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The herald., 1898-10-27
Threatened With Military Rule

When nation comes to regard a coup
detat as possible and not improbable CON
tngency, it is near the verge of revolution
France has created monster cher army
that threatens to overpower her 1t is true
that other nations have done and are doing
the same thing. The difference in France 5
far more mercurial and far more fervent in
spirit than are any of her neighbors; she
las less rcpose and self-control. So the
army. which had been her servant, threatens
to become her master.-New York Tribune.
The herald., 1898-10-27
Why So Called

They were speaking of the wedding.
'It doesn't seem just right that the
groom's attendant should be called the best
man." he suggested.
'Not at first" she replied, "but after
about year of married life the bride usually
makes up her mind that he was properly SO
called"
And even though they had been merried
only ten months there seemed to be some
thing bitter and sarcastic in her words, and
be went away to the office without kissing
her goodhy@Chicaeo Post,
The herald., 1898-10-27
Not a Dangerous Mania

The outbreak of the kissing mania as
manifestation of patriotism is wonderful
and striking. The mania is at least not a
dangerous form of outbreak, and most of the
volunteers who escaped the dangeri of the
Cuban climate only to be confronted with
this new menace declare that it is no worse
than many other discomforts which every
warlke hero should be prepared to endure
for the good of his country y.-Boston Ad-
yertiser
The herald., 1898-10-27
Not a Pleasant Prospect

The man who is able to look far enough
into the future to see the trouble in store
for him cannot be expected to be particu.
larly jubilant, and when that trouble takes
the form of political defeat it is natural that
there should be tendency to blame some
body. That is the whole trouble with Colonel
Roosevelt. In the slang of the day, he "ses
his finish and the sight is not pleasant
Atlanta Constitution.
The herald., 1898-10-27

The Washington correspondent of our morning contempo
rary says he is informed, good authority that the Pres
will take strong stand in OF the Nicaragua
canal that he will make it Republican measure Are we to
understand hen that the great American canal enterprise is
be of Republican pipe line? If there anything else
that the president make available in his efforts to prop
his weakkneed party, shall probably soon be advised.
The herald., 1898-10-27

newspaper organ of the regular army and navy
published Washington chaging
the investigating commission with being whewashing
institution Our militant contemporary have cogated
long Nearly all the other papers the country
conclusion ma days
The herald., 1898-10-27

Late from Manila says the Philippine congress favor
annexation the United States. and does Agunaldo.
From England and Japan have lately heard expressions
wish that the United States might proceed All these
kind suggestions based the hypothesis that annexation
would be good thing the Fipinos Perhaps it might but
Fipnos the chief the American people,
The herald., 1898-10-27

examination of large number of Maser rifles taken
the Spanard in Cuba, showed that they 'bad
condition. report They seemed be in fair condition
at Santiago, and if they had been handled by equal
the history of the Santiago campaign would be very
different what it is.
The herald., 1898-10-27

Winston, NJ c., claims the distinction of
selling more pounds of leaf tobacco direct
from the hands of the farmer than any other
loose market in the world. The present to-
bacco year the market will sell 2,O00,000 more
pounds of tobacco than it has ever sold be-
fore, the sales reaching to more than Il. .000,-
600 pounds.
The herald., 1898-10-27

Now friends who sell things made in Germany
pertubed about the American bicycles Notwithstanding the
import duty, American bicycles underselling the
product The result is cry for prohbve tariff
the Republican pan protect home industry If this effort
few dozen German bicycle makers will be able to
charge prices their thousands of
will have pay tribute monopoly the Amer
can
The herald., 1898-10-27
Future of Popular Education

The scheme of American popular educa.
tion will not reach its highest development
until every boy and girl shall be fitted, be-
fore leaving school, to use every power to
its highest capacity, to rightly perform the
duties of family and civic relations and to
make living" by some handicraft, the ele-
ments of which have been learned-St Paul
Globe
The herald., 1898-10-27

The editor of the Press (Rep), in faraway Portland Me-
has been deeply pondeng He relative to the annexation
policy involves the admission free of the products of
cheapest of cheap labor the admission probably of the
ITSELF and heavy home keep this labor in
order and to cve it, Then he shivers in the editorial
chair he demands Where does the benefit to the American
artisan American in with such poicy?
Slree
The herald., 1898-10-27
Mckinley as a Leader

Mr.. Mckinley. will do better as a leader
and statesman if he talks less about check
ing the currents of destiny and manfully
attempts to lead public opinion toward ex-
allied ideals of national duty, instead of fol-
lowing the shifting sentiment of the hour
Detroit Free Press
The herald., 1898-10-27

The completion of registration in New York city anx-
iousy the leaders both political parties 1t ind
Gates the approximate vote and hence gives
NEW YORK basis for estimate. Usually the registry
SAFELY exceeds the vote about five per cent. Last
DEMOCRATIC year the total registration 56447S not
567, 1872, reported in dispatches pub
hed yesterday The total the registration for this
year 5563S9 There consequently decrease
pared with last year of S0S9.
The the figures for the two indicates that
the the coming election will not vary materially from
that of last year. The Democratic plurality in the city year
the ticket 9l43 1t is likely to exceed that
figure this year, that Van Wyc to get the
solid Democratic while Roosevelt will surely be cut by
elements that he antagonzed when he at the head OF the
police department. The Germans have not forgotten his exces
the Ranes liquor law There
many machine Republicans also who will be glad OF oppor
tunity to settle old with the obdurate colonel
With this of last years Democratic ma ority
city probable increase of look for Demo-
cratic victory in the least equal to the
The Democratic plurality in the state in 1897 was 6oS9 Our
guess minimum 10000 for the election that will just
weeks from today.
The herald., 1898-10-27
Amber in British Columbia

Valuable discoveries of amber have been
claimed, will be able to supply the pipe
makers Of the world with amber for 100
years.
The herald., 1898-10-27

The lin the began unusually early and has
been severity. There OF escape open
suffering people, however and the accommoda-
tions excellent Southern California has plenty
warm welcome or all victims the tornado blizzard and
lhe belltiful
The herald., 1898-10-27

queer that Of the in St Louis who gave
himself up to the police with the voluntary admission of having
four living wives He explained that his hurt him.
unless he had conscience more lkey
that he sought protection from a fifth engagement
The herald., 1898-10-27

greatly stirred about discovery of gold quartz
Vein Probably the dispatch audes only to Democrats, in
speaking of the agitation With two years and third of
President McKnley administration ahead Ohio Republicans
are not likely bother their paltry gold mines
The herald., 1898-10-27

That dramatic spectacle Halifax of the Union and
stars Stripes might have tendency provoke heart dis
ease certain circles abroad. Plain red bovine exaspera
mild the effect that might pro-
Ancel by the colors minged in Nova Scotia.
The herald., 1898-10-27

The department is in need it is said of "brght young
men, we'll vcrc in the Spanish language service
With thirty days notice the demand could readily be supplied
the stock of twenty teaching Spanish holds
The herald., 1898-10-27

1t will be well for persons contemplating emigration to the
Philippines keep in touch with the latest Here is an
late dpach Chinese and native thieves here
legion and the officers and civilians frequently robbed
The herald., 1898-10-27

Andrew Carnegie has fifty million dollars to speak for his
business leyeheadelne He says than the United
going undertake the government the Philippines
putting her hand nthe hornets of European rivalry
there be prosperous business
The herald., 1898-10-27
Butter Reshipped to the Antipodes

Cargoes of New Zealand and Australian
butter, recently shipped to London, have
been reshipped to their ftartinr point, as
the home price for butter is now much
higher than the English prices obtainabIe.
The herald., 1898-10-27

Some of Judge Magures enemies trying to make
capital against him the ground that he has been public life
a long time and has received in the aggre-
ARECOM- gate considerable money in payment of his
MENDATION salaries public servant. In one of
Mr.. Cages speeches the corpora
ons candidate for governor said he opposed monopoly
strongly his opponent and that why he objected to
zone mans holding all the Offices adding that he Naguire)
"has been holding public Office for than twenty years and
have never held an office"
So it the people to understand that experience in
public office is ommendaton, but rather
dropping the experienced public official and substituting
has held office This theory OF the
novelties which the party of special privileges has brought
to the front during the present campaign good capable
without experience in public affairs always preferable
incompetent dishonest who have had
OF practical experience of the kind needed by oa but
where two equal every other respect the experienced
officer the whom all sensible people, unnuenced by preiu
dice would naturally select In private business long expert
and faithful service always command the
persons and firms looking for fill responsible
position. If his pay has been liberal that in his favor
it evidence that his services valuable his en-
poyers If an applicant for business position should say
the head of firm: Il you discharge the foreman YOU
have now because he has been with you
is my turn to have his job applicant would be very likely
to receive invitation hence Immediately. And he
also to state that he had filled position in his
life other similar to it, he would be regarded and prob
ably treated. as lacking in common sense
James g. Mcguire has been nor he now an office
seeker IN the sense OF begging for tavor any
sacrificing his manhood his principles public position He
has from time to time been wanted by party and more
recently by honest progressive people, regardless of party lines
because they needed him IN every position public nature
he has at all times been true his conscience and to the
interests OF his constituents regardless consequences to him
sell NO pubic Official III the United had cleaner
more envabe record than has the union candidate f,
governor OF California. As money he has recavod a
compensation for his valuable services every, lor f i m
honestly earned and the more nor what
any other man would have drawn had filled the Same
offices for the same periods
In the hight OF these facts the attempts certain Repu
hcan orators ana papers to prejudice voters against Judge Ma
guire because he has long been faithful and a, honest ,Ii
servant are both silly and contenptbe Not .inoo ,oto
VINO possesses enough common to find his way to the polls
will be influenced by such wretohed campaign rot The
ton champions would betterdrop that boomerang and mn,
Tor another one Whchwi be equally helpful to Naue and
harmful to Gage. And they will probably do so.
In the McAster power house in San Francisco a notice has
been posted which reads:
Conductors and Gripmen-It is Mr.
RAILROAD Barrons order that all fine mon Of t,d
The herald., 1898-10-27

In the MeAster power house San Francisco notice has
been posted which reads:
Conductors and Grpmen-It is Mr.
nAAA1foho IarIons order that all the men of t,is
Cohho1oN line Join the dsric. club of the district
they are in. c. L. Ayers car dispatcher, =.
This Is branch Of the Market Street Railway s,scr,
which, IN turn Is owned and operated by the naaa cs Of M
Southern Pacific company That company la. orlori
not requested all its employees join political clubs
o'ns ''S G,"pal2n Ihe qualification for membership Is
employment by the Southern Pacific comoopv Tho d,,t -.
membership Is TO work and for the success of tbe Rc
en ticket al this election The penalty for failure is dis
missa from the company's service
1s Is the latest in the attempt of the railroad to
The herald., 1898-10-27

The completion of registration in New York city was anx-
iousy awaited the leaders of both political parties 1t ndi
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13

Cotton-Market easy: rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston. per bale. SIPS;
New York. per bale, S1.Oo: Philadelphia
per bale, $100 Baltimore per bale. $1OO
Direct-Barcelona, SIC; Bremen. Csc;
Trieste, 53c; Genoa, soc. Via New York
Liverpool, 40c; Bremen, 45c; Amsterdam
s5c; Hamburg. 4Sc; Havre. 45c: Reval, SIC;
Genoa. 55c.
Lumher-By Sail-Freights are firm, For
eign business is dull. The rates
from this and nearby Geor-
gia ports are quoted az S450Gl6. p
for a range-including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties. base A feet;
to Baltimore. 12c; to Philadelphia, 13c; to
New York. 131sc- Timber rates, 5Oc4$l-O0
higher than lumber rates To the West
Inoies and Windward, nominal; to Ro-
sario. s12.O0d13.00; to Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo, s1OO0d11 90; to Rio Janeiro,
S1400; to Spanish and Mediterranean ports.
81. S091150; 10 United Kingdom, for or
ders, nominal for lumber, "a 5s standard.
BY Steam-No rates quoted
Naval StoTes-The market is normal and
advancing; medium-szed vessels, Cork for
orders, IS Cd for barrels of 80 pounds, and
&c primege, spirits. Is Cd; larger, 5s.
Steam. 12c per 100 pounds on rosin; 800 on
spirits to Boston and 10c on Tosin, and
eoc on spirits to New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13

Jacksonville, Fla. May 12.--Arrived, gun
boat Suwanee, Delehanty, Hampton Roads.
Sailed-Steamship Delaware, Ingram,
Boston.
Port Tampa, Fla, May 12-Arrived.
steamship Mascotte, Allen, Key West and
returned
Sailed-Schooner Edwin r. Hunt. Crow
ell Cartaret; Henry ]. Smith, Adams, Bal
timore.
Charleston. S. c., May 12.-Arriped,
steamers George w. Clyde, Robinson,
Jacksonville. and proceeded to Boston;
Roda Q}r), Dawson. Huelva; schooner S.
b. Maris, Holloway, Norfolk.
Fernandina. Fla, May 12.--Arrived,
steamer PoclSlington (B), Davies, Phila-
delphia steamer Newton, Hearth, Boston.
Key West, May 12.-Arrived.- steamer
City of Key West, Bravo, Miami, and re-
turned.
Huelva, May 6,-sailed, steamer Cardi-
nal, Pensacola.
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which struck him ana probably killed him
Archbishop Alphege was thus killed. The
soldiers had no special desire to kill the old
man; why couldn't he enter into the spirit
of the game and dodge the bones7 AS he did
not, of course he was hit, and as the bone
was big and heavy bone, hurled by a
powerful man, of course 1t split open his
skull.
One may be permitted to think that per-
kaps King Hardicanut, who Is said to have
fallen down suddenly when he stood up
TO drink did actually intercept a big
beef bone which knocked him down; and
as he remained conatose until he died
The proud Tostig, unwilling to have Il said
that even in sport his King had been killed
at his wedding. gave out that the King
ZEN down in fit. This, however Is speeu-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13
Receipts at Railroads.

Per Central Of Georgia Railway. May r..
-lS9 bales cotton, 252 bbls vegetables, so
tons pig iron, 80 casks clay, SOB pkgs mdse,
10 bales domestics, $50 bbls rosin. 1872 bbls
spirits, "a cars lumber. / cur coal, 2 cars
meal, car -four, car fresh meat, 2 cars
wood, car hay car butter. hiss
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road, May 13-34 bales cotton, 1924 casks
spirits, Cos bbls rosin. cars goods, Q
cars mdse, cars wagons, cars army sup
plies, car coffee. 2 cars castings, 81 cars
vegetables. cars wood. cars lumber, 5
cars coal l car brick
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, May
lS.-l5 bales cotton, 1917 cars ros.n, Ss1 casks
spirits, SS cars lumber IL cars mdse, cars
hay. car p h products. cars oats, car
corn, car meat, / car meal, cars wood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13
WAYNE SUPERIOR COURT.
II. ID. Carter Fails 10 Appear for TriaA
and Jeopardizes His BAIL.

Jesup. Ga, May 12.-Superior Court has
been in session here since Monday The
docket was not very heavy, on account
of the fact that several prisoners in the
jail, who were to have been tried at this
term, escaped some time since
s. b. Kelly, Jr., who wag brought here
a short time since 10 be tried for the
murder of Calvin Dixon, at Screven. about
twenty-three years since, was acquitted.
When the case against H. b. Carter.
Of Odum. was called. Mr.. Carter failed
10 appear, although he was here up 10
noon. Carter was under Indictment for
burning box car which was used as a
depot, at Brentwood, Ca. on the South
ern Railway. the Southern Railway rad
quite a number of witnesses on hand
carter was under 5000 bond which
was signed by his brother Leonard Car
ter and G. w. Oquinn, and they have lee,
allowed until the next session of CONT
10 produce Carter.
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departure was both fitting and dramatic.
For one so young, il showed with what a
yearnlng and madness he had been drink
ing He went across the river-there was, l
repeat, no other house In Lambeth except
this so that 1t must have been hereto at
tend the wedding of his standari-bearer
Tostig the Proud, with Coda. daughter o.
the Thane osgod Clapa, whose name sur
wives in his former estate OF Chaplain
Danish wedding was always an occa-
sion for hard drinking, while the mnstrels
played and sang and The mummers tum-
bled. When men were well drunken the
pleasing sport of bone-throwng began;
they threw the bones at each other. The
fun of the game consisted in the accident
of man not being able to dodge the bone
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13
GRAIN. Provisions. ETC.

New York, May 12.-Flour lower to sell
on spring wheat brands; the break in
wheat checked demand. Rye flour firm at
$360d4.35; mostly, $.65d3.90. Corn meal
steady. Rye irregular: No. 2, 7Sc Bar
ley quiet; feeding, sic Barley malt quiet
Wheat. spot, weak; No red, $163; OPP
lions opened firmer on bullish cables. but
through July liquidation fine crop news,
absence of export inquiry and foreign sell
ing developed pronounced weakness. There
was little recoverYsall day and final prices
were 14c off on May, SC on July and so
11sc on late months; No. 2 red May closed
$1.63; July closed, s1.1715.
Corn, spot steady; No. 2, 427sc; options
sold up early on renewed speculative de-
nnand, big clearances and higher cables. 1t
subsequently reacted with wheat. and
closed unchanged; May closed, Ale; July
closed, 41Ac
Oats spot, steady; No. 2, S514QS6c; OPP
tons, influenced by wheat, lost 1sc dur
ing the day; May closed, S5Ac.
Beef steady. Cut meats quiet Lard
firm; Western steamed, $685.: May, $780,
refined firm. Pork strong; mess, $1l.25GD
HE; short clear, S11.509i3.50; family, S13O0
&l400 Butter steady: Western creamery,
1419Ql7c; do factory, 13dlfAc; Elgins. lie;
imitation crea merry, 11Q15I5c; state dairy
14Ql612c. Cheese quiet. Potatoes steady;
New York, $780, Petroleum easy; refined
New York, $685.; Philadelphia and Baiti-
more, $3.50; do in bulk, $40. Rice firm
Molasses steady. Cabbage quiet; South
ern, 75cQS1.00 Cotton seed oil firm; sell
ers ask an advance; sales of 1900 barrels
prime summer yellow at 25c; exports, de-
mand light; prime crude 16GGlT1zc butter
oil. 271au2Slkc. Coffee, options steady at
unchanged prices; ruled inactive and feat
ureless throughout the session. selling
checked by small receipts al Rio and San
tos and large warehouse deliveries in this
country; closed steady, unchanged TO
points net lower; sales, 10000 bags includ-
Ing May, 5.95c; July 5.SOc; spot Rio quiet
and steady; No. invoice, csc; No. Z job
bling, 7lsc; mild steady Cordova S1AG3151kc
Sugar, raw firm; held higher; fair refining
1850; centrifugal, So test, 3-16c; refined
firm.
Chicago, May 12.-In spite of heavy sell
Ing TO secure profits, provisions to-day
scored another good advance on Change.
Pork closed 22lkc over yesterday, while lard
gained 10 cents and ribs 221bc per 100
pounds. The closing prices were a shade
under the best. Wheat was erratic as US
Ual, but at the expense of prices July
closed at a decline of PIC, after covering
a range of 5lsc May was practically nomi-
nal, selling down to $3.50 and closing al
$1.65, net loss of IA cents. September lost
1Ssc. Corn and oats suffered from reaiz-
Ing, losing good early advances and clos
ing &c net lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13

Tor, Mrs streeter, w M. Twiggs. Benz H.
Scott, ]. J.. Louie, D. Krauss, Mr.. Cove
and wife. Mr.. ODonneH. c. d. Robinson,
c. H. Wilkinson, c. S. Renius and wife.
Geo Lake. Mrs. II. S. Johnson, w. H.
Knowles. Elias King, John Sternberg.
Passengers per steamship Gate City for
Boston.-Mrs. Albert S. Bass, c. r. Max
well, Sarah l.. Edwards, Mrs. Howard
Brooks. Miss Lucy Brooks, r. King, Miss
Annie e. Tracy, Mrs. w. c. Tracy. Miss
Alma Lindsey.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF.
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Notice to MISUNDERSTANDING Cume-
ria, Which Was Damaged at Rio
JaneriO, Placed in IA Dry DOcIS--A
Fight on Board the British Bark
VerOnica-ExcurSiOn to DaufnsISIe.
Yesterday morning while at work putting
the deck load on the British bark Veroni-
ca, two of the colored stevedore hands,
Dick Richards and Prince Kelly, became
involved In a quarrel which resulted in
Kellys being slashed over the head with
a knife in the hands of Richards, which
made a cut inches in length. The affair
might have gone further had not Contract
ing Stevedore Butler stepped in and sepa-
rated the combatants.
Kelly went to the doctor, where several
stitches were taken in the wound and was
then sent 70 his home. There were no ar
rests.
The many friends and acquaintances of
Capt. Campbell of the schooner Ida Law
renee, will regret to learn that he is quite
i'll at his residence in Baltimore His indis-
position was the cause of his not coming TO
The Morning News mentioned yesterday
that the genial captains friends were &C
cusing him of being afraid OF Spaniards as
the cause of his remaining at home. None
Of them. for an Instant, thought seriously
of making such u charge, as all who are
acquainted with Capt. Campbell, know full
Well that he is not afraid of anything he
meets on the high seas, or on land, for
that matter.
The members and friends of the Wesley
Monumental Sunday school turned out in
large numbers yesterday to attend the pic
mic at Daufuskie.
The trips were made on the steamer Cliff
ton, which left from the foot of Bull street
at a. M. and 2:30 p. m The weather was
all that could be wished for, and most
enjoyable time was had.
There was not a single arrival at this
port yesterday 1t is an unusual occurrence
as there is scarcely a day that some vessel
does not come up the river
The British steamship Cumeria, Capt
Godall, which struck when leaving Rio
Janeiro, April 80, for New York has been
ordered into dry dock by Lloyd's agent. 1t
was found that no cargo was damaged.
Pensa COLA May 12.-Capt Cole of the
British steamer Wooden. from Las Palmas
reports that on April q, in latitude 1852
north longitude 45,15 west, he passed an
Austrian bark displaying the letters II. ~
b. T. They asked to be reported all well
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-13

Passengers per steamship Nacoochea
from New York.-Capt. Henry Blum. Chas
+. HoDwood
Passengers per steamship Chattahoochee
for New Nork.-Lorin S, sourer. Miss r.
mine q Gunsaul, Miss Walker, Miss raw