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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

From the Portland Oregonian.
Maud Muller, on a summers day,
Called number. please" TO earn her pay
Before her numbers printed small.
Fell Gown when anyone would call.
The Judge took down his Office phone,
And made to Maud his wishes known.
SAID he: "Ill ask YOU just once more,
For four-eleven-forty-fou
Said Maud, as mild as summer seas.
What number did you ask for, please?"
Said he: 81 told YOU twice before.
It's Observation-Disclosures
Said Maud, and you could hear her smile.
Just hold the phone a little while"
A weary interval ensuod.
The wires hummed an interlude,
And broken bits of talk came DER
The phone and made the waiter sore.
The wishbone-shaped receiver hook
lie seized upon and wildly shook,
Till Maudies voice he heard once more.
What number are you waiting for?"
The Judge respond, d with a roar,
ITS four-eleven-forty-four
Serenely Maud made answer then,
THAT line is busy; call again"
The Judge had business late that day.
And so he merely walked away.
But as he walked lie shook his head,
And this is what he sadly said:
OF all the words of tongue or pen,
The d-est are Busy; call again." -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

A Connecticut landowner is advertising
for a thief to take his fine farm, with
number of tenant houses and run the es-
adjustment He says he would prefer
man who had been in the penitentiary for
about two years for stealing The reason
for this odd quest is that for several years
the landowner has employed honest
men" and they have never failed TO rob
him. When he puts an honest man" in
charge of his property his suspicious are
disarmed and he neglects to watch him,
with the result that he is robbed. He is
now determined to employ a thief, who,
he knows, will rob him If not constantly
watched. This will force him to keep con-
stantly on his guard Furthermore the
landowner does not believe that Lhe aver
age convicted thief is any worse than
many persons who are able TO secure let
ters recommending them for their honesty.
AT the bottom of his "ad' the landowner
says mo honest man need apply" There
had been no application at the end of
two days. II would seem that both actu-
ally honest men and thieves were scarce
in that part of Connecticut.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

Dr. W. l. Hunter. co.ored, of Brooklyn,
Is in a measure sgusted with his race.
The great trouble with US" said he, ad-
dressing O meeting of co,ored people the
other day, ''is that we have no race love
or unity. Those who are rich and intelli-
gent try to withdraw from Us. As soon as
some of them get 5000 they think them
selves rich. and want TO be white" And
no doubt there is good deal of truth In
what DR.. Hunter says. The desire of the
negro to be white" is the unconscious
homage of the inferior 10 the superior
race. DR.. Hunter declared that of the
80 900 negro teachers of the country, 2S,C0)
Of them transacted all of their legal, med
ical and financial business with white
men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
worthy of David Iarum.

David Harum was a good horse trader,
but recent transaction in horse-fesh
which was made by a wellknown Mem
phian shows that there are others who
know how to get the long end of horse
trade, says the Memphis Commercial.
Several weeks ago this Memphis man saw
a fine buggy horse which he thought he
wanted. He located the owner and asked
the price. zone fifty" was the reply. AT
ter looking the animal over closely and
trying her speed, he concluded it was
good trade, and without more ado wrote
a check for the amount. The next day he
found that the mare was as blind as a
bat, but this did not hinder her speed nor
detract from her general appearance. He
drove the animal for several weeks and
succeeded in attracting the admiration of
another lover of horse-hesh, who made a
proposal 10 purchase.
We'll" said the Memphiau, IT gave
one fifty for her, but l will let you have
her for one siXty-fiVe"
The prospective owner looked the ami
NAL over and concluded he had a bar
gain He paid over the money and took
the mare. When the animal was unhar-
messed, the first thing she did was to run
against a post, and then by way of en-
phasiziug the fact that she was bind fell
came back to the Memphian with blood
in his eye.
Colonel, you know that mare you sold
me?" he began. well. she's stone blind"
Il know it," replied the Colonel, with
an easy air.
You didn't say anything to me about
it," said the purchaser, his face REDEEM
ing with anger.
''Well, I'll tell you" replied the Colonel
that fellow who sold her to me didn't
t. Il me abcu. it, and just concluded that
he didn't want 1t known"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

A writer in the Manufacturers Journal
presents some interesting figures on
strikes and what they cost. He calculates
that there are about 26,OO).CO0 laborers in
the United States each worker producing
about $500 Of wealth per year Allowing
that one out of twenty-six stops working
1t means loss at the rate of 100000 a
day in amount Of wealth produced. Sup
posing that two instead of one out Of
twenty-six stopped work, the loss would
be 100000 per day; and yet s.. OOO 900 of
100000 earned is spent in living. Who
pays the enormous cost of living when
the producers are not working? Every
body lives, and somebody foots the bills.
ana It generally is the fellow who, from
laziness or dishonesty, or both. is trying
10 shirk work. 1t is taken out OF him
somehow or other"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

Little Liberia is without a navy, and
must remain so until some charita-
BILE government makes her present of
one. She had two old tubs. presented to
her by Great Britain, up to a short time
ago, when a capful of wind came along
and blew chem ashore. Recently Liberia
appealed 90 this government for a vessel
or TWO. The authorities al Washington
tried to find one or two which might be
sent to them, but failed to do so. AS a
consequence the admiral the vice-ad-
miral the rear-admirals and all of the
commodores of the Liberian navy Will
have to accept shore duty until some
friendly Power finds itself IN possession
of WORKOUT war vessel which it is will
ing to give away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

Some days ago the Governor Of Mis-
souri, issued very brave manifesto. in
which he declared chat lawlessness in st.
Louis as result Of the strike must stop,
and that the military forces Of the State
would be used to preserve the peace If
necessary. Since then rioting. bloodshed
and murder have characterized the strike.
and so far as is known no steps have
been taken by the state authorities to put
a stop to It. II would seem that the cine
had come for the authorities to take
firm grasp upon the situation and enforce
the law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

The Democrats of a certain assembly
district in Chicago are so anxious 10 vote
for Dewey that they have invited young
George, son of the Admiral, 10 be their
candidate for the lower house of the
State Legislature. Young Mr.. Dewey is
a drygoods salesman, and has never
taken any part in policies. II is doubted
that he will consent to be a candidate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

A modern Sampson. no. in the possession
of extraordinary muscular power but in
the fact that his strength was in his hair.
has been discovered in Pennsylvania The
man was a blacksmith, and had been in
the habit Of wearing his hair long. A
few days ago he had It cut of The day
following while at his work he complained
OF feeling weak, ana shortly thereafter
fell down and died. The townspeople be-
lieve that he was shorn vi his strength
with his hair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

There seems 10 be a first-rate opportu-
nifty for the Republicans to be beaten in
Pennsylvania in the next election. Col.
Guffey, the Pennsylvania member of the
National Democrats Committee, says
that arrangements have been made
for fusion of the ant-Quayites.
the Independent Republicans and the
Democrats in Philadelphia and the
counties throughout the state, and
that the only matter remaining for settle
ment is the making up of the ticket.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

1t is estimated that there are 5000
voters in Havana. But less than 5000
of them have 50 far qualified themselves
for the ballot by registering. Evidently
the Havanese are not fully acquainted
with the use of crisp new 50, s. and $40
bills on election days. as mapy of the
voters in American cities are.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

The slump in May cotton in the New
York market yesterday amounting TO 81
points, was almost if not entirely unpre-
cedented. The cause of it was the failure
of a firm which has been trying to corner
the May option. 1t cannot be said that
there was much surprise at the failure of
the firm TO carry its point, or at the break
In the market which followed the failure
Most of those who had followed the trend
of events foresaw that something of the
kind was likely to occur and governed
themselves accordingly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

Once more the announcement is officially
made that Havana is free from yellow few
er There were no deaths from that dis
ease IN Havana during April. Should the
authorities be able TO make a similar re-
port for the months of August and Sep
TENDER. it would be most gratifying.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
The weather.

The indications for Georgia to-day are
for far weather, with fresh west TO north
winds, and for Eastern Florida, showers,
except fair weather in extreme northern
portion; fresh south TO west winds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem)
says Here are the national tickets nom
mated up to the hour of going to press:
Bryan and Towne, by the Populists;
Barker and Donnelly. by the Populists;
Hartman and Hayes, Socialist La Dor;
Debs and Hartman, Socalist-Demo-
cratic; Swallow and Woolley, Christian.
Considered merely from the standpoint
of combination of names, Swallow and
Woolley is hard to beat"
The Cincinnati Enquirer Dem) says.
The administration of William McKin-
ley has broken from the old moorings
The ship of state is adrift on unknown
seas IL is without compass and rudders.
The uses of Republican government have
been abandoned. Legislation has but one
aim in view and that is the sacrifice of
the interests OF the people, the prostitu-
tion Of principles for the benefit of the
classes"
The Chicago Chronicle Dem,) says:
"An admirer of Mr.. Wharton Barker de-
clares that that gentleman has enough
money to choke a cow and that may be
true 1t may be pointed QUE, however.
that the securing of votes, not the chok-
ing of cows should be Mr.. Bankers OBJ
ject And a Populist candidate for Presi-
dent should not think of choking cows.
The COW is a noble animal"
The Baltimore Sun (Dem) says THE
Republican party either committed
monstrous crime in giving the negroes Of
the South the suffrage without restric-
ton or il is guilty of a crime of equal
enormity in discriminating against the
Filipino. The latter is as much entitled 70
manhood suffrage in his own country as
in which practically all the property was
owned by whites, and to which they
were brought as slaves"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
JOHN c. BUTLER,

DEALER IN
Paints, Oils and Glass. sash. Doors BLINDS
and Builders Supplies, Plain and Decora-
tive Wall Paper. Foreign and Domestic
Clements. Lime. Plaster and Hair. Sols
Agent for Abestlne Cold Water Paint
20 Congress street. west, anG 10 81. JuLan
street, west
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
SUMMER RESORTS.
HOTEL FITZPATRICK,

W lA'9I1I-N U 7 NJ-NI NA
The incest hotel in the best town in the
South. Fine Mineral Springs. Large ball
room. Cultivated society. An IDEAL spot
for the summer visitor, near the great
Hillman electric shafts. Special rates for
families. Address
w. C. THIGPEN, Proprietor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25

Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs via
Salem, Va.
Open June LIST; elevation 2,2O0 feet;
Sulphur, Chalybeate and Freestone
Waters; delightful summer climate; resi-
dent physician; one of the best family
resorts in the state; terms reasonable.
Write for descriptive pamphlet.
]. H. CHAPMAN Manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
BIG MORTGAGE FILED.
1t Covers Property of NJ. X.
Telephone Company and is
For $I.25O.OOO.

a mortgage of 81, ,25o, 900 on the Mis-
souri, and Kansas Telephone company
to the Old Colony Trust company of
Boston was filed with the register of
deeds this morning
The revenue stamps on the original
mortgage amounted to 1925. The in
strument is printed in pamphlet form
and copies of it are filed in each
county where the company does busi-
ness. The company owns property in
as counties in Missouri and 80 counties
in Kansas. The revenue stamps are
attached only to the original document,
but the registration fees are paid in
each county. The agreement sets
forth that the company shall set aside
semi annually $6,25O from its earnings
toward sinking fund in payment for
bonds issued to the amount of 81 250 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
Admiral Will Retire From Pres
idential Race.
Induced to Do So by John 4.
Mclean.
UNFAVORABLE TALK
OF Newspapers and Public Gem
orally
Induces the Admiral to With
draw From Race.

New York, April 1o.-A Washington
special to the Evening World says: 1T
is asserted this afternoon on what seems
to be good authority that Admiral
Dewey has decided to withdraw
candidate for the presidency and that
within a few days he will formally an
nounce mis- decision. His brother-in-
law, John R. Mclean. is alleged to be
responsible for this latest move.
Within forty-eight hours Admiral
Dewey has been in consultation with
Democratic leaders and others antag-
onistic to President Mckinley and the
opinions then expressed. together with
unfavorable or noncommital views
voiced by the newspapers. decided him.
it is asserted. to withdraw from the
contest"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
AS IT STANDS.
House Committee Accepts
Senate Porto Rican Bill.

Washington, April 10.-At a special
meeting of the ways and means commit
tee held today, it was decided by a
vote of s to to report the Porto Rico
bill as it passed the senate without
amendment and to move a concurrence
in the senate amendments. This means
the acceptance of the territorial form of
government for Porto Rico as added to
the bill by the senate and other lesser
changes on the tariff and other features.
The vote on concurring in the senate bill
was on party lines with the exception of
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts,. the Re
publican member of the committee who
first dissented from the bill. The full
vote was as follows: Yeas Payne.
Dalzeu. Hopkins, GrosvenOr, Russell,
Dolliver, Steele and Long, Republicans
eight.
son, Swanson, Mcclellan and Under
wood, Democrats
The vote was not preceded by any
extended discussion, AIr GrosvenoT
promptly making the motion to concur
and report.
1t was made known during the meet
ing that the bill would be taken up to-
morrow and a strong intimation was
given that the plan contemplated was
to allow each side two hours.
A meeting of the rules committee has
been called for II o'clock tomorrow
morning when the question of a special
rule fixing the time and duration of de-
bate will be determined. If two hours
on each side is allowed. the vote viii
come late in the. day if at all tomorrow,
as considerable time will be spent il
passing the special rule.
AS to the final result of the vote there
continues to be much doubt and not 9
| little anxiety on the Republican side
! owing to the extremely narrow margir
! between the two sides.
Representative Long, the Republican
whip said:
There is too much doubt to venture
/ prediction. The situation is summed
up thus: The Republican majority II
| the house is 19; there are eight Republi
cans against the bill that leaves a ma
! jority of only three. It is a narrow
| margin
Representative Underwood. the Dem
| ocratic whip said:
We will have every man present ex
cept two sick in bed. There will be NJ
Democratic votes for the bill. This vii
make the vote very close and we hop
| TO prevent COnPurrence'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Court of Appeals Holds That
Dispatcher and Trainmen
Are Not Fellow
Servants.

st. Louis, Mo-. April 1O.-The United
States court of appeals, Judge San
born dissenting, has handed down an
opinion in the case of the Missouri
Kansas & Texas railway company
against George c. Elliott and Mamie r.
Elliott. by their next friends, Jesse
Broyles and Lydia Elliott. On June IL
1892. W. II. Elliott, father of George c.
and Mamie F. Elliott, and the hus-
band of Lydia J. Elliott, was killed in
a collision on the NJ. K. & T. between
McAlester and Muskogee. l. T.
1t was claimed in the United States
court of appeals for the Indian Terri
tory that Elliott's death was due to
conflicting orders given the two trains
which ran together The defense was
that the felIow-servant law applied to
the case, but the lower court held 9TH
erwise, deciding that there was a diff
ference between train dispatcher and
trairmen, SO far as being felloW-serv-
ants was concerned. Judges Caldwell
and Thayer held with the lower court
on this point, but Judge Sanborn dis
sented, holding that there was no diff
ference. and that the train dispatcher
being a fellow servant with Elliott. the
latter's heirs had no right to the dam
ages sued for because of the careless
ness of the dispatcher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
QUAY CASE SET.
Vote is to Be Taken in Senate
April "a.

Washington, April 1O.-Soon after the
senate convened today Mr.. Jones (Arl<.)
introduced and had adopted a resolu-
ton calling on the president. if not
incompatible with the public interest,
to transmit to the senate a detailed
statement of the expenses Of the COM
missioner general of the Paris exposi-
ton and also to state the salaries of
all employees of the commission
Mr.. Jones stated that in the report
already filed with the senate the de-
tailed items Of expense and salaries
We're not included in accordance with
the law. This, he believed, ought to be
refnedied. hence his resolution
Mr.. Chandler then asked unanimous
consent that two weeks from today, on
April "a, at 4 p m, vote be taken
on the resolution relative to the seating
of NJ. S. Quay as a senator from Penn
sylvania-
Mr.. Burrows expressed the hope that
there would be no objection to the re-
quest. Without opposition the request
of Mr.. Chandler was agreed to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10

company and other members of the
steel and iron trust, 100000.
From the Cramps and other members
of the ship building trust, $500, 900.
From the National Biscuit company,
the cracker trust, $3.50, 600.
From the American Wool company,
$780, ,OO0.
From the American Lead company,
the lead trust, $4,000
From the Standard Oil company and
the branches of the trust, $S00,000.
From the American Sugar Refining
company and other members of the
sugar trust. $500 GOO.
From the American Tobacco company
and other members of the tobacco
trust, $3.50 600.
From the International Paper COM
pany and other members of the paper
trust, 5000, 600.
From half a dozen smaller trusts and
highly ''protected' industries, 81, 7o0, 600.
Total, Sc. 200, 600
This apparently is the enormous cam
paign fund the Republican party ex-
Mckinley. A letter carefully prepared
at a conference of Senator Hanna. As
sistant Postmaster General Perry
Heath and the mOneyed members of
the national Republican committee. has
been sent out by that Organiza ton
This letter calls attention to the profits
the trust manufacturers have been able
to secure under Republican rule in the
past and points out that to enjoy them
in the future the reelection of PreSi-
dent Mckinley is absolutely necessary.
The letter then calls attention to the
expenses of the campaign which, it
says, will be unusually large because of
the strength the Democratic party is
developing in all parts of the country
The letter has gone only to the great
est and richest trusts, the smaller con-
Germs being reserved for a squeeze
The evident and increasing strength
of the Democratic party caused the
conference to be called many weeks
earlier than usual. 1t also caused Sen
ator Hanna and the others to decide to
raise 81, ,000, 600 more than has ever been
paid into a campaign fund in the his
tory of the country. The responses to
the letter will be sent to the national
committee treasurer, James G. Cannon
of New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
BIG STATE CONTRACTS.
Nearly 100000 to Be Expend-
ed in New Buildings.

The state board of charities held a
session at the Topeka asylum Monday
and awarded contracts aggregating
s94 ,e46.
They were awarded as follows:
Administration building at Topeka
asylum, four stories high, to be built of
stone and brick, to Sockler & Co., of
Kingfisher Ok. for s31. POO The bid
was nearly $4,000 below that of the next
higher
Brick cottage at the Girls Industrial
school at Beloit to Cuthbert & Sargent
of Topeka for $4,000.
Industrial building at boys reform
school, Topeka, to be built of brick, to
Henry Bennett, of Topeka for $4,000
Custodian building at Winfield Imbe-
eile asylum, 50 by 81 feet, four stories
high, to Lattimer & Benning, of Kansas
City, Mo, for S32 446.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
Another Yellville Party.

will leave for a tour of the Yellville,
Ark, zinc fields on the 10th, and in ad-
dition to a tour of the zinc mines of
Marion county, will spend a day or two
regidl. In the party viii be several To-
pekans, among them D o. McCray and
T. A. McNeal. Judge Chas. W. Smith.
of Stockton, Webb McNa1 and w. H.
Haskell of Gaylord-I L N. Mahin of Smith
Center. w. J. Hurd of Holton. and DR..
Frank Swallow Of Valley Falls. win be
in the party Seventy miles of the jour
ney--from West Plains, Mo, to Yell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
SNOW IN THE NORTH.
It Is Responsible For the Kansas Cold
Wave

wave.
Kansas is experiencing the effects of
the severe storm, with two feet of snow
that has been raging in Montana, but
that does not mean that Kansas will
have two feet of snow.
The center of a low barometer is about
on the state lire between Kansas and
Colorado. The wind is rushing into the
low from the east at the rate of 80 miles
an hour. The low will probably swing
across the southwestern part of Kansas
in a southeasterly direction and the
colder weather from Montana will fol-
low it. The forecast today is threaten
ing tonight and Wednesday with rain -
The maximum for today up to II O'Clock
was registered at midnight when the
thermometer stood a [ 45. The minimum
was 80. More cold weather may follow
On June 2. 1887, the thermometer fell to
SO. During the past week the south
west half of the state had rains meas
uring from a trace to over three inches.
In Morton. Stevens, Seward and Mead
counties the rainfall was three and 10
hundredths inches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-10
Ashanti Rising is Spreading.

Accra, British Gold Coast Colony.
April 10-A relieving force of one hun
dred Hussars started for Kumassie to-
day. As this body of troops is consider
ed insufficient. large force is being
concentrated in the HinterIand Kumas-
sic is evidently invested. The Ashanti
have captured several native teachers
and their families. The rising is spread
ing