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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
A BOOM TOWN IN CUBA.

1t is rather remarkable that so many
people who, in most matters, give evidence
of the possession of the ordinary amount
of common sense are so easily taken in by
spectators in boom towns. There ar
rived in New York a few days ago large
number of persons from Cuba, who were
out of pocket a good many dollars and so
mad that nothing would have pleased
them so much as TO get their hands on
some of the members of the company that
sold them land in the alleged town of La
Gloria, Cuba, and induced them 10 emf
crate 10 that place. They went to La
Gloria with the understanding that there
were many houses there, and that new
buildings We're being erected so fast thar
it would rot be very long before it would
contain about as many people as Havana.
Most of them were mechanics of one sort
and another and they expected to get
work. They found La Gloria after en-
during untold hardshps 1t was situated
about thirty miles from navigation or a
railroad. in the midst of swamps, and 1t
lid not contain a single house. Even the
sawmill which the company said had been
in operation for many months was not in
sight In pieces il was on the wharf at
Nuevtas. From Nuevitas the great
town of La Gloria was reached in small
boat, which had to be propelled by poles.
1t was tiresome journey 10 reach it
from Nuevitas, and when reached the mos
qutoes and gnats were so vicious and tn.
water so bad and the prices of food so
bfuh he
get away as quickly as they could.
These seekers of homes in Cuba have on
ly themselves to blame for their losses
and troubles. They ought to have known
that the land company was in the boom
town business for the sole purpose. of max
ing money, not for the purpose of helping
deserving people TO get homes. Besides,
what does any civilized human being wan,
to so 10 Cuba for TO get home when there
are so many better opportunities for Sc
curing one in this country? These La Clio,
ria emigrants said that the land they
bought in that place was of such char
acter that il would have cost al least $40
an acre to clear it for cultivation After
clearing il there would have been no pros
pect Of making a living out of il, because
the cost of getting products 10 market
would be greater than the market value
Of them Half a century hence probably
La Gloria may be a place of some import
ance, though. from the accounts of it fur
nished by those who have returned from
there, that Is doubtful Anyway, there
is no reason why any thrifty and healthy
person should go to Cuba to seek LIVING
or a home. @fe chances for getting eth
er are a hurdred per cent better in this
country. Here in Chatham county land
can be had at less cost than in Cuba. and
it is just about as productive; besides there
is an excellent market close to it, And
| there are a hundred other counties in this
state where the opportunities for GETTING
ahead in the world are far greater than
they are in Cuba and where the surrounds
irgs in The shape of schools, churches aud
society are infinitely better
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
SAVANNAH RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

The announcement in our dispatches
yesterday that Col. Lester is giving very
earnest attention to the needs of Savan-
nah river and harbor is a source of salts
faction TO everybody in this section of
the country. The project for giving the
harbor a 26-foot channel was completed
but the other project-that of deepening
the bar-for which an appropriation was
made has not been carried out. The rea-
son the work was abandoned is well I'M
derstood
Col. Lester has in mind the need of a
channel from the wharves of the city to
the sea of a 2S-foot channel and he will
make every possible effort to have an ap-
preparation for that purpose made. That
Will necessitate a project for deepening
the water on the bar. If anybody can
serve Savannah successfully in this mat
ter Col. Lester can. He is popular on
both sides of the House, and, owing to
his long service in Congress and to his
ability, he has a great deal of influence
There may not be any river and harbor
bill at this session, but if there is not
there will be one at the next session. As
the presidential election is close at hand
the Republicans want to keep the appro-
priations down to the lowest possible
point
1t requires about $4,000 a year to main
tain the river, from the city to the bar,
at the depth secured by the improvement
Col Lester will see to it that this amount
is appropriated in the event that no river
and harbor bill is passed. 1t was expect
ed when the improvement was projected
that little shoals would form here and
there in the channel, owing TO the silt
bearing character of the river. These
shoals, however, are easily and quickly
cut away.
Savannah must have a 2S-foot channel
to the sea at the earliest possible
day She is the great seaport of the
South Atlantic coast. and it is necessary
that her harbor shall accommodate the
very deep draught vessels now engaged
in the foreign carrying trade The terri
tory tributary to her is undergoing a rapid
development. She must be prepared to
handle the products of this territory that
are intended for export. Philadelphia is
calling for thirty feet of water. Savannah
should have at least twenty eight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
A Personal View of Lawton.

The Rev. Peter Mcqueen writes in Les
lies Weekly: Il saw LaWton wade the
Norzagary river where other men were
swept away by the current. AT this point
he had been two days without food. He
had wet sandwich in his pocket and sat
down on the bank of the river TO eat his
humble fare. That night | sent him down
a chicken which | had picked up in my
foraging tour and the British CONSUL who
was with him, told me that he paid the
natives full price for it. This shows that
Lawton was very careful in his dealings
with the natives. Mai Edwards, the ad-
Jutant called us reporters up one day and
asked us if we had receipts for all the
chickens which we had. There was
twinkle in his eye as we told him that the
owners of the chickens had gone away
before we were able to get a receipt. But
all these incidents show how strict Gen.
Lawton was in his endeavors to have
the natives treated kindly. He had great
hopes for the Filipinos, The last time
saw him he said to me: I have met men
and women among the Filipinos who
would grace society in any country in the
world. l predict that when peace comes
and the liberal government which the
Americans will give these people they will
be one of the most peaceful, prosperous
thrifty races on the globe"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
THE FRANKFORT TRAGEDY.

The expected has happened in Ken
lucky. 1t may not be that it was expected
that an attempt would be made to assas-
sinate william Goebel, the Democratic
leader. but it was expected that blood
would be split before the question as to
neither Goebel or Taylor should be Gov
ernor was finally settled.
The shooting of Goebel is profoundly
regrettable from whatever point it is
viewed. The effect of it will be to in
tensify the feeling between the contend
ing factions and parties. If there eyer
was a chance for an adjustment of the
differences growing out of the recent cleo
ton that would be accepted by a consid-
cradle majority Of the people of the state
yesterdays tragedy destroyed it. The
feeling between the opposing parties has
been intensified by that act, and other
tragedies may be looked for The Legis-
lature might have decided the contest
which Goebel was making for the COVER
norship against him, because some of the
Democrats of that body are as intensely
hostile to him as the Republicans, but
from the vote that was taken in the House
on Saturday, on contested election case
in which members of that body were con-
cerned, the conclusion was reached that
the decision would be in favor of Goebel.
1t was not thought. however that there
would be any acts of violence until the
Legislature had rendered it's decision. and
it is doubtful if any one believed
an attempt would be made to kill Goebel.
1t was understood of course, that the
death OF Goebel would not prevent the
Democrats from taking possession of the
gubernatorial office if the decision Were
in his favor. The candidate for lieutenant
governor on the ticket with Goebe would
take his place
1t is stated that some of the Democratic
leaders. among them Senator-elect Black
burn, advised Goebel only a few days ago
TO give up the contest, and that he refused
to listen to any one who advised that
course. 1t was apparent to the leading
men of the state, when thousand armed
men from the mountains visited the capt.
tai last week and sent an address TO the
Legislature. that troublous times were
ahead. They wanted the matter settled
without an armed confict--a conflict that
would be sure to be the beginning of
vendetta that would last a generation, and
hinder the progress of the state for even
a longer period.
The tragedy startles and alarms the
whole country. 1t suggests the possibility
of a national contest similar to that at
Frankfort, with like incidents. A national
election was disputed in 1876 and revo-
luton was barely avoided. If there should
be another such a dispute the conservative
influences which prevailed then might not
be so effective in preserving the peace A
shot fired then, similar 10 that at Frank
fort, would, in all probability have been
followed by war. The shooting of Goebel
brings the people face to face with the
danger there is in any departure from
purity and fairness in elections
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

observation-disclosures of Second Mortgage
Bonds of Savannah Volunteer Guards.
Special Notices-Lots for Sale John l..
Archer; Valuable Lot and Improvements
for Sale, Walthour & Rivers, Agents;
Proposals Wanted. John E. Mcguire, Su-
perintendent: Mems Clothing, Leopold Ad-
Ter; State Specific Taxes, 1900; Ship Notice
j. f. Minis & Co.
Business Nouces-Cleveland Bicycles, R.
d. VIM. baltimore; HIS Absolutely
Dry Air Refrigerators, Henry Solomon &
Son.
Grand Rush Clearing Sale-M. Dryfus
Postum Coffee-Postum Cereal Company
% Per Cent. Of-,B. H. Levy & Bro.
Kabo Corsets-B. II. Levy & Bro.
% Per Cent. Discount on Mems Over
coats, Etc.-Leopold Adler
The Gas Range-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
The Fire Sale-At Hogan's.
Railroad observation-disclosures and Ala
bama Railway.
Steamship schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company Steamships.
Discharge in the Matter of William Boyce,
Bankrupt; Notice of Application for Dis
charge in the Matter of, G. f. Mallery,
Bankrupt; Application for Support, Estate
Simon HeXter.
Is Per Cent Discount on Ladies' and
Childrens Suits, Etc.-Leopold Adler.
Sauce-Lea & Perrins' Worcest ershire
Sauce
Beef-Liebg's Extract of Beef.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos.
Medical-Munyons Guarantee; Cuticura
Remedies; DR.. Dix's Tonic Tablets; Hood s
Pills. Browns Bronchial Troches: Sloan's
Liniment; Mothers Friend DIR. Hathaway
Company; Ayers Pills; Lydia Pinkham s
Vegetable Pills. Stuarts Dyspepsia Tab
lets; DIR. Kennedy's Favorte Remedy
Cheap Column Advertisements-HeI
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

Philadelphia has not yet raised that $780,
900 to pay the expenses of the Republican
National Convention, and there appears to
be some doubt as to whether she will do
il. Plainly stated according TO the
Ledger of that city, the business men de-
cline to put up the money while the en-
terprise is in the hands of those who con-
troll II at present. II has been proposed
that the whole matter be turned over to
a committee of citizens of distinction, who
enjoy the confidence of the public; but
whether this plan will work remains to be
seen. 1t would not be consistent with
Philadelphias prestige if she were to let
the convention go elsewhere for the lack
of 10000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

Rev. DR.. Hills Of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, takes a rather pessimistic view
of the outlook for the preachers. "Rhe
pulpit is losing its grip on the people :" he
SAYS. Newspapers, and magazines, and
authors are taking the places of preach
ers." The lawyers. too, are going to have
hard time of it before a great while, he
thinks. In hundred years lawyers will
be driven out Of business, because people
are learning to avoid legal complications.
In fifty years doctors will be driven out
of practice, becaue people are learning
more and more to observe the rules of
health. 1t is just the same with the
preachers Men are becoming automatic
gospels. l know of many men out or the
church who never attend church services.
but who are models of the Christian Cos
pels and who are the best men in their
communities" =
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie recently expressed
the opinion that that portion of humanity
sometimes classified as the Submerged
tenth" ought to be segregated, and that
marriage should be forbidden to the desti-
tute. Commissioner of Charities Keller
OF New York disagrees with him. pointing
out the impracticablity of drawing a line
in the matter of marriage. There are all
ready laws prohibiting the marriage of
the idiotic and the insane, he says and
those laws are sufficient. Marriage among
the poor cannot be regulated by law. Dr.
shrady agrees with Mr.. Keller, and says
wife will often help man of the
submerged tenth" TO get his nose above
weter, when he is likely to prove strong
swimmer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

There is a possibility that the strike of
shipyard employees AZ the Cramp yards in
Philadelphia will extend to all of the big
yards in the country, in the event that
the Cramp strike is not settled before a
great while. The workmen in the other
yards are said to be well organized. and
10 have informed tho Cramp strikers that
they are ready to so on strike for a nine
hour day if such action will be of any
benefit to the striking Cramp workmen. A
meeting of representatives. of the workmen
Will be he'd in Washington within a few
days, when the matter will be brought 10
a head. Should a general strike be or
dered all work in a dozen yards would be
tied up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

The inconsistencies of a Republican men,
Der of the Kentucky Legislature the other
day broke deadlock, gave the Democrats
a majority of one, and threatened the I'M
seating Of Taylor. The member was from
a mountain county and after a week
or two the three-story greatness of Frank
fort began to pail upon him. He was tired
OF taxing his meals from dozen little
dishes and scorching his jeans by a stove
IN which the fire was hidden. He longed
for the generous freedom of his own table,
and the open fireplace in which the great
logs roared and cracked. The situation
IN the House was critical just at that
Juneture, but all situations in the House
looked alike to the homesick legislator.
so he got aboard the train and went to
the bosom of his family, leaving his, party
one vote short. His constituents will
probably respect mis- affection for home in
the next election
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

Gov. Leary of Guam is some thousands
of miles removed from a telegraph line
and the mails are infrequent at his head
quarters, but he does not let the officials
in Washington forget that he wants an
ice-makins machine. He sends word by
every ship that passes respecting that ice
machine. And really ne ought to have
it When a man is anchored in the mid
die of the ocean under burning sun, as
he is, he deserves to be accorded the lux
ury of ice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

Plainness, directness and evident sin
certify are characteristics to be noted in
the dispatches eminating from Boer
sources The dispatches are never boast
ful or eTultant, nor do they contain rash
promises OF things to be accomplished.
There have been some flippant pro-Boer
stories, it is true, but they have borne
such date lines as Paris, Berlin. Vienna
ana Brussels, and the Beers should not
be held responsible for them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

The Duke of York, son OF the Prince of
Wales, wants to go to South Africa to
fight, He will not be permitted to do so.
The nobility may go and fight if they
please, but royal parsonage standing so
close to the throne will not be permitted 10
exnose himself 10 neril.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

The postoffice department is considering
a scheme to bind twelve 2-cent stamps in
a volume, with tissue paper between the
layers, the book TO be of convenient size
for the vest pocket, and to sell them at
% cents per book The innovation would
be hailed with pleasure by all users of
postage stamps Almost any publisher in
the world except the government would
long ago have done away with the great
inconvenient sheets of stamps The clerks
find the sheets unhandy and the pur-
chasers often find the preservation of the
integrity of the individual stamps a mat
ter of difficulty, especially in a moist at
mosphere. Books of stamps would find
immediate favor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

The war department has received in
formation that there is extreme destitu-
ton in the Copper river section of Alaska.
and that many persons are on the verge
Of starvation. Now where is that famous
war department reindeer herd?. If it is
not lost, strayed or stolen this would seem
10 be a good time to put it to some use,
in transporting supplies to the sufferers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times says: Senator Elkins
of West Virginia is the administration
candidate for Vice President About this
there can be no doubt" That would suit
the Democrats very well indeed, since any
brick thrown at the trusts would be pretty
certain to hit Elkins in the corpora ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
The Weather.

The indications for to-day are. for Geor-
eia, rain, followed in northern portion by
clearing and colder; and in Eastern Flor
ida, rain, clearing and colder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31

DAD COMPLENIONS pmpes, blotch bakhead red,
I'D notify skn dry thin and falling hair with
duf red rough hands, with itching burning palms, hapes
painful finger ends and baby bemhes by
dsgung uptons
he the clogged rtated, nfmd sluggish
No other medd
preserving purifying, identifying sn scalp
che compared with for all the the toilet nursery
Thus combines in namely,
the world Sold everywhere POTTER DRUG
Props, Boston, u s. A. Purify Beaufy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Press (Rep) says: IF
Mohammedsm is the religion of the
sword then Mormonism is the religion of
the persistent. For five years past elders
and missionaries from Utah have been
laboring in the mountain regions, partic-
ularly in Georgia They have been derid-
ed, driven out, threatened, stoned and
ducked but they returned to their work,
with the result that at their annual con-
ference, held at Macon, $50 converts in
the state are reported. 1t is this same
persistence in the face of obstacles, char
acteristc of the hierarchy we'll as the
individual like Roberts, that makes Nor
monism constant menace to morality
and Christianity"
The Philadelphia Times Qnd) says:
THE Rev. DR.. Charles A. Parkhurst's
idea that the saloons should be kept open
fer a certain number of hours on Sunday
is not more startling than the curious ar
guments he brings forward in support of
IT, which show he is more of a temporiz-
err than has even been imagined. He says
first that the Sunday law is broken any
way, which is worse than if there were
no law; second, the police derive a reve-
nue. from this lawbreaking, and, third
the Sunday opening would remove the sole
reason which a large class of citizens
have for supporting the Tammany organ
iZation."
The jacksonville (Fla) News Dem)
says: The victory of the Railroad Com
mission lin the matter of passenger rates)
settles question that at one time threat
ened to become embarrassing. and al one
stroke establishes the validity and au-
thority of the commission in Florida,
which to-day stands where the Georgia
body has long stood-with its position rec
ognized and its dietum respected by the
corporations over whose operations II is
to exercise jurisdiction.
The Springfield Republican Und) says:
Follow Bryan's speeches and you can
tell what the crowds that hear him en-
joy. BY this test it seems that Hanna.
in the Democratic mind. has come to in
carnate all that is grossly materialistic
in Republican policies and methods. A
shot at Hanna never fails to bring down
the House"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-31
The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the Postofhce In Savannah.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-07-13
1t is Bryan and Stevenson, with
the Populists and Silver Republic
cans endorsing. Now the fight is
on.
A Chinese Wonder.

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore de-
scribes in the Century a great ma
tional phenomena which she has
observed ON one Of her many visits
to the long lived Chinese Empire
There are three wonders in the
history Of Chine" she writes, 1.-THE
Demons at Tang.chau, the Thun-
der at Lung-chau, and the Great
Tide at Hang-chau, the last the
greatest of all, and a living wonder
to this day OF the open door, while
its rivals are lost in myth and OBJ
livion. On the eighteenth night of
the second moon, and on the eigh-
tenth night Of the eighth and
ninth moons Of the Chinese year.
the greatest hood-tides from the
Pacific surge into the funnel mouth
of Hang chau Bay to the bars and
flats at the mouth Of the ft-how-
ing Tsien tang. The river current
opposes for a while, until the angry
sea rises up and rides on. in a great,
white, roaring, bubbling wave, ten,
twelve, fifteen, and even twenty feet
in height. The Great Bore, the
White Thing, charges up the mar
rowing river at speed of ten and
thirteen miles an hour, with a roar
that can be heard for an hour, be
fore IL arrives, the most sensational,
spectacular, fascinating tidal phen-
Omenon---a real wonder Of the whole
worth going far and waiting long
TO see"