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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
bargain sales a La Guerre.

The big department stores have includ-
ed nearly every known branch of COM
merce, from horseshoeing to manicuring.
but it remained for a Sixth avenue firm
TO cap the climax in this line, writes Kate
Masterson, in the Criterion. They filled
up one of their big show windows with a
dazzling assortment of flags. bunting, fire
arms and even torpedoes, all marked
down" to most attractive prices. If the
other big houses follow suit, we shah
probably be reading this sort of advertise
ment soon in the great metropolitan
dailles:
Sellem & St.ckem-Dry Goods Merchants
Beg to call your attention to their fine
new stock of frst-class war implements
of all kinds, together with flags, bunting
cutlasses. swords and lances, all Marked
in Plain Figures at Reduced. Prices.
Get the Best-WonderfuI Bargains in
Muskets, Revolvers, Riot Guns and Re
volvers at Sis. A cartridge Belt win be
given away with each of these purchases.
Drums-Of fine quality, neatly uphol-
stored and decorated in the latest style
for SO cents each! Only one to each Gus
toner.
Unparalleled Opportunity to obtain Supe-
rior Grades of Swords and Cutlasses with
Belt Atlachments-Comple These Goods
are all Warranted. From a dollar up
Helmets-Decorated in Chaste Designs
marked down to 80 Cents. Must be seen
to be Appreciated.
Tomorrow Only-Newest Spring Models
in Submarine Torpedoes-Slightly Shop
worn-for $1.17-Ten yards of cable wire
attachment with each.
Epaulets-Devices and Military Bric-a-
brac of all sorts-On the Bargain Table
First Aisle to the right
We have secured limited supply of
Extra fine, Freshly Cooked Dynamite,
which we will sell in loose quantities as
Desired. Take Some Home and Try it!
Samples of our New Smokeless Powder
will be presented to each Customer buy
ing over Two Dollars worth of these War
Bargains. Ask for the Daisy Brandt Nine
cents cam
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Let Mobile Assist savannah.


If there were needed conclusive argu7
ment why Savannah should be chosen
over Mobile as the port for the immediate
establishment of a coaling station, Sena-
tor Morgan of Alabama furnishes 1t. In
his speech in the Senate. Senator Morgan
not only said Mobile wanted the station,h but
that she wanted an appropriation with
which 10 deepen the harbor so that the
ships could reach the station to get the
coal
Deepening a harbor Is a work which can
not be rushed through at high speed ike
improvisng a navy. 1t takes time and
patience to secure so much as six inches
or foot of additional depth on a bar or
in a harbor Meantime the necessity for
the coaling station is urgent. 1t is wanted
at once
Savannah does not need once cent of adj
ditional appropriation for securing deeper
water in anticipation of the planting OF a
coaling station. She has plenty of water
now. There is a depth of twenty-six and
a half feet from the sea to the city. Only
a short time ago the steamship Hindustan,
drawing twenty-three and a half feet,
went TO sea from the city, with water to
spare.
Savannah has no objections to urge
against the establishment of coaling sta
ton at the pleasant and prosperous city
of Mobile The distance is nearly, if not
quite, 900 miles by sailing course between
the two cities, and a coaling station at
each would not make them too close to-
gether. There should not be any conflict.
Savannah is the natural outlet of the
state of Alabama to the Atlantic, and
probably half of the products of the state
are shipped here. Alabama's coal would
come here as easily and as quickly as it
would go to Mobile. II would be to the
interest of the Alabamians, therefore, to
unite with the Georgians at Washington
in urging the establishment of the coaling
station at Savannah. And then, later
when there is a plenty of time TO deepen
the harbor at Mobile, as Senator Morgan
says will have to be done, the Georgians
will assist the Alabamians in securing a
harbor appropriation and the establish
ment of coaling station at that port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
As others See Is

A Chinese publication quoted by the Ia
coma News ILLUSTRATES the fact that We
are not alone in viewing with disfavor or
amusement the habits, ideas and ,charac-
ter of those whose civilization is unlike
our own. The Chinese writer evidently
has his doubts about the tales of our
greatness. If foreign countries are as
grand and rich as they are represented TO
be, why is IT, he asks. that there are so
many foreigners looking for living in
China. And he knows our tricks and our
way, for he says:
They live months without eating a
mouthful of rice; they eat bullocks and
sheep in enormous quantities; they have
TO battle frequently; they eat meat with
knives and prongs; they take enormous
quantities of whisky; they hurry with ev-
erything, instead of resting like civilized
persons, they never enjoy themselves by
sitting quietly on their ancestors graves.
but jump around and kick balls as if paid
TO do il; they take hong tramps into the
country, waving sticks in the air. nobody
knows why; they have no sense Of dignity.
for they may be found walking with wo-
men; they even sit down at the same ia
bic with women, and the latter are served
first; on festive occasions the women are
compelled TO appear partly nak-
cd before every man who
likes to look at them. and they
are dragged around the room to the ac-
compartment of the most diseordant mu-
Sic These. says the New York Times
are the words Of careful observer, and
who can deny their accuracy2
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BRIGHT BITS.

Information. What does this
mean about all just government deriving
its authority from the consent of the gov
erned?'
He: 1t means that when a man gets
married he practically agrees to take the
onseqnences.-Puck.
Truthful Man-"My wife" said the
tall man, sis as womanly a woman as you
could find, but she can hammer nails like
lightning" "Wonderfulw sang the chorus.
Lightning the tall man continued, "seI-
dom strikes twice in the same place. Gin
cinnad Enquirer.
How 1t Really Was.-Bronco Pete-"So
Tarantula Tom is dead, an only forty
years old! That's what yer might call bein'
cut down in the prime NV life"
Grizzly Grady-"Ya-as yer might call it
that; but the facts NV the case wuz, he
wuzn't cut down till he'd been dead fer
over a week. Judge.
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For Sale, Cash or Easy Terms.

10 miles 35-pound steel rail, practically
new.
l locomotive, 30-ton, Rogers build first
class condition, boiler has been stripped
and thoroughly overhauled with new ma
chinery.
l Baldwin Mogul locomotive, practically
new, first-class condition. Will furnish
specifications of both engines by request.
Is new logging carts, 7-foot wheels, g.
inch tire. steel axles and rigging complete.
u two-horse wagons, in frst-class run
ming condition.
40 miles galvanized telephone wire, brack.
cts and insulators for same.
standard telephones, in first-class con.
dition, used but few months.
Also Is logging cars, 10000 pounds ca
pacity, frst-class running order, practlc-
ally new.
Erie City stationery engine, S5-horse
power, with 40-horse power tubular boiler
portable saw mill, carriage, 40 feet
long, all in first-class running condition.
l cut off saw attached, and stave ma
chine. lot of first-class betting, mostly new
hand car, practically new. sets black
smith tools.
viii sell all, or any part of the above tn
good parties. cash or on easy time. good
security Address
BROOKS BROS. & CO.
Molena. Ga. or Traders Hill, Ga.
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The Ground Rent Lots.

1t appears to have dawned upon the
City Council suddenly that the city pos
sesses very valuable asset in the ground
rent lots-an asset which can be turned
into cash at once. The value of this asset
is $4,000, and yet the city has been offer,
ing to accept $164 1000 for it. In fact, Il
has disposed of some of it at a discount
of p per cent. If the Council had realized
that the asset could have been sold at it's
face value the offer TO allow a discount OF
Is per cent. for cash for any part of il
would hardly have been made.
Now that 1t has been discovered that
the city has $246,0OO outside of its income
from taxes 1t is noticeable that the diff
ferent departments are quick TO suggest
ways for spending the money. No doubt
all of 1t could be advantageously spent in
another, but If it should be decided to turn
the asset into cash, and thus cut off an
annual income of about SIS 900, would il
not be advisable to spend the money in
paying the city's floating debt2 If judi
ciously handled the asset would come
pretty nearly paying all the city's notes.
including those which will be given for the
house drainage improvement.
1t would be much the wiser plan to use
the money in paying the citys debts than
in approprlating 1t in little sums, to this
and that purpose, so that 1t would be about
impossible to tell what had become of it
when it had all been spent The city
should get out of debt as soon as possible,
so as to begin making a reduction in the
tax rate. A high tax rate keeps away
capital and home seekers. Let the ground
lot asset be applied to the payment of the
citys obligations. We shall then have a
house drainage system upon which there
will be no lien and streets for which there
Will be no debt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
PER SONAL.

Rev. Sherman Coolidge, who is present
ing the cause of Indian missions in various
Episcopal churches in the East, is full
blooded Arapahoe Indian. He was gradu-
ated from Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y,
and after ordination to the priesthood he
took up missionary work among the men,
bers of his tribe in Wyoming.
On March %, the anniversary of the
birth of Emperor William 1 of Germany,
his bust was placed in the famous oval
halla' of Bavaria, which stands on a
beautiful summit overlooking the Danube,
near Regensburg. This hall of fame was
founded by King Louis 1 of Bavaria to
commemorate the great men of Germania.
Only one of the nine generals now hav-
ing commands in the United States army
is a graduate of West Point. He is Maj.
Gen. Wesley Merritt. The others are Maj.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Maj. Gen. John r.
Brooke and Brig. Gems Elwell S. Otis,
John J. Coppinger, William r. Shafter,
William NJ. Graham, James f. Wade and
Henry c. Miriam.
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Discussing War Taxes.

It is stated that Chairman Dingley of
the ways and means committee is engaged
in preparing a bill to raise 800 100000 of
additional revenue. If there is any foun-
dation for this statement it would appear
that among the leaders of the majority
party a short and sharp contest is not OK
pected in the event of war with Spain
but rather a costly war, lasting year or
two.
1t is difficult TO see how Spain could
carry on long war with a powerful ma
ton like the United States. Her finances
are at a low ebb and there has been
heavy drain on her young men for the
wars in Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
The Cuban insurgents have not been able
to put more than 10000 men in the feld,
and yet Spain, in three years, has made
no visible progress toward restoring order
in Cuba. In war with the United States
she might put forth greater efforts than
she has in the war in Cuba, but if she
should she would soon be exhausted.
We have enough money in the treasury
to carry on a war with Spain for few
lars could be obtained very quickly by is
suing bonds There is no need, therefore,
for additional revenue at this time, Still,
| IL it should be decided to be necessary to
have additional revenue there would be
no murmuring if war taxes should be i'm
posed. These taxes would be hardship
to poor people because they would be
placed on such necessaries as tea and COT
fee. Beer, of course, would have to bear
a part of the burden. Still, it would be
no great hardship for the beer drinkers to
get along on less beer.
| It is doubtful if there would be any
| haste to impose additional taxes in the
event of war. The government could get
along very well without other revenues
than it has until the meeting of Congress
| in December.
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INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Meeting-T. P. A.


Special Notices-Insurance Reduced, w.
T. Hopkins Insurance Agent Green Tur-
tie Soup Tonight at the Gem; Special
Wheel Notice. RID. & VIM. baltimore; Our
Price List, Drayton Grocery Company.
Business Notices-School Boy Tobacco,
Henry Solomon & Son; Silver Moon Tea.
Henry Solomon & Son. Wholesale Agents.
Get Your Shoes for Easter-Chas. Marks.
Last Day-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Prntug-Law Work and Law Briefs,
The Morning News.
Making Ready for Easter-Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Easter Hats, Etc.-Leopold Adler
We Hold the Fort-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Amusements-Base Ball, Savannah VS..
Augusta, at Bolton Street Park To-day.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors Estate Mary H. Fennell, De-
ceased; Citation From the Clerk of the
Court of Ordinary of Chatham County
Applications to Sell Real Estate Estates
of Sarah H. Bradley, Isaac NJ. Dowse and
Ellen T. Leacy.
Medical-Ayer's Cherry Pectoral; Hood S
Sarsaparilla; DR.. Williams Pink Pills;
Cuticura Remedies; Womans Friend.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
Intervention or Independences

1t is understood that the President. in
his message. will recommend interruption
in the Cuban war. and ask that he be au-
thorized 10 use force to restore permanent
peace and order in Cuba. The inference
from what he said to the ambassadors of
the European powers who called upon him
on Thursday in the interest of peace, is
that the flag OF Spain must be hauled down
in Cuba, but not that the Cuban flag must
run up in its place.
The Democrats in Congress favor recog-
nzng the independence of the Cuban re-
public Immediately. There may be a good
many Republican congressman who agree
with them in respect to the policy which
should be adopted. Republican congress-
men have expressed the opinion that the
independence of the Cubans should be
recognized. The outlook is. therefore, that
the Presidents message viii be the sub
ject ofa lengthy and warm debate. Pretty
nearly all the congressman will want 10
make speeches. and it may be the last of
next week before It is known whether
Congress will follow the President or out
line a policy for him to pursue.
If the policy of intervention should be
adopted, and the President given author
ity to use the army and navy to restore
peace and order in Cuba, there would be
war very soon, unless Spain should back
down. That is probably what the Presi-
dent hopes she would do He would like
10 free Cuba from Spanish rule without
striking a blow. He thinks he could do
it, probably. by making such Demon
stration of force as would convince Spain
and treasure in trying to hold the island,
except on terms satisfactory to the Gu
bans.
The Democrats will contend, doubtless.
that the Cubans would drive the Span
iards out of Cuba If their independence
were recognized-that there would be no
need for this country to attack Spain, and
that Spain would not attack the United
States; consequently, there would be no
war between the two countries.
The war feeling in Congress is appar-
emily SO strong that the probabilities are
that the Presidents policy will prevail,
for the reason that a recognition of Gu
ban independence would no doubt lead
TO war within a very short time. Open
ing the way for the insurgents to get
all the guns. ammunition and supplies
they wanted would provoke Spain to acts
which would make Intervention necessary
besides. there is no Cuban government 10
recognize. 1t exist only on paper 1t
is highly probable, therefore, that after a
very sensational debate the Presidents
policy will be approved. If it should be-
and he should succeed in ending Spanish
rule in Cuba without actual hostilities he
would accomplish great deal more than
it is now believed he could accomplish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09

There are great expectations ahead of
Atlanta in the event of war with Spain.
She looks forward TO getting at least
100000 per month of the "spoils Of war;
for her merchants. if she can induce the
national government 10 mobilize the troops
within trading distance of her stores.
That is one reason why Atlanta is so pa
triotic, and is Offering sites and free wa
ter and the like to secure the soldiers.
Getting the United States soldiers within
reach of her traders, however, should not
be the limit of Atlanta's ambition. She
should make overtures to Spain to the
end of having the Spanish forces brought
TO Fulton county also. That might make
another $l.OO0.00O a month of trading. And
then, with the United States troops en-
camped on one side of the town and the
Spanish troops on the other, there would
be a glorious opportunity. TO take city
census. If Washington would send 100000
and Madrid 10000 troops. Atlanta
could, with her 1900 population, easily
count long ways upwards of half a
miHion inhabitants! Think of 100000
a month In trade, and half million of
inhabitants counted in the census! Is not
the end worth striving for?
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A dispatch from Havana says that one
of the first acts of the Spanish authorities
in the island after declaration of hostil-
tiles between Spain and the United States
would be the seizure of all of the supplies
sent to the island by the Americans for
the relief of the reconcentrados, for the
use of the Spanish troops. DIR. Klopsch the
other day notified the President of the
danger of such proceeding, and said a
declaration of war would mean the certain
death of a large number of the uufortun-
ate reconcentrados 1t is not unnatural
that the Spaniards should seize the relief
supplies. Necessity knows no law" and
especially is this true in time of war. The
chances are that one of the first acts on
the American side would be a blockade
of the port of Havana in order TO cut off
the supplies of the Spanish troops
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
An UnMarrnnted Scnre.


Mr.. Henry Waters, a Virginia planter
from near Reidsville. on the lower Poto-
mac, was in the city yesterday, says the
Washington Star, relating to his friends
an interesting story of the fright of the
simple folk near his place last week at
the approach of a Norwegian blue-fsher,
as the boats engaged in catching this class
of fish are Officially known.
THE simple people down our way have
heard the rumors of war that have been
flying around said Mr.. Waters, land
without knowing the facts in the case
are under the impression that war has
actually been declared and that our ships
are now engaged in licking the Span
iards. A few days ago a strange craft
came Up the creek near a little settle
ment, and three or four swarthy men
pulled ashore, and with various utensils
in their hands made for the nearest
house An old woman saw them coming
and, shouting to her family at the top of
her voice that the Spaniards were upon
them, the whole household was soon MAX
ing tracks over the hill to a nearby vii
lage.
THE people alamred several families on
the way, and the sailors, advancing in
land, found every one fleeing from them at
the top of their speed. The men must
nave been dismayed at this strange proce-
dure, for they knew nothing of what was
going on between Spain and the United
States After awhile the men entered a
village near Reidsville, where the people
had congregated and had decided to hold
their ground. With much temerity the
men advanced, and after parley secured
an audience with one of the big men of
the community, and the spokesman soon
made it known that they were simply
Norwegian fishers, and had come ashore
for supplies and food. Then the fright,
ened people returned TO their homes, none
the worse for the days scare"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09

An ordinance before the Louisiana con-
stitutional convention proposes that the
judiciary of the city of New Orleans shall
be chosen by popular election. The Pic
ayune protests against the proposition, on
the ground that ward politics would in
evitably control the judiciary. and that the
judges Of the courts would be dependent
for their offices upon the people they
would be called on to try and sentence.
Ward heelers, it is asserted. would be able
to sand-bag the blind goddess in the in
terest Of their pockets and their friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
Colonies as Incumbrnnces.
From the Philadelphia Record DENY.

If. as result of war with Spain, we
should seize her West Indian islands, the
Philippines, the caes and the other ap-
pendages that haneSaSout her neck as the
last trophies of empire, their possession
would prove a curse and a weakness
Even If their populations were fit for self
government they could not defend them
selves. nor could the United States defend
them against the assaults of powers whom
we might otherwise be able to defy
Spain has given 10 the people of the
Americas invaluable lessons in showing
them what to avoid. The showing has
cost the Spaniards an empire. Their ex-
perience In Cuba and in the Philippines
should serve TO .dissuade us from like ter.
Eitorial aggrandizement and experiment.
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Dangerous Experiments.
New Orleans Times-Democrat Dem

The constitutional convention is making
a serious mistake in putting in the organic
law of the state number of matters that
belong properly to the Legislature, and in
going into 100 minute details. We have
had enough experience of the unwlsdom of
this course to warn us against il. A pro-
vision once Incorporated in our constitu-
ton cannot be changed. for il is impossi-
BILE to amend it by popular vote. For this
reason the provisions should be broad and
general and nothing purely experimental
should be made part of the constitution
lest il may prove a failure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09

The statement that the $780, 900 re-
Gently appropriated is nearly all expended
is denied quite emphatically. 1t is stated
that only a small part of it has been ex-
pended. The truth doubtless is, that con-
tracts which eventually viii take nearly,
If not quite, all of it have been made, but
to complete the contracts many months,
in some instances, will be required No
doubt some of the money win be wasted,
but that was TO be expected