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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
Personal.

American women in Paris have sub
scribed to present Paris with an eques-
trian statue of Washington by Mr.
French, It will probably be erected in the
Place dIena. o
Commodore Philip has been elected a
member of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation's international committee and
chairman of the subcommittee in charge
Of the associations work in the navy.
Edwin Lord Weeks, the American
painter. who Is now a chevalier Of the Lee
gion of Honor of France. is a Bostonian,
bur has spent much of his life in travel.
except for twenty years, when ne lived
in Paris.
Russell Sage takes the keenest pleas
ure in houses, and although he seldom
rides now he is very fond of driving the
best horses. Following the custom of his
younger days. he prefers TO trade" horses
to buying them.
-Paderewski has bought the villa of
Morges, near Lausanne. Switzerland, and
with it a cellar of 1000 bottles of wine.
and store of Kirsch twenty years old.
The estate has its own vineyards and the
great pianist win own six COWS.
Senator Mcmillan, who has been men
toned as Secretary Hays successor at the
Court of ST. James. was born in Canada
and, if sent 10 England, would be the first
foreign born diplomat TO represent us at
London.
The Bonn, Berlin and LEIPZIG students
have proposed a meeting of delegates
from all the German universities, TO de-
eide in what way Prince Bismarck's mem
CRY shall be honored annually and to
choose the site of a memorial stone
Charles Paul Auguste Cuviller, who
has just died was the Delmonico of Paris.
His catering extended 20 all the royal
families of Europe, and many of them
sent wreaths and other floral tributes 10
the funeral, He was 20 years old.
Prof. James T. Hatfield of the North
western University, Prof. Kune Francke
of Harvard and Prof Horatio S. White
of Cornell have been named as members
Of a committe of 100 which is to ar
range for the celebration in Stratsburg
at the 150th anniversary of the birth of
Goethe. In connection with this celebra-
ton there will be the dedication of a
Goethe monument representing the poet as
a boy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
BRIGHT BITS.

Hit do seem ter me-" said Uncle Eben
dat some folks gifts to be sech accomplish
ed apologizers dat dey lays dahse'fs out
maxim excuses when dey orter be learnin'
manners. Washington Star.
The Optimist-These franchise grabs
could not occur if the guardians of the
peoples interests would keep their eyes
opea.
The Pesslmist-Instead of their hands,
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Her suggestion.-"Do you know what
is the best way to Kill time in the winter,
Dick?" said an Allegheny girl to her
steady company. Il know several ways,
but which is the best way?" Sleigh it."
-Pbtsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
Mike said Flooding Pete, did yer
hear bout Alaskan" Lots Are you t'ink-
in of de trip" IT dunno? I'm told dat
daylight lasts twenty-four hours at a
stretch. Eff l could git a job in dat local
ity as night Waterman 1 dunno but Ia be
willin' to work. Washington Star
Here you went and told me you would
trust Beasley with your life. and on the
strength of that I loaned him $40. that now
Ou Ntll me L IL never StN. W. ell, what OF
it? l said I'd trust him with my life and
I would. Beasley may be beat, but he
is no assassin. Enquirer
Differs Was Willng.-"Got your snow
cleared away?" mo, Ran clear up to BIZ
fers TO borrow his snow shovel, and when
l got back it was time for me 10 so to the
Office" But what did Differs do?" "Oh,
he was mighty glad TO loan the shovel. He
doesn't like snow-cleaning any better than
I do.''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mounting Upward-"My goodness,
what airs the Hobbleys are putting on
lately! Mrs. Hobbley and the girls are so
stuck up that they scarcely deign to speak
to one any more I wonder what's the
cause of it?" ooh, don't you know? Why,
since the election the papers have got TO
referring to old Hobbley as boss Chi
cago News.
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Told of 81 Comedian.

The most heartrending hard-luck story
I've heard in months was told me recent
ly by theatrical man and concerns a
comic opera comedian, who has recently
written a book alb ut Eugene Field, says
a writer in the Washington Post. the
comedian makes no end Of money, and
Scorns anything ike oStentatiouS reckless
ness in the spenUng of It. he is Almost
morbid on the subject, in fact-you know
how sensitive the artist nature sand
there are those who say that he goes 10
evening instead of morning service, so
that he may have the use of the money
he drops into the box a little longer. This
is by way of explaining to you the grief
which befen him not so very long ago in
Cleveland. Somebody had Played an en-
gaSement at a certain Gheater there and
mad received a frigid reception, which
stage people call a frost. The comedian
wasn't going 70 run any risks. He wouldn't
play at the theateP unless a certain
amount of money was promised him. The
manager of the theater offered a very
large percentage of the receipts but, Oh
dear, no! the willy comedian wasn't to be
caught by any such chaff as that. He in
sisted on a lump sum, regardless of re-
celpts. The sum was guaranteed, the
contract signed. The comedian came to
town, and strolling as if by chance into
the box Office, asked how the house was
selling.
oh" said the ticket seller 1--WE sold
every seat in the house ten days ago."
The comedians blood boiled.
Would" said he to himself. ooh.
would that l had accepted the percentage.
1t would have been double what 1 get
now"
IL was too late, however, to rely on sim
pie woulding to change matters, so he
sought the foremost attorney of the town,
showed him the contract, and expressed
his desire to break it, and abide by the
customary percen age plan. Before the
attorney would consent to express an
opinion, the question of fee came up. and
the comedian handed him $780, The man
at law then took the contract and ex
amined it.
MY dear sir" said he, chat contract
can't possibly be broken. 1 drew it up
myself"
1 don't know what the temperature of
Cleveland. according to the government
report, was that day, but in the neigh
borhood of that comedian things fairly
siZzed.
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A RING TO SMASH.

The ship-buiding ring is early in the
field at Washington to prevent, if posi-
BILE, any concessions 90 ship-owners and
merchants and manufacturers seeking TO
take advantage of enlarged opportunities
for foreign trade. The need for additional
merchant ships is pFessingly felt never
theless the ship building ring viii insist
upon the maintenance of the law that I'M
less a vessel is built in the United States
under the Stars and Stripes In other
words, they demand that, unless they have
the job of building them there shall be
no American ships Indeed not content
with the hard-and-fast prohibition laws
which they now have the benefit of, the
ringsters want law passed which will
shut out of the American trade any re-
claimed foreign-built vessel which may
have been wrecked on the American coast
and rebuilt by American enterprise,
even though the rebuilding cost three
fourths the value of the craft
This ship-buiiding ring has heretofore
proved itself to be one of the most ener-
getic, greedy and successful of all the
rings which have Toasted and fattened
upon American commerce. 1t has been
able TO practically write the navigation
laws of the United States, or to amend
them to suit its own purposes. Under the
plea of protection TO the American mer-
chant marine and the American Iaborer. il
has secured the adoption or maintenance
of legislation giving it a close monopoly
of the building of vessels for 20 100000 peo-
ple, and has charged its own prices for
those craft. The result has been the
steady decline of the American merchant
navy in the foreign trade, for the reason
that American merchants could not afford
20 pay the high prices for ships charged
by the American ring and sail them in
competition with the low-priced ships of
foreign merchants.
Lately it has been demonstrated that tbe
ship-builders of the United States are al BILE
TO construct vessels as cheapIy as they
can be constructed anywhere else. For
e!gn contracts have recently been filled
in this country at prices lower than Euro
pean firms could AFFORD to accent. This
shows that the so-called protection is NOT
essential to the ship building industry. One
ring that needs to be smashed is that
which controls the federal navigation laws
in its own interests. We shall probably
never regain our lost prestige in deep-sea
commerce until the ring shall have been
smashed.
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DID THE PRESIDENT MAKE A MIS-
TAKE.

1t is very generally believed that the
President did not decide to demand the
Philippines from Spain until after his
visit to the Omaha Exposition. During
that visit references to the Islands in the
speeches that were made by the President
and members of the party travelling with
him were received with applause. The
President got the impression that the
West was enthusiastically In favor of re-
that Immediately after that visit it be-
gan to be whispered about that 1t would
be the policy of the administration to re-
tain the Philippines.
The editor of the Omaha Bee, in an in
terview in New York paper. says thas
the President m sinterpreted the sentiment
of the West in respect to the Philippines
that instead of being in favor of retain
ing them, the people of that section would
not have them as a gift.
Is the editor Of the Omaha Bee In
position to speak for the West? He is one
Of the leading men of Nebraska, and
through his paper he has an opportunity
to find out the views Of the people of
the Northwest on PUBLIC questions. He is
better qualified than the President is to
say how the people of the Northwest feel
on the question of expansion in the direc-
ton of the Philippines.
II was an easy matter for the President
to mistake the enthusiasm with which ref
erences to the islands were received as
indicative of desire that the islands
should be retained. At that time the peo-
pie were thinking of the success which
had attended the war, and were ready to
assent TO anything-especially to the prop
osition that our flag should remain where
il had been planted. Now that they have
had time to think of the matter. however,
they find that they do not approve Of
policy which increases their burdens so
greatly, and which is certain to have
tremendous influence in the direction Of
Imperialism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
1Mrn1soNMENr ron nrnr.

The bill introduced into the legislature
by Representative Mcdonald of Ware
county is not one that the state of Geor-
gia can afford to have among her stat
utes. 1t is true that employers have a
great deal of trouble with worthless and
dishonest laborers, but that fact is not
a sufficient excuse for law imprlsoning
people for debt. The debtors prison was
abolished long ago. and wisely. To re-es-
tabiish it would be a step backward.
The bill in question provides that per-
sons who get supplies on promise of pay
ing for them in work shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and be punished by fine
or imprisonment unless they fulhll their
promises. Those who make such
contracts with laborers must take their
chances of getting the labor for which
they have paid in advance. They are not
compelled to trust laborers who offer to
work out advances made to them. If they
do they take a risk. which they alone
must carry. It is unfair to ask the state
to carry 1t. Besides, the effect of the
law would be to fill the jans and chain
gangs of the different counties with a
class of people who are now sufficiently
worthless and degraded 1t would be a
great mistake on the part of the state to
enact law that would tend TO still fur
Their degrade them.
II would be much the better policy for
employers to put a stop to the credit sys-
tenn. The state is spending many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars annually to
raise the people to a higher moral and in
tel.ectual plane. 1t would be step in
the wrong direction to enact law that
would tend to make Migrants and crimi-
nails of shiftless and virtually pauper
class.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

There is some talk in Chicago about a
"lynching bee if the Allen law ordinance
which gives away a fifty years street
railway franchise. should be passed bv
the City Council" That is the way thew
talk up in the Northwest. In this city
however, not even a mild protest is made
by the suffering public when the street
railway corporation succeeds in securing
a hard and fast franchise which shuts
out all competition and then, in utter dis
regard of its promises and public comfort
ana convenience. runs open cars on nights
when it is raining and freezing, and Other
wis treats It's patrons with Indifference. Al
the time the City Council gave the cor
poration everything il wanted. it was
promised that Savannah should have first
class rapid transit service. 1t is hardly
necessary TO remark upon how this pron-
Use has not been kept.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

Fitzhugh Lee sailed from this port yes
terday for Cuba His return to the island
Is under very different circumstances from
those which obtained at the time of his
departure. At that time he was a con-
sui general, an agent of the civil side of
the government; ne is now a major gen.
eral an agent of the military side of the
government. When he left the city of Ha-
vana Captain General Blanco declined TO
see him to bid him bood-bye, Offering some
sort of poor excuse which was worse than
none. Respecting this discourtesy Gen.
Lee observed, Il go, but I shall return"
He is now returning, at the head of a VIC
torious army. 1t is TO be regretted that
Blanco will not be in Havana to receive
him. 1t would have been retributive jus
tice upon the discourteous Spaniard if ne
had been required to turn the city over
10 the American official whom he snubbed
when he had the power to do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

The movement at Philadelphia towards
securing an Appropriation from Congress
for a thirty-foot channel from that city
down the Delaware brings 10 mind the
fact that Savannah has now a channel as
deep as that Of Philadelphia. If 1t is not
indeed a little deeper The Delaware chan
mel is stated to be about twenty-six feet.
The Savannah channel is full twenty-six
feet, from the wnarves to the open sea.
This has been demonstrated by the pas
sage OF steamships drawing twenty five
feet and having a plenty of water under
the keel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

1t appears that Manley, the ex-Wilming-
ton negro editor, was not after all the
author Of the editorial which caused the
trouble in that city recently. He is in
New York, where he has been taking to
himself whatever questionable credit there
may be in doing an infamous thing. Mean
time it ranspires that the article was writ
ten by a Pennsylvania negro named jeff
rles without Manley's knowledge or con-
sent, and published while Manley was fifty
miles away. Jeffries has now reached the
conclusion that the best thing for the
negro 20 do is to retire from politics and at
tend strictly 10 his own business. He
should have advocated that doctrine long
ago. The fact that Manley did not write
tho editorial however. does not In the least
mitigate his otense. lie fathered d, and
hence Is responsible Tor the sentiment OF Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Calanthe Lodge No. %, K. of
p; Clinton Lodge No. "a, F. & A M;
Owners of Bull Street Property; German
Friendly Society.
Special Notices-ship Notices, Wilder &
Co, Agents.
Legal Sales-Chatham Sheriff's Sale.
Ladies' Capes, Eto-Daniel Hogan.
Santa Claus Observation-Disclosures &
Morgan.
Amusements-"A Texas Steer at
Theater, Dec Is; Marie Wainwright at
Theater, Dec. IA.
Medical-Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky
Hoods Pills; Johann Hoff's Genuine Malt
Extract; Mothers Friend; Y. M. F.; Cas-
toria.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

They have some queer ideas of the law
of primogeniture, or rather descent of
rights, in Chicago. A man was in court
for beating his wife. He claimed that TO
beat her was his right. And where did
you get that right?" asked the court In
herited it from my father" was the re-
rlv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

The constant additions which are being
made to Admiral Dewey's feet would
seem to indicate that our government
means 90 be prepared in the Philippines
for anything which may occur, and that
it is hot quite sure that the trouble there
IS over. When the reinforcing ships now
on The way arrive at Manila Deweys feet
viii consist Of the Olympia (fagship) Bos-
ton, BALTIMORE and Charleston, cruisers;
the Iowa and Oregon, first-class battle
ehips; the Petrol. Bennington and Heieua.
gunboats, together with three ex-Spanisn
gunboats captured and put into commits
son; the Monadnock and Monterey, moni-
tors the McCulioch, dispatch boat. aud
the Senator, China. Nanshan and Zanro
transports, together with one dlstnune
and one supply ship. This makes up the
largest and most powerful American feet
that has ever assembled in Asiatlc waters
\ emo probably outclasses any other naval
M formation now in those waters or likely
" be assembled there. except ia the event
~ war involving one or more OF the
nselTs Of Europe.
90 Is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

From the Charleston Post.

rom the charleston fost
We had all sorts OF weather last night.
rain and snow and sleet and wind. The
cause appears this morning in the edito-
rial columns OF the News and Courier
whore appears really pleasant and de-
cent aluslon 10 Savannah. No wonder
old Roreaa loses his bearings when good
sense geis into the News and Courier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

Advices from Washington state that
there win be not less than 1900 troops in
Savannah at the time of the Presidents
visit on next Saturday. Therefore, those
who have, feared that there would be no
military review upon the occasion may
rest easy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

The white squadron" is to come into
existence again. Orders have been issued
to put the warships into their peace dress
as rapidly as possible. The battleship
Massachusetts was the first to receive her
white coat in place of the fighting color.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

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A Pennsylvania court has passed upon
and affirmed the right OF a school teacher
TO fog an unruy pupil
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our obsolete and burdensome navigatlon

Our obsolete and burdensome navigation
laws are thus inveighed against by the
New York Herald, Qnd.): 1--WE are now
producing in this country the cheapest
coal and iron and steel in the word, and
as we have the most ingenious artisans it
follows that our people will soon be able
20 build ships at home for less money
than they could be bought abroad. Hence
the absurd law which has prevented our
people from buying ships abroad is being
nullifed by the development of our re-
sources and the progress OF our industries.
1t is a striking instance of a mischievous
statute being slowly but surely overruled
by the operation of benignant and more
powerful natural laws"
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BLANKETS AT
GO QUICK PRICES.

1914 White and Sanitary Gray Blankets,
sold at $3.50; this week $2.9S.
PA White All Wool Blankets, we'll worth
Sc; now 1898.
la Wool Blankets, with blue, pink and
red borders, worth 81; now S..
12-4 Wool Blankets, soft and 1eecy, at
$3.50; this week Sc.
PA California Blankets, pure white wool,
with fancy pink and blue borders. a bar
gain at $40; our price this week 81.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

The real name OF Jules Verne is OF
chowitz. lie is q sauve OF Warsaw and
lives at Amiens. France.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12

Senator Vests attack upon laxness in
the granting of pensions has aroused con
siderable comment. Southern journals,
which have heretofore taken a conserVa-
tive stand respecting the matter, for rea-
sons of delicacy are now becoming more
outspoken against ill-considered or frau
dulent pensions. The Birmingham News
Oem). says: The South pays her full
share of this enormous pension burden
and receives practically nothing in return.
So long as the pensions granted are hon
est and meritorious, there should be and
will be no complaint from this section,
but we have now earned the right to de-
mand that the most vigorous censorship
should be maintained over the eXpendi-
lures for this purpose, and, as Senator
Vest says, the same restrictions should
be hedged about pension payments as
there are about other items of govern
mental expense"
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LADIES' CAPES,
LEDES' JA 'KETS,
MISSES CLO.KS,
CHILDlEN'S REFERS,
Are All p Price ms '...:
SOC as Good as a Dollar.
A SPECIAL SNAP.

100 Ladies' and Misses Jackets, sizes
broken. They are odds and ends taken
from regular lines. Stylish. clean cut gar
ments, worth three times the present price;
your choice to-day $4.75.
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LADIES' NECKWEAR.

This department is very complete and
we can offer all the newest things in La
dies Neckwear at a considerable saving
over the exclusive store prices. For Christ
mas gifts nothing can be more accepta-
BILE
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CURRENT COMMENT.

The most opinionated and intoierant per-
sons are the religious bigots. An instance
in illustration is noted by the Louisville
CourierJournal, CDem): 1.-The Atlanta
pastor who rebuked his congregation, say
ing that of one thing he was sure, and
that was his religion, turns out TO be no.
ted for his attacks upon other creeds
People who are most doubtful of the right
eousness of other people are the most con-
fident of their own"
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DRESS GOODS.

IS Novelty Dress Patterns, worth from
$3.50 to SIS; your choice for this week $49S.