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New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
COULD NOT STRIKE DIRECTLY.

From The Boston Herald.
Germany would not be able to directly nlure ing
Land What the latter Power could do. ana posslhiy
vnuId do would be undermine ana destroy Eng
'.nJs influence with the other Continental nations.
I: could and France In asserting Itself In Egypt, II
'rurkey and could probably succeed In this way 10
practically driving England from the eastern Ms"'-
rrr,n.en and cut ting Off. to quite an extent. her
direct communication with her great Indian de-
pendcncy. 80 ,.>.,,,,rtv
From The Philadelphia Press
War il aiways the easier and more tempting pre-
diction when disputes arise between nations nut IL
s ,,stallv ihe wrong prediction Modern nations are
under heavy bonds 10 keep the peace II England
can avoid var with Germany IL may be set down
as certain that she Will
CANNOT AFFORD TO FIGHT
From The Chicago Times Herald.
Great Britain will not fight Germany. Great Brit
al W hgh any hrst-ciass Power Great ltrit-
cannot feed Itself venture into great war now
What I'm the past was the chief source Of Great
Eritaln's strength and supremacy has become by
reason Of the growth OF fleets and navies OF other
nations her fatal weakness. She cannot endure
without her merchant marine
WAS WILLIAM WAITING FOR A PitETEXT7
From The Baltimore News
Like the Venezuela boundary dispute, the English
suzerainty over the Transvaal IL not one OF those
matters of sudden and critical difficulty which jus
beillcose attitude. II the German Emperor should
not make an effort to smooth things over II can
only Ie because he wished for pretext for war
with England.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
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Etrura Via Queenstown; at IL m Tor Scotlar
Ethiopia Neltei9 i""S' Oe ui'eS'e' peS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11

There are signs that the jingoes in
congress recognize the fact that they
acted too hastily in passing resolutions
recognizing the belligerency Of the Gu
ban insurgents. No doubt they viii pass
the conference resolutions now pending.
because they could not AFFORD 10 admit
that they were not justified by the facts
in passing the original resolutions. To re-
fect the conference resolutions after hav-
ing adopted the original resolutions.
would be an admission they are unfit 10
deal with matters relating to our foreign
relations If, however they could decently
undo the work they have done. there are
grounds for thinking they would not hes
itate to do so.
Senator Hale. in a speech Of great power
and clearness on Monday. pointed out that
there was no excuse from any point of
view for granting belIigerent rights to
the insurgent Cubans. His speech made
a profound impression. He made the SEN
ate see itself as the country sees it.
AS a matter of fact, the insurgents have
no organized government. They are sim
ply carrying on a sort of guerrilla war
fare
They collect no taxes and can give no
body any protection. During Gen. Grants
administration there was an insurrection
in Cuba. and congress was crazy to rec
ognize the insurgents as belligerents. In
a special message Gen. Grant pointed out
that to do so would be a violation of in
ternational law and. besides. would make
an enemy of Spain. The message put an
end to the craze.
1t is worthy Of notice that when. dur
ing Gen. Harrisons administration, an
effort was made to get the United States
TO recognize the belhgerency of the insur-
gent Chileans, it was unsuccessful. The
insurgent Chneans were much bet
ter able to sustain a govern
ment than the Cubans are-in
fact they had a we'll organized
government, which was complete in all
respects. Congress sustained Gen. Harri-
son for refusing to grant belligerent rights
to the Chileans. In the face of that prece-
dent. what excuse has congress for voting
in favor of granting belligerent rights 10
the Cuban insurgents?
The truth, doubtless. is that the passage
of the belllgerent resolutions was intend
ed to embarrass the administration. Both
parties also thought that the whole coun-
try would heartily applaud anything done
TO assist the insurgents. They were mis-
taken. Mass meetings were not called to
approve of the action Of congress. show
ing quite concusively that the country
was not profoundly stirred by what was
taking place in Cuba.
Nobody, outside of the cabinet, as far
as the public knows. is prepared to state
what course the President will take when
the conference resolutions are adopted, but
it is pretty safe to say that his action will
be marked by much more judgment and
a stricter regard for the law of nations
than has been that of congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11

Senator'S Teller and Lodge are greatly
incensed, according to our dispatches this
morning, because the Spanish minister
at Washington criticised their speeches
on the Cuban belligerency resolutions.
They are probably correct in saying that
it is no affair Of his what they say in
debate so long as they do not attack him
personally, but in view of the fact that
what he said was said with the best OF
motives they ought not to feel greatly
aggrieved.
He said nothing unkind about the
speeches of either of these senators. He
simply stated that they had got their
facts all wrong. and he expressed the
opinion that when their errors were point
ed out to them they would correct them
at once.
The Spanish minister doesn't know prob
ably that when a congressman is talkine
not for the good of the country but for
the advancement of his own political for
tunes in his state. the last thing he
wants done is attention called to the lit
tie misstatements he may make. If
all congressman were diligent in search
ing for the truth and always adhered
to what they knew to be the truth. the
country would be vastly better off.
If the Spanish ministers doesn't want
to get himself disliked and receive an in
vltation to retire from the country he
will not attempt to correct through the
newspapers. statements which senator's
and representatives make on the floor of
congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
PERSONAL.

-Royalists of France will flock to Rouen
this month to attend the sale of the relics
of Louis XVI, now in possession of the
family of Nine. lie Besnier, the grand
daughter of De Clery, the kings devoted
valet de chambre. They include a robe
used on the night of his death and the
napkins used at communion on the mem
orable Jan. q. The relics have always re-
manned in the possession of the De Clerys.
The Dean of Westminster has taken
great pains to meet the demand that DIR.
Johnson's gravestone shall be better pre-
served and rendered more conspicuous to
the public. He has had the ancient flaws
in it made good with pieces of Irish mar
the letters filled with white cement. After
these Improvements no one can have any
difficulty in a once recognizing a grave
stone which is one of the most interest
ing in the South Transept.
The recent baptism by immersion in
London of the Rev. DR.. A. r. Pierson, the
man, continues to be the subject of much
comment, not always kindly, in the relig-
ious press. According to the Christian
Pictorial, the ceremony itself was charac-
teriZed by some curious bitches The tiles
of the baptistry at West Croydon, where
the baptism took place, had fallen in so
that the water ran out. Then sacks and
leaks. Among the favored few to wit
ness the ceremony was a builder, whose
skill was then invoked. Ultimately he was
able to patch up the baptistry so that the
deed was done By 3 o'clock. THE whole
thing says the paper, was, through
these untoward circumstances, a sad and
humiliating travesty of the sacred ordi-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
BRIGHT BITS.

Hans had climbed up into the cherry
tree to gather cherries. Meantime a storm
came on, and the father called out to the
lad: Come down, Hans, it is beginning
to thunder"
There's no need, father" shouted the
boy, Il can hear 1t where l am."-Illus-
trirte Chronik.
I've got a personal letter from the
editor of the Houston Bugle," remarked
the editor of the Galveston Trombone,
laughing heartily,
What Is there funny aboutit?" inquired
the manager.
He calls me an ass and signs it Yours
fraternally.' Texas Sitter.
Did 1 understand you to say" said
the Boston lady to the art critic, that
what Mr. Van Dobbles picture needs is
atmospheric"
Yes
"Ah, then l begin to understand a re-
mark made by Mr.. Van Dobbles which
was hitherto unintelligible."
About this Dcture2'
Yes. He said he wished he could think
of some way to raise the wind on it,
Washington Star.
The minister, Parson Downycouch.
was at dinner with the Chafie family.
Johnnie spoke up and said: Can
church whistler
why do you ask, Johnne?" asked the
clergyman, kindly.
Because pa owes twelve dollars back
pew rent and he says he is going to let
the church whistle for 1t"
After the clergyman had taken his de-
parture there was a vocal solo by John
nie.-TeXaS Sitter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
classic slang.

1t is a matter of current observation and
remark that the slang of to-day is ortho-
dox literature tomorrow, writes r. w.
Conant in the Dial. But it is not so
commonplace that modern slang can often
point with pride" to most aristocratic
lineage away back in classic Greek and
Latin Literature itself, as well as his
tory, and everything else, for they all
come from the human soul, itself an eter-
nal unity of variety. This bond between
past and present may be illustrated by L
few examples out of many.
We modernS are not the first to find
things which make us tired" for Virgil,
speaking doubtless from a rich personal
experience, complains that Juno makes
earth and heaven tired" His description
of a city riot, in which he says rocks
fly" is twin brother to the reportorial
railway strike, wherein coupling pins al
ways "hy."
Cicero might have been Roman from
Cork, when he speaks of a power of sill
yer and gold" and he is forever "t'row-
ing Cataline out " (of the city.
Caesar says that Ariovistus had TAX
en- to himself such airs that he seemed
uncomfortable"
Our word business" which is so con-
venient to piece out conversational pow
erty with more or less legitimate uses,
is a prime favorite with both Cicero and
Caesar. The following phrases are quite
Chicagoese: IAN opportune time for fin
ishing the business" (of destroying the
sar in Gaul?' "They undertook the bust
ness (of arresting the Allobroges), etc.
Xenophon gives us in Greek the same
phrase as Cicero in Latin, for he says:
"Tissaphernes threw out others" (of the
refugees from the city,. He seems like
an elder brother when he declares, Il
made a find" and They were like to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11

The little affair at the barracks be-
tween the recorder and the chief of po-
lice may give the police commissioners
work to do that they were not ex-
pecting. The recorder thinks that sum
cient respect has not been shown him be-
cause the chief of police refused to per-
init detective connected with the police
force to carry out certain orders the re-
corder had given him. If what we have
seen In print is correct the chief objected
to having the detective or a police on
Ger comply with the instructions of the re-
corder because he thought the evidence
on which the Instructions were based
was frivolous
We refer to this matter simply because
it is highly important that there should
be no lack of harmony between the re-
corder and the chief of police and to sug-
gest that if the police commissioners are
called upon to make an investigation they
will go to the bottom of the trouble with
the view of removing all cause for trou-
bic between the two officials We can
not have a satisfactory enforcement OF
the laws in the city if the recorder and
the chief of police pull against each other.
They must pull together-in fact. they
viii pull together when it is made ap-
parent that the sole purpose of each of
them is to have the laws enforced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11

They had just returned from their
honeymoon.
of course. when George settled back in
his old-bschelOr apartments with this in
nocent little sweetheart hitting about him
IKE an ever-presentsd eity, he did not feel
days, but contented himself billing and
cooling 10 his hearts delight, telling him
self over and over again he was the most
nnappy man In the world, says the New
on the fourth day he thought he must
go down 70 the club and see a few old
friends and give them hts advice on mat
Ilnony, painting II in glowing terms
When he got back It was nearly time for
dinner and as he came into the darkened
hallway the sweet little bride greeted him
with as much enthusiasm as IL he had
been on a cruise to South Africa, and had
Just escaped with his life. And OH darl-
ingF rippled on the little bird, -huttering
ABOUT MIN 50 prettily, 4 have just been
working as hard as ever / can. l have
udied up your musty-smelling old library,
you know, and all that, and 1 am sure
you will scarcely know the place"
Georges heart stopped beating for an
instant "Yes?" he said. weakly.
Yes, indeed, dearie. l cleaned up your
desk and burned up lot Of old bills for
wine and stun that you bought to sell on
commission. l suppose
Georges eyes grew CLASSY.
and all the drawers l drew out, and
a whole lot of musty old letters tied
with lavender ribbons written to your
uncle and grandfather, I suppose, and
full of the most terrible gush imaginable,
/ burned"
George felt himself falling against the
wall.
and your nasty old yellow meer-
schaum pipe / threw out into the ash bar
rel, and then sent out and bought a nice,
new one for 20 cents"
George was struggling with his coat
again and feeling for his hat.
Then l collected all the actresses pic
lures that the horrid things had written
on the back with gush to some of your
hOrrid club friends, l suppose, and burn
ed them in a pile"
George was staggering from faintness
toward the door
and wound up by But George
had thrown open the door and was bound
ing down the brownstOne steps two at a
time. as if fleeing from the wrath of the
evil spirit, not daring to hear what the
wind up of his calamities was Half an
hour later he was seated in the club win
dow.
rs marriage a failure, George?" asks
one of his old pals, noting his preoccupied
and moody air.
"Oh, no; not as long as man can keep
his wife from becoming addicted to the
house-cleaning mania during the honey
moon," sadly murmured poor George.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11

She was a nice, sweet-faced elderly wo-
man, who looked as though she might
have been one of the workers all her life,
says the Washington Star. She was at
tired plainly but neatly in a season. be-
-the-times gown, with plain bands of
slightly gray hair put smoothly back I'M
der her Observation-Disclosures the-f fash
ion bonnet Beside her sat fine-looking,
snowy girl, attired sumptuously in the
latest fad of fashion, but wearing her
clothes with bad grace. Both were lis
man mans on the fi oor,' Who a'i-i1 was
reading, in shrill falsetto, from
manuscript held in one hand, and awk-
wardly trying to make gestures with the
other hand. Nobody was listening Final
ly the older woman turned to the younger.
and said almost pathetically: 'They don't
seem to pay much attention to pa, do
they?"
And the girl said, with a toss of her
giddy young head mo, indeed he is
small potatoes down here But we get
the name and the salary just the same,
and it sounds big at home"
But the gentle wife only looked panied
and said, Daughter" in a demonstrating
kind of way, and leaned over the gallery,
absolutely the only person in all that
vast house who seemed TO hear a word
the man was saying.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11

"Conceit is the dry rot of the mind"
says some witty writer Mr. Calhoun
Webster Tacky, when he leaves town,
for instance, is firmly of the opinion that
the public is deeply interested in his move
ments, and just how to satisfy public Gu
riosity and crafty his conceit at the same
time, is a problem that racks his cocoa
nut head, writes the Louisville Courier
Journal. A happy thought dawns upon
him. He writes to a newspaper friend and
incidentally mentions his departure. Next
morning the Times-Herald-W orld heaVes
and throbs with the thrilling intelligence,
and the club roars over the item. Some
times, however the Demon Reporter re-
lieves the tedium of his daily grind by
this sort of thing verbatim. Years ago a
brand new suit of broadcloth and silk
hat, gold-headed cane and white lawn tie,
wandered up into the sanctum of the
Courier-Journal, stood around in listless
way. looked over the papers, went down
stairs, and came back several times. He
clined deliberately and ended by drawing
his chair in a confidential way up to the
Roundabout mans desk
Gould you" said he, put in the paper
that / am at the Gait house with my
bride, and just fling in something about
my being a prominent Indianian? | don t
myself, but you know how the women
are. / want fifty copies of the paper sent
to this address," and he laid down $3.50,
grlnned, got read n the ne face SAID GOOD
Next morning he read that "Mr. John
r. Huckleb berry requests us to say that
he is at the Gait house with his bride; that
he is a prominent member of the legis-
lature of Indiana, and that he himself,
personally, cares nothing about newspa-
per notoriety, but that a society note
would be highly gratifying to Mrs.
Huckleberry. He added that he wanted
fifty copies of the paper for distribution
to his constituents" Having exploded this
bomb, the Roundabout" man took the
first train for the Crab Orchard Springs,
where he remained in hiding for a month.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
a Hard LucIk story.

"when the Wicklow Postman was out
on its memorable tour year or so ago, -
said an actor in the company, according
to the San Francisco Argonaut I'VE al
most stranded in Hot Springs. Out next
stand was Texarkana, and the manager
wired me we must be sure to come on
would certainly play to a big house. Well
/ raised enough money to get to Texar-
kama 1t was dusk when we reached
there. and, as we rode up to the hotel
in bus, saw what l presumed was
the glow of sunset over the housetons
BY Jove,' 1 remarked to the driver. Won
do have fine sunsets down here Sunset
nothingF he growled, as he glanced in the
direction ! was looking, that's the opera
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
index TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Neutrality-suspicious. Club of Savannah.
Special Notices-Shirts. Meyere & Frank;
Gentlemen, Here's a Chance, Appel &
Schaul; Suite of Six Offices for Rent.
Barrow & Osborne; Ship Notices.
Strachan & Co.; Finest Drinks and
Lunches, at Beckmanns Cafe; Special
Notice as to Securing Contract for TAX
ing the Mails to Trains.
Business Notices - -Busch's
Malt Neutrine; Infanta Eulalia, Havana
Beauties or lie Panic Cigars. Reid & Co.
Tobacco-Battle-Ax Tobacco; Black
wells Genuine Durham Tobacco.
Medical-Cuticura Remedies; Hoods
Sarsaparilla; Johann Hoffs Genuine Malt
Extract; DR.. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tab
lets: Munyon's Remedies.
Auction Sales-Dry Goods. by ]. H. OPP
penheim & Son.
Silverware = Gorham. Manufacturing
Company.
Amusements-Jules Grau's Opera and
Sampson at Matinee This Afternoon and
Tonight.
Male Bicycle Fixins-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
Guess How Many-Appel & Schaul.
A Flood of LAght-Mutual Gaslight Com
pany.
A Doubt-Falk Clothing Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11


II IS admitted that Gov. Mckinley is
meeting with much greater success in
getting delegates TO the national republic
can convention than any other one of
the candidates The impression is grow
ing that he viii be the presidential NOM
fnee Of the republican party. There is,
Of course, plenty OF time for some one of
the other candidates 10 win the nominal
ton. but il viii require hard and shrewd
work to do It.
In view Of the prominence that Gov.
Mckinley has secured as a candidate, the
opinion which the other candidates have
Of him cannot be otherwise than enter
tanning. The candidate who has put him
self on record in respect TO Gov. McKin-
ley is Senator Cullom Of Illinois. The
senator sincerely believes that he has an
excellent chance for the nomination. Be
sides being possessed Of excellent ability,
he is said to resemble greatly President
Lincoln
In a recent letter. Senator Cullom,
speaking Of Gov. Mckinley, said: HE
IS less qualified for the office Of President
than any other conspicuous candidate.
has less courage. less knowledge Of ma
tional and International affairs, and is by
no means responsible for the Mckinley
tariff law. having opposed with all his
force its best features"
That is a very frank opinion, to say
the least of it. Sull. we do not feel sure
that it is not a substantially correct one.
Gov. Mckinley. while personally very
agreeable gentleman. is by no means
broad-gauge statesman. He made an
impression upon congress when he was
member of that body in connection with
one subject only. namely, the tariff. He
was not regarded as an authority upon
any other Indeed, it is doubtful If he
was regarded as being well Informed on
any other. 1t is a well known fact that
he knew nothing whatever Of financial
matters. He strongly urged the passage
Of the Sherman silver purchasing bill,
saying that that bill offered the only sure
way to the free coinage of silver. His
tariff law has been repealed, and so has
the silver purchasing law. There remains
nothing in the laws Of the land to cause
him to be remembered.
The indications are. however. that he
is a pretty good politician. He is man
aging his campaign for the nomination
admirably. Still, a man may be a good
politician without being a statesman.
Gov. Mckinley appears to be a good poll
tician.
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