The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-06

Letters ana kilograms SnOulo DC ~
dressed MORNING NEWS" Savannah,
Ga.
EASTERN OFFICE, % Park Row,
New York City, c. s. Faulkner, Manager.
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
Recently we have learned good deal
about Spanish honor: now we are seeing
an Illustration of French justice
Car Reed might be able to give Car
Nicholas some valuable points upon dis
armament; how the opposition may be
saisarmed with gavel for instance.
1t is incumbent upon loyal and friendly
Americans now, to grow enthusiastic over
che brilliant victory won by the British
arms at Omdurman; for did not our good
friends and cousins hurrah right heartily
after the battle of Manila bay and the
two battles of Santiago?
It would not be surprising If the sensa-
tional, yellow journals turned their atten-
ton to Quebec and endeavored to conjure
up a war cloud from the proceedings of
the joint high commission which is en-
ueavoring to straighten out the entangle-
ments between this country and Canada.
If the Philippine insurgents continue
their activity. it will not be practicable for
the Americans to recognize the sovereign
ty of Spain in all of the Islands except
one which the United States will hold,
for the reason that the sovereignty of
Spain Is rapidly being knocked into a
cooked hat throughout the archipelago.
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Yellow fever made its first appearance
In New Orleans last year at about this
date. The suspicious cases in that city
now may not be the fever, but it would
not be surprising If they were. Physi-
clans generally look for few sporadic
Eases the season following the one in
which the fever made its appearance and
gained a foothold.
The Atlanta Constitution predicts, upon
a calculation which it has made, that the
majority of Col. Gambler in the guberna-
torial election will approximate 100000 1t
Is a safe wager that Col. Gambler will
be elected, and by a big majority vote,
but we would hardly advise Col. SpinAs
to bet his boots and breeches upon the
majority being 100000.
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There is once more a peg upon which to
hang a hope that Andree has survived
mis- most wonderful voyage into the polar
regions by way of the clouds. Far North
ern Indians report the arrival among them
of a man "Who descended from the
Clouds" Should the unexpected happen
and Andree return 10 civilization, he would
have a most thrilling story to tell.
Department officials hold that the sink
lng of the Onvette was Mr. Plants loss
and that the government cannot be held
sn the least degree responsible, even for
hire of the craft from the time of the ac-
cident. There was a clause in the charter
by which the government was relieved the
moment the vessel became "unservicea-
BILE" which she did when she went to the
bottom. ..H<t
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The first month with an r in it marks
the opening of the Patty du Clam season
in Paris. Frank Siddalls soap motto
'Don't be a clam" ought to strike the
Frenchmen as a good thing just abou
this time. Col. Patty du Clam has nobody
bat himself to blame for the jokes tha
are being made at his expense. A mar
with a name like his has got no business
doing anything.
Once more Miss Helen Gould has loosed
her purse strings for the benefit of the
soldier boys. This time her bounty is tC
be dispensed in Georgia, through the en-.
ergetic and public spirited wife of the Gov.
ernor. For years to come the name O.
Miss Gould will be a household word, a.
referring to one who has made herself or
example to be emulated by noble womer
whom fortune may have favored with tn,
possession of riches.
A Chicago crank has started an endles.
chain of letters addressed to the President
asking for the retention of the Philippin,
Islands In view Of the fact that the coun
try is full Of other cranks who delight il
writing letters. when it costs no more thar
the value OF the stationary and postage
the originator and instigator of this out
rage upon the time and patience of the
Presidents private secretary ought 10 b,
court martialed and sentenced to read an(
acknowledge receipt Of all of the chain
letters received.