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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-27
PRESIDENTS TRIP WEST.
lie ana Mrs. Mckinley VIII Go to
Cleveland Next Week

Cleveland, o., Aug. 26.-President and
Mrs Mckinley will arrive in Cleveland for
a few days visit TO Mr.. and Mrs Myron
II. Herrick next Tuesday or Wednesday
The President is opposed to any public
demonstration during his stay here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-27
WON'T ATTEND CORTEs.
CarIists and Republicans Issue "a
Manifesto to This Effect.

Madrid, Aug 2s, p. m.-The Carllsts
and Republican members OF the Cortes
have decided not to attend the forthcom-
ing session; and they will issue a mani
festo TO the country explaining the rea-
cons for their absence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-27
DEMoNsTR ATIoNs RIDIcuLED.
No Specific AngIo-RussIan Issue Near
at Hand.

at Hand.
London, Aug. 26.--An the Information
obtanable tends to show that the dispatch
sent from here to New York to-day con-
iirming yesterdays cablegram that Eng
land has been preparing for a naval dem
onstraton in the event OF Anglo-Russian
complications, Is merely gossip.
The London newspapers and diplomats
rdicule the statements made and say
that apparently there Is no specific Anglo
Russian Issue at present on which ultima
tums and naval demonstrations, such as
mentioned, could be based
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-27
FurIoughs Extended.

i... .'n, Aus 4.-An order has been
'le War department extending
''lsn OF volunteers given leave of
'ion thirty days 70 sixty days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-27
THINK IT TYPHOID FEVER.

Cases at Fort Point.
Galveston, Tex. Aug. 26-Dr Blunt.
state health officer. to-day visited the sus-
picious cases at Fort Point, two miles
from Galveston. lie says the case has
eugpicious symptoms, but thinks Il IS W
pboid fever He decided 20 let the quaran-
tIne against Galveston remain In effect
forty-cleht hours.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

From the Columbia, (S. co State.
 The appointment of General M. c. But Ter as major general in the United States army comes as a pleasant surprise. We understand from trustworthy sources that President Mckinley would have rendered the appointment earlier had he known that it would prove acceptable That he has done so is graceful act on the part of the Aesident, and will be duly appreci- ated by the fighting men of the south.
 General Buffers services as commander of cavalry in the confederate army were brilliant, and have become historic For nearly twenty years he ably representea his state in the senate of the United States, anl was retired only by the revolution Of 1890.
 Those who know him are aware of his courtly manners and his splendid per- sonal appearance. He is a forcefm and impassioned orator, and is full of the best southern sentiment. Of a family distin- guished for more than a century in tine lhs- tory of America he combines the blood and dash of his ancestors. Men will fight under him with confidence in his bravery and military experience, and his appoint ment will have stimulating effect upon the young men of the state. 1t is the best appointment since Fitzhugh Lee, and will givee entire satisfaction to military men.
 It is a time of all times when expert enced leaders are in demand. There has been quite enough of unseasoned material which may or may not meet the strain upon it. But General Butler has been tried in the crucible of actual war, and fur nished al ,dant evidence of his dauntless bravery and fine talents for command.
 The appointment seems to have been made solely upon merit, as neither Gen eral Butler nor his friends had any special influence with the administration We may say in this connection that the new major general is vigorous and hearty. en- toying excellent health, and is equal to anything that the service may require of him. By creating him major general, South Carolina has been accorded a large place in the picture. and it is a -distin- guished honor to the state, as well as to General Butler
 President Mckinley could have select ed man more fitted for the honor nor one who will discharge it with greater credit. It goes long way to cement that good will of which so much has been said in the last few weeks
 General Butler will accept our most dis tinguished felicitations. It is our pleas ure to think that another of Lees pala- dins will command division of the new army
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
The Manila Cockpit

Edgar Saltus in Golfers Weekly.
 Manila's principal occupation Is general devilishness. The chief diversion is the cock fight. The pit is as big as a circus. Everything being relative, its size may best be ju dged by approximation. The Havanese Valla de Galfos holds 1500 peo- pie. That of Manila holds 1000. The con- tests succeed each other at the rate of a hundred per fiesta Some last a whole second, some ten minutes. The rules are not intricate, but the birds are very smart. The smallest are the gamest. Occasionally they display a Unrest, a feud and a tierce, which are quite salle darmes. The matches are various There is that which Is known as al cotejo, and which is In ac- cordance with the length of the suur. There is al peso, by weight. There Is also tapados without preiminaries, and de cuchilla, with artificial spurs. As medium for the exchange fo coin it is less monotin- ous than fan-tan and quicker than monte. sWe should neither blame nor approve" some one somewhere sagely stated i've should observe" Merely, then, by way of observation, it may be noted that, con sidered as .an annexable institution, the Manila crock pit is one fer hci this country could not go further with any chance of faring worse.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Reqister Today.
can people

The registration books will be closed on Saturday night. and the man who is un- registered at that time will not be able to vote at either the state election in August or the congressional election in November. He will not be able to cast vote in favor of the Birmingham amendment that will determine the nature and scope of the Bir- mingham schools in the years to come. He becomes temporarily disfranchised. He Is no longer a sovereign. He simply exists.
 The law does not apply to cities below 5000 people, It does not touch the coun- try districts at all. Registration is a prerequisite to voting in the larger towns an arbitrary requirement., and the unregis- tered man will not be permitted to vote. and if he should vote, his vote would be and should be rejected in the count.
 Registration is an excellent safeguard of the ballot box, and the legislature wisely decided to retain the law in the cities of the state. In the country where every body is known, it is not important A thousand tramps could vote in Birmingham undetected if the ballot were not limited to registration list It prevents coloniza- tion and fraud. It does put the citizen to a little additional trouble, but he should be willing to stand the trouble for the sake of knowing that thereby his honest vote cannot be offset by fraudulent vote. The purity of the ballot box cannot be main- tained except through this preliminary trouble.
 Every voter in Birmingham should cer-' tainly be registered, for this reason, if no other-every vote in Birmingham will be needed in the effort to give the Brmng- ham amendment clear majority of all tn e votes cast in the state at the state election in August. If 100000 votes are cast, 5O,001 voters must vote for the amend ment in order to make it a part of the constitution. It becomes important to have a full vote in Birmingham in order to offset any deficiencies that may occur in in- different districts.
 The Age-Herald appeals to every voter in this city to register today; if not today, then tomorrow. The books will be finally closed on Saturday next. Remember this, and remember too, to ask all your neigh bors to register. If you desire to vote, you must register. If you desire to see the public schools well maintained. you should register. The welfare of youJ own child ren, the good of the city and the state, are both at stake Do your duty today.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Like one that stands upon c promontory And spies c far-of shore aohere he aoould tread.
 HENRY IV.
Army Nominations.
Editor
HENRY IV.

The complaint of the New Orleans Picayune as to the selection for general officers does not seem to be well founded T 'In view of the fact" 1t says, "that not less than one-third of all the volunteer troops are from the southern states, 1t would seem that at least more than 9 per cent. of the general officers should be southern men,"
 The general officers thus far selected have chiefly been regular army officers, who can scarcely be sad to have a home state. They belong to the country. The superior officers of the army are just at present men of northern birth, but this is mat ter that will soon rectify itself. There will soon be due proportion of southern ms n of all grades in the army; and when there is, they will not be discriminated against, even by republican president. Rank and merit are taken into account in the regular army.
 Of the appointments from civil life the president does not seem to have been greatly prejudiced or one-sided. The four major-generals thus far appointed are Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia; Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama; M. c. Butler, of South Caro- lima, and General Wilson, of Delaware. Senator Sewen was appointed, but he de- clned the appointment. If any other ap- po:ntments to the highest rank have been made from civil life, they have escaped the watchful eye of The Age Herald.
 The south has not fared very well in the recent selection of Governor Oates In this state and of General Gordon, of Georgia. are recalled but when 1t is remembered that the regular army promotions consist almost wholly of northern men, it seems but fair that brigardier-generals should be taken freely from the southern states. In this respect the Picayune is right Every southern state should have at least one representative among the general officers of the army.
 There are many to be appo nted under the second call, and Alabama at least hopes that Colonel Louis V. Clark, an off, cer of capacity and military education and tastes will be appointed, and no efforts will be spared to secure for him opportunity to serve the country as general officer; and if like efforts are made in every south ern state, the south VIII perhaps be well represented in the making of such appoint ments. But it must be admitted that the president has been as far and as impartial as a party chief generally gets to be, and nerhaps that is all the south can reason ably expect.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
The Physical Test.

"There is a call,' says the Mobile Reg ister, ''for near a hundred thousand more, but unless the physical examination is made less severe, we do not know from where the answer Is to come. Nearly half of the men who volunteered in this part of the coun- try were rejected"
 The Register does not mean to intimate that the inspection of volunteers was more but some might gather that meaning from the last sentence of the paragraph quoted. The regular army tests were applied In every state, and from every state came great deal of grumbling over the result. Men were rejected in every state who con- sidered themselves equal to any task that issever imposed upon a human being. Strong men went down by scores before the exam thing surgeons. The surgeons simply en- forced the army regulations, and there were in many cases as many men rejected as there were men accepted. Uniformity of examination prevailed. All surgeons had similar instructions, and all seemed to have enforced them practically alike. In New York two thousand five hundred men were examined to get the 1000 finally accepted in the Twelfth regiment.
 But whether such severity of inspection is adapted to a term of service that can last but two years and may not last two months, Is another question. It seems to be un- necessarily stringent and exacting. If the war was a great, instead of small war, it could not be enforced; for It would pre- vent the government from getting the troops it would need. The size and scope of the war enables the war department to insist upon men of high physical standard. The rules have, however, been relaxed in perhaps to call for more changes in a like perhaps to call for more changes In lake direction. One state cannot readily pro- cure such changes, but all of the states undoubtedly could procure any needful and desirable change in the rules of inspection before men are inspected under the second call. The first call must, it Is plain, be flied under existing rules. but the second need not be- To procure a change there should be an expression of opinion from every fat
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
About Russian Soldiers

From the New York Press.
 A great many of our lah-de-dah lillipop somebody's son officers have been attached to the subsistence department so that they may be sure of getting the best there is to eat. Our soldiers are the best paid and the best fed in the world. The wages of common soldier in Russia are three rubies per annum-about $2.25. The rations are, daily, two pounds of suchary. which is very coarse kind of bread made of cracked rye, baked hard at first, then cut in small pieces and further dried in heated oven; a small quantity of salt and some soup. The soup is boiled in a huge caldron capa- ble of holding 400 gallons. Into the water is cast some cracked barley, together with the shell dirt, and to this little salt is added, but nothing of the meat kind enters into the composition. The soup is dealt out by number of men with dippers, every soldier in his turn receiving his allotted quantity. Sometimes an adventurous fel- low presents larger vessel than the regu- lations require, and when detected in the effort to get more than his share is punish ed with 1C0 lashes on his naked back.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Lobby Fees in Washington.

A sensation has been developed in con- nsction with the sum of $2So.0oo recently maid to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. by the national government. This money was paid for the use and destruc- ton of property in Nashville during the civil war. The claim had been pending a long time, and an agent who had been promised 25 per cent of the amount un- successfully tried to secure an allowance of the claim. At this point MT. D. B. stahlman. of Nashville, took up the mat fer. and he finally secured the passage of a bill covering the claim. MT, Stahlman worked under a contract made by Messrs. Barbee and. Smith, agents of the general conference. He received for his services Noo. 800. The church's gain from the al- lowance was thus reduced to s1s72oo.
 Mrs ". H. Felton, of Gainesville. Ga., aims in letter addressed to the Atlanta Journal to implicate the great church in the lobby methods needed to put the bill through; hut she does not show that any
 
 the agents or authorities of the church.
 But 1t is a reflection upon congress and the people that a just claim cannot be al- lowed in congress except through the promise of a heavy commission and the subsequent resort to lobby methods. This seems to be the only point in the contro- versy that needs attention; for all pay ments on account of the s2SS.oOo Ihave been made and ratified, and no one stands blamed for the part he took in the affair." But if congress is in such a condition that a sonfessedy just claim must be coniscatcd to the extent of S5 per cent in order to secure its allowance. the course of legislation has come to a low level, and there is no sense of justice in 1t. It
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY.
AGovernor,s old F,.Iend

Governor Atkinson of Georgia tells this story at his own expense: Ut was during my recent inspection of the convict camps. Among other places visited were the coal mines. and in order to make a thorough inspection it was necessary to go down into the mines and see the convicss at work. Two guards accompanied me down into the mines. They showed me every thing of interest, and finally took me where the eonvicts were at work. As we ap- preached them one of the convicts rushed over to me, crying: Good Lordi Bill Atkin- son, as sure as I liyeI I never expected to see you here. What on earth, Bill. did they convict you of doingT I readily rec ognized the man as one whom had known since my boyhood."
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
UNITED AMERICA.
By s. A, ELLIS.

Throughout the north, south, east and west
 The battle cry resounds, While national airs from tongue and breast
 Wake echoes most profound. Our ''Dixie" now, the boys inspires,
 Our Yankee Dood1e,' too. In one refrain they wake the fires
 That burn in gray and blue. From out the north hear them come,
 Boys brave and strong and true, With clanking swords and beating drums,
 The boys who wear the blue. Our southland, too, her quota brings,
 To enter in the fray; The nations colors high she filings,
 By, boys who wear the gray. Her 'stars and bars'' are thrown aside,
 Which once she bravely flew; Her boys are marching side by side,
 With those who wear the blue. Although we've fought in days agone.
 United now we stand; Though many states, we are but one, Columbia, freemens land. Iris not war for selfish greed,
 Nor strictly for the Maine; Iris waged that Cuba may be freed,
 And check man hunger's pain. Der sunny islands in the seas, ! With hands both tried and true, Go float our banners in the breeze,
 Ye boys of gray and blue. Long may those sunny lands be bright, with freedoms light we bringi Protect their people by th5WmAsht,
 Great God our holy King.
 Warrior. Ala. May 2a
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Where Wives are in Demand

From the Johannesburg Standard.
 Wives are wanted in Rhodesia. The Brit ish South Africa company is anxious for active colonization. For many years the Chartered, company has discountenanced marriage among the mounted police, CIVIL servants and other employees, measure for which Cecil Rhodes, whose m sogynist views are well known, has been held re- sponsible. But this policy has b zen entirely reversed, and an edict has gone forth among the Chartered company's officials promising that preference in promotion will be given to married men and advising all who can do so to enter forthwith into the bonds of matrimony.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
Aphorlsns

From the Rams Horn.
 Pride is the bloom of perdition.
 Killing time is maiming character.
 Noted bravery-doing good for evil.
 An aimless life insures a homeless even- Ing.
 Pigs do not suueal when they are feed- ing. ger.
 Good breeding Is manifested by what we read. The s.proper thing" is less than the right thing.
 If a mans words taint the air, he has a cesspool in his heart; beware of infection.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

cents a pound. For charges of $50 pounds, such as are used for the 13-inch guns of the navy, the cost of firing a single shell amounts to nearly $500, the remaining S500 necessary to bring the price of a discharge up to $so0 being consumed by the cost of the shell itself and the explosive charge it contains. A discharge from the Indiana's four large guns would burn up 2,200 pounds of powder, or enough to fill coal wagon to the "honest ton" height. The difference in cost between a ton of the best coal and a ton of the most powerful powder is s3- 09525 A ton of coal might be able to push a battle ship weighing 10000 tons distance of a quarter of mile. One ton of powder will push two tons of steel thirteen miles, or it will move 1000 tons one foot. The following table will give some idea of the amount of powder and steel used at a sim gle discharge by all the guns of the navy
 Powder Weight Cost of
 charge, of shells, single
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE
From the Columbia Breeze.

From the Columbia Breeze.
 The proposition that has long been agi- tated of electing senators by direct vote is taking definite shape. The amendment of fered by Mir. Underwood. of Alabama, max ing it mandatory instead of leaving it op- tional with the states was readily adopted Should the bill finally reach the people and become constitutional amendment the aristocratic character of the senate would be diss.pated ard the members put in more direct touch with the people they repre- sent
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Governor McLaurin has promoted Con- gressman Sullivan to the seat that was vacated by the death of the lamented Walthall. It Is said that MT. Sullivan Is to be Governor McLaurins candidate for governor next year, and that Governor McLaurin is to be Mr. Sullivan's candi- date for the senate before the legislature of 1900. The trouble with such schemes is the ratification needed from the people.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Is not the honor and good name of the Methodist church that is at stake. but the honor and good name Of the American congress. and through them of the Ameri- can people.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

The amount of metal thrown would be in pounds: Iowa. g, 900; Indiana, 35,000; Ter TOT, 10000; Puritan, 17,00O; Amphitrite, 10,- 900; Miantonomah, 10000; New York, $50; Brooklyn. 13000; Massachusetts. 35,000; Texas, il 800; and Oregon. 35,000
 One hundred and ni.oty thousand dol lars Is a big sum of money to be spent in an hour, but it would dwindle into in- significance with the thought that by its expenditure the Spanish fleet had been made the repository of 215,0OO pounds of the best steel projectiles this country can turn mt
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

General Oates and MT. Mckinley are very far apart politically. but they ser~ed to- gether twelve years in congress. ana each has a liking for the other in a personal sense and each. 1t Is plain. appreciates the others good qualities.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

If schiey conquers the curves of Santiago inlet, there Is an admirals strap in it for him, and many babies will carry his name ringing down the corridors of another gen. eration.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

When George Dewey finished lis break fast he proceeded to annex seventy active volcanoes. and good yearly crop of earth crakes. There is nothing dull about the Philippines.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Admiral Miller. of the Pacific station, is in sad plight. He is without a flagship. unless the office building where he trans acts business may be so designated.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

General Butler has one leg only. and General Oates one arm, but both will do a full days work when they lead the boys in brown against the enemy in Cuba
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

General Oates effort to have the white Alabama troops put in one brigade will be greatly appreciated. There will be just enough to form a brigade.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

The best "roughness'' for human con sumption is corn bread. Bounce the pro ducts of Letter wheat, and welcome il your midst the festive pone.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

The eleven armored vessels of the North Atlantic and flying squadrons combined could, at a single discharge from their main and secondary batteries consume $SS,- 900. Tn a fight of an hours duration the combined squadrons would consume in &C., tual money value, calculating roughly, per
The age-herald., 1898-05-31
BE MEN IN WAR TIMES
From the Dadeyille Herald

From the Dadeville Herald.
 The Alex City Rifles we learn, will not volunteer to fight the battles of their country. They should not hold a commits sion from Uncle Sam and refuse to do ser vice for him when called on. Be men. Go and fight or throw up your commission
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Captain schley's tank at Santiago ds Cube is big enough to hold. the cadiz fleet, anG Schley himself carries guns big enough to see that they all stay in their cage
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Barcelona. the largest city of Spain. Is on the coast, and some vessels near home are needed to guarantee it's safety. That
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

Sen Antonio has a surfeit of war. Il wants Roosevelts Rough Riders transfer red to Mobile or Cuba or any other ol1 pistee.
The age-herald., 1898-05-31

The state that gives to the union Ma jor General Joe Wheeler and Brigadier General William c. Oates, must not lag in the matter of filling quotas