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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
PERSONAL.

1t has been suggested that the tercen-
tenary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell,
which falls next April should be made the
occasion of a national demonstration
Count Shigenebu Okuma, the new pre-
mier of Japan, began life as a poor boy,
and is now a proof that the "self-made"
man can be manufactured even In the
despouc East.
Edward Lloyd, the famous English
concert tenor, says he will close his public
career with the century, while his voice is
mature and unimpaired. Karl Schneider
Of Refscheid was highly praised for his
singing al German concert, and he is "a.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana insti-
tuted a new sort of campaigning In his
state. The time-honored cart-tail har-
argues to voters were abandoned for
speeches from the rear platform of trolley
cars, on which the senator went scurrying
through the rural districts of his state.
-Sardou-now the richest writer in
France-was starving when his first play
was accepted by Miss Berenger, all on ac-
count Of the authors clear handwriting.
The actress would never read a manu-
script, but Sardou's was executed in so
beautiful a hand that, when he offered
1t to her, she read it through and then ac-
cepted it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
Making Himse1f Useful.

TT is too bad" said the athletic-looking
young fellow. that when a man goes into
training he can't devote his energies TO
something that is Of some practical value. -
Are you going into training?" asked
the weary man.
Il am" replied the athlete. II will have
to do a vast amount of work that viii
be of no benefit to any one but myself"
What you are after" suggested the
weary one. sis exercise"
Exercise that will bring all the muscles
of my body into play" said the athlete;
something that will especially develop my
lungs and improve my wind"
Precisely" returned the weary one
You want good. all-round exercise. and
you would ike TO feel that somebody was
deriving some benefit from your work
Well, you just come with me. I'll fix you
OUT
What will you do?"
Never mind that now. Just you come
along. III load you up with exercise
till you can't rest"
As they struck out in the direction OF
the suburbs at a good pace the weary one
kept chuckling TO himself and muttering,
Want exercise, do you, and lots of it?
Well, if l don't give you a full cargo of
it I miss my guess"
AS they neared the home of the weary
enc three children came rushing to meet
them-three fine large, husky children
full of life and spirits.
Il promised these children said the
weary one, that l would take them to
the park this afternoon, but 1 am quite
ready to turn the job over to you. I've
been there before and 1 know what 1t is
and want to say to you now that if
you are after an exceptional brand of
name blownin-the-b bottle exercise you
cannot do better than to take charge OF
three enthusiastic youngsters whose views
as to where they want to go and what
they want to do invariably conflict BY
the time you have piloted them through
the park, keeping them out of the way
of bicycles and dragging them from in
front of horses 1 viii guarantee that you
will be ready for a rundown and a nap"
Three hours later the athlete returned
looking pale and haggard.
THE physical exertion' he said. sis a
little more than I am accustomed to, and
the mental exhaustion is more than 1 can
stand as a regular thing. 1 believe 1 will
complete my training in the gymnasium. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
BRIGHT BITS.

Hi, policeman, I claim protection
Whats the matteE?"
"a new play of mine is being produced.
and they're calling for the author. Pick
Me-Up.
More Important.-Book Canvasser-
Pardon me. madam, but are you interested
in the study of prehistoric man?
Miss Antique-No, indeed! 1t keeps me
busy trying to get the man of to-day in
terested in me.-Chicago News.
Willie was greatly puzzled as to why
there should be best man at wedding.
Finally to his own mind the problem was
solved.
IT'S so if the groom backs out therell
be some one to take his place."-Judge.
-Dobson-So the factional fight is on
again in the First Baptist church,"
Housewives; half the congregation are
opposed to the new pastor.
Dobson-What has he been doing?
Hobson-Pleasing the other half.-Judge
The Old Style.-Polite Old Gentleman:
1 perceive madam, that need not in
quire about your health.
Nice Old Lady; Thank you, sir. con-
fess that 1 feel ten years younger than
1 am.
Polite Old Gentleman: Possibly, madam,
but you cannot feel a day younger than
you look.-Truth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
Secretary Milson,s overcont.

Says a Kokomo correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer: THE press announce
ment of the loss of Secretary Wilson's
overcoat on the recent trip of the presi-
Dental party through Indiana omitted to
mention of an interesting incident in con-
nection herewith. Just as the train
reached this place the premature discharge
of a cannon hurled three members of the
artillery squad into the air, killing one
and wounding the others. The train was
but a few feet distant, and the accident
was witnessed by several members of the.
Mckinley party, who assisted in caring
for the injured gunners Artilleryman
James Jones' whose death followed in a
few hours, was wrapped in an overcoat
belonging to an unknown member of the
official party, who refused to give his
name for the return of the garment, tell
ing them to keep 1t. The accident was half
a mile from where the crowd was wait
ing, and but few people saw 1t except those
on the train The kindly act of Secretary
Wilson explains why he appeared at In
dianapoiis minus an overcoat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

| While we can appreciate fully the feel
mss which prompted the action taken by
the citizens of Wilmington, N. c., yester-
day. we cannot approve their acts A
| strictly law-abiding course is always the
w.sest course. The action taken in wa
m.ngton is precedent which may be pro-
ductive of very serious and far reaching
| consequences. if not in Wilmington, then
in other parts of the state The blood
spilled will accentuate the bad feeling be
tween the races and keep it alive for a
long time.
Il is within the truth to say that the
white people are no more reconciled to
having negroes in office than they were a
quarter of century ago, and the negro
is no more ft for office now than he was
then. We do not mean to say that there
are not more negroes who have received
certain amount of schooling than there
was a quarter Of a century ago, but what
we wish 10 be understood as saying is that
the negroes. in proportion as they get in
10 office, are as disposed to be as agrees
svely offensive TO the white people as
they ever were.
The trouble in Wilmington was that the
conduct of negro office-holders became I'M
bearable, and the example set by them
was copied by the negro population. The
wonder is that there was not an exhibit
ton of violence against the negro office
holders sooner, If The negro officials had
not made themselves offensive in the ex-
ercise of their authority Wilmington would
not have been the scene of violence yester-
day.
The time may come when the whites
and negroes win be able to get along har-
moniously in political matters, but the out
look for such a condition of affairs at this
time is not promising. Before there is
harmony the negroes will have to occupy
a much higher moral and Intellectual plane
than they do now. They win have to
learn to conduct themselves decently in
Office and their race will have 10 cease
making itself offensive to the whites In
communities where 1t is in the majority
and has control of the offices and public
affairs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
An Incident of russian serfdom.

Father will not be appeased, says Prince
Kropotkin in the October Atlantic. He
calls in Makar, the piano tuner and SUBJ
butler, and reminds him of all his recent
sins. He was drunk last week, and must
have been drunk yesterday for he broke
half dozen plates. In fact, the breaking
of these plates was the real cause Of all
the disturbance; stepmother had reported
the fact to father in the morning, and that
was why Uliana was received with more
scolding that was usually the case, why
the verification of the hay was undertaken
and why father continued to shout that
this progeny of Ham" deserved all the
punishments on earth.
All of sudden there is a lull in the
storm. My father has taken his seat at
the table and writes note to the police
station. Take Makar with this note to
the police station. and let a hundred lashes
with the birch rod be given to him.
Terror and absolute muteness reign in
the house.
The clock strikes 4, and we all go down
to dinner; but no one has any appetite
and the soup remains in the plates I'M
touched. We are ten at table, and behind
each one of US a violinist or trombone
player stands, with clean plate in his
left hand; but Makar is not among them.
Where is Makar?" stepmother asks
Call him in"
Makar does not appear, and the order is
repeated. He enters at last, pale, with
distorted face, ashamed, his eyes cast
down. Father looks into his plate, while
stepmother, seeing that no one has touch
ed the soup, tries to encourage us.
Don't you find, children" she says,
that soup is delicious?''
Tears suffocate me, and Immediately
after dinner is over 1 run out, catch Ma
kar in a dark passage, and try to kiss his
hand; but he tears 1t away, and SAYS
either as a reproach or as a question,
Let me alone; and you too, when you
are grown up, viii be just the same'
"No, no, never
Yet father was not of the worst of land
owners. On the contrary, the servants and
the peasants considered him to be one of
the best. What we saw in our house was
going on everywhere, often in much more
cruel forms. The fogging of the serfs
was a regular part of the duties of the
police,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

The verdict of the coroner's jury in the
case of the death of Harold Frederick, the
novelist and newspaper correspondent,
who died in London recently under the
two women who treated him, Miss Lyon
and Mrs. Mills are guilty of mansiaugh-
ter. 1t was brought out in the testimony
that Frederick died of failure of heart ac-
ton due to lack of medical treatment, and
competent physicians declared that if prop
err treatment had been given the sick man,
he would in all probability have recovered.
The conviction of the women accused
would probably have the effect Of checking
the activity of the Christian Scientists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

Pennsylvania courts seem to be sticklers
for correct procedure. The other day
the Supreme Court set aside the sentence
Of a murderer because the court below
neglected the Formally of asking the con-
vict whether he had anything to say why
The sentence of death should not be passed
upon him. II was not claimed that the
murderer would have sad anything which
might have had the effect of suspending
the sentence or of mitigating his punish
ment. 1t Is merely the legal requirement
asked them and be permitted an opportun-
ity TO reply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meeting-Palestine Commandery No. T.,
X T
Special Notices-Whitman's Connections,
A. M c. w. West; Oak. Pine and
Lightwood, r. B. CasseIs; To the Public
Domestic Coal and Wood Company; Ship
Notices. W. w. Wilson. Agent; State and
County Taxes, 1898; Resumption of Sched-
uie, Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of
Hope Railway.
Business Notices-E. & W. Laundry.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors, Estate Leonard Y. Gibbs, De-
ceased; Citation from the Clerk of the
Court of Ordinary of Chatham County.
Brown, Black, Blue Cheviot Suits at
E.50-M S. Brown.
Mineral Water-Apollinaris.
Medical-Ayer's Cherry Pectoral; Johann
Hoh's Genuine Malt Extract; Hoods Pills;
Mothers Friend; Lydia Pinkham's Vege-
table Pills; Castorla; Warmers Safe Cure
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
The Recruits SoIiIoauy.

From the Buffalo Evening News.
remember, I remember
How 1 used to sit and scold
When, on getting down to breakfast.
l would find the coffee cold;
How 1 used to turn my nose up
If the steak was done too rare
But, o, for home and mother
And the dear old bill of fare.
l remember. remember
How l always would upbraid
Myself for eating rarebits
That my little sweetheart made;
How 1 used to worry over
My digestion night and day,
And the pills I used to punish
To drive fancied ills away.
1 remember, I remember
How / used to sit and scott
When ] fancied that the butter
Must be Just a little off,
How l scorned the lowly biscuits
That my sister used to make!
And the things l said concerning
Her attempts at jelly cake!
o, 1t may be childish weakness
That possesses me, but 1
Would give a whole months wages
For one piece of mothers pie,
And l thinks that I'd be willing
To walk twenty miles to-day
Just for one of those dear doughnuts
That l used to throw away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

1t is understood that the President will
recommend to Congress that the civil ser
vice rules be so amended as to direct that
preference be given to veterans of the
Spanish war as well as the civil war in
appointments to all government Offices.
Secretary Long has already ordered that
veterans of the Spanish war be placed on
a footing with veterans of the civil war
when seeking employment at the navy
yards, and that preference be shown to
those who were wounded in battle or were
actually at the front
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
Partition of the Philippines.
From the Philadelphia Ledger qnd).

Suppose there should be, as the London
Mail predicts, "a scramble for coaling sta
tons in the Philippines that would en-
danger the peace of the world" would
that be any worse than the partition OF
China, or even Africa Why must the
United States be burdened with these is
lands, merely to prevent any other power
or powers from taking them? Is il MOI
even possible that it would be to the in
terests of civilization in the islands to let
them be partiuoned up among civilized
nations, supposiug il to be impossible for
them TO maintain an independent exist
snce by themselves?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
ARE THERE MORE COMPLICA-
TIONS.

What is the meaning of the London dis
patch, published in the Morning News
yesterday, that the Russian papers are
calling on Germany to unite with Russia
TO prevent the United States from acquir-
ing possession Of the Philippines? Are
there new complications awaiting the eff
forts of our members Of the peace com
mission?
Even England's premier. Lord Sails
bury, seems to think there is trouble
ahead for us In a speech, delivered at
the annual banquet of the Lord Mayor
of London on Wednesday, he said: This
is the first year In which the mighty
forces of the American republic have been
Introduced among nations whose domin-
ions are expanding, and whose instru-
ments are, to a certain extent, war. am
not implying the slightest blame. Far
from it, 1 am not refusing sympathy to
the American republic in the difficulties
through which it has passed; but no one
can deny that its appearance among fac
tors Asiatic at all events, and possibly
in European diplomacy, is grave and Sc
rious event, which may not conduce to
the interest of peace"
In the London dispaach which we have
quoted, and in this speech of the Eng
fish premier, there are intimations that
we shall have other Powers than Spain
10 deal with before We get possession of
the Philippines. While we do not think
the London dispatch is at all threaten
ing, still it Is an indication that if we
become one of the Asiatic factors-and it
looks now as if we should become one
and should make our appearance in Eu-
ropean diplomacy, we would no longer
have immunity from European complica-
tons. Having possessions in the West
Indies and in Asiatic waters TO defend
we should be compelled to have large
standing army and a great navy, and
part in every question that
threatened to disturb Europe.
Having now compact terri
tory. with the exception of our recent
acquisitions-PortoR Rico and Hawaii-it is
a question whether it would not be ad-
'i9oDie ~ NolA d matt 059iiiSt AAi 'llSi ca
pansion. 1t would have been better for
us a nation if we had never annexed
Hawaii or taken Porto Rico from Spain
We can get trade by competing for it.
1t would be cheaper to get it that way
than by annexing far distant territory
By keeping our territory compact we
avoid wars and the expense of being con-
stantly prepared for war. With the pro-
posed expansion of territory we should be
in constant danger of war, and we should
have war probably much too often for
solid and healthy prosperity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
PRESIDENT WILLIAMS REPORT.

PRESIDENT WILLIAMS REPORT.
The report of President Williams of the
Cotton Exchange has the merit of brevity,
and at the same time ii contains all that
is 10 be said. 1t makes an excellent show
ing for this port 1t will make a much
better impression than If column or a
column and a half were occupied in stating
substantially the same facts.
What are the facts which President Will
liams presents? First, that the last cot
ton season was an exceedingly good one
for Savannah. Almost 100000 bales of
cotton were received. A second fact is
that owing TO the splendid wharves which
the Central of Georgia and the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway have built,
this city has now better facilities for
handling cotton than any one of the other
South Atlantic ports.
Still another fact is, that these excellent
wharf facilities give the cotton merchants
here distinct advantages over rival ports
in the purchase and shipment of cot
ton. The conclusion TO be drawn from this
fact is that in future, Savannah will have
no occasion to complain of cotton that
ought to come here going to rival ports.
A fact which President Williams brings
out clearly, but delicately. is that there is
not now any complaint that ocean freights
are lower at rival ports than they are at
this port.
He takes a very cheerful view of the
future of the port. Large as the cotton
business of The port was last year he looks
for even larger business in the future
There is no doubt that both the railroads
and the merchants are working in har-
mony for the best interests of the port
AS long as that is the case Savannah
business is bound 10 grow. And we look
for the time when this port will be great
shipping point for the products of the
West. In time we shall have as low rates
from the West as New York has, and
then grain and provisions of the West will
pass over our wharves on their way to
foreign markets
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

The appointment of Mr.. McDonough of
Chatham to the craftsmanship Of the rail-
road committee of the House of Repre-
dence in the committees deliberations and
reports Mr.. McDonough's business ca
paciTy and large fund of Information re-
epecting railways qualify him well for the
discharge of the duties which will devolve
upon him In connection with the commit
tee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
Probable Naval Extension.
From the Washington Post lind. J

AS to "a great navy" that is one of the
things we are sure to have-one of the
objects desired by the people and needed
as a peace preserver. 1t will not be so
powerful a navy as Great Britain main
tains. but if Congress should fail to make
our fleets equal in strength to those of
the German empire it would be guilty of
criminally neglecung a manifest and i'm
peratlve duty,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

Probably the only persons in this coun-
try who indulge the hope that the re-
port of the Maria Teresas having floated
herself ashore is not true are the mem
bers of her crew, who abandoned her
when the winds blew and the waves dash
Oh
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

An early movement in North Carolina
will probably be towards remodelng the
constitution and the election laws in such
manner that the ignorant and venal vote
VIII be eliminated, as has been done in
Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

seventy-three voting machines were
employed during the election at Roches-
ter, N. Y, on Tuesday and their work
is said to have been satisfactory The
machine voting in Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Ohio seems to have been quite sue
cessful ALSO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
The seIcction OF Judges.
From the Birmingham News Dem.).

Massachusetts is the only state in the
union in which the judges are appointed
to hold their Office during good behavior.
There are seven states in which the judges
are appointed by the governor. by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
or of the council; five in which they are
elected by the legislature, and thirty-three
an which they are elected by the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

A Herald special from Havana says DR..
Drummer has written a strong letter to
Surgeon General Wyman urging the i'm
portence of the immediate presence in
Havana of competent yellow fever nurses
and physicians. He condemns in unmeas-
ured terms the policy of giving incompe-
tent Cuban physicians charge Of the cases
of Americans who fall III.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

sirdar Kitchener deserves a testimonial
from the English-speaking people. He
says he will neither write book nor go
upon the lecture platform.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

The possible incognito visit of the Ger
man Emperor to Madrid is straw at
which poor drowning Spain will probably
clutch eagerly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
CURRENT COMMENT.
The old. old story.
From the Norfolk Landmark (Dem.).

IDGUI.J ].
The lynching of the negro Stewart near
Lacon. ILL.,, Monday, is but another of
the numerous and convincing proofs that
human nature is the same everywhere.
Confronted with the same conditions, the
people Of the North and West act in just
the same way as the people of the South.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

Russia is said TO be "disenchanted with
the Americans" That is 10 say, our dis
position to go over into Europe's back
yard TO play IL in danger of losing US our
old-time friend who admired us at a dis
lance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

Now that the elections are over. Phra-
delphia will turn her attention to Gideon
w. Marsh and the tale he has to tell
about The wrecking of the keystone Ma
tional Bank.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

The defeated candidates at least have the
melancholy satisfaction of knowing that
they are in The majority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

-Consolatory.-Miss Sharpe-Believe In
vegetar!anism? Why, / love good beef!
Cholly-I wish were beef, you knowi
Miss Sharpe-Never mind You'll grow
Puck
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

The German Emperor's little transaction
In holy real estate the other day seems
net to be giving him the unalloyed pleas
ure which he no doubt expected TO derive
from ii. 1t will be remembered that
with good deal Of theatrical effect, he
presented 70 his Catholic subjects a site
at Mount Sion said to have been the
place Of abode Of the Virgin Mary. at
the same time notifying the Pope Of what
he had done. The Pope's Acknowledgement
is said TO have been extremely curt" to
the disappointment Of his majesty; and
then it is said that the Sultan practically
took forcible possession Of the tract In
order to present it 10 the Emperor, the
owner declining TO sell ecclesiastical prop
erty.