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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
BRIGHT BITS.

Not Perfectly Expressed.-Von Blumer
i am afraid we haven't much of dinner,
but such as it is
Clinker-Don't make any excuses, old
man. Remember that have dined at your
house before."-Detroit Free Press.
-Curiosity.-"What's you purpose here?'
asked the savage. We're going to civilize
YOU" answered the white man who had
just landed. '.Ahl What method do you
use-Springfeld, Lee-Metford, or Krag-
gensen?"-Washington Star.
Barred Out.-"There is but one path
for the righteous to walk in; that is the
straight and narrow path" and here the
preacher stopped for wind. THAT let's me
out" yawned the bowlegged man. as he
settled for another nap.-Brooklyn Life.
Uncle Rjch-It seems mighty hard
when man has accumulated a compe-
tence to have to die and leave it all.
Ben Poor (his nephew)-Oh, don't know.
Don't you think il depends good deal up
on the point of vlew?-Boston Transcript
-Allowances.-NIrs Cadger-They tell me.
Henrietta, that your husband is unkind to
you.
Mrs. Howes-Yes, John is not very gentle
in his manners, must admit; but there is
one thing I will say for him, he never
kicks up rug or Creases a tidy.-Bost ton
Transcript.
In Florida-"What a wonderful climate
we have in this country! There is a biz
zard raging in the North while here it Is
like summer"
Yes, don't see why poor people VINO
can't buy overcoats stay North and SILVER
instead of coming here where it is always
warm. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Little James found it very difficult to
commit to memory the golden text of his
next Sundays lesson, and so he was sent
up stairs to the solitude of his own room.
where he could apply his mind to his
subject without interruption. After dill
gent application for about ten minutes. he
came down beaming. Mamma, l know
the golden text now" he exclaimed 81 am
very glad" replied mamma. LET me hear
you repeat it," 1.-The Lord loveth a cheer
full sinner. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
THE EaUIrABLE,s MILLIONS.

According to a decision rendered in the
Appellate division Of the Supreme Court
of New York last Tuesday the policy
holders of the Equitable Life Insurance
Company of that state are emitted to
share in all of the net surplus of the com
pany, instead OF such portion of it as the
directors may choose 10 give them. The
net surplus is said TO be about S57OO0, OJ0
The company will of course endeavor
to have the decision reversed. The net
surplus is one of the great attractions Of
the company, as il helps TO give conf
dence in its financial condition. This de
cision does not necessarily affect other
mutual companies, because it is based up
on the policies and charter of the Equit-
able, but it is probable that if cases were
brought against other mutual companies
the courts would hold that the poicyhold-
ers are entitled to the net surplus
The plaintiff in the case against the
Equitable is Emil Greeff, who held ton
tine policy which matured in May 1897,
for 10000. He paid $l457 annually
for fifteen years. on the maturity
of his policy he received the face
of the policy-$2O,0O0 and a share
OF the surplus amounting to 1882
He insisted that the latter amount was
not his full share of the surplus, although
it was the full amount of the surplus
which had been set aside by the direct
ors for the policyholders. He began an
action against the company for T,OS7,
and the court decided in his favor.
The decision appears to be a just one
The policy of GreeT provides that he
shall have full share of the surplus af
ter enough has been set aside to cover
all outstanding risks and obligations, and
the charter of the company says practical
ly the same thing. Ii is apparent how
ever, that he did not get his full share
of the net surplus He got only what the
directors decided he might have.
It seems that the company has a sur
plus of 600. To whom does all of
this money belong? Not to the stockhold-
ers certainly. and yet if the stockholders
do not get it, who will? Under the law
as interpreted by the courts, it belongs
to the policyholders. and the time for the
policyholders to get it is when their poll
cies are paid or their annual payments are
made. If this decision stands. the big sur
pIuses of the great life insurance COM
panes will likely melt away and become
things of the past.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
His Conceit knocked Out.

Strange the papers didn't say anything
about the great seismic disturbance and
shower of meteors the other day." re-
Francisco, at the club one afternoon re-
Gently, says an exchange. ut came off
while | was down at my pace at San
Mateo. You know 1 have been taking box
ing lessons for some months to reduce
flesh, and it has worked like charm It's
good sport, too, and, though [ say it my
self, I'm pretty clever with the gloves
now Had an instructor come down three
times a week. and we had some rafting
bouts. l can tell you. But it got to be
rather slow after awhile. The man had
taught me about all he knew. 1 was UP to
all his tricks and he simply couldn't touch
me. saw I'd have to get a more scien-
tihc Instructor and told the man as much
one afternoon. l broke it to him gently.
of course, but l let him see I knew he
wasn't in my class. The poor fellow was
all broken up, and felt $50 sorry for him
that l said we'd put on the gloves any
way for one last go. 1t was then that the
extraordinary seismic phenomena l men
toned took place. 1 had just put up my
hands and was getting ready to show a
trick or two when the world seemed to
bump into something hard and Jared me
clean off my feet. AT the same time il ran
into a rain of meteors that made the most
brilliant pyrotechnic display l have ever
witnessed. Somehow it didn't seem to af
lect the professor much, for when recov-
cred from my surprise he was bathing NV
head and murmuring something 10 the Of
feet that he guessed the young guv
wouldn't be so gay now for one while 7
nave decided to keep him on until the cos
InoSohy gets little more settled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
Personal.

The Prince Of Monaco is now worth
100000, and has more in prospect The
Prince takes $3.50 900 a year from the gam
bling tables at Monte Carlo. He pays no
taxes; police, drains. electric light and
government socials are all paid from the
profits of the tables.
Speaker Reeds private secretary,
Amos L. Allen of Alfred, Me, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for Mr..
Reeds seat in Congress, saying. however,
that he does not intend to make a fight
for it unless his part of the district shows
strong desire to have him do so.
Harry Irwin, the son of May Irwin,
the actress, has received an appointment
as a cadet in the United States Naval
Academy and will undergo his entrance
examinations early next month. Harry
is bright boy of II years and greatly re-
sembles his mother in appearance and
disposition.
John K. Cowen, president of the Bal
timore and Ohio road, left Congress some
years ago to take the management of
that road which was then in financial
difficulties. He succeeded so well that
those most deeply interested have twice
elected him to the presidency, the second
time few days ago
Mrs Mckinley is a great dog fancier
and owns the largest st. Bernard in the
world It's name is Washington. A. spe-
cial servant is appointed TO take care of
the pets of the Presidents WIFE, and the
dogs are groomed every morning in the
same way as are the pets at Sandring-
ham, England. home of the Prince and
Princess of Wales.
Il. 2. Letter, John r. Walsh, Victor F.
Lawson, S. w. Allerton, F. G. Logan and
many other prominent citizens of Chi
cago are petitioning the treasury depart
ment that the huge advertising signs be
removed from the big board fence sur
rounding the site of the new postoffice.
Senator William f. Masons law firm is
said to be interested in the sign boards.
jerome A. Hart, the editor of the San
Francisco Argonaut, appears to be the
only one in California obeying the new
newspaper sigma ture law. He announces
that he will sign all the articles which
he has dictated, written, suggested, in
spired or whatever it may be called, "
and the result is that every item in the
Argonaut is followed by the word ia
hart in fine type. The Argonaut is a
weekly devoted more to criticism and COM
ment than to news, and not a few of its
articles have always been signed by their
writers, so that the present method tends
rather more to conceal the real author
than to identify him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
Song of the Presses.
From the Argosy

from the ArgoSy.
They whir and clash through the nights
and days,
The magical looms of thought:
Ana Ill and out through a thousand WAYS
The flashing threads are brought
1helr SWIFT purveyors part and meet
On ran ana ship, on mart and street.
win tlfeless brain, with hurrying feet.
AS the endless web is wrought.
ney may not pause when the sun Is HIGH
Nor rest when the light is low
for while men live, and act. and die
Inc word flies to and fro.
1t leaps the sea, it spans the nIein.
On throbbing wire and mighty chain
1t runs like fire from main to main
That the world may see and know
me an men sleep they whir and clash
Inc terrible looms of light;
On eyes that wake shall the message flash
FROM far beyond the night:
ana songs in the under world begun
ShaH touch our lips ere day is done
or space Is naught and the eartb's NJ
one, DIT
Linked by the worlds swift flight
Man calls to man, and not in vain
Inc cry to his ear is brought.
All love, and labor, and hone and ,o,.
INTO each soul is wrf ught. PUN
WORK on, We presses, at LIES bebas.
TOT lght 1ar spread and for WRONG -
dressed "-"hS re-
III time is ended We NAV nor rast
Ae marvellous looms of thouebtI
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
renmsters stnck Together.

A group Of old-time. westerners were
swapping stories in the corridor of the st.
Charles, says the New Orleans Times
Democrat twenty-five years ago. said
one of the party, Il was working for a
big overland freghting company in th~ir
headquarter Offices at Bismarck, n D. The
concern operated a number of outfits,
each consisting Of a dozen or 80 large Wa
CONS, attended by some thirty-f1ve or forty
men, under command of boss teamster.
The work was hard and dangerous in the
extreme, and nearly all the freighters were
typical frontier desperadoes. Naturally
enough each outfit stuck together to a
man, and to modest any one of lis members
was equivalent to picking a quarrel with
the crowd.
"One day a stranger walked into the Of
flee and introduced himself as a detective
from town in New Hampshire, said that
he was after a fugitive from justice who he
understood was in the employ of the
company. He gave a very minute descrip-
ton of the man and the superintendent ad-
mitted at once that he was one of our
freehters.
" He went out yesterday he said, 'on
his regular trip but if you take the stage
this afternoon you can overtake him to-
morrow. l am merely giving you the facts,
he added, and you may do as you please.
The detective was a very self-confdent
chap and keen after the reward, so he de-
cjded Immediately TO make the trip. -Four
days later the return stage pulled in and
1 was surprised to see a curious looking
bundle strapped to the roof. Ii was cord
ed with rope and looked like roll of car
pet or mating.
&" What's that you have up there?'
called to the driver.
" That's detective he drawled. He
rested Poker Bill in X outfit 'tother day
and fore he could get him back some OF
them pasky Indians come along and killed
him.
That's all we ever knew of the fate
of the rash gentleman from New Hamp-
shire, and as long as l lived at Bismarck
no further effort was made to arrest a
teamster. The peace officers generally
agreed that the redskins We're too bad in
Dakota to risk serving a warrant"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
Differently ExDressad

Inc same idea may be expressed =
many different ways, according 70 tha
speakers mode of thought is Influences ~.
his surroundings. says Puck.
Take, for example, a well lxnou,,,
ana notice how the residents of several
cities would put il: several
oird In the hand is worth two in tho
bush" WV III the
In Bostea~t this might become:
One thought of Browning tbororu,,,..
asslmiiated, is more valuable than Two IN
state of mental nebulosity." wv al
The New York version:
Paper profits must be realized ,,Do,
before they can add to ones han,, "p on
count" 4N az
Translated into Chicagoese:
One hog in the packing room and read,,
tor market IS better than two on the hoof
at the point of production" oi
Now go as far West as Denver:
1t is the cashed chips that count"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
sAvANNAHs RAILROAD OUTLOOK.

The recent purchase of the South Caro-
lima and Georgia Railway, from Augusta
to Charleston, with branch to Column
bia, by the Southern Railway, and of the
Florida Central and Peninsular, including
the South Bound from Savannah to Co
lumbia, by the Seaboard Air Line. will
doubtless lead to the building of subsld.
larry lines to restore the former STATUS OF
the southwark connections of these two
great railroad systems.
According to the .nancial Chronicle, the
Southern Railway officially announces that
il will build this year to Savannah from
Augusta and Columbia. The Southern Sc
cured, through the purchase of the South
Carolina and Georgia, the Carolina Mid
land, from Allendale to Severn s. c..
and the plan seems to be to build from
Allendale TO Savannah, and from severn
to Columbia. This would give the South
ern its desired connections between this
city and Augusta and Columbia.
The Seaboard Air Line, in order to make
a connection at Columbia with its new
purchase, the Florida Central and PENN
sular, will build from Cheraw, S. c., TO
Columbia. and also from Richmond to
Washington, the latter to be known as
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Caro-
lima
1t will require but a short while 10 con-
struct the new lines necessary to give the
Southern and the Seaboard their Savan.
nah connections, and before the fall and
winter business of 1s99-19Oo opens both sys-
TENS will no doubt be running trains over
their own continuous lines into this city.
The Seaboard will have the use of the
Georgia and Alabama terminals here. on
Hutchinsons Island, which will be well
under way and partly ready for use by
fail, and the Southern will have the i'm
mense terminals of the Georgia Central at
its service. Il really looks as though
there would be a busy time in railroad
circles IN and about Savannah this wear
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
Cheaper in the End

In Lanarkshire there lived a sma, sr,a,
laird named Hamilton, who was noted for
his ecceutricity. On one occasion a neioh
Dor waited on him and requested bis 49,.
as an accommodation to a bit bill for foo
at three months dale, which led n ~
following characteristic and truly scotch
colloquy:
Ma, ma, I Gamma do that"
What for no. laird, We hae dune tbe
same thing for ithers." '''e
AYE, aye, Tammis. but there's vbao,.
within wheels We ken nothing about 7
Gamma dot
IT'S sma' affair to refuse me, laird -
well, We see, Tammis, If 1 was 10 n,t
my name tell't We wad get the siller frae
the bank, and when the time came round
We wadna be ready and wud hae to Dav,f.
sac then you and me wad quarrel; soc we
mae just as well quarrel the moo. as lang,s
the siller's in ma pouch
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Landrum Lodge No. 4S, F. and
"A. M; Myrtle Lodge, No. 6, X. of p.
Special Notices-Sullivan's Restaurant;
Notice as to Freight Train on Tybee Di-
vision, Central of Georgia Railway; No
tice, r. f. Harmon, President Excelsior
Loan and Savings Company; Auction Sale
of Lots. May Is. at Collinsville. John l..
Archer.
Business Notices-E. & W. Laundry.
notwithstanding of Council
Amusements-Edison' Wonderful Re
production OF Ober-Ammergau's Passion
Play at Theater Tonight.
Remember Your Needs-M. s. Brown.
Men of transforming News.
Legal Notices-Citations From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County; Notice to Debtors and Creditors,
Estate Dora e. Roche, Deceased.
Hose, Reels and Spindles-Edward Low
ellis Sons.
Medical-Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey;
Castoria; Hoods Pills; Ayers Hair Vigor;
Cuticura Remedies; Alligator Liniment
Cheap Column Adverdsement-Help
Wanted Employment Wanted; For Rent.
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

The big gas fight in New York
is said to be really a battle be-
tween the Standard Oil Company,
the Vanderbihs and Russell Sage. The
Consolidated Gas is controlled by the Stan
dard Oil, the Mutual by the Vanderbnts
and the Standard Gas by Russell Sage. 1t
is also rumored that Pierpont Morgan is
interested on Sage's side. Accounting for
the fight. the World says that the Stan
dard On-Vanderbilt union tried 10 buy out
the opposition so as to form a trust; that
Sage charged so high price for his STAN
dard Gas shares that the deal fell through,
and that it is now the purpose of the com
binat.on to crush the Standard Gas and
other Independent companies by means OF
a rate, war and a hammering down of Sc
curities. The rate war, therefore, is mere
ly a means to the end of forming a gas
trust,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

Years ago it used to be one of the favor
tie schemes of Republican politicians in
the South to tell the negroes that Demo
cratic success al the polls meant their re-
enslavement. 1t was thought that that
silly campaign falsehood had gone ont OF
use; but 1t appears that 1t was consider
ably resorted to during the recent munich
to the intelligence of even the most igno-
rant negro voter" says the Baltimore Sun,
ito tell him that a victory for good gov
eminent in Baltimore means the re-en-
slavement of the colored people Yet that
was one of the trump cards which the Ie-
publican politicians played in their effort
TO solidify the negro vote"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05
PROPOSALS. WANTED.
Congress and Drayton streetA

SN~~~~-~~~~~-~-~~~~~-~-~
CUSTOM HOUSE, Savannah, Ca, Coz
iector's Office. April "a, 1s9s.-Supp.ies tof
revenue Vessels.-Sealed proposals 10
supplying ship chandlery, rations and coA
to vessels of the United States revenN
cutter service in this collection distFa
during the fiscal year ending June 80, W.
will be received at this Office until oclocA
p. m. of Tuesday, May g. 1899, at wnl.l
time they will be publicly opened ]"
coal furnished to be anthracite or bltu~
nous of best quality, uniform in charar
ter; to weigh 2,240 pounds to the con;
be delivered on board the vessels at sutl
times and in such quantities as may r.
required, at localities readily accessloE
20 said vessels, and to be subject TO "
spection as to quality and weight. Blddels
will name the prices for both steanIls
and stove coal. and also their facilities 10
furnishing the vessels with fresh wa'ea
and their charges therefor. The rignl
reserved to reject any or all bids. Blan1
forms of proposals for ship chandlery az.
rations, with schedules attached. may "
had upon application 20 this office ~
arate bids will be received at the sa~s
time and place for lubricating and ilu~
mating oils. JOHN H. DEVEAUA,
Collector
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

University, claims to have discovered a
new cure for consumption, with which
he is now experimenting. His method
consists of making his patient respire what
he describes as a specially prepared air,
thoroughly impregnated with healing
vapor. A cable from Rome says that
of twenty-six consumptives treated by
Prof. Cervello. ten have been perfectly
cured five have shown great improve
ment and two have died. The others are
under treatment still OF the ten cured.
the most minute examination by profess
ors of the medical academy failed to dis
close The presence of a single trace of
consumption.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

The New York Evening Post says It is
reliably Informed that Senator Plat win
be called as a witness by the Mazet COM
mittee, and treated precisely as Mr.. Croker
was. provided there is any testimony Of
fered in any degree discriminating Senator
Plat with corrupt practices in the gov
ernment of the city. There must neces-
sarily be this difference. however ihat
Senator Plat will be in the hands of his
political friends, while Mr.. Croker was in
the hands Of his political enemies. Under
such circumstances. ii is not probable that
Senator Plat will be hurt, if the commit
tee can avoid It,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

Some interesting political gossip comes
from Portland, Me-, through a friend of
Mr.. Arthur Sewall. who was Col Bryan's
running mate in the last campaign. Mr.
Sewell is not to try again for place on
the ticket, it is said. This is not because
he is at variance with Col. Bryan's views
but because he himself thinks the ticket
can be strengthened throughout the coun-
try by the nomination of a vice presiden-
tial candidate from one of the Southern
states. This friend says that Mr. Sewall
has an idea that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of
Virginia will be nominated on the ticket
with Col. Bryan In that event, and should
the ticket win. MIR. SeweI who is a ship
builder, would go into the Bryan cabinet
as Secretary of the Navy. There is, how
ever, one difficulty in the way of working
out this nice little programme. Fitzhugh
Lee, it transDires. is one of those terrible
gold bugs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

AT Tallmans, forty miles from New York
city, the other day a mob seized and at
tempted to lynch Richard Bayless, a ne.
gro. The negro was suspected of having
stolen a small amount of money. rope
was put around his neck and he was
drawn up to limb three times, but was
cut down before death ensued. 1t is
stated however that he win probably die
from the injuries received. Two men. al
legged to have been the ringleaders of the
mob, have been arrested. The World saws
that lat Tallmans the feeling against the
negroes is intense" Il remains now ia
Dc seen what is to be the outcome of
this attempt at lynching for theft and
THIS Intense feeling" against negroes.
within forty miles of the city OF New
York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-05

Henry B. Hyde of che Equitable Life
whose death was reported in our dis
patches the other day, is said to have been
the highest salaried person in the United
States. AS president Of the Equitable his
salary was 100000 year. However. ac-
cording to a New York Press writer. il
was in his case pretty much like taking
the money out of one pocket and putting
it into another. since Mr.. Hyde was prae-
kically the owner of the institution.