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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
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Representative Todd of Michigan. has
begun war on Mr.. Frank Thompson. the
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr.. Thompson is a member of Quarter
master General Ludington's staff with
the rank of general, having been appoint
ed to that position because of his knowI-
edge Of matters relating to railroad trans
portatlon.
The point that Representative Todd
makes is that SO prominent aud influential
railroad man as Mr.. Thompson ought
not to have control of the transportation
of troops and army supplies. He notices
that in the appropriation bill $6,OOG0O is
appropriated for transportation of troons
and supplies and only $4,000 for the
subsistence of the army It strikes him
as little remarkable that 1t should cost
more than twice as much to TRANSPORT
the army as to feed 1t.
Representative Todd has introduced a
resolution into Congress calling for in
formation from the war department in re-
spect to this matter. He is going to find
out whether or not certain railroads are
making more money out of the govern
ment than they out to.
No doubt Representative Todd will make
a little political capital for himself by
attacking the railroads, if he sees a good
chance for doing so. 1t is a very diff
cult matter for the government to carry
on the war successfully If the politicians
in Congress continually interfere in all
matters pertaining to the army and The
navy.
The quartermaster general oaght TO
know what a fair compensation for the
transportation of troops and army sup
plies is. If he doesn't he ought to be dis
missed from his position, and if he does,
and pays more than a fair price he ought
to be court martaled.
1t is doubtful II Mr. Thompson. the
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
would lend himself to any scheme to
gouge the government but if he should
he would be found out and disgraced.
1t is impossible to conduct the war to
the best advantage if Congress insists
upon investigating every charge which in
terested or disintcrested persons may
make against officers who hold RESPONSE
bic positions. If Representative Todd be-
| loves that the quartermaster general ard
| MIR. Frank Thompson are paying more for
the transportation of troops and supplies
than they ought to, let him find out what
the facts are. and, if he is right, let him
lay them before the Secretary of War
If that official fails to take notice of them
it will then be time to invoke the aid OF
| Congress.
But Mr.. Todd must not forget that The
railroads are not likely TO get rich out
of the transportation OF troops. While
they are serving the government they are
| neglecting their regular business, and. be-
sides, war has tendency to lessen bust
noes. It IS doubtful if any of the rail-
roads show increased earnings since the
! var with Spain was begun
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HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
BLOWING ROCK.


This delightful resort is on the summit
of the Blue Ridge, 4,S0O feet above the sea
level $500 feet above Lookout Mountain
1850 feet above Asheville, 1900 feet above
Tate Springs, $500 feet above Catsklll
Mountain House, New York. Eighth sea-
son will open June 10, and persons desiring
to engage rooms would do well to apply
soon. All modern conveniences and the
usual amusements, with excellent string
band. P. o. and telegraph office in hotel
Through tickets TO Blowing Rock from all
points and baggage checked through to
destination. For circulars and full infor-
nation address GREEN PARK HOTEL
CO., Green Park, N. c.
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The Picture was Not ordered.

One of the good stories about the fam
Gus painter MISSIONER, which is not re-
peated by his recent biographers, is in re
gard to his experience with a new rich
gentleman who had erected a private the
ater of his chateau. Messonier was lust
then at the hight of his fame, and was
spending months in painting little pictures
about u by is inches and selling them for
"A thousand francs an inch. The rich man
conceived the brilliant idea that what his
theatcr most needed was a drop curta in
painted by the famous MISSIONER. So he
went to the artists studio and proposed
the matter 10 him. How large is this cur
tain to be, monsieur" asked Meissionier.
1T will be ten meters high and thirteen
meters wide 'Ah, mon ami" sair Mes
sonier amiably 1T will take me thirty
years to paint 1t and it will cost you 5000 :
900 francs" The bargain was not com
pleted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

The friends" of the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius who wish to see her guns en-
ployed at Santiago in the way of counter
mining, should bear in mind that the mines
of the present day are not like those
which were used in the war Of secession,
or those which were wei understood at
the time when the Nesuvius was author
lied and built, Modern mines are de-
tonated by electricity. They are connect
ed by wires with the shore, and are ex-
ploded with a key in a mining casemate.
The mines themselves are capable of be-
ing beaten and banged around with pro-
peller blades. or being run over and
knocked out of position by passing ship
ping, without being exploded The prob
abilities are that If a dynamite charge
from the NesVius were exploded within
ten feet of one of them il would not be
blown up. With the old style of contact
torpedoes and mines, it was possible by
countermining to explode everything with
in a radius of fifty feet by heavy deto-
nation upon the surface of or in the water.
Up-to-date mines, however, are different.
If Santiago harbor is planted with electric
mines, the Vesuvus might throw dyna-
mite all day without injuring one Of them
unless she should drop her proiecule di-
recty upon them accidentally.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

A Spanish naval attache in Canada the
other day, while suffering from fit of the
'blues," probably, wrote: God does not
seem TO be on our side" This expression
is rather out Of consonance with the pro
nunciamento of the Bishop of Valladolid,
who not long ago blessed the Spanish arms
and cursed those of the Americans, af-
terward announcing that American bullets
would be ineffective against Spaniards,
and that the Yankees" would be humi-
stated and defeated.
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The dispatches indicate that Jimonez, the
Dominican revolutionist, Will be shot by
order OF President Heureux. If he should
be, it would be merely history repeated in
the Dominican republic. Jimenez, for
hatred or for cupdity wished to depose
the ruling power. He was not able to
carry his plans through. The penalty for
failure Of that sort in San Domingo Is
death, without much time to pray. Two
other would-be reYolutionists by the name
Of Jimenez have been placed against "A
wall and shot in the back because Of just
such occurrences. The leaders of Dominl-
can and Hayden Instructions play for a
big Stake. They know they will either
win fame and money, or death. Most fire.
quently they draw the black bean, but oc-
currences of the kind seem to have no de-
terrent effect upon other ambitious men
VINO come along later. For more than
mar century revolutions and buicherfes
ana more or less legal executions have
been in the order In San Domingo II is
'ealiy a dark and bloody ground
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bright BITS.

Soulful Youth (at the piano)-Do you
sing For Ever and Ever?'
Matter-of-Fact Maiden-No; I stop for
meals.-Tit-Bits.
worth the Money.-"Why do you al
ways give that blind man a nickel?' Tie
knows me- and he always winks at me-
Chicago Record.
Her Exception.-"He is flippant. He
can't be serious if he tries" yes he can.
He is very serious when he tries to be
funny. Harlem Life
"A Question.-Mike-U twins. Pat;
wan bhoy an wan gur-rl.
His Brother-Begorra, thin am OF an un-
Gle or an aunt, OF dunno.-Puck
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From Harper's Magazine

From Harper's Magazine.
1 asked the wind for word of him,
The wild west wind that scours the sea
But all the sky with rain grew dim,
And dead leaves trembled on the tree.
I asked the sea. so stin and gray.
Signing strange secrets Ger and DER;
But with a moan it stole away,
And left me on the wide, wet shore.
1 asked the sea-bird, proud and shy,
The plaintive bird that never sings;
He swooped towards me with a cry,
And on a far wave furled his wings.
I asked the moon, the harvest moon,
Hanging so still In Heavens high place
But while l spoke she paled, and soon
Gathered the clouds about her face.
And with a sudden throb I knew
That my poor hope had been in vain;
And round me wept the heavy dew,
And the leaves fell, and sobbed like rain
Ethel A. Ireland.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

The Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Record says that the army and
navy authorities desired an examination
and report on the facilities of Savannah
as a port at which to fit out expeditions
for Porto Rico and Cuba. In that evenr,
we may be assured that the expeditions
will be fitted out and embarked here.
There is no port on the Atlantic, North
or South, having such advantages for that
purpose as Savannah.
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A Decndent Nation.
The Louisville Courier-Journal Dem

INC LVuIsNIIIV NUUIleT-JO uTHdI IUenl.J.
The truth is the Spanish diplomatists.
like the Spanish soldiers, have some radi-
cal defect which puts them out of touch
with all the rest of the world. If this were
not so, assuredly Spanish statesmen would
achieve something from the sacrifices the
nation has always made of men and
money In the ever-losing enterprise Of
maintaining great colonies in unwilling
connection with the mother country
Whether az home or abroad the nation Is
constantly retrograding. Only the genius
of a Metternich or a Bismarck could stay
the crumbing ruin. but Spain has lost the
power 10 breed such men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

War is a wonderful thing. We have just
seen that it can sometimes galvanize a
political corpse. J. Warren Keifer OF
Ohio, who was some sort of an oflcer In
the civil war but never did anything worth
mentioning, and was speaker of the House
of Representative some twenty years ago
and made him name odious in that posi-
ton, has been appointed a major general
by the President The influence which dug
Kefer up is far past the average under
standing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

From the Chattanooga Times (Del

From the Chattanooga Times Dem).
The ill luck of the battleship Texas
used to be a source of great comfort to
reporters for sensational newspapers. But
the Texas gives a good account of herself
in every fight where she is engaged. She
is not the first unlGcky ship the luck of
which changed. The Bonhommie Rich
ard, John Paul Jones' terrible cruiser, was
notorious for the accidents that happened
to her before Jones made her the most
famous lighting ship of our revolutionary
war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
volume of nu.ine.s Swelling.

The fact that many national banks are
applying for increased circulation is a
sign that the volume of business through
out the country is swelling. As the new
bonds will afford a basis for The desired
increase, IL is apparent that, while help
ing the government TO ready cash, they
will tend to make money easier by draw
ing forth the resources of the people,
different process from imitation or such
depreciative eXpedients as the coinage of
the silver seigniorage
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

1t is Just possible that Gen. Wesley Mer-
rift may be called upon 20 play second I'D
die upon his arrival at Manila. The IN
as the military governor Of the province.
It may occur, however, that the insur-
gents under Aguinaldo Will capture the
capital long before Gen. Merritt arrives.
In that event. and since we are at war
with the spsniards and not with The ma
tives, It may be that the first rank will
have to be conceded to the insurgent com
mander
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

A dancing master at Detroit has invented
''the Dewey two-step." 1t as hard to i'm
agine anything that Is now lacking TO
make the admiral truly great.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

The verdict Of guilty against Civil En-
gineer Menocal, who was convicted by a
court martial of negligence in connection
with the construction of the dry dock at
the Brooklyn navy yard, has been affirm
ed by the navy department The sentence
is suspension for three years upon furlough
pay, which Is 81 20 a year, while the fun
pay is 5000. The time of the sentence will
not expire before Menocal will reach the
age Of retirement, and his pay after re-
tirement will be only the furlough limit
unless his friends can prevail upon the
President to take action in his behalf.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

The Republicans win not have a state
ticket in Alabama this year. They know
That 1t is useless TO waste time in maxi
ing campaign and money in printing
tickets. They Will content themselves.
therefore, with perfecting an organization
in order to catch the floating patronage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

II looks as if the state chemist, in his
effort to precipitate himself into his own
successorship, would have to take H2O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Ship Notice, Wilder &
Co; Ship Notice, Strachan & Co.; Young
White Man Wanted; Remember the Cycle
Races, r. D. & VIM. baltimore; We Are
Still In 1t, Drayton Grocery Company;
Root Beer. Etc, A M & c. w. West;
We Yum Yum Restaurant, la Carte,
Clarke & Kraus
Business Notices-silver Moon Tea; La
Carolita Havana Cigars.
Any Man Can Find A Thin suit-At
Levys
Fancy Groceries-Scott & Davis
The Rush Continues-Thos. F. Thorn
son, Receiver Falk Clothing Company.
Write For Prlces-To Palmer Hardware
Company.
Mineral Water-Buffalo Lithia Water
Furnishing Goods-The metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Summer Resorts-Fishers Island, NJ Y.
Typewriters-Remlng Standard
Typewriters.
Medical-Dr. Williams Pills; Cuucura
Remedies; Tarrants Settler Aperient; S.
S. S.; Hoods sarsaparilla; Aliens Food
Ease.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

The Caroline Islands, which it is sug-
gested we may shortly seize, lie almost di-
rectly in the course from Hawaii to the
Philippines, in 1870 degrees east longitude
and degrees north latitude. The La
drones, which also belong to SPAIN and
may receive some attention from us, are
about ten degrees north of the Carolines,
and may be said to be also in the path to
the Philippines. cable line from our
Western coast to Manila would probably
touch at one or both groups of islands.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
Spanish Courtesy
From the Plttsburg Dispatch CRep.).

That Spanish habit of congratulation
will soon get down to the philosophio prac-
tice Of congratulating each other that they
are still alive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

What is in a name? Well the "Gussie"
has made two failures of attempts to
place troops and supplies into Cuba"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

1t is not to be expected that Lieut.. Hob
son and his gallant band of heroes will be
released by the spaniards at Santiago i'm
,mediately. They have undoubtedly learned
too much about the defenses of the port
and the condition of the Spanish forces
for either Cervera or Blanco to permit
them to return to the American ships at
once. They viii probably be kept within
the Spanish lines hntil such time as their
information can be Of no service to the
American commanders
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FISHERS ISLAND, MY.

Steamer meets all trains at New Lon
don Good bathing, fishing, sailing, golf
casino, music. Mansion House and Cot
tages now open. Munnatawket Hotel
opens July 1. Send for circular.
A T. HALE. MANAGER
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The MORNING NEWS is published

Registered at the postothce in Savannah.
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SWEETWATER PARK HOTEL
Lithia Springs, Ca, 20 miles west of At
lanta. H. 7. Blake. proprietor. Now open.
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THE Oakland Heights Hotel and Ashe-
vile Sanatorium, Asheville, N. c.
hOpen the year round. Situated on the
"Asheville Plateau" 2,25O feet above sea
level and overlooking the famous Bit
more estate. All modern Improvements.
elevator, electric lights, baths, massage,
etc Never failing spring on the grounds.
Tennis court and golf links. First-class
livery. Cuisine under experienced chef.
For circulars or further information adj
dress THE MANAGER.
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ton, 200 feet; climate unsurpassed; sui
phur, chalybeate and freestone water;
one of the best family resorts in the
mountains OF Virginia; terms reasonable.
Write for descriptive pamphlet. ]. H.
Chapman, Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted, For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11

THE INN" sEWANEE, TENN.
will be open for the reception of guests
on sth June, under new and experienced
management. Apply Mrs. Murray.
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MRS. ]. W. JONES CAN ACCOMMO-
date parties with good board; terms reas-
enable; pleasant country home; at Haley
ondale, Ga.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25
A Disastrous Ending.

Two Detroit merchants were sitting
on adjacent stools and taking 10 cent
lunch, when one asked the other II he
consulted his xife in his business affairs.
"Can't 10 it." was the response.
"I'ye tried it dozen times month for
years but it always winds up just
alb as 1t did yesterday. I asked her
if S, thought she could discuss a little
matte Of business calmly and dispas-
sionate. :. Sic said she could, but had
never kne.yn me to be able to do SO.
complimented her sarcastically on her
angelic temper, and she at once ac-
cused me Of being angry. told her
that was regarded among men as hav-
ing a very equable disposition and that
nv employees called me Old Suavity.
She called attention to the fact that
her pet dog, that weighs about pound,
was called Danger. Then l told her
straight from the shoulder that de.
clined to be made angry by her taunts
and odious comparisons, but served
pointed notice that was going to have
the respect due the head of the house
She laughed cheerily and declared thai
was entirely too touchy."
ssBut what about the business confer
ence?'
"Oh, I slammed the door and left.
Detroit Free Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25
FALSIFiED HER AGE.
A Court Trial That Disclosed Quee
Phase of Russian Society.

A Court Trial That Disclosed Queer
Phase of Russian Society.
Even in Russia, it seems, despotism
does not go the length of forcing
woman to tell her age or Of furnishing
her for stating it inaccurately. A GER
tain Princess Eugalytchef was recently
tried at Moscow and sentenced to life
long internment in the province of Olo-
metz for embezzling 140, 900 rubles.
After the proceeding in court had come
to an end and after the noble lady had
retired to the country for her somewhat
prolonged rest from urban gayeties and
temptations too careful official dlscov-
cred that among the papers in the case
was the princess certificate OF baptism,
and that she had changed the date OF it
from 1s47 to 1867. Instantly this grave
crime was brought to the notice Of the
authorities, and the convicted embezzler
was summoned to meet the charge OF
falsifying an official document. Then
curious fact was disclosed, and sur
prising amount of light was thrown on
Russian society.
The Prince Eugalytchen, VINO was
cited as witness by the prosecutor,
said that whether his bride was 20 years
older or younger than her certified age
was matter of absolute Indifference te
him. All he could say was that he re-
ceived the sum of 5000 rubles for Civ
ing the lady his name, that immediate
" after the marriage ceremony he pro-
cured for her separate passport, and
that since then he has known nothing
more of his wife or her private affairs
The jury gallantly declined to convict
the accused princess on the trivia
charge about woman's age, and sht
was sent back to her provincial exile.
Princes evidently come cheap IL
Russia, and this is perhaps the most III
teresting bit of news in the whole story
New York Times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25

FITS maximum monthly output is 40 600
tons. Siboney is the shipping port of
the Juragua Iron Company's mines.
The Spanish-American Iron Compa-
ny, Of which Charles F. Rand of New
York, is president; acquired it's prop
erty in 1880. Its shipments so far have
been 100000 tons to Phiadelphia,
Baltimore, England, Scotland, Wales,
Belgium and Germany. where it has
been sold in the. open market. Its
maximum monthly output is 10000
tons. Balquiri is the shipping port of
the Spanish American Iron Company
These mining companies shut down.
owing to the war on April 81 last.
The ignorance of the flower Of Spain s
nobility who once flourished in Santiago
province is shown in the fact that for
years they never knew or suspected the
existence of ore in their property, calling
the ore veins that ran through their es-
tates the "callo nagra, y or ''black road. "
without investigating its nature. AS is
well known, the Santiago ore, with it's
low percentage of phosphorous, ranks, to-
gether with the Swedish and the Spanish
Demerara mineral, as the "crack Ore'' Of
the world.
The Pempo Mining Company-of Man.
ganese ore-is relatively new concern
and only shipped before the war about
400 tons of ore. 1t has excellent pros
poets. as it can easily compete in price
and quality with the Japanese or any
other Manganese ore in tho world.
AS its name indicates, "El Cobre, u
about Is miles from Santiago. is the heart
of the copper fields of Cuba. These cop.
per mines are extremely valuable, and
have been worked since early in the cen
tury.
With wealth of natural resources
rich in agricultural and mineral soil
Santiago only awaits American brains
enterprise and capital to make it one OF
the richest as we'll as one of the most
| beautiful places in the world.