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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Jacksonville Times Union and Citi-
zen (Dem.) says: Secretary of the NAVY
Long sees in the bicycle the greatest of
jewelers. one that levels upward. mas
much as it enables the poor to ride as
We'll as the rich. The man who owns a
bicycle he says, rides his own steed
He throws his dust in the face of the
man in the carriage, so that it is no
longer pleasant to ride our country roads
in a coach and four He might well have
added that the man with a bicycle has
the advantage of the man with a horse
His steed is always ready; he can travel
faster, and his means of conveyance is
more fully under control
The New Orleans Picayune Oem.) says:
Tie British plan contemplates sending
an army of fully $1,000 men into the
Transvaal should circumstances make
tostilities inevitable. Against such a
force President Kruger could not hope to
make a successful stand. Defeat would
mean the loss of independence for the
Transvaal. as it is not likely that the
British will again permit the erection of
such a barrier 20 progress as the Boer
republic has proven.
The Birmingham News Oem) is APP
preciative of the political shrewdness of
the chairman of the Republican nationaI
committee. Ii says: Mark Hanna al
ways waits until just after a Republican
convention to talk. The other people talk
previous TO the convention
The Louisville Courier-Journal Dem)
says: Two thousand saloons have opened
in Cuba since the war This ought to
come near furnishing ready-made meeting
places for the committees of both the
Democratic and Republican parties when
they get ready TO open up in Cuba"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13

The iynching spirit continues abroad. Il
was manifested in Philadelphia the other
day, when a mob wanted to lynch a man
who had frightened two little girls. The
Philadelphia Times, in reporting the oc-
currence, says: "A determined man had
secured stout rope and followed by
over a score of others equally enraeed.
started in pursuit. The fugitive was
caught, and in less time than it takes 10
tell dragged up the high bank and on A
large vacant lot He begged for mercy.
but the crowd paid no attention to his
cries and Struggles as they pulled and
jerked him over the ground toward lanp
post, over the crosspiece of which dan
gled a rope with a prepared moose" The
police came up at that time, and after
a struggle succeeded in rescuing the man
amid cries of Lynch himl" from men
and women.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13
TREE PESTS AND THE FREEZE.

According to reports which have been
received by Prof Scott the state ento-
mologist. the freeze last February didn't
kill all of the various kinds of insects
which affiict fruit trees in this state. 1t
was thought by many that the freeze
was not an unmiXed evil. Although it
practically destroyed the peach crop it
was asserted it would rid the peach trees
Of the San jose scale, the peach scale
and the web worm Ii is stated by Prof.
Scott that all of these pests appear TO
be more abundant this year than ever
before, particularly in South Georgia. If,
therefore, the freeze killed some Of them
It left enough to bring forth an abundant
supply of tree-kiling germs this season.
The thing for the fruit growers TO do
is to begin fighting the pests at once.
If they don't know what remedies TO
apply they should consult the state en-
tomologist. He has just issued circular
giving the information which fruit grow
ers need. There ought to be no delay
in examining orchards, nor in applying
remedies where the pests are found. A
vigorous war on them this summer may
be the means of saving both trees and
crop next year.
Prof. Scott from his bulletin, seems
to be under the impression that the law
relative to the inspection of fruit trees
before they are taken from the nurseries
is not being complied with. The purpose
of the law is to prevent the spread of
pests which destroy orchards. There Is
a good reason, therefore, why every fruit
grower should assist in having the law
enforced Why should he take any chanc-
es? The trees he plants may have on
them germs of diseases. The result will
be, in such a case, that he will have all
his trouble and expense for nothing. The
indications are that Georgia will become
a great fruit growing state. But in order
to attain that position her fruit growers
must plant their trees and care for their
orchards in accordance with scientific
methods If they undertake the fruit
growing business in hap-hazard sort of
way they will not meet with success.
They must make themselves acquainted
with the teachings of science and must
be guided by those teachings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13

Justin Mccarthy now hearty 70 years
Of age, has retired from public life. He
began as reporter in Cork and in spite
Of many difficulties rose to high place
in craftsmanship and letters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13
POPULAR SUMNER RESORT.

Dalton. Georgia, is now one Of The most
popular summer resorts in North Georgia.
Climate delightful, scenery superb, beauu-
ful drive, good livery. Hotel Dalton Isl
the home of the resort seeker ElegahtlE
built, electric bells, elevator telephone,
hot and cold baths on each floor. Speelal
rates 10 families. Further Information
given by d. L. DEBTOR.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13

The Fatalist.-One Volunteer-Tf vo,,
really believe you won't die when von-
time comes, what makes you dodge ever,
time a bullet comes along? Second Vol.
unteer-There is a time TO die and also a
time to dodge.-Indianapo Journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13

SUMMER BOARDERS WANTED A
my country place in the mountains. {, =
Howell, Jonathan, HAYWOOD county, \.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-13
The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the pos'Omce in Savannah.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
WHAT THE GOLD MEN WANT,


Discussing the recent decision Of the
auprcme court Of Michigan, which dc,
cIared the silver dollar 10 be an alb.
solnte legal tender, a gold standard or.
gan says:
while the Michigan opinion can be
Of no service to the siIvcrites, II ought
to be OF some use to the cause OF
sound money, by deepening the %convic.
ton that we need legislation ending
the present ambiguity and making
gold the only unlimited legal tender
coin
The gold standard organ is disiB-
gcnuous. If the decision Is "of no serv.
lee to the silverites," why does the
gold standard advocate suggest that
I'VE need Legislation ending the pres
ent ambiguity"
As a matter Of fact there Is no am
bigniiy. What the gold men want IL
a reputation by this government of
$500, 900 900 worth Of legal tender
money, for which the nation has re-
ceived full value in gold at par.
No greater dishonesty could be sug.
gested; no more gigantic robbery
could be committed than this repudia.
ton. As the Chicago Democrat de.
%clarcs, to reduce half u billion of legal
tender money to the value Of bullion
would be a contraction Of the cur
rcncy which would produce wide
spread disaster.
But the gold advocates are reckless
In their greed, ~reasonless in their ar
guments and heartless In their de.
mands. Even that radical administra.
ton paper, the New York Sun, ad.
mits that such reputation would pre-.
cipitate n panic. would be dishonest
and would be nothing more nor less
than a reduction by one-half in the
value Of 100000 900 worth Of coin now
worth its face and declared to be abso-
lnfely a legal tender. Illinois State
Register.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

known rendezvous. We had 10 &c
them and bring them 10 the copitD, a,
soon ~ possible in order to have theil
votes recorded in time.
II said that | MAS at work while Me
kinlel Was sleeping: and that is trur
for often al night | was ont looking
for men and locating them SO thai
they could be found ou the next dan
Some Of them went to hospitals fol
necessary recuprratiou, under c~ertai,
conditions. They also had to b,
brought To the capitol in carriages and
sent back Ia the hospital afterwards
Oftentimes | was busy at night with
the sergeant alarms, pages and mes
SvuGers, and with the speaker, in order
that the uc\i day work might he wei.
done, Some of the pages and mesScn
gers needed looking after in order tt
keep them sober and on duty, II wa,
4 hard campaign that | went through
bat it was n successful one
$50 you see that. although Mrkinlr,
had plenty of work 20 do IN deba ing
aud defending his bill. he didn't do it
all, by Il long shot. There we're others
The bill would never have been passed
had it not been for the executive wurh
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

The trains 10 wedding dresses are
now being made Of transparent materi.
ais, such az chiffon. tulie and muslin.
with many founces and plaitings aad
much lace trimmings. These trains are
very soft and less heavy and old looking
than brocade or satin, and when the
wedding day is oyer they can be con.
verted into the most delightful OF even
ing dresses. The same idea is being
,arried out in evening cloaks. The new
hing this year in the way of dress has
been very extensive and elaborate man
lies for the evening, made of rich silks,
and brocades are much trimmed with
lace and fur. The cloaks will still re-
main as large as in the winter, but the
material IL changed to the thinnest and
lightest gossamer and WasbK
ington Star. @N
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24


''o'',SS =" .he eNe'u'Ne departments
VI " "'h a''ef 'he'l correspondence
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,e".'o" W pressure seeming 'nah u
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bna r,,n, a,r.sa.,a, ..s INV
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10 Leon thar In $500 $50.
weeks L.n, ,.atnh ~ ali -, e.
had the race hny, Ji,lIaJ ~ 49,,
watches H., .o,tri.s 49, - nv.
maze, for examnle would ha avnoa,",
70 n,rticpl.rIv ,a,cb =. o.,..in ,n
mon and no rsadv ~ ao a,,an ,
instantly had b,rse, for ma,,n,a1
nages and c~arriaoes for m,s.it as1
other IDENTITIES in Tho .nri, whnn
there was q roll cali demanded onaa.
narayranb of tho McEinIey I'm
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
KEPT THEN IN LINE.
Inside History Of the Passage of the
Mckinley Bill.
Deputy Sererant-at-NrmS OF the
House Tells How lie managed 10
Keep IA Quorum CONSTANT
- ON Hand.

"The voters OF this country like I,
hear the politicians talk to them abou
the sovereign people, because !
tickles their pride and makes them fee
that they are really running their gov
ernment: when they are not. say
Tom Cayanaugh, the longtime deput,
Scrgeant-at-arms of the national hous'
Of representatives.
For example" he continued, "tht
people imagine that they cause lrgisla.
tion. and compel public servants 10 d'
thus and SO; when as a matter OF fact
they seldom produce the results which
;hey aim AT in casting their ballots
Tens of thousands. and probably mil
ious, Of people to-day believe hat VIII
Fam Mckinley formulated and passec
the Mckinley bill, the measure upon
which he builled his presidential hopes
and aspirations so successfully.
AS a matter of fact, in the passage
of that bill ] did AS much solid eifectiH,
work as Mckinley did, Moreover, ths
bill, as it came from the committee on
Ways and means, was the work of the
whole committee, and not merely Me,
kinley's work. Then again, the bill as
II came bacl; from the senate was an
'~Utircly different bill, and might bet.
Ter have been called the Allison bill, be-
cause it was formulated under the di-
rcctinn Of the Iowa statesman,
But as TO the final passage of the
bill in the house of representatives. rs
reported from the committee on ways
and means. let me tell you that ! did the
bulk of the real hard work; did lots of
Il while Mckinley was sound asleep.
This VIII seem strange to your read
ers. although of course the watchful
newspaper men knew what was going
m at the time, although they did not
know all Of the details Of the work,
One morning a messenger came to
nae and informed me that the speaker
wanted me to come to his room. That
was in the Fifty-iirst congress and Tom
Reed was speaker, | responded of
course at once, and when | entered the
speakers room | found there McKin-
ley, of Ohio: Cannon. of Illinois; lien
derson. Of Iowa, and other leading com
mirtce chairmen and floor leaders Of
the republican ma iority. The speaker
informed me that the tariff bill was to
be taken up for consideration. and that
| must make it my duty to keep a
quorum of the majority members pres
ent all the time, J stated that this
could only be done by order of the ser
Peant-at-arms Of the house, and that
gentleman vas sent for. The speaker
told him what was going on, and he Is
sued the order which enabled me 10 de
vote all Of my time to keeping a quorum
present.
You see, the republicans only had
about a dozen majority in the house,
and the democrats were RETAINING from
voting, some Of them remaining absent
from the house entirely. The members
Of the ma iority party were somewhat
indifferent. That is TO say, quite a num-
Der of them would absent themselves
from the house in order to look after
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

1--WE have all heard people scot at
women who married men to ref,rm
them, and it is generally supposed that
the scheme never proves TO be success.
ful, but Jaggerson used to be a fearful
drinker before he got married. ard row
look at him. He never takes a DROP
well, his is an exceptional ease. Al.
most any man would be sobrred ur IL
he were to suddenly discover tina, ne
wa married to that woman."-Chicag j
Times Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

done by the boys and men under my
direction. | do not say these things n
any sense Of disparagemeut of Mekin
ley, who did his work well; but simpl,
to give YOU an insight into the way.
of securing practical results N legis
lation Of national importance,
when the Wilson bill was passed
in the fitt,-third congress, the demo
craft" deputy scrgean alarms hac
just as much work to do TO keep up +
Democratic quorum, and. to hear him
tell the story, you would he led to be
lieye that he had even greater trouble
with his men than ! had with mine.
when sovereign people are casting
their ballots they do not half of III,
time know what kind Of men they ar,
electing to congress, They do moi
know anything in detail of the ways
things are done in congress, and they
are often received by tn" men whom
they elevate and honor. Men who
realize the importance Of the trust com.
United to them would not need to be
watched and chased about to keep
them in line Of duty"
All of these things are true. aud thu
people ought to know the facts. The
lessons Of the past should prove to BE-
advantageous for The future. Tn,
party now having n majority in the
senate and house of representatives,
proposes to enact considerable nation.
al legislation of importance during the
iority in the house Of representatives
is Only II; and it will be almost impos.
b to keep a quorum present all the
time TO do business. The people IN
every district should know this, and
!hey should resent having their repre-.
sentatives come to their homes on po-
litical missions while the congress is
in session. The people should compe!
their representatives to remain ia
Washington and attend to their bust.
ness.
When the congress convenes in De.
cember the house of representatives
Will elect a speaker and other officers,
Ex-Secretary Of State Henry Casson, OF
Wisconsin, will be elected sergeant
alarms, and upon him will deyoIve
the duty of keeping a quorum present,
lie has had great experience in pubic
life and will prove To be equal to the
task. He was seven years private sec.
rotary 10 Gov. Rusk, and four years
private secretary to the same states
man while he was secretary Of agri'
culture. Afterwards he was secretary
of state for Wisconsin; and in these Of.
fetal positions he has not only gained
great practical knowledge of affairs
but he has become acquainted with a.!
public men Of the republic. C0nsc.
quently it is ASSUMED that he is vel
equipped for the duties Of the office.
But, Judging from the experiences o.
those who have filled the office in tho
past, il may be assumed that he viii
have his hands full nil of the time, and
that he will be II very busy man dur
ing the entire session Of congress; q
session which will undoubtedly be pro.
Ionged far into the summer of 1900,
o session which will be full Of epoch.
making events as well M Of partisan
acrimony and heated discussions.
The moral Of these facts is that The
people should themselves see to it thai
their representatives do their duty and
that they shall each be compelled to
earn the salary Of $1,000 which the gov.
eminent pays for their services.
SMITH -. FRY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
! The Monetary Problem.
8
THAT FLOOD OF SILVER.
Irony Of the Present scarcity OF
Money In the hiic Metal
Meaning Of tWrtniIism

Perhaps the most fortunate thing
that could have happened just at this
time for the ultimate interests of the
people, is the prevailing scarcity of sill
yer money. II is of course very neon
venirnt and hurtful To the retail trade
Of the country. and through that TO
every interest that concerns the masses
Of the people; but ii is an c~ye-opeuer
aud will lead many doubling ThomascS
into the path of wisdom in tune for
next years election. The stock argu-
meut with republican, aud so-callcd
democratic goldbug advocates has been
that if silver were r~cmoneti2ed we
would have u flood of cheap money that
would drive gold out of the country and
put MS on n silver basis. Naturally
every man who knows anything nj all
about the laws that govern finances,
knows that this would bc an impossible
condition; but the argument" has
served its purpose until the existing
famine Of silver currency proved It's ut
ter f~allacy.
Silver and gold serve two distinct and
essential purposes, and neither can
take the place or do the work Of the
other. Aud II is impossible to dispense
with either one or the other without
great public Inconvenience, distress
and loss. Gold Is the money of the rich,
of the banks, the railroad companies,
the grca, manufacturing plants, and
all wealthy institutions and interests.
1t is essential TO their prosperity, and
no one desires to deprive them of II
single ounce of the yellow metal. On
the people. 1t is the money that pays
the hired workman, the factory girl,
the laborcr on the streets. and does the
great volume of retail cash business in
money of universal use, and can no
more be safely taken away than you
can deprive n healthy man of the blood
in his veins without producing weak
ness and death.
Bimetallism means the right TO use
either or both silver and gold, on an
established basis of equality, in order
that all classes Of the people may enjoy
prosperity; the poor as we'll as the rich.
Present conditions prove the wisdom
of bimetallism. With silver demonc-
tiled and gold abundant, by reason of
new discoveries and a large foreign
trade balance. we see "A plethora of uroS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

The unwilling of the monuments In
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, on the
9th inst. to the Chief and Daughter of
the ~Confederacy, was a notable event
This interesting ceremony took place
under the auspices OF the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confet eracy. Addresses
were made by Hon. John II, Reagan.
the sole survivor OF Mr.. Davis cabinet.
and by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Mrs. Davis
was present. Jefferson Davis Hayes
drew the veil from the
The n to Mr.. Davis is a bronze statue
of the Confederate president. Irhe one
to Miss Winnie is a marble figure of the
Angel of Grief, the hand extending q
wreath she is about to place ON the
grave. 1t is over life size. and the
pedestal is suitably inscribed. It was
erected by the Daughters. Both works
are by Zolnay.
After these ceremonies a monument
to jefferson Davis, jr,, was unveiled.
The following are the inscriptions of
the pedestal of the Davis statue:
Front; Jefferson Davis. At Rest.
An American Soldier and Defender OF the
Constitution.
Born in Christian County, KY, June 8, 1895.
Died at New Orleans, December 6. 1859.
West Point Glass 1873.
Member House Of Representatives, First Mis-
sissippi, 1906.
Colonel FIRST Mississippi Rifles, Mexican
War, 1851.
Brtgadier- General United States Army, May
II. lS47.
United States Senator, ~lsi1lS5l.
Secretary of War, ls53-ls51.
United states Senator, 1857 1861.
On the rear:
President of the Confederate States Of Amer
lea. 1851 1855.
Faithful TO All Trusts, a Martyr to Principle.
He lived and died the most consistent OF all.
American Soldier and Statesman.
blessed are they who are prosecuted for
righteousness SAKE, for theirs Is The Kingdom of
heaven"
Ibis statue was erected by Mrs. Davis
and is not the great Davis monument,
the conversions of which was laid in
lSgB.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

Our silver dollar buys as much =
the gold dollar. and is our principal
currency in trade, for gold is not seen
or known in business and traffic. WHY
not pay the bondholders and bankers
in silver when presenting bonds Or
coupons or grcenbncks? The French
government does this, and 10 has Z
more regular and s.sady financial
state OF things than England Or this
country.--illinois State Register.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

Total for Constitutional Amendment e. 81, 1859
Total against Constitutional Amendment s,64s
Total for A. H. Longino. ............ .". 49, 27
Total for K. X. Prewitt.... ............ G,42l
If the fate of the elective judiciary
amendment is to be determined by the
vote thereon, it has carried by a ma
jority OF 12,526. If it requires a ma
jority of ''the qualified electors voting"
at the election, it lacks 8, 165 of having
a majority.
An examination Of the votes for all
candidates for State and county officers
will be necessary to ascertain the total
vote cast, but the vote for governor
approximates very closely.