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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

The Senate's scheme for providing
means for carrying on the war is radically
different from that of the House-that is
if the Senate sustains the report of its
finance committee The House proposes
to provide the sinews of war by increas-
ing the tax on certain articles and by is
suing bonds. The Senate's scheme is to
tax all kinds of corporations and to issue
greenbacks and coin what is called the
seigniorage of the silver bullion in the
treasury.
The Houses scheme may not be just
what is wanted bul there is no doubt that
it will come nearer having the approval
of the country than the scheme of the
Senate. If the Senate's scheme should be
adopted banks would be forced into liqui-
dalton and railroads into the hands of re-
ceivers. Besides, the Senates scheme has
too much greenbackism in it. The green
back theory of finance was discussed ex-
haustively years ago and the Judgment OF
the country was rendered against it,
There is too much politics in the Senate
scheme. If the country We're not engaged
in war the people might consent 10 a
discussion Of it, but it is doubtful if they
Will regard it with patience under exist
ing circumstances,
The Senate's scheme is going to provoke
a long discussion in that body-a discus
sion that will be intended TO influence the
congressional elections. If it should be
adopted by that body It would be rejected
by the House. 1t is virtually certain that
the House scheme for raising money for
war purposes, or some modification of it,
will be adopted. The influences against
the Senates scheme are too great to be
overcome. In fact, it is doubtful Il the
! Senate expects its scheme to be adopted.
If that view of the matter should be put
before the country strongly it would dc
the party which supports that scheme
more harm than good. The government,
however, is not in danger of lacking money
for war purposes. There is enough in the
treasury to last as long as Congress is
likely to discuss the two financial schemes
Tor raising money for the war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

AT the threshold of these remarks
should like to be permitted to pay to the
French soldier my warm tribute of admi-
ration, writes Max O'ReH in the North
American Review. He is as easy to lead
as child. His cheerfulness and gay phi
losophy enable him to endure the greatest
hardships without murmur. All he wants
is justice. When he has received his pro-
visions he straightway goes to weigh his
meat his bread, his coffee, his sugar, even
his salt. All he wants is his due and if
he finds that he has not received short
weight he is satisfied and cheerful A kind
word from an officer will make him hap
Ply; cigarette offered to him. if he is short
of tobacco, will make a hero of him.
remember one day passing young soldier
who was being taken to the hospital His
right hand had been shot off clean. "Cheer
up my boy!' L said to him; mo more
fighting for you; they will nurse you and
take care of YOU" ''Ah, lieutenant" he
replied with a look pitiful to contemplate,
'how am l to roll my cigarettes now?" 1
put a small box of cigarettes in his breast
pocket. l shall never forget the express
sion of gratitude on his face.
In another instance a devoted orderly was
plying his captain whose leg had just
been amputated. Don't cry, old fool -
said the captain to him. 81 am going to
keep you, and in the future you will have
only one boot to clean every morning."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
south Carolina,s AntI-Lynching law.

At the 1896 session of the South Carolina
Legislature an act was passed providing
for action against the county for dam
ages in favor of the heirs-at-law of the
victim of a lynching. The purpose of the
law was to discourage lynching by max
ing the tax payers liable in pecuniary
damages in such cases. The first suit at
law tried under the new statute does not
give promise that the South Carolinians
have solved the problem of preventing
lynchings.
The case came up in the Court of Com
mon Pleas at Orangeburg. 1t was brought
by Isaac Brown, as the admins traitor of
the estate of Lawrence Brown deceased.
During the early part of the year 1897 the
deceased, Lawrence Brown, had been
lynched at Sulton, in Orangeburg county
His alleged crime was not the usual
one; he was suspected with having been
guilty of incendiarism. He had been taken
before a magistrate for a preliminary ex-
animation, and upon such examination
had been discharged. because of lack of
evidence against him. and because the
prosecuting witness had withdrawn tho
charge and requested that the accused be
discharged. Two or three days afterwards
a mob seized Lawrence Brown, tied him to
a telegraph pole and rddled his body with
bullets.
There was no question about the lynch
ing The fact was not combatted by tho
defense. There were a dozen witnesses
who testified to the fact that Lawrence
Brown had suffered death at the hands of
mob. The defense, however. rested its
case upon technicality. The deceased
had not been taken from the custody Of
officers of the law. 1t was clearly the in
tent of the statute passed in conformity
with the constitution of the state recently
adopted, that damages could be collected
only in cases where the victim of a lynch
ing had been taken from the custody of Of
Ulcers The purpose of the statute, il was
claimed was to discourage or prevent the
connivance OF officers Of the law in the
lynching of prisoners or persons he'd under
legal restraint. This view obtained with
the jury, which returned a verdict in ia
vor of the defendant county of Orange
burg. In effect this verdict is notice to
would-be lyhchers that they should catch
their victim before the representatives of
justice get their hands upon him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

The New York Sun, the Baltimore Amer
lean and other newspapers are making a
study of ''The Star Spangled Banner" and
discussing whether a certain line should
read:
Then conquer we must, when our cause
ii is just"
or whether the correct version of the
line makes IL run thus
Then conquer we must. for our cause il
is Just"
Pending the present difficulty, 1t might
be just as well to strike out all after the
word must" and leave the blank to be
filled in later with the correct version, to
be discussed and determined after we have
whipped the don
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

According 20 the newspapers of New
York, about one-half of the customs dutio
now paid at thar port are paid in gold,
while POPULATIONS at the clearing house are
made in gold. and the yellow coin is being
paid out in large quantities over the coun
ter of the sub-treasury and at the banks.
Indeed, it is said TO be much eesier TO get
gold than greenbacks. In February last the
managers of the New York clearing house
expressed the opinion that in all probabil-
ity S5o,0o0,oo0 in sold would be imported be
fore the movement OF the metal 10 this
country ended Since that time about SIS.
o00,Ooo has been imported, and it is con
hdcutly expected that S25,OOO00O VIII be re-
ceived from the Klondike regions. That viii
make an addition of sIOOOO0OOO to the
American gold supply even if the importa-
ton movement should now cease.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

Moreton Frewen, the English writer on
financial topics who some time ago be-
came more or less well known in this
country through his advocacy of free sill
ment. He wished the United States to re-
tain the Philippines, annex Hawaii and
embark upon a colonial policy. Mr.. Frew-
en- is evidently of the opinion that the
American people are capable of digestlng
anything.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Business Notices-La Carolita Clear Ha-
vana Cigars; Malt Murine, Henry Solo
mon & Son.
Ladies' Neckwear-At Levy's.
Shirt Waists-At Hogans.
Some Bicycle Bargains-Lindsay & Nor
gan.
Auction sale-Oak Furniture, Etc, by C.
H Dorset, Auetioneer.
Steamship Schedules-Ocean Steamship
Company; Merchants and Miners Trans
portatlon Company; French Line; Cam
pagnie Generate Transatlantique.
Medical-Duffy's Malt Whisky: S. S. S. f;
Hoods Pills; Castoria.
Cheap Column Advertlsements-GIelp
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

Before France is condemned because of
the matter of the visit of the Cape Verde
feet to Martinique and the delay of our
consurs cable, it would be well to hear
the French side of the story. Different
nations have differing views of neutrality,
and with regard 80 what articles are con-
traband of war. Furthermore, we now
have warship in French port, and it is
well to wait and see how France is going
to treat her
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

Mr.. Letter is not held in such high es-
TEEN in Europe as he is in the Western
section of the United States. Our wheat
growers are so proud of Letter that they
are naming their babies after him, but
on the other side of the water, where
bread is scarce and an increase in the
price of wheat means suffering and starva-
ton. the name of Letter is execrated
as being that of the man who has had
most TO do with the trouble
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

The auxiliary cruiser Harvard lacks a
lot of being Spanish game yet even if
she is in the French port of 81. Pierre.
She is armed with twelve 5-inch breech-
loading rifles and some smaller guns.
These will enable her to take care of one
or more torpedo boats. The larger Span
ish ships will be kept too busy by Admiral
Sampson for them to give a great deal of
attention 10 the Harvard, notwithstanding
she would be to them most valuable
prize.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

An incident of the plucky little Wins
lows fight at Cardenas the other day
which will prove of especial interest 10
naval people is the fact that the port tor
pedo was struck by a shell which passed
entirely through the gun cotton charge.
Phe charge did not explode, notwithstan1-
ing the torpedo was ruined beyond re-
pair. This would seem to indicate that
gun cotton is a much more safe explosive
than il is generally credited with being.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

Both Mr. Joseph Chamberlain ard Mr.
Cecil Rhodes seem to see the time ahead
when The world will he divided into ,res
hostile camps, With the English speaking
nations on one side and the rest o. Eu-
rope on the other. Since Europe is now
pretty well aligned into two camps, with
Great Britain alone on one SIDE cheese
Engighmeh would be more than pleased
20 be reinforced by the United STATES; but
at present we are not making any en-
tanghng foreign alliances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

1t is to be noted that the Spanish Cortes
has lately been remarkably free in voting
funds for the prosecution of the war
Where the money is TO come from has
never been explained. Possibly they are
or issue greenbacks, or do something OF
the sort
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
our Enemy ANA France.
From the New York Times Dem.,

Until the North Atlantic squadron under
Admiral Sampson is destroyed there can
be no safety for the enemy in these wa
tiers. But it seems possible that he can
take some part of our naval forces at a
disadvantage. For the opportunity of
taking us at a disadvantage we should
not forget. and are not likely to forget,
Spain will be indebted to the benevolent
neutrality of the French authorities at
Martinique.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
DONG 1t.

The experience of the Wilmington.
Winslow and Hudson at Cardenas, and
the failure of the first attempt to land
the Gussie's expedition in Pinar del Rio
are evidences going TO show that Cuba
cannot be captured on the instalment
plan. 1t is going TO take force to dis
lodge the Spaniards, and the force must
be concentrated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
They work II Both ways.
From Louisville courier-Journal Den

From Louisville Courier-Journal Dem J.
In the national campaign of 1896 our Pop
ulist friends inveighed against the low
price of wheat as the curse of the people,
and now that wheat - climbing for the
two-dollar mark tney are inveighing
against the increased price of bread as
the curse of the people. We fear that our
Populist friends VIII never be entirely
happy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
Our Voice in the Matter.
from the Atlanta Journal Dem.

Whether we hold the Philippines or not.
we shall have at least as much to say
about the disposition of them and their
future government as any monarch or
power in Europe. This may as wen be
borne in mind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
First in war"
From the Philadelphia Press CRep).

Joe" Wheeler and ,Fitzhugh Lee were
the first major generals of volunteer to be
sworn in for the war against Spain. Tho
South has also given the first American
officer to fall, the gallant Ensign Bagley
who came from the beautiful capital OF
North Carolina
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

The removal by Congress of the disa-
bilities Of ex-Confederates would have
come with more grace had it been accom-
plished some years ago, and not in the
midst of war. However, it is well that
the last legal barrier between the two sec
lions should be knocked down.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

The Temerario, that DOGGY Spanish tor
pedo boat in South American waters,
seems to be heading "the other way" all
OF the time. Probably she would like to
sneak around the Cape of Good Hope and
the lack of coal will prevent her from
dong It,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

The camp followers are being heard from
in considerable numbers. They desire per-
mission 10 follow the army for purposes
of their own profit; to sell all sorts Of
things TO the soldiers. one wants a news
paper privilege, another pie privilege.
another a peanut privilege, and so on. X
is understood that no special privileges
win be allowed to any person or corpora =
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16

War anecdotes which have been sleep
ting Cor thirty years are now making their
appearance and claiming to Illustrate
events Of the day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18
FIGHT FOR GILS0HITE GROUND
DENVER PEOPLE PREPARING
FOR a BIG STRUGGLE.
Valuable Property On the Strip Near
Ft. Duchesne Prolonged
Litigation Now Appears Probable.
Cspecial to The Herald.l

Vernal. Utah. Dec. 17.-Present indi-
cations point to a big contest over the
ownership of a portion of gilsonite on
the strip near Fort Duchesne. a short
time ago the neutrality-suspicious. COM
pany served notice on Joshua Burchell,
the manager of the Uintah Gilsonite
company, which is a Denver concern,
that they We're tresDassing on their
grounds. and work ceased by the Den
yer people after short but lively run.
That the Denver people intend max
ing a spirited contest is evident by the
fact that yesterday c. z. Gable. the
Vernal legal representative of the COM
pany. was notified by Pence az Pence,
a law firm of Denver, of which eX-Con-
gresham LATE Pence is member, that
members of the firm would be on the
ground at Sunday noon, for the pur-
pose of running lines and obtaining
data for the purpose of contestlng the
claim Of the old company.
The Gilsonite AsDhaltum company
laid claim to the entire vein, which
traverses the strip, and set IN that
they owned patents on the ground. The
Denver company denies this, and VIII
endeavor to prove otherwise in the
court. The contest may result in ty-
ing up these properties TO a certain ex-
tent. as it is believed that both COM
panies have ample capital TO make Il
prolonged fight.
Ed T. Harmston, a civil engineer of
Vernal, has been requested by the Ben
yer law firm to be on the ground with
his instruments to meet them on their
arrival.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18

Now that it was proposed to expand
the army four-fold the medical branch
should be expanded at least three
fold. He urged that the most essential
need of the medical corps was to have
experienced men quickly available for
emergencies. The want of experienced
medical officers had been the main
trouble in the recent war.
The surgeon general. he believed
should be given the rank of general, al
though he hardly expected this to be
done. He was ready to so on until re-
tirement on the present basis himself
and merely urged the rank as a mat
ter Of proper organization. He ap-
proved the appointment of trained
pharmacists.
The subject of complaints and the
Santiago campaign was brought up by
Mr.. Hay of Virginia, who asked q
number of questions.
General Sternberg said the military
situation was responsible for what &C.
CURED.
General Wilson, chief of engineers
was heard on the needs of that branch
of the service. He kept closely to the
work of the bureau, declining to be lee
into discussions on the conduct of the
war. He pointed out the extent of the
work done by the army engineers, COW
ering not only army operations, bu
also the vast river and harbor i'm
provements, lighthouse boards, Missis-
sippi river commissions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Foster Will Not Contest.
Mckinley Talks of the Philippines.
America Has Money to Burn.
PAGE TWO.
New York Soldiers Pass Through.
PAGE THREE
Will Buy Church Bonds. .
A Utah Soldier on the Philippines.
PAGE FOUR.
PAGE FIVE.
Peter Elliott Held For Contempt.
a Seducer's Deserts.
In Railway Circles.
Needs of the University.
PAGE SIX.
State News.
PAGE SEVEN.
Corporal Larson of Battery A Dead.
PAGE EIGHT.
Society of Siboney Organized.
PAGE NINE.
Conditions at Havana.
PAGE TEN.
The Syndicate.
PAGE ELEVEN.
Dramatic and Lyric.
PAGE TWELVE.
The Mining Exchange.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
In the Social Realm
PAGE FIFTEEN.
London Gossip.
General Merritt Returns.
PAGE SIXTEEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE SEVENTEEN.
Second Hand Books.
PAGE EIGHTEEN.
The Snakes Mark.
PAGE NINETEEN.
Two Christmas Days in Bethlehem
A Christmas Choice.
PAGE TWENTY.
Walker Bros. Dry Goods. Co.
PAGE TWENTY ONE.
Colors in Costumes.
Outshone the Diva.
PAGE TWENTY-FIVE.
Christmas at Sea.
Kipling in School.
PAGE TWENTY-THREE.
F. Auerbach & Bro.
PAGE TWENTY-FoUR.
The Black Douglas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

Of the war will show. While we met an
army we'll armed with the best modern
weapons and skilled in the use Of them,
the navy, fully prepared foc war i'll
advance. well skilled in gunnary, met
the Spaniards and destroyed their
fleets, while they were hoDelesslv try
ing to adjust their range-hnders.
Postmaster General Smith replied to
the toast THE Press" His address
was mainly a recital of the incidents
of the trip through the south.
Secretary Long spoke Of THE Navy.
Secretary Wilson. responding to " Az
riculture," spoke of the improved con-
ditions of the agricultural classes in
the south, and of the possible benefits
of a careful study of their soils and Gil
matte conditions.
The toast. Woman" brought cut
chivalrous tribute from General Wheel
er, which, though very brief, aroused
the southern audience to intense en-
thusiasm.
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
When the presidential train reached
Savannah at II o'clock this morning,
the Georgia hussars, resplendeHr with
silver facings We're drawn UP to le
ceive the president, and a salute was
fired with guns captured at yorktown
and presented to Savannah BY George
1 Washington.
In twenty-seven carriages drawn by
white horses. the presidential party was
drawn through the streets, black with
/ cheering thousands, to the city parade
/ grounds. where a stand had been erect
/ ed. Ten thousand troops were drawn
up opposite where the president and the
members of the cabinet stood. On the
| outskirts of the parade ground, held
! back by sentries, about ten thousand
| sight-seers pressed forward to get a
! glimpse of the soldiers. Mrs McKin-
Ieyremained in carriage near the re-
! viewing stand. In the shadow of a
| towering monument to the confederate
| dead lay the left of the long line of
( troops. Major General Keller in COM
mand, gave the signal for the march
to commence. A sheet of steel flashed
out against the green background of
trees as the bayonets Of the men rose
to their shoulders and the line began
to form.
After passing the president, beside
whom stood Major Generals Wheeler,
Shafter and Lawton, each colonel came
on the stand and witnessed the march
past of his own regiment The sight
was grand.
Brigadier General Wheaton, COM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-18
BRYAN PREDICTS ISSUES
FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN

1T following: William
Bryan in
policy ofe He said:
this time discuss politics for the presidential
al o
fraugh wi
Washington information 1
I rwinbe Certainly WILDE
the ain quest
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