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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
PERSO

Queen Natalie of Servia has Cancelled
her will drawn in favor of her son. King
Alexander, through disgust at his &C
quiz scence in the virtual dictatorship Of
his father Milan, and has drawn a new
enc, leaving her estate to the poor Of Ser
via and France.
"A black bishop of the Anglican Church
was recently consecrated at Lambeth. The
Rt Rev. James johnson, assistant Bish-
op of Western Equatorial Africa, is a
Sierra Leone negro whose parents were
rescued slaves from the Yoruba country.
His station will be Benin. Durham Uni
vsrsity has made him an honorary A M.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
TIE DEWEY MOVEMENT.

There Is considerable speculation as to
why Admiral Dewey keeps back the state
ment, relative to his candidacy for the
presidency, promised some days ago. 1t is
known that he has been in consultation
with quite a number of friends in regard
to it, 1t may be that the Admiral thinks
tho time is not yet ripe for it.
1t is stated that a member of the Dem
ocratic National Committee wrote TO him
a day or two ago and asked him a number
Of pertinent questions bearing upon his
candidacy, one Of them being whether he
would stand by the nominee of the Kan
sas City Convention provided he permit
ted his name to go before that convention
for the nomination. Another was IS to his
position respecting certain declarations
in the Chicago platform.
There is no doubt quite a strong senti-
ment In favor of giving Admiral Dewey
the second place on the ticket with MIR
Bryan 1t is not known, however, that he
would accept that place. Just now 1t is
the understanding that he is aiming at
the first place. and it is probable that he
will not commit himself in regard to the
second until it is definitely determined
that he cannot have the first.
As matter of fact he does not appear
to have any following for the first place
on the Democratic ticket. There is, of
course, here and there a Democrat of
ornlnence-generally a gold Democrat
who is telling the Admiral that he ought
to have the first place. The great majority
Of Democrats however, are satisfied that
the nominee for President has been de-
cided upon, and that there is no probable
ity of change.
The Admirals statement is looked for
with much more than passing interest. 1t
will help greatly to clear up the situation
so far as he is concerned, and may con-
tain a great surprise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

The Senate the other day passed eigh-
ty-three private pension bills in forty
five minutes. The rate was practically two
bills passed TO the minute. OF course It
was matter Of absolute impossibility for
any adequate understanding of the merits
of the bills to be arrived at by the mem
bers. The measures were simply railroad
ed through, without anybody knowing or
caring anything about them. 1t is such
legislation as this which scandalizes the
pension system and opens the doors of the
treasury to fraud and unworthiness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

Good evening, Mr.. Manygirls," said the
young man, according to the New York
World.
Evening" responded Mr.. ManvrirIs
gruiiy a pile of papers, evidently bills.
lay scattered In front Of him Hence his
gruffncss. The young man smiled
bins for your seven daughters spring
cloShes ana bonnets. presume?" said he.
Yes replied the old man. But is IL
any % your buslnessg'
~ is. have come 10 ask you " may
not take one OF those daughters off your
hands l."
Take one2" he exclaimed why, boy.
gou can move 20 Utah ana take tho whole
aevon"
The young man had caught him at the
right time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

"What the South needs" Says the New
York Herald, lis not only cotton but cot
ton mills. II ought to be able 10 manu-
faeture is crop into material for the the
MARKET If our contemporary Will pay
close attention 10 its own news column
81 viii learn from them that the South
IS rapidly acquiring cotton mills. and that
two or three Of tho states already have
about mills enough 70 spin ana weave an
81 the cotton they produce. Al the pres
ent rate Of progress 81 Will not De many
years before each OF the Southern states.
win The posabie exceptions Of Texas ana
Aiisafhpm. viii be- able - manufacture
very large port Of its crop VI cotton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
The story of oonsressman's Choice


A well-known Western representative in
Congress, pleading an engagement, left a
small group of takers in. an uptown hotes
lobby. mad an elderly man. whom he had
introduced to the party, made bold TO leiI
a story about the departed, says the Wash
ington Star
Il have known him." he said, ever
since he was boy, and when he came out
of college he was undecided whether 10
become a lawyer and politician or go to
a theological seminary and become a cler-
gyman. He was fond Of politics, and
thought that with a little law and more
religion on the side he might become
great moral reformer. You know that $
the way most all very young men reel
when they undertake politics for the first
time However before he had had time
to determine finally what he would 90
his friends came after him to run for the
legislature, as he had the availability and
a pretty fair amount Of cash. This brought
him face to face with the question he had
been much disturbed over, and he went
TO Judge Blank. a veteran in politics and
a man of the highest character for as
sistance in solving the problem He stat
ed his case in full to the judge, and the
grand old man put his hand on the young
mans shoulder.
NV boy he said, as only he could say
it, 1T can't be politics and religion; 1t must
be one or the other. You can't fit yourself
for heaven and the Legislature al the
same time. and there's no use trying
That is all I can say, and you will have
to make your own choice
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

In the matter of the strike of the South
ern Railways telegraphers. it is the trav-
cling and the shipping public that are
suffering, more than either the railway
company or the strikers. This, by the
way, is a Characteristic of pretty nearly
all strikes of any considerable proportions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

Following the completion of the Georgia
and Alabama terminals on Hutchinson's
Island will come the erection of manufac-
turing plants there. Within the course of
a few years the laboring population of
the island will be several thousand and
there will be a constantly increasing
traffic between the island and the city.
How are the people going to cross the
river? 1t will be impractical to make use
of the railroad, and ferry would soon
become inconvenient. Is 1t not apparent
therefore, that a bridge will have to be
provided? This is a matter that will
necessarily have to receive the attention
of the authorities before a great while
longer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

Discussing Porto Rico and the Philip
pines the Baltimore Sun (Dem) says:
Can a man be rebel guilty of treas
on under the American Constitution,
when he lives in part of the world 10
which that Constitution does not extend?
To that, too, the Republican reply must
needs be yes. Can whole people be
treated by us as Americans and foreign
ers at the same time for purposes of tax
alton by Congress? They can if the Re
publican party correctly interprets the
fundamental law. Can a man live under
the American flag, and under laws made
by Congress, and yet be man without
country, unable even 90 live in the land
whose flag he must honor and whose laws
ne must obey? Can he live within the
jurisdiction of the United States and yet
have no rights which the Congress and
courts Of the United States are bouud
to respect? Yes is the necessary answer
of the Republican party to all these queS-
tons But will the American people say
yes to them? If they ever do they will
vindicate the memory Of George III and
Lord North against the wicked calumnies
of Washington and his patriots, and
devote their own republic to the desecra-
ton and overthrow of the vital principles
on which their fathers founded it,"
The Philadelphia Ledger Gnd) says:
The English papers are plainly nervous
over the anticipated effect of our presi-
Dental campaign upon the attitude of our
government toward the war in South At
RIGA They fear a strong demonstra ton
Of pro-Boer sympathy here. From an
American viewpoint, the most important
phase Of the matter is the implied con-
fossion that the war is expected to last
until a political campaign which will no;
open until midsummer can have an effect
on IT,"
The Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser
ODem) says: When an ofliceholder left
his position under the federal government
to run state campaigns and committees.
while Mr. Cleveland was President ne
had 10 seek another place IN short order
II rs not so now. as the pestiferous &C.
uyity Of Vaughan district attorney Bing-
hom. internal revenue collector, Young
blood, third auditor and 50 on through the
llzt IN this stale clearly proves"
The Cincinnati Enquirer Dem) says;
President Mckinley says Gen. Otis has
earned rest No doubt Gen. DDS ~
ready 60 be reciprocal IN opinion as to the
CHIEF executive. lie VIII have 10 WORRY
long though ull tho san OF March 1901
Dut he Nl.l not have "a monopoly Of tle
"orr}. Tho whole people viii b. parue-
lDunls."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

A pitable story of the famine in India
comes from missionary at Allahabad He
says that parents have been forced to the
extremity of selling their children for a
few cents to get enough food to prevent
starvation. He has known of girls being
sold for thirty cents and bows for less.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia today are
clearing weather and cooler at night, with
brisk south 10 southwest winds, and for
Eeastern Florida, showers and cooler
weather with fresh southerly winds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

1t may be that the Hon Grover Cleve-
land will become again an Office holder.
There is said to be a disposition in New
Jersey to make him a member of the Fish
and Game Commission of the state. The
Office carries no salary nor perquisites of
any sort whatever but the members are
expected to spend considerable of their
own money from sheer love of the mission
of propagating and protecting fish and
game Mr.. Cleveland as is well known, is
an ardent sportsman hence it is possible
that he will consent to serve on the
board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

The indignation of the Duke of ARGOS
at being invited to take part in the Chi
cago celebration of the battle of Manila
is easily understood and entirely justified.
To appreciate his position it Is only
necessary to suppose the conditions re-
versed and the celebration in Spain, In
glorification of the destruction of Dewey 5
fleet and the death of a number of his
sailors; would our minister at Madrid &C
cept an invitation to take part in any
such celebration? Mayor Harrison of
Chicago has made the best of a bad blum
of some Careless or ignorant" clerk, and
the incident will probably end with that.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

The story Is sent out from Washington
issue again IN the coming campaign. and
thar he is willing 10 spend money 10 have
e made the leading issue. Bat Senator
Hanna need not part With his money 10
aid the Democrats In making platform.
There VIII be silver enough 90 Il. but there
wil be several other matters besides 80
ser which VIII cause me senator many
an uneasy quarter Of an hour before cleo
uon day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

There is a first rate opportunity for Mr..
Bryan to become involved in fractional
fight in Texas. He Is going TO that state
che latter part of this week to make some
speeches. Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Chiffon
are running against each other for the
senatorship Mr.. Bailey is so far. in tho
lead. Mr.. Bryans especial friend in Tex
as is ex-Gov. Hogg. Now, Mr.. Hogg Is
strong partisan of Mr.. Chiffon, and may
endeavor to induce Mr.. Bryan to turn the
tide in favor OF his candidate. Should
ne do so he would ALLEVIATE Mr.. Bailey ana
his faction. on the other hand. should he
indorse MIR. Bailey he would give offensc
20 Messrs. Hogg and Chiffon. who are
san powerful in the state. The thing
that Mr. Bryan viii have TO DO there
fore. is to keep in the middle OF the rood
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

The above represents a yearly per cap
ita expenditure for beverages of SIS. 90
for the 76O11.0O0 inhabitants of the United
States, or about AS cents per day The
above figures seem to show that the
cheaper and the milder stimulants are
growing in favor and are steadily retluc
ing the use of fiery liquors. The quaint
ties of the four leading bevera ges con-
sumed for the year ending June 30, 1899,
were as follows:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

The politician is my shepherd;
shall not want for any good thing
during the campaign. He leadeth
me (the night before the election)
into the saloon for my votes sake; he
filleth my pockets with good cigars,
and my glass Of beer runneth over.
He prepareth my ticket for me in the
presence Of my better judgment.
Yea, though [ walk through the mud
and the rain to vote for him and
shout myself hoarse when he is
elected, straightway he forgetteth
me; 10, when [ meet him in his Of
flee he knoweth me not. Surely the
wool hath been pulled over mine
eyes all the days Of my life and I will
kick myself forever.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Editors, have troubles like distin-
guished folks. One Of these who pre-
sides over the destinies Of a Western
newspaper is mourning the loss Of
two subscribers. One wrote asking
how to raise his twins safely, while
the other wanted to know how to rid
his orchard Of grasshoppers. The
answers went forward by mail, but
by accident he put them in the
wrong envelopes, so that the man
with the twins received this answer:
Cover them carefully with straw
and set fire to it, and the little pests,
after jumping in the flames a few
minutes, will be speedily settled .
And the man with the grasshoppers
was told to ''give them castor oil and
rub their gums with bone" Wei
come.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Carter Harrison's declaration that
no official recognition would be
given the G. A. R. encampment at
Chicago soon unless Bryan was
invited to speak the same as
President Mckinley, should in no
wise discommode the G. A. R. en-
campers. We imagine that the
members Of that organization would
not appreciate the presence Of a
man at one Of their encampments
who shot their comrades in the back
during the entire period Of the great
civil war as did Adlai Stevenson,
Mr. Bryan's running mate.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27
From the Blaine Journal the fol

From the Blaine Journal the fol
lowing is clipped:
'The Republican editor says thai
he accepts the will Of the majority
That means that he is the majority
that he is the Republican party, and
that all must bow to the dictates OF
his stupendous brain He.is the per
sonifcation Of crooked politics
crooked as a worm fence, so crooked
that should he start around block
he would meet himself coming the
other way"
Of course, we are pretty crooked,
but we really believe that the above
refers to the Northwest Republican,
who is too crooked to lie on the
ground.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Dollars to doughnuts that ninety
per cent. Of the men who pronounce
expansion as imperialism do not
know the true definition Of the word
imperialism Some men seem to
take special delight in discussing
things that they do not know
a cussed thing about, and this is one
Of the instances.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Opposition papers to Republican,
ism dub President Mckinley as
civilian the Wabbler,0 and Repub-
licans point to Bryan as civilian
the Jay" Between the two parties
it would appear that William will
boast Of "wabbling jay for his Gu
riosity shop this fall.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Continuous hot weather in Seattle,
which has driven the women to the
bathing beach, has opened up new
fields Of observation for the average
man about town, who spends the
most of his time guying women in
some form or other.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Unless we are sadly mistaken, it
was not Frink that made Guy Of E.
Hester, but it was the Piper-Humes
aggregation. Cute ought to have
known that he would be politically
guyed when he first attempted join
ing issues with George Piper.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Dom Paul may have been badly
whipped by the Bobs, but he has not
been caught as yet, and he is leading
them merry chase. If only he,
Aguinaldo, Billy Mason and Web
ster Davis could get together what a
nasty scrap Johnny Bull and Uncle
Sam would have on their hands.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Idaho fusionists had monkey and
parrot time for fully a week, trying
to fuse, and finally refused to fuse.
For Mr.. Bryan that's worse and still
more Of it, and makes Idaho cock
sure Republican state. One by one
they drop away.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Perhaps the silver issue is not
dead, but if it is not, we are sorry
to saw that it has been buried alive.
However mean and sinking one is
we always feel bad on hearing of
him being buried before he is dead.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

1t has often occurred to US that
the average politician is something
Of a genius in the way of getting
votes, but we take off our hats to the
following version of him:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Adams County News: 'With
thirty million bushels Of wheat raised
in the state of Washington this year
the farmers feel like expanding. "
And on the Mckinley plan at that.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Silver Republicans may have -four
ished in some age, but they are quite
defunct at present, and only the
faintest traces Of them are to be
found.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Portland Sunday Sensation (Wel-
Gomez gives evidence Of doing most
lucrative Matchmaking business.
S'Hush money to newspaper propri-
etors keeping tab on other peoples
business is always ready money, as
well as plenty money.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Lee Hart predicts Bryan will win
It occurs to us Lee made a similar
prediction concerning himself not
>many weeks ago and didn't do any
such thing. Perhaps he is wrong
again.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Court News, a disreputable publ
cation in this city, it is reported, will
be a Humes organ in its Saturday is
sue.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

If the superior race" has been
looking for trouble, it has finally
succeeded in finding what it was
looking for in China.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Who dares dispute but there is
niger in the wood pile in the Chi
nese embroglio, and he is saving
wood at that.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

Uncle Sam is shifting his seats Of
war rather rapidly these later years.
From Cuba to China his soldiers are
rapidly rushed.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27

China is still there and her Boxers
are doing business at the old stand,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-22
-BAAP-v-Mgettngs.

The Junior B. Y. p. U. of the First
Baptist Church meets Sunday after
noon at PAS o'clock. and the public is
invited to come in advance of the
monthly Baptist Sunday School Asso-
citation OF Norfolk and Berkeley con-
vening in this church at $3.50 O'clock
Subject Ascension of Christ and His
Present Position in Heaven" Special
singing.
The Senior b. Y. P. U. of the same
church will meet Sunday evening at
$50 .>>:ock. a large and prompt at
tendance is desired. The study of the
last twelve chapters in Joshua will be
considered.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-22
BRAIN BLETON.

About 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing vicious bull terrier. belonging to
MIR. Dewitt Eldridge, becoming en-
ragged at something. ran into public
school building No. 2. corner of Reser-
Voir and Corprew avenues, and attack
ed five male pupils. biting them on
their legs. The boys were respectively
Vincent Davis. Livius Old Robert Ad-
kinson. James Cherry and George
Keefe. The last named was very badly
bitten and his injuries would doubtless
nave -hee44-AfeFe- scrfUus but Tor the
timely assistance rendered him by two
OF the teachers, Miss Parett and Miss
Kern They exhibited great GOODNESS
and courage by Selling the infatuated
canine by the throat and choking him
until he let go his hold upon the bow.
officer DoZier. learning of the occur
renee. went Immediately to the scene.
but when he arrived on the scene the
DOG mad ran over to his owners house.
he at once swore out a warrant against
Mr.. Eldridge to show cause whv the
dog should not be killed. The case will
be heard in the Police Court this morn
ing.
Rev. s. c. Hatcher, of Queen Street
NJ. r. Church. will address the b. Y.
F. U. of Sturgeon Memorial Baptist
Church at their devotional meeting
Monday night at o'clock.
The Epworth League of Trinity M
r. Church will meet for devotional ex-
ercises at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-22
MIR. j. q. LouanRAN.
PASSES HIS TWENTY SEVENTH
YEAR IN THE FURNITURE
BUSINESS,

To-day markes the twenty-seventh
anniversary of Mr.. John B. Loughrans
entrance into the furniture business In
Norfolk. Beginning ON the very small
est scale. and with no capital his ca
cess. When you so into an investiga-
ton of the causes of this success you
will find that 1t is the result of close
application to business and a settled
purpose to give to the trade every
possible guarantee of returning full
value for all monies expended In the
purchase of goods in his line. and the
final outcome, after n period of TWEEN
ty-seven years, is the establishment OF
business that is q credit to his in
domitable energy and enterprise and
an honor to the city. Starting at the
first round of the ladder, he has as
cended 1t from year to year, until now
he is in position to command the
trade not only of Norfolk and its i'm
mediate vicinities, but In distant
of his trade during more than n quar-
ter of century will give indisputable
evidence of the vast amount of bust
ness done by him.
One of the most substantial proofs
of all that has been stated in this ar
ticle are his magnificent stores and
warerooms three stories high. Nos. 3l9
and 321 Church street, erected at a
large expenditure OF money. In which
household. office and kitchen furniture
of every description, carpets. rugs and
mattings of every grade. shade and
lustre can be found in endless variety.
These goods are all new and attractive
and the prices such as will readily
command purchasers.
Mr.. Loughran extends n special in
vitation to his friends and the public
to visit his stores this morning and
inspect the splendid line OF goods of-
fered for sale on this his twenty
with a cordial reception from the pro-
prietor, and will find a polite and COM
petent corps of statesmen. who will es-
TEEN it a pleasure to take them
through the various departments and
show them the character of goods to
be found in this old and we'll ordered
establishment.