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The morning news., 1899-12-30
BRIGHT BITS.

-Classified.-"He divides tailors into
two classes What are they?" "Those
whom he owes money and those who
wouldn't trust him9--Puck
is she really society girl?" "WelI,
she makes and receives a great many
calls" "Really?' Eyes; she's telephone
operative. philadelphia Record.
II thought you were going to try TO
borrow only $40 from him, but you say
you got twenty" 'sYes L happened to re-
member just in the nick of time that any,
thing worth doing at all is worth doing
well. Chicago Evening Post.
DO you know that man is three
eighths of an inch shorter at night than
in the morning." demanded Dinsmore
THE last time stocks took a tumble" re-
piled Mullins Il was $1,000 shorter at night
than in the morning. Life.
His Wondrous Faith.-Hix-Weeks
seems to have lot of faith in homoeop-
athy. doesn't he?
DiX-Never saw anything to equal It,
Why, last summer when he had an at
tack of hay fever he married a grass
wdow.-Chicago News.
Point of View.-"This is murder!'
cIleu the enemy, as tne captain OF marines
opened with the ships machine-guns from
the top of the hill. mo. only a salt and
batteryr' we shouted back at them thus
deftly adding insult to injury.-Detroit
Journal.
Said Mrs. c., who had come to spend
the day, to little Edith: "Are you glad
to see me again, Edith?" "Yes, MN, and
mammals glad, too, replied the child
rs she?' Yes, MN. She said she hoped
you'd come to-day and have it over with"
Ohio State Journal.
Senator Vest Of Missouri has a grand
son he is very proud of. The other night
his mother went into the nursery to kiss
him good night. II have come to hear
you say your prayers, Harry" i've done
said 'em, mamma" Why you can't say
them by yourself" Yes, 1 can. / said:
God bless grandpa and make him well
and fat again; God bless mamma and
papa and make EN- give me everything
want And please, God, bless and take
care of yourself for you are the boss of
us air "-Brooklyn Life.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
Art BY the square Inch.

Miss Carol Aus, the painter of minia-
lures, is as well known in the West as in
New York, says the Philadelphia Saturday
evening Post. She lived for number of
years in Chicago where her annual exhi-
bitions were events. On one of these oc-
casions a visitor stopped in front of one
of the most carefully finished miniatures
and asked inquiringly, How much are
these WORTH"
Three hundred dollars"
For one?"
That's not much for a miniature"
NO" replied the visitor, shamefacedly
why, of course not. l didn't look sur
prised, did II"
At another time a visitor asked:
How much did you say a miniature
costs?'
From $500 to $780,"
Let me see. There are about five square
inches in this little picture. That is about
800 an inch. 1 suppose you'd charge about
1880 for llfe-size picture, wouldn't
you?"
NO" replied Miss Aus, Il don't paint
big pictures, but if l did 1t wouldn't cost
you any more than one of my miniatures
The work wouldn't be any harder-possi-
bly, not so hard
'Oh, l see. It's the ivory that makes
it so expensive. Now. how much would
you charge to paint a picture of me on
porcelain2'
The morning news., 1899-12-30
Ostrich was ZOO Much For Him.

Anybody who heard Senator Allen of
Nebraska deliver his famous fifteen-hour
speech against the bill for the repeal of
the Sherman silver bill, would hardly be-
lieve that anything could stump him. Yet
there is an experience in the Senator's life
which shows that, after all, he is like unto
other mortals, says the Washington Post.
Il was campaigning in my state once"
said the Senator, when | had occasion to
speak at fair grounds. The grand stand
was full and the occasion seemed to be
full of promise for an orator overfowine.
as | was, with political gospel Just as 1
had commenced, man brought cut an os-
trich, hitched to a sullxy. l don't know
whether you ever saw the trotting ostrich
in the East, but out West he was a great
attraction. Well as soon as that bird be-
gan to run around the track, I wasn't in
it. The ostrich monopo'ized the attention
of every man, woman, and child. When
the bird stopped, the people lis .ened to me.
but when he threw out his long legs. again
there was roar Of laughter and applause
which drowned ever word I uttered. FL
nally, | gave it up. l let the trouing os-
trich have everything his own way
The morning news., 1899-12-30
INSURANCE CoMPANIEs DISTURBED

II seems that the antitrust sentiment is
giving fire and life insurance companies
little trouble. In our dlspa tches yester-
eral of Mississippi, had taken steps
against about all of the fire insurance
companies doing business in that state,
because they were members of the South
eastern Tariff Association. This associa-
ton, 1t appears, is regarded as trust in
Mississippi, and there is a law against
trusts in that state. No doubt some way
will be found by which the insurance COM
panies will be able 20 continue business
without violating the state antitrust law.
The situation in life insurance circles,
according TO a statement in the New York
papers, is such that there may be fierce
competition between the largest of the
companies They will start the new year
without an agreement of any kind with
regard to maintaining rates. The rebate
compact which bound them together in
a community of interest has been termi-
mated. 1t is said that the Equitable Life
first withdrew from it. That practically
put an end to it. The reason for the
Equitable 5 Withdrawal is that the rebate
compact was likely to create the impress
sion in some of the Western states, where
the feeling against trusts is particularly
bitter, that the life insurance companies
were combined into trust. 1t was the
antitrust sentiment therefore which
brought about the annulment OF an agree
ment which prevented competition which
might easily become ruinous.
1t is not known of course that a cut
rate fight for business will be inaugurated.
Such a fight would be regrettable. The
small companies would find it more difficult
to get business than at present, and the
large ones probably would take business
at improbable rates. If policy holders
are consulted they will insist that the
companies do business along conservative
lines.
The morning news., 1899-12-30

Il used to call on my little girls for a
Bible text every Monday morning" said
the principal of children's school. ac-
cording 10 the New York Evening Sun
but l gave up the practice from sheer
discoura cement when. one after another
they got up and said Jesus went or
Follow me- The other day | thought I
would try again, and said to them: Chill
dren, | want YOU to repeat a text again
but for goodness sake, let us have some
variety 1t was the same old story until
a little girl, one of the youngest in nv
school, arose and said very earnestly.
Wine is knocker, strong drink is rag
ing; and whoever Is deceived thereby is
not wise ! gasped when she began but
could not stop her. That Is very good. les
sie,' l said, but you haven't got II quite
right. 1t ought to be, wine is a mocker."
not "knocker."' But papa says IL Is
"knocker," said she. with a tear Of dis
appointment in her eyes. and he ought TO
know -
The morning news., 1899-12-30

Taking advantage of the war spirit and
patriotic sentiment stirred up by the re-
cent affair with Spain, treasury raiders
are Introducing all manner of pension bills
into Congress. The pension bills already
introduced at the current session. although
il is only a few weeks old, would. if pass
ed, it is estimated, entail yearly expeu-
diture of not less than S200,OOO0OO, in addi-
ton to the s14OOO0,oOO now annually paid
to pensioners. Anything which has pen
sion" written on It's face seems to have the
favor Of many of the Republican mem
hers, as witness the fact that Senator Cul-
lom of Illinois the other day introduced a
bill 10 place deserters on an equality with
those soldiers who were faithful 10 their
trust. The Senator explains that he intro
duced the bill by request. and without ex-
amining it closely. The mere statement
that il was a pension bin was enough for
Cullom: be was ready 10 Introduce any
thing promising more old soldier votes for
the Republican party.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
THE TWO CANALS.

The announcement that the Panama
canal mas been acquired by an American
company, and that it is the purpose of
this company to complete the canal as
quickly as possible without asking aid
from the government, raises the question
as TO what Congress is likely to do with
regard to the Nicaragua canal at the
present session. IL is the understanding
that there is a strong feeling in Congress
in favor of passing the Nicaragua canal
bin without further delay. There IS not
much probability however, of any such
action being taken. The last Congress
appropriated Sl.000,0O0 for a survey of
and a report on the Panama and the Mica
ragua canals The Walker commission
has charge of the work. and il will start
for Central America early in January. 1t
cannot complete the survey of the two
canals and make its report in time for
Congress to consider the canal question
at this session. 1t is hardly probable
therefore that the Nicaragua, or any other
canal bill will be passed very soon.
The American company that has been
organized to purchase the Panama canal
IS a New Jersey corporation with capital
of $SoOOOO0o. According to The published
account Of it some of the richest men in
New York are connected with il. The
statement which the company gives to
the public is very attractive one The
cost of completing the canal is placed al
$1,000 600. 1t is at least two-ifths COM
pleted. being navigabe twelve miles on
the Atlantic side and four miles on the
Pacific side. Several thousand men are
now, and have been for several years, en-
gagged on the most difficult part of the
work.
1t is probable that all the important
facts in connection with this great work
have not been given to the public by the
American company. While il is probably
true that the canal is two-thirds finished.
the fact remains that the unfinished part
contains the real difficulties of the work
The engineers say that these difficulties
can be overcome. Il is probable that they
can, but al an enormous cost.
1t would not be at all surprising If 1t
should finally turn out that this American
company was formed for the purpose of
selling the Panama canal to the govern
ment AS already stated the Walker COM
mission is 10 survey and report upon that
canal as wen as the Nicaragua canal. No
effort. 1t is safe to say, will be spared to
impress the commission with the advan-
ages of the Panama undertaking. The en-
gineers are there and thousands of men
are employed on the work. 1t may be
that the number of men employed viii be
increased during the visit of the commits
sion. IL would be only natural for the
company to exert itself 20 make favor
able impression on the commission.
Whether or not this new company in
tends that the Panama canal shall be a
private enterprise will appear when
the question of building a canal between
the Atlantic and Pacific comes before
Congress again. The chances are that
the promoters of the Panama canal as
well as of the Nicaragua canal will have
powerful lobbyists at Washington.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
a Mothers
Blessing.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. %, 1899.
Prof. Dexter:
Dear Sir-My son. Robbie Maxwell Ea-
son. now years and months of age.
who. when years of age fell down stairs
Al the timeI did not think he had injured
himself. Six months after he was a help
less cripple, with hip joint disease; the hip
was swollen to twice it's natural size, and
ne obliged to lie on his back az all
times; he could not set up or take step
In this condition l placed him in the Tel
fair Hospital, where he remained for six
months all told. Six weeks ago 1 took
him from the hospital and placed him un-
der your care. He was then in a very
low state of health His hip ana knee
could not be beE3t His general health is
now perfect He can bend his hip and
knee as well as any child. He now holds
up his head apd can stand with both feet
on the floor. and has walked around a
chair numbers of times. He sits uD all
day and wants to play with the children
From a helpless cripple you are restoring
my child to perfect health. l am thank
full for your great kindness in relieving
him, and you have a mothers blessing
Yours sincerely,
MRS. JOHN w. EASON,
24l0 Montgomery street
Office over Lyons corner Broughton
and Whitaker streets Consultation free
All diseases treated.
The morning news., 1899-12-30

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The morning news., 1899-12-30

Africa is said 10 be a species of anthrax,
which is marked by malignant fevers and
often by carbuncular swelings The rate
Of mortality among horses afflicted with
the disease is very high. 1t is the theory
that the disease is contracted through eat
ing dewy grass in the early mornings or
breathing the thick morning mists. The
troopers are now providing their horses
with nose bags Of flannel, which filter the
air they breathe and prevent them from
uihbAng the grass.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
peneM,s Mniden sneech-

Senator Depew arose nervously, says
the Washington Post. He twirled his eye
glasses. adjusted his frock coat. and glanc-
Cd around the Senate. lie was a picture
OF manly beauty.
Mr.. President" he said. in his soft
musical voice. like the tinkling OF crys-
cal rivulet over the pebbles.
The senators heard the voice and sat
entranced. Perhaps after an. the flood OF
oiatory was 10 be lOscned.
Il present q bill for reference 90 the
Committee on Pensions" said Mr. Depew.
Then siseuee feh again upon the senate
chamhcr The junior senator from New
York had made bis maiden senatorial
speech.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
THE "OPEN DOORv POLICY.

The commercial interests of this country
IN China are not to be interfered with, it
seems, either now or at any future time,
by those Powers which have established
spheres of influence in the Chinese en-
pire. The United States We're invited to
take part in the partition of China. but
refused to accept the invitation. China
appealed to the United States to prevent
the partition. They did not respond TO
the appeal, but in response to the invita-
ton of the European Powers asked that
the "open door, policy be adopted, as far
as they were concerned. This request,
as stated in our dispatches yesterday, has
been acceded to by all of the Powers in
terested in the partition of China, except
Russia Why Russia has failed to re-
spond favorably is not apparent from any
thing that has been given out by the state
department.
1t would be interesting to know to what
extent this concession is due to the vicy
tory in Manila bay. 1t was the very
general understanding before our fleet APP
peared there that unless we Joined the
Powers in their raid on China, our trade
interests there would be destroyed Dew
eys victory undoubtedly had very great
influence in changing the attitude of Ger
many. France and other European ma
tions in respect to the open door" policy
in China. Great Britain must of course
be excepted. because her position has al
ways been in favor of that policy.
The "open door policy is of great inn
portance TO this country. China is nov
a great market for many kinds of our
manufactured products, particularly the
products of the cotton mills of the South
1t is a market that is capable of inn
mense development. Since our occupa-
ton of the Philippines the Chinese have
favored American goods more than ever
before. Il is about certain therefore that
our trade with China win nave a great
and steady growth.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Edison Electric Illuminating
Company; Needle Work Guild of America.
Special Notices-Bids WantAd for City
of Savannah Bonds, Joseph d. Weed,
Chairman; Notice to Bicycle Dealers;
Ship Notice. w. Richborn, Master Nor
wegian Steamship Bogstad; White Star
Coffee, Fred A Harms; Fancy and Re
pressed Brick, Savannah Building supply
Company; Lime, Cement, Plaster, Andrew
Hanley Company; Ship Notice, w. w.
Wilson. Agent, Consignee; Delivery Wa
gons, Mark Apple; Notice to Holders Sec
ond Mortgage Bonds Savannah Volunteer
Guards, John D. CarswelI Receiver; Div
idend No. IS, Southern Bank of the State
of Georgia, Dividend Augusta and Sa-
Vannah Railroad Company; Savannah
Rife Association Contest on Mon
day; For New Years Dinner,
Abercoru Grocery Company; Looking
for Bargain. c. II. Dorset; Fine Loca-
tions for Residences, c. Fl. Dorsett; The
Fancy Grocers, Hotchkiss & Nevill; Or
der Early, John Wolf, Florist; Everything
Just as Nice as Christmas, at Joyces;
Now Is the Time for Soups, c. H. Mon
sees; The Only First-class Cafe, J. II.
Helmken; For New Years Goods, c. A.
Drayton Grocery Company; Important
Notice, San Francisco Restaurant; Mems
Overcoats. Leopold Adler.
Business Notices-Begin the Year Right,
Estate S. w. Branch; Cut Glass, Hunter
& Van Keuren.
Oficlal-Proceedings of Council.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
sait-The Favorite Table Salt.
Whiskey-Hunter Baltimore Rye Whis-
key.
Medcal-Dr. Kennedy's Favorfte Rem
edy; DR.. Dexter; DR.. Hathaway Company.
Cheap Column Advertsements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
CONGRESS AND IT'S WORK.

In an interview in the Morning News
yesterday Representative Lester express
ed the opinion that this season Of Con-
gress would not be a long one. There Is
great deal that Congress might do Col
Lester says. but the Republicans do not
seem disposed 10 do anything. This opin-
ion is Of course, based upon Col. Lester
observations prior to the holiday recess
Ii is true that the House passed the cur
rency bill, but it did practically nothing
else. and the Senate did nothing that at
ira ted attention.
Il is the policy of the Republican party
in all probability, TO attempt no legisla non
that would tsnd 10 create dissatisfaction in
its own ranks. There is a feeling through
out the country that The work of preparing
Governments for Porto Rico and the phil
ippines ought to be begun at once. This
work cannot be accomplished i'm week
or a month. 1t will take long time to ad-
just our relations with the Islands which
we're taken from SPAIN Cuba is to have
her Independence, but il would be grea.
mistake to give it 10 her before a govern
ment that promised to be stable was set
be taken at once 20 form such a govern
ment There will he great amount of dis
cussion before a conclusion is reached as
TO what should be done first towards OPEN
ing the way for Cuban independence.
u is probable that an effort 20 adjust
our relations with Porto Rico would be
made at once If the tariff question did not
threaten trouble in the ranks of the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Robert Porter. who
is supposed to be to a certain extent in
the confidence of the administration, says
that he is sure that the products Of Porto
Rico will be admitted into the markets of
this country free of duty. He says the
same thing with regard 10 the products of
Cuba and the Philippines.
1t is intimated in some of the protection
papers that Mr.. Porter would not have
been so outspoken in respect to this mat
ter IL he were not acquainted with the
views of the President and the members of
his administration. There is, however, a
strong protest against free trade with
Porto Rico from tobacco and sugar pro-
ducers, and there will be similar protests
if free trade with Cuba and the Philip
pines is attempted.
While it is pretty well understood that
il is proposed TO give Cuba her independ-
ence, and to annex Porto Rico, it is not so
clear what course win be pursued, in deal
ing with the Philippines. 1t is undoubtedly
the purpose of the Republican leaders to
ho,d them as colonies, but there is not en-
tire agreement among Republicans in re-
gard to them, and it is not improbable
that a plan somewhat like that outlined in
the resolutions of Senator Bacon will have
very strong support.
1t is apparent that there is an immense
amount of work in connection with these
islands for Congress to do. That body
therefore, instead of drifting along aim
lessly, and looking forward to an early
adjournment, should begin at once settling
the questions which the islands present.
The morning news., 1899-12-30

In Cuba the Spaniards fastened barbed
wire to posts in the ground as snares for
little nippers that the men carried with
them did the work, and made the wire
comparatively inoffensive. in South Africa
the Beers are using barbed wire also. but
they are Going il on different plan from
ttat of the Spaniards They are laying the
wire loosely in the rivers that they do not
want the British 10 ford, where il is get
ting in It's work in great shape. Being hid
den under tie water. with nothing to sug-
gest its presence the first that the British
know of the wire is when they find ii
wrapped around the legs of themselves or
their horses and its fiendish little spines
is lacerating the flesh.
The morning news., 1899-12-30
OFFICIAL.
S
NOTICE.

City of Savannah, Ga,
Office Clerk of Council, Dec. 15 1899
The following ordinances are published
for the information of all concerned.
WILLIAM P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council
FIREWORKS.
An ordinance 10 permit the firing or fire.
crackers and fireworks during the Christ
mas holidays as herein provided
Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
Council assembled, That the firing of fire.
crackers and fireworks is hereby permit
ted in the city of Savannah on Liberty
street and south of Liberty street (exeept
on Bull street north of the parade ground)
from Dec. "a to Jan. 1, both inclusive, and
the ordinance heretofore passed on this
subject is amended accordingly. Except
as herein provided the firing of fireworks
and frecrackers in the city of Savannah
is forbidden under penalties of existing or
dinances.
Sec 2 That the firing of frecrackers or
fireworks in. from or into Forsyth Park
is hereby forbidden under the said penal
ties.
Sec 8. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897.
BONFIRES.
An ordinance TO permit bonfires in the
Park Extension or parade ground during
the Christmas holidays.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
Council assembled, That the building OF
bonfires in the Park Extension or parade
ground, from Dec. "a to Jan. I, both in
elusive, is hereby allowed
Sec 2. That all ordinances and parts Of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. Is, 1897
The morning news., 1899-12-30

However the Boer war may result. the
ol narrow prejudice in political and indus
trial affairs IA the South African country
only few years ago the Beers were OPP
posed 10 railroads and telegraphs. ana the
use Of labor-saylng devices. Lately how
ever, they have seen the utility OF RAPID
transportation and quick communication; /;
ana presumably they have at the same
une had their respect for the English
speaking people enhanced With peace
restored the probabilities are that the
ourshfrs win he found with minds more
pi'"aenea' wiihng 20 catch step with the
A'Hfch OF modem civilization.