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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
THE ADAMS POISONING CASE.

1t seems that the art of the Borgias is
not altogether obsolete. 1t is still possible
for a person to murder with poison, and
to commit the crime so cunningly as to
make it almost, if not quite, impossible
to detect the criminal. The Adams case
in New York, is a case in point. 1t has
been now nearly month since the woman
died from the effects of swallowing cya-
hide of mercury administered for head
ache under the belief that it was bromo-
settler. The details of the affair are well
known to all newspaper readers.
Notwithstanding so long time has
elapsed, and the further fact that some
OF the best detectives in the world and
a score or more of the brainiest and most
enterprising newspaper reporters in the
world, each eager TO solve the mystery
and secure scoop" have been constant
ly at work upon the case. no practical
result has been accomplished. No arrest
has been made, and no evidence has been
discovered upon which a warrant could
be issued. There has been an accumula-
ton of certain circumstantial evidence,
but il all lacks essential details; certain
persons are under surveillance, but there
is not one upon whose shoulder the hand
of the law might be lad without a rea-
sonable doubt of error. The delay in
making an arrest is not exceptional, to be
sure, since it required some four weeks
IN which to collect the evidence on which
Carlyle Harris was convicted of the poi
soning of his wife. and for which he was
subsequently executed, and some eight
weeks were necessary to making the case
against Dr. Buchanan. In each of these
cases, however 1t was not very hard TO
fud a motive, and to trace il logically.
But in the Adams case the sufficient mo-
tive has not been discovered; and then 1t
is complicated with second tragedy of
similar character.
Mrs ADAMS took what was supposed
to be harmless headache medicine from
a bottle in a silver holder. which had been
sent as a Christmas present to a boarder
in her house, Harry Cornish.
member OF and the trainer
for the Knlckerbocker Athletic Club.
Cornish himself drank some of the
drug, and narrowly escaped death. 1t is
practically certain that Mrs. Adams was
an Academia. victim, and that the person
who was intended to be killed was Cor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
The Wan for The Place.

What! exclaimed the senator who still
has a little patronage at his disposal, ac-
cording to the Detroit Free Press, you
have another appointment you want me
to make You must remember that there
are score of applicants for every place
and that I've favored your request in sew
eral instances already. Give some of the
other fellows chance"
That's all right" answered the politi-
cal flock gatherer, but here's a man that
we must take care of. He has been prom
.sed, and has nothing else to look to-"
Was he with US in the big fight"
might and day He's not very prac-
teal fellow and 1 thought We wouldn't
use him at first, but he can talk like chain
ed lightning without really saying any,
thing. So stationed him at the other fel-
lows headquarters and he sAlked away all
corners as fast as they appeared. He was
as effective as a smallpox flag"
why not pay him for what he has done
and let him start a little business of his
own? I'm simply swamped"
He doesn't know anything more about
business than a child. There's nothing
practical in him, tell you. He couldn't
even make change at a toll gate or keep
track of what little money he spends.
There's nothing to do but TO take care of
him, and 1 told him that would do so'
We'll, there doesn't seem to be any way
out of it. III see that he gets a place in
the state treasury"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
How stewart stops Them.

1t looks as though one of the time-hon-
ored customs of the United States Sen
ate may be defied when the junior member
from New York takes his seat in that
body. At least that was the general i'm
preston Of those who listened to Chaun-
cey NJ Depew's speech at the dinner in
his honor at the Republican Club lasL
night. says the New York Press.
After expressing the qualification it gave
him to receive the first formal greeting
after his election from his club associates
Mr.. Depew gave an intimation of an in
tention that will make Senator Stewart
Of Nevada gasp and Senator Hoar drop
his spectacles.
1T is one Of the unwritten laws of that
mysterious institution known as the Cour-
tesy of the Senate" said Mr.. Depew, with
a twinkle in his voice Is well as his eyes
that the new member shall sit at the feet
Of the older Gamaiiels, in awe and silence
for two years. The general legislature of
the country, however, grants certain ex-
emptions TO men who have passed co
years of age"
Let it be known that Senator Stewart
is a rigid stickler for this Courtesy of
the Senate" During his long career ne
has never permitted any attempt on the
part of a newly elected senator to as
sumo the prerOgatives of the reasoned
statesmen without a rebuke He has one
set method. The offender is no sooner
on his feet than the venerable Stewart
bandly asks the presiding officer if the
senator may be interrupted for a mo-
ment, and when the floor is yielded grace
fully, Senator Stewart. upholder of the
Courtesy rule, blandly says:
Il desire to announce, Mr.. President, that
if the senator continues his remarks, in
violation Of a rule that has never been
abrogated, I give notice that 1 will con-
tinue my remarks on the currency ques-
ton begun by me in 1874, and will ask
for suspension of the rules"
Should Senator Depew undertake, ac-
cording to what was regarded as a threat
to spring the Peekskill-apple story, or the
old-woman- and-the-cow story, or his ex-
periences as a boy in Peekskill he will
be called TO order by the means usually
employed to make novices respect their
elders.
The implied threat created some laugh
ter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
When Bryan Was Beaten.

Apropos of the result of the Indiana
senatorial fight, Private Secretary c. R.
Melcher of Madison, Ind, tells an inter
esting and apparently new story. saws
the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Senator Beveridge and I were contem-
poraries," said Mr.. Melcher, "at what
was then known as Asbury College, but
now as DePauw University. Beveridge all
ways had oratorical aspirations, and one
year was chosen 10 represent our college
10 the interstate oratorical contest, to be
held at Galesburg, I think.
illinois College had chosen as its repre-
sentative speaker William Jennings Bry-
an, whose fame at that time had not
reached its present magnitude.
Il accompanied Mr.. Beverage to the
contest in the capacity of delegate. The
battle was royalty fought, and, TO the
unspeakable joy of DePauw students. AL
bert ]. Beverage was awarded first place
and William Jennings Bryan was accord
ed second honor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
THE UNsJGHTLY POLES.

The Council would have acted In accord
ance with public sentiment If it had insist
ed that no more poles should be erected
in the city either for telephone, telegraph
or electric lighting purposes when il passed
upon the application of the Georgia Tele-
phone Company for a franchise. Compe-
tition in the telephone business may be
very desirable. That is a question which
we do not care TO discuss at this time. The
only thing that we want to get before the
public now Is the fact that our city is
made unsightly by the numerous poles
which line the streets in all the business
portion of the town. and the wires which
are strung on them. These companies,
which own the poles and wires, act as If
they owned the streets. In putting down
their poles they break the pavements and
in many instances do not repair them
properly. The city is put TO great ex
pense to mend the broken pavements, and
it is probable that if the new telephone
company were to find that its plant didn't
pay, after operating At for time, the city
would have to bear the expense of remov-
ing its poles.
The city had a chance to inaugurate a
reform in the matter of poles in the streets
and it would have been well if it had taken
advantage of it. 1t may be urged that
after five years the company win have to
put its wires underground in at least
portion of the city. That provision in the
contract is a movement. in the right direc-
ton, but what assurance is there that the
Council In power five years hence win
not be as lenient with the company as the
present one? Yesterday, in our local col
umns. we called attention to the fact that
in a telephone plant, under a contract to
put its wires underground after
being in operation five years, was
now pleading that to compel 1t to COM
ply with its contract would force ii into
bankruptcy. 1t Is entirely safe to say
that the Norfolk company will not put its
wires underground, And win the company
that has been granted permission to put
poles along our streets and string wires
for telephone purposes comply with its
contract to put its wires underground? We
do not know, of course, but there is the
Norfolk company to assist us in forming
an opinion in respect to the question If
the company doesn't prove to be a profit
able one it is safe to predict that not only
will the wires not go underground, but
that the city will have to remove the poles
at it's own expense.
We have nothing whatever to say against
the company. 1t may be financially strong
and may prove great benefit to the people
but we say the time has come for remov-
ing poles from our streets and for putting
electric wires under ground
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
PER SONAL.

-Informahty is the rule in London So
ciety at present The Duchess of Suther-
land set notable example recently when,
for one of her most exclusive dancing par
ties, she sent out her own visiting cards
with Come and Dance" penciled upon
them.
Such a notable change has occurred in
ance of late as to cause surprised comment
among his associates. The Illinoisan had for
many years been careless as to his dress,
but of late has blossomed out into cloth
ing and accessories of the latest pattern.
Joe is a widower, you know" significant
ly said colleague recently.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
TILLMAN AND THE CANAL.

1t begins TO look as if a bill authorizing
the government to construct a canal
across Nicaragua might get through Con-
gress within the next year. provided Sena-
tor Tillman does not convince the coun-
try that the bill, which is now so favora-
bly, regarded by the Senate, contains in
some of its paragraphs big steal There
does not appear to be much doubt that
the pending bill will pass the Senate. 1t
has been so amended that there will be
no issue of bonds by the government with
which to build the canal. Cash for that
purpose, not to exceed $2O,O0O,OO0 a year,
is to be paid directly from the treasury.
And the Maritime Canal Company Is not
to be paid all ii asks for its improvements
and franchises. 1t is to be paid what a
commission says its property is worth. 1t
is the provision in the bill for that COM
pany which Senator Tillman says is a
steal 1t is pretty safe TO say that the
Maritime Canal Company will get several
times as much as it ought to have. Can
not Senator Tillman suggest some method
be kept within reasonable bounds? If he
can succeed In saving the treasury sew
eral millions of dollars he will do the
country more real service than he ever
did 1t in fighting Mr.. Cleveland with a
pitchfork.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

nish. Two or three weeks before this
young man named Barnett, a member of
the Knickerbocker had died. presumably
Of diphtheria. Subsequently it was dis
covered that he had been poisoned, with
drug similar to or the same kind of poi
son that was sent Cornish, and of which
Mrs. Adams partook. Fleeing the facts
together. it seems to be the opinion of
the authorities that the person who pol
ed Mrs. Adams In an attempt to reach
Cornish were one and the same, and that
person was a member of the Knickerbock-
or Club with a grievance against Barnett
and Cornish. And member of the club
with a quarrel with Cornish was found;
but the difficulty between them was of a
rather light nature, and there was no
trouble between the suspect and Barnett,
so far as has been ascertained. The po-
lice. following the old proverb, have look
ed for the woman in the case. So far,
however, if there Is a woman in II who
could in any possible manner clear up
the points in doubt, and furnish the miss
ing links in the chain of circumstances,
she has not been brought to light.
The poisoner, therefore, seems to have
been not only a cold-blooded murderer,
but a most shrewd and well-informed one.
He laid his plans with utmost nicely and
followed them scientifically. Beginning
with the purchase of the drug, his tracks
have been so carefully covered or oblit-
Grated as to defy the best efforts of the
sleuth hounds of the detective force and
the neMspapers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PAGES
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Notice of the Republican Par
ty and Fourth District; Young Mems
Myers Club Colored.
Special Notices-For Sick or Delicate
People, John T. Evans & Co. Columbia
Bicycles, T. A. Bryson, Columbia Agent;
i Window Dresser; Clothing Department,
8 leopold Adler; Nice Meats. J. J. Joyce;
Fine Stocks Meat and Poultry, Jos. H.
Baker Notice, Bernstein & Dunaf; Con-
ida's Confectionery; Notice, E. I. OKarma;
Pointers, Ludden & Bates; 80 Is On the
Move and The Bicycle Season Has be-
gun, r. d. & VIM. Latumore The Pres
ent state. Falk Clothing Company; No
tice TO Superior Court Jurors.
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry; sa-
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Rattan Specials for This Week-w. e.
Wimpy.
The Gas Range-MutuaI Gas Light Com
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Our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hogan.
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Bros
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Elgin Butter-C. A. Munster.
Postum Coffee-Postum Cereal Company.
Final, Decisive, After-Inyentory Cuts
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Fifty-nine Cents for One Dollar Silks
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These Are the Very Latest Styles of
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Redfern Corsets-w Walsh & Meyer
Special Values VIII Be Offered Every
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Osceola Brand of Harness and Saddles
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Amusements-Ous Skinner, az the Thea
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

Kansas has a new Jaw under which
Specializing in grain futures is classed as
a misdemeanor. Seventeen men were ar
rested under the law few days ago
Some months ago, when Joe Letter of
Chicago was sending wheat booming sky
ward by dealing in futures. Kansas faith
ers were naming their babies after him
and thought that grain speculation was
OF divine origin and one Of mans inalien-
able rights.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

Does anybody doubt that the military
spirit has grown strong in the hearts of
the people since the beginning of the lit
Tie affair with Spain? In Greenviue. s
c. the other day reporter for the News
wrote that at concert the band of the
Second West Virginia Regiment rendered
'Mozarfs Twelfth Mass" According to
the IDEAS o. the intelligent compositor. the
reporter could have meant only one thing
and as spell OUT Is the rule Of the Of
nee ne made the item read that the band
had rendered "Mozarts Twelfth Massa-
chusetts."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

From the Philadelphia Call.
His book on Making Money"
Was a wonderful success;
His volume on The Art of Wealth
Is now upon the press;
His essays on THE Way to Dine"
Gave epicures delight,
And he's working on a volume;
Living a la Sybarite."
But his raiments rather seedy,
And his hat Is quite passe,
And his general tout ensemble
More or less suggests decay.
He rarely has a dollar
And with effort keeps aloat,
And he dines-when he is able
At a common table dhote,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

The Paris peace treaty provides that she
United States shall assume the expense
of repatriating the Spanish troops now
an the Philippine Islands. Spain has no.
dfed this government that she is willing
that the transportation of the troops to
her home territory shall be begun at once,
before the treaty is ratified. Whatever
else may be in doubt, Spain knows very
well that she will not again have need
for troops in the Philippines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

One of the worst features about the lat
est difficulty an the Pacific is that the
punsters will now be making such jokes
as. Have we not had enough trouble;
Dewey want Samoan"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

A Missouri bachelors club has resolved
that 1t will purchase and send to Admiral
Dewey a silver mounted base ball catch
ers mask, to be worn by the admiral upon
his return to this country as a protec-
ton against the kissing onslaught of hero
worshipping women.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

On the subject of trusts, the Norfolk
Landmark Dem.) has this to say: "Our
mighty legislators who busy themselves
year after year with seeking some means
of crushing out mouopolies remind us of
tile old man who works himself into a
nervous passion as he looks in every nook
and Granny for the spectacles which sit
serenely upon his nose Full and free
competition is what is needed. but full and
free competition will never be possible
so long as there is a Babylonian wall OF
protection" hemmirg in the whole coun-
try and keeping its people from getting
anything that is outside unless they climb
up to the top. Trusts? Why, the Dingley
bin and all measures like it are the en-
bodiment of trusts.
The GreenviTe Is. e. News Dem) says:
''The miserable little trouble in the miser-
able little half savage islands of Samoa
indicate what we are likely to be involved
in all the time If we allow ourselves to
be mixed in foreign complications. Here
is a squabble between naked, sordd. igno-
rant claimants of the government of a few
thousand naked, sordid. ignorant
and debased people-the trumpery
dispute OF community Inferior in dignity,
wealth, intelligence and Importance to any
village of 5000 inhabitants among the thou
sands of such villages on this continent
Yet we are drawn into 1t and are in dan
ger OF serious international complications
because of it,"
Writing Of the Southern fast mail, an
Appropriation for which Is wanted from
Congress, the New Orleans Picayune
CDem) says: THE service is of the great
est advantage 10 this city and to the en-
tire South, and should be maintained by
all means. II has not been found ex-
tremely difficult in the past to foil the
efforts of the enemies of the service; hence
the restoration of the grant in the post
Office bin should not be regarded as i'm
possible now"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

The Dowager Empress of China is said
to be a coed wrestler. AS a matter of
fact, the information is to the effect that
she has thrown down Ii Hung Chang and
sion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

Possibly one reason the Southern fast
mail has enemies in Congress is because
the Southern fast mail can't vote.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
RUNNINGSORE
Solid Sore from Knee to Instep.
Thought have to be Amputated.
Walked with Crutch. Almost
Wild with Pain.
Physician Said Never could be
Cured" Tries CUTICURA.
Sleep after First Application.
Cured in Eight Weeks.

Twas afflicted with a terrible sore leg, caused
by cut. 1t became so inhamed that it was
thought it would have to be amputated Nv
physician said that ait could never be cured
that it would remain running sore on account
of the poisonous state of my blood" When
got out of bed l could hardly stand the pain, and
had to get along with a cruteh. tried all kinds
of blood and other medicines without success, nv
leg getting worse until it became solid sore
from my knee TO instep. Utterly discouraged
and almost wild with pain, gave up in despair.
making up my mind that death would be a sweet
relief Casually picking up an old paper, |
noticed the description of man who had been
cured by CUTIcURA remedies, afflicted like nv
self. / Immediately procured the CUTIcURA RE-
SOLVENT, CUTIcURA SOAP, and CUTIoURA Joint
ment). The first app Lication Of CUTIcURA (oint-
ment), after carefully washing my leg with warm
water and plenty of the CUTIcURA SOAP, oq5s
me so much relief that a0ds able to sleep opsr
half Of the night, and after the third day rested
we'll every night. l went on improving, and In
exactly eight weeks from the time began the
use of CUTIcURA remedies was able to return
to my trade (carpentering). well and sound
7. G. BRISCOE,
Aug. 10, 1898. 1eOW. Hunter St., Atlanta, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

They have got another new ism in
Chicago. 1t is called the Brotherhood Of
Silence. 1t will be observed that it is a
mems society.