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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-09
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
THE INVESTIGATING CONFESSION.

The President is having some trouble
to get a commission to investigate the war
department. Thus far only three of those
asked to serve on the commission have
consented to do 50. The commission will be
completed, however, and the investigation
will be made.
There are two purposes in view in hav-
ing the investigation. One is to find out
who were responsible for the things of
which so much complaint has been made
and the other is to open the way for re-
forms which would make it impossible for
similar things to occur in the event Of an
other war. 1t will be a difficult matter to
fix the blame on any one for the blunders
of the commissary. quartermaster and
medical departments Every officer who
had anything to do with any one of these
departments is undoubtedly ready with an
excuse for the failure of his department TO
satisfactorily meet the demand upon It,
And it is probable that each regimental
officer and the officers of each company
will insist that they enforced vigorously
all the regulations made for the preserva-
ton of the health of their respective com
mands. Even those who permitted the
transports, which brought the sick soldiers
from Santiago, to be crowded far beyond
their capacity, and who failed to provide
these transports with food fit for sick SOL
diers and with medicines, nurses and doc
tors will find some way to account for
their failure to discharge their duty faith
fully The investigation, however, will call
the attention of Congress to the import
ance of providing for such changes in the
organization of the army that it will not
be possible for such outrages as were wit
messed in our war with Spain to occur
again. We have no doubt that much that
has appeared in the public prints in re-
spect to these outrages has been over
drawn, but there has been a great deal of
truth published, and the public will not
be satisfied until an effort is made to fix
the responsibility for the sufferings to
which the soldiers were unnecessarily sub
jected.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
Nelson and the Coxswain.

Just before the battle of Trafalgar, says
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, a mail was
sent from the English fleet to England.
and word was passed that it might be
the last chance to write before the ex-
pected battle. The letters had been col
lected from the ships, the letter bags were
on the vessel which was to take them
and she had got some distance away, I'M
der full sail, when Lord Nelson saw a
midshipman come up and speak to Pasco,
the signal officer, who, upon hearing what
he said. s tamped his foot in evident vexa-
ton, and uttered an exclamation. The
admiral called Pasco, and asked what was
the matter. Nothing which need trouble
your lordship," was the reply. You are
not the man to lose your temper for moth
ing" rejoined Nelson. What was it?''
well if you must know, my lord, 1 will
tell you. You see that coxswain?" point
ing to one of the most active of petty
officers I'VE have not better man on
the Victory, and the message which put
me out was this. 1 was told that he was
so busy receiving and getting off his mail
bags that he forgot to put his own letter
just discovered 1t in his pocket"
"Hoist,a signal to bring her back" was
Nelson's instant command. who knows
that he may not fall in action tomorrow ?
His letter shall go with the rest" And
the dispatch vessel was brought about for
that alone.
Capt Mahan tells this charming story
on the authority of the son of Lieut.. Pas
co. who used to say that it was no won
der the sailors idolized Nelson, who was
always thinking of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
WHY DON'T THEY DO SOMETHING:


What a great many people of this city
would like to know is. why don't the
county and city authorities do something
toward draining the lowlands on the west
ern side of the city2 For years aud
years the health authorities have said that
these lands in their present condition are
a menace to the health Of the city When
ever a heavy rain covers them with water
the health officer makes a report on them,
He tells the people that these undrained
lands are prolific source Of fever, and
/ some of these days even. the county and
city authorities will admit that he Is right,
because they will have an epidemic to deal
with And when the people rise up in
their wrath and demand to know why the
lands were not put in sanitary condi-
ton, there viii be a chorus of excuses.
The county authorities will say that 1T
was the citys place to drain the lands
and the city authorities will declare that
it was the county's duty to drain them
But what good will these excuses do
those on whose doors are hung emblems
of mourning indicating that they are suf-
ferers from the neglect of the authori-
ties?
The people are not In a position to de-
eide whether the city or the county should
remove this disease breeding spot west OF
the city. 1t is the duty of one or both of
them to remove it. If there is question
as to whether the county or the city
should make the Improvement let the
county and city authorities get together
and settle it,
1t shows want of administrative ability
or indifference to the public welfare to
wait until an epidemic has destroyed half
of the values of the city before making
the Improvement. If the improvement
cannot be made in any other way let the
city and the county join hands and re-
move the source of danger. It doesn't
make any difference to the people of the
city whether the county or the city off-
Gals do the work. because they will have
to pay for it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
BRIGHT BITS.

No Trouble-''Wha seems to be the
trouble with Wilson. doctor?"
None at all. None at all. wish every
ipatientIi have paid as promptly as Will
son."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
81 .see,'' said the elderly boarder, that
the paper says the foe retreated doggedly.
I wonder what sort of retreat that WASP"
Presumably" said the Cheerful idiot,
"they took to their banks" -Indianapolis
Journal.
Il was recently attending a patient
whose husband came to see me concern
ing her condition, and greeted me with
the words: Mr.. Irving, do you think
there is any need for any unnecessary
anxiety about my wife?'-London Spec
tator
THE Binkses must buy everything on
the instaiment plan.'
what makes you think sop
II heard Jimmy Binks ask his father
whether their new baby would be taken
away if they couldn't keep up the pay
ments."-Chicago Record
The Widow-Im awfully afraid John
wasn't dead, and we buried him alive
Friend of the Family-Oh, you needn't
worry, Mrs. Greene. If he hadn't been
dead, he'd a laughed right out at some
of the nice things that were said of him
by the parson.-Boston Transcript.
Time No Object.-Hostess-Bu when
you got so far north that the nights were
three months long it must have been in
expressibly dreary. How did you put in
your time?
Arctic Explorer-Madam, we devoted the
evening to a game of chess.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
PERSONAL.

-Eldress Dorothy Durgin, whose death
is announced from Concord, N. H., was
probably the most widely known Shaker
among the eighteen societies in America
She came to the Shakers at Canterbury
when she was only years old
-Adelina Patti has become naturalized
in England, after continuous residence
there of twelve years. By doing so the
diva expresses not only her personal pref
erence, but also facilitates the bequest of
her great fortune, the bulk of Which she
is credited with intending for devise for
charitable objects in that country.
Rev. DR.. w. T. Chase, pastor Of the
Fifth Baptist Church of Philadelphia,
could trace his pedigree through promin-
ent New England families as far back
as 1870 and in England as far as the royal
household of Henry VIII, through Sir
Richard of Chesham and Lady Elizabeth
Bownchier In the civil war he was chap
lain of the Fourth colored regiment, United
States Volunteers, and saw service at
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Brazier City
and Port Hudson.
Senator PETER is fond of relating the
story of how he once duped the managers
of kansas county fair: ION examination
of the sweet potatoes exhibited" he says,
81 saw that the size of the specimens was
nothing to brag of and l sent out TO a
grocery store and purchased a bushel of
fine ones; took the small ones out for home
use, carried the rest to the fair grounds,
entered them in my own name and drew
the premium for the best specimen of
sweet potatoes grown in Wilson county"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14

The Federal Steel Company, the new
S20cOOO,0OO steel and iron trust organized
the other day under the Jaws of New
Jersey, is the subject of much comment
among the knowing ones in the great
financial centers. It is said 10 be the biggest
financial scheme, and to be possessed Of
more privileges under its charter than
anything of the kind since the days Of the
Credit Mobilier. The list Of privileges car
ried in the articles Of Incorporation 1t is
said, covers practically every branch OF
trade and commerce, so that the great con-
Germ may engage in any or all OF them If
it chooses to do SO. The Rockefellers, the
Fiagiers and the ROgerses are said TO be
in absolute control of the organization,
hence there is a good deal of speculation
as TO whether the new trust is not merely
a consolidation of all of the Standard OIL
interests. Wall street men are quoted as
believing 1t is a movement on the part of
the Standard OH people towards 'solidi-
flying an of their giant interests INTO one
colossal corporation which shall throttle
all possibility Of competition and at the
same time enormously increase their profits
by the great reduction Of expenses.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
ELECTION SIGNS.

What inference is to be drawn from the
Vermont and Maine elections? In each
state the Democrats made a much better
showing than the Republicans. In Yer
mont the Democratic vote showed up well
in comparison with that of 1896, while the
Republican vote fell off considerably. The
same thing occurred in Maine on Monday.
In that state there was a good deal of en-
thusiasm among the Democrats while
among the Republicans the apathy was so
pronounced as to attract very general no
tice.
The Republican ticket was. of course,
elected. Maine is a Republican stronghold
But it is worthy of notice that the vote
that Speaker Reed received was about 4,00o
less than his vote of four years ago. Does
that mean that the speakers popularity is
on the wane? 1t is well understood that he
opposed the annexation of Hawaii, and the
belief is that he does not approve the
policy Of expansion TO which the admins
tration Is committing the Republican par
ty. Is it because of his supposed opposition
to the administration that his vote fell off
or because the Republicans felt so conf
dent of success that they did not take the
trouble 70 vote?
The Republicans viii, of course, claim
that their voters were apathetic and that
no attempt was made to poll fun vote.
But why should the Democrats in those
states have made a greater effort to get
out a large vote than the Republicans?
They had no expectation of eiecting their
ticket 1t would have been natural for
them, under the circumstances, to have
shown greater apathy than the Repubii-
cans. 1t may be that the war isn't going
to help the Republican party as much as
some of the Republican politicians have
predicted it would. The war. of course
was fought under the direction of a Re
publican administration, but the elections
in Vermont and Maine don't show that tho
Republican party is any more popular or
that account. But. before a final settle
1ent is reached, the Republican party may
md that it has been hurt by the war, not
outstanding the fact that the war was
| one Of the most successful ever known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
A Massachusetts seaman.

what do you think about our great sea
captains?' I asked a first-class seaman on
board the Massachusetts, says a writer
in the New York Press.
"Oh, they amt none of EN- in 1t with
Schley," he replied. "If it hadn't been
for him Cervera might have gotten away
with one or two ships. We all think
Schley is the crackajack of the navy
What do you think Of Dewey?"
1--WE don't know so much about him, be-
cause we haven't fought under him, but
they say he's wonder"
'Who is the crack gunner in the navy?''
They've got a man on the Texas who
can kill a mosquito at four miles with a
12-inch gun. At half a mile he can knock
spots out of five Of hearts with l.
FOUNDER. ~
(When we consider that '1-pounder''
is an inch and three-eighths in diameter,
while a heart spot is half an inch The
marvellous skill Of the Texas gunner is
apparently
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
THE WAR NOT YET OVER.

Cen. Wheeler's remark at Montgomery
on Monday, that the war is not yet over
and that he expects 10 be called into ac-
ton again" is a surprising one to a great
majority of the people, because it is very
generally believed that there will be no
more fighting as a result OF our differences
with Spain. Gen. Wheeler, however, is
not a man who expresses opinions with
out giving them due consideration. Not
only does he believe that the war Is not
over. but he says that the President
doesn't believe it Is.
The ground for this belief is that Spain
does not intend to give up the Philippine
Islands, or any part of them. We do not.
Of course. know what instructions the
President intends to give our peace com
miss!oners in respect to those islands, but
there Is reason for thinking that if he does
not demand all of the islands he will in
sist, at least upon having Luzon, which
is worth all the others.
According to Gen. Wheeler. the point
that Spain is likely to make is that the
protocol was signed before Manila was
captured by our troops and, therefore,
the taking of that city counts for nothing
In the peace negotiations.
1t seemed to us that the President
wasn't explicit enough in regard to the
Philippines when he submitted our terms
of peace to Spain. He was not sure him
self at that time. and he may not be now,
what the country's will is in respect to
the Philippines. He was indefinite pur-
posely in stating his wishes relative to
those islands He wished to hear from
the people, and so he left the way open
for the spaniards to make trouble
The Spaniards alone can do nothing
Without a navy they are powerless. But
they may succeed in interesting one or
more of the other European Powers In the
islands. and in that way may make
trouble for us. From the present point
of view it would have been better if the
President had stated al the outset exactly
what he demanded as far as the Phil
ippines We're concerned. AT that time Spain
was in frame of mind 10 accept almost
any terms that were offered.
That there is apprehension at WASH
ington that there will be trouble over the
Philippines Is apparent from the fact that
two of our largest battleships have been
designated for service on the Pacific coast
The Oregon and the Iowa are to go to
Honolulu as soon as they can be prepared
for the journey The Texas is to go to
Manila, to be used by Admiral Dewey as
his flag ship.
This disposition of three of the best of
our battleships indicates that the govern
ment intends to be prepared for any emer-
gency that may arise in connection with
the Philippines. If the outlook is at all
threatening it would be a mistake TO mus
ter out the great majority of the volun-
teers at this time. If trouble should come
it doubtless would come quickly. In fact,
the possession of a large, well drilled army
might have the effect of preventing
trouble. It is to be presumed that the Pres
ident will keep in the service an army suf-
hcient for any emergency that is likely
to arise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
WHY NOT MUSTER OUT HEREe

The dispatches indicate that the Savan-
nah companies of the First and Second
Georgia Regiments will be mustered out
in this city. This is good news if true.
There is no reason why the Savannah
troops should be furloughed somewhere up
the country and then be required to return
to camp again TO be discharged.
Chatham Artillery-Light Battery B,
United States Artillery-is now here on a
thirty days furlough, and must report
back to Camp Northen, it is said, at the
expiration of that time to be discharged
In the meantime, the men are on tenter
hooks. They know not what to do. They
can't go to work, and some of them have
nothing TO live upon
An effort ought to be made to have the
company mustered out without delay, if 1t
is 10 be mustered out. and the mastering
out should be done in Savannah, so that
the men would not have to go to Camp
Northen and back again, for apparently
nothing. An application to the Secretary
of War to have the command mustered out
here would doubtless be granted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

special Notices-A Dealer in Lines, Geo.
= Scbwarz; Ship Notice, Dahl & Ander-
sen.
Business Notices - La Carolita Cigars.
Henry solomon q SON. DrlserADu'ins
Agents.
steamship Observation-Disclosures and
Miners Transportation Company.
Auction sale-sale of Canned Goods, by
l. D. LaRoche, Auctioneer.
The IS Gas Range Is Here-Ihe Mutual
Gas Light Company.
4ta5ical-T.vdia Pinkham's ~ Vegetable
Pius. Castoria; Mothers Friend; Hoods
Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
SOUTHERN CITIES sLANDERED.

The statement in an Associated Press
dispatch from Santiago, published yester-
day, that Gen. Wood expects in the course
Of another month, ito make Santiago as
healthful as the ordinary Southern city
in the United States" does an injustice
to the cities of the South A comparison
of vital statistics would no doubt show
that IAN ordinary Southern city in the
United States, is just as healthful as an
ordinary city in any other part of the
country if, indeed, the difference in de-
grees Of healthfulness were not found to
be in favor Of the Southern city. The fall
lacious idea that Southern cities must
necessarily be unhealthful appears to have
got grounded in the minds of persons of
the North, and it seems the hardest mat
ter in the word TO remove it, Savannah.
Charleston, Atlanta and Augusta, for in
stance, will compare favorably in vital
statistics with about any four Northern
cities that may be named.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
A NoveLof To-day,
Hobart, in Baltimore American.
CHA pTFR

CHAPTER /.
He loved her. and she admired him ex-
tensively As matter of fact, her ad-
miration must needs be extensive, for ne
was so fat-Oh! SO fat.
CHAPTER IL
That word fat in the last chapter
doesn't look one bit refined WIN you
please change the sentence to read He
was so stout-oh! so stout! Thank you,
very much.
CHAPTER III.
"Ah! yes. Ponsonby; ! could learn 10
love you under more favorable circum-
stances" she murmured.
Alas! however" she continued ner-
vousgy patting a tame MOSQUITO on the
back, Il would hate TO walk down street
with man who resembles grain eleva-
tor
He sighed, but said nothing.
CHAPTER ".
The nickel-in-the-slot Weighing machine
groaned audibly. One hundred pounds
80, 800, 325 $780, 375, $50. It could register no
more
She was right he muttered.
CHAPTER v.
MY mind is made up" he said.
To have a man of such ponderous size
as our hero make up his mind In the
limits of one poor, defenseless little chap
cruel sometimes, do we not Mr.. Hope, and
Mr.. Barrie, and Mr.. Howells?
CHAPTER VI.
Goodbye Gwendoline" he exclaimed,
passionately
Goodbye, Ponsonbyw she said, sadly.
Before he had gone six squares she sent
a messenger after him.
Forgive me, she murmured; 81 had to
send for you. 1 forgot to ask where you
are going"
ITO the war;" he said.
CHAPTER VII. ,Af
Three months are elapsing.
CHAPTER VIII.
Three months have elapsed. How time
flies.
CHAPTER TX.
a thin man in a faded uniform stood be-
fore her.
1T is l." he said, and then his gram
mar broke down completely "Three
months of camp life done it. I weigh but
III in the house In the open air must be
chaperoned by paper weight. Camp life
done it,
''Ponsonby!'
'iGwendolne!'
CHAPTER x.
And they lived happy Cor happily, as you
~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14

New York boasts a scientific thief. He
operates with an electric battery. He in
vites his intended victim to see how much
electricity he can stand, and promises TO
regulate the current according to the Iii
Tections of the eXperimenter. Once the
victim has grasped the electrodes, how
ever a powerful current is turned on,
and the jay cannot turn loose to defend
Through his pockets and removing watch
and money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
why the Army Suffered.
From Memphis Commercial Appeal CDem.)

A young surgeon in the army. writing
from Lytle, Ga. to the st. Louis Mirror
declares that much of the reported suf-
fering of soldiers in the various camps
is mere hysteria and is being used for po-
litical effect There Is, of course. much
truth in the statement The yellow jour
nails are continually seeking the sensa-
tional, and they touch nothing they do not
exaggerate. That there was great suffer-
ing and unnecessary suffering goes with
out the saying, but that some of this suf-
teriug resulted from The faults of the SOL
diers themselves, this surgeon at least be-
>eleyes, and he was on the ground.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14

Peace Commissioner Frye, speaking of
the work of the commission a day or two
ago, said: 1--WE must play a stiff hand"
What can the honorable Senator from the
God fearing and temperate state of Maine
know about stiff hands?" Possibly he
only Inadvertently dropped into the YER
racular of Washington society, and did
not think of the suggestion that would be
conveyed to his readers.