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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
SONAL.
Chicago.

The Prince of Wales Is very fond of
the music made by the professional whis-
tiers and only last week caused the per-
Torrance Of Frank Lawton Of The Belle
of New York" Company, who whistles
negro melodies, TO be repeated for his
benefit. The Prince was also very fond
of Mrs. Shaw's performance and was fire.
quently the cause of her appearance at
social functions which he attended.
Miss Annie Wheeler, daughter of Gen.
Joe Wheeler. has asked the war depart
ment to send her as an army nurse to
the Philippines. If her request is not
granted, she will probably go to Mont
gomery, Ala, In June to receive beau
tiful silver set presented to her by the
women of Alabama as testimonial for
her heroic work among the sick and
wounded soldiers at Santiago.
Miss Lavinia Dempsey. with whom the
New York newspapers have had fun ever
since she caused herself 10 be crown
ed Queen of the Holland Danes, two or
three years ago, is now being sued by
her brother, John A. Dempsey, for 81, 500.
which he says he loaned her. Mr. Demp-
sey says of his sister 1T would be SLAM
der for me to say that she is crazy, and
some insane people are so rational on all
points but one that 1t would be hard 10
prove it in court"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
Isis Fear of CItv Wen.

The average countrymar no matter how
shrewd or shiftless he may be at home,
becomes abnormally acute when he gets
TO town, and the depth and comprehension
of MS suspicion Of his fellow mans inten-
tons are almost inconeeivable to the city
resident when they are by chance revealed
10 MIN, says the Chicago News.
one Chicago suburbanite discovered this
fact Wednesday evening, when he under
took TO pilot a rural friend Of a friend of
his from State and Van Buren, streets to
the Wells street depot He lives at Park
Ridge and was on his way to the depot to
catch his train when he met his friend,
endeavoring to explain to a frightened
looking individual who wore new clothes
and carried oilcloth vaiise, that to
reach the depot he should go four blocks
west and eight blocks north, then cross a
bridge and that he would there find the
deDot
When the suburbanite paused he was
hailed with joyous shout and almost be-
fore he realized il the tourist was trans
ferred to his care "as he was going right
to the place himself"
He walked along Van Buren, street in
silence for a few minutes, then, to. be So
ciable, he suggested to his companion that
tAl6y ii4Sill SnlOkt on NflS way 70 lllS OF-
pot, and that he know of a good cigar
store on Dearborn street. The country
man mentally checked off one block from
the west end of his direction and walked
north with his new friend, accepting the
cigar with apparent cheerfunlness, but
when his companion greeted a man stand
ing beside the cigar counter and then
asked him to "shake hands with his
friend Mr. Jones, who is going away"
he frightened his grasp on the shiny grip
and haughtily declined Mr.. Jones offer TO
help him carry it. When Madison street
was reached Jones stepped into news
paper office to speak TO a friend and they
waited for him in the business office. The
three left the place through different
door from the one by which they entered
and then walked west on Madison 10
Clark. when Jones suggested that they
join him in a drink. Then the shrewd ana
foxy wandered braced up and spoke:
Now, looky here, I want you to under
stand that you can't play any monkey
business with me. I'm going to quit you
two fellows right here, and get police
man 10 steer me to my depot and If you
foller me I'll have him take you up.
And before they could get their breath
he had gone alone into the mysterious
changing throng of Clark street
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
THE LAKE CITY PosToFFIcE.

Isn't the refusal Of the postoffice author
tiles TO appoint a postmaster at Lake City
s. c.. rather remarkable? It seems that
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has been permitted to carry out
mis- idea of Furnishing the people Of that
place for the assassination Of the lace
postmaster there by refusing to reopen The
Office The people have no mail facilities.
and they are not even permitted to mail
their letters on the mail cars, which pass
through the town. They are compelled TO
travel three miles 10 mail letters and to
get their mai matter.
IL is about time that this official was
called down. 1t is reported that he said
that he would not appoint a postmaster
for Lake City until some of those en-
gagged in the assassination of the late
pos tmaster We're convicted. In other
words he has taken il into his own hands
to infict punishment for the murder of
a federal officer of the town. He doesn't
know that any citizen of Lake City par
ucipated in the tragedy in which Post
master Baker and his family were the
of them are gully of assassinating the
postmaster 1t is no business of his to
punish the whole town for the crime of
few. In fact, II is not his business to
mete out punishment to anybody It is
his business to appoint postmasters where
there are vacancies in postoffices of the
class of the Lake City Office.
1t Is a pretty state of affairs when an
underling a Washington can reach out
his hand to any part of this great coun-
Try and nfiict punishment upon those who
do something which does not meet with
his approval There are law officers and
courts to punish people who commit
crimes. 1t would be well for the Post
master General and his assistants to I'M
derstand that il is not their duty to in
flict punishment on those who violate the
laws-much less those whom they think
are lawless.
And it would be a good thing for the
postoffice department to remember that
only those who are satisfactory to the
people to be served should be made post
masters. The postofices are intended for
the benefit of the people, not to help keep
a certain set of officeholders in office. If.
instead of sending a strange negro 20
Lake City to be postmaster, a man ac-
ceptable to the people of that place had
been made postmaster, there would have
been no tragedy there. The administra-
ton Is largely responsible for that trag
edy We do not undertake to defend the
assassins who shot the postmaster 10
death, but we can see that there was an
outrage committed before that tragedy
occurred-an outrage on the entire com
munity of Lake City.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs Yungkupple-You used to think it
a great privilege once just to hold my
hand.
MIR. Yungkupple-And don't think Just
as much of you as ever?
Mrs Yungkupple-If you did you
wouldn't be away every night holding 9TH
er hands at the poker table.-Boston Tran
script.
Lord scroggins he rose from his balmy
Sleep
And he saddled his horse of steel
He muttered vow of import deep
AS he sprang on his plunging wheel:
i will speed me east and will speed me
west
Nor ever cease from my ladye's quest,
Till I find her, for woe or weal!'
The ladye stepped from her silken bower.
And she was gay ladyee!
For naught but a great composite flower
Could rival her braveree!
With her boomers red and her Knockers
tan
She looked like link between monkey
and man,
AS she hied her over the lea!
Lord scroggins he saw that ladye ride
Astride in her naughty state;
And he airily cried, as he scorched to her
side
DO 1 find thee at last, my fate?''
But she wrinkled her nose with a scorn
divine
Sir Fossil, avaunt from path of mine!
For the wheel that 1 ride is a '99,
While thine is a 49,"
Detroit Free Press
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
LET THEM KEEP THEIR GUNS.

so, II seems that some of the Cuban SOL
diers prefer to keep their guns to receiving
SIS and turning them over to the mayors of
their respective towns. Well, let them
keep them. And 1t seems they are en-
couraged in this course by the Cuban GEN
erals. What a curious people these Gu
bans are? Do they think they will need
guns to get independence for Cuba? If
is hardly probable. They cannot helm
knowing that the Congress of the United
States win keep faith with the Cuban peo-
pie. The American people wouldn't let
it do otherwise, even if there were a dis
position to do so.
And II there were purpose on the part
of our government to refuse TO keep It's
pledges to the Cuban people, of what bene-
fit would the guns be to the Cubans? Our
government could land a force on the ISL
and in short order sufficient to drive all
the Cubans who have guns into the sea in
side of a couple of months.
The purpose of having the Cubans give
up their guns is to limit brigandage. De-
prived of their guns the Cuban soldiers
NDNit hhSiy 80 10 Work. with their guns
many will refuse TO work and win attempt
to get their living by robbing travellers
and the plantations. Sun, these Cuban
generals would rather the island shoul5
be filled with bandits and brigands than
that the men who have served in the Gu
ban army should take up the hoe and put
their hands to the handles OF the pow.
But, after all, may ii not be that the
rolls which have been handed to Gen
Brooke are so padded that a great scan
dial would result If 1t should appear thai
all the soldiers gave up their guns. and
there were not more than 10000 of tbem2
Now, if not more than 1000 or 1900 appear
TO claim the SO promised each soldier II
can be said that the others preferred 10
keep their guns.
II is going to be hard work to establish
a good government in Cuba. The people
don't seem to want it--at least those who
are doing the talking for the island
But let them keep the guns il they want
them. and let us keep the money. which
is of vastly more Importance TO us.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
a STORY OF Joe Jefrerson.

1t would seem that the jefferson boys.
sons of the actor, along with Edward
Shuts, Al Wilson and Andrew Mack.
were camping some ten odd miles from
the Jefferson mansion at Buzzard's Bay.
says an exchange. One day Joseph JEFF
ferson had his driving horse hitched up
for the purpose of visiting the campers
The road leading to the camp ground is
through rough country AT one point
upon the side of a hill, 1t is impossible
for wagons to pass each other. 1t was at
this particular spot that Mr.. jefferson
in his buggy, met AL Wilson and Andrew
Mack in their buggy. The Wilson-Mack
horse refused to back up hill, so the JEFF
ferson nag, which had no objection to
such an operation, was backed down the
hill. When Mr. Jefferson reached the
camp he called his sons and the other
campers about him and with solemn mien
said: Boys, things have come to a pretty
pass when an old legitimate comedian
has to back down for a couple of va
riety performers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
The Indian traders Dream.

Among the famous Indian traders OF the
past was George Galphin. whose trading
station at Silver Bluff, S. c., was fire.
ouented by Indians from far and near
says the New York Ledger Monthly. In
Bench and Bar of South Carolina char
acteristic anecdote is related of Mr.. Gal
phin and an Indian chief Chief MoSo-
loch, from beyond the Savannah river,
spent the night at Mr.. Galphins. In the
morning the Indian said. "Me dream last
night" "Ah," said Galphin-"what did
nv red brother dream?" Me dream
you gave me fine big rifie"-in Galphin's
possession at the time. The trader in
stantly passed the rifle to the chief, say
ing, IF you dreamed it, you must have
it," Next morning Galphin said to the
chief, II dreamed last night" What
you dream?' asked Mogo1och. 81 dream
ed you gave me the Chickasaw horse
which the chief was then riding. IF
you dream UNI you must have um." said
the chief, and the horse was straight
way transferred to the trader. The. next
morning the Indian remarked. Il dream
last night What did my red brother
dream?" was the inquiry. II dream"
answered Mogoloch, you gave me red
coat you wear and much Calico eff
you dreamed it you must have it," said
Galphin, and the Indian received the red
coat and calico. Next morning it was
Galphin's turn. He said to the chief, Il
dreamed last night" What you dream?'
was Mogolochs inquiry. II dreamed"
replied Galphin, you gave me ten miles
of land around the Ogeechee old town.
'Wugh," said the Indian-'1f you dream
you must have UNI; but 1 dream with you
no morer'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

A recent bulletin by the health depart
ment Of the city of Chicago makes re-
markable showing for that city. It's fig
ures indicate that the average duration Of
life has more than doubled in thirty years.
and that whereas the death rate ten years
ago was 1872 per 90 of population, 1t
was }ast year. on the basis of the school
census, only 1921 per 1000 These figures
are SO exceptional as 10 suggest the pos
sibility of there being something wrong
with the enumerat ION of the population OF
Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
An UnrecOrded verdict of solomon,

And there was brought before the King
a man and with him two women. who
each claimed him to be her only husband.
and denied the other. says the Pick-NIe-
Up. And the King, remembering how the
baby verdict came off, cried to his
guards:
Hack this man in twainr'
The biggest guard raised his smokers
nee and the silence that fell was double
loaded. But neither woman pleaded far
the life Of the man. as one did for The
life of the babe, and the King was fipm-
muXed.
What. won't either of you have him
live?' he asked.
Not much.' they answered: "for veru,.
we brought him here knowing your littie
verdicts and were tired of him"
Then said the King unto the man:
win We not plead for Ilfe?"
mot So" answered the man: "for ufo
IS a burden while such women live" ana
throwing himself at the Kings feet be
prayed that he might be slowed And So
it was and after him the women also.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
The MORNING NEWS is published

The MORNING NEWS is published
every day in the year. and is served tC
subscribers in the city. or sent by mail
at 500 a month. 500 for six months, and
5000 for one yeaE.
The MORNING NEWS. BY mail, six
times e week (without Sunday issue,
three months 500; six months, $500; one
year. $50.
The WEEKLY NEWS, 2 issues a week,
Monday and Thursday. BY mail one year,
500.
Subscriptions payable In advance. Remit
by postal orders, check or registered let
ter. Currency sent by mail at risk Of
senders.
Transient advertisements. other than
special column. local or reading notices,
amusements anu cheap or want column. 10
cents a lane. Fourteen lines of agate
type-equal TO one inch square In depth
is the standard of measurement. Con
tract rates and discounts made known on
application at business office.
Orders for delivery of the MORNING
NEWS TO either residence or place of busl-
ness may be made by postal card OF
through telephone No. 30. Amy irregular
ity In delivery should be Immediately re-
ported 10 the Office OF publication.
Letters and kilograms should be ad-
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah,
Ca
EASTERN OFFICE. q Park Row. New
York city. c. s. Faulkner. Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

South Carolina has state board of
health But if that organization has
made any effort 10 isolate and break up
the smallpox which exists in various To-
caliues in that state. such effort has es-
capped public notice. The fact seems to
be that South Carolina permits her small
pox patients 10 80 and come pretty nearly
as they please, without any sort of hind
rance, 70 the jeopardy of the health of her
neighbors. Suil, when anyone says any
thing about placing the care of the public
health in control of the national govern
ment. South Carolina is the first 10 insist
upon state rights.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

The municipal campaign in Jacksonville
wakes hot. According to the Metropolis
Of that city, it is a fight against wide
open town. in which gambling and all
sorts Of high jinks shall be permitted by
the administration, on the part of those
who desire that gambling shall be sun
pressed and the Sunday closing law made
strictly operative. Mr. Bowden and Mr..
knight seem TO be the leading candidates.
with the former representing the wide
open" faction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting Oglethorpe Lodge No. II, Ma
tional Fraternity.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, Barnard &
Co, Agents. A Popular Place. Helmken's
Cafe; Rendant, the Green Grocer; Straight
Talk, NJ. S. Gardner; Watermelons, First
of the Season, Jas. J. Joyce; Notice to
Superior Court Jurors.
business Notice-Ciders, Henry Solomon
& Son.
Auction Sale-"Oid Hoss" Sale, Central
of Georgia Railway Company; Under
writer's Sale of Damaged Cotton at Green
vile, S. c.
Legal Notlce-In the Matter of W. p.
Phillips, Bankrupt.
The Summer Season Is Herein. S.
Brown
Tetley's Tease. A. Munster
A Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
Potato Bug Poison and Land Plaster
Southeastern Plaster Company.
Buyers Wool, Hides, Wax, Honey, Furs
"A Enrich & Bro.
Collection Coffee.
Rex Vienna Sausage-Cudahy Packing
Company.
Medical-Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy; Hoods Pills. Castorla; Ayers sar-
saparilla; B. B. B.; Munyon's Kidney
Cure; Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Pills;
Cuticura Remedies.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
THE aEINA MERCEDES, U. S. N.

Six months hence, if present plans are
not materially altered, the United States
cruiser Reina Mercedes will go into COM
mission, after having been overhauled and
supplied with new guns of American
patterns The ship is really much bet
ter craft than is generally supposed
When the spaniards sunk her
in the narrows of Santiago harbor. in
imitation of Hobsons Merrimac feat, to
close the channel, it was thought in this
country that she was COM
paratively worthless craft. But the
navy department was better in
formed and took steps to have
her raised. Before sinking the Mercedes
by the way, the Spaniards removed a pair
OF her largest guns and mounted them on
the Socapa battery; and il was one of
these guns-a 65-lnch Hontoria-which on
June % last sent a shell crashing through
the side of the Texas. disabling two guns
crews. This illustrates the power of the
guns the vessel carried, and gives some
idea of how well she might have fought
had she gone into action under efficient
management
The Mercedes, under the Stars and
Stripes, will be in the class of the Raj
elgh. There is not a great deal of differ
ence between the two ships in size, speed,
tonnage, etc, and the armament will be
about the same, with probably a slight
advantage in favor of the ex-Spaniard
since it is proposed to put on her two or
four 6-inch quick-fre rifles, whereas the
Raleigh at present mounts only one rifle
of that calibre. Besides the 6-inch pieces
the Mercedes is 70 have a bristling bat
terry of 6-pounders and 1-pounders, all
rapid-fire pieces, and all of the most mod
ern American patterns. None of the
Spanish guns will be retained on her. be-
cause of the difference in ammunition
used by them from the American stand
ards.
In speed and bunker capacity, the Raj
eigh and the Mercedes are about equal.
Each Is capable of about eighteen knots
an hour, and carries about 600 tons of
coal. In age, the Raleigh is but one wear
younger. The Mercedes was built in 1887
! at Cartagena; and it is a noteworthy fact
in connection with her construction that
most of the work was done by English
workmen, this being an earnest that it
was well done. Her huh is of steel of a
good quality, and good engines and boil
ers were put into her. The condition of
the machinery, however, after being IN
Spanish hands for several years. is prob
lematical While in commission in the
Spanish navy the Mercedes carried a COM
plement of S75 men; under the American
regulations she win carry about 300. Mr..
Hobson and other naval constructors who
have examined the ship say that she will
be valuable addition to our feet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

The decision Of the Supreme Court In the
Richmond telephone case is Of interest to
every municipality, since It means. 10
short, that a telephone monopoly is not to
be permitted to defy a city government
and seize whatever streets it may please
for its own use, under an old law passed
for the benefit of the infant telegram
business before the telephone was invent
ed The decision vii. strengthen the mu-
inequalities and enable them to enforce the
payment of valuable considerations by Che
telephone companies which receive yalns-
BILE franchises from them. or 70 keep the
companies off the streets altogether IL the
city councils should desire to do so II
is not likely that Congress win give tho
telephone companies the right which they
thought they had under the old telegram
law Of lS66, to use the streets Of cities A.
their convenience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
A Story of Patti.

A San Francisco newspaper man tells
this story about one of PATHS visit to that
city: THE diva stepped from the train, and
after inhalng lungful of fog, remarked:
oh, this is heaven! All my troubles are
paid for! Thank heaven, I breathe the air
of San Francisco once again. This was all
very sweet in the high-priced canary bird,
and the newspaper boys We're all delight
ed. However, it was only short time be-
fore 1 went down to the train to meet Patti
at Salt Lake City. She was descending
from her car, and as her feet touched the
ground she exclaimed: Thank heaven. I
breathe the air of Salt Lake City once,
more! All my troubles are paid fort Oh.
this is heaven! The newspaper boys were
all delighted with her AS for myself, on
both of these occasions 1 was delighted
also-with the diva's lovely hypocrisy, that
accursed sin which the poet tells us takes
the best men in. / never thought Patti
much of an actress, but I changed my
mind in this respect after Witnessing these
two exhibitions"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

SUMMER IN NEW YORK CITY-Foh
rent, in New York for three or toul
months only, from June I, an apartment
of seven rooms and bath; fully Furnished
gas range, etc; corner on wide aVehu'
all outside light rooms, best location wv
blocks from Fifth avenue and Ffty-nlh'n
street; for two or three adults only rel'
erences required; rent only $50 month
owner going to country for summer. Az
dress at once. H. c. Faulkner, q ParA
Row, New York city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

Gen. Wade Hampton's friends and ad-
mirers, which classification takes in prac-
ticaliy the entire population of South
Carolina, seem disinclined to regard as
final his refusal to accept from then
a residence to take the place of the
one recently burned near Columbia. 1t is
probable that the house will be built any
way. and the general viii be so warmly
urged to take il that he cannot well re-
fuse
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24
An Of the queer leglsIatlve pronositions

All OF the queer legislative propositions
do not come from the "hayseed" mem
bers of the legislatures. During the late
session of the New York Legislature the
following were among other bills
introduced by members from the
Greater New York districts: In
relation to the use of certain artificial
bats for fishing; in relation 10 funeral ex-
penses; to provide for the sterilization of
the enunciators Of telephones; TO compel
laundries to furnish receipts: TO prevent
the erection Of high board fences in
Greater New York; 10 provide safe repos-
itories for mechanics tools. TO enable P.
Black to become an attorney without be-
ing Latin scholar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-24

Every citizen should consider himself an
especial detective for the purpose OF dis
covering If possible, who il is that is kin
ing the new trees on the streets and
squares. The pouring of acid on the Lib
erty street magnolias was a piece of des-
pcaole vandalism richly deserving of q
term of six months in the chain-gang.