least it was reported at
that number of places. 1t was of an ex-
complicated with dengue and malarial
fever Experts think that it probably APP
peared at twice as many places as was
reported, but that on account of its mild
character it was not recognized by the To-
cal physicians. For instance, nearly all the
people of Alexandria, La, were down
with the disease, and thought they were
suffering from an epidemic of grip. They
could hardly be convinced that what they
thought was grip was yellow fever.
The death rate was remarkably light
There we're only 12S deaths from the dis
ease, although it is certain that it appear
ed in localities having in all a population
of more than a million people.
Two theories are advanced in respect to
the fever. One is that it was brought to
this country from Santiago by gang of
army bridge builders. The gang was en-
ployed in bridge building along a Missss-
ippi railroad, and it was afterwards no.
ticed that the fever appeared at all the
places at which the gang stopped to make
repairs. Another theory is that the disease
which was called yellow fever was not
that disease at all, but only species of
| malarial fever. II is said that a great
many people, and even some physicians,
| of New Orleans, believe this theory to be
| the correct one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Nouces-Pleasant Room Wanted
as a Music Studio. L. Rowell; Groceries.
Abercorn Grocery Company; Van Horne's
Supply Depot, G. S. Van Horne; Ship No
tices, strachan & CO.; Attention. Cyclists,
R d. & VIM. baltimore; Turkeys, NJ. S.
Gardner; Good Fresh Soups. c. H. Mon
Rees: Fresh Groceries, S. L. Newton: Low
est Prices on Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Drayton Grocery Company; Pressed EN-
bossed Wall Papers, Savannah Building
Supply Company; State and County Taxes.
1898; DR.. ]. G. farrell Has Returned and
Resumed Practice.
Business Notices-Kennedy's Crackers
and Cakes, Henry Solomon & Son, Dis
Eributing Agents.
Legal Notices-Apphcation for Amend
ment to Charter of Chatham Bank.
The Success Of Our Clothing Department
--Leopold Adler.
Oranges-W. D. Simkins & Co.
Open To-night-M. s. Brown.
The Ladies Who Have Visited the Dis
play of Fancy Jellies-C. A. Munster
Mineral water-Hunyadi Janos; Apoln-
naris.
Medical-Dr. Williams Pink Pills; Dr.
David Kennedys Favorite Remedy; Hood $
Sarsaparilla; Y II. F.; Ayers Hair Vigor;
Cuticura Remedies.
Cheap Column INSTRUMENTATION
Wanted Employment Wanted; For Rent,
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
i, CREDITOR NATION.

some time ago we called attention 70 a
statement that the United States had be
come a creditor nation. The statement did
not attract much attention at the time
/ it was first made because it was regard
| ca as being only a guess. Mr.. Frederick
| Tappan, president of the Gallatin Shank
/ of New York has taken The trouble, how
/ ever. 20 find out how much foundation
/ il has. The impression was that European
| banks and bankers owed US about $1,000
| 000. but Mr. Tappan's inquiries convinced
him that the amount is much larger. From
firms in New York which deal in foreign
| exchange, he learned of $i5.0OO,0OO loaned
| in Europe, and he has good reasons for
saying that our banks and guaranty COM
panies have fully S25,OIOCOO more loaned
there Ii is safe 10 say, therefore, that
as much as $7O00O.0CO Of American money
is loaned in England and on the CONT
nent
This is a surprising condition of affairs.
1t emphasizes In a most marked manner
the high place the United States hold
among the nations of the world. 1t has
not been so very long since the United
States were largely in debt to Europe.
Consequently, Europe could have disturb
ed our finances greatly by simply calling
in her loans to us. She cannot do that
now But we are in a position to greatly
disturb the financial affairs of Europe.
If we We're 10 suddenly call for what Eu-
rope owes us, there wolld be trouble on
that side Of the ocean.
And how is it that we have become
creditor nation? The explanation is APP
parent We are sending an immense
quantity of agricultural products to Eu-
rope. and we are buying very little from
European countries, in comparison with
what we once bought, taking into cOnsid-
Grafton our increase of wealth and pop
ulation. And we are sending abroad an
immense quantity of manufactured prod
ucts many of which we did not produce
at all decade ago. or If we produced
them the production was so small that
we did not come near supplying the home
market And the volume of our exports
win increase all the time, while our i'm
ports will steadily decrease. The conse-
quence will be that before many years Eu-
ropes debt 10 us will be much greater
than our debt to Europe ever was. Eu-
rope will then be in our grip. Indeed, there
are those who contend that she is in our
grip now. The day is certainly coming
when we shall cease to send raw cotton
to her. and will have ships of our own
10 carry our commerce. When we take
these two sources of profit from her she
will hardly be able to prevent us from
holding her in financial bondage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
THE QUAY CASE.

The trial of Senator Quay which was
to have taken pace in Philadelphia last
Wednesday on the charge of using the
money of the state of Pennsylvania in his
private speculations, was not begun. The
case was continued until next Monday,
and the indications are that the trial will
not take place even then. On Wednesday
the senator's attorneys said that they in
tended to demur TO the Indictment. There
will be long argument on the demurrer,
in all probability, and the case may be
put off until the present prosecuting at
torney goes out of office which will be in
very few weeks, he having failed TO get
denomination.
When the indictment was found against
the senator he said he wanted a speedy
trial. From the fact that he asked for a
continuance it is argued that he does not
want a speedy trial-that he viii make
every effort to put off the trial until the
present prosecuting attorney is out of Of
fee. The present prosecutor, Mr.. Graham,
is an enemy of the senator, and will use
every means in his power to convict him.
On the other hand, il is whispered that
the newly elected prosecuting attorney is
a friend of the senator 1t will be pretty
well determined on Monday whether or
rot the senator is anxious for a speedy
trial Il is important that he
should be acquitted, If there is no founda-
ton for the charge against him, before
the meeting of the legislature because he
| is a candidate for reelection to the office
of United States senator. If the case
should be still pending against him at the
time of the election, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the prosecuting attorney to have
il tried, or if tried and the verdict was
| against him, he would not be reelected,
J Notwithstanding his immense power in the
politics of the state. He must be cleared
of the charge before the legislature under
takes to elect senator if he is to stand
a chance OF being reelected. If a jury
should acquit him he would certainly be
reelected, Notwithstanding John Wanna
makers efforts to defeat him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
Col. Roo.e,elt.s Nerve.

1T may Interest some of your read
ers," writes a correspondent of the New
York Tribune, 10 hear a characteristic
anecdote of Col Theodore Roosevelt which
was narrated 10 me a few days ago when
on a mining trip in British Columbia. /
think It was IN 1890 that l spent the night
in a ca bin on the eastern shore of kOOte-
mai lake. Another man had sought refuge
there, who said that he was a trapper and
that he had Just come down from point
in the SeIkirks, where he had accompanied
Col Roosevelt on bear hunt. The colonel
had heard that there existed in the Sell
kinks a new kind of grizzly bear which
he had not as. yet shot and he had deter
mined to secure a specimen. The guide
said that they came across this bear rather
unexpected, and that the animal charged
them. He added: You know Col Roosevelt
is very near-sighted and he carries more
kinds Of glasses than an Englishman; one
pair to read with, one to shoot with an
other 10 walk with When the bear charged
us he had on his walking glasses, and when
I told him that the beast was upon him
he coolIy took off these glasses, folded
them up, put them away in his pocket
took out and wiped his shooting glasses
and put them on as quietly and deliber-
aiely as If there was not a bear in the
whole country. BY the time he had got his
glasses adjusted the bear was near, but he
pulled up his gun and killed him in his
tracks, and did not seem in the least bit
excited l do not know how much of this
is truth and how much Imagination on
the part of my infornler, but, at any rate,
it seems TO me to be quite characteristic
of what we know of our next Governor"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26
rhe suItnn,s Epitanh.

From the Independent.
One day a soul-made man, from Allah's
throne
7 wandered to this world of mortal men;
A little while l was a stranger here
Now night comes, L return-a stranger
there!
| was the servant of a mighty king,
Whose court / left; l go to him again..
Bowed down with sin and sorrow, 1 re-
turn,
Bearing with me my sword and winding
sheet!
A little while that heavenly bird, my soul.
was prisOned in the cage of human life;
But now the cage Is broken, l am gone
The bird has flown back to its native skyl
Farewell, my sweet companion, my dear
friends.
No further stay Is mine; l leave you all
May you be happy in the world of men.
May l be happy in the world Of soulsl
Richard Henry Stoddard.
Porsian)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26

The Greenville News says we may find
good use for the Philippines, after ALL
There are some 400 of the islands. We
have about 700 different kinds of cranks
in this country. Devote one island TO each
school of cranks, says the News. That
would relieve the United States of bur
den; and after the cranks had been de-
ported we should still have a lot of is
lands left for the accommodation of fu-
ture cranks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26

The newspaper reading public are little
impatiently awaiting DR.. Depew's rejoin-
der IN the controversy that has grown
up between that gentleman and the Hon.
Bob" Fitzsimmons. Some time ago Dr.
Depew asserted that prize fighters were
moral towards; that they lacked true
courage, in witness whereof he pointed
out that not one of them had enlisted
for the war with Spain. This put the Hon.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons on his mettle. "Tu quo
que" quoth he; not precisely in those
words, to be sure, but to that effect.
What he really said was something like
this: Jaw. come off; you're another! How
many railroad presidents volunteered and
went to the war against Spain?" This,
in classic language, was a horse on the
DOCTOR and now people are beginning to
grow impatient to hear what he has to
say in rejoinder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-26

Notwithstanding there are several dog
bills before the legislature each of which
proposes a tax on the beasts of about 81
per head, no legislator has as yet counted
dog tax as u future source of revenue
to- the state. There are probably $50 600
dogs in Georgia; possibly a great many
more than that Twenty-Five thousand of
them might be made to pay the tax. and
from that source an income large enough
to pay the military appropriation might
he derived