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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
SHADY BUSINESS METHODS.


Shady business methods are not confined
to such people as were concerned in the
Franklin Syndicate of Brooklyn. They
are quite common among people who like
to be regarded as among the oldest and
best" In the dispatches for the past few
days there have been accounts in the for
eign dispatches of a transaction of the
Lord Mayor of London-Lord Mayor New
ton, he is called-and there have been in
timations that he would have to resign
unless he made it clear that the charges
preferred against him were without sub
stantial foundation. He has been trying
to show that his offense was not very
serious one, but the judge of the court
before whom he appeared took a different
view of the matter and he is still trying
to explain the affair so as to appear before
the public as a fairly respectable sort of
a man.
1t seems that company of promoters
bought out a small business in suburb
of London-the suburb is called Chaplain
for $4,000, and sold it to a syndicate for
$4,000. This syndicate made a stock COM
pany of the concern, issued shares to the
amount of 81, 4O7, 600 the shares being val
ued at IS each. 1t was announced that a
number of stores had been purchased and
that a great business was about to be es-
tablished One person, Sir Blundell Ma
pie bought $780, 900 worth of the shares,
and found out in little while that there
were no assets, except the original bust
ness, which has been purchased for $780, =
! coo. Naturally he felt aggrieved at thus
being swinded. on inquiry he discovered
that one of the principal parties in the
| transaction was Lord Mayor Newton. He
took the matter into the Criminal Court,
and now there is sorrow among these pro-
moters They are beginning to think prob
ably that it is not altogether honorable to
unload property on confding public for
| 81, iO7 900 that is worth only ssO.OOO News
papers we're paid TO mislead the public
to make favorable notices of the swindling
syndicate. If the Lord Mayor is forced
to resign, and is convicted in the courts,
he will be served as he ought to be-
The papers OF New York have been CIV
ing some of the details of case in which
ex-Speaker Reed is one of the leading
counsel 1t is an interesting case, If what
is appearing in the papers is true. II
seems that one set of rich business men
succeeded in selling a comparatively
worthless property TO another set of rich
men for Il very large sum of money Just
how il was done has not yet appeared
but it appears that the men who were de-
ceived placed implicit confidence in the
representations of those with whom they
dealt. one OF the men who was buncoed
as il were, lost, It is said. something like
a million dollars. When Lord Mayors OF
London and prominent business men Of
New York are caught in shady business
transactions, we are led to wonder what
percentage OF the rogues really gets into
the Clutches OF the law
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
BRIGHT BITS.

-Frequently.-'Pa,w what is drawn bat
tleT'
1T is one in which the enemy has rather
the best of it."-Puck.
Mrs. Neighbors-What terrible cough
you have! Why don't you consult your
family physician?
Mrs. Win ,ers-Impossible. He's travel
ling for his health.-Chicago News.
-Citizen-Terrible! Is he fatally injur-
ed?
Policeman Rafferty-Phwell, wan av his
wounds is fatal; but he has chance teh
recover from the other wan.-Philadelphia
Record.
Hard Luck.-She-Did you ever find a
four-leaf clover?
He-Yes, once; and that very day my
landlady asked me if I couldn't play up
my back board.-Yonkers Statesman.
-"Spreader pawned his overcoat to get
canvas to paint a picture"
Ibid he sell the picture?"
yes; what he got for it just enabled
him to get his overcoat back. "-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
Mussentuchet,s Fate.

A Columbus mother has a 6-year-old
daughter whose mischief is only matched
by her quaint sayings, reports the OHIO
State Journal. Her name is Dorothy, and
she is passing through that stage when
children want to get into everything and
turn the house into chaos.
Whenever the child is about to lay hold
OF this or that piece of bric-a-brac her
mother has been accustomed to caution
her with the words. Mustn't touch itr'
Little Dorothy heard this so much that
she began TO believe "Mussentuchet" TO
be some dreadful old bugaboo or other who
concealed himself in things she was for
hidden to handle
one day recently Dorothy wandered
alone into the conservatory and accidents
ally overturned a big glass globe, which
fell to the floor with a crash, breaking into
smithereens, splitting the water and scat,
tertng the goldfish at her feet.
Her mother heard the crash and hasten,
ed to the door. There stood Dorothy sur,
veying her work, and before the mother
had time to speak to her the little girl
said aloud to herself, with an accent OF
triumph, Il dess I titled Mussentuchet al
time!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Co. Stllwen had lis ened with ereat ell :
control to a long and severe arrangement
CT the people who have b en- conducting
family feuds in Kentucky says the Wash
ingt4n Star. He he'd his peace even when
such epithets as "-awlass" and 'repreha n
sihle' were used. At last turn ng 10 the
man wfose indignation was most eloau NJ,
he exclaimed
GU are laboring under a very common
misarpre hensicn, sub. You don't under
stand kentucky, and you ale judging from
heatsy eVid nee"
ist?"
Certainly not But Kentucky as a state
does not approve Of them"
why isn't something done to stop
them?"
THAT is a matter for the separate COM
nun ties in which they occur
Wed why don't the separate commun-
tiles do something's"
Il can only speak for the section wi h
which am personally acquainted We
nave some feuds there. We are anxious to
assert the dignity of the law, but we hes
ltate to compl cate difficulties further by
oEucirg a Let of de uty marsha into
them. we propose to pursue calm. d e.
nlhed and judicious programme The peo-
pie who are concerned in these out breaks
ought to be pun d, and their cases are
beirg attended to very effec ualIv hv one
another. The chances are that fore we
can catch man and try m some of the
olpos ton win have got en- the drop on
him. What 1 advise my friends and fcl-
low-cilizens to do is to wait and v.nd cafe
the majesty of jus ice at one stroke. Let
en- isht it out until there is one sole sur
vivor Then with the m mum of trouble
and expense We can let the law take its
course
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

I'VE sailed into Columbus, Ca, other
day" writes Robert j. Burdette in the Los
Angeles Times. Mice room on sunny side
of hotel. Good view of sun all day. was
much pleasanter room on shady side. Man
kept it TO look at-like old-fashioned best
room in old-time houses. Only occuDied
when some one died. Don't know they
kept 'em in hotels before Next time go
there, carry mummy along, with certifi-
cate of death on papyrus. Get best room.
Biggest thing in Columbus Eagle and Pie
nix Mills. Established in 1852 Water
power to rival Minneapolis. Not a Jet of
steam in al this immense plant. Four
teen hundred people employed Not a col
ored workman in mills. Used to be called
Eagle Mills. War got whitted down to
pensil point Wilson's cavalry came along
Columbus put on her cartridge box, Shout
dered gun and went out to fight Little
band of defenders brushed away by the
troopers and then-in the fire and fury of
fight. the mills were given to the torch
Rebuilt after war-"Phoenix' of course,
hence Eagle and Phoenix What work
they do! Bale of cotton tumbles off dray,
and almost before it stops rocking ready
for you 10 put on and wear to
wedding. Mills do no counterfeit
ing, but you look at some pieces
twice to be sure cotton goods aren't
all VIDE KNOW those HttIe DallS OF thread
you buy, with the end hidden away so
deity that man ravels out whole ball be-
fore find it? Well; two little girs do that
Stood and watched them. Deftest thing
you ever saw-end of thread-sharp knife
point like a potato knife-twist of flying
fingers-end of thread gone into utter OBJ
livion. Take the ball right out of her
fingers and willing to make circulation af-
fidavit thread never had any end. Beats
the Dutch. And they beat fellow who is
mighty hard to beat"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MeeHngs-Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation, Camp 756; Savannah Lodge No.
1s9 B. p. o. EIks; DeKalb Lodge, No.
.. l. o. o. f.
Special Notice-Levy's Discount Notice;
Annual Election Directors Merchants
National Bank; Notice to City Court Ju-
rors; Has Removed, The Olympia Res
taurant; In Teas, Lunches, etc, A. NJ. &
c. W. West
Business Notices-Razors and Crescent
Chainless Wheels. R. d. & VIM baltimore.
Favorite Salt, Henry Solomon & Son.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Harder Com
pany at the Theater
Auction observation-disclosures Sale Es-
tate John H. Lang, by /. D. La Roche,
Auctioneer; A Wen Located and Roomy
Residence, c. H. Dorset. Aucdoneer; Ad-
ministratrix's Sale, by John l.. Archer,
Auctioneer.
Railroad schedule-Georgia and Alaba-
ma Railway.
Runabout'-H. II. Cohen & Co
Ladies Are You Prepared for Cold Wea-
ther?-B. H. Levy & Bro
Whiskey-Hunter Baltimore Rye Whis-
key. &c
You win Need Underwear Now-The
Hub. ENw
Legal Nodces-Citations From the
Clerk of the Court Of Ordinary of Chat
ham County; Notice 10 Debtors and
Creditors Estate Richard A. Raitz, De-
ceased; Notice of Application of James r.
Dooner Co, Bankrupt for Discharge.
For Christmas Shirts-Georgia Steam
Laundry.
shoes-Burt & Packard 'Korrect Shape
Shoes.
Eat-well-First Glass Grocers Keep 1t.
Mineral Water-Apenta
Medical-Cuticura Remedies, Homei
Dyspepsia Cure; S. s. s.; Worlds Dis
pensary Preparations Guaranteed Cure
for Piles.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

A cable dispatch from Natal says: THE
poverty of the Boer commissariat was ev-
idenced by the corn husks that were to
be seen about the deserted camp fires of
the enemy" VIII not that sentence awak-
en- memories in every eX-soldier of the
Southern Confederacy? For months and
months together many of the Southern SOL
ders were forced to subsst almost en-
tirely on parched corn. and often the only
corn to be had was that which might be
picked up from the ground around where
the horses had been fed. The Southern
ex-soldier can appreciate the hardships
which the Beers are undergoing, and he
can also appreciate the splendid fighting
which the Beers are doing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
HOW TO CHECK GAMBLING

That was very interesting talk which
Judge Falligant gave to the grand jury
yesterday. particularly that part of it
which dealt with the gambling evil. We
have no doubt that if homes were more
attractive fewer men, young and old,
would be found in places were there are
games of chance. 1t is undoubtedly true
that home influence, if properly exercised,
is a great power for good. 1t saves many
men, especially young. men from straying
into evil associations. Parents should
spare no efforts to make their homes at
tractive. They have it in their power, 10
a very great degree, to say what the fu-
ture of their children shall be.
But would it not be well for the courts
and municipal authorities to supplement
the home influence in the fight that is be-
ing made against evils that are destruct-
i've to home life TO as great an extent as
they can? If the judges were to announce
that the punishment for the first gambling
offense would be a fine and the second i'm
prisonment, and if the Mayor were to in
struct the police that every place where
gambling and policy playing were carried
on was to be closed, would it not re-
quire less home influence to restrain the
desire to gamble? If we are not mistaken
the late Judge Adams policy was TO fine
for the first offense and to imprison 70.
the second. The consequence was there
were no second offenses Judge Falli-
gant's plea for home influence is good, but
il should be supported in the way indi-
Gated by The courts and municipal author
tiles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

It is estimated that there are now 1000
0)0oO feet Of white pine ST Il standing in
Minnesota. The annual production of
white pine lumter in that state is at the
rate of $4,000 OoO Get It does not requ re
much calculat ng, therefore, to snow thai
a. the present rate Of forest destruction
Minnesota's white pine forests will tie ex-
hausted within the next five years. 1t
VIII not be great many years before the
question of fer st plessrvati-n win be one
OF The most important 10 engage tie at
tention cf he public
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

ID is being pred cted hat he fire losses
for The year 1899 W Il make a rev record.
Already, it is said, the amount of p)ic rs
paid exceeds the amount Of premiums re-
ceived, with December-usual.y a month
dent Wa nsr of the Fire Insurance Pa
troll of Philadelphia says there is no way
to account for he abnormal losses of this
year and adds that ANY man who can
give satisfactory explanation Il them
may Immediately command a salary Of
5000 a year,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Snitch-"A fellow that watches for peo~
pie to get hurt and gets to them as soon
as he can and makes a contract to sue
tle company for damages" This definl-
ton was given in a Kansas City court
the other day by one of the class, who said
that ''all of the damage suit lawyers have
SWITCHES" The word will probably go into
the language. 1t is apparently more ex-
pressive and appropriate than either run
ner'' or striker" in its especial applica-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Mrs. Celia Wallace of Chicago. who is
famous for the magniheence of her gowns.
is the defendant in a suit brought by an
artist to recover 5000 for painting her
portrait Mrs. Wallace refuses 10 pay. on
the ground that the portrait is not faith
full likeness, in that it shows an old lady
OF 60 years. while as a matter of fact,
she Is only IS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Nearly every person who suffers from
scasi, knees imagi1es at the tine that
death is inevitable and near at hand, stir,
fatal cases CT sessickness a e extremely
rare. An except on to the Iule, however,
was the case of Judge John r. Putnam
of the Appel ate division o the Supreme
Court of New York who tie olher day
died on a steamship Just outside of H ng
Kong. The Judge was on his way 10 Ma
Mia to visit his son, a soldier in the
American army.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Col. Du Paty de Clam of Dreyfus trial
notorety, has accep pied a challenge to sight
a duel: but so far, il appears, neither
Sergt. Aver of Sou h Carolina nor Capt
Phelan of Missouri has succeeded in
Wrestling an acceptance from Maj, Ester
hay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
Quick Answer to Mrs. HeImuth's
Prayer.

There is a good story told on Mrs. W L.
lam Tod Heimuth says the Woman
Home Companion. After stormy session
of a woman's club over which she pre-
sided one morning she said, prior to the
afternoon programme:
Ladies. after we have finished the
Lords Prayer let US silently ask that there
be more knowledge and less noise vouch-
safed TO US"
And in an instant, it is said. that pray
er was answered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

The ethics of the boudoir were inciden-
ia ly discus ed inte es,ingly in the Su-
preme Court Of New York the other day.
before Jutga Giegeroh. Judge Van
Wyck asked Mrs Mary Jensen Hunt: DO
you still adhere to your statement that
no lady would use powder or paint?"
Well" was the answer, "a woman might
possibly use a little bit of powder and
sti be a lady; bat if she uses paint
neyerv'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chicago Chronicle Dem) says: 1--WE
hear a great deal about alliances to main
tain the peace of the world. Let us not
be deceived by any such talk. Such ALI
ances mean peace only as they are over
powerng in physical strength. Their pur-
pose is intimida ton. The inundated are
provoked to make a counter alliance, and
so the general effect is to endanger the
peace of the world. Our best interests
demand the retirement of any President
who puts us in the way of breaking the
peace of the world by entangling us in
understandings with other countries and
starting us out on career of conquest"
Commenting on the recent advance In
the wages of cotton mill operatives in
Massachusetts. the Springfield Republican
says: Fall River sets a pace in advance
ing wages which other cotton mills
throughout New England will generally
be compelled to follow. Meantime the
price of print cloth has been pegged up
another notch, and the industry when
was so deeply in the doldrums a year or
TWO ago is now fairly seething in its pros
porous activity. Talk of a transfer OF
The whole industry to the South is not at
the moment conspicuously loud"
The New Orleans Picayune Dem.) says:
1T is interesting to note that the war with
Spain mas already added 500 names to the
pension rolls The numbers will be in
creased to thousands, and, in addition 10
them. the war with the Fiipinos win con-
tribute its quota so that for long time
to come the United States will continue
20 support more military pensioners than
DO all the other great nations of the world
together"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

London firm OF caterers has sent to
'he Hfiiish troops in South Africa Christ
mas present ia the form Of %. 400 buildings
OF various sizes. The dispatches OF a
week or so ago told that some tons of
plum pudding had been or would be for
"aIoed TO the troops. The Queen has
maze provisions for presenting to every
one OF her soldiers in South Africa a small
quantity Of chocolate. So much for the
commssariat Of Tommy Atkins. Mean
time his Boer enemy is eating parched
corn, and fighting like demon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
NOTICE.

Mr.. H. c. Faulkner has been appointed
Eastern Manager Of the Morning News to
succeed his father. the late C. S. Faulkner,
Esq. The office will be at the same pace
as heretofore. % Park Row. New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Mr.. William T. Stead, the London edi-
tor, is morallst and a humanitarian.
The other day he wrote profound pam,
phlet' pitched upon a high plane, under
he litle, Shall ] Stay My Brother Boer?"
This pamphlet has been largely circulated
among the clergy Of England. One godly
carate quoted The title and replied, yes.
end le mighty quick about it," And Mr..
ss,ead was shocked,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Gen. Joubert seems to be the Admiral
Ting of the South African war. For the
second time he has been reported killed
the latest fatality being alleged to have
occurred on Nov. 10; nevertheless Gen
Joubert is said to have held com
munication with Gen. White on Nov. 49,
It would appear, therefore, that he is in
a position for a third demise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

The example and influence of Roberts
are far less harmful than those of Quay;
nevertheless, il is being freely predicted
that Roberts will be kicked out. while
Quay will be welcomed with open arms
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Nine hundred and thirty millions of
acres of land remain in the public do,
main one-third of this sum total is sit
uated in Alaska. There are no "sooners'
rushing to stake claims on this land in
the Far North.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

A scarcity of printing paper, with high
er prices. Is reported. The lime is COM
ing when the paper makers will have to
turn either to the corn stalk or the cotton
stalk for their raw material, and they had
as well begin to take steps in that direc-
ton
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Lieut.. Monroe demanded ana received
the surrender of Gen. Conon by telegraph.
Possibly a wireless message might be able
TO overtake Aguinaldo and suggest to him
the propriety of surrendering
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05

Otis win have to make big killing
speedily if he does it in time for the Pres
ident's message.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-05
TUESDAY, DECEMBER ., 1899.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22
ui.1unNEp MISSIONARIES SPEAK

J. At the Stake tabernacle ycsicr lay tho
speakers nt afternoon services were
John Ross NJ Joseph City and Eyrui
k"eler % this place. both recently rc-
turned mlrslonnrirs-th former from
the southern States and the latter from
New England.
Elder Frank X. sccFmlllor gave y
hiFhly entertaining and Interesting lee
turo last evening at the tabernacle IN.
der tho auspices 0f the y NJ. and Y. l.,
NJ I. a. Ills subject was "rhe BEAUTIES
OF The River llhlno,"
MIR. Guy Lewis OF this city wife of
the cashier of Richneld Commercial and
Savings Rank. save birth 90 a girl baby
ON Saturday last
Mrs. Wm. ThurTtun Of thu place gave
birth ~ o boy hnhy on hnnhny.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22

HOGS Died ~ WCat wohfr. oct aist.
Ann ainnggr ,he Vtfp uf Chaa. liogg.
toe daughter ~ JeInca and Isahcl
stanrrr. barn April :. 1925. at Facyley.
Yorkshire. England. Married Co Chha.
luEg June, lsl2. Baptized Into the
church of Jesus ChrFt of Lutfer-duy
Saints, September. 1858 by Elder Moves
tlu0 'amr to Utah boa iNl5; Crossed the
pIuinf Doe lt. liulluutyno.s company and
gave birth Goo hrr SECOND son while
cruHslne thU plains. The family fet-
tod in oDutoryllle Davis county. in tho
ful "f 'te. hrr husband and family vote
called Goo goo ON thH Muddy MlHHllu. lu
the winter of % thH oid H. Joseph mise
zion was DutHu up ana uil the fam.
lllra We're huuurhly released. Slatar
Hong kept open house 90 an tho Elders
that travelled lu that mart NJ the Lord n
vineyard also 100 i.Whi many u weary
traveller found fnnI and shelter under
her roof She wUs % member aud ufi-
rur NJ the Relief Society Tor many
years, tho mother Uf ten children. eiN
sons aud four U1ushtrf'. She leaves
her husband children. it runlchilI.
rrn and decentralization tl
mourn nor d"fHHurUs large cone
course sH.mhisI boo the West mrrtInr
house tu pay their last respects tn che
departed. thn speakers were A. Nc
Fnrluud. W. Gibson. e.. ~. Groenweli.
Ammon Green. e. w. Hunter and iilrh-
op 10. Mcfarland. She was lntcrri In
the West weber cemetery, Nova, 1899,