The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21


in harmony with the national democratic
platform. That they do not propose such
legislation justifes the inference that
they are not sincere.
English Statesmen Alarmed.
The scare IN London of week or so
ago caused by ruInors of an intention of
the population of India to rise against
their British rulers, appears to have sub
sided. For few days, however, there
was feeling of uneasiness that had
noticeably disturbing effect upon busl-
ness. The rumors of rising came from
the fact that last month, throughout the
Bengalese province of Behar, several
thousand mango tree trunks were smeared
with mud in which there was the hair of
pigs and cows 1t is said that mango trees
in the province of Dude were also daubed
in similar manner. No information as
to how or by whom the daubing was done
could be obtained, nor could it be discov-
cred what the purpose of the daubing of
the trees was.
By many it was interpreted to mean
that the people were to hold themselves
in readiness to throw off the British yoke.
The people of India have strange ways of
conveying information of secret charac-
ter to those for whom it is intended. The
signal which prepared the natives for
mutiny in 1857 was the passing of loaves
of bread, twisted like great pretzels, from
village to village. The British saw this
| twisted bread and commented upon the
fact of its unusual appearance, but they
did not know its significance until long
after the lnutiny had been quelled.
1t is remarkable fact that the natives
will never disclose the meaning of such
signs to foreigners. Any native would
permit himself TO be tortured to death be-
fore he would tell an Englishman for
whom he had the greatest friendship that
there was about to be mutiny and that
he was in danger.
1t is well known in London that the ma
tives are greatly dissatisfied In almost
every province over the vast empire they
have grievances. Their taxes have been
greatly increased, and Englishmen have
monopolized some of the richest sources
| of their incomes. 1t is well understood
in England that British rule in India has
not been, and is not now, of kind to
strengthen the loyalty of the natives.
II is not remarkable, therefore, that there
| should have been scare in London wheu
rumors of rising got abroad.
The railroad men of Georgia should
lose no time in putting themselves in the
| line of cooperation with the southern i'm
migration association, the organization
and purposes of which were described in
our dispatches of yesterday. 1t will be
noticed that several of the leading spirits
| in the movement are prominent railroad
men, at least one of whom is connected
with great railway system with rami-
| fcations in Georgia. 1t is evidently the
purpose of the roads represented to settle
desirable immigrants along their own
| lines. II would be good business policy
for them to do SO, and the other Georgia
roads should follow their example Each
road has tin its power to operate, almost
without cost, comprehensive informa-
tion bureau covering every tract of land
along its lines available Tor settlement,
its resources and advantages and the
terms upon which it could be obtained
Station agents could gather such inform
alton with little effort and report to the
|
| facts in the channel to reach settlers
seeking homes. There are miles and
miles of vacant lands along every rail
road in both this state and Florida only
waiting to be properly brought to the at
tention ofhome seekers. If the railroads
would expend proportionately as much
effort TO induce immigration to tracts
along their lines as the newspapers, the
tide of immigration in this direction
would soon be greatly increased.
Anent the approach of the storm sea-
son and the occurrence of storms on Lake
Michigan and elsewhere, it is pertinent to
note that the life-savng stations along
the Atlantic coast are now closed and will
remain closed until September The
most severe storms that have visited the
coast In several years occurred during
August, and last summer at least Que
wreck occurred off the Long Island shore
that might haze been less disastrous had
a life-saving crew been on duty at near
by station. There was movement afoot
last fall to have the stations manned,
with full crews. all the year round, but it
appears to have dropped out of sight
iaAhtNlsG Nut movement TO improve the
signal service from the West India islands
seems to have been dropped off and lost
somewhere. If these two important serv-
ices are TO be improved in anticipation of
the West Indian hurricane season it
would appear the part Of prudence to do
something. toward the improvement now.
The republican organs are trying to
laugh away the odium of BUTTS attempt
to bride senator's. as it was known they
would. They say Buttz is a fossil and
somethingof a crank, and represented
nobody On the other hand Senator
Kyle, one of the intended victims, saws
the fact that the lobbyist spoke with
authority and had heavy hackers cannot
be disguised The senator is quite sure
the syndicate of bribers was composed
! largely of New Workers.